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Varina Palladino's Jersey Italian Love Story
- A Novel
- By: Terri-Lynne DeFino
- Narrated by: Eva Kaminsky
- Length: 12 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 23
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 21
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 21
Lively widow Varina Paladino has lived in the same house in Wyldale, New Jersey, her entire life. The town might be slightly stuck in the 1960s, when small businesses thrived and most residents were Italian, but its population is getting younger and the Paladinos are embracing the change. What Varina’s not embracing, much to her ninety-two-year-old mother’s dismay, is dating. Running Paladino’s Italian Specialties grocery, caring for her mother, and keeping her large, loud Jersey Italian family from killing one another takes up all of Varina’s energy anyway.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Traditional/ Fun
- By nicole on 03-22-25
- Varina Palladino's Jersey Italian Love Story
- A Novel
- By: Terri-Lynne DeFino
- Narrated by: Eva Kaminsky
A family for everyone
Reviewed: 03-06-24
Warm and beautifully written a multi generational story of a family's love and struggles. Easily relatable with genuine humor & some heartaches.
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Beautiful World, Where Are You
- A Novel
- By: Sally Rooney
- Narrated by: Aoife McMahon
- Length: 10 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 2,623
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,228
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Story4 out of 5 stars 2,230
Alice, a novelist, meets Felix, who works in a warehouse, and asks him if he’d like to travel to Rome with her. In Dublin, her best friend, Eileen, is getting over a break-up, and slips back into flirting with Simon, a man she has known since childhood. Alice, Felix, Eileen, and Simon are still young—but life is catching up with them. They desire each other, they delude each other, they get together, they break apart.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Must listen!
- By cathy hunt on 09-09-21
- Beautiful World, Where Are You
- A Novel
- By: Sally Rooney
- Narrated by: Aoife McMahon
it was like reading a play
Reviewed: 10-25-22
I just kept waiting for it to pick up for the storyline to mean something it all just seemed very long-drawn-out and excessive. No real point to the story way too much much intricate detail for stuff that seemed like it really didn't matter. It was like reading a play to much background... boring & no real story.
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The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane
- By: Lisa See
- Narrated by: Ruthie Ann Miles, Kimiko Glenn, Alex Allwine, and others
- Length: 14 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 13,127
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 11,919
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 11,861
The thrilling new novel from number-one New York Times best-selling author Lisa See explores the lives of a Chinese mother and her daughter who has been abandoned and adopted by an American couple.
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5 out of 5 stars
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***EXCELLENT*** Six stars if I could !!
- By ROBIN on 04-10-17
I need more
Reviewed: 05-19-17
Loved this book - the ending left me wanting more. I need a sequel
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Razor Girl
- A Novel
- By: Carl Hiaasen
- Narrated by: John Rubinstein
- Length: 12 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 4,840
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 4,321
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 4,322
When Lane Coolman's car is bashed from behind on the road to the Florida Keys, what appears to be an ordinary accident is anything but (this is Hiaasen!). Behind the wheel of the other car is Merry Mansfield - the eponymous Razor Girl - and the crash scam is only the beginning of events that spiral crazily out of control while unleashing some of the wildest characters Hiaasen has ever set loose.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Best book this year!
- By green ice cream garden on 09-19-16
- Razor Girl
- A Novel
- By: Carl Hiaasen
- Narrated by: John Rubinstein
read it
Reviewed: 10-28-16
As good as any Hiaasen. I love the transition of making Andrew Yancy a main character.
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One Plus One
- A Novel
- By: Jojo Moyes
- Narrated by: Elizabeth Bower, Ben Elliot, Nicola Stanton, and others
- Length: 12 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 10,246
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 9,242
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 9,217
Suppose your life sucks. A lot. Your husband has done a vanishing act, your teenage stepson is being bullied, and your math-whiz daughter has a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity that you can't afford to pay for. That's Jess' life in a nutshell - until an unexpected knight-in-shining-armor offers to rescue them. Only Jess' knight turns out to be Geeky Ed, the obnoxious tech millionaire whose vacation home she happens to clean. But Ed has big problems of his own, and driving the dysfunctional family to the Math Olympiad feels like his first unselfish act in ages...maybe ever.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Sometimes I need a book that is just fun to read.
- By Kathy on 07-05-14
- One Plus One
- A Novel
- By: Jojo Moyes
- Narrated by: Elizabeth Bower, Ben Elliot, Nicola Stanton, Steven France
a feel good story
Reviewed: 03-02-15
enjoyable book with a storyline that made me smile. real family struggles with a positive outlook. chapters are told by the different main characters. it was nice to be in each characters head.
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The Next Always
- Inn BoonsBoro Trilogy, Book 1
- By: Nora Roberts
- Narrated by: MacLeod Andrews
- Length: 11 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 8,589
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 7,661
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 7,638
The historic hotel in Boonsboro has endured war and peace, the changing of hands, and even rumored hauntings. Now it’s getting a major face-lift from the Montgomery brothers and their eccentric mother. As the architect in the family, Beckett’s social life consists mostly of talking shop over pizza and beer. But there’s another project he’s got his eye on: the girl he’s been waiting to kiss since he was sixteen.
