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I Cheerfully Refuse
- De: Leif Enger
- Narrado por: David Aaron Baker
- Duración: 11 h y 55 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 330
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 301
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 301
Set in a not-too-distant America, I Cheerfully Refuse is the tale of a bereaved and pursued musician embarking under sail on a sentient Lake Superior in search of his departed, deeply beloved, bookselling wife. Rainy, an endearing bear of an Orphean narrator, seeks refuge in the harbors, fogs, and remote islands of the inland sea. Encountering lunatic storms and rising corpses from the warming depths, Rainy finds on land an increasingly desperate and illiterate people, a malignant billionaire ruling class, crumbled infrastructure, and a lawless society.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Just Ho-Hum for me
- De Bailey Rose en 08-13-24
- I Cheerfully Refuse
- De: Leif Enger
- Narrado por: David Aaron Baker
Boring!
Revisado: 04-19-24
I’m halfway through and can’t make myself finish it. He just wanders from one depressing place to another. I wish him well but I won’t go with him.
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The Bad Weather Friend
- De: Dean Koontz
- Narrado por: Ray Chase
- Duración: 8 h y 42 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 2,668
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 2,440
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 2,438
Benny Catspaw’s perpetually sunny disposition is tested when he loses his job, his reputation, his fiancée, and his favorite chair. He’s not paranoid. Someone is out to get him. He just doesn’t know who or why. Then Benny receives an inheritance from an uncle he’s never heard of: a giant crate and a video message. All will be well in time.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Funny, Fearful, Fanciful Adventure
- De R.C. Wilcox en 02-09-24
- The Bad Weather Friend
- De: Dean Koontz
- Narrado por: Ray Chase
Jo Hun
Revisado: 02-10-24
Cute but a bit silly not much to say except is pretty predictable and not terribly interesting
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Fairy Tale
- De: Stephen King
- Narrado por: Seth Numrich, Stephen King
- Duración: 24 h y 6 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 76,947
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 70,577
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 70,346
Charlie Reade looks like a regular high school kid, great at baseball and football, a decent student. But he carries a heavy load. His mom was killed in a horrific accident when he was seven, and grief drove his dad to drink. Charlie learned how to take care of himself—and his dad. When Charlie is seventeen, he meets a dog named Radar and her aging master, Howard Bowditch, a recluse in a big house at the top of a big hill, with a locked shed in the backyard. Sometimes strange sounds emerge from that shed.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A Boy and his Dog at the end of the World
- De Victor @ theAudiobookBlog dot com en 09-06-22
- Fairy Tale
- De: Stephen King
- Narrado por: Seth Numrich, Stephen King
Disappointing
Revisado: 10-12-22
The first half draws you in but then it all falls apart. He over describes and takes FOREVER to get to the big ending. I was so bored! Not the SK I have always lived.
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Billy Summers
- De: Stephen King
- Narrado por: Paul Sparks
- Duración: 16 h y 57 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 33,211
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 29,723
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 29,572
Billy Summers is a man in a room with a gun. He’s a killer for hire and the best in the business. But he’ll do the job only if the target is a truly bad guy. And now Billy wants out. But first there is one last hit. Billy is among the best snipers in the world, a decorated Iraq war vet, a Houdini when it comes to vanishing after the job is done. So what could possibly go wrong?
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5 out of 5 stars
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Absolutely amazing
- De Victor @ theAudiobookBlog dot com en 08-03-21
- Billy Summers
- De: Stephen King
- Narrado por: Paul Sparks
Disappointing
Revisado: 08-15-21
Not up to SKs usual standards. Just another boring story about a hit man and the bad guys who hire him. Actually kinda boring.
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Becoming
- De: Michelle Obama
- Narrado por: Michelle Obama
- Duración: 19 h y 3 m
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 182,211
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 161,902
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 161,020
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
- De Kenneth Woodward en 12-05-18
- Becoming
- De: Michelle Obama
- Narrado por: Michelle Obama
Love her story but doubt some of its accuracy
Revisado: 12-03-18
Michelle Obama creates a vision of a perfect family--wonderful parents, loving brother, totally dedicated to achievement. Maybe. She speaks of her mother's constant attention to grammar and speaking properly. So why is her grammar so bad? Didn't the editor realize that "Me and Barack" is not proper. Often has a silent "t". I find it a bit annoying. However, the content is interesting and somewhat inspiring (even though I don't believe it all). Good job Michelle. Watch your grammar.
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The Last Summer at Chelsea Beach
- De: Pam Jenoff
- Narrado por: Coleen Marlo
- Duración: 11 h y 19 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 98
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 93
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 95
Young Adelia Monteforte flees fascist Italy for America, where she is whisked away to the shore by her well-meaning aunt and uncle. Here she meets and falls for Charlie Connally, the eldest of the four Irish-Catholic boys next door. But all hopes for a future together are soon throttled by the war and a tragedy that hits much closer to home.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Not very good
- De RueRue en 08-13-15
- The Last Summer at Chelsea Beach
- De: Pam Jenoff
- Narrado por: Coleen Marlo
Romance Novel
Revisado: 09-24-15
Would you try another book from Pam Jenoff and/or Coleen Marlo?
