Julie Ann Koehler
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The House in the Cerulean Sea
- By: TJ Klune
- Narrated by: Daniel Henning
- Length: 12 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 20,388
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 18,365
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 18,306
Linus Baker is a by-the-book case worker in the Department in Charge of Magical Youth. He's tasked with determining whether six dangerous magical children are likely to bring about the end of the world. Arthur Parnassus is the master of the orphanage. He would do anything to keep the children safe, even if it means the world will burn. And his secrets will come to light.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Good Story Line
- By John on 04-06-20
- The House in the Cerulean Sea
- By: TJ Klune
- Narrated by: Daniel Henning
Unbelievable!
Reviewed: 08-14-21
I listened to this on my own and fell in love. Then I had my kids aged 13, 11 and nine listen with me. We all loved it! At the end of the day this book is a total love story! We gushed together. With kids, the action doesn’t pick up until the island. My kids’ eyes popped out of their heads with the description of Lucy! With adults the language is addictive and hilarious from the first minute. Best book I’ve heard in years! Thank you TJ Klune!
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Ready Player One
- By: Ernest Cline
- Narrated by: Wil Wheaton
- Length: 15 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 260,674
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 241,163
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 240,677
In the year 2045, reality is an ugly place. The only time Wade Watts really feels alive is when he’s jacked into the OASIS, a vast virtual world where most of humanity spends their days. When the eccentric creator of the OASIS dies, he leaves behind a series of fiendish puzzles, based on his obsession with the pop culture of decades past. Whoever is first to solve them will inherit his vast fortune—and control of the OASIS itself.
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5 out of 5 stars
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I’m sorry I waited so long to read this book.
- By Julie W. Capell on 05-27-14
- Ready Player One
- By: Ernest Cline
- Narrated by: Wil Wheaton
Go With The Abridged Version
Reviewed: 05-17-18
If there is an abridged version, try that. This is a good story but it totally bogs down over describing aspects of The Oasis and Gear for The Oasis. I’m sure some fans will love that part, but if you’re just the average science fiction geek, it wears on you.
The reader was very good.
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Noir
- A Novel
- By: Christopher Moore
- Narrated by: Johnny Heller
- Length: 9 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 3,589
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 3,246
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 3,233
It's not every afternoon that an enigmatic, comely blonde named Stilton (like the cheese) walks into the scruffy gin joint where Sammy "Two Toes" Tiffin tends bar. It's love at first sight, but before Sammy can make his move, an air force general named Remy arrives with some urgent business. 'Cause when you need something done, Sammy is the guy to go to; he's got the connections on the street.
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4 out of 5 stars
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A Laugh Riot, Inconsistently Delivered
- By Maggie May on 04-18-18
- Noir
- A Novel
- By: Christopher Moore
- Narrated by: Johnny Heller
Perky Noir
Reviewed: 05-09-18
Loved every minute of this novel. And as with Christopher Moore’s previous novels, after finishing I’m immediately inspired to go back and listen to all of his others again. He packs in so many good jokes, images, and ideas that every time you listen to one of his novels you laugh at something new.Thank you!
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A Gentleman in Moscow
- A Novel
- By: Amor Towles
- Narrated by: Nicholas Guy Smith
- Length: 17 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 46,080
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 41,693
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 41,523
In 1922, Count Alexander Rostov is deemed an unrepentant aristocrat by a Bolshevik tribunal, and is sentenced to house arrest in the Metropol, a grand hotel across the street from the Kremlin. Rostov, an indomitable man of erudition and wit, has never worked a day in his life, and must now live in an attic room while some of the most tumultuous decades in Russian history are unfolding outside the hotel’s doors. Unexpectedly, his reduced circumstances provide him entry into a much larger world of emotional discovery.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A Reprieve Amidst Ugly News, Relentless Negativity
- By Cathy Lindhorst on 08-27-17
- A Gentleman in Moscow
- A Novel
- By: Amor Towles
- Narrated by: Nicholas Guy Smith
Fantastic Narration
Reviewed: 04-24-18
I can not imagine a better narrator for this book. He brings the story alive.
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The Lust Lizard of Melancholy Cove
- By: Christopher Moore
- Narrated by: Oliver Wyman
- Length: 8 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,102
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,649
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,655
The town psychiatrist has decided to switch everybody in Pine Cove, California, from their normal antidepressants to placebos, so naturally - well, to be accurate, artificially - business is booming at the local blues bar. Trouble is, those lonely slide-guitar notes have also attracted a colossal sea beast named Steve with, shall we say, a thing for explosive oil tanker trucks.
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4 out of 5 stars
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A Good Introduction to Moore
- By D. E. Dickerson on 10-01-12
- The Lust Lizard of Melancholy Cove
- By: Christopher Moore
- Narrated by: Oliver Wyman
Very entertaining.
Reviewed: 11-13-15
Not quite as heady as Lamb and Fool. But, I do love me that Christopher Moore humor.
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The Goldfinch
- By: Donna Tartt
- Narrated by: David Pittu
- Length: 32 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 41,801
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 37,686
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 37,641
The Goldfinch is a haunted odyssey through present-day America and a drama of enthralling force and acuity. It begins with a boy. Theo Decker, a 13-year-old New Yorker, miraculously survives an accident that kills his mother. Abandoned by his father, Theo is taken in by the family of a wealthy friend. Bewildered by his strange new home on Park Avenue, disturbed by schoolmates who don't know how to talk to him, and tormented above all by his unbearable longing for his mother, he clings to one thing that reminds him of her: a small, mysteriously captivating painting that ultimately draws Theo into the underworld of art.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Boy, am I in the minority on this one.
