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Die Trying
- Jack Reacher, Book 2
- By: Lee Child
- Narrated by: Johnathan McClain
- Length: 14 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 11,653
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 10,428
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 10,402
When a woman is kidnapped off a Chicago street in broad daylight, Jack Reacher's in the wrong place at the wrong time. He's kidnapped with her. Chained together and racing across America toward an unknown destination, they're at the mercy of a group of men demanding an impossible ransom. Because Reacher's female companion is worth more than he imagines. Now he has to save them both - from the inside out - or die trying....
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3 out of 5 stars
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Where is Dick Hill?
- By Amazon Customer on 10-31-12
- Die Trying
- Jack Reacher, Book 2
- By: Lee Child
- Narrated by: Johnathan McClain
Just OK
Reviewed: 02-05-13
I can't say this novel made me a Jack Reacher fan. The story was inconsistant. At times it held my interest (I would say the first third of the book), but the rest was slow.
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Bleed for Me
- By: Michael Robotham
- Narrated by: Sean Barrett
- Length: 11 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,176
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,060
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,051
A teenage girl - Sienna, a troubled friend of his daughter - comes to Joe O'Loughlin's door one night. She is terrorized, incoherent-and covered in blood. The police find Sienna's father, a celebrated former cop, murdered in the home he shared with Sienna. Tests confirm that it's his blood on Sienna. She says she remembers nothing....
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4 out of 5 stars
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Brilliant, but very melancholy
- By Alcairha on 07-18-12
- Bleed for Me
- By: Michael Robotham
- Narrated by: Sean Barrett
Kept me interested.
Reviewed: 12-26-12
The story held few surprises, but it kept me interested nonetheless. It was an easy quick read.
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The Children of Men
- By: P. D. James
- Narrated by: David Case
- Length: 9 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 536
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Performance3.5 out of 5 stars 470
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Story4 out of 5 stars 473
The year is 2021. No child has been born for twenty-five years. The human race faces extinction. Under the despotic rule of Xan Lyppiat, the Warden of England, the old are despairing and the young cruel. Theo Faren, a cousin of the Warden, lives a solitary life in this ominous atmosphere. That is, until a chance encounter with a young woman leads him into contact with a group of dissenters. Suddenly his life is changed irrevocably as he faces agonising choices which could affect the future of mankind.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Perfect Narrator for a Brilliant Satire
- By Peter Crawford on 12-11-15
- The Children of Men
- By: P. D. James
- Narrated by: David Case
Thought provoking!
Reviewed: 12-26-12
The book took you through the progression of the main character's evolution very effectively. It started out very bleak and was often difficult to take (intentionally), but if you can continue though it the reward is great.
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Foreign Correspondent
- By: Alan Furst
- Narrated by: George Guidall
- Length: 9 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 342
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 296
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Story4 out of 5 stars 296
An underground newspaper reporter becomes the target of a European spy web in the looming shadow of WWII Paris in this heart-pounding thriller from the master of international intrigue, Alan Furst.
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4 out of 5 stars
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A Return to Furst
- By Darwin8u on 10-26-13
- Foreign Correspondent
- By: Alan Furst
- Narrated by: George Guidall
Spy Novel Fan
Reviewed: 11-22-12
Would you listen to Foreign Correspondent again? Why?
No. I very rarely listen or read novels more than once. In addition, the story didn't enthrall me. I did enjoy the atmospheric details and the real sense of time the story created.
What was your reaction to the ending? (No spoilers please!)
The novel seemed to just stop. I generally read spy fiction for the thrilling aspect of it. Furst seems more interested in setting up the stage and making the reader feel, quite successfully I might add, as if he is living in the period with his characters.
Have you listened to any of George Guidall’s other performances before? How does this one compare?
I listened to Night Soldiers (also by Alan Furst). I thoroughly enjoy Mr. Guidall's performances. He is easy to listen to and creates characters that are distinguishable and lively. His voices really seem to belong to separate people.
Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
No, the book was more about creating a sense of time than suspense.
Any additional comments?
While the book did not satisfy the needs I usually have for spy fiction, I wouldn't hesitate to recommend it. the book really immersed you in the period and I found that extremely appealing. There were some elements of suspense, but on a smaller scale than some might expect from a spy novel. The story appealed to me more as a fan of historical fiction and history in general than as a spy novel.
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