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Jeanne Coulson

St Charles, IL, US | Member Since 2012

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  • The Silver Linings Playbook: A Novel | [Matthew Quick]
    The Silver Linings Playbook: A Novel
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    The Silver Linings Playbook: A Novel

    • UNABRIDGED (7 hrs and 22 mins)
    • By Matthew Quick
    • Narrated By Ray Porter
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (608)
    Performance
    (549)
    Story
    (545)

    During his years in a neural-health facility, Pat Peoples has formulated a theory about silver linings. He believes that his life is a movie produced by God, that his mission is to become physically fit and emotionally supportive, and that if he succeeds, his happy ending will be the return of his estranged wife, Nikki. When Pat goes to live with his parents, everything seems changed: no one will talk to him about Nikki, and his new therapist seems to be recommending adultery as a form of therapy.

    richard says: "A remarkable achievement."
    "Excellent narration, intriguing story"
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    Where does The Silver Linings Playbook rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

    It was very different than anything else I've listened to so I can't really compare it. I was very compelled by the story and the characters and never lost interest.


    What did you like best about this story?

    The characters


    Which scene was your favorite?

    The one in which I finally found out what happened to set the whole thing in motion


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

    The first time he realized it had been years not months since he had been away


    0 of 0 people found this review helpful
  • Me Before You: A Novel | [Jojo Moyes]
    Me Before You: A Novel
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    Me Before You: A Novel

    • UNABRIDGED (14 hrs and 40 mins)
    • By Jojo Moyes
    • Narrated By Susan Lyons
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (376)
    Performance
    (334)
    Story
    (330)

    Louisa Clark is an ordinary girl living an exceedingly ordinary life - steady boyfriend, close family - who has never been farther afield than her tiny village. She takes a badly needed job working for ex-Master of the Universe Will Traynor, who is wheelchair bound after an accident. Will has always lived a huge life - big deals, extreme sports, worldwide travel - and now he's pretty sure he cannot live the way he is. Will is acerbic, moody, bossy - but Lou refuses to treat him with kid gloves, and soon his happiness means more to her than she expected.

    glamazon says: "A Journey Into the Unknown"
    "Exceeded expectation"
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    Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

    Yes, truly enjoyable to listen to, has everything you want I a story. There is the right amount of quirkiness, humor, seriousness, touching moments and thoughts to ponder.


    What other book might you compare Me Before You to and why?

    Similar to any Mauve Binchey book in that the author really makes you feel like you know the characters intimately.


    Which scene was your favorite?

    The pivotal moment of change for Clark in the maze and the hospital in Switzerland and the wedding


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

    The maze, the hospital and the reading of the letter


    Any additional comments?

    The performance of the narrator added to rather than took away from the story

    0 of 0 people found this review helpful
  • Defending Jacob: A Novel | [William Landay]
    Defending Jacob: A Novel
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    Defending Jacob: A Novel

    • UNABRIDGED (12 hrs and 25 mins)
    • By William Landay
    • Narrated By Grover Gardner
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (2193)
    Performance
    (1842)
    Story
    (1828)

    Andy Barber has been an assistant district attorney in his suburban Massachusetts county for more than 20 years. He is respected in his community, tenacious in the courtroom, and happy at home with his wife, Laurie, and son, Jacob. But when a shocking crime shatters their New England town, Andy is blindsided by what happens next: his 14-year-old son is charged with the murder of a fellow student.

    Shauna C. says: "Defending Jacob"
    "Amazing story"
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    Would you consider the audio edition of Defending Jacob to be better than the print version?

    Didn't read the print version


    What other book might you compare Defending Jacob to and why?

    I wouldn't compare it, very unique


    What about Grover Gardner’s performance did you like?

    He was excellent to listen to, made me feel like he really was the character of the story


    If you could take any character from Defending Jacob out to dinner, who would it be and why?

    The mother, we never really saw inside her thoughts and I would have liked to know how she got to where she did. I can guess but would love to hear her tell it


    Any additional comments?

    One of the best books I've read or listened to and the end was really surprising and unexpected

    0 of 1 people found this review helpful
  • Beautiful Ruins | [Jess Walter]
    Beautiful Ruins
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    Beautiful Ruins

    • UNABRIDGED (12 hrs and 53 mins)
    • By Jess Walter
    • Narrated By Edoardo Ballerini
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (3764)
    Performance
    (3238)
    Story
    (3219)

    The story begins in 1962. On a rocky patch of the sun-drenched Italian coastline, a young innkeeper, chest-deep in daydreams, looks out over the incandescent waters of the Ligurian Sea and spies an apparition: a tall, thin woman, a vision in white, approaching him on a boat. She is an actress, he soon learns, an American starlet, and she is dying. And the story begins again today, half a world away, when an elderly Italian man shows up on a movie studio's back lot - searching for the mysterious woman he last saw at his hotel decades earlier.

    Cindy says: "Best Mistake I Ever Made On Audible..."
    "Poetic and picturesque"
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    Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

    Probably not. It's was a good and interesting story, but just not at the top of my list. A little long and and not engrossing enough, I found my mind wandering as I listened


    What was one of the most memorable moments of Beautiful Ruins?

    When the truth about Dee's "illness" came out


    Did the narration match the pace of the story?

    Yes


    Any additional comments?

    Maybe would have enjoyed it more had I read it rather than listened to it. It just really took too long to get to what wasn't even really worth getting to.

    0 of 0 people found this review helpful
  • The Chaperone | [Laura Moriarty]
    The Chaperone
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    The Chaperone

    • UNABRIDGED (13 hrs and 18 mins)
    • By Laura Moriarty
    • Narrated By Elizabeth McGovern
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (1525)
    Performance
    (1329)
    Story
    (1319)

    >The Chaperone is a captivating novel about the woman who chaperoned an irreverent Louise Brooks to New York City in 1922, and the summer that would change them both. Only a few years before becoming a famous actress and an icon for her generation, a 15-year-old Louise Brooks leaves Wichita to make it big in New York. Much to her annoyance, she is accompanied by a thirty-six-year-old chaperone who is neither mother nor friend. Cora Carlisle is a complicated but traditional woman with her own reasons for making the trip.

    Amanda says: "Perfection."
    "Love it!"
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    If you could sum up The Chaperone in three words, what would they be?

    Captivating, surprising, mind-opening


    What was one of the most memorable moments of The Chaperone?

    So many memorable moments can not pick just one


    Which scene was your favorite?

    When Cora presented Alan with her plan


    Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

    No extreme reaction, just always as amazed as Cora at the things she learned and discovered along the way


    Any additional comments?

    The book spanned decades and it was a wonderful journey

    0 of 0 people found this review helpful

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