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The Horse
- A Novel
- De: Willy Vlautin
- Narrado por: Willy Vlautin
- Duración: 5 h y 50 m
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Al Ward lives on an isolated mining claim in the high desert of central Nevada fifty miles from the nearest town. A grizzled man in his sixties, he survives on canned soup, instant coffee, and memories of his ex-wife, friends and family he’s lost, and his life as a touring musician. Hampered by insomnia, bouts of anxiety, and a chronic lethargy that keeps him from moving back to town, Al finds himself teetering on the edge of madness and running out of reasons to go on—until a horse arrives on his doorstep: nameless, blind, and utterly helpless.
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Dead Horse Tale
- De Cathym en 12-31-24
- The Horse
- A Novel
- De: Willy Vlautin
- Narrado por: Willy Vlautin
What am I missing?
Revisado: 02-14-25
I struggled to finish this book. Numerous things I found irritating, so I have to leave it to other reviewers to tell you what you're supposed to get from it. I'm fond of quiet stories, but this one is so sad, boring and monotone. The author even reads it in a sort of sing song monotone. So MANY lists of odd song titles!
I don't understand all the good reviews, and I'm very glad I only paid a couple of dollars for this book.
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If You See Her
- De: Ania Ahlborn
- Narrado por: Brian Holden
- Duración: 10 h y 11 m
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The house on Old Mill Road has stood in an open field for longer than Jesse Wells has been alive, its crooked windows and jutting turret tormenting the kids of Warsaw, Michigan the way only a haunted house knows how. Everyone imagines that something terrible lurks within the house’s abandoned rooms - especially Jesse and his two closest friends, Casey and Reed. But when Reed chooses the house as a backdrop for his own suicide, childhood ghost stories are transformed into a nightmare that sends Jesse into a downward spiral of grief.
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DNF. Quit halfway through. A slog.
- De Smart, AZ en 07-10-22
- If You See Her
- De: Ania Ahlborn
- Narrado por: Brian Holden
Nothing new here
Revisado: 01-27-25
The book was OK. Nothing new or original here, though. If you've ever read "The Shining" and "The Exorcist" you're bound to notice a lot of similarities. Jack and Jesse are both frustrated writer wannabes who have made their living as teachers. Both are ex drinkers who fall off the wagon and become angrier and angrier as they are possessed. Each character even has the habit of rubbing his face when agitated. Really!?
The similarities between Georgiana and Reagan Are just as obvious. So, a very predictable story and a mediocre narrator.
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Our Little Secret
- De: Lisa Jackson
- Narrado por: January LaVoy
- Duración: 13 h y 34 m
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Brooke Hastings is ready to end her six-week affair. Gideon Ross is charming and sexy, but he’s not worth throwing away her marriage and family for. So she breaks it off, hoping Gideon will understand. He doesn’t. Gideon insists that he and Brooke are meant to be together. Finally, he backs off, but not before issuing a promise: he’ll never let her go. Six years later, Brooke wants to believe it’s all behind her. Her family has survived intact. Gideon has vanished. But the fear hasn’t disappeared.
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Disappointed
- De Moody en 02-01-25
- Our Little Secret
- De: Lisa Jackson
- Narrado por: January LaVoy
Kept me interested
Revisado: 12-25-24
This was a really good story that kept me interested throughout. The narrator was absolutely fantastic in my opinion!
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Bellevue
- De: Robin Cook
- Narrado por: John Pirhalla
- Duración: 11 h y 20 m
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Twenty-three-year-old Michael “Mitt” Fuller starts his surgical residency with great anticipation at the nearly three-hundred-year-old, iconic Bellevue Hospital, following in the footsteps of four previous, celebrated Fuller generations. The pressure is on for this newly minted doctor, and to his advantage he’s always had a secret sixth sense, a sensitivity to the nonphysical. But quickly one patient after another assigned to his care begin to die from mysterious causes.
