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Super Sad True Love Story
- A Novel
- By: Gary Shteyngart
- Narrated by: Ali Ahn, Adam Grupper
- Length: 13 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3.5 out of 5 stars 1,017
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 692
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Story3.5 out of 5 stars 703
Gary Shteyngart, author of The Russian Debutante’s Handbook, creates a compelling reality in this tale about an illiterate America in the not-too-distant future. Lenny Abramov may just be penning the world’s last diary. Which is good, because while falling in love with a rather unpleasant woman and witnessing the fall of a great empire, Lenny has a lot to write about.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Dystopia Now
- By Ryan on 09-19-10
- Super Sad True Love Story
- A Novel
- By: Gary Shteyngart
- Narrated by: Ali Ahn, Adam Grupper
Neither Sad nor Super
Reviewed: 10-06-10
I can't beleive I finished it. Hours of my life I will never get back.
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Seventh Son
- Tales of Alvin Maker, Book 1
- By: Orson Scott Card
- Narrated by: Scott Brick, Gabrielle de Cuir, Stephen Hoye
- Length: 9 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 4,145
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 3,274
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 3,295
Born into an alternative frontier America where life is hard, and folk magic is real, Alvin is gifted with power, but he must learn to use his gift wisely. Dark forces are arrayed against Alvin, and only a young girl with second sight can protect him.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great story, great reading
- By A Reader on 05-01-07
- Seventh Son
- Tales of Alvin Maker, Book 1
- By: Orson Scott Card
- Narrated by: Scott Brick, Gabrielle de Cuir, Stephen Hoye
How did this spawn an entire series?
Reviewed: 04-16-09
I really like Orson Scott Card books. REALLY lilke them. But this one just never seemed to go anywhere. Most of the characters are not likable and you don't really care what happens to them. I will probably read the next one for the same reason I picked up this one.....to see what the hype is about. I certainly didn't find my answer in this book.
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Eleven on Top
- By: Janet Evanovich
- Narrated by: Lorelei King
- Length: 2 hrs and 57 mins
- Abridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 171
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 92
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 93
Stephanie Plum is thinking her career as a fugitive apprehension agent has run its course. She's been shot at, spat at, cussed at, fire-bombed, mooned, and attacked by dogs. Time for a change, Stephanie thinks. Time to find the kind of job her mother can tell her friends about without making the sign of the cross. So Stephanie Plum quits. Resigns. No looking back. No changing her mind. She wants something safe and normal. As it turns out, jobs that are safe and normal for most people aren't necessarily safe and normal for Stephanie Plum.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great story! Read like you're watching a movie!
- By Maxi on 07-08-05
- Eleven on Top
- By: Janet Evanovich
- Narrated by: Lorelei King
Fun Fun Fun
Reviewed: 08-19-05
I'm a fan of the series, but not a fan of every title! This one however has the fun, humor, and sex appeal I've missed in the last 2 books. Definately worth it.
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Brilliance of the Moon
- Tales of the Otori, Book Three
- By: Lian Hearn
- Narrated by: Kevin Gray, Aiko Nakasone
- Length: 9 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,935
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,385
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,395
In the final installment of the Tales of the Otori, the young Takeo meets his destiny, fulfilling the prophesy: "You were born into the Hidden, but your life...is no longer your own."
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3 out of 5 stars
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A year of anticipation is over
- By James on 08-06-04
- Brilliance of the Moon
- Tales of the Otori, Book Three
- By: Lian Hearn
- Narrated by: Kevin Gray, Aiko Nakasone
Excellent Trilogy
Reviewed: 08-19-05
I enjoyed all 3 books and this one did not disappoint me. I expect that we will hear more about this story in his next book.
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The Purpose-Driven Life
- What on Earth Am I Here For?
- By: Rick Warren
- Narrated by: Rick Warren
- Length: 9 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 1,147
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 265
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Story4 out of 5 stars 269
The Purpose-Driven Life will help you understand God's amazing plan for you. Rick Warren will guide you through a spiritual journey that will transform your answer to the important question: What am I here for? Knowing God's purpose will reduce your stress, focus your energy, and give meaning to your life. In the tradition of Oswald Chambers, Rick Warren offers distilled wisdom on the essence of what life is all about. This book will be a classic treasured by generations to come.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Whining tone spoils it after a while.
- By Steve P. Tsuida on 01-20-04
- The Purpose-Driven Life
- What on Earth Am I Here For?
- By: Rick Warren
- Narrated by: Rick Warren
Fundamentalist Dibble!
Reviewed: 05-13-05
You need to beleive that God is spiteful, judgemental, resentful, and angry to buy this theory! This guy is like most fundamentalists, in touch with Jesus and everything he said and did but has no relationship with or concept of God. Why would God have a character that would in his own theory, condemn us earthlings to hell?
