J. Thompson
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Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead
- A Novel
- By: Olga Tokarczuk, Antonia Lloyd-Jones
- Narrated by: Beata Pozniak
- Length: 11 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 2,218
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 1,915
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Story4 out of 5 stars 1,909
In a remote Polish village, Janina devotes the dark winter days to studying astrology, translating the poetry of William Blake, and taking care of the summer homes of wealthy Warsaw residents. Her reputation as a crank and a recluse is amplified by her not-so-secret preference for the company of animals over humans. Then, a neighbor, Big Foot, turns up dead. Soon, other bodies are discovered, in increasingly strange circumstances. As suspicions mount, Janina inserts herself into the investigation, certain that she knows whodunit. If only anyone would pay her mind....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Narrator - Authentic as it can get!
- By Chris on 09-03-19
- Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead
- A Novel
- By: Olga Tokarczuk, Antonia Lloyd-Jones
- Narrated by: Beata Pozniak
pleasant, quirky, but the narrator makes it
Reviewed: 03-06-25
a perfect narrator choice for this novel that carries the work when it gets a little long
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The Changeling
- A Novel
- By: Victor LaValle
- Narrated by: Victor LaValle
- Length: 14 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 2,143
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,965
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Story4 out of 5 stars 1,960
When Apollo Kagwa's father disappeared, all he left his son were strange recurring dreams and a box of books stamped with the word improbabilia. Now Apollo is a father himself - and as he and his wife, Emma, are settling into their new lives as parents, exhaustion and anxiety start to take their toll. Apollo's old dreams return and Emma begins acting odd.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Fractured Fairytale
- By Diane on 08-07-17
- The Changeling
- A Novel
- By: Victor LaValle
- Narrated by: Victor LaValle
a great modern fairy tale
Reviewed: 02-19-25
at times crushingly sad, shockingly real, wonderfully strange, and un-put-downable. the author does a decent job as narrator.
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The Ballad of Black Tom
- By: Victor LaValle
- Narrated by: Kevin R. Free
- Length: 3 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,930
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,727
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,719
Charles Thomas Tester hustles to put food on the table, keep the roof over his father's head, from Harlem to Flushing Meadows to Red Hook. He knows what magic a suit can cast, the invisibility a guitar case can provide, and the curse written on his black skin that attracts the eye of wealthy white folks and their trained cops. But when he delivers an occult page to a reclusive sorceress in the heart of Queens, Tom opens a door to a deeper realm of magic.
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4 out of 5 stars
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“I’ll take Cthulhu over you devils any day”
- By Jefferson on 11-16-19
- The Ballad of Black Tom
- By: Victor LaValle
- Narrated by: Kevin R. Free
everything about this was awesome
Reviewed: 02-10-25
the story is fantastic, the twist on Lovecraft was great, the narration was exactly what was needed
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Annihilation
- Southern Reach Trilogy, Book 1
- By: Jeff VanderMeer
- Narrated by: Carolyn McCormick
- Length: 6 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 6,841
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 6,185
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Story4 out of 5 stars 6,187
Area X has been cut off from the rest of the continent for decades. Nature has reclaimed the last vestiges of human civilization. The first expedition returned with reports of a pristine, Edenic landscape; all the members of the second expedition committed suicide; the third expedition died in a hail of gunfire as its members turned on one another; the members of the eleventh expedition returned as shadows of their former selves, and within months of their return, all had died of aggressive cancer.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Great story, bad narrator
- By Julian P. on 01-26-16
- Annihilation
- Southern Reach Trilogy, Book 1
- By: Jeff VanderMeer
- Narrated by: Carolyn McCormick
story was ok, narrator was disappointing
Reviewed: 02-06-25
the overall story was ok. the writing felt odd, but that have been the narrator's monotone and lack of phrasing.
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A True History of the United States
- Indigenous Genocide, Racialized Slavery, Hyper-Capitalism, Militarist Imperialism and Other Overlooked Aspects of American Exceptionalism (Sunlight Editions)
- By: Daniel Sjursen
- Narrated by: Daniel Sjursen
- Length: 24 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 156
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 138
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Story5 out of 5 stars 138
Brilliant, listenable, and raw. Maj. (ret.) Danny Sjursen, who served combat tours in Iraq and Afghanistan and later taught history at West Point, delivers a true epic and the perfect companion to Howard Zinn’s A People’s History of the United States.
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1 out of 5 stars
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The raw facts are good but the info is very bias.
- By Charlie :) on 08-13-21
- A True History of the United States
- Indigenous Genocide, Racialized Slavery, Hyper-Capitalism, Militarist Imperialism and Other Overlooked Aspects of American Exceptionalism (Sunlight Editions)
- By: Daniel Sjursen
- Narrated by: Daniel Sjursen
eye opening
Reviewed: 01-15-25
author is equally sceptical of both right and left saviors with a sober view of what this country truly is
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The Perks of Being a Wallflower
- By: Stephen Chbosky
- Narrated by: Noah Galvin
- Length: 6 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 4,030
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 3,515
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Story5 out of 5 stars 3,503
The critically acclaimed debut novel from Stephen Chbosky, Perks follows observant "wallflower" Charlie as he charts a course through the strange world between adolescence and adulthood. First dates, family drama, and new friends. Sex, drugs, and The Rocky Horror Picture Show. Devastating loss, young love, and life on the fringes. Caught between trying to live his life and trying to run from it, Charlie must learn to navigate those wild and poignant roller-coaster days known as growing up.
