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Based on a True Story
- A Memoir
- By: Norm Macdonald
- Narrated by: Norm Macdonald, Tim O'Halloran
- Length: 7 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 8,713
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 7,710
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 7,684
When Norm Macdonald, one of the greatest stand-up comics of all time, was approached to write a celebrity memoir, he flatly refused, calling the genre “one step below instruction manuals.” Norm then promptly took a two-year hiatus from stand-up comedy to live on a farm in northern Canada. When he emerged he had under his arm a manuscript, a genre-smashing book about comedy, tragedy, love, loss, war, and redemption. When asked if this was the celebrity memoir, Norm replied, “Call it anything you damn like.”
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5 out of 5 stars
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Bizarre, funny ride
- By Michael Chauvin on 09-25-16
- Based on a True Story
- A Memoir
- By: Norm Macdonald
- Narrated by: Norm Macdonald, Tim O'Halloran
Not great
Reviewed: 10-29-21
It was too random to be entertaining, and not true enough to be interesting. There are some great norm minutes with that classic cadence and dry humor, but overall I found it pretty underwhelming. I’d rather just watch his standup for free on
YouTube
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After Dark
- By: Haruki Murakami
- Narrated by: Janet Song
- Length: 5 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 602
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 478
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Story4 out of 5 stars 479
Here is a short, sleek novel of encounters, set in Tokyo during the witching hours between midnight and dawn, and every bit as gripping as Haruki Murakami's masterworks The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle and Kafka on the Shore. At its center are two sisters: Eri, a fashion model slumbering her way into oblivion, and Mari, a young student soon led from solitary reading at an anonymous Denny's toward people whose lives are radically different from her own.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Six hour short story
- By Devo on 05-21-07
- After Dark
- By: Haruki Murakami
- Narrated by: Janet Song
Decent but low impact
Reviewed: 09-06-21
This book has a simple and concise style, and it’s about as easy a book to read as you can find. However, it lacks the magic and strong emotions that I look for in a Murakami story. It has some moments, and there’s some mystery to keep the story going, but overall it just leaves the readers thinking… “huh… okay… Meh.”
Wind up and Kafka are much better choices for those interested in Murakami.
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![The Brothers Karamazov [Naxos AudioBooks Edition] Audiobook By Constance Garnett - translator, Fyodor Dostoevsky cover art](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51DpA-g11JL._SL320_.jpg)
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The Brothers Karamazov [Naxos AudioBooks Edition]
- By: Constance Garnett - translator, Fyodor Dostoevsky
- Narrated by: Constantine Gregory
- Length: 37 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 5,816
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 5,224
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 5,208
Fyodor Dostoyevsky is a titanic figure among the world's great authors, and The Brothers Karamazov is often hailed as his finest novel. A masterpiece on many levels, it transcends the boundaries of a gripping murder mystery to become a moving account of the battle between love and hate, faith and despair, compassion and cruelty, good and evil.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A Spiritual and Philosophical Tour-de-Force
- By Rich on 02-27-16
A Classic Worthy of that Distinction
Reviewed: 12-13-20
While this translation is inferior to others, the reading of this story makes it well worth the day and a half worth of this story. This is a profound book, one that will require engagement and reflection. Our characteristics, evilness and goodness alike, are on full display in the characters of this novel. Ultimately, we are left with a candid reflection on morality and the meaning and life, and it’s it’s final epilogue a genuine appeal for us all to accept ourselves and love one another.
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Don Quixote
- Translated by Edith Grossman
- By: Edith Grossman - translator, Miguel de Cervantes
- Narrated by: George Guidall
- Length: 39 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 6,352
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 5,736
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 5,717
Sixteenth-century Spanish gentleman Don Quixote, fed by his own delusional fantasies, takes to the road in search of chivalrous adventures. But his quest leads to more trouble than triumph. At once humorous, romantic, and sad, Don Quixote is a literary landmark. This fresh edition, by award-winning translator Edith Grossman, brings the tale to life as never before.
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5 out of 5 stars
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My Fourth Try at an Audible Quixote
- By James on 12-24-12
- Don Quixote
- Translated by Edith Grossman
- By: Edith Grossman - translator, Miguel de Cervantes
- Narrated by: George Guidall
Brilliant.
Reviewed: 04-27-20
It’s hard to put into words how wonderful this book (and translation) is. It’s high and low brow. It’s sincere and ironic. It’s absurd and realist. There’s a reason why it’s a classic, and more than that often credited as the greatest book of all time— it very well might be! Vale!
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The Book Thief
- By: Markus Zusak
- Narrated by: Allan Corduner
- Length: 13 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 33,791
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 29,149
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 29,125
It's just a small story really, about, among other things, a girl, some words, an accordionist, some fanatical Germans, a Jewish fist-fighter, and quite a lot of thievery. Set during World War II in Germany, Markus Zusak's groundbreaking new novel is the story of Liesel Meminger, a foster girl living outside of Munich. Liesel scratches out a meager existence for herself by stealing when she encounters something she can't resist: books.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Glad I took a chance.
