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Titre: Saules aveugles, femme endormie

Auteur: Haruki Murakami

Narrateur: Sylvain Machac

Format: Abridged

Durée: 5 hrs and 56 mins

Langue: Français

Date de publication: 04-28-09

Éditeur: Audiolib

Evaluation: 4 sur 5 sur 2 votes

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Résumé de l'éditeur:

Jubilatoires, flamboyantes, hypnotiques, ces histoires courtes de Haruki Murakami nous plongent dans un univers délicieusement insolite et drôle, où d'une situation d'apparence anodine peuvent surgir à tout moment le fantastique et l'absurde. Des petits contes de notre quotidien, transfigurés par la poésie, l'humour et la grâce de Haruki Murakami, un charme qui agit à chaque page, comme autant de feux d'artifices en plein jour. Des petits contes de notre quotidien, transfigurés par la poésie, l'humour et la grâce de Haruki Murakami, un charme qui agit à chaque page, comme autant de feux d'artifices en plein jour.

L'auteur

Né à Kyoto en 1949,

est l'auteur de

qui lui a valu une consécration mondiale. Plusieurs fois pressenti pour le prix Nobel de littérature, il est aujourd'hui un auteur culte au Japon et son oeuvre est traduite dans plus de trente pays.

Le narrateur

est un jeune acteur de théâtre de formation classique, qui a fait également des débuts prometteurs au cinéma. En 2009 il fait une prestation remarquée dans

aux côtés de Michel Bouquet.

© Haruki Murakami 2005. Tous droits réservés

Et pour la traduction française

© Belfond, un département de Place des Editeurs, 2008. Traduit du japonais par Hélène Morita

© et (P) Audiolib, 2009

Revues par les critiques:

La presse en parle

"Le nouveau Murakami est un livre étrange. De cette étrangeté qui fait toute la force de cet auteur culte au japon. Une étrangeté qui n'est pas celle de la science-fiction ou du fantastique, mais des rencontres fortuites, des coïncidences et des hasards."

Guillaume Allary, Elle

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Titel: Gegensätze ziehen sich aus

Autor:: Kerstin Gier

Erzähler: Mirja Boes

Format: Abridged

Spieldauer: 4 hrs and 2 mins

Sprache: Deutsch

Veröffentlichungsdatum: 12-22-08

Herausgeber: Lübbe Audio

Bewertung: 5 von 5 von 1 Stimmen

Kategorien: Fiction, Contemporary

Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers:

Die Autorin:

Kerstin Gier hat als mehr oder weniger arbeitslose Diplompädagogin 1995 mit dem Schreiben von Frauenromanen begonnen. Mit Erfolg: Ihr Erstling "Männer und andere Katastrophen" wurde mit Heike Makatsch in der Hauptrolle verfilmt, und auch die nachfolgenden Romane erfreuen sich großer Beliebtheit. "Das unmoralische Sonderangebot" wurde mit der "DeLiA" für den besten deutschsprachigen Liebesroman 2005 ausgezeichnet. Heute lebt Kerstin Gier, Jahrgang 1966, als freie Autorin mit Mann, Sohn, zwei Katzen und drei Hühnern in einem Dorf in der Nähe von Bergisch Gladbach.

Mitglieder Bewertungen:

Love the humour

Kerstin Gier makes you laugh out loud when reading her books. This trilogy is hilarious. Sad to have it finished!

Five Stars

Always entertaining

Four Stars

Relaxing and funy

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Title: O Tesouro de Morgana, a mulher pirata

Author: Giacomo Brunoro

Narrator: narratore sconosciuto

Format: Unabridged

Length: 11 mins

Language: English

Release date: 12-19-07

Publisher: GoodMood

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

Este ano porém uma delas encontrou um mapa velho e esquecido que fala, imaginem só, de um tesouro escondido: O tesouro da Pirata Morgana! As tres amigas no perdem tempo a pensar e partem a procura do cofre secreto, prontas a enfrentarem todas as armadilhas preparadas pela velha Pirata...

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Titel: Klausen

Autor:: Andreas Maier

Erzähler: Ursula Honisch

Format: Abridged

Spieldauer: 4 hrs and 25 mins

Sprache: Deutsch

Veröffentlichungsdatum: 07-06-07

Herausgeber: Der Hörverlag

Kategorien: Fiction, Contemporary

Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers:

Die Ruhe ist dahin. Denn in Klausen machen sich Gerüchte breit. Die einstige südtiroler Touristenidylle ist in Gefahr. Man redet wieder von "italienischer Überfremdung", und nun bahnt sich auch noch eine Verschwörung an. Was passiert ist, kann niemand so genau sagen, aber es wird geredet: über die Pakistaner, über Grundstücksspekulanten, Drogenkartelle, persönliche Rachfeldzüge. Was als Provinzposse beginnt, endet als bitterböse Komödie.

