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The Grapes of Wrath

UNABRIDGED
- by John Steinbeck
- Narrated by Dylan Baker
The Grapes of Wrath

UNABRIDGED (21 hrs and 5 mins)

By John Steinbeck

Narrated By Dylan Baker

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(927)
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(786)
Story
(791)

At once naturalistic epic, captivity narrative, road novel, and transcendental gospel, Steinbeck’s, The Grapes of Wrath is perhaps the most American of American classics. Although it follows the movement of thousands of men and women and the transformation of an entire nation during the Dust Bowl migration of the 1930s, The Grapes of Wrath is also the story of one Oklahoma farm family, the Joads, who are forced to travel west to the promised land of California.
Parola138 says: "Pleased"
"What A great story!!"

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I really enjoyed the many characters and couldn't wait to see what happens to the Joads next. This is definitely well worth the listen!

1 of 1 people found this review helpful
A Town Like Alice

UNABRIDGED
- by Nevil Shute
- Narrated by Neil Hunt
A Town Like Alice

UNABRIDGED (12 hrs and 25 mins)

By Nevil Shute

Narrated By Neil Hunt

Whispersync for Voice-ready

Overall
(80)
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(70)
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(68)

Eight hundred women and children begin a 1,200-mile journey on foot across Japanese-occupied Malaya. At journey’s end, only 30 will still be alive. This is the story of one woman, of her ordeal, and of how she was saved by the sacrifice of an Australian soldier. It is a story of rare individual courage in the face of certain death, and hope in the face of despair.
Deborah says: "A Story of Courage and Commitment"
"Excellent Story"

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My friend told me what a great story this is. I first hesitated wondering if it was another war story. But that is only a small portion of the story. The young woman, Jean, lives through such an ordeal as a prisoner, but this shapes her for the next part of her life. This was such a great surprise!It is a mix of adventure, love and determination that culminates in New Zealand. The action is well paced and you want to find out how it ends. I would definitely add this to your listening list.

0 of 0 people found this review helpful
A Storm of Swords: A Song of Ice and Fire, Book III

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- by George R. R. Martin
- Narrated by Roy Dotrice
A Storm of Swords: A Song of Ice and Fire, Book III

UNABRIDGED (47 hrs and 40 mins)

By George R. R. Martin

Narrated By Roy Dotrice

Whispersync for Voice-ready

Overall
(9073)
Performance
(6021)
Story
(6053)

As opposing forces maneuver for the final titanic showdown, an army of barbaric wildlings arrives from the outermost line of civilization. In their vanguard is a horde of mythical Others, a supernatural army of the living dead whose animated corpses are unstoppable. As the future of the land hangs in the balance, no one will rest until the Seven Kingdoms have exploded in a veritable storm of swords.
Teddy says: "Wow... Another EPIC novel"
"OH MY!"

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A Storm of Swords is a fast paced roller coaster ride. This book is full of so many surprises that I kept thinking..... what just happened. Keep your rewind button handy on this read because you will be using it often! Storm will not disappoint. This is definitely in my list of best stories and I know I will listen again.

1 of 1 people found this review helpful
The Winter Sea

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- by Susanna Kearsley
- Narrated by Rosalyn Landor
The Winter Sea

UNABRIDGED (15 hrs and 54 mins)

By Susanna Kearsley

Narrated By Rosalyn Landor

Whispersync for Voice-ready

Overall
(1780)
Performance
(1437)
Story
(1436)

History has all but forgotten.... In the spring of 1708, an invading Jacobite fleet of French and Scottish soldiers nearly succeeded in landing the exiled James Stewart in Scotland to reclaim his crown. Now, Carrie McClelland hopes to turn that story into her next best-selling novel. Settling herself in the shadow of Slains Castle, she creates a heroine named for one of her own ancestors and starts to write. But then she discovers her novel is more fact than fiction....
Pamela says: "Love it"
"A little less than expected"

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I really wanted this story to delve more into the characters. I think it went too long sometimes on the historical aspects without the characters being involved. I didn't connect to the story and kept waiting for something bigger to happen. It never did. It was a long book that kind of went nowhere. The performance was good, but don't expect too much from this over-hyped book.

