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Helen

Frankston, Australia | Member Since 2008

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12 reviews
24 ratings
336 titles in library
24 purchased in 2013

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Alfred Hitchcock and the Making of Psycho

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- by Stephen Rebello
- Narrated by Paul Michael Garcia
Alfred Hitchcock and the Making of Psycho

UNABRIDGED (8 hrs and 18 mins)

By Stephen Rebello

Narrated By Paul Michael Garcia

Overall
(16)
Performance
(14)
Story
(15)

Here is a gripping, behind-the-scenes look inside the classic suspense shocker Psycho - and the creative genius who revolutionized filmmaking. First released in June 1960, Psycho altered the landscape of horror films forever. But just as compelling as the movie itself is the story behind it. Stephen Rebello brings to life the creation of one of Hollywood’s most iconic films, from the story of Wisconsin murderer Ed Gein, the real-life inspiration for the character of Norman Bates, to Hitchcock’s groundbreaking achievements in cinematography, sound, editing, and promotion.
Peter says: "Interesting if your are a Hitchcock, psycho or Blo"
"Just loved this book"

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I thoroughly enjoyed this book; having just seen the movie I could really visualise the characters.

0 of 0 people found this review helpful
North and South: North and South Trilogy, Book 1

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- by John Jakes
- Narrated by Grover Gardner
North and South: North and South Trilogy, Book 1

UNABRIDGED (30 hrs and 10 mins)

By John Jakes

Narrated By Grover Gardner

Whispersync for Voice-ready

Overall
(297)
Performance
(250)
Story
(251)

Two strangers, young men from Pennsylvania and South Carolina, meet on the way to West Point.... Thus begins this brilliant novel of antebellum America, spanning three generations and chronicling the lives and loves of two great family dynasties. The Hazards and the Mains are brought together in bonds of friendship and affection that neither jealousy nor violence can shatter - until a storm of events sunders the nation and brings the cataclysm of war!
Parusski says: "Captivating novel of the Civil War"
"Don't be put off by the length, this is fantastic."

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I loved this book, couldn't wait to get back to it every time I got in the car; I discovered things about the South and the North that I had never considered before as being relevant; that is, friends who have shared a lifetime of experiences together at West Point, families growing up, sharing holidays together, suddenly confronted with this huge difference in morality. The southerners can't see the problem and want the north to just butt out and mind their own business, the northerners are outraged by the human misery. I found the narration perfect, the inflections in all the right places. I couldn't wait to get to the end to see what happened to their families.

0 of 0 people found this review helpful
The Story of Danny Dunn

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- by Bryce Courtenay
- Narrated by Humphrey Bower
The Story of Danny Dunn

UNABRIDGED (23 hrs and 29 mins)

By Bryce Courtenay

Narrated By Humphrey Bower

Overall
(191)
Performance
(123)
Story
(118)

At just 16 years Danny Dunn has everything going for him: brains, looks, sporting aptitude - and luck with the ladies. His mother steers him towards a university education, but with just six months of his degree to go, he signs up for the AIF, driven by a desire to serve his country and plain wanderlust. Danny serves in South-east Asia, spends three and a half years as a POW, and returns a broken man, embittered and facially disfigured. He is scared and overwhelmed by the need to sort himself out, to find out who the hell he is....
Eddie says: "Oh Danny Boy!"
"Fabulous"

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This is a great last novel for Bryce Courtney, an epic story of Australiana from the early 20th century. I really loved this book, I found the narrator to be very entertaining and extremely good..

0 of 0 people found this review helpful
Beautiful Ruins

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- by Jess Walter
- Narrated by Edoardo Ballerini
Beautiful Ruins

UNABRIDGED (12 hrs and 53 mins)

By Jess Walter

Narrated By Edoardo Ballerini

Whispersync for Voice-ready

Overall
(3800)
Performance
(3271)
Story
(3251)

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..."
"Disappointed"

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I feel I wasted my credit on this one; I went off other recommendations but I found it very slow; I couldn't stick with it and jumped to the end just to see what happened.

0 of 0 people found this review helpful
The Black Box

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- by Michael Connelly
- Narrated by Michael McConnohie
The Black Box

UNABRIDGED (10 hrs and 27 mins)

By Michael Connelly

Narrated By Michael McConnohie

Overall
(69)
Performance
(64)
Story
(64)

May 1992, and after four LAPD officers were acquitted after the savage beating of Rodney King, Los Angeles is ablaze. As looting and burning take over the city, law and order are swept away in a tidal wave of violence. But under threat of their lives, homicide detectives like Harry Bosch are still stubbornly trying to do their job. With no effective police presence on the streets, murder just got a whole lot easier - and investigating them got a whole lot harder.
Bruno says: "Another Great Read from Connelly"
"Thoroughly enjoyed this"

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Another great Michael Connelly story, gets you in at the start and never lets go.

