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Conclave
- A Novel
- By: Robert Harris
- Narrated by: Roy McMillan
- Length: 8 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,870
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,708
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,707
The pope is dead. Behind the locked doors of the Sistine Chapel, 118 cardinals from all over the globe will cast their votes in the world's most secretive election. They are holy men. But they have ambition. And they have rivals. Over the next 72 hours, one of them will become the most powerful spiritual figure on earth.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Microscopic look at Power
- By Mel on 05-17-17
- Conclave
- A Novel
- By: Robert Harris
- Narrated by: Roy McMillan
Awesome Narration
Reviewed: 09-05-24
Surprisingly good story that takes place around the process of choosing a new pope. Worth it. Not overly religious or ideological, which I have zero patience for. The narrator is amazing!
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Into the Water
- A Novel
- By: Paula Hawkins
- Narrated by: Laura Aikman, Daniel Weyman, Imogen Church, and others
- Length: 11 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 13,831
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 12,444
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Story4 out of 5 stars 12,429
A single mother turns up dead at the bottom of the river that runs through town. Earlier in the summer, a vulnerable teenage girl met the same fate. They are not the first women lost to these dark waters, but their deaths disturb the river and its history, dredging up secrets long submerged. Left behind is a lonely 15-year-old girl. Parentless and friendless, she now finds herself in the care of her mother's sister, a fearful stranger who has been dragged back to the place she deliberately ran from - a place to which she vowed she'd never return.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Don't Hold Your Breath
- By Mel on 05-07-17
- Into the Water
- A Novel
- By: Paula Hawkins
- Narrated by: Laura Aikman, Daniel Weyman, Imogen Church, Rachel Bavidge, Sophie Aldred, Laura Aikman
TRIED and TRIED and TRIED but couldn't finish.
Reviewed: 04-26-24
I'd skip this if you're looking for something cogent with high stakes. The writing and narration are excellent, but the story is sprawling (especially for what seems like a small town), filled with too many characters that sound the same, and it goes nowhere. The pace is slow and drawn out. Add that to an extensive cast of characters and the constant time-jumps; I just couldn't follow. There were hopes here and there I was catching on to a thread, but alas, no. It's as if PH wanted to write one story about the 500-yr history of women accused of being witches and sent to their deaths in The Drowning Pool, and her editor insisted she include a current murder mystery of an author writing a book about it and dying in the same place. Great idea, but I just couldn't follow. There were no characters to really care about or root for and no immediate stakes in the game. I stopped torturing myself and gave up. PH's recent book, A SLOW FIRE BURNING, is spot-on, with excellent writing and pace. That's why I jumped to buy this book. I still look forward to PH's upcoming book.
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Not a Sound
- By: Heather Gudenkauf
- Narrated by: Julia Whelan
- Length: 8 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,459
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,325
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,320
When a tragic accident leaves nurse Amelia Winn deaf, she spirals into a depression that ultimately causes her to lose everything that matters - her job; her husband, David; and her stepdaughter, Nora. Now, two years later, and with the help of her hearing dog, Stitch, she is finally getting back on her feet. But when she discovers the body of a fellow nurse in the dense bush by the river, deep in the woods near her cabin, she is plunged into a disturbing mystery that could shatter the carefully reconstructed pieces of her life all over again.
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5 out of 5 stars
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ABSOLUTELY LOVED IT! Great Book
- By sondra laco on 06-29-17
- Not a Sound
- By: Heather Gudenkauf
- Narrated by: Julia Whelan
New perspective/deaf protagonist
Reviewed: 04-12-24
Template-ish but good enough story, likable characters, fresh perspective having deaf characters and always easy to listen to Whelan.
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Shōgun, Part One
- The Asian Saga, Book 1.1
- By: James Clavell
- Narrated by: Ralph Lister
- Length: 24 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,642
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,514
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Story5 out of 5 stars 1,513
After Englishman John Blackthorne is lost at sea, he awakens in a place few Europeans know of and even fewer have seen—Nippon. Thrust into the closed society that is seventeenth-century Japan, a land where the line between life and death is razor-thin, Blackthorne must negotiate not only a foreign people, with unknown customs and language, but also his own definitions of morality, truth, and freedom. As internal political strife and a clash of cultures lead to seemingly inevitable conflict, Blackthorne’s loyalty and strength of character are tested by both passion and loss.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Great book poor marketing
- By Ryan on 01-20-24
- Shōgun, Part One
- The Asian Saga, Book 1.1
- By: James Clavell
- Narrated by: Ralph Lister
Narration is excellent, plus, a must-have for more series background
Reviewed: 03-09-24
Always a treat when a narrator can perform so many characters so well. Some reviewers say he’s over-the-top - I can see that, and at times I had to I lower the volume when Blackthorn and Yabushige become bellicose, which is often. But Ralph Lister is now a fav. On par with narrators of Cutting for Stone or The Power of One.
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Killers of the Flower Moon
- The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI
- By: David Grann
- Narrated by: Will Patton, Ann Marie Lee, Danny Campbell
- Length: 9 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 22,851
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 20,003
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 19,959
In the 1920s, the richest people per capita in the world were members of the Osage Nation in Oklahoma. After oil was discovered beneath their land, the Osage rode in chauffeured automobiles, built mansions, and sent their children to study in Europe.
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5 out of 5 stars
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An outstanding story, highly recommended
- By S. Blakely on 06-22-17
- Killers of the Flower Moon
- The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI
- By: David Grann
- Narrated by: Will Patton, Ann Marie Lee, Danny Campbell
Not put off by narration on my second attempt and finished in two days!
Reviewed: 07-14-23
When I first downloaded this book a few years ago, I couldn’t reconcile the first narrator’s cheerful voice with the gravity of the events. I decided to try again because Scorsese’s upcoming movie, which unlike the book, reveals the culprits from the start and the story unfold through the killers’ eyes. Part 1 is about the Osage and the murders, Part two covers the investigation and the birth of the FBI, and Part 3 covers a reporter’s attempt to fill-in holes left by the FBI’s investigation to get to the whole truth. Riveting.
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