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Drop Dead
- By: Lily Chu
- Narrated by: Phillipa Soo, John Cho
- Length: 11 hrs and 25 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 5,195
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 5,041
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 5,041
Obituary writer Nadine Barbault doesn’t mind being called “Lady Death”. It suits the ice queen persona she’s cultivated to survive the fast-paced Toronto Herald. So when Nadine learns that famous (and reclusive) author Dot Voline has died, she doesn’t hesitate to run the obituary…only to discover that Dot is very much alive. Nadine’s screw-up has brought Wesley Chen of the rival Spear no end of joy—she’s been a thorn in his extremely ambitious side for years. But the renewed interest in Dot also surfaced chatter about a mysterious past scandal.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Heartwarming
- By JENNIFER BACKUS on 08-05-24
- Drop Dead
- By: Lily Chu
- Narrated by: Phillipa Soo, John Cho
Fun and Well-balanced
Reviewed: 09-16-24
Loved Dot and her house. The mystery was interesting and fun. I actually gasped when [the secret thing was revealed]. Usually I guess stuff like that right away or get annoyed when something is too random to guess. The perfect pacing genuinely caught me by surprise.
Nat and Wes had a balanced rivalry that felt not quite realistic but instead reminded me of classic Hollywood romcoms with constant banter and barbs but no obvious bully or looser.
The familial trauma Wes experienced could have been fleshed out better. Some of his thoughts and motivations were muddled because his personal struggles were so specific to his family situation. But I would not have wanted him to spend less time with Nat. So maybe that B-plot could have been dialed back to something slightly more on par with Nat’s family tensions? It was hard to see him suffer without really understanding why.
Overall, the story was great and I can always count on Lily Chu to serve up a narrative that’s entertaining and easy to listen to. Great job to all, narrators and producers too!
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Gideon the Ninth
- By: Tamsyn Muir
- Narrated by: Moira Quirk
- Length: 16 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 12,057
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 10,591
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 10,565
Tamsyn Muir’s Gideon the Ninth unveils a solar system of swordplay, cut-throat politics, and lesbian necromancers. Her characters leap out of the audio, as skillfully animated as arcane revenants. The result is a heart-pounding epic science fantasy. Brought up by unfriendly, ossifying nuns, ancient retainers, and countless skeletons, Gideon is ready to abandon a life of servitude and an afterlife as a reanimated corpse.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Fun. Not art, very gory, but 100% fun.
- By Sarah K. on 10-27-19
- Gideon the Ninth
- By: Tamsyn Muir
- Narrated by: Moira Quirk
DNF: Painful Characters
Reviewed: 09-16-24
To be fair, the idea of a necromantic sci-fi adventure does sound interesting, but not with these characters.
I don’t need to see that masochistic bone-girl get a redemption arc, literally nothing could happen to her that would make me care. If I had to listen to that smarmy Rich Mean Girl voice for one more minute I would run screaming into the woods and eat dirt for the rest of my life. The narrator could have taken into account her obvious unearned redemption on the horizon and toned down the annoying voice.
The prose might be more readable in text form but the sensory overload of “show everything, tell nothing” was difficult to follow, especially with the narrator’s highly variable pacing. The moment I realized: “this *is* the story”, I stopped waiting for the plot to start.
Would recommend to anyone who had a toxic crush on their high school girl-bully.
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Sexed Up
- How Society Sexualizes Us, and How We Can Fight Back
- By: Julia Serano
- Narrated by: Julia Serano
- Length: 10 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 51
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 44
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Story5 out of 5 stars 43
Feminists have long challenged the ways in which men tend to sexualize women. But pioneering activist, biologist, and trans woman Julia Serano argues that sexualization is a far more pervasive problem, as it’s something that we all do to other people, often without being aware of it.
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5 out of 5 stars
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the description doesnt do it justice
- By Anonymous User on 09-11-24
- Sexed Up
- How Society Sexualizes Us, and How We Can Fight Back
- By: Julia Serano
- Narrated by: Julia Serano
Simply Powerful
Reviewed: 04-19-23
Once again, Julia Serano delivers a thought-provoking work which never feels too heavy-handed or overwrought with academic jargon. It’s a surprisingly breezy read, and I highly recommend it to everyone.
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Hollen the Soulless
- Dokiri Brides, Book 1
- By: Denali Day
- Narrated by: Shane East
- Length: 19 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,810
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1,630
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,627
Always the dutiful daughter, Lady Joselyn is weeks away from marrying a rival lord in order to save her house. However, she suddenly finds herself in the clutches of an ancient beast she’s only ever heard of in legends. More terrifying than that is the beast’s master, a wild man who insists Joselyn is his bride by right, and plans to seal his claim in blood. Dragon-rider Hollen has finally captured the woman of his dreams, though he quickly learns waiting for her was less than half the battle.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Love It!
- By Lily U. on 05-20-21
- Hollen the Soulless
- Dokiri Brides, Book 1
- By: Denali Day
- Narrated by: Shane East
NonCon Torture & Mutilation
Reviewed: 06-03-22
No content warning for NonCon torture and mutilation. Fine if that’s your thing, no shame, but readers deserve a basic one-sentence content warning to decide for themselves if it’s worth the read.
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