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Título: Crimen y Castigo [Crime and Punishment]

Autor: Fiodor Dostoievski

Narrador: Aldo Lumbía, Tomás Moro, Hugo Bazán, Mariano Peñaflor, Maricel Moya, Anabel Thanos, Amparo Peña

Formato: Abridged

Duración: 2 hrs and 11 mins

Idioma: Español

Fecha de publicación: 03-20-13

Editor: Audiolibros Colección

Calificaciones: 4 de 5 de 28 votos

Categorías: Fiction, Contemporary

Resumen del editor:

Esta novela plantea un profundo análisis psicológico de su protagonista, el joven estudiante Raskolnikov, cuya firme creencia en que los fines humanitarios justifican la maldad le conduce al asesinato de un usurero petersburgués. Pero, desde que comete el crimen, la culpabilidad será una pesadilla constante con la que el estudiante será incapaz de convivir. El estilo enfebrecido y compasivo de Dostoievski sigue con maestría única los recovecos de las contradictorias emociones del estudiante y refleja la lucha extrema que libra con su conciencia mientras deambula por las calles de San Petersburgo. Ya en prisión, Raskolnikov se da cuenta de que la felicidad no puede ser alcanzada siguiendo un plan establecido a priori por la razón: ha de ganarse con sufrimiento. Crimen y castigo alcanza su categoría de obra maestra por su conmovedor dibujo de la lucha interna de un hombre contra su espíritu enfermo, y por la intensidad de su narrativa.

Please note: This audiobook is in Spanish.

Opiniones de los miembros:

NO es el libro original, es solo un buen resumen

No esta indicado en la descripción pero no es el libro original sino un resumen. El libro original son 1000 páginas y esto son 2 horas. El resumen es bueno esta toda la historia, asi que merece la pena, pero esta bien saber que no es el orginal antes de comprarlo. Por todo lo demás, recomendable

more detail

I was hoping more detail in the book narration as I'm in the printed one

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Title: The Heretics

Author: Rory Clements

Narrator: Gareth Armstrong

Format: Unabridged

Length: 11 hrs and 38 mins

Language: English

Release date: 03-04-13

Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 20 votes

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

From Rory Clements, winner of the Ellis Peters Historical Fiction Award, comes The Heretics, the fifth in his acclaimed John Shakespeare Elizabethan mystery series. 'Does for Elizabeth's reign what C. J. Sansom does for Henry VIII's' Sunday Times.

England may have survived the Armada threat of 1588, but when Spanish galleys land troops in Cornwall on a lightning raid seven years later, is it a dry-run for a new invasion? Or is there, perhaps, a more sinister motive? The Queen is speechless with rage. But as intelligencer John Shakespeare tries to get a grip on events, one by one his network of spies is horribly murdered.

What has all this to do with Thomasyn Jade, a girl driven to the edge of madness by the foul rituals of exorcism? And what is the link to a group of priests held prisoner in bleak Wisbech Castle?

From the pain-wracked torture rooms of the Inquisition in Seville to the marshy wastes of fenland, from the wild coasts of Cornwall to the sweat and sawdust of the Elizabethan playhouses, and from the condemned cell at Newgate to the devilish fantasies of a fanatic, The Heretics builds to a terrifying climax that threatens the life of the Queen herself.

Members Reviews:

Loved it

While laying back on my bed on a cold Scottish winter's afternoon and letting my mind soak up the days of yore......great stuff.....brings the imagination to life....

Another enjoyable novel

Have just finished listening to this book and it kept my attention throughout

Moving straight into the next novel.

Wonderful stories

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

I would recommend this one. Very well narrated.

What was one of the most memorable moments of The Heretics?

All of it. Excellent story.

Which scene did you most enjoy?

I do not have a favourite

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

If I had the time. Yes.

Gripping

Excellent story and very well read. I Look forward to listening to the next episode

A great listen

Another Elizabethan spy story brilliantly read by Gareth Armstrong. See the characters, smell the scenes.

