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The Books of Enoch: Complete Collection
- Featuring 1 Enoch, 2 Enoch, 3 Enoch, and Bonus Apocryphal Texts
- By: Divine Press, Rabbi Ishmael, Anonymous, and others
- Narrated by: Spencer Brus
- Length: 9 hrs and 45 mins
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This complete collection brings together the most significant writings attributed to Enoch, offering an in-depth look at his visions and teachings. Each book takes you on a journey through ancient wisdom, revealing the mysteries of the heavens and the divine knowledge passed down through generations.
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There's more!
- By Lova Lova on 02-21-25
- The Books of Enoch: Complete Collection
- Featuring 1 Enoch, 2 Enoch, 3 Enoch, and Bonus Apocryphal Texts
- By: Divine Press, Rabbi Ishmael, Anonymous, Enoch
- Narrated by: Spencer Brus
There's more!
Reviewed: 02-21-25
I recently read the complete apocrypha after wanting to do so for a long time and it was quite an interesting read. But I had no idea there were *more* books of Enoch, so this one was a treat!
This collection offers a deeper dive into ancient texts that didn’t make it into the Bible. The Slavonic and the Hebrew editions differ in tone and content compared to this first.
While “1 Enoch” was more abstract and divine, often veering into mysterious spirituality, “2 Enoch: Slavonic” dives into the early Christian era and offers a more vivid and mystical account of Enoch's journey to Heaven, where Enoch is taken through various heavenly realms, encountering angelic beings and learning divine secrets.
“3 Enoch: Hebrew” centers on the transformation of Enoch, offering a fascinating narrative about Enoch’s ascension to a divine role.
Overall, more insights on angels, the Nephilim, prophesies, and visions of heaven. Some parts were incredibly vivid and engaging, while some parts were dense and difficult to get through or just confusing in general. But that’s expected with ancient writings.
One thing I appreciated was how organized this collection was. The translations are clear, and the inclusion of multiple texts give a fuller picture of how these writings evolved.
If you’re into biblical history, theology, or just enjoy exploring hidden or forgotten texts, this collection is worth listening to. It’s no light reading, but it’s definitely enlightening! Just take your time with it.
The narration was fairly good. A time or two, there was some obvious throat clearing that should’ve been edited out, but it didn’t detract from the listening experience.
Highly recommend for those who love diving into ancient texts and expanding their understanding of religious history.
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Deep End
- By: Ali Hazelwood
- Narrated by: Thérèse Plummer, Ben Holtzmuller
- Length: 13 hrs and 46 mins
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Scarlett Vandermeer is swimming upstream. A Junior at Stanford and a student-athlete who specializes in platform diving, Scarlett prefers to keep her head down, concentrating on getting into med school and on recovering from the injury. She has no time for relationships. Swim captain, world champion, all-around aquatics golden boy Lukas Blomqvist thrives on discipline. It’s how he wins gold medals and breaks records: complete focus, with every stroke. On the surface, Lukas and Scarlett have nothing in common. Until a well-guarded secret slips out, and everything changes.
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spicy
- By Danielle on 02-06-25
- Deep End
- By: Ali Hazelwood
- Narrated by: Thérèse Plummer, Ben Holtzmuller
Meh
Reviewed: 02-15-25
Love Ali. But I just didn't connect with this one.
Didn't like how the MC's got together. Literally because they had the same smexual preference.
There was no real chemistry.
For me, personally, no amount of hot scenes matter if the chemistry between the MCs is lacking.
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Mad Love
- By: Wendy Walker
- Narrated by: Julia Whelan, Alexis Bledel, Renée Elise Goldsberry, and others
- Length: 4 hrs and 11 mins
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They were madly in love. The perfect couple. That was the story everyone in South River believed...until Gin Talcott and Adam Archer are found shot in their bed. Adam is dead at the scene. Gin is fighting for her life. Detectives Greta Jessup and Finn Pate are assigned to the case. Greta has a long history with Gin’s first husband, Eddie, and is determined to protect his 18-year-old twins. Piper discovered the bodies. Daniel is missing—and so is Adam’s gun.
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Surprised
- By marcie on 05-25-24
- Mad Love
- By: Wendy Walker
- Narrated by: Julia Whelan, Alexis Bledel, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Finn Wittrock, Damon Daunno, Elizabeth Evans
Riveting!
Reviewed: 11-15-24
Another captivating listen form Audible Originals.
