Lucy L.
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The Midnight Library
- A GMA Book Club Pick (A Novel)
- By: Matt Haig
- Narrated by: Carey Mulligan
- Length: 8 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 65,890
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 57,970
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 57,720
Somewhere out beyond the edge of the universe there is a library that contains an infinite number of books, each one the story of another reality. One tells the story of your life as it is, along with another book for the other life you could have lived if you had made a different choice at any point in your life. While we all wonder how our lives might have been, what if you had the chance to go to the library and see for yourself? Would any of these other lives truly be better? In The Midnight Library, Nora Seed finds herself faced with this decision.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Exceptional.
- By Richard B. on 10-05-20
- The Midnight Library
- A GMA Book Club Pick (A Novel)
- By: Matt Haig
- Narrated by: Carey Mulligan
worth the listen
Reviewed: 02-02-25
reviews don't lie, just get this title, everyone should hear this story. lovely message.
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The Measure
- A Novel
- By: Nikki Erlick
- Narrated by: Julia Whelan
- Length: 10 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 7,713
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 6,930
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 6,916
It seems like any other day. You wake up, drink a cup of coffee, and head out. But today, when you open your front door, waiting for you is a small wooden box. The contents of this mysterious box tells you the exact number of years you will live. From suburban doorsteps to desert tents, every person on every continent receives the same box. In an instant, the world is thrust into a collective frenzy. Where did these boxes come from? What do they mean? Is there truth to what they promise?
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2 out of 5 stars
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heavy content
- By Cherece on 09-12-22
- The Measure
- A Novel
- By: Nikki Erlick
- Narrated by: Julia Whelan
Something to think about
Reviewed: 10-06-24
this one worth the listen, easy to follow and has a sweet sentiment in the end.
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Morgan Is My Name
- Morgan le Fay, Book 1
- By: Sophie Keetch
- Narrated by: Vanessa Kirby
- Length: 11 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 5,188
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 4,873
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Story5 out of 5 stars 4,854
Even as a girl Morgan has always been wild, like the seas which batter the cliffs beneath her home, Tintagel Castle. But she has always been safe, too. Then one day her father is called away to a war from which he does not return. In his place comes the High King, Uther Pendragon, with the sorcerer Merlin lurking in his wake. Uther claims Morgan’s mother, the Lady Igraine as his queen.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Bravo!!
- By Belle Barrell on 10-16-22
- Morgan Is My Name
- Morgan le Fay, Book 1
- By: Sophie Keetch
- Narrated by: Vanessa Kirby
When is Book2 Comming!?
Reviewed: 07-07-23
Wishing I waited for book 2 to be released before starting this one! Captivating story that ends at the perfect moment that would make you download book 2 immediately to keep it going.
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The Women of Troy
- A Novel
- By: Pat Barker
- Narrated by: Kristin Atherton
- Length: 12 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 474
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 419
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 417
Troy has fallen and the victorious Greeks are eager to return home with the spoils of an endless war—including the women of Troy themselves. They await a fair wind for the Aegean. It does not come, because the gods are offended. The body of King Priam lies unburied and desecrated, and so the victors remain in suspension, camped in the shadows of the city they destroyed as the coalition that held them together begins to unravel. Old feuds resurface and new suspicions and rivalries begin to fester.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Painful and exhausting. Beautiful and resonant.
- By Stefan Filipovits on 08-24-21
- The Women of Troy
- A Novel
- By: Pat Barker
- Narrated by: Kristin Atherton
I just couldn't get into it
Reviewed: 10-04-22
don't know why, but I slept fairly well on a 4hr flight while this book rolled on, I'd wake up for about 3 or 4minutes every 30-45minutes & this actor would just lull me right back to sleep
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The Lincoln Highway
- A Read with Jenna Pick (A Novel)
- By: Amor Towles
- Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini, Marin Ireland, Dion Graham
- Length: 16 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 23,017
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 20,299
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 20,176
In June, 1954, eighteen-year-old Emmett Watson is driven home to Nebraska by the warden of the juvenile work farm where he has just served fifteen months for involuntary manslaughter. His mother long gone, his father recently deceased, and the family farm foreclosed upon by the bank, Emmett's intention is to pick up his eight-year-old brother, Billy, and head to California where they can start their lives anew. But when the warden drives away, Emmett discovers that two friends from the work farm have hidden themselves in the trunk of the warden's car.
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5 out of 5 stars
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I'm totally opposite
- By Meaghan Bynum on 10-10-21
- The Lincoln Highway
- A Read with Jenna Pick (A Novel)
- By: Amor Towles
- Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini, Marin Ireland, Dion Graham
eh cute story
Reviewed: 08-09-22
cute story, cute kid, but nothing too engaging. probably the longest I have ever taken to finish a story just because I didn't really care if I did finish it or not.
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The School of Mirrors
- A Novel
- By: Eva Stachniak
- Narrated by: Ell Potter
- Length: 16 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 122
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 111
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 112
During the reign of Louis XV, impoverished but lovely teenage girls from all over France are sent to a discreet villa in the town of Versailles. Overseen by the King’s favorite mistress, Madame de Pompadour, they will be trained as potential courtesans for the King. When the time is right, each girl is smuggled into the palace of Versailles, with its legendary Hall of Mirrors.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Fascinating but pedophilia nonetheless.
