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Voyagers
- De: Ben Bova
- Narrado por: Stefan Rudnicki, Ben Bova
- Duración: 13 h y 36 m
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Stoner knew. The fiery object hurtling toward the Earth was an alien spacecraft. But the world might never know. He was trapped in an iron cordon of secrecy, for the discovery had shattered the world power balance, setting off a brutal struggle for supremacy that raged from the sacred halls of the Vatican to the corridors of the Kremlin and the Pentagon. The forces of fear and treachery would use any weapon at their command, from mind war to sabotage, to keep the world in darkness.
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Not Quite "Rendezvous With Rama"
- De Noe en 02-26-09
- Voyagers
- De: Ben Bova
- Narrado por: Stefan Rudnicki, Ben Bova
Disgusting portrayal of women
Revisado: 12-15-23
The story was getting interesting but the female characters were all portrayed as sex objects and the men had no other interest in them. Every woman was described in great physical detail. It was heading to boring soft porn when I quit. This was one of the worst portrayals of women characters I've read - So shallow and one-dimensional.
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Love, Lies, and Hocus Pocus: Beginnings
- Lily Singer Adventures, Book 1
- De: Lydia Sherrer
- Narrado por: Amy McFadden
- Duración: 6 h y 29 m
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Wizard Lily Singer is kept busy managing library archives, studying magic, and trying to keep her witch friend Sebastian from dragging her into trouble. Unfortunately, he loves adventure even more than she loves being left alone. She doesn't want to investigate a malignant spell in a haunted house, but Sebastian is promising rare books as the reward. She also doesn't want to hurt her family but is tired of being lied to about her past. And she definitely doesn't want to get stuck in a dangerously unstable time loop, but Sebastian is in trouble - again....
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Snarky and fun!
- De Miriam Løvdahl en 09-09-19
- Love, Lies, and Hocus Pocus: Beginnings
- Lily Singer Adventures, Book 1
- De: Lydia Sherrer
- Narrado por: Amy McFadden
For teens or even pre-teens
Revisado: 08-17-23
As a 64 year old, I could barely make myself finish this book. By the end, I had decided this must be a teen/YA book though I hadn't picked up on that from the reviews. Maybe it would be okay for that audience. The main character, Lily, is irritatingly prim and prissy and all the characters tend to be one dimensional stereotypes. I did want to see the cat be more than a bit player.
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The Better Half
- A Novel
- De: Alli Frank, Asha Youmans, Mindy Kaling - introduction
- Narrado por: Bahni Turpin
- Duración: 11 h y 35 m
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After a difficult five years, at age forty-three, Nina Morgan Clarke’s time has finally arrived. With an ex-husband relocated across the country, her father bouncing back after the loss of his beloved wife, and her daughter, Xandra, thriving at boarding school, Nina is stepping into her dream job as a trifecta: a first-generation, Black female head of the storied Royal-Hawkins School. To mark the moment, Nina and her best friend, Marisol, take a long-overdue girls’ trip to celebrate the second half of Nina’s life—which is shaping up to be the best part of her life.
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Love a great story for we 40+ folks
- De MicJor en 07-03-23
- The Better Half
- A Novel
- De: Alli Frank, Asha Youmans, Mindy Kaling - introduction
- Narrado por: Bahni Turpin
Warm and complex
Revisado: 08-14-23
Loved the characters and their many thoughtful nuances. Engaging story drew me into their world.
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The Fall of Koli
- De: M. R. Carey
- Narrado por: Theo Solomon, Saffron Coomber, Hanako Footman
- Duración: 16 h y 57 m
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What will the future hold for those who are left? Koli has come a long way since being exiled from his small village of Mythen Rood. In his search for the fabled tech of the Old Times, he knew he'd be battling shunned men, strange beasts and trees that move as fast as whips. But he has already encountered so much more than he bargained for. Now that Koli and his companions have found the source of the signal they've been following - the mysterious "Sword of Albion" - there is hope that their perilous journey will finally be worth something.
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5 stars for the entire trilogy- a joy to read
- De shantisbliss en 03-28-21
- The Fall of Koli
- De: M. R. Carey
- Narrado por: Theo Solomon, Saffron Coomber, Hanako Footman
Hated for the story to end!
Revisado: 05-18-22
I really enjoyed going on a journey with these characters. This is the first time I've read this author and I will definitely try more of their books. I sometimes have trouble with the characterization of women in sci fi/fantasy so it was great to have diverse and believable people, (and AIs!) The narrators enhanced the book by doing a great job making the story come alive.
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Star Shroud
- Ascension Series, Book 1
- De: Ken Lozito
- Narrado por: Jeff Hays
- Duración: 7 h y 11 m
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Zack Quick has been on the move for 10 years, hacking big corporations and exposing their secrets. Then he stumbles upon one of the biggest discoveries that will forever change the world - and possibly get him killed. Kaylan Farrow is the pilot for Earth's most advanced spaceship, whose maiden voyage is supposed to take her crew to Titan, but newly released images from a deep space probe threaten to cancel the mission.
