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Tom Lake
- A Novel
- By: Ann Patchett
- Narrated by: Meryl Streep
- Length: 11 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 15,367
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 14,227
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 14,213
In the spring of 2020, Lara’s three daughters return to the family's orchard in Northern Michigan. While picking cherries, they beg their mother to tell them the story of Peter Duke, a famous actor with whom she shared both a stage and a romance years before at a theater company called Tom Lake. As Lara recalls the past, her daughters examine their own lives and relationship with their mother, and are forced to reconsider the world and everything they thought they knew.
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1 out of 5 stars
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So incredibly boring
- By Rhonda Morrison on 08-05-23
- Tom Lake
- A Novel
- By: Ann Patchett
- Narrated by: Meryl Streep
Great Story
Reviewed: 08-18-24
Meryl Streep is fantastic (duh), and the characters in this are rich and well-developed. The story is solid, if a bit too drawn out in parts. Enjoyable listen.
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Clap When You Land
- By: Elizabeth Acevedo
- Narrated by: Elizabeth Acevedo, Melania-Luisa Marte
- Length: 5 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,582
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 2,264
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2,249
In a novel-in-verse that brims with grief and love, National Book Award-winning and New York Times best-selling author Elizabeth Acevedo writes about the devastation of loss, the difficulty of forgiveness, and the bittersweet bonds that shape our lives.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Narration
- By VB on 06-05-20
- Clap When You Land
- By: Elizabeth Acevedo
- Narrated by: Elizabeth Acevedo, Melania-Luisa Marte
Loved it!
Reviewed: 07-21-24
I was a little startled by the narration when this first began but then understood and fell in step with it. Wonderful story, beautifully written, beautifully performed.
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The Vanishing Half
- A GMA Book Club Pick (A Novel)
- By: Brit Bennett
- Narrated by: Shayna Small
- Length: 11 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 25,832
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 22,143
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 22,033
The Vignes twin sisters will always be identical. But after growing up together in a small, Southern Black community and running away at age 16, it's not just the shape of their daily lives that is different as adults, it's everything: Their families, their communities, their racial identities. Many years later, one sister lives with her Black daughter in the same Southern town she once tried to escape. The other secretly passes for White, and her White husband knows nothing of her past.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Soap opera material
- By Sheila S on 06-06-20
- The Vanishing Half
- A GMA Book Club Pick (A Novel)
- By: Brit Bennett
- Narrated by: Shayna Small
Enjoyable listen
Reviewed: 06-26-24
I enjoyed the story but it left me wanting a little more…lots of heavy issues tackled here but some not fleshed out very well. Narrator was AMAZING, however!
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The Backyard Bird Chronicles
- By: Amy Tan, David Allen Sibley - foreword
- Narrated by: Amy Tan, Evan Sibley
- Length: 6 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 89
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 79
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 79
In 2016, Amy Tan grew overwhelmed by the state of the world: Hatred and misinformation became a daily presence on social media, and the country felt more divisive than ever. In search of peace, Tan turned toward the natural world just beyond her window and, specifically, the birds visiting her yard. But what began as an attempt to find solace turned into something far greater—an opportunity to savor quiet moments during a volatile time, connect to nature in a meaningful way, and imagine the intricate lives of the birds she admired.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Don’t Recommend As An Audiobook
- By AnnSG on 06-02-24
- The Backyard Bird Chronicles
- By: Amy Tan, David Allen Sibley - foreword
- Narrated by: Amy Tan, Evan Sibley
Don’t Recommend As An Audiobook
Reviewed: 06-02-24
If you’re into birds you’ll appreciate Amy Tan’s journal of her experience in backyard birding; if you’re not, you’ll either be inspired or bored. I don’t recommend ‘reading’ this in Audiobook format because a main feature of the book is the inclusion of beautiful illustrations Tan drew herself, and of course you can’t see them when listening.
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The Guest List
- A Novel
- By: Lucy Foley
- Narrated by: Jot Davies, Chloe Massey, Olivia Dowd, and others
- Length: 10 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 29,215
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 24,503
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 24,432
On an island off the coast of Ireland, guests gather to celebrate two people joining their lives together as one. The groom: handsome and charming, a rising television star. The bride: smart and ambitious, a magazine publisher. It’s a wedding for a magazine or for a celebrity: the designer dress, the remote location, the luxe party favors, the boutique whiskey. The cell phone service may be spotty and the waves may be rough, but every detail has been expertly planned and will be expertly executed.
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5 out of 5 stars
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I stand corrected
- By Bitten and Seven Forever on 06-03-20
- The Guest List
- A Novel
- By: Lucy Foley
- Narrated by: Jot Davies, Chloe Massey, Olivia Dowd, Aoife McMahon, Sarah Ovens, Rich Keeble
Had potential
Reviewed: 03-05-24
I feel like this had so much potential but the characters weren’t particularly likable, the big reveal came off a little cheesy, and it ended rather abruptly. It was performed well, however, and was still a whodunnit that kept my attention.
