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Night, Forgotten
- By: Meghan Joyce Tozer
- Narrated by: Jennifer Pickens
- Length: 7 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 391
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 353
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Story4 out of 5 stars 353
Owen falls ill with food poisoning, leaving Julie to attend a neighborhood holiday party alone. When she wakes up, half-naked in her neighbor's bathtub, Julie doesn't know how to tell Owen, the police, her friends—anyone—that she has been sexually assaulted. So she keeps it secret until she realizes that she's pregnant with her assailant's baby.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Didn't like at all
- By Selene Rackley on 12-22-23
- Night, Forgotten
- By: Meghan Joyce Tozer
- Narrated by: Jennifer Pickens
This story is so good, written so well and ends with a punch!
Reviewed: 05-08-24
This book is full of tension, heartbreak and angst. Every sentence brings the reader deeper into this story of a life altering decision and the consequences that follow.
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Little Ghosts
- By: Gregg Dunnett
- Narrated by: Katie Villa
- Length: 11 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,019
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 920
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 920
As I sit in her dimly lit bedroom, surrounded by flickering candles, I feel the crushing weight of my daughter’s absence. It's been two years since Layla was murdered. The police have searched tirelessly for her killer, but they've found nothing – it's like whoever did it vanished into thin air. My once-perfect marriage is falling apart, we can hardly look at each other anymore. Our ten-year-old son Gale is struggling. He’s changed since she died. He’s more secretive and also…
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5 out of 5 stars
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Oh my! Another British audiction I craved!
- By Karenique on 08-13-23
- Little Ghosts
- By: Gregg Dunnett
- Narrated by: Katie Villa
Such a haunting but lovely story.
Reviewed: 10-27-23
I have never cared for ghost stories or the supernatural, but this somewhat dark story is lifted above horror by the sibling relationship, as ghostly as it may be. Truest enjoyable!
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Simply Lies
- By: David Baldacci
- Narrated by: Lisa Flanagan, Corey Carthew
- Length: 11 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 2,157
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,913
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Story4 out of 5 stars 1,906
Mickey Gibson, single mother and former detective, leads a hectic life similar to that of many moms: juggling the demands of her two small children with the tasks of her job working remotely for ProEye, a global investigation company that hunts down wealthy tax and credit cheats. When Mickey gets a call from a colleague named Arlene Robinson, she thinks nothing of Arlene’s unusual request for her to go inventory the vacant home of an arms dealer who cheated ProEye’s clients and fled.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Very Good New Series!!!!
- By shelley on 04-19-23
- Simply Lies
- By: David Baldacci
- Narrated by: Lisa Flanagan, Corey Carthew
Narrator’s character voices all sounded the same
Reviewed: 07-16-23
Hard to follow, the story line and ending were kind of cheesy too. Probably won’t be following this series.
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The Dutch House
- A Novel
- By: Ann Patchett
- Narrated by: Tom Hanks
- Length: 9 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 56,787
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 50,775
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 50,442
At the end of the Second World War, Cyril Conroy combines luck and a single canny investment to begin an enormous real estate empire, propelling his family from poverty to enormous wealth. His first order of business is to buy the Dutch House, a lavish estate in the suburbs outside of Philadelphia. Meant as a surprise for his wife, the house sets in motion the undoing of everyone he loves. The story is told by Cyril’s son Danny, as he and his older sister, the brilliantly acerbic and self-assured Maeve, are exiled from the house where they grew up by their stepmother.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Not my favorite Patchett
- By Regina on 12-07-19
- The Dutch House
- A Novel
- By: Ann Patchett
- Narrated by: Tom Hanks
Love, love this book!
Reviewed: 12-15-19
Tom Hanks reading one of my favorite author’s wonderful new book is like winning the trifecta! Very little makes me happier!