I can definitely say I didn't guess ANYTHING right in this one. Didn't see that last twist coming at all!
Thoroughly enjoyed!
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7 Hours to Die
- By: James Patterson, Duane Swierczynski
- Narrated by: Sarah Paulson, Patina Miller, Mel Rodriguez, and others
- Length: 2 hrs and 25 mins
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Kidnappers grabbed Jenna in broad daylight, right in front of her children and their horrified classmates. Her family was issued an insane ransom demand: $25 million in cash and jewels, payable by the end of the school day, otherwise they’ll never see her again. As Jenna’s mother scrambles to gather the money, detectives Mo Butler and George Ortega follow the trail of the kidnappers, which will lead them through a sordid landscape of jealous lovers, broken dreamers, and twisted schemers. But every second counts, and there’s one thing Jenna Wade doesn’t have: very much time.
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This was such a fun Quick listen
- By Mdc on 10-08-24
- 7 Hours to Die
- By: James Patterson, Duane Swierczynski
- Narrated by: Sarah Paulson, Patina Miller, Mel Rodriguez, Dan Stevens, full cast
Riveting!
Reviewed: 11-12-24
Amazing production!
Enthralling narration, sound effects, storytelling.
Wholly entertaining.
I thoroughly enjoyed this!
***To Audible, please lower the minimum word count for reviews. Sometimes our feedback on a book is just a sentence long and this forced word count thing deters people from wanting to leave a written review.
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Technically Speaking
- By: Michael Elliot
- Narrated by: Coco Jones, Keith Powers, Queen Latifah, and others
- Length: 1 hr and 50 mins
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Oakland-bred LaVeesha “Vee” Gilliam (Coco Jones) is a determined single mother of an autistic son and a gifted aspiring coder. When Vee loses her job as a food-services worker at the onsite restaurant at Grapengine, a large Silicon Valley tech company, she’s unable to pay for her son’s much-needed specialized education. By a twist of fate, mistaken identity, and her tech skills, Vee meets Troy Wilson (Keith Powers), the company’s wealthy founder and CEO and a wunderkind in the tech industry, who believes that Vee is a college-educated techie who works at his company.
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Overdue Diverse Representation in Tech!
- By Jatai Pollock on 09-26-24
- Technically Speaking
- By: Michael Elliot
- Narrated by: Coco Jones, Keith Powers, Queen Latifah, full cast
Wish it was longer.
Reviewed: 11-05-24
This has all the bones for a REALLY great story, which is why I wish it was longer.
There was too much going on here to be a novella. As a result the "romance" was almost non-existent.
I would love to read this again as a longer story with more development because the bones strong enough to make this a banger.
Still, I enjoyed what's this for what it was, but I wouldn't classify it as a romance at all.
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Bridesmates
- By: Sydney Smyth
- Narrated by: Teddy Hamilton
- Length: 1 hr and 39 mins
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After getting unceremoniously dumped by his boyfriend, the last thing Cooper Evans wants is to return to his hometown of Big Rock, Montana, to be in his best friend’s wedding. But he agreed to be her bridesmate (her male maid of honor), and a promise is a promise. What he didn’t expect is to run into his high school crush, who’s out of the closet and a smoking hot cop to boot.
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Smile on my face the whole way through!
- By Amy on 01-28-21
- Bridesmates
- By: Sydney Smyth
- Narrated by: Teddy Hamilton
Cute!
Reviewed: 11-05-24
Cute little read.
It was fun.
Great narration as well.
Writing for minimum word count....
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Text Appeal
- By: Kylie Scott
- Narrated by: Andi Arndt
- Length: 7 hrs and 8 mins
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Romance author Riley Cooper always dreamed of living by the water. But within a day of landing in the charming seaside town of Port Stewart to work on her latest book, she's getting calls and texts for some dude on her new number. Weird ones. Sad ones. Sexy ones. Ones that make her want to meet him. For curiosity's sake...if nothing else.
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Cute Story
- By ✨️MARS✨️ on 07-24-24
- Text Appeal
- By: Kylie Scott
- Narrated by: Andi Arndt
A cute read!
Reviewed: 10-12-24
Really enjoyed this one! Which I'm happy about because I didn't enjoy The Last Days Of Lilah Goodluck.
This one's light and fun and I couldn't put it down.
Of course, Andi Arndt is alway sa joy to listen to.
