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Cher: Part One
- The Memoir
- By: Cher
- Narrated by: Cher, Stephanie J. Block
- Length: 15 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 867
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 831
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Story5 out of 5 stars 831
Cher: The Memoir, Part One promises to be an engaging and exciting audiobook experience, befitting this incredible book. Read in part by Cher herself, the book is introduced, and each chapter launched, by the author. Rounding out each chapter as she continues the narrative is celebrated stage actor Stephanie J. Block. Stephanie starred on Broadway in The Cher Show for which she won a Tony Award, Drama Desk Award, and Outer Critics Circle Award.
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5 out of 5 stars
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No rosy look back
- By Sylvia on 11-29-24
- Cher: Part One
- The Memoir
- By: Cher
- Narrated by: Cher, Stephanie J. Block
The one and only
Reviewed: 11-22-24
Of course Cher would require a two part memoir! She holds nothing back but it’s not vicious or slanderous. Told with truth, humility and integrity- can’t wait for part two💜
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A Reason to See You Again
- A Novel
- By: Jami Attenberg
- Narrated by: Stacey Glemboski
- Length: 7 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 13
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 13
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Story4 out of 5 stars 13
The women of the Cohen family are in crisis. Triggered by the death of their patriarch, Rudy, the glue that held them all together, everyone’s lives soon take a dramatic turn. Shelly, the younger of the two Cohen sisters, runs off to the West Coast to immerse herself in the emerging (and lucrative) world of technology. Her sister, Nancy, gets married at the age of twenty-one to a traveling salesman with a shadowy lifestyle, while their mother, Frieda, hurls herself into a boozy, troubled existence in Miami, trying to forget the past even as it haunts her.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Interesting technique, reverse foreshadowing, outright stating what happens in the future.
- By Teresa on 11-29-24
- A Reason to See You Again
- A Novel
- By: Jami Attenberg
- Narrated by: Stacey Glemboski
Heartfelt
Reviewed: 10-21-24
Jami Attenberg’s characters feel like people you know; flawed and imperfect but still worthy of your love and devotion. An easy listen that offers all the feels.
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How the Light Gets In
- A Novel
- By: Joyce Maynard
- Narrated by: Joyce Maynard
- Length: 16 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 103
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 92
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 92
Following the death of her former husband, Cam, fifty-four-year-old Eleanor has moved back to the New Hampshire farm where they raised three children to care for their brain-injured son, Toby, now an adult. Toby’s older brother, Al, is married and living in Seattle with his wife; their sister, Ursula, lives in Vermont with her husband and two children. Although all appears stable, old resentments, anger, and bitterness simmer just beneath the surface. How the Light Gets In follows Eleanor and her family through fifteen years (2010 to 2024).
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3 out of 5 stars
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Touching but over-long and very sentimental
- By David H on 08-25-24
- How the Light Gets In
- A Novel
- By: Joyce Maynard
- Narrated by: Joyce Maynard
Toby!!!! Everyone NEEDS a Toby in their lives
Reviewed: 10-18-24
Beautiful sequel to Count the Ways - I was literally sobbing in parts. My only complaint is the author was OVERTLY POLITICAL and her opinions felt judgmental and heavy handed. I would have appreciated if her tone was less didactic.
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Prima Facie
- A Novel
- By: Suzie Miller
- Narrated by: Jodie Comer
- Length: 9 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 125
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 117
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 117
Tessa Ensler loves her job. She’s worked her way up to being a top criminal defense barrister against all the odds, and fights to defend those pleading not guilty. Tessa believes in the law, believes in the system. Her quick-witted cross-examinations and intelligence in the courtroom see her clocking up win after win—including securing freedom for men accused of rape and sexual assault. Innocence until proven guilty is, after all, the bedrock of a civilized society.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Incredible
- By David on 02-20-24
- Prima Facie
- A Novel
- By: Suzie Miller
- Narrated by: Jodie Comer
Brilliant narration
Reviewed: 08-23-24
An absolute stunning contemporary courtroom drama. I listened with bated breath! Riveting, compelling and utterly heart pounding. Will definitely make my best of the year list.
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The God of the Woods
- A Novel
- By: Liz Moore
- Narrated by: Saskia Maarleveld
- Length: 14 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 5,048
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 4,762
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 4,761
Early morning, August 1975: a camp counselor discovers an empty bunk. Its occupant, Barbara Van Laar, has gone missing. Barbara isn’t just any thirteen-year-old: she’s the daughter of the family that owns the summer camp and employs most of the region’s residents. And this isn’t the first time a Van Laar child has disappeared. Barbara’s older brother similarly vanished fourteen years ago, never to be found.
