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Recitatif
- A Story
- By: Toni Morrison, Zadie Smith - Introduction
- Narrated by: Zadie Smith, Bahni Turpin
- Length: 1 hr and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 189
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 168
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 165
In this 1983 short story - the only short story Morrison ever wrote - we meet Twyla and Roberta, who have known each other since they were eight years old and spent four months together as roommates in St. Bonaventure shelter. Inseparable then, they lose touch as they grow older, only later to find each other again at a diner, a grocery store, and again at a protest. Seemingly at opposite ends of every problem, and at each other's throats each time they meet, the two women still cannot deny the deep bond their shared experience has forged between them.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Read the introduction last
- By Robert C Purnell on 02-01-22
- Recitatif
- A Story
- By: Toni Morrison, Zadie Smith - Introduction
- Narrated by: Zadie Smith, Bahni Turpin
Powerful Statement on Equity and Class Structure
Reviewed: 08-27-24
The narrator's voice was pleasant and suprisingly neutral in accent--which did well in achieving Morrison's whole goal of the original short story. I found this brings up a whole slew of questions about those who don't get out of an oppressive environment--of the non-neurotypical or the permentantly institualized and what is left for them after all the other smoke clears. The question of what the hell happened to Maggie will haunt me for years.
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Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke
- By: Eric LaRocca
- Narrated by: Laurie Catherine Winkel
- Length: 2 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3.5 out of 5 stars 1,373
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,177
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Story3.5 out of 5 stars 1,183
Sadomasochism. Obsession. Death. A whirlpool of darkness churns at the heart of a macabre ballet between two lonely young women in an internet chat room in the early 2000s - a darkness that threatens to forever transform them once they finally succumb to their most horrific desires. What have you done today to deserve your eyes?
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3 out of 5 stars
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Meh...
- By Chrystal on 07-25-21
This was quite the ride!
Reviewed: 02-07-22
I'm never gonna look at apple peelers the same way again--nor the distinctly trusting nature of starting an online relationship--HOLY F*CK was that a drastic and sudden dive into crazy. Anyway--was a riveting enough read--I might even listen to it again some day--if I have the guts for it, ya know.
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The Odds of Loving Grover Cleveland
- By: Rebekah Crane
- Narrated by: Caitlin Kelly
- Length: 7 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 655
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 590
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 590
According to sixteen-year-old Zander Osborne, nowhere is an actual place - and she's just fine there. But her parents insist that she get out of her head - and her home state - and attend Camp Padua, a summer camp for at-risk teens. Zander does not fit in - or so she thinks. She has only one word for her fellow campers: crazy.
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5 out of 5 stars
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I recommend this book.
- By Cynthia Shepp on 03-28-17
- The Odds of Loving Grover Cleveland
- By: Rebekah Crane
- Narrated by: Caitlin Kelly
An Interesting Look at Life
Reviewed: 12-09-16
The characters were very easy to get invested in. I enjoyed the story. It was a highly engrossing listen and the narrator was extremely effective at dragging you into the world. It was an emotional rollercoaster and a enjoyable ride.
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My Heart and Other Black Holes
- By: Jasmine Warga
- Narrated by: Rebecca Lowman
- Length: 8 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 418
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 384
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 387
Sixteen-year-old physics nerd Aysel is obsessed with plotting her own death. With a mother who can barely look at her without wincing, classmates who whisper behind her back, and a father whose violent crime rocked her small town, Aysel is ready to turn her potential energy into nothingness.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Depressingly Delightful
- By FanB14 on 06-20-15
- My Heart and Other Black Holes
- By: Jasmine Warga
- Narrated by: Rebecca Lowman
Amazing Book
Reviewed: 11-26-16
For a book about suicide, you will be pleasently surprised by how hopeful this story is. Roman and Azael are remarkably loveable and realistic characters. It is easy to root for them and feel their pain. One heck of a ride. 100% enjoyable. 10/10 might read again.
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