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More Bedtime Stories for Cynics
- By: Kirsten Kearse, Gretchen Enders, Aparna Nancherla, and others
- Narrated by: Nick Offerman, Patrick Stewart, Alia Shawkat, and others
- Length: 3 hrs and 25 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall3.5 out of 5 stars 19,262
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 17,230
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Story3.5 out of 5 stars 17,224
Make sure the kids aren’t around! Just because you’re a grown-up doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy the art of the children’s bedtime story. Nick Offerman presents this collection of 12 short stories written in the style of a classic kids' tale, but with a decidedly dark and adult approach. What really happened after Snow White died, from the perspective of the one medically trained dwarf? A naive wizard professor reports back from the trenches of an underprivileged school of magic. And much more!
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5 out of 5 stars
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Probably not for everyone
- By Katie on 05-03-19
- More Bedtime Stories for Cynics
- By: Kirsten Kearse, Gretchen Enders, Aparna Nancherla, Cirocco Dunlap, Dave Hill
- Narrated by: Nick Offerman, Patrick Stewart, Alia Shawkat, Elliot Page, Jane Lynch, John Waters, Anjelica Huston, Wendell Pierce, Mike Birbiglia, Rachel Dratch, Matt Walsh, Nicole Byer, Harry Goaz, Aisling Bea, Gary Anthony Williams
Nice book
Reviewed: 05-20-19
This was a freebook that I enjoyed. The stories were short and told by some talented voice actors. Overall rating: amusing.
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Springfield Confidential
- Jokes, Secrets, and Outright Lies from a Lifetime Writing for The Simpsons
- By: Mike Reiss, Mathew Klickstein
- Narrated by: Mike Reiss
- Length: 7 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,438
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,282
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,276
Four-time Emmy winner Mike Reiss - who has worked on The Simpsons continuously since episode one in 1989 - shares stories, scandals, and gossip about working with America’s most iconic cartoon family ever. Reiss explains how the episodes are created and provides an inside look at the show’s writers, animators, actors, and celebrity guests. He answers a range of questions from Simpsons fans and die-hards and reminisces about the making of perennially favorite episodes.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Story was arrogant and the delivery was terrible..
- By Tyler on 06-20-18
- Springfield Confidential
- Jokes, Secrets, and Outright Lies from a Lifetime Writing for The Simpsons
- By: Mike Reiss, Mathew Klickstein
- Narrated by: Mike Reiss
Pass on this book
Reviewed: 08-11-18
As a long time Simpson‘s van I was excited to read his secrets and stories about Springfield. Unfortunately, as the title states, and I didn’t bother to pay attention to the stories told in this book may or may not be true. The author ones everybody in the title but I thought it was a joke. Until the very end of the book when he confirms that everything he told in the Book could be a lie. But there were a lot of funny jokes and cool stories, if they were real. Overall, find a better Simpson’s book.
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Icefall
- By: Matthew J. Kirby
- Narrated by: Jenna Lamia
- Length: 9 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 83
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 71
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Story4 out of 5 stars 73
Solveig, a princess, is trapped in a hidden fortress with her siblings. As they wait for the winter and the unending ice to break, acts of treachery soon make it clear that a traitor lurks in their midst. Can Solveig, her siblings, and her best friend Mark survive the long winter months and expose the traitor before he (or she) succeeds in destroying the king, his empire, and his children?
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2 out of 5 stars
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THE SMELLS SET MY STOMACH TALKING
- By Jim "The Impatient" on 08-01-15
- Icefall
- By: Matthew J. Kirby
- Narrated by: Jenna Lamia
Another Matthew J Kirby the review
Reviewed: 08-09-18
This was my fourth Matthew up at 8:30 book from audible and I have to say, they just get better and better! This was a great book for young and old. I say that because it was meant for a younger audience. But I found the murder in mystery to be very entertaining. And I am I am old man. The story was very descriptive in its surroundings and characters and very easy to establish who was going to be the protagonist but kept the Villain a secret until the end.
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The Lost Kingdom
- By: Matthew J. Kirby
- Narrated by: Charlie McWade
- Length: 8 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 23
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 17
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Story4 out of 5 stars 17
In this extraordinary adventure story, Billy Bartram, his father, and a secret society of philosophers and scientists venture into the American wilderness in search of the lost people of the Welsh prince Madoc. Traveling in a flying airship, the members of the expedition and Billy face hazards greater than he can ever imagine as, together with his father, he gets caught up in the fight for the biggest prize of all: America.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Another great book by Matthew Kirby!
- By Anonymous User on 03-30-18
- The Lost Kingdom
- By: Matthew J. Kirby
- Narrated by: Charlie McWade
Another great book by Matthew Kirby!
