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Disloyal: A Memoir
- The True Story of the Former Personal Attorney to President Donald J. Trump
- De: Michael Cohen
- Narrado por: Robert Petkoff
- Duración: 11 h y 50 m
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Once Donald Trump’s fiercest surrogate, closest confidant, and staunchest defender, Michael Cohen knows where the skeletons are buried. This is the most devastating business and political horror story of the century. As Trump’s lawyer and “fixer”, Cohen not only witnessed firsthand but was also an active participant in the inner workings of Trump’s business empire, political campaign, and presidential administration.
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Amazing Story
- De Krish en 09-09-20
- Disloyal: A Memoir
- The True Story of the Former Personal Attorney to President Donald J. Trump
- De: Michael Cohen
- Narrado por: Robert Petkoff
Scoundrel on scoundrel
Revisado: 09-24-20
What a steaming pile of phony mea culpa baloney. Let me do you a favor and give you the thumbnail synopsis: Michael Cohen is an amoral douchebag who was swept up in Donald Trump's wake because he admired all of Trumps most appalling qualities.
This book is nothing but a pathetic attempt at payback. Yes, Cohen knows where a lot of bodies are buried, but so what? Does he actually think it's news to the American people that Donald Trump is a vicious, amoral, malignant narcissist?
Cohen swings back and forth in this narrative, simultaneously reliving his Trump glory days, while also spewing a weak-sauce admission of the error of his ways.
It's quite obvious that Michael Cohen regrets one thing: That his beloved demigod, Trump, didn't hesitate to throw him to the wolves when it was expedient.
As the old saying goes, if you lay down with dogs, you get up with fleas. How's that working out for you now Michael?
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I Am Legend
- De: Richard Matheson
- Narrado por: Robertson Dean
- Duración: 5 h y 20 m
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In I Am Legend, a plague has decimated the world, and those unfortunate enough to survive are transformed into blood-thirsty creatures of the night. Robert Neville is the last living man on earth. Everyone else has become a vampire, and they are all hungry for Neville's blood. By day, he stalks the sleeping undead, by night, he barricades himself in his home and prays for the dawn.
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Superb!
- De Steven Casper en 01-24-08
- I Am Legend
- De: Richard Matheson
- Narrado por: Robertson Dean
A classic, but dated.
Revisado: 05-21-20
For quite a while while listening to this book, I was taken in by the caliber of story, particularly considering the fact that it was written in 1954. Not that there weren't plenty of wonderful books written in the 1950s, of course, but in the horror genre, books tended to be somewhat more lurid and less literary.
Creative storytelling notwithstanding, in the latter 2/3 of rhis book the overt misogyny of the era made a bold appearance. As soon as the main character meets a woman, the internal narrative of the male character becomes a laundry list of misogynistic attitudes about women in general and the female character specifically. This included the offhand observation that under other circumstances he probably would have raped her, because, you know...MAN NEEDS.
The taint of sexism made me sad, because I'd enjoyed the story up until that point. I don't expect a 1950s book to be written with the sensibilities of the 21st century, but it sure took the shine off an otherwise great yarn.
Have to say, too, that the narrator was oftentimes over-the-top. He has a great voice, but there was so much that he chose to narrate as rage-filled shouting, and his attempt at a adult female voice was cartoonish , distracting, and laughable.
This isn't the story portrayed in the Will Smith movie. Reader beware.
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The Book of Polly
- A Novel
- De: Kathy Hepinstall
- Narrado por: Jenna Lamia
- Duración: 9 h y 19 m
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Willow Havens is 10 years old and obsessed with the fear that her mother will die. Her mother, Polly, is a cantankerous, take-no-prisoners Southern woman who lives to chase varmints, drink margaritas, and antagonize the neighbors - and she sticks out like a sore thumb among the young, modern mothers of their small conventional Texas town. She was in her late 50s when Willow was born, so Willow knows she's here by accident, a late-life afterthought.
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The incredible Jenna Lamia!
- De Mary Smiroldo en 05-09-17
- The Book of Polly
- A Novel
- De: Kathy Hepinstall
- Narrado por: Jenna Lamia
Simply Outstanding!
Revisado: 03-09-20
It's been a long time since I fell head-over-heels in love with a story from the very first page, but I really did with this book. It was wonderfully funny one moment and deeply moving the next. These are characters that burst off the page fully formed. Their flaws are all too human, and the little mysteries between them never feel forced or contrived.
Jenna Lamia's narration (The Secret Life of Bees) is perfection.
Do yourself a huge favor and read this book!
