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Lynn

Modesto, CA, United States | Member Since 2010

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  • While My Sister Sleeps | [Barbara Delinsky]
    While My Sister Sleeps
    ABRIDGED

    While My Sister Sleeps

    • ABRIDGED (6 hrs and 24 mins)
    • By Barbara Delinsky
    • Narrated By Michele Santopietro
    Overall
    (17)
    Performance
    (4)
    Story
    (4)

    Molly and Robin Snow are sisters, and like all sisters they share a deep bond that sustains them through good times and bad. Their careers are flourishing: Molly is a horticulturist and Robin is a world-class runner and they are in the prime of their lives. So when Molly receives the news that Robin has suffered a massive heart attack, she couldn't be more shocked. At the hospital, the Snow family receives a grim prognosis: Robin may never regain consciousness

    Lynn says: "It was fine"
    "It was fine"
    Overall
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    Where does While My Sister Sleeps rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

    I listen to lots of audiobooks so this book isn't even near the top of the list but probably in the top half.


    What was the most interesting aspect of this story? The least interesting?

    The family dynamics during a tragedy were interesting. Having lost a child myself, I found the book unrealistic. The reality of what this family was going through would have been much more horrific than is portrayed in this book. It was definitely fiction.


    Did the narration match the pace of the story?

    Narration was ok. Not great but not bad.


    0 of 0 people found this review helpful
  • Bossypants | [Tina Fey]
    Bossypants
    UNABRIDGED

    Bossypants

    • UNABRIDGED (5 hrs and 35 mins)
    • By Tina Fey
    • Narrated By Tina Fey
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (12613)
    Performance
    (8788)
    Story
    (8714)

    Before Liz Lemon, before "Weekend Update," before "Sarah Palin," Tina Fey was just a young girl with a dream: a recurring stress dream that she was being chased through a local airport by her middle-school gym teacher. She also had a dream that one day she would be a comedian on TV. She has seen both these dreams come true. At last, Tina Fey's story can be told....

    Warren says: "Tina Fey broke my new SUV"
    "I LOVED this book"
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    Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

    Absolutely! It was funny, well read, entertaining. Made me like Tina Fey so much.


    What about Tina Fey’s performance did you like?

    I normally don't like for authors to read their own books but this was different. I think it was better because Tina read her own work in her own funny, comedic way.


    Any additional comments?

    I read 52 books last year and this was one of my very favorites.

    0 of 0 people found this review helpful
  • Please Look After Mom | [Kyung-Sook Shin, Chi-Young Kim (translator)]
    Please Look After Mom
    UNABRIDGED

    Please Look After Mom

    • UNABRIDGED (7 hrs and 57 mins)
    • By Kyung-Sook Shin, Chi-Young Kim (translator)
    • Narrated By Mark Bramhall, Samantha Quan, Janet Song, and others
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (142)
    Performance
    (90)
    Story
    (89)

    On a family visit to the city, Mom is right behind her husband when the train pulls out of Seoul Station without her, and she is lost, possibly forever. As her children argue over how to find her, they each recall their lives with her. Have they lived up to her expectations? Was she happy? Through the piercing voices of daughter, son, and husband, and through Mom’s own words in the novel’s shattering conclusion, we learn what happened that day, and explore an even deeper mystery—of motherhood itself.

    Diana - Audible says: "A moving family portrait"
    "Odd narration but interesting (sad) story"
    Overall
    Performance
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    Would you try another book from Kyung-Sook Shin and Chi-Young Kim (translator) and/or the narrators?

    Probably not


    What was your reaction to the ending? (No spoilers please!)

    Anti climactic. Really no resolution to the story.


    What three words best describe the narrators’s performance?

    there were actually multiple narrators which I liked rather than having one person try to do both genders.


    Did Please Look After Mom inspire you to do anything?

    appreciate my mother more


    0 of 1 people found this review helpful
  • The Late, Lamented Molly Marx | [Sally Koslow]
    The Late, Lamented Molly Marx
    UNABRIDGED

    The Late, Lamented Molly Marx

    • UNABRIDGED (12 hrs and 13 mins)
    • By Sally Koslow
    • Narrated By Tanya Eby Sirois
    Overall
    (30)
    Performance
    (7)
    Story
    (7)

    Exploring marriage, fidelity, friendship, family, and mortality, The Late, Lamented Molly Marx is a funny, yet tender love story about a flawed but appealing woman forced - better late than never - to take responsibilities for the choices in her complicated life.

    Barbara says: "Fun story, good narrator"
    "Loved this book"
    Overall
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    Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

    Yes, I liked it very much. The narrator was terrific.


    Who was your favorite character and why?

    Molly was my favorite character, of course. I also liked her friend Brie.


    Which character – as performed by Tanya Eby Sirois – was your favorite?

    She did a great job with all of them. She made me like Molly, Luke, Annabelle, Brie and Molly's parents. Made me not like Barry, Kitty, and especially Stephanie!


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

    The moments when Molly watches Annabelle from above.


    Any additional comments?

    Really liked this book. Hope to find other things by this narrator and this author.

    0 of 0 people found this review helpful
  • A Vintage Affair: A Novel | [Isabel Wolff]
    A Vintage Affair: A Novel
    UNABRIDGED

    A Vintage Affair: A Novel

    • UNABRIDGED (12 hrs and 11 mins)
    • By Isabel Wolff
    • Narrated By Violet Mathieson
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (106)
    Performance
    (64)
    Story
    (63)

    Her friends are stunned when Phoebe Swift abruptly leaves a plum job at the prestigious Sotheby’s auction house to open her own vintage clothing shop in London—but to Phoebe, it’s the fulfillment of a dream. In the sunlight-flooded interior of Village Vintage, surrounded by Yves Saint Laurent silk scarves, Vivienne Westwood bustle skirts, cupcake dresses, and satin gowns, Phoebe hopes to make her store the hot new place to shop.

    Laura says: "A Sweet, Leisurely Stroll, but Ultimately Dull"
    "Loved this book"
    Overall
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    Would you listen to A Vintage Affair again? Why?

    I never listen to books twice but if I did, this one might make the cut.


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

    I love her narration.


    0 of 0 people found this review helpful

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