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Behold the Dreamers
- A Novel
- De: Imbolo Mbue
- Narrado por: Prentice Onayemi
- Duración: 12 h y 14 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 5,487
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 4,930
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 4,917
Jende Jonga, a Cameroonian immigrant living in Harlem, has come to the United States to provide a better life for himself; his wife, Neni; and their six-year-old son. In the fall of 2007, Jende can hardly believe his luck when he lands a job as a chauffeur for Clark Edwards, a senior executive at Lehman Brothers. Clark demands punctuality, discretion, and loyalty - and Jende is eager to please. Clark's wife, Cindy, even offers Neni temporary work at the Edwardses' summer home in the Hamptons.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Overhyped
- De Rochelle en 08-27-16
- Behold the Dreamers
- A Novel
- De: Imbolo Mbue
- Narrado por: Prentice Onayemi
A beautiful heartfelt story
Revisado: 10-13-21
A pleasure to read a book with such likable characters. Onayemi is a fabulous reader, and made each character come to life. A very worthwhile read!
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Transcendent Kingdom
- A novel
- De: Yaa Gyasi
- Narrado por: Bahni Turpin
- Duración: 8 h y 40 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 2,596
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 2,246
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 2,239
Gifty is a sixth-year PhD candidate in neuroscience at the Stanford University School of Medicine studying reward-seeking behavior in mice and the neural circuits of depression and addiction. Her brother, Nana, was a gifted high school athlete who died of a heroin overdose after an ankle injury left him hooked on OxyContin. Her suicidal mother is living in her bed. Gifty is determined to discover the scientific basis for the suffering she sees all around her.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Would have benefited from a different narrator
- De Richard Stewart en 09-11-20
- Transcendent Kingdom
- A novel
- De: Yaa Gyasi
- Narrado por: Bahni Turpin
A wonderful listen
Revisado: 01-20-21
An exploration of religion and science through a young scientist’s experience. Interesting story with likable characters. Reader was fabulous!
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A Fatal Grace
- Chief Inspector Gamache, Book 2
- De: Louise Penny
- Narrado por: Ralph Cosham
- Duración: 10 h y 31 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 8,650
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 7,783
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 7,745
Welcome to winter in Three Pines, a picturesque village in Quebec, where the villagers are preparing for a traditional country Christmas, and someone is preparing for murder. No one liked CC de Poitiers. Not her quiet husband, not her spineless lover, not her pathetic daughter - and certainly none of the residents of Three Pines. CC de Poitiers managed to alienate everyone, right up until the moment of her death. When Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, of the Sûreté du Quebec, is called to investigate, he quickly realizes he's dealing with someone quite extraordinary.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Time to get lost and find yourself in Three Pines.
- De Chip Atkinson en 12-09-14
- A Fatal Grace
- Chief Inspector Gamache, Book 2
- De: Louise Penny
- Narrado por: Ralph Cosham
a fun read
Revisado: 10-10-17
with such likeable characters and delightful visuals, who cares if the plot seems totally far fetched.
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The Verdict
- De: Nick Stone
- Narrado por: David Thorpe
- Duración: 21 h y 17 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 8,683
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 7,976
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 7,957
Terry Flynt is a struggling legal clerk desperately trying to get promoted when he is given the biggest opportunity of his career: to help defend a millionaire accused of murdering a woman in his hotel suite. The only problem is that the accused man, Vernon James, is not only someone he knows but someone he loathes. This case could potentially make Terry's career, but how can he defend a former friend who betrayed him?
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5 out of 5 stars
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What Goes Around Comes Back Around!!!
- De R. Pontiflet en 02-14-16
- The Verdict
- De: Nick Stone
- Narrado por: David Thorpe
a page turner
Revisado: 05-31-17
If you could sum up The Verdict in three words, what would they be?
intriguing, suspenseful, gripping
What was one of the most memorable moments of The Verdict?
all of the legal ins and outs, such as when the defense forced the prosecuting attorney to throw out the panties as evidence.
What about David Thorpe’s performance did you like?
