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Título: Ciudad de cristal [City of Glass]

Autor: Paul Auster

Narrador: Albert Cortés

Formato: Unabridged

Duración: 5 hrs and 39 mins

Idioma: Español

Fecha de publicación: 06-13-14

Editor: Audiomol

Calificaciones: 3.5 de 5 de 5 votos

Categorías: Fiction, Literary

Resumen del editor:

Quinn, que en otros tiempos fuera poeta y cuya mujer e hijo han muerto, vive en la más absoluta soledad, escribiendo novelas policíacas, despojado de toda ambición literaria y lejos de los fastos del mundo. Alguien lo llama varias veces por teléfono en medio de la noche, tomándolo por un detective llamado Paul Auster, y solicitando con desesperación su ayuda. Quinn, entre curioso y conmovido, decide al fin personificar al desconocido Paul Auster y concierta una cita. Conoce entonces a otro pálido poeta, que cuenta una historia aterradora: cuando nació, su padre, una combinación de místico y lingüista demente, lo encerró y aisló del mundo durante años para que pudiera hablar la verdadera lengua de los hombres, aquella que olvidaron tras la construcción de la torre de Babel. Pero el niño fue rescatado y el padre recluido en una institución un manicomio, o quizás una cárcel, de la que ahora está a punto de salir. Y el hijo, que teme por su vida, desea que el detective Paul Auster o Quinn lo proteja. Con "Ciudad de cristal" se inició La trilogía de Nueva York, un deslumbrante conjunto de thrillers posmodernos que, según los críticos, marca un nuevo punto de partida para la novela norteamericana.

Please note: This audiobook is in Spanish.

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Title: Problems with People

Subtitle: 10 Stories

Author: David Guterson

Narrator: Mark Zeisler, George Guidall, T. Ryder Smith

Format: Unabridged

Length: 4 hrs and 45 mins

Language: English

Release date: 06-04-14

Publisher: Recorded Books

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 3 votes

Genres: Fiction, Literary

Publisher's Summary:

The best-selling author of Snow Falling on Cedars returns to his Pacific Northwest settings -and moves beyond them- in 10 sharply observed, funny, and wise new stories that explore the mysteries of love and unravel our complex desires to connect with others. Ranging from teenage to middle-age, the voices that inhabit Problems with People offer humorous or searing but always tightly focused accounts of the universal quest to understand one another - individually, and as part of our political and historical moment. Their stories are sometimes shot through with tragedy - the long-ago loss of a young boyfriend, a son's death at sea - while in others, the mere circumstances of our cultures and selves - whether it is being Jewish; overweight and single; a tourist in a history-haunted land; or on the brink of a diminished old age - prompt questions about our sense of reality and belonging. Spanning diverse geographies - across America and in distant countries including Nepal, South Africa, and Germany - these stories showcase Guterson's signature gifts for characterization, psychological nuance, emotional suspense, and evocation of the natural world. They celebrate the small, unexpectedly brightening surprises that lurk within the dramas of our daily lives.

Members Reviews:

Disturbing, intimate glances at humanity

These stories cover a range of emotions, locales, life styles. They share a deep humanity, a flash of what is good about people. The problems for sure are "with" people, but they share a touch of the divine along with their pride, despair, loneliness, ignorance. The physical and mental frailties of these people - especially with aging - are portrayed with kindness and compassion.

Four Stars

Great gift!

A fine set of stories

As a fan of Guterson I somewhat expected to like his short stories. However, we all know that good writers of novels are not always good at short stories and vice versa. These are good short stories and well worth the read.

My only complaint is in modern short story style which is intent on leaving the reader hanging with the slice of life snap shot. But taken as a whole there is a kind of thread to the set.

Crisp and engaging writing

I thoroughly enjoy Guterson's short story writing. His stories are engaging and crisp, and stimulate the imagination to think about what should happen next, as any good story teller should do. I only wish he had more published! Looking forward to his next!

... first book of David Guterson that I did not enjoy. The stories were all so negative and hopeless ...

This is the first book of David Guterson that I did not enjoy. The stories were all so negative and hopeless that I didn't finish the book. I realize real life is often like that, but there is a lot of good and kindness out there too, and a few positive stories would have made the book more readable and interesting.

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Title: Inside Madeleine

Author: Paula Bomer

Narrator: Jorjeana Marie

Format: Unabridged

Length: 5 hrs and 49 mins

Language: English

Release date: 05-03-14

Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 14 votes

Genres: Fiction, Literary

Publisher's Summary:

From the author of Nine Months, which Marcy Dermansky called "deliciously, dangerously rogue", comes a powerful, daring collection about the curious, complicated relationships girls have with their bodies, with other girls, and with boys.

