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Titolo: Quer pasticciaccio brutto de via Merulana

Autore: Carlo Emilio Gadda

Narratore: Fabrizio Gifuni

Formato: Unabridged

Durata: 13 hrs and 35 mins

Lingua: Italiano

Data di pubblicazione: 11-17-12

Editore: Emons Edizioni

Categoria: Fiction, Contemporary

Riepilogo Editore:

Ambientato a Roma nel 1927, il capolavoro di Gadda prende avvio da un furto di gioielli a casa della vedova Menegazzi e dal brutale omicidio della bella e malinconica Liliana Balducci, avvenuto a distanza di qualche giorno nel medesimo palazzo di via Merulana. Protagonista dellintrigo poliziesco, il commissario don Ciccio, alle prese con un groviglio di indizi, piste false e sospetti. Apparso a puntate su "Letteratura" nel 1946-47, il romanzo di Gadda uscì in volume nel 1957, ottenendo subito unenorme risonanza, a tal punto da suscitare allo scrittore lesclamazione: "Sono diventato una specie di Lollobrigido, di Sofio Loren".

©2012 Eredi CEG - Liberati (P)2012 Emons Italia srl

Recensioni dei membri:

Absolutely fabulous rendition of a great novel

Fabrizio Gifuni gives one of the best reading I have ever listened to and I have listened to many. His rendition of the many regional Italian accents (Roman, Neapolitan ,Veneto, etc) are just miraculous . I have loved the book and read it many years ago, so I tried the spoken version and was surprised how much Mr Gifuni adds to the written pages. What a performance! Its brilliance does justice to a tremendously intelligent and entertaining novel which is a true classic of modern Italian literature.

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Title: Public Anatomy

Author: A. Scott Pearson

Narrator: Tim Campbell

Format: Unabridged

Length: 7 hrs and 20 mins

Language: English

Release date: 09-29-12

Publisher: Oceanview Publishing

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 9 votes

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

While recovering from a career-threatening injury, surgeon Eli Branch is pulled into the turbulent world of Dr. Liza French, a colleague he hasn't seen in ten years. Liza uses their past to lure Eli into a highly-publicized debacle in a Memphis hospital that has put her own career in jeopardy. But when the murder of medical personnel at Gates Memorial appears related to Liza's surgical complication, Eli finds that more lives are at imminent risk.

Eli discovers clues from the victims that match anatomical art found at the crime scenes, a connection that leads him to the manuscript of a sixteenth century anatomist whose methods of dissection are over four centuries old - but are being reenacted in the present. Aided by the expertise of forensic pathologist, Dr. Meg Daily, Eli uncovers a pattern to the escalating deaths and the search begins for a killer the media and the city come to know as The Organist.

Members Reviews:

Terrible narrator

What would have made Public Anatomy better?

Different narrator. I have listened to many, many books, and he was one of the very worst.

Who was your favorite character and why?

Eli. One of the good guys

How did the narrator detract from the book?

The Southern accent was beyond phony and detracted from the story.

What reaction did this book spark in you? Anger, sadness, disappointment?

Disappointment due to narration

Any additional comments?

Overall, a pretty good medical thriller if you can get past the narration.

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Title: Kiss and Tell

Author: Nistula Hebbar

Narrator: Subhi Khanna

Format: Unabridged

Length: 6 hrs and 31 mins

Language: English

Release date: 09-20-12

Publisher: Audible Studios

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

They can't keep their hands off each other...but can they keep their secrets? A kiss can reveal a lot...

Janaki is like any journalist working the political circuit she wants a big story. Shes also like any girl in her late twenties she wants a love life and maybe even a 'happy ever after'. When work leads her to Vishnu Singh older, powerful but very attractive bureaucrat she might just have found everything she wants in one sexy package. But before Janaki can have her fairy-tale ending her boss sends her off to uncover a seedy scandal involving a high-profile politician and she finds herself investigating the man Vishnu works for! Caught in the whirlwind of her investigation and the thrill of Vishnu's kisses, events in Janakis life soon start to spin out of her control...

