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Tom Lake
- A Novel
- By: Ann Patchett
- Narrated by: Meryl Streep
- Length: 11 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 16,331
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 15,107
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 15,093
In the spring of 2020, Lara’s three daughters return to the family's orchard in Northern Michigan. While picking cherries, they beg their mother to tell them the story of Peter Duke, a famous actor with whom she shared both a stage and a romance years before at a theater company called Tom Lake. As Lara recalls the past, her daughters examine their own lives and relationship with their mother, and are forced to reconsider the world and everything they thought they knew.
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1 out of 5 stars
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So incredibly boring
- By Rhonda Morrison on 08-05-23
- Tom Lake
- A Novel
- By: Ann Patchett
- Narrated by: Meryl Streep
Boring!
Reviewed: 03-20-25
The characters were not compelling. I didn’t feel attached to any of them. The boring raddle about their time in the theater did not impress me. Too much minutia about nothing.
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The Tribes
- A Novel
- By: Mari Howes
- Narrated by: Barrie Kreinik, Piper Goodeve
- Length: 11 hrs and 48 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,721
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,554
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,546
A dark and daring debut novel exploring power, control and resilience against all odds, The Tribes tells the story of a cult member accused of a shocking crime and the lawyer who chooses to defend her.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Judgemental toward faith that goes beyond thestory
- By Jody on 12-18-20
- The Tribes
- A Novel
- By: Mari Howes
- Narrated by: Barrie Kreinik, Piper Goodeve
Highly Believable
Reviewed: 07-18-23
This was a very well told story. The characters are realistic, and their experiences describe the cult life in shocking detail. It had the right amount of suspense to keep the reader engaged. Worth the credit.
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Pray, Hope, and Don't Worry
- True Stories of Padre Pio, Book 1
- By: Diane Allen
- Narrated by: Kirby Heyborne
- Length: 16 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 63
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 57
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Story5 out of 5 stars 57
Pray, Hope, and Don't Worry: True Stories of Padre Pio Book I, written by Diane Allen and published by Padre Pio Press, features 55 chapters and is a glimpse into the life and spirituality of St. Pio of Pietrelcina, who has often been called "the greatest mystic of the 20th Century."
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5 out of 5 stars
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Very Uplifting
- By JoAnn on 07-11-23
- Pray, Hope, and Don't Worry
- True Stories of Padre Pio, Book 1
- By: Diane Allen
- Narrated by: Kirby Heyborne
Very Uplifting
Reviewed: 07-11-23
I had an aunt who was very devoted to Padre Pio. I didn’t know much about him and decided to read this book. I’m so glad that I did and now I understand her devotion. What an amazing life truly, he was a gift to many.
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Lost and Found in Paris
- A Novel
- By: Lian Dolan
- Narrated by: Brittany Pressley
- Length: 10 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 1,061
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 956
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Story4 out of 5 stars 951
Joan Blakely had an unconventional childhood: the daughter of a globe-trotting supermodel and a world-famous artist. Her artist father died on 9/11, and Joan—an art historian by training—has spent more than a decade maintaining his legacy. Life in the art world is beginning to wear on her—and then one fateful afternoon her husband drops a bombshell: he’s fathered twins with another woman.
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5 out of 5 stars
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From the Mixed-Up Tales of Joan
- By Kay Woodbarry on 04-12-22
- Lost and Found in Paris
- A Novel
- By: Lian Dolan
- Narrated by: Brittany Pressley
Not too exciting.
Reviewed: 06-29-23
A very light romance novel with not much mystery. I became bored by the end.
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The Dakota Winters
- A Novel
- By: Tom Barbash
- Narrated by: Jim Meskimen
- Length: 8 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 192
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 167
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Story3.5 out of 5 stars 166
An evocative and wildly absorbing novel about the Winters, a family living in New York City’s famed Dakota apartment building in the year leading up to John Lennon’s assassination.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Wonderful reading,love John Lennon as a character
- By Aileen on 12-13-18
- The Dakota Winters
- A Novel
- By: Tom Barbash
- Narrated by: Jim Meskimen
Interesting Back Story
Reviewed: 12-22-22
Really enjoyed the story of the Winters entwined with celebrity. Anyone over 50 would enjoy this era and know who they are talking about.
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The Christmas Pact
- By: Vi Keeland, Penelope Ward
- Narrated by: Andi Arndt, Sebastian York
- Length: 2 hrs and 54 mins
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 30,034
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 27,142
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 27,058
Riley Kennedy’s emails keep getting crossed with her male colleague, Kennedy Riley. The infuriating man forwards them along with his annoying commentary and unsolicited advice. At least she never has to see him in person, since they work in different locations…until they come face to face at the office holiday party.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Nope
- By Gwyn Gwyrdd on 12-05-19
- The Christmas Pact
- By: Vi Keeland, Penelope Ward
- Narrated by: Andi Arndt, Sebastian York
Not a Fan of Romance
Reviewed: 12-12-22
It is great if you love romance novels. I’m not. Cute story easy to follow.
