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The Art Forger
- By: B. A. Shapiro
- Narrated by: Xe Sands
- Length: 10 hrs
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 3,730
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 3,307
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Story4 out of 5 stars 3,302
Making a living reproducing famous artworks for a popular online retailer and desperate to improve her situation, Claire is lured into a Faustian bargain with Aiden Markel, a powerful gallery owner. She agrees to forge a painting - a Degas masterpiece stolen from the Gardner Museum - in exchange for a one-woman show in his renowned gallery. But when that very same long-missing Degas painting is delivered to Claire's studio, she begins to suspect that it may itself be a forgery. Her desperate search for the truth leads Claire into a labyrinth of deceit where secrets hidden since the late 19th century may be the only evidence that can now save her life.
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4 out of 5 stars
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The Art Forger
- By Cynthia on 01-02-13
- The Art Forger
- By: B. A. Shapiro
- Narrated by: Xe Sands
Superb mystery keeps you listening
Reviewed: 06-05-18
Loved this book. The story has so many twists and turns that I listened to it whenever I had a spare moment.
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Lilac Girls
- A Novel
- By: Martha Hall Kelly
- Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell, Kathleen Gati, Kathrin Kana, and others
- Length: 17 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 21,919
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 19,847
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 19,792
New York socialite Caroline Ferriday has her hands full with her post at the French consulate and a new love on the horizon. But Caroline’s world is forever changed when Hitler’s army invades Poland in September 1939—and then sets its sights on France. An ocean away from Caroline, Kasia Kuzmerick, a Polish teenager, senses her carefree youth disappearing as she is drawn deeper into her role as courier for the underground resistance movement. In a tense atmosphere of watchful eyes and suspecting neighbors, one false move can have dire consequences.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The cover is a bit misleading, but...
- By Joy Easton on 05-18-16
- Lilac Girls
- A Novel
- By: Martha Hall Kelly
- Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell, Kathleen Gati, Kathrin Kana, Martha Hall Kelly
Could Not Stop Listening
Reviewed: 06-27-17
Where does Lilac Girls rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?
The readers were terrific and the story was wonderful. The characters are well-developed and I learned about WWII.
Who was your favorite character and why?
Caroline.
Which character – as performed by the narrators – was your favorite?
They were all equally good.
If you could take any character from Lilac Girls out to dinner, who would it be and why?
Caroline's lover, Paul
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The Member of the Wedding
- By: Carson McCullers
- Narrated by: Susan Sarandon
- Length: 6 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 1,006
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 907
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Story3.5 out of 5 stars 905
The best way to experience this classic of the American South is by joining five-time Academy Award nominee and Best Actress winner Susan Sarandon (Dead Man Walking, Thelma & Louise) as she guides the listener on a journey through the anguish of adolescence and isolation.
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5 out of 5 stars
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It's a Classic People
- By FanB14 on 05-14-12
- The Member of the Wedding
- By: Carson McCullers
- Narrated by: Susan Sarandon
Sarandon Hits a Home Run
Reviewed: 05-31-17
Where does The Member of the Wedding rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?
This book is in the top 10 of the audiobooks I've listened to over the past 3 years.
What did you like best about this story?
Charming story filled with eccentrics. Rich character development.
Which character – as performed by Susan Sarandon – was your favorite?
F. Jasmine Adams.
Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?
The best moments were when the three characters interact. They are so real.
Any additional comments?
Susan Sarandon does an exquisite job making the book's three main characters, who are very different from one another, come to life.
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Ordinary Grace
- By: William Kent Krueger
- Narrated by: Rich Orlow
- Length: 10 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 14,950
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 13,432
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 13,393
Award-winning author William Kent Krueger has gained an immense fan base for his Cork O’Connor series. In Ordinary Grace, Krueger looks back to 1961 to tell the story of Frank Drum, a boy on the cusp of manhood. A typical 13-year-old with a strong, loving family, Frank is devastated when a tragedy forces him to face the unthinkable - and to take on a maturity beyond his years.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Wonderful Wonderful - In Every Way
- By tooonce72 on 03-29-13
- Ordinary Grace
- By: William Kent Krueger
- Narrated by: Rich Orlow
Best Ever
Reviewed: 05-19-16
Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?