0 of 0 people found this review helpful
Desperate Passage: The Donner Party's Perilous Journey West

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- by Ethan Rarick
- Narrated by Christopher Prince
Desperate Passage: The Donner Party's Perilous Journey West

UNABRIDGED (9 hrs and 22 mins)

By Ethan Rarick

Narrated By Christopher Prince

Whispersync for Voice-ready

Overall
(280)
Performance
(221)
Story
(219)

In late October 1846, the last wagon train of that year's westward migration stopped overnight before resuming its arduous climb over the Sierra Nevada Mountains, unaware that a fearsome storm was gathering force. After months of grueling travel, the 81 men, women and children would be trapped for a brutal winter with little food and only primitive shelter. The conclusion is known: by spring of the next year, the Donner Party was synonymous with the most harrowing extremes of human survival.
Roger says: "I REALLY enjoyed this book"
"Enthralling book"

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This is an absolutely marvellous read; what an epic journey full of sadness and heroism.

0 of 0 people found this review helpful
My Happy Days in Hollywood: A Memoir

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- by Garry Marshall
- Narrated by Garry Marshall
My Happy Days in Hollywood: A Memoir

UNABRIDGED (11 hrs and 6 mins)

By Garry Marshall

Narrated By Garry Marshall

Overall
(57)
Performance
(52)
Story
(52)

Once called a legend in his own time slot, Garry Marshall has been among the most successful writers, directors, and producers in America for more than five decades. In My Happy Days in Hollywood, Marshall takes us on a journey from his stickball-playing days in the Bronx to his time at the helm of some of the most popular television series and movies of all time, sharing the joys and challenges of working with the Fonz and the young Julia Roberts, the “street performer” Robin Williams, and the young Anne Hathaway, among many others.
Leslie says: "Heartfelt, Open and Honest"
"A must have read, absolutely fabulous!"

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I thoroughly enjoyed this book; Garry was talking about all my favourite shows and it was just so fascinating to hear the producer's/writer's perspective and to get an idea of what goes on behind the scenes. I highly recommend this book. As a PS: Thoroughly enjoyed listening to Garry's Bronx accent, I loved it.

2 of 2 people found this review helpful
A Good Year

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- by Peter Mayle
- Narrated by Time Pigott-Smith
A Good Year

UNABRIDGED (6 hrs and 45 mins)

By Peter Mayle

Narrated By Time Pigott-Smith

Overall
(7)
Performance
(3)
Story
(3)

Max Skinner is a man at the heart of London's financial universe until his employers embark on a little asset-stripping of their own. Himself. Amid the grey London drizzle, there is one potential ray of sunshine: Max's Uncle Harry has left him his estate in his will, an eighteenth-century chateau and vineyard an hour's drive from Avignon.
Ani says: "Thoroughly enjoyable"
"Nothing like the movie with Russell Crowe"

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Nothing like the movie but enjoyable none the less. However it's a bit disconcerting when the storyline is so different from a movie you absolutely loved!

0 of 0 people found this review helpful
The Steve Jobs Way: iLeadership for a New Generation

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- by Jay Elliot , William L. Simon
- Narrated by Christopher Hurt
The Steve Jobs Way: iLeadership for a New Generation

UNABRIDGED (6 hrs and 50 mins)

By Jay Elliot, William L. Simon

Narrated By Christopher Hurt

Whispersync for Voice-ready

Overall
(1021)
Performance
(627)
Story
(624)

In iLeadership, Jay Elliot gives the listener the opportunity of seeing Steve Jobs as only his closest associates have ever seen him, and to learn what has made him - and the mystique of his management style - capable of creating tools so extraordinary that they have remade three industries and have transformed the way we create, consume, and communicate with each other.
David says: "a man who actually worked with Jobs"
"Absolutely loved it"

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Found out so much about this enigmatic man - I found the narration very good and the information contained in the book very informative. I'm glad I purchased the book, thoroughly enjoyed it.

0 of 0 people found this review helpful
11.22.63

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- by Stephen King
- Narrated by Craig Wasson
11.22.63

UNABRIDGED (30 hrs and 43 mins)

By Stephen King

Narrated By Craig Wasson

Overall
(233)
Performance
(205)
Story
(205)

What if you could go back in time and change the course of history?11.22.63, the date that Kennedy was shot - unless.... King takes his protagonist Jake Epping, a high school English teacher from Lisbon Falls, Maine, 2011, on a fascinating journey back to 1958 - from a world of mobile phones and iPods to a new world of Elvis and JFK, of Plymouth Fury cars and Lindy Hopping, of a troubled loner named Lee Harvey Oswald and a beautiful high school librarian named Sadie Dunhill who becomes the love of Jake's life.
keith says: "Excellent!!! sai King"
"Great concept but took far too long"

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Would you consider the audio edition of 11.22.63 to be better than the print version?

Have not read the print version

Did the plot keep you on the edge of your seat? How?

No, far too long.

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

No

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

No

Any additional comments?

It took hours to get to the point!!! Very disappointed - could have been done in half the time.

0 of 0 people found this review helpful