(c)+(p) 2002 Der Hörverlag

Kritik Bewertungen:

Kein anderer Debütant hat mit so viel Selbstbewußtsein und so wenig Respekt vor großen Vorgängern die literarische Szene betreten. Keiner hat mehr gewagt und mehr erreicht.

--FRANKFURTER ALLGEMEINE ZEITUNG

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Titel: Aufgebügelt

Autor:: Susanne Fröhlich

Erzähler: Susanne Fröhlich

Format: Abridged

Spieldauer: 5 hrs and 6 mins

Sprache: Deutsch

Veröffentlichungsdatum: 08-29-13

Herausgeber: Argon Verlag

Bewertung: 5 von 5 von 1 Stimmen

Kategorien: Fiction, Contemporary

Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers:

Mit viel Humor, Witz und Fingerspitzengefühl begleitet Susanne Fröhlich Andrea Schnidt in die Welt des Datings und stellt dabei fest: Manchmal kommt es doch ganz anders, als man denkt!

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Titolo: Senilità

Autore: Italo Svevo

Narratore: Massimo Malucelli

Formato: Unabridged

Durata: 8 hrs and 25 mins

Lingua: Italiano

Data di pubblicazione: 12-09-09

Editore: Il Narratore s.r.l.

Valutazioni: 4 su 5 su 2 voti

Categoria: Fiction, Contemporary

Riepilogo Editore:

Il secondo romanzo di Svevo, molto apprezzato da Joyce, è un' opera introspettiva in cui viene messa in luce la vita interiore del protagonista, Emilio Brentani, alter ego dello stesso autore. Emilio ha solo 35 anni ma è afflitto da quella forma di malinconia congenita che Italo Svevo chiama "senilità": il grigiore di una vita mancata, l'instabilità dell'umore e dei propositi, l'inettitudine nel realizzare i propri progetti. Vive modestamente con la timida sorella Amalia (non più giovane, né bella) a Trieste, ed è succube dell'amicizia dello scultore Stefano Balli. Lavora come impiegato ma gode di una certa "reputazioncella" letteraria e intellettuale derivatagli dal successo riscosso da un suo romanzo. Inesperto in amore, si innamora della bella ma "facile" Angiolina, che gode in città di una pessima fama, e che lo tradisce continuamente. Trascurata dal fratello, Amalia si innamora segretamente (non ricambiata) dell'affascinante scultore Balli, ma quando il suo sentimento viene scoperto, sentendosi frustrata e derisa inizia a stordirsi con l'etere fino ad ammalarsi di polmonite e a morirne. Emilio, completamente vinto dalla gelosia, dal senso di colpa e dalle menzogne con cui ha ingannato la propria coscienza e la propria intelligenza, rinuncia definitivamente a sentirsi vivo, chiudendosi in un esistenza nevrotica fatta di ricordi e bugie. La lettura è dell'attore Massimo Malucelli.

(c)+(p) 2009 Il Narratore s.r.l.

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Title: Conundrum

Author: C. S. Lakin

Narrator: Sandy Vernon

Format: Unabridged

Length: 12 hrs and 11 mins

Language: English

Release date: 12-29-14

Publisher: Susanne Lakin

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 2 votes

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

A powerful women's fiction novel by award-winning author C. S. Lakin

A mysterious death buries painful, shocking secrets for twenty-five years...

A happily married man with three small children decides one day he no longer wants to live. He gives himself leukemia and nine months later is dead.

This is the conundrum Lisa Sitteroff is determined to solve regarding her dead father--the tale her mother, Ruth, told Lisa and her two brothers, Rafferty and Neal, throughout their childhood. But Lisa, now thirty and watching Raff suffer from the ravages of bipolar illness, believes if she can solve this puzzle, she might somehow save her brother. For Raff's pain is intrinsically tied up with feelings of parental abandonment.

What starts as a noble goal for Lisa soon grows into a vicious family war, wreaking destruction on Lisa's marriage. Lisa discovers details of her parents' relationship that her mother has long hidden. Shocking clues appear as Lisa reads a letter her father, Nathan, wrote before he died, prompting her to visit Nathan's former boss, Ed Hutchinson. From him, Lisa learns that her engineer father helped design a generator run by radioactive materials. Ed lets slip that Nathan participated in a dangerous secret experiment, a fact her mother discounts as Nathan's cause of death. Accusations and excuses fly. Yet, how much of what Lisa uncovers is true? Is truth solely subjective?

