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Double Lives
- Lexington, Alabama, Book 4
- By: Mary Monroe
- Narrated by: Shari Peele
- Length: 9 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 580
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 560
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Story5 out of 5 stars 560
Since childhood, identical twins Leona and Fiona Dunbar have been getting in—and out—of trouble by pretending to be each other. Yet underneath, they couldn’t be more different. Outspoken Leona lives to break rules, have a good time, and scandalize their respectable hometown of Lexington. Fiona is a seemingly demure churchgoing girl who is the apple of her domineering, widowed mother Mavis’s eye. But together, the twins have fooled teachers, boyfriends, bosses, racist police—and most importantly, straitlaced Mavis.
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5 out of 5 stars
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WOW!!!
- By Paula Odume on 03-30-24
- Double Lives
- Lexington, Alabama, Book 4
- By: Mary Monroe
- Narrated by: Shari Peele
Crazy ending
Reviewed: 08-08-24
The book is pretty good. The behavior of the sisters gets annoying mid way through but the ending is so worth the wait!
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Just the Nicest Couple
- By: Mary Kubica
- Narrated by: Brittany Pressley, Gary Tiedemann
- Length: 10 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 3,344
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 3,124
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Story4 out of 5 stars 3,126
Jake Hayes is missing. This much is certain. At first, his wife, Nina, thinks he is blowing off steam at a friend’s house after their heated fight the night before. But then a day goes by. Two days. Five. And Jake is still nowhere to be found. Lily Scott, Nina’s friend and coworker, thinks she may have been the last to see Jake before he went missing. After Lily confesses everything to her husband, Christian, the two decide that nobody can find out what happened leading up to Jake’s disappearance, especially not Nina.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Kubica Die hard
- By Drew S. on 01-13-23
- Just the Nicest Couple
- By: Mary Kubica
- Narrated by: Brittany Pressley, Gary Tiedemann
Drawn out for mo reason
Reviewed: 03-06-23
The story was hours longer than it needed to be. And it was annoying to listen to each couple rationalize their decisions and behavior.
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Across the Way
- By: Mary Monroe
- Narrated by: Beresford Bennett, Kentra Lynn, Adenrele Ojo, and others
- Length: 9 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 702
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 630
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 628
Neighborhood tensions reach a breaking point in the finale of New York Times best-selling author Mary Monroe's captivating series that sweeps listeners back to 1930's Alabama and into the lives of two neighboring couples whose deceitful friendships and imperfect marriages are just the beginning of their troubles...
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3 out of 5 stars
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Great Ending
- By Nacole on 04-02-20
- Across the Way
- By: Mary Monroe
- Narrated by: Beresford Bennett, Kentra Lynn, Adenrele Ojo, James Shippy
Great Ending
Reviewed: 04-02-20
The book tells an interesting story about Black folks who are neighbors. There’s a whole host of characters with interesting back stories that do not distract from the story as a whole. The ending is very tidy and wraps up the storylines well. It seems everyone got what was coming to them. The narration is good except for Joyce’s voice. The person narrating Joyce’s voice is pronouncing every single letter of every single word. It is not the way people talk in real life and it was very distracting to the story. Joyce’s character is also annoying. She’s not realistic and her actions are questionable. It was very difficult to relate to Joyce. The middle part of the book was often repetitive and moved slow in certain parts, but the ending was worth it.
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An American Marriage (Oprah’s Book Club)
- A Novel
- By: Tayari Jones
- Narrated by: Sean Crisden, Eisa Davis
- Length: 8 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 23,971
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 21,472
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 21,431
Newlyweds Celestial and Roy are the embodiment of both the American Dream and the New South. He is a young executive, and she is an artist on the brink of an exciting career. But as they settle into the routine of their life together, they are ripped apart by circumstances neither could have imagined. Roy is arrested and sentenced to 12 years for a crime Celestial knows he didn't commit. Though fiercely independent, Celestial finds herself bereft and unmoored, taking comfort in Andre, her childhood friend, and best man at their wedding.
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2 out of 5 stars
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So many “WTF” moments
- By Kristen R King on 05-04-18
- An American Marriage (Oprah’s Book Club)
- A Novel
- By: Tayari Jones
- Narrated by: Sean Crisden, Eisa Davis
The Ending
Reviewed: 08-07-19
I enjoyed this book and production. The narration was nicely done and the story moved quickly. I kept thinking a “new truth” would be revealed by Roy Jr about his true guilt or innocence - no such revelation cake. I liked the ending and how it wrapped everything up nicely for me.
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Educated
- A Memoir
- By: Tara Westover
- Narrated by: Julia Whelan
- Length: 12 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 126,889
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 111,848
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Story5 out of 5 stars 111,460
Born to survivalists in the mountains of Idaho, Tara Westover was seventeen the first time she set foot in a classroom. Her family was so isolated from mainstream society that there was no one to ensure the children received an education, and no one to intervene when one of Tara’s older brothers became violent. When another brother got himself into college, Tara decided to try a new kind of life. Her quest for knowledge transformed her, taking her over oceans and across continents, to Harvard and to Cambridge University.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The Other Side of Idaho's Mountains
- By Darwin8u on 03-28-18
- Educated
- A Memoir
- By: Tara Westover
- Narrated by: Julia Whelan
Difficult to listen to
Reviewed: 06-27-19
This was a difficult listen for me. While you root for the author to overcome, its sometimes frustrating to see how she was not protected and cared for by her parents and those in her childhood. The abuse is heartbreaking and the lingering damage unconscionable.