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The Book of Enoch: Complete Apocrypha - Includes Commentary
- By: Divine Press
- Narrated by: Spencer Brus
- Length: 4 hrs and 16 mins
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For centuries, The Book of Enoch has intrigued scholars, theologians, and seekers of truth. This ancient manuscript, once considered lost, reveals a universe of angelic beings, divine secrets, and cosmic battles. It challenges conventional religious thought, offering a glimpse into the pre-flood world and the cosmic order as envisioned by its author.
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Interesting
- By LOKI on 01-02-25
Intriguing and Insightful
Reviewed: 09-19-24
The Book of Enoch has been on my “been meaning to” list for quite some time. As a daily reader of the acknowledged Bible, the briefly mentioned “Enoch” has always intrigued me. The righteous prophet who was suddenly “taken up” by God. And when I learned that there’s an entire collection of his that was excluded from the canonical Bible, I knew I had to read it.
Finally, I got the chance.
The Book of Enoch is a fascinating comprehensive collection of cosmological reflections, apocalyptic visions, and accounts of fallen angels. While the translation is fluid and easy to follow, it still maintains some archaic language, which might not be easily digestible for some. Personally, I prefer the text to be as close to the original as possible—which is exactly what this version gave.
The flow and organization are well done. There’s an insightful commentary at the end of each ‘book’, which I greatly appreciate. However, I do wish the commentaries were more in-depth and expanded on for better understanding/perspective of the passages. But that’s most likely *not* the objective of this edition. The hunger for more is all on *me*, not the book!
I liked the narrator enough, he had the right amount of verve and fervor for the material—albeit a tad bit speedy with his words (I did have to reduce the playback speed to get a nice immersive pace that these passages, and archaic language, require.)
All in all, I’m happy to have finally read The Book of Enoch. I particularly enjoyed “The Book of the Watchers” and “Fragments of the Book of Noah” the most.
While “The Astronomical Book” made my eyes gloss over—ha!—this is indeed an invaluable source for those of us who are curious about the mysterious missing books. I’ll say that I kind of “get” why it was disregarded from the canonical Bible, but I’ll keep my thoughts on that to myself. It’s better for everyone to read for themselves and form their own opinions.
I’ll be going right back to the beginning to give this a second listen, even slower this time.
Highly recommend!
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One of Those Flings
- By: Lauren Blakely
- Narrated by: Andi Arndt, Jason Clarke, Erin Mallon, and others
- Length: 1 hr and 17 mins
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Skyler’s breakup survival plan is simple: Swear off men for a year and celebrate her man cleanse with a solo tropical vacation to Hawaii. Snorkeling, sightseeing, zip lining, and leisurely dinners by the sea are just what the doctor ordered to mend her broken heart. That is, until she meets a hunky adventure tour guide who makes her want to break all her own rules. Handsome, funny, and exciting, Caleb is by far the hottest local attraction. Will a romantic island fling lead to more heartbreak - or a new beginning?
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✫✫ 4 Stars ✫✫
- By ❤️Cyndi Marie❤️🎧Audiobook Addicts🎧 on 09-09-20
- One of Those Flings
- By: Lauren Blakely
- Narrated by: Andi Arndt, Jason Clarke, Erin Mallon, Savannah Peachwood, Emma Wilder, Jakobi Diem, Dan Bittner
Cute
Reviewed: 08-24-24
Quick and cute.
Good narration.
Enjoyed.
*Being forced to write more words for minimum word count...
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The Glitch
- By: Leeanne Slade
- Narrated by: Sam Claflin, Daisy Edgar Jones
- Length: 11 hrs and 36 mins
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Five Years Earlier: Henry Dunne knows three things: that agreeing to host this raucous house party was a terrible idea, that he absolutely cannot show up to his nursing shift tomorrow with a hangover, and that the beautiful redhead in the corner will be sleeping in his bed tonight.
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Could it be one of my favorite books ever???
- By Leslie on 08-28-24
- The Glitch
- By: Leeanne Slade
- Narrated by: Sam Claflin, Daisy Edgar Jones
Could Have Been Banger
Reviewed: 08-24-24
This could have been a banger for me if it had been shorter.
Started out amazingly well and I was hooked, but then it kind of just waffled on and on until I lost interest. I don't believe it needed to be so long.
I personally think it would have been way more emotionally impactful if it had cut out a lot of the unnecessary fluff.
The ending was great, but it just took too long to get there. I honestly felt like I'd been listening to this one forever.
That said, if you enjoyed The Seven Year Slip, you'll definitely enjoy this one.
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