Lisa sifts through layers of lies as she journeys into her father's story, seeking to understand this man she never knew. Meanwhile, her mother responds in fury and tries to destroy Lisa's life, determined to keep Lisa from uncovering her dark secrets.

Conundrum explores the rocky landscape of betrayal and truth, asking whether a search for truth is worth the high cost. An intense women's fiction novel about love, family, and relationship.

Members Reviews:

A Story I Will Always Remember and Look Forward to Reading Again

This is one of the best books I've ever read on so many levels--stellar writing and plotting, psychological enlightenment and insight into the human mind as it responds to trauma and abuse, and deep emotional stirring with a strong message about love and freedom from toxicity. And on top of that, the narrator is incredible--as good as the narrator of Jane Eyre, my favorite book, although this novel may be my favorite book in modern day literature. This is one I know I will listen to again, just like Jane Eyre. Thank you, C.S. Lakin, for showing us what powerful, psychologically thrilling, and emotional writing looks like when done right.

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Title: Bluff City Pawn

Subtitle: A Novel

Author: Stephen Schottenfeld

Narrator: Brian Troxell

Format: Unabridged

Length: 9 hrs and 53 mins

Language: English

Release date: 11-11-14

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 2 votes

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

Huddy Marr, the proprietor of Bluff City Pawn shop in Memphis, is good at what he does: he knows jewelry, he knows guns and guitars. But the neighborhood is changing: A blood bank is set to open across the street from the retail space he leases from his brother Joe, and Huddy wants to move to a less seedy part of town. A pawn shop should stay right on the edge of seedy.

When a longtime client dies, his widow calls Huddy to come appraise his considerable gun collection. If he can buy up the guns, Huddy knows he can make a killing, possibly change his fortunes for good. But he needs cash up front, and for that he needs Joe. Soon the restless youngest, Harlan, is also involved - they could use the manpower to move the haul - and slowly the brothers old family dynamics reassert themselves. There is trouble inherent in these wares. There is trouble inherent in this family. And there is something inherent to Memphis...something that means a change of fortune cant come easy. Stephen Schottenfelds first novel is a masterful depiction of a city, a business, and a family. It is an investigation of class and law, ownership and value, loyalty, betrayal, and blood; one that gathers power and resonates long after its done.

Members Reviews:

Too Much Description and Too Little Action

The author spent a long time developing the main characters, probably too long in my opinion. The first half of the book seemed to be to develop the three brothers characters. The last half of the book actually had some action and became more interesting. The story was partially based in a Memphis suburb called Germantown and in a pawn shop that was located in a seamy part of Memphis. The pawn shop part was somewhat interesting in that I did not know how pawn shops operated.

In all, the novel was too long and only became interesting in the final chapters.

This novel does really well at portraying desperation, struggle ...

This novel does really well at portraying desperation, struggle, and human character. Three brothers have been granted, or have achieved different lots in life, but at the core they are the same. The descriptions of the town and its characters, the pawn shops, all felt very realistic and informative. It's not my typical pick for reading material, so the narration tone and some of the plot were hard to get into, but that's not a fault of the book.

a bit painful

Some books just don't have a strong message and this is one of them. I tried to figure out if the book was intended to entertain, inform about a cultural ethos, or it was tragic-comedy.....but the pain of reading about these brothers was lessened only slightly as I approached the end and I can't say I enjoyed the experience.

I just had to finish it to see how badly ...

I just had to finish it to see how badly it turned out and I was right. Took me several weeks of coming back to it to wade through it. One of the most disjointed books I've ever read.

Two Stars

Tragic on chance for a better life.

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Title: The Uncle's Story

Author: Witi Ihimaera

Narrator: George Henare

Format: Unabridged

Length: 13 hrs and 20 mins

Language: English

Release date: 07-07-14

Publisher: Penguin Books NZ

Ratings: 1 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

Michael Mahana's personal disclosure to his parents leads to the uncovering of another family secret about his uncle, Sam, who had fought in the Vietnam War. Now, armed with his uncle's diary, Michael goes searching for the truth about his uncle, about the secret the Mahana family has kept hidden for over thirty years, and what happened to Sam.

Set in the war-torn jungles of Vietnam and in present-day New Zealand and North America, Witi Ihimaera's dramatic novel combines the superb story-telling of Bulibasha, King of the Gypsies with the unflinching realism of Nights in the Gardens of Spain. A powerful love story, it courageously confronts Maori attitudes to sexuality and masculinity and contains some of Ihimaera's most passionate writing to date.

Members Reviews:

To state that "The Uncle's Story" is merely a love story between a Maori and an American soldier during ...

