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Wanderers
- A Novel
- By: Chuck Wendig
- Narrated by: Dominic Hoffman, Xe Sands
- Length: 32 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 3,073
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,840
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Story4 out of 5 stars 2,837
Shana wakes up one morning to discover her little sister in the grip of a strange malady. She appears to be sleepwalking. She cannot talk and cannot be woken up. And she is heading with inexorable determination to a destination that only she knows. But Shana and her sister are not alone. Soon, they are joined by a flock of sleepwalkers from across America, on the same mysterious journey. And like Shana, there are other "shepherds" who follow the flock to protect their friends and family on the long dark road ahead.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Recommended, with some issues
- By Allan T. Maule on 07-29-19
- Wanderers
- A Novel
- By: Chuck Wendig
- Narrated by: Dominic Hoffman, Xe Sands
A different kind of zombie story
Reviewed: 03-22-23
it's not really but it feels that way. Chuck's always got a good story to tell with well crafted characters and an intriguing and thrilling plot!
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Firekeeper's Daughter
- By: Angeline Boulley
- Narrated by: Isabella Star LaBlanc
- Length: 14 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 7,049
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 6,309
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 6,287
Eighteen-year-old Daunis Fontaine has never quite fit in, both in her hometown and on the nearby Ojibwe reservation. She dreams of a fresh start at college, but when family tragedy strikes, Daunis puts her future on hold to look after her fragile mother. The only bright spot is meeting Jamie, the charming new recruit on her brother Levi’s hockey team. Yet even as Daunis falls for Jamie, she senses the dashing hockey star is hiding something. Everything comes to light when Daunis witnesses a shocking murder, thrusting her into an FBI investigation of a lethal new drug.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Che Meegwetch
- By Nix on 03-18-21
- Firekeeper's Daughter
- By: Angeline Boulley
- Narrated by: Isabella Star LaBlanc
Perfect all around
Reviewed: 09-14-22
Strong engaging story with well rounded believable characters in a well researched story and setting. Cannot recommend this book enough.
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Mexican Gothic
- By: Silvia Moreno-Garcia
- Narrated by: Frankie Corzo
- Length: 10 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 11,456
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 10,046
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Story4 out of 5 stars 10,026
After receiving a frantic letter from her newly-wed cousin begging for someone to save her from a mysterious doom, Noemí Taboada heads to High Place, a distant house in the Mexican countryside. She’s not sure what she will find—her cousin’s husband, a handsome Englishman, is a stranger, and Noemí knows little about the region.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Lacking, Disappointing, Not Developed
- By Bitten and Seven Forever on 07-10-20
- Mexican Gothic
- By: Silvia Moreno-Garcia
- Narrated by: Frankie Corzo
Absolutely loved this story!
Reviewed: 08-22-22
I didn't know what to expect from this and was blown away as it wound on. A chilling, Gothic story lifted and dropped into Mexico, but still its own tale. I will gladly recommend it to anyone.
My only issue with the audiobook isn't the story it's the performance. the narrator has a whistle on pronouncing SH sounds like in She and broke immersion for me.
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Letters to a Young Therapist
- By: Mary Pipher
- Narrated by: Eliza Foss
- Length: 4 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 436
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 376
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 377
Mary Pipher's groundbreaking investigation of America's "girl-poisoning culture," Reviving Ophelia, has sold nearly two million copies and established its author as one of the nation's foremost authorities on family issues. In Letters to a Young Therapist, Dr. Pipher shares what she has learned in 30 years as a therapist, helping warring families, alienated adolescents, and harried professionals restore peace and beauty to their lives. Letters to a Young Therapist gives voice to her practice with an exhilarating mix of storytelling and sharp-eyed observation.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Has much to offer, however..
- By Meghan on 10-18-21
- Letters to a Young Therapist
- By: Mary Pipher
- Narrated by: Eliza Foss
Lot's to think on...
Reviewed: 04-06-22
Currently in grad school, this book had a lot of insights that I've been looking for.
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NOS4A2
- A Novel
- By: Joe Hill
- Narrated by: Kate Mulgrew
- Length: 19 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 17,776
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 16,295
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 16,270
Victoria McQueen has an uncanny knack for finding things: a misplaced bracelet, a missing photograph, answers to unanswerable questions. When she rides her bicycle over the rickety old covered bridge in the woods near her house, she always emerges in the places she needs to be. Vic doesn't tell anyone about her unusual ability, because she knows no one will believe her. She has trouble understanding it herself.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Gripping performance by Kate Mulgrew....
- By Leslie on 05-06-13
- NOS4A2
- A Novel
- By: Joe Hill
- Narrated by: Kate Mulgrew
Solid story and reading
Reviewed: 03-31-21
I love Kate Mulgrew's readings. She has a good grasp of the characters, their voices and the tone of the story. If you came expecting a rehash of the tv show you're in for some surprises.
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The Queen's Gambit
- By: Walter Tevis
- Narrated by: Amy Landon
- Length: 11 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 18,169
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 16,269
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 16,205
Eight-year-old orphan Beth Harmon is quiet, sullen, and by all appearances unremarkable. That is, until she plays her first game of chess. Her senses grow sharper, her thinking clearer, and for the first time in her life she feels herself fully in control. By the age of 16, she's competing for the US Open championship. But as Beth hones her skills on the professional circuit, the stakes get higher, her isolation grows more frightening, and the thought of escape becomes all the more tempting.
