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The Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell
- A Novel
- Written by: Robert Dugoni
- Narrated by: Robert Dugoni
- Length: 11 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,269
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,140
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,138
Sam Hill always saw the world through different eyes. Born with red pupils, he was called “Devil Boy” or Sam “Hell” by his classmates; “God’s will” is what his mother called his ocular albinism. Her words were of little comfort, but Sam persevered. Sam believed it was God who sent Ernie Cantwell, the only African American kid in his class, to be the friend he so desperately needed. And that it was God’s idea for Mickie Kennedy to storm into Our Lady of Mercy like a tornado, uprooting every rule Sam had been taught about boys and girls. Forty years later, Sam, a small-town eye doctor, is no longer certain anything was by design.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Extraordinary?
- By Night Lights on 2019-02-23
- The Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell
- A Novel
- Written by: Robert Dugoni
- Narrated by: Robert Dugoni
Great story, but felt like it devolved into Catholic preaching towards the end
Reviewed: 2024-09-19
The first little bit was meh, but then it started to get very good. Unfortunately the last couple hours seemed to become more and more like Catholic propaganda, which just felt lazy and offensive. Having nothing more than a few words and no explanation about the surprise revelation of a character's female related surgery, as if it's not really important, but then making a big deal about Sam's elderly mother's hallucinations of the virgin Mary...that didn't feel right. It felt like so many other times I've seen (and experienced) Catholics devaluing women and their bodies. It would have been an amazing book, but the end ruined it.
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Three Swedish Mountain Men
- Written by: Lily Gold
- Narrated by: Alastair Haynesbridge, Kylie Stewart
- Length: 8 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3 out of 5 stars 27
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Performance3.5 out of 5 stars 23
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Story3 out of 5 stars 23
After my ex-boyfriend makes me the target of a cruel online hate campaign, I know I have to get away. The last thing I expect on my trip to Sweden is a moose standing in the middle of the road—or the mysterious, bearded ranger who pulls me from my wrecked car. Now, a storm's brewing, and I'm being carried into a secluded mountain cabin by a Nordic God rippling with muscle. Inside, I'm greeted by three ridiculously hot Swedish mountain men.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Love it
- By Laiza Millan on 2024-04-04
- Three Swedish Mountain Men
- Written by: Lily Gold
- Narrated by: Alastair Haynesbridge, Kylie Stewart
Bad. (minor spoilers in review)
Reviewed: 2024-07-23
Weak story and weaker characters. Mostly just sex. Also completely ignores that a woman lost her job for being the victim of a sex crime and, even after the man who perpetrated the crime goes to jail for it, the employer faces no repercussions, nor did any of the people who had been emailing her and harassing her...just feels like the author doesn't seem to think this sort of treatment of a woman is that big a deal, which (in my opinion) is shameful and disappointing. It's a boring story that lacks any moral fibre and tries to cover it up with sex scene after sex scene. I do wish I had not wasted my time.
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The Package
- Written by: Sebastian Fitzek
- Narrated by: Ari Fliakos
- Length: 6 hrs and 37 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall2.5 out of 5 stars 10
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 10
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Story2 out of 5 stars 10
Emma is the one that got away. The only survivor of a serial killer known in the tabloids as “The Hairdresser”, because of the trophies he takes from his victims. The police aren't convinced. Nor is her husband. She never actually saw her tormentor properly, but now she recognizes him in every man she sees. Haunted by the horrifying incident and unwanted notoriety, Emma gives up her job as a psychiatrist and retreats from the outside world to recuperate at home, where it’s quiet. Where she can be anonymous and safe. Where no one can hurt her.
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3 out of 5 stars
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It was ok
- By Michelle on 2024-07-28
- The Package
- Written by: Sebastian Fitzek
- Narrated by: Ari Fliakos
Androcentric and Inaccurate
Reviewed: 2024-07-18
Very androcentric, which is really terrible when the main character is a woman. It felt like the thought and research put into the mental health aspect was next to nothing, as there were plenty of fallacious inaccuracies that were presented as if they were scientific fact and it seemed to have a rather old fashioned attitude towards women, mental health, and homosexuality. Overall an offensive waste of time and money.
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Complicity Island
- Written by: Nick Jones
- Narrated by: Mandi Masden, Richard Kind, Chris Myers, and others
- Length: 1 hr and 55 mins
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 66
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 63
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Story3.5 out of 5 stars 63
It’s the artist’s age-old dilemma: follow your conscience or follow the cash. So when a canceled movie star reaches out to up-and-coming writer Ivey Viola to discuss a mysterious project, she uses the opportunity to escape mid-pandemic New York for his private island with her roommate in tow. However, once on the island, she realizes that the cost of working with the toxic, closeted actor might be more than she’s willing to accept...or can refuse.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Couldn’t get into it
- By Kai on 2023-11-05
- Complicity Island
- Written by: Nick Jones
- Narrated by: Mandi Masden, Richard Kind, Chris Myers, Marc Kudisch, Ato Blankson-Wood, Jeremy Shamos, Alan Ruck
Lack of ending ruined it.
Reviewed: 2023-07-20
Voice actors did an amazing job! The story and the characters were all great! It really hooked me in...which made the lack of ending an even bigger let down than it would have if it were only a mediocre story. It just sort of stopped. I looked to see if there was a part two, but found nothing. Don't write half a story and try to sell it as a whole one. Really did not appreciate that.