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Can't Hurt Me
- Master Your Mind and Defy the Odds
- By: David Goggins
- Narrated by: David Goggins, Adam Skolnick
- Length: 13 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 203,555
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 179,776
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Story5 out of 5 stars 179,178
For David Goggins, childhood was a nightmare--poverty, prejudice, and physical abuse colored his days and haunted his nights. But through self-discipline, mental toughness, and hard work, Goggins transformed himself from a depressed, overweight young man with no future into a US Armed Forces icon and one of the world's top endurance athletes. The only man in history to complete elite training as a Navy SEAL, Army Ranger, and Air Force tactical air controller, he went on to set records in numerous endurance events.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Opting for the book instead
- By S David on 12-24-18
- Can't Hurt Me
- Master Your Mind and Defy the Odds
- By: David Goggins
- Narrated by: David Goggins, Adam Skolnick
Listening to this book was torture.
Reviewed: 03-26-19
I can not believe all of the positive ratings for a book so full of self-promotion and bull. I live in Indianapolis and some of David Goggins' statements are simply untrue. The highschool he references is on the Northside of Indy and one of the most affluent areas of the state.
Maybe the book without all of the back and forth "asides" between the two authors might have made sense but Goggins sounds like a know it all punk with an oversized ego.
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The Witch Elm
- A Novel
- By: Tana French
- Narrated by: Paul Nugent
- Length: 22 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 8,536
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 7,807
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Story3.5 out of 5 stars 7,791
Toby is a happy-go-lucky charmer who's dodged a scrape at work and is celebrating with friends when the night takes a turn that will change his life - he surprises two burglars who beat him and leave him for dead. Struggling to recover from his injuries, beginning to understand that he might never be the same man again, he takes refuge at his family's ancestral home to care for his dying uncle Hugo. Then a skull is found in the trunk of an elm tree in the garden - and as detectives close in, Toby is forced to face the possibility that his past may not be what he has always believed.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Wow!
- By Beth on 10-11-18
- The Witch Elm
- A Novel
- By: Tana French
- Narrated by: Paul Nugent
A complete waste of time!
Reviewed: 11-13-18
I kept waiting for this book to get better, make some sense, stop meandering. Never happened. It just went on and on and on for 22 hours.
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Marlena
- A Novel
- By: Julie Buntin
- Narrated by: Emma Galvin
- Length: 9 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 609
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 554
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Story4 out of 5 stars 557
Everything about 15-year-old Cat's new town in rural Michigan is lonely and off-kilter until she meets her neighbor, the manic, beautiful, pill-popping Marlena. Cat, inexperienced and desperate for connection, is quickly lured into Marlena's orbit by little more than an arched eyebrow and a shake of white-blond hair. As the two girls turn the untamed landscape of their desolate small town into a kind of playground, Cat catalogues a litany of firsts - first drink, first cigarette, first kiss - while Marlena's habits harden and calcify.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A Brilliant, Agonizing Portrait of a Young Woman
- By Sudi on 06-06-17
- Marlena
- A Novel
- By: Julie Buntin
- Narrated by: Emma Galvin
Depressing, so, so depressing
Reviewed: 11-01-17
This book is beyond understanding. I finished it, but it was an effort. Unless you really like depressing, depressing, depressing material, skip this one.
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Hardwiring Happiness
- The New Brain Science of Contentment, Calm, and Confidence
- By: Rick Hanson
- Narrated by: Rick Hanson
- Length: 7 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 501
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 411
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Story4 out of 5 stars 406
Why is it easier to ruminate over hurt feelings than it is to bask in the warmth of being appreciated? Because your brain evolved to learn quickly from bad experiences and slowly from good ones, but you can change this.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Like a therapy session while I'm on the move.
- By julie on 12-09-13
- Hardwiring Happiness
- The New Brain Science of Contentment, Calm, and Confidence
- By: Rick Hanson
- Narrated by: Rick Hanson
DON'T BOTHER
Reviewed: 10-18-13
I thought this books sounded pretty good, but I was mistaken. I should have known when the author is the narrator of his own book, never a good sign, and starts by listing all of the people to whom he is thankful...it's downhill from there. There is nothing that captures the attention of the listener, not to which the listener can easily relate. The author lists three categories that he mentions over and over and over: the categories are purely subjective and none of it makes sense. All he winds up saying (albeit over and over) is remember the good things that happen to you, focus on those things for 20 seconds and your good brain parts will grow. Bad book, bad bad bad bad.
