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Tom Lake
- A Novel
- De: Ann Patchett
- Narrado por: Meryl Streep
- Duración: 11 h y 22 m
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In the spring of 2020, Lara’s three daughters return to the family's orchard in Northern Michigan. While picking cherries, they beg their mother to tell them the story of Peter Duke, a famous actor with whom she shared both a stage and a romance years before at a theater company called Tom Lake. As Lara recalls the past, her daughters examine their own lives and relationship with their mother, and are forced to reconsider the world and everything they thought they knew.
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So incredibly boring
- De Rhonda Morrison en 08-05-23
- Tom Lake
- A Novel
- De: Ann Patchett
- Narrado por: Meryl Streep
Streep's narration was engrossing
Revisado: 01-19-24
I'm an Ann Patchett fan, with a couple of exceptions. Tom Lake was not one of those exceptions. It was beautifully written and performed. This is a story of the enchantment of new love and the deep contentment of old love. It is also a story of the excitement of fame and the fulfillment of a quiet life. The characters are richly drawn and believable, never caricatures. The narrator is spectacular, breathing an extra dimension into every page of the story.
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West with Giraffes
- A Novel
- De: Lynda Rutledge
- Narrado por: Danny Campbell
- Duración: 10 h y 28 m
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Woodrow Wilson Nickel, age 105, feels his life ebbing away. But when he learns giraffes are going extinct, he finds himself recalling the unforgettable experience he cannot take to his grave. It’s 1938. The Great Depression lingers. Hitler is threatening Europe, and world-weary Americans long for wonder. They find it in two giraffes who miraculously survive a hurricane while crossing the Atlantic. What follows is a twelve-day road trip in a custom truck to become Southern California’s first giraffes. Behind the wheel is the young Dust Bowl rowdy Woodrow.
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Gritty, sweet, amazing, sad, uplifting
- De FL Bird Woman en 02-19-21
- West with Giraffes
- A Novel
- De: Lynda Rutledge
- Narrado por: Danny Campbell
Sweet, unusual historical fiction with an excellent narrator
Revisado: 01-14-24
West with Giraffes has it all - likeable and unusual characters, unexpected story and history, a view of life's various ages, changes in our 20th century world, and insights that make us reflect on our own lives. It kept my interest and sometimes had me on the edge of my seat, nervous about what would happen to the characters next. I recommend it.
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The Seamstress of Sardinia
- A Novel
- De: Bianca Pitzorno
- Narrado por: Carlotta Brentan
- Duración: 8 h y 5 m
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In 1900 Sardinia, a young woman’s remarkable talent with a needle earns her a position as a seamstress with a wealthy family. Inside this privileged world far different from her own humble beginnings, the skilled sewer quietly takes measurements, sketches designs, mends hems—and in the silence, hears whispered secrets and stories of all those around her.
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Great description of a period in time in a small community
- De Carrie Fuller en 02-04-23
- The Seamstress of Sardinia
- A Novel
- De: Bianca Pitzorno
- Narrado por: Carlotta Brentan
Good story and narrative
Revisado: 06-01-23
The Seamstress of Sardinia is a nice light read with historical content of Italian working women in the early to mid 20th century. I wouldn't call it a must-read but I enjoyed it and learned a bit.
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A Ballad of Love and Glory
- A Novel
- De: Reyna Grande
- Narrado por: Yareli Arizmendi, Aidan Kelly
- Duración: 13 h y 32 m
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Ximena Salomé is a gifted Mexican healer who dreams of building a family with the man she loves on the coveted land she calls home. But when Texas Rangers storm her ranch and shoot her husband dead, her dreams are burned to ashes. Vowing to honor her husband’s memory and defend her country, Ximena uses her healing skills as a nurse on the frontlines of the ravaging war.
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History I found at 65!!
- De MPofahl en 07-14-22
- A Ballad of Love and Glory
- A Novel
- De: Reyna Grande
- Narrado por: Yareli Arizmendi, Aidan Kelly
100% Excellent
Revisado: 01-04-23
Do yourself a favor and read or listen to this novel. Narrators, plot, characters, love story, history - all get 5 stars from me. There's even some lust. More important is that this historical fiction is about how the US invaded Mexico in the mid-1800s and walked away with about half of the Mexican territory. It provided a piece of US history that I'd never even thought about, despite having lived in Texas several years. Now I'm interested in learning more.
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The Wrong Family
- De: Tarryn Fisher
- Narrado por: Lauren Fortgang
- Duración: 8 h y 59 m
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Before moving in with the Crouch family, Juno thought Winnie and her husband, Nigel, had the perfect marriage, the perfect son — the perfect life. Only now that she’s living in their beautiful house, she sees the cracks in the crumbling facade are too deep to ignore. Still, she isn’t one to judge. After her grim diagnosis, the retired therapist simply wants a place to live out the rest of her days in peace. But that peace is shattered the day Juno overhears a chilling conversation between Winnie and Nigel....
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This one grips you hard where it hurts and squeezes!
- De Ole Hippie en 01-01-21
- The Wrong Family
- De: Tarryn Fisher
- Narrado por: Lauren Fortgang
Good but disturbing story, excellent narrator
Revisado: 08-31-22
The wrong families for sure, without even one redeeming member. This is a book about the mental instability that permeates families, friends, and casual relationships - and how those unstable minds destroy other lives they may touch. I'm left wondering if and how Sam would recover from his genetic inheritance.
Narrator and author do a good job distinguishing each character, with different personality traits rather than silly accents.
