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Angelina
- An Unauthorized Biography
- By: Andrew Morton
- Narrated by: Bronson Pinchot
- Length: 12 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3.5 out of 5 stars 110
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 66
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Story4 out of 5 stars 66
Despite all the headlines, what do we know about the real Angelina Jolie? Award-winning biographer Andrew Morton, whose books forever changed the world’s perception of Princess Diana and Tom Cruise, finally brings us the inside story of the smiling, glamorous woman Forbes named the most powerful celebrity in the world.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Cleared up some questions I had!
- By Karen on 09-18-10
- Angelina
- An Unauthorized Biography
- By: Andrew Morton
- Narrated by: Bronson Pinchot
Cleared up some questions I had!
Reviewed: 09-18-10
I got this for two reasons! I was super sick and wanted something fact based to listen to, and because I have always wondered if Angelina Jolie ACTUALLY gave away as much as her publicity claims she does. I didn't believe it! Also, I was furious about her questionable adoptions and angry with the American hubris that thinks nothing of removing children from their cultures/families assuming that our "superior" culture justifies this! Having listened to this book I am still upset with the adoptions, but I do think she meant for the best for these children, she is just unable to see past her cultural conditioning. I also believe she does do a lot for the countries she tries to help and it isn't just a publicity stunt.
The WORST thing about this book is how much Andrew Morton seems to rely on Miss Jolie's father for facts and impressions with almost NO critical reasoning! For instance, Miss Jolie is theoretically damaged because her mother abandoned her in a completely white apartment with just an endless line of babysitters to keep her company for the bulk of her infancy. THEN, he accepts Mr. Voight's claim that, after he left his wife for another woman, he spent most of the time WITH his wife and children trying to take care of them. Which is it, Mr Morton? I did end up feeling sympathy for Miss Jolie for having a father that thinks nothing of stabbing her in the back and going public to do so. I would keep him far away from my children too, that's for sure!
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The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
- A Lisbeth Salander Novel
- By: Stieg Larsson, Reg Keeland - translator
- Narrated by: Simon Vance
- Length: 16 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 42,066
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 26,958
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 27,008
Harriet Vanger, a scion of one of Sweden's wealthiest families disappeared over forty years ago. All these years later, her aged uncle continues to seek the truth. He hires Mikael Blomkvist, a crusading journalist recently trapped by a libel conviction, to investigate. He is aided by the pierced and tattooed punk prodigy Lisbeth Salander. Together they tap into a vein of unfathomable iniquity and astonishing corruption.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A Classic Mystery with Wonderful Characters
- By Robert on 12-22-08
- The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
- A Lisbeth Salander Novel
- By: Stieg Larsson, Reg Keeland - translator
- Narrated by: Simon Vance
Sweden sure is different!
Reviewed: 12-02-08
The story is around a journalist who is GOING TO JAIL FOR LIBEL! Can you imagine? I never did get over the fact that their press has constraints on it. Also, in Sweden, there is a statute of limitations on MURDER! It is almost like a parallel universe what reality shifts.
I really liked this mystery! It kept me engaged at all times. The reader did have the waif in the book speak with a Cockney accent and once in awhile I caught Count Dracula...but it wasn't distracting.
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