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Hexed
- The Iron Druid Chronicles, Book 2
- Written by: Kevin Hearne
- Narrated by: Luke Daniels
- Length: 8 hrs and 52 mins
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Atticus O’Sullivan, last of the Druids, doesn’t care much for witches. Still, he’s about to make nice with the local coven by signing a mutually beneficial nonaggression treaty - when suddenly the witch population in modern-day Tempe, Arizona, quadruples overnight. And the new girls are not just bad, they’re badasses with a dark history on the German side of World War II.
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Lots of fun
- By Steph on 2022-08-05
- Hexed
- The Iron Druid Chronicles, Book 2
- Written by: Kevin Hearne
- Narrated by: Luke Daniels
Perfect Literary Geekness.
Reviewed: 2024-12-21
If you want to survive out there Atticus, don’t forget your towel! Brilliant shout out to Douglas Adam’s, a mutually cherished gargleblaster. Kevin’s Shakespeare references will bring a mass of Gen Xers into Elizabethan dark fantasy too.
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Kingmaker
- Pamela Harriman's Astonishing Life of Power, Seduction, and Intrigue
- Written by: Sonia Purnell
- Narrated by: Louise Brealey
- Length: 16 hrs and 58 mins
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When Pamela Churchill Harriman died in 1997, the obituaries that followed were predictably scathing–and many were downright sexist. Written off as a mere courtesan and social climber, her true legacy was overshadowed by a glamorous social life and her infamous erotic adventures. Much of what she did behind the scenes–on both sides of the Atlantic–remained invisible and secret. That is, until now: with a wealth of fresh research, interviews and newly discovered sources, Sonia Purnell unveils for the first time the full, spectacular story of how she left an indelible mark on the world today.
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Shoring up Pamela’s damaged reputation
- By DrHex on 2024-11-09
- Kingmaker
- Pamela Harriman's Astonishing Life of Power, Seduction, and Intrigue
- Written by: Sonia Purnell
- Narrated by: Louise Brealey
Shoring up Pamela’s damaged reputation
Reviewed: 2024-11-09
The author did an admirable job looking under every rock that had damaged Pamela Harriman’s reputation. As a result I got two books in one — one set of content that tore her down and another that attempted to repair the damage by building her up. I liked the way her behaviour was depicted as a reflection of her wartime courage but I was still confused about why so many eminent family and colleagues detested her. There is a missing link in the book that needs expanding: the dynamics of extravagance v wastefulness? or the psychology of love through the lens of self-centredness? Bias is always an issue with biography of controversial characters, but it’s up to me now, I suppose, to read Brook Hayward and then observe the spin on the moral compass. As for the posh British narration, it sounded unsettlingly detached.
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The Cretaceous Past
- Written by: Cixin Liu
- Narrated by: BJ Harrison
- Length: 5 hrs and 34 mins
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When a Tyrannosaurus rex suffers pain from meat trapped between its enormous teeth, a nearby colony of ants risks entering the great creature's maw to make their own repast from the remains of the dinosaur's most recent meal. From this humble beginning, over the course of millennia, a symbiotic civilization achieves amazing advances, facing dangers and exploiting opportunities at every turn.
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Sophisticated but flawed
- By DrHex on 2024-10-11
- The Cretaceous Past
- Written by: Cixin Liu
- Narrated by: BJ Harrison
Sophisticated but flawed
Reviewed: 2024-10-11
Great example of taking a small, elegant concept and turning it into a massive exploration of imagination. It takes sophistication and loads of experience to do this. On the downside, and without being a spoiler, the primary conflict of the escalating action of the story is strongly identified, then completely abandoned. That is an unfortunate flaw, as I perceive it.
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Headshot
- A Novel
- Written by: Rita Bullwinkel
- Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell
- Length: 5 hrs and 24 mins
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An unexpected tragedy at a community pool. A family’s unrelenting expectation of victory. The desire to gain or lose control; to make time speed up or stop; to be frighteningly, undeniably good at something. Each of the eight teenage girl boxers in this blistering debut novel has her own reasons for the sacrifices she has made to come to Reno, Nevada, to compete to be named the best in the country.
