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Carl

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  • The Gunslinger: The Dark Tower I | [Stephen King]
    The Gunslinger: The Dark Tower I
    UNABRIDGED

    The Gunslinger: The Dark Tower I

    • UNABRIDGED (7 hrs and 54 mins)
    • By Stephen King
    • Narrated By George Guidall
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (5701)
    Performance
    (2219)
    Story
    (2255)

    Eerie, dreamlike, set in a world that is weirdly related to our own, The Gunslinger introduces Roland Deschain of Gilead, of In-World that was, as he pursues his enigmatic antagonist to the mountains that separate the desert from the Western Sea in the first volume of The Dark Tower series. Roland, the last gunslinger, is a solitary figure, perhaps accursed, who with a strange single-mindedness traverses an exhausted, almost timeless landscape of good and evil.

    Karen says: "Not a King fan...BUT"
    "Not my cup of tea"
    Overall
    Performance
    Story

    I just don't get it. It seems unecesarily convoluted. Just not enough draw in this first book to make me endure more. Too many better stories out there.

    0 of 4 people found this review helpful
  • Skinny Dip | [Carl Hiaasen]
    Skinny Dip
    UNABRIDGED

    Skinny Dip

    • UNABRIDGED (13 hrs and 30 mins)
    • By Carl Hiaasen
    • Narrated By Stephen Hoye
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (2107)
    Performance
    (385)
    Story
    (388)

    When Chaz Perron's wife discovers that he is running a scam (posing as a marine biologist to doctor water samples so that an agribusiness tycoon can continue illegally dumping fertilizer into the Everglades), he pushes her overboard from a cruise liner. Unlucky for Chaz, Joey survives clutching a bale of Jamaican pot. Rescued from the Atlantic by a former police officer, Mick Stranahan, she decides not to report him but instead haunt and taunt him, with Mick's help, by playing dead.

    Phillip says: "Summer's Best Read"
    "Good story line"
    Overall
    Performance
    Story

    It had more potential than it delivered. The main protaginist and a few other characters were too much a caricature.

    0 of 1 people found this review helpful
  • The Memory of Running | [Ron McLarty]
    The Memory of Running
    UNABRIDGED

    The Memory of Running

    • UNABRIDGED (13 hrs and 10 mins)
    • By Ron McLarty
    • Narrated By Ron McLarty
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (2544)
    Performance
    (780)
    Story
    (772)

    In late 2003, in his column in Entertainment Weekly, Stephen King called The Memory of Running "the best novel you won't read this year." This glowing endorsement of the audiobook resulted in Ron McLarty receiving a $2 million two-book deal from Viking Penguin. Also, Warner Brothers has shelled out big bucks for the movie rights to The Memory of Running, for which McLarty will write the script.

    Neal says: "Funny and Fascinating, A Wonderful Book"
    "Very Good"
    Overall
    Performance
    Story

    Makes you think about what you may have MISSED as you go through life.

    2 of 3 people found this review helpful
  • The Da Vinci Code | [Dan Brown]
    The Da Vinci Code
    ABRIDGED

    The Da Vinci Code

    • ABRIDGED (7 hrs and 27 mins)
    • By Dan Brown
    • Narrated By Paul Michael
    Overall
    (2895)
    Performance
    (124)
    Story
    (128)

    While in Paris on business, Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon receives an urgent late-night phone call. The elderly curator of the Louvre has been murdered inside the museum, a baffling cipher found near the body. As Langdon and gifted French cryptologist, Sophie Neveu, sort through the bizarre riddle, they are stunned to discover a trail of clues hidden in the works of Da Vinci, clues visible for all to see and yet ingeniously disguised by the painter.

    Jonas says: "Overall Good"
    "Well told in an interesting setting"
    Overall
    Performance
    Story

    It makes you rethink things you may take for granted.

    1 of 2 people found this review helpful
  • Split Second | [David Baldacci]
    Split Second
    UNABRIDGED

    Split Second

    • UNABRIDGED (11 hrs and 40 mins)
    • By David Baldacci
    • Narrated By Scott Brick
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (2733)
    Performance
    (1032)
    Story
    (1034)

    Michelle Maxwell has just blown her future with the Secret Service. Against her instincts, she let a presidential candidate out of her sight to comfort a grieving widow. Then, behind closed doors, the politician whose safety was her responsibility vanished into thin air.

    John says: "Listen again"
    "mostly great"
    Overall
    Performance
    Story

    It was a very good story but a less than satisfying conclusion.

    1 of 2 people found this review helpful

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