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Sleeping Beauties
- A Novel
- By: Stephen King, Owen King
- Narrated by: Marin Ireland
- Length: 25 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 13,923
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 12,685
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Story4 out of 5 stars 12,648
In a future so real and near it might be now, something happens when women go to sleep: They become shrouded in a cocoon-like gauze. If they are awakened, if the gauze wrapping their bodies is disturbed or violated, the women become feral and spectacularly violent; and while they sleep they go to another place.... The men of our world are abandoned, left to their increasingly primal devices. One woman, however, the mysterious Evie, is immune to the blessing or curse of the sleeping disease.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Just pathetic!!
- By Anonymous User on 06-19-18
- Sleeping Beauties
- A Novel
- By: Stephen King, Owen King
- Narrated by: Marin Ireland
King has done better.. choose another title!
Reviewed: 03-20-25
King has failed on this one. He's allowed his liberal mentality to ruin his book writing. He grew a snatch and had his first period followed by getting mansplained to. It's as if all women are treated like it's 1950. Women are treated so badly they're beaten. The men make women stay at home! Men yell at their daughters! Men are just evil. This concept is repeated and repeated until it's beaten into the dirt. I'm insulted by the ignorance this type of thinking brings into the world. I'm thinking this is probably my last King title after reading almost every book he has written. King needs to pull his head out of his vagina.
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Farnham's Freehold
- By: Robert A. Heinlein
- Narrated by: Tom Weiner
- Length: 10 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 949
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 836
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Story4 out of 5 stars 849
Hugh Farnham is a practical, self-made man, and when he sees the clouds of nuclear war gathering, he builds a bomb shelter under his house, hoping for peace and preparing for war. But when the apocalypse comes, something happens that he did not expect. A thermonuclear blast tears apart the fabric of time and hurls his shelter into a world with no sign of other human beings.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Heinlein of his time...
- By Lisa on 07-03-11
- Farnham's Freehold
- By: Robert A. Heinlein
- Narrated by: Tom Weiner
Good old book dated but interesting.
Reviewed: 11-07-24
Imagine jumping back to the 1950's to have a conversation with a man. That's this book. They had good knowledge of survival. So they were prepared for the nukes to fly. This man is a take it or leave it kind of guy.. They get blown into a completely different story line. It's pretty crazy and twisted at times, but a good story anyways.
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The Sandman
- By: Neil Gaiman, Dirk Maggs
- Narrated by: Riz Ahmed, Kat Dennings, Taron Egerton, and others
- Length: 11 hrs and 2 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 52,933
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 46,202
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 46,023
When The Sandman, also known as Lord Morpheus - the immortal king of dreams, stories and the imagination - is pulled from his realm and imprisoned on Earth by a nefarious cult, he languishes for decades before finally escaping. Once free, he must retrieve the three “tools” that will restore his power and help him to rebuild his dominion, which has deteriorated in his absence.
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5 out of 5 stars
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absolutely Epic!
- By Victor @ theAudiobookBlog dot com on 07-16-20
- The Sandman
- By: Neil Gaiman, Dirk Maggs
- Narrated by: Riz Ahmed, Kat Dennings, Taron Egerton, Neil Gaiman, James McAvoy, Samantha Morton, Bebe Neuwirth, Andy Serkis, Michael Sheen
Excellent production amazed!
Reviewed: 07-29-24
The whole thing from start to finish was awesome as far as sound quality and actors and sound effects.. amazing quality. The story was ok.
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The Good Earth
- By: Pearl S. Buck
- Narrated by: Anthony Heald
- Length: 10 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 7,149
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 5,679
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 5,692
This Pulitzer Prize-winning classic tells the poignant tale of a Chinese farmer and his family in old agrarian China. The humble Wang Lung glories in the soil he works, nurturing the land as it nurtures him and his family. Nearby, the nobles of the House of Hwang consider themselves above the land and its workers; but they will soon meet their own downfall. The working people riot, breaking into the homes of the rich and forcing them to flee. When Wang Lung shows mercy to one noble and is rewarded, he begins to rise in the world, even as the House of Hwang falls.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Wow
- By Ryan on 05-08-10
- The Good Earth
- By: Pearl S. Buck
- Narrated by: Anthony Heald
Excellent story
Reviewed: 06-27-24
This story really gives insight into Chinese/slave culture. Set in the timeframe right before the cultural revolution. When girls were born they were slaves. They were thought of as slaves. They were thought of as a burden. When times were hard they were sold. This story is so hard. It tells of terrible famine and wonderful bounty. It makes the humble and true, turn and show their dark side. Good and evil can become of any man.. Great story, well written, excellent narration. It's the kind of story I felt I learned from.. and will listen again.
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The Long Walk
- By: Stephen King
- Narrated by: Kirby Heyborne
- Length: 10 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 1,403
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,136
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Story4 out of 5 stars 1,127
On the first day of May, 100 teenage boys meet for a race known as The Long Walk. If you break the rules, you get three warnings. If you exceed your limit, what happens is absolutely terrifying.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The Amazing, Darker Side of Stephen King
- By Bill on 10-10-12
- The Long Walk
- By: Stephen King
- Narrated by: Kirby Heyborne
Raw youthful King writes with ferocity.
Reviewed: 02-05-24
This story has been one of my favorites since I was young. After all of these years coming back to this story really brings back memories of my youthful mindset. I really embraced the horrors of this story not really knowing better. When I was younger it was just badass. Now hearing it again it's like wow that's horrible. I realized then.. that's what the story is really about. The tricking of youth into doing something so terrible, for any reward. Foolishness of youth. Such a great story. One of kings best. Narrated well. Definitely a good buy.