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The Fault in Our Stars
- By: John Green
- Narrated by: Kate Rudd
- Length: 7 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 24,912
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 22,363
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 22,458
Despite the tumor-shrinking medical miracle that has bought her a few years, Hazel has never been anything but terminal, her final chapter inscribed upon diagnosis. But when a gorgeous plot twist named Augustus Waters suddenly appears at Cancer Kid Support Group, Hazel’s story is about to be completely rewritten. The Fault in Our Stars is insightful, bold, irreverent, and raw. It brilliantly explores the funny, thrilling, and tragic business of being alive and in love.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Sad Premise, Fantastic Story
- By FanB14 on 05-24-12
- The Fault in Our Stars
- By: John Green
- Narrated by: Kate Rudd
A Beautiful Story
Reviewed: 10-09-13
I hesitated to buy this book after I read the synopsis, I was reluctant to get into something grim or saccharine. But, I finally got it and I am so glad I did. I know this is characterized as a YA book but it is such a lovely story and offers such insight into the triteness with which sick people are treated. The book also makes one step back and realize what incredible gift it is to be living a disease free existence--but that is not the crux of the story. Interestingly, the story takes place in Indianapolis, Indiana, Hazel lives at 83rd and Springmill Road, only a few blocks from my house. All of the local references are excellent--except the hospital names.
I can not recommend this book enough.
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In the Face of Jinn
- By: Cheryl Howard Crew
- Narrated by: Bryce Dallas Howard
- Length: 12 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3.5 out of 5 stars 56
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 51
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Story3.5 out of 5 stars 52
Two American sisters, Christine and Elizabeth Shepherd, are on a silk-buying trip in India for their business in California. After Elizabeth mysteriously disappears, Christine is compelled to challenge the ineffectual U.S. and Indian bureaucracies and venture alone, with various strangers as guides, to find her sister. Disguised in the traditional female garb of some Islamic cultures, Christine continues her search in Afghanistan and Pakistan. She navigates the mysterious tribes of the Pashtuns, has a dangerous encounter with the Taliban, and learns to fear the "Jinn", the devils that dominate the superstitions of the people she must understand in order to survive.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Do Not Bother
- By Gennie on 05-22-13
- In the Face of Jinn
- By: Cheryl Howard Crew
- Narrated by: Bryce Dallas Howard
Do Not Bother
Reviewed: 05-22-13
This might be one of the weakest books I have ever heard. Christine Shepherd, the protagonist, is portrayed as everything from a weak, sick, helpless, pathetic female to a Ninja sporting an assault rifle and fighting the Taliban as she scours a harsh landscape to find her sister--who she believes is dead? Is she a prisoner or a freedom fighter? Christine manages, single handedly to take out a much sought-after terrorist after suffering multiple rapes, illnesses, starvation and beatings. One minute she is so weak she can not walk then suddenly she is sprinting after middle eastern thugs. AND she knows everything there is to know about AK-47s and Kalashnikovs.
Other characters are thinly drawn. Christine runs into many people during her dash across three countries--we're never sure where she is or how she got there--those characters are never fleshed out and all run together as gun clad mobs of dirty, bearded men with lust in their eyes and the veiled, beaten women who service them. At one point Christine manages to grab an imprisoned, battered woman and they escape the bad guys. For some reason she decides to return (with her fellow escapee) to her captors because...
Even Christine's sister, Elizabeth, is never a real character. As for the Aussie with melanoma, I have no idea why he was even a character in this book except to remind readers to wear sunscreen. Money in large quantities changes hands, disappears and appears with little explanation. Christine remains attractive enough in her blood and urine soaked robes to attract the attention of one of the bearded guys--the one with great eyes. What? She had been raped, beaten, and practically killed but she heals enough to have a romantic liaison with a Muslim guy she's know for...how long? It's never clear how much time has passed. Was it a month or a year?
How did this book ever get published?
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4 people found this helpful