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Brad L. Sjoblom

Torrance, CA, US | Member Since 2012

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16 reviews
21 ratings
99 titles in library
20 purchased in 2013

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Polar Star

UNABRIDGED
- by Martin Cruz Smith
- Narrated by Frank Muller
Polar Star

UNABRIDGED (11 hrs and 12 mins)

By Martin Cruz Smith

Narrated By Frank Muller

Whispersync for Voice-ready

Overall
(349)
Performance
(300)
Story
(299)

Ex-Chief Investigator Arkady Renko is in deep on the “slime line” - the fish-gutting station - in the Polar Star, a Soviet fish factory ship of some 250 souls, almost as many secrets, and a dangerous shipboard sub-culture that cares little for the Party, and less for human life.
richard says: "Probably the greatest audiobook ever. Really."
"Good Mystery"

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This was not one of my favorite books but I it kept me going. It is a good mystery.

0 of 1 people found this review helpful
Gone Girl: A Novel

UNABRIDGED
- by Gillian Flynn
- Narrated by Julia Whelan , Kirby Heyborne
Gone Girl: A Novel

UNABRIDGED (19 hrs and 11 mins)

By Gillian Flynn

Narrated By Julia Whelan, Kirby Heyborne

Whispersync for Voice-ready

Overall
(9367)
Performance
(8129)
Story
(8110)

It is Nick and Amy Dunne's fifth wedding anniversary. Presents are being wrapped and reservations are being made when Nick's clever and beautiful wife disappears from their rented McMansion on the Mississippi River. Husband-of-the-Year Nick isn't doing himself any favors with cringe-worthy daydreams. Under mounting pressure from the police and the media - as well as Amy's fiercely doting parents - the town golden boy parades an endless series of lies, deceits, and inappropriate behavior. Nick is oddly evasive, and he's definitely bitter - but is he really a killer?
Teddy says: "Demented, twisted, sick and I loved it!"
"This book was not for me."

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Over 5000 listeners rated this book over 4. I could not get into it myself and stopped listening. Maybe the ending is better than I am willing to find out.

0 of 0 people found this review helpful
The Fallen Angel

UNABRIDGED
- by Daniel Silva
- Narrated by George Guidall
The Fallen Angel

UNABRIDGED (10 hrs and 25 mins)

By Daniel Silva

Narrated By George Guidall

Whispersync for Voice-ready

Overall
(996)
Performance
(822)
Story
(815)

After narrowly surviving his last operation, Gabriel Allon, the wayward son of Israeli intelligence, has taken refuge behind the walls of the Vatican, where he is restoring one of Caravaggio's greatest masterpieces. But early one morning he is summoned to St. Peter's Basilica by Monsignor Luigi Donati, the all-powerful private secretary to his Holiness Pope Paul VII. The body of a beautiful woman lies broken beneath Michelangelo's magnificent dome.
Robert says: "When will Gabriel retire?"
"Good Listening Book"

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I really enjoyed listening to Daniel Silva's work and look forward to more of his books.

0 of 0 people found this review helpful
The Glass Rainbow: A Dave Robicheaux Novel

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- by James Lee Burke
- Narrated by Will Patton
The Glass Rainbow: A Dave Robicheaux Novel

ABRIDGED (6 hrs and 24 mins)

By James Lee Burke

Narrated By Will Patton

Overall
(18)
Performance
(11)
Story
(11)

Beloved Burke hero Detective Dave Robicheaux returns to New Iberia to solve a series of grisly murders. Seven young women in neighboring Jefferson Davis Parish have been brutally murdered. While the crimes have all the telltale signs of a serial killer, the death of Bernadette Latiolais, a high-school honor student, doesn’t fit: she is not the kind of hapless and marginalized victim psychopaths usually prey upon.
Brad L. Sjoblom says: "Excellent Book"
"Excellent Book"

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I am looking forward to listening to more of James Lee Burke's book and Will Patton was an excellent narrator.

0 of 0 people found this review helpful
Creole Belle: A Dave Robicheaux Novel, Book 19

UNABRIDGED
- by James Lee Burke
- Narrated by Will Patton
Creole Belle: A Dave Robicheaux Novel, Book 19

UNABRIDGED (18 hrs and 11 mins)

By James Lee Burke

Narrated By Will Patton

Whispersync for Voice-ready

Overall
(1202)
Performance
(1033)
Story
(998)

Creole Belle begins where the last book in the Dave Robicheaux series, The Glass Rainbow, ended. Dave is in a recovery unit in New Orleans, where a Creole girl named Tee Jolie Melton visits him and leaves him an iPod with the country blues song “Creole Belle” on it. Then she disappears. Dave becomes obsessed with the song and the memory of Tee Jolie and goes in search of her sister, who later turns up inside a block of ice floating in the Gulf.
Melinda says: "Burke & Patton -- Synergistic Phenomenon"
"Excellent Book"

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I am looking forward to listening to more of James Lee Burke's book and Will Patton was an excellent narrator.

