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The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
- By: Junot Díaz
- Narrated by: Lin-Manuel Miranda, Karen Olivo
- Length: 9 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,803
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1,658
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,653
Things have never been easy for Oscar, a sweet but disastrously overweight, lovesick Dominican ghetto nerd. From his home in New Jersey, where he lives with his old-world mother and rebellious sister, Oscar dreams of becoming the Dominican J. R. R. Tolkien and, most of all, of finding love. But he may never get what he wants, thanks to the Fuku: the curse that has haunted Oscar's family for generations, dooming them to prison, torture, tragic accidents, and, above all, ill-starred love. Oscar, still waiting for his first kiss, is just its most recent victim.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Lin-Manuel Miranda's performance is perfect
- By Alison on 02-27-18
- The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
- By: Junot Díaz
- Narrated by: Lin-Manuel Miranda, Karen Olivo
Truly Wondorous
Reviewed: 02-05-25
Brief & wondrous, a magical story which really took me in, accompanied by the incredible narration of Lin Manuel Miranda.
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The Three-Body Problem
- By: Cixin Liu
- Narrated by: Luke Daniels
- Length: 13 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 30,794
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 27,030
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 27,033
Set against the backdrop of China’s Cultural Revolution, a secret military project sends signals into space to establish contact with aliens. An alien civilization on the brink of destruction captures the signal and plans to invade Earth. Meanwhile, on Earth, different camps start forming, planning to either welcome the superior beings and help them take over a world seen as corrupt, or to fight against the invasion.
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5 out of 5 stars
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They create a computer using a 30 million man Army
- By Josh P on 12-07-14
- The Three-Body Problem
- By: Cixin Liu
- Narrated by: Luke Daniels
Imaginative and Original
Reviewed: 05-28-23
Superbly original piece of Sci-Fi, a fascinating puzzle where all the pieces fit together perfectly. Highly recommended!
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Orwell Collection
- Animal Farm & 1984
- By: George Orwell
- Narrated by: Stephen Fry
- Length: 16 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 307
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 261
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 261
Audible Studios presents two new recordings of George Orwell's most celebrated novels – Nineteen Eighty-Four and Animal Farm – with exclusive introductions, written and performed by Stephen Fry.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Orwell + Stephen Fry = PERFECTION
- By LCB on 05-03-21
- Orwell Collection
- Animal Farm & 1984
- By: George Orwell
- Narrated by: Stephen Fry
Exceeded my expectations
Reviewed: 01-07-22
Stephen Fry is brilliant - makes the two stories come alive without taking the focus out of the narrative.
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The Story of Human Language
- By: John McWhorter, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: John McWhorter
- Length: 18 hrs and 15 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 8,019
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 7,060
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 6,950
Language defines us as a species, placing humans head and shoulders above even the most proficient animal communicators. But it also beguiles us with its endless mysteries, allowing us to ponder why different languages emerged, why there isn't simply a single language, how languages change over time and whether that's good or bad, and how languages die out and become extinct.
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5 out of 5 stars
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You'll Never Look at Languages the Same Way Again
- By SAMA on 03-11-14
- The Story of Human Language
- By: John McWhorter, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: John McWhorter
Exactly what I wished for!
Reviewed: 11-22-19
Incredibly interesting, perfect dive into the amazing story of language - not too technical yet never simplistic.
Usually I am bit afraid to commit to an 18 hours long course (or audiobooks in general) as it is hard for me to survive the weak/boring parts, even when the rest is great. To my surprise this course was consistently fascinating with no weak parts, which made the listening an easy and super fun experience (as it should be!).
The lecturer is super knowledgeable, funny and overally a great fun to listen to. I will look for more of his courses and books.
As a non-native English speaker (and a native Hebrew speaker) I also found the course surprisingly broad & diverse in terms of languages discussed, which was wonderful.
I am very happy with this course, it was exactly what I had hoped it would be.
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The Fifth Risk
- By: Michael Lewis
- Narrated by: Victor Bevine
- Length: 6 hrs
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 7,671
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 6,588
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 6,557
What happens when the President of the United States governs one Tweet at a time? When the elected leader of the free world may not have a firm grasp on the names of government agencies, much less an understanding of their intricate inner-workings? In the days following the 2016 inauguration, government personnel searched for answers that didn’t exist, while White House staff scoured halls for employees who would never be appointed.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Awkward and Disappointing
- By Amit M on 10-04-18
- The Fifth Risk
- By: Michael Lewis
- Narrated by: Victor Bevine
Awkward and Disappointing
Reviewed: 10-04-18
I am a huge Michael Lewis groupie. The undoing project is literally my favorite book. That's why I feel so awkward writing this review as I was deeply disappointed with this book (and with audible as well).
As an audible member I recently got for free the book "The coming storm" by Michael Lewis. An awesome gift I thought. I read it and thought it was quite nice. Then, a few weeks later when The Fifth Risk was out, I was super excited to read that too. Half way through The Fifth Risk I discovered, to my surprise, that The Coming Storm is actually *the 2nd half of The Fifth Risk*. What???
So for the full price of an already short audiobook (5 hours) I got original content of just 2.5 hours. Money and value aside, this is just bizzare story telling! couldn't someone notify me these two books have the same content??
Why would I want to read the book's end before its start?
Other than that, the book is just ok. some truly interesting parts but I didn't feel a strong overarching theme (but maybe this is my fault as I read the 2nd part of the book few weeks before its first part... :/ ). Narrator is great.
If you ever decide to read this book do yourself a favor and don't read "the coming storm" AKA the second half of this book beforehand.
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