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Geraldine Matteo

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9 reviews
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242 titles in library
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The Reader

UNABRIDGED
- by Bernhard Schlink
- Narrated by Campbell Scott
The Reader

UNABRIDGED (4 hrs and 16 mins)

By Bernhard Schlink

Narrated By Campbell Scott

Whispersync for Voice-ready

Overall
(499)
Performance
(116)
Story
(120)

When he falls ill on his way home from school, 15-year-old Michael Berg is rescued by Hanna, a woman twice his age. In time she becomes his lover--then she inexplicably disappears. When Michael next sees her, he is a young law student, and she is on trial for a hideous crime. As he watches her refuse to defend her innocence, Michael gradually realizes that Hanna may be guarding a secret she considers more shameful than murder.
Ella says: "Dysfunctional"
"The Reader"

Overall
Performance
Story

Far better than the movie, as always.

1 of 2 people found this review helpful
Point of Impact

ABRIDGED
- by Stephen Hunter
- Narrated by Beau Bridges
Point of Impact

ABRIDGED (3 hrs and 4 mins)

By Stephen Hunter

Narrated By Beau Bridges

Overall
(263)
Performance
(102)
Story
(103)

He was one the best Marine snipers in Vietnam. Today, 20 years later, all Bob Lee Swagger wants is to be left alone. But a shadowy military organization seduces him into one last mission for his country - unaware until too late that the game is rigged. The assassination plot is executed to perfection until Bob Lee Swagger, alleged lone gunman, comes out of the operation alive, the target of a nationwide manhunt, with his only allies a woman he just met and a discredited FBI agent.
Randy says: "Magnificent"
"Point of Impact"

Overall
Performance
Story

I'm not very far into this book but the reader is poor. I'm not sure I will finish is and unfortunately may not look for any other books by this author. I'll continue to listen a bit longer hoping it improves.

0 of 1 people found this review helpful
Something from the Nightside: Nightside, Book 1

UNABRIDGED
- by Simon R. Green
- Narrated by Marc Vietor
Something from the Nightside: Nightside, Book 1

UNABRIDGED (5 hrs and 51 mins)

By Simon R. Green

Narrated By Marc Vietor

Whispersync for Voice-ready

Overall
(915)
Performance
(414)
Story
(420)

"Taylor is the name. John Taylor...My card says I'm a detective, but what I really am is an expert on finding things. It's part of the Gift I was born with as a child of the Nightside - the hidden heart of London where it's always three a.m., where inhuman creatures and otherworldly gods walk side-by-side in the endless darkness of the soul. Assignment: Joanna Barrett hires me to track down her teenage daughter, who decided to forgo the circus and run away to the Nightside."
Angela says: "The Nightside"
"Something from the Nightside"

Overall
Performance
Story

Don't waste money on this one, it's awful.

1 of 7 people found this review helpful
Another Life: A Burke Novel

UNABRIDGED
- by Andrew Vachss
- Narrated by Christopher Lane
Another Life: A Burke Novel

UNABRIDGED (9 hrs and 2 mins)

By Andrew Vachss

Narrated By Christopher Lane

Overall
(37)
Performance
(5)
Story
(6)

With the Prof clinging to life in an underground hospital facility, a man named Pryce shows up to make Burke an offer: professional care for the Prof and a clean slate for everyone in his family in return for Burke's services. Even though Pryce is a merciless man, never to be completely trusted, Burke knows he has only one choice, so he takes the job.
C. D Strother says: "really good"
"Another Life"

Overall
Performance
Story

Not at all interesting, I almost stopped listening but hoped it would improve, it never did.

1 of 2 people found this review helpful
Water for Elephants

UNABRIDGED
- by Sara Gruen
- Narrated by David LeDoux , John Randolph Jones
Water for Elephants

UNABRIDGED (11 hrs and 26 mins)

By Sara Gruen

Narrated By David LeDoux, John Randolph Jones

Whispersync for Voice-ready

Overall
(11407)
Performance
(3948)
Story
(3991)

Why we think it’s a great listen: Some books are meant to be read; others are meant to be heard – Water for Elephants falls into the second group, and is one of the best examples we have of how a powerful performance enhances a great story. Nonagenarian Jacob Jankowski reflects back on his wild and wondrous days with a circus. It's the Depression Era and Jacob, finding himself parentless and penniless, joins the Benzini Brothers Most Spectacular Show on Earth.
Teddy says: "This is what Audiobook should be..."
"Water for Elephants"

Overall
Performance
Story

Please tell me why there was so much hype about this book! I don't get it. Potential but fell way short. The characters were not developed at all;for the most part the book was very shallow. Do not spend good money on it.