To state that "The Uncle's Story" is merely a love story between a Maori and an American soldier during the Vietnam War would be limiting its breadth. It is a novel with many subplots, which have been skillfully threaded by Witi Ihimaera.

Sam Mahana and his nephew, Michael Mahana, are both Maori and gay, but is there any room for a man with these two identities in his tribe? Sam meets Cliff Harper, an American soldier, during the Vietnam War. They fall in love, but do they have a future together? Decades later, Michael does not know anything about the existence of this uncle until he decides it's time to come out to his parents.

Both Sam and Michael's stories are to be sipped and savoured slowly. At least, this is how I read this novel, for, more than once, I found myself not wanting to go any further and wishing to reflect on their lives. We are social beings, and society sets expectations upon us, but what about our own? If we don't meet them, we are immediately labeled as selfish, but isn't society selfish in their expectations of us?

This is also a book that deals with topics such as white over indigenous, male over female and straight over gay domination within modern society, both in the past and in the present. However, above all, "The Uncle's Story" is a love story between two human beings, regardless of their gender and ethnicity.

"The Uncle's Story" and "Nights in the Gardens of Spain", also by Witi Ihimaera, have become two of my all time favorite novels. They were both a journey of introspection. However, my reason for having given it 4 instead of 5 stars is because the subplot about the Vietnam War was too detailed and long-winded and the subplot about the Indigenous Peoples' convention had a ranting quality that was a tad off-putting.

I enjoyed Uncle's Story as it reflected a lot of my ...

I enjoyed Uncle's Story as it reflected a lot of my own life and past. Its as if I was actually reading two separate stories that had been cleverly intertwined into one. I found it also inspirational and answered a lot of questions I needed to find out.

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Title: Singing Boy

Subtitle: A Novel

Author: Dennis McFarland

Narrator: Emily Zeller

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10 hrs and 43 mins

Language: English

Release date: 02-11-14

Publisher: Audible Studios

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

Bestselling author Dennis McFarlands masterful novel about three peoples struggles to reclaim their lives in the wake of unfathomable tragedy.

In a moment of senseless violence, Malcolm Vaughns life is ripped away from him, leaving his wife and child to make sense of the shattered existence that remains. Sarah, a lab scientist and Malcolms widow, retreats into herself, refusing to return to work when even the most mundane activities require enormous effort.

Malcolms son, Harry, just eight-years-old, goes cold, detaching from the grief that is rippling around him. Meanwhile, Vietnam vet Deckard Jones, Malcolms best friend, is forced to come to terms with yet another loss. Sarah, Harry, and Deckard must each find a way to go on while everything around them appears to be crumbling.

Stunning and elegant, Singing Boy is a richly drawn audiobook of mourning, remembrance, and recovery, and a nuanced look at three individuals slow march toward healing.

Members Reviews:

Three Stars

Not one of my favorites

Good for the beach...

This is an easy, well-written read...Characters are fairly engaging and the story is interesting...but the story didn't pull me. I found the book easy to put down even though it is nicely written. I think a sense of cliche and a tone that sometimes felt preachy broke my interest; just a touch overdone. But for a novel that doesn't demand too much it does give a lot. It's a novel I would recommend to a friend.

Starts strong, then weakens

I loved the first few chapters of this book. Mid-novel, both the plot and the prose became more mundane and the characters more one-dimensional. To top it off, I hated the ending, especially an inexplicable plot development involving the supernatural(!).

How to grieve

I'd wanted to read "Singing Boy" for the past three years. Trouble is, author Dennis McFarland's novel is shelved at my public library, right next to Ian McEwan's novels. So after reading the whole, more well-known, Ian McEwan library, I finally got around to McFarland's Singing Boy.

This is a novel about relationships which form during a grieving period. A widow and her son witnessed a violent crime which killed the husband/father, the rest of the novel is about how they come to terms with this.

The father's best friend was Deckard, who is black. Will white-bread Sarah and black best friend have a romantic relationship?

Romance junkies will be very disappointed.

(SPOILERS)

There is no romance in this novel. Even the Police Officer who quits the case in order to romance the widow, is rejected because Sarah is too filled with grief to get involved with anyone.

There's not much action, suspense, or plot twists either. The crime is never solved. But, that's ok because the whole theme of the book is about looking for closure that's actually available to you, not grasping at what isn't. In that sense, this novel really works as a sort of---grief manual, more than any other, even non-fiction grief books I've read. Sarah, the widow, choose not to undergo traditional mental health/ grief therapy. Sarah rejects that and even loses her temper with a psychiatrist over the telephone.