M. Gilmer
- 4
- reviews
- 0
- helpful votes
- 5
- ratings
-
James
- A Novel
- By: Percival Everett
- Narrated by: Dominic Hoffman
- Length: 7 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars 14,195
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars 13,410
-
Story5 out of 5 stars 13,410
When Jim overhears that he is about to be sold to a man in New Orleans, separated from his wife and daughter forever, he runs away until he can formulate a plan. Meanwhile, Huck has faked his own death to escape his violent father. As all readers/listeners of American literature know, thus begins the dangerous and transcendent journey by raft down the Mississippi River toward the elusive and unreliable promise of the Free States and beyond.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
This is the real story of Huck…
- By Poor Fisherman on 04-07-24
- James
- A Novel
- By: Percival Everett
- Narrated by: Dominic Hoffman
The songs of slaves
Reviewed: 02-10-25
I loved the adventure story and its truths about slavery. I listened to the various songs that were used throughout the book and was so sorry that Audible did not have each of the songs actually SUNG instead of just having the words read. These were traditional songs whose tunes are known. It would have added a lot to the listener’s experience if they had been song.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Lucy by the Sea
- A Novel
- By: Elizabeth Strout
- Narrated by: Kimberly Farr
- Length: 8 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,532
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,370
-
Story4 out of 5 stars 1,357
As a panicked world goes into lockdown, Lucy Barton is uprooted from her life in Manhattan and bundled away to a small town in Maine by her ex-husband and on-again, off-again friend, William. For the next several months, it’s just Lucy, William, and their complex past together in a little house nestled against the moody, swirling sea. Rich with empathy and emotion, Lucy by the Sea vividly captures the fear and struggles that come with isolation, as well as the hope, peace, and possibilities that those long, quiet days can inspire.
-
2 out of 5 stars
-
Narrator
- By J. O'Connor on 09-22-22
- Lucy by the Sea
- A Novel
- By: Elizabeth Strout
- Narrated by: Kimberly Farr
Reflections of Lucy
Reviewed: 04-09-24
Very realistic, modern story. Lucy’s various insights and reflections as she continues to learn what matters to her
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Tom Lake
- A Novel
- By: Ann Patchett
- Narrated by: Meryl Streep
- Length: 11 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 17,152
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars 15,865
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 15,851
In the spring of 2020, Lara’s three daughters return to the family's orchard in Northern Michigan. While picking cherries, they beg their mother to tell them the story of Peter Duke, a famous actor with whom she shared both a stage and a romance years before at a theater company called Tom Lake. As Lara recalls the past, her daughters examine their own lives and relationship with their mother, and are forced to reconsider the world and everything they thought they knew.
-
1 out of 5 stars
-
So incredibly boring
- By Rhonda Morrison on 08-05-23
- Tom Lake
- A Novel
- By: Ann Patchett
- Narrated by: Meryl Streep
Drama Queen
Reviewed: 01-29-24
While there were too many coincidences in the story to make it realistic, it was charming. And the two main settings, theatre and cherry farm, were fascinating sub-plots on their own. The book is everybody’s imaginary hot summer romance come true! Its memories continue to entrance over the years, even on to the next generation.
As the saying goes, “In your dreams!”
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Dimestore
- A Writer's Life
- By: Lee Smith
- Narrated by: Linda Stephens
- Length: 6 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4 out of 5 stars 104
-
Performance4 out of 5 stars 91
-
Story4 out of 5 stars 92
For the inimitable Lee Smith, place is paramount. For 45 years, her fiction has lived and breathed with the rhythms and people of the Appalachian South. But never before has she written her own story. Set deep in the rugged Appalachian Mountains, the Grundy of Lee Smith's youth was a place of coal miners, mountain music, and her daddy's dimestore. It was in that dimestore - listening to customers and inventing life histories for the store's dolls - that she began to learn the craft of storytelling.
-
4 out of 5 stars
-
Pronunciation matters!
- By Tricia on 03-26-16
- Dimestore
- A Writer's Life
- By: Lee Smith
- Narrated by: Linda Stephens
Sourthern Story Read by Northener
Reviewed: 06-02-16
Where does Dimestore rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?
near the top, as a book
What was one of the most memorable moments of Dimestore?
Chapter about son's illness and death
Did the narration match the pace of the story?
yes
Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
not necessarily
Any additional comments?
Lee Smith's story is that of a Southern Mountain girl. It should NEVER have been performed by someone with a Northern accent. Worst of all, she pronounced the key word "Appalachian" the way nobody in the mountains EVER does. She said "Appa lay chian" at least 200 times, which totally wrecks the mood and gist of the story. The reader gave it her all, but she continually spoke in the wrong voice for this book. I'm sure Lee Smith would be shocked to hear her personal story told in this voice. I was.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!