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A Fine Sacrifice
- A Tale of Redneck Noir
- De: Steve Vernon
- Narrado por: Brandon Woodall
- Duración: 20 m
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Will has got a secret. He keeps that secret hidden in the field out back behind his house. Sam and Artie will do just whatever Will tells them to do because they know what Will's secret is, and they will do anything to make sure that Will doesn't lose his temper on them.
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Batter up! Is that Negan?
- De LITRPG Audiobook Reviews en 04-02-18
- A Fine Sacrifice
- A Tale of Redneck Noir
- De: Steve Vernon
- Narrado por: Brandon Woodall
Baseball, Meet Shirley Jackson
Revisado: 11-19-17
What begins as a familiar tale of guys sitting around shooting the breeze soon takes an unexpected dark turn. There was definitely a Shirley Jackson feel, ala The Lottery, or one of Stephen King's short tales that begin as one thing and end as something dark and different.
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'Tis
- De: Frank McCourt
- Narrado por: Frank McCourt
- Duración: 14 h y 5 m
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Listen as Frank tells in his own inimitable voice his story of how at the age of 19 he traveled from Limerick to New York in pursuit of the American dream. Despite the abundance of unsolicited advice he gets to "join the cops" and "stick to his own kind", Frank knows that he should educate himself and somehow rise above his circumstances.
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Marvelous
- De Tony en 02-05-06
- 'Tis
- De: Frank McCourt
- Narrado por: Frank McCourt
From Ireland to America: More from Frank McCourt
Revisado: 12-12-13
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There is nothing like the audio versions of McCourt's memoirs, all of them read by the author. What could be more enticing than getting an answer to the reader's most compelling question: WHAT HAPPENED NEXT? In 'Tis, McCourt brings his young adult years in New York vividly to life: His struggle to survive working class poverty, loneliness, chronic health problems, and his deep, driving desire to have the education he had always longed for.
If you haven't listened to 'Tis, do yourself a favor and go for it. Also highly recommended are his audio narration of Angela's Ashes and Teacher Man.
Frank McCourt was a wonderful writer and is greatly missed.
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Gone Girl
- A Novel
- De: Gillian Flynn
- Narrado por: Julia Whelan, Kirby Heyborne
- Duración: 19 h y 57 m
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On a warm summer morning in North Carthage, Missouri, it is Nick and Amy Dunne’s fifth wedding anniversary. Presents are being wrapped and reservations are being made when Nick’s clever and beautiful wife disappears. Husband-of-the-Year Nick isn’t doing himself any favors with cringe-worthy daydreams about the slope and shape of his wife’s head, but passages from Amy's diary reveal the alpha-girl perfectionist could have put anyone dangerously on edge.
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Demented, twisted, sick and I loved it!
- De Theodore en 01-20-13
- Gone Girl
- A Novel
- De: Gillian Flynn
- Narrado por: Julia Whelan, Kirby Heyborne
Gone Girl: Buckle Up!
Revisado: 12-12-13
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Somehow I had never heard of Gillian Flynn and chose Gone Girl on a whim. Wow! I was delighted with the surprise turn this novel takes. I'm not the biggest fan of unexpected plot twists--they are difficult to do well and often come across as gratuitous or desperate. I didn't see it coming and was definitely snookered, in the best way possible. Flynn weaves her narrative turn into the fabric of the story like a master and loses not a whisper of momentum as the story rushes to its intriguing conclusion.
I went on to (happily) read Flynn's other novels and am now officially a fan, waiting as patiently as I can for whatever she writes next.
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The Tortilla Curtain
- De: T. C. Boyle
- Narrado por: Barbara Rosenblat
- Duración: 13 h y 30 m
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PEN-Faulkner Award-winning author T. Coraghessan Boyle weaves together the stories of two families in Southern California: one affluent, the other destitute. As Boyle creates a counterpoint of personal needs, civic responsibility, and social custom, each family's quest for the American Dream fuels deep fear and anger that ultimately lead to a perilous confrontation.
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The Tortilla Curtain
- De Donald en 05-14-04
- The Tortilla Curtain
- De: T. C. Boyle
- Narrado por: Barbara Rosenblat
The Tortilla Curtain: Sadly, a Timeless Theme
Revisado: 12-12-13
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TC Boyle is a master at demonstrating the pathos and struggle of everyday life. The Tortilla Curtain is definitely an unvarnished look at the great gulf between the haves and the have-nots. Despite Boyle having written this book nearly 20 years ago, the story is perhaps even more pertinent in 2013. The narrative is compelling in the way a Steinbeck story compels--one hopes against hope for some bright outcome, despite all signs pointing to tragedy. The narration is a seamless fit with the author's work.
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