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Monday's Not Coming
- By: Tiffany D. Jackson
- Narrated by: Imani Parks
- Length: 10 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 3,585
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 3,253
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 3,252
Monday Charles is missing, and only Claudia seems to notice. Claudia and Monday have always been inseparable - more sisters than friends. So when Monday doesn’t turn up for the first day of school, Claudia’s worried. When she doesn’t show for the second day, or second week, Claudia knows that something is wrong. As Claudia digs deeper into her friend’s disappearance, she discovers that no one seems to remember the last time they saw Monday. How can a teenage girl just vanish without anyone noticing that she’s gone?
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5 out of 5 stars
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Suspenseful with twists!
- By Teresa on 12-18-18
- Monday's Not Coming
- By: Tiffany D. Jackson
- Narrated by: Imani Parks
Claudia, wake up to the truth!
Reviewed: 02-23-19
Story is interesting but became tedious to listen to towards the end. I wanted to shake Claudia and make her see. Overall, the performance is excellent and the story was ok.
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To Love & Betray
- By: Shelly Ellis
- Narrated by: Simi Howe
- Length: 9 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 446
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 411
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 410
For Evan Murdoch, the bad news just won't stop. As he battles an attempted murder charge, he's on the verge of getting forced out of the family corporation - and fears he can't trust his new wife, Lelia. Enter savvy family matriarch Ida, whose wild-card schemes might be the answer to his prayers - or lead to disaster like he's never seen.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Wow!
- By Jojuan Gallman on 07-12-18
- To Love & Betray
- By: Shelly Ellis
- Narrated by: Simi Howe
Excellent Story that held my attention
Reviewed: 12-27-17
I loved this book! It started off slow but once we hit into the story, I waited with baited breath to see what wold happen next with this family. Excellent read!
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Her Secret Life
- By: Tiffany L. Warren
- Narrated by: Cherise Boothe
- Length: 8 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 539
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 503
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 501
Scarred by poverty and life with a crackhead mother, Onika Lewis had a rough start. Still, thanks to her sharp mind, and hard work, she graduated with honors from a prestigious college. But her achievements weren't enough to earn her the elite status she craved. So she leveraged her gorgeous looks to become a rich man's trophy. And was eventually dumped for a younger model. Now Onika is unemployed, broke - and homeless.
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3 out of 5 stars
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From an 8 to a 3
- By PB on 05-01-17
- Her Secret Life
- By: Tiffany L. Warren
- Narrated by: Cherise Boothe
Great story
Reviewed: 12-18-17
The narration is EXCELLENT! And the overall story was interesting and easy to follow. However, the ending didn’t feel complete and needed one or two more chapters to wrap everything up neatly. It seems like there’s a piece of the story missing from the last chapter.
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Born a Crime
- Stories from a South African Childhood
- By: Trevor Noah
- Narrated by: Trevor Noah
- Length: 8 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 216,705
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 196,044
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Story5 out of 5 stars 195,076
In this award-winning Audible Studios production, Trevor Noah tells his wild coming-of-age tale during the twilight of apartheid in South Africa. It’s a story that begins with his mother throwing him from a moving van to save him from a potentially fatal dispute with gangsters, then follows the budding comedian’s path to self-discovery through episodes both poignant and comical.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great book and perfect narration
- By MarilynArms on 12-15-16
- Born a Crime
- Stories from a South African Childhood
- By: Trevor Noah
- Narrated by: Trevor Noah
AMAZING STORY!!!
Reviewed: 12-22-16
Where does Born a Crime rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?
BY FAR, its the best audio book I have purchased this year for sure.
What other book might you compare Born a Crime to and why?
this book is similar to "Behold The Dreamers" in that it tells an immigrant's story. However we assume this story is true and therefore has more interesting details and emotions added to it.
Have you listened to any of Trevor Noah’s other performances before? How does this one compare?
No I have not. I've never even watched any of his comedy before.
Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?
Not one moment. All the little stories throughout the book and cumulate with the ending in a way that magically weaves everything together in a coherent and passionate way.
Any additional comments?
GREAT JOB TREVOR! excellent book!!
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A Day Late and a Dollar Short
- By: Terry McMillan
- Narrated by: Terry McMillan
- Length: 15 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 666
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 561
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 561
The Prices are introduced by Viola, the family's outspoken matriarch: Her husband, Cecil, has shut the door behind him for the last time; and their four adult kids, scattered across the country, seem determined to send her to her grave, or at least to the hospital with worrying. Paris is divorced, mother to a nearly seventeen-year-old son and the one who always comes to everybody's rescue, although she doesn't have a clue as to how to save herself.
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5 out of 5 stars
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This book is great.
- By Dawn on 08-06-05
- A Day Late and a Dollar Short
- By: Terry McMillan
- Narrated by: Terry McMillan
excellent read! this story moved me
Reviewed: 10-26-16
This story was great. The characters were we
I developed and the narration was good. The ending moved me to tears as I thought anout my own family.
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