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The School for German Brides
- A Novel of World War II
- Written by: Aimie K. Runyan
- Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell, Kathleen Gati
- Length: 10 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 31
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 27
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 27
As the war begins, Hanna Rombauer, a young German woman, is sent to live with her aunt and uncle after her mother’s death. Thrown into a life of luxury she never expected, Hanna soon finds herself unwillingly matched with an SS officer twenty years her senior. The independence that her mother lovingly fostered in her is considered highly inappropriate as the future wife of an up-and-coming officer and she is sent to a “bride school.” There, in a posh villa on the outskirts of town, Hanna is taught how to be a “proper” German wife.
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5 out of 5 stars
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interesting book
- By Jessica on 2024-09-28
- The School for German Brides
- A Novel of World War II
- Written by: Aimie K. Runyan
- Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell, Kathleen Gati
interesting book
Reviewed: 2024-09-28
I really enjoy this narrator. I've listened to a lot of books she's narrated.
the story line is pretty interesting. I read a lot of history and I learned some things here I didn't know before.
that being said- the book is a bit short. the author could have expanded on a few things and why she didn't only she knows. too bad really. would have made the book stronger.
still recommend.
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The Key to Fear
- The Key Series, Book 1
- Written by: Kristin Cast
- Narrated by: Dascha Polanco
- Length: 9 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3.5 out of 5 stars 7
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 6
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Story3.5 out of 5 stars 6
For 50 years, the Key Corporation has defended humanity against a deadly virus that spreads through touch. Lovers don't kiss, or even hold hands. Personal boundaries are valued above all. Break the laws, and you'll face execution. Elodie, a talented young nurse, believes in the mission of the Key and has never questioned the laws that control her life. But Elodie is forced to break the rules when she sets out in search of a terminal patient who goes missing while under her care.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Very Interesting Story
- By Sarah on 2023-02-08
- The Key to Fear
- The Key Series, Book 1
- Written by: Kristin Cast
- Narrated by: Dascha Polanco
Great story.
Reviewed: 2022-07-23
Great story but the narrator threw me off on more than one occasion. Her voice doesn't change from character to character and in a group setting it can be puzzling at first.
Love the idea of the story for the most part.
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Gutter Child
- Written by: Jael Richardson
- Narrated by: Phoenix Pagliacci
- Length: 12 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 1,094
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 974
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Story4 out of 5 stars 972
Imagine a world in which the hopeless and vulnerable are forced to buy their freedom by working off their debt to society. Imagine a world divided into the privileged Mainland and the policed Gutter. In that world lives Elimina Dubois, one of only 100 children selected as a social experiment by the Mainland government to be taken from their mothers in the Gutter and raised in the land of opportunity. But when her Mainland mother dies when Elimina is just a teenager, Elimina finds herself alone, forced into an unfamiliar life of servitude, unsure of who she is and where she belongs.
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2 out of 5 stars
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It Could Have Been Good
- By Jessica on 2021-03-20
- Gutter Child
- Written by: Jael Richardson
- Narrated by: Phoenix Pagliacci
meh.
Reviewed: 2022-07-16
I finished it but this book could have been done so much better. the premise is excellent but it reads like an abridged novel. I actually checked about halfway through thinking I made a mistake and purchased the abridged version. they could have expanded on a lot of the story lines and cut out some of the ridiculous nonsense words thrown in to make sentences longer - or exist at all. a better editor would have helped too.
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Cold Mountain
- Written by: Charles Frazier
- Narrated by: Charles Frazier
- Length: 14 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 22
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 22
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 22
One of the most acclaimed novels in recent memory, Charles Frazier's Cold Mountain is a masterpiece that is at once an enthralling adventure, a stirring love story, and a luminous evocation of a vanished American in all its savagery, solitude, and splendor.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A masterpirce to stand beside Huckleberry Finn
- By Steven Freygood on 2024-11-19
- Cold Mountain
- Written by: Charles Frazier
- Narrated by: Charles Frazier
no
Reviewed: 2021-12-04
the narration was so awful I barely forced my way through this book.
it droned on and on I couldn't even recap what the story was about if someone asked me. background noise only. if I try again I'd rather read the paperback but that's a long shot that I would spend the money. I kept waiting for something to happen and nothing did. dreary novel. dreary narration.
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Misery
- Written by: Stephen King
- Narrated by: Lindsay Crouse
- Length: 12 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 466
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 410
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 407
Paul Sheldon is a best-selling novelist who has finally met his number-one fan. Her name is Annie Wilkes, and she is more than a rabid reader - she is Paul's nurse, tending his shattered body after an automobile accident. But she is also furious that the author has killed off her favorite character in his latest book. Annie becomes his captor, keeping him prisoner in her isolated house. Annie wants Paul to write a book that brings Misery back to life - just for her. She has a lot of ways to spur him on.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent Voice-over
- By The Hair Splitter on 2020-07-04
- Misery
- Written by: Stephen King
- Narrated by: Lindsay Crouse
heaven help me.
Reviewed: 2021-03-06
by far the worst narration and production of an audible book. buy the paperback and read that. don't waste your time or credit on this. It was an absolute struggle to get through this book, and not because of the story.
