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Abigail

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  • The Sins of the Father: Clifton Chronicles, Book 2 | [Jeffrey Archer]
    The Sins of the Father: Clifton Chronicles, Book 2
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    The Sins of the Father: Clifton Chronicles, Book 2

    • UNABRIDGED (10 hrs and 9 mins)
    • By Jeffrey Archer
    • Narrated By Alex Jennings, Emilia Fox
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (463)
    Performance
    (366)
    Story
    (363)

    Only days before Britain declares war on Germany, Harry Clifton, hoping to escape the consequences of long-buried family secrets, and forced to accept that his desire to marry Emma Barrington will never be fulfilled, has joined the Merchant Navy. But his ship is sunk in the Atlantic by a German Uboat, drowning almost the entire crew. An American cruise liner, the SS Kansas Star, rescues a handful of sailors, among them Harry and the third officer, an American named Tom Bradshaw.

    Margaret says: "Can';t Wait for the Next One!!!"
    "Not worth the time"
    Overall
    Performance
    Story
    What could have made this a 4 or 5-star listening experience for you?

    If this book had added more to the story- I was frustrated that I listened to the entire book only to be left hanging in the exact same spot again. Nothing accomplished.


    Would you ever listen to anything by Jeffrey Archer again?

    I doubt I will read #3 of this series when it comes out, but I will probably check out some of Archer's older stuff.


    What does Alex Jennings and Emilia Fox bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

    The readers did a great job. The book was fun to listen to.


    What reaction did this book spark in you? Anger, sadness, disappointment?

    Disappointment


    Any additional comments?

    If you must listen to this book, save yourself some frustration and wait until #3 comes out- this one leaves you hanging in a very strange spot with nothing resolved and only more annoying cliff hangers to deal with. It would have been much better to tie up one or two loose ends instead of adding one or two. This book felt incomplete. Strangely edited.

    1 of 3 people found this review helpful
  • Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex | [Mary Roach]
    Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex
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    Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex

    • UNABRIDGED (9 hrs and 28 mins)
    • By Mary Roach
    • Narrated By Sandra Burr
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (989)
    Performance
    (422)
    Story
    (428)

    The study of sexual physiology has been a paying career or a diverting sideline for scientists as far-ranging as Leonardo da Vinci and James Watson. The research has taken place behind the closed doors of laboratories, brothels, MRI centers, pig farms, sex-toy R&D labs, and Alfred Kinsey's attic.

    Mary Roach, "The funniest science writer in the country", devoted the past two years to stepping behind those doors. In Bonk, Roach shows us how and why sexual arousal and orgasm can be so hard to achieve and what science is doing to slowly make the bedroom a more satisfying place.

    Gurmukh says: "Absolutely Wonderful!"
    "read like a textbook!"
    Overall
    Performance
    Story
    Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?

    Time well spent if you can stay awake. Well written and witty but read like a textbook. At first I wondered if I was listening to a computer generated reading of the book- to bad because the author attempts to make a point about the problems of scientifically studying sex, but the monotone loses all the small jokes and made me feel like I was in a science class instead of listening to research on an interesting subject.


    0 of 0 people found this review helpful
  • What Alice Forgot | [Liane Moriarty]
    What Alice Forgot
    UNABRIDGED

    What Alice Forgot

    • UNABRIDGED (13 hrs and 32 mins)
    • By Liane Moriarty
    • Narrated By Tamara Lovatt-Smith
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (169)
    Performance
    (148)
    Story
    (149)

    What would happen if you were visited by your younger self, and got a chance for a do-over?Alice Love is twenty-nine years old, madly in love with her husband, and pregnant with their first child. So imagine her surprise when, after a fall, she comes to on the floor of a gym (a gym! she HATES the gym!) and discovers that she's actually thirty-nine, has three children, and is in the midst of an acrimonious divorce.

    Mom of 3 says: "A good "read" - didn't want it to end"
    "excellent!"
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    Where does What Alice Forgot rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

    One of the best


    What does Tamara Lovatt-Smith bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

    Tamara Lovatt-Smith has the perfect accent for this audiobook. Australian and fun. She makes this audiobook hard to turn off. I found myself with my ipod in my pocket and listening to it anytime I had the chance.


    Any additional comments?

    Finally! A book that shows the frustrations of marriage and kids without making family life seem second best to single life. The kids are annoying yet lovable, the mom is adequately annoyed/frustrated/busy without actually wanting to give up. I hate it when books make relationships all about romance. This book is very real with a focus on pain, frustration, etc. that doesn't have to get in the way of what is important. I just loved this book-- and at the end I threw my hands in the air and thought

    0 of 0 people found this review helpful

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