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The Yellow House
- By: Sarah M. Broom
- Narrated by: Bahni Turpin
- Length: 14 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,198
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,029
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,021
In 1961, Sarah M. Broom’s mother Ivory Mae bought a shotgun house in the then-promising neighborhood of New Orleans East and built her world inside of it. It was the height of the Space Race and the neighborhood was home to a major NASA plant - the postwar optimism seemed assured. A book of great ambition, Sarah M. Broom’s The Yellow House tells a hundred years of her family and their relationship to home in a neglected area of one of America’s most mythologized cities.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great book. I wish the pictures had been included.
- By Lindsay on 02-28-20
- The Yellow House
- By: Sarah M. Broom
- Narrated by: Bahni Turpin
Gibberish
Reviewed: 02-06-24
About 10 minutes of this would be ok as an amusing snippet. But there's absolutely no story telling skill in this book. It's an incoherent stringing together of random snippets with a multitude of people that we don't know because there's been no character development. Unbearable to listen to.
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Cured
- Strengthen Your Immune System and Heal Your Life
- By: Jeffrey Rediger MD
- Narrated by: Jeffrey Rediger MD
- Length: 14 hrs
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 397
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 339
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Story5 out of 5 stars 337
In Cured, Dr. Rediger digs down to the root causes of illness, showing how to create an environment that sets the stage for healing. He reveals the patterns behind healing and lays out the physical and mental principles associated with recovery: first, we need to physically heal our diet and our immune systems. Next, we need to mentally heal our stress response and our identities. Through rigorous research, Dr. Rediger shows that much of our physical reality is created in our minds. Our perception changes our experience, even to the point of changing our physical bodies.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Great information desperately in need of an editor
- By Vicki on 04-13-20
- Cured
- Strengthen Your Immune System and Heal Your Life
- By: Jeffrey Rediger MD
- Narrated by: Jeffrey Rediger MD
Inspiration and practicality
Reviewed: 12-31-22
Case study after case study show us what is possible with our own health journeys. The visionary conclusion is a rallying call.
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Once We Were Brothers
- By: Ronald H. Balson
- Narrated by: Fred Berman
- Length: 13 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 4,659
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 4,309
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 4,288
Elliot Rosenzweig, a respected civic leader and philanthropist, is attending a fundraiser when he is suddenly accosted and accused of being a former Nazi SS officer named Otto Piatek, the Butcher of Zamosc. Although the charges are denounced as preposterous, his accuser is convinced he is right and engages attorney Catherine Lockhart to bring Rosenzweig to justice.
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5 out of 5 stars
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5-Star Thriller with History and Heart
- By Ella on 11-22-14
- Once We Were Brothers
- By: Ronald H. Balson
- Narrated by: Fred Berman
Gripping story with dramatic presentation
Reviewed: 03-13-22
This is such a vivid story I felt like I was there every moment and knew all the characters. The history of Nazi occupation of Poland is made palpable while we are drawn into the lives of those people mvolved from all sides. The narration is outstanding. Each character has his and her own voice so we always know who’s talking and what their feelings are. A spellbinding audible experience!
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The Woman in the Window
- A Novel
- By: A. J. Finn
- Narrated by: Ann Marie Lee
- Length: 13 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 31,598
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 28,505
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Story4 out of 5 stars 28,427
Anna Fox lives alone - a recluse in her New York City home, unable to venture outside. She spends her day drinking wine (maybe too much), watching old movies, recalling happier times...and spying on her neighbors. Then the Russells move into the house across the way: a father, mother, their teenaged son. The perfect family. But when Anna, gazing out her window one night, sees something she shouldn't, her world begins to crumble. And its shocking secrets are laid bare.
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2 out of 5 stars
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An excruciating listen.
- By Debra on 01-12-18
- The Woman in the Window
- A Novel
- By: A. J. Finn
- Narrated by: Ann Marie Lee
Poorly written
Reviewed: 05-11-19
Listening torture. The author should have read his writing out loud to himself so he could hear how bad his sentences and paragraphs were.
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Orphan Train
- A Novel
- By: Christina Baker Kline
- Narrated by: Jessica Almasy, Suzanne Toren
- Length: 8 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 27,399
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 24,320
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 24,309
Penobscot Indian Molly Ayer is close to "aging out" out of the foster care system. A community-service position helping an elderly woman clean out her home is the only thing keeping Molly out of juvie and worse.... As she helps Vivian sort through her possessions and memories, Molly learns that she and Vivian aren’t as different as they seem to be. A young Irish immigrant orphaned in New York City, Vivian was put on a train to the Midwest with hundreds of other children whose destinies would be determined by luck and chance.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Moving story of sharing and transformation.
- By Kathi on 04-03-13
- Orphan Train
- A Novel
- By: Christina Baker Kline
- Narrated by: Jessica Almasy, Suzanne Toren
Artful mix of historical context & modern fiction.
Reviewed: 02-20-16
If you could sum up Orphan Train in three words, what would they be?
Then and now.
What did you like best about this story?
The bridging of the generations.
What about Jessica Almasy and Suzanne Toren ’s performance did you like?
They sounded real. I felt like I was in the room with them.
Who was the most memorable character of Orphan Train and why?
Vivain. She is old but has spunk and is willing to change.
Any additional comments?
Informative, engaging, and ultimately a book about hope and resilience.