Well written. Good character development. Compelling story. Much more than a mystery. At times the writing is beautiful and the observations deep. This book will appeal to a wide variety of readers.
What other book might you compare Ordinary Grace to and why?
To Kill a Mockingbird
What about Rich Orlow’s performance did you like?
Good at making the male characters come alive.
Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?
The end.
Any additional comments?
Both men and women will enjoy reading this book.
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Church of Marvels
- A Novel
- By: Leslie Parry
- Narrated by: Denice Stradling
- Length: 10 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 127
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 112
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Story4 out of 5 stars 114
New York, 1895. Sylvan Threadgill, a night soiler cleaning out the privies behind the tenement houses, finds an abandoned newborn baby in the muck. An orphan himself, Sylvan rescues the child, determined to find where she belongs.
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5 out of 5 stars
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If Dickens needed a NY location for a story..
- By Sandi from Oregon on 05-13-15
- Church of Marvels
- A Novel
- By: Leslie Parry
- Narrated by: Denice Stradling
Don't Miss This One!
Reviewed: 02-15-16
What made the experience of listening to Church of Marvels the most enjoyable?
The storyline is intriguing, complex and surprising. I love this book.
What did you like best about this story?
Rich characters and the surprising intertwining of their lives. That's all I can say without giving too much away.
What about Denice Stradling’s performance did you like?
Good character development.
If you could rename Church of Marvels, what would you call it?
Surprises Abound.
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Liberty's Torch
- The Great Adventure to Build the Statue of Liberty
- By: Elizabeth Mitchell
- Narrated by: Andi Ackerman
- Length: 9 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 51
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 47
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Story4 out of 5 stars 48
The Statue of Liberty is one of the most recognizable monuments in the world, a powerful symbol of freedom and the American dream. For decades, the myth has persisted that the statue was a grand gift from France, but now Liberty's Torch reveals how she was in fact the pet project of one quixotic and visionary French sculptor, Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi. Bartholdi not only forged this 151-foot-tall colossus in a workshop in Paris and transported her across the ocean, but battled to raise money for the statue and make her a reality.
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3 out of 5 stars
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quite a journey
- By Andy on 08-29-14
- Liberty's Torch
- The Great Adventure to Build the Statue of Liberty
- By: Elizabeth Mitchell
- Narrated by: Andi Ackerman
Detailed and Dull
Reviewed: 02-15-16
What did you like best about Liberty's Torch? What did you like least?
The story of how the statue came to be is interesting but the book gets into too many details and describes them in dull prose.
What could Elizabeth Mitchell have done to make this a more enjoyable book for you?
Shorten it and focus more on the personalties involved and less on the details of the fundraising that went into rising the money to pay and mount the statue.
Did Andi Ackerman do a good job differentiating all the characters? How?
Very little differentiation . Her pronunciation of some of the French terms was wrong. And her reading is more suitable for commercials than for books.
If this book were a movie would you go see it?
Hell no!
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The City of Falling Angels
- By: John Berendt
- Narrated by: Holter Graham
- Length: 12 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3.5 out of 5 stars 563
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 267
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Story4 out of 5 stars 265
The author of Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil returns to give us an intimate look at the "magic, mystery, and decadence" of the city of Venice and its inhabitants.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Do Yourself a Favor and Skip This Book!
- By AUDIBLE on 10-08-05
- The City of Falling Angels
- By: John Berendt
- Narrated by: Holter Graham
If You Love Venice, You'll Love this Book
Reviewed: 12-18-15
Would you consider the audio edition of The City of Falling Angels to be better than the print version?
I did not read the print version.
Who was your favorite character and why?
They were so many interesting characters that I can't pick just one as my favorite.
If you could give The City of Falling Angels a new subtitle, what would it be?
Eccentrics Abound
Any additional comments?
I found this book to be fascinating. The history, the people the author meets and the Venetian culture are very well described.