- By Robert on 08-20-11
- The Book Thief
- By: Markus Zusak
- Narrated by: Allan Corduner
A great POV of WWII
Reviewed: 04-07-20
This book is an excellent and unique perspective on the destruction of war. It handles the heavy themes tactfully and has enough joyous moments to lead you through the horrors of Nazi Germany. The reading is perfect in tone and I highly recommend that all people, especially Americans and Germans read this book.
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The Age of Innocence
- By: Edith Wharton
- Narrated by: David Horovitch
- Length: 12 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,331
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,064
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2,058
Countess Ellen Olenska, separated from her European husband, returns to old New York society. She bears with her an independence and an awareness of life which stirs the educated sensitivity of the charming Newland Archer, engaged to be married to her cousin, May Welland. Though he accepts the society's standards and rules he is acutely aware of their limitations. He knows May will assure him a conventional future but Ellen, scandalously separated from her husband, forces Archer to question his values and beliefs.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Narrated to Perfection
- By Ilana on 09-18-12
- The Age of Innocence
- By: Edith Wharton
- Narrated by: David Horovitch
Great prose but...
Reviewed: 06-26-19
This book is filled with great prose and diction but by god it is one of the most boring and uneventful plots I’ve ever seen. Every character is unlikeable and their petty social issues mean nothing. One could argue the same could be said about Gatsby but at least that novel had the mystery of gatsby and a murder. This book doesn’t hold up. It’s boring and the ending is pathetic.
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Invisible Man
- A Novel
- By: Ralph Ellison
- Narrated by: Joe Morton
- Length: 18 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 8,993
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 8,018
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Story4 out of 5 stars 8,014
Ralph Elllison's Invisible Man is a monumental novel, one that can well be called an epic of modern American Negro life. It is a strange story, in which many extraordinary things happen, some of them shocking and brutal, some of them pitiful and touching—yet always with elements of comedy and irony and burlesque that appear in unexpected places. It is a book that has a great deal to say and which is destined to have a great deal said about it.
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5 out of 5 stars
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How Did This Escape Me?
- By E. Pearson on 11-23-11
- Invisible Man
- A Novel
- By: Ralph Ellison
- Narrated by: Joe Morton
Fantastic production
Reviewed: 06-16-19
A harrowing, absurd, poetic, bizarre, yet poignant story. It not only answers many challenging and perplexing questions about politics,race, and life , but then begs you to reconsider whether those questions are even worth asking. Joe Morton does an absolutely brilliant job bringing the multiple voices of the novel to life. Highly suggested!
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The Stranger
- By: Albert Camus
- Narrated by: Jonathan Davis
- Length: 3 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 6,237
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 5,110
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 5,100
Albert Camus' The Stranger is one of the most widely read novels in the world, with millions of copies sold. It stands as perhaps the greatest existentialist tale ever conceived, and is certainly one of the most important and influential books ever produced. Now, for the first time, this revered masterpiece is available as an unabridged audio production.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Is amorality bad?
- By Rolando on 03-10-14
- The Stranger
- By: Albert Camus
- Narrated by: Jonathan Davis
Perfect
Reviewed: 06-09-17
Love it or hate it, this book presents itself as it is. A bizarre and ironically simple yet complex story that makes the reader question all morality and meaning in life. The translation is far superior to the Gilbert one. The audiobook is perfect and the reader, Jon Davis' captures the first person tone of meursault perfectly. This is a must have for any serious modern lit fan!
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One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
- 50th Anniversary Edition
- By: Ken Kesey, Robert Faggen - introduction
- Narrated by: John C. Reilly
- Length: 10 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 8,694
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 7,914
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 7,892
Boisterous, ribald, and ultimately shattering, Ken Kesey's One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest has left an indelible mark on the literature of our time. Turning conventional notions of sanity and insanity on their heads, the novel tells the unforgettable story of a mental ward and its inhabitants, especially tyrannical Big Nurse Ratched and Randle Patrick McMurphy, the brawling, fun-loving new inmate who resolves to oppose her.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Fantastic
- By Scott on 08-03-12
- One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
- 50th Anniversary Edition
- By: Ken Kesey, Robert Faggen - introduction
- Narrated by: John C. Reilly
Fantastic
Reviewed: 06-06-17
A great classic. Some issues come up with misogyny and racism, but generally it is an amazing and powerful novel. The audiobook is super well read/acted. Highly recommended!
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Macbeth: Fully Dramatized Audio Edition
- By: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: full cast
- Length: 2 hrs and 12 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 943
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 767
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 763
Macbeth, one of Shakespeare's most popular plays, is among the most powerful and influential tragedies in the English language. Promised a golden future as ruler of Scotland by three sinister witches, Macbeth murders the king in order to succeed to the throne. Tortured by his conscience and fearful of discovery, he becomes fatally enmeshed in a web of treachery and deceit.
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5 out of 5 stars
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excellent
- By Laura W. on 05-25-18
- Macbeth: Fully Dramatized Audio Edition
- By: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: full cast
Wonderful production
Reviewed: 12-15-16
Shakespeare deserves to be heard not read. This is what audiobooks are for! Highly recommended!
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