Isaac G.
- 6
- reviews
- 0
- helpful votes
- 34
- ratings
-
The Magicians
- A Novel
- By: Lev Grossman
- Narrated by: Mark Bramhall
- Length: 17 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4 out of 5 stars 21,141
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 18,648
-
Story4 out of 5 stars 18,672
Quentin Coldwater is brilliant but miserable. A senior in high school, he's still secretly preoccupied with a series of fantasy novels he read as a child, set in a magical land called Fillory. Imagine his surprise when he finds himself unexpectedly admitted to a very secret, very exclusive college of magic in upstate New York, where he receives a thorough and rigorous education in the craft of modern sorcery.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Not an average book
- By Kyle on 04-30-11
- The Magicians
- A Novel
- By: Lev Grossman
- Narrated by: Mark Bramhall
Not what I expected.
Reviewed: 07-19-22
went into this expecting magic and wonder, and got deep, beautiful, miserable, philosophical introspection instead.
this book seems to hate itself. it has a dragging plot, the characters are bored and miserable, and Q is the king of a self-loathing that makes more than half the book entirely about happiness, love, betrayal, and mental health.
i highly recommend this book purely for how much it refuses to follow the rules, but you better be ready for the dark story it's telling. it's pretty miserable at times.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Mortal Coil
- Skulduggery Pleasant, Book 5
- By: Derek Landy
- Narrated by: Brian Bowles
- Length: 12 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 242
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 222
-
Story5 out of 5 stars 220
Meet Skulduggery Pleasant: detective, sorcerer, warrior. Oh yeah. And dead. Skulduggery Pleasant and Valkyrie Cain are back - just in time to see their whole world get turned upside down. With Valkyrie struggling to protect her dark secret, Skulduggery and the gang are more vulnerable than ever, just as a plague of body-snatching Remnants are released upon the world....
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Missing Robert
- By ArraSha13375 on 04-25-20
- Mortal Coil
- Skulduggery Pleasant, Book 5
- By: Derek Landy
- Narrated by: Brian Bowles
Derek Landy kicks it up a notch
Reviewed: 02-17-22
the story in Mortal Coil gets a darker coat of paint as the story, characters, and stakes get higher than ever.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Dark Days
- Skulduggery Pleasant, Book 4
- By: Derek Landy
- Narrated by: Rupert Degas
- Length: 8 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars 295
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars 273
-
Story5 out of 5 stars 271
Meet Skulduggery Pleasant: detective, sorcerer, warrior. Oh yes. And dead. Skulduggery Pleasant is gone, sucked into a parallel dimension overrun by the Faceless Ones. If his bones haven’t already been turned to dust, chances are he’s insane, driven out of his mind by the horror of the ancient gods. There is no official, Sanctuary-approved rescue mission. There is no official plan to save him.
-
2 out of 5 stars
-
It's like crack....really bad crack.
- By Jason on 06-28-19
- Dark Days
- Skulduggery Pleasant, Book 4
- By: Derek Landy
- Narrated by: Rupert Degas
even better than the first three
Reviewed: 02-10-22
i adore this series. it just gets better and better, and the story gets darker and darker.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Cirque du Freak: A Living Nightmare
- The Saga of Darren Shan, Book 1
- By: Darren Shan
- Narrated by: Ralph Lister
- Length: 5 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 3,484
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars 3,113
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 3,106
Darren Shan and his best friend, Steve, get tickets to the Cirque du Freak, a wonderfully gothic freak show featuring weird, frightening half human/half animals who interact terrifyingly with the audience. In the midst of the excitement, true terror raises its head when Steve recognizes that one of the performers - Mr. Crepsley - is a vampire! Steve confronts the vampire after the show finishes - but his motives are surprising!
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Still love it.
- By Remi Gervais on 08-24-15
- Cirque du Freak: A Living Nightmare
- The Saga of Darren Shan, Book 1
- By: Darren Shan
- Narrated by: Ralph Lister
this book may have screwed me up a bit as a kid.
Reviewed: 02-02-22
it's not as gut-spilling gore-sprayingly graphic as the Demonata, but the horrible life Darren is thrown into is truly a nightmare. i think as an adult now, It's even more haunting to imagine such s horrible thing, but as a kid I loved it.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Outcast of Redwall
- By: Brian Jacques
- Narrated by: Brian Jacques, full cast
- Length: 11 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars 535
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars 424
-
Story5 out of 5 stars 424
In this stirring, sword-rattling chapter in New York Times best-selling author Brian Jacques' beloved series, questions of right and wrong do not have simple answers. Abandoned by his evil warlord father Swartt Sixclaw, the ferret Veil is raised at Redwall. But when he commits an unforgivable crime, he is banished forever. So when Swartt goes on a rampage, Veil must make a choice. He can either fight for the father who orphaned him, or for those who turned him away.
-
4 out of 5 stars
-
Uneven, but still enjoyable
- By Samuel J. White on 11-11-12
- Outcast of Redwall
- By: Brian Jacques
- Narrated by: Brian Jacques, full cast
great story, awful volume inconsistency
Reviewed: 12-05-21
this is probably my favorite book in the series so far, tied with The Bellmaker. fantastic performances, music, singing, and an epic journey across Mossflower and beyond. unfortunately, this perfect performance is marred with inconsistent volume of each voice, making some parts too quiet to hear, and some suddenly painfully loud. overall, highly recommend this one, but the recording feels rough.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Son of a Witch
- By: Gregory Maguire
- Narrated by: Gregory Maguire
- Length: 14 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4 out of 5 stars 2,235
-
Performance4 out of 5 stars 1,471
-
Story4 out of 5 stars 1,484
Ten years after the publication of Wicked, beloved novelist Gregory Maguire returns at last to the land of Oz. There he introduces us to Liir, an adolescent boy last seen hiding in the shadows of the castle after Dorothy did in the Witch. Bruised, comatose, and left for dead in a gully, Liir is shattered in spirit as well as in form. But he is tended at the Cloister of Saint Glinda by the silent novice called Candle, who wills him back to life with her musical gifts.
-
1 out of 5 stars
-
A veritable trainwreck of narration
- By PangaeaReads on 07-30-08
- Son of a Witch
- By: Gregory Maguire
- Narrated by: Gregory Maguire
A provoking story of commitment and failure
Reviewed: 08-06-18
Son of a Witch takes a bounding leap into the story of Liir, and how, under the shadow of his former caretaker Elphaba, he struggles to find a purpose and drive to his existence among the dire needs of his world around him. Love, loss, abandonment, family, and death are explored in a deeply fleshed-out world that Gregory Maguire paints so beautifully.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!