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Pride and Prejudice
- By: Jane Austen
- Narrated by: Flo Gibson
- Length: 11 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 1,693
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 1,416
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,439
Many consider this rich social commentary to be Jane Austen's finest novel. It is certainly among her more famous ones. Austen sets her entertaining study of manners and misconceptions against the backdrop of a class-conscious society in 18th-century England.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Flo Gibson Reads You Stories
- By Rachel Kapila on 02-14-13
- Pride and Prejudice
- By: Jane Austen
- Narrated by: Flo Gibson
Too fast
Reviewed: 02-21-13
After investing over 60 hours in Fall of Giant and Winter World by Ken Follett and read by John Lee, I found myself getting a headache at the speed at which this story was being read by Ms. Gibson. I will return to this in the future and give it another attempt but for now this will remain partially listened to in my library.
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Fall of Giants
- Book One of the Century Trilogy
- By: Ken Follett
- Narrated by: John Lee
- Length: 30 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 20,183
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 15,658
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 15,600
Ken Follett's World Without End was a global phenomenon, a work of grand historical sweep beloved by millions of readers and acclaimed by critics. Fall of Giants is his magnificent new historical epic. The first novel in The Century Trilogy, it follows the fates of five interrelated families - American, German, Russian, English, and Welsh - as they move through the world-shaking dramas of the First World War, the Russian Revolution, and the struggle for women's suffrage.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Loved it and learned alot.
- By Louis on 10-19-10
- Fall of Giants
- Book One of the Century Trilogy
- By: Ken Follett
- Narrated by: John Lee
Detailed, enjoyable history and a great story.
Reviewed: 12-08-12
Truly drawn into the lives and times of the day. Great points of view from the different families. Always left wondering, between listens, what was coming next and how the families are connected, or not connected.
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Invasion
- Book One of the Secret World Chronicle
- By: Mercedes Lackey, Steve Libbey, Cody Martin, and others
- Narrated by: Nick Sullivan
- Length: 16 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 568
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 516
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Story4 out of 5 stars 520
The world had become used to the metahumans - people sometimes perfectly ordinary, but sometimes quite extraordinary in appearance - who mostly worked with their governments as high-powered peace officers, fighting crime, and sometimes fighting rogue metahumans who had become super-criminals. Then that comfortable world ended in just one terrifying day.
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2 out of 5 stars
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It's ...okay.
- By C Yohe on 10-16-12
- Invasion
- Book One of the Secret World Chronicle
- By: Mercedes Lackey, Steve Libbey, Cody Martin, Dennis Lee
- Narrated by: Nick Sullivan
The incredibles.
Reviewed: 10-31-12
If you could sum up Invasion in three words, what would they be?
fun stereotype fight
What was one of the most memorable moments of Invasion?
Red Saviour and her 'citizen arrest'.
What about Nick Sullivan’s performance did you like?
The vocal performances were all great. A great variable tone in the voices to keep you wanting to listen longer and longer.
If you were to make a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?
INVASION
Who is gonna protect you!
Any additional comments?
Really enjoyed the story. The end clearly wants another book to be written. Without a follow up book, the end was wrapped up very quickly and left me unsatisfied. However, that feeling was not long lasting as I recalled the full story and my favourite character Red Saviour. She was just awesome.
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Daemon
- By: Daniel Suarez
- Narrated by: Jeff Gurner
- Length: 15 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 16,646
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 12,958
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 12,994
When the obituary of legendary computer game architect Matthew Sobol appears online, a previously dormant daemon activates, initiating a chain of events that begins to unravel our interconnected world. This daemon reads news headlines, recruits human followers, and orders assassinations. With Sobol’s secrets buried with him, and as new layers of his daemon are unleashed, it’s up to Detective Peter Sebeck to stop a self-replicating virtual killer before it achieves its ultimate purpose - one that goes far beyond anything Sebeck could have imagined.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Possibly The Best Techno-thriller Ever
- By Erica on 01-22-09
- Daemon
- By: Daniel Suarez
- Narrated by: Jeff Gurner
There is probably more truth than you know!
Reviewed: 10-06-12
Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?
I recommend this book to anyone that grew up in the 80's with the dawn of computers and is now seeing the frustrations of economic life.
Did the plot keep you on the edge of your seat? How?
The plot twists and turns through the path of two main 'hero's'. Which one will be the real hero is the question.
What does Jeff Gurner bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?
Good voice, didnt lull me to sleep. However, I still smirk when gun shots are read as 'boom'.
Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
One sitting would be too long at 15hours. I listened to it over a week at about 2 hours a day. I didnt mind when traffic was snarled up as I just got to hear more.
Any additional comments?
Just downloaded the sequel, Freedom. I hope that it is true to a great start.
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