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Becoming
- By: Michelle Obama
- Narrated by: Michelle Obama
- Length: 19 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 182,117
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 161,823
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Story5 out of 5 stars 160,941
In her memoir, a work of deep reflection and mesmerizing storytelling, Michelle Obama invites listeners into her world, chronicling the experiences that have shaped her - from her childhood on the South Side of Chicago to her years as an executive balancing the demands of motherhood and work to her time spent at the world's most famous address. With unerring honesty and lively wit, she describes her triumphs and her disappointments, both public and private, telling her full story as she has lived it - in her own words and on her own terms.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Didn't know what I was getting into
- By Kenneth Woodward on 12-05-18
- Becoming
- By: Michelle Obama
- Narrated by: Michelle Obama
We need such people!
Reviewed: 01-05-19
The measured focus on family and feelings conceals a larger message about culture and society that we all need to absorb.
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Gentlemen and Players
- By: Joanne Harris
- Narrated by: Steven Pacey
- Length: 13 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 301
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 205
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Story4 out of 5 stars 202
For generations, elite young men have attended St. Oswald's School for Boys, groomed for success by the likes of Roy Straitley, the eccentric classics teacher who has been a revered fixture for more than 30 years. But this year, things are different. Suits, paperwork, and Information Technology rule the world, and Straitley is reluctantly contemplating retirement.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Wonderful read
- By Leslie on 03-12-06
- Gentlemen and Players
- By: Joanne Harris
- Narrated by: Steven Pacey
Good but in need of a serious edit!
Reviewed: 07-22-16
Great performance but a bit too long in places. Will listen to her next book
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Family Matters
- By: Rohinton Mistry
- Narrated by: Martin Jarvis
- Length: 16 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 522
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 277
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Story4 out of 5 stars 280
From the author of the highly acclaimed A Fine Balance, comes a brilliantly evocative novel that confirms Mistry's reputation as one of the finest writers of our time. "As close to perfect as a novel can get," raves Booklist.
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5 out of 5 stars
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More greatness from Rohinton Mistry
- By JOHN on 02-10-06
- Family Matters
- By: Rohinton Mistry
- Narrated by: Martin Jarvis
Family Matters
Reviewed: 02-24-07
This was a disappointing story especially after listening to A Fine Balance. However, the narration by Martin Jeeves was excellent.
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Kim
- By: Rudyard Kipling
- Narrated by: Margaret Hilton
- Length: 13 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3.5 out of 5 stars 53
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 25
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Story4 out of 5 stars 24
Rudyard Kipling's classic adventure story, Kim, tells the tale of an Irish soldier's orphan son, who roams the back alleys and bazaars of British-ruled India. The young urchin learns the rules and language of the dirty streets, until he discovers his father's old army regiment. Suddenly, Kim abandons his former life and native customs, buys expensive European clothing, and begins a new career as a secret agent. Both an exciting adventure and a detailed look at a spy's inner conflicts, Kim is one of Kipling's most important and popular novels.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Transported by smells, vistas & atmosphere of Hind
- By Darwin8u on 09-13-13
- Kim
- By: Rudyard Kipling
- Narrated by: Margaret Hilton
Problems with narration style
Reviewed: 03-08-05
This is a great traditional classic with a wealth of information about a distant culture and context. Filled with information and adventure. But the narration is a big problem. The reader delivers every sentence with a very artificial and insensitive pattern of pauses, emphasis and speeds--as if it were all poetry. Much of the book is dialogue and each character has exactly the same intonation--you can listen to huge chunks and eventually only some feature of the content tells you who is speaking--and the content you need takes a long time to pick up because the sentences are all being broken down into little chunks by the unchanging style of reading. It makes an exciting story intolerably boring by the end.
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