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Interior Chinatown
- A Novel
- By: Charles Yu
- Narrated by: Joel de la Fuente
- Length: 4 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,612
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,361
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,353
Willis Wu doesn’t perceive himself as a protagonist even in his own life: He’s merely Generic Asian man. Sometimes he gets to be Background Oriental Making a Weird Face or even Disgraced Son, but he is always relegated to a prop. Yet every day he leaves his tiny room in a Chinatown SRO and enters the Golden Palace restaurant, where Black and White, a procedural cop show, is in perpetual production. He’s a bit player here, too, but he dreams of being Kung Fu Guy - the most respected role that anyone who looks like him can attain. At least that’s what he has been told.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Kong Fu Guy
- By JCY on 01-30-20
- Interior Chinatown
- A Novel
- By: Charles Yu
- Narrated by: Joel de la Fuente
Wow, what a talent!!!
Reviewed: 03-11-21
I read this book in a book club,
And it knocked me out. Even if you’re not Asian, the human experience of being in a minority culture is visceral In this amazing book.
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Al Franken, Giant of the Senate
- By: Al Franken
- Narrated by: Al Franken
- Length: 12 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 15,838
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 14,475
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Story5 out of 5 stars 14,333
Al Franken, Giant of the Senate is a book about an unlikely campaign that had an even more improbable ending: the closest outcome in history and an unprecedented eight-month recount saga, which is pretty funny in retrospect. It's a book about what happens when the nation's foremost progressive satirist gets a chance to serve in the United States Senate and, defying the low expectations of the pundit class, actually turns out to be good at it.
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5 out of 5 stars
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I Fell In Love This Week with Al Franken
- By constructivefeedback on 06-08-17
- Al Franken, Giant of the Senate
- By: Al Franken
- Narrated by: Al Franken
Great and fun read!
Reviewed: 08-04-17
I have a long commute, and felt that Al Franken was in the car with me doing his shtick. He is funny, insightful, and gave a perspective of political life I never was aware of. I hope his de-humorizer slows down. We all need some humor these days.
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The Plot Against America
- By: Philip Roth
- Narrated by: Ron Silver
- Length: 13 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 3,522
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 3,160
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 3,150
In an astonishing feat of empathy and narrative invention, our most ambitious novelist imagines an alternate version of American history. In 1940 Charles A. Lindbergh, heroic aviator and rabid isolationist, is elected president. Shortly thereafter, he negotiates a cordial "understanding" with Adolf Hitler while the new government embarks on a program of folksy anti-Semitism.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Life is imitating Roth's art
- By Matthew on 08-04-16
- The Plot Against America
- By: Philip Roth
- Narrated by: Ron Silver
Frighteningly familiar
Reviewed: 02-17-17
This is the first Philip Roth book I've ever read- and to no one's surprise , he's brilliant, gifted, what everyone says. In the early era of Trump, this book is eerily familiar: a shock that he's elected, surrounded by white supremacists, influenced by fascists and killers from other governments. I hope we have a different ending.
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Born a Crime
- Stories from a South African Childhood
- By: Trevor Noah
- Narrated by: Trevor Noah
- Length: 8 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 216,027
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 195,432
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Story5 out of 5 stars 194,464
In this award-winning Audible Studios production, Trevor Noah tells his wild coming-of-age tale during the twilight of apartheid in South Africa. It’s a story that begins with his mother throwing him from a moving van to save him from a potentially fatal dispute with gangsters, then follows the budding comedian’s path to self-discovery through episodes both poignant and comical.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great book and perfect narration
- By MarilynArms on 12-15-16
- Born a Crime
- Stories from a South African Childhood
- By: Trevor Noah
- Narrated by: Trevor Noah
Poignant and Memorable!
Reviewed: 01-02-17
Mr. Noah walked the line between tragedy and humor seamlessly. He clearly adores his mother. but does not present her in an idealized manner. The horrors of apartheid, acceptance of violence against women, and poverty are horrifying, yet I found myself laughing through much of this book. Highly recommend.
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American Gods: The Tenth Anniversary Edition (A Full Cast Production)
- By: Neil Gaiman
- Narrated by: Ron McLarty, Daniel Oreskes, full cast
- Length: 19 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 62,635
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 57,176
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 57,094
Locked behind bars for three years, Shadow did his time, quietly waiting for the day when he could return to Eagle Point, Indiana. A man no longer scared of what tomorrow might bring, all he wanted was to be with Laura, the wife he deeply loved, and start a new life. But just days before his release, Laura and Shadow's best friend are killed in an accident. With his life in pieces and nothing to keep him tethered, Shadow accepts a job from a beguiling stranger he meets on the way home, an enigmatic man who calls himself Mr. Wednesday.
