Cynthia K Wilson
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The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires
- By: Grady Hendrix
- Narrated by: Bahni Turpin
- Length: 13 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 8,393
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 7,560
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Story4 out of 5 stars 7,535
Patricia Campbell's life has never felt smaller. Her ambitious husband is too busy to give her a goodbye kiss in the morning, her kids have their own lives, her senile mother-in-law needs constant care, and she's always a step behind on thank-you notes and her endless list of chores. The one thing she has to look forward to is her book club, a close-knit group of Charleston women united by their love of true crime and paperback fiction. At these meetings they're as likely to talk about the Manson family as they are marriage, motherhood, and neighborhood gossip.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Not my cup of tea
- By NorthernPerson on 04-21-20
- The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires
- By: Grady Hendrix
- Narrated by: Bahni Turpin
The lead character is just annoying.
Reviewed: 11-16-23
I didn’t really like it. I didn’t find any of the characters interesting or likable. I only made it to chapter 5 before calling it quits. The lead character is just annoying. She is not smart not competent and so profoundly naive that you just want to shake her. I’m a huge fan of mysteries so maybe this wasn’t the book for me. It might be considered horror I guess with humor. I specifically bought it because it was supposed to be funny but the humor was self deprecating and accidental. I was hoping the characters would be funny but no they weren’t. The narrator did a good job though.
However it’s possible it got a lot better after chapter 5.
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The Mystery of the Spanish Chest
- A Hercule Poirot Short Story
- By: Agatha Christie
- Narrated by: Hugh Fraser
- Length: 1 hr and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 42
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 34
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 32
Major Hastings and Hercule Poirot are not interested in the mystery of the Spanish chest, which has been reported in the papers so often that it seems to be an entirely closed case. But, when Hastings persuades Poirot to attend a fabulous party given by Lady Chatterton, they discover someone sequestered upstairs who is desperate for their help. Will the contents of a dead man's pockets reveal to the inscrutable eye of Hercule Poirot who the culprit is?
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5 out of 5 stars
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Superb
- By Cynthia K Wilson on 06-05-23
- The Mystery of the Spanish Chest
- A Hercule Poirot Short Story
- By: Agatha Christie
- Narrated by: Hugh Fraser
Superb
Reviewed: 06-05-23
Great story as always with Agatha Christie. The narration is perfect. One of my favorites!
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Where We Belong
- By: Catherine Ryan Hyde
- Narrated by: Vanessa Johansson
- Length: 11 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,446
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,184
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2,182
Fourteen-year-old Angie and her mom are poised at the edge of homelessness...again. The problem is her little sister, Sophie. Sophie has an autism-like disorder and a tendency to shriek. No matter where they live, home never seems to last long. Until they move in with Aunt Vi, across the fence from a huge, black Great Dane who changes everything.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Can't get past inhumane treatment of sister/daughter
- By Ullanta on 09-21-15
- Where We Belong
- By: Catherine Ryan Hyde
- Narrated by: Vanessa Johansson
Drags on.
Reviewed: 04-10-22
I wanted to like this story and the main girl character but as time went on I liked her less and less. She never has any sympathy or appreciation for what her mom is going through. She is self centered, and selfish not willing to do anything to help her mom accept spend some time with her sister. We are made to feel like she has this high moral stance that all adults in her life are impressed with and that her mom is uncaring and lets her make all the hard decisions. She judges her mom more harshly than anyone else in her life and she seeks to know others better than she does her own mom and sister. The sister is just a prop in this play that neither the mom or her older sister care to treat her like anything more than a noisy pet. Surely there is more to autistic children even severely autistic than what is portrayed in this book. I wouldn’t recommend this book to anyone. Although some people might really like it.
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The Morning Read from The Wall Street Journal, 1-Month Subscription
- By: The Wall Street Journal
- Narrated by: The Wall Street Journal
- Length: Less than 1 minute
- Original Recording
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 3,523
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 2,969
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Story4 out of 5 stars 2,889
The Editors of The Wall Street Journal select the most popular columns and briefings from the Marketplace, Money & Investing, and Front Sections of the Journal. You'll hear the top stories read to you verbatim and be able to easily skip from story to story. Get the latest issue or subscribe!
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1 out of 5 stars
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I don't want this in my library
- By Richard Hoffman on 05-20-19
- The Morning Read from The Wall Street Journal, 1-Month Subscription
- By: The Wall Street Journal
- Narrated by: The Wall Street Journal
Great synopsis of key news topics
Reviewed: 06-19-19
This daily podcast may be my favorite thing about Audible. Important news stories with just enough detail and without an agenda.
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History of the Ancient World: A Global Perspective
- By: Gregory S. Aldrete, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Gregory S. Aldrete
- Length: 24 hrs and 24 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,540
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 2,235
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Story5 out of 5 stars 2,222
The ancient world has cast a long shadow, influencing our customs and religious beliefs, our laws, and the form of our governments. It has taught us when and how we make war or pursue peace. It has shaped the buildings we live and work in and the art we hang on our walls. It has given us the calendar that organizes our year and has left its mark on the games we play.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Top 1% of All History Courses You'll Take
- By Tommy D'Angelo on 05-23-17
Great World History foundation in a very interesting style
Reviewed: 10-06-17
Professor Aldrete delivers the content in a way that holds the interest of a non-student of history.
Content is dense and broken into digest
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