Jean Ogg
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The Hotel Avocado
- By: Bob Mortimer
- Narrated by: Bob Mortimer, Sally Phillips, Paul Whitehouse, and others
- Length: 9 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 78
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 74
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 74
Gary Thorn is struggling with a big decision. Should he stay in London, wallowing in the safety of his legal job in Peckham and eating pies with his next door neighbour, Grace and her dog Lassoo, or should he move to Brighton, where his girlfriend Emily is about to open The Hotel Avocado? Either way, he’d be letting someone down. But sinister forces are gathering in a cloud of launderette scented-vape smoke, and the arrival of the mysterious Mr Sequence puts Gary in an even worse predicament: soon he might be dead.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Fantastic
- By linda r on 05-10-25
- The Hotel Avocado
- By: Bob Mortimer
- Narrated by: Bob Mortimer, Sally Phillips, Paul Whitehouse, Julie Maisey
Even Better Than The First One!
Reviewed: 12-07-24
Another highly enjoyable adventure for Bob Mortimer’s quirky but loveable characters. Excellent job having the parts read by different people, too. Hope this one wins another Wodehouse Bollinger Prize!
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Unruly
- The Ridiculous History of England's Kings and Queens
- By: David Mitchell
- Narrated by: David Mitchell
- Length: 11 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 948
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 846
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Story5 out of 5 stars 845
In Unruly, David Mitchell explores how early England’s monarchs, while acting as feared rulers firmly guiding their subjects’ destinies, were in reality a bunch of lucky bastards who were mostly as silly and weird in real life as they appear today in their portraits.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Hugely Entertaining (If You Like English History)
- By Jean Ogg on 10-09-23
- Unruly
- The Ridiculous History of England's Kings and Queens
- By: David Mitchell
- Narrated by: David Mitchell
Hugely Entertaining (If You Like English History)
Reviewed: 10-09-23
Brilliantly funny, but only if you’re actually interested in English history. What I mean is, it’s a real history book, You could use it to teach history if it wasn’t for the occasional swear word. So if you’re not truly interested in English history, you might get a bit bored after a while. If you DO like history, though, this is a highly enjoyable take on the subject.
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Somebody's Luggage
- By: Charles Dickens
- Narrated by: Philip Bird
- Length: 5 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 6
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 5
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Story4 out of 5 stars 4
A completely charming rediscovered collection of ten short stories, four by Dickens himself, others by Chalres Allston Collins , Arthur Locker, John Oxenford and Julia Cecelia Stratton. Together they gradually uncover the identity of the owner of the lost luggage.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Amusing and Wonderfully Narrated
- By Jean Ogg on 06-14-19
- Somebody's Luggage
- By: Charles Dickens
- Narrated by: Philip Bird
Amusing and Wonderfully Narrated
Reviewed: 06-14-19
This collection is in the style of Sketches by Boz or even, in some chapters, Pickwick, so if you like your Dickens (and company) in that light-hearted, character study vein, you will probably like this.
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The Wreck of the Golden Mary
- By: Charles Dickens, Percy Fitzgerald, Adelaide Anne Procter, and others
- Narrated by: Philip Bird
- Length: 3 hrs and 31 mins
- Abridged
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Overall3 out of 5 stars 5
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 5
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Story3 out of 5 stars 5
Charles Dickens once again gathers his favourite storytellers around him and 'conducts' the story of 'The Wreck of the Golden Mary'. Dickens leads, Percy Fitzgerald, Harriet Parr, Adelaide Anne Procter, and others follow....
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3 out of 5 stars
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For Fans of Little Nell and Similar
- By Jean Ogg on 06-14-19
For Fans of Little Nell and Similar
Reviewed: 06-14-19
If you like Dickens's style of pathos, you will like this collection. Written very well, of course, but if Philip Bird were not such a good reader I could not have finished it.
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Grey Mask
- Miss Silver, Book 1
- By: Patricia Wentworth
- Narrated by: Diana Bishop
- Length: 7 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 513
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 459
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Story4 out of 5 stars 460
The first of the classic mysteries featuring governess-turned-detective Miss Silver, who investigates a deadly conspiratorial ring. Charles Moray has come home to England to collect his inheritance. After four years wandering the jungles of India and South America, the hardy young man returns to the manor of his birth, where generations of Morays have lived and died. Strangely, he finds the house unlocked, and sees a light on in one of its abandoned rooms. Eavesdropping, he learns of a conspiracy to commit a fearsome crime.
