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Hello Beautiful Part 2
- A Novel
- By: Ann Napolitano
- Narrated by: Maura Tierney
- Length: 4 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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William Waters grew up in a house silenced by tragedy, where his parents could hardly bear to look at him, much less love him—so when he meets the spirited and ambitious Julia Padavano in his freshman year of college, it’s as if the world has lit up around him. With Julia comes her family, as she and her three sisters are inseparable: Sylvie, the family’s dreamer, is happiest with her nose in a book; Cecelia is a free-spirited artist; and Emeline patiently takes care of them all.
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Audible version read by Maura Tierney
- By TW on 10-17-24
- Hello Beautiful Part 2
- A Novel
- By: Ann Napolitano
- Narrated by: Maura Tierney
Wonderful
Reviewed: 05-01-23
This is a wonderfully written and moving novel, and Maura Tierney’s reading cannot be bettered.
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The Ministry of Truth
- The Biography of George Orwell's 1984
- By: Dorian Lynskey
- Narrated by: Andrew Wincott
- Length: 13 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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1984 isn't just a novel; it's a key to understanding the modern world. George Orwell's final work is a treasure chest of ideas and memes - Big Brother, the Thought Police, Doublethink, Newspeak, 2+2=5 - that gain potency with every year. Particularly in 2016, when the election of Donald Trump made it a best seller ("Ministry of Alternative Facts", anyone?).
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words from MY mouth...
- By Amazon Customer on 08-02-19
- The Ministry of Truth
- The Biography of George Orwell's 1984
- By: Dorian Lynskey
- Narrated by: Andrew Wincott
Strong Analysis of Orwell
Reviewed: 07-03-19
This book is definitely worth reading as its analysis of the sources and thinking behind 1984, as well as the book’s influence on and relevance to our world today, is illuminating and thought-provoking.
However, the reader’s rendition of the book is less than optimal, for he reads it with an annoying “conspiratorial” voice that quickly becomes tiresome.
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Barnaby Rudge
- By: Charles Dickens
- Narrated by: Simon Vance
- Length: 23 hrs and 57 mins
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In a case of mistaken identification, Barnaby Rudge, a pale half-wit with long red hair who dresses all in green and carries a large raven on his back, is arrested as the leader of a mob of anti-Catholic rioters. He is condemned to death on the gallows, but an upright locksmith named Gabriel Varden comes to his aid.
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Overlong but under-rated Dickens
- By David on 08-14-09
- Barnaby Rudge
- By: Charles Dickens
- Narrated by: Simon Vance
Of Historic Interest Only
Reviewed: 09-24-16
This is certainly the least successful of Dickens' novels, and thus of interest only to the dedicated Dickens reader.
Simon Vance is best at narrating the story, but is poor when it comes to dramatizing the characters, especially the women. His "voices" are emphatically artificial.
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Dombey and Son
- By: Charles Dickens
- Narrated by: David Timson
- Length: 39 hrs and 6 mins
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Dombey and Son is vintage Dickens and explores the classic themes of betrayal, cruelty and deceit. Dombey's dysfunctional relationships are painted against a backdrop of social unrest in industrialized London, which is populated by a host of fascinating and memorable secondary characters. The complete and unabridged novel is brought spectacularly to life by veteran reader David Timson.
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Utterly incredible!
- By Amazon Customer on 03-12-12
- Dombey and Son
- By: Charles Dickens
- Narrated by: David Timson
Superb Rendition of Dombey and Son
Reviewed: 06-06-16
This is one of the very best readings I have listened to at Audible. David Timson is superlative.
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