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Titre: Une place à prendre

Auteur: J.K. Rowling

Narrateur: Philippe Résimont

Format: Unabridged

Durée: 20 hrs and 57 mins

Langue: Français

Date de publication: 02-22-13

Éditeur: Audiolib

Evaluation: 4 sur 5 sur 7 votes

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Résumé de l'éditeur:

Bienvenue à Pagford, petite bourgade anglaise paisible et charmante : ses maisons cossues, son ancienne abbaye, sa place de marché pittoresque... et son lourd fardeau de secrets. Car derrière cette façade idyllique, Pagford est en proie aux tourmentes les plus violentes, et les conflits font rage sur tous les fronts, à la faveur de la mort soudaine de son plus éminent notable. Entre nantis et pauvres, enfants et parents, maris et femmes, ce sont des années de rancunes, de rancœurs, de haines et de mensonges, jusqu'alors soigneusement dissimulés, qui vont éclater au grand jour et, à l'occasion d'une élection municipale en apparence anodine, faire basculer Pagford dans la tragédie.

L'auteur

est l'auteur de la série des aventures d'

: sept livres publiés entre 1997 et 2007 qui se sont vendus à plus de 450 millions d'exemplaires dans le monde, sont distribués dans plus de 200 pays, traduits dans 74 langues et ont été transformés en huit films à très grand succès. J. K. Rowling a reçu de nombreux prix et diplômes, dont un OBE (ordre de chevalerie du système honorifique britannique) pour services rendus à la littérature pour enfants, le Prix de la Concorde du Prince des Asturies, la Légion d'Honneur française et le Prix Hans Christian Andersen. J. K. Rowling soutient un grand nombre de causes caritatives par le biais de sa fondation Volant, et est la fondatrice de Lumos, une organisation visant à transformer la vie des enfants défavorisés.

Le narrateur

brûle les planches belges depuis plus de 20 ans dans des registres très différents (Cyrano de Bergerac, Le Misanthrope, Ladies Night, Littoral). Il participe également à quelques aventures cinématographiques (Les convoyeurs attendent, Maternelle, Une nuit) et prête sa voix à de nombreux personnages en doublage.

©2012 J. K. Rowling; 2012 Grasset. Traduit de l'anglais par Pierre Demarty (P)2012 Audiolib

Revues par les critiques:

La presse en parle

"Une comédie de mœurs contemporaine au vitriol huilée."

Avis des membres:

Hard to hear but so worthwhile

Hard subject matter, but very thought provoking. A real portrait of human beings grappling with life's frivolous and serious considerations while existing in community.

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Title: Tears of Gold

Author: Laurie McBain

Narrator: Marian Hussey

Format: Unabridged

Length: 19 hrs and 12 mins

Language: English

Release date: 02-20-13

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 20 votes

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

New York Times best-selling author and Reviewers' Choice Award winner Laurie McBain has sold more than 11 million copies of her romances around the world with lush, epic storytelling that has made her a favorite among generations of readers.

She has sworn never to love.

To many, she has a perfect life - freedom to travel the world, expensive gifts from wealthy men. But consummate actress though she is, Mara Flynn can never make herself believe the passion is real. One more job. That's all she needs to ensure her family's financial future. And California is just teeming with gold. There, her daring impersonation will fool everyone...except one man.

He has sworn never to forgive.

Mara didn't plan for Nicholas Chantale, though. He has hunted her from the steamy streets of New Orleans all the way to the blinding brilliance of California gold country, only to have his dreams of vengeance crushed when he meets her in the flesh. For though he was sworn to kill her, she was the love he would die for.

Members Reviews:

McBain's Best Work

This is one of the old fashioned epic romances that span several years (4-5?) and continents.

