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David Copperfield
- By: Charles Dickens
- Narrated by: Martin Jarvis
- Length: 34 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 706
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 470
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 469
When David Copperfield escapes from the cruelty of his childhood home, he embarks on a journey to adulthood which leads him through comedy and tragedy, love and heartbreak, and friendship and betrayal.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Perfect narrator for one of the best classics.
- By 9S on 10-30-09
- David Copperfield
- By: Charles Dickens
- Narrated by: Martin Jarvis
Can’t believe I didn’t know this story
Reviewed: 11-05-23
I thought I was familiar with all the Dickens works but had missed this one. It is the best in my opinion and this audio version perfect . The narration really brought it to life and I enjoyed every minute.
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Columbus Day
- Expeditionary Force, Book 1
- By: Craig Alanson
- Narrated by: R.C. Bray
- Length: 16 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 48,960
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 45,054
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 44,949
We were fighting on the wrong side of a war we couldn't win. And that was the good news. The Ruhar hit us on Columbus Day. There we were, innocently drifting along the cosmos on our little blue marble, like the native Americans in 1492. Over the horizon come ships of a technologically advanced, aggressive culture, and BAM! There go the good old days, when humans only got killed by each other. So, Columbus Day. It fits. When the morning sky twinkled again, this time with Kristang starships jumping in to hammer the Ruhar, we thought we were saved.
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5 out of 5 stars
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WHISKEY TANGO FOXTROT
- By Jim "The Impatient" on 01-04-17
- Columbus Day
- Expeditionary Force, Book 1
- By: Craig Alanson
- Narrated by: R.C. Bray
It made me laugh
Reviewed: 11-04-22
The dialogue between Skippy and Joe was amusing and made me laugh. It wasn’t profound or inspiring like great literature but it made housework chores less boring and I appreciate that
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The Years
- By: Virginia Woolf
- Narrated by: Finty Williams
- Length: 13 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 248
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 222
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Story4 out of 5 stars 221
The principal theme of this ambitious book is time, threading together three generations of the Pargiter family. The story begins on a day in 1880 in the household of Colonel Abel Pargiter, his dying wife, and their seven children, and it ends in the 1930s with a brilliantly depicted party at which the Pargiters, young and old, pass in review. Important events - births, deaths, marriages, wars - occur in the wings; it is the commonplace moments that are captured here in a sequence of perfectly drawn scenes.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Just Beautiful
- By Kdmd on 06-07-18
- The Years
- By: Virginia Woolf
- Narrated by: Finty Williams
My first Virginia Wolfe
Reviewed: 10-26-22
Sure I had heard of her. I had just finished a Tom Hardy novel I really liked and was in the mood to be transported to someone else’s world again. That she does- amazing insight and description. But I did start wishing that the characters would do something. Since then I googled her and am glad I finally got around to hearing her. Will check out Mrs Dalloway but will put her in the category of not back to back ( like Cormac McCarthy I worship him but in measured doses)
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The Heron
- By: Don Winslow
- Narrated by: Ed Harris
- Length: 1 hr and 6 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 5,316
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 4,899
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 4,874
“The Heron” is the nickname a big-city accountant has attached to himself in his new home near San Diego, where he’s using the alias to avoid a hit man who may be after him. It seems a former client believes that The Heron has skipped town with several million dollars not his own. Don Winslow’s ensuing, entertaining yarn is by turns twisty, dark, and comical as we observe the delicate dance between the pursuer and the pursued.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Awfully long middle for such a short story
- By 🔥 Phx17 🔥 on 07-29-22
- The Heron
- By: Don Winslow
- Narrated by: Ed Harris
What a treat
Reviewed: 10-26-22
I am not familiar with the works of Don Winslow and selected this for the narration of Ed Harris. Glad I did. Good plot and good character presentation and spot on narration- slightly sardonic and perfectly nuanced.
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Path of Daggers
- Book Eight of The Wheel of Time
- By: Robert Jordan
- Narrated by: Michael Kramer, Kate Reading
- Length: 23 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 29,856
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 25,894
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 25,827
The Wheel of Time turns and Ages come and go, leaving memories that become legend. Legend fades to myth, and even myth is long forgotten when the Age that gave it birth returns again. In the Third Age, an Age of Prophecy, the World and Time themselves hang in the balance. What was, what will be, and what is, may yet fall under the Shadow.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Barely anything happens
- By Anonymous User on 08-13-19
- Path of Daggers
- Book Eight of The Wheel of Time
- By: Robert Jordan
- Narrated by: Michael Kramer, Kate Reading
The Good and the Not So Good
Reviewed: 06-18-22
I have listened to the previous books at times with interest. The author does a good job of spinning several scenarios and juggling them together and keeping them synchronized. He has created many characters varied and colorful. I happen to love horses and his storyline includes them. But I have tired of the immature often selfish behavior of the characters. True they are mostly young and they do some brave and unselfish acts. I have hoped they would mature more. I have lost respect for them and given up hoping for a Dumbledore or Gandalf to appear. I think this book will be my last. But Richard Jordan has created a world with history and culture and characters and I honor him for that.
