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barbara

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  • 14 reviews
  • 34 ratings
  • 148 titles in library
  • 14 purchased in 2013
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  • Confessions of a Shopaholic

    • UNABRIDGED (11 hrs and 44 mins)
    • By Sophie Kinsella
    • Narrated By Emily Gray
    Overall
    (1159)
    Performance
    (308)
    Story
    (309)

    Sophie Kinsella's debut is a romp through the perils of shopping and spending, spending, spending! Becky can't resist a sale, and she's only a little overdrawn on her VISA. Readers will laugh aloud at Becky's retail adventures as she finds new and creative ways to relieve her increasingly credit card debt. Emily Gray's narration bounces along with Becky and her buying whims, while delivering a humorous account of what happens when credit goes bad.

    M. says: "shopaholic fun fun fun"
    "Entertaining light reading"
    Overall
    Performance
    Story

    Excellent - entertaining and funny. Really enjoyed it. If you are familiar with London its even better as it mentions a lot of well known tourist spots and shops.

    2 of 2 people found this review helpful
  • Asylum

    • UNABRIDGED (8 hrs and 38 mins)
    • By Patrick McGrath
    • Narrated By Ian McKellen
    Overall
    (25)
    Performance
    (13)
    Story
    (13)

    In the summer of 1959, Max Raphael becomes deputy superintendent of a remote hospital for the criminally insane. His wife Stella, beautiful, yet isolated, befriends a patient, Edgar Stark, and the affair between them develops into an obsessive, destructive love.

    Adrian says: "Excellent book"
    "Held my interest - Shutter Island type story"
    Overall
    Performance
    Story

    This was a good story and well read. Nice and long and held my interest with well developed characters and plot. If you like Shutter Island you'll enjoy this.

    0 of 0 people found this review helpful
  • Detour

    • UNABRIDGED (10 hrs and 25 mins)
    • By James Seigel
    • Narrated By Pete Bradbury
    Overall
    (1)
    Performance
    (1)
    Story
    (1)

    Central Park, New York. It was the small girl chasing a pink balloon that had given Paul and Joanna the idea; to end five years of failing to conceive, and to adopt. Which is why they are travelling to the Santa Regina orphanage in Columbia, to meet their new daughter, Joelle. It is meant to be a new beginning in their lives. But it is not the new beginning they were expecting. Columbia is a dangerous place, particularly for a foreigner with a wife and daughter to protect.

    barbara says: "Fantastic story, riveting and unusual concept"
    "Fantastic story, riveting and unusual concept"
    Overall
    Performance
    Story

    I really enjoyed this. It was interesting, believable and well read. Characters were believable as was the actual concept of the story.

    0 of 0 people found this review helpful
  • Holly Would Dream

    • UNABRIDGED (10 hrs and 11 mins)
    • By Karen Quinn
    • Narrated By Khristine Hvam
    Overall
    (34)
    Performance
    (17)
    Story
    (16)

    Holly Ross often wishes she lived in a simpler time, when the clothes were glamorous, the men debonair, and the endings happy. That said, her career as a fashion historian isn't so bad. With both a wedding and a big promotion coming up, her own happily ever after seems assured. So how, in the space of one day, does it all go wrong? How does she end up homeless, jobless, penniless, and fianc-less? Why is she cruising the Mediterranean in hot pursuit of real estate tycoon Denis King?

    A User says: "Sweet, enjoyable"
    "Great story let down by mispronounciation"
    Overall
    Performance
    Story

    This was a funny and entertaining story and the narrator gave it great character but her pronounciation left a lot to be desired and was rather distracting. Once I heard one word pronounced incorrectly, I seemed to be drawn to listening for the other mistakes. Fracas, gnocchi, Hubert Givenchy, Trevi Fountain and Lacroix are all quite well known but were mangled by the narrator.

    0 of 0 people found this review helpful
  • The Graveyard Book

    • UNABRIDGED (7 hrs and 48 mins)
    • By Neil Gaiman
    • Narrated By Neil Gaiman
    Overall
    (435)
    Performance
    (229)
    Story
    (230)

    When a baby escapes a murderer intent on killing the entire family, who would have thought it would find safety and security in the local graveyard? Brought up by the resident ghosts, ghouls and spectres, Bod has an eccentric childhood learning about life from the dead. But for Bod there is also the danger of the murderer still looking for him - after all, he is the last remaining member of the family.

    Tim says: "Wonderful story, brilliant writing and narration"
    "Lovely book, entertaining and holds your interest"
    Overall
    Performance
    Story

    This was a great little book. It was read well, the story was entertaining and interesting and unusual. I really enjoyed it even though it is a children's book.

    0 of 0 people found this review helpful
  • A Spring Affair

    • UNABRIDGED (12 hrs and 26 mins)
    • By Milly Johnson
    • Narrated By Colleen Prendergast
    Overall
    (76)
    Performance
    (44)
    Story
    (46)

    Lou Winter is a lonely woman who no longer realises she's being taken advantage of - whether by her mother or unfaithful husband Phil. Then one day she spots a magazine article on clearing clutter. What begins as an earnest spring-clean soon spirals out of control. The more Lou lets go of, the more light can get to those painful places at the centre of her heart.

