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Shadow and Bone
- By: Leigh Bardugo
- Narrated by: Lauren Fortgang
- Length: 9 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,950
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,663
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,660
Surrounded by enemies, the once-great nation of Ravka has been torn in two by the Shadow Fold, a swath of near impenetrable darkness crawling with monsters who feast on human flesh. Now its fate may rest on the shoulders of one lonely refugee.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Not suitable for adults
- By Anonymous User on 23-04-21
- Shadow and Bone
- By: Leigh Bardugo
- Narrated by: Lauren Fortgang
Good
Reviewed: 19-01-24
Not as good as six of crows, so start there, but if you want more from grisha verse, then read this after.
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Crooked Kingdom
- By: Leigh Bardugo
- Narrated by: Roger Clark, Jay Snyder, Elizabeth Evans, and others
- Length: 17 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,583
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,308
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2,305
Kaz Brekker and his crew have just pulled off a heist so daring even they didn't think they'd survive. But instead of divvying up a fat reward, they're right back to fighting for their lives. Double-crossed and badly weakened, the crew is low on resources, allies, and hope. As powerful forces from around the world descend on Ketterdam to root out the secrets of the dangerous drug known as jurda parem, old rivals and new enemies emerge to challenge Kaz's cunning and test the team's fragile loyalties.
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1 out of 5 stars
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WORST. READING. EVER.
- By Anonymous User on 26-04-19
- Crooked Kingdom
- By: Leigh Bardugo
- Narrated by: Roger Clark, Jay Snyder, Elizabeth Evans, Fred Berman, Brandon Rubin, Kevin T. Collins, Lauren Fortgang, Peter Ganim
Nice little Duology
Reviewed: 18-07-23
Very good, although some narrators did clash. As one narrator would make a character have a really deep voice and then another would give that character a soft voice.
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We Are Legion (We Are Bob)
- Bobiverse, Book 1
- By: Dennis E. Taylor
- Narrated by: Ray Porter
- Length: 9 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 14,542
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 13,324
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 13,299
There's a reason We Are Legion was named Audible's Best Science Fiction Book of 2016: Its irresistibly irreverent wit! Bob Johansson has just sold his software company for a small fortune and is looking forward to a life of leisure. The first item on his to-do list: Spending his newfound windfall. On an urge to splurge, he signs up to have his head cryogenically preserved in case of death. Then he gets himself killed crossing the street. Waking up 117 years later, Bob discovers his mind has been uploaded into a sentient space probe with the ability to replicate itself.
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5 out of 5 stars
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An unexpected gem
- By Andrew on 29-01-17
- We Are Legion (We Are Bob)
- Bobiverse, Book 1
- By: Dennis E. Taylor
- Narrated by: Ray Porter
Nerd's fantasy
Reviewed: 11-01-23
1/2st half is brilliant when there's just one bob.
The 2nd half is a bit confusing with the multiple bobs protagonists.
All in all I would consider it an uncomplete story, making reading the 2nd book mandatory, as it is like a book chopped it half.
Also a bit pandering to nerds and the book also seem to allude towards eugenics.
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The Thursday Murder Club
- Thursday Murder Club, Book 1
- By: Richard Osman
- Narrated by: Lesley Manville, Richard Osman, Marian Keyes
- Length: 12 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 18,870
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 16,590
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 16,559
In a peaceful retirement village, four unlikely friends meet up once a week to investigate unsolved killings. But when a local property developer shows up dead, 'The Thursday Murder Club' finds themselves in the middle of their first live case. The four friends, Elizabeth, Joyce, Ibrahim and Ron, might be octogenarians, but they still have a few tricks up their sleeves. Can our unorthodox but brilliant gang catch the killer, before it's too late?
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1 out of 5 stars
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Oh WHAT a disappointment!
- By mollyeyre on 03-09-20
- The Thursday Murder Club
- Thursday Murder Club, Book 1
- By: Richard Osman
- Narrated by: Lesley Manville, Richard Osman, Marian Keyes
Entertaining but flawed
Reviewed: 20-01-21
The pace is very slow, which is unusual for a shortish book of 10 hours. I believe it's because of all the details and fleshed out background stories for each character. There's a lot of main characters that you have to contend with and it gets confusing quickly, so I did have to double back at certain stages, as I had gotten lost of who was who.
There's some good twists and turns, but sometimes Joyce and Elizabeth seem to solve stuff magically, which is disorientating as I had no idea how they worked some of the clues out.
Good first book to read for the start of a new year.
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The Sandman
- By: Neil Gaiman, Dirk Maggs
- Narrated by: Riz Ahmed, Kat Dennings, Taron Egerton, and others
- Length: 11 hrs and 2 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 15,587
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 13,843
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 13,816
When The Sandman, also known as Lord Morpheus - the immortal king of dreams, stories and the imagination - is pulled from his realm and imprisoned on Earth by a nefarious cult, he languishes for decades before finally escaping. Once free, he must retrieve the three “tools” that will restore his power and help him to rebuild his dominion, which has deteriorated in his absence.
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2 out of 5 stars
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I don’t get this
- By John P. Allum on 21-07-20
- The Sandman
- By: Neil Gaiman, Dirk Maggs
- Narrated by: Riz Ahmed, Kat Dennings, Taron Egerton, Neil Gaiman, James McAvoy, Samantha Morton, Bebe Neuwirth, Andy Serkis, Michael Sheen
Good mainline story, weak side stories
Reviewed: 18-12-20
I believe the story is meant to be like a dream sequence. You have the main story of Dream regaining all his powers and control of his domain after being trapped by Dr. Destiny. Then you have all these side plots that sort of interact with the main story and then you have side stories that are set throughout history, but are one chapter and have nothing to do with the main story.