Reviewed: 03-30-18
This is only the fourth book I have read by Matthew Kirby but I’m noticing a style to his writing technique. It is so authentic and believable you feel as though you are there at the time in the story with the cast. The guy who read this book seemed to embody the offer! It was almost as though he was made to read this book. As for the story, it was very old-fashioned but so fun to follow! If you enjoy stories of early America, you’ll love this one! I am hoping there will be a sepal with this writer and storyline.
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The Fall of Never
- By: Ronald Malfi
- Narrated by: Alan I. Ross
- Length: 15 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 36
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 32
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Story4 out of 5 stars 32
Come home to the darkness. Kelly Rich, long estranged from her family, is forced to return home when her sister is involved in a mysterious accident. After years of suppressing the events that drove her away, she must struggle to unlock the mystery of her past in order to save her sister. But nothing is as it seems in her foreboding ancestral home, where cold hearts rule the hearth and deadly secrets lurk in the forest. Plunged back into the dream world of her youth, Kelly will have to face the dark reality of her own role in the horrors afflicting her family.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Normally, a fan of the author
- By Anonymous User on 03-30-18
- The Fall of Never
- By: Ronald Malfi
- Narrated by: Alan I. Ross
Normally, a fan of the author
Reviewed: 03-30-18
I really enjoy this author in particular, and have loved all of his previous books that I have read, but this one just did not strike the same chord. The story was all right and the buildup was good but the end product did not satisfy me. It was kind of a ridiculous ending for what could’ve been a great book. But, this is just my opinion.
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The Mummy or Ramses the Damned
- A Novel
- By: Anne Rice
- Narrated by: Michael York
- Length: 2 hrs and 57 mins
- Abridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 704
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 567
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Story4 out of 5 stars 569
He was Ramses the Damned in ancient Egypt, but awoke in opulent Edwardian London as Dr. Ramsey, expert in Egyptology. He mixes with the aristocrats and samples their voluptuous lifestyle, but it is for his beloved, Cleopatra, that he longs, and will do anything to be with....
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1 out of 5 stars
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So disappointing if you've read it in full print.
- By Teresa Rothman on 05-05-14
- The Mummy or Ramses the Damned
- A Novel
- By: Anne Rice
- Narrated by: Michael York
Beware the mommy!
Reviewed: 03-30-18
UGG! What a ghastly book. This is two hours of my life I know I will never get back. And this book is the very reason that I know to read reviews before I download. I hope you did yourself a favor and read this review before downloading. Get something else!
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A Head Full of Ghosts
- By: Paul Tremblay
- Narrated by: Joy Osmanski
- Length: 8 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 6,341
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 5,740
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Story4 out of 5 stars 5,723
The lives of the Barretts, a normal suburban New England family, are torn apart when 14-year-old Marjorie begins to display signs of acute schizophrenia. To her parents' despair, the doctors are unable to stop Marjorie's descent into madness. As their stable home devolves into a house of horrors, they reluctantly turn to a local Catholic priest for help. Father Wanderly suggests an exorcism; he believes the vulnerable teenager is the victim of demonic possession.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Page turner
- By E.C. on 07-31-15
- A Head Full of Ghosts
- By: Paul Tremblay
- Narrated by: Joy Osmanski
Are you looking for a quick, easy, suspenseful summer read??
Reviewed: 03-30-18
This book was a great summer read for me! It was suspenseful enough to keep me hooked on every word! Although it was only slightly confusing with the narrative being told by three points of view, it was still suspenseful and surprising in the end.
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Haunted
- By: Chuck Palahniuk
- Narrated by: Scott Brick, Marc Cashman, Erik Davies, and others
- Length: 13 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 1,841
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 1,317
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Story4 out of 5 stars 1,322
Haunted by Chuck Palahniuk is a novel made up of stories: 23 of them, to be precise. Twenty-three of the most horrifying, hilarious, mind-blowing, stomach-churning tales you'll ever encounter, sometimes all at once. They are told by people who have answered an ad headlined "Writers' Retreat: Abandon Your Life for Three Months", and who are led to believe that here they will leave behind all the distractions of "real life" that are keeping them from creating the masterpiece that is in them.
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4 out of 5 stars
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True Horror -- Not for the faint of heart, stomach
- By Dominique on 05-24-05
- Haunted
- By: Chuck Palahniuk
- Narrated by: Scott Brick, Marc Cashman, Erik Davies, Kimberly Farr
Gross but good
Reviewed: 03-30-18
This book was a little difficult for me to follow in the beginning. The stories were a far out and hard to get into. But it out midway through I realized what the whole story was about and enjoyed it rather immensely. The narrator‘s for this book were great at depicting the characters in the story is.
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