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5 out of 5 stars
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New to Neil
- By Michael on 07-27-11
Doesn't get much better than this
Reviewed: 07-03-16
I've only read the unabridged version, and can't imagine that they've edited so much out. The concept, story, and execution is nothing short of brilliant. Sadly, there's no place to go but down from here in the fantasy genre.
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In Search of Bill Clinton
- A Psychological Biography
- By: John D. Gartner
- Narrated by: Stephen Hoye
- Length: 17 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 39
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 25
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 26
In Search of Bill Clinton unravels the mystery at the heart of Clinton's complex nature and explains why so many people fall under his spell. Gartner tells the story we all thought we knew, from the fresh viewpoint of a psychologist, as he questions the well-crafted Clinton life story. Gartner, a therapist with expertise in treating individuals with hypomanic temperaments, saw in Clinton the energy, creativity, and charisma that leads a hypomanic individual to success as well as the problems with impulse control and judgment.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Bill is Back
- By Roy on 02-28-09
- In Search of Bill Clinton
- A Psychological Biography
- By: John D. Gartner
- Narrated by: Stephen Hoye
Disappointed
Reviewed: 01-11-15
As a therapist, I was looking forward to listening to this book. I was sadly disappointed to listen to this 2 dimensional portrait of President Clinton. The premise of the book is that Clinton has a "hypomanic temperament," which is not a psychiatric condition. This seems to be the author's own term, and described in large part as a "temperament" causing charisma and endless energy. Hypomania is a very serious psychiatric symptom, and the author minimizes how crippling it is.
The author also inserts his self-impressed resume into the story which added nothing to the story. Mr. Gartner states he has created a new genre.I think this is a genre we could do without.
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The Chaperone
- By: Laura Moriarty
- Narrated by: Elizabeth McGovern
- Length: 13 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 4,452
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 3,913
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 3,902
> The Chaperone is a captivating novel about the woman who chaperoned an irreverent Louise Brooks to New York City in 1922, and the summer that would change them both. Only a few years before becoming a famous actress and an icon for her generation, a 15-year-old Louise Brooks leaves Wichita to make it big in New York. Much to her annoyance, she is accompanied by a thirty-six-year-old chaperone who is neither mother nor friend. Cora Carlisle is a complicated but traditional woman with her own reasons for making the trip.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Perfection.
- By Amanda on 06-07-12
- The Chaperone
- By: Laura Moriarty
- Narrated by: Elizabeth McGovern
Not Bad
Reviewed: 09-08-14
I agree with some of the other reviews. Cora's back story was the most interesting part of the book. The story fell apart a bit towards the end with unrealistic plot twists and decades passing with little detail. Elizabeth McGovern's European accents were amazing. Her narration voice, mostly from Cora's perspective sounded snooty and pseudo-British-didn't make any sense.
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The Magicians
- A Novel
- By: Lev Grossman
- Narrated by: Mark Bramhall
- Length: 17 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 21,104
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 18,615
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Story4 out of 5 stars 18,639
Quentin Coldwater is brilliant but miserable. A senior in high school, he's still secretly preoccupied with a series of fantasy novels he read as a child, set in a magical land called Fillory. Imagine his surprise when he finds himself unexpectedly admitted to a very secret, very exclusive college of magic in upstate New York, where he receives a thorough and rigorous education in the craft of modern sorcery.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Not an average book
- By Kyle on 04-30-11
- The Magicians
- A Novel
- By: Lev Grossman
- Narrated by: Mark Bramhall
So good it's ridiculous
Reviewed: 08-29-14
I read a lot of the sci-fi / fantasy genre, and this was just brilliant. After a long commute, I lingered in the car a couple of minutes I was so engaged in the story. Mr. Grossman has set the bar.
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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 29,615
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 26,791
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 26,682
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
Okay
Reviewed: 08-09-14
Is there anything you would change about this book?
This is no great work of literature, but it was engaging enough to keep me company on my commute for a while.I thought the allusion to Nazism was a bit heavy-handed, and some of the writing was like a bad romance novel at times. Guess I didn't like it very much.
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Society's Child
- My Autobiography
- By: Janis Ian
- Narrated by: Janis Ian
- Length: 12 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,664
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,525
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,523
Janis Ian was catapulted into the spotlight in 1966 at the age of 15, when her soul-wrenching song "Society's Child" became a hit. But this was only the beginning of a long and illustrious career. In Society's Child, Janis Ian provides a relentlessly honest account of the successes and failures - and the hopes and dreams - of an extraordinary life.
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5 out of 5 stars
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I know why this won the grammy
- By Pamela J on 02-24-13
- Society's Child
- My Autobiography
- By: Janis Ian
- Narrated by: Janis Ian
Disappointed
Reviewed: 04-05-14
What would have made Society's Child better?
I love Janis Ian's music and lyrics. Her lyrics are complex and lyrical and just beautiful. Her prose is more conversational, and a chore to listen to. Her guitar and singing were the best parts of narration.
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