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Petals on the Wind
- Dollanganger, Book 2
- By: V. C. Andrews
- Narrated by: Joy Osmanski
- Length: 17 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 312
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 289
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 289
Forbidden love comes into full bloom. For three years they were kept hidden in the eaves of Foxworth Hall, their existence all but denied by a mother who schemed to inherit a fortune. For three years their fate was in the hands of their righteous, merciless grandmother. They had to stay strong…but in their hopeless world, Cathy and her brother, Christopher, discovered blossoming desires that tumbled into a powerful obsession. Now, with their frail sister, Carrie, they have broken free and scraped together enough for three bus tickets and a chance at a new life.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Completed Dollanger Saga
- By NorCal Mom on 12-11-22
- Petals on the Wind
- Dollanganger, Book 2
- By: V. C. Andrews
- Narrated by: Joy Osmanski
Lost in narration
Reviewed: 10-05-24
The narration is terrible, it’s like she is not even paying attention at all to the story. She has a “ teenage girl” narration throughout with no subtle nuances. A whisper is a shout. I am not even half way and I don’t know if I can finish. I loved the 1st book and the narration was so on point. Why did they change it!? The story is also not as gripping as the 1st book but I think if the narration was better I would’ve enjoyed it.
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None of This Is True
- By: Lisa Jewell
- Narrated by: Nicola Walker, Louise Brealey
- Length: 10 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 170
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 156
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 156
Celebrating her 45th birthday at her local pub, popular podcaster Alix Summers crosses paths with an unassuming woman called Josie Fair. Josie, it turns out, is also celebrating her 45th birthday. They are, in fact, birthday twins. A few days later, Alix and Josie bump into each other again, this time outside Alix's children's school. Josie has been listening to Alix's podcasts and thinks she might be an interesting subject for her series. She is, she tells Alix, on the cusp of great changes in her life.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Brilliant!
- By Anonymous User on 07-24-23
- None of This Is True
- By: Lisa Jewell
- Narrated by: Nicola Walker, Louise Brealey
Like going down a strange rabbit hole
Reviewed: 09-27-24
Loved the narration and the story. Both compelling! Both compelling. The story had some twists I could guess but others I never suspected. Also so well written, she really places you in every situation.
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The Goldfinch
- By: Donna Tartt
- Narrated by: David Pittu
- Length: 32 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 855
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 760
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 756
Aged 13, Theo Decker, son of a devoted mother and a reckless, largely absent father, survives an accident that otherwise tears his life apart. Alone and rudderless in New York, he is taken in by the family of a wealthy friend. He is tormented by an unbearable longing for his mother, and down the years clings to one thing that reminds him of her: a small, strangely captivating painting that ultimately draws him into the criminal underworld.
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2 out of 5 stars
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The Goldfinch
- By Sharron on 01-04-14
- The Goldfinch
- By: Donna Tartt
- Narrated by: David Pittu
Loved every minute
Reviewed: 03-07-24
Beautifully written and narrated. A true masterpiece. I was totally absorbed and loved every minute.
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Mary Jane
- A Novel
- By: Jessica Anya Blau
- Narrated by: Caitlin Kinnunen
- Length: 9 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 4,137
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 3,720
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 3,698
In 1970s Baltimore, 14-year-old Mary Jane loves cooking with her mother, singing in her church choir, and enjoying her family’s subscription to the Broadway Showtunes of the Month record club. Shy, quiet, and bookish, she’s glad when she lands a summer job as a nanny for the daughter of a local doctor. A respectable job, Mary Jane’s mother says. In a respectable house.
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3 out of 5 stars
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👍
- By Alana Torres on 05-22-21
- Mary Jane
- A Novel
- By: Jessica Anya Blau
- Narrated by: Caitlin Kinnunen
Loved every minute
Reviewed: 06-13-22
This book put a smile on my face, all the way through. Absolutely loved the story and narration. I didn't think it would be possible to take what could have been a very cliche storyline and infuse it with so fun and a sense of being human that I could easily relate to. More serious twists are dealt with in a way that shines a light on the difference that love and acceptance can make, and the characters grow and deepen, but not always in the way one would expect.
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Midwinter
- By: Fiona Melrose
- Narrated by: Peter Noble
- Length: 7 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3.5 out of 5 stars 6
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Performance3.5 out of 5 stars 6
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Story4 out of 5 stars 6
Father and son Landyn and Vale Midwinter are men of the land: Suffolk farmers. Times are hard as they struggle to sustain their property, livelihood and heritage in the face of competition from big business. But an even bigger, more brutal fight is brewing: a fight between each other about the horrible death of Cecelia, beloved wife and mother, in Zambia 10 years earlier. A past they have both refused to confront - until now.
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3 out of 5 stars
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The narration did not suit the tone and style of the book
- By Anonymous User on 02-16-21
- Midwinter
- By: Fiona Melrose
- Narrated by: Peter Noble
The narration did not suit the tone and style of the book
Reviewed: 02-16-21
I couldn’t finish listening to this as much as I wanted to, just can’t handle the jarring narration. I bought the book and will rather read it.
