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Anansi Boys
- By: Neil Gaiman
- Narrated by: Lenny Henry
- Length: 10 hrs and 5 mins
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Returning to the territory he so brilliantly explored in his masterful New York Times best seller American Gods, the incomparable Neil Gaiman offers up a work of dazzling ingenuity, a kaleidoscopic journey deep into myth that is at once startling, terrifying, exhilarating, and fiercely funny, a true wonder of a novel that confirms Stephen King's glowing assessment of the author as "a treasure house of story, and we are lucky to have him."
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Beautifully narrated
- By A. Hawley on 11-23-07
- Anansi Boys
- By: Neil Gaiman
- Narrated by: Lenny Henry
Extremely engaging and wonderfully performed!
Reviewed: 11-09-19
A lovely lighthearted tale with classic Gaiman creativity and wit. The narration is wonderful and a delight to the ear, augmenting the clever text with charming accent, inflection, and humor. An enjoyable read!
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Even Tree Nymphs Get the Blues
- By: Molly Harper
- Narrated by: Amanda Ronconi, Jonathan Davis
- Length: 3 hrs and 3 mins
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A hilarious new standalone novella brimming with otherworldly charm from the reigning queen of paranormal romantic comedy Molly Harper! Ingrid Asher is the newest resident of Mystic Bayou, a tiny town hidden in the swamp where shapeshifters, vampires, witches and dragons live alongside humans.
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An absolute gem!!!
- By Sara on 06-07-19
- Even Tree Nymphs Get the Blues
- By: Molly Harper
- Narrated by: Amanda Ronconi, Jonathan Davis
Fun if a little light on plot...
Reviewed: 10-01-19
fun and easy listen with pretty good narration. hoping for a sequel or continuation of a good but underdeveloped story.
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Good Omens
- By: Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett
- Narrated by: Martin Jarvis
- Length: 12 hrs and 32 mins
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The world will end on Saturday. Next Saturday. Just before dinner, according to The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch, the world's only completely accurate book of prophecies, written in 1655. The armies of Good and Evil are amassing and everything appears to be going according to Divine Plan. Except that a somewhat fussy angel and a fast-living demon are not actually looking forward to the coming Rapture. And someone seems to have misplaced the Antichrist.
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At long last!!
- By Mike From Mesa on 11-21-09
- Good Omens
- By: Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett
- Narrated by: Martin Jarvis
Yes!!
Reviewed: 06-01-19
Superb narration and a rollicking great story! The two authors synergize their styles brilliantly for a quick paced witty read.
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The Baklava Club
- Yashim the Eunuch Series, Book 5
- By: Jason Goodwin
- Narrated by: Gemma Dawson
- Length: 8 hrs and 59 mins
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Three naïve Italian liberals, exiled in Istanbul, have bungled their instructions to kill a Polish prince - instead, they've kidnapped him and absconded to an unused farmhouse. Little do they realize that their revolutionary cell has been penetrated by their enemies, who are passing along false orders under the code name La Piuma, the Feather. It falls to Yashim to unravel all this - he's convinced that the prince is alive and that the Italians have hidden him somewhere.
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Not Following Through
- By Lacedaemonian on 05-01-18
- The Baklava Club
- Yashim the Eunuch Series, Book 5
- By: Jason Goodwin
- Narrated by: Gemma Dawson
Fun, but seemed truncated.
Reviewed: 05-22-18
Well written, but seemed rushed. And can't the narrators ever be taught Turkish pronunciations? Please?
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When the Sea Turned to Silver
- By: Grace Lin
- Narrated by: Kim Mai Guest
- Length: 7 hrs and 37 mins
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This breathtaking, full-color illustrated fantasy is inspired by Chinese folklore, and is a companion to the Newbery Honor winner Where the Mountain Meets the Moon. Pinmei's gentle, loving grandmother always has the most thrilling tales for her granddaughter and the other villagers. However, the peace is shattered one night when soldiers of the Emperor arrive and kidnap the storyteller. Everyone knows that the Emperor wants something called the Luminous Stone That Lights the Night.