0 of 0 people found this review helpful
The Litigators

UNABRIDGED
- by John Grisham
- Narrated by Dennis Boutsikaris
The Litigators

UNABRIDGED (11 hrs and 33 mins)

By John Grisham

Narrated By Dennis Boutsikaris

Whispersync for Voice-ready

Overall
(3253)
Performance
(2628)
Story
(2589)

The incomparable master of the legal thriller takes us deeper into the labyrinth that is the American justice system, always drawing us in with an irresistible hook, pulling the thread of tension tighter and tighter, and then knocking us out with a conclusion that's never "by the book". Maybe that's why, after more than 20 years of consecutive number-one New York Times best sellers, a new novel by America's favorite storyteller is still a major publishing event.
June says: "Typical Grisham, entertaining"
"Good Listening Book"

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I enjloyed listening to the book and look forward to listening to more of John Grisham's Books.

0 of 0 people found this review helpful
A Discovery of Witches

UNABRIDGED
- by Deborah Harkness
- Narrated by Jennifer Ikeda
A Discovery of Witches

UNABRIDGED (24 hrs and 2 mins)

By Deborah Harkness

Narrated By Jennifer Ikeda

Whispersync for Voice-ready

Overall
(7466)
Performance
(5111)
Story
(5127)

Deep in the stacks of Oxford's Bodleian Library, young scholar Diana Bishop unwittingly calls up a bewitched alchemical manuscript in the course of her research. Descended from an old and distinguished line of witches, Diana wants nothing to do with sorcery; so after a furtive glance and a few notes, she banishes the book to the stacks. But her discovery sets a fantastical underworld stirring, and a horde of daemons, witches, and vampires soon descends upon the library.
Barbara says: "A feast for the mind and imagination"
"Exellent Book"

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I have read both books "Discovery of Witches" and "Shadow of the Night" and I can't wait for the next book.

0 of 0 people found this review helpful
The Da Vinci Code

UNABRIDGED
- by Dan Brown
- Narrated by Paul Michael
The Da Vinci Code

UNABRIDGED (17 hrs and 4 mins)

By Dan Brown

Narrated By Paul Michael

Whispersync for Voice-ready

Overall
(6069)
Performance
(894)
Story
(920)

While in Paris on business, Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon receives an urgent late-night phone call. The elderly curator of the Louvre has been murdered inside the museum, a baffling cipher found near the body. As Langdon and gifted French cryptologist, Sophie Neveu, sort through the bizarre riddle, they are stunned to discover a trail of clues hidden in the works of Da Vinci, clues visible for all to see and yet ingeniously disguised by the painter.
Alexandra says: "Incredibly entertaining"
"Excellent Book"

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I recommended this book to my girlfriend who reads all the time. She also really enjoyed this book.

0 of 0 people found this review helpful
The Lost Symbol

UNABRIDGED
- by Dan Brown
- Narrated by Paul Michael
The Lost Symbol

UNABRIDGED (17 hrs and 51 mins)

By Dan Brown

Narrated By Paul Michael

Whispersync for Voice-ready

Overall
(7453)
Performance
(1774)
Story
(1818)

Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon is summoned to deliver an evening lecture in the U.S. Capitol. Within minutes of his arrival, the night takes a bizarre turn. A disturbing object is discovered in the Capitol Building. The object is an ancient invitation, meant to usher its recipient into a long-lost world of hidden esoteric wisdom. And when Langdon's mentor is kidnapped, Langdon's only hope of saving him is to accept this invitation and follow wherever it leads him.
Frank says: "Not his best"
"Excellent Book"

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I recommended this book to my girlfriend who reads all the time. She also really enjoyed this book.

0 of 0 people found this review helpful
The Greatest Generation

ABRIDGED
- by Tom Brokaw
- Narrated by Tom Brokaw
The Greatest Generation

ABRIDGED (3 hrs and 45 mins)

By Tom Brokaw

Narrated By Tom Brokaw

Overall
(129)
Performance
(34)
Story
(34)

In this superb audiobook, Tom Brokaw goes out into America to tell through the stories of individual men and women the story of a generation. America's citizen heroes and heroines who came of age during the Great Depression and the Second World War and went on to build modern America. This generation was united not only by a common purpose, but also by common values- duty, honor, economy, courage, service, love of family and country, and, above all, responsibility for oneself.
Don Lance says: "Why we appreciate this generation"
"Excellent Book on our History"

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My girlfriend has recommended this book to many and I am one that totally enjoyed this book.

0 of 0 people found this review helpful