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Great Circle
- A Novel
- De: Maggie Shipstead
- Narrado por: Cassandra Campbell, Alex McKenna
- Duración: 25 h y 16 m
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After being rescued as infants from a sinking ocean liner in 1914, Marian and Jamie Graves are raised by their dissolute uncle in Missoula, Montana. There—after encountering a pair of barnstorming pilots passing through town in beat-up biplanes—Marian commences her lifelong love affair with flight. At fourteen she drops out of school and finds an unexpected and dangerous patron in a wealthy bootlegger who provides a plane and subsidizes her lessons, an arrangement that will haunt her for the rest of her life, even as it allows her to fulfill her destiny: circumnavigating the globe.
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So glad I was drawn to this book.
- De timbo en 05-23-21
- Great Circle
- A Novel
- De: Maggie Shipstead
- Narrado por: Cassandra Campbell, Alex McKenna
Help Wanted: Editor
Revisado: 08-26-21
The basic premise of this book was very, very good. The narration was good. (The self-absorbed actress character got on my nerves, but that wasn't the narrator. That was the actual character.) What wasn't good? The length & repetitiveness.
I have listened to many very long books that kept my interest. I actually love long books. But this one was much, MUCH longer than it needed to be. It is in serious need of editing. I thought I had six minutes left and it was, shockingly, six hours. Let's leave it here: if you need a book to last until your next credits show up, this one might do the trick. For the most part, it will hold your interest. And you'll still have hours to go before it's over.
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November Road
- A Novel
- De: Lou Berney
- Narrado por: Johnathan McClain
- Duración: 9 h y 49 m
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Frank Guidry’s luck has finally run out. A loyal street lieutenant to New Orleans’ mob boss Carlos Marcello, Guidry has learned that everybody is expendable. But now it’s his turn - he knows too much about the crime of the century: the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. Within hours of JFK’s murder, everyone with ties to Marcello is turning up dead, and Guidry suspects he’s next. With few good options, Guidry hits the road to Las Vegas, to see an old associate - a dangerous man who hates Marcello enough to help Guidry vanish.
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A new look at life after the JFK Assassination
- De stuartjash en 10-10-18
- November Road
- A Novel
- De: Lou Berney
- Narrado por: Johnathan McClain
Thanks, Don Winslow! You were absolutely correct.
Revisado: 05-26-20
I saw a note on Twitter by Don Winslow about this title and thought I'd give it a try based on his recommendation. He said "One of the best books I've read in years." and he was right. Engaging plot. For the last half, I couldn't wait to get back to it to find out what would happen next. Sometimes books feel rushed near the end ... like the deadline is looming and the last few pages are pushed out the door. It's not the case here. The storyline wraps up nicely without those lingering, unanswered questions. It's tidy. And though it's not at all like real life, it's the kind of ending I needed right now.
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The Animators
- A Novel
- De: Kayla Rae Whitaker
- Narrado por: Alex McKenna
- Duración: 15 h y 24 m
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In the male-dominated field of animation, Mel Vaught and Sharon Kisses are a dynamic duo, the friction of their differences driving them: Sharon, quietly ambitious but self-doubting; Mel, brash and unapologetic, always the life of the party. Best friends and artistic partners since the first week of college, where they bonded over their working-class roots and obvious talent, they spent their twenties ensconced in a gritty Brooklyn studio. Working, drinking, laughing.
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Wow! What a wonderful surprise!
- De B.J. en 10-17-18
- The Animators
- A Novel
- De: Kayla Rae Whitaker
- Narrado por: Alex McKenna
Wow! What a wonderful surprise!
Revisado: 10-17-18
I LOVE this book. Here's why:
1. The writing is original and authentic. The dialogue is real. The characters are real.
2. If creativity is a part of your being, this book describes the highs and lows, exhilaration and desperation of creating something/anything. I've just never read anything where the author got it so right.
3. The narration is perfect. Spot on.
This is a stunning debut. There's something really special about it. I was reminded me of another terrific debut from a dozen years ago -- Marisha Pessl's "Special Topics in Calamity Physics."
