
Hotel California
A Short Story
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Narrado por:
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Tom Jordan
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Davina Rush
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On a dark desert highway, hidden from sight, there is a place that exists just beyond the shadows. A place that calls to the broken, the lost, and the tormented who wander the desolate roads of night. Temptation to leave the world behind presents itself as a beautiful seductress offering a variety of exquisite pleasures, luring you further into the dream. But elegant parties and pretty faces quickly dissolve into the stuff of nightmares as the door closes and the feast begins. Welcoming smiles become gnashing teeth in a prison of your own making, the gilded cage devouring everything it receives. And still, I hear those voices calling me from somewhere far away, you can check out anytime you like, but no one ever leaves the Hotel California.
©2017 Davina Rush (P)2017 Davina RushA very good story and very captivating.
You couldn't have picked a better man than Tom Jordan to narrate it either.
Your book and his voice made for a great evening. We really enjoyed it.
Thank you,
Lady-Q
A great read and very captivating.
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interesting concept,Had me thinking. Liked the end
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Fantastic
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A thrilling short story that does a brilliant play on lyrics
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Overall fantastic!
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The story was very well written, and the narrator was perfect for the part!
Gripping to the end!
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Any additional comments?
The famous Eagle's song is turned into a heart-breaking narrative.Dark beginnings, self-destruction, and a tragedy beyond simple survivor's guilt lead a man into a gothic horror thick with dream logic. Rich visuals and gothic archetypes of a temptress, a devil figure, decadence leading to punishment, and unambiguous lines between good and evil made for a compelling story in which you can easily lose yourself.
The downfall is the Eagle's song and its lyrics. Some aspects of the lyrics are central to the setting and mood; these are fine. In particular, the heaven and hell dichotomy and not being able to leave. However, these are the minority. Far too many scenes serve no function except to incorporate the lyrics for their own sake. This cheapened and distracted from an otherwise engaging horror full of fantasy, tragedy, and pain. The feast, for example, was set up only to mirror the song. But with a little more effort, the devil-figure could have been more of a presence and the food's reveal could have been used as a twist which reflected the main character's sins and guilt.
I've listened to many books by this narrator and this book is consistent with the quality I've come to expect. His telling of this story remains low and grim without being flat.
This book was given to me for free at my request and I provided this voluntary review.
So close to being great
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I felt like the imagery here occasionally matched where my imagination would take me, listening to the song, so perhaps that's a credit to Davina keeping things obscure enough that as a book it would always be better than a made for Hollywood movie.
I give the story three stars because it's forgettable. In short order I won't remember anything in particular about it, and that's okay. It was a fleeting guilty pleasure and I appreciate that it exists. Expecting more from this work is really a tall ask since the duration is short.
Honest attempt at a predictable story
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