0 of 1 people found this review helpful
Netherland

UNABRIDGED
- by Joseph O'Neill
- Narrated by Jefferson Mays
Netherland

UNABRIDGED (8 hrs and 40 mins)

By Joseph O'Neill

Narrated By Jefferson Mays

Whispersync for Voice-ready

Overall
(204)
Performance
(39)
Story
(37)

Alone and un-tethered, feeling lost in the country he had come to regard as home, Hans stumbles upon the vibrant New York subculture of cricket, where he revisits his lost childhood and, thanks to a friendship with a charismatic and charming Trinidadian named Chuck Ramkissoon, begins to reconnect with his life and his adopted country. Ramkissoon, a Gatsby-like figure who is part idealist and part operator, introduces Hans to an "other" New York populated by immigrants and strivers of every race and nationality.
Darwin8u says: "Get Your Post-Colonial Gatsby ON!"
"Netherland"

Overall
Performance
Story

No depth, not a good listen at all. Would not suggest purchasing it no matter how reasonable it is.

0 of 5 people found this review helpful
The Road

UNABRIDGED
- by Cormac McCarthy
- Narrated by Tom Stechschulte
The Road

UNABRIDGED (6 hrs and 39 mins)

By Cormac McCarthy

Narrated By Tom Stechschulte

Overall
(4499)
Performance
(1215)
Story
(1232)

America is a barren landscape of smoldering ashes, devoid of life except for those people still struggling to scratch out some type of existence. Amidst this destruction, a father and his young son walk, always toward the coast, but with no real understanding that circumstances will improve once they arrive. Still, they persevere, and their relationship comes to represent goodness in a world of utter devastation.
Charles says: "Oh my goodness"
"The Road"

Overall
Performance
Story

This book took too long to have the reader get the message. Too slow,not worth a listen in my opinion.

3 of 7 people found this review helpful
The Ritual Bath: The First Peter Decker and Rina Lazarus Novel

UNABRIDGED
- by Faye Kellerman
- Narrated by Mitchell Greenberg
The Ritual Bath: The First Peter Decker and Rina Lazarus Novel

UNABRIDGED (8 hrs and 14 mins)

By Faye Kellerman

Narrated By Mitchell Greenberg

Overall
(531)
Performance
(194)
Story
(189)

Detective Peter Decker of the LAPD is stunned when he gets the report. Someone has shattered the sanctuary of a remote yeshiva community in the California hills with an unimaginable crime. One of the women was brutally raped as she returned from the mikvah, the bathhouse where the cleansing ritual is performed.
Eva Gannon says: "Good Read"
"The Ritual Bath"

Overall
Performance
Story

Not one of her best books but that may be due to listening rather than reading it.

2 of 4 people found this review helpful
The Chopin Manuscript: A Serial Thriller

UNABRIDGED
- by Lee Child , David Corbett , Joseph Finder , Jim Fusilli , John Gilstrap , James Grady , David Hewson , P. J. Parrish , Jeffery Deaver , Lisa Scottoline
- Narrated by Alfred Molina
The Chopin Manuscript: A Serial Thriller

UNABRIDGED (7 hrs and 34 mins)

By Lee Child, David Corbett, Joseph Finder, and others

Narrated By Alfred Molina

Overall
(1944)
Performance
(331)
Story
(343)

15 thriller masters. 1 masterful thriller! Former war crimes investigator Harold Middleton possesses a previously unknown score by Frederic Chopin. But he is unaware that, within it's handwritten notes, lies a secret that now threatens the lives of thousands of Americans. As he races from Poland to the U.S. to uncover the mystery of the manuscript, Middleton will be accused of murder, pursued by federal agents, and targeted by assassins.
BSquared67 says: "A rollicking thriller"
"petret99"

Overall
Performance
Story

Good but somewhat disjointed due to different authors. Some made the transition smoothly others did not. Not my best read but interesting

1 of 2 people found this review helpful