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Perfect book for napping
- By DrHex on 2024-08-24
- Headshot
- A Novel
- Written by: Rita Bullwinkel
- Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell
Perfect book for napping
Reviewed: 2024-08-24
Headshot is the perfect book for napping. The over-the-top character descriptions enable one to listen for a while, then nap for a while, and wake up not having missed a dot of the plot. Because there is no plot. A brilliant book for readers who do not care if anything significant happens. As for the performance, the sip of breath the performer takes before almost every line gets distracting.
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The Trading Game
- A Confession
- Written by: Gary Stevenson
- Narrated by: Gary Stevenson
- Length: 12 hrs and 41 mins
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Ever since he was a kid, kicking broken soccer balls on the run-down streets of East London, Gary Stevenson dreamed of something bigger. As luck would have it, he was good at numbers. At the London School of Economics, wearing tracksuits and sneakers, Stevenson shocked his posh classmates by winning a competition called “The Trading Game.” The prize? A golden ticket to a new life, as the youngest trader at Citibank.
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Loved it
- By Brent on 2024-12-17
- The Trading Game
- A Confession
- Written by: Gary Stevenson
- Narrated by: Gary Stevenson
Gary burst open my heart
Reviewed: 2024-07-28
I’m in the publishing game and I’m all in with Gary’s manner of confession. He never falters from weaving his ethics into his motivation to win, presenting economic forecasts that expose truckfulls of bad banking behaviour. I wish he was one of my authors. I envy the editors and publisher who got to work with him on this book and audiobook that burst open my heart. I wonder who gets to play Gary on the limited series? Gotta be a young Paul Newman type, eh Gaz?
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Becoming Supernatural
- How Common People Are Doing the Uncommon
- Written by: Joe Dispenza
- Narrated by: Adam Boyce
- Length: 14 hrs and 6 mins
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The author of the New York Times best seller You Are the Placebo, as well as Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself and Evolve Your Brain, draws on research conducted at his advanced workshops since 2012 to explore how common people are doing the uncommon to transform themselves and their lives. Becoming Supernatural marries the some of the most profound scientific information with ancient wisdom to show how people like you and me can experience a more mystical life.
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Trash
- By Steve Dunphy on 2022-03-29
- Becoming Supernatural
- How Common People Are Doing the Uncommon
- Written by: Joe Dispenza
- Narrated by: Adam Boyce
Takes the pseudo out of pseudo science
Reviewed: 2024-06-24
This book fights the stigma of spiritual pseudoscience with its rigour and dedication to evidence-based research. I could have done without so many case studies, especially the downer stories at the beginning, but unlike many of the other reviewers, I enjoyed the molecular and neurological descriptions of the phenomena, especially the pineal gland. Could well be there is truth in the divine flow, bringing a better world through universal consciousness. Peace.
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A Psalm for the Wild-Built
- Monk & Robot, Book 1
- Written by: Becky Chambers
- Narrated by: Em Grosland
- Length: 4 hrs and 8 mins
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It's been centuries since the robots of Panga gained self-awareness and laid down their tools; centuries since they wandered, en masse, into the wilderness, never to be seen again; centuries since they faded into myth and urban legend. One day, the life of a tea monk is upended by the arrival of a robot, there to honor the old promise of checking in. The robot cannot go back until the question of "what do people need?" is answered. But the answer to that question depends on who you ask, and how.
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A warm and cozy read
- By Lindsay B. on 2021-11-02
- A Psalm for the Wild-Built
- Monk & Robot, Book 1
- Written by: Becky Chambers
- Narrated by: Em Grosland
Better listeners than me
Reviewed: 2024-05-21
Mirroring our hero’s reaction to the robot in chapter 7, this book was not right for me.
