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Hillbilly Elegy
- A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis
- By: J. D. Vance
- Narrated by: J. D. Vance
- Length: 6 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 62,580
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 55,967
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 55,867
Hillbilly Elegy is a passionate and personal analysis of a culture in crisis - that of white working-class Americans. The decline of this group, a demographic of our country that has been slowly disintegrating over 40 years, has been reported on with growing frequency and alarm but has never before been written about as searingly from the inside. J. D. Vance tells the true story of what a social, regional, and class decline feels like when you were born with it hung around your neck.
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5 out of 5 stars
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In Mamaw's Contradictions Lay Great Wisdom
- By Cynthia on 11-20-16
- Hillbilly Elegy
- A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis
- By: J. D. Vance
- Narrated by: J. D. Vance
Inspirational
Reviewed: 08-22-17
I was inspired by this book to look at my own relationships, choices, and future with greater hope.
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A Gentleman in Moscow
- A Novel
- By: Amor Towles
- Narrated by: Nicholas Guy Smith
- Length: 17 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 46,090
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 41,701
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 41,531
In 1922, Count Alexander Rostov is deemed an unrepentant aristocrat by a Bolshevik tribunal, and is sentenced to house arrest in the Metropol, a grand hotel across the street from the Kremlin. Rostov, an indomitable man of erudition and wit, has never worked a day in his life, and must now live in an attic room while some of the most tumultuous decades in Russian history are unfolding outside the hotel’s doors. Unexpectedly, his reduced circumstances provide him entry into a much larger world of emotional discovery.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A Reprieve Amidst Ugly News, Relentless Negativity
- By Cathy Lindhorst on 08-27-17
- A Gentleman in Moscow
- A Novel
- By: Amor Towles
- Narrated by: Nicholas Guy Smith
Such a warm tale in a cold land
Reviewed: 08-03-17
this is a warm and inspirational story about a man who is the master of his situation. the characters are charming and the story well written and thoughtful
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American War
- A Novel
- By: Omar El Akkad
- Narrated by: Dion Graham
- Length: 12 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 2,367
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,151
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Story4 out of 5 stars 2,145
Sarat Chestnut, born in Louisiana, is only six when the Second American Civil War breaks out in 2074. But even she knows that oil is outlawed, that Louisiana is half underwater, that unmanned drones fill the sky. And when her father is killed and her family is forced into Camp Patience for displaced persons, she quickly begins to be shaped by her particular time and place until, finally, through the influence of a mysterious functionary, she is turned into a deadly instrument of war.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Best listen in years
- By odin on 04-08-17
- American War
- A Novel
- By: Omar El Akkad
- Narrated by: Dion Graham
painfully brilliant
Reviewed: 05-05-17
May we never have to live out such a future and may we desist in spreading such a future to others.
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The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry
- A Novel
- By: Rachel Joyce
- Narrated by: Jim Broadbent
- Length: 9 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 11,246
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 10,011
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 10,005
Meet Harold Fry, recently retired. He lives in a small English village with his wife, Maureen, who seems irritated by almost everything he does, even down to how he butters his toast. Little differentiates one day from the next. Then one morning the mail arrives, and within the stack of quotidian minutiae is a letter addressed to Harold in a shaky scrawl from a woman he hasn’t seen or heard from in twenty years. Queenie Hennessy is in hospice and is writing to say goodbye.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Wonderful Walkabout
- By FanB14 on 07-01-13
- The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry
- A Novel
- By: Rachel Joyce
- Narrated by: Jim Broadbent
Touching and Enduring
Reviewed: 04-10-17
I've listened to this audiobook 3 or 4 times now and I never tire of it. The story is beautiful and complex. It touches on something that everyone can relate to in some way. The grief that gives way to action, connection, and eventually forgiveness and joy peals away the layers of time and age. A favorite moment of mine is the description of the lost compass. It's absense is so vast it has a presence. Who hasn't felt that?
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Little Big Man
- By: Thomas Berger, Larry McMurtry - introduction
- Narrated by: David Aaron Baker, Scott Sowers, Henry Strozier
- Length: 20 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,709
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1,540
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,530
Audie Award, Literary Fiction, 2016. The story of Jack Crabbe, raised by both a white man and a Cheyenne chief. As a Cheyenne, Jack ate dog, had four wives, and saw his people butchered by General Custer's soldiers. As a white man, he participated in the slaughter of the buffalo and tangled with Wyatt Earp.
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5 out of 5 stars
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It's a Good Day to Listen
- By Dubi on 05-21-15
- Little Big Man
- By: Thomas Berger, Larry McMurtry - introduction
- Narrated by: David Aaron Baker, Scott Sowers, Henry Strozier
a little slow, but well done.
Reviewed: 01-31-17
I would say it's a fun look at history. I probably wouldn't recommend this book myself, but my partner loved it.
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How to Be an American Housewife
- A Novel
- By: Margaret Dilloway
- Narrated by: Laural Merlington, Emily Durante
- Length: 7 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 239
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 196
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Story4 out of 5 stars 197
How to Be an American Housewife is a novel about mothers and daughters and the pull of tradition. It tells the story of Shoko, a Japanese woman who married an American GI, and her grown daughter, Sue, a divorced mother whose life as an American housewife hasn't been what she'd expected. When illness prevents Shoko from traveling to Japan, she asks Sue to go in her place. The trip reveals family secrets that change their lives in dramatic and unforeseen ways.
