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The Hobbit
- By: J. R. R. Tolkien
- Narrated by: Rob Inglis
- Length: 11 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 66,093
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 58,570
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Story5 out of 5 stars 58,699
Like every other hobbit, Bilbo Baggins likes nothing better than a quiet evening in his snug hole in the ground, dining on a sumptuous dinner in front of a fire. But when a wandering wizard captivates him with tales of the unknown, Bilbo becomes restless. Soon he joins the wizard’s band of homeless dwarves in search of giant spiders, savage wolves, and other dangers. Bilbo quickly tires of the quest for adventure and longs for the security of his familiar home. But before he can return to his life of comfort, he must face the greatest threat of all.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Finally! Thank you Audible!
- By Bryan J. Peterson on 10-20-12
- The Hobbit
- By: J. R. R. Tolkien
- Narrated by: Rob Inglis
Nattator made this all worthwhile for me
Reviewed: 08-18-23
I have waited a long time to read this. Bought the audio more than a few years ago because I knew I needed to hear it rather than read it and then kept postponing it. The story was much, much more enjoyable than I had believed it would be and Rob Inglis' performance made it even more so. Thank you, sir.
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What Strange Paradise
- A Novel
- By: Omar El Akkad
- Narrated by: Dion Graham
- Length: 6 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 141
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 127
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 126
More bodies have washed up on the shores of a small island. Another overfilled, ill-equipped, dilapidated ship has sunk under the weight of its too many passengers: Syrians, Ethiopians, Egyptians, Lebanese, Palestinians, all of them desperate to escape untenable lives back in their homelands. But miraculously, someone has survived the passage: nine-year-old Amir, a Syrian boy who is soon rescued by Vänna. Vänna.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Absolutely terrific.
- By Catherine Kennedy on 08-14-21
- What Strange Paradise
- A Novel
- By: Omar El Akkad
- Narrated by: Dion Graham
Beautiful
Reviewed: 06-11-23
From the written word to the wonderful narration this is an important and beautiful story. The only time I wished I had the book was at the ending. Sometimes I need to read the endings again.
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London Spies
- Phyllis Bowden, Book 1
- By: SJ Slagle
- Narrated by: Thomas Block
- Length: 5 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3.5 out of 5 stars 11
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Performance3.5 out of 5 stars 11
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Story3.5 out of 5 stars 11
London Spies is a book of historical fiction set in London, England, at the end of World War II. Phyllis Bowden, a secretary at the American Embassy, is catapulted into the limelight when the military attaché, Lt. Col. Ronald Lawrence, is arrested for espionage and her boss, the assistant military attaché, assumes the position. The arrest throws suspicion on everyone at the Embassy, particularly Lawrence's secretary whose attempted suicide convinces Phyllis to be more curious about what really happened.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Maybe the story is ok... can’t follow due to narration
- By CKMilner on 11-15-18
- London Spies
- Phyllis Bowden, Book 1
- By: SJ Slagle
- Narrated by: Thomas Block
The narration is so bad that I had to stop
Reviewed: 05-02-22
I can not tell you what I thought of the story. The narration is so poor that I couldn't pay attention.
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The Dinner List
- A Novel
- By: Rebecca Serle
- Narrated by: Rebecca Serle
- Length: 5 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3.5 out of 5 stars 477
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Performance3 out of 5 stars 430
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Story4 out of 5 stars 424
At one point or another, we’ve all been asked to name five people, living or dead, with whom we’d like to have dinner. Why do we choose the people we do? And what if that dinner was to actually happen? These are the questions Rebecca Serle contends with in The Dinner List. When Sabrina arrives at her 30th birthday dinner she finds at the table not just her best friend, but also three significant people from her past, and well, Audrey Hepburn. As the dinner table conversation begins, it becomes clear that there’s a reason these six people have been gathered together.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Hire a professional narrator
- By Beth on 09-15-18
- The Dinner List
- A Novel
- By: Rebecca Serle
- Narrated by: Rebecca Serle
I am switching to the book
Reviewed: 10-09-21
I really don't like leaving bad reviews. Any effort put forth by an author is still more effort than I have done. But I had to on this one. The premise of the story is interesting and under different conditions (i.e. reading the paperback) would likely be enjoyable. I'm hoping. I just bought it. But the narration on this one killed it for me. The narrator sounds whiny and petulant and flat. I think this could have been much better with a different narrator.
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Murder Flies the Coop
- By: Jessica Ellicott
- Narrated by: Barbara Rosenblat
- Length: 9 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 3,091
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,789
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Story4 out of 5 stars 2,778
Sharing lodging in the sleepy English village of Walmsley Parva has eased some of the financial strain on the two old school chums, but money is still tight in these years following the Great War. So when the local vicar - and pigeon-racing club president - approaches them with a private inquiry opportunity, the ladies accept. There's been a spot of bother: The treasurer has absconded with the club's funds and several prized birds. But when they visit the man's loft, they find their elusive quarry lying in white feathers and a pool of crimson blood - the only witnesses cooing mournfully.
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5 out of 5 stars
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I Do So Love This Pair Of Sleuths..!!..Hilarious Highbrow Hijinks..!!
