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The Housemaid
- By: Freida McFadden
- Narrated by: Lauryn Allman
- Length: 9 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 34,137
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 31,147
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 31,123
I only try on one of Nina’s pristine white dresses once. Just to see what it’s like. But she soon finds out...and by the time I realize my attic bedroom door only locks from the outside, it’s far too late. But I reassure myself: The Winchesters don’t know who I really am. They don’t know what I’m capable of....
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1 out of 5 stars
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One Big Cliche’
- By Karen Brow on 08-03-22
- The Housemaid
- By: Freida McFadden
- Narrated by: Lauryn Allman
There's a reason you've never heard of this...
Reviewed: 11-15-23
Disappointingly formulaic. It's like a Harlequin Romance tried to court Hercule Poiret. The one word sumup is "telegraphing".
Any reader of average intelligence will understand from the first chapter how things are going to go down; just not HOW. The Red Herring and the True Evil character becomes quickly obvious; again, just not How. Continue listening if this still intrigues you! Or simply search "Synopsis of The Housemaid" and save yourself the wasted formulaic story and find something refreshingly new to listen to!
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A World of Curiosities
- A Novel
- By: Louise Penny
- Narrated by: Robert Bathurst
- Length: 13 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 5,570
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 5,094
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 5,072
It’s spring and Three Pines is reemerging after the harsh winter. But not everything buried should come alive again. Not everything lying dormant should reemerge. But something has. As the villagers prepare for a special celebration, Armand Gamache and Jean-Guy Beauvoir find themselves increasingly worried. A young man and woman have reappeared in the Sûreté du Québec investigators’ lives after many years. The two were young children when their troubled mother was murdered, leaving them damaged, shattered. Now they’ve arrived in the village of Three Pines. But to what end?
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2 out of 5 stars
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She’s jumped the shark
- By Icie in Vermont on 12-03-22
- A World of Curiosities
- A Novel
- By: Louise Penny
- Narrated by: Robert Bathurst
Masterpiece
Reviewed: 12-14-22
Her most intense, terrifying story yet. Beautiful writing and character development. Will possibly keep you on the edge of your seat till the very end as it did mine.
Kudos, Louise Penny! LOVE! Though this one did truly terrify me. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
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The Gray Man
- By: Mark Greaney
- Narrated by: Jay Snyder
- Length: 11 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 23,482
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 20,412
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 20,351
Court Gentry is known as The Gray Man—a legend in the covert realm, moving silently from job to job, accomplishing the impossible, and then fading away. And he always hits his target. But there are forces more lethal than Gentry in the world. And in their eyes, Gentry has just outlived his usefulness. Now, he is going to prove that for him, there's no gray area between killing for a living-and killing to stay alive.
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1 out of 5 stars
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The gray man talks about gentry in the 3rd person on the court
- By Safekeeper on 07-26-17
- The Gray Man
- By: Mark Greaney
- Narrated by: Jay Snyder
Embarrassing writing yet entertaining story
Reviewed: 08-19-22
This is writing for the Masses. If you enjoy spy/action genre and don't mind mediocre-at-best writing , here you go. You'll be pleased.
Moving on to the rest of us, though the story is fun there are numerous similar versions by other authors. And if you're looking for a compelling story with great writing a la Daniel Silva, John Le carre, or Louise Penny, you may wish to consider moving on down the road. Yet if you're boarding an airplane and have nothing to read? This is PERFECT.
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The Memory Box: A beautiful, timeless, absolutely heartbreaking love story and World War Two historical fiction
- By: Kathryn Hughes
- Narrated by: Rachel Atkins
- Length: 11 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 508
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 467
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 463
Jenny Tanner opens the box she has cherished for decades. Contained within are her most precious mementoes, amongst them a pebble, a carving and a newspaper cutting she can hardly bear to read. But Jenny knows the time is finally here. After the war, in a mountainside village in Italy, she left behind a piece of her heart. However painful, she must return to Cinque Alberi. And lay the past to rest.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Oh my goodness! So so good!
- By Sheila L. Campas on 09-17-22
Absolutely stunning
Reviewed: 05-26-22
Beautifully written and wholly original. The narrator is at the highest level of her craft, especially as the character of Jenny.
