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Confessions of a Prairie Bitch
- How I Survived Nellie Oleson and Learned to Love Being Hated
- By: Alison Arngrim
- Narrated by: Alison Arngrim
- Length: 9 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Confessions of a Prairie Bitch is Alison Arngrim's comic memoir of growing up as one of television's most memorable characters - the devious Nellie Oleson on the hit television show Little House on the Prairie. With behind-the-scenes stories from the set, as well as tales from her bohemian upbringing in West Hollywood and her headline-making advocacy work on behalf of HIV awareness and abused children, Confessions of a Prairie Bitch is a must for fans of everything Little House.
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Do yourself a favor .....GET THIS AUDIO BOOK!!!!!
- By AnnShamrock on 11-07-17
- Confessions of a Prairie Bitch
- How I Survived Nellie Oleson and Learned to Love Being Hated
- By: Alison Arngrim
- Narrated by: Alison Arngrim
The Brazenness of Nellie Olsen and Coolness of Alison Arngrim
Reviewed: 02-22-18
I’d recommend this book to anyone who grew up watching LHOTP and/or anyone who had abuse in his/her childhood. It’s sad, funny, heartbreaking, scandalous, and extremely thoughtful. I’ve heard it said to play a “dumb” character takes brains. By the same token, I think it must take a tender heart to play a b*tch. Alison is an activist, actress, comedienne and author. She’s also an amazing narrator, if you decide to buy the audiobook like I did.
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Best Boy
- A Novel
- By: Eli Gottlieb
- Narrated by: Bronson Pinchot
- Length: 7 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Sent to a "therapeutic community" for autism at the age of 11, Todd Aaron, now in his '50s, is the "old fox" of Payton Living Center. A joyous man who rereads the encyclopedia compulsively, he is unnerved by the sudden arrivals of a menacing new staffer and a disruptive, brain-injured roommate. His equilibrium is further worsened by Martine, a one-eyed new resident who has romantic intentions and convinces him to go off his meds to feel "normal" again.
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Good but with a Couple O' Caveats...
- By Gillian on 04-27-16
- Best Boy
- A Novel
- By: Eli Gottlieb
- Narrated by: Bronson Pinchot
My first audiobook
Reviewed: 05-18-16
I thought the narrator did a fabulous job of creating the 'flat/monotone' sound of an autistic person's affect. The writing itself was sometimes beautifully lyrical. Todd's way of looking at the world was expressed in an easy-to-see way--that is what good writing is all about IMO. My problem was with the story itself. Lots of potential build-up but very little actually 'happens.' SPOILER Alert: for example: he runs away for two days and nothing happens or he keeps a 'weapon' but never uses it or he is interested in a girl (but aside from getting him to stop taking meds) nothing happens or a creeper forcibly befriends him and nothing happens to Todd never really resolves his own fear of him. No growth. Autism does not mean the character couldn't show growth--especially to someone like Todd. The story sort of plods along from one stream of consciousness to another. And the wiki-definition about autism was a bit preachy. I would give it 3.5 stars. The storytelling/narration was the best part for me.
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