I grew weary of listening to them their when we have a singular hero. I grew annoyed with what sounded like a speeded up narration, especially evident in the multiple audio edits throughout where the voice was slower and words better enunciated. Reading the other reviews makes it clear to me that this book has found listeners who were a better fit. To each their own.
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My Life So Far
- Written by: Jane Fonda
- Narrated by: Jane Fonda
- Length: 21 hrs and 29 mins
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She is one of the most recognizable women of our time. America knows Jane Fonda as an actress and an activist, a feminist and a wife, a workout guru and a role model. Now, in this extraordinary memoir, Fonda reveals that she is so much more. From her youth among Hollywood's elite and her early film career to the challenges and triumphs of her life today, Jane Fonda reveals intimate details and universal truths.
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Revealing
- By FlyerB on 2020-04-09
- My Life So Far
- Written by: Jane Fonda
- Narrated by: Jane Fonda
Flawed remembrances from a brilliant actor
Reviewed: 2024-05-12
Conveniently Jane leaves out pertinent details. Why for example does the story of her purported $100 million divorce settlement from Ted Turner get usurped by a tear jerker tale of living in her daughter’s guest room? Or how did she manage to do all that loping around the ranch on her Arabian horses despite needing hip and knee surgeries? How did she cure herself of bulimia? How could she rightfully call herself a pioneering feminist when she positioned herself in the shadow of men in her life? Why did self deprecation and insecurity cloud every single chapter (that’s more a question for her editor)? All that said, Cat Ballou remains my favourite movie of all time. Jane Fonda is a brilliant actor.
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Do You Remember Being Born?
- Written by: Sean Michaels
- Narrated by: Lisa Bunting, Alex Paxton-Beesley
- Length: 9 hrs and 43 mins
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At 75, Marian Ffarmer is almost as famous for her signature tricorn hat and cape as for her verse. She has lived for decades in the one-bedroom New York apartment she once shared with her mother, miles away from any other family, dedicating herself to her art. Yet recently her certainty about her choices has started to fray, especially when she thinks about her only son, now approaching middle age with no steady income. Into that breach comes the letter: an invitation to the Silicon Valley headquarters of one of the world's most powerful companies in order to make history by writing a poem.
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Falls Off a Cliff
- By DrHex on 2024-03-23
- Do You Remember Being Born?
- Written by: Sean Michaels
- Narrated by: Lisa Bunting, Alex Paxton-Beesley
Falls Off a Cliff
Reviewed: 2024-03-23
These characters are wonderful until they’re not. Listen to the book and see if you too shudder at the chapter of doom. Here we have a fraud on two levels. The lesser one is the AI trying to be a poet. The greater one is a middle-aged author man trying to emulate the life of an old woman “in the style of Margaret Atwood” and not pulling it off. So many layers of disconnect all at the same time. Great premise, but falls off a cliff,
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The Book of Love
- A Novel
- Written by: Kelly Link
- Narrated by: January LaVoy
- Length: 23 hrs and 31 mins
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In the acclaimed first novel from short story virtuoso and Pulitzer Prize finalist Kelly Link, three teenagers become pawns in a supernatural power struggle.
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Excellent through and through
- By emoon on 2024-06-02
- The Book of Love
- A Novel
- Written by: Kelly Link
- Narrated by: January LaVoy
He said she said messed with the dialogue
Reviewed: 2024-03-13
Not a bad book, probably easier to read than listen to though because of the dialogue being hijacked with “he said she said” — Laura said, Daniel said, Susannah said, and so on, instead of letting the excellent narrator just say the dialogue lines in character. I understand when there are many characters in a scene having to identify who is talking but it was a bad directing decision to constantly interrupt the flow of narration with he said she said peppered at the end of each line of dialogue. Besides that, the plot hung together in a decenyly woven short story chapter style. It was amusing to hear the author’s sidebar jabs at the publishing industry throughout. I wonder what her publisher thought of that?
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