Christina hutchison
- 5
- reviews
- 2
- helpful votes
- 17
- ratings
-
Yellowface
- A Novel
- By: R. F. Kuang
- Narrated by: Helen Laser
- Length: 8 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Authors June Hayward and Athena Liu were supposed to be twin rising stars: same year at Yale, same debut year in publishing. But Athena’s a cross-genre literary darling, and June didn’t even get a paperback release. Nobody wants stories about basic white girls, June thinks. So when June witnesses Athena’s death in a freak accident, she acts on impulse: she steals Athena’s just-finished masterpiece, an experimental novel about the unsung contributions of Chinese laborers to the British and French war efforts during World War I.
-
-
I've never hated a character harder
- By ashelyn downs on 07-26-23
- Yellowface
- A Novel
- By: R. F. Kuang
- Narrated by: Helen Laser
It was okay... maybe
Reviewed: 02-18-24
Jealousy, revenge, misguided ideas. So much could have been developed that wasn't. The satire is there about what is wrong with many aspects in society, but so much wad missing. I also got bored.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Remarkably Bright Creatures
- A Novel
- By: Shelby Van Pelt
- Narrated by: Marin Ireland, Michael Urie
- Length: 11 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
After Tova Sullivan’s husband died, she began working the night shift at the Sowell Bay Aquarium, mopping floors and tidying up. Keeping busy has always helped her cope, which she’s been doing since her eighteen-year-old son, Erik, mysteriously vanished on a boat in Puget Sound over thirty years ago. Tova becomes acquainted with curmudgeonly Marcellus, a giant Pacific octopus living at the aquarium. Marcellus knows more than anyone can imagine but wouldn’t dream of lifting one of his eight arms for his human captors—until he forms a remarkable friendship with Tova.
-
-
Hidden gem, incredible narration!
- By Christine T on 05-17-22
- Remarkably Bright Creatures
- A Novel
- By: Shelby Van Pelt
- Narrated by: Marin Ireland, Michael Urie
Loved this!
Reviewed: 01-08-24
This is such a heartwarming story and really identifies the relationship between animals and humans. Engaging, great story line, pure of heart. Highly recommend!
The narration seems to get better and better as the book progresses.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
The Magic Misfits
- By: Neil Patrick Harris
- Narrated by: Neil Patrick Harris
- Length: 4 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
A New York Times best seller and USA Today best-selling book! From award-winning actor Neil Patrick Harris comes the magical first book in a new series with plenty of tricks up its sleeve. When street magician Carter runs away, he never expects to find friends and magic in a sleepy New England town. But like any good trick, things change instantly as greedy B.B. Bosso and his crew of crooked carnies arrive to steal anything and everything they can get their sticky fingers on.
-
-
A kids book EVERYONE will enjoy
- By Saralynn Dobler on 12-02-17
- The Magic Misfits
- By: Neil Patrick Harris
- Narrated by: Neil Patrick Harris
Excellent
Reviewed: 03-13-22
Fantastic storyline and most engaging narration. My kids absolutely loved (ages 6, 10, and 13)
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Decoding Boys
- New Science Behind the Subtle Art of Raising Sons
- By: Cara Natterson
- Narrated by: Cara Natterson
- Length: 8 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
As pediatrician and mother of two teenagers Cara Natterson explains, puberty starts in boys long before any visible signs appear, and that causes confusion about their changing temperaments for boys and parents alike. Often, they also grow quieter as they grow taller, which leads to less parent-child communication. But, as Natterson warns in Decoding Boys, we respect their increasing "need" for privacy, monosyllabic conversations, and alone time at their peril.
-
-
wanted to give 5 but last chapter is so biased
- By Jeff Bullock on 01-15-22
- Decoding Boys
- New Science Behind the Subtle Art of Raising Sons
- By: Cara Natterson
- Narrated by: Cara Natterson
Essential read
Reviewed: 12-10-21
As a mom and teacher of adolescents, this book is a must read for anyone raising or interacting regularly with kids. It is real, unapologetic, necessary. People are finally writing about boys, and it provides fantastic insight.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
2 people found this helpful
-
All American Boys
- By: Jason Reynolds, Brendan Kiely
- Narrated by: Guy Lockard, Keith Nobbs
- Length: 6 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
A bag of chips. That's all 16-year-old Rashad is looking for at the corner bodega. What he finds instead is a fist-happy cop, Paul Galluzzo, who mistakes Rashad for a shoplifter, mistakes Rashad's pleadings that he's stolen nothing for belligerence, mistakes Rashad's resistance to leave the bodega as resisting arrest, mistakes Rashad's every flinch at every punch the cop throws as further resistance and refusal to STAY STILL as ordered.
-
-
Required Reading
- By J. E. Abel on 09-18-16
- All American Boys
- By: Jason Reynolds, Brendan Kiely
- Narrated by: Guy Lockard, Keith Nobbs
Amazing
Reviewed: 07-09-21
Relevant, thought-provoking, engaging. Fantastic story line, relatable to many, and phenomenal performance. Highly recommend to all.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!