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The Dry
- A Novel
- De: Jane Harper
- Narrado por: Stephen Shanahan
- Duración: 10 h y 1 m
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After getting a note demanding his presence, Federal Agent Aaron Falk arrives in his hometown for the first time in decades to attend the funeral of his best friend, Luke. Twenty years ago when Falk was accused of murder, Luke was his alibi. Falk and his father fled under a cloud of suspicion, saved from prosecution only because of Luke’s steadfast claim that the boys had been together at the time of the crime. But now, more than one person knows they didn’t tell the truth back then, and Luke is dead.
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LOVED, LOVED, LOVED this one!
- De Paula en 01-22-17
- The Dry
- A Novel
- De: Jane Harper
- Narrado por: Stephen Shanahan
Can I rate this as two different books?
Revisado: 08-06-18
This book goes through some kind of transformation near the halfway point. I was SO bored and nearly gave up after about 4 hours. I couldn't keep the characters straight and didn't care what happened to them. Then something happened. The book got good. I mean really good. The characters became real. The plot line unfolded. The two-star rating I was planning got bumped up significantly.
The Dry is a good name. It not only describes the scene, but also describes this book perfectly. If you're looking for non-stop entertainment, this is not your book. If you want to let a book unfold without keeping you up at night with rapt attention, this is it. It's good -- not great. And boy, is it ever dry.
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Sometimes I Lie
- De: Alice Feeney
- Narrado por: Stephanie Racine
- Duración: 10 h y 7 m
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Amber wakes up in a hospital. She can't move. She can't speak. She can't open her eyes. She can hear everyone around her, but they have no idea. Amber doesn't remember what happened, but she has a suspicion her husband had something to do with it. Alternating between her paralyzed present, the week before her accident, and a series of childhood diaries from 20 years ago, this brilliant psychological thriller asks: Is something really a lie if you believe it's the truth?
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Wow!!!
- De Zoey&Jaspers Mommy en 03-21-18
- Sometimes I Lie
- De: Alice Feeney
- Narrado por: Stephanie Racine
Whoa. Hold everything.
Revisado: 06-28-18
I typically don't dive into psychological thrillers because I just can't stand the suspense and the often accompanying gratuitous violence. This one grabbed me from the start and wouldn't let go. I was thinking about it whenever I wasn't listening. The narration was so spot-on it became the book. It's beautifully creepy in the same vein as "Fingersmith" by Sarah Waters.
No spoilers -- but here's what I can tell you: I don't know. It deserves a second listen and maybe then I'll have an answer. If your book club reads fiction, this might be a great one for a discussion. You'll have loads of theories from which to draw a conclusion ... maybe.
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Necessary Lies
- De: Diane Chamberlain
- Narrado por: Alison Elliott
- Duración: 10 h y 51 m
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Best-selling author Diane Chamberlain delivers a breakout book about a small southern town 50 years ago, and the darkest - and most hopeful - places in the human heart. After losing her parents, 15-year-old Ivy Hart is left to care for her grandmother, older sister, and nephew as tenants on a small tobacco farm. As she struggles with her grandmother’s aging, her sister’s mental illness, and her own epilepsy, she realizes they might need more than she can give. When Jane Forrester takes a position as Grace County’s newest social worker, she doesn’t realize just how much her help is needed.
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Sometimes the truth is hard to hear. Listen anyway
- De Nana en 01-26-15
- Necessary Lies
- De: Diane Chamberlain
- Narrado por: Alison Elliott
Unexpectedly good.
Revisado: 02-26-18
I think I expected a not-so-deep listen about the south a half-century ago. I wasn't exactly expecting new ground would be covered, but some of my favorite reviewers gave it a 5-star so I gave it a shot.
This is a case where characters you've come to love can demonstrate an issue much more effectively than if you describe an idea from on high. It seems like any time you can see the impact on a human, it all makes more sense. (I think back to movies like "Schindler's List" and "Sophie's choice" that did this brilliantly.) I'm sure it's why certain news stories take a different turn when you see the human suffering on a personal level.
Though I knew about the program that comes to light in this book, I'd never thought about it in these terms. I never imagined how it felt to a trained professional with a conscience -- and to be powerless in the face of something you know to be so wrong.
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The Great Alone
- De: Kristin Hannah
- Narrado por: Julia Whelan
- Duración: 15 h y 3 m
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Ernt Allbright, a former POW, comes home from the Vietnam war a changed and volatile man. When he loses yet another job, he makes an impulsive decision: He will move his family north, to Alaska, where they will live off the grid in America’s last true frontier.
