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The Whalebone Theatre
- A Novel
- By: Joanna Quinn
- Narrated by: Olivia Vinall
- Length: 18 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 617
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 536
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 533
One blustery night in 1928, a whale washes up on the shores of the English Channel. By law, it belongs to the King, but twelve-year-old orphan Cristabel Seagrave has other plans. She and the rest of the household—her sister, Flossie; her brother, Digby, long-awaited heir to Chilcombe manor; Maudie Kitcat, kitchen maid; Taras, visiting artist—build a theatre from the beast’s skeletal rib cage. Within the Whalebone Theatre, Cristabel can escape her feckless stepparents and brisk governesses, and her imagination comes to life.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Unbelievable Debut Novel!
- By NTexHiker on 10-13-22
- The Whalebone Theatre
- A Novel
- By: Joanna Quinn
- Narrated by: Olivia Vinall
BORING....
Reviewed: 10-16-22
This book is too long and it's boring. It was grueling to get through. I purchased this because of Jenna Bush Hager and Queen Camilla both chose it for the book of the month. Lessoned learned.
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Perestroika in Paris
- By: Jane Smiley
- Narrated by: Suzanne Toren
- Length: 8 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 791
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 676
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 671
From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of A Thousand Acres and the New York Times best-selling Last Hundred Years Trilogy, a captivating, brilliantly imaginative story of three extraordinary animals - and a young boy - whose lives intersect in Paris.
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4 out of 5 stars
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C’est Si Bon
- By Snorkel Queen on 12-28-20
- Perestroika in Paris
- By: Jane Smiley
- Narrated by: Suzanne Toren
A Enchanting Tale
Reviewed: 02-10-22
I thoroughly enjoyed this book. The narrator was wonderful. It's an easy listen with an enchanting storyline.
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The Women of Chateau Lafayette
- By: Stephanie Dray
- Narrated by: Tavia Gilbert, Emma Bering, Rachel L. Jacobs
- Length: 23 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,495
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,198
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2,188
An epic saga from New York Times best-selling author Stephanie Dray based on the true story of an extraordinary castle in the heart of France and the remarkable women bound by its legacy.
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5 out of 5 stars
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An absolute masterpiece of a book!
- By Kindle Customer on 05-15-21
- The Women of Chateau Lafayette
- By: Stephanie Dray
- Narrated by: Tavia Gilbert, Emma Bering, Rachel L. Jacobs
One of the Best Historical Fiction Novel.
Reviewed: 04-15-21
Loved this book. I think it will be my favorite of 2021. I felt the story and narration were excellent.
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Do No Harm
- By: Christina McDonald
- Narrated by: Joy Osmanski, Kyle Tait
- Length: 10 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 128
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 115
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Story4 out of 5 stars 114
Emma loves her life. She’s the mother of a precocious kindergartener, married to her soul mate - a loyal and loving police detective - and has a rewarding career as a doctor at the local hospital. But everything comes crashing down when her son, Josh, is diagnosed with a rare form of cancer. Determined to save him, Emma makes the risky decision to sell opioids to fund the life-saving treatment he needs. But when somebody ends up dead, a lethal game of cat and mouse ensues, her own husband leading the chase.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Interesting but cringe-worthy
- By Brittany on 03-17-21
- Do No Harm
- By: Christina McDonald
- Narrated by: Joy Osmanski, Kyle Tait
Not the Greatest
Reviewed: 03-04-21
First, I did not like the narration. The woman's voice was so annoying. The plot line was just ok. This book could have had a lot of potential. But the characters were all unlikable. However, it was an unusual book with an unusual ending..
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Greenlights
- By: Matthew McConaughey
- Narrated by: Matthew McConaughey
- Length: 6 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 181,368
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 160,152
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Story5 out of 5 stars 159,128
I’ve been in this life for fifty years, been trying to work out its riddle for forty-two, and been keeping diaries of clues to that riddle for the last thirty-five. Notes about successes and failures, joys and sorrows, things that made me marvel, and things that made me laugh out loud. How to be fair. How to have less stress. How to have fun. How to hurt people less. How to get hurt less. How to be a good man. How to have meaning in life. How to be more me. Recently, I worked up the courage to sit down with those diaries.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Love this!
- By Nancy on 10-21-20
- Greenlights
- By: Matthew McConaughey
- Narrated by: Matthew McConaughey
Not My Cup of Tea
Reviewed: 11-21-20
It would have be a much better book, if Mr. McConaughey could use more creative language than using the F**K word a million times. So low class, I expected much better. I had looked forward to listening, but couldn't get through it. I had to return it.