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The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty
- The First of the Classic Erotic Trilogy of Sleeping Beauty
- By: Anne Rice
- Narrated by: Genvieve Bevier, Winthrop Eliot
- Length: 4 hrs and 31 mins
- Abridged
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Overall3.5 out of 5 stars 953
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Performance3.5 out of 5 stars 480
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Story3.5 out of 5 stars 492
In the traditional folktale of Sleeping Beauty, the spell cast upon the lovely young princess and everyone in her castle can only be broken by the kiss of a Prince. It is an ancient story, one that originally emerged from and still deeply disturbs the mind's unconscious. Now Anne Rice's retelling of the Beauty story probes the unspoken implications of this lush, suggestive tale by exploring its undeniable connection to sexual desire.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Spanking awful!
- By J. L. Keating on 03-10-05
- The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty
- The First of the Classic Erotic Trilogy of Sleeping Beauty
- By: Anne Rice
- Narrated by: Genvieve Bevier, Winthrop Eliot
Vulgar, perverse, weird
Reviewed: 03-07-05
If you're into that, buy it. Otherwise, don't waste your money or time. I couldn't finish it.
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Memoirs of a Geisha
- By: Arthur Golden
- Narrated by: Bernadette Dunne
- Length: 17 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 9,600
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 6,295
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 6,320
In a voice both haunting and startlingly immediate, Nitta Sayuri describes her life as a geisha. Taken from her home at the age of nine, she is sold into slavery to a renowned geisha house. Witness her transformation as you enter a world where appearances are paramount, virginity is auctioned to the highest bidder, women beguile powerful men, and love is scorned as illusion.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Perfect ---- in every way
- By Amanda on 02-08-06
- Memoirs of a Geisha
- By: Arthur Golden
- Narrated by: Bernadette Dunne
Loved this book! Definately worth a listen.
Reviewed: 02-12-05
This is not my usual type of book, and I only read it because a friend pushed me to read it. I am so grateful he did. It was wonderful. A classic in the making.
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The Memory of Running
- By: Ron McLarty
- Narrated by: Ron McLarty
- Length: 13 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 3,533
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,671
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Story4 out of 5 stars 1,663
In late 2003, in his column in Entertainment Weekly, Stephen King called The Memory of Running "the best novel you won't read this year." This glowing endorsement of the audiobook resulted in Ron McLarty receiving a $2 million two-book deal from Viking Penguin. Also, Warner Brothers has shelled out big bucks for the movie rights to The Memory of Running, for which McLarty will write the script.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Funny and Fascinating, A Wonderful Book
- By Ripp on 02-18-04
- The Memory of Running
- By: Ron McLarty
- Narrated by: Ron McLarty
Likable book about a not so likable character
Reviewed: 01-27-05
I kept hoping the book was going somewhere, and while it was an interesting journey, it was an anti-climatic book. I couldn't even like a single character no matter how much I tried.
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Eragon
- Inheritance, Book 1
- By: Christopher Paolini
- Narrated by: Gerard Doyle
- Length: 16 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 42,635
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 34,068
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Story5 out of 5 stars 34,115
Fifteen-year-old Eragon believes he is merely a poor farm boy - until his destiny as a Dragon Rider is revealed. Gifted with only an ancient sword, a loyal dragon, and sage advice from an old storyteller, Eragon is soon swept into a dangerous tapestry of magic, glory, and power. Now, his choices could save - or destroy - the empire.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Utterly Awesome!
- By Sandra on 11-07-03
- Eragon
- Inheritance, Book 1
- By: Christopher Paolini
- Narrated by: Gerard Doyle
LOVED IT! And recommended it to many friends!
Reviewed: 01-09-05
A little Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings stirred together. Everyone of all ages will love this book!
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The Known World
- By: Edward P. Jones
- Narrated by: Kevin Free
- Length: 14 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 938
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 506
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Story4 out of 5 stars 506
Henry Townsend, a black farmer, bootmaker, and former slave, has a fondness for Paradise Lost and an unusual mentor, William Robbins, perhaps the most powerful white man in antebellum Virginia's Manchester County. Under Robbins's tutelage, Henry becomes proprietor of his own plantation, as well as of his own slaves. When he dies, his widow Caldonia succumbs to profound grief, and things begin to fall apart.
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2 out of 5 stars
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A meandering audiobook...
- By Daniel on 09-03-04
- The Known World
- By: Edward P. Jones
- Narrated by: Kevin Free
Ugh! No point!
Reviewed: 11-19-04
Has some redeeming historical value, but no plot, no point. It flys back and forth through time and its difficult to follow. Main characters are killed off but you dont really care. I did finish the book but really would not recommend it to anyone. I guess I kept hoping the story would go somewhere it never went.
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