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3 out of 5 stars
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It’s good
- By Suzan Ando on 07-28-24
- The God of the Woods
- A Novel
- By: Liz Moore
- Narrated by: Saskia Maarleveld
Could not put this down
Reviewed: 07-09-24
Hooked from the opening sentence. Another solid literary mystery from Liz Moore. Brought me right back to my overnight summer camp.
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Elsewhere
- A Novel
- By: Alexis Schaitkin
- Narrated by: Ell Potter
- Length: 7 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 68
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 59
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 59
Vera grows up in a small town, removed and isolated, pressed up against the mountains, cloud-covered and damp year-round. This town, fiercely protective, brutal and unforgiving in its adherence to tradition, faces a singular affliction: some mothers vanish, disappearing into the clouds. It is the exquisite pain and intrinsic beauty of their lives; it sets them apart from people elsewhere and gives them meaning.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Dreamy & lyrical
- By cindy on 06-04-24
- Elsewhere
- A Novel
- By: Alexis Schaitkin
- Narrated by: Ell Potter
Dreamy & lyrical
Reviewed: 06-04-24
Speculative fiction that easily draws you in and wraps you up in vivid imagery and whimsical storytelling.
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The School of Mirrors
- A Novel
- By: Eva Stachniak
- Narrated by: Ell Potter
- Length: 16 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 107
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 97
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 98
During the reign of Louis XV, impoverished but lovely teenage girls from all over France are sent to a discreet villa in the town of Versailles. Overseen by the King’s favorite mistress, Madame de Pompadour, they will be trained as potential courtesans for the King. When the time is right, each girl is smuggled into the palace of Versailles, with its legendary Hall of Mirrors.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Fascinating but pedophilia nonetheless.
- By Barbara W. on 05-10-22
- The School of Mirrors
- A Novel
- By: Eva Stachniak
- Narrated by: Ell Potter
Fascinating
Reviewed: 06-03-24
A comprehensive and richly detailed account of a French courtesan living in Versailles during the 1700’s. Wonderfully drawn characters and vivid imagery weaves an epic story seeped in history.
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The Goddess of Warsaw
- A Novel
- By: Lisa Barr
- Narrated by: Jane Oppenheimer
- Length: 13 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 292
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 280
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 280
Los Angeles, 2005. Sienna Hayes, Hollywood’s latest It Girl, has ambitions to work behind the camera. When she meets Lena Browning, the enormously mysterious and famous Golden Age movie star, Sienna sees her big break. She wants to direct a picture about Lena’s life—but the legendary actor’s murky past turns out to be even darker than Sienna dreamed. Before she was a Living Legend, Lena Browning was Bina Blonski, a Polish Jew whose life and family were destroyed by the Nazis.
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5 out of 5 stars
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MUST READ and Jane Oppenheimer is phenomenal
- By Lynda Wolters on 07-29-24
- The Goddess of Warsaw
- A Novel
- By: Lisa Barr
- Narrated by: Jane Oppenheimer
Must listen!!!
Reviewed: 05-31-24
All the feels! Could not stop listening! Compelling, chilling, haunting and heart wrenching. An unforgettable story!
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Wolf at the Table
- By: Adam Rapp
- Narrated by: Paul Sparks
- Length: 15 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 57
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 51
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 51
As late summer 1951 descends on Elmira, New York, Myra Larkin, thirteen, the oldest child of a large Catholic family, meets a young man she believes to be Mickey Mantle. He chats her up at a local diner and gives her a ride home. The matter consumes her until later that night, when a triple homicide occurs just down the street, opening a specter of violence that will haunt the Larkins for half a century.
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5 out of 5 stars
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extraordinary writing.
- By michelle martinez on 05-23-24
- Wolf at the Table
- By: Adam Rapp
- Narrated by: Paul Sparks
Gripping
Reviewed: 05-08-24
From the very first paragraph you can feel the simmering undercurrent of something sinister. This book is dark and grim but utterly compelling. A bit long in certain parts but Rapp writes a full bodied story brimming with complex characters.
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Knife
- Meditations After an Attempted Murder
- By: Salman Rushdie
- Narrated by: Salman Rushdie
- Length: 6 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 511
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 466
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 466
On the morning of August 12, 2022, Salman Rushdie was standing onstage at the Chautauqua Institution, preparing to give a lecture on the importance of keeping writers safe from harm, when a man in black—black clothes, black mask—rushed down the aisle toward him, wielding a knife. His first thought: So it’s you. Here you are. What followed was a horrific act of violence that shook the literary world and beyond.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Triumph of Life
- By Donna Ponte on 04-17-24
- Knife
- Meditations After an Attempted Murder
- By: Salman Rushdie
- Narrated by: Salman Rushdie
Important Testimony of Resilience
Reviewed: 04-17-24
Loved listening to Salman Rushdie retell the fateful day an Islamic extremist attempted to end his life. It’s also a love letter to his new wife, poet Rachel Eliza Griffiths. Earnest, raw and vulnerable.
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