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The Cautious Traveller's Guide to the Wastelands
- A Novel
- By: Sarah Brooks
- Narrated by: Katie Leung, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith
- Length: 9 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 41
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 35
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 35
There is only one way to travel across the Wastelands: on the Trans-Siberian Express, a train as famous for its luxury as for its danger. The train is never short of passengers, eager to catch sight of Wastelands creatures more miraculous and terrifying than anything they could imagine. But on the train's last journey, something went horribly wrong, though no one seems to remember what exactly happened. Not even Zhang Weiwei, who has spent her life onboard and thought she knew all of the train’s secrets.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Narration cadence too clipped
- By ulan25 on 08-03-24
- The Cautious Traveller's Guide to the Wastelands
- A Novel
- By: Sarah Brooks
- Narrated by: Katie Leung, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith
Wonderful
Reviewed: 07-05-24
I’m so excited to write the first review! I’m not sure how to describe this book- it’s fantasy, a sort of alternate history of turn of the 20th century industrialization, imperialism, and science, with an engaging mystery, wonderful characters and a very satisfying ending. Strongly recommend.
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Seasonal Fears
- By: Seanan McGuire
- Narrated by: Amber Benson
- Length: 16 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 172
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 150
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 150
Melanie has a destiny, though it isn’t the one everyone assumes it to be. She’s delicate; she’s fragile; she’s dying. Now, truly, is the winter of her soul. Harry doesn’t want to believe in destiny, because that means accepting the loss of the one person who gives his life meaning, who brings summer to his world.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Exposition
- By Chad on 05-17-22
- Seasonal Fears
- By: Seanan McGuire
- Narrated by: Amber Benson
Interesting premise but repetitive
Reviewed: 02-16-24
The basic story is interesting - it’s in the same universe as Middlemarch which I liked. But this one has a very minimal plot, and is full of a lot of explication dialogue and not much action until the end. There is a lot of explaining the basic situation to the main characters over and over again and it became really tedious.
The performance is fine although the voice given to the young character wore on me. I wish the story had flipped between time periods & had different perspectives instead of different characters just explaining the basic situation over and over. Or a more mysterious reveal of the plot. We (readers) get it already!
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Strange the Dreamer
- By: Laini Taylor
- Narrated by: Steve West
- Length: 18 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 4,810
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 4,409
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 4,395
The dream chooses the dreamer, not the other way around - and Lazlo Strange, war orphan and junior librarian, has always feared that his dream chose poorly. Since he was five years old, he's been obsessed with the mythic lost city of Weep, but it would take someone bolder than he to cross half the world in search of it. Then a stunning opportunity presents itself in the person of a hero called the Godslayer and a band of legendary warriors, and he has to seize his chance or lose his dream forever.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Great until the ending
- By Shane A. McGarry on 10-23-17
- Strange the Dreamer
- By: Laini Taylor
- Narrated by: Steve West
Amazing
Reviewed: 03-10-19
This book is SO original I have never heard any other story like this story I love this book
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The Secret Keepers
- By: Trenton Lee Stewart
- Narrated by: Cameron Brown
- Length: 15 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 626
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 526
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 524
Eleven-year-old Reuben spends his days exploring, hiding, and practicing parkour among the abandoned buildings of the Lower Downs as a way to escape the rough times that have befallen him and his mom - but his discovery of an extraordinary antique pocket watch changes everything. When Reuben finds that the watch has the power to turn him invisible, he's propelled on the adventure of a lifetime. Now Reuben is being pursued by a group of dangerous men called the Directions, and someone - or something - ominously called The Smoke.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great book—BEST narrator!
- By Jamie on 02-20-18
- The Secret Keepers
- By: Trenton Lee Stewart
- Narrated by: Cameron Brown
Needed editing
Reviewed: 04-21-18
The overall story here is interesting but the main character is not especially likeable, in fact was quite infuriating at times! and there were long passages that could have been tightened. It seemed to need a stronger editing hand. Suspenseful though and maybe likeable by someone less picky than this family!
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