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Jonathan Dee
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Jonathan Dee is the critically acclaimed author of Palladio. With The Privileges, Dee crafts a “suspenseful, melancholy, and acidly funny tale” (Booklist). In it, ambitious couple Adam and Cynthia Morey marry straight out of college and have two children. Then Adam, unfulfilled with his job at a private investment firm, becomes involved in insider trading and gains excessive wealth for his family. But as Adam and Cynthia discover, money can’t buy happiness.
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- De: Ernessa T. Carter
- Narrado por: Adenrele Ojo
- Duración: 11 h y 14 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,089
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 919
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Davie—an ugly duckling growing up in small-town Mississippi—is positive her life couldn’t be any worse. She has the meanest mother in the South, possibly the world, and on top of that, she’s pretty sure she’s ugly. Just when she’s resigned herself to her fate, she sees a movie that will change her life— Sixteen Candles. But in her case, life doesn’t imitate art.
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5 out of 5 stars
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2 High Fives - for Monkey Night
- De Nevada en 10-03-12
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Young Hearts Crying
- De: Richard Yates
- Narrado por: Marc Vietor
- Duración: 12 h y 33 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 60
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 49
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 50
Yates movingly portrays a man and a woman from their courtship in the 1950s to their divorce in the '70s, chronicling their heartbreaking attempts to reach their highest ambitions. Michael Davenport dreams of being a poet after returning home from World War II, and at first he and his new wife, Lucy, enjoy their life together. But as the decades pass and the success of others creates a fear of failure in both Michael and Lucy, their once bright future gives way to a life of adultery and isolation.
De: Richard Yates
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All You Could Ask For
- A Novel
- De: Mike Greenberg
- Narrado por: Tavia Gilbert
- Duración: 9 h y 38 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 79
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 71
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 72
Happily married Brooke discovers her loving husband has led a separate life with…another wife. Newlywed Samantha learns of her husband's cheating heart when she finds the goods on his computer. High-powered career woman Katherine works with heartbreaker Phillip, the man who hurt her early on in her career. Brooke, Samantha, and Katherine don't know one another, but their stories are about to intertwine in ways no one could have imagined. And all three are about to discover the power of friendship to conquer adversity.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Annoyed by Hidden Theme
- De parsnip en 08-12-13
De: Mike Greenberg
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Domestic Violets
- A Novel
- De: Matthew Norman
- Narrado por: Todd McLaren
- Duración: 11 h
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 222
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 196
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 193
Tom Violet always thought that by the time he turned 35, he’d have everything going for him. Fame. Fortune. A beautiful wife. A satisfying career as a successful novelist. A happy dog to greet him at the end of the day. The reality, though, is far different. He’s got a wife, but their problems are bigger than he can even imagine. And he’s written a novel, but the manuscript he’s slaved over for years is currently hidden in his desk drawer while his father, an actual famous writer, just won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. His career, such that it is, involves mind-numbing corporate buzzwords....
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5 out of 5 stars
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What a rollicking ride!
- De Pamela Harvey en 08-13-11
De: Matthew Norman
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God-Shaped Hole
- A Novel
- De: Tiffanie DeBartolo
- Narrado por: Rachael Warren
- Duración: 10 h y 44 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 132
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 124
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 123
When Beatrice Trixie Jordan replies to a personal ad, she meets Jacob Grace, a charming, effervescent 30-something free-spirit writer passionately seeking life. He possesses his own turns of phrase and ways of thinking and feeling that dissonantly harmonize with Trixie's off-center vision. As they rollercoaster through the joys and furies of their wrenching romance, they try to come to terms with the hurt brought about by both of their distant fathers who, in different ways, forsook them.
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5 out of 5 stars
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To see a fortune teller or not to see one...