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Very simplistic
- De Anonymous User en 12-08-24
- Bellevue
- De: Robin Cook
- Narrado por: John Pirhalla
Surprise ending
Revisado: 12-09-24
I've read almost all of Robin Cook's novels and always enjoy them. Unlike a lot of reviewers, I also enjoyed this one very much. I'll agree it's a different than his others, but I don't see that as necessarily bad. I like a good ghost story and enjoy medical thrillers even more. I found the combination of the two very interesting. (I even immediately bought the book on Bellevue referred to in the author's note.)
I'm in my 60s, and have read a lot of books over the years. Seldom does an ending surprise me, but this one did. All in all, I really liked this book.
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The Ruined Wife
- A Psychological Thriller
- De: Marin Montgomery
- Narrado por: Sean Crisden, Piper Goodeve
- Duración: 7 h y 47 m
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Alastair has found the perfect partner in husband Steven. Together they've built a successful life, had a beautiful child, and still behave like newlyweds long since the day he carried her over the threshold. But all of that changes in an instant thanks to a thoughtless deed that has lifelong repercussions. With secrets bubbling to the surface, the pair find their American dream life suddenly in jeopardy, and neither one of them are willing to let go at any cost.
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Is there any psychological suspense underneath all of that porn?
- De None en 01-22-19
- The Ruined Wife
- A Psychological Thriller
- De: Marin Montgomery
- Narrado por: Sean Crisden, Piper Goodeve
Good story
Revisado: 11-14-24
Though I didn't particularly like any of the characters, this did end up being a good story with a bit of a twist at the end. I enjoyed it.
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No Conscience
- De: Phil M. Williams
- Narrado por: GraceWright Productions, Tristan Wright, Sarah Grace Wright
- Duración: 7 h y 41 m
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There’s something wrong with this family. Mary Shaw’s the doting mother, showering her children with gifts from the heart and the pocketbook. Wes Shaw’s different than his siblings - darker, awkward, the perpetual ne’er-do-well. The Shaws have survived divorce and death, but something sinister is in their midst. The truth threatens to tear them apart. The lies threaten to tear them apart. There’s no neutral ground, no place to hide. Ultimately, each family member must make a choice with irreversible consequences.
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Didn't finish the first chapter
- De Kelly en 04-11-18
- No Conscience
- De: Phil M. Williams
- Narrado por: GraceWright Productions, Tristan Wright, Sarah Grace Wright
Somewhat predictable
Revisado: 11-05-24
First of all, I'd like to say that the female narrator did a fine job in my opinion. I think those reviewers who believe she did a less than adequate job don't take into consideration that Mary has the personality of a Stepford wife. Because of this, I think the narration is pretty spot on-at least as far as the Mary is concerned.
As for the story itself, I wasn't overly impressed. It did keep me mildly interested, but I found it pretty predictable. On the plus side, at least there were no dangling modifiers. So many authors are guilty of using them and they sound ridiculous. It really makes me wonder if anyone proofreads.
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I'm Glad My Mom Died
- De: Jennette McCurdy
- Narrado por: Jennette McCurdy
- Duración: 6 h y 26 m
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Jennette McCurdy was six years old when she had her first acting audition. Her mother’s dream was for her only daughter to become a star, and Jennette would do anything to make her mother happy. So she went along with what Mom called “calorie restriction." She endured extensive at-home makeovers while Mom chided, “Your eyelashes are invisible, okay? You think Dakota Fanning doesn’t tint hers?” She was even showered by Mom until age sixteen while sharing her diaries, email, and all her income. In I’m Glad My Mom Died, Jennette recounts all this in unflinching detail.
