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Harlem Shuffle
- A Novel
- By: Colson Whitehead
- Narrated by: Dion Graham
- Length: 10 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,937
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,549
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2,524
To his customers and neighbors on 125th street, Ray Carney is an upstanding salesman of reasonably priced furniture, making a decent life for himself and his family. He and his wife Elizabeth are expecting their second child, and if her parents on Striver's Row don't approve of him or their cramped apartment across from the subway tracks, it's still home. Few people know he descends from a line of uptown hoods and crooks, and that his façade of normalcy has more than a few cracks in it. Cracks that are getting bigger all the time.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Best Read/Listen on Audible
- By Henry Posner on 09-22-21
- Harlem Shuffle
- A Novel
- By: Colson Whitehead
- Narrated by: Dion Graham
Excellent Listen
Reviewed: 10-16-21
Best I've listened to in ages. Storyline is compelling, and narration wonderfully reflects complexity of the many characters and moods.
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The Last Report on the Miracles at Little No Horse
- By: Louise Erdrich
- Narrated by: Anna Fields
- Length: 14 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 694
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 487
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 484
For more than a half century, Father Damien Modeste has served his beloved people, the Ojibwe, on the remote reservation of Little No Horse. Now, nearing the end of his life, Father Damien dreads the discovery of his physical identity, for he is a woman who has lived as a man. To complicate his fears, his quiet life changes when a troubled colleague comes to the reservation to investigate the life of the perplexing, difficult, possibly false saint Sister Leopolda.
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5 out of 5 stars
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This is Pulitzer material, folks
- By Malcolm on 02-03-05
- The Last Report on the Miracles at Little No Horse
- By: Louise Erdrich
- Narrated by: Anna Fields
To Subjugate? Or to Breathe? That's the question
Reviewed: 07-07-20
As usual, a beautiful and riveting story by Louise Erdrich, this one of gender identity and gender roles in early formative days of US
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Killing Floor
- Jack Reacher, Book 1
- By: Lee Child
- Narrated by: Dick Hill
- Length: 17 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 21,899
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 19,747
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 19,681
Ex-military policeman Jack Reacher is a drifter. He’s just passing through Margrave, Georgia, and in less than an hour, he’s arrested for murder. Not much of a welcome. All Reacher knows is that he didn’t kill anybody. At least not here. Not lately. But he doesn’t stand a chance of convincing anyone. Not in Margrave, Georgia. Not a chance in hell.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Even if you have it GET THIS ONE!!
- By shelley on 10-30-15
- Killing Floor
- Jack Reacher, Book 1
- By: Lee Child
- Narrated by: Dick Hill
Where's Lee Child been all my life?
Reviewed: 12-01-18
Just discovered this author, what a treat! Performance is outstanding, too. Can't wait to read the next book in the series
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The Crooked Staircase
- A Jane Hawk Novel (Jane Hawk, Book 3)
- By: Dean Koontz
- Narrated by: Elisabeth Rodgers
- Length: 15 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 6,070
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 5,453
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 5,429
Jane Hawk knows she may be living on borrowed time. But as long as she’s breathing, she’ll never cease her one-woman war against the terrifying conspiracy that threatens the freedom - and free will - of millions. Battling the strange epidemic of murder-suicides that claimed Jane’s husband, and is escalating across the country, has made the rogue FBI agent a wanted fugitive, relentlessly hunted not only by the government but by the secret cabal behind the plot.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Meh.
- By Customer X on 05-12-18
- The Crooked Staircase
- A Jane Hawk Novel (Jane Hawk, Book 3)
- By: Dean Koontz
- Narrated by: Elisabeth Rodgers
Jane gets better and better
Reviewed: 06-30-18
Narrator is great, even during occasional moments when Koontz' characters are tedious.
Feasible story? Perhaps!
