Ross Henderson
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The Road
- By: Cormac McCarthy
- Narrated by: Tom Stechschulte
- Length: 6 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 22,987
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 17,944
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 17,956
America is a barren landscape of smoldering ashes, devoid of life except for those people still struggling to scratch out some type of existence. Amidst this destruction, a father and his young son walk, always toward the coast, but with no real understanding that circumstances will improve once they arrive. Still, they persevere, and their relationship comes to represent goodness in a world of utter devastation.
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5 out of 5 stars
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ARE YOU CARRYING THE FIRE?
- By Jim "The Impatient" on 05-14-16
- The Road
- By: Cormac McCarthy
- Narrated by: Tom Stechschulte
One of the best of the genre
Reviewed: 12-31-15
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Excellent delivery and a truly gripping (and believable!) story. Set in what appears to be a post-apocalyptic nuclear winter, this story packs a terrific punch. I looked forward each day to getting in the car and continuing!
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I Am Legend
- By: Richard Matheson
- Narrated by: Robertson Dean
- Length: 5 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 15,070
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 11,926
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Story4 out of 5 stars 11,927
In I Am Legend, a plague has decimated the world, and those unfortunate enough to survive are transformed into blood-thirsty creatures of the night. Robert Neville is the last living man on earth. Everyone else has become a vampire, and they are all hungry for Neville's blood. By day, he stalks the sleeping undead, by night, he barricades himself in his home and prays for the dawn.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Superb!
- By Steven Casper on 01-24-08
- I Am Legend
- By: Richard Matheson
- Narrated by: Robertson Dean
Weak and Dated
Reviewed: 12-31-15
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I enjoy post-apocalyptic stories, however this one was a great disappointment. Perhaps it was because I had just finished The Road, but I don't think so; this story is extremely dated and creaky. The reader did the best he could with the material, but I gave up after about 2 hours.
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A Man Without Breath
- By: Philip Kerr
- Narrated by: Paul Hecht
- Length: 16 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 321
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 292
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 293
Berlin, March, 1943. A month has passed since the stunning defeat at Stalingrad. Though Hitler insists Germany is winning the war, commanders on the ground know better. Morale is low, discipline at risk. Now word has reached Berlin of a Red massacre of Polish officers in the Katyn Forest near Smolensk. If true, the message it would send to the troops is clear: Fight on or risk certain death.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Greatest Series Ever.
- By Joyce on 11-29-13
- A Man Without Breath
- By: Philip Kerr
- Narrated by: Paul Hecht
A Great Disappointment
Reviewed: 09-30-14
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I am a great fan of the Gunther series, and have listened to the Berlin Noir trilogy narrated by John Lee many times. Hecht's reading is awful. Bernie's wit and sarcasm are lost in Hecht's gravelly, weary monotone. Furthermore, I found the storyline simply not engaging and very slow-moving. I never did finish it - I simply could not bear to listen to Hecht for the last 3.5 hours...at that point I didn't care who the killer was, I just wanted to move on.
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The Polish Officer
- By: Alan Furst
- Narrated by: George Guidall
- Length: 11 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 808
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 610
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Story4 out of 5 stars 600
New York Times bestselling author Alan Furst is internationally renowned as master of the European espionage thriller. Unfolding in September of 1939 as Hitler’s Wehrmacht ravages Warsaw, the Polish Officer discloses the clandestine existence of Polish Military Intelligence.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Insight into a dark era
- By Charles Lawton on 12-10-07
- The Polish Officer
- By: Alan Furst
- Narrated by: George Guidall
Disappointing
Reviewed: 06-24-13
Would you try another book from Alan Furst and/or George Guidall?
After listening to the three Furst books read by Daniel Gerrol which I really enjoyed, this was a disappointing experience. I did not enjoy Guidall's preformance.
If you’ve listened to books by Alan Furst before, how does this one compare?
I did not find either the story or characters as engaging as in the other Furst books I have listened to, however Guidall's preformance may have tainted my view of the book.
How did the narrator detract from the book?
