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Valorie

Pasadena, CA, United States | Member Since 2010

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  • Survivor in Death: In Death, Book 20 | [J. D. Robb]
    Survivor in Death: In Death, Book 20
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    Survivor in Death: In Death, Book 20

    • UNABRIDGED (12 hrs and 48 mins)
    • By J. D. Robb
    • Narrated By Susan Ericksen
    Overall
    (631)
    Performance
    (354)
    Story
    (356)

    No affairs. No criminal connections. No DNA. No clues. Eve Dallas may be the best cop in the city - not to mention having the lavish resources of her husband Roarke at her disposal - but the Swisher case has her baffled. The family members were murdered in their beds with brutal, military precision.

    Rachel says: "In Tears"
    "My Favorite In Death Book"
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    What did you love best about Survivor in Death?

    I loved Eve's relationship with Nixie, she always has a wonderful intuition with kids and they all end up loving and respecting her. I have listened to all the books. This is my favorite. I am crazy for all the regular characters, especially Mavis, Peabody and Somerset.
    Susan Ericksen is a perfect narrator for this series I adore the voices she has given to each character. I find myself laughing a lot. The series is addicting, I'm on my second read through all the stories.


    What was one of the most memorable moments of Survivor in Death?

    When Eve talks to Nixie about going to live with the Bransons


    What does Susan Ericksen bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

    The humor


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

    yes


    Any additional comments?

    I have listened to the whole 'In death' series and this is my favorite

    0 of 0 people found this review helpful
  • Fifty Shades of Grey: Book One of the Fifty Shades Trilogy | [E. L. James]
    Fifty Shades of Grey: Book One of the Fifty Shades Trilogy
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    Fifty Shades of Grey: Book One of the Fifty Shades Trilogy

    • UNABRIDGED (19 hrs and 47 mins)
    • By E. L. James
    • Narrated By Becca Battoe
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (10777)
    Performance
    (8517)
    Story
    (9126)

    When literature student Anastasia Steele goes to interview young entrepreneur Christian Grey, she encounters a man who is beautiful, brilliant, and intimidating. The unworldly, innocent Ana is startled to realize she wants this man and, despite his enigmatic reserve, finds she is desperate to get close to him. Unable to resist Ana’s quiet beauty, wit, and independent spirit, Grey admits he wants her, too—but on his own terms.

    Penelope Poopendorfer says: "Holy Crap minus the Holy"
    "good story....... Poor writing"
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    Would you consider the audio edition of Fifty Shades of Grey to be better than the print version?

    I never read the print version


    What other book might you compare Fifty Shades of Grey to and why?

    In death series by J. D Robb, because of relationship betwee Rorke & Eve and Grey & Ana


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

    no


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

    There were many


    Any additional comments?

    I almost gave up during the first book, but plodded on and it was well worth it. I don't understand the dislike of the narrator, The narrator is really important for me and I think this one is good. Too many 'Holy Cows' and 'Oh my Goshes", they make the writing too childish.

    1 of 2 people found this review helpful
  • Cutting for Stone: A Novel | [Abraham Verghese]
    Cutting for Stone: A Novel
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    Cutting for Stone: A Novel

    • UNABRIDGED (23 hrs and 58 mins)
    • By Abraham Verghese
    • Narrated By Sunil Malhotra
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (4013)
    Performance
    (1455)
    Story
    (1460)

    Marion and Shiva Stone are twin brothers born of a secret union between a beautiful Indian nun and a brash British surgeon at a mission hospital in Addis Ababa. Orphaned by their mother's death in childbirth and their father's disappearance, bound together by a preternatural connection and a shared fascination with medicine, the twins come of age as Ethiopia hovers on the brink of revolution. Yet it will be love, not politics - their passion for the same woman - that will tear them apart.

    Robert says: "An Epic Medical Novel"
    "Loved it"
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    I loved this book, what an insprational story. I highly recommend it! The character were so interesting and so complex.

    3 of 3 people found this review helpful
  • Fall of Giants: The Century Trilogy, Book 1 | [Ken Follett]
    Fall of Giants: The Century Trilogy, Book 1
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    Fall of Giants: The Century Trilogy, Book 1

    • UNABRIDGED (30 hrs and 41 mins)
    • By Ken Follett
    • Narrated By John Lee
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (6339)
    Performance
    (3196)
    Story
    (3173)

    Ken Follett's World Without End was a global phenomenon, a work of grand historical sweep beloved by millions of readers and acclaimed by critics. Fall of Giants is his magnificent new historical epic. The first novel in The Century Trilogy, it follows the fates of five interrelated families - American, German, Russian, English, and Welsh - as they move through the world-shaking dramas of the First World War, the Russian Revolution, and the struggle for women's suffrage.

    Louis says: "Loved it and learned alot."
    "Can't wait for the second book"
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    I really got into the characters the weaving in and out of their lives is well done. I am looking forward to finding out what happens to them, Especially Walter & Maude

    0 of 0 people found this review helpful
  • Freedom: A Novel | [Jonathan Franzen]
    Freedom: A Novel
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    Freedom: A Novel

    • UNABRIDGED (24 hrs and 14 mins)
    • By Jonathan Franzen
    • Narrated By David LeDoux
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (3101)
    Performance
    (848)
    Story
    (845)

    Patty and Walter Berglund were the new pioneers of old St. Paul - the gentrifiers, the hands-on parents, the Whole Foods generation. Patty was the ideal sort of neighbor, who could tell you where to recycle your batteries and how to get the local cops to do their job. She was an enviably perfect mother and the wife of Walter's dreams. Together with Walter - environmental lawyer, commuter cyclist, total family man - she was doing her small part to build a better world.

    Lawrence says: "Believe the Hype"
    "I thought the story and the narration were great"
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    I couldn't stop listening to this book. I found the characters and their issues very realistic. I really enjoyed spending 24 hours with them. I thought the narration was very good. I recognized the narrator from Water for Elephants. I highly recommend this book.

    1 of 1 people found this review helpful

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