1 of 1 people found this review helpful
Deliverance

UNABRIDGED
- by James Dickey
- Narrated by Will Patton
Deliverance

UNABRIDGED (7 hrs and 35 mins)

By James Dickey

Narrated By Will Patton

Whispersync for Voice-ready

Overall
(713)
Performance
(631)
Story
(627)

The setting is the Georgia wilderness, where the state's most remote white-water river awaits. In the thundering froth of that river, in its echoing stone canyons, four men on a canoe trip discover a freedom and exhilaration beyond compare. And then, in a moment of horror, the adventure turns into a struggle for survival as one man becomes a human hunter who is offered his own harrowing deliverance.
Katherine says: "excruciatingly vivid, marvelously written and read"
"Didn't disappoint"

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This was on my list to books to read in my lifetime. I have watched the movie and wondered if the book would be as good. It didn't disappoint. The story is gripping and very suspenseful to the very end. The story is of 4 men with somewhat hum drum lives that run into circumstances beyond what they had imagined for a weekend wilderness outing. Very good listen.

1 of 1 people found this review helpful
To the Lighthouse

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- by Virginia Woolf
- Narrated by Nicole Kidman
To the Lighthouse

UNABRIDGED (6 hrs and 37 mins)

By Virginia Woolf

Narrated By Nicole Kidman

Whispersync for Voice-ready

Overall
(34)
Performance
(26)
Story
(26)

To the Lighthouse is Virginia Woolf’s arresting analysis of domestic family life, centering on the Ramseys and their visits to the Isle of Skye in Scotland in the early 1900s. Nicole Kidman (Moulin Rouge, Eyes Wide Shut), who won an Oscar for her portrayal of Woolf in the film adaptation of Michael Cunningham’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel The Hours, brings the impressionistic prose of this classic to vibrant life.
Susan says: "Nicole Kidman does a fantastic reading"
"zzzzz"

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This was a boring story. This story seems to go on and on with little story. The narrations is good but I was very disappointed with this book!

0 of 0 people found this review helpful
The Handmaid's Tale

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- by Margaret Atwood
- Narrated by Claire Danes
The Handmaid's Tale

UNABRIDGED (11 hrs)

By Margaret Atwood

Narrated By Claire Danes

Whispersync for Voice-ready

Overall
(1082)
Performance
(951)
Story
(949)

Offred is a Handmaid in the Republic of Gilead, serving in the household of the enigmatic Commander and his bitter wife. She may go out once a day to markets whose signs are now pictures because women are not allowed to read. She must pray that the Commander makes her pregnant, for in a time of declining birthrates her value lies in her fertility, and failure means exile to the dangerously polluted Colonies. Offred can remember a time when she lived with her husband and daughter and had a job, before she lost even her own name....
Melinda says: "Not So Far-Fetched -- Still Chilling"
"A Surprie of a story"

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This was on my 100 books to read in my lifetime and I didn't know what to expect with the story. It is an interesting tale about an alternate society. I was surprised how good the book was, but the reading was wonderful. Claire Danes did an exceptional narration and it is one I would listen to again.

2 of 2 people found this review helpful
The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle

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- by Arthur Conan Doyle
- Narrated by Alan Cumming
The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle

UNABRIDGED (47 mins)

By Arthur Conan Doyle

Narrated By Alan Cumming

Overall
(4209)
Performance
(3633)
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(3643)

The season of gift-giving is here, and this year we've got something special for our members: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Yuletide whodunit "The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle". In this holiday-themed short story, Sherlock Holmes and his trusty sidekick, Dr. Watson, follow the trail of a lost hat and a Christmas goose through the streets of London and into a rapidly expanding mystery.
Steven says: "A Classic Holiday Story"
"A Christmas mystery"

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Thank you Audible for a fun little Christmas tale! I really enjoyed the characters and having a short little story.

21 of 23 people found this review helpful