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Left Behind
- A Novel of the Earth's Last Days
- Written by: Tim LaHaye, Jerry B. Jenkins
- Narrated by: Richard Ferrone
- Length: 11 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 64
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 51
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 53
What would happen if millions of people around the world suddenly disappeared one day? In this fascinating apocalyptic thriller, best-selling Christian inspirational authors LaHaye and Jenkins pool their considerable talents to answer that question. Narrator Richard Ferrone's unusually deep and hypnotic voice will keep you right in the middle of this not-unimaginable end of the world nightmare.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Starts good, devolves into a sermon
- By Derek Mellott on 2023-02-08
- Left Behind
- A Novel of the Earth's Last Days
- Written by: Tim LaHaye, Jerry B. Jenkins
- Narrated by: Richard Ferrone
Misleading and Disrespectful (in my opinion)
Reviewed: 2023-07-12
Didn't expect to have a heavy sermon forced on me. It would appear that the author is trying to use a popular topic to get you to waste your time on an hours long speech about how you aren't good enough because you don't love Jesus enough. I've spent years of my life having that forced upon me. I find it appalling and disrespectful to everyone who isn't a hardcore Christian. Narrator was okay, but the awkward pauses with a very faint static made it sound cheap.
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Redemptor
- The Raybearer Series, Book 2
- Written by: Jordan Ifueko
- Narrated by: Joniece Abbott-Pratt
- Length: 13 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 72
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 62
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Story5 out of 5 stars 62
For the first time, an Empress Redemptor sits on Aritsar’s throne. To appease the sinister spirits of the dead, Tarisai must now anoint a council of her own, coming into her full power as a Raybearer. She must then descend into the Underworld, a sacrifice to end all future atrocities. Tarisai is determined to survive. Or at least, that’s what she tells her increasingly distant circle of friends. Months into her shaky reign as empress, child spirits haunt her, demanding that she pay for past sins of the empire.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Character Rich Sequel
- By Amy Braun on 2022-07-15
- Redemptor
- The Raybearer Series, Book 2
- Written by: Jordan Ifueko
- Narrated by: Joniece Abbott-Pratt
Great
Reviewed: 2023-04-25
Amazing story. Maybe not as amazing as the first, but darn close. Performance was above and beyond, as it was with the first.
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The Sandman
- Written by: Neil Gaiman, Dirk Maggs
- Narrated by: Riz Ahmed, Kat Dennings, Taron Egerton, and others
- Length: 11 hrs and 2 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 4,136
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 3,563
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 3,552
When The Sandman, also known as Lord Morpheus - the immortal king of dreams, stories and the imagination - is pulled from his realm and imprisoned on Earth by a nefarious cult, he languishes for decades before finally escaping. Once free, he must retrieve the three “tools” that will restore his power and help him to rebuild his dominion, which has deteriorated in his absence.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Overproduced
- By Dan Scott on 2020-08-02
- The Sandman
- Written by: Neil Gaiman, Dirk Maggs
- Narrated by: Riz Ahmed, Kat Dennings, Taron Egerton, Neil Gaiman, James McAvoy, Samantha Morton, Bebe Neuwirth, Andy Serkis, Michael Sheen
Amazing
Reviewed: 2022-11-28
This was an absolutely icredible performance of an even more incredible peice of literature.
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Exit Wounds
- Nineteen Tales of Mystery from the Modern Masters of Crime
- Written by: Dean Koontz, Jeffery Deaver, Lee Child, and others
- Narrated by: full cast
- Length: 9 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 71
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 61
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Story4 out of 5 stars 61
Exit Wounds is a thrilling anthology of crime stories written by masters of the genre, including Dean Koontz, Val McDermid, Lee Child, Jeffery Deaver, Elly Griffiths, Dennis Lehane, Joe R. Lansdale, and others.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Great collection
- By Dana Bowman on 2024-07-22
- Exit Wounds
- Nineteen Tales of Mystery from the Modern Masters of Crime
- Written by: Dean Koontz, Jeffery Deaver, Lee Child, Elly Griffiths, Dennis Lehane, Joe R. Lansdale
- Narrated by: full cast
Meh
Reviewed: 2022-11-17
Performances were mostly done well. Some of the stories were great, most of them were mediocre. A couple were just bad. Overall not a terrible waste of time, but definitely not the best use of it.
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Choice
- Written by: Jodi Picoult
- Narrated by: Therese Plummer
- Length: 38 mins
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 158
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 140
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 139
Margot and James are broken up—for good this time. James made sure of it when he dropped the bomb on Margot: that he doesn’t want kids, ever. Then, on the biggest morning of his life, James—an ambitious lawyer at a high-powered firm—wakes up pregnant. He realizes with dread that he is part of a recent epidemic of men suddenly and inexplicably becoming pregnant. His condition obvious to the higher-ups, James is denied the promotion he was expecting, sending him reeling.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Silly
- By Jennifer G. on 2022-06-23
- Choice
- Written by: Jodi Picoult
- Narrated by: Therese Plummer
If only!
Reviewed: 2022-11-04
I absolutely loved this story. It made its point well, and did not fail to entertain. My only complaint is that it was over too soon. Love that the author donated to help the cause and encourages others to spread the word and help how they can. (PS: google TST reproductive rights...no connection to the author as far as I know, but it's on topic.)
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