Dee Spee
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The Stone Home
- A Novel
- By: Crystal Hana Kim
- Narrated by: Jennifer Sun Bell, Sue Jean Kim, Intae Kim, and others
- Length: 10 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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In South Korea in the 1980s, young Eunju and her mother are homeless on the street. After being captured by the police, they’re sent to live within the walls of a state-sanctioned reformatory center that claims to rehabilitate the nation’s citizens but hides a darker, more violent reality.
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I gave up.
- By Dee Spee on 08-26-24
- The Stone Home
- A Novel
- By: Crystal Hana Kim
- Narrated by: Jennifer Sun Bell, Sue Jean Kim, Intae Kim, Greta Jung
I gave up.
Reviewed: 08-26-24
I think this might be a great book to read, where you can see the words on the page, but I struggled to get through even a third listening. Too many Korean names and words that the narrator did little to distinguish. They all ran together, and I could not keep track. The story has potential, but unfortunately, I was too frustrated to keep going.
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A Rip in Heaven
- By: Jeanine Cummins
- Narrated by: Jeanine Cummins
- Length: 10 hrs and 18 mins
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The acclaimed author of American Dirt reveals the devastating effects of a shocking tragedy in this landmark true-crime work - the first ever to look intimately at the experiences of both the victims and their families. A Rip in Heaven is Jeanine Cummins’ story of a night in April, 1991, when her two cousins Julie and Robin Kerry, and her brother, Tom, were assaulted on the Old Chain of Rocks Bridge, which spans the Mississippi River just outside of St. Louis.
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ABSOLUTELY OUTSTANDING!
- By Mary Burnight on 09-16-20
- A Rip in Heaven
- By: Jeanine Cummins
- Narrated by: Jeanine Cummins
Can't get it out of my head.
Reviewed: 08-26-24
Not the most outstanding writing or narrating, but the story is earnest and significant. I would recommend, as it is also a commentary on our culture, without sounding like a commentary. It is a description of the events of a brutal crime, told from the victims' family perspective, and beckons you evaluate your points of view on criminal punishments.
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The Passenger
- By: Cormac McCarthy
- Narrated by: MacLeod Andrews, Julia Whelan
- Length: 12 hrs and 44 mins
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It is three in the morning when Bobby Western plunges from the Coast Guard tender into darkness. His dive light illuminates the sunken jet, nine bodies still buckled in their seats, hair floating, eyes devoid of speculation. Missing from the site are the pilot’s bag, the plane’s black box, and the tenth passenger. A collateral witness to machinations that can only bring him harm, Western is shadowed in body and spirit—by men with badges; by the ghost of his father, inventor of the bomb that melted glass and flesh in Hiroshima; and by his sister, the love and ruin of his soul.
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It’s a new Cormac McCarthy
- By Amazon Customer on 10-25-22
- The Passenger
- By: Cormac McCarthy
- Narrated by: MacLeod Andrews, Julia Whelan
WHAT?????
Reviewed: 11-17-22
Maybe I'm not philosophical enough? Or maybe I'm just too average, because I don't get it. And decided going beyond two hours was not worth the brain cells required to sort through the mess. I'm sorry Julia Whelan...I typically love all the stories you narrate.
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A Killer's Daughter
- An Absolutely Addictive Mystery and Suspense Novel
- By: Jenna Kernan
- Narrated by: Laurence Bouvard
- Length: 13 hrs and 6 mins
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When Agent Nadine Finch gets the call about the broken body of a young woman found drifting in Sarasota Bay, Florida, she pretends it’s just another case: but deep down, she’s lying to herself. Even though she changed her name, Nadine has always known her family’s dark past would catch up with her eventually.
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Story kept me engage
- By robin dicks on 10-17-21
- A Killer's Daughter
- An Absolutely Addictive Mystery and Suspense Novel
- By: Jenna Kernan
- Narrated by: Laurence Bouvard
Can't get through the amateur narration
Reviewed: 10-12-22
While the writing might not be too poor, the narrating is. Initially, it wasn't too bad, but I just can't get through the silly mispronunciations and amateur characterizations, and it's not worth another 9 hours of my life. Sadly, I could not finish this listen.
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The Judge's List
- A Novel
- By: John Grisham
- Narrated by: Mary-Louise Parker, John Grisham
- Length: 11 hrs and 36 mins
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In The Whistler, Lacy Stoltz investigated a corrupt judge who was taking millions in bribes from a crime syndicate. She put the criminals away, but only after being attacked and nearly killed. Three years later, and approaching forty, she is tired of her work for the Florida Board on Judicial Conduct and ready for a change.
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THE NARRATION IS FINE!
- By JTH on 10-20-21
- The Judge's List
- A Novel
- By: John Grisham
- Narrated by: Mary-Louise Parker, John Grisham
Struggled with narration
Reviewed: 10-29-21
For such a seasoned actor I expected better narration. It was as if she was reading. There was virtually no change in voice for different characters. I found myself going back a lot to re-listen. But the story was Grisham-good.
