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Tanuki San

I work. I ski. I play. I write. I have a family. I garden. I coach. I volunteer. I sketch. I run. I read.

Member Since 2012

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20 reviews
21 ratings
59 titles in library
9 purchased in 2013

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Animal Farm

UNABRIDGED
- by George Orwell
- Narrated by Ralph Cosham
Animal Farm

UNABRIDGED (3 hrs and 13 mins)

By George Orwell

Narrated By Ralph Cosham

Whispersync for Voice-ready

Overall
(973)
Performance
(432)
Story
(428)

George Orwell's classic satire of the Russian Revolution is an intimate part of our contemporary culture, quoted so often that we tend to forget who wrote the original words! This must-read is also a must-listen!
Dusty says: "If you hate spoilers, save the intro for last."
"Four legs good - two legs better"

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This book is a standard - a real classic. I listened to it once. Then I played it for my sons and listened to it again. It's good.

0 of 0 people found this review helpful
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: The Millennium Trilogy, Book 1

UNABRIDGED
- by Stieg Larsson
- Narrated by Simon Vance
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: The Millennium Trilogy, Book 1

UNABRIDGED (16 hrs and 19 mins)

By Stieg Larsson

Narrated By Simon Vance

Whispersync for Voice-ready

Overall
(21002)
Performance
(7728)
Story
(7775)

Why we think it’s a great listen: How do you one-up a book that’s already a global literary phenomenon? Hire Simon Vance to (flawlessly) interpret the loves, lives, and murders of Sweden’s cold and secret-filled world. A spellbinding amalgam of murder mystery, family saga, love story, and financial intrigue. It's about the disappearance 40 years ago of Harriet Vanger, a young scion of one of the wealthiest families in Sweden.
Pamela Murphy says: "COULD NOT PUT IT DOWN"
"An Engaging and Dark Mystery Novel - Good Stuff"

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What did you love best about The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo?

The character and plot development are excellent.

Who was your favorite character and why?

Mikael Blomkvist is the man.

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

I have not.

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

I like the way the book ends. I don't want to give it away.

Any additional comments?

I recommend this book. But beware, it gets graphic and disturbing.

0 of 0 people found this review helpful
Moby Dick

UNABRIDGED
- by Herman Melville
- Narrated by William Hootkins
Moby Dick

UNABRIDGED (24 hrs and 48 mins)

By Herman Melville

Narrated By William Hootkins

Whispersync for Voice-ready

Overall
(153)
Performance
(89)
Story
(88)

"Call me Ishmael." Thus starts the greatest American novel. Melville said himself that he wanted to write "a mighty book about a mighty theme" and so he did. It is a story of one man's obsessive revenge-journey against the white whale, Moby-Dick, who injured him in an earlier meeting. Woven into the story of the last journey of The Pequod is a mesh of philosophy, rumination, religion, history, and a mass of information about whaling through the ages.
Jessica says: "Excellent, EXCELLENT reading!"
"Agonizingly dull and boring"

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Ishmael is bored and wants to sail... blah blah blah... Cannibal... blah blah blah... Ahab is crazy... blah blah blah... whale encyclopedia... blah blah blah... harpoon... blah blah blah... Moby Dick kills everyone but Ishmael.

The narrator is good though.

0 of 0 people found this review helpful
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

UNABRIDGED
- by Douglas Adams
- Narrated by Stephen Fry
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

UNABRIDGED (5 hrs and 51 mins)

By Douglas Adams

Narrated By Stephen Fry

Overall
(3903)
Performance
(1612)
Story
(1620)

Seconds before the Earth is demolished to make way for a galactic freeway, Arthur Dent is plucked off the planet by his friend Ford Prefect, a researcher for the revised edition of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy who, for the last 15 years, has been posing as an out-of-work actor.
John says: "HHTGH - Lightly Fried"
"Entertaining"

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I needed to listen to a book like this. The last few books that I listened to were long and heavy.

It's entertaining. It's humorous. I could have listened to it in one sitting.

I think I will listen to it again with my young sons.

0 of 0 people found this review helpful
East of Eden

UNABRIDGED
- by John Steinbeck
- Narrated by Richard Poe
East of Eden

UNABRIDGED (25 hrs and 28 mins)

By John Steinbeck

Narrated By Richard Poe

Whispersync for Voice-ready

Overall
(669)
Performance
(549)
Story
(557)

This sprawling and often brutal novel, set in the rich farmlands of California's Salinas Valley, follows the intertwined destinies of two families - the Trasks and the Hamiltons - whose generations helplessly reenact the fall of Adam and Eve and the poisonous rivalry of Cain and Abel.
Yocheved says: "American classic, not to be missed."
"Timshel"

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This is a beautiful and moving story. It is heart wrenching.
I wanted it to end.
I highly recommend it.

