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Flashman and the Tiger
- The Flashman Papers, Book 12
- By: George MacDonald Fraser
- Narrated by: Colin Mace
- Length: 11 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 25
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 24
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 24
Harry Flashman: the unrepentant bully of Tom Brown's schooldays, now with a Victoria Cross, has three main talents - horsemanship, facility with foreign languages, and fornication. A reluctant military hero, Flashman plays a key part in most of the defining military campaigns of the 19th century, despite trying his utmost to escape them all. Flash Harry is back! The first new Flashman novel since Flashman and the Angel of the Lord, this is the long-awaited new installment of the Flashman Papers.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Flashman at his best
- By Sebastian on 09-01-19
- Flashman and the Tiger
- The Flashman Papers, Book 12
- By: George MacDonald Fraser
- Narrated by: Colin Mace
Unable to finish. First time with a Flashman book
Reviewed: 01-28-19
The weakest book in the series I'm sure. A bunch of mildly interesting stories with a misleading cover.
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River of Smoke
- Ibis Trilogy, Book 2
- By: Amitav Ghosh
- Narrated by: Sanjiv Jhaveri
- Length: 22 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 340
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 297
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 300
The Ibis, loaded to its gunwales with a cargo of indentured servants, is in the grip of a cyclone in the Bay of Bengal; among the dozens flailing for survival are Neel, the pampered raja who has been convicted of embezzlement; Paulette, the French orphan masquerading as a deck-hand; and Deeti, the widowed poppy grower fleeing her homeland with her lover, Kalua. The storm also threatens the clipper ship Anahita, groaning with the largest consignment of opium ever to leave India for Canton.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Funky town
- By K Cornwinkle on 11-30-11
- River of Smoke
- Ibis Trilogy, Book 2
- By: Amitav Ghosh
- Narrated by: Sanjiv Jhaveri
Mediocre story, further ruined by the narrator
Reviewed: 09-11-13
What would have made River of Smoke better?
The cast of characters from the last book.
You have a few new characters with interesting storyline, but overall the story is loaded so much with irrelevant information that it becomes tedious.
What do you think your next listen will be?
The next book of course. Hoping that's better.
How could the performance have been better?
Robin's accent is jarring and over the top. And most of his story is through letters he writes. Hard to picture such an accent for a letter.
What reaction did this book spark in you? Anger, sadness, disappointment?
Disappointment. Specially since the first part of the trilogy was so good.
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