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Abroad in Japan
- By: Chris Broad
- Narrated by: Chris Broad
- Length: 8 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 694
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 629
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Story5 out of 5 stars 629
When Englishman Chris Broad landed in a rural village in northern Japan he wondered if he'd made a huge mistake. With no knowledge of the language and zero teaching experience, was he was about to be the most quickly fired English teacher in Japan's history? Abroad in Japan charts a decade of living in a foreign land and the chaos and culture clash that comes with it. Packed with hilarious and fascinating stories, this book seeks out to unravel one the world's most mysterious and impenetrable cultures.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Met Expectations
- By N. S. W. on 10-30-23
- Abroad in Japan
- By: Chris Broad
- Narrated by: Chris Broad
5 star, very f$%^&ng good!
Reviewed: 11-06-23
you read the title. so now Im just trying to get in fifteen words. few more to go.
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Hunted
- The Iron Druid Chronicles, Book 6
- By: Kevin Hearne
- Narrated by: Luke Daniels
- Length: 9 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 13,541
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 12,431
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 12,392
For someone who’s been alive for two thousand years, Atticus O’Sullivan is a pretty fast runner. Good thing, because he’s being chased by not one but two goddesses of the hunt—Artemis and Diana—for messing with one of their own. Dodging their slings and arrows, Atticus, Granuaile, and his wolfhound, Oberon, are making a mad dash across modern-day Europe to seek help from a friend of the Tuatha Dé Danann. His usual magical option of shifting planes is blocked, so instead of playing hide-and-seek, the game plan is . . . run like hell.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Another Serving of Hilari-tea
- By Don Gilbert on 06-25-13
- Hunted
- The Iron Druid Chronicles, Book 6
- By: Kevin Hearne
- Narrated by: Luke Daniels
Urban fantasy or Green Peace propaganda?
Reviewed: 04-28-23
The apolitical movement has its merits. Many of us read or listen to novels like this to get away from the constant assualt of personal and civil liberties through seemingly benign or noble prospects. Not to listen to entire chapters of finger-pointing propaganda. This was likely the last book in the ID saga for me.
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Dead Man's Hand
- The Unorthodox Chronicles, Book 1
- By: James J. Butcher
- Narrated by: James Patrick Cronin
- Length: 11 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,885
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,689
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,691
On the streets of Boston, the world is divided into the ordinary Usuals, and the paranormal Unorthodox. And in the Department of Unorthodox Affairs, the Auditors are the magical elite, government-sanctioned witches with spells at their command and all the power and prestige that comes with it. Grimshaw Griswald Grimsby is…not one of those witches.
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1 out of 5 stars
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I want to be honest but not hurtful
- By KnowledgeMaster on 11-19-22
- Dead Man's Hand
- The Unorthodox Chronicles, Book 1
- By: James J. Butcher
- Narrated by: James Patrick Cronin
If you love Dresden, you'll enjoy this.
Reviewed: 04-03-23
like Jim helped write the book. Harry Dresdens DNA is on every single page.
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Psychosis
- Haunted Series, Book 1
- By: Tony Marturano
- Narrated by: Rosko Lewis
- Length: 15 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 402
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 364
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Story4 out of 5 stars 363
I've had to move out of the city and into the house I inherited here, in the idyllic fishing village of Porthcove, but only for as long as it takes to sell it. You see, I need the money, so I've started seeing some of the locals, you know, as patients, but I tell you, there's something really disturbing about charming neighbors sharing chilling secrets. And it isn't just that. It's the other things. Strange, inexplicable things. It started with odd smells, creepy sounds, and then the intruders...oh God, the intruders.
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1 out of 5 stars
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spoiler alert
- By Christie Cummins on 03-07-21
- Psychosis
- Haunted Series, Book 1
- By: Tony Marturano
- Narrated by: Rosko Lewis
Better than some review state.
Reviewed: 11-04-21
The book is definitely not a one star as some have directly or indirectly stated but it is long and could probably be half as long without huge losses to the plot or story line. That said If I had wrote it, I would be very proud of it.
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War of the Spark: Forsaken (Magic: The Gathering)
- By: Greg Weisman
- Narrated by: Lisa Flanagan
- Length: 10 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 412
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 367
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Story4 out of 5 stars 364
The Planeswalkers have defeated Nicol Bolas and saved the Multiverse - though at grave cost. The living have been left to pick up the pieces and mourn the dead. But one loss is almost too great to bear: Gideon Jura, champion of justice and shield of the Gatewatch, is gone. As his former comrades Jace and Chandra struggle to rebuild from this tragedy, their future, like the future of the Gatewatch, remains uncertain.
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1 out of 5 stars
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I regret preordering
- By Luxury Yacht on 11-18-19
- War of the Spark: Forsaken (Magic: The Gathering)
- By: Greg Weisman
- Narrated by: Lisa Flanagan
Why would you swap Narrators mid stride?
Reviewed: 09-22-21
The book is a Weisman book so even if it wasn't as epic as the first, its good Magic lore. I can't understand why they would switch narrators in the middle of a series. Not that she is bad but it unnecessarily changed the flavor of the series.
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The Toybox
- Detective Alyssa Wyatt, Book 2
- By: Charly Cox
- Narrated by: Kate Zane
- Length: 12 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,947
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,844
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,842
All around Albuquerque, New Mexico, young women are going missing, seemingly vanished into thin air. With no link between the victims, Detective Alyssa Wyatt is quickly plunged into a horrifying case with no obvious clues. And when Jersey Andrews, the best friend of Alyssa's teenage daughter, Holly, joins the list of vanished girls, the case becomes personal. But this investigation will lead Alyssa and partner Cord into the most sinister depths of humanity; an evil place where life is expendable and where the depraved can fulfill their darkest desires - if they have the money.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Truly awful....
