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Amy

Petaluma, CA, United States | Member Since 2012

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  • Barack Obama: The Story | [David Maraniss]
    Barack Obama: The Story
    UNABRIDGED

    Barack Obama: The Story

    • UNABRIDGED (24 hrs and 28 mins)
    • By David Maraniss
    • Narrated By David Maraniss
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (48)
    Performance
    (38)
    Story
    (39)

    In a groundbreaking work based on hundreds of interviews, including with President Obama, and a trove of letters, journals, and other documents, one of our pre-eminent journalists presents a richly textured account of Barack Obama and the forces that shaped him. This book begins in Kansas and Kenya, decades before Obama was born, and ends as he prepares for a political life. The listener gains a deeper insight into the first black president of the United States, revealing as never before the arc of his history.

    Darwin8u says: "Solid Work @ Debunking Fairy-Tales & Dark Fantasms"
    "Great read!!"
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    Where does Barack Obama rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

    This book was engaging and compelling. The author went back generations on his mother's and father's side. The book showed how both sides contributed to the person he became and the President he has become: more intimate than a typical political biography. Great!!


    0 of 0 people found this review helpful
  • The Tiger's Wife: A Novel | [Tea Obreht]
    The Tiger's Wife: A Novel
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    The Tiger's Wife: A Novel

    • UNABRIDGED (11 hrs and 26 mins)
    • By Tea Obreht
    • Narrated By Susan Duerden, Robin Sachs
    Overall
    (694)
    Performance
    (433)
    Story
    (430)

    In a Balkan country mending from years of conflict, Natalia, a young doctor, arrives on a mission of mercy at an orphanage by the sea. By the time she and her lifelong friend Zóra begin to inoculate the children there, she feels age-old superstitions and secrets gathering everywhere around her. Secrets her outwardly cheerful hosts have chosen not to tell her. Secrets involving the strange family digging for something in the surrounding vineyards. Secrets hidden in the landscape itself.

    Howard says: "Left me unfulfilled!"
    "Beautiful Writing, but not my cup of tea"
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    Would you listen to The Tiger's Wife again? Why?

    No. The story was very dark, sad, and tragic, but the author truly has a gift for writing.


    What was one of the most memorable moments of The Tiger's Wife?

    I particularly liked the plot about the deathless man.


    Who was the most memorable character of The Tiger's Wife and why?

    Again, I like the deathless man. Interesting perspective of a character who is tortured because he can't die, can't form relationships, and can't tell people what he sees.


    Any additional comments?

    I don't understand why the narrators had British accents rather than Slavic accents? The story would have flowed better that way.

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