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The Lincoln Highway
- By: Amor Towles
- Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini, Marin Ireland, Dion Graham
- Length: 16 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 899
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 813
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 809
Emmett returns home to pick up his little brother Billy, tie up his late father's estate and get out of town for good. Since leaving the Kansas youth facility where he served time, Emmett has wanted one thing: to give them both a fresh start - and that means heading out to the sparkling west. Young, precocious Billy has plans of his own - to get to San Francisco, where he believes their long-estranged mother is waiting for them.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Brilliant!
- By Diana on 24-02-22
- The Lincoln Highway
- By: Amor Towles
- Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini, Marin Ireland, Dion Graham
Boring overrated
Reviewed: 11-10-24
This was a total disappointment. A story thst goes nowhere.
i thought it was a road trip/ coming of age story.
unfortunately its a dry pretentious reflection upon the past.
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An Officer and a Spy
- By: Robert Harris
- Narrated by: David Rintoul
- Length: 16 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,440
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,225
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2,216
January 1895: On a freezing morning in the heart of Paris, an army officer, Georges Picquart, witnesses a convicted spy, Captain Alfred Dreyfus, being publicly humiliated in front of 20,000 spectators baying ‘Death to the Jew!’ The officer is rewarded with promotion: Picquart is made the French army’s youngest colonel and put in command of ‘the Statistical Section’ - the shadowy intelligence unit that tracked down Dreyfus.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Absorbing, thrilling and authentic
- By Mrs Anne Dunne on 22-10-13
- An Officer and a Spy
- By: Robert Harris
- Narrated by: David Rintoul
Not his best. Plot is rather tedious.
Reviewed: 28-09-24
Harris has done an incredible amount of research into this book and should be commended.
As an account of the Dreyfus affair its a valuable text but as a Novel it really falls short of a plot worthy subject.
Its neither a gripping story nor a thriller. The large list of characters with French alternative names and military titles makes it difficult to keep track. Harris also jumps back and forth in time, a pet hate of mine in a novel and so much repetition of the same issues in repetitive court trials. The Petite Bleu this and the Petite Blue that.
I'm a Robert Harris addict but i have to rank this one as the least of interest to me.
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The Forsyte Saga
- The Man of Property
- By: John Galsworthy
- Narrated by: Neil Hunt
- Length: 13 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 31
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 30
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 31
The three novels that make up this trilogy have long been recognized as masterpieces of 20th-century literature, and Galsworthy as one of its leading exponents. But don’t let that be the reason you put off listening to this wonderful work. There are passion and lust in these pages, high art and low comedy, and unthinking violence that ride alongside ever-correct manners. Scandal, tragedy, despair, rape, accidental death, marriage, remarriage and a healthy leavening of births all unfold against a rolling backdrop of a world war.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Odd choice of narrator
- By Beverley on 27-04-16
- The Forsyte Saga
- The Man of Property
- By: John Galsworthy
- Narrated by: Neil Hunt
Fabulous prose, Great story
Reviewed: 17-09-24
Really enjoyed this. Download a family tree as there are so many Jolyons in the Forsyte family and lots of relatives.. Dry wit, remarkable social commentary, rich character build and some very amusing characters.
The prose is beautiful, Many sentences and quotes worthy of note.
Long sentences but an easier & more gripping read than Henry James.
Similar style, subject and era to Trollope but a much smoother and more accessible read.
A classic gem of English literature, often overlooked.
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South Riding
- By: Winifred Holtby
- Narrated by: Carole Boyd
- Length: 19 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 263
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 233
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 231
In this rich and memorable evocation of the fictional South Riding of Yorkshire are the lives, loves and sorrows of the central characters. There is Sarah Burton, fiery young headmistress; Robert Carne of Maythorpe Hall, a councillor tormented by his own disastrous marriage; Jo Astell, a socialist fighting poverty and his own illness; and Mrs Beddows, the first woman Alderman of the district (like Winifred's own mother).
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5 out of 5 stars
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South Riding re-visited
- By Painter on 08-12-10
- South Riding
- By: Winifred Holtby
- Narrated by: Carole Boyd
Hard to concentrate. Sound issues
Reviewed: 13-09-24
The narrator is inconsistent.
Most of the time she mumbles and goes really quiet, i have to check if the sounds gone off.
Then suddenly she shouts or screams or starts singing the tune that runs through the novel that is extremely irritating.
I remember loving the 1974 TV series. Unfortunately the book doesn't flow well, its poorly structured and hops around between stories that it's easy to get lost or fit most of it to just go right long your head.
Not the most riveting story.
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The Europeans
- By: Henry James
- Narrated by: Eleanor Bron
- Length: 6 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 112
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 101
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Story4 out of 5 stars 100
Eugenia, an American expatriate brought up in Europe, arrives in rural New England with her charming brother Felix, hoping to find a wealthy second husband after the collapse of her marriage to a German prince. Their exotic, sophisticated airs cause quite a stir with their affluent, God-fearing American cousins, the Wentworth's - and provoke the disapproval of their uncle, suspicious of foreign influences.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Selling Europe by the Harvard Yard
- By Welsh Mafia on 27-03-10
- The Europeans
- By: Henry James
- Narrated by: Eleanor Bron
dull trite storyline
Reviewed: 07-09-24
Really not one of James' best
extremely boring
slog to get through
incest and petty relationship nonsense
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Medicus
- A Novel of the Roman Empire
- By: Ruth Downie
- Narrated by: Simon Vance
- Length: 11 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 423
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 382
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 378
Gaius Petrius Ruso is a divorced and down-on-his-luck army doctor who has made the rash decision to seek his fortune in an inclement outpost of the Roman Empire, namely Britannia. After a 36-hour shift at the army hospital, he succumbs to a moment of weakness and rescues an injured slave girl, Tilla, from the hands of her abusive owner. And before he knows it, Ruso is caught in the middle of an investigation into the deaths of prostitutes working out of the local bar.