Members Reviews:

Three Stars

A nice chick flick

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Title: The Iowa Baseball Confederacy

Author: W. P. Kinsella

Narrator: Grover Gardner

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8 hrs and 24 mins

Language: English

Release date: 09-18-12

Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 16 votes

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

Gideon Clarke is a man on a quest. He is out to prove to the world, as his father tried before him, that the world-champion Chicago Cubs traveled to Onamata, Iowa, in the summer of 1908 for an exhibition game against all-stars from the Iowa Baseball Confederacy, an amateur league. The game, which was to be short, pleasant, and the Cubs thought, one-sided, turned into a titanic battle of over 2,000 innings, played mostly in the pouring rain. This game is not on the record books. No one remembers it or the Confederacy. But Gideon Clarke knows it happened, and he is determined to set the record straight.

Like in his previous novel, Shoeless Joe, which was the basis for the movie Field of Dreams, Kinsella creates a loving mixture of baseball, life and fantasy, in a world where dreams don't have to come true, because they have a validity all their own (Publishers Weekly).

Members Reviews:

Kinsella hits another fantastic home run with this wild magic baseball tale!

Kinsella is a master story teller and specializes in baseball and indigenous American themes. Field of Dreams is outdone in its fantasy and humor by The Iowa Baseball Confederacy. If you love baseball, the Cubs, and/or Iowa, then this book is something you will enjoy fully. If you love mystery and/or romance literature, you will be pleased by Kinsella's story and writing.

There is Magic in Baseball

Love this book, though may not be for you if you don't like "magical realism." Why baseball is unique among sports, why the stories endure, and why the game may be the highest form of sport and art.

... all books written by this author are magical and great.

Any and all books written by this author are magical and great.

A loyal companion!

A glorious summer read! Baseball, summer stillness and heat, whimsy, and wonder in every word! It will never get old!

All-time Favorite!

This is one of my all-time favorite books! I bought it for my brother-in-law as a gift.

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Title: The Woman Who Died a lot

Author: Jasper Fforde

Narrator: Gabrielle Kruger

Format: Unabridged

Length: 9 hrs and 24 mins

Language: English

Release date: 08-17-12

Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 23 votes

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

The BookWorld's leading enforcement officer Thursday Next is four months into an enforced semi-retirement following an assassination attempt. She returns home to Swindon for what you'd expect to be a time of recuperation. If only life were that simple. Thursday is faced with an array of family problems - son Friday's lack of focus since his career in the Chronoguard was relegated to a might-have-been, daughter Tuesday's difficulty perfecting the Anti-Smote shield needed to thwart an angry Deity's promise to wipe Swindon off the face of the earth, and Jenny, who doesn't exist. And that's not all.

With Goliath attempting to replace Thursday at every opportunity with synthetic Thursdays, the prediction that Friday's Destiny-Aware colleagues will die in mysterious circumstances and a looming meteorite that could destroy all human life on earth, Thursday's retirement is going to be anything but easy.

Members Reviews:

Another brilliant Thursday Next book

Would you consider the audio edition of The Woman Who Died a lot to be better than the print version?

I have visual problems now, so Audible has given me the gift of books again. The narrator is good and a most enjoyable read.

What other book might you compare The Woman Who Died a lot to and why?

The Jasper Fforde books are 'one out of the box'! They have a great deal of literary knowledge in them, are a lot of fun with some wonderful plays on words.

What about Gabrielle Krugers performance did you like?

Gabrielle Kruger has a great, laid back approach to reading Thursday Next that enhances the character and story.

Any additional comments?

A most enjoyable listen/read. Thank You!

prefer the earlier books

though interesting this book has cut away from the original story line and totally away from the book jumping which for me made up the character of Thursday next. I had a feeling as I listened to it that the author just wanted to finish the series of books and bring it to end, which I guess has happened but not in the way I expected or really enjoyed.

Quintessential Fforde, not so well read

Quirky, witty, highly confusing to anyone who doesn't relax by untangling string. The performance suffered from occasional, jarring lapses of comprehension. Inappropriate inflections inadequately understood sentence structure made this, for me, a very frustrating listen.

Another ace Thursday Next tale

I have been a fan of this series since stumbling on the intriguingly titled "Lost in a good book" .

This is another great story that ties up previous loose ends in classic Nextian fashion while leaving scope for other sequels.

I hope there will be more travels in the BookWorld.

This was the first in the series that I listened to on Audible and I thought the reader performed very well, just like I imagine Thursday to sound.

Fforde still going strong.

I love Jasper Ffirde's stories and hid boundless imagination. Thursday Next continues to entertain and thrill.