- By John on 10-22-18
- Murder Flies the Coop
- By: Jessica Ellicott
- Narrated by: Barbara Rosenblat
Entertaining Listen
Reviewed: 11-17-18
I am such a big fan of Barbara Rosenblat's narrations that I have to admit I started to listen to this series because of that. This is the second in the series. I have become a fan of Jessica Ellicott as well. I hope there are more installments to the series!
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Bad Feminist
- Essays
- By: Roxane Gay
- Narrated by: Bahni Turpin
- Length: 11 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 3,729
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 3,282
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Story4 out of 5 stars 3,258
A collection of essays spanning politics, criticism, and feminism from one of the most-watched young cultural observers of her generation, Roxane Gay. In these funny and insightful essays, Roxane Gay takes us through the journey of her evolution as a woman ( Sweet Valley High) of color ( The Help) while also taking listeners on a ride through culture of the last few years ( Girls, Django in Chains) and commenting on the state of feminism today (abortion, Chris Brown).
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3 out of 5 stars
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"I am a mess of contradictions" - RG
- By Cynthia on 12-27-15
- Bad Feminist
- Essays
- By: Roxane Gay
- Narrated by: Bahni Turpin
Brilliant - even when I didn't always agree
Reviewed: 08-17-18
This book created a seesaw of emotions in me. I started by giving it 4 stars and then determined I needed to give it 5 because of that seesaw - it made me chuckle, it made me mad, it made me cry, it made me think! The premise of the set of essays was brilliant really. I appreciated that she put a name to my brand of feminism ("Bad Feminist"). I loved how she spoke not so much of the hardened myth of "the feminist" but the overall treatment of women as a whole - by men, by themselves, by other women, by society, and so cruelly last year and this by politicians, in the context of books that she has read or movies she has seen. She also taught me something in her essays regarding race and my perceptions. Something I need to always keep with me. I highly recommend this book. Not to read just once but to read multiple times.
Bahni Turpin excellently narrated the audio.
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Lean In
- Women, Work, and the Will to Lead
- By: Sheryl Sandberg
- Narrated by: Elisa Donovan
- Length: 6 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 15,800
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 13,364
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 13,336
In her famed TED talk, Sheryl Sandberg described how women unintentionally hold themselves back in their careers. Her talk, which has been viewed more than eleven million times, encouraged women to “sit at the table,” seek challenges, take risks, and pursue their goals with gusto.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Lean In, Lead On
- By Cynthia on 03-14-13
- Lean In
- Women, Work, and the Will to Lead
- By: Sheryl Sandberg
- Narrated by: Elisa Donovan
I waited too long to read this
Reviewed: 07-21-18
Reading this three months before my planned retirement was not quite effective enough. But it did make me understand those things that I have done incorrectly (and correctly) over the years. And it certainly made me appreciate those young women who work for/with me for whom I hope things improve.
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The Sea, the Sea
- By: Iris Murdoch, Mary Kinzie - introduction
- Narrated by: Simon Vance, Kimberly Farr
- Length: 21 hrs
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 357
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 304
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 305
Charles Arrowby, leading light of England's theatrical set, retires from glittering London to an isolated home by the sea. He plans to write a memoir about his great love affair with Clement Makin, his mentor, both professionally and personally, and amuse himself with Lizzie, an actress he has strung along for many years.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Murdoch Amazes
- By Sara on 08-30-17
- The Sea, the Sea
- By: Iris Murdoch, Mary Kinzie - introduction
- Narrated by: Simon Vance, Kimberly Farr
Yes, it's an unfair rating
Reviewed: 02-09-18
I never made it past Chapter 1, which was a very descriptive and very long hour of detailed analysis of the book. It was the equivalent of reading Cliff Notes and by the time the hour ended I could not decide if it were a case of not needing to listen to the next 20 hours or not wanting to. So I returned it.
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The Elusive Mrs. Pollifax
- By: Dorothy Gilman
- Narrated by: Barbara Rosenblat
- Length: 6 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 3,104
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 2,785
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2,781
Mrs. Pollifax has a new hat, and only she and Mr. Carstairs know it conceals eight false passports which she must smuggle into Bulgaria.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Another Delightful Adventure
- By Nancy J on 03-17-13
- The Elusive Mrs. Pollifax
- By: Dorothy Gilman
- Narrated by: Barbara Rosenblat
Never fails to make me feel better
Reviewed: 10-18-17
The Mrs. Polifax series is my go-to "feel good" listens, particularly after I have read lengthy, intense books (e.g. A Little Life). They are fun, make me chuckle at least, and are interesting.
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The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared
- By: Jonas Jonasson
- Narrated by: Steven Crossley
- Length: 12 hrs
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 14,084
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 12,749
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 12,782
After a long and eventful life, Allan Karlsson ends up in a nursing home, believing it to be his last stop. The only problem is that he's still in good health, and in one day, he turns 100. A big celebration is in the works, but Allan really isn't interested (and he'd like a bit more control over his vodka consumption). So he decides to escape. He climbs out the window in his slippers and embarks on a hilarious and entirely unexpected journey, involving, among other surprises, a suitcase stuffed with cash.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Dared to let the kids listen and they loved it...
- By Dennis on 02-12-14
Delightful
Reviewed: 09-15-17
You cannot read this book as drama. it is a delightful tongue-in-cheek historical fiction with a hint of fantasy. Listening to it is the best route i believe with the narrator giving it just the right amount of inflection to take you in the right direction. i loved this!
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