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Pageboy
- A Memoir
- De: Elliot Page
- Narrado por: Elliot Page
- Duración: 8 h y 23 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,457
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,307
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 1,307
“Can I kiss you?” It was two months before the world premiere of Juno, and Elliot Page was in his first ever queer bar. The hot summer air hung heavy around him as he looked at her. And then it happened. In front of everyone. A previously unfathomable experience. Here he was on the precipice of discovering himself as a queer person, as a trans person. Getting closer to his desires, his dreams, himself, without the repression he’d carried for so long. But for Elliot, two steps forward had always come with one step back.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Ah, I wish this were better. I'm disappointed.
- De Jackson Theofore Keys en 06-07-23
- Pageboy
- A Memoir
- De: Elliot Page
- Narrado por: Elliot Page
Really excellent
Revisado: 06-08-23
Loved the non-linear structure (trans time as he calls it - getting closer to the revelation, then further away and close again) and learned a lot from his wisdom. Funny at times, but mostly wrenching and thoughtful. The performance too is very Page - his anxiety and rawness coming through.
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The Chronology of Water
- A Memoir
- De: Lidia Yuknavitch
- Narrado por: Christina Delaine
- Duración: 9 h y 12 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 306
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 275
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 274
This is not your mother's memoir. In The Chronology of Water, Lidia Yuknavitch expertly moves the listener through issues of gender, sexuality, violence, and the family from the point of view of a lifelong swimmer turned artist. In writing that explores the nature of memoir itself, her story traces the effect of extreme grief on a young woman's developing sexuality that some define as untraditional because of her attraction to both men and women.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Bad choice of narrator
- De A Norman en 10-17-17
- The Chronology of Water
- A Memoir
- De: Lidia Yuknavitch
- Narrado por: Christina Delaine
Vicious, Moving, and Artful
Revisado: 06-13-17
What did you love best about The Chronology of Water?
Yuknavitch writes gorgeous sentences. I often found myself rewinding just to listen to the way she makes "a sentence hum" to paraphrase her own description of her writing.
What did you like best about this story?
Her life is shocking and sometimes difficult to stomach, but her nonlinear account of these events makes the narrative easier to read.
What three words best describe Christina Delaine’s performance?
Though there is no doubt in my mind that Delaine is a talented performer, her reading of this book sometimes overshadowed the writing. Her vocal patterns are artistic, certainly, but can be repetitive or overly theatrical. She has the tendency to go from very quiet to ear-piercingly loud, so I often had to keep my hand on the volume control.
Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?
Halfway through the book, I started to become disenchanted with the constant rage and self-destruction she depicts and re-enacts through language. Then there was a turning point near the end that put the rest in perspective.
Any additional comments?
Though this was an incredible book, I almost wish I had read it traditionally rather than listening to an audiobook. It's not that Delaine's performance ruined the book, rather I would have liked to take the book at my own pace with more neutral inflections.
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