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Title: Hollywood Divorces

Author: Jackie Collins

Narrator: Jackie Collins

Format: Abridged

Length: 6 hrs and 22 mins

Language: English

Release date: 07-27-12

Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 5 votes

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

In her most scandalously titillating novel since the number-one best-selling Hollywood Wives, internationally renowned author Jackie Collins takes her listeners into the bedrooms of Hollywood's glamorous world of superstardom, where narcissism is a virtue and infidelity means not sleeping with anyone less attractive than your spouse.

Hollywood Divorces features three classic Jackie Collins women: There's raven-haired Shelby Cheney - a talented film actress - who is married to Linc Blackwood, a macho movie star with a yen for hard booze, nights out with the guys, and plenty of other women. Lola Sanchez is a sexy Latina superstar, who climbed to the top the hard way. As an unknown, Lola encountered Linc Blackwood at a party and spent the night with him. Now that she is a superstar, he fails to remember their long and steamy night together, infuriating Lola, who has revenge on her mind.

Cat Harrison is a blonde, independent, hot writer/director with a wild-child past, a hit movie, a rock star husband, and an amorous studio mogul determined to make her do things his way or not at all. But Cat is not a girl to be pushed around, and Cat has big plans of her own - plans that will surprise and shock everyone.

Divorce - Hollywood style - has never been more fascinating. The result is delicious fun.

Critic Reviews:

"The hippest book of the year." (Daily Telegraphy)

"Take the phone off the hook and indulge yourself." (Daily Mirror)

Members Reviews:

Fun and Sexy

Another fun summer read by the Queen of guilty pleasure reading!!! Jackie Collins never lets her readers down.

Least favorite of the "Hollywood" series

I gave it two stars because I did at least finish it though I completely stopped following one of the characters and skimmed through the other two. It's about three distinct Hollywood women (a serious actor, a sexpot actor, and a very young writer/producer) and their men. It starts out really, really good (grabs your attention) but midway becomes a mindless read that eventually loses its "umph." The climaxes for each character are little more than a footnote on the pages. Too much emphases on the ho-hum stuff, not enough attention to the "shockers" which kind of brings it to an abrupt ending. If you haven't already, try "Hollywood Wives" and "Hollywood Husbands" - those books are 5-star!

Five Stars

Love all Jackie Collins books!

a page turner

This book is written in classic Jackie Collins style. Interesting characters (not to many so you won't loss track or have to reread the beginning). While this book is a page turner and entertaining I would suggest not reading to many of JC books back to back because then you might see that her books are basically written with the same type of storylines. Linc Blackwood and Lola Sanchez are hilarious characters and there is not a boring chapter in this book. I actually have not finished the book but from what I've read it is a must buy and read.

Five Stars

book as described fast shipping

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Title: The Man Who Ate the 747

Author: Ben Sherwood

Narrator: David Schramm

Format: Unabridged

Length: 5 hrs and 56 mins

Language: English

Release date: 05-23-12

Publisher: Random House Audio

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 3 votes

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

This is the story of the greatest love, ever....

J. J. Smith, Keeper of the Records for The Book of Records, is an ordinary man searching for the extraordinary. J.J. has clocked the worlds longest continuous kiss. He has verified the lengthiest single unbroken apple peel. He has tasted the worlds largest menu item. But J.J. has never witnessed great love.

That is, until he comes to a tiny town in the American heartland. Here J.J. discovers a world record attempt like no other. Piece by piece, a farmer is eating a Boeing 747 to prove his love for a woman. But when J.J. unexpectedly falls in love with the same woman, a woman as outwardly cynical as he is, J.J. learns why records are made to be broken ... and why the greatest wonders in life can never be measured.

Critic Reviews:

Brilliantly written...a joy to read...a book you are not going to want to miss. (New York Post)

Beautifully handled...great fun...a gem. (The Washington Post)

Members Reviews:

not new

This was supposed to be a new book but it definitely is not. I am a little disappointed. I wanted it new.

A Very Fun Read

This book was so much fun, an interesting story about a man trying to prove his love in the most unusual way. If only men did stuff like this for us in real life, right ladies? If you want a classic dignified read, don't get this book, but if you strictly want entertainment, this is the book for you.