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A Spark of Light
- A Novel
- By: Jodi Picoult
- Narrated by: Bahni Turpin, Jodi Picoult
- Length: 13 hrs and 3 mins
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The number-one New York Times best-selling author of Small Great Things returns with a powerful and provocative new novel about ordinary lives that intersect during a heart-stopping crisis. The warm fall day starts like any other at the Center - a women’s reproductive health services clinic. Then, in late morning, a desperate and distraught gunman bursts in and opens fire, taking all inside hostage. After rushing to the scene, Hugh McElroy, a police hostage negotiator, sets up a perimeter. Then he finds out that his 15-year-old daughter, Wren, is inside the clinic.
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✫✫ 4 Stars ✫✫
- By ❤️Cyndi Marie❤️🎧Audiobook Addicts🎧 on 10-05-18
- A Spark of Light
- A Novel
- By: Jodi Picoult
- Narrated by: Bahni Turpin, Jodi Picoult
Couldn't finish it
Reviewed: 10-16-18
I'm so sad, because I've always counted on Jodi Picoult novels. i didn't even wait for reviews to buy, but there are too many characters in reverse order. Too confusing. I love how her stories make me consider multiple points of view, and there was a bit of this, but without finishing the book, I'm left disappointed. However, I couldn't bare another 7 audible hours.
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The Wife
- A Novel of Psychological Suspense
- By: Alafair Burke
- Narrated by: Xe Sands
- Length: 8 hrs and 9 mins
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When Angela met Jason Powell while catering a dinner party in East Hampton, she assumed their romance would be a short-lived fling, like so many relationships between locals and summer visitors. To her surprise, Jason, a brilliant economics professor at NYU, had other plans, and they married the following summer. For Angela, the marriage turned out to be a chance to reboot her life. She and her son were finally able to move out of her mother's home to Manhattan, where no one knew about her tragic past.
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Alafair Burke’s best book by far
- By Jenn on 01-28-18
- The Wife
- A Novel of Psychological Suspense
- By: Alafair Burke
- Narrated by: Xe Sands
XE Sands is a dependable narrator
Reviewed: 09-16-18
Decent listen. Twists and turns. Ends abruptly and makes you wonder how it will wrap up, but I prefer that to a 10-minute finale with all the Ts crossed and Is dotted.
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We Need to Talk About Kevin
- A Novel
- By: Lionel Shriver
- Narrated by: Coleen Marlo
- Length: 16 hrs and 9 mins
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Eva never really wanted to be a mother - and certainly not the mother of a boy who ends up murdering seven of his fellow high school students, a cafeteria worker, and a much-adored teacher who tried to befriend him, all two days before his 16th birthday. Now, two years later, it is time for her to come to terms with marriage, career, family, parenthood, and Kevin’s horrific rampage, in a series of startlingly direct correspondences with her estranged husband, Franklin.
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A smart, chilling story. Told in a very unique way
- By aaron on 01-09-12
- We Need to Talk About Kevin
- A Novel
- By: Lionel Shriver
- Narrated by: Coleen Marlo
long but good ending
Reviewed: 08-20-18
Yikes, didn't see that coming. Such a disturbing story that's way too relevant for our times. Though very long and detailed, which makes it hard to listen to, it's worth it in the end. Get last the first few chapters and you'll want to know more. I listened at 1.05x and the narration was superb.
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Next Year in Havana
- By: Chanel Cleeton
- Narrated by: Kyla Garcia, Frankie Maria Corzo
- Length: 11 hrs and 16 mins
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Havana, 1958. The daughter of a sugar baron, 19-year-old Elisa Perez is part of Cuba's high society, where she is largely sheltered from the country's growing political unrest - until she embarks on a clandestine affair with a passionate revolutionary...Miami, 2017. Freelance writer Marisol Ferrera grew up hearing romantic stories of Cuba from her late grandmother Elisa, who was forced to flee during the revolution. Arriving in Havana, Marisol comes face-to-face with the contrast of Cuba's tropical, timeless beauty and its perilous political climate.
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Amazing story line but the performance...
- By Grace F on 07-10-18
- Next Year in Havana
- By: Chanel Cleeton
- Narrated by: Kyla Garcia, Frankie Maria Corzo
melodramatic, hard to get through
Reviewed: 08-02-18
Was hoping to hear about the real Havana, and I think I did, but the narrator's melodrama ruined the story for me.
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Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows
- A Novel
- By: Balli Kaur Jaswal
- Narrated by: Meera Syal
- Length: 10 hrs and 34 mins
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Nikki lives in cosmopolitan West London, where she tends bar at the local pub. The daughter of Indian immigrants, she's spent most of her 20-odd years distancing herself from the traditional Sikh community of her childhood, preferring a more independent (that is, Western) life. When her father's death leaves the family financially strapped, Nikki, a law school dropout, impulsively takes a job teaching a "creative writing" course at the community center in the beating heart of London's close-knit Punjabi community.
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4.31 stars......a story about stories
- By ibillinsly@gmail on 04-02-18
- Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows
- A Novel
- By: Balli Kaur Jaswal
- Narrated by: Meera Syal
Struggled to finish
Reviewed: 03-29-18
Maybe I've read too many similar books, but I was bored half way through. The narrator was superb, but the story was slow. The "erotic" stories were clever, but that's not what kept me listening. I finished it, though it took me forever, because of the suspense and intrigue. i wanted to know what happened, but mostly because I'd already invested 6 hours listening.
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