He inhabited the role of the main character
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A Great Reckoning
- A Novel
- De: Louise Penny
- Narrado por: Robert Bathurst
- Duración: 13 h y 32 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 7,830
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 7,157
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 7,118
When an intricate old map is found stuffed into the walls of the bistro in Three Pines, it at first seems no more than a curiosity. But the closer the villagers look, the stranger it becomes. Given to Armand Gamache as a gift the first day of his new job, the map eventually leads him to shattering secrets. To an old friend and older adversary. It leads the former Chief of Homicide for the Sûreté du Québec to places even he is afraid to go. But must. And there he finds four young cadets in the Sûreté academy, and a dead professor. And, with the body, a copy of the old, odd map.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Louise Penny NEVER disappoints!
- De Wayne en 08-31-16
- A Great Reckoning
- A Novel
- De: Louise Penny
- Narrado por: Robert Bathurst
A Happy Reunion
Revisado: 10-13-16
Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?
yes, it is light and fun reading
What was one of the most memorable moments of A Great Reckoning?
the very beginning, when I felt re-united with beloved characters
Which scene was your favorite?
the first cocktail party gamache hosts
Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
not really
Any additional comments?
the plot stretches the "believability" scale a bit, but who cares
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Three Sisters, Three Queens
- De: Philippa Gregory
- Narrado por: Bianca Amato
- Duración: 21 h y 9 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 4,588
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 4,095
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 4,075
From the number-one New York Times best-selling author behind the upcoming Starz original series The White Princess, a gripping new Tudor story featuring King Henry VIII's sisters Mary and Margaret, along with Katherine of Aragon, vividly revealing the pivotal roles the three queens played in Henry VIII's kingdom.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Wonderful
- De I like to shop en 10-05-16
- Three Sisters, Three Queens
- De: Philippa Gregory
- Narrado por: Bianca Amato
captivating story....amazing narration
Revisado: 09-12-16
What made the experience of listening to Three Sisters, Three Queens the most enjoyable?
The narrator captured each of the character's voices so well, and had such a pleasing voice.
Who was your favorite character and why?
Margarette was a complex character. Despite her jealousies, she was a strong willed and persistent leader.
Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?
the tender moments between margarette and james
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Heft
- De: Liz Moore
- Narrado por: Kirby Heyborne, Keith Szarabajka
- Duración: 11 h y 44 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 4,964
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 4,537
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 4,537
Forrmer academic Arthur Opp weighs 550 pounds and hasn’t left his rambling Brooklyn home in a decade. Twenty miles away in Yonkers, seventeen-year-old Kel Keller navigates life as the poor kid in a rich school and pins his hopes on what seems like a promising baseball career - if he can untangle himself from his family drama.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Intriguing--Captivating--Altering
- De Mel en 04-19-12
- Heft
- De: Liz Moore
- Narrado por: Kirby Heyborne, Keith Szarabajka
could have been excellent
Revisado: 05-15-15
Is there anything you would change about this book?
the "whining" was annoying at times, story was a bit predictable
What was the most interesting aspect of this story? The least interesting?
characters were well developed and good insights into the inner worlds of the characters
What three words best describe Kirby Heyborne and Keith Szarabajka ’s voice?
clear, listenable, expressive
Was Heft worth the listening time?
yes, all in all, though the story certainly could have been reduced a bit
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Little Failure
- A Memoir
- De: Gary Shteyngart
- Narrado por: Jonathan Todd Ross
- Duración: 12 h y 46 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 323
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 276
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 283
After three acclaimed novels - The Russian Debutante's Handbook, Absurdistan, and Super Sad True Love Story - Gary Shteyngart turns to memoir in a candid, witty, deeply poignant account of his life so far.
Shteyngart shares his American immigrant experience, moving back and forth through time and memory with self-deprecating humor, moving insights, and literary bravado. The result is a resonant story of family and belonging that feels epic and intimate and distinctly his own. Provocative, hilarious, and inventive, Little Failure reveals a deeper vein of emotion in Gary Shteyngart' s prose.
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1 out of 5 stars
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did not do much for me
- De Max en 04-27-14
- Little Failure
- A Memoir
- De: Gary Shteyngart
- Narrado por: Jonathan Todd Ross
well written narrative of the immigrant experience
Revisado: 04-18-15
What did you love best about Little Failure?
lots of self depracating humor ala woody allen
What did you like best about this story?
everyone was very real--felt like you knew the characters
Which character – as performed by Jonathan Todd Ross – was your favorite?
why Gary, of course!
Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?
His description of trying to fit in to his new high school, recognizing diversity in backgrounds but less diversity in intellectual abilities
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