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Chris

Blackheath, Australia | Member Since 2009

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18 reviews
58 ratings
187 titles in library
13 purchased in 2013

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Elmer Gantry

UNABRIDGED
- by Sinclair Lewis
- Narrated by Anthony Heald
Elmer Gantry

UNABRIDGED (15 hrs and 56 mins)

By Sinclair Lewis

Narrated By Anthony Heald

Overall
(236)
Performance
(66)
Story
(64)

A greedy, philandering Baptist minister, Elmer Gantry turns to evangelism and becomes the leader of a large Methodist congregation. Often exposed as a fraud, he is never fully discredited. Elmer Gantry is considered a landmark American novel and one of the most penetrating studies of hypocrisy in modern literature. It portrays the evangelistic activity that was common in 1920s America as well as attitudes toward it.
Erez says: "Halleluja, Brother Lewis!"
"Wonderful"

Overall
Performance
Story

Great story still relevant today. Superbly read by Anthony Heald

0 of 0 people found this review helpful
The Gray Man

UNABRIDGED
- by Mark Greaney
- Narrated by Jay Snyder
The Gray Man

UNABRIDGED (10 hrs and 44 mins)

By Mark Greaney

Narrated By Jay Snyder

Whispersync for Voice-ready

Overall
(2236)
Performance
(1368)
Story
(1359)

Court Gentry is known as The Gray Man - a legend in the covert realm, moving silently from job to job, accomplishing the impossible, and then fading away. And he always hits his target. But there are forces more lethal than Gentry in the world. And in their eyes, Gentry has just outlived his usefulness. Now, he is going to prove that for him, there's no gray area between killing for a living-and killing to stay alive.
Jason Spencer says: "Action packed, edge of your seat "page-turner""
"B Grade Nonsense"

Overall
Performance
Story

Complete garbage. Unbelivable plot and one dimensional characters. The one star rating is for the hilariously idiotic accents of the narrator - particularly the seven year old English school girl. A wasted credit.

1 of 2 people found this review helpful
Wonder Boys

UNABRIDGED
- by Michael Chabon
- Narrated by David Colacci
Wonder Boys

UNABRIDGED (11 hrs and 7 mins)

By Michael Chabon

Narrated By David Colacci

Overall
(136)
Performance
(20)
Story
(19)

Michael Chabon's Grady Tripp is one messed up college writing professor - his marriage is breaking up, his girlfriend (wife of the dean) is pregnant, his marijuana habit is taking over, and his editor is just about out of a job. Tripp has published a few moderately successful novels but is strangling his creativity with introspection and marijuana. When his editor and best friend, Terry Crabtree, comes to town and spreads chaos, Tripp goes along for the ride.
connie says: "better than movie version"
"Enjoyable"

Overall
Performance
Story

Enjoyable and very funny

0 of 0 people found this review helpful
The Poisonwood Bible

UNABRIDGED
- by Barbara Kingsolver
- Narrated by Dean Robertson
The Poisonwood Bible

UNABRIDGED (15 hrs and 33 mins)

By Barbara Kingsolver

Narrated By Dean Robertson

Whispersync for Voice-ready

Overall
(1952)
Performance
(865)
Story
(872)

The Poisonwood Bible is a story told by the wife and four daughters of Nathan Price, a fierce evangelical Baptist who takes his family and mission to the Belgian Congo in 1959. They carry with them all they believe they will need from home, but soon find that all of it - from garden seeds to Scripture - is calamitously transformed on African soil.
Lynda Rains Bonchack says: "A long time coming..........."
"Brilliant"

Overall
Performance
Story

A great and captivating story read expertly by Dean Robertson

1 of 1 people found this review helpful
The Talisman: Talisman, Book 1

UNABRIDGED
- by Stephen King
- Narrated by Frank Muller
The Talisman: Talisman, Book 1

UNABRIDGED (28 hrs and 6 mins)

By Stephen King

Narrated By Frank Muller

Overall
(28)
Performance
(14)
Story
(14)

In a terrifying trip across America, young Jack Sawyer is searching for the Talisman, the only thing that can save his dying mother. His quest takes him into the menacing Territories where violence, surprise, and the titanic struggle between good and evil reach across a mythic landscape.
Katrina says: "The Talisman"
"Thoroughly Enjoyable"

Overall
Performance
Story

Gripping story read masterfully (as usual) by Frank Muller.