A young anorexic girl comes to terms with her changing body while lying in the hospital; Polly deals with her unwelcome puberty whilst falling prey to peer pressure in the suspenseful vein of "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?"; Mary's nice-girl attitude is challenged when she begins a job at a psych ward; two best friends discover the power of being beautiful and young; Madeleine discovers menstruation and the power that comes with it; a kinky sexual relationship turns into a dangerous obsession.

This eagerly awaited book seethes with alienation, lust, and rage. It's even more daring and accomplished than Bomer's first collection, which Jonathan Franzen described as "like being attacked by a rabid dog - and feeling grateful for it. This is some of the rawest and most urgent writing I can remember encountering."

Members Reviews:

Read all night

I never wanted this book to end. Edgy, real life stories about women. I want to read everything this author has written

Nonsense but at times, entertaining

At times entertaining. The end was probably my favorite part, Maddie's self-destruction and her failure to see that she was loved.

An Important Book--Fierce and Fearless!

The title of Paula Bomerâs very fine 2014 collection of quintessentially Midwestern erotic short fiction echoes the title of the finalâand longestâstory in the book. âInside Madeleineâ is an insightful, sometimes harrowing character study elucidating a tragic circle of life. The title story is thus, in a way, a structural microcosm of the book as a whole; these nine masterfully-crafted stories together reveal a loosely cyclic form, in which we would seem to perceive the transmigration of a womanâs soul through a series of closely-resemblant avatars, constantly revisiting, not only the same placesâSouth Bend Indiana, certain neighborhoods of New York and Bostonâbut endeavoring repeatedly to overcome the same obstacles, the awkwardness of puberty with its bewildering âgrossnessâ, spirit-crushing humiliations, and its all-too-real growing pains, the fear of imminent adulthood as the fear of the unknown, the search for a mentor who might give this vexed and chaotic life a sense of centeredness and meaning.

Bomerâs language is by turns fierce and abrasive, introspective and disconcertingly explicit; unnerving in its frank intimacy, fearlessly personal, unabashed, trenchant. In the aptly-titled âbreastsâ the author brilliantly reveals something of her anti-heroineâs turbulent inner life through a starkly unsentimental description of her physical form. And in âpussiesâ the reader can practically feel the main characterâs dread and disappointment at the understanding of her destined place in the scheme of things, the very mortal terror that is the price of self-awareness:

âThis was before I knew that we all live on this planet, driving in the cars of our own little minds, our own self-contained worlds.

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Title: Off Course

Subtitle: A Novel

Author: Michelle Huneven

Narrator: Amy Rubinate

Format: Unabridged

Length: 9 hrs and 5 mins

Language: English

Release date: 04-16-14

Publisher: Tantor Audio

Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 27 votes

Genres: Fiction, Literary

Publisher's Summary:

The year is 1981, Reagan is in the White House, and the country is stalled in a recession. Cressida Hartley, a gifted PhD student in economics, moves into her parents' shabby A-frame cabin in the Sierras to write her dissertation.

Cress, increasingly resistant to her topic (art in the marketplace), allows herself to be drawn into the social life of the small mountain community. The exuberant local lodge owner, Jakey Yates, with his big personality and great animal magnetism, is the first to blur Cress' focus. The builder Rick Garsh gives her a job driving up and down the mountain for supplies. And then there are the two Morrow brothers, skilled carpenters, who are witty, intriguing, and married.

As Cress tells her best friend back home in Pasadena, being a single woman on the mountain amounts to a form of public service. Falling prey to her own perilous reasoning, she soon finds herself in dark new territory, subject to forces beyond her control from both within and without.

Critic Reviews:

"Sensitive, reflective and uncomfortably true to life, with a wonderfully rich cast of supporting characters." (

Kirkus, Starred Review)

Members Reviews:

completely lacking

After listening to about half of this audio I gave up. There is simply nothing to this this book -- no character development, no interesting plot, no theme, nothing. I can't even remember what I read. It is sad that books like this are even being published.

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Title: Be Safe I Love You

Subtitle: A Novel

Author: Cara Hoffman

Narrator: Christina Traister

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8 hrs and 36 mins

Language: English

Release date: 04-01-14

Publisher: Brilliance Audio

Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 9 votes

Genres: Fiction, Literary

Publisher's Summary:

Lauren Clay has returned from a tour of duty in Iraq just in time to spend the holidays with her family. Before she enlisted, Lauren, a classically trained singer, and her brother, Danny, a bright young boy obsessed with Arctic exploration, made the most of their modest circumstances, escaping into their imaginations and forming an indestructible bond. Joining the army allowed Lauren to continue to provide for her family, but it came at a great cost.