- De Renee en 08-08-18
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Bright Lights, Big City
- De: Jay McInerney
- Narrado por: Daniel Passer
- Duración: 5 h y 11 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 345
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 284
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 287
The tragicomedy of a young man in New York City, a writer, never named, who works as a fact-checker for a prestigious magazine. He struggles with the reality of his mother's death, alienation, and the seductive pull of drugs and a vibrant nightlife.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Curiously, mundanely real
- De Amber en 01-07-12
De: Jay McInerney
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She Regrets Nothing
- A Novel
- De: Andrea Dunlop
- Narrado por: Rachel Dulude
- Duración: 11 h y 28 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 128
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 116
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Historia3.5 out of 5 stars 115
When Laila Lawrence becomes an orphan at 23, the sudden loss unexpectedly introduces her to three glamorous cousins from New York who show up unannounced at her mother's funeral. The three siblings are scions of the wealthy family from which Laila's father had been estranged long before his own untimely demise 10 years before. Two years later, Laila has left behind her quiet life in Grosse Point, Michigan to move to New York City, landing her smack in the middle of her cousins' decadent world.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Good Listen
- De Vallena en 02-19-18
De: Andrea Dunlop
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The Wrong Sister
- De: T. E. Woods
- Narrado por: Angela Dawe
- Duración: 8 h y 47 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 2,469
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 2,262
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 2,254
From behind the wheel of her car, Tess Kincaid glimpses a woman walking down a Madison, Wisconsin, street. They've never met, but Tess sees the same features every time she looks in the mirror. Tess introduces herself and discovers that she and her doppelganger, Mimi, have more than appearance in common. They even share the same birthday. Mimi - confident and outgoing where Tess is understated and shy - is convinced they're twins, separated shortly after birth. When a body is discovered in a local marsh, Tess is entangled in a search for the truth....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Nothing like anything T E Woods has written B4!!!
- De shelley en 03-01-18
De: T. E. Woods
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Get Lucky
- De: Katherine Center
- Narrado por: Morgan Hallett
- Duración: 8 h y 13 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 186
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 176
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 174
Filled with wit and heart, Get Lucky by Katherine Center explores the deep bonds of sisterhood. Sarah Harper’s whole world revolved around her job at a New York advertising agency before an email snafu got her fired. Now she’s seeking refuge at her sister Mackie’s home in Houston. But Mackie, who’s unable to get pregnant, is also down-and-out these days. So Sarah decides to do something good and becomes a surrogate mother.
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4 out of 5 stars
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So Funny & Heartfelt - Loved the Characters
- De dbs en 01-03-25
De: Katherine Center
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Babylon Sisters
- De: Pearl Cleage
- Narrado por: Pearl Cleage
- Duración: 8 h y 7 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,293
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,186
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 1,184
Catherine, busy working with refugee and immigrant women through her small firm, Babylon Sisters, has taken on a powerful new client. She doesn't have much time for Phoebe's complicated questions of paternity - that is, until Phoebe's real father, B. J., a renowned investigative reporter, shows up in town to work on a story connected to Catherine.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Sister Love
- De Florence Graydon en 03-26-21
De: Pearl Cleage
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The Southern Education of a Jersey Girl
- Adventures in Life and Love in the Heart of Dixie
- De: Jaime Primak Sullivan
- Narrado por: Jaime Primak Sullivan
- Duración: 6 h y 38 m
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 337
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 305
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 302
Jaime Primak Sullivan, a Jersey-bred, tough-as-nails PR maven - and unlikely transplant in an upscale suburb of Birmingham, Alabama - has spent her entire life crossing the line: whether she's pushing the boundaries of what proper Southern ladies consider to be "polite behavior" or literally traversing the Mason-Dixon line in the name of love. She isn't afraid to say what everyone is thinking when it comes to love, sex, friendship, and many other topics that are all too often sugar-coated in polite Southern company.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Awesome book
- De Gwendolyn en 09-23-16
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The Ramblers
- A Novel
- De: Aidan Donnelley Rowley
- Narrado por: Erica Sullivan
- Duración: 11 h y 24 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 96
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 87
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 87
Set in the most magical parts of Manhattan - the Upper West Side, Central Park, Greenwich Village - The Ramblers explores the lives of three lost souls bound together by friendship and family. During the course of one fateful Thanksgiving week, a time when emotions run high and being with family can be a mixed blessing, Rowley's sharply defined characters explore the moments when decisions are deliberately made, choices accepted, and pasts reconciled.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Lovely Portrait of The City
- De Dingo27 en 02-19-16
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Good Mourning
- De: Elizabeth Meyer
- Narrado por: Cris Dukehart
- Duración: 6 h y 49 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 47
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 42
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 42
Elizabeth Meyer stumbled upon a career in the midst of planning her own father's funeral, which she turned into an upbeat party with Rolling Stones music, thousands of dollars worth of her mother's favorite flowers, and a personalized eulogy. Starting out as a receptionist, Meyer quickly found she had a knack for helping people cope with their grief as well as creating fitting send-offs for some of the city's most high-powered residents.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great Listen!