As the book opens, 18-yr-old actress Mara O'Flynn cruelly spurns a young English nobleman who claims to love her and wants to set her up as his mistress. He gives her expensive jewels and clothes (including a locket with her miniature in it) and she laughs in his face. When her maid returns the expensive gifts, she overhears a shot and is under the impression that the young man has killed himself over Mara. Actually he survives, but his uncle, the American Creole Nicholas Chantale, vows revenge on Mara.

Mara, for her part, is horrified by the supposed suicide. You learn over the next 2-years as she travels with her brother, nephew, and maid on a long voyage to California that she is not the cruel person she seemed. The incident changes her greatly and starts her on the journey toward growing up.

Basically, she didn't think men had feelings, at least not for their mistresses. Because of her beauty she was constantly pursued by wealthy, often titled, men who wanted her as a mistress. Just because she was an actress it was assumed she was 'for sale'. Actually, she was a virgin who'd never allowed a man close to her. The thing she most feared was turning into her mother, another beautiful actress who became the mistress of an Irish Lord and eventually died penniless and broken.

The mother was with Mara's father (the Lord) for 15 years before he got tired of her, decided he wanted a younger model and basically threw them out on the streets. Mara and her older brother, Brendan, went from being raised almost like an aristocrat's children (lessons, education, etc) to being paupers. Mara's mother was no longer able to get the roles she used to before becoming kept by Mara's father. She had been out of the scene for too long and there was a new generation of younger actresses who had taken her place. She descended into hard living and was dead within a few years when Mara was only twelve. Luckily, they had a loyal maid who had followed Mara's mother and due to her attachment to the children she'd helped raised, stayed around even after the money was gone.

Needless to say Mara was traumatized.

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Title: The Outstanding Mysteries of Sherlock Holmes

Author: Gerard Kelly

Narrator: Simon Shepherd

Format: Unabridged

Length: 9 hrs and 45 mins

Language: English

Release date: 02-19-13

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 40 votes

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

This compilation, comprising a Baker's (Street) Dozen of his adventures, re-creates the gas-lit, fog-enshrouded world of Victorian London as once more Sherlock Holmes urges, 'Come, Watson, the game is afoot!'

Members Reviews:

overall good

Author overzealously used cliche phrases, "old chap."

narrator sounded like Churchill with a cold

Brilliant. Conan Doyle would be proud!

The combination of a skilled storyteller and a masterful read er has created a new dimension of the basic Conan Doyle body of work. By this I mean the aural dimension. For me, my mental images of Holmes, Watson and the rest of the characters have been permanently enhanced by this production. They have come me alive in a way that would be impossible by any other means.

I intend to hunt down any additional audio books by the same team..

Fantastic stories

This book was one of those that made me sad when it ended. I highly recommend it if you are a fan of Sherlock Holmes. Of all the pastiche books I have read, this is by far one of the best. The author presents clever mysteries, and writes in a style that is both similar to the Canon, while maintaining a sensitivity and style that was a joy to listen to.

Voice of Holmes

Voice of Holmes is real pathetic. I just cannot believe such a voice would be allowed.

Good stories

I'm a bit Sherlock obsessed since reading the originals many years ago and always hunting out new stories. Thoroughly enjoyed these, neat solutions and well narrated although occasionally Holmes character delivery went a bit William Shatner.

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Titre: L'Ombre du vent (Le Cimetière des livres oubliés 1)

Auteur: Carlos Ruiz Zafón

Narrateur: Frédéric Meaux

Format: Unabridged

Durée: 17 hrs and 36 mins

Langue: Français

Date de publication: 09-07-12

Éditeur: Audiolib

Evaluation: 4.5 sur 5 sur 24 votes

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Résumé de l'éditeur:

Dans la Barcelone de 1945, le jeune Daniel Sempere est conduit par son père dans un lieu mystérieux : le cimetière des livres oubliés. Là, il est soumis à un étrange rituel : "adopter" un livre, qu'il aura mission de "sauver". Ce sera L'Ombre du vent d'un certain Julien Carax.

