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The Life Impossible
- A Novel
- By: Matt Haig
- Narrated by: Joanna Lumley, Jordan Stephens
- Length: 10 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,966
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,864
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Story4 out of 5 stars 1,864
When retired math teacher Grace Winters is left a run-down house on a Mediterranean island by a long-lost friend, curiosity gets the better of her. She arrives in Ibiza with a one-way ticket, no guidebook and no plan. Among the rugged hills and golden beaches of the island, Grace searches for answers about her friend’s life, and how it ended. What she uncovers is stranger than she could have dreamed. But to dive into this impossible truth, Grace must first come to terms with her past.
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5 out of 5 stars
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I LOVE this book!
- By Heidi M. Funk on 09-09-24
- The Life Impossible
- A Novel
- By: Matt Haig
- Narrated by: Joanna Lumley, Jordan Stephens
Annoying protagonist and excessively verbose story
Reviewed: 10-14-24
I do not understand the glowing reviews. I found the protagonist's unendingly whiny self talk over the top and grating. That was compounded by the excessive and redundant wordiness of the entire story. The plot was not complex and the reveals were easy to guess. The excessive explanation of everything just made it boring. I only made it to the end by listening at double speed while doing chores. I want my credit back :(
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Market Forces
- By: Richard K. Morgan
- Narrated by: Simon Vance
- Length: 15 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 685
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 383
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Story4 out of 5 stars 384
What do you buy and sell when the global markets reach saturation point? The markets themselves. Thirty years from now the big players in global capitalism have moved on from commodities. The big money is in conflict investment. The corporations keep a careful watch on the wars of liberation and revolution that burn constantly around the world. They guage who the winners will be and sell them arms, intelligence, and power. In return for a slice of the action when the war is won.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Good easy listen
- By GGodman on 06-07-05
- Market Forces
- By: Richard K. Morgan
- Narrated by: Simon Vance
What a ride!
Reviewed: 09-03-24
A dark and emotional action thriller that turns out to be a masterful satirical take on the world we live in.
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Remarkably Bright Creatures
- A Novel
- By: Shelby Van Pelt
- Narrated by: Marin Ireland, Michael Urie
- Length: 11 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 51,189
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 46,921
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Story5 out of 5 stars 46,844
After Tova Sullivan’s husband died, she began working the night shift at the Sowell Bay Aquarium, mopping floors and tidying up. Keeping busy has always helped her cope, which she’s been doing since her eighteen-year-old son, Erik, mysteriously vanished on a boat in Puget Sound over thirty years ago. Tova becomes acquainted with curmudgeonly Marcellus, a giant Pacific octopus living at the aquarium. Marcellus knows more than anyone can imagine but wouldn’t dream of lifting one of his eight arms for his human captors—until he forms a remarkable friendship with Tova.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Hidden gem, incredible narration!
- By Christine T on 05-17-22
- Remarkably Bright Creatures
- A Novel
- By: Shelby Van Pelt
- Narrated by: Marin Ireland, Michael Urie
A well read story of family known and unknown :)
Reviewed: 11-27-22
Great narration of a touching family story with interesting twists and turns makes for an enjoyable experience. The plot hinges on a fun but whimsical aquatic connection. You'll smile, laugh, cry and cherish new friends, including those with 8 arms :)
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The Wrong Side
- Bocephus Haynes, Book 2
- By: Robert Bailey
- Narrated by: Eric G. Dove
- Length: 9 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,076
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 977
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 974
Teen pop star Brittany Crutcher is found dead in small-town Tennessee. For attorney Bocephus Haynes, it’s just another night in Pulaski. Bo swore off criminal work after his last case, but the beloved singer’s murder demands answers. The prime suspect is local high school football hero and the victim’s boyfriend, Odell Champagne. However, this fallen athlete is one of Bo’s son’s best friends. Bo knows this young man and does not believe him capable of the crime. When Odell is charged with murder, Bo reluctantly takes the case, sparking outrage throughout the town.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent!
- By Book Bug! on 08-10-21
- The Wrong Side
- Bocephus Haynes, Book 2
- By: Robert Bailey
- Narrated by: Eric G. Dove
A good and enjoyable story well told
Reviewed: 12-10-21
A good and enjoyable story well told, that really says it all. If you liked the first book you'll like this one. If you haven't read or listened to the first one I recommend you do so. The second book doesn't require the first but does reveal some details that would diminish enjoying the first story.
