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An Unexpected Hero
- A LitRPG Adventure
- By: Rhett C. Bruno, Jaime Castle
- Narrated by: Jeff Hays, Justin Thomas James, Annie Ellicott, and others
- Length: 16 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 933
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 856
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 856
Sorry... Really? Thrust? Anyway, Danny Kendrick was a down-on-his luck performer who always struggled to find his place. He certainly never wanted to be a hero. He just hoped to earn a living doing what he loved. That all changes when he pisses off the wrong guy and gets sucked into a fantasy realm straight out of a Renaissance Fair. Getting used to a new world is tough. It's even tougher when you're surrounded by axe-wielding barbarians, super hot elf assassins, strange magic, and a jaded System that doesn't appear interested in being charged with yet another companion.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Wanted to like it
- By Roy on 10-18-24
- An Unexpected Hero
- A LitRPG Adventure
- By: Rhett C. Bruno, Jaime Castle
- Narrated by: Jeff Hays, Justin Thomas James, Annie Ellicott, Ian M. Walker
The MC was just too toxic
Reviewed: 11-08-24
I understand that we're probably supposed to hate the MC, but it was a bit much. I can't enjoy reading about assholes, and between him and Screenie, with the extra bite added by Jeff Hays, it was honestly way too much.
I kept listening only because of the music - I thought that was a great touch.
The pace was solid, and the characters did pick up towards the end, but I still won't be continuing with this series.
2.5⭐
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Eminent Domain
- By: Victoriano Cárdenas, Warren Langford
- Narrated by: Ama Zathura, Antonio Marquez, Ruben Muller, and others
- Length: 3 hrs and 30 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall3.5 out of 5 stars 1,187
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 1,097
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Story3.5 out of 5 stars 1,090
Loretta Pacheco has a cool job at an electric car company. Her life finally seems headed in the right direction. But in a flash, it all starts to fall apart. What were the strange voices she heard as she lay injured by the side of the road? Why, exactly, did two young boys disappear all those years ago? And what is this strange sound in her head?
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2 out of 5 stars
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Language
- By Diane Hancock on 11-06-21
So. Many. Eating. Noises!
Reviewed: 09-21-24
also, hard to follow the story at times, even with headphones. but the eating noises...!
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Learn Spanish: 3 In 1 Box Set
- Master Conversational Spanish and Speak Like a Native
- By: Patrick Jackson
- Narrated by: Jose Rivera
- Length: 3 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall2.5 out of 5 stars 3
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Performance3.5 out of 5 stars 3
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Story2.5 out of 5 stars 2
Do you want to add nearly 1,000 Spanish words to your Spanish vocabulary? If you didn't quickly answer "yes," it's probably because you don't know that if you want to improve your ability to speak conversational Spanish, one of the easiest and most effective ways, is to add lots of Spanish words to your vocabulary. This 3-in-1 audiobook box set, will help you accomplish the goal of quickly adding a ton of Spanish words to your vocabulary.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Don't bother if you have other books
- By LMS on 08-18-24
- Learn Spanish: 3 In 1 Box Set
- Master Conversational Spanish and Speak Like a Native
- By: Patrick Jackson
- Narrated by: Jose Rivera
Don't bother if you have other books
Reviewed: 08-18-24
If you have Jackson's other books, you probably already have the "romantic language" and "describing people" bonus episodes. The bulk of this text is the useful phrases book, and it's literally just random phrases and words in Spanish, sorted by theme, with no translation or space to practice. I don't get the point of it.
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Learn Spanish Curse Words and Vulgar Expressions
- By: Patrick Jackson
- Narrated by: Jose Rivera, Maria Lopez, Gary Milholland, and others
- Length: 2 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 30
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 26
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 26
Yes, I know you would never use profanity when speaking Spanish. But maybe you would still like to know and understand what's being said in Spanish if someone calls you a #*@!$ in Spanish or a *#*@! in Spanish. Or maybe you're interested in accelerated Spanish and you're looking for some colorful language to be able to express yourself. Then here's your chance to get on the road to accelerated Spanish and learn plenty of swear words or curse words in Spanish.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A Hilarious Way to Learn Spanish
- By Duran A. Valdez on 03-04-18
- Learn Spanish Curse Words and Vulgar Expressions
- By: Patrick Jackson
- Narrated by: Jose Rivera, Maria Lopez, Gary Milholland, Amanda DiMichele
Incredibly aggressive
Reviewed: 08-18-24
This book is basically somebody saying something very aggressively in English, and then giving a Spanish equivalent. While I agree it's important to understand swearing in languages you're studying (and I swear a lot in English) this was too hard to listen to.
There's no context given for the words (so 'fool' in English is translated as multiple things in Spanish), and while there's lots of regional swearing represented, Spain itself isn't one of them (ie less helpful for me).
I've bought a bunch of Jackson's books over the years and enjoy the call-and-response method for learning, but that was absent here. It really is just a narrator yelling at you and then hearing the Spanish version.
Pass.
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El Príncipe de la Niebla
- La Trilogía de la Niebla, Book 1
- By: Carlos Ruiz Zafón
- Narrated by: Marcel Navarro
- Length: 5 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 152
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 134
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 134
El nuevo hogar de los Carver, que se han mudado a la costa huyendo de la ciudad y de la guerra, está rodeado de misterio. Todavía se respira el espíritu de Jacob, el hijo de los antiguos propietarios, que murió ahogado. Las extrañas circunstancias de esa muerte sólo se empiezan a aclarar con la aparición de un diabólico personaje: el Príncipe de la Niebla, capaz de conceder cualquier deseo a una persona; eso sí, a un alto precio.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Maravilloso!
