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EPISODE 5 Cut Loss
- By: Ezra Claytan Daniels
- Narrated by: Wendell Pierce, Marcia Gay Harden, Phil LaMarr, and others
- Length: 45 mins
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With their entire world crashing down around them, all parties are desperate to get out unscathed. But this isn’t something you can just walk away from.
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Meh
- By Jean Loves Books on 11-21-24
How do you translate a graphic novel to audio?
Reviewed: 05-20-23
Maybe more importantly, why do it? The graphic artwork doesn’t exactly translate to sound effects no matter how hard you try. That’s probably why it seems overwhelming at times and left me wanting to SEE what the hell was happening, or have a narrator describe it. Overall I understood enough to enjoy the story, so it’s far from a failure. It just would have been easier starting from a novel and turned out better.
The science is made up but not so silly to be distracting. At one point a character refers to the “rules” they didn’t yet understand, as like a magic system or game play, giving a peek at the writers process.
There’s drama and a few plot twists. I didn’t think it was all that predictable, but I don’t try to guess the end when I read.
I say it’s worth a listen.
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On Being a Statistic
- Living in the Maze of Autoimmunity and the American Health Care System
- By: Cairn McCormack
- Narrated by: Nancy Bober
- Length: 8 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Living with a chronic, progressive neurological disease (MS), a geologist explores some of the confounding questions of our time. The difference between wellness and illness, the different, but complementary roles modern science and alternative traditions like naturopathy play in healing, the potholed approach to accessibility and affordability of health care in our great country, the role of resilience and opportunity in answering the time honored question each of us ask: "Just who am I?"
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Highly Recommend
- By James on 01-27-23
- On Being a Statistic
- Living in the Maze of Autoimmunity and the American Health Care System
- By: Cairn McCormack
- Narrated by: Nancy Bober
Highly Recommend
Reviewed: 01-27-23
Cairn nails it with her descriptions of the ways in which the US medical system is still so bad, particularly at diagnosing and treating chronic conditions and how the health insurance industry makes everything worse, while also acknowledging her part by remaining in denial and not facing the disease proactively sooner than she did. It takes a lot of courage to admit mistakes and even more to put them in a book.
Cairn’s honesty is what makes the book so relatable because we all make bad choices sometimes and ignore things we should pay attention to. This is the real story as told firsthand by a real person and a single mom, while she tries to follow her dream of becoming a working scientist in geology. It also has a lot of information that might be of use to anyone facing the same diagnosis. There’s no one best way to handle a disease that can manifest in so many different ways for different people, but there is probably enough overlap that Cairn’s story has something useful and relatable for everyone or anyone with an autoimmune condition and probably even wider than that. There is some humor as well, sometimes cynical and even sarcastic at times, which is my favorite humor. The narrator did a good job -- the only distractions being a couple of mispronounced words.
I was given a free code for the audiobook but was never asked to leave a review. That was all my idea.
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You Are (A Comedy) Special
- A Simple 15-Step Self-Help Guide to Forcibly Force Yourself to Write and Perform a Full Hour of Stand-up Comedy
- By: Maria Bamford
- Narrated by: Maria Bamford
- Length: 1 hr and 58 mins
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Maria Bamford is a creative genius. But the process of creating is not something that “comes easily” or “is enjoyable” for her. So, over the years, she’s invented a number of helpful techniques for tricking, shaming, coercing herself into doing things. You Are (A Comedy) Special is 15-step comedic send up of a self help guide that examines Maria’s approach to stand-up in a hilarious fashion.
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Funny thoughtful and genuinely beneficial
- By Amazon Customer on 09-03-20
- You Are (A Comedy) Special
- A Simple 15-Step Self-Help Guide to Forcibly Force Yourself to Write and Perform a Full Hour of Stand-up Comedy
- By: Maria Bamford
- Narrated by: Maria Bamford
Funny
Reviewed: 01-14-23
I was entertained, but am still not a comedy special. It’s OK though. Worth the listen.
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A Series of Catastrophes and Miracles
- A True Story of Love, Science, and Cancer
- By: Mary Elizabeth Williams
- Narrated by: Mary Elizabeth Williams
- Length: 9 hrs and 7 mins
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After being diagnosed in her early forties with metastatic melanoma - a "rapidly fatal" form of cancer - journalist and mother of two Mary Elizabeth Williams finds herself in a race against the clock. She takes a once-in-a-lifetime chance and joins a clinical trial for immunotherapy, a revolutionary drug regimen that trains the body to vanquish malignant cells. Astonishingly, her cancer disappears entirely in just a few weeks. But at the same time, her best friend embarks on a cancer journey of her own - with very different results.
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Believe!
- By Mary on 08-22-20
- A Series of Catastrophes and Miracles
- A True Story of Love, Science, and Cancer
- By: Mary Elizabeth Williams
- Narrated by: Mary Elizabeth Williams
Starts out a little trite but gets very personal and real
Reviewed: 01-12-23
A touching story with good if out of date information for cancer patients - still a good jumping off point for researching immunotherapy.
Worth a read.
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Never Ever Tell
- By: Kirsty Ferguson
- Narrated by: Susie James
- Length: 9 hrs and 27 mins
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Vanessa Sawyer knows all about pain. She’s felt it every day since marrying the boy who fathered her baby in high school. All he’s meant are broken bones, broken heart and broken dreams. But he also brought her the love of her life. When her son, Wren, was born, her baby boy was her salvation. Vanessa watches Wren grow and become a young man she can be proud of. Until one night everything changes, including Wren. One night that her son refuses to speak of. Now, Vanessa can’t rest, not until she uncovers the secret that her son has been hiding from her.
