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The Girl in the Spider's Web
- A Lisbeth Salander Novel
- By: David Lagercrantz
- Narrated by: Simon Vance
- Length: 13 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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The next installment in the Millennium series: a genius hacker who has always been an outsider; a journalist with a penchant for danger. She is Lisbeth Salander, the girl with the dragon tattoo. He is Mikael Blomkvist, crusading editor of Millennium. One night, Blomkvist receives a call from a source who claims to have been given information vital to the United States by a young female hacker.
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Good But Will Never Be the Same
- By J.B. on 09-04-15
- The Girl in the Spider's Web
- A Lisbeth Salander Novel
- By: David Lagercrantz
- Narrated by: Simon Vance
Very Disappointing!!
Reviewed: 09-15-15
What disappointed you about The Girl in the Spider's Web?
There were no levels to the story. It was a straight line that dragged on and on. There was no growth in Lisbeths character and she seemed almost superficial to the story line.
Would you ever listen to anything by David Lagercrantz again?
Never
Have you listened to any of Simon Vance’s other performances before? How does this one compare?
Simon Vance is an excellent narrator.
If you could play editor, what scene or scenes would you have cut from The Girl in the Spider's Web?
I wouldn't have published this book
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The Last Werewolf
- By: Glen Duncan
- Narrated by: Robin Sachs
- Length: 11 hrs and 34 mins
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Meet Jake. A bit on the elderly side (he turns 201 in March), but you’d never suspect it. Nonstop sex and exercise will do that for you - and a diet with lots of animal protein. Jake is a werewolf, and after the unfortunate and violent death of his one contemporary, he is now the last of his species. Although he is physically healthy, Jake is deeply distraught and lonely.
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The Ennui of a Naughty Dog
- By Mel on 09-12-11
- The Last Werewolf
- By: Glen Duncan
- Narrated by: Robin Sachs
Boring and offensive
Reviewed: 08-16-11
I read the glowing reviews and really anicipated a great listen. But I just don't get it. I found the storyline very slow-moving and the narrator very monotone. No one mentioned the extremely graphic, and to my mind, offensive sexual descriptions. I guess some people enjoy this kind of thing. For me, I couldn't get through the first half. Should have listened to the sample. One star because I had to.
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The Lacuna
- By: Barbara Kingsolver
- Narrated by: Barbara Kingsolver
- Length: 19 hrs and 14 mins
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Born in the United States, but reared in Mexico, Harrison Shepherd finds precarious shelter but no sense of home on his thrilling odyssey. Life is whatever he learns from housekeepers and, one fateful day, by mixing plaster for famed muralist Diego Rivera. When he goes to work for Rivera, his wife, exotic artist Kahlo, and exiled leader Lev Trotsky, Shepherd inadvertently casts his lot with art and revolution.
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Great Writers need Great Narrators
- By Gypsy Wife on 12-04-09
- The Lacuna
- By: Barbara Kingsolver
- Narrated by: Barbara Kingsolver
Disappointed
Reviewed: 12-18-09
I really enjoy Barbara Kingsolver's writing - especially The Poisonwood Bible, but I just couldn't get into this book. I found it very slow moving. Maybe it was the narration - great author though.
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The Help
- By: Kathryn Stockett
- Narrated by: Jenna Lamia, Bahni Turpin, Octavia Spencer, and others
- Length: 18 hrs and 6 mins
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In pitch-perfect voices, Kathryn Stockett creates three extraordinary women whose determination to start a movement of their own forever changes a town, and the way women—mothers, daughters, caregivers, friends—view one another. A deeply moving novel filled with poignancy, humor, and hope, The Help is a timeless and universal story about the lines we abide by, and the ones we don't.
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What a great surprise!
- By Jan on 12-02-09
- The Help
- By: Kathryn Stockett
- Narrated by: Jenna Lamia, Bahni Turpin, Octavia Spencer, Cassandra Campbell
Don't miss this!