Désormais lié à ce roman et à l'énigmatique destin de son auteur, Daniel voit sa vie basculer dans un entrelacs d'aventures et d'énigmes.

La voix subtile de Frédéric Meaux épouse à merveille les multiples tonalités de ce livre étrange et captivant.

L'auteur

Ecrivain catalan,

est né en 1964. L'Ombre du vent, son précédent roman, a reçu le prix Planeta, le prix du Meilleur livre étranger-roman 2004, et a été sélectionné pour le Femina étranger. Il s'est vendu à dix millions d'exmplaires dans le monde. Carlos Ruiz Zafón vit aujourd'hui à Los Angeles, où il est également scénariste. Retrouvez l'auteur sur www.carlosruizzafon.com

Le narrateur

Originaire du sud-ouest de la France,

a fait ses études de comédien-danseur à l'école des Arts du spectacle à Bruxelles. Il poursuit ensuite sa formation dans l'art clownesque et la Commedia dell'arte. Depuis plusieurs années, il prête sa voix pour la télévision et le cinéma.

©2012 Audiolib. Traduit de l'espagnol par François Maspero (P)2012 Audiolib

Revues par les critiques:

La presse en parle

"Entre Gabriel García Márquez, Umberto Eco et Jorge Luis Borges... Ruiz Zafón nous offre un éventail de personnages et d'histoires aussi violents que séduisants. Son roman nous emporte dans des tourbillons de passion, de revanche et de mystère."

The New York Times

Avis des membres:

Wonderful

I am absolutely mesmerized by the book. The imagery is vivid, the characters well developed, the plot is a complicated weave, the interpersonal relationships are true to life. A feast for all the senses.

Five Stars

un de mes livres preferes....superbe lecture

Very good!!!

On time and great conditions!!! Very satisfied!!! Highly recommended!!! Everything was alright, good timing and good conditions... I strongly recommend this distributor :)! And of course, also the product ;)!

Un roman vraiment captivant

Un roman parfait: dès le début, l'intrigue m'a serrée sans me relcher jusqu'au dernier page. Les personnages sont profonds, leur histoire personnelle est touchante, et tout au long du livre il y a un sens captivant de mystère. Carlos Ruiz Zafón - et le traducteur - savent manipuler les mots pour créer un monde entier où on peut facilement se perdre.

Un mélange de roman policier, de fantastique, de biographie fictive, ce livre vaut vraiment le temps...et malgré la longueur, il n'en prendra pas beaucoup.

Poétique et drle

Absolument touchant. Intrigue à Barcelone sur la disparition d'un écrivain après la guerre civile.

Lire l'Ombre du vent, c'est accepter de ressentir ce que les personnages ressentent.

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Title: Ignorance

Subtitle: A Novel

Author: Milan Kundera, Linda Asher (translator)

Narrator: Richmond Hoxie

Format: Unabridged

Length: 4 hrs and 23 mins

Language: English

Release date: 07-31-12

Publisher: HarperAudio

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 17 votes

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

A New York Times Notable Book.

Irena and Josef meet by chance while returning to their homeland, which they had abandoned 20 years earlier. Will they manage to pick up the thread of their strange love story, interrupted almost as soon as it began and then lost in the tides of history? The truth is that after such a long absence "their memories no longer match."

Members Reviews:

The Emigré, Nostalgia and Memory

This is my second Milan Kundera book and I have noticed that he has a distinct way of telling stories. I picture his narrative as cinematic, as it takes you back and forth between characters and time. This book is beautiful and it explores nostalgia, home and displacement. His origins are definitely prominent in the story and the characters are so great to connect to. This book is both philosophical and alluring, definitely recommend to read it!

Five Stars

Excellent

Two Stars

pura fantasia

another persons shoes

This was an account of the move from one world to another and how if affected both the person who left for a better life and those who were left behind. It is a good way to see the world through the eyes of an emigre and the deep changes such a move creates in relationships among friends and family.