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The Butterfly Garden
- The Collector, Book 1
- De: Dot Hutchison
- Narrado por: Lauren Ezzo, Mel Foster
- Duración: 9 h y 13 m
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Near an isolated mansion lies a beautiful garden. In this garden grow luscious flowers, shady trees...and a collection of precious “butterflies” - young women who have been kidnapped and intricately tattooed to resemble their namesakes. Overseeing it all is the Gardener, a brutal, twisted man obsessed with capturing and preserving his lovely specimens.
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Train Wreck
- De hadakilvr32 en 06-03-16
- The Butterfly Garden
- The Collector, Book 1
- De: Dot Hutchison
- Narrado por: Lauren Ezzo, Mel Foster
Disturbing but well written
Revisado: 08-18-22
The content of The Butterfly Garden is so disturbing that I almost put it down early in the book. I often felt like a voyeur but kept reading because it was so well written and interesting. It is the psychological concept and the protagonist Maya that kept me listening. Despite that, I think that some will find it too sexual and violent.
The Butterfly Garden audiobook is thought provoking, has an interesting storyline and excellent narrators. I'll look for other books by Dot Hutchison, hopefully not as disturbing
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American Gods: The Tenth Anniversary Edition (A Full Cast Production)
- De: Neil Gaiman
- Narrado por: Ron McLarty, Daniel Oreskes, full cast
- Duración: 19 h y 39 m
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Locked behind bars for three years, Shadow did his time, quietly waiting for the day when he could return to Eagle Point, Indiana. A man no longer scared of what tomorrow might bring, all he wanted was to be with Laura, the wife he deeply loved, and start a new life. But just days before his release, Laura and Shadow's best friend are killed in an accident. With his life in pieces and nothing to keep him tethered, Shadow accepts a job from a beguiling stranger he meets on the way home, an enigmatic man who calls himself Mr. Wednesday.
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New to Neil
- De Michael en 07-27-11
Intriguing perspective on America
Revisado: 07-19-22
This novel's plot is involving and surprising, with an outstanding protagonist and mysterious story line. Excellent narrative cast, especially protagonist Shadow. The number of characters, some with similar accents, sometimes made it confusing and difficult to distinguish between the good guys and the bad guys. That may have been intentional, since one point of the book was that good and bad guys are often interchangeable.
This book requires the reader's serious attention, because of the number of characters and the complexity of the concepts. I didn't want it to end.
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Agent 355
- De: Marie Benedict
- Narrado por: Emily Rankin
- Duración: 2 h y 7 m
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The tide is turning against the colonists in the Revolutionary War, and 18-year-old Elizabeth Morris cannot sit by idly. Quietly disdainful of her Tory parents, who drag her along to society events and welcome a British soldier into their home during their occupation of New York City, Elizabeth decides to take matters into her own hands. She realizes that, as a young woman, no one around her believes that she can comprehend the profound implications of being a nation at war - she is, effectively, invisible. And she can use this invisibility to her advantage.
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Should’ve leaned into history or romance
- De 🔥 Phx17 🔥 en 07-03-20
- Agent 355
- De: Marie Benedict
- Narrado por: Emily Rankin
Informative historical fiction
Revisado: 07-09-22
Narrator and author present an interesting, if somewhat speculative and light historical fiction. The book is long enough to provide a meaty story, but short enough to keep our interest throughout.
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Even Tree Nymphs Get the Blues
- De: Molly Harper
- Narrado por: Amanda Ronconi, Jonathan Davis
- Duración: 3 h y 3 m
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A hilarious new standalone novella brimming with otherworldly charm from the reigning queen of paranormal romantic comedy Molly Harper! Ingrid Asher is the newest resident of Mystic Bayou, a tiny town hidden in the swamp where shapeshifters, vampires, witches and dragons live alongside humans.
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An absolute gem!!!
- De Sara en 06-07-19
- Even Tree Nymphs Get the Blues
- De: Molly Harper
- Narrado por: Amanda Ronconi, Jonathan Davis
Light, sweet love story
Revisado: 07-20-21
The fantasy's characters are cute and lighthearted. The plot is so-so. The narrators are excellent. All in all, it's an short, easy love story with a fantastical twist.
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Project Hail Mary
- De: Andy Weir
- Narrado por: Ray Porter
- Duración: 16 h y 10 m
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Ryland Grace is the sole survivor on a desperate, last-chance mission - and if he fails, humanity and the Earth itself will perish. Except that right now, he doesn't know that. He can't even remember his own name, let alone the nature of his assignment or how to complete it. All he knows is that he's been asleep for a very, very long time. And he's just been awakened to find himself millions of miles from home, with nothing but two corpses for company.
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Bazinga
- De Davidgonzalezsr en 05-04-21
- Project Hail Mary
- De: Andy Weir
- Narrado por: Ray Porter
Another Andy Weir SciFi Funfest
Revisado: 07-16-21
I can't get enough of Andy Weir's scifi. It's fun, thought-provoking, and totally entertaining. "Hail Mary's" writing and plot are engaging, brought alive by narrator Ray Porter.
"Hail Mary," protagonist, Grace, is humorous, likeable, and oh so smart. He's just what Earth needs for an interstellar mission to save itself from a micro-enemy. Rocky, Grace's Eridian equivalent, has similar attributes, which it needs to save its own world.
Grace and Rocky make compatible teammates as they learn to understand each other's language and survival needs and skills. The whole book is a strong argument for the importance of teamwork.
Their humor is mixed with drama, science, enough thrills for an amusement park. And the ending is something of a surprise.
All in all, "Hail Mary" is a fine romp through our part of the Milky Way.
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