    Jan says: "Really enjoyable."
    "loved this book"
    Overall
    Performance
    Story

    This was a great story, well written and read. Characters were very believable and had depth and personality. Nice long story, I was sorry to get to the end. Concept was also believable and interesting. My dogs got extra walks just so I could take my iphone and listen to the next few chapters!

    4 of 4 people found this review helpful
  • The Year of Fog

    • UNABRIDGED (13 hrs and 17 mins)
    • By Michelle Richmond
    • Narrated By Carrington Macduffie
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (79)
    Performance
    (7)
    Story
    (8)

    Here is the spellbinding story of Abby Mason - photographer, fiancée, soon-to-be stepmother - and the consequences of her greatest error. Heartbreaking, uplifting, and beautifully told, it is a riveting tale of how life can change in an instant, of the search for the truth behind a child's disappearance, and of one woman's unwavering faith in the redemptive power of love.

    Judy Lott says: "The Year of Fog in Review"
    "riveting"
    Overall
    Performance
    Story

    Loved this book. Kept me interested the whole way through. Characters were real, story was believable and intriguing. I was sorry when it finished.

    0 of 0 people found this review helpful
  • What Alice Forgot

    • UNABRIDGED (15 hrs and 34 mins)
    • By Liane Moriarty
    • Narrated By Caroline Lee
    Overall
    (14)
    Performance
    (9)
    Story
    (9)

    When Alice Love surfaces from a beautiful dream to find she's been injured in a gym, she knows that something is very wrong – she hates exercise. Alice's first concern is her baby – she's pregnant with her first child, and she's desperate to see her husband, Nick, who she knows will be worried about her.But Alice isn't pregnant. And Nick isn't worried.

    Petra says: "Realistic, funny and touching"
    "What Alice Forgot"
    Overall
    Performance
    Story

    Really enjoyed this book. It was engaging, the characters were well described and realistic. In book form I would have found it hard to put down.

    1 of 1 people found this review helpful
  • Wishful Drinking

    • UNABRIDGED (3 hrs and 8 mins)
    • By Carrie Fisher
    • Narrated By Carrie Fisher
    Overall
    (480)
    Performance
    (133)
    Story
    (133)

    In Wishful Drinking, Carrie Fisher tells the true and intoxicating story of her life with inimitable wit. Born to celebrity parents, she was picked to play a princess in a little movie called Star Wars when only 19 years old. "But it isn't all sweetness and light sabers."

    Nick says: "An entertaining, yet unfortunate story."
    "Funny but way too short"
    Overall
    Performance
    Story

    I found this entertaining and easy listening but it ended far too soon. Carrie is 52 when she writes the book, there has to be more to her life than this 3 hours. Some of her jokes are a little too close to the bone and may offend some, also sometimes it seemed like she was just about to get to the really good gossip and inside stories when the subject changed.

    0 of 0 people found this review helpful
  • Mrs. Kimble

    • UNABRIDGED (10 hrs and 43 mins)
    • By Jennifer Haigh
    • Narrated By Martha Plimpton
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (46)
    Performance
    (10)
    Story
    (10)

    A captivating exploration of human love, marriage, and the illusions upon which it is founded, Mrs. Kimble presents a fascinating psychological portrait of a mesmerizing opportunist and the women who believe in him. Beautifully wrought, stunningly original, Jennifer Haigh's sparkling debut marks the arrival of a remarkable new talent.

    barbara says: "Enjoyable and interesting"
    "Enjoyable and interesting"
    Overall
    Performance
    Story

    Excellent stor. Kept me interested, and was nice and long (lasted lots of trips to the gym!). I really enjoyed this, written with a very different perspective - not of a man's three wives but of the women married to the same man at different stages of his life. Believable and realistic.

    3 of 3 people found this review helpful
  • A Child Called 'It': One Child's Courage to Survive

    • UNABRIDGED (3 hrs and 46 mins)
    • By David Pelzer
    • Narrated By Brian Keeler
    Overall
    (317)
    Performance
    (152)
    Story
    (156)

    Dave was in first grade when his unstable alcoholic mother began attacking him. Until he was in fifth grade, she starved, beat, and psychologically ravaged her son. Eventually denying even his identity, Dave's mother called him an "it" instead of using his name. Relentlessly, she drove him to the brink of death before authorities finally stepped in. With faith and hope, Dave grew determined to survive. He also knew that he needed to share his story.

    steve says: "Too Sad...."
    "sad but repetitive"
    Overall
    Performance
    Story

    Obviously a tragic story, unfortunately the telling of it left a lot to be desired. It was repetitive and seemed characterless. The extreme abuse was probably accepted by the writer as something he had to just deal with but the story was so bland I didn't even bother listening to the end.

    0 of 8 people found this review helpful

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