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Skeleton Crew
- By: Stephen King
- Narrated by: Stephen King, Matthew Broderick, Michael C. Hall, and others
- Length: 22 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 5,823
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 5,136
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 5,115
The master at his scarifying best! From heart-pounding terror to the eeriest of whimsy - tales from the outer limits of one of the greatest imaginations of our time! Trucks that punish and beautiful teen demons who seduce a young man to massacre; curses whose malevolence grows through the years; obscene presences and angels of grace - here, indeed, is a night-blooming bouquet of chills and thrills.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent narrators for classic King collection
- By Sheryl McCallister on 04-07-20
- Skeleton Crew
- By: Stephen King
- Narrated by: Stephen King, Matthew Broderick, Michael C. Hall, Paul Giamatti, Will Patton, Norbert Leo Butz, Lois Smith, Dylan Baker
Short Stories At Their Best
Reviewed: 01-31-25
Loved the multiple narrators, particular Frances Sternhagen. Some stories are definitely stronger than others and the mixture of horror in with other genres like sci-fi and gothic is incredibly fun. Particular favorites were The Jaunt, Mrs. Todd’s Shortcut, The Man Who Would Not Shake Hands, & Word Processor of the Gods.
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A Christmas Carol
- By: Charles Dickens
- Narrated by: Hugh Grant
- Length: 2 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 6,383
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 5,870
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Story5 out of 5 stars 5,846
First published in 1843, it tells the story of Ebenezer Scrooge, a mean and unpleasant man who dislikes people generally and Christmas especially. One Christmas Eve he is visited by the ghost of his former business partner Jacob Marley and the spirits of Christmas Past, Present and Yet to Come and given a glimpse of the many homes and lives which Scrooge has touched in his wretched life to date. After their visits, Scrooge is transformed into a kinder, gentler man.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Christmas Classic Given New Life
- By E-Hank3 on 12-26-20
- A Christmas Carol
- By: Charles Dickens
- Narrated by: Hugh Grant
Hugh Grant an Excellent Narrator
Reviewed: 12-23-24
The story is very good and I was most struck by Hugh Grant’s narration. Distinction amongst characters without being overly dramatic was a particular highlight. A really good version of a must-listen.
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The Run of His Life
- The People v. O.J. Simpson
- By: Jeffrey Toobin
- Narrated by: Stephen Bel Davies
- Length: 18 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,231
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,006
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,999
The definitive account of the O. J. Simpson trial, The Run of His Life is a prodigious feat of reporting that could have been written only by the foremost legal journalist of our time. First published less than a year after the infamous verdict, Jeffrey Toobin's nonfiction masterpiece tells the whole story, from the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman to the ruthless gamesmanship behind the scenes of "the trial of the century".
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4 out of 5 stars
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Fear and Loathing in Los Angeles
- By Cynthia on 05-24-16
- The Run of His Life
- The People v. O.J. Simpson
- By: Jeffrey Toobin
- Narrated by: Stephen Bel Davies
Really great book
Reviewed: 11-20-21
I enjoyed this book a lot. Many things mentioned by other books or shows are discussed in better detail here.
Other reviewers say they don’t like the narrator, but I enjoyed his reading.
If you like to learn about the Simpson case, I highly suggest this book.
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Gods of Jade and Shadow
- By: Silvia Moreno-Garcia
- Narrated by: Yetta Gottesman
- Length: 11 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,820
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,599
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,597
The Jazz Age is in full swing, but Casiopea Tun is too busy cleaning the floors of her wealthy grandfather’s house to listen to any fast tunes. Nevertheless, she dreams of a life far from her dusty small town in southern Mexico. A life she can call her own. Yet this new life seems as distant as the stars, until the day she finds a curious wooden box in her grandfather’s room. She opens it - and accidentally frees the spirit of the Mayan god of death, who requests her help in recovering his throne from his treacherous brother.
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1 out of 5 stars
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I can’t finish this
- By zoomcity on 08-07-19
- Gods of Jade and Shadow
- By: Silvia Moreno-Garcia
- Narrated by: Yetta Gottesman
Terrible Narrator Makes Story Less Interesting
Reviewed: 08-10-21
I love this book and was looking forward to the audiobook, but this narrator is terrible. Like others in the review section state, the narrator sounds like a high school student being forced to read a passage from an English textbook. Too bad. Maybe they will re-record it later on with a better narrator? Hope so.
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The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
- By: Washington Irving
- Narrated by: Tom Mison
- Length: 1 hr and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 6,615
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 5,938
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Story4 out of 5 stars 5,930
In the secluded Dutch territory of Sleepy Hollow, nebbish schoolmaster Ichabod Crane competes with the town hero for the hand of Katrina Van Tassel, the 18-year-old daughter and sole child of a wealthy farmer. As Crane leaves a party at the Van Tassel's farm one autumn evening, he is pursued by the Headless Horseman, an apparition said to be the ghost of a Hessian trooper snuffed out by a stray cannonball.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Treasures Of Jolly Autumn
- By Sara on 10-31-14
- The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
- By: Washington Irving
- Narrated by: Tom Mison
Good story, excellent narrator
Reviewed: 11-04-20
Tom Mison read the story really well and in a very engaging manner. Enjoyed it over other versions I have heard.