- By Barbara W. on 05-10-22
- The School of Mirrors
- A Novel
- By: Eva Stachniak
- Narrated by: Ell Potter
language barrier much
Reviewed: 03-02-22
I found it hard to keep up with the characters simply due to the French pronunciation of every name sounding similar. It took me at least 4hours to figure out that 1 character was a woman, & that 2 were really 1-- author flips between just the 1st name or just the last name randomly it seems for a few characters.
never-ending & title-less chapters also made it hard to follow the timeliness initially.
Aside from my personal struggle, that had me rewinding whole chapters due to sudden disoriented feelings of being entirely lost in the story line, I found the story to be captivating. I just had to know what happened & so I listened till the end & I'm glad I did.
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The Book of Life
- All Souls, Book 3
- By: Deborah Harkness
- Narrated by: Jennifer Ikeda
- Length: 23 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 29,610
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 26,786
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 26,677
Bringing the magic and suspense of the All Souls Trilogy to a deeply satisfying conclusion, this highly anticipated finale went straight to number one on the New York Times best seller list. In The Book of Life, Diana and Matthew time-travel back from Elizabethan London to make a dramatic return to the present - facing new crises and old enemies. At Matthew’s ancestral home, Sept-Tours, they reunite with the beloved cast of characters from A Discovery of Witches - with one significant exception.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Hopes Dashed
- By Elkay on 08-01-14
- The Book of Life
- All Souls, Book 3
- By: Deborah Harkness
- Narrated by: Jennifer Ikeda
interesting enough to see it through to end
Reviewed: 02-18-22
held my attention enough to want to hear the ending but just like in book 2, the author is constantly explaining references to the previous stories I'm an attempt to make the story be able to stand alone. also, 1 or 2 sentences after a reference just in case the audience didn't know or remember. That was predictable & annoying.
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Before We Were Yours
- A Novel
- By: Lisa Wingate
- Narrated by: Emily Rankin, Catherine Taber
- Length: 14 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 87,727
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 78,526
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Story5 out of 5 stars 78,210
Memphis, 1939. Twelve-year-old Rill Foss and her four younger siblings live a magical life aboard their family’s Mississippi River shantyboat. But when their father must rush their mother to the hospital one stormy night, Rill is left in charge - until strangers arrive in force. Wrenched from all that is familiar and thrown into a Tennessee Children’s Home Society orphanage, the Foss children are assured that they will soon be returned to their parents - but they quickly realize the dark truth.
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4 out of 5 stars
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I was rivetted, finished in three days.
- By Lin Cloward on 06-26-17
- Before We Were Yours
- A Novel
- By: Lisa Wingate
- Narrated by: Emily Rankin, Catherine Taber
Hold the Spittle
Reviewed: 11-01-21
the story was good, keep the reader guessing which kid grew into which adult character.
but the Avery narrator needed to wipe her mouth. the entire time. I couldn't stop hearing the wet corners of her mouth! it is highly distracting and I need to figure out if that was Emily Rankin or Catherine T so I can avoid her Narration in the future. I can't endure that again.
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The Heirloom Garden
- By: Viola Shipman
- Narrated by: Nan McNamara, Lauren Ezzo
- Length: 11 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 205
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 179
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 177
Iris Maynard lost her husband in World War II, her daughter to illness and, finally, her reason to live. Walled off from the world for decades behind the towering fence surrounding her home, Iris has built a new family…of flowers. Iris propagates her own daylilies and roses while tending to a garden filled with the heirloom starts that keep the memories of her loved ones alive.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Audible vs Hard Copy
- By Julie Shurley on 04-02-21
- The Heirloom Garden
- By: Viola Shipman
- Narrated by: Nan McNamara, Lauren Ezzo
when the last time you cried?
Reviewed: 07-17-21
slow-ish ramp up but good good cry mid way. all around feel good and happy ending 😊
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People We Meet on Vacation
- By: Emily Henry
- Narrated by: Julia Whelan
- Length: 10 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 19,755
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 17,424
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 17,377
Poppy and Alex. Alex and Poppy. They have nothing in common. She’s a wild child; he wears khakis. She has insatiable wanderlust; he prefers to stay home with a book. And somehow, ever since a fateful car share home from college many years ago, they are the very best of friends. For most of the year they live far apart—she’s in New York City, and he’s in their small hometown—but every summer, for a decade, they have taken one glorious week of vacation together.
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2 out of 5 stars
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I couldn’t finish
- By Amazon Customer on 05-30-21
- People We Meet on Vacation
- By: Emily Henry
- Narrated by: Julia Whelan
The Hallmark Movie of Novels
Reviewed: 06-24-21
this read is the equivalent of watching a hallmark rom com on a lazy Saturday morning, in all the best ways that is! Sure- it's totally predictable, a little cheesy at times but acted & written more than well enough to warm your heart & maybe even shed a tear or two.
I downloaded it to keep me company on a work trip-- and it met my expectations entirely. Great light duty entertainment 👌
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