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Eli

Jerusalem, Israel | Member Since 2007

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  • 5 reviews
  • 11 ratings
  • 164 titles in library
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  • Nemesis | [Philip Roth]
    Nemesis
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    Nemesis

    • UNABRIDGED (5 hrs and 14 mins)
    • By Philip Roth
    • Narrated By Dennis Boutsikaris
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (231)
    Performance
    (114)
    Story
    (112)

    At the center of Nemesis is a vigorous, dutiful 23-year-old playground director, Bucky Cantor, a javelin thrower and weightlifter, who is devoted to his charges and disappointed with himself because his weak eyes have excluded him from serving in the war alongside his contemporaries. Focusing on Cantors dilemmas as polio begins to ravage his playground and on the everyday realities he faces, Roth leads us through every inch of emotion such a pestilence can breed.

    Mirek says: "Without pathos about life..."
    "Fantastic Book"
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    My mother was born in 1929 and got polio when she was about one year old. I never even knew that Polio was a contagious disease until listening to this book (although it takes place in the 40s and not during the time when my mom caught polio). She suffered terribly from post-polio syndrome later in life.
    I loved the book because it showed 1940s American Jews from an angle I have previously not seen them. The main character is lovable, flawed and inspiring.
    I never, never re-read a book, watch a movie twice or listen to a book more than once.
    But I plan to listen to nemesis again because the book has many different levels (plot, character development, social characterization) and I feel like I missed many nuances the first time .

    2 of 2 people found this review helpful
  • Word of Honor | [Nelson DeMille]
    Word of Honor
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    Word of Honor

    • UNABRIDGED (28 hrs and 2 mins)
    • By Nelson DeMille
    • Narrated By Scott Brick
    Overall
    (865)
    Performance
    (307)
    Story
    (308)

    He is a good man, a brilliant corporate executive, an honest, handsome family man admired by men and desired by women. But a lifetime ago Ben Tyson was a lieutenant in Vietnam.There the men under his command committed a murderous atrocity -- and together swore never to tell the world what they had done. Now the press, army justice, and the events he tried to forget have caught up with Ben Tyson.

    Diana says: "Nelson does it again"
    "FANTASTIC BOOK!"
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    I really loved this book. Great characters. Fascinating plot. True insight into Vietnam war. Excellent Narrator. What more could you ask for?!

    0 of 0 people found this review helpful
  • Dry: A Memoir | [Augusten Burroughs]
    Dry: A Memoir
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    Dry: A Memoir

    • UNABRIDGED (8 hrs and 30 mins)
    • By Augusten Burroughs
    • Narrated By Augusten Burroughs
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (563)
    Performance
    (119)
    Story
    (119)

    At the request (well, it wasn't really a request) of his employers, Augusten lands in rehab, where his dreams of group therapy with Robert Downey Jr. are immediately dashed by grim reality of fluorescent lighting and paper hospital slippers. When Augusten is forced to examine himself, he finds himself in the worst trouble of all. Because when his thirty days are up, he has to return to his same drunken Manhattan life - and live it sober. Dry is the story of love, loss, and Starbucks as a Higher Power

    Heidi says: "Sobriety with a sense of style...."
    "Loving this book - hope it doesn't end"
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    Great! Entertaining. Insightful. Wonderful narration. Can't wait to listen to more Augusten books. I consumed Scissors via the movie and did not particularly enjoy it. So happy I stumbled across Augusten once more and this time in this much more enjoyable format!

    0 of 0 people found this review helpful
  • Fear of the Dark | [Walter Mosley]
    Fear of the Dark
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    Fear of the Dark

    • UNABRIDGED (7 hrs and 33 mins)
    • By Walter Mosley
    • Narrated By Michael Boatman
    Overall
    (64)
    Performance
    (15)
    Story
    (15)

    For Paris Minton, a knock on his door is often the first sign of trouble. With family like Useless, who needs enemies? Yet trouble always finds an open window, and when Useless' mother, Three Hearts, shows up to look for her son, Paris has no choice but to track down his wayward cousin.

    Vijay says: "Another Fearless Jones story"
    "disappointing"
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    it is just so hard to believe that this is the same walter mosley who wrote those earlier works. this book is so boring and repetitive and lacking in surprises or handles to grasp onto. sorry walt

    0 of 0 people found this review helpful
  • Silence | [Thomas Perry]
    Silence
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    Silence

    • UNABRIDGED (13 hrs and 15 mins)
    • By Thomas Perry
    • Narrated By Michael Kramer
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (434)
    Performance
    (139)
    Story
    (134)

    Six years ago, Jack Till helped Wendy Harper disappear. But now her ex-boyfriend and former business partner, Eric Fuller, is being framed for her presumed murder in an effort to smoke her out, and Till must find her before tango-dancing assassins Paul and Sylvie Turner do. With masterful plotting and unnerving psychological insight, Thomas Perry delivers another mesmerizing thrill ride.

    JS says: "Longer is better"
    "Excellent"
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    Excellent! One of my favorite Audible books yet! I hope they produce more audio books by Thomas Perry

    2 of 5 people found this review helpful

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