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The Malice of Waves
- By: Mark Douglas-Home
- Narrated by: David Monteath
- Length: 9 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 319
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 290
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 289
Five years ago, 14-year-old Max Wheeler disappeared from Priest's Island, an isolated but bleakly beautiful place on the edge of the Atlantic Ocean. In the close-knit local community, there are no secrets - except what happened to Max. None of the police or private investigations since have shed any light on what happened the night he went missing, presumed dead. But there is one man who is yet to take on the case: The Sea Detective.
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4 out of 5 stars
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- By Donna on 05-21-16
- The Malice of Waves
- By: Mark Douglas-Home
- Narrated by: David Monteath
A Literal and Literate Cliffhanger!
Reviewed: 03-17-24
Yet another fantastic book in The Sea Detective series.
Thank you, Mark Douglas-Home! And David Monteath’s narration is brilliant!
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Tom Lake
- A Novel
- By: Ann Patchett
- Narrated by: Meryl Streep
- Length: 11 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 16,304
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 15,082
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 15,068
In the spring of 2020, Lara’s three daughters return to the family's orchard in Northern Michigan. While picking cherries, they beg their mother to tell them the story of Peter Duke, a famous actor with whom she shared both a stage and a romance years before at a theater company called Tom Lake. As Lara recalls the past, her daughters examine their own lives and relationship with their mother, and are forced to reconsider the world and everything they thought they knew.
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1 out of 5 stars
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So incredibly boring
- By Rhonda Morrison on 08-05-23
- Tom Lake
- A Novel
- By: Ann Patchett
- Narrated by: Meryl Streep
Our Town in the UP
Reviewed: 02-23-24
The juxtaposition of the play, “Our Town,” with that of Tom Lake and all of its rich and compelling characters! And Huzzah to Ms. Streep who brings this gem to life front and center! Thank you, Ann Patchett, for creating this beautiful book!
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Demon Copperhead
- A Novel
- By: Barbara Kingsolver
- Narrated by: Charlie Thurston
- Length: 21 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 29,967
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 27,100
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Story5 out of 5 stars 27,034
Set in the mountains of southern Appalachia, Demon Copperhead is the story of a boy born to a teenaged single mother in a single-wide trailer, with no assets beyond his dead father’s good looks and copper-colored hair, a caustic wit, and a fierce talent for survival. Relayed in his own unsparing voice, Demon braves the modern perils of foster care, child labor, derelict schools, athletic success, addiction, disastrous loves, and crushing losses.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Wow! It’s a Masterpiece
- By Billy on 10-25-22
- Demon Copperhead
- A Novel
- By: Barbara Kingsolver
- Narrated by: Charlie Thurston
The depth of the amazing cast of characters.
Reviewed: 01-27-24
Demon Copperhead is bar none, my favorite Barbara Kingsolver novel to date!
Heartbreaking, heartwarming, and filled with humor.
An insight and beautiful descriptive look into the opioid crisis in The Appalachia’s.
And of course, a fantastic retelling f, David Copperfield.
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Less
- By: Andrew Sean Greer
- Narrated by: Robert Petkoff
- Length: 8 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 7,847
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 7,013
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Story4 out of 5 stars 7,012
You are a failed novelist about to turn 50. A wedding invitation arrives in the mail: Your boyfriend of the past nine years is engaged to someone else. You can't say yes - it would be too awkward - and you can't say no - it would look like defeat. On your desk are a series of invitations to half-baked literary events around the world. Question: How do you arrange to skip town? Answer: You accept them all.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Endearing, funny, but sometimes overly clever
- By Lili on 07-30-17
- Less
- By: Andrew Sean Greer
- Narrated by: Robert Petkoff
Less ego More compassion
Reviewed: 12-15-23
It took 85 pages for me to finally appreciate the character of Arthur Less. And although I ver much enjoy Mr. Greer’s writing, I just couldn’t quite connect until Arthur arrived in Germany. And then I could hardly put down the book.
And I understood why this it one the Pulitzer Prize!
The narrator, was fantastic, as well!
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Becoming
- By: Michelle Obama
- Narrated by: Michelle Obama
- Length: 19 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 182,099
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 161,806
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Story5 out of 5 stars 160,924
In her memoir, a work of deep reflection and mesmerizing storytelling, Michelle Obama invites listeners into her world, chronicling the experiences that have shaped her - from her childhood on the South Side of Chicago to her years as an executive balancing the demands of motherhood and work to her time spent at the world's most famous address. With unerring honesty and lively wit, she describes her triumphs and her disappointments, both public and private, telling her full story as she has lived it - in her own words and on her own terms.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Didn't know what I was getting into
- By Kenneth Woodward on 12-05-18
- Becoming
- By: Michelle Obama
- Narrated by: Michelle Obama
Hopeful, compelling and inspiring!
Reviewed: 06-17-23
What an amazing story!
I loved following Michelle Obama on her incredible journey!
And loved hearing it in her own voice.
So looking forward to reading her latest book, “The Light We Carry!”
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The Night Watchman
- By: Louise Erdrich
- Narrated by: Louise Erdrich
- Length: 13 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 4,245
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 3,668
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 3,636
Based on the extraordinary life of National Book Award-winning author Louise Erdrich’s grandfather who worked as a night watchman and carried the fight against Native dispossession from rural North Dakota all the way to Washington, DC, this powerful novel explores themes of love and death with lightness and gravity and unfolds with the elegant prose, sly humor, and depth of feeling of a master craftsman.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Beautiful
- By Melanie on 03-09-20
- The Night Watchman
- By: Louise Erdrich
- Narrated by: Louise Erdrich
A beautiful, bittersweet and heartbreaking memoir
Reviewed: 02-15-23
Louisa Erdrich’s hauntingly beautiful book is enriched even more by her reading of this story.
She is such a gifted writer and reader, as well!
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Small Things Like These
- By: Claire Keegan
- Narrated by: Aidan Kelly
- Length: 1 hr and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,871
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,632
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2,630
It is 1985 in a small Irish town. During the weeks leading up to Christmas, Bill Furlong, a coal merchant and family man, faces into his busiest season. Early one morning, while delivering an order to the local convent, Bill makes a discovery that forces him to confront both his past and the complicit silences of a town controlled by the church.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Charming and Inspiring
- By David P on 09-05-22
- Small Things Like These
- By: Claire Keegan
- Narrated by: Aidan Kelly
Thought-provoking novella
Reviewed: 02-08-23
A glimpse into the life of a family man who’s life could’ve taken a very different turn and his bravery for an act of immense kindness toward a young woman living in the confines of the Magdalene laundry.
Difficult to believe this takes place in 1985.
Well worth the time to either listen to or read.
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