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The Institute
- A Novel
- By: Stephen King
- Narrated by: Santino Fontana
- Length: 18 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 48,476
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 43,669
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 43,487
In the middle of the night, in a house on a quiet street in suburban Minneapolis, intruders silently murder Luke Ellis' parents and load him into a black SUV. The operation takes less than two minutes. Luke will wake up at The Institute, in a room that looks just like his own, except there's no window. And outside his door are other doors, behind which are other kids with special talents - telekinesis and telepathy - who got to this place the same way Luke did: Kalisha, Nick, George, Iris, and 10-year-old Avery Dixon.
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3 out of 5 stars
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I really wanted to like this novel.. but..
- By Wendi on 09-21-19
- The Institute
- A Novel
- By: Stephen King
- Narrated by: Santino Fontana
Action, drama, 'page-turner'
Reviewed: 07-28-22
I really enoyed this book and couldn't stop listening though the last third of the story felt a bit rushed. I can easily imagine this turning into a movie as it seems 'made-for-tv' dramatic.
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Lost Children Archive
- A Novel
- By: Valeria Luiselli
- Narrated by: Valeria Luiselli, Kivlighan de Montebello, William DeMeritt, and others
- Length: 11 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 735
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 633
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Story4 out of 5 stars 631
A mother and father set out with their two children, a boy and a girl, driving from New York to Arizona in the heat of summer. Their destination: Apacheria, the place the Apaches once called home. Why Apaches? asks the 10-year-old son. Because they were the last of something,answers his father. In their car, they play games and sing along to music. But on the radio, there is news about an "immigration crisis": thousands of kids trying to cross the Southwestern border into the US but getting detained - or lost in the desert along the way.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Ground Control to Major Tom
- By Nicole Del Sesto on 07-21-19
- Lost Children Archive
- A Novel
- By: Valeria Luiselli
- Narrated by: Valeria Luiselli, Kivlighan de Montebello, William DeMeritt, Maia Enrigue Luiselli
poetic, not always smooth
Reviewed: 01-17-21
I found parts of this book very poetic and beautiful and other parts very slow. The story and the subject covered is difficult, deep, and emotional. There are aspects to the way the story is told that I genuinely loved though at times it felt a bit disjointed - like many different stories - and I struggled to keep my focus. Alas over halfway through the book the author weaves the various stories together and the reader has a more comprehensive picture. I did appreciate the way the writing felt different than many popular books, helping to emphasize the underlying content in a very crisp, pure manner.
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Behind Closed Doors
- By: B. A. Paris
- Narrated by: Georgia Maguire
- Length: 8 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 57,041
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 51,267
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 51,208
Everyone knows a couple like Jack and Grace. He has looks and wealth; she has charm and elegance. He's a dedicated attorney who has never lost a case; she is a flawless homemaker, a masterful gardener and cook, and dotes on her disabled younger sister. Though they are still newlyweds, they seem to have it all. You might not want to like them, but you do. You're hopelessly charmed by the ease and comfort of their home, by the graciousness of the dinner parties they throw. You’d like to get to know Grace better.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Wow
- By Designs by Prim on 08-15-16
- Behind Closed Doors
- By: B. A. Paris
- Narrated by: Georgia Maguire
A real page turner
Reviewed: 09-01-20
While the story is a bit far-fetched, I frankly couldn't 'put it down'. I enjoyed the way the story came together, starting with the outer shell and peeling away the layers until little by little the reader got to hear more of the core reality. The narration was done very well.
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Back Blast
- A Gray Man Novel
- By: Mark Greaney
- Narrated by: Jay Snyder
- Length: 18 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 20,710
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 18,952
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Story5 out of 5 stars 18,874
From the number-one New York Times best-selling coauthor of Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan novels comes an all-new explosive thriller featuring the lethal assassin known as the Gray Man.... Court Gentry was the CIA's best agent. Until the day the agency turned against him and put out a kill-on-sight order. That's when the enigmatic international assassin called the Gray Man was born - and Court has been working for himself ever since.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent GRAY MAN book - I can't wait for more...
- By shelley on 02-17-16
- Back Blast
- A Gray Man Novel
- By: Mark Greaney
- Narrated by: Jay Snyder
great read
Reviewed: 09-19-19
Very enjoyable story. unrealistic but that's half the fun. I popped a few choice words every time I thought there was going to be a big reveal but that certainly made it more enjoyable to read.
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Treasure Island
- An Audible Original Drama
- By: Robert Louis Stevenson, Marty Ross - adaptation
- Narrated by: Philip Glenister, Daniel Mays, Catherine Tate, and others
- Length: 6 hrs and 23 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 37,328
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 33,428
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 33,247
Audible Originals takes to the high seas to bring to life this timeless tale of pirates, lost treasure maps and mutiny. When weathered old sailor Billy Bones arrives at the inn of young Jim Hawkins' parents, it is the start of an adventure beyond anything he could have imagined. When Bones dies mysteriously, Jim stumbles across a map of a mysterious island in his sea chest, where X marks the spot of a stash of buried pirate gold.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A reflective adventure
- By Tad Davis on 09-12-17
- Treasure Island
- An Audible Original Drama
- By: Robert Louis Stevenson, Marty Ross - adaptation
- Narrated by: Philip Glenister, Daniel Mays, Catherine Tate, Owen Teale
moral coming of age
Reviewed: 08-30-19
Good underlying message about the good and bad in the world. Good performance. a little hard to understand at times. the volume difference between the loud and quiet parts was significant. had to have the volume cranked to hear the quiet parts.