The Memory Box deserves a standing ovation, both to Author and Narrator/Actor.
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The Venice Sketchbook
- By: Rhys Bowen
- Narrated by: Barrie Kreinik
- Length: 11 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 3,031
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 2,718
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2,699
Caroline Grant is struggling to accept the end of her marriage when she receives an unexpected bequest. Her beloved great-aunt Lettie leaves her a sketchbook, three keys, and a final whisper...Venice. Caroline’s quest: to scatter Juliet “Lettie” Browning’s ashes in the city she loved and to unlock the mysteries stored away for more than 60 years.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Poor character and storyline development
- By Sasha on 05-19-21
- The Venice Sketchbook
- By: Rhys Bowen
- Narrated by: Barrie Kreinik
Ok
Reviewed: 05-16-22
Wooden characters with plenty of stereotypes and zero surprises. If you yearn for great writing, move on.
Yet if that's not as important as whiling away a few afternoons, this will do just fine.
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Winter Garden
- By: Kristin Hannah
- Narrated by: Susan Ericksen
- Length: 14 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 24,825
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 22,393
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 22,307
Meredith and Nina Whitson are as different as sisters can be. One stayed at home to raise her children and manage the family apple orchard; the other followed a dream and traveled the world to become a famous photojournalist. But when their beloved father falls ill, Meredith and Nina find themselves together again, standing alongside their cold, disapproving mother, Anya, who even now, offers no comfort to her daughters.
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5 out of 5 stars
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I thought I made a mistake
- By A. Musser on 11-29-17
- Winter Garden
- By: Kristin Hannah
- Narrated by: Susan Ericksen
Not for HSP's
Reviewed: 08-30-21
If you're a "highly sensitive person", you may not bet able to get beyond the 2nd chapter's sickening description of an animal killed by a poacher.
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A View Across the Rooftops
- By: Suzanne Kelman
- Narrated by: Alan Medcroft
- Length: 13 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,797
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1,585
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,570
Would you risk your life to save just one person? An incredible story of love, hope, and friendship; and a testament to humanity and courage in history’s darkest days. 1941, Nazi-occupied Amsterdam. Professor Josef Held has never recovered from the loss of his beloved wife - and has no intention of ever letting anyone new into his quiet, safe world. But then the Nazis come for the Jews - and Mrs Epstein is killed. And Josef, in an impulsive act of courage, offers his student Michael Blum a place to hide.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Didn’t want it to end!
- By Daylelianna on 10-30-19
- A View Across the Rooftops
- By: Suzanne Kelman
- Narrated by: Alan Medcroft
nothing original; rudimentary writing skills
Reviewed: 03-18-21
Decent enough to pass the time in a pandemic, as long as you don't care much about writing quality.
Reader is good. The story is decent, though nothing original.
You may cringe, as I continually did, at the numerous, embarrassing attempts at flushing out characters & events using the most simplistic, wooden verbiage. The whole thing never reaches anything close to storytelling mastery, and mostly rings hollow.
Yet good enough if you're ok with non-brilliant writing (like this reviewer's) and just want to be taken away.
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Watch Me Disappear
- A Novel
- By: Janelle Brown
- Narrated by: Kaleo Griffith, Tavia Gilbert
- Length: 13 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 2,921
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,573
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Story4 out of 5 stars 2,561
Who you want people to be makes you blind to who they really are. It’s been a year since Billie Flanagan — a Berkeley mom with an enviable life — went on a solo hike in Desolation Wilderness and vanished from the trail. Her body was never found, just a shattered cellphone and a solitary hiking boot. Her husband and teenage daughter have been coping with Billie’s death the best they can: Jonathan drinks as he works on a loving memoir about his marriage; Olive grows remote, from both her father and her friends at the all-girls school she attends.
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5 out of 5 stars
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I really enjoyed this book!
- By Listening Queen on 09-05-17
- Watch Me Disappear
- A Novel
- By: Janelle Brown
- Narrated by: Kaleo Griffith, Tavia Gilbert
Unsatisfying on every level.
Reviewed: 08-26-20
No worries, book friends...I will NOT give anything salient away.