"Brain Candy" Alert

J.J. Smith works for the Book of Records; he goes around the world searching for new and exciting records for the book. When he hears that a man is eating a 747 all for the love of a woman, he goes to investigate. Sounds promising, but I was disappointed.

I have nothing against "light," easy reads, or what I call "brain candy." Not everything that I read has to be extremely profound, but this just has no substance at all. The characters have little depth and development, and what little they did have was presented by telling instead of showing. We are told everything about the character instead of shown. Thought the premise of the story is unique, I found the plot to be predictable as well. I sped through the book just to get through it sooner. Definitely will be passing this one along.

Lovely little tale

Lovely little tale, with interesting characters and a unique plot. I really enjoyed this story, it still makes me smile.

Maybe Better On Film?

I read somewhere (maybe this site?) that a screenplay was in the works. I can imagine this story well on the big screen. I was enchanted at the beginning of the story, but my expectations swiftly began their downhill descent. The writing was okay, the plot too predictable. It's a very short book, but I struggled to finish it. I gave it three stars basically because there were a few really good lines in it that warmed my heart. One in particular: "..We chase wild dreams and long for all that eludes us, when the greatest joys are within our grasp, if we can only recognize them..."

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Title: The Light Between Oceans

Author: M L Stedman

Narrator: Noah Taylor

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10 hrs and 23 mins

Language: English

Release date: 04-26-12

Publisher: Random House AudioBooks

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 24 votes

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

The crying persisted. The door of the lighthouse clanged in the distance, and Tom's tall frame appeared on the gallery as he scanned the island with the binoculars. 'Izzy!' he yelled, 'a boat!' He vanished and re-emerged at ground level. 'It's a boat all right,' Tom declared. 'And oh cripes! There's a bloke, but ' The figure was motionless, yet the cries still rang out. He hoisted out a woollen bundle: a woman's soft lavender cardigan wrapped around a tiny, screaming infant.

Tom Sherbourne, released from the horrors of the First World War, is now a lighthouse keeper, cocooned on a remote island with his young wife Izzy, who is content in everything but her failure to have a child.

One April morning, a boat washes ashore carrying a dead man - and a crying baby. Safe from the real world, Tom and Izzy break the rules and follow their hearts.

It is a decision with devastating consequences.

Australian actor NOAH TAYLOR made his name in critically acclaimed films such as The Year My Voice Broke and Shine, and has also appeared in high-profile blockbusters such as the two Lara Croft Tomb Raider films and Tim Burtons Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. He recently starred in the accomplished British comedy Submarine.

Winner of the Historical Writers' Association/Goldsboro Crown award for Debut Historical Fiction

Members Reviews:

The light between oceans

Beautifully written and read. A gripping', heartwarming story written very sensitively. I couldn't stop listening

Falls between 2 oceans

I don't know this author, and though I read the reviews about the difficulty hearing the audible reader, it looked good. However, it missed me.

A special read

A beautifully written story which is read with skill and charm by Noah Taylor. His lovely gentle tone is perfect. This novel is thought provoking and poignant and portrays a past time with such skill that one doesn't want it to end. An absolutely unforgettable read. Ten out of ten.

Love

I have titled this review love because in my view it is such an exploration of love and its many forms,Men and Women, child to parent parents to children and Parents to grown up children.

I loved it it was beautiful I would love it to be made into a film.

Only negative was the narration which I struggled with at first but give it time and its just perfect.....

Great story, very descriptive & extremely moving!

Noah Taylor's narration, enhances by a mile this audiobook, he captured the emotions so well, I felt he had a tear in his eye @ times by the crack in his voice & I felt obliged to join in! A really great story, well written with very descriptive text, a favourite of mine!

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Title: Snobs

Author: Julian Fellowes

Narrator: Richard Morant

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10 hrs and 37 mins

Language: English

Release date: 04-12-12

Publisher: Orion Publishing Group

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 19 votes

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

'Fellowes doesn't try to hide his love of the funny, sealed, above-stairs world of dukes, duchesses, marquesses, nursery maids, herbaceous borders and breakfast kedgeree, all of which makes Snobs such a good, fresh read.' (Daily Telegraph)

Edith Lavery is a woman on the make. The attractive only child of a middle-class accountant, she leaves behind her dull job in a Chelsea estate agents and manages to bag one of the most eligible bachelors of the day: Charles Broughton, heir to the Marquess of Uckfield. But is life amongst the upper echelons of 'good' society all that it seems? Edith soon discovers there's much more to the aristocracy than dancing in Anabel's, shooting small birds and understanding which fork to use at dinner. And then there is Charles's mother, the indomitable Lady Uckfield, or 'Googie' to her friends, who is none too pleased with her son's choice of breeding partner.

