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Jurassic Park
- A Novel
- By: Michael Crichton
- Narrated by: Scott Brick
- Length: 15 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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An astonishing technique for recovering and cloning dinosaur DNA has been discovered. Now humankind’s most thrilling fantasies have come true. Creatures extinct for eons roam Jurassic Park with their awesome presence and profound mystery, and all the world can visit them - for a price.
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Exciting but flawed
- By D. Micklewright on 19-05-16
- Jurassic Park
- A Novel
- By: Michael Crichton
- Narrated by: Scott Brick
A great story...
Reviewed: 21-10-24
...and expertly narrated by Scot Brick. I know the screenplay, as I've watched it over 15 times throughout my adulthood and this book plus the narration has renewed my fascination for the story. My only bug-bear is the Audio app and the ease at which one can loose the full review from anything outside the app.
This really stops me leaving reviews. I have done so dilligently but I don't bother any more as it can take a lot of my time to complete a review. I'll keep checking to see if it has improved but until it have, I'm staying clear of reviewing.
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Doomsday Book
- By: Connie Willis
- Narrated by: Jenny Sterlin
- Length: 26 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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For Oxford student Kivrin, traveling back to the 14th century is more than the culmination of her studies - it's the chance for a wonderful adventure. For Dunworthy, her mentor, it is cause for intense worry about the thousands of things that could go wrong.
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Moving story marred by inaccuracies
- By N. Price on 22-11-11
- Doomsday Book
- By: Connie Willis
- Narrated by: Jenny Sterlin
It's time travel but not as we know it, Jim
Reviewed: 29-06-24
A little difficult to keep pace with, even though I would listen every day until complete. The episodes read well but seeing their relationship to one another, in the early stages, was harder.
I'm sure the bits about the Black Death were accurate, but it appears to have only been used to set out the scale of time travel and when things happened in relation to each other, which is fine, but it seemed too big an anchor to use.
The narrator's voice sounded angry throughout and lacked identity with the characters.
Perceivere and you should enjoy.
...and how Dunworthy didn't slap Colin...
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None of This Is True
- By: Lisa Jewell
- Narrated by: Nicola Walker, Louise Brealey
- Length: 10 hrs and 29 mins
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Celebrating her 45th birthday at her local pub, popular podcaster Alix Summers crosses paths with an unassuming woman called Josie Fair. Josie, it turns out, is also celebrating her 45th birthday. They are, in fact, birthday twins. A few days later, Alix and Josie bump into each other again, this time outside Alix's children's school. Josie has been listening to Alix's podcasts and thinks she might be an interesting subject for her series. She is, she tells Alix, on the cusp of great changes in her life.
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Gripping and innovative
- By Leeby on 23-07-23
- None of This Is True
- By: Lisa Jewell
- Narrated by: Nicola Walker, Louise Brealey
I suppose so but really?
Reviewed: 29-06-24
Alex is a media professional, who knows personality types, but is still pulled into something that is a bit unbelievable. But allowing that, and accepting that some people like this do exist, I had to finish it.
It's been made into a Netflix's production, so the industry believe its good.
The performance is what makes this production worth it. After you finish the book, go back to the begining and replay the preface.
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The Loyal Wife
- By: Natalie Barelli
- Narrated by: Shiromi Arserio
- Length: 7 hrs and 8 mins
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Tamra never dreamed she would marry someone like Mike Mitchell: handsome, rich, a wonderful husband...until she finds out that Mike is having an affair. But Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned, and Mike Mitchell should have remembered that before he made a fool of her. Because Tamra knows something about Mike. Something he did. Something evil. And she was prepared to carry the secret to her grave. Not anymore.
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Wow😱👏🏽💯omfg😁👍🏽
- By Audible is the VERY BEST app there is!💯🙌🏽❤️ on 06-11-19
- The Loyal Wife
- By: Natalie Barelli
- Narrated by: Shiromi Arserio
I didn't see that coming
Reviewed: 01-06-24
...and I think I said, 'well I'll go to the foot of our stairs'.
It passed the time without being too tedious. A reasonable read. Not the best but not the worst.
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The Bees
- By: Laline Paull
- Narrated by: Orlagh Cassidy
- Length: 10 hrs and 16 mins
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Born into the lowest class of her society, Flora 717 is a sanitation bee, only fit to clean her orchard hive. Living to accept, obey and serve, she is prepared to sacrifice everything for her beloved holy mother, the Queen. But Flora is not like other bees. Despite her ugliness she has talents that are not typical of her kin. While mutant bees are usually instantly destroyed, Flora is removed from sanitation duty and is allowed to feed the newborns, before becoming a forager, collecting pollen on the wing. She also finds her way into the Queen's inner sanctum, where she discovers secrets both sublime and ominous.
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A great read, deserving of prizes.
- By bookylady on 04-07-15
- The Bees
- By: Laline Paull
- Narrated by: Orlagh Cassidy
A beautiful story, wonderfully told
Reviewed: 01-06-24
A beautiful story by Laline Paul, wonderfully told Orlagh Cassidy, of a medieval quest for a new queendom, and a struggle between good bees against bad ones. A final battle with an old adversary and life anew. A story of love, courage, chivalry and new beginnings, and a heroin with a true and loyal heart.
I have really enjoyed this book and looked forward to times of the day when I could loose myself in another, but familiar world (Sunday afternoon matinees on the telly). Uplifting and joyous and just how you'd expect wasps and spiders to sound.