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1 out of 5 stars
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I can't listen to it.
- By Kindle Customer on 10-26-20
- The Queen's Gambit
- By: Walter Tevis
- Narrated by: Amy Landon
Queen's Gambit Castles on Theme
Reviewed: 01-27-21
I loved the Netflix show and knew the book had to be better. I found it comparable. Not much was changed from page to screen save for a little order and some creative decisions. I loved it just as much as I loved the show.
However, both the show and Mr. Tevis failed to do what seemed obvious to me... drive home some really poignant themes. Instead both moved close to them, briefly touched them and when nearing a satisfying move switched out at the last moment. It's a shame, but overall the story is enjoyable.
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On Writing
- A Memoir of the Craft
- By: Stephen King
- Narrated by: Stephen King, Joe Hill, Owen King
- Length: 9 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 15,359
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 12,604
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Story5 out of 5 stars 12,499
“Long live the King” hailed Entertainment Weekly upon publication of Stephen King’s On Writing. Part memoir, part master class by one of the bestselling authors of all time, this superb volume is a revealing and practical view of the writer’s craft, comprising the basic tools of the trade every writer must have. King’s advice is grounded in his vivid memories from childhood through his emergence as a writer, from his struggling early career to his widely reported, near-fatal accident in 1999—and how the inextricable link between writing and living spurred his recovery.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Who needs a print edition when King reads King?
- By Cather on 11-18-05
- On Writing
- A Memoir of the Craft
- By: Stephen King
- Narrated by: Stephen King, Joe Hill, Owen King
An Old Favorite
Reviewed: 11-04-20
I've read this book half a dozen times since it originally came out. it's a bit more powerful hearing Steve speak it.
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The Poppy War
- A Novel
- By: R. F. Kuang
- Narrated by: Emily Woo Zeller
- Length: 19 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 5,190
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 4,495
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Story4 out of 5 stars 4,485
When Rin aced the Keju - the Empire-wide test to find the most talented youth to learn at the Academies - it was a shock to everyone: to the test officials, who couldn’t believe a war orphan from Rooster Province could pass without cheating; to Rin’s guardians, who believed they’d finally be able to marry her off and further their criminal enterprise; and to Rin herself, who realized she was finally free of the servitude and despair that had made up her daily existence. That she got into Sinegard - the most elite military school in Nikan - was even more surprising.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Wow. Just... wow.
- By superstardrifter on 07-01-18
- The Poppy War
- A Novel
- By: R. F. Kuang
- Narrated by: Emily Woo Zeller
Unique story and execution
Reviewed: 09-15-20
I loved the Poppy War from the first few sentences. Rin's journey was an eye opening, fun ride to experience. a devastating life to witness and a conflicted ending. Characters, plot and writing are all very tight... until the end. That's where it faltered slightly. Kuang does a masterful job telling her story, she just has a Kerri Strug moment at the end.
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The Carnival of the Night
- By: Nicholas Carey
- Narrated by: Christopher Graybill
- Length: 3 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 26
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 26
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 26
Some call it purgatory, others know it as the in-between, but for those poor souls who are trapped there eternally it is simply: The Carnival - macabre mockery where night is never-ending, and a sadistic creature known as the Fool rules with an iron fist. And the Fool has one rule: No one leaves the Carnival. Ever. Christopher, the latest arrival thrust reluctantly through the gates, is certain that he doesn't belong there, and he's damn sure he's not going to be staying. To have any chance of escaping, he must confront not only the Fool, but his own dark past.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The Carnival of the night
- By Deedra on 06-30-21
- The Carnival of the Night
- By: Nicholas Carey
- Narrated by: Christopher Graybill
A Good Premise, But Poorly Executed
Reviewed: 02-28-20
The idea of this story is a fun one. It has all the makings of something truly gripping and entertaining. Unfortunately, the author chose to skimp on building the characters and focused more on hitting specific scenes that in the end were poorly executed.
The main character Christopher is a cardboard cut out of a protagonist whose sole motivation stems from his father's love of carnivals. He's dragged by the nose, or stumbles through illogical decisions to reach and ending that could have been carried out by any one of the other characters.
The best character in the story is the antagonist, and he is left to meager ideas, and guesses as to his motivation by secondary characters, the protagonist barely scratches what was supposed to be his foil's surface.
In the end it's a jarring, jaunty path from a forced beginning to an ending that is unsatisfying.
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Joyland
- By: Stephen King
- Narrated by: Michael Kelly
- Length: 7 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 10,514
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 9,569
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 9,556
Set in a small-town North Carolina amusement park in 1973, Joyland tells the story of the summer in which college student Devin Jones comes to work as a carny and confronts the legacy of a vicious murder, the fate of a dying child, and the ways both will change his life forever. Joyland is a brand-new novel and has never previously been published.
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5 out of 5 stars
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King in his Summer Finest
- By Cynthia on 06-06-13
- Joyland
- By: Stephen King
- Narrated by: Michael Kelly
Solid King Novem
Reviewed: 12-27-19
Had never heard of this novel until I was doing research on ghosts and carnivals. pleasantly surprised by the back-to-basics King style and the small, character driven plot. As always it was a fun little thrill ride with all of the curves and jumps neatly laid out.
My only criticism is the missed opportunity to foreshadow the car trouble that happens at the end.
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