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Mark

Bettendorf, IA, United States | Member Since 2010

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  • 148 ratings
  • 405 titles in library
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  • The Supernaturals

    • UNABRIDGED (16 hrs and 8 mins)
    • By David L. Golemon
    • Narrated By Jeffrey Kafer
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (207)
    Performance
    (184)
    Story
    (182)

    Seven years ago, Professor Gabriel Kennedy's investigation into paranormal activity at Summer Place ended in tragedy, and destroyed his career. Now, Kelly Delaphoy, the ambitious producer of a top-rated ghost-hunting television series, is determined to make Summer Place the centerpiece of an epic live broadcast on Halloween night. To ensure success, she needs help from the one man who has come face-to-face with the evil that dwells in Summer Place, a man still haunted by the ghosts of his own failure. Disgraced and alienated from the academic community, Kennedy wants nothing to do with it. But Summer Place has other plans....

    DebaDeb says: "Scary!!"
    "a nice find, great read, front runner in its field"
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    Would you listen to The Supernaturals again? Why?

    Yes, I would, and will someday. As someone who reads/listens to 4-5 books a week, I've become a bit jaded to formulaic plots and figuring out the end game well before the end. I've been coming across a lot of great reads lately, though, and this is one of them!


    Who was your favorite character and why?

    Gabriel Kennedy, obviously, but all of his personal friends, too.


    What about Jeffrey Kafer’s performance did you like?

    I read a review where someone knocks the narrator, but for the life of me, I don't understand why! I thought Mr. Kafer did an excellent job. His vocal talent and reading of various characters never took me out of the story (uber important), and he did a very nice job with consistency. I thought he was superb.


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

    It was simply a good ghost story...a good story period! Well plotted, spooky, enough humor to keep the book from becoming utterly gloomy...a very nice find, and I love to come across an author I've never encountered and be so happy with a spent credit.


    Any additional comments?

    The only critical thing I would have to say- and it's a minor point, certainly nothing to take away from a great story- is that based on the time this is taking place( meaning the 21st century, I'm guessing 2010 or 2011), I was surprised not to hear much about the internet being a factor in making this a huge phenomenon. There was very little talk of web stuff at all. Mr. Golemon, I mean absolutely no disrespect and you did a wonderful job. But it did sort of stand out for me. But that is a very minor point. This, like the book "14" by Peter Clines, was just a fantastic find I would highly recommend.

    3 of 3 people found this review helpful
  • The Shawshank Redemption

    • UNABRIDGED (3 hrs and 58 mins)
    • By Stephen King
    • Narrated By Frank Muller
    Overall
    (644)
    Performance
    (357)
    Story
    (361)

    Based on a a novella from Different Seasons, this unabridged tale focuses on a man convicted of murder, who finds himself in a prison ruled by a sadistic warden and secretly operated by a clever convict.

    Eric says: "This makes the movie better"
    "Seeing the Movie Didn't Ruin The Reading/Listening"
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    What made the experience of listening to The Shawshank Redemption the most enjoyable?

    The character development is always great with King, but this is such a concise, short story that precision is paramount to a great story. He hits the mark brilliantly, and it's a beautiful, rich story of the brotherhood of man, and the good and ill that individuals are capable of. Frank Muller was fantastic as always.


    1 of 1 people found this review helpful
  • Go the F--k to Sleep

    • UNABRIDGED (6 mins)
    • By Adam Mansbach, Ricardo Cortes (cover illustration)
    • Narrated By Samuel L. Jackson
    Overall
    (9899)
    Performance
    (5395)
    Story
    (5295)

    Academy Award nominee Samuel L. Jackson (Pulp Fiction) rocks this mock bedtime story, capturing a hilarious range of emotions as the voice of a father struggling to get his child to sleep. Go the F**k to Sleep is a bedtime book for parents who live in the real world, where a few snoozing kitties and cutesy rhymes don’t always send a toddler sailing blissfully off to dreamland.

    Darwin8u says: "Read the F--king REVIEW!"
    "Samuel Jackson is pitch perfect"
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    What made the experience of listening to Go the F--k to Sleep the most enjoyable?

    Having a five year old, knowing exactly how the author feels, listening to Jackson NAIL the reading.


    0 of 0 people found this review helpful
  • The Minotaur Takes a Cigarette Break: A Novel

    • UNABRIDGED (9 hrs and 4 mins)
    • By Steven Sherrill
    • Narrated By Holter Graham
    Overall
    (520)
    Performance
    (483)
    Story
    (481)

    Five thousand years out of the Labyrinth, the Minotaur finds himself in the American South, living in a trailer park and working as a line cook at a steakhouse. No longer a devourer of human flesh, the Minotaur is a socially inept, lonely creature with very human needs. But over a two-week period, as his life dissolves into chaos, this broken and alienated immortal awakens to the possibility for happiness and to the capacity for love.

    Cathy says: "Full of surprises, delightfully unexpected"
    "So glad Neil Gaiman has teamed with Audible!"
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    What made the experience of listening to The Minotaur Takes a Cigarette Break: A Novel the most enjoyable?

    This was a great, fun listen that probably wouldn't have crossed my radar were it not for the partnership between Gaiman and Audible. The narration was fantastic, and no easy feat when trying to convey the speech of a rambling Minotaur with angst!


    What did you like best about this story?

    its surreal nature, heart and humor.


    If you could rename The Minotaur Takes a Cigarette Break: A Novel, what would you call it?

    The name is PERFECT, as is. To change it would be sinful.


    1 of 1 people found this review helpful
  • The Windup Girl

    • UNABRIDGED (19 hrs and 34 mins)
    • By Paolo Bacigalupi
    • Narrated By Jonathan Davis
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (2652)
    Performance
    (1126)
    Story
    (1131)

    Anderson Lake is a company man, AgriGen's Calorie Man in Thailand. Under cover as a factory manager, Anderson combs Bangkok's street markets in search of foodstuffs thought to be extinct, hoping to reap the bounty of history's lost calories. There, he encounters Emiko...Emiko is the Windup Girl, a strange and beautiful creature. One of the New People, Emiko is not human; instead, she is an engineered being, creche-grown and programmed to satisfy the decadent whims of a Kyoto businessman.

    Peter says: "Fascinatingly dystopian"
    "excellent"
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    What did you love best about The Windup Girl?

    Everything: story was fantastic as was the performance


    What about Jonathan Davis’s performance did you like?

    Not only is Mr. Davis an outstanding narrator, he lends a distinct voce to each character. Pitch perfect.


    Any additional comments?

    What I loved most was the lack of contrivance in The Windup Girl. Nothing felt

    3 of 3 people found this review helpful
  • Desperation

    • ABRIDGED (8 hrs and 33 mins)
    • By Stephen King
    • Narrated By Kathy Bates
    Overall
    (137)
    Performance
    (69)
    Story
    (70)

    There's a place along Interstate 50 that some call the loneliest place on Earth. It's known as Desperation, Nevada. It's not a very nice place to live. It's an even worse place to die. Let the battle against evil begin.

    William says: "Good"
    "Desperation"
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    Classic King-Kathy Bates does a superb job on the narration.

    3 of 4 people found this review helpful

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