- By Bon Ami on 11-04-13
- The Goldfinch
- By: Donna Tartt
- Narrated by: David Pittu
I FINISHED! Where's My Medal?!
Reviewed: 01-11-15
This book wasn’t for you, but who do you think might enjoy it more?
Well, it took me almost 6 months to finish this "masterpiece." I kept shutting it off in frustration after having to listen to Tartt once again describe her main character's drugged out haze. But I did it! I finished! I want some sort of award because that was such a slog. I know so many people that haven't finished this book that I feel as if I'm the lone survivor of a plane crash!
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The Way We Live Now
- By: Anthony Trollope
- Narrated by: Timothy West
- Length: 32 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,419
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1,144
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,133
In this world of bribes, vendettas, and swindling, in which heiresses are gambled and won, Trollope's characters embody all the vices: Lady Carbury is 'false from head to foot'; her son Felix has 'the instincts of a horse, not approaching the higher sympathies of a dog'; and Melmotte - the colossal figure who dominates the book - is a 'horrid, big, rich scoundrel...a bloated swindler...a vile city ruffian'. But as vile as he is, he is considered one of Trollope's greatest creations.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Finally!
- By Laurene on 06-05-10
- The Way We Live Now
- By: Anthony Trollope
- Narrated by: Timothy West
Great Book, EXCELLENT READER
Reviewed: 03-23-13
What made the experience of listening to The Way We Live Now the most enjoyable?
Timothy West is fantastic. I will look for other books read by him for sure. This story is great too. It's long, but well worth it. Repeatitive at times, but that's probably good because it's mostly recaps to remind the listener about the multitudes of characters. There are so many hilarious moments in this book that simply sneak up on the reader. You won't regret this purchase!
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The Witness
- By: Nora Roberts
- Narrated by: Julia Whelan
- Length: 16 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 33,839
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 30,350
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 30,279
Daughter of a cold, controlling mother and an anonymous donor, studious, obedient Elizabeth Fitch finally let loose one night, drinking too much at a nightclub and allowing a strange man’s seductive Russian accent to lure her to a house on Lake Shore Drive. Twelve years later, the woman now known as Abigail Lowery lives alone on the outskirts of a small town in the Ozarks.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Classic Nora - Outstanding!!!!
- By M. Davis on 04-20-12
- The Witness
- By: Nora Roberts
- Narrated by: Julia Whelan
What a snore.
Reviewed: 07-13-12
Would you try another book from Nora Roberts and/or Julia Whelan?
Are all Nora Roberts books this tedious? No wonder she can churn them out so quickly. The actual plot in this book could have been told in 2 hours. But no. Roberts fluffs up her weak story line with enough crap to choke a horse. How many times do I have to listen to a discription of Abigal Lowery's garden? The dinner she's making? The hoodie she's wearing? The main character tells and retells the murder scenario about 100 times. I dreaded her meeting another character because it was just going to be told again. And again. And again. I wanted this book over more than any other I've listened to before. I'm sure there's a market for this crap, and I'm sure Nora Roberts is laughing all the way to the bank. But do yourself a favor and stay as far away from her pablum as possible.
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Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, Book Three)
- By: Suzanne Collins
- Narrated by: Carolyn McCormick
- Length: 11 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 41,039
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 33,306
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 33,567
Against all odds, Katniss Everdeen has survived the Hunger Games twice. But now that she's made it out of the bloody arena live, she's still not safe. The Capitol is angry. The Capitol wants revenge....
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4 out of 5 stars
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Conflicting Emotions
- By Sumit G. on 08-28-10
- Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, Book Three)
- By: Suzanne Collins
- Narrated by: Carolyn McCormick
Fragile Katniss Became Annoying
Reviewed: 08-17-11
By the end of this book, I wanted to kill Katniss myself. All that introspection. Sheesh. The author needed to get on with the story and not dwell so much on the inner conflicts of her heroine. Katniss, the fragile and naive killing machine. Ugh. Even when other characters gave her direct information, Katniss had to analyze the meaning for 10 long, tedious pages/minutes before somehow always making her brilliant decision. I'd like to write an alternative ending where Joanna kills Katniss in the Quell and takes over being the Mockingjay. THAT would have been more interesting and certainly less annoying.
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The Elusive Pimpernel
- By: Baroness Orczy
- Narrated by: Johanna Ward
- Length: 9 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 153
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 112
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 113
In this sequel to The Scarlet Pimpernel, Sir Percy Blakeney's arch-enemy travels to England in pursuit of the impudent enemy of the French Republic. Monsieur Chauvelin devises a dastardly plot to annihilate, once and for all, both Sir Percy and his beautiful wife, Marguerite. Lured to France, where the entire town of Boulogne is held hostage on their behalf, they seem to be hopelessly trapped. Will the Scarlet Pimpernel prevail?
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3 out of 5 stars
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The difficult second album.......
- By Ian on 01-30-14
- The Elusive Pimpernel
- By: Baroness Orczy
- Narrated by: Johanna Ward
Witty, funny and well read.
Reviewed: 04-30-07
I loved this book. It had me giggling from beginning to end. The reading was perfect. All the names, all the accents, all the witty dialogue. Fantastic.
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