I was so excited to read this!
But holy hell. One goes through hours in a pandemic filled life hoping for a decent mystery to keep one's mind engrossed in anything more interesting than our current lives. Instead one (at least this 'one') gets an annoying teenagerI never gave a crap about and a B-rate mystery that's boring; so much so that upon its conclusion I questioned my sanity for having wasted hours of my own precious, NON-mystery-containing life allowing it to be read to me.
Yes, it was well written & well read. But it slowly, methodically frays into sheer boredom and you eventually don't give a crap.
We readers often plow through such books hoping the end payoff for gifting the author hours of our life will net a sweet, shocking, and/or satisfying ending. Or at least a COMPLETE ending.
NOT giving anything away here, I'll just share that you have to wait till the Epilogue (!) to get the basic (and I mean bare-bones) sum-up .Then there's no further information. BAM! Done. Whaaa? No, that's all you get, reader-sucker.
UNSATISFYING.
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A Prayer for Owen Meany
- By: John Irving
- Narrated by: Joe Barrett
- Length: 27 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 10,819
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 8,998
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 8,986
Of all of John Irving's books, this is the one that lends itself best to audio. In print, Owen Meany's dialogue is set in capital letters; for this production, Irving himself selected Joe Barrett to deliver Meany's difficult voice as intended. In the summer of 1953, two 11-year-old boys – best friends – are playing in a Little League baseball game in Gravesend, New Hampshire. One of the boys hits a foul ball that kills the other boy's mother. The boy who hits the ball doesn't believe in accidents; Owen Meany believes he is God's instrument. What happens to Owen after that 1953 foul ball is extraordinary and terrifying.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Outstanding
- By Alan on 03-28-11
- A Prayer for Owen Meany
- By: John Irving
- Narrated by: Joe Barrett
Will exceed your expectations
Reviewed: 03-03-20
I was hesitant to buy this audiobook as the novel is one of my favorite books of all time. And because the main character has a distinctive voice that's a huge part of the story I held my breath as the narrator breathed audio-life into Owen Meany. It literally took my breath away. It was genius...pure perfection, as were the rest of the characters.
For those who already know and love this book, I hope it will exceed your expectations as it did mine.
And if you've never before read this John Irving treasure, prepare for an unforgettable, profound, and exquisite ride with the one and only Owen Meany.
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Into the Fire
- An Orphan X Novel (Evan Smoak, Book 5)
- By: Gregg Hurwitz
- Narrated by: Scott Brick
- Length: 11 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 9,084
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 8,262
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Story5 out of 5 stars 8,231
Evan Smoak lives by his own code. Once he was known as Orphan X. Trained as an off-the-books government assassin and spoken about only in whispers, Evan Smoak was one of the most talented - and most feared - men in the Program. But he broke free and reinvented himself as The Nowhere Man, a figure shrouded in mystery, known for helping the truly desperate. If anyone is truly desperate, it’s Max Merriweather.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Loved it!
- By shelley on 01-29-20
- Into the Fire
- An Orphan X Novel (Evan Smoak, Book 5)
- By: Gregg Hurwitz
- Narrated by: Scott Brick
Good. Plus a short, vital Teaching Moment.
Reviewed: 02-18-20
Another finely written chapter in the interesting life of Orphan X.
All the characters you want to die, die. And the people you root for, don't. Yawn. So you'll likely enjoy it with satisfying righteousness as I did. It's just that.....well, in real life sometimes a bad guy lives and a good guy dies. And while we all need a literary escape with the 'good folks' intact, it might make for intriguing reading if just occasionally something other than than the expected happens. Yet Evan remains a terrific and fun hero.
And though the following tidbit is in no way a spoiler discontinue reading if you don't wish to hear a semi-aside incident..
Early on the horrors of dog fighting are touched on. I'm grateful Hurwitz brought this still-happening, horrific, animal abuse to light. Especially since infuriatingly, the NFL continues to fawn over its own infamous face of dog torture, Michael Vick.
Besides me, if one human who reads this book becomes enraged and inspired enough to Do Something about this disgusting, gut wrenching reality the novel will've been well worth his writing it and our reading it.
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