When she arrives home unexpectedly, its clear to everyone in their rural New York town that something is wrong. But her father is so happy to have her home that he ignores her odd behavior and the repeated phone calls from an army psychologist. He wants to give Lauren time and space to acclimate to civilian life.

Things seem better when Lauren offers to take Danny on a trip to visit their mother upstate. Instead, she guides them into the glacial woods of Canada on a quest to visit the Jeanne dArc basin, the site of an oil field that has become her strange obsession. As they set up camp in an abandoned hunting lodge, Lauren believes shes teaching Danny survival skills for the day when shes no longer able to take care of him.

But where does she think shes going, and what happened to her in Iraq that set her on this path?

From a writer who The New York Times Book Review says, "writes with a restraint that makes poetry of pain", Be Safe I Love You is a novel about war and homecoming, love and duty, and an impassioned look at the effects of war on women - as soldiers and caregivers, both at home and on the front lines.

Members Reviews:

I wanted to like this more

What disappointed you about Be Safe I Love You?

The story was slow. It took more than half way through the book to see where the story was heading and for something to start happening. Also, was too far into the book before you could figure out what the issue was with her father. The language was a little rough as well.

What could Cara Hoffman have done to make this a more enjoyable book for you?

I think some of the characters could have been developed more or had a better story line.

Did the narration match the pace of the story?

The narration was good. I enjoyed listening and the narrator definitely made the story more exciting. I would have found just reading it quite dull.

Any additional comments?

I had hoped to like this book. Just very disappointed!

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Title: Places to Stay the Night

Subtitle: A Novel

Author: Ann Hood

Narrator: Eva Kantor

Format: Unabridged

Length: 9 hrs and 58 mins

Language: English

Release date: 03-03-14

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 4 votes

Genres: Fiction, Literary

Publisher's Summary:

Libby woke up that morning and knew it was time to leave

Libby Harper, unsatisfied with her suburban life, abandons Massachusetts, her two teenage children, and Tom, her husband of eighteen years. Depressed and feeling trapped, she is determined to realize her fantasies of Hollywood fame before it is too late.

Dana has been expecting her mother to walk out for years. Her older brother, Troy, who is always in trouble, has been struggling to get his mothers attention for most of his life. But it is Tom, their father, who is hit the hardest. Once, he and Libby were the most beautiful couple in town. Rudderless without the woman he has loved since ninth grade, he is a man drowning when Renata Handy enters their lives.

Renata has left Manhattan behind to return home with her terminally ill eight-year-old daughter. She finds an unexpected haven with Tom Harper, her high-school crushand his shattered family.

A Literary Guild selection, Places to Stay the Night is a story of the dreams we leave behindand the ways we can find ourselves again.

Members Reviews:

Loved This Book!

A captivating read. Such real characters. Kept me coming back for more, all the way through. Loved all the surprises, the things that didn't turn out happy, and those that did.

ok to read but ok to skip

Very readable but not one of her best, storyline a bit far fetched.

Five Stars

Excellent read

... huge Ann Hood fan and this book does not disappoint.

I am a huge Ann Hood fan and this book does not disappoint.

When Libby Left Tom...

This is my 3rd (or is it 4th?) book by Ann Hood. I think she's a fantastic writer. At just over 200 pages, this novel is pretty short and a quick, easy read. Although the novel is short, Hood manages to develop the personalities of several characters within this limited span that some writers can't even do in a novel twice as long.

The story begins when Libby, a bored housewife, decides to up and leave her comfortable domestic life in her hometown in Massachusetts for something more glamorous in Los Angeles. She leaves behind her husband Tom that she's been with since high school, and her two teenage children. The story then steers away from Libby and focuses more on the people whose lives have been affected by her departure. It wasn't her intention, but with the loss, everyone (Libby included) manages to discover something about themselves. The lesson is learned: "Everyone has to take care of themselves." And that's what they do. They each learn and grow from the experience.

Throughout the novel, there's also interspersed a separate story about the "weirdo" Renata with whom Libby and Tom went to high school. Renata moved away to New York City after high school and is now moving back to Massachusetts for the health of her daughter. Her life becomes intertwined with Tom's after Libby's departure.