Reviewed: 05-20-09
I've listened to many books and this may be the best. Excellent story with 3 narrators who are second to none. Enjoyed every minute.
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The Zookeeper's Wife
- A War Story
- By: Diane Ackerman
- Narrated by: Suzanne Toren
- Length: 10 hrs and 55 mins
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When Germany invaded Poland, bombers devastated Warsaw - and the city's zoo along with it. With most of their animals dead, zookeepers Jan and Antonina Zabinski began smuggling Jews into the empty cages. Another dozen "guests" hid inside the Zabinskis' villa, emerging after dark for dinner, socializing, and, during rare moments of calm, piano concerts.
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Very Disappointing, Terrible Narration
- By jTacy67 on 07-16-08
- The Zookeeper's Wife
- A War Story
- By: Diane Ackerman
- Narrated by: Suzanne Toren
Beautifully written but slow moving
Reviewed: 07-12-08
This book will probably win literary awards since the writing is excelent and the language is beautiful. That being said, the story itself is very slow moving and I was never able to really feel a connection with the characters. Given the subject matter, I expected some degree of suspense, but it never developed. Some chapters were totally descriptive and interrupted the story line completely. While the reader does a really good job, the presentation is so lyrical it becomes monotonous. Perhaps an abridged version would be a better choice.
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Obsession, Deceit, and Really Dark Chocolate
- By: Kyra Davis
- Narrated by: Gabra Zackman
- Length: 9 hrs and 34 mins
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Sophie Katz's relationship with the irresistible and occasionally insufferable P.I. Anatoly Darinsky is on the fritz when a friend recruits Sophie's investigation skills to decode her possibly two-timing husband's strange behavior. When Sophie shows up in a short, red cocktail dress and her friend's hubby winds up dead, the loveable would-be sleuth can't help but take on the job.
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Story or political agenda?
- By ldy design on 09-05-07
- Obsession, Deceit, and Really Dark Chocolate
- By: Kyra Davis
- Narrated by: Gabra Zackman
First and last of Sophie Katz
Reviewed: 06-20-08
This is the first Sophie Katz book I've listened to and I wouldn't get another one. I kept waiting for it to get better, but it never happened. The character development was very poor, although maybe that was because this isn't the first in the series. The plot was slow moving and unbelievable. The heroine was really quite stupid for someone trying to investigate a murder. Maybe part of it was the narrator - even the characters sounded bored.
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The Ballroom on Magnolia Street
- By: Sharon Owens
- Narrated by: Caroline Winterson
- Length: 10 hrs and 43 mins
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On the heels of her captivating debut, The Tea House on Mulberry Street, comes Ireland's best-selling author Sharon Owens' new novel of passion, romance, and regret, and the winding paths to falling in love.
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The Ballroom on Magnolia Street
- By Judi on 09-26-05
- The Ballroom on Magnolia Street
- By: Sharon Owens
- Narrated by: Caroline Winterson
A nice little book
Reviewed: 06-20-08
Maybe not Maeve Binchey, but a nice, pleasant little story to pass the time. I also listened to the Teahouse book, which was ok, but this one was better.
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Slummy Mummy
- By: Fiona Neill
- Narrated by: Katherine Kellgren
- Length: 12 hrs and 27 mins
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Lucy Sweeney has three sons, a husband on a short fuse, and a tendency toward domestic disaster. It has been years since the dirty laundry pile was less than three feet high, months since she remembered to have sex, and weeks since her toddler started using the trash can as a toilet. Lucy is living in a constant state of emergency, caught between perfectionist Yummy Mummy Number One and competitive Alpha Mum.
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Terrible
- By JJReader on 12-30-07
- Slummy Mummy
- By: Fiona Neill
- Narrated by: Katherine Kellgren
Terrible
Reviewed: 12-30-07
This is the worst audiobook I've ever listened to. There is no plot, it isn't funny, and the reader is dull. Don't waste your money.
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