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We Are the Luckiest
- The Surprising Magic of a Sober Life
- By: Laura McKowen
- Narrated by: Laura McKowen
- Length: 7 hrs
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 2,642
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 2,285
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Story5 out of 5 stars 2,275
What could possibly be “lucky” about addiction? Absolutely nothing, thought Laura McKowen when drinking brought her to her knees. As she puts it, she “kicked and screamed . . . wishing for something - anything - else” to be her issue. The people who got to drink normally, she thought, were so damn lucky. But in the midst of early sobriety, when no longer able to anesthetize her pain and anxiety, she realized that she was actually the lucky one. Lucky to feel her feelings, live honestly, really be with her daughter, change her legacy.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Influencer Recovery, Part One
- By Keith Keller on 01-31-20
- We Are the Luckiest
- The Surprising Magic of a Sober Life
- By: Laura McKowen
- Narrated by: Laura McKowen
Expansive, Forward Moving, Gentle
Reviewed: 01-07-20
Incredibly tender and sweet renderings of navigating through unknown and tough experiences. Very realistic expectations of the time frames needed to wade through multi-layers of the onion of returning to the self. More validation and appreciation for how much chemical dependency overlaps with relationship dependencies (co-dependency) based on dynamics that got set up in early childhood. I was a big fan of McKowen's blog and both her podcasts previously, and look towards more of books being published. I binged on this title and will hopefully revisit it again for a slower listening a second time.
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Quit Like a Woman
- The Radical Choice to Not Drink in a Culture Obsessed with Alcohol
- By: Holly Whitaker
- Narrated by: Holly Whitaker
- Length: 10 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 5,208
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 4,443
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 4,422
We live in a world obsessed with drinking. We drink at baby showers and work events, brunch and book club, graduations and funerals. Yet no one ever questions alcohol’s ubiquity—in fact, the only thing ever questioned is why someone doesn’t drink. It is a qualifier for belonging and if you don’t imbibe, you are considered an anomaly. As a society, we are obsessed with health and wellness, yet we uphold alcohol as some kind of magic elixir, though it is anything but.
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2 out of 5 stars
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you had me until the last chapter
- By Katie on 01-15-20
- Quit Like a Woman
- The Radical Choice to Not Drink in a Culture Obsessed with Alcohol
- By: Holly Whitaker
- Narrated by: Holly Whitaker
Thorough, Real, Exuberant
Reviewed: 01-02-20
Super epic feast for the senses. Whitaker has talents galore in writing, speaking, researching, and recovering. I've been a fan of hers since finding her bold, outspoken blog back in 2015 and then moving onto her groundbreaking podcast Home. I'm glad more voices about addiction are coming to the table in the 21st century-- because clearly the problem is as raging as ever and needs all hands on deck. And finally, finally, finally a plethora of known and respected addiction recovery thought leaders all drive home the idea of unaddressed trauma as spurring the need for numbing in the first place. The war on drugs is fundamentally a war on adults with unhealed childhood wounding and subsequent failing coping skills to mask it. My God, we might actually be getting somewhere with traction and momentum if we figure that bit out.
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Leaving the Witness
- Exiting a Religion and Finding a Life
- By: Amber Scorah
- Narrated by: Amber Scorah
- Length: 6 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 725
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 640
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 638
A third-generation Jehovah's Witness, Amber Scorah had devoted her life to sounding God's warning of impending Armageddon. She volunteered to take the message to China, where the preaching she did was illegal and could result in her expulsion or worse. Here, she had some distance from her community for the first time. Immersion in a foreign language and culture - and a whole new way of thinking - turned her world upside down, and eventually led her to lose all that she had been sure was true.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Astonishing book, delightfully read by the author
- By Lori DiCola on 06-04-19
- Leaving the Witness
- Exiting a Religion and Finding a Life
- By: Amber Scorah
- Narrated by: Amber Scorah
Beautiful Story Arc, Not That Psychologically Deep
Reviewed: 11-18-19
I might have wanted a few more deep or poignant psychological insights into deprogramming from intricately laid indoctrinations held over decades-- however, I love the pacing and arc of Scorah's story. I'm pretty much in awe of her abilities to land in competitive, highly populous foreign places and get employment without connections. That takes the grit, tenacity, verve of another level entirely. Certain aspects of her Witness beliefs were told a bit circumspectly and with detachment it seemed. Think there's still some being held back there, even if that's her editorial choice.
