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The League of Wives
- The Untold Story of the Women Who Took on the U.S. Government to Bring Their Husbands Home
- By: Heath Hardage Lee
- Narrated by: Heath Hardage Lee
- Length: 10 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 69
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 57
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 57
The true story of the fierce band of women who battled Washington - and Hanoi - to bring their husbands home from the jungles of Vietnam.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Authority on The League of Wives origin story
- By David Atherton on 12-27-24
- The League of Wives
- The Untold Story of the Women Who Took on the U.S. Government to Bring Their Husbands Home
- By: Heath Hardage Lee
- Narrated by: Heath Hardage Lee
Valuable history.
Reviewed: 04-29-19
I enjoyed learning about the plight of family members awaiting the return of their loved ones. Did not care for the narrator.
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Lafayette in the Somewhat United States
- By: Sarah Vowell
- Narrated by: Sarah Vowell, John Slattery, Nick Offerman, and others
- Length: 8 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 3,645
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 3,281
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 3,262
From the best-selling author of Assassination Vacation and Unfamiliar Fishes, a humorous account of the Revolutionary War hero Marquis de Lafayette - the one Frenchman we could all agree on - and an insightful portrait of a nation's idealism and its reality. Lafayette in the Somewhat United States is a humorous and insightful portrait of the famed Frenchman, the impact he had on our young country, and his ongoing relationship with instrumental Americans of the time.
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5 out of 5 stars
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You likely haven't heard it this way...
- By William L. Scott III on 06-04-16
Spare me!!!!!!!!!!!!
Reviewed: 10-22-15
What would have made Lafayette in the Somewhat United States better?
I don't know what possessed this author to narrate her own book. Extremely bad idea. I had to return the book within the first chapter. The narration resembles a 6-year-old with a speech impediment.
What was most disappointing about Sarah Vowell’s story?
I couldn't get passed the poor performance of the narration to appreciate the story.
How did the narrator detract from the book?
Poor quality performance and not the caliber of voice, caidence, diction, etc....
You didn’t love this book... but did it have any redeeming qualities?
No.
Any additional comments?
Publishers should think twice before allowing authors to narrate their own books.
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