Deborah Wright
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The Testaments
- The Sequel to The Handmaid's Tale
- By: Margaret Atwood
- Narrated by: Derek Jacobi, Mae Whitman, Ann Dowd, and others
- Length: 13 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 23,456
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 20,979
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 20,827
More than 15 years after the events of The Handmaid's Tale, the theocratic regime of the Republic of Gilead maintains its grip on power, but there are signs it is beginning to rot from within. At this crucial moment, the lives of three radically different women converge, with potentially explosive results. Two have grown up as part of the first generation to come of age in the new order. The testimonies of these two young women are joined by a third: Aunt Lydia. Her complex past and uncertain future unfold in surprising and pivotal ways.
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5 out of 5 stars
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It does what a sequel should do.
- By Fountain of Chris on 09-10-19
- The Testaments
- The Sequel to The Handmaid's Tale
- By: Margaret Atwood
- Narrated by: Derek Jacobi, Mae Whitman, Ann Dowd, Bryce Dallas Howard, Tantoo Cardinal, Margaret Atwood
A Brilliant reunion with a terrible place
Reviewed: 09-12-19
I loved it!! It answers allot of questions I had after reading handmaid's tale!!! I'm so happy she chose to do a sequel!!!
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The Family Next Door
- The Heartbreaking Imprisonment of the 13 Turpin Siblings and Their Extraordinary Rescue
- By: John Glatt
- Narrated by: Shaun Grindell
- Length: 8 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 528
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Performance3.5 out of 5 stars 451
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Story4 out of 5 stars 453
On January 14, 2018, a 17-year-old girl climbed out of the window of her Perris, California home and dialed 911 with shaking fingers. Struggling to stay calm, she told the operator that she and her 12 siblings - ranging in age from two to 29 - were being abused by their parents. When the dispatcher asked for her address, the girl hesitated. "I've never been out," she stammered.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Sloppy Journalism
- By R. Squyres on 08-21-19
- The Family Next Door
- The Heartbreaking Imprisonment of the 13 Turpin Siblings and Their Extraordinary Rescue
- By: John Glatt
- Narrated by: Shaun Grindell
Could be a good story but narrator kills it
Reviewed: 08-17-19
The Narrator kills the story and it just seems to drag!! I put it on while I was cleaning because I wanted to hear what really happen to those poor kids but it offered little more than any of the news specials did.
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The Trial of Lizzie Borden
- By: Cara Robertson
- Narrated by: Amanda Carlin
- Length: 11 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3.5 out of 5 stars 317
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Performance3 out of 5 stars 285
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Story4 out of 5 stars 280
Based on 20 years of research and recently unearthed evidence, this is the remarkable new account of an essential piece of American mythology - the trial of Lizzie Borden. The Trial of Lizzie Borden tells the true story of one of the most sensational murder trials in American history. When Andrew and Abby Borden were brutally hacked to death in Fall River, Massachusetts, in August 1892, the arrest of the couple’s younger daughter Lizzie turned the case into international news and her trial into a spectacle unparalleled in American history.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Worst Narration Ever
- By CKB on 03-15-19
- The Trial of Lizzie Borden
- By: Cara Robertson
- Narrated by: Amanda Carlin
The narrators sounds like a see and say toy
Reviewed: 03-17-19
I was thrilled to see a New Lizzie Borden story this morning quickly purchased it but the narrators voice is killing me!!
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Six of One
- A Tudor Riff
- By: JoAnn Spears
- Narrated by: Claire Wilkes
- Length: 7 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3 out of 5 stars 4
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Performance3.5 out of 5 stars 3
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Story2.5 out of 5 stars 3
Six of One is the ultimate "girls' night in" - with the six wives of Henry VIII. It's the most fun you can have with your nightdress on! Join Dolly, the Tudor-obsessed heroine of Six of One, on a Yellow Brick Road journey to the alternate reality of an all-girl Tudor court. It all begins when Dolly loses consciousness on the eve of her marriage to the six-times-divorced Harry. She awakens in the company of the Tudor women she's studied all of her life. Team Tudor has a mission to accomplish, and Dolly may be just the girl who can help them do it.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Book review
- By Robin Beech on 06-13-20
- Six of One
- A Tudor Riff
- By: JoAnn Spears
- Narrated by: Claire Wilkes
It's like a train wreck you can't look away!!!