Ooh, and I love honey, me!
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Sleep Tight
- DCI Tom Douglas, Book 3
- By: Rachel Abbott
- Narrated by: Melody Grove, Andrew Wincott, Various
- Length: 10 hrs and 40 mins
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When Olivia calls the police to report that her husband and children are missing, she believes she will never see them again. Two years later,Detective Chief Inspector Tom Douglas is called to investigate, but this time it’s Olivia who has disappeared. Her car is in the garage, and her purse is in her handbag. For some reason every single picture of this family has been removed from albums, phones, and computers. Then they find the blood...
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Wow! Fantastic story!
- By Liane on 12-02-15
- Sleep Tight
- DCI Tom Douglas, Book 3
- By: Rachel Abbott
- Narrated by: Melody Grove, Andrew Wincott, Various
Twisty turny like a twisty turny thing
Reviewed: 11-05-24
The heroine came across to this listener, as unfortunate and didn't listen to her Besty who had sussed out Robert as a stalker. But she knew she had to get away, and this tells how. Doug the DI, whose used to tell the tale, didn't really add much, and this love interest, narrated by the fella, sounded a bit like Fenella Fielding, with a quieter voice. There must be something contractual that prevents the narrators from reading together. That would have been easier to follow and more like a radio play. I guess it would have needed a screen play to deal with the interaction between narrators.
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The Complete George Smiley Radio Dramas
- BBC Radio 4 Full-Cast Dramatisation
- By: John le Carré
- Narrated by: full cast, Simon Russell Beale
- Length: 18 hrs and 59 mins
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The complete collection of acclaimed BBC Radio dramas based on John le Carré's best-selling novels, starring Simon Russell Beale as George Smiley. With a star cast including Kenneth Cranham, Eleanor Bron, Brian Cox, Ian MacDiarmid, Anna Chancellor, Hugh Bonneville and Lindsay Duncan, these enthralling dramatisations perfectly capture the atmosphere of le Carré's taut, thrilling spy novels.
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brilliant
- By clivep on 20-06-16
- The Complete George Smiley Radio Dramas
- BBC Radio 4 Full-Cast Dramatisation
- By: John le Carré
- Narrated by: full cast, Simon Russell Beale
I spy with my Tinker, Taylor...
Reviewed: 06-04-24
to George...
We are in winter so the deal is off but keep the tomatoes.
story: Superbly introcate
narration: Beautifully delivered
overall: Magnificent
...from Anne with love
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The Quantum Chain
- The Joseph Bridgeman Series, Book 4
- By: Nick Jones
- Narrated by: Ray Porter
- Length: 12 hrs and 58 mins
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Joseph Bridgeman is now an official member of the Continuum, a group of time travelers that heal the past to protect the future. When a rare focus object is stolen and put up for sale, Joe jumps at the chance to retrieve it, but a simple auction turns into a dangerous new mission that takes him farther back in time than he’s ever been before. Alone and unprepared in ancient China, Joe must not only complete the mission, but also unravel the mystery of a secretive organization known as Extempero.
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Mind blowing and absolutely loved the whole series
- By Ian on 03-01-23
- The Quantum Chain
- The Joseph Bridgeman Series, Book 4
- By: Nick Jones
- Narrated by: Ray Porter
Here today, gone 3 weeks ago
Reviewed: 18-03-24
I've all 4 books in the series with Audible, and what a time I've had (pun intended). There are a couple of loose ends, but I can live with them.
I'm a bit of a time travel fan and this series worked very well for me. It was a reluctant start but once Joe had leant a few tricks, he was away with it. Joe has a good moral compass so it's easy to become a fan.
A good performance(s) from Ray Porter and I'd made a comment initially on book 1 regarding his American accent but by the end, I didn't really question it.
Joe became a bit of a celebrity time traveller and it helps to like the hero.
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Ep 2: A Murder is Announced
- By: Blanchard House
- Narrated by: Joe Nocera
- Length: 37 mins
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Kitty’s body is exhumed and yields up its secrets. Detectives ponder why the Major might want his wife out of the picture. Meanwhile Agatha has marital difficulties of her own.
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Interesting review of Agatha Christie’s life
- By Kindle Customer on 08-09-24
- Ep 2: A Murder is Announced
- By: Blanchard House
- Narrated by: Joe Nocera
A murder is anounced
Reviewed: 17-02-24
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An entertaining story...
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An entertaining story...
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Ep 1: Murder is Easy
- By: Blanchard House
- Narrated by: Joe Nocera
- Length: 41 mins
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It’s May 1922 and Major Herbert Armstrong is executed for poisoning his wife - but is he innocent? The story becomes global news and inspires the most successful writer of all time, Agatha Christie.
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too much music
- By pigletwiglet on 28-12-24
- Ep 1: Murder is Easy
- By: Blanchard House
- Narrated by: Joe Nocera
An entertaining story...
Reviewed: 17-02-24
Not sure what I was Iistening to, a biography of Agatha or a fictional story about a fictional story.
the series of podcasts are grouped under True Crime, so is that a fictional story about a true story?
That said, there were tasty nuggets about one of the great Crime wrighters, whether fictional or non-, it was a good listen.
I go to the book festival every year so I'll now have a chance to do some detective work myself...exciting.
With my unmeasured ability of Crime solving, I believe it was...I'll let you make up your own mind...but the butler always did it.
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