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My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry
- A Novel
- By: Fredrik Backman
- Narrated by: Joan Walker
- Length: 11 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 17,496
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 15,809
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 15,788
Elsa is seven years old and different. Her grandmother is 77 years old and crazy, standing-on-the-balcony-firing-paintball-guns-at-men-who-want-to-talk-about-Jesus crazy. She is also Elsa's best and only friend. At night Elsa takes refuge in her grandmother's stories, in the Land of Almost-Awake and the Kingdom of Miamas, where everybody is different and nobody needs to be normal.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Simply splendid.
- By B.J. on 07-27-15
- My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry
- A Novel
- By: Fredrik Backman
- Narrated by: Joan Walker
A poignant tale; tears, laughs, lessons and more.
Reviewed: 10-26-17
Backman is an amazing story teller, this time weaving reality's hard surfaces with the fairy tale world created for our child-protagonist by her grandma. But we know fairy tales aren't always easy, either, and this precocious young girl has much to sort out over the course of her holiday break from school.
Complex story, many perspectives, spun with wit, humor, compassion and authenticity.
Fabulously narrated, excellent characters and distinctions between them.
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The Muse
- A Novel
- By: Jessie Burton
- Narrated by: Bahni Turpin, Maria Elena Infantino
- Length: 13 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 401
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 371
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 366
England, 1967. Odelle Bastien is a Caribbean émigré trying to make her way in London. When she starts working at the prestigious Skelton Institute of Art, she discovers a painting rumored to be the work of Isaac Robles, a young artist of immense talent and vision whose mysterious death has confounded the art world for decades. The excitement over the painting is matched by the intrigue around the conflicting stories of its discovery.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Mixed narration
- By Amy Fleury on 08-05-16
- The Muse
- A Novel
- By: Jessie Burton
- Narrated by: Bahni Turpin, Maria Elena Infantino
Compelling
Reviewed: 12-10-16
Probative consideration of creating art during WWII. Offers the various lenses of personal, political, gender and time to interpret the act of creating, and the final piece itself.
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The Book of Night Women
- By: Marlon James
- Narrated by: Robin Miles
- Length: 15 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 3,188
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 2,755
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2,754
The story of Lilith, born into slavery on a Jamaican sugar plantation at the end of the 18th century. Even at her birth, the slave women around her recognize a dark power that they - and she - will come to both revere and fear. The Night Women, as they call themselves, have long been plotting a slave revolt, and as Lilith comes of age and reveals the extent of her power, they see her as the key to their plans.
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5 out of 5 stars
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"A lyrical, heart thumping, engaging masterpiece"
- By ann on 01-07-11
- The Book of Night Women
- By: Marlon James
- Narrated by: Robin Miles
Captivating Historical Fiction, Can't Put it Down
Reviewed: 07-20-16
Heart-rending story, fabulously performed, incredible depth of character development. A Must Read for those interested in difficult race relations, especially between black and white people in 1800 West Indies.
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Lilac Girls
- A Novel
- By: Martha Hall Kelly
- Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell, Kathleen Gati, Kathrin Kana, and others
- Length: 17 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 21,920
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 19,848
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 19,793
New York socialite Caroline Ferriday has her hands full with her post at the French consulate and a new love on the horizon. But Caroline’s world is forever changed when Hitler’s army invades Poland in September 1939—and then sets its sights on France. An ocean away from Caroline, Kasia Kuzmerick, a Polish teenager, senses her carefree youth disappearing as she is drawn deeper into her role as courier for the underground resistance movement. In a tense atmosphere of watchful eyes and suspecting neighbors, one false move can have dire consequences.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The cover is a bit misleading, but...
- By Joy Easton on 05-18-16
- Lilac Girls
- A Novel
- By: Martha Hall Kelly
- Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell, Kathleen Gati, Kathrin Kana, Martha Hall Kelly
Difficult Material, Presented with Finesse
Reviewed: 07-09-16
If you could sum up Lilac Girls in three words, what would they be?
Great performances. Captivating historical novel.
Who was your favorite character and why?
Kasia, because after her release from the German camp, I feel sympathy for her as she continues to be victimized by guilt and unresolved issues from her experiences there. While she struggles with these her relationships could be at risk, and yet she remains true to her need to address these things in her own ways.
