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Judy

Love2Listen

Hendersonville, NC, United States | Member Since 2012

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  • 12 reviews
  • 14 ratings
  • 93 titles in library
  • 21 purchased in 2013
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  • The Black Stiletto

    • UNABRIDGED (8 hrs and 24 mins)
    • By Raymond Benson
    • Narrated By Arielle DeLisle, Chris Patton, Michael Ray Davis
    Overall
    (10)
    Performance
    (9)
    Story
    (9)

    Could Martin Talbot's elderly, Alzheimer-stricken mother, Judy, really have been the Black Stiletto? When Martin discovers several volumes of her diaries hidden by his mother, he is stunned beyond all imagination. His mother, the underground heroine of yesteryear? The famed, still unidentified woman who battled Communist spies, took on the Mafia, and preyed on common crooks? The woman who exacted punishment on evildoers without mercy? But it is all described, in great detail, in the diaries. Could it be true? Talbot is filled with doubt and disbelief.

    Jean says: "Superman, wonder woman and now The Black Stiletto"
    "Watch out for the Black Stiletto!"
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    Where does The Black Stiletto rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

    I enjoyed it immensely and would recommend it to any one who likes a good action story with a strong female heroine.


    What did you like best about this story?

    I liked Judy Cooper and seeing her develop as the Black Stiletto. It was satisfying to see her get revenge on men who had wronged her.


    Which scene was your favorite?

    The Black Stiletto getting naked in her effort to combat Communism.


    Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

    The revenge scene with her stepfather was very satisfying.


    Any additional comments?

    This story was truly enhanced by being narrated by three different readers. I don't think my experience would have been so enjoyable on the printed page. Arielle DeLisle gave Judy Cooper's voice energy and authenticity. I would like to hear more of her and I'm looking to forward to the next in the series. Chris Patton did a good job with the voice of Martin but for some reason his part wasn't edited as well as the rest. There was a couple of instances of a repeated line - sort of like a stutter. Michael Ray Davis was my favorite of all the voices. His performance of Roberto Renelli, a gangster who has been in prison for over 50 years, was flawless and totally believable. He truly sounded like a 72-year-old, broken down gangster. I'm adding him to my list of favorite narrators.

    1 of 1 people found this review helpful
  • The Prince of Tides

    • UNABRIDGED (22 hrs and 41 mins)
    • By Pat Conroy
    • Narrated By Frank Muller
    Overall
    (1619)
    Performance
    (841)
    Story
    (839)

    Spanning 40 years, this is the story of turbulent Tom Wingo, his gifted and troubled twin sister Savannah, and their struggle to triumph over the dark and tragic legacy of the extraordinary family into which they were born.

    Ella says: "A "Prince" amongst novels"
    "Wonderful story, fantastic narration"
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    What made the experience of listening to The Prince of Tides the most enjoyable?

    The voice of Frank Muller. His was the perfect voice for the book.


    Who was your favorite character and why?

    Savannah was my favorite character. It was interesting to see how she coped with her childhood.


    What about Frank Muller’s performance did you like?

    It was like hearing poetry read to me.


    If you could rename The Prince of Tides, what would you call it?

    I wouldn't rename it.


    Any additional comments?

    This is a book I will listen to again and recommend to my friends.

    0 of 0 people found this review helpful
  • Killing Floor

    • UNABRIDGED (14 hrs and 54 mins)
    • By Lee Child
    • Narrated By Dick Hill
    Overall
    (55)
    Performance
    (36)
    Story
    (37)

    All is not well in Margrave, Georgia. The sleepy, forgotten town hasn't seen a crime in decades, but within the span of three days it witnesses events that leave everyone stunned. An unidentified man is found beaten and shot to death on a lonely country road.

    Matt says: "Enjoyable"
    "I love Jack Reacher"
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    Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

    Oh yes. It's an action packed thriller with some romance thrown in.


    What did you like best about this story?

    Jack Reacher!. I liked his quest for total freedom, of never having anyone to answer to, no expectations from any living soul, and the adventure of not knowing what tomorrow will bring. Of course Jack's freedom gets interrupted when he is thrown in jail for a murder he couldn't have committed and the victim turns out to be his brother.


    Which scene was your favorite?

    I liked the ending. Jack has realized that he and his lady love will have to part. They want different things in life and Jack finds it necessary to move on. It's sad but now Jack is free again.


    Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

    I was as relieved as Jack when he found the kidnapped children and they were moved to safety.


    Any additional comments?

    This was my first Lee Child novel and it sure won't be my last. It was also the first time I've listened to Dick Hill. He is a superb narrator. I'm adding him to my list of favorite narrators.

