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  • Ender's Shadow | [Orson Scott Card]
    Ender's Shadow
    ABRIDGED

    Ender's Shadow

    • ABRIDGED (6 hrs and 14 mins)
    • By Orson Scott Card
    • Narrated By Michael Gross
    Overall
    (339)
    Performance
    (45)
    Story
    (45)

    In Ender's Game, child-hero Ender Wiggin battles a deadly alien race and wins. Now Card tells the story of Bean, the one who became Ender's right hand, his strategist and his friend, the only one who was with him in the final battle.

    Randy says: "Excellent book, poor production"
    "Disappointing repetition..."
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    As I very much enjoyed Ender's Game (even thought it wasn't the type of book I normally pick), I was disappointed in this 2nd book. By itself, it is probably a pretty good book, which is why I rated it as high as a 3. But I found listening to it soon after finishing Ender's Game pretty boring. Save your money. Though I still have about an hour left until the end, alot of the book is near identical to Ender's game from just a bit of a different viewpoint. While some people have complained that it is TOO abridged ... I feel like only the 1st hour (maybe 2) and last is worth calling a new book.

    4 of 5 people found this review helpful
  • You Don't Want to Know | [Lisa Jackson]
    You Don't Want to Know
    UNABRIDGED

    You Don't Want to Know

    • UNABRIDGED (17 hrs and 21 mins)
    • By Lisa Jackson
    • Narrated By Christina Traister
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (181)
    Performance
    (148)
    Story
    (154)

    In Ava’s dreams, her son, Noah, looks just the way she remembers him: a sweet two-year-old in rolled-up jeans and a red sweatshirt. When Ava wakes, the agonizing truth hits her all over again. Noah went missing two years ago, and his body has never been found. Almost everyone, including Ava’s semi-estranged husband, Wyatt, assumes the boy drowned after falling off the dock near their Church Island home. Ava has spent most of the past two years in and out of Seattle mental institutions, shattered by grief and unable to recall the details of Noah’s disappearance.

    Ronda says: "Can't stop listening...."
    "Hoping I can finish it..."
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    Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

    I don't think so. The story seems interesting, but the reader's screaming is driving me crazy. A good choice for Whispersync.


    What was one of the most memorable moments of You Don't Want to Know?

    So far, how annoying the 'screaming scenes' were.


    Did Christina Traister do a good job differentiating all the characters? How?

    No.


    Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

    Heaven forbid no!


    Any additional comments?

    Hoping there aren't TOO many instances where the reader feels the to 'act' instead of READ.

    0 of 0 people found this review helpful
  • Bleachers | [John Grisham]
    Bleachers
    UNABRIDGED

    Bleachers

    • UNABRIDGED (4 hrs and 22 mins)
    • By John Grisham
    • Narrated By John Grisham
    Overall
    (362)
    Performance
    (49)
    Story
    (48)

    High school all-American Neely Crenshaw was the best quarterback to play for the Messina Spartans. 15 years have gone by since those glory days, and Neely has come home to Messina to bury Coach Eddie Rake, the man who molded the Spartans into a football dynasty. Now, as Coach Rake's "boys" sit in the bleachers waiting for the dimming field lights to signal his passing, they replay the old games, relive the old glories, and try to decide once and for all whether they love Eddie Rake – or hate him.

    Patti says: "Great listen!"
    "Save your book credit."
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    If you are a John Grisham fan you will be sadly disappointed ... unless perhaps you are a football fan. It is rare that I come across a book that I don't finish but getting through this one has been a real challenge. Boring ramblings of aging college jocks about sums it up.

    1 of 1 people found this review helpful

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