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4 out of 5 stars
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You're Not Too Old To Read This
- By Anonymous User on 08-06-18
- The Perks of Being a Wallflower
- By: Stephen Chbosky
- Narrated by: Noah Galvin
read this.
Reviewed: 11-08-24
how anyone would want this to be a banned book is beyond me. this is a beautiful book and performance.
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Leaving Berlin
- A Novel
- By: Joseph Kanon
- Narrated by: Corey Brill
- Length: 11 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 496
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 443
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Story4 out of 5 stars 439
Berlin, 1948. Almost four years after the war's end, the city is still in ruins, a physical wasteland and a political symbol about to rupture. In the West a defiant, blockaded city is barely surviving on airlifted supplies; in the East the heady early days of political reconstruction are being undermined by the murky compromises of the Cold War. Espionage, like the black market, is a fact of life.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Espionage In Berlin 1948
- By Sara on 01-04-16
- Leaving Berlin
- A Novel
- By: Joseph Kanon
- Narrated by: Corey Brill
good story, odd style, average narrator
Reviewed: 04-07-16
really really short sentences. why? I don't know. maybe it makes it seem confusing. like you're in a spy novel instead of reading it.
aside from that, the story is good. lots of intrigue and betrayals and betrayals of the betrayals.
the narrator almost sunk this one for me. there is no range to his voice and little emotion. there were plenty of chances for seething anger or distraught fear but it all came across the same. the only distinct voices was the Russian and the New York transplant.
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Mercury Rises
- Mercury, Book 2
- By: Robert Kroese
- Narrated by: Kevin Stillwell
- Length: 9 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 318
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 288
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 290
Fresh off their successful quest to thwart not one, but two diabolical plots to destroy the world, jaded reporter Christine Temetri and rough cherub Mercury find that mysterious powers outranking even the Heavenly bureaucracy seem intent on keeping the Apocalypse on track. Mercury Rises continues author Robert Kroese’s tale of the heroic cherub Mercury, who is generally well-intentioned, rarely well-behaved, and always well-armed with a droll remark. While the world is plagued by natural disasters and nations.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A humorous distraction, I enjoyed it very much!
- By TJ on 06-19-16
- Mercury Rises
- Mercury, Book 2
- By: Robert Kroese
- Narrated by: Kevin Stillwell
worth the follow through
Reviewed: 01-27-16
the story falls a little short of the first and it leaves a little early in favor of the third, but it is enjoyable and Still well makes it a pleasant past time.
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Gardens of the Moon
- The Malazan Book of the Fallen, Book 1
- By: Steven Erikson
- Narrated by: Ralph Lister
- Length: 26 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 12,335
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 11,123
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Story4 out of 5 stars 11,115
The Malazan Empire simmers with discontent, bled dry by interminable warfare, bitter infighting and bloody confrontations with the formidable Anomander Rake and his Tiste Andii, ancient and implacable sorcerers. Even the imperial legions, long inured to the bloodshed, yearn for some respite. Yet Empress Laseen's rule remains absolute, enforced by her dread Claw assassins.
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4 out of 5 stars
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An engrossing yet demanding high epic
- By Adnan on 11-20-12
- Gardens of the Moon
- The Malazan Book of the Fallen, Book 1
- By: Steven Erikson
- Narrated by: Ralph Lister
the best of epic fantasy with a narrator to match
Reviewed: 01-25-16
this book is long and it is intricate. it is not something you can casually listen to. that said it is amazing and if you like sweeping epics that drop you into a world that is well developed and wonderous, you need this book.
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After We Fall
- A Novel
- By: Emma Kavanagh
- Narrated by: Jayne Entwistle
- Length: 10 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 59
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 52
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Story4 out of 5 stars 56
What happened the night flight 2940 crashed? And is the shocking murder of a policeman's daughter somehow related to this tragic event - or is it simply a devastating coincidence? Four people who have never met but are indelibly linked by these disasters will be forced to reveal the closely guarded secrets that unlock the answers to these questions. But once the truth is exposed, it may cause even more destruction.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Good mystery that crushes your soul over and over
- By J. Thompson on 01-05-16
- After We Fall
- A Novel
- By: Emma Kavanagh
- Narrated by: Jayne Entwistle
Good mystery that crushes your soul over and over
Reviewed: 01-05-16
Where does After We Fall rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?
Top quarter so far.
Did the plot keep you on the edge of your seat? How?
The plot was average to decent, but the book really turns on the characters and how much you want them to succeed or not.
Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
The book has almost no highs only abject lows. If you don't like depressing books, you may give this a pass but if you use stories to experience emotions, this one captures the essence of loss, confusion, loneliness, need, and regret.
Any additional comments?
Occasionally repetitive feeling, but viewed in context of the storyline, that actually adds to the atmosphere of the novel and helps the characters more relatable.
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