    0 of 0 people found this review helpful
  • Healey's Cave

    • UNABRIDGED (7 hrs and 31 mins)
    • By Aaron Paul Lazar
    • Narrated By John Thomas Fraser
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (7)
    Performance
    (7)
    Story
    (7)

    Sam Moore's little brother vanished 50 years ago. No body. No answers. What Sam has is a boatload of guilt, since he failed to accompany Billy on his final, fateful bike ride. While struggling to eliminate the rapacious Japanese Knotweed from his gardens, Sam discovers a glowing marble. It warms to his touch and whisks him back in time to his childhood. Billy and Sam's childhood pals appear beside him - breathing,sweating, laughing - and very much alive.

    Fran says: "Tidy little mystery"
    "A good listen with plenty of suspense and mystery"
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    What did you like best about Healey's Cave? What did you like least?

    I liked all the descriptions of gardening because I can't grow anything and I liked the family relationships, especially the grandsons. I have a grandson about the same age as Timmy even though the author couldn't make up his mind about Timmy's age. He was nineteen months, twenty-one months and finally eighteen months.

    What I liked least: The suspense kept me glued to my mp3 player and I hated the narrator blurting out the chapter number in the middle of an intense scene. It made me want to slap someone silly.


    What was one of the most memorable moments of Healey's Cave?

    When Sam saw how Billy died. It was a plot twist I didn't expect.


    Who would you have cast as narrator instead of John Thomas Fraser?

    Joe Barrett maybe.


    If this book were a movie would you go see it?

    Yes, I would.


    Any additional comments?

    The story was good enough to keep me listening and was a perfect length. In fact, I finished it in a day. The narrator did well with the suspenseful scenes but he has a tendency to mispronounce words.

    1 of 1 people found this review helpful
  • Cloud Atlas

    • UNABRIDGED (19 hrs and 33 mins)
    • By David Mitchell
    • Narrated By Scott Brick, Cassandra Campbell, Kim Mai Guest, and others
    Overall
    (2351)
    Performance
    (1627)
    Story
    (1624)

    A reluctant voyager crossing the Pacific in 1850; a disinherited composer blagging a precarious livelihood in between-the-wars Belgium; a high-minded journalist in Governor Reagan's California; a vanity publisher fleeing his gangland creditors; a genetically modified "dinery server" on death-row; and Zachry, a young Pacific Islander witnessing the nightfall of science and civilisation: the narrators of Cloud Atlas hear each other's echoes down the corridor of history.

    Elizabeth says: "thoroughly enjoyed"
    "A Masterpiece!"
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    If you could sum up Cloud Atlas in three words, what would they be?

    Awesome, unique, thought provoking.


    What did you like best about this story?

    I liked all six of the stories and they way they were arranged, the first half of five stories with the middle story whole, then the other half of the first five in reverse order.


    What about the narrators’s performance did you like?

    All six narrators were brilliant!


    Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

    Robert Frobisher was my favorite character and his story had a sad ending.


    Any additional comments?

    My favorite Frobisher quote: “Whoever opined, “Money can’t buy happiness,” obviously had too much of the stuff.”

    0 of 1 people found this review helpful
  • The Racketeer

    • UNABRIDGED (12 hrs and 45 mins)
    • By John Grisham
    • Narrated By J.D. Jackson
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (2964)
    Performance
    (2490)
    Story
    (2468)

    Given the importance of what they do, and the controversies that often surround them, and the violent people they sometimes confront, it is remarkable that in the history of this country only four active federal judges have been murdered. Judge Raymond Fawcett has just become number five.... Nothing is as it seems and everything’s fair game in this wickedly clever new novel from John Grisham, the undisputed master of the legal thriller.

    cristina says: "Garbage"
    "This is my least favorite book by John Grisham"
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    Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?

    I would not encourage or discourage a friend from listening to this book. It seems that some really like it and some don't. I can't say I totally disliked it but if it was the only John Grisham work I had experienced, I probably would not read another.


    Would you be willing to try another book from John Grisham? Why or why not?

    Yes, I would be willing to try another book by Grisham. He is one of my favorite authors and I usually enjoy his work.


    Did the narration match the pace of the story?

    OMG, the narration was too slow but it did match the pace of the story, which was also too slow. I was halfway through it before it really caught my interest.


    If this book were a movie would you go see it?

    I might just to see if the story is better on the big screen.


    Any additional comments?

    J.D. Jackson has a wonderfully smooth voice but he just read too slowly. I won't put him on my list of favorite narrators but I wouldn't avoid other audiobooks he has narrated.

    0 of 0 people found this review helpful
  • The Next Always

    • UNABRIDGED (11 hrs and 21 mins)
    • By Nora Roberts
    • Narrated By MacLeod Andrews
    Overall
    (152)
    Performance
    (124)
    Story
    (126)

    The historic hotel in Boonsboro has endured war and peace, the changing of hands, and even rumored hauntings. Now it’s getting a major face-lift from the Montgomery brothers and their eccentric mother. As the architect in the family, Beckett’s social life consists mostly of talking shop over pizza and beer. But there’s another project he’s got his eye on: the girl he’s been waiting to kiss since he was 16.