The side stories are the weakest point and they were a slog to get through. There's several of them: One about cats wanting to take over the world, one about william shakespeare, one about some depressed women who was blessed by a sun god, one about Dream's ex-lover, one about a person dream gave immortality too and one about some dude who enslaves a women as his muse.
30% of the whole book is dedicated to these one chapter events that seem like filler, as they don't connect to anything, it's so jarring.
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Slaughterhouse-Five
- By: Kurt Vonnegut
- Narrated by: James Franco
- Length: 5 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 3,339
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 3,001
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2,990
Traumatized by the bombing of Dresden at the time he had been imprisoned, Pilgrim drifts through all events and history, sometimes deeply implicated, sometimes a witness. He is surrounded by Vonnegut's usual large cast of continuing characters (notably here the hack science fiction writer Kilgore Trout and the alien Tralfamadorians, who oversee his life and remind him constantly that there is no causation, no order, no motive to existence).
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4 out of 5 stars
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Did I Enjoy it or Experience it?
- By Simon on 05-06-17
- Slaughterhouse-Five
- By: Kurt Vonnegut
- Narrated by: James Franco
I have finished the book. So it goes.
Reviewed: 30-10-19
Incredibly jarring at first, however your persistence will be rewarded in the end. So it goes.
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The Chimp Paradox
- The Acclaimed Mind Management Programme to Help You Achieve Success, Confidence and Happiness
- By: Prof Steve Peters
- Narrated by: Prof Steve Peters
- Length: 9 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 14,062
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 11,608
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 11,435
Leading consultant psychiatrist Steve Peters knows more than anyone how impulsive behaviour or nagging self-doubt can impact negatively on our professional and personal lives. In this, his first book, Steve shares his phenomenally successful mind-management programme that has been used to help elite athletes and senior managers alike to conquer their fears and operate with greater control, focus and confidence.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Life changing- a must for stress heads
- By david on 25-10-12
- The Chimp Paradox
- The Acclaimed Mind Management Programme to Help You Achieve Success, Confidence and Happiness
- By: Prof Steve Peters
- Narrated by: Prof Steve Peters
A boring rehash
Reviewed: 28-10-19
Struggled to finish this. The narrator talks in a boring monotone voice. The whole chimp, computer, goblins and planets just confuse matters rather than making it easier. I found there was a lack of real life examples and the book desperately needed an injection of wit.
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Will Destroy the Galaxy for Cash
- By: Yahtzee Croshaw
- Narrated by: Yahtzee Croshaw
- Length: 9 hrs and 24 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,621
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 2,385
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2,376
With the age of heroic star pilots and galactic villains completely killed by quantum teleportation, the ex-star pilot currently named Dashford Pierce is struggling to find his identity in a changing universe. Then, a face from his past returns and makes him an offer he can't refuse: take part in just one teeny weeny, slightly illegal, daring heist, and not only will he have the means to start the new life he craves, but also save his childhood hero from certain death.
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1 out of 5 stars
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7 Chapters of this narrator were all I could stand
- By hartplatt on 28-01-21
- Will Destroy the Galaxy for Cash
- By: Yahtzee Croshaw
- Narrated by: Yahtzee Croshaw
A welcome return
Reviewed: 11-10-19
Well I never expected to see another Jacques Mckeown book. I didn't know Yahtzee did sequels. The ending of this book makes me really want another sequel to finally find out who the real Jacques Mckeown is, even though this book wasn't as good as the first and knowing who Jacques really is could ruin these two stories.
Yahtzee is as awesome as ever and the book is as witty as ever, however the story didn't surprise and wow me like the first book, still it's a great listen.
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Crime and Punishment
- By: Fyodor Dostoyevsky
- Narrated by: Constantine Gregory
- Length: 22 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,525
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,330
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,323
A century after it first appeared, Crime and Punishment remains one of the most gripping psychological thrillers. A poverty-stricken young man, seeing his family making sacrifices for him, is faced with an opportunity to solve his financial problems with one simple but horrifying act: the murder of a pawnbroker. She is, he feels, just a parasite on society. But does the end justify the means? Rodion Romanovitch Raskolnikov makes his decision and then has to live with it.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Last two words are missing which is a nuisance..
- By trufflesmummy on 19-07-16
- Crime and Punishment
- By: Fyodor Dostoyevsky
- Narrated by: Constantine Gregory
Hard to understand but well worth it
Reviewed: 20-03-19
I did struggle with this. What with the way the author wrote it. The names are also confusing as sometimes people are called by surnames or forenames and the names are complicated. Nor does it help that the author gives different people the same or similar names. The voice actor was great and I plan to listen to another dostoyevsky book read by this voice actor.
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Alien: Sea of Sorrows
- An Audible Original Drama
- By: James A. Moore, Dirk Maggs
- Narrated by: John Chancer, Stockard Channing, Walles Hamonde, and others
- Length: 5 hrs and 7 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 4,036
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 3,653
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 3,643
Set 300 years after the events of Alien: Out of the Shadows and Alien: River of Pain, Alien: Sea of Sorrows deals with the rediscovery of dormant Xenomorphs (Aliens) in the abandoned mines of LV-178, the planetoid from Alien: Out of the Shadows, which has now been terraformed and renamed New Galveston. The Weyland-Yutani Corporation, reformed after the collapse of the United Systems Military, continue their unceasing efforts to weaponise the creatures.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Drowning in Aliens!
- By Simon on 26-04-18
- Alien: Sea of Sorrows
- An Audible Original Drama
- By: James A. Moore, Dirk Maggs
- Narrated by: John Chancer, Stockard Channing, Walles Hamonde, Laurel Lefkow
Short but awesome
Reviewed: 05-03-19
The narrators were perfect and I finished it in two days,as it was so gripping. Very good stuff I will have to buy the next one in the series.
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