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Unexpectedly poor narration
- De Glitchzig en 08-10-22
- I'm Glad My Mom Died
- De: Jennette McCurdy
- Narrado por: Jennette McCurdy
Needed a different narrator
Revisado: 08-30-24
This book is well written. That said, I don't quite understand all the five star reviews. Did it have its funny moments? Yes. Did I feel empathy for the author? Definitely. However, I found her narration irritating. It's read a little too quickly and (with the exception of when someone else is speaking), in a monotone. Maybe the author thought narrating it herself would be cathartic, but it comes off as "let me hurry and get through this as quickly as possible without seeming too emotional". That's understandable, because this is apparently the way she often dealt with the problems in her life. In my humble opinion, though, she would've been better served to hire one of the many excellent narrators out there to read the book. I'm sure writing it was harrowing and difficult for her, but her narration does not do it justice.
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Unspeakable
- De: Kevin O'Brien
- Narrado por: Todd Haberkorn
- Duración: 14 h y 7 m
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A family of four murdered in their hotel room. A single mother and her boyfriend both stabbed to death. A sordid history of violent crimes, repeated over and over - but decades apart. Olivia Barker is a therapist with no connection to the murders. But she has heard things. Stories that keep her up at night. Details that only a killer would know. A killer who could be one of her patients…Olivia has no proof for her suspicions. But as the body count rises, so do her fears. A rock is thrown through her window, her car tires are slashed, a chilling message is scrawled on her bathroom mirror.
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Really great book!
- De Heather en 02-07-14
- Unspeakable
- De: Kevin O'Brien
- Narrado por: Todd Haberkorn
Is it hard to turn a frown upside down?
Revisado: 09-07-23
The narrator was great, and, as always, so was Kevin O'Brien's story. The one little thing I found irritating was that seemingly every character had to "work up a smile". Over, and over, and over again lol.
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The Perfect Neighborhood
- De: Liz Alterman
- Narrado por: Amanda Dolan, Priya Ayyar, Hillary Huber, y otros
- Duración: 10 h y 29 m
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When actress and model Allison Langley leaves her former rockstar husband in the middle of the night, it’s all her Oak Hill neighbors can talk about. But the gossip comes to an abrupt halt when five-year-old Billy Barnes goes missing on his walk home from kindergarten. Billy’s mother, Rachel, blames herself for being at work and letting her only child walk alone. Cassidy, Billy’s teenage babysitter, was also late to arrive on the afternoon he disappeared and blames herself for his disappearance.
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Predictable and slow
- De Roxie H en 09-30-22
- The Perfect Neighborhood
- De: Liz Alterman
- Narrado por: Amanda Dolan, Priya Ayyar, Hillary Huber, Laura Jennings, Gail Shalan
Pretty good
Revisado: 12-15-22
I keep wondering if proofreading is a thing of the past. That said, hilarious dangling modifiers and a gossipy tone aside, this is a pretty good story.
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Those Girls
- De: Chevy Stevens
- Narrado por: Jorjeana Marie, Emily Woo Zeller, Nicol Zanzarella
- Duración: 11 h y 22 m
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Life has never been easy for the three Campbell sisters. Jess, Courtney, and Dani live on a remote ranch in Western Canada where they work hard and try to stay out of the way of their father's fists. One night a fight gets out of hand, and the sisters are forced to go on the run, only to get caught in an even worse nightmare when their truck breaks down in a small town. Events spiral out of control, and a chance encounter with the wrong people leaves them in a horrific and desperate situation.
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Not good, not good at all
- De Najima Rainey en 07-15-15
- Those Girls
- De: Chevy Stevens
- Narrado por: Jorjeana Marie, Emily Woo Zeller, Nicol Zanzarella
Really good story
Revisado: 06-12-22
I would’ve given this book all five stars except for two aspects that were irritating. One of the 3 narrators reads in a very emotionless voice. Also, the word “said” is vastly overused in the dialogue. How about words like, “Replied”, “Asked“, “stated “? Even “screamed” would’ve been appropriate many times. There are so many creative ways to end a sentence of dialogue, but this author apparently knows none of them. Even all the interrogative sentences were ended with the word “said”. Annoying! Really good story , though.
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