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Going Bovine
- By: Libba Bray
- Narrated by: Erik Davies
- Length: 15 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 158
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 115
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Story4 out of 5 stars 116
All 16-year-old Cameron wants is to get through high school - and life in general - with a minimum of effort. It's not a lot to ask. But that's before he's given some bad news: he's sick and he's going to die. Which totally sucks. Hope arrives in the winged form of Dulcie, a loopy punk angel/possible hallucination with a bad sugar habit. She tells Cam there is a cure - if he's willing to go in search of it.
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3 out of 5 stars
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A decent idea, too many curse words
- By Tim Kane on 03-05-10
- Going Bovine
- By: Libba Bray
- Narrated by: Erik Davies
Favorite for 10 years
Reviewed: 08-08-20
I read this book sometime in middle school, when it first came out, and adored it. It’s the type of book that I thought about weekly if not daily for the next decade. In that time however, I was nervous to revisit Going Bovine. Would it stand up to my memory? Would it be as good as last time? Finally I downloaded this audiobook and can wholeheartedly say; Yes, it did. Going Bovine continues to shape the way I view the world and open my mind to adventures in this realm and the next.
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Calypso
- By: David Sedaris
- Narrated by: David Sedaris
- Length: 6 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 22,194
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 19,595
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 19,466
If you've ever laughed your way through David Sedaris's cheerfully misanthropic stories, you might think you know what you're getting with Calypso. You'd be wrong. When he buys a beach house on the Carolina coast, Sedaris envisions long, relaxing vacations spent playing board games and lounging in the sun with those he loves most. And it's as idyllic as he imagined, except for one tiny, vexing realization: it's impossible to take a vacation from yourself. With Calypso, Sedaris sets his formidable powers of observation - and dark humor - toward middle age and mortality.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent, as always
- By Ruthie on 05-31-18
- Calypso
- By: David Sedaris
- Narrated by: David Sedaris
Laugh out loud at this family humor
Reviewed: 05-29-20
Sedaris had me laughing out loud during parts of this —so much so that I’ll never think of FitBits again. Yet he also managed to touch on delicate family relationships in a way that was relatable and deeply moving. I would read this book again someday.
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