Which scene was your favorite?
Between Casia and Caroline, just before Casia returns to Poland, in Caroline's garden.
Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
Definitely not, since the subject matter is sometimes emotionally challenging.
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Be Frank with Me
- A Novel
- By: Julia Claiborne Johnson
- Narrated by: Tavia Gilbert
- Length: 8 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 4,441
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 4,051
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Story4 out of 5 stars 4,047
Reclusive literary legend M. M. "Mimi" Banning has been holed up in her Bel Air mansion for years. But after falling prey to a Bernie Madoff-style Ponzi scheme, she's flat broke. Now Mimi must write a new book for the first time in decades, and to ensure the timely delivery of her manuscript, her New York publisher sends an assistant to monitor her progress. The prickly Mimi reluctantly complies - with a few stipulations: no Ivy Leaguers or English majors. Must drive, cook, tidy. Computer whiz. Good with kids.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A Whirlwind
- By Sara on 09-02-16
- Be Frank with Me
- A Novel
- By: Julia Claiborne Johnson
- Narrated by: Tavia Gilbert
This Novel UnderServes the Franks of our World!
Reviewed: 05-29-16
Is there anything you would change about this book?
While this Novel was well performed by the narrator Tavia Gilbert, I found myself frustrated right up until the very end of the story as I awaited the '2nd shoe' to drop: Clearly Frank is carrying the personality traits that would be better served in a school program for a person with Asperger's Syndrom (or some-such on 'the Spectrum'), but the Author never gets to the heart of the matter. The prevailing ROOT of Frank's problem is never identified.Instead, Mimi remains stuck in her self-pitying, self-absorbed stance of as a mother who wails "I never expected my life to turn out this way." She'll continue to lean on an unreliable 'male role model' to help her with Frank from time to time, again not considering the impact of this on her son.I find it improbable that by 2010 Frank would have been moved from several schools without having had his educational needs identified, and being placed in a more suitable kind of program.Using the kind of personality traits and quirks that Autism/Asperger's creates, and the situations that can arise from this, as a basis for creating 'humor' or comedy for a book, is tasteless and gratuitous. While the reader does sympathize with Frank, we are not given avenues to understand his experience, or to feel much hope the he and his family's lives will be less painful in the future. I did not find any aspect of this book amusing.
Has Be Frank with Me turned you off from other books in this genre?
No, just other books by this author.
Which character – as performed by Tavia Gilbert – was your favorite?
Alice's boss
Could you see Be Frank with Me being made into a movie or a TV series? Who should the stars be?
Unfortunately, yes, though I'd be upset if it were as written here! Without ID'ing the issues pressing on Frank and being sensitive to his experience, the comedy would be gratuitous and tasteless.
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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 20,163
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 15,638
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 15,580
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
SuperStory : Narration Leaving Much to Be Desired!
Reviewed: 01-18-16
Would you try another book from Ken Follett and/or John Lee?
I'd try the next in this Trilogy by Ken Follett, IF it's NOT read by John Lee.While Mr. Lee is pretty good at making distinctions between language accents, I find that his mundane, repetitious delivery of the text to be almost unbearable. There are many important, small details to follow in this story, because of Mr. Lee's narrative style I needed to re-wind many times in order to catch all of them.
What did you like best about this story?
Able to see how 'The Great War' affected the peoples of Europe (mostly) from all sides, bringing attention to the commonalities suffered regardless which side of a border someone lived. Because of Ken Follett's great attention to detail, this was great primer into the forces at work before and during that war for me. I really enjoyed following characters from each country through-out the war. Seeing how their struggles and activities sometimes became entwined became another reminder that this world we inhabit is indeed quite small.
How could the performance have been better?
Bring more variety of tone, inflection, etc to the text. As it is now, becomes a monotonous experience, Mr. Lee's voice becomes irritating.
Did Fall of Giants inspire you to do anything?
Do more reading about WWI and WWII !!
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