J. M. Robison
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Unmarriageable
- A Novel
- By: Soniah Kamal
- Narrated by: Soniah Kamal
- Length: 10 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 266
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 234
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 234
In this one-of-a-kind retelling of Pride and Prejudice set in modern-day Pakistan, Alys Binat has sworn never to marry - until an encounter with one Mr. Darsee at a wedding makes her reconsider.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Could be entertaining if not for unlikable heroine
- By Web_mistress on 02-06-19
- Unmarriageable
- A Novel
- By: Soniah Kamal
- Narrated by: Soniah Kamal
A P&P story worth listening to!
Reviewed: 07-02-24
This was an incredible book! Not only was the original P&P in discussion, but the Pakistani culture was on full display, and the reader was immersed into this world and the characters. It was a non-stop listen for me, and definitely a new favorite book and listen! The narrator is excellent to boot!
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Walking with Sam
- A Father, a Son, and Five Hundred Miles Across Spain
- By: Andrew McCarthy
- Narrated by: Andrew McCarthy
- Length: 6 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 408
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 380
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Story5 out of 5 stars 380
When Andrew McCarthy's eldest son began to take his first steps into adulthood, McCarthy found himself wishing time would slow down. Looking to create a more meaningful connection with Sam before he fled the nest, as well as recreate his own life-altering journey decades before, McCarthy decided the two of them should set out on a trek like few others: 500 miles across Spain's Camino de Santiago. Over the course of the journey, the pair traversed an unforgiving landscape, having more honest conversations in five weeks than they'd had in the preceding two decades.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Interesting concept but...
- By Anonymous User on 05-14-23
- Walking with Sam
- A Father, a Son, and Five Hundred Miles Across Spain
- By: Andrew McCarthy
- Narrated by: Andrew McCarthy
Truly a masterpiece
Reviewed: 01-13-24
Andrew McCarthy’s walk with his son is full of introspection, honest reflection, the daily realities of life with people (chosen or otherwise)—all set at a quick pace through Spain. All characters, whether main stories or brief appearances, are richly multi-dimensional. All I can say is: thank you for this book. I’ll be thinking about it for a long time.
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Fourth Wing
- Empyrean, Book 1
- By: Rebecca Yarros
- Narrated by: Rebecca Soler, Teddy Hamilton
- Length: 21 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 50,974
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 47,064
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 47,069
Twenty-year-old Violet Sorrengail was supposed to enter the Scribe Quadrant, living a quiet life among books and history. Now, the commanding general—also known as her tough-as-talons mother—has ordered Violet to join the hundreds of candidates striving to become the elite of Navarre: dragon riders. But when you’re smaller than everyone else and your body is brittle, death is only a heartbeat away...because dragons don’t bond to “fragile” humans. They incinerate them.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Erotica with Dragons
- By Trev on 05-13-23
- Fourth Wing
- Empyrean, Book 1
- By: Rebecca Yarros
- Narrated by: Rebecca Soler, Teddy Hamilton
I loved it all (narration included)
Reviewed: 07-23-23
I’ve listened to this book three times, taking something nee from it wvery time. It’s not high literature but it is excellent writing and a completely exhilarating story that pulls you into Violet and Xaden’s world. Cannot wait to see (hear!) what happens next!!! Come on, November 7!!!
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The Bodyguard
- A Novel
- By: Katherine Center
- Narrated by: Patti Murin
- Length: 9 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 3,658
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 3,333
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 3,321
Hannah Brooks looks more like a kindergarten teacher than somebody who could kill you with a wine bottle opener. Or a ballpoint pen. Or a dinner napkin. But the truth is, she’s an Executive Protection Agent (aka "bodyguard"), and she just got hired to protect superstar actor Jack Stapleton from his middle-aged, corgi-breeding stalker.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Thank you Katherine Center!!
- By Alice Vargo on 07-20-22
- The Bodyguard
- A Novel
- By: Katherine Center
- Narrated by: Patti Murin
Perfect rom-com book
Reviewed: 02-11-23
These characters were delightful, flawed, insecure, and had the ability to grow and learn. The interesting situation which brought them together and the way the leads tried (and failed) were realistic and the ending oh so satisfying. Brava, KC!!
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Medical Mysteries Across History
- By: Roy Benaroch MD, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Roy Benaroch MD
- Length: 4 hrs and 49 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,299
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1,126
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,118
In these 10 eye-opening lectures by a practicing doctor and medical educator, you’ll walk through a series of medical mystery cases ripped from history and involving well-known historical figures whose identities are nevertheless hidden from you. Every one of these cases requires you to use your detective skills to identify and diagnose the mystery patient just like the doctors that attended them. In the process, you’ll learn fascinating insights into medicine: both the medicine that was practiced thousands of years ago and the medicine doctors practice today.
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5 out of 5 stars
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delightful
- By Amazon Customer on 03-14-20
- Medical Mysteries Across History
- By: Roy Benaroch MD, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Roy Benaroch MD
Great stories!