With twists and turns aplenty, this is a comical tale worthy of a contemporary Jane Austen.

Members Reviews:

Fabulous writing and interesting perspective

What did you love best about Snobs?

The writing, Julian's style is a joy and so enjoyable. Captivating and transporting!

What other book might you compare Snobs to and why?

Much like the script of Downton Abbey, the writing style remains. The more contemporary setting though allows for a different and interesting read

What does Richard Morant bring to the story that you wouldnt experience if you just read the book?

I found his voice and phrasing whipped my mind away into the book, transporting me from my own life and making me feel empathetic to characters whose behaviour may not have naturally encouraged that from me.

Who was the most memorable character of Snobs and why?

This novel works because of its broad cast, to remove those whose behaviour you liked less would dissemble the plot

Any additional comments?

Thoroughly enjoyable, I will continue to listen to his books in the future

Interesting perspective but ........a little dull

I bought this based on the reviews that I read. I was expecting more of a story but it seemed like a fairly repetitive description of upper class Britain, with a few characters thrown into a very predictable plot to fill out all the observations, Informative but not really my cup of (English Breakfast) tea.

Interesting and Fun

The author of Downton Abbey cannot fail to bring an intriguing, scandal-ridden story. The narration of this book is supurb which allows you to be drawn in to the characters and the plot of the story. It is a modern-day Edwardian tale, with an intriguing insight into the British class system. It has big houses, aristocrats and the middle-class wannabes all tied in to this light, amusing, slightly different take on the average romance novel. I enjoyed it and would recommend it if you are wanting something entertaining and not too heavy. The only reason I didn't give it 5 stars for the story, is that I found it a little predictable - but that could just be me!

loved it

Started off a bit slow, but once the story kicked in I loved it. Great characters.

Well narrated froth

Any additional comments?

The narrator (a middle class actor who marries an upper class girl) spends a great deal of time giving the reader a social commentary on the manners, morals and general belief system of the English upper classes.

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Title: The Beginner's Goodbye

Author: Anne Tyler

Narrator: Kirby Heyborne

Format: Unabridged

Length: 6 hrs and 22 mins

Language: English

Release date: 04-05-12

Publisher: Random House AudioBooks

Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 2 votes

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

When Dorothy came back from the dead, Aaron noticed that some people simply ignored the fact; some seemed to have forgotten she had died in the first place; and others just walked straight on by. The accident that killed Dorothy - involving an oak tree, a sun porch and some elusive biscuits - leaves Aaron bereft and the house a wreck. As those around him fuss and flap and bring him casserole after casserole, Aaron ploughs on. He busies himself with work at the family firm, a publisher with a successful line in 'Beginner's Guides' to every stage and aspect of life. But then Dorothy starts to materialize in the oddest places. At first, she only comes for a short while, leaving Aaron longing for more. Gradually she stays for longer, and as they talk they also bicker...

The cracks that start to reappear in their perfectly normal marriage are as well-worn and familiar to Aaron as Dorothy herself. As Aaron starts to emerge from his grief, they are also a reassuringly poignant reminder that life may move on, but some things will forever remain the same.

Members Reviews:

Uplifting tale of love and loss

If you could sum up The Beginner's Goodbye in three words, what would they be?

memorable, uplifting, surprising

What other book might you compare The Beginner's Goodbye to, and why?

I've not read a book like this one before, I'd compare it to the movie "The Lake House"

What does Kirby Heyborne bring to the story that you wouldnt experience if you had only read the book?

He has a wonderful voice, my only criticism is that at first listening I thought the characters were older than they were, his voice made me think of an elderly man looking back on his life

If you made a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?

Open yourself to love

Gentle and poignant

Classic Anne Tyler, this is the first time I have listened to an audio book of hers instead of reading the book and it was wonderful. The reader's voice is very soothing and he brings out the different characters very well. Absolutely worth a listen.

Much about nothing!

This book was a bit of a wash out for me. Didn't really go anywhere. Didn't really grab me with huge interest. A take it or leave it book.