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Had potential but love quadrangle ruined it for me
- De KCK en 02-27-17
- Star Shroud
- Ascension Series, Book 1
- De: Ken Lozito
- Narrado por: Jeff Hays
Cringe-worthy cliché fest
Revisado: 01-31-22
So much more YA romance than her other books. The dialogue was contrived and descriptions were often clichéd. There were at least a dozen references to Katie's curvaceous body/breasts filling out her flight suit etc in the first section of the book. Quite an obsession. The narrator did an excellent job despite dialogue that often made me wince. The story picked up as it went along but not enough for me to continue the series.
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Breakthrough
- De: Michael C. Grumley
- Narrado por: Scott Brick
- Duración: 10 h y 3 m
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With the help of a powerful computer system, Alison Shaw and her team are preparing to translate the first two-way conversation with the planet's second smartest species. But the team discovers much more from their dolphins than they ever expected when a secret object is revealed on the ocean floor. One that was never supposed to be found.
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It depends on what you want
- De gbcrockett en 11-04-19
- Breakthrough
- De: Michael C. Grumley
- Narrado por: Scott Brick
Couldn't put it down and hated for it to end!
Revisado: 12-28-19
Wow, I loved this! Great use of animals in a scientific/sci fi context. Overall, a fascinating book. The narrator did a great job voicing all the characters and I forgot he was there which is high praise. I hope there is going to be a sequel. Some of the human characters were a bit too typecast/romanticized, especially the women. I especially felt this in the ingenue scientist and the villain.
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Find Another Dream
- De: Maysoon Zayid
- Narrado por: Maysoon Zayid
- Duración: 4 h y 3 m
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Find Another Dream, written and performed by Maysoon Zayid, is the true story of how a Muslim Jersey girl with cerebral palsy creates her own path to stardom. The daughter of Palestinian immigrants, as a child she dreamed of one day dancing on Broadway. As a teen, a bubble-bursting choreographer told her to “find another dream”, so she set her sights on becoming a soap star, undeterred by the fact that the odds were against her.
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Not what I expected
- De Amazon Customer en 11-04-19
- Find Another Dream
- De: Maysoon Zayid
- Narrado por: Maysoon Zayid
Excellent
Revisado: 12-11-19
Funny, smart, well-written and easily understood. Her political views make perfect sense, especially considering her background.
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The Testaments
- The Sequel to The Handmaid's Tale
- De: Margaret Atwood
- Narrado por: Derek Jacobi, Mae Whitman, Ann Dowd, y otros
- Duración: 13 h y 18 m
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More than 15 years after the events of The Handmaid's Tale, the theocratic regime of the Republic of Gilead maintains its grip on power, but there are signs it is beginning to rot from within. At this crucial moment, the lives of three radically different women converge, with potentially explosive results. Two have grown up as part of the first generation to come of age in the new order. The testimonies of these two young women are joined by a third: Aunt Lydia. Her complex past and uncertain future unfold in surprising and pivotal ways.
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It does what a sequel should do.
- De Fountain of Chris en 09-10-19
- The Testaments
- The Sequel to The Handmaid's Tale
- De: Margaret Atwood
- Narrado por: Derek Jacobi, Mae Whitman, Ann Dowd, Bryce Dallas Howard, Tantoo Cardinal, Margaret Atwood
Wonderful Novel!
Revisado: 10-14-19
A very satisfying continuation of "The Handmaid's Tale." It was fascinating to hear from many others in Gilead. It felt like such a natural, logical flow in this continuing tale. I loved the ending. I don't often read books again but I am looking forward to a second listen of this book.
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My Notorious Life
- A Novel
- De: Kate Manning
- Narrado por: Terry Donnelly
- Duración: 19 h y 59 m
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A brilliant rendering of a scandalous historical figure, Kate Manning's My Notorious Life is an ambitious, thrilling novel introducing Axie Muldoon, a fiery heroine for the ages. Axie's story begins on the streets of 1860s New York. The impoverished child of Irish immigrants, she grows up to become one of the wealthiest and most controversial women of her day.
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A compelling story, but an awful reader
- De Kindle Customer en 11-16-15
- My Notorious Life
- A Novel
- De: Kate Manning
- Narrado por: Terry Donnelly
Historic yet increasingly relevant for today
Revisado: 07-25-19
Fascinating and complex story. Couldn't put it down! Re-read a year later and still enjoyed it.
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The Goldfinch
- De: Donna Tartt
- Narrado por: David Pittu
- Duración: 32 h y 24 m
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The Goldfinch is a haunted odyssey through present-day America and a drama of enthralling force and acuity. It begins with a boy. Theo Decker, a 13-year-old New Yorker, miraculously survives an accident that kills his mother. Abandoned by his father, Theo is taken in by the family of a wealthy friend. Bewildered by his strange new home on Park Avenue, disturbed by schoolmates who don't know how to talk to him, and tormented above all by his unbearable longing for his mother, he clings to one thing that reminds him of her: a small, mysteriously captivating painting that ultimately draws Theo into the underworld of art.
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Boy, am I in the minority on this one.
- De Bon Ami en 11-04-13
- The Goldfinch
- De: Donna Tartt
- Narrado por: David Pittu
Loved it!
Revisado: 01-06-19
Very easy to get into this story. Characters were realistic and well fleshed out. I was getting so invested in the story that I was afraid the ending would be a disappointment but it was very well done. The narrator did a great job with the many characters. I would periodically marvel at how realistic and distinctive the voices were.
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