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The Devil You Know
- By: Gwen Adshead, Eileen Horne
- Narrated by: Gwen Adshead
- Length: 14 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 782
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 707
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Story5 out of 5 stars 700
Serial homicide. Stalking. Arson. Gang crime. Who are the people behind these acts of terrible violence? What are their stories? And what is it like to sit opposite them? Dr Gwen Adshead is one of Britain's leading forensic psychiatrists, and she has spent 30 years providing therapy inside secure hospitals and prisons. Whatever her patient's crime, she aims to help them to better know their minds by helping them to articulate their life experience.
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2 out of 5 stars
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A disagreeable book.
- By andrewjlockley on 01-09-23
- The Devil You Know
- By: Gwen Adshead, Eileen Horne
- Narrated by: Gwen Adshead
A beautiful book
Reviewed: 25-02-23
These chapters are so insightful and thought-provoking. Thank you, Dr Adshead! Drawing from so many wells and teaching so much about the human mind and a sorely needed reminder that we all have a shared humanity.
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The Institute
- By: Stephen King
- Narrated by: Santino Fontana
- Length: 18 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 7,241
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 6,517
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 6,499
Deep in the woods of Maine, there is a dark state facility where kids, abducted from across the United States, are incarcerated. In the Institute they are subjected to a series of tests and procedures meant to combine their exceptional gifts - telepathy, telekinesis - for concentrated effect. Luke Ellis is the latest recruit. He's just a regular 12-year-old, except he's not just smart, he's super-smart. And he has another gift which the Institute wants to use....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great things Turn on Small Hinges
- By Simon on 13-09-19
- The Institute
- By: Stephen King
- Narrated by: Santino Fontana
Oh god.....
Reviewed: 29-10-19
This audiobook is perfection. Beautifully read.
Ever had a meal that you never want to end? This was me with this book. Having little tidbits here and there, not too much! It would end too soon!
I smirked when I saw previews of this book, thought “Stranger Things ripped King off (I loved Stranger Things, by the way!) it’s only fair he should have a go.” I was so wrong! This was nothing like it. In the best possible way. Not going to spoil anything here though - just insist that everyone read it!
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Tangerine
- By: Christine Mangan
- Narrated by: Laurel Lefkow, Lucy Scott
- Length: 9 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3.5 out of 5 stars 178
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 162
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Story3.5 out of 5 stars 163
The last person Alice Shipley expected to see since arriving in Tangier with her new husband was Lucy Mason. After the horrific accident at Bennington, the two friends - once inseparable roommates - haven't spoken in over a year. But Lucy is standing there, trying to make things right. Perhaps Alice should be happy. She has not adjusted to life in Morocco, too afraid to venture out into the bustling medinas and oppressive heat. Lucy, always fearless and independent, helps Alice emerge from her flat and explore the country.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Plain cruel
- By Sue on 01-04-18
- Tangerine
- By: Christine Mangan
- Narrated by: Laurel Lefkow, Lucy Scott
Not a bad summer read
Reviewed: 04-09-19
The author of this novel has a PhD in eighteenth-century Gothic fiction (one of my favourite genres), I must admit this had me dying to get stuck into it. It started out incredibly well when the tensions between Alice and Lucy were being hinted at. However, there were aspects of the characterisation that I found a bit of a cliche. We have the neurotic and repressed Alice (of course a frosty Brit), the object of the “affections” of the more psychotic and dangerous Lucy (American, naturally). The trope felt overdone, and that the only thing that Mangan had tried to do in order to make it a bit different was to crank up the cruelty and juxtapose it to the apathy of Youssef/Joseph. I found myself becoming frustrated with each woman and somehow unable to sympathise with either of them because of how stereotypical they both were as the story unfolded. Yet, the premise of this story and its potential had me with such high hopes. I really wanted this story to thrill and chill me, and I can see how it is a translation of eighteenth-century Gothic to a twentieth-century setting. I liked the desert setting, which made me think of Matthew Lewis’s The Monk. It just seemed like the author had taken the easy way out for constructing the plot. A tad too formulaic for my personal taste spoon-feeding the “love turned to hate” idea, which was only hinted at when we first encounter these two women.
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