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The Brass Verdict
- Booktrack Edition
- By: Michael Connelly
- Narrated by: Peter Giles
- Length: 11 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,335
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,203
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,196
Things are finally looking up for defense attorney Mickey Haller. After two years of wrong turns, Haller is back in the courtroom. When Hollywood lawyer Jerry Vincent is murdered, Haller inherits his biggest case yet: the defense of Walter Elliott, a prominent studio executive accused of murdering his wife and her lover. But as Haller prepares for the case that could launch him into the big time, he learns that Vincent's killer may be coming for him next.
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1 out of 5 stars
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If you want to hear music, try iTunes
- By John on 09-11-18
- The Brass Verdict
- Booktrack Edition
- By: Michael Connelly
- Narrated by: Peter Giles
Loved the story—music added to it
Reviewed: 06-10-20
Loved the story. I noticed that other reviewers dislike the music in the background, but I found it added to the story. I would suggest listening to the sample and seeing if you like it. If not, get the non-booktrack version. The story is worth the use of one of your credits.
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The Murder on the Links
- A Hercule Poirot Mystery: The Official Authorized Edition
- By: Agatha Christie
- Narrated by: Hugh Fraser
- Length: 6 hrs
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,288
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1,156
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,162
An urgent cry for help brings Poirot to France. But he arrives too late to save his client, whose brutally stabbed body now lies face downwards in a shallow grave on a golf course. But why is the dead man wearing his son's overcoat? And who was the impassioned love-letter in the pocket for? Before Poirot can answer these questions, the case is turned upside down by the discovery of a second, identically murdered corpse....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great Story
- By Sylvia L. on 01-26-17
- The Murder on the Links
- A Hercule Poirot Mystery: The Official Authorized Edition
- By: Agatha Christie
- Narrated by: Hugh Fraser
Meh
Reviewed: 04-21-20
The story was pretty convoluted and overly confusing in my opinion. Narration was as good as ever, but this will not be a Poirot story I reread/listen to again.
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The Vicar of Dibley
- Four Classic TV Soundtracks
- By: Richard Curtis
- Narrated by: Dawn French
- Length: 2 hrs and 8 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 124
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 110
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Story5 out of 5 stars 110
Four classic episodes from the original TV series: Arrival, Songs of Praise, Easter Special and The Christmas Lunch Incident. Welcome to Dibley, a perfect village full of some perfectly peculiar people - including Alice Tinker and her underactive brain, Owen Newitt and his overactive bowels, and Letitia Cropley and her orange cake with Branston pickle icing.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Thank you Audible!!
- By S. Smith on 02-07-13
- The Vicar of Dibley
- Four Classic TV Soundtracks
- By: Richard Curtis
- Narrated by: Dawn French
Love This—Please Add Other Episodes!
Reviewed: 04-20-20
Love the show and having it as an audio file translates really well. I don’t feel like i missed too much from the episodes. Pleases me the rest of the episodes available too!!
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The Dead Zone
- By: Stephen King
- Narrated by: James Franco
- Length: 16 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 12,158
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 11,055
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 11,017
Johnny Smith awakens from a five-year coma after his car accident and discovers that he can see people's futures and pasts when he touches them. Many consider his talent a gift; Johnny feels cursed. His fiancée married another man during his coma, and people clamor for him to solve their problems. When Johnny has a disturbing vision after he shakes the hand of an ambitious and amoral politician, he must decide if he should take drastic action to change the future.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Another Great Listen!
- By karinzart on 04-29-17
- The Dead Zone
- By: Stephen King
- Narrated by: James Franco
Don’t skip this story and don’t skip on Franco
Reviewed: 04-17-20
I loved the story. Stephen King is a master of writing realistic characters with just hints of mystery and the supernatural about them. And having James Franco as the reader was a surprisingly good choice. Some have mentioned that he is a bit monotone, but I think that works—a lot of the story is narration. He does the characters different enough to distinguish them from another. The vocal changes between dialogue, narration, and thoughts/flashes/visions was really well done. The story was riveting and well read. Highly recommend it. I am bummed that James Franco doesn’t have more narrating credits because I would absolutely listen to him again.
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The Old Man and the Sea
- By: Ernest Hemingway
- Narrated by: Donald Sutherland
- Length: 2 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 13,326
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 11,303
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 11,263
The Old Man and the Sea is one of Hemingway's most enduring works. Told in language of great simplicity and power, it is the story of an old Cuban fisherman, down on his luck, and his supreme ordeal, a relentless, agonizing battle with a giant marlin far out in the Gulf Stream. Here Hemingway recasts, in strikingly contemporary style, the classic theme of courage in the face of defeat, of personal triumph won from loss.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Truly a Classic
- By Dave on 07-01-08
- The Old Man and the Sea
- By: Ernest Hemingway
- Narrated by: Donald Sutherland
Came for the Narrator, stayed for the story
Reviewed: 01-29-20
Big Donald Sutherland fan and so, despite the fact that I hated this book when we had to read it in high school, I bought it. All I can say is WOW. The story of this man’s struggle was so moving. Sutherland’s reading was perfect—grizzly and slow, careful and contemplative. A really perfect pairing. I would recommend anyone who hated this story in high school but are now adults to give it a try. If you don’t like it you can always swap it for something else, but give it a chance first.
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