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Mark

Oceanside, CA, United States

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  • Michael Tolliver Lives | [Armistead Maupin]
    Michael Tolliver Lives
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    Michael Tolliver Lives

    • UNABRIDGED (6 hrs and 40 mins)
    • By Armistead Maupin
    • Narrated By Armistead Maupin
    Overall
    (180)
    Performance
    (44)
    Story
    (44)

    Michael Tolliver, the sweet-spirited Southerner in Armistead Maupin's classic Tales of the City series, is arguably one of the most widely loved characters in contemporary fiction. Now, almost 20 years after ending his groundbreaking saga of San Francisco life, Maupin revisits his all-too-human hero, letting the 55-year-old gardener tell his story in his own voice.

    Mark says: "I SO wanted to love this."
    "Pleasantly surprised"
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    I frankly had no idea what this book was about when I downloaded it. I was pleasantly surprised. It turned out to be and extremely entertaining listen. Maupin has created a very interesting set of characters whose humanity and humanness will lift your spirits.

    2 of 3 people found this review helpful
  • Anathem | [Neal Stephenson]
    Anathem
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    Anathem

    • UNABRIDGED (32 hrs and 30 mins)
    • By Neal Stephenson
    • Narrated By Oliver Wyman, Tavia Gilbert, William Dufris, and others
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (1383)
    Performance
    (427)
    Story
    (427)

    In celebration of the week-long, once-in-a-decade rite of Apert, the fras and suurs prepare to venture outside the concent's gates - opening them wide at the same time to welcome the curious "extras" in. During his first Apert as a fra, Erasmus eagerly anticipates reconnecting with the landmarks and family he hasn't seen since he was "collected". But before the week is out, both the existence he abandoned and the one he embraced will stand poised on the perilous brink of cataclysmic change.

    Joe says: "Excellent"
    "Two strikes and you're out"
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    Somebody hire this guy an editor. Please. I've given him two chances since the excellent Snow Crash: The Diamond Age and this bloated mishmash. Both are unlistenable. Dude, tighten it up. And stop reading your books!

    3 of 24 people found this review helpful
  • The Story of Edgar Sawtelle | [David Wroblewski]
    The Story of Edgar Sawtelle
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    The Story of Edgar Sawtelle

    • UNABRIDGED (21 hrs and 45 mins)
    • By David Wroblewski
    • Narrated By Richard Poe
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (2648)
    Performance
    (589)
    Story
    (582)

    Born mute, speaking only in sign, Edgar Sawtelle leads an idyllic life with his parents and an unusual breed of dogs on their farm in remote northern Wisconsin. But when tragedy strikes the Sawtelle family, Edgar flees to the surrounding wilderness. He comes of age in the wild, fighting for his survival and that of the three yearling dogs who follow him.

    Ella says: "Just OK"
    "Huh?"
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    I just reread the Publisher's Summary for this book. It's very short. For good reason. It's hard to say much about this book without giving away the twist. I'll just say, It's a very big twist. So, briefly ...

    The things I liked: The story. The language - vivid, powerful, poetic. The guy can write.

    The things I disliked: The narration. Too slow. The tone was too flat and needlessly foreboding. There was humor and hope and life in the story. It wasn't all sadness and despair and danger and death. I think the reading missed out on the good stuff.

    1 of 1 people found this review helpful
  • Rant | [Chuck Palahniuk]
    Rant
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    Rant

    • UNABRIDGED (10 hrs and 9 mins)
    • By Chuck Palahniuk
    • Narrated By various
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (351)
    Performance
    (117)
    Story
    (115)

    Chuck Palahniuk, the author of the New York Times best-sellers Fight Club and Lullaby, is known for his edgy novels, and Rant is no exception. Palahniuk presents this fictional biography of Buster "Rant" Casey in a series of vignettes told by the people who knew him best. As intricate as a spider web, Rant succeeds in recounting the story of one man's life only through the eyes of others. But the question remains, "Who was Rant Casey?"

    Michelle says: "dark and disturbing"
    "Faded at the end"
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    Don't get me wrong. It's certainly not a waste of time. I really liked the ensemble cast and find Palahniuk quite imaginative and funny. I was just expecting the book to say more. Part way through I really thought this book had the potential to be great. I felt the end didn't live up to the beginning. Maybe I just didn't get it.

    4 of 4 people found this review helpful

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