- By Yokasta Torres on 02-15-21
- El Príncipe de la Niebla
- La Trilogía de la Niebla, Book 1
- By: Carlos Ruiz Zafón
- Narrated by: Marcel Navarro
Great listening practice
Reviewed: 08-18-24
I'd previously read this in English, some 10 years ago, and decided to listen in Spanish having just finished B2. Zero comprehension issues - the narrator is very clear (though hilariously, abruptly clears his throat in the second-last chapter).
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The Binding
- A Novel
- By: Bridget Collins
- Narrated by: Carl Prekopp
- Length: 15 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,449
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,293
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,286
Young Emmett Farmer is working in the fields when a strange letter arrives summoning him away from his family. He is to begin an apprenticeship as a bookbinder - a vocation that arouses fear, superstition, and prejudice among their small community, but one neither he nor his parents can afford to refuse. For as long as he can recall, Emmett has been drawn to books, even though they are strictly forbidden. Bookbinding is a sacred calling, Seredith informs her new apprentice, and he is a binder born.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Just wow
- By RUKiddingMee on 05-18-19
- The Binding
- A Novel
- By: Bridget Collins
- Narrated by: Carl Prekopp
Really dragged on
Reviewed: 08-08-24
This book is just a massive downer. Lots of sexual violence, exploitation, despair. Good narration, but ultimately not for me.
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6 Scandalous Short Stories in Spanish
- For Adults to Learn Spanish the Fun Way
- By: Candela Benjamin
- Narrated by: Claudia Fernández Mariscal
- Length: 1 hr and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 6
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 6
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Story5 out of 5 stars 6
Six Scandalous Short Stories in Spanish follows the mischief and misfortunes of various characters as they pursue romance in modern-day Spain. The stories are guaranteed to leave you wide-eyed, jaw-to-the-floor, and clutching your pearls while taking your Spanish to the next level.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A fun way to learn Spanish!
- By Jeff M. on 05-02-23
- 6 Scandalous Short Stories in Spanish
- For Adults to Learn Spanish the Fun Way
- By: Candela Benjamin
- Narrated by: Claudia Fernández Mariscal
Hilarious
Reviewed: 06-04-24
Really solid for upper B2; there was just one story I struggled with. I'd definitely listen to more from this author!
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My Year of Rest and Relaxation
- By: Ottessa Moshfegh
- Narrated by: Julia Whelan
- Length: 7 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 5,028
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 4,402
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Story4 out of 5 stars 4,398
Our narrator should be happy, shouldn't she? She's young, thin, pretty, a recent Columbia graduate; she works an easy job at a hip art gallery and lives in an apartment on the Upper East Side of Manhattan paid for, like the rest of her needs, by her inheritance. But there is a dark and vacuous hole in her heart, and it isn't just the loss of her parents, or the way her Wall Street boyfriend treats her, or her sadomasochistic relationship with her best friend, Reva. It's the year 2000 in a city aglitter with wealth and possibility; what could be so terribly wrong?
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5 out of 5 stars
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I love it...
- By Claudia Gallegos on 07-12-18
- My Year of Rest and Relaxation
- By: Ottessa Moshfegh
- Narrated by: Julia Whelan
Deadpan narration of biting satire
Reviewed: 02-17-24
I completely understand why people wouldn't like this book, but I loved it. It was darkly hilarious, at times relatable, at times horrific. It felt very 'millennial woman meets Fear and Loathing', embedded in trauma and satirical social commentary. It made me think, and it made me feel a lot of things. 10/10 deadpan audiobook narration, too.
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Isaac Steele and the Forever Man
- The Isaac Steele Chronicles
- By: Daniel Rigby
- Narrated by: Daniel Rigby
- Length: 7 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,764
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1,644
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,634
Agent Isaac Steele has problems. He spends all his splibs on drink and drugs. He has some deep-seated and very much unresolved issues with his parents. And his robotic partner at Greatest Britain’s Department of Clarification, Dr Timothy Stephens, is ruled more by his heart than his hard drive. But all these issues take a back seat when Isaac stumbles upon a case involving the most sensitive information in the cosmos - a Never File, inaccessible to all except those with the highest clearance. He is expressly forbidden to involve himself. So naturally he does.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Bombastic comedic rollercoster
- By Hillary on 09-14-21
- Isaac Steele and the Forever Man
- The Isaac Steele Chronicles
- By: Daniel Rigby
- Narrated by: Daniel Rigby
Absolutely outstanding
Reviewed: 01-08-24
The wittiest writing I've encountered in years, and the narration (by the author, an actor) is a delight. I listened to it while hiking, and was snort-laughing to myself on the trail like a lunatic. An immense pleasure, and I wouldn't make this comparison lightly, but a worthy successor to Douglas Adams. GIVE ME MORE
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The Secret History of Christmas
- By: Bill Bryson
- Narrated by: Bill Bryson
- Length: 3 hrs and 3 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,539
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,391
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,387
Christmas is the single biggest annual event on the planet, a time for merry-making, over-indulgence, peace, goodwill, and the occasional family row. It’s as comfortable and familiar as a pair of old shoes and yet still glittery and exciting. But what do you really know about it? It’s stuffed full of traditions and rituals that most of us have been observing all our lives without having the slightest idea of where they come from.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Fascinating and Entertaining
- By Laura Carrington on 11-23-22
- The Secret History of Christmas
- By: Bill Bryson
- Narrated by: Bill Bryson
Intolerable narration
Reviewed: 12-15-23
I hate Bryson's narration so much, that it rendered the book tedious and irritating. Definitely not a mistake I'll make again!
Also, he seems to have missed the whole discourse about the 12 gifts of Christmas ALL being birds.
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