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Toil & Trouble
- A Memoir
- By: Augusten Burroughs
- Narrated by: Anne Bobby, Augusten Burroughs, Gabra Zackman, and others
- Length: 12 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 589
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 532
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 524
For as long as Augusten Burroughs could remember, he knew things he shouldn't have known. He manifested things that shouldn't have come to pass. And he told exactly no one about this, save one person: his mother. His mother reassured him that it was all perfectly normal, that he was descended from a long line of witches, going back to the days of the early American colonies. And that this family tree was filled with witches. It was a bond that he and his mother shared - until the day she left him in the care of her psychiatrist to be raised in his family.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Slime Flux
- By Pamela Harvey on 10-16-19
- Toil & Trouble
- A Memoir
- By: Augusten Burroughs
- Narrated by: Anne Bobby, Augusten Burroughs, Gabra Zackman, Robin Miles
OMG on the valley girl uptalk overkill!
Reviewed: 10-07-19
I'm a huge Burroughs fan and appreciated his latest installment. It ran a bit long and concerns itself with much more domesticity than previous books, given that he's married and living on a historic estate in rural-ish Connecticut with even more dogs to boot. Love his reveal on being a witch and can totally see that--with hindsight being 20/20--on his previous writing and philosophies about focus, achievement, and getting stuff done.
Long story short: I didn't think it was possible to put that much uptalk inflection on that many words in the same sentences and paragraphs, but leave it to Burroughs to be a savant at that. I was of the persuasion that people eventually grew out of uptalk, and here again, Burroughs proves an exception. Yep, totally going back to old-fashioned reading his books from here on out. I'll still always want more writing from him!
Also, this book delivers super poignant moments on his connection with his now deceased mother. I think he honors both the extreme difficulty of having a narcissist for a mom while still acknowledging the gifts within his overall experience. He doesn't divulge his forgiveness process, yet I do believe he did get to a real forgiveness without a convenient spiritual bypassing.
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Nothing Good Can Come from This
- Essays
- By: Kristi Coulter
- Narrated by: Kristi Coulter
- Length: 5 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 257
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 226
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Story4 out of 5 stars 227
When Kristi stopped drinking, she started noticing things. Like when you give up a debilitating habit, it leaves a space, one that can’t easily be filled by mocktails or ice cream or sex or crafting. And when you cancel Rosé Season for yourself, you’re left with just summer, and that’s when you notice that the women around you are tanked - that alcohol is the oil in the motors that keeps them purring when they could be making other kinds of noise. In her sharp, incisive debut essay collection, Coulter reveals a portrait of a life in transition.
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2 out of 5 stars
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another already wealthy woman gets sober
- By Olivia Carrow on 03-18-19
- Nothing Good Can Come from This
- Essays
- By: Kristi Coulter
- Narrated by: Kristi Coulter
1/3 or Less Focused on Drinking/Not Drinking
Reviewed: 07-23-19
Essay memoirs are my fave and easiest way to devour an audiobook so this was happily consumed in a single day. If there was an overarching theme I think it would be that ordinary people encounter and overcome extraordinary circumstances all the time in their own timeframes and personalized ways. I don't think the other essays quite lived up to Enjoli fame, yet there well rounded content with above average quality. Coulter doesn't have a commanding voice nor much range; however, there's an inherent charm in hearing the author's authentic voice.
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Girl Logic
- The Genius and the Absurdity
- By: Iliza Shlesinger
- Narrated by: Mayim Bialik, Iliza Shlesinger
- Length: 5 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 6,731
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 6,067
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 6,035
From breakout stand-up comedian Iliza Shlesinger comes a subversively funny collection of essays and observations on a confident woman's approach to friendship, singlehood, and relationships. "Girl Logic" is Iliza's term for the way women obsess over details and situations that men don't necessarily even notice. She describes it as a characteristically female way of thinking that appears to be contradictory and circuitous but is actually a complicated and highly evolved way of looking at the world.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A delight
- By Haha917 on 03-28-18
- Girl Logic
- The Genius and the Absurdity
- By: Iliza Shlesinger
- Narrated by: Mayim Bialik, Iliza Shlesinger
10 Out of Possible 5 Stars Performance
Reviewed: 12-20-17
Shlesinger's nuanced and rich vocal range is unparalleled! Listening to her was such a treat and often left me gobsmacked at her speaking talents. Really, how does she do it?!