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A Long, Hard Slog Through Endless Despair and Heartache
- De Morro Schreiber en 04-11-18
- The Great Alone
- De: Kristin Hannah
- Narrado por: Julia Whelan
Kristin Hannah creates worlds with words.
Revisado: 02-18-18
I literally couldn't stop listening to this one. Yes, some of the subject matter is brutal -- but it's the life some people live. Without books, I truly wouldn't know what those lives are like.
I thought I knew where she was going with the storyline. I was wrong. When I gave up trying to predict and just inhabited the world she created, I was truly captivated. I'm not sure I've ever really experienced the sights and smells of Alaska with this kind of clarity. It's a love song to wilderness and survival. And it's an incredibly insightful look at all the permutations of "family."
Brava! Perfect combination of author and narrator. One of the best of the year.
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Replay
- De: Ken Grimwood
- Narrado por: William Dufris
- Duración: 11 h y 26 m
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In 1988, 43-year-old Jeff Winston died of a heart attack. But then he awoke, and it was 1963; Jeff was 18 all over again, his memory of the next two decades intact. This time around, Jeff would gain all the power and wealth he never had before. This time around he'd know how to do it right. Until next time.
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My Favorite Book for the past 10 years
- De psnorb en 12-29-08
- Replay
- De: Ken Grimwood
- Narrado por: William Dufris
Extremely well-crafted. Kudos to the author.
Revisado: 02-10-18
I missed this book in its heyday when it was winning awards. But that's okay. I experienced it now and the timing was perfect. As I grieve the loss of a close friend, it was a perfect time to look back and wonder.
I really don't think I'd call this sci-fi or even time travel. (Book categories I normally shun.) It's just about examining choices and how things play out. The vehicle that's used to do that is interesting and very clever. It totally kept my interest. I never accurately guessed the next twist -- and I love that. Clever work.
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With Love from the Inside
- De: Angela Pisel
- Narrado por: Carol Monda, Andi Arndt
- Duración: 8 h y 58 m
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Grace Bradshaw knows the exact minute she will die. On death row for murdering her infant son, her last breath will be taken on February 15 at 12:01 a.m. Eleven years, five months, and 27 days separate her from the last time she heard her precious daughter's voice and the final moment she'd heard anyone call her mom. Out of appeals, she can focus on only one thing - reconnecting with her daughter and making sure she knows the truth.
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Powerful story.
- De D. Levy en 09-16-16
- With Love from the Inside
- De: Angela Pisel
- Narrado por: Carol Monda, Andi Arndt
I wanted to like this book.
Revisado: 02-08-18
Starting in, I hoped the author would take on the death penalty in all it its complexity. It's not an easy topic in any way -- not to read about and not to write about. Hugely polarizing. But I always think that if just know more and think more about some of these kinds of issues, we'll start to understand them more as a society. Because we're talking about a woman on death row, I thought maybe this would be it. It wasn't.
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The Heart's Invisible Furies
- A Novel
- De: John Boyne
- Narrado por: Stephen Hogan
- Duración: 21 h y 10 m
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Cyril Avery is not a real Avery - or at least that's what his adoptive parents tell him. And he never will be. But if he isn't a real Avery, then who is he? Born out of wedlock to a teenage girl cast out from her rural Irish community and adopted by a well-to-do if eccentric Dublin couple via the intervention of a hunchbacked Redemptorist nun, Cyril is adrift in the world, anchored only tenuously by his heartfelt friendship with the infinitely more glamourous and dangerous Julian Woodbead.
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Outstanding. A Must listen.
- De Keith G en 09-04-17
- The Heart's Invisible Furies
- A Novel
- De: John Boyne
- Narrado por: Stephen Hogan
Truly wonderful. And then some.
Revisado: 01-17-18
This is one of the most superbly crafted books I've encountered in quite some time. I loved Boyne's work in "The Absolutist" and raved about it to anyone who would listen. I was desperate to discuss that book with someone, anyone, and feel the same about "The Heart's Invisible Furies."
Boyne creates the kind of characters who come and live with you while you're in the book. For the most part, they are all beautifully complex characters – and even when there are obvious personality flaws, this author finds balance and humanity. When they're evil, they are evil. Justice prevails. Stephen Hogan adds to the entire experience with a spot-on narration.
I feel like I made a friend. Cyril Avery has a place in my heart.
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