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The Book of Ebenezer le Page
- By: G. B. Edwards
- Narrated by: Roy Dotrice
- Length: 21 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 249
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 226
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 224
Ebenezer Le Page, cantankerous, opinionated and charming, is one of the most compelling literary creations of the late 20th century. Eighty years old, Ebenezer has lived his whole life on the Channel Island of Guernsey, a stony speck of a place caught between England and France yet a world away from either. Ebenezer himself is fiercely independent, but as he reaches the end of his life he is determined to tell his own story and the story of those he has known.
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5 out of 5 stars
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My favorite audiobook of all!
- By Kathy in CA on 07-08-12
- The Book of Ebenezer le Page
- By: G. B. Edwards
- Narrated by: Roy Dotrice
One of the Best
Reviewed: 04-25-20
I am so grateful I stumbled upon this story. Roy Dotrice narrating could not be improved and I prefer his voice to reading. The way the tale unfolds slowly but poignantly is a masterpiece in my estimation. I put it on par with Patrick Tull narrating the Master and Commander series. I was moved to tears several times by the simple and in it's own way elegant story. It seemed so genuine and I feel a better person for having shared it.
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A Man Called Ove
- By: Fredrik Backman
- Narrated by: George Newbern
- Length: 9 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 69,433
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 63,131
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 63,049
Meet Ove. He's a curmudgeon - the kind of man who points at people he dislikes as if they were burglars caught outside his bedroom window. He has staunch principles, strict routines, and a short fuse. People call him "the bitter neighbor from hell". But behind the cranky exterior there is a story and a sadness.
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5 out of 5 stars
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I Laughed and I Cried
- By Bill on 08-22-15
- A Man Called Ove
- By: Fredrik Backman
- Narrated by: George Newbern
Didn’t know this would be one of my favorite stories
Reviewed: 03-11-18
I knew it was popular when I put it in my wish list. I love the way the story unfolded with a mix of present and past. To me the character s are real as the author gave just the right descriptions. I like to feel I come to certain conclusions and emotions on my on own and feel this is a beautifully crafted tale. The narration was perfect!
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The Wise Man's Fear
- Kingkiller Chronicle, Book 2
- By: Patrick Rothfuss
- Narrated by: Nick Podehl
- Length: 42 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 84,576
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 76,389
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Story5 out of 5 stars 76,341
My name is Kvothe. You may have heard of me. So begins a tale told from his own point of view - a story unequaled in fantasy literature. Now in The Wise Man’s Fear, Day Two of The Kingkiller Chronicle, Kvothe takes his first steps on the path of the hero and learns how difficult life can be when a man becomes a legend in his own time.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Well worth your time
- By Robert on 09-08-11
- The Wise Man's Fear
- Kingkiller Chronicle, Book 2
- By: Patrick Rothfuss
- Narrated by: Nick Podehl
Thoroughly enjoyable
Reviewed: 02-13-18
Drove 12 h ; painted a wall- the hours flew by as I remained immersed in this story. Not life changing but pleasurable. Narration was spot on!
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Master and Commander
- Aubrey/Maturin Series, Book 1
- By: Patrick O'Brian
- Narrated by: Simon Vance
- Length: 13 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,487
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,035
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,040
This, the first in the series of Jack Aubrey novels, establishes the friendship between Captain Aubrey, R.N., and Stephen Maturin, ship's surgeon and intelligence agent, against the thrilling backdrop of the Napoleonic wars. Details of life aboard a man-of-war in Nelson's navy are faultlessly rendered: the conversational idiom of the officers in the ward room and the men on the lower deck, the food, the floggings, the mysteries of the wind and the rigging.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Fabulous series, great narrator, parental caution
- By Debbie in Plano on 10-20-06
- Master and Commander
- Aubrey/Maturin Series, Book 1
- By: Patrick O'Brian
- Narrated by: Simon Vance
Wonderful!
Reviewed: 02-22-14
What made the experience of listening to Master and Commander the most enjoyable?
The character development and the blend of humor,action,and fascination with life at sea in the early 18th century
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