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The Warsaw Orphan
- By: Kelly Rimmer
- Narrated by: Nancy Peterson, Charlie Thurston
- Length: 13 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 3,280
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,957
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2,932
In the spring of 1942, young Elzbieta Rabinek is aware of the swiftly growing discord just beyond the courtyard of her comfortable Warsaw home. She has no fondness for the Germans who patrol her streets and impose their curfews, but has never given much thought to what goes on behind the walls that contain her Jewish neighbors. She knows all too well about German brutality - and that it's the reason she must conceal her true identity. But in befriending Sara, Elzbieta makes a discovery that propels her into a dangerous world of deception and heroism.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Kelly did it again! 🥰
- By Eric Cardoza on 07-21-21
- The Warsaw Orphan
- By: Kelly Rimmer
- Narrated by: Nancy Peterson, Charlie Thurston
Well Done!
Reviewed: 07-21-22
Vivid characters and great narration. Nice story from a different perspective. I love historical fiction this did not disappoint.
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Meet Me in Another Life
- A Novel
- By: Catriona Silvey
- Narrated by: Kristin Atherton
- Length: 11 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 647
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 597
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Story4 out of 5 stars 598
Two strangers in a foreign city, Thora and Santi meet in a chance encounter. At once, they recognize in each other a kindred spirit - someone who is longing for more in life than the cards they’ve been dealt. Before their friendship can blossom, though, a tragic accident cuts their story short.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Half way through, it’s an arduous read.
- By coppercent7 on 07-29-21
- Meet Me in Another Life
- A Novel
- By: Catriona Silvey
- Narrated by: Kristin Atherton
Flat Ending
Reviewed: 04-16-22
Had a good premise. I thought it could have gone in a different direction. Not a big fan of sci-fi novels. Narration was great.
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The Girl with Seven Names
- A North Korean Defector’s Story
- By: Hyeonseo Lee, David John
- Narrated by: Josie Dunn
- Length: 10 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 2,562
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 2,264
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Story5 out of 5 stars 2,249
As a child growing up in North Korea, Hyeonseo Lee was one of millions trapped by a secretive and brutal communist regime. Her home on the border with China gave her some exposure to the world beyond the confines of the Hermit Kingdom and, as the famine of the 1990s struck, she began to wonder, question and realise that she had been brainwashed her entire life. Given the repression, poverty and starvation she witnessed surely her country could not be, as she had been told, 'the best on the planet'?
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3 out of 5 stars
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Did not like narrator
- By Linda H. Andreae on 10-09-19
- The Girl with Seven Names
- A North Korean Defector’s Story
- By: Hyeonseo Lee, David John
- Narrated by: Josie Dunn
Great story! Weird Narration.
Reviewed: 03-18-22
Loved the book but the narrator with the British accent sounded so out of place. Would have ruined it totally if the story wasn’t so good.
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Tap Code
- The Epic Survival Tale of a Vietnam POW and the Secret Code That Changed Everything
- By: Carlyle S. Harris, Sara W. Berry, Col. Lee Ellis - Ret. - foreword
- Narrated by: Henry O. Arnold, Ginny Welsch
- Length: 8 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,169
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,016
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,013
Air Force pilot Captain Carlyle "Smitty" Harris was shot down over Vietnam on April 4, 1965 and taken to the infamous Hoa Lo prison—nicknamed the "Hanoi Hilton." For the next eight years, Smitty and hundreds of other American POWs—including John McCain and George "Bud" Day—suffered torture, solitary confinement, and unimaginable abuse. It was there Smitty covertly taught the Tap Code—an old, long-unused World War II method of communication—to many POWs. In turn, they taught others, and it quickly became a way for POWs to communicate without their captors' knowledge.
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5 out of 5 stars
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so informative
- By Mrs Yogi 1005 on 03-21-20
- Tap Code
- The Epic Survival Tale of a Vietnam POW and the Secret Code That Changed Everything
- By: Carlyle S. Harris, Sara W. Berry, Col. Lee Ellis - Ret. - foreword
- Narrated by: Henry O. Arnold, Ginny Welsch
Very Inspiring!
Reviewed: 09-15-20
A book every American should read especially those studying the history of the Vietnam war. The POW perspective was interesting to me having been a teenager myself during that time and highly influenced by anti war protests.
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