Ethan Dick
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Zeroes
- By: Scott Westerfeld, Margo Lanagan, Deborah Biancotti
- Narrated by: Amber Benson
- Length: 12 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 334
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 303
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 303
Don't call them heroes. But these six Californian teens have powers that set them apart. Take Ethan, aka Scam. He's got a voice inside him that'll say whatever you want to hear, whether it's true or not. Which is handy, except when it isn't - like when the voice starts gabbing in the middle of a bank robbery. The only people who can help are the other Zeroes, who aren't exactly best friends these days.
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4 out of 5 stars
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had some “feel-good” moments within
- By Midwestbonsai on 12-19-15
- Zeroes
- By: Scott Westerfeld, Margo Lanagan, Deborah Biancotti
- Narrated by: Amber Benson
Fantastic Book
Reviewed: 07-23-24
The character development was absolutely phenomenal. I have always loved audio books and the characterization of each Zero was fantastic.
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Polgara the Sorceress
- By: Leigh Eddings, David Eddings
- Narrated by: Dina Pearlman
- Length: 30 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,076
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 1,797
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,809
She soars above a world of warriors, kings, and priests. The daughter of Belgarath and the shape-shifter Poledra, she has fought wars, plotted palace coups, and worked her powerful magic for 3,000 years. Now, Polgara looks back at her magnificent life, in this fitting crown jewel to the saga that is the Eddingses' Belgariad and Mallorean cycles. Her hair streaked white by her father's first touch, her mind guided by a mother she will not see again for centuries, Polgara begins life in her Uncle Beldin's tower, and in the prehistorical, magical Tree that stands in the middle of the Vale.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Good Story, Poor Narrator
- By Steven W. on 05-10-10
- Polgara the Sorceress
- By: Leigh Eddings, David Eddings
- Narrated by: Dina Pearlman
Great book, mediocre narration
Reviewed: 05-30-24
For a series with 10 books and 2 prequels, 11 of which are narrated by the same person, the switch to a different narrator for this book was extremely difficult. I found myself confused for a moment about who or what was being talked about because the narrator pronounces things wildly differently from the original narrator. The story is fantastic and I love the series with all my heart but I would pay 4-5x the cost of every book in the series to never have to listen to this book by this narrator again. The way she reads the voice of Ce'Nedra sounds like nails on a chalkboard and she flat out butchers several of the major characters names. She ads weird paused in the middle of words/country names that make no sense and I found myself regularly saying the original pronunciation out loud in irritation because she refused to just continue the 11 book long pattern. I don't care if they couldn't keep the old narrator. I loved his style but if he needed to move on, it is what it is. It drives me insane that you'd go and hire a new narrator and expect the audience to just be cool with her changing every character name and location name. It sounds unprofessional and sloppy and I'm really disappointed in the final product of my favorite series being this bomb.
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Polgara the Sorceress
- By: Leigh Eddings, David Eddings
- Narrated by: Dina Pearlman
- Length: 30 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,115
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 1,830
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,842
Polgara is the epic culmination of a magnificent saga, and a fitting farewell to a world which, once experienced, will never be forgotten.
She soars above a world of warriors, kings, and priests. The daughter of Belgarath and the shape-shifter Poledra, she has fought wars, plotted palace coups, and worked her powerful magic for three thousand years. Now, Polgara looks back at her magnificent life, in this fitting crown jewel to the saga that is the Eddings' Belgariad and Mallorean cycles.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Good Story, Poor Narrator
- By Steven W. on 05-10-10
- Polgara the Sorceress
- By: Leigh Eddings, David Eddings
- Narrated by: Dina Pearlman
Great book, mediocre narration
Reviewed: 05-30-24
For a series with 10 books and 2 prequels, 11 of which are narrated by the same person, the switch to a different narrator for this book was extremely difficult. I found myself confused for a moment about who or what was being talked about because the narrator pronounces things wildly differently from the original narrator. The story is fantastic and I love the series with all my heart but I would pay 4-5x the cost of every book in the series to never have to listen to this book by this narrator again. The way she reads the voice of Ce'Nedra sounds like nails on a chalkboard and she flat out butchers several of the major characters names. She ads weird paused in the middle of words/country names that make no sense and I found myself regularly saying the original pronunciation out loud in irritation because she refused to just continue the 11 book long pattern. I don't care if they couldn't keep the old narrator. I loved his style but if he needed to move on, it is what it is. It drives me insane that you'd go and hire a new narrator and expect the audience to just be cool with her changing every character name and location name. It sounds unprofessional and sloppy and I'm really disappointed in the final product of my favorite series being this bomb.
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