J. M. Allais
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Less
- Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction 2018
- By: Andrew Sean Greer
- Narrated by: Robert Petkoff
- Length: 8 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 89
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 79
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Story4 out of 5 stars 79
Who says you can't run away from your problems? Arthur Less is a failed novelist about to turn 50. A wedding invitation arrives in the post: it is from an ex-boyfriend of nine years who is engaged to someone else. Arthur can't say yes - it would be too awkward; he can't say no - it would look like defeat. So, he begins to accept the invitations on his desk to half-baked literary events around the world. From France to India, Germany to Japan, Arthur almost falls in love, almost falls to his death, and puts miles between him and the plight he refuses to face.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Wicked wit!
- By Anonymous User on 03-12-22
- Less
- Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction 2018
- By: Andrew Sean Greer
- Narrated by: Robert Petkoff
'Less' is a great read and listen
Reviewed: 11-06-18
I loved both the book and the audio book. It is a warm human story about recognisable people. But my husband found it dull - It's doesn't have enough action so I wouldn't recommend it for lovers of action.
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The Book Thief
- By: Markus Zusak
- Narrated by: Dennis Olsen
- Length: 14 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 276
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 255
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 258
It is 1939, Nazi Germany. The country is holding its breath. Death has never been busier, and will become busier still. By her brother's graveside, Liesel's life is changed when she picks up a single object, partially hidden in the snow. It is The Gravedigger's Handbook, left there by accident, and it is her first act of book thievery. So begins a love affair with books and words, as Liesel, with the help of her accordion-playing foster father, learns to read. Soon she is stealing books from Nazi book-burnings.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Ignore the teen classification!
- By HDJ on 11-13-12
- The Book Thief
- By: Markus Zusak
- Narrated by: Dennis Olsen
moving and poignant story
Reviewed: 10-08-12
What did you like best about this story?
It was engrossing and about real people who had weaknesses and complexities.
Any additional comments?
The problem with the reading of this book is that the narrator speaks his 'asides' sotto voce. My elderly father, who is hard of hearing, could often not hear these particular sections.
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