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Moloka’i
- By: Alan Brennert
- Narrated by: Anne Noelani Miyamoto
- Length: 17 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 3,546
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 3,033
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 3,024
The powerful debut novel from Alan Brennert, Moloka’i tells the story of Rachel Kalama, a seven-year-old Hawaiian girl who contracts leprosy and is quarantined on the island of Moloka’i during the 1890s. Separated from her family and forced to grow up in the leper colony of Kalaupapa, Rachel experiences intense isolation. But she remains strong, finding moments of joy, and even love. Rich in Hawaiian history, this novel proves itself a stellar piece of historical fiction.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Outstanding Book!
- By David on 08-23-12
- Moloka’i
- By: Alan Brennert
- Narrated by: Anne Noelani Miyamoto
Reads like a biography, not like fiction
Reviewed: 02-06-24
The story grabbed my heart from the very beginning but it also fed my mind. I learned history and Hawaiian culture. I wish I’d read the author’s note first to understand how much research had been done and which parts of the story were factual or based on real people. I have a new understanding and a new level of compassion for people who have been treated so cruelly because of fear and ignorance.
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The Second Life of Mirielle West
- By: Amanda Skenandore
- Narrated by: Nicole Poole
- Length: 12 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,051
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,861
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,853
Los Angeles, 1920s: Socialite Mirielle West's days are crowded with shopping, luncheons, and prepping for the myriad glittering parties she attends with her actor husband, Charlie. She's been too busy to even notice the small patch of pale skin on the back of her hand. Other than an occasional overindulgence in gin and champagne, which helps to numb the pain of recent tragedy, Mirielle is the picture of health. But her doctor insists on more tests, and Mirielle reluctantly agrees. The diagnosis - leprosy - is devastating and unthinkable.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Unique historical fiction not often told
- By TCS on 04-21-22
- The Second Life of Mirielle West
- By: Amanda Skenandore
- Narrated by: Nicole Poole
So much I didn’t know about leprosy and Carville
Reviewed: 02-02-24
I grew up in Louisiana and I remember hearing about the leper colony in our state. All I knew about leprosy I’d learned in Sunday school and it was 2,000 years out of date. This book, which I assume is historically accurate, filled in all the gaps in my understanding. The only negative is the mispronunciation of certain words. lol. Only someone from Louisiana would know the correct way to say the words. The accents were decent though. Kudos for that.
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West with Giraffes
- A Novel
- By: Lynda Rutledge
- Narrated by: Danny Campbell
- Length: 10 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 9,034
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 8,086
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 8,047
Woodrow Wilson Nickel, age 105, feels his life ebbing away. But when he learns giraffes are going extinct, he finds himself recalling the unforgettable experience he cannot take to his grave. It’s 1938. The Great Depression lingers. Hitler is threatening Europe, and world-weary Americans long for wonder. They find it in two giraffes who miraculously survive a hurricane while crossing the Atlantic. What follows is a twelve-day road trip in a custom truck to become Southern California’s first giraffes. Behind the wheel is the young Dust Bowl rowdy Woodrow.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Gritty, sweet, amazing, sad, uplifting
- By FL Bird Woman on 02-19-21
- West with Giraffes
- A Novel
- By: Lynda Rutledge
- Narrated by: Danny Campbell
I hate this book and can’t get a refund
Reviewed: 01-18-24
It’s stupid. The story is stupid. The guy talking says stupid stuff. I can’t even make myself finish it. I can’t get a refund because I bought the book instead of using a credit.
Signed,
Unhappy listener
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This Time Next Year We'll Be Laughing
- A Memoir
- By: Jacqueline Winspear
- Narrated by: Jacqueline Winspear
- Length: 10 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 339
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 298
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 295
After 16 novels, Jacqueline Winspear has taken the bold step of turning to memoir, revealing the hardships and joys of her family history. Both shockingly frank and deftly restrained, her story tackles the difficult, poignant, and fascinating family accounts of her paternal grandfather’s shell shock; her mother’s evacuation from London during the Blitz; and her soft-spoken animal-loving father’s torturous assignment to an explosives team during WWII.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A Vivd Look at the Life of Jackie Winspear
- By Dr. Janet Bobby on 01-10-21
- This Time Next Year We'll Be Laughing
- A Memoir
- By: Jacqueline Winspear
- Narrated by: Jacqueline Winspear
So so
Reviewed: 01-09-24
Just so so. I finished it. I wish she’d dug deeper into her relationship with her mother but the book is just a collection of stories about her life. Not much depth.
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The Silence
- A Novel
- By: Susan Allott
- Narrated by: Melle Stewart
- Length: 11 hrs
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 114
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 107
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 107
It is 1997, and in a basement flat in Hackney, Isla Green is awakened by a call in the middle of the night: her father phoning from Sydney. Thirty years ago, in the suffocating heat of summer 1967, the Greens’ next-door neighbor Mandy disappeared. At the time, it was thought she had fled a broken marriage and gone to start a new life; but now Mandy’s family is trying to reconnect, and there is no trace of her. Isla’s father, Joe, was allegedly the last person to see her alive, and now he’s under suspicion of murder.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Way too depressing and unsettling.