No
Any additional comments?
This book did nothing for me. If you like romance novels where the heroine is constantly mooning over the wrong guy--then enjoy. Otherwise, find something more compelling to read.
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Black Like Me
- De: John Howard Griffin
- Narrado por: Ray Childs
- Duración: 7 h y 9 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 2,745
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 2,307
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 2,308
Writer John Howard Griffin (1920-1980) decided to perform an experiment in order to learn from the inside out how one race could withstand the second class citizenship imposed on it by another race. Through medication, he dyed his skin dark and left his family and home in Texas to find out.
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5 out of 5 stars
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What a glorious accident to find this book...
- De Carol en 11-28-05
- Black Like Me
- De: John Howard Griffin
- Narrado por: Ray Childs
Still relevant
Revisado: 09-10-15
Where does Black Like Me rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?
This book is special. A classic that needs to be read generation after generation.
What was the most compelling aspect of this narrative?
I am continually amazed by man's inhumanity to man.
What about Ray Childs’s performance did you like?
Excellent reader. Very believable.
Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
Makes me sad. However, you must rejoice that things have improved.
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Go Set a Watchman
- A Novel
- De: Harper Lee
- Narrado por: Reese Witherspoon
- Duración: 6 h y 57 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 16,543
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 15,046
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 15,002
An historic literary event: the publication of a newly discovered novel, the earliest known work from Harper Lee, the beloved, best-selling author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning classic To Kill a Mockingbird. Originally written in the mid-1950s, Go Set a Watchman was the novel Harper Lee first submitted to her publishers before To Kill a Mockingbird. Assumed to have been lost, the manuscript was discovered in late 2014.
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5 out of 5 stars
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To Kill A Mockingbird vs Go Set A Watchman
- De Sara en 07-15-15
- Go Set a Watchman
- A Novel
- De: Harper Lee
- Narrado por: Reese Witherspoon
Boring
Revisado: 07-30-15
Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?
I would recommend this to a friend who wants a quick easy read, but not to someone who wants a story. Nothing happens.
What could Harper Lee have done to make this a more enjoyable book for you?
Add a plot. It's her philosophy told through Scout's voice. No real meet to the story.
Have you listened to any of Reese Witherspoon’s other performances before? How does this one compare?
no
Do you think Go Set a Watchman needs a follow-up book? Why or why not?
No. I think she said it all.
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Hamlet, Prince of Denmark: A Novel
- De: A. J. Hartley, David Hewson
- Narrado por: Richard Armitage
- Duración: 9 h y 40 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 4,128
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 3,807
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 3,793
It is a tale of ghosts, of madness, of revenge - of old alliances giving way to new intrigues. Denmark is changing, shaking off its medieval past. War with Norway is on the horizon. And Hamlet - son of the old king, nephew of the new - becomes increasingly entangled in a web of deception - and murder. Beautifully performed by actor Richard Armitage ("Thorin Oakenshield" in the Hobbit films), Hamlet, Prince of Denmark takes Shakespeare’s original into unexpected realms, reinventing a story we thought we knew.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Something Rotten in Denmark...
- De Carole T. en 08-23-14
- Hamlet, Prince of Denmark: A Novel
- De: A. J. Hartley, David Hewson
- Narrado por: Richard Armitage
Shakespeare improved
Revisado: 04-17-15
What did you love best about Hamlet, Prince of Denmark: A Novel?
I have never been a big Shakespeare fan. The language is too difficult for me to get past. This brought the story to life and made me want to read more.
What did you like best about this story?
Good read. You can't go wrong with Hamlet as long as you keep the original in mind.
Which character – as performed by Richard Armitage – was your favorite?
The jester.
If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?
Hamlet: The original brought to life with modern language
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Hausfrau
- A Novel
- De: Jill Alexander Essbaum
- Narrado por: Mozhan Marnò
- Duración: 9 h y 43 m
- Versión completa
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General3.5 out of 5 stars 520
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 466
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Historia3.5 out of 5 stars 468
Anna Benz, an American in her late thirties, lives with her Swiss husband, Bruno—a banker—and their three young children in a postcard-perfect suburb of Zürich. Though she leads a comfortable, well-appointed life, Anna is falling apart inside. Adrift and increasingly unable to connect with the emotionally unavailable Bruno or even with her own thoughts and feelings, Anna tries to rouse herself with new experiences: German language classes, Jungian analysis, and a series of sexual affairs she enters with an ease that surprises even her.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Wonderful writing; pathetic, passive protagonist &
- De NMwritergal en 03-22-15
- Hausfrau
- A Novel
- De: Jill Alexander Essbaum
- Narrado por: Mozhan Marnò
Shoot me now
Revisado: 04-17-15
What did you like best about Hausfrau? What did you like least?
Book is well-written. Story is boring and depressing. Main character is totally unlikeable.
What do you think your next listen will be?
14
What does Mozhan Marno bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?
She's a very good narrator. She made the characters unique.
Could you see Hausfrau being made into a movie or a TV series? Who should the stars be?
I hope not.
Any additional comments?
This woman is do depressed that she made me want to shoot myself. She has no redeeming value and no self-insight.
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