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Carrion Comfort
- By: Dan Simmons
- Narrated by: Mel Foster, Laural Merlington
- Length: 39 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 3,901
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 3,532
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Story4 out of 5 stars 3,523
Caught behind the lines of Hitler's Final Solution, Saul Laski is one of the multitudes destined to die in the notorious Chelmno extermination camp. Until he rises to meet his fate and finds himself face to face with an evil far older, and far greater, than the Nazis themselves. Compelled by the encounter to survive at all costs, so begins a journey that for Saul will span decades and cross continents, plunging into the darkest corners of 20th century history to reveal a secret society of beings who may often exist behind the world's most horrible and violent events.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Idk who needs to see this, but TRIGGER WARNING
- By WBA on 11-05-19
- Carrion Comfort
- By: Dan Simmons
- Narrated by: Mel Foster, Laural Merlington
Overall long winded, like literature of old.
Reviewed: 01-17-24
Made me want to fall asleep or zone out and lose my place. At times the story was very intriguing. At others, it could make me drift away. Not recommended for driving. I think it was the droning old lady voice that put you to sleep like Grandma reading a book at bedtime.
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Imaginary Friend
- By: Stephen Chbosky
- Narrated by: Christine Lakin
- Length: 24 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 4,294
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 3,977
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Story4 out of 5 stars 3,972
Single mother Kate Reese is on the run. Determined to improve life for her and her son, Christopher, she flees an abusive relationship in the middle of the night with her child. Together, they find themselves drawn to the tight-knit community of Mill Grove, Pennsylvania. It's as far off the beaten track as they can get. Just one highway in, one highway out. At first, it seems like the perfect place to finally settle down. Then Christopher vanishes. For six awful days, no one can find him. Until Christopher emerges from the woods at the edge of town, unharmed but not unchanged.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Just Not Good
- By Steve on 02-28-20
- Imaginary Friend
- By: Stephen Chbosky
- Narrated by: Christine Lakin
More of a children's story.
Reviewed: 11-20-23
Personally this story wasn't too my taste. I holds characters like the nice man and the hissing lady who misses (real scary). Whole lot of hissing going on. Kinda religious and childish all together in one nice package. Really had to suffer though to finish this one. Thought I was about done yet had like 6 hours left. Real grind without any satisfaction. Narrator was whisper quiet at times then scream through the mic after you turn it up because you can't hear. Bad experience all around.
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The Road
- By: Cormac McCarthy
- Narrated by: Tom Stechschulte
- Length: 6 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 23,114
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 18,056
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 18,068
America is a barren landscape of smoldering ashes, devoid of life except for those people still struggling to scratch out some type of existence. Amidst this destruction, a father and his young son walk, always toward the coast, but with no real understanding that circumstances will improve once they arrive. Still, they persevere, and their relationship comes to represent goodness in a world of utter devastation.
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5 out of 5 stars
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ARE YOU CARRYING THE FIRE?
- By Jim "The Impatient" on 05-14-16
- The Road
- By: Cormac McCarthy
- Narrated by: Tom Stechschulte
Living on a scorched earth.
Reviewed: 10-18-23
Seems like an accurate description of a father and son trying to survive after complete destruction of our world. A lot of simple language.. lots of yeah, ok, and I dunno. Overall it's a good listen. It's a little far fetched as far as cannibalism is concerned. The story is short and easy to finish.
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The Trackers Series Box Set
- The Trackers Series, Books 1-4
- By: Nicholas Sansbury Smith
- Narrated by: Bronson Pinchot
- Length: 33 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 8,042
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 7,336
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 7,319
Ripped from the headlines, the explosive Trackers saga is a realistic depiction of what an EMP attack and the aftermath might look like from one of the genre's leading voices, USA Today best-selling author and former Homeland Security disaster mitigation officer Nicholas Sansbury Smith. This box set includes the entire four-book Trackers series with over 30 hours of post-apocalyptic survival fiction and action. This box set includes Trackers, Trackers 2: The Hunted, Trackers 3: The Storm, and Trackers 4: The Damned.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Honorable, brave, and selfless!
- By RJ on 11-10-18
- The Trackers Series Box Set
- The Trackers Series, Books 1-4
- By: Nicholas Sansbury Smith
- Narrated by: Bronson Pinchot
Overall.. good listen.
Reviewed: 10-09-23
Well it was a decent story. Kinda cheesy, where skin heads take over. I didn't realize how many bald tattooed guys are out there.. it's scary, lol. But anyways it kept me listening till the end, so not bad. Can't really say I'll listen to it a second time, but maybe.
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The Institute
- A Novel
- By: Stephen King
- Narrated by: Santino Fontana
- Length: 18 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 48,780
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 43,947
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 43,765
In the middle of the night, in a house on a quiet street in suburban Minneapolis, intruders silently murder Luke Ellis' parents and load him into a black SUV. The operation takes less than two minutes. Luke will wake up at The Institute, in a room that looks just like his own, except there's no window. And outside his door are other doors, behind which are other kids with special talents - telekinesis and telepathy - who got to this place the same way Luke did: Kalisha, Nick, George, Iris, and 10-year-old Avery Dixon.
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3 out of 5 stars
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I really wanted to like this novel.. but..
- By Wendi on 09-21-19
- The Institute
- A Novel
- By: Stephen King
- Narrated by: Santino Fontana
Good enough story.
Reviewed: 07-20-23
It was a good listen. Fair performance on a slightly short king novel. Seems a bit dry for King but tied up the ends and left it open as well like he does sometimes. a All in all I'm satisfied with the story and end.
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