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Consent
- A Memoir of Unwanted Attention
- By: Donna Freitas
- Narrated by: Kathleen McInerney
- Length: 10 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 26
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 24
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 24
Donna Freitas has lived two lives. In one life, she is a well-published author and respected scholar who has traveled around the country speaking about Title IX, consent, religion, and sex on college campuses. In the other, she is a victim, a woman who suffered and suffers still because she was stalked by her graduate professor for more than two years.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Rambling, Unfocused
- By Just My Opinion on 08-15-19
- Consent
- A Memoir of Unwanted Attention
- By: Donna Freitas
- Narrated by: Kathleen McInerney
Rambling, Unfocused
Reviewed: 08-15-19
I've been listening to this book about two hours, and I'm terribly bored. I am on Chapter 5, but only because I've skipped ahead to the next chapter about half way through each chapter, hoping desperately the author will eventually focus in on the story the cover of the book promised to tell. I keep wondering why she keeps relaying completely unrelated peripheral stories from her childhood. They don't seem to have any importance to the story, but seem more like she is doing what I used to do when the teacher assigned a 1000 word essay on a subject on which I had only 250 words to say. I'm bored as hell, and about to give up if she doesn't get to the point by the next chapter.
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Maybe You Should Talk to Someone
- A Therapist, HER Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed
- By: Lori Gottlieb
- Narrated by: Brittany Pressley
- Length: 14 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 44,226
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 38,994
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 38,857
One day, Lori Gottlieb is a therapist who helps patients in her Los Angeles practice. The next, a crisis causes her world to come crashing down. Enter Wendell, the quirky but seasoned therapist in whose office she suddenly lands. With his balding head, cardigan, and khakis, he seems to have come straight from Therapist Central Casting. Yet he will turn out to be anything but.
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2 out of 5 stars
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It was like a hallmark movie being waterboarded into my ears for 15 hours
- By Amazon Customer on 10-01-19
- Maybe You Should Talk to Someone
- A Therapist, HER Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed
- By: Lori Gottlieb
- Narrated by: Brittany Pressley
Pointless and Boring
Reviewed: 08-14-19
I really wanted to like this book. The narrator's friendly voice reminded me of my favorite sister. But even my favorite sister would never be allowed to hold me hostage to this kind of self indulgent rambling. I listed for over four hours, just waiting for an interesting or insightful story to begin, but alas, it was not to be, at least not in the first 21 Chapters. I'm a hopeful person, but I just couldn't take any more. I turned the annoying rambling off and switched to another audiobook. This one's going back. Thank God for audible's guarantee. There seems to be a lot of lousy books out there lately, but at least I can stop in the middle and trade them in.
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Between Breaths
- A Memoir of Panic and Addiction
- By: Elizabeth Vargas
- Narrated by: Elizabeth Vargas
- Length: 5 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,777
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,490
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2,493
Beloved former ABC 20/20 anchor Elizabeth Vargas reveals her alcohol addiction and anxiety disorder in a shockingly honest and emotional memoir. From the moment she uttered the brave and honest words, "I am an alcoholic," to interviewer George Stephanopoulos, Elizabeth Vargas began writing her story, as her experiences were still raw. Now, in Between Breaths, Vargas discusses her accounts of growing up with anxiety—which began suddenly at the age of six when her father served in Vietnam.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Brave and Beautiful
- By LAFalls on 09-14-16
- Between Breaths
- A Memoir of Panic and Addiction
- By: Elizabeth Vargas
- Narrated by: Elizabeth Vargas
Harrowing Account
Reviewed: 05-30-19
I've been an Elizabeth Vargas fan for years, so I expected the kind of no holds barred reporting that she offers on her news programs. What I didn't expect were the personal, painful, shameful moments. She's not posing for the camera here, She's giving a warning to those still in the grasp of addiction. She is a brave soul, willing to take her lumps and keep moving. My initial reaction to this book was not favorable, but on further thought, I can see the value in this difficult to digest book. I wouldn't call her tale inspiring, but it is an instructive read. Although it's a bit maddening and depressing, there is a place for it among the celebrity memoirs.