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36 people found this helpful
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The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek
- A Novel
- By: Kim Michele Richardson
- Narrated by: Katie Schorr
- Length: 9 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 21,326
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 18,959
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 18,851
The hardscrabble folks of Troublesome Creek have to scrap for everything - everything except books, that is. Thanks to Roosevelt's Kentucky Pack Horse Library Project, Troublesome's got its very own traveling librarian, Cussy Mary Carter. Cussy's not only a book woman, however, she's also the last of her kind, her skin a shade of blue unlike most anyone else. Not everyone is keen on Cussy's family or the Library Project, and a Blue is often blamed for any whiff of trouble.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A LOVELY, SAD AND PROFOUND BOOK!
- By Janna Wong Healy on 08-17-19
- The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek
- A Novel
- By: Kim Michele Richardson
- Narrated by: Katie Schorr
Interesting Book
Reviewed: 05-10-19
This was an interesting book in that I had never heard of the "blue people" or the mule pack librarians. I thought it was well written and the narrator does a good job with the accents and language.
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Wesley the Owl
- The Remarkable Love Story of an Owl and His Girl
- By: Stacey O'Brien
- Narrated by: Renée Raudman
- Length: 6 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 251
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 211
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Story5 out of 5 stars 210
Written with the same heartwarming sentiment that made the memoir Marley & Me a runaway best seller, biologist and owl expert Stacey O'Brien chronicles her rescue of an adorable, abandoned baby barn owl - and their astonishing and unprecedented 19-year life together.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Maybe good for children
- By Michael on 12-15-08
- Wesley the Owl
- The Remarkable Love Story of an Owl and His Girl
- By: Stacey O'Brien
- Narrated by: Renée Raudman
Great Story Very Enjoyable
Reviewed: 12-29-18
This is a great book. Story and narration both excellent. A very enjoyable listen. I highly recommend it.
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The Dry
- A Novel
- By: Jane Harper
- Narrated by: Stephen Shanahan
- Length: 10 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 7,345
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 6,623
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Story4 out of 5 stars 6,614
After getting a note demanding his presence, Federal Agent Aaron Falk arrives in his hometown for the first time in decades to attend the funeral of his best friend, Luke. Twenty years ago when Falk was accused of murder, Luke was his alibi. Falk and his father fled under a cloud of suspicion, saved from prosecution only because of Luke’s steadfast claim that the boys had been together at the time of the crime. But now, more than one person knows they didn’t tell the truth back then, and Luke is dead.
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5 out of 5 stars
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LOVED, LOVED, LOVED this one!
- By Paula on 01-22-17
- The Dry
- A Novel
- By: Jane Harper
- Narrated by: Stephen Shanahan
Great New Author
Reviewed: 01-25-18
Would you listen to The Dry again? Why?
Yes, I would. I loved the narrator Stephen Shanahan. And the story was good. Just my cup of tea.
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Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald
- By: Therese Anne Fowler
- Narrated by: Jenna Lamia
- Length: 12 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,996
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,784
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,784
When beautiful, reckless Southern belle Zelda Sayre meets F. Scott Fitzgerald at a country club dance in 1918, she is seventeen years old and he is a young army lieutenant stationed in Alabama. Before long, the "ungettable" Zelda has fallen for him despite his unsuitability: Scott isn't wealthy or prominent or even a Southerner, and keeps insisting, absurdly, that his writing will bring him both fortune and fame. Her father is deeply unimpressed.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great! From the first page to the last.....
- By L.W. on 03-30-13
- Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald
- By: Therese Anne Fowler
- Narrated by: Jenna Lamia
An Enjoyable Story
Reviewed: 06-01-17
Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?
Yes, I already have. It's an interesting story based on Zelda Fitzgerald. I have watched the mini-series which was good, but the book is even better.
Any additional comments?
The narrator did an excellent job! I would purchase more books based solely if Jenna Lamia was narrating.
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The Broken Way
- A Daring Path into the Abundant Life
- By: Ann Voskamp
- Narrated by: Jamiee Paul
- Length: 8 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 477
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 413
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 416
A New York Times best seller! Brokenness doesn't only find us in the big things - things like illness, hardship, or grief. It can find you in the everyday. Learn to walk in a way that glorifies Jesus and receive freedom, not beyond your fear and pain, but within it. We are fragile and we know it. Sometimes, living with Christ in a messed-up world feels less like victory and more like walking uphill. The Broken Way is simple in presentation, written in Ann’s unique style - a new way for desperate Christians in need of a fresh revelation of the grace of God.
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4 out of 5 stars
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So disappointed
- By Julie Parker on 01-06-17
- The Broken Way
- A Daring Path into the Abundant Life
- By: Ann Voskamp
- Narrated by: Jamiee Paul
Thought Provoking
Reviewed: 05-23-17
Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?
Yes, this is a thought provoking book. I loved the narrator in this book.
What about Jamiee Paul’s performance did you like?
Her voice lent itself to the story of learning to live in The Broken Way.
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