Guidall is apparently very popular and I find this hard to understand. There is little range in his voice and it lacks any vitality. After Gerrol, who is superb, Guidall's preformance seems dull and tiresome. He has a very grandfatherly voice.
Was The Polish Officer worth the listening time?
If you like Guidall you will likely like this as well.
Any additional comments?
I will give Guidall another chance on another Furst novel, but if his preformance is as lack-luster as it is here I'll likely give up on the series. I do hope that Gerrol narrates future Furst books.
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Winter of the World
- The Century Trilogy, Book 2
- By: Ken Follett
- Narrated by: John Lee
- Length: 31 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 14,362
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 12,563
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 12,549
Picking up where Fall of Giants, the first novel in the extraordinary Century Trilogy, left off, Winter of the World follows its five interrelated families - American, German, Russian, English, and Welsh - through a time of enormous social, political, and economic turmoil, beginning with the rise of the Third Reich, through the great dramas of World War II, and into the beginning of the long Cold War.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great book but DON'T BUY - AUDIBLE VERSION SKIPS
- By Dave on 10-11-12
- Winter of the World
- The Century Trilogy, Book 2
- By: Ken Follett
- Narrated by: John Lee
Fall of Giants this is not!
Reviewed: 05-23-13
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I found Fall of Giants highly enjoyable but this sequel simply did not work for me. Bringing all the children of the characters in the first book together in the second is preposterous and strains the 'suspension of disbelief' too far. Further, the story sags badly; in the first instalment you spend hours of mind-numbing boredom in Buffalo, where everyone speaks with a grating Bronx accent (?) - the female American accents are particularly awful. I hung on for 7 hours but then bailed out. I'm going to return it, something I've never done in many years of being a member. I would add that John Lee is one of my favourite readers but he should do some study of American accents...
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The Kraken Wakes
- By: John Wyndham
- Narrated by: Alex Jennings
- Length: 8 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 38
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 36
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 37
Journalist Mike Watson and his wife, Phyllis, trace it back to the strange showering lights they noticed on the final day of their honeymoon cruise; lights which appeared to land and disappear into the water. Reports mount of similar sightings all over the world. Governments embark on missions to investigate the sea, but ships disappear and diving crews never return to the surface. Something deep in the ocean does not want to be disturbed.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Classic Sci-Fi!
- By Robert on 08-08-13
- The Kraken Wakes
- By: John Wyndham
- Narrated by: Alex Jennings
Something of a Disappointment
Reviewed: 07-20-12
I had loved this book when I read it some 30 years ago, but upon revisiting in audio form it I was quite disappointed. While the basic story line is good I found the writing style very dated and slow moving. The dialog between husband and wife is particularly hard to take; very stiff, upper class English diction, and the endless "darling, darling, darling" as they address each other is at times nothing short of grating. But I struggled through it and it does pick up in the last quarter. It has however caused me to reconsider purchasing the other Wyndham works.
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March Violets
- By: Philip Kerr
- Narrated by: John Lee
- Length: 9 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 1,576
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,245
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Story4 out of 5 stars 1,250
Hailed by Salman Rushdie as a "brilliantly innovative thriller-writer", Philip Kerr is the creator of taut, gripping, noir-tinged mysteries set in Nazi-era Berlin that are nothing short of spellbinding. The first book of the Berlin Noir trilogy, March Violets introduces listeners to Bernie Gunther, an ex-policeman who thought he'd seen everything on the streets of 1930s Berlin - until he turned freelance and each case he tackled sucked him further into the grisly excesses of Nazi subculture.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Brilliant Nazi Era Mystery
- By Constance on 05-04-12
- March Violets
- By: Philip Kerr
- Narrated by: John Lee
Marvellous Noir Thriller Delivered Beautifully
Reviewed: 01-17-12
In 20 years of listening to audio books I would rate this as one of the top five I have heard. Kerr's story is wonderful and I won't give a precis of it here. I had read the books many years ago, and as I had loved them I was interested to see how they would translate into audio form; the result is a masterpiece. John Lee's delivery is superb! His tone, inflection, voices and characterization are exceptional. I can not recommend this book too highly. I looked forward with great anticipation to the daily commute to and from work so as to dive back in.
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