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Audible Presents: Australia's Funniest Stand-Up
- By: Celia Pacquola, Judith Lucy, Tom Gleeson, and others
- Original Recording
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 31
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 24
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Story5 out of 5 stars 24
At a time when live comedy has never been harder to find you've come to absolutely the right place. Audible Presents: Australia's Funniest Stand-Up features six of our most awarded and best-loved Australian comedians doing what they do best, making people laugh in their own, unique ways. Originally recorded live at the Malthouse Theatre in Melbourne, the stand-up specials are also available to watch on Amazon Prime Video.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Wish there was more like this!
- By salong26 on 09-08-20
Honest humor
Reviewed: 08-02-21
Entertainment with plenty of silliness but also raw moments of honesty that make you think, just before you laugh
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Rain Dogs
- Detective Sean Duffy, Book 5
- By: Adrian McKinty
- Narrated by: Gerard Doyle
- Length: 10 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 3,607
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 3,325
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 3,309
When journalist Lily Bigelow is found dead in the courtyard of Carrickfergus castle, it looks like a suicide. Yet there are a few things that bother Duffy just enough to keep the case file open, which is how he finds out that Bigelow was working on a devastating investigation of corruption and abuse at the highest levels of power in the UK and beyond. And so Duffy has two impossible problems on his desk: Who killed Lily Bigelow? And what were they trying to hide?
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4 out of 5 stars
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The Narrator IS the Story
- By Craig on 03-15-16
- Rain Dogs
- Detective Sean Duffy, Book 5
- By: Adrian McKinty
- Narrated by: Gerard Doyle
More than the sum of its parts & worth your time.
Reviewed: 01-07-21
A clever and engrossing storyline populated by interesting and relatable characters combined with spot on narration makes Rain Dogs come to life! Take a murder mystery vacation from your daily routine, you'll enjoy it and return refreshed.
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Level Five
- Killday, Book 1
- By: William Ledbetter
- Narrated by: MacLeod Andrews
- Length: 11 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 5,579
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 5,084
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Story4 out of 5 stars 5,079
In Level Five, the debut near-future thriller by Nebula Award winner William Ledbetter, AIs battle for dominance, and nanotechnology is on the loose. And all that stands in the way of the coming apocalypse is a starry-eyed inventor who dreams of building a revolutionary new spacecraft and an intelligence agency desk jockey faced with the impossible choice of saving her daughter - or saving the world.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Techno thriller? Or hard science fiction? Either way, it’s excellent!
- By Martin L. Shoemaker on 07-22-18
- Level Five
- Killday, Book 1
- By: William Ledbetter
- Narrated by: MacLeod Andrews
A well-paced fun near future adventure!
Reviewed: 12-29-20
An adventure story that kept my attention with quick pacing, interesting and relatable characters both human and non-human, excellent narration, a mostly plausible not too distant future and multiple interwoven story lines all tied tight enough for a satisfying conclusion that also leaves room for more. I really enjoyed Level 5.
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Convolution
- By: Benjamen Walker
- Narrated by: Rhea Seehorn, Eric Lange, a full cast
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 391
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 379
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 374
No one has benefited more from AI and Machine learning than the con artist.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A fantastic quality "binge podcast"!
- By Kindle Customer on 09-27-20
- Convolution
- By: Benjamen Walker
- Narrated by: Rhea Seehorn, Eric Lange, a full cast
Fun and well told
Reviewed: 10-29-20
Convolution is a fun near future crime drama requiring a normal amount of disbelief that's made easy to accept by a quick moving story, high production values and cut into 10 podcast like segments.
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Blacktop Wasteland
- A Novel
- By: S. A. Cosby
- Narrated by: Adam Lazarre-White
- Length: 11 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,285
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 2,013
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2,004
Beauregard "Bug" Montage is an honest mechanic, a loving husband, and a hardworking dad. Bug knows there's no future in the man he used to be: Known from the hills of North Carolina to the beaches of Florida as the best wheelman on the East Coast. He thought he'd left all that behind him, but as his carefully built new life begins to crumble, he finds himself drawn inexorably back into a world of blood and bullets. When a smooth-talking former associate comes calling with a can't-miss jewelry store heist, Bug feels he has no choice but to get back in the driver's seat.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Fantastic All Around
- By stuartjash on 07-16-20
- Blacktop Wasteland
- A Novel
- By: S. A. Cosby
- Narrated by: Adam Lazarre-White
Enjoyed it from start to finish, a great story!
Reviewed: 08-15-20
Blacktop Wasteland is a well written story with interesting characters and excellent pacing. It is definitely a ride worth taking!
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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 45,882
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 41,515
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 41,344
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
Historical fiction that is weaved with intrigue
Reviewed: 04-29-20
This book is dense with a primary character who is brilliant and verbose. The web of intrigue gets very interesting as the story develops.
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