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Deborah

SCHENECTADY, NY, United States | Member Since 2010

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  • Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity | [Katherine Boo]
    Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity
    UNABRIDGED

    Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity

    • UNABRIDGED (8 hrs and 15 mins)
    • By Katherine Boo
    • Narrated By Sunil Malhotra
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (303)
    Performance
    (262)
    Story
    (260)

    Annawadi is a makeshift settlement in the shadow of luxury hotels near the Mumbai airport, and as India starts to prosper, Annawadians are electric with hope. Abdul, a reflective and enterprising Muslim teenager, sees “a fortune beyond counting” in the recyclable garbage that richer people throw away. Asha, a woman of formidable wit and deep scars from a childhood in rural poverty, has identified an alternate route to the middle class: political corruption.

    Dr. says: "An Antidote for Shantaram"
    "Fabulous Read"
    Overall
    Performance
    Story
    Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

    Yes. I enjoyed this book tremendously. It is a fascinating bird's eye view into a world most of us will never see. I loved the narrator's voice and the voices he used for each of the various characters. The author is so gifted and her characterizations of each person are so tenderly drawn and engaging. I couldn't put the book down. If you liked the movie Slum Dog Millionaire, I think you will love this story too.


    5 of 5 people found this review helpful
  • State of Wonder: A Novel | [Ann Patchett]
    State of Wonder: A Novel
    UNABRIDGED

    State of Wonder: A Novel

    • UNABRIDGED (12 hrs and 25 mins)
    • By Ann Patchett
    • Narrated By Hope Davis
    Overall
    (3463)
    Performance
    (2394)
    Story
    (2384)

    Research scientist Dr. Marina Singh is sent to Brazil to track down her former mentor, Dr. Annick Swenson, who seems to have disappeared in the Amazon while working on an extremely valuable new drug. The last person who was sent to find her died before he could complete his mission. Plagued by trepidation, Marina embarks on an odyssey into the insect-infested jungle in hopes of finding answers to the questions about her friend's death, her company's future, and her own past.

    F. B. Herron says: "Do yourself a favor and listen to this book!"
    "A Great Read"
    Overall
    Performance
    Story
    Any additional comments?

    I enjoyed this book immensely. It was a great story with great characters and plenty of exciting plot twists and turns. Hope Davis' performance was FABULOUS too! I highly recommend this.

    0 of 1 people found this review helpful
  • Girlchild: A Novel | [Tupelo Hassman]
    Girlchild: A Novel
    UNABRIDGED

    Girlchild: A Novel

    • UNABRIDGED (5 hrs and 45 mins)
    • By Tupelo Hassman
    • Narrated By Tupelo Hassman
    Overall
    (19)
    Performance
    (17)
    Story
    (18)

    Rory Hendrix is the least likely of Girl Scouts. She hasn't got a troop or even a badge to call her own. But she's checked the Handbook out from the elementary school library so many times that her name fills all the lines on the card, and she pores over its surreal advice for tips to get off the Calle: that is, the Calle de las Flores, the Reno trailer park where she lives with her mother, Jo, the sweet-faced, hard-luck bartender at the Truck Stop.

    Betty says: "THERE IS ANOTHER WAY TO LIVE."
    "A Talented Author"
    Overall
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    Any additional comments?

    I was attracted to this book thinking it would be funny but I assure you it is not. I also admit that I didn't finish the book, but I didn't because it just got too depressing for me to listen to anymore, not because it wasn't well written or a great story. I found the author's writing style to be pure genius and had the story been a bit lighter, I would have LOVED it.The author actually reads the book too and is good but her tone and style gets monotonous after awhile, adding to the unrelenting depressing quality of the book.

    1 of 1 people found this review helpful

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