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Then It Fell Apart
- By: Moby
- Narrated by: Moby
- Length: 10 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 297
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 269
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 268
What do you do when you realise you have everything you think you've ever wanted but still feel completely empty? What do you do when it all starts to fall apart? The second volume of Moby's extraordinary life story is a journey into the dark heart of fame and the demons that lurk just beneath the bling and bluster of the celebrity lifestyle. In summer 1999, Moby released the album that defined the millennium, PLAY. Like generation-defining albums before it, PLAY was ubiquitous, and catapulted Moby to superstardom.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Dark, dark, dark
- By Gary Oppenheimer on 10-12-19
- Then It Fell Apart
- By: Moby
- Narrated by: Moby
Unexpectedly Wonderful!
Reviewed: 05-21-19
I was not a Moby fan, so I didn't really expect to like this book so much. I happened to see him on The Wendy Williams show, and his laid back honesty and humility made me like him personally, so I became curious about his story and ordered the book. I didn't expect much, but what a great surprise!
I guess I shouldn't be surprised that a descendant of the "Moby Dick" Melvilles (yes, that Melville. That's how he got his name) would be such a great storyteller, but he is. He reads the book himself, so you get the full flavor. My only reserve from whole-hearted praise of this memoir is the going back and forth in time with each chapter. It makes the story a little tougher to follow at times, but it is not fatal. I loved the book!
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More Bedtime Stories for Cynics
- By: Kirsten Kearse, Gretchen Enders, Aparna Nancherla, and others
- Narrated by: Nick Offerman, Patrick Stewart, Alia Shawkat, and others
- Length: 3 hrs and 25 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall3.5 out of 5 stars 19,283
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 17,240
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Story3.5 out of 5 stars 17,234
Make sure the kids aren’t around! Just because you’re a grown-up doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy the art of the children’s bedtime story. Nick Offerman presents this collection of 12 short stories written in the style of a classic kids' tale, but with a decidedly dark and adult approach. What really happened after Snow White died, from the perspective of the one medically trained dwarf? A naive wizard professor reports back from the trenches of an underprivileged school of magic. And much more!
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5 out of 5 stars
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Probably not for everyone
- By Katie on 05-03-19
- More Bedtime Stories for Cynics
- By: Kirsten Kearse, Gretchen Enders, Aparna Nancherla, Cirocco Dunlap, Dave Hill
- Narrated by: Nick Offerman, Patrick Stewart, Alia Shawkat, Elliot Page, Jane Lynch, John Waters, Anjelica Huston, Wendell Pierce, Mike Birbiglia, Rachel Dratch, Matt Walsh, Nicole Byer, Harry Goaz, Aisling Bea, Gary Anthony Williams
Boring Bedtime Stories
Reviewed: 05-21-19
If you want to be bored to sleep, this will definitely work. This is an amateur production of boring stories read by uninspired actors. The only thing that held my attention was the overpoweriing background noise (I think they were trying for sound effects, but they only come through as welcome distractions from the story.) Don't waste your time.
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The Wilderness Companion
- A Road Map to Guide You Through the Desert Times of Your Life
- By: Glynda Lomax
- Narrated by: Asta Leigh
- Length: 8 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 18
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 17
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 17
Every Christian must pass through the desert on the way to their Promised Land. Wilderness experiences are often times of great uncertainty and change. Our time in the desert seasons of our lives is lengthened or shortened depending on our response to each circumstance. Our faith in Christ is refined in the intense heat of the desert experience as our intimacy with Him increases.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Tedious
- By DeeGee on 11-27-16
- The Wilderness Companion
- A Road Map to Guide You Through the Desert Times of Your Life
- By: Glynda Lomax
- Narrated by: Asta Leigh
Terrible Narrator
Reviewed: 05-12-19
I am about 5 hours in, but I just can't take anymore of this narrator. The story is inspiring, but it's hard to listen to the first person account of an Oklahoma-Texas girl when told in a British accent. If that's not distracting enough, when she changes her voice to be Glynda praying, she puts on this pouty, whiny childish voice that makes me dislike her so much that I stop listening. The real Glynda is not like that. I listen to her YouTube channel all the time, and she is a no nonsense spiritual teacher. Her podcasts are very inspiring, but I don't think I can listen to any more of this book. The narrator is just too annoying.
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