- By Jim on 07-24-23
- The Silence
- A Novel
- By: Susan Allott
- Narrated by: Melle Stewart
Excellent
Reviewed: 06-30-23
Great story and great character development. I was sad for the book to end. I might read it again. I can’t remember ever doing that but I might with this one
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The Good Girl
- By: Mary Kubica
- Narrated by: Lindy Nettleton, Johnny Heller, Tom Taylorson, and others
- Length: 10 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 21,389
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 19,062
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Story4 out of 5 stars 19,027
Born to a prominent Chicago judge and his stifled socialite wife, Mia Dennett moves against the grain as a young inner-city art teacher. One night, Mia enters a bar to meet her on-again, off-again boyfriend. But when he doesn't show, she unwisely leaves with an enigmatic stranger. With his smooth moves and modest wit, Colin Thatcher seems at first like a safe one-night stand. But following Colin home will turn out to be the worst mistake of Mia's life.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Brilliant performances, moving story
- By Roger on 09-11-14
- The Good Girl
- By: Mary Kubica
- Narrated by: Lindy Nettleton, Johnny Heller, Tom Taylorson, Andi Arndt
Mary Kubica wowed me again
Reviewed: 06-18-23
What a Kubica she has for concocting the most unexpected, suspenseful, twisting tales with the most believable and well developed characters. I can’t get enough. Next book, please!
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The Other Mrs.
- By: Mary Kubica
- Narrated by: Piper Goodeve, Jeremy Arthur
- Length: 11 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 5,545
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 5,031
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Story4 out of 5 stars 5,015
Sadie and Will Foust have only just moved their family from bustling Chicago to a coastal island in Maine when their neighbor Morgan Baines is found dead in her home. The murder rocks their tiny coastal island, but no one is more shaken than Sadie. But it’s not just Morgan’s death that has Sadie on edge. And as the eyes of suspicion turn toward the new family in town, Sadie is drawn deeper into the mystery of what really happened that dark and deadly night.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Robotic Voice
- By GT on 02-19-20
- The Other Mrs.
- By: Mary Kubica
- Narrated by: Piper Goodeve, Jeremy Arthur
Didn’t see it coming
Reviewed: 06-14-23
The narration bugged me at first but I got used to it and focused on the story. I won’t say much and ruin it for anyone but it wasn’t what I expected. At one point I thought it was sooo predictable but I was sooo wrong.
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Pretty Things
- A Novel
- By: Janelle Brown
- Narrated by: Julia Whelan, Lauren Fortgang, Hillary Huber
- Length: 16 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 25,702
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 22,652
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 22,538
Nina once bought into the idea that her fancy liberal arts degree would lead to a fulfilling career. When that dream crashed, she turned to stealing from rich kids in LA alongside her wily Irish boyfriend, Lachlan. Nina learned from the best: Her mother was the original con artist, hustling to give her daughter a decent childhood despite their wayward life. But when her mom gets sick, Nina puts everything on the line to help her, even if it means running her most audacious, dangerous scam yet.
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5 out of 5 stars
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SO GOOD
- By sandraleeweston on 04-28-20
- Pretty Things
- A Novel
- By: Janelle Brown
- Narrated by: Julia Whelan, Lauren Fortgang, Hillary Huber
Maybe longer than it had to be
Reviewed: 06-04-23
Maybe longer than it had to be, but I’m glad I read it. Excellent story.
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Sparring Partners
- Novellas
- By: John Grisham
- Narrated by: Jeff Daniels, Ethan Hawke, January LaVoy, and others
- Length: 9 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 7,059
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 6,361
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 6,308
“Homecoming” takes us back to Ford County, the fictional setting of many of John Grisham’s unforgettable stories. Jake Brigance is back, but he’s not in the courtroom. He’s called upon to help an old friend, Mack Stafford, a former lawyer in Clanton, who three years earlier became a local legend when he stole money from his clients, divorced his wife, filed for bankruptcy, and left his family in the middle of the night, never to be heard from again—until now. Now Mack is back, and he’s leaning on his old pals, Jake and Harry Rex, to help him return. His homecoming does not go as planned.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Poor Jeff Daniels
- By Linda Wingrove on 05-31-22
- Sparring Partners
- Novellas
- By: John Grisham
- Narrated by: Jeff Daniels, Ethan Hawke, January LaVoy, John Grisham
Ignore petty negative reviews
Reviewed: 05-24-23
I almost didn’t get this book because of the petty negative reviews. I’m glad I ignored them. Three stories, novellas I suppose, each with twists and turns as you would expect from Grisham and yet surprising. My favorite was the middle one. When it ended, I had to sit and ponder. Then I listened to the last parts again. Still I pondered what could have been and what should have happened and how could the system fail so badly? Then. Oh yeah, this is only fiction. You got me Mr. Grisham.
Sign me,
A loyal fan once again
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A Time for Mercy
- A Jake Brigance Novel
- By: John Grisham
- Narrated by: Michael Beck
- Length: 19 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 19,817
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 17,667
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 17,535
Clanton, Mississippi. 1990. Jake Brigance finds himself embroiled in a deeply divisive trial when the court appoints him attorney for Drew Gamble, a timid sixteen-year-old boy accused of murdering a local deputy. Many in Clanton want a swift trial and the death penalty, but Brigance digs in and discovers that there is more to the story than meets the eye. Jake’s fierce commitment to saving Drew from the gas chamber puts his career, his financial security, and the safety of his family on the line.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Good but not great
- By ASDQM1 on 10-14-20
- A Time for Mercy
- A Jake Brigance Novel
- By: John Grisham
- Narrated by: Michael Beck
I’ve missed you Mr Grisham
Reviewed: 04-13-23
I used to read every John Grisham novel as soon as it came out. I loved every one of them, but especially A Time to Kill. Then, life happened. I didn’t have the time or the energy to read fiction. Until now. I’ve fallen in love again. Mr. Grisham, I’m back. This book is so good. The characters are so real. I couldn’t stop listening. I can’t wait to read all the books I missed.
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