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Like a Chinese one thousand and one nights
- By Francesca N on 04-16-17
- When the Sea Turned to Silver
- By: Grace Lin
- Narrated by: Kim Mai Guest
warm, wonderful story telling
Reviewed: 03-14-18
another wonderful story from Grace Lin. Full of Rich characters colorful tales and all of the elements of a great read for every age.
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Gone Girl
- A Novel
- By: Gillian Flynn
- Narrated by: Julia Whelan, Kirby Heyborne
- Length: 19 hrs and 57 mins
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On a warm summer morning in North Carthage, Missouri, it is Nick and Amy Dunne’s fifth wedding anniversary. Presents are being wrapped and reservations are being made when Nick’s clever and beautiful wife disappears. Husband-of-the-Year Nick isn’t doing himself any favors with cringe-worthy daydreams about the slope and shape of his wife’s head, but passages from Amy's diary reveal the alpha-girl perfectionist could have put anyone dangerously on edge.
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Demented, twisted, sick and I loved it!
- By Theodore on 01-20-13
- Gone Girl
- A Novel
- By: Gillian Flynn
- Narrated by: Julia Whelan, Kirby Heyborne
Messed up in the best way.
Reviewed: 02-02-18
As psychological profiles go, this author and these characters are among the most complex. A disturbing and stunning tour de force.
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Washington's Spies
- The Story of America's First Spy Ring
- By: Alexander Rose
- Narrated by: Kevin Pariseau
- Length: 12 hrs and 42 mins
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Based on remarkable new research, acclaimed historian Alexander Rose brings to life the true story of the spy ring that helped America win the Revolutionary War. For the first time, Rose takes us beyond the battlefront and deep into the shadowy underworld of double agents and triple crosses, covert operations and code breaking, and unmasks the courageous, flawed men who inhabited this wilderness of mirrors—including the spymaster at the heart of it all.
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Kinda boring
- By Randall on 07-10-19
- Washington's Spies
- The Story of America's First Spy Ring
- By: Alexander Rose
- Narrated by: Kevin Pariseau
interesting hidden histories!
Reviewed: 03-24-17
An illuminating history of how the world was turned upside down in the war for independence. Found the thorough tracing of personal histories to be revelatory!
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The Girl on the Train
- A Novel
- By: Paula Hawkins
- Narrated by: Clare Corbett, Louise Brealey, India Fisher
- Length: 10 hrs and 58 mins
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The debut psychological thriller that will forever change the way you look at other people's lives. Every day the same. Rachel takes the same commuter train every morning and night. Every day she rattles down the track, flashes past a stretch of cozy suburban homes, and stops at the signal that allows her to daily watch the same couple breakfasting on their deck. She’s even started to feel like she knows them. Jess and Jason, she calls them. Their life - as she sees it - is perfect. Not unlike the life she recently lost.
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The Girl on The Train
- By BookReader on 12-30-15
- The Girl on the Train
- A Novel
- By: Paula Hawkins
- Narrated by: Clare Corbett, Louise Brealey, India Fisher
WOW.
Reviewed: 01-28-17
This is a work of astonishing skill and suspense. Great characters with slowly revealed histories and motivations deepen the plot and invoke our our meditations on what is true, ever.
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Alexander Hamilton
- By: Ron Chernow
- Narrated by: Scott Brick
- Length: 35 hrs and 58 mins
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Historians have long told the story of America’s birth as the triumph of Jefferson’s democratic ideals over the aristocratic intentions of Hamilton. Chernow presents an entirely different man, whose legendary ambitions were motivated not merely by self-interest but by passionate patriotism and a stubborn will to build the foundations of American prosperity and power.
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An Outstanding & Riveting Book!
- By Kevin on 03-04-05
- Alexander Hamilton
- By: Ron Chernow
- Narrated by: Scott Brick
The American history I never knew!
Reviewed: 10-20-16
Stellar writing about an overlooked figure of our founding. The meticulous research reads like a novel, but one full of insights reaching even into our contemporary political landscape.
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