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No…Just No
- By Victor Perez on 09-24-21
- Never Ever Tell
- By: Kirsty Ferguson
- Narrated by: Susie James
Unsatisfying twist
Reviewed: 09-16-22
The narration lacks emotion especially considering the storyline.
The twist at the end was too far out to make sense and wasn’t told convincingly so I was left feeling disappointed and incredulous.
Before that though I did get involved in the story and the characters so I can’t say it was all bad. A rewrite of the end could salvage the book.
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The Four Myths
- By: Robert Reisler
- Narrated by: Ed Romanoff
- Length: 16 hrs and 4 mins
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Broadway Actor, and Award Winning Audiobook Narrator, Ed Romanoff, brings to life the epic prophetic, apocalyptic, and Bestselling saga, THE FOUR MYTHS, by Robert Reisler. Do not miss out on hearing The Four Myths: The Audiobook Experience!
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One Book You Really Need To Read
- By Will W. on 08-25-21
- The Four Myths
- By: Robert Reisler
- Narrated by: Ed Romanoff
A good story with a quirky narration style
Reviewed: 10-17-21
When I say the narration is quirky I don’t mean the voice actor, who did a phenomenal job. The author breaks all sorts of rules in novel writing including apparently the fourth wall when addressing the reader directly. He also has a fondness for mangling metaphors which is sometimes funny but sometimes annoying and distracting. If you can put up with that it’s a fun story with interesting characters.
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Time Framed
- By: Roger Chiocchi
- Narrated by: Phillip Sacramento
- Length: 18 hrs and 27 mins
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Time Framed is a suspenseful paranormal sci-fi story about a revered American family pitted against each other in a vicious battle to determine who will be the victim of a ravaging multi-generational family curse dating back to the Mayflower. The fate and fortune of the family hangs in the balance.
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A sci-fi epic
- By James on 09-02-20
- Time Framed
- By: Roger Chiocchi
- Narrated by: Phillip Sacramento
A sci-fi epic
Reviewed: 09-02-20
It’s a long back and forth through time and generations that never gets boring. The narrator is dynamic and talented.
Some details managed to get through editing such as the use of the word prone repeatedly instead of supine. I’m a yoga teacher so that stood out and distracted me. Otherwise it’s a great book and worth a listen.
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Invisible Monsters Remix
- By: Chuck Palahniuk
- Narrated by: Chuck Palahniuk, Anna Fields, Richard Powers
- Length: 7 hrs and 12 mins
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Injected with new material, Invisible Monsters Remix fulfills Chuck Palahniuk’s original vision for his 1999 novel, moving a daring satire on beauty and the fashion industry even further into a wildly unique listening experience. Palahniuk’s fashion-model protagonist has it all - boyfriend, career, loyal best friend - until an accident destroys her face, her ability to speak, and her self-esteem. Enter Brandy Alexander, queen supreme, one operation away from becoming a bonafide woman.
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Read the book or get the original audio version
- By Tango on 06-19-12
- Invisible Monsters Remix
- By: Chuck Palahniuk
- Narrated by: Chuck Palahniuk, Anna Fields, Richard Powers
Confusing
Reviewed: 09-19-18
The story is good but told out of order - not in a way that makes sense. It’s intentionally jumbled up. It still kind of works but gave me a feeling of frustration.
It’s dark gruesome humor. Think Infinite Jest.
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The Consumption of Magic
- Tales From Verania, Book 3
- By: TJ Klune
- Narrated by: Michael Lesley
- Length: 18 hrs and 18 mins
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Sam of Wilds faced the Dark wizard Myrin and lived to tell the tale. Granted, the battle left him scarred, but things could be a hell of a lot worse. It’s not until he reunites with Morgan of Shadows and Randall that he realizes just how much worse things could be. Because the scars have meaning and hint at Myrin’s true plans for Sam and the Kingdom of Verania. With time running out, Sam and his band of merry misfits must travel to the snowy mountains in the North and the heart of the Dark Woods to convince the remaining dragons to stand against Myrin.
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Utter perfection.
- By Janice on 05-03-18
- The Consumption of Magic
- Tales From Verania, Book 3
- By: TJ Klune
- Narrated by: Michael Lesley
It will probable make you cry if you have a heart.
Reviewed: 07-01-18
I listened all the way through the credits. It’s really a one person full cast radio play, only not annoying.
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The Confessions of Max Tivoli
- By: Andrew Sean Greer
- Narrated by: Brian Keeler
- Length: 10 hrs and 51 mins
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Max Tivoli is uniquely cursed. His mind ages normally, but he is born with the withered body of a 70-year-old man, and his body ages in reverse. Despite this torment, Max manages three times to cross paths with Alice, the woman who captures his heart. Because he appears to be a different person each time they meet, Max has three chances for true love.
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odd premise, but it works!
- By Sean Dunnahoo on 03-03-04
- The Confessions of Max Tivoli
- By: Andrew Sean Greer
- Narrated by: Brian Keeler
A new take on Benjamin Button
Reviewed: 10-22-17
It is an original retelling of an old story, beautifully done. It's more poignant and a little less humorous than Benjamin Button. I recommend it highly.
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