0 of 0 people found this review helpful
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest: 50th Anniversary Edition

UNABRIDGED
- by Ken Kesey , Robert Faggen (introduction)
- Narrated by John C. Reilly
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest: 50th Anniversary Edition

UNABRIDGED (10 hrs and 35 mins)

By Ken Kesey, Robert Faggen (introduction)

Narrated By John C. Reilly

Whispersync for Voice-ready

Overall
(198)
Performance
(178)
Story
(175)

Boisterous, ribald, and ultimately shattering, Ken Kesey's One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest has left an indelible mark on the literature of our time. Turning conventional notions of sanity and insanity on their heads, the novel tells the unforgettable story of a mental ward and its inhabitants, especially tyrannical Big Nurse Ratched and Randle Patrick McMurphy, the brawling, fun-loving new inmate who resolves to oppose her.
Scott says: "Fantastic"
"I like it."

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Where does One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

It's up there. I will probably listen to it again someday.

What was one of the most memorable moments of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest?

The hand through the glass windows

Have you listened to any of John C. Reilly’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

I have not - but this is a good one.

If you could take any character from One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest out to dinner, who would it be and why?

Not a single one of them - they're stinkin' crazy

Any additional comments?

I thoroughly enjoyed this book and production.

0 of 0 people found this review helpful
Fifty Shades of Grey: Book One of the Fifty Shades Trilogy

UNABRIDGED
- by E. L. James
- Narrated by Becca Battoe
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
(11029)
Performance
(8743)
Story
(9347)

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.
Kd says: "Really 2.5"
"I am guilty... a little bit"

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My wife asked me to download this book. (You must believe me.) I tried to listen to it. I got up to the part where they start getting down to business. The conversations are agonizingly dull. The plot develops so slowly that the story becomes cliche 1/4 through the book. I didn't finish the book.

1 of 1 people found this review helpful
Imperial Life in the Emerald City

UNABRIDGED
- by Rajiv Chandrasekaran
- Narrated by Ray Porter
Imperial Life in the Emerald City

UNABRIDGED (10 hrs and 18 mins)

By Rajiv Chandrasekaran

Narrated By Ray Porter

Overall
(346)
Performance
(62)
Story
(61)

The Washington Post's former Baghdad bureau chief, Rajiv Chandrasekaran, takes us into the Green Zone, headquarters for the American occupation in Iraq. In this bubble separated from wartime realities, the task of reconstructing Iraq is in the hands of 20-somethings chosen for their Republican Party loyalty. They pursue irrelevant neoconservative solutions and pie-in-the-sky policies instead of rebuilding looted buildings and restoring electricity, angering the locals and fueling the insurgency.
Rick Grant says: "A stunning work and performance"
"A Disturbing Account"

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This is a good production. The reader is able to distinguish characters well. The story is a disturbing account of the US occupation of Iraq. The book keeps good time.

0 of 0 people found this review helpful
Are You There, Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea

UNABRIDGED
- by Chelsea Handler
- Narrated by Chelsea Handler
Are You There, Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea

UNABRIDGED (6 hrs and 13 mins)

By Chelsea Handler

Narrated By Chelsea Handler

Whispersync for Voice-ready

Overall
(1319)
Performance
(528)
Story
(522)

In this wickedly honest new work, Chelsea Handler casts the net wider with even funnier results, recalling the most noteworthy highs and lows of her life to date - including her efforts to diversify by dating red-haired men, her obsession with midgets, and the dog-sitting interlude in which her boyfriend became overly familiar with a Peekapoo.
Teddy says: "Just Plain FUNNYYYY!!!!!!!!!"
"The sound of white noise (no pun intended)"

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This is a light book. I could zone out and still catch the gist of it. I thought it was going to be annoying but it actually provided some comic relief in my days. Light and easy.

0 of 0 people found this review helpful
Macbeth: Shakespeare Appreciated: (Unabridged, Dramatised, Commentary Options)

UNABRIDGED
- by William Shakespeare , Simon Potter , Phil Viner
- Narrated by Joan Walker , Nick Murchie , Coralyn Sheldon
Macbeth: Shakespeare Appreciated: (Unabridged, Dramatised, Commentary Options)

UNABRIDGED (6 hrs and 55 mins)

By William Shakespeare, Simon Potter, Phil Viner

Narrated By Joan Walker, Nick Murchie, Coralyn Sheldon

Overall
(63)
Performance
(27)
Story
(26)

Experience Macbeth as a powerful full-cast drama with entertaining and enlightening commentary that explains what's what and who's who as the plot unfolds. To help you get the most out of Shakespeare, the narrator offers historical insights and background information, so you can enjoy the jokes, appreciate the references, and get a real sense of Shakespeare's world.
Amelia says: "I Love the Commentary"
"Now I get it..."

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The narration and explanations are helpful. I have always struggled through Shakespearean plays.

Don't fret.

This production also comes with a performance that is uninterrupted. Start on Chapter 6 of the audio book for it.

1 of 1 people found this review helpful