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Uprooted
- By: Naomi Novik
- Narrated by: Julia Emelin
- Length: 17 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 8,779
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 8,048
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 8,014
Agnieszka loves her valley home, her quiet village, the forests and the bright shining river. But the corrupted Wood stands on the border, full of malevolent power, and its shadow lies over her life.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Great story, hard to listen to.
- By Rej on 05-21-15
- Uprooted
- By: Naomi Novik
- Narrated by: Julia Emelin
that narrator
Reviewed: 09-27-20
I've read the book. It's an absolutely amazing story! This narrator has stabbed a fork in my ears. I've tried repeatedly to work past my gag reflex on this one, and more power to you if you can. I don't like being this crass, but I seriously just bought the audio book without looking at the reviews, and now I want my credit back. I feel like a child typing that out, but it doesn't make it any less true.
tldr: Read this one. Spare yourself the ear cancer.
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The Hollow Kingdom
- THe Hollow Kingdom, Book 1
- By: Clare Dunkle
- Narrated by: Jenny Sterlin
- Length: 8 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 222
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 200
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Story5 out of 5 stars 202
In 19th-century England, Kate and her sister Emily return to the family estate after their father dies. There, under the guardianship of a distant uncle, they live in a small lodge with two great-aunts. One evening while out late and unable to find their way home, they encounter a nest of goblins. Clare Dunkle unites the human realm and the underworld of the goblin in a fascinating and exciting tale.
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5 out of 5 stars
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GREAT Fantasy Trilogy
- By Laurel Hartshorn on 12-05-16
- The Hollow Kingdom
- THe Hollow Kingdom, Book 1
- By: Clare Dunkle
- Narrated by: Jenny Sterlin
Ugh, the narration
Reviewed: 07-14-14
I read this back in my adolescence, enjoyed the hell out of it, only later found out it was a series and devoured them all. It's a much better take on a monster romance than... others of similar ilk (I'm looking at you, Sparkles).
But, to my horror upon downloading this, the narrator was an old proper British lady who would have been way happier to tell you all the local gossip over tea. Her male character voices are laughably bad at best and cringingly intolerable at worst. Just go read the book.
(Side note: I recommend a physical copy. Whoever the publisher was did a great job, because it has that perfect book smell! Good weight to each page... I'm nerding out over physical properties of a single book. Just go read it, you'll enjoy it.)
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