Lisa Perkins
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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 65,905
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 57,983
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 57,733
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
A must read
Reviewed: 10-13-20
This book was a potent reminder to engage fully in the life I’m in, imperfect though it may be. This year has been brutal and depression has been a constant. This helped change my perspective in a way I know will stick. Beyond grateful.
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The Murmur of Bees
- By: Sofia Segovia, Simon Bruni - translator
- Narrated by: Xe Sands, Angelo Di Loreto
- Length: 14 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 17,398
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 15,400
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 15,331
From the day that old Nana Reja found a baby abandoned under a bridge, the life of a small Mexican town forever changed. Disfigured and covered in a blanket of bees, little Simonopio is for some locals the stuff of superstition, a child kissed by the devil. But he is welcomed by landowners Francisco and Beatriz Morales, who adopt him and care for him. As he grows up, Simonopio becomes a cause for wonder to the Morales family, because when the uncannily gifted child closes his eyes, he can see what no one else can - visions of all that’s yet to come, both beautiful and dangerous.
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5 out of 5 stars
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One of the best books I listened to ever!
- By Vmcg on 05-11-19
- The Murmur of Bees
- By: Sofia Segovia, Simon Bruni - translator
- Narrated by: Xe Sands, Angelo Di Loreto
Stunning.
Reviewed: 10-17-19
A beautifully written family saga that, thankfully, is also masterfully narrated, particularly the voice of Angelo Di Loreto. I’ll come back to this one, I’m certain.
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The Humans
- A Novel
- By: Matt Haig
- Narrated by: Mark Meadows
- Length: 8 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 3,068
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,721
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2,712
The critically acclaimed author of The Radleys shares a clever, heartwarming, and darkly insightful novel about an alien who comes to Earth to save humans from themselves. When an extraterrestrial visitor arrives on Earth, his first impressions of the human species are less than positive. But as time goes on, he starts to realize there may be more to this weird species than he has been led to believe. Eventually, the narrator sees hope and redemption in the humans' imperfections and begins to question the very mission that brought him there.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Light Sci-Fi Fare--You'll Love It!
- By Kathy in CA on 06-29-18
- The Humans
- A Novel
- By: Matt Haig
- Narrated by: Mark Meadows
The fiction form of "Reasons To Stay Alive"
Reviewed: 06-29-19
If you're prone to over-examination and melancholy, this book will distract you from your beleaguered brain as it's subtly illustrating the simple pleasures this world has to offer (even to folks like us!). Beautifully written and narrated, this novel carried me from beginning to end without losing me once. If you could do with a brief from respite from existential angst and cynical nihilism - without any syrupy cheer - this is the book for you.
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City of Girls
- A Novel
- By: Elizabeth Gilbert
- Narrated by: Blair Brown
- Length: 15 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 24,825
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 22,218
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 22,114
Beloved author Elizabeth Gilbert returns to fiction with a unique love story set in the New York City theater world during the 1940s. Told from the perspective of an older woman as she looks back on her youth with both pleasure and regret (but mostly pleasure), City of Girls explores themes of female sexuality and promiscuity, as well as the idiosyncrasies of true love. In 1940, nineteen-year-old Vivian Morris has just been kicked out of Vassar College, owing to her lackluster freshman-year performance.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A strong story
- By Anita Kristensen on 06-08-19
- City of Girls
- A Novel
- By: Elizabeth Gilbert
- Narrated by: Blair Brown
Kept waiting for the story to begin
Reviewed: 06-28-19
I hung in for a few hours, eagerly anticipating the story to begin now that the groundwork had been laid. I was disappointed that this never happened. I'm a big EG fan but, sadly, I'm not willing to continue with this one.
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Station Eleven (Television Tie-in)
- A Novel
- By: Emily St. John Mandel
- Narrated by: Kirsten Potter
- Length: 10 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 14,129
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 12,550
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Story4 out of 5 stars 12,535
Kirsten Raymonde will never forget the night Arthur Leander, the famous Hollywood actor, had a heart attack on stage during a production of King Lear. That was the night when a devastating flu pandemic arrived in the city, and within weeks, civilization as we know it came to an end.
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3 out of 5 stars
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gah!
- By Stacy on 10-08-14
- Station Eleven (Television Tie-in)
- A Novel
- By: Emily St. John Mandel
- Narrated by: Kirsten Potter
Compelling; I want to know more!
Reviewed: 10-04-18
I read this for Wichita’s 2018 Big Read. It was perhaps a bit too plausible in these turbulent times, ack. Well written and good character development. I hope there’s a sequel in the works!
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