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A Little Life
- By: Hanya Yanagihara
- Narrated by: Oliver Wyman
- Length: 32 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 244
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 225
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 221
A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara is an immensely powerful and heartbreaking novel of brotherly love and the limits of human endurance. When four graduates from a small Massachusetts college move to New York to make their way, they're broke, adrift and buoyed only by their friendship and ambition. Over the decades, their relationships deepen and darken, tinged by addiction, success and pride.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Recommend you take Zoloft with this
- By Ruth on 03-13-16
- A Little Life
- By: Hanya Yanagihara
- Narrated by: Oliver Wyman
Oh my dear heart
Reviewed: 11-30-20
Utterly unforgettable. The shock surprise of kindness and then cruelty and back again. Probably the best story I have ever listened to and I am so glad they chose a narrator worthy of this amazing novel.
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When You Finish Saving the World
- By: Jesse Eisenberg
- Narrated by: Kaitlyn Dever, Jesse Eisenberg, Finn Wolfhard
- Length: 5 hrs and 17 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 7,708
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 6,946
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Story4 out of 5 stars 6,932
From playwright, author and Oscar-nominated actor Jesse Eisenberg, When You Finish Saving the World tells the moving and evocative story of three individuals working to understand each other and themselves: Nathan, a father learning to connect with his newborn son; Rachel, a young college student seeking to find her place in a relationship and in life, before marriage to Nathan; and Ziggy, their son, a teenager hoping to figure out where he came from, and where he’s headed.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Five hours eavesdropping on therapy tapes - blech!
- By 🔥 Phx17 🔥 on 08-08-20
- When You Finish Saving the World
- By: Jesse Eisenberg
- Narrated by: Kaitlyn Dever, Jesse Eisenberg, Finn Wolfhard
Great start but then it crashes
Reviewed: 11-30-20
I loved the 1st part of the story, The Jesse Eisenberg part but then the next narrator comes on and that part of the story is cast in the future with an irritating imaginary teenage slang. The teenage voice is annoying and his story not funny or interesting enough to hold my gaze. I stopped listening halfway.
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Women Who Run with the Wolves
- Myths and Stories of the Wild Woman Archetype
- By: Clarissa Pinkola Estés
- Narrated by: Clarissa Pinkola Estes
- Length: 2 hrs and 18 mins
- Abridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 9,396
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 8,074
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 8,035
Drawing from her work as a psychoanalyst and cantadora (keeper of old stories), Dr. Estes uses myths and folktales to illustrate how societies systematically strip away the feminine spirit. Through an exploration into the nature of the wild woman archetype, Dr. Estes helps listeners rediscover and free their own wild nature.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Book is superb; Audible edition is a ripoff.
- By B on 06-03-15
- Women Who Run with the Wolves
- Myths and Stories of the Wild Woman Archetype
- By: Clarissa Pinkola Estés
- Narrated by: Clarissa Pinkola Estes
Soulful and wise
Reviewed: 09-15-20
My only wish is that is was longer. Is there any more of this available? I have the book, have read it and have had it for many years. It’s complex and long and I think it’ll be difficult to do the entire book like this. For me this was a great summary and I felt like I had been to a therapy session with the wisest woman and therapist. But I want more!
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The Murmur of Bees
- By: Sofia Segovia, Simon Bruni - translator
- Narrated by: Xe Sands, Angelo Di Loreto
- Length: 14 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 17,402
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 15,404
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 15,335
From the day that old Nana Reja found a baby abandoned under a bridge, the life of a small Mexican town forever changed. Disfigured and covered in a blanket of bees, little Simonopio is for some locals the stuff of superstition, a child kissed by the devil. But he is welcomed by landowners Francisco and Beatriz Morales, who adopt him and care for him. As he grows up, Simonopio becomes a cause for wonder to the Morales family, because when the uncannily gifted child closes his eyes, he can see what no one else can - visions of all that’s yet to come, both beautiful and dangerous.
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5 out of 5 stars
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One of the best books I listened to ever!
- By Vmcg on 05-11-19
- The Murmur of Bees
- By: Sofia Segovia, Simon Bruni - translator
- Narrated by: Xe Sands, Angelo Di Loreto
Just so good!
Reviewed: 08-31-20
Honestly one of the best books and the narration was fantastic. I want everyone I know to listen to it!
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The Secret Letter
- By: Debbie Rix
- Narrated by: Jacqueline King
- Length: 12 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 4,494
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 3,981
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 3,965
Germany, 1939. A tumbledown farmhouse, on the outskirts of a close-knit village in the heart of the rolling hills of Bavaria. A once happy family home torn apart by Nazi rule. And one young girl who refuses to give up on what she believes in...London, 2018: When 94-year-old Imogen receives a letter addressed to her in neat, unfamiliar handwriting, she notices the postmark is stamped from Germany - and it sends shivers down her spine....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Compelling
- By Book Nerd on 01-06-20
- The Secret Letter
- By: Debbie Rix
- Narrated by: Jacqueline King
A little long
Reviewed: 08-31-20
The story was good but I almost stopped listening. It felt like a novel for teens until the girls grew up and the pace quickened. The narration was good but I found it overly dramatic, as you would do when you’re reading to a child and some or the voices really sounded like animal characters form a kiddies book. Overall worth the listen.
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