0 of 0 people found this review helpful
The Strain: Book One of the Strain Trilogy

UNABRIDGED
- by Guillermo del Toro , Chuck Hogan
- Narrated by Ron Perlman
The Strain: Book One of the Strain Trilogy

UNABRIDGED (13 hrs and 40 mins)

By Guillermo del Toro, Chuck Hogan

Narrated By Ron Perlman

Overall
(28)
Performance
(11)
Story
(10)

A plane lands at JFK and mysteriously 'goes dark', stopping in the middle of the runway for no apparent reason, all lights off, all doors sealed. The pilots cannot be raised. When the hatch above the wing finally clicks open, it quickly becomes clear that everyone on board is dead - although there is no sign of any trauma or struggle. Ephraim Goodweather and his team from the Center for Disease Control must work quickly to establish the cause of this strange ocurrence before panic spreads.
Fjolnir says: "Great vampire story"
"Great Adventure Story"

Overall
Performance
Story

Very enjoyable and well narrated

0 of 0 people found this review helpful
Sharp Objects

UNABRIDGED
- by Gillian Flynn
- Narrated by Ann Marie Lee
Sharp Objects

UNABRIDGED (9 hrs and 29 mins)

By Gillian Flynn

Narrated By Ann Marie Lee

Whispersync for Voice-ready

Overall
(1503)
Performance
(949)
Story
(948)

Words are like a road map to reporter Camille Preaker's troubled past. Fresh from a brief stay at a psychiatric hospital, Camille's first assignment from the second-rate daily paper where she works brings her reluctantly back to her hometown to cover the murders of two preteen girls.
Kelley says: "I agree with Stephen King"
"Terrible"

Overall
Performance
Story

The identity of the murderer was unbelievable. The plot was silly and the narrator's attempts at mens' voices was embarrasing.
Overall, a wasted credit point.

1 of 4 people found this review helpful
Ragtime

UNABRIDGED
- by E. L. Doctorow
- Narrated by E. L. Doctorow
Ragtime

UNABRIDGED (7 hrs and 52 mins)

By E. L. Doctorow

Narrated By E. L. Doctorow

Whispersync for Voice-ready

Overall
(137)
Performance
(59)
Story
(58)

The story opens in 1906 in New Rochelle, New York, at the home of an affluent American family. One lazy Sunday afternoon, the famous escape artist Harry Houdini swerves his car into a telephone pole outside their house. And almost magically, the line between fantasy and historical fact, between real and imaginary characters, disappears.
connie says: "too good for words"
"Superb"

Overall
Performance
Story

Great story wonderfully read

2 of 3 people found this review helpful
Prodigal Summer

UNABRIDGED
- by Barbara Kingsolver
- Narrated by Barbara Kingsolver
Prodigal Summer

UNABRIDGED (15 hrs and 50 mins)

By Barbara Kingsolver

Narrated By Barbara Kingsolver

Whispersync for Voice-ready

Overall
(644)
Performance
(223)
Story
(224)

Prodigal Summer weaves together three stories of human love within a larger tapestry of lives in southern Appalachia. At the heart of these intertwined narratives is a den of coyotes that have recently migrated into the region. Deanna Wolfe, a reclusive wildlife biologist, watches them from an isolated mountain cabin where she is caught off-guard by Eddie Bondo, a young hunter who comes to invade her most private spaces and her solitary life.
Lily says: "Amazing!"
"Beautiful"

Overall
Performance
Story

Wonderful story read beautifully by the author. One of Audible's best.

6 of 6 people found this review helpful
A Son of the Circus

UNABRIDGED
- by John Irving
- Narrated by David Colacci
A Son of the Circus

UNABRIDGED (26 hrs and 50 mins)

By John Irving

Narrated By David Colacci

Whispersync for Voice-ready

Overall
(384)
Performance
(126)
Story
(132)

Born a Parsi in Bombay, sent to university and medical school in Vienna, Dr. Farrokh Daruwalla is a 59-year-old orthopedic surgeon and a Canadian citizen who lives in Toronto. Once, 20 years ago, Dr. Daruwalla was the examining physician of two murder victims in Goa, India. Now, 20 years later, he will be reacquainted with the murderer.
connie says: "If you liked "Q+A"..."
"Too Long"

Overall
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Story

This book was very well read by David Colacci and started out well but the plot seemed to ramble all over the place. Overall, quite enjoyable but too long.

3 of 3 people found this review helpful