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3 out of 5 stars
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The shaky first of a long, strong series
- By Phebe on 07-21-15
- Grey Mask
- Miss Silver, Book 1
- By: Patricia Wentworth
- Narrated by: Diana Bishop
Sapper Meets Wodehouse
Reviewed: 09-19-15
Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?
I would recommend this book to my friends who value charming wordplay and a happy ending over a credible plot.
What other book might you compare Grey Mask to and why?
The plot reminded me of the books by Sapper (fun, but highly unlikely) and some of the wordplay was almost as good as Wodehouse and made me laugh out loud.
Have you listened to any of Diana Bishop’s other performances before? How does this one compare?
Diana Bishop was a new narrator for me and I thought she did an excellent job.
Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
Yes, I could have listened to it in one sitting without getting bored.
Any additional comments?
I look forward to listening to more of the Miss Silver books.
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Our Man in Havana
- By: Graham Greene
- Narrated by: Jeremy Northam
- Length: 7 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 566
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 509
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 508
In a legendary novel that appears to predict the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962, Graham Greene introduces James Wormold, a vacuum cleaner salesman whose life in transformed when he is asked to join the British Secret Service. He agrees, and finds himself with no information to offer, so begins to invent sources and agencies which do not exist, but which appear very real to his superiors.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Delete the Music and It Would Be Fine
- By Jean Ogg on 08-05-11
- Our Man in Havana
- By: Graham Greene
- Narrated by: Jeremy Northam
Delete the Music and It Would Be Fine
Reviewed: 08-05-11
Aaarrgh! I wish I had listened to the reviewer who said the music made listening to this book intolerable. I thought if was worth a shot because I liked the sample of Jeremy Northam's reading so much, but it was a complete waste of a hard-earned credit. It is the same wretched piece of music every single time, it plays ever five minutes, and it's louder than the reading (like commercials during TV shows). Someone should lose their job over this because it would have been so enjoyable otherwise.
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Wyrd Sisters
- By: Terry Pratchett
- Narrated by: Celia Imrie
- Length: 10 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 3,087
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 2,328
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2,318
In Wyrd Sisters, the enchanting world of Discworld is turned upside down by three meddling witches: Granny Weatherwax, Nanny Ogg and Magrat Garlick. Their interference in royal politics causes kingdoms to wobble, crowns to topple, knives to flash and citizens to shudder in fear. Terry Pratchett's vividly imaginative story takes you on a journey with hunchbacked monarchs, lost crowns, disguised heirs, refuelling broomsticks and frightening thunderstorms, as the three sisters battle the odds to restore the rightful king to the throne.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Wrong Narrator as any Pratchett Fan Knows
- By Dgoth on 05-18-08
- Wyrd Sisters
- By: Terry Pratchett
- Narrated by: Celia Imrie
Brilliant Book, Dreadful Reader
Reviewed: 02-13-08
As with "Equal Rites," Isis Audio made the tragic mistake of having someone other than Nigel Planer read this book. Celia Imrie's reading style is twee and she cannot even pronounce the character's names correctly. Read this one on your own and then listen to "Witches Abroad" (read by Mr. Planer, thank gods).
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Equal Rites
- By: Terry Pratchett
- Narrated by: Celia Imrie
- Length: 7 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 3,791
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,882
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2,887
Right before the wise old wizard Drum Billet died, he passed on his magical staff of power to the newborn eighth son of an eighth son. Unfortunately, Drum Billet never bothered to check the gender of the newborn baby, and it turns out to be a girl. Now his chauvinistic colleagues are forced to deal with a young girl who has all the qualifications to join their all-male profession. Terry Pratchett's third Discworld novel, Equal Rites, asks many provocative questions about magic, where it goes, where it comes from, and why.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Narration is Unintelligible
- By Kate on 11-15-11
- Equal Rites
- By: Terry Pratchett
- Narrated by: Celia Imrie
Book 5, Reader Less Than Zero
Reviewed: 02-13-08
The Isis Audio editions of Pratchett's books with Nigel Planer as the reader are superb. For some tragic reason, however, they had a woman read this book and she is ghastly. She reads in a sicky-sweet style and fails to pronounce the character's names correctly. If I ever win the lottery I will personally pay Mr. Planer to record this book!
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