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Big Little Lies
- By: Liane Moriarty
- Narrated by: Caroline Lee
- Length: 15 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 55,254
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 49,428
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 49,319
Madeline is a force to be reckoned with. She’s funny, biting, and passionate; she remembers everything and forgives no one. Celeste is the kind of beautiful woman who makes the world stop and stare, but she is paying a price for the illusion of perfection. New to town, single mom Jane is so young that another mother mistakes her for a nanny. She comes with a mysterious past and a sadness beyond her years. These three women are at different crossroads, but they will all wind up in the same shocking place.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great story. Genius writing
- By David Shear on 08-01-14
- Big Little Lies
- By: Liane Moriarty
- Narrated by: Caroline Lee
Too long and an irritating narrator
Reviewed: 10-23-14
Would you try another book from Liane Moriarty and/or Caroline Lee?
No
What could Liane Moriarty have done to make this a more enjoyable book for you?
Make it about two thirds shorter
What reaction did this book spark in you? Anger, sadness, disappointment?
Irritation and boredom
Any additional comments?
This book may have had a good ending which is why I got it, but unfortunately it was so repetitive and mundane along the way that I never found out for myself. Just couldn't finish it.
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Mr. Mercedes
- A Novel
- By: Stephen King
- Narrated by: Will Patton
- Length: 14 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 40,503
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 36,775
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 36,705
In the frigid pre-dawn hours, in a distressed Midwestern city, hundreds of desperate unemployed folks are lined up for a spot at a job fair. Without warning, a lone driver plows through the crowd in a stolen Mercedes, running over the innocent, backing up, and charging again. Eight people are killed; fifteen are wounded. The killer escapes. Mr. Mercedes is a war between good and evil, from the master of suspense whose insight into the mind of this obsessed, insane killer is chilling and unforgettable.
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5 out of 5 stars
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King and Patton create a winning combo
- By David Shear on 06-04-14
- Mr. Mercedes
- A Novel
- By: Stephen King
- Narrated by: Will Patton
Narrator gave me false hopes
Reviewed: 07-04-14
This book wasn’t for you, but who do you think might enjoy it more?
Anyone who isn't bored easily
What was most disappointing about Stephen King’s story?
Not at all exciting.
What does Will Patton bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?
His narration was the only good thing about the book!
You didn’t love this book... but did it have any redeeming qualities?
Wow- not many.
Any additional comments?
Too much miscellany passing as character/plot development. Very repetitive- this book should have lasted about three hours. Stephen King has written books that were far superior to this!
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Love in the Time of Cholera
- By: Gabriel García Márquez
- Narrated by: Armando Durán
- Length: 15 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 3,577
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 3,099
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Story4 out of 5 stars 3,115
From the Nobel Prize-winning author of One Hundred Years of Solitude comes a masterly evocation of an unrequited passion so strong that it binds two people's lives together for more than half a century. In their youth, Florentino Ariza and Fermina Daza fall passionately in love. When Fermina eventually chooses to marry a wealthy, well-born doctor, Florentino is devastated, but he is a romantic. As he rises in his business career, he whiles away the years in 622 affairs - yet he reserves his heart for Fermina. Her husband dies at last, and Florentino purposefully attends the funeral....
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3 out of 5 stars
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When love is sick
- By Vira on 09-02-13
- Love in the Time of Cholera
- By: Gabriel García Márquez
- Narrated by: Armando Durán
I didn't like the characters.
Reviewed: 11-15-13
They all seemed shallow and uninspiring; I'll be willing to listen to 100 years of solitude- maybe they are more interesting?
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Oliver Twist
- By: Charles Dickens
- Narrated by: Peter Batchelor
- Length: 14 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 749
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 660
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 661
Born to an unmarried woman who dies after giving birth, orphan Oliver Twist seems destined to slog through a dismal life in the workhouse. A rebellious cry for more gets Oliver banished, and ultimately lands him on the dismal streets of London. The young outcast finds refuge with Fagin and his band of thieves before fate intervenes and puts Oliver in the hands of a kindly benefactor. It is likely that Dickens's own early youth as a child labourer contributed to the story's development.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great book- what a bargain! Excellent narrator!
- By Jeanne on 11-15-13
- Oliver Twist
- By: Charles Dickens
- Narrated by: Peter Batchelor
Great book- what a bargain! Excellent narrator!
Reviewed: 11-15-13
I was hesitant to get this since sometimes the inexpensive are that way for a reason, but was thrilled with this book, and all for $1.95! Character descriptions are so vivid and the narrator was great.
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My Notorious Life
- A Novel
- By: Kate Manning
- Narrated by: Terry Donnelly
- Length: 19 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 416
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 369
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 368
A brilliant rendering of a scandalous historical figure, Kate Manning's My Notorious Life is an ambitious, thrilling novel introducing Axie Muldoon, a fiery heroine for the ages. Axie's story begins on the streets of 1860s New York. The impoverished child of Irish immigrants, she grows up to become one of the wealthiest and most controversial women of her day.
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4 out of 5 stars
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A compelling story, but an awful reader
- By Kindle Customer on 11-16-15
- My Notorious Life
- A Novel
- By: Kate Manning
- Narrated by: Terry Donnelly
Narrator gave me false hopes
Reviewed: 11-15-13
Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?
I liked the narrator but the middle third, as others pointed out, was pretty tedious. No big surprises, actually fairly predictable.
Would you be willing to try another book from Kate Manning? Why or why not?
I don't think so.
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The Patron Saint of Liars
- By: Ann Patchett
- Narrated by: Julia Gibson
- Length: 14 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 1,319
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,102
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Story4 out of 5 stars 1,101
St. Elizabeth’s, a home for unwed mothers in Habit, Kentucky, usually harbors its residents for only a little while. Not so Rose Clinton, a beautiful, mysterious woman who comes to the home pregnant but not unwed, and stays. She plans to give up her child, thinking she cannot be the mother it needs. But when Cecilia is born, Rose makes a place for herself and her daughter amid St. Elizabeth’s extended family of nuns and an ever-changing collection of pregnant teenage girls.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Incomplete
- By Deborah on 04-24-08
- The Patron Saint of Liars
- By: Ann Patchett
- Narrated by: Julia Gibson
The narrator is incredibly irritating!
Reviewed: 10-17-13
What disappointed you about The Patron Saint of Liars?
These audiobooks are so hard to listen to when the narrator is bad! I don't undertand why they aren't chosen more carefully?
What didn’t you like about Julia Gibson’s performance?
Accent was so unauthentically Southern....
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