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Whisper Me This
- A Novel
- By: Kerry Anne King
- Narrated by: Teri Clark Linden
- Length: 11 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,517
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,292
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,289
Single mother Maisey Addington has always fallen short of her own mother’s expectations - never married, a bit adrift, wasting her high IQ on dead-end jobs. The only thing Maisey’s sure she’s gotten right is her relationship with her twelve-year-old daughter, Elle...until a phone call blows apart the precarious balance of their lives. Maisey’s mother is in a coma, and her aging father faces charges of abuse and neglect.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Narration is awful
- By April Frazier on 10-05-18
- Whisper Me This
- A Novel
- By: Kerry Anne King
- Narrated by: Teri Clark Linden
decent
Reviewed: 05-22-19
overall enjoyed listening to this book. The big reveal... the big reason for the main plot of the book was a little bit cheesy and ridiculous. it disappointed me but overall I still enjoyed the story and got over that disappointment quickly.
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Neverwhere
- By: Neil Gaiman
- Narrated by: Neil Gaiman
- Length: 13 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 41,680
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 35,163
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 35,107
Richard Mayhew is a young man with a good heart and an ordinary life, which is changed forever when he stops to help a girl he finds bleeding on a London sidewalk. His small act of kindness propels him into a world he never dreamed existed. There are people who fall through the cracks, and Richard has become one of them. And he must learn to survive in this city of shadows and darkness, monsters and saints, murderers and angels, if he is ever to return to the London that he knew.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Truly outstamding!
- By RJT on 10-27-07
- Neverwhere
- By: Neil Gaiman
- Narrated by: Neil Gaiman
Good read overall
Reviewed: 02-06-19
This is a good story overall. I felt like it started out slow and I was afraid I wouldn't be able to finish it, however the story really picked up and I enjoyed reading to the end. The performance was good but the author uses extreme voice inflection and at times he's speaking so softly I have to crank the volume all the way up and I can still barely hear what he's saying.
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Second Hand Curses
- By: Drew Hayes
- Narrated by: Scott Aiello, Marc Vietor, Tavia Gilbert
- Length: 9 hrs
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 12,958
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 11,895
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 11,863
When your fairy godmother threatens to enslave you with a curse - when a malevolent piper solves your rat problem but steals your children - when you seek revenge on the prince who turned you into a frog - who can you turn to in your hour of need? The band of scoundrels known far and wide as the Bastard Champions - the swashbuckling trio who travel a world of legend, seeking adventure and righting wrongs - as long as there's enough gold to be earned.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Second Hand Curses is First Rate Storytelling!
- By Tony E. on 11-22-17
- Second Hand Curses
- By: Drew Hayes
- Narrated by: Scott Aiello, Marc Vietor, Tavia Gilbert
loved, loved, loved
Reviewed: 01-23-19
I could not put this book down, so-to-speak. It was such an enjoyable read. the storyline was engaging. the characters were interesting, complete and relatable. the book is written such that you're reading lots of mini stories but they're all combined for an overarching, holistic story. I hope there's more to follow this book because I can't wait to read it.
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Hunting Annabelle
- By: Wendy Heard
- Narrated by: Tim Chiou
- Length: 9 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 234
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 210
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Story4 out of 5 stars 210
Sean Suh is done with killing. After serving three years in a psychiatric prison, he’s determined to stay away from temptation. But he can’t resist Annabelle - beautiful, confident, incandescent Annabelle - who alone can see past the monster to the man inside. The man he’s desperately trying to be. Then Annabelle disappears. Sean is sure she’s been kidnapped - he witnessed her being taken firsthand - but the police are convinced Sean himself is at the center of this crime. And he must admit, his illness has caused him to “lose time” before.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Hello Darkness, My Old Friend (No Spoilers)
- By B.A. Wilson on 12-18-18
- Hunting Annabelle
- By: Wendy Heard
- Narrated by: Tim Chiou
twisted
Reviewed: 01-20-19
this book definitely had a Twist I wasn't expecting. for that reason, I quite enjoyed it. if you don't enjoy exploring the Dark Side of humanity than this book might not be for you.
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The Last Time I Lied
- A Novel
- By: Riley Sager
- Narrated by: Nicol Zanzarella
- Length: 12 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 4,223
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 3,804
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 3,797
Two Truths and a Lie. The girls played it all the time in their cabin at Camp Nightingale. Vivian, Natalie, Allison, and first-time camper Emma Davis, the youngest of the group. But the games ended the night Emma sleepily watched the others sneak out of the cabin into the darkness. The last she - or anyone - saw of them was Vivian closing the cabin door behind her, hushing Emma with a finger pressed to her lips. Now a rising star in the NYC art scene, Emma's paintings catch the attention of Francesca Harris-White, the socialite and wealthy owner of the very same Camp Nightingale.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Couldn't finish it...
- By Carol on 07-15-18
- The Last Time I Lied
- A Novel
- By: Riley Sager
- Narrated by: Nicol Zanzarella
good read
Reviewed: 12-10-18
I enjoyed this book and it certainly kept me interested throughout the story. Parts of it are maybe a little bit far-fetched and a little bit cheesy but overall a good read.
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