Ignorance an excellent novel .

This is an excellent novel. Initially I bought this book in Prague and I did like it so much that I ordered for a friend.

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Title: Between the Devlin and the Deep Blue Sea

Author: Robert G. Barrett

Narrator: Dino Marnika

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8 hrs and 21 mins

Language: English

Release date: 07-27-12

Publisher: Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 13 votes

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

Okay, so it looks like the Kelly Club is finally closing down - it had to happen sooner or later. And it isnt as if Les Norton will starve. He has money snookered away, he owns his house, and his blue-chip investment - a block of flats in Randwick - must be worth a fortune by now. Except that the place is falling down, the council is reclaiming the land, theres been a murder in Flat 5, and the tenants are the biggest bunch of misfits since the Manson family. And thats just the good news, because the longer Les owns the Blue Seas Apartments, the more money he loses. Robert G. Barretts latest Les Norton novel is probably no more outrageous than his previous ones. But then again...

Members Reviews:

Fantastic

Love this author and narrator. Just a romping good story. It is very funny in an unique Australian way. I am not sure that non Australians will understand the book

Another great Les Norton adventure

Would you listen to Between the Devlin and the Deep Blue Sea again? Why?

Bloody oath mate... Les's adventures always help the time fly when trucking along the boring outback highways of australia.

What did you like best about this story?

Just about every thing. Les norton seems to have a bit of bad luck, & then again he manages to pull himself out of the sh%t.

Have you listened to any of Dino Marnikas other performances before? How does this one compare?

Yes, in just about all of Robert G. Barrett's other books. Dino's voice does Les's character justice & is a treat to listen to.

If you could take any character from Between the Devlin and the Deep Blue Sea out to dinner, who would it be and why?

Definetly the heathen harletts girl rock band!!! coz any red blooded aussie bloke would love to have 5 good sorts around for dinner!

Any additional comments?

This book is just another example of Barrett's awesome Les Norton series.

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Title: Happy Hour

Author: Michele Scott

Narrator: Leslie Bellair

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8 hrs and 14 mins

Language: English

Release date: 07-24-12

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 12 votes

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

For four friends working in Napa Valley, Sundays are for fellowship, good food, and wine.

Jamie is editor-in-chief at Wine Lover's Magazine and a single mother. Before her husband died, she lived a fairy-tale life. Guilt from his death keeps her from moving forward.

Kat is a sommelier and co-owner of a restaurant with her chef husband, Christian. Although deeply in love, they deal with a myriad of issues, including ex-spouses, Kat's teenage sons, and her new-age mother, Venus.

Danielle is a vintner who finds herself entrenched in both an identity and family crises when her eldest daughter returns home from college with a bombshell of a secret.

Alyssa is an artist and gallery owner. When a tragic past event catches up with her, she must face the skeleton in her closet and rely on her friends to see her through her darkest hours.

These women discover that friendship is the right prescription for getting through the hard times as well as for enjoying wonderful moments together.

Members Reviews:

meeting regularly for - you guessed it - a happy hour of sharing meals

"Happy Hour" tells the stories of four very different women who are close friends, meeting regularly for - you guessed it - a happy hour of sharing meals, wines and catching up with each other.

Alyssa, Danielle, Jamie and Kat are all in different life situations. One is widowed, two are divorced, one of them has remarried and another one never tied the knot but broke off her engagement for a mysterious reason that is revealed as the story unfolds.

Their respective children, former and current partners, ageing parents and in-laws and sometimes people at work make sure there is not a minute of boredom in the women's lives.

The book covers only a few months (with a glimpse into the characters' past every now and then), but a lot happens in those few months. New jobs, new places to live, life-threatening illness, the birth of a first grandchild, teenagers moving out, works of art created and new hobbies found along with new love - it's all in the story, and told in a credible manner. Sometimes entertaining, sometimes touching; for me, it was not always easy to relate to the four women, as my life couldn't be more different from theirs.