    Jennifer says: "This one surprised me"
    "Just okay"
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    Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?

    The whole time I was listening I felt that I could put the audiobook down and forget to pick it up again. It was a pleasant story but not compelling.


    What was your reaction to the ending? (No spoilers please!)

    It was okay. Sort of predictable.


    Would you listen to another book narrated by MacLeod Andrews?

    Maybe, if he wasn't doing many women or children's voices.


    Was The Next Always worth the listening time?

    Yes, because it was interesting enough that I could listen and get my chores done. It wasn't a story that made me want to sit still and listen.


    Any additional comments?

    I didn't realize that it was the first of a trilogy. I don't think I'll be interested in the rest.

    0 of 0 people found this review helpful
  • The Two

    • UNABRIDGED (11 hrs and 8 mins)
    • By Will Carver
    • Narrated By Richard Aspel, Nicki Paull
    Overall
    (50)
    Performance
    (40)
    Story
    (40)

    They kill without mercy. Disappear without trace. They are The Two. And now the stakes are raised once more for Detective January David. 5 lie dead, brutally murdered - the first taken on the night of Halloween and as autumn bleeds into winter more ritualistic murders are discovered. January must battle his demons, for in his mind lies the clue to stopping a ruthless murderer. But his worst nightmares have literally come true when he discovers there's not one, but two twisted killers on the loose.

    Pat says: "Scattered Story"
    "Somewhat confusing"
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    Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?

    I would not recommend this book to a friend because I can't think of anything to say that would encourage anyone to read it. The plot twist at the end was great but there is too much confusion getting there. It was not a linear story, but told with flashbacks and visions that I found hard to keep up with.. I liked the different points of view, especially the parts of the story told by the victims after they were dead.


    Has The Two turned you off from other books in this genre?

    No


    Have you listened to any of Richard Aspel and Nicki Paull ’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

    I have not listened to any other performances by Richard Aspel and Nicki Pauli but their performance with The Two was stellar.


    If this book were a movie would you go see it?

    Yes, I would! I think it would make a great movie.


    Any additional comments?

    I had never read anything by Will Carver and was not familiar with the character January David. I kept thinking throughout the whole book that January sounded like a female name.

    0 of 0 people found this review helpful
  • The Casual Vacancy

    • UNABRIDGED (17 hrs and 55 mins)
    • By J. K. Rowling
    • Narrated By Tom Hollander
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (1987)
    Performance
    (1737)
    Story
    (1746)

    When Barry Fairweather dies unexpectedly in his early 40s, the little town of Pagford is left in shock. Pagford is, seemingly, an English idyll, with a cobbled market square and an ancient abbey, but what lies behind the pretty façade is a town at war. Rich at war with poor, teenagers at war with their parents, wives at war with their husbands, teachers at war with their pupils.... Pagford is not what it at first seems. And the empty seat left by Barry on the town's council soon becomes the catalyst for the biggest war the town has yet seen.

    Darwin8u says: "Pagford upon Avon"
    "I loved it!"
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    Would you listen to The Casual Vacancy again? Why?

    Yes. I would love to get to know the characters all over again.


    What did you like best about this story?

    I liked being drawn into the town of Pagford with its petty politics and relationships and secrets.


    Have you listened to any of Tom Hollander’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

    No, this was my first experience hearing Tom Hollander. He is brilliant and I will add him to my list of narrators. I liked the way he did the voices for the different characters, especially Howard Mollison.


    Who was the most memorable character of The Casual Vacancy and why?

    Howard Mollison, First Citizen of Pagford, The casual vacancy due to the death of Barry Fairbrother was full of possibilities for him.


    Any additional comments?

    I had a hard time getting into the story with all the characters but once I got to know them, I didn't want it to end.

    0 of 4 people found this review helpful
  • Strip Tease

    • UNABRIDGED (15 hrs and 12 mins)
    • By Carl Hiaasen
    • Narrated By George Wilson
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (297)
    Performance
    (223)
    Story
    (224)

    No matter what you heard or thought about the movie version of Strip Tease, forget it. Film simply can’t catch the layers of humor, satire, and imagination that Pulitzer Prize-winning author Carl Hiaasen creates in each of his novels.

    Eric says: "A total delightr"
    "Carl Hiassen does not dissapoint"
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    Would you consider the audio edition of Strip Tease to be better than the print version?

    Since I'm an audiobook addict, I can't answer this question. I almost always think the audio version is better.


    What was one of the most memorable moments of Strip Tease?

    When the temp office worker ate Shad's yogurt containing the huge roach.


    Which character – as performed by George Wilson – was your favorite?

    Shad was my favorite. He was always looking for a bogus lawsuit that would allow him to retire.


    Any additional comments?

    It's a long book with a good ending.

    0 of 0 people found this review helpful

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