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The House in the Cerulean Sea
- By: TJ Klune
- Narrated by: Daniel Henning
- Length: 12 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 18,737
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 16,828
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 16,769
Linus Baker is a by-the-book case worker in the Department in Charge of Magical Youth. He's tasked with determining whether six dangerous magical children are likely to bring about the end of the world. Arthur Parnassus is the master of the orphanage. He would do anything to keep the children safe, even if it means the world will burn. And his secrets will come to light.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Good Story Line
- By John on 04-06-20
- The House in the Cerulean Sea
- By: TJ Klune
- Narrated by: Daniel Henning
Great story
Reviewed: 02-25-24
You know you’re enjoying a story when you find yourself thinking about it and feeling anxious to get back to it. While predictable, this was an enjoyable listen and a story with lots of heart. The narrator did a good job with all of the different (and unusual) characters he had to voice.
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Flight Paths
- How a Passionate and Quirky Group of Pioneering Scientists Solved the Mystery of Bird Migration
- By: Rebecca Heisman
- Narrated by: Allyson Ryan
- Length: 8 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 24
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 24
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 24
For the past century, scientists and naturalists have been steadily unravelling the secrets of bird migration. How and why birds navigate the skies, traveling from continent to continent—flying thousands of miles across the earth each fall and spring—has continually fascinated the human imagination, but only recently have we been able to fully understand these amazing journeys.
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2 out of 5 stars
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I should have read the description more carefully
- By non de plume on 11-17-24
- Flight Paths
- How a Passionate and Quirky Group of Pioneering Scientists Solved the Mystery of Bird Migration
- By: Rebecca Heisman
- Narrated by: Allyson Ryan
Enjoyable read
Reviewed: 02-18-24
Very well-written and enjoyable account of the history and science behind studying bird migration. As a birder and environmental biologist I had no trouble with the scientific aspects, but people with less familiarity might struggle a bit - not enough to take away from the story though! If you love birds, definitely give it a read.
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Happiness Falls (Good Morning America Book Club)
- A Novel
- By: Angie Kim
- Narrated by: Shannon Tyo, Sean Patrick Hopkins, Thomas Pruyn, and others
- Length: 13 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 581
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 524
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Story4 out of 5 stars 523
Mia, the irreverent, hyperanalytical twenty-year-old daughter, has an explanation for everything—which is why she isn’t initially concerned when her father and younger brother Eugene don’t return from a walk in a nearby park. They must have lost their phone. Or stopped for an errand somewhere. But by the time Mia’s brother runs through the front door bloody and alone, it becomes clear that the father in this tight-knit family is missing and the only witness is Eugene, who has the rare genetic condition Angelman syndrome and cannot speak.
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4 out of 5 stars
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A mixed review, but recommend
- By Andrea B. on 09-07-23
- Happiness Falls (Good Morning America Book Club)
- A Novel
- By: Angie Kim
- Narrated by: Shannon Tyo, Sean Patrick Hopkins, Thomas Pruyn, Angie Kim
Intelligently written
Reviewed: 01-21-24
So intelligently written with an important message about neurodiversity woven within the fictional story. I kept thinking this is a book I would have liked even better if I’d read it rather than listened… although the narrator has a great voice and enunciates/emotes beautifully, I guess the character of Mia just grated on my nerves at times. Perhaps if her character had been voiced in my head she would have annoyed me less, but maybe not. Overall, a really great book and great performance!
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The Rachel Incident
- A Novel
- By: Caroline O'Donoghue
- Narrated by: Tara Flynn
- Length: 9 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 519
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 475
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 475
Rachel is a student working at a bookstore when she meets James, and it’s love at first sight. Effervescent and insistently heterosexual, James soon invites Rachel to be his roommate and the two begin a friendship that changes the course of both their lives forever. Together, they run riot through the streets of Cork city, trying to maintain a bohemian existence while the threat of the financial crash looms before them.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Best narration
- By LG on 01-12-24
- The Rachel Incident
- A Novel
- By: Caroline O'Donoghue
- Narrated by: Tara Flynn
Loved it!
Reviewed: 01-06-24
Very well-told story that kept me listening intently. Well written and performed perfectly by Tara Flynn.
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Circe
- By: Madeline Miller
- Narrated by: Perdita Weeks
- Length: 12 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 54,824
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 49,406
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 49,174
In the house of Helios, god of the sun and mightiest of the Titans, a daughter is born. But Circe is a strange child—not powerful, like her father, nor viciously alluring like her mother. Turning to the world of mortals for companionship, she discovers that she does possess power—the power of witchcraft, which can transform rivals into monsters and menace the gods themselves.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Refined writing with an intimate performance
- By Michael - Audible Editor on 04-11-18
- Circe
- By: Madeline Miller
- Narrated by: Perdita Weeks
Wonderful story
Reviewed: 11-06-23
Really enjoyed this and holy wow, the narrator was amazing and perfect for this book. Madeline Miller writes gorgeous prose and builds characters beautifully. I enjoyed this more than ‘The Song of Achilles’, very well done and great story.
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