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The Farm
- By: Tom Rob Smith
- Narrated by: James Langton, Suzanne Toren
- Length: 9 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 519
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 465
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Story4 out of 5 stars 464
The new international bestseller from the author of phenomenal Child 44 trilogy... The Farm. If you refuse to believe me, I will no longer consider you my son. Daniel believed that his parents were enjoying a peaceful retirement on a remote farm in Sweden. But with a single phone call, everything changes. Your mother...she's not well, his father tells him. She's been imagining things - terrible, terrible things. She's had a psychotic breakdown, and been committed to a mental hospital. Before Daniel can board a plane to Sweden, his mother calls: Everything that man has told you is a lie. I'm not mad... I need the police... Meet me at Heathrow. Caught between his parents, and unsure of who to believe or trust, Daniel becomes his mother's unwilling judge and jury as she tells him an urgent tale of secrets, of lies, of a crime and a conspiracy that implicates his own father.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Don't Waste Your Time
- By Stefanie on 08-02-14
- The Farm
- By: Tom Rob Smith
- Narrated by: James Langton, Suzanne Toren
A Good Book for Summer
Reviewed: 06-24-15
Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?
It moves quickly and had me hooked 5 minutes into the story.
What was one of the most memorable moments of The Farm?
The point where I started to question whether the mother was sane or insane.
What does James Langton and Suzanne Toren bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?
Suzanne Toren is excellent. She is one of the best readers I've heard and her performance enhances the story.
Any additional comments?
This is a good book to listen to during a long drive. I wouldn't be surprised if it's made into a movie or becomes a play.
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The Boys in the Boat
- Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics
- By: Daniel James Brown
- Narrated by: Edward Herrmann
- Length: 14 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 43,085
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 38,959
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Story5 out of 5 stars 38,841
The number one New York Times best-selling story about American Olympic triumph in Nazi Germany, the inspiration for the PBS documentary The Boys of '36, broadcast to coincide with the 2016 Summer Olympics and the 80th anniversary of the boys' gold medal race. Out of the depths of the Depression comes an irresistible story about beating the odds and finding hope in the most desperate of times - the improbable, intimate account of how nine working-class boys from the American West showed the world at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin what true grit really meant.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Dear Publishers of Audio Books
- By Lynn on 08-04-14
- The Boys in the Boat
- Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics
- By: Daniel James Brown
- Narrated by: Edward Herrmann
Great Book for All Types Of Readers
Reviewed: 03-09-15
Where does The Boys in the Boat rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?
One of the best. A great story with my layers: you learn about Joe Nash, rowing, the US in the 1930s and what was happening in Germany at that time.
What was one of the most memorable moments of The Boys in the Boat?
When Joe's dad left him.
Which scene was your favorite?
When the US rowing team won the Olympics.
Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?
The personal life of Joe was very interesting and moving.
Any additional comments?
Edward Hermann does a superb job reading the book.
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The Dinner
- A Novel
- By: Herman Koch, Sam Garrett - translator
- Narrated by: Clive Mantle
- Length: 8 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3.5 out of 5 stars 3,007
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 2,671
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Story3.5 out of 5 stars 2,680
It's a summer's evening in Amsterdam, and two couples meet at a fashionable restaurant for dinner. Between mouthfuls of food and over the polite scrapings of cutlery, the conversation remains a gentle hum of polite discourse - the banality of work, the triviality of the holidays. But behind the empty words, terrible things need to be said, and with every forced smile and every new course, the knives are being sharpened. Each couple has a 15-year-old son. The two boys are united by their accountability for a single horrific act; an act that has triggered a police investigation and shattered the comfortable, insulated worlds of their families.
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2 out of 5 stars
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The Axis II Dinner Club
- By Mel on 04-12-13
- The Dinner
- A Novel
- By: Herman Koch, Sam Garrett - translator
- Narrated by: Clive Mantle
Self-absorbed People Doing Acting Badly
Reviewed: 03-09-15
What could have made this a 4 or 5-star listening experience for you?
If it had been of a different book
What was most disappointing about Herman Koch and Sam Garrett (translator) ’s story?
The characters. They got on my nerves.
How did the narrator detract from the book?
The narrator overdid it but then the characters were over-the-top so actually the narration was spot on .
If you could play editor, what scene or scenes would you have cut from The Dinner?
The first though the last
Any additional comments?
Don't waste your time.
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