Reviewed: 01-08-23
Great and interesting stories! The history of the illness and how it was treated (and how treatment was developed!) was just as interesting as the person revealed!
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Hogfather
- Discworld, Book 20
- By: Terry Pratchett
- Narrated by: Bill Nighy, Peter Serafinowicz, Sian Clifford
- Length: 10 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 986
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 888
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Story5 out of 5 stars 886
The stockings are hanging ready, the sherry and pies are waiting by the fireplace - but where is the jolly fat man with his sack? It's not right to find Death creeping down chimneys and trying to say 'Ho ho ho'—but someone's got to bring the little kiddies their presents. Or else they might stop believing. Belief is important in Discworld, particularly on the last night of the year when the time is turning. If the real man in the red suit isn't found by morning, there won't be a morning. Ever again....
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3 out of 5 stars
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Good story but poor narration
- By Kylie on 01-03-22
- Hogfather
- Discworld, Book 20
- By: Terry Pratchett
- Narrated by: Bill Nighy, Peter Serafinowicz, Sian Clifford
An absurdist, hilarious Christmas fantasy
Reviewed: 12-23-22
This is my second Terry Pratchett and I was again wildly entertained. Death as Substitute Santa? Check. An assassin after Santa? A lot of people pulled into the whirlwind? Check.
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'Towards Zero' and 'Ordeal by Innocence'
- By: Agatha Christie
- Narrated by: Hugh Fraser
- Length: 13 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 902
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 808
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 799
Towards Zero: What is the connection among a failed suicide attempt, a wrongful accusation of theft against a schoolgirl, and the romantic life of a famous tennis player? To the casual observer, apparently nothing. But when a house party gathers at Gull’s Point, the seaside home of an elderly widow, earlier events come to a dramatic head. Ordeal By Innocence: According to the courts, Jacko Argyle bludgeoned his mother to death with a poker. The sentence was life imprisonment.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Towards Zero - terrific!
- By Kathy on 02-06-13
- 'Towards Zero' and 'Ordeal by Innocence'
- By: Agatha Christie
- Narrated by: Hugh Fraser
Twists!
Reviewed: 12-14-22
Both such good stories with so many twists to keep you interested and guessing! Hugh Fraser is always an incredible narrator as well.
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Cards on the Table
- A Hercule Poirot Mystery: The Official Authorized Edition
- By: Agatha Christie
- Narrated by: Hugh Fraser
- Length: 6 hrs
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,562
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1,427
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,424
Mr. Shaitana is famous as a flamboyant party host. Nevertheless, he is a man of whom everybody is a little afraid. So when he boasts to Hercule Poirot that he considers murder an art form, the detective has some reservations about accepting a party invitation to view Shaitana's "private collection". Indeed, what begins as an absorbing evening of bridge is to turn into a more dangerous game altogether.
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5 out of 5 stars
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this is a great Christie mystery
- By Calliope on 01-21-14
- Cards on the Table
- A Hercule Poirot Mystery: The Official Authorized Edition
- By: Agatha Christie
- Narrated by: Hugh Fraser
Baffled
Reviewed: 12-10-22
This book had me topsy-turvy figuring out who did it! Due for a re-listen to catch more details!!
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The Stand-In
- By: Lily Chu
- Narrated by: Phillipa Soo
- Length: 10 hrs and 55 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 29,292
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 26,947
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 26,833
Gracie Reed is doing just fine. Sure, she was fired by her overly “friendly” boss, and yes, she still hasn’t gotten her mother into the nursing home of their dreams, but she’s healthy, she’s (somewhat) happy, and she’s (mostly) holding it all together. But when a mysterious SUV pulls up beside her, revealing Chinese cinema's golden couple Wei Fangli and Sam Yao, Gracie’s world is turned on its head. The famous actress has a proposition: Due to their uncanny resemblance, Fangli wants Gracie to be her stand-in.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Wow!
- By Heather85 on 07-16-21
- The Stand-In
- By: Lily Chu
- Narrated by: Phillipa Soo
Excellent!
Reviewed: 08-28-21
The story was excellent, though perhaps predictable at times, with interesting glimpses into different careers, generous discussions of deeper topics (no spoilers) without feeling flippant. The story has good dialogue and many different characters, with enough insight into each to feel fleshed out- the main character is especially relatable. Philippa Soo’s narration is perfection. I’d listen again!
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Creepy Carrots
- By: Aaron Reynolds
- Narrated by: James Naughton
- Length: 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 78
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 61
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Story5 out of 5 stars 59
In this hilarious audiobook, The Twilight Zone comes to the carrot patch as a rabbit fears his favorite treats are out to get him.
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5 out of 5 stars
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creepy and good
- By Carrie Wimmer on 02-07-24
- Creepy Carrots
- By: Aaron Reynolds
- Narrated by: James Naughton
My kids love it!
Reviewed: 09-27-20
Fun story with multiple angles. Am enjoyable tale of mischief and mayhem. Free doesn’t mean okay to eat!
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