Nancy B.
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Atomic Marriage
- By: Curtis Sittenfeld
- Narrated by: Diane Lane
- Length: 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3.5 out of 5 stars 13,696
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 12,220
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Story3 out of 5 stars 12,210
All marriages are hard. Many of them fail. Brock Lewis, an evangelical businessman turned self-published author, has the answer. Follow his international bestselling book’s 12-point “Atomic Doctrine” - make eye contact with your spouse? Always! Use the bathroom in front of them? Never! - and you, too, can build a marriage that thrives.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Awful.
- By Amy on 01-04-19
- Atomic Marriage
- By: Curtis Sittenfeld
- Narrated by: Diane Lane
Why is this book so damn short?
Reviewed: 01-12-19
I was just settling into another great Curtis Sittenfeld novel when it ended I had no idea this was just a short story, not even a novella. So disappointed!
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If You Find Me
- By: Emily Murdoch
- Narrated by: Tai Sammons
- Length: 7 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 15,171
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 13,862
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 13,821
Fourteen-year-old Carey and six-year-old Jenessa have been living in the woods with their mother for as long as they can remember; the sheltering trees and a broken-down camper are all they know. But what they’ve never been told is that Carey vanished from the real world ten years ago, when their mother took her, causing an uproar in the media - and in her father’s life.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Heartfelt and Harrowing
- By The Reading Date on 02-05-14
- If You Find Me
- By: Emily Murdoch
- Narrated by: Tai Sammons
Very engrossing and suspenseful
Reviewed: 11-02-15
Great narration made this book even better. Heart wrenching story with some parallels to Emma Donahue's Room. I liked the first person voice of Carrie. Altogether a very enjoyable read.
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The Harder They Come
- A Novel
- By: T. C. Boyle
- Narrated by: Graham Hamilton
- Length: 12 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 817
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 729
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Story3.5 out of 5 stars 734
Set in contemporary Northern California, The Harder They Come explores the volatile connections between three damaged people - an aging ex-marine and Vietnam veteran, his psychologically unstable son, and the son's paranoid, much older lover - as they careen toward an explosive confrontation.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Based on a true story
- By Sharon on 05-25-15
- The Harder They Come
- A Novel
- By: T. C. Boyle
- Narrated by: Graham Hamilton
Stunningly written, a very dark story
Reviewed: 06-16-15
Would you consider the audio edition of The Harder They Come to be better than the print version?
Probably not. T.C. Boyle is a wonderful writer, and I enjoy his work on paper as well as by audio. That said, the reader here is topnotch.
What was one of the most memorable moments of The Harder They Come?
The beginning where the characters, a bunch of seniors on an excusion from a cruise ship, encounter grave danger.
What about Graham Hamilton’s performance did you like?
Overall performance was excellent.
If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?
NA
Any additional comments?
This is one of T.C. Boyle's best. If you like his other contemporary novels, like the wonderful Tortilla Curtain, you'll like this.
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An Object of Beauty
- A Novel
- By: Steve Martin
- Narrated by: Campbell Scott
- Length: 7 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 1,082
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 684
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Story4 out of 5 stars 689
Lacey Yeager is young, captivating, and ambitious enough to take the New York art world by storm. Groomed at Sotheby's and hungry to keep climbing the social and career ladders put before her, Lacey charms men and women, old and young, rich and even richer with her magnetic charisma and liveliness. Her ascension to the highest tiers of the city parallel the soaring heights - and, at times, the dark lows - of the art world and the country from the late 1990s through today.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Gifted writer, characters and context feel true
- By L on 12-07-10
- An Object of Beauty
- A Novel
- By: Steve Martin
- Narrated by: Campbell Scott
Too much background research, too little story
Reviewed: 12-20-12
What would have made An Object of Beauty better?
A plot line. It was mainly a description of the art auction business, with underdeveloped characters who weren't sympathetic. Maybe it got better, but I gave up about a quarter of the way through.
Would you ever listen to anything by Steve Martin again?
Sure
What do you think the narrator could have done better?
No
What character would you cut from An Object of Beauty?
Seemed to be mainly two characters, and I could have done without both of them.
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Neverwhere
- By: Neil Gaiman
- Narrated by: Neil Gaiman
- Length: 13 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 41,677
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 35,160
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 35,104
Richard Mayhew is a young man with a good heart and an ordinary life, which is changed forever when he stops to help a girl he finds bleeding on a London sidewalk. His small act of kindness propels him into a world he never dreamed existed. There are people who fall through the cracks, and Richard has become one of them. And he must learn to survive in this city of shadows and darkness, monsters and saints, murderers and angels, if he is ever to return to the London that he knew.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Truly outstamding!
- By RJT on 10-27-07
- Neverwhere
- By: Neil Gaiman
- Narrated by: Neil Gaiman
Not my thing
Reviewed: 02-18-08
This book is of the fantasy genre, which I didn't fully understand when I bought it. It is well written and has an excellent reader. No doubt it will be enjoyed by those who are into fantasy. But after listening to about a quarter of the book, I had to stop because I grew weary of the impossibility of the characters, plot, and setting. Even though it is a fantasy, I wouldn't recommend it for children. It's way too dark.
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The King of Lies
- By: John Hart
- Narrated by: David Chandler
- Length: 12 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 2,968
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 2,311
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Story4 out of 5 stars 2,306
John Hart creates a literary thriller that is as suspenseful as it is poignant, a riveting murder mystery layered beneath the southern drawl of a humble North Carolina lawyer. When Work Pickens finds his father murdered, the investigation pushes a repressed family history to the surface and he sees his own carefully constructed facade begin to crack.
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5 out of 5 stars
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For the Eyes Only
- By Deborah on 06-21-06
- The King of Lies
- By: John Hart
- Narrated by: David Chandler
Disappointed
Reviewed: 09-29-07
For those who loved "Prince of Tides," this is the book for you. Those (like me), who found POT overwritten and melodramatic, King of Lies will be just about unlistenable. Another disappointment is the reader. He is good but lacks the southern accent necessary to make the locale (and story) believable. I gave up on this book about two-thirds of the way through.
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