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Title: Ten Women

Author: Marcela Serrano, Beth Fowler (translator)

Narrator: Marisol Ramirez

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10 hrs and 19 mins

Language: English

Release date: 02-25-14

Publisher: Brilliance Audio

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 10 votes

Genres: Fiction, Literary

Publisher's Summary:

"Listening to stories gives you many lives, telling them dims loneliness." (Marcela Serrano)

Nine Chilean women from vastly different backgrounds have been brought together by their beloved therapist, Natasha, to talk about their lives and help each other heal. From a teenage computer whiz confronting her sexual identity, to a middle-aged recluse who prefers the company of her dog over that of most humans, the women dont have much in common on the surface. And yet as they tell their stories, unlikely common threads are discovered, bonds are formed, and lives are transformed. The women represent the many cultural, racial, and social groups that modern Chile is composed of - from housekeeper to celebrity television personality - and together their stories form a pastiche that is at times achingly sad, and at other times funny and inspiring. This is an intricately woven, beautifully rendered tale of the universal bonds between women from one of Latin Americas most celebrated novelists.

Members Reviews:

Wake me upo when it's over

What would have made Ten Women better?

An actual story. This was basically 10 women telling their life story in turn. Each one went for far too long (over an hour) and if the stories had been true to life, or even interesting, I might have bothered finishing it. I found this book boring from the outset, and stuck with it for about 4 hours, then decided I had better things to listen to.

What will your next listen be?

Something with a storyline

What three words best describe Marisol Ramirezs performance?

Boring boring boring

You didnt love this book--but did it have any redeeming qualities?

The narrators voices were pleasant enough.

Any additional comments?

Don't bother.

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Title: Die swerfjare van Poppie Nongena [The Long Journey of Poppie Nongena]

Author: Elsa Joubert

Narrator: Theresa Sedras

Format: Unabridged

Length: 13 hrs and 32 mins

Language: English

Release date: 02-21-14

Publisher: Tafelberg

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 7 votes

Genres: Fiction, Literary

Publisher's Summary:

Die swerfjare van Poppie Nongena het by verskyning in November 1978 die gemoed van die hele land beroer. Binne vier maande is dit drie keer herdruk. Dit is in 1979 met die Luyt-, die CNA- en die W.A. Hofmeyr-prys bekroon. In 1981 is dit deur die Royal Society of Literature in Londen aangewys as die beste streekroman wat in Engels verskyn het; Elsa Joubert word ook n Fellow van die Society. Sedertdien is die roman vertaal in Frans, Spaans, Duits, Nederlands en Italiaans. In 1985 het n Amerikaanse uitgawe verskyn.

Hoë lof is van kritici ontvang. Audrey Blignault het die betekenis van die roman só saamgevat: "n Aangrypende, onvergeetlike boek wat die sluier tussen die witmens en die swartmens in Suid-Afrika afruk." André P. Brink het dit in Rapport as die boek van die jaar in die Afrikaanse prosa uitgesonder: "'n Visioen van menslike gevangeneskap... Ontstemmend en indrukwekkend... Verpligte literatuur vir elke mens wat oor hierdie land wil saampraat. "Oorsee het die gesaghebbende Sunday Times Literary Supplement n entoesiastiese bespreking van die roman geplaas. En The Times se resensent skryf: "(The novel) unfolds with the inexorable force of a Greek tragedy."

As voorhoogstuk was Poppie eweneens suksesvol. Dit is in sowel Afrikaans as Engels landwyd opgevoer. In New York is dit eers in n eksperimentele teater aangebied; daarna het dit as Off Broadway-opvoering die Obi-toekenning verwerf vir die beste dramateks. Dit is gekies vir die Edinburgh-toneelfees, en later ook in Londen opgevoer, waar Thuli Dumakude as Poppie die gesogte Olivier-prys verower het. Vervolgens is dit opgevoer in Australië, Kanada en Chicago.

Die skryfster self sê oor dié suksesverhaal: "Die lewe van die werklike Poppie het my diep geraak, en my beklem. Hier was n vrou, magteloos vasgevang in n onmenslike sisteem, wat veg vir die bestaan van haar gesin. Deur die boek wou ek aan haar n stem gee."

Please note: This audiobook is in Afrikaans.

Members Reviews:

A personal look into the horrors of Apartheid

Would you listen to Die swerfjare van Poppie Nongena [The Long Journey of Poppie Nongena] again? Why?

No! it's just so sad! Don't get me wrong - it's a great book. But it's really depressing, all the more so because it is true.

What did you like best about this story?

This is an interesting story in that it is historical non-fiction that kind of reads as fiction, but when it was written it was more political contemporary as it was written during the same era as the events in the book. Now, with the benefit of many years since the events, the readers has access to greater perspectives on the events and other concurrent occurrences at the same time as Poppie's journeys. So from an analytical and historic point of view, this is a true gem.