Parts of the story plays better to twenty somethings (hence over-repeating the thematic title phrase "girl logic") than the other age ranges, but I think overall there's something for everyone to be found here. Shlesinger definitely has a distinctive viewpoint that is generous and pretty American can do spirited.
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Gather ‘Round the Sound
- Holiday Stories from Beloved Authors and Great Performers Across the Globe
- By: Paulo Coelho, Yvonne Morrison, Charles Dickens
- Narrated by: Angele Masters, Daniel Frances Berenson, Magda Szubanski, and others
- Length: 1 hr and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3 out of 5 stars 6,942
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Performance3.5 out of 5 stars 6,035
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Story3 out of 5 stars 6,032
2017 has been a monumental year for Audible, having just celebrated our 20th anniversary, a milestone that would have never been possible without our wonderful and loyal listeners. One of our major commitments is bringing new and diverse audio experiences to our members, so this year, as our gift to you, we pulled together a collection that reflects a little bit of everything we’ve been up to recently.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Don’t waste your time
- By Leslie on 12-10-17
- Gather ‘Round the Sound
- Holiday Stories from Beloved Authors and Great Performers Across the Globe
- By: Paulo Coelho, Yvonne Morrison, Charles Dickens
- Narrated by: Angele Masters, Daniel Frances Berenson, Magda Szubanski, Simon Callow, Dan Starkey, John Banks, Vern
Festive Smattering of Fun
Reviewed: 12-11-17
Only spaced out for the Dickens short story, whereas the other three selections held my attention. Felt buoyed by a bit of season's cheer by the end, so served its purpose nicely.
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Scrappy Little Nobody
- By: Anna Kendrick
- Narrated by: Anna Kendrick
- Length: 6 hrs
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 18,843
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 17,086
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 16,975
Anna Kendrick's autobiographical collection of essays amusingly recounts memorable moments throughout her life, from her middle-class upbringing in New England to the blockbuster movies that have made her one of Hollywood's most popular actresses today. Expanding upon the witty and ironic dispatches for which she is known, Anna Kendrick's essays offer her one-of-a-kind commentary on the absurdities she's experienced on her way to and from the heart of pop culture.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Anna Kendrick: Scrappy Little... Revelation
- By Andrew on 01-17-17
- Scrappy Little Nobody
- By: Anna Kendrick
- Narrated by: Anna Kendrick
Sassy & Fearless
Reviewed: 11-22-17
Kendrick has an auteur level amount of individual voice to her. Really enjoyed how she honed in on the experiences of being in one's early twenties and having a steep learning curve in figuring out how to create one's own crowd.
I felt that Kendrick sometimes rushed through her jokes and unless I was concentrating (even at times when I was concentrating), I missed out on some of her delivery (occasionally, I hit the go back button, other times not). This personally stung as white girl English is my native and only language. Other than that, her vocal performance did add another dimension to the story.
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HELP
- By: Simon Amstell
- Narrated by: Simon Amstell
- Length: 3 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 87
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 80
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 79
Comedy, Tragedy, Therapy. Simon Amstell did his first stand-up gig at the age of 13. His parents had just divorced, and puberty was confusing. Trying to be funny solved everything. Read by Simon Amstell, and interspersed with footage from his stand-up tours, HELP is the hilarious and heartbreaking account of Simon's ongoing compulsion to reveal his entire self onstage. To tell the truth so it can't hurt him anymore. Loneliness, anxiety, depression - this book has it all. And more.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Super Enjoyable
- By lauren on 11-26-17
- HELP
- By: Simon Amstell
- Narrated by: Simon Amstell
Mind Expanding Fun
Reviewed: 10-01-17
Amstell takes us on a journey of soul searching and maturation via his career trajectory, dating, travels, psychotherapy, and some illegal psychedelic drugs. I wished it was a bit longer, but laughed heartily throughout. I liked how he clarified through his experiences that no earthly person could possibly have the road map for your individual life when they themselves struggle enough knowing their own proper life path. Also, Amstell highlights the enduring value of stories to transmit wisdom and knowledge. His interesting voice narration easily held my attention.
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