- By Kimberly on 01-17-21
- The Toybox
- Detective Alyssa Wyatt, Book 2
- By: Charly Cox
- Narrated by: Kate Zane
A step back from the first book, I did not finish
Reviewed: 09-19-21
IMO, This book was a regression in the authors story forging abilities. I put it down. It felt dry and contrived.
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The Demon's Apprentice
- The Demon's Apprentice Series, Book 1
- By: Ben Reeder
- Narrated by: Charlie Thurston
- Length: 10 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 3,761
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 3,412
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 3,402
At 15, Chance Fortunato has seen more evil than most people ever will. Indentured by his father to the demon count Dulka, he's been taught dark magic and forced to do his infernal master's dirty work for eight years. But now Chance has figured out a way to defeat his master and free himself. His new life with his mother and sister is far from easy, and freedom has its own perils. Normal life is hard enough, but even in a mundane-looking high school, there are paranormal threats from both sides of the mystical fence.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Great plot; Senseless sexual assult/rape scenes
- By Luke on 09-02-18
- The Demon's Apprentice
- The Demon's Apprentice Series, Book 1
- By: Ben Reeder
- Narrated by: Charlie Thurston
Don't hesitate.
Reviewed: 08-20-21
I have heard this compared to Dresden, and while similarities do exist it is most definitely its own thing. Admittedly, there are some elements of both Dresden and a darker version of Harry Potter but the work possess its own charm. Not only that but Ben Reader seemed to hit his stride in the story very early on. If you remember early Dresden books some of them took awhile to improve. To boil it down, it's modern fantasy done well, very well if your ok with the teenage elements. Also, I wasn't sure about the narrarator in the beginning but he grew on me by the end of the book and overall did an excellent job.
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Billy Summers
- By: Stephen King
- Narrated by: Paul Sparks
- Length: 16 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 33,142
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 29,662
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 29,511
Billy Summers is a man in a room with a gun. He’s a killer for hire and the best in the business. But he’ll do the job only if the target is a truly bad guy. And now Billy wants out. But first there is one last hit. Billy is among the best snipers in the world, a decorated Iraq war vet, a Houdini when it comes to vanishing after the job is done. So what could possibly go wrong?
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5 out of 5 stars
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Absolutely amazing
- By Victor @ theAudiobookBlog dot com on 08-03-21
- Billy Summers
- By: Stephen King
- Narrated by: Paul Sparks
Steven is Amazing but....
Reviewed: 08-17-21
I want to lead with something. Politically, the country I reside in is a dichotomy of seldom correct but always confident polar opposites at the citzen level and a conglomerate of global elite actors playing their roles largely for personal gain at the government level. I found it distasteful that a higly liberal film and literary icon suffers from a personal psychosis deep enough to make the ultimate bad guy a right leaning pedophile. It is almost comical when you look at this from the psychological perspective of the author and compare it to comments I have read that he has made. Perhaps especially in the arts, we should consider putting our swords down.
But... the book is well written, intriguing and something I would recommend. Not to mention the work is somewhat inspiring to those in the future that may type a few words on a page. Buy and enjoy.
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Peace Talks
- Dresden Files, Book 16
- By: Jim Butcher
- Narrated by: James Marsters
- Length: 12 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 21,962
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 19,583
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 19,523
When the supernatural nations of the world meet up to negotiate an end to ongoing hostilities, Harry Dresden, Chicago's only professional wizard, joins the White Council's security team to make sure the talks stay civil. But can he succeed, when dark political manipulations threaten the very existence of Chicago - and all he holds dear?
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4 out of 5 stars
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well...
- By Scifantastic on 07-15-20
- Peace Talks
- Dresden Files, Book 16
- By: Jim Butcher
- Narrated by: James Marsters
Possibly his best work!
Reviewed: 07-26-20
Butcher astounds and Marsters delivers! Just keep in mind this is kind of a 2 part deal. You know something is good when you keep thinking I wish I had thought of that. It's not Hemingway but whatever it actually is, its really, really, fun and Immersive.
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The Most Dangerous Animal of All
- Searching for My Father…and Finding the Zodiac Killer
- By: Gary L. Stewart, Susan Mustafa
- Narrated by: Gary L. Stewart
- Length: 10 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 639
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 564
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Story4 out of 5 stars 570
Soon after his birthmother contacted him for the first time at the age of thirty-nine, adoptee Gary L. Stewart decided to search for his biological father. His quest would lead him to a horrifying truth and force him to reconsider everything he thought he knew about himself and his world. Written with award-winning author and journalist Susan Mustafa, The Most Dangerous Animal of All tells the story of Stewart’s decade-long hunt. While combing through government records and news reports and tracking down relatives and friends, Stewart turns up a host of clues—including forensic evidence—that conclusively identify his father as the Zodiac Killer, one of the most notorious and elusive serial murderers in history.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Zodiac behind Big Blue Wall; the IRONY of it all
- By W Perry Hall on 05-19-14
- The Most Dangerous Animal of All
- Searching for My Father…and Finding the Zodiac Killer
- By: Gary L. Stewart, Susan Mustafa
- Narrated by: Gary L. Stewart
Unexpected tear jerker!
Reviewed: 12-24-19
Gary makes an unconvincing argument but Its the first book I've listened too that made me cry...
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