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All the Light We Cannot See
- A Novel
- By: Anthony Doerr
- Narrated by: Zach Appelman
- Length: 16 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 65,234
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 58,023
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 57,981
Marie-Laure lives with her father in Paris near the Museum of Natural History, where he works as the master of its thousands of locks. When she is six, Marie-Laure goes blind and her father builds a perfect miniature of their neighborhood so she can memorize it by touch and navigate her way home. When she is 12, the Nazis occupy Paris and father and daughter flee to the walled citadel of Saint-Malo, where Marie-Laure’s reclusive great-uncle lives in a tall house by the sea. With them they carry what might be the museum’s most valuable and dangerous jewel.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Afraid to Write a "Less-Than-Positive" Review
- By Elizabeth on 08-06-14
- All the Light We Cannot See
- A Novel
- By: Anthony Doerr
- Narrated by: Zach Appelman
Not just another WWII story.
Reviewed: 02-20-16
Where does All the Light We Cannot See rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?
At the top.
What other book might you compare All the Light We Cannot See to and why?
Doesn't really compare. Maybe the closest is The Things They Carried only because it is an atypical view of war and extremely well written.
Which scene was your favorite?
When Werner meets Mari Lor. (Not sure if spelling is correct.)
Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
Yes. A very emotionally charged book. Also intellectually challenging. Really makes you think.
Any additional comments?
I listened to this twice in 6 months and will certainly listen to it again. It's one of those stories you can't tear yourself away from.
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The Cartel
- By: Don Winslow
- Narrated by: Ray Porter
- Length: 23 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 10,149
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 9,297
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 9,261
From the internationally best-selling author of the acclaimed novel The Power of the Dog comes The Cartel, a gripping, ripped-from-the-headlines story of power, corruption, revenge, and justice spanning the past decade of the Mexican-American drug wars.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Start Me Up; if you start me up I'll never stop
- By Mel on 07-12-15
- The Cartel
- By: Don Winslow
- Narrated by: Ray Porter
Worth being scared about.
Reviewed: 02-20-16
Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?
Yes. The subject matter is extremely important, and the story is so engrossing.
Who was your favorite character and why?
The journalist Pablo because of his understated personal strength.
Which scene was your favorite?
The party at Anna's house because it shows the gentle, normal humanity of people affected by the brutality of drug wars in their own city.
Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
No, only because ti was so brutal. I had to take it in measured doses, although each dose was totally mesmerizing.
Any additional comments?
Should be required reading. Might actually curb drug abuse in the U.S.
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The Valley of Amazement
- By: Amy Tan
- Narrated by: Nancy Wu, Joyce Bean, Amy Tan
- Length: 24 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 3,980
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 3,556
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Story4 out of 5 stars 3,578
Shanghai, 1912. Violet Minturn is the privileged daughter of the American madam of the city's most exclusive courtesan house. But when the Ching dynasty is overturned, Violet is separated from her mother in a cruel act of chicanery and forced to become a "virgin courtesan." Half-Chinese and half-American, Violet grapples with her place in the worlds of East and West - until she is able to merge her two halves, empowering her to become a shrewd courtesan who excels in the business of seduction and illusion, though she still struggles to understand who she is.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Just could NOT get past the ugliness
- By Pamela J on 11-25-13
- The Valley of Amazement
- By: Amy Tan
- Narrated by: Nancy Wu, Joyce Bean, Amy Tan
Too much telling, not enough showing.
Reviewed: 02-20-16
Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?
No.The story dragged.
What was your reaction to the ending? (No spoilers please!)
Predictable.
Would you listen to another book narrated by the narrators?
No. The main narrator sounded bored with her own character. Her boredom was contagious.
Do you think The Valley of Amazement needs a follow-up book? Why or why not?
No. Instead, it needs massive truncating and revision.
Any additional comments?
Very disappointed in Amy Tan. Usually I like her work.
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Big Little Lies
- By: Liane Moriarty
- Narrated by: Caroline Lee
- Length: 15 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 55,274
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 49,448
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 49,339
Madeline is a force to be reckoned with. She’s funny, biting, and passionate; she remembers everything and forgives no one. Celeste is the kind of beautiful woman who makes the world stop and stare, but she is paying a price for the illusion of perfection. New to town, single mom Jane is so young that another mother mistakes her for a nanny. She comes with a mysterious past and a sadness beyond her years. These three women are at different crossroads, but they will all wind up in the same shocking place.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great story. Genius writing
- By David Shear on 08-01-14
- Big Little Lies
- By: Liane Moriarty
- Narrated by: Caroline Lee
Wow, what a story!
Reviewed: 02-20-16
What made the experience of listening to Big Little Lies the most enjoyable?
Realistic characters that you just KNOW.
What did you like best about this story?
Complexity of the plot - not cookie-cutter.
What does Caroline Lee bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?
Very expressive intonation.
If you could rename Big Little Lies, what would you call it?
I wouldn't rename it. Title is perfect as is.
Any additional comments?
I couldn't put it down. Such a gripping tale.
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The House of Mirth
- By: Edith Wharton
- Narrated by: Emma Messenger
- Length: 15 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 397
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 342
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Story4 out of 5 stars 346
In 1905 New York City, Lily Bart is a young, witty and beautiful socialite. Through a series of unfortunate events, she learns of the bitter consequences for a single woman without wealth, living in an uncaring society.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Excellent, but Quite Dated
- By Michael on 08-09-15
- The House of Mirth
- By: Edith Wharton
- Narrated by: Emma Messenger
Must be considered with a grain of salt
Reviewed: 03-24-15
Is there anything you would change about this book?
Just about everything. But it's worth knowing what that genre and period are about. I'm just glad I don't live in that society.
What about Emma Messenger’s performance did you like?
She did a good job.
If this book were a movie would you go see it?
No - too boring.
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