I did enjoy the fast-paced storytelling and the change of perspective, the chapters alternating between the four friends, the end of a chapter often leaving the reader with a mini cliffhanger.

The language is not particularly elegant, just average contemporary fiction level, nothing highbrow (not that I expected or wanted that anyway). When the characters get angry, the f-word is sometimes used, but thankfully, there is no overuse of vulgarities.

Everything ties up nicely at the end of the book. There is an epilogue (I do like epilogues!), and even an interview with the author, which I found really interesting.

Open that obscenely expensive bottle of wine and live a little =)

Marriage, infidelity, divorce, death, children, food and wine...the most delicious components that make up Happy Hour by the lovely and talented Michele Scott.

I absolutely love stories of women and friendships that come together naturally and the sisterhood bond we share because of the particular hardships women face.

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Title: Goats

Author: Mark Jude Poirier

Narrator: Ray Porter

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8 hrs and 47 mins

Language: English

Release date: 07-17-12

Publisher: Dreamscape Media, LLC

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 10 votes

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

Fourteen-year-old Ellis is getting ready to leave the Southwest for a boarding school in the East. This means leaving behind the only real father he has ever known, Goat Man. Goat Man has been raising a herd of goats all the while teaching Ellis the meaning of stability, caretaking, and commitment. And when a skeptical Ellis returns for spring break, he and Goat Man will be forced to re-evaluate their relationship.

Critic Reviews:

"Surprisingly winning...Goats has a mellow, sidelong charm and an intelligence that sneaks up on you." (Washington Post)

Members Reviews:

A Well Written & Interesting Book

I found this book after watching the movie(excellent movie) as I'm sure many others have done. As in most cases the book provides more of the story and differs from the movie. In some cases the movie is the exact oposite of the book. This book kept me interested and was a very easy read for a 350 page book(finished it in about 4 days of sporatic reading). This is one I could definitely read again. Check it out... Goat Man Rocks!!!

Good Fiction Read

This is an enjoyable "Coming of Age" novel about a teen growing up in southern Arizona with his flighty mother and "botanist" father figure. Well-written enough to be made into an independent film.

I loved this story.. Can not wait for the movie to come out.

Amazing story!!

Mark Poirier captures you and you become part of the story. I could not put the book down. You just can not anticipate what is going to happen next. I am eager for the movie to come out.

The title alone makes the book a sleeper, but it a book that everyone should read.

Bob Cromwell should have given Goats 5 stars

Bob is mad because when I was in 8th grade and he was in like 11th, my friend Joe and I filled his suitcase with dead bugs on our way back from Mexico. Joe and me were forced to sit in the back of a pickup truck beause of Bob--he hogged up the front. So now, after he gave my novel a lousy 4 stars, I feel OK about filling his bag with dead bugs, and I look forward to doing it again if I'm ever given the chance.

I had forgotten Lucy's name, so thanks for that, Bob.

An Amazing Coming of Age Novel

A few years back I stumbled over and loved Poirier's excellent short story collection, Naked Pueblo, and I'm glad to report his debut novel displays the same strong writing and sympathetically quirky offbeat characters as his short stories. Like his short stories, the book is set primarily in Tucson, although there are chapters in Pennsylvania, and a few short visits to Washington, D.C. The story centers around Ellis, a 14-year-old who is leaving his odd domestic life with his mother in Tucson for a stuffy East Coast boarding/prep school. His upbringing has been somewhat haphazardly managed by Wendy-his hippie turned New Age mother whom he addresses by her first name, of course-and a quiet pothead relic of the early '70s called "Goat Man," who raises hybrid marijuana and goats while living for free in the pool house. His father...), lives out east and hasn't played much of a role in Ellis's life, so he's mostly relied on Goat Man as his male role model.