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The Hospital
- Written by: Barbara O'Hare
- Narrated by: Charlie Sanderson
- Length: 8 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 188
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 165
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Story5 out of 5 stars 166
Barbara was 12 when she was admitted to the psychiatric hospital Aston Hall in 1971. From a troubled home, she'd hoped she would find sanctuary there. But during her stay, Barbara was systematically drugged and abused by its head physician, Dr Kenneth Milner. Somehow, eventually, she started to campaign for answers. This is a shocking account of how vulnerable children were preyed upon by the doctor entrusted with their care.
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5 out of 5 stars
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What a fighter
- By B.J Snider on 2020-06-19
- The Hospital
- Written by: Barbara O'Hare
- Narrated by: Charlie Sanderson
wow
Reviewed: 2021-02-26
this book is outstanding. at first I was skeptical. the narration seemed to dramatic. but my goodness. I was so wrong. this is by far the best narration I have ever listened to. I felt like I was in the book travelling with this poor, and unbelievably strong woman. this is a book you must read!
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The Queen's Gambit
- Written by: Walter Tevis
- Narrated by: Amy Landon
- Length: 11 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,769
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 2,444
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2,432
Eight-year-old orphan Beth Harmon is quiet, sullen, and by all appearances unremarkable. That is, until she plays her first game of chess. Her senses grow sharper, her thinking clearer, and for the first time in her life she feels herself fully in control. By the age of 16, she's competing for the US Open championship. But as Beth hones her skills on the professional circuit, the stakes get higher, her isolation grows more frightening, and the thought of escape becomes all the more tempting.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Good story. Worst narrator
- By A Casey on 2021-01-21
- The Queen's Gambit
- Written by: Walter Tevis
- Narrated by: Amy Landon
wow
Reviewed: 2021-01-30
so glad I listened to this book. captivating story. narrator takes some time getting used to but not for long.
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- Atlantis Grail Series, Book 3
- Written by: Vera Nazarian
- Narrated by: Sofia Willingham
- Length: 37 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 18
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 16
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Story5 out of 5 stars 16
Gwen Lark, nerd, geek, and awkward smart girl, is among the lucky ones. She's one of several million teenage refugees to escape the extinction-level asteroid barreling toward Earth and reach the ancient colony planet of Atlantis. But Atlantis is a strange new world with higher gravity and a blazing white sun, where nothing is as expected. The new arrivals from Earth will now belong to the majority class of noncitizens who face a lifetime of hard work and limited rights.
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5 out of 5 stars
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wow. excellent series - one book left.
- By Jessica on 2020-08-27
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- Atlantis Grail Series, Book 3
- Written by: Vera Nazarian
- Narrated by: Sofia Willingham
wow. excellent series - one book left.
Reviewed: 2020-08-27
I love everything about this story. The narration is perfect. the storyline and writing are fantastic. Only one thing that drove me bonkers - the unbelievable amount that Gwen says "lapis lazuli". It was particularly irritating in the beginning of this book away as this book became my action orientated. I'm surprised the editor didn't cut some of them out. regardless, otherwise an excellent excellent story.
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The Variant Saga
- A Dystopian Sci-fi Epic
- Written by: J. N. Chaney
- Narrated by: Steve Barnes
- Length: 32 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 5
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 5
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 5
Two-hundred years after the world ends, their future begins. In 2157, a mysterious gas known as Variant spreads across the globe, killing or mutating most organic life. The surviving humans take refuge in an underground city, determined to return home. But after generations of failures and botched attempts, hope is beginning to dwindle. That is, until a young scientist makes a unique discovery - and everything changes. Suddenly, there's reason to hope again, and it rests within a group of genetically engineered children that are both human and Variant.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Awesome Seires
- By Kristie on 2021-08-14
- The Variant Saga
- A Dystopian Sci-fi Epic
- Written by: J. N. Chaney
- Narrated by: Steve Barnes
wow.
Reviewed: 2020-08-06
excellent. the narration is hard to get used to, but once you do it's an excellent story.
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The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes
- A Hunger Games Novel
- Written by: Suzanne Collins
- Narrated by: Santino Fontana
- Length: 16 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,419
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 1,250
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,249
It is the morning of the reaping that will kick off the 10th annual Hunger Games. In the Capitol, 18-year-old Coriolanus Snow is preparing for his one shot at glory as a mentor in the Games. The once-mighty house of Snow has fallen on hard times, its fate hanging on the slender chance that Coriolanus will be able to out charm, outwit, and outmaneuver his fellow students to mentor the winning tribute. The odds are against him. He’s been given the humiliating assignment of mentoring the female tribute from District 12, the lowest of the low.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Audio production
- By Anonymous User on 2020-05-26
- The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes
- A Hunger Games Novel
- Written by: Suzanne Collins
- Narrated by: Santino Fontana
great story
Reviewed: 2020-07-03
This was a great prequel to the series. the story line is fantastic. the narration is very good - except - for the singing parts. it's too bad they didn't hire someone who could sing those parts but otherwise it's a very good story.
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