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A House with Good Bones
- By: T. Kingfisher
- Narrated by: Mary Robinette Kowal
- Length: 6 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 437
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 378
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Story4 out of 5 stars 378
"Mom seems off." Her brother's words echo in Sam Montgomery's ear as she turns onto the quiet North Carolina street where their mother lives alone. She brushes the thought away as she climbs the front steps. Sam's excited for this rare extended visit, and looking forward to nights with just the two of them, drinking boxed wine, watching murder mystery shows, and guessing who the killer is long before the characters figure it out. But stepping inside, she quickly realizes home isn’t what it used to be.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Narrator Kills It
- By Lucinda Perregil on 04-04-23
- A House with Good Bones
- By: T. Kingfisher
- Narrated by: Mary Robinette Kowal
Twisty horror and hilarious
Reviewed: 03-31-23
Just so much horrific fun -- a memorable protagonist, great side characters, and vivid story telling. Interesting twist near the end was very well executed and ratcheted up the creepy factor.
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The World We Make
- A Novel
- By: N. K. Jemisin
- Narrated by: Robin Miles
- Length: 12 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 803
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 737
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 734
All is not well in the city that never sleeps. Even though the avatars of New York City have temporarily managed to stop the Woman in White from invading—and destroying the entire universe in the process—the mysterious capital "E" Enemy has more subtle powers at her disposal. A new candidate for mayor wielding the populist rhetoric of gentrification, xenophobia, and "law and order" may have what it takes to change the very nature of New York itself and take it down from the inside.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Fantastic conclusion.
- By David Little on 11-16-22
- The World We Make
- A Novel
- By: N. K. Jemisin
- Narrated by: Robin Miles
Solid conclusion boosted by AMAZING performance
Reviewed: 01-02-23
Enjoyable conclusion to the Great Cities duology that gets stronger in the more inventive second half. Robin Miles performance and the sound design are off-the-charts brilliant (stay for the end credits!).
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Theory of Bastards
- By: Audrey Schulman
- Narrated by: Rachel Dulude
- Length: 12 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 44
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 40
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Story4 out of 5 stars 41
Frankie finds that the bonobos she's studying are as complex as the humans she's working alongside. Their personalities are strong and distinct, and reigning over it all is Mama, the commanding, matriarchal leader of the group. Frankie comes to know the bonobos and to further develop her groundbreaking theory with the help of her research partner, a man with a complicated past and perhaps a place in her future. And then something changes everything, and the lines that divide them - between subject and scientist, between colleague and companion - begin to blur.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Strong start, but loses momentum
- By FA in Austin on 09-15-19
- Theory of Bastards
- By: Audrey Schulman
- Narrated by: Rachel Dulude
Strong start, but loses momentum
Reviewed: 09-15-19
Interesting protagonist and plot, but the last third of the book isn't as strong. Devolves into post apocalypse pining. Oddly, the narrator gets better as the book goes on.
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Artificial Condition
- By: Martha Wells
- Narrated by: Kevin R. Free
- Length: 3 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 11,379
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 10,002
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 9,977
It has a dark past - one in which a number of humans were killed. A past that caused it to christen itself "Murderbot." But it has only vague memories of the massacre that spawned that title, and it wants to know more. Teaming up with a Research Transport vessel named ART (you don't want to know what the "A" stands for), Murderbot heads to the mining facility where it went rogue.
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3 out of 5 stars
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This series should be one book
- By J. Eisenach on 05-16-18
- Artificial Condition
- By: Martha Wells
- Narrated by: Kevin R. Free
Fun and fast!
Reviewed: 06-23-18
Really enjoyed this sequel -- if the first one was more of an action-adventure plot, this one takes an almost noir-ish turn, as Murderbot has to deal with some of the issues in its history. There's more of a focus on self-knowledge, even when it isn't entirely welcome. The back and forth between ART and Murderbot is wonderful (and laugh out loud funny at points).
Very much looking forward to the next one in the series!
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Our Kind of Cruelty
- A Novel
- By: Araminta Hall
- Narrated by: Nick Hendrix, Eleanor Matsuura
- Length: 8 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 363
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 331
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Story3.5 out of 5 stars 331
Mike Hayes fought his way out of a brutal childhood and into a quiet if lonely life - before he met Verity Metcalf. V taught him about love, and in return Mike has dedicated his life to making her happy. He’s found the perfect home, the perfect job; he’s sculpted himself into the physical ideal V has always wanted. He knows they’ll be blissfully happy together. It doesn’t matter that she hasn’t been returning his emails or phone calls. It doesn’t matter that she says she’s marrying Angus. It’s all just part of the secret game they used to play.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Sociopath? Misunderstood? We Will Never Know!
- By JenniferLOVESThrillers on 07-23-18
- Our Kind of Cruelty
- A Novel
- By: Araminta Hall
- Narrated by: Nick Hendrix, Eleanor Matsuura
Psychological horror story
Reviewed: 06-17-18
Horrifying but beautifully constructed look into the mind of a young man who is very much in love...and also delusional, prone to terrifying outbursts of anger, and about to utterly ruin several lives. Compelling. I'd give it 4.5 for the story -- it just felt it could have been tightened up a little.
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