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5 out of 5 stars
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You need to Set your MP3 Playback to FASTER!
- By Lynne Phelps on 05-04-12
- The Next Always
- Inn BoonsBoro Trilogy, Book 1
- By: Nora Roberts
- Narrated by: MacLeod Andrews
Felt like I lived in BoonsBoro
Reviewed: 12-21-13
What was one of the most memorable moments of The Next Always?
Lizzie wrote on the mirror
Have you listened to any of MacLeod Andrews’s other performances before? How does this one compare?
NO but he was easy to listen to.
Any additional comments?
Recommend and I hope this is a series.
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Undeniably Yours
- By: Shannon Stacey
- Narrated by: Lauren Fortgang
- Length: 7 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 857
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 715
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Story4 out of 5 stars 720
Bar owner Kevin Kowalski is used to women throwing their phone numbers at him, but lately he's more interested in finding a woman to settle down with. A woman like Beth Hansen. If only their first meeting hadn't gone so badly. Beth's tending bar at a wedding when she comes face-to-face with a tuxedo-clad man she never thought she'd see again. She tries to keep her distance from Kevin but, by last call, she can't say no to his too-blue eyes or the invitation back to his room.
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1 out of 5 stars
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NOT a romance, hoping the dude would dump her!
- By Gianna on 04-04-11
- Undeniably Yours
- By: Shannon Stacey
- Narrated by: Lauren Fortgang
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Reviewed: 12-21-13
Would you try another book from Shannon Stacey and/or Lauren Fortgang?
yes
Would you recommend Undeniably Yours to your friends? Why or why not?
if they like romance novels
Any additional comments?
I'm not big on romance and overly explicit love scenes this book didn't have too many, I appreciated that.
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Confessions of a Shopaholic
- By: Sophie Kinsella
- Narrated by: Emily Gray
- Length: 11 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 2,274
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,319
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Story4 out of 5 stars 1,321
Sophie Kinsella's debut is a romp through the perils of shopping and spending, spending, spending! Becky can't resist a sale, and she's only a little overdrawn on her VISA. Readers will laugh aloud at Becky's retail adventures as she finds new and creative ways to relieve her increasingly credit card debt. Emily Gray's narration bounces along with Becky and her buying whims, while delivering a humorous account of what happens when credit goes bad.
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5 out of 5 stars
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shopaholic fun fun fun
- By M. on 08-26-03
- Confessions of a Shopaholic
- By: Sophie Kinsella
- Narrated by: Emily Gray
Peask and valleys
Reviewed: 12-21-13
Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?
yes but some parts were a bit slow moving...I have a long commute so I had plenty of time to listen.
What was your reaction to the ending? (No spoilers please!)
some aspects were slightly predictable
Did Emily Gray do a good job differentiating all the characters? How?
Yes good intonation when voicing different characters.
Any additional comments?
I will def read the the next shopaholic book
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If You Find Me
- By: Emily Murdoch
- Narrated by: Tai Sammons
- Length: 7 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 15,169
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 13,860
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 13,819
Fourteen-year-old Carey and six-year-old Jenessa have been living in the woods with their mother for as long as they can remember; the sheltering trees and a broken-down camper are all they know. But what they’ve never been told is that Carey vanished from the real world ten years ago, when their mother took her, causing an uproar in the media - and in her father’s life.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Heartfelt and Harrowing
- By The Reading Date on 02-05-14
- If You Find Me
- By: Emily Murdoch
- Narrated by: Tai Sammons
Pulls your heart in
Reviewed: 12-21-13
What did you like best about this story?
Very well written, realistic - the story pulls you right in and tugs at your heart! Main character is so likable.
Which scene was your favorite?
When she is playing her violin in the atrium
Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?
Whe she used the shotgun
Any additional comments?
Really moving book.
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Insane City
- By: Dave Barry
- Narrated by: Dave Barry
- Length: 7 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 514
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 468
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 466
Seth Weinstein always knew Tina was way, way, way out of his league. Which is why he’s still astonished that he’s on a plane heading for their wedding in Florida. The Groom Posse has already pulled an airport prank on him - and he’s survived! It should be easy going from now on. But Seth has absolutely no idea what he’s about to get into. A simple drink or two with the boys sparks a series of events that will pit Seth and his friends against everything and everyone imaginable.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Fun Story, needs a different narrator.
- By Mariah on 01-31-13
- Insane City
- By: Dave Barry
- Narrated by: Dave Barry
LOL
Reviewed: 12-21-13
Would you listen to Insane City again? Why?
No but I'm not a repeater for any book BUT absolutly recommend this book to EVERYONE!
What did you like best about this story?
EVERYTHING!!! Kept me laughing...hijinx and suspens.
Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
YES!!!
Any additional comments?
Couldn't stop listening .... so sad when it was finished!
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