- De rmp en 09-08-15
De: Elizabeth Meyer
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A Necessary End: A Novel
- De: Holly Brown
- Narrado por: Khristine Hvam, James Patrick Cronin
- Duración: 12 h y 22 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 57
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 54
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 54
At nineteen Leah bears a remarkable resemblance to the young woman Adrienne once was. Which is why Adrienne knows the baby Leah is carrying is meant to be hers. But Leah's got ideas of her own: Her baby's going to get a life in California; why shouldn't she? All she wants is to live in Adrienne's house for a year after the baby's born and get a fresh start. It seems like a small price for Adrienne to pay to get their baby. And with Gabe suddenly onboard, what could possibly go wrong?
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5 out of 5 stars
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Long time audible listener.
- De Cherith DuBois en 07-11-15
De: Holly Brown
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A Study in Charlotte
- Charlotte Holmes, Book 1
- De: Brittany Cavallaro
- Narrado por: Graham Halstead, Julia Whelan
- Duración: 9 h y 7 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 546
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 486
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 482
Jamie Watson has always been intrigued by Charlotte Holmes; after all, their great-great-great-grandfathers were one of the most infamous pairs in history. But the Holmes family has always been odd, and Charlotte is no exception. She's inherited Sherlock's volatility and some of his vices - and when Jamie and Charlotte end up at the same Connecticut boarding school, Charlotte makes it clear she's not looking for friends.
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3 out of 5 stars
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3.5 ☆s
- De Ashley C en 01-21-18
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The Admissions
- A Novel
- De: Meg Mitchell Moore
- Narrado por: Allyson Ryan
- Duración: 14 h y 35 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 457
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 404
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 408
The Hawthorne family has it all. Great jobs, a beautiful house in one of the most affluent areas of Northern California, and three charming kids whose sunny futures are all but assured. And then comes their eldest daughter's senior year of high school....
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4 out of 5 stars
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Anything for success
- De JillHen en 09-13-15
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The Road Home
- De: Ford Michael Thomas Ford
- Narrado por: Blake Somerset
- Duración: 9 h y 5 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 82
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 78
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 78
When a car accident leaves photographer Burke Crenshaw in need of temporary full-time care, he finds himself back in the one place no forty-year-old chooses to be--his childhood bedroom. There, in the Vermont home where he grew up, Burke begins the long process of recuperation, and watches as his widowed father finds happiness in a new relationship that's a constant reminder of everything Burke wants and lacks. Exploring local history, Burke discovers an intriguing series of letters from a Civil War soldier to his fianc.
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5 out of 5 stars
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No need to check your scepticism at the door!
- De Orlando en 08-23-13
Lo que los oyentes dicen sobre The Privileges
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Total3 out of 5 stars
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Ejecución1 out of 5 stars
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Historia3 out of 5 stars
- Patricia Monahan
- 07-14-17
Terrible Narrator
The narrator of The Privileges was dreadful. His women and children voices sounded like mockeries. I would have stopped listening to it but I was on a long drive and I had run through my podcasts.
The story was interesting enough for a long drive. Not great literature but entertaining.
It would not be the first book I would recommend, I have listened to worse.
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Total3 out of 5 stars
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Historia2 out of 5 stars
- J. Mott
- 02-17-25
What a silly ending.
I really was enjoying this book right up to the end. It felt lazy and made me wish I hadn’t wasted my time. So many unlikable characters.
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Total2 out of 5 stars
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- Pat
- 03-11-13
A little boring
What disappointed you about The Privileges?
I just had trouble getting into the story..
Who would you have cast as narrator instead of David Aaron Baker?
I liked him as the narrator. I just do not think changing would have made a difference/
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Total2 out of 5 stars
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Ejecución5 out of 5 stars
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Historia2 out of 5 stars
- Cudmore Family
- 02-08-15
Franzen without the meat
If you like John Franzen novels, you might get excited as I did toward the beginning when the author introduces many interesting and well thought out characters. The somewhat ironic or at least aloof writing style very Franzen-esque.... The problem with this story though is that there is no point.. There are no lessons learned or really interesting consequences to anything... In fact the author seems to tease us with things that almost go terribly terribly wrong, but nothing ever really does... This family seems to just bounce around through life until the book ends..
Not sure if I could go back in time, would I buy this book.
Narration was great, and admittedly is probably the only reason I made it all the way through it
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Total5 out of 5 stars
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Ejecución5 out of 5 stars
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- Murles Brazen
- 07-08-24
Fantastic.
It’s one of those books that are about life. I can’t explain it, I’m definitely going to check out the author’s other works.
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