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Time's Convert
- A Novel
- By: Deborah Harkness
- Narrated by: Saskia Maarleveld
- Length: 15 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 9,378
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 8,490
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 8,469
On the battlefields of the American Revolution, Matthew de Clermont meets Marcus MacNeil, a young surgeon from Massachusetts, during a moment of political awakening when it seems that the world is on the brink of a brighter future. When Matthew offers him a chance at immortality and a new life, free from the restraints of his puritanical upbringing, Marcus seizes the opportunity to become a vampire.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Distracting and disappointing narration
- By LKF on 09-19-18
- Time's Convert
- A Novel
- By: Deborah Harkness
- Narrated by: Saskia Maarleveld
Narration proved too difficult
Reviewed: 08-12-24
The book is wonderful, but the narration proved too challenging to enjoy on audio. Ended up reading a physical copy because the narration took me too far out of the previous experience with the All Souls Trilogy. Jennifer Ikeda is so necessary to these books, she has developed such unique voices for each character. It was difficult to remain engaged when no one sounded the same as in the previous books.
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Killers of the Flower Moon
- The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI
- By: David Grann
- Narrated by: Will Patton, Ann Marie Lee, Danny Campbell
- Length: 9 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 22,859
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 20,010
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 19,966
In the 1920s, the richest people per capita in the world were members of the Osage Nation in Oklahoma. After oil was discovered beneath their land, the Osage rode in chauffeured automobiles, built mansions, and sent their children to study in Europe.
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5 out of 5 stars
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An outstanding story, highly recommended
- By S. Blakely on 06-22-17
- Killers of the Flower Moon
- The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI
- By: David Grann
- Narrated by: Will Patton, Ann Marie Lee, Danny Campbell
Compelling story
Reviewed: 07-29-21
Compelling story that I’m surprised is not not more widely known.
Unfortunately the first narrator is an ill fit. The singsong nature of her narration is offensive to the gravity of the story. It shifts slightly for the better about half way through the first section. Would love to see a re-recording done by an indigenous voice for this section.
Will Patton is terrific in the second section. So much so, he makes up for the wan nature of the last narrator.
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The Devil in the White City
- Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America
- By: Erik Larson
- Narrated by: Scott Brick
- Length: 14 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 30,802
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 25,446
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 25,435
Two men, each handsome and unusually adept at his chosen work, embodied an element of the great dynamic that characterized America’s rush toward the twentieth century. The architect was Daniel Hudson Burnham, the fair’s brilliant director of works and the builder of many of the country’s most important structures, including the Flatiron Building in New York and Union Station in Washington, D.C. The murderer was Henry H. Holmes, a young doctor who, in a malign parody of the White City, built his “World’s Fair Hotel” just west of the fairgrounds.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A Rich Read!
- By D on 09-18-03
- The Devil in the White City
- Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America
- By: Erik Larson
- Narrated by: Scott Brick
Great story
Reviewed: 11-09-12
Would you consider the audio edition of The Devil in the White City to be better than the print version?
I don't think I would have enjoyed this story as much had I read the print version. Something about the subject matters makes the audio version so much more satisfying.
Did the plot keep you on the edge of your seat? How?
yes
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Lunch in Paris
- A Love Story, with Recipes
- By: Elizabeth Bard
- Narrated by: Ann Marie Lee
- Length: 7 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 89
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 79
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Story4 out of 5 stars 81
In Paris for a weekend visit, Elizabeth Bard sat down to lunch with a handsome Frenchman - and never went home again. Was it love at first sight? Or was it the way her knife slid effortlessly through her pavé au poivre, the steak's pink juices puddling into the buttery pepper sauce? Lunch in Paris is a memoir about a young American woman caught up in two passionate love affairs - one with her new beau, Gwendal, the other with French cuisine.
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2 out of 5 stars
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ok to pass the time
- By Robin on 03-25-13
- Lunch in Paris
- A Love Story, with Recipes
- By: Elizabeth Bard
- Narrated by: Ann Marie Lee
Lunch in Paris? I'll wait until dinner...
Reviewed: 11-09-12
Would you try another book from Elizabeth Bard and/or Ann Marie Lee?
This book is not terrible, along the same lines as Eat, Pray, Love, without the divorce drama. Not a lot happens (at least up to Chapter 8), but it is a sweet story, kind of like reading a chick flick. The problem I had was the narrator. It was like listening to a kindergarten teacher reading your journal to her class. I think I will read this the old fashioned way instead.
What was your reaction to the ending? (No spoilers please!)
Didn't make it to the end.
Would you be willing to try another one of Ann Marie Lee’s performances?
Probably not.
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