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2 out of 5 stars
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big disappointment
- By Kirsten on 04-12-12
- How to Be an American Housewife
- A Novel
- By: Margaret Dilloway
- Narrated by: Laural Merlington, Emily Durante
I truly enjoyed this one!
Reviewed: 08-15-12
What did you love best about How to Be an American Housewife?
The mother daughter relationship was so touching.
Who was your favorite character and why?
The mother. She helps one see the complexity of people... you can't judge a book by it's cover. This goes for our own parents and grandparents too.
Have you listened to any of Laural Merlington and Emily Durante ’s other performances before? How does this one compare?
no
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Fifty Shades of Grey
- Book One of the Fifty Shades Trilogy
- By: E. L. James
- Narrated by: Becca Battoe
- Length: 19 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 38,132
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 32,435
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Story4 out of 5 stars 33,043
When literature student Anastasia Steele goes to interview young entrepreneur Christian Grey, she encounters a man who is beautiful, brilliant, and intimidating. The unworldly, innocent Ana is startled to realize she wants this man and, despite his enigmatic reserve, finds she is desperate to get close to him. Unable to resist Ana’s quiet beauty, wit, and independent spirit, Grey admits he wants her, too—but on his own terms.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Holy Crap minus the Holy
- By Penny on 05-21-12
- Fifty Shades of Grey
- Book One of the Fifty Shades Trilogy
- By: E. L. James
- Narrated by: Becca Battoe
I'll never get that time back.
Reviewed: 08-15-12
What would have made Fifty Shades of Grey better?
Why did the main character have to talk like a 15 year old girl? Nothing sexy about child abuse.
Has Fifty Shades of Grey turned you off from other books in this genre?
probably, I'm no prude. This was just childish and belittling. I am amazed so many women find this enticing.
How did the narrator detract from the book?
Childish.
What character would you cut from Fifty Shades of Grey?
Anna
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Quiet
- The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking
- By: Susan Cain
- Narrated by: Kathe Mazur
- Length: 10 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 20,195
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 17,288
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 17,175
At least one-third of the people we know are introverts. They are the ones who prefer listening to speaking; who innovate and create but dislike self-promotion; who favor working on their own over working in teams. It is to introverts—Rosa Parks, Chopin, Dr. Seuss, Steve Wozniak—that we owe many of the great contributions to society.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Thought provoking and Uplifting.... A++++++++!!!!!
- By Theodore on 03-12-12
- Quiet
- The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking
- By: Susan Cain
- Narrated by: Kathe Mazur
Great Book!
Reviewed: 08-15-12
Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?
This was enlightening and engaging. I have already recommended it to several friends. She made what could have been very clinical research fascinating to hear about.
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The Fault in Our Stars
- By: John Green
- Narrated by: Kate Rudd
- Length: 7 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 24,911
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 22,363
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 22,458
Despite the tumor-shrinking medical miracle that has bought her a few years, Hazel has never been anything but terminal, her final chapter inscribed upon diagnosis. But when a gorgeous plot twist named Augustus Waters suddenly appears at Cancer Kid Support Group, Hazel’s story is about to be completely rewritten. The Fault in Our Stars is insightful, bold, irreverent, and raw. It brilliantly explores the funny, thrilling, and tragic business of being alive and in love.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Sad Premise, Fantastic Story
- By FanB14 on 05-24-12
- The Fault in Our Stars
- By: John Green
- Narrated by: Kate Rudd
Great book for any age.
Reviewed: 08-15-12
Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?
Yes I would recommend this book. I used to be a big fan of the One Last Wish books when I was a teenager after the loss of my mother. It may be sad, but it helped me feel connected. This is a similar type book, but better written. It's touching and funny with a linguistically above average female protagonist straight out of the likes of Juno.
What was one of the most memorable moments of The Fault in Our Stars?
As a mother myself, the grenade speech was heartwrenching.
Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
Both
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Water for Elephants
- By: Sara Gruen
- Narrated by: David LeDoux, John Randolph Jones
- Length: 11 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 23,003
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 14,542
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 14,620
Why we think it’s a great listen: Some books are meant to be read; others are meant to be heard – Water for Elephants falls into the second group, and is one of the best examples we have of how a powerful performance enhances a great story. Nonagenarian Jacob Jankowski reflects back on his wild and wondrous days with a circus. It's the Depression Era and Jacob, finding himself parentless and penniless, joins the Benzini Brothers Most Spectacular Show on Earth.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Rosie the bull elephant?
- By Randall on 07-22-07
- Water for Elephants
- By: Sara Gruen
- Narrated by: David LeDoux, John Randolph Jones
Water For Elephants
Reviewed: 03-13-12
Would you listen to Water for Elephants again? Why?
No, it was a one timer for me.
Any additional comments?
I gave it 4stars overall because some of the nursing home scenes get tedious, but a good listen overall.
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