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4 out of 5 stars
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I'm hoping a successor to Falco!
- By Mary Carnegie on 18-10-16
- Medicus
- A Novel of the Roman Empire
- By: Ruth Downie
- Narrated by: Simon Vance
Weak plot, very little happens
Reviewed: 06-09-24
This was a bit of a slog, so many chapters, so little happens.
Not really a page turner.
It seems that he's constantly chasing the dlsve girl.
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Orthodoxy
- By: G. K. Chesterton
- Narrated by: John Lee
- Length: 6 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 29
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 24
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Story4 out of 5 stars 23
Written by G. K. Chesterton, Orthodoxy addresses foremost one main problem: How can we contrive to be at once astonished at the world and yet at home in it? Chesterton writes, "I wish to set forth my faith as particularly answering this double spiritual need, the need for that mixture of the familiar and the unfamiliar which Christendom has rightly named romance."
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4 out of 5 stars
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Clarity of his argument
- By Anonymous User on 08-10-24
- Orthodoxy
- By: G. K. Chesterton
- Narrated by: John Lee
Disappointed
Reviewed: 28-08-24
I'm afraid this did nothing for me or my faith. The musings of a man with two much time on his hands.
His long allegorical philosophical analogies bear little tradition to the point he's trying to make.
He repeats the same message in non stop rather dull anecdotes without ever coming to the point.
If you are looking for spiritual inspiration or just a reason to believe, this is not a place to start or even finish.
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Of Human Bondage
- By: W. Somerset Maugham
- Narrated by: Steven Crossley
- Length: 25 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 212
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 184
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 185
Philip Carey, a sensitive orphan born with a clubfoot, finds himself in desperate need of passion and inspiration. He abandons his studies to travel, first to Heidelberg and then to Paris, where he nurses ambitions of becoming a great artist. Philip's youthful idealism erodes, however, as he comes face-to-face with his own mediocrity and lack of impact on the world. After returning to London to study medicine, he becomes wildly infatuated with Mildred, a vulgar, tawdry waitress, and begins a doomed love affair.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Disappointing narration
- By Franniep on 21-07-11
- Of Human Bondage
- By: W. Somerset Maugham
- Narrated by: Steven Crossley
Beautifully written. Superb Narrator
Reviewed: 18-08-24
A slow burn classic.
A classic that is best enjoyed sipped like a fine wine.
Not for those looking for an exciting page turning plot but for those who love the English language, character examination and subtle dry humour.
A Proustian style Bildungsroman.
Stephen Crossly is one of the best narrators on Audible.
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The Universe in Your Hand
- A Journey Through Space, Time and Beyond
- By: Christophe Galfard
- Narrated by: Leighton Pugh
- Length: 11 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 206
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 187
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 184
Imagine if The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy were a real, practical book about the mysteries of the universe.... The Universe in Your Hand takes us on a wonder-filled journey to the surface of our dying sun, shrinks us to the size of an atom and puts us in the deathly grip of distant black holes. Along the way you might come to understand, really understand, the mind-bending science that underpins modern life, from quantum mechanics to Einstein's theory of general relativity.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Very good introduction to the subject
- By D. Robertson on 20-05-19
- The Universe in Your Hand
- A Journey Through Space, Time and Beyond
- By: Christophe Galfard
- Narrated by: Leighton Pugh
Irritating
Reviewed: 15-08-24
I didn't warm to the way this book is written.
A Somewhat silly way of delivering the message as if to a class if children. With cringe attempts at humour.
I felt that rather than make a complex subject easier to digest, the nonsense distracted from the subject matter and is actually quite irritating and time wasting.
Its a shame as there is interesting information here but it's completely lost as a result of the authors banal style.
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The Beginning of Infinity
- Explanations That Transform the World
- By: David Deutsch
- Narrated by: Walter Dixon
- Length: 20 hrs
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 270
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 221
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 214
A bold and all-embracing exploration of the nature and progress of knowledge from one of today's great thinkers. Throughout history, mankind has struggled to understand life's mysteries, from the mundane to the seemingly miraculous. In this important new book, David Deutsch, an award-winning pioneer in the field of quantum computation, argues that explanations have a fundamental place in the universe.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Interesting, complex and sometimes flawed!
- By Jim Vaughan on 11-10-12
- The Beginning of Infinity
- Explanations That Transform the World
- By: David Deutsch
- Narrated by: Walter Dixon
I don't get it
Reviewed: 13-08-24
I don't get the "life changing" reviews from others.
This is mostly a rambling stream of consciousness about how the Enlightenment has looked to technological progress through questions and explanation (a word he uses in every sentence) and how religion, mythology, ancient classics are all bad and held mankind back for millenia.
Which really isn't true because out of these periods came some of the most creative art, architecture and literature in human history that define Western culture and who we are as a species.
There's nothing new or revelatory here.
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