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Patricia

Clifton, VA, United States | Member Since 2011

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  • 5 reviews
  • 6 ratings
  • 122 titles in library
  • 19 purchased in 2013
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  • NW: A Novel | [Zadie Smith]
    NW: A Novel
    UNABRIDGED

    NW: A Novel

    • UNABRIDGED (10 hrs and 58 mins)
    • By Zadie Smith
    • Narrated By Karen Bryson
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (95)
    Performance
    (80)
    Story
    (77)

    Somewhere in Northwest London stands Caldwell housing estate, relic of 70s urban planning. Five identical blocks, deliberately named: Hobbes, Smith, Bentham, Locke, and Russell. If you grew up there, the plan was to get out and get on, to something bigger, better. Thirty years later ex-Caldwell kids Leah, Natalie, Felix, and Nathan have all made it out, with varying degrees of succes - whatever that means....

    BowedBookshelf says: "I believe this book is best listened to than read"
    "DON'T BUY THIS BOOK, ITS TERRIBLE"
    Overall
    Performance
    Story
    This book wasn’t for you, but who do you think might enjoy it more?

    NO ONE


    Would you ever listen to anything by Zadie Smith again?

    YES


    Which character – as performed by Karen Bryson – was your favorite?

    NONE


    You didn’t love this book... but did it have any redeeming qualities?

    NO


    Any additional comments?

    I STILL HAVE NO IDEA WHAT IT WAS ABOUT. I FINISHED BOOK 1 AND HATED THE BOOK. I HAD READ "WHITE TEETH" BY ZADIE SMITH AND LOVED IT. THATS WHY I ORDERED THIS BOOK. BIG MISTAKE. MAYBE YOU NEED TO READ THIS BOOK AND NOT LISTEN TO.

    1 of 3 people found this review helpful
  • Running with Scissors: A Memoir | [Augusten Burroughs]
    Running with Scissors: A Memoir
    UNABRIDGED

    Running with Scissors: A Memoir

    • UNABRIDGED (7 hrs and 37 mins)
    • By Augusten Burroughs
    • Narrated By Augusten Burroughs
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (923)
    Performance
    (168)
    Story
    (163)

    Running with Scissors is the true story of a boy whose mother (a poet with delusions of being Anne Sexton) gave him away to be raised by her psychiatrist, a dead ringer for Santa and a lunatic in the bargain.

    Arthur Held says: "NOT what I was expecting"
    "Don'y Buy This Piece of Junk. Its Terrible"
    Overall
    Performance
    Story
    What would have made Running with Scissors better?

    Nothing!!!


    What do you think your next listen will be?

    It hasn't!!!


    What did you like about the performance? What did you dislike?

    The author was too sexually explicit and had no resemblance to real life.


    What reaction did this book spark in you? Anger, sadness, disappointment?

    Nothing


    Any additional comments?

    It reminds me of "1000 Little Pieces" and we know what happened with that book.

    0 of 0 people found this review helpful
  • Light in August | [William Faulkner]
    Light in August
    UNABRIDGED

    Light in August

    • UNABRIDGED (15 hrs and 17 mins)
    • By William Faulkner
    • Narrated By Will Patton
    Overall
    (1040)
    Performance
    (585)
    Story
    (588)

    An Oprah's Book Club Selection regarded as one of Faulkner's greatest and most accessible novels, Light in August is a timeless and riveting story of determination, tragedy, and hope. In Faulkner's iconic Yoknapatawpha County, race, sex, and religion collide around three memorable characters searching desperately for human connection and their own identities.

    FanB14 says: "Perseverance in Face of Cruelty"
    "I DD NOT LIKE IT"
    Overall
    Performance
    Story
    What did you love best about Light in August?

    NOTHING. I AM A BIG READER IN FACT I AVERAGE A BOOK A DAY AS I AM RETIRED AND I FOUND THIS BOOK RATHER BORING. ALL OF THE CHARACTERS, BAR NONE WERE DISFUNTIONAL. I KEPT LISTENING HOPING IT WOULD GET BETTER, BUT IT DID NOT.


    Who was your favorite character and why?

    NONE


    Who would you have cast as narrator instead of Will Patton?

    IT WAS NOT HIS FAULT. I DON'T THINK ANY NARRATOR WOULD HAVE BEEN BETTER. I USALLY ENJOY MOST BOOKS ABOUT THE SOUTH.


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

    NO1! ONLY BORED ME


    Any additional comments?

    THINK I SAID ENOUGH NEGATIVE THINGS ABOUT THIS BOOK.

    0 of 1 people found this review helpful
  • The Moonstone | [Wilkie Collins]
    The Moonstone
    UNABRIDGED

    The Moonstone

    • UNABRIDGED (18 hrs and 48 mins)
    • By Wilkie Collins
    • Narrated By Peter Jeffrey
    Overall
    (306)
    Performance
    (137)
    Story
    (140)

    T.S. Eliot described The Moonstone as "the first and the greatest English detective novel". The stone of the title is an enormous diamond plundered from an Indian shrine after the Siege of Seringapatam. Given to Miss Verinder on her 18th birthday, it mysteriously disappears that very night. Suspicion falls on three Indian jugglers who have been seen in the neighbourhood.

    Lucie says: "An engrossing detective novel"
    "T00 DRAWN OUT THE AUTHOR COULD HAVE WRITTEN LESS"
    Overall
    Performance
    Story
    What did you like best about The Moonstone? What did you like least?

    THE BOOK COULD HAVE USED AHEMINGWAY TOUCH


    Would you be willing to try another book from Wilkie Collins? Why or why not?

    YES


    Did the narration match the pace of the story?

    THE READER WAS NOT CONVINCING IN THE W0MEN'S PARTS AND NOT TOO GOOD AT VARIOUS VOICES FOR EACH CHARACTER.


    Could you see The Moonstone being made into a movie or a TV series? Who should the stars be?

    NO


    0 of 2 people found this review helpful
  • The End of the Affair | [Graham Greene]
    The End of the Affair
    UNABRIDGED

    The End of the Affair

    • UNABRIDGED (6 hrs and 28 mins)
    • By Graham Greene
    • Narrated By Colin Firth
    Overall
    (1288)
    Performance
    (1180)
    Story
    (1163)

    Graham Greene’s evocative analysis of the love of self, the love of another, and the love of God is an English classic that has been translated for the stage, the screen, and even the opera house. Academy Award-winning actor Colin Firth (The King’s Speech, A Single Man) turns in an authentic and stirring performance for this distinguished audio release.

    Emily - Audible says: "Colin Firth Kills It"
    "EXCELLENT"
    Overall
    Performance
    Story
    What could have made this a 4 or 5-star listening experience for you?

    IT WAS


    What was most disappointing about Graham Greene’s story?

    THE THE TWO MOVIES DID A POOR JOB OF STRESSING THE ROLE CATHOLOSIM PLAYED.. IN FACT THE LATEST PICTURE TURNED AN AHETIST INTO A PRIEST. QUITE A STRETCH


    How could the performance have been better?

    NO


    0 of 2 people found this review helpful

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