Who was the most memorable character of Die swerfjare van Poppie Nongena [The Long Journey of Poppie Nongena] and why?

It has to be the main protagonist, Poppie herself. During this epic she is a dynamic, growing character. It is remarkable seeing her becoming aware of the oppression she faces, and no longer accepting it.

Any additional comments?

This audiobook is in Afrikaans, the original language of the book. I wish there was one available in English, because I would highly recommend it.

Memories

An eye opener.

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Title: Insurgent (Divergent Series): by Veronica Roth -- Sidekick

Author: BookBuddy

Narrator: Naomi Cole

Format: Unabridged

Length: 26 mins

Language: English

Release date: 02-19-14

Publisher: BookBuddy

Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 5 votes

Genres: Fiction, Literary

Publisher's Summary:

The second book in Veronica Roth's Divergent trilogy follows Tris Prior as she copes with a failing society and her own emotional trauma. Insurgent takes place in a futuristic Chicago with a dystopian society split into factions that are all fighting for power. Readers see more of the world Roth created as Tris and her boyfriend Tobias travel between factions' territories. Gain new perspectives of the story and characters while reading this literary analysis alongside Insurgent.

This sequel Insurgent, creates a seamless transition as the story picks up right after the events of Divergent. Throughout the book, Tris struggles with survivor's guilt after making the hasty decision to shoot her friend. Readers witness the turmoil in Tris' relationship that is exacerbated by her self-destructive actions. The first-person narrative offers an insider's view of her grief-stricken psyche, and the chaotic dystopian society offers an ideal setting for the main character to seek self-sacrificing atonement. This analysis of Insurgent provides plenty of discussion and debate topics to enhance your reading experience. Explore Roth's futuristic world and the rocky romance between Tris and Tobias as you enjoy this exciting sequel.

Members Reviews:

Wonderful

"Insurgent" is the second book to the Divergent Series. "Insurgent" starts where "Divergent" book ended. "Insurgent (Divergent Series): by Veronica Roth -- Sidekick" by Book Buddy will give you the in depth information that you are looking for to truly understand the "Insurgent" book. I like how Book Buddy gives their opinion about if Veronica Roth's narration was in third person instead of first, Trish. "Insurgent (Divergent Series): by Veronica Roth -- Sidekick", also give in depth information about each key character. I like learning more more about the key characters in books because I get to know them better.

The Divergent Series is all about rebellion, because this is a YA book. The theme is "Insurgent" is about rebellion and also guilt.

I would high recommend this book if someone has already read "Insurgent" and would like more in depth look into the book.

A have to read with the book..

The 2nd book in a trilogy, picks up where the 1st book left off. This book shows a clear image of futuristic Chicago.

It follows the story of Tris Prior as she struggles with survivors guilt after she decided to kill her friend. You will follow

Tris and her boyfriend Tobias as they travel through the different territories.

The review is helpful in identifying with the tumultous times and difficulties in a chaotic frightening society.

Insurgent is a very dark read and this review helps to understand the angst ridden, and gloomy settings as well as

the characters grief stricken emotional turmoil as they try to fight for freedom and independence.

Great sequel

Insurgent is the second book in the Divergent series, and it keeps the action moving where Divergent left off. The Dauntless faction is still going strong, with Beatrice as a key member. Everyone is surprised when they find out who leads the factionless, because it is someone who was presumed dead at the end of Divergent. In fact, the factionless are more organized than anyone thought. Truly, the book is full of surprises, twists and turns, with a lot of action and some comedy thrown in for good measure.

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Title: Samudra

Subtitle: Marathi Audiobook

Author: Milind Bokil

Narrator: Shashank Shende, Ketaki Saraf

Format: Abridged

Length: 2 hrs and 16 mins

Language: English

Release date: 02-08-14

Publisher: Snovel Inc.

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 7 votes

Genres: Fiction, Literary

Publisher's Summary:

This is a story of Nandini and Bhaskar, a prosperous middle-aged couple leading a good, meaningful, and successful life. Independent yet emotionally involved, this couple goes to a sea-side resort to enjoy an undisturbed vacation. Nandini advertently comments on one of her past experiences. Bhaskar is stunned by that, yet is steady. Nadini, also, is not perturbed. In this story, we see a couple that has deeper understanding of each other, a couple which finds unison in the serenity of the sea.

Please note: This audiobook is in Marathi.

Members Reviews:

Good !!

felt connected to characters n background music of sea was icing on the cake !!