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Diana - Audible

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An Amazing Storyteller

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5 out of 5 stars

Revisado: 06-25-15

I can't get over how good this book is - so insightful, brave, witty, and honest. There was no doubt Cumming the narrator would be amazing, but Cumming the author is just as talented, as this moving memoir proves time and time again. One of the best I've ever heard.

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A Personal Pick

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Revisado: 06-25-15

Chris Doheny – one of my closest friends and favorite colleagues – passed away in 2013 due to complications from cystic fibrosis. We spent a lot of our time together talking about books, so I was honored to be a judge – along with Audible’s publisher and the authors Ann Hood and Dani Shapiro – for the first literary prize awarded in his name. With its atmospheric storytelling and haunting look at the realities (and different reactions) a terminal illness brings, Fog Island Mountains was our unanimous choice for the prize. I have no doubt that Chris – who counted Haruki Murakami, Kurt Vonnegut, and David Mitchell among his favorite authors – would be proud of this selection.

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Brilliant Debut

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Revisado: 06-25-15

Where All Light Tends to Go was first described to me as Breaking Bad meets Winter’s Bone. I was in the middle of binge-watching Walter White’s journey at the time – and couldn’t get enough – so had to start this book. David Joy’s debut, about a young man trying to escape the cycle of violence passed on in his family, is beautifully written and truly haunting. It’s dark, gritty, and not for the faint of heart. I can’t help but think that Joy – who I’m told is a big fan of audio – will be just as excited as we are to have listener favorite MacLeod Andrews performing his work.

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My Kid's Favorite!

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Revisado: 06-24-15

I love that my son wants to listen to his favorite books when we're in the car, and Where the Wild Things Are is always his #1 pick. Even better, he gets to see the illustrations from this beloved classic while we're listening, and it's just the right length to get us to the grocery store!

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Just Plain Fun

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Revisado: 06-24-15

This came highly recommended by a fellow celebrity-memoir-loving colleague, and was just a lot of fun. From Doogie to Barney and everything in between, NPH expertly delivers a really interesting life story. He comes across as humble, grounded, and the kind of person you'd want want to be friends with (even if the 'choose your own adventure' schtick gets a little old after a while).

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Heartbreaking

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Revisado: 06-24-15

It's hard not to get hooked into Robert Peace's story, which is so well-written by his friend Jeff Hobbs and performed so elegantly by George Newbern. Even knowing how it'll all end, based on the book's subtitle, you can't help but hope that the brilliant, loyal, but conflicted Peace will still somehow turn it all around. This is very compelling narrative nonfiction, and I'll be looking for more of Newbern's narrations in the future.

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Too Close for Comfort

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Revisado: 06-24-15

The Audible office is close enough to Newark airport that this story occasionally hit a little too close to home. I do love Judy Blume though, and it's such a treat to have a new book from her. The story and performance definitely kept my attention (and made a long dentist appointment much more enjoyable).

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Recommended by a friend...

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Revisado: 03-01-13

I found Hildy Good – lifelong resident of a quaint seaside town, successful real estate agent, "wine lover", and descendant of one of the Salem witches – to be an absolutely fascinating protagonist. Her behavior alternates between hilarious and sobering in a novel where secrets are kept and demons are battled. Through it all you’ve got the masterful Mary Beth Hurt’s performance anchoring you to this very original story. I didn’t want it to end!

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A little bizarre, but great fun

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4 out of 5 stars

Revisado: 10-16-12

The gorgeous cover of this book drew me in, but it was the unique plot that kept me hooked. Bernadette Fox is a certified genius in this novel, and author Maria Semple just might be too - in addition to keeping this story fresh and funny, she also has writing credits for the ridiculously wonderful show Arrested Development. Win-win!

And while it took me some time to warm up to Kathleen Wilhoite's performance - I feared her precocious reading of 15-year-old Bee would last all nine hours - I did get there, and was floored by her beautiful singing voice, which made a surprising (but delightful) appearance late in the story.

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I will not stop recommending this book!

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Revisado: 09-26-12

Until Beautiful Ruins, I had never read any of Jess Walter’s work, nor listened to any of Edoardo Ballerini’s performances. But when I started listening to their masterful collaboration I got the same feeling I did when listening to Water for Elephants and The Help for the first time. There’s something special here, without a doubt. Ballerini caught my attention right away, as the novel starts out with a description of the Cinque Terre along Italy’s coast and is made even more beautiful by his impeccable Italian. Walter speaks of intersecting lives and flips back and forth between present-day Hollywood and the Italian Riviera of the 1960s, telling a captivating story of love, disillusionment, friendship, and the realities of responsibility that I won’t soon forget (and won’t stop recommending until everyone I know has a similar soft spot in their heart for Pasquale Tursi!).

Next up...everything else that Jess Walter has written and Edoardo Ballerini has narrated!

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