Reviewed: 08-11-18
It was bad really bad but I really wanted to know where this story was going!! So I listened to it till the end its like tutor history (being generous with the word history), mixed with doctor Seuss, and wizard of oz!! By the end I wanted to throw something!!
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Mastering Your Mean Girl
- The No-BS Guide to Silencing Your Inner Critic and Becoming Wildly Wealthy, Fabulously Healthy, and Bursting with Love
- By: Melissa Ambrosini
- Narrated by: Melissa Ambrosini
- Length: 7 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,054
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 910
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 906
Ready to live your dream life? You know that sneaky voice inside your head telling you that you're not good enough, smart enough, pretty enough, whatever enough? That's your Mean Girl. And she's doing her best to keep you stuck in Fear Town, too scared to go after the life you always imagined. But enough's enough! Melissa Ambrosini has made a life beyond her wildest dreams, all by mastering her Mean Girl, busting through limiting beliefs and karate-chopping through the fears that held her hostage for years.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Sadly, couldn't even get through the first half...
- By shannon on 07-19-16
- Mastering Your Mean Girl
- The No-BS Guide to Silencing Your Inner Critic and Becoming Wildly Wealthy, Fabulously Healthy, and Bursting with Love
- By: Melissa Ambrosini
- Narrated by: Melissa Ambrosini
An amazing Book for life!!!
Reviewed: 06-04-18
This book has helped me so much!!! This book is perfect for someone dealing with an ego that will not get out of your way!!!
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The Vatican Princess
- A Novel of Lucrezia Borgia
- By: C. W. Gortner
- Narrated by: Julia Whelan
- Length: 16 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,384
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,259
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,255
Glamorous and predatory, the Borgias fascinated and terrorized 15th-century Renaissance Italy, and Lucrezia Borgia, beloved daughter of the pope, was at the center of the dynasty's ambitions. Slandered as a heartless seductress who lured men to their doom, was she in fact the villainess of legend, or was she trapped in a familial web, forced to choose between loyalty and survival?
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5 out of 5 stars
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Compelling story
- By Picky purchaser on 05-11-16
- The Vatican Princess
- A Novel of Lucrezia Borgia
- By: C. W. Gortner
- Narrated by: Julia Whelan
I skipped threw about half of the book
Reviewed: 09-10-16
Would you consider the audio edition of The Vatican Princess to be better than the print version?
I have no idea
What was most disappointing about C. W. Gortner’s story?
Really graphic rape scene just want to warn other listeners
Which scene was your favorite?
her second wedding
Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
no
Any additional comments?
no
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The Other Queen
- By: Philippa Gregory
- Narrated by: Stina Nielsen, Jenny Sterlin, Ron Keith
- Length: 15 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 962
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 855
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Story4 out of 5 stars 854
New York Times best-selling author Philippa Gregory presents a new and unique view of one of history's most intriguing, romantic, and maddening heroines. Biographers often neglect the captive years of Mary Queen of Scots, who trusted Queen Elizabeth's promise of sanctuary when she fled from rebels in Scotland and then found herself imprisoned as the "guest" of George Talbot, Earl of Shrewsbury and his indomitable wife, Bess of Hardwick.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Nothing to Write Home About
- By Theodore on 06-11-13
- The Other Queen
- By: Philippa Gregory
- Narrated by: Stina Nielsen, Jenny Sterlin, Ron Keith
Honestly none of the main characters were likeable
Reviewed: 12-05-15
Would you try another book from Philippa Gregory and/or the narrators?
I love Ms Gregory's books normally but seriously there wasn't anyone character I found myself rooting for. George was an idiot, Mary was so manipulative, and Bess seemed to have no real love for her husband at all.
Has The Other Queen turned you off from other books in this genre?
NO I love historical fiction this one just struck me as rather dry
Would you be willing to try another one of the narrators’s performances?
Yes they did a very good job with the material they were given.
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