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Louis

Indian Harbour Beach, FL, United States | Member Since 2006

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  • Memory: A Miles Vorkosigan Novel

    • UNABRIDGED (14 hrs and 31 mins)
    • By Lois McMaster Bujold
    • Narrated By Grover Gardner
    Overall
    (920)
    Performance
    (350)
    Story
    (352)

    Dying is easy. Coming back to life is hard. Miles Vorkosigan should know - having done both once already. Thanks to his quick-thinking staff and the artistry of a medical specialist, Miles' first death wasn't his last. But it does take some recovery, a fact he has been reluctant to admit. When he makes the mistake of returning too soon to duty, he finds himself summoned to face the security chief, Simon Illyan. But Miles' worst nightmares about Illyan are nothing compared to Illyan's own nightmares.

    Louis says: "Order of series"
    "Order of series"
    Overall
    Performance
    Story

    I hope someday Audible publishes the whole series (or at least numbers them), in the

    meanwhile, here is something that might be useful.

    The Vorkosigan Saga, in series order:

    - Dreamweaver's Dilemma
    - Falling Free
    - Shards of Honor
    - The Warrior's Apprentice
    - The Mountains of Mourning (included in Borders of Infinity)
    - The Vor Game
    - Cetaganda
    - Ethan of Athos
    - Labyrinth (included in Borders of Infinity)
    - The Borders of Infinity
    - Brothers in Arms
    - Mirror Dance (1994)
    - Memory (1996)
    - Komarr (1998)
    - A Civil Campaign
    - Winterfair Gifts
    - Diplomatic Immunity


    In truth you can skip around, but it's more fun if you kindof read these in order.

    36 of 36 people found this review helpful
  • Girl Walks into a Bar...: Comedy Calamities, Dating Disasters, and a Midlife Miracle

    • UNABRIDGED (5 hrs and 12 mins)
    • By Rachel Dratch
    • Narrated By Rachel Dratch
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (499)
    Performance
    (459)
    Story
    (457)

    Anyone who saw an episode of Saturday Night Live between 1999 and 2006 knows Rachel Dratch. She was hilarious! So what happened to her? After a misbegotten part as Jenna on the pilot of 30 Rock, Dratch was only getting offered roles as "Lesbians. Secretaries. Sometimes secretaries who are lesbians." Her career at a low point, Dratch suddenly had time for yoga, dog- sitting, learning Spanish - and dating. After all, what did a forty-something single woman living in New York have to lose?

    Jeanine says: "Could not stop listening"
    "Pass"
    Overall
    Performance
    Story
    Would you try another book from Rachel Dratch and/or Rachel Dratch?

    No


    What could Rachel Dratch have done to make this a more enjoyable book for you?

    Not written it.


    What three words best describe Rachel Dratch’s performance?

    Meh.


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

    Boredom


    Any additional comments?

    This book is the narration about the life of an unsuccessful woman.

    Nothing of interest really happens, it’s not funny. She talks a lot about babies.
    That’s it.

    Do you really want to read something like this?

    0 of 1 people found this review helpful
  • The Power of One

    • UNABRIDGED (21 hrs and 34 mins)
    • By Bryce Courtenay
    • Narrated By Humphrey Bower
    Overall
    (1997)
    Performance
    (876)
    Story
    (877)

    Born in a South Africa divided by racism and hatred, this one small boy will come to lead all the tribes of Africa. Through enduring friendships with Hymie and Gideon, Peekay gains the strength he needs to win out. And in a final conflict with his childhood enemy, the Judge, Peekay will fight to the death for justice.

    Bob says: "Compelling story lifted higher by the narration"
    "Better than the movie of the same name!"
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    This book was amazingly hard to put down, one of the best I have listened to all year!

    There is a sequel called "Tandia"

    The movie is great, but it is so different from the book that you can enjoy them both as if they were separate works, plus it has great actors in it!

    0 of 0 people found this review helpful
  • The Takeshi Kovacs Trilogy: Altered Carbon, Broken Angels & Woken Furies

    • UNABRIDGED (55 hrs and 30 mins)
    • By Richard K. Morgan
    • Narrated By Todd McLaren, William Dufris
    Overall
    (29)
    Performance
    (19)
    Story
    (20)

    Richard K. Morgan has received widespread praise for his astounding 25th-century novels featuring Takeshi Kovacs, and has established a growing legion of fans. Mixing classic noir sensibilities with a searing futuristic vision of an age when death is nearly meaningless, Morgan has woven a saga of betrayal, mystery, and revenge. In this specially priced package, you'll get all three books in the Kovacs trilogy, complete and unabridged: Altered Carbon, Broken Angels, and Woken Furies.

    JOHN says: "Good series, good scifi."
    "A quality Cyberpunk series"
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    You can't go wrong with this series! Very hard to put down. One of the very few decent cyberpunk series out there. You really won't regret it!

    5 of 6 people found this review helpful
  • A Knight in Shining Armor

    • ABRIDGED (2 hrs and 54 mins)
    • By Jude Deveraux
    • Narrated By Stephanie Zimbalist
    Overall
    (93)
    Performance
    (34)
    Story
    (35)

    Dougless Montgomery tried to be the ultimate American woman -- but somehow she always ended up the victim of family jokes. This time they would really laugh. On what was supposed to be a romantic vacation for herself and her lover, Dougless finds instead a journey of disappointment, heartbreak and abandonment. What Dougless needed now was a knight in shining armor. What she got was just exactly that!

    Kim-Marie says: "I LOVED this book"
    "Enjoyable"
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    Performance
    Story

    Even though it is a romance (can I say, chick novel?), I found it very enjoyable. Not having ever experienced the unabridged version, this version seems just fine to me. I’m sure it would be a lot better with more detail, but I liked it nonetheless. Sometimes you just need to take a break from heavy reading and this is just the thing!

    0 of 0 people found this review helpful
  • Clean Jokes, Inspirational Stories and More

    • UNABRIDGED (4 hrs and 44 mins)
    • By Ron Dykstra
    • Narrated By Stephen Rozzell
    Overall
    (15)
    Performance
    (4)
    Story
    (4)

    Encounter jokes and anecdotes that are both surprisingly insightful as well as humorous in Clean Jokes, Inspirational Stories, and More. From touching stories that shed painful light on the ironies of life, to hilarious and unexpected endings of great quips, Ron Dykstra has put together nothing but the best. Each reader has probably encountered a few of these, maybe with a different spin, but Ron has put them all together so that anyone can share them with friends and family.

    sam says: "Lot of old, a little new, some great stories thoug"
    "Preachy.. Rehashed.. Nothing new.."
    Overall
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    Story

    This book isn’t anything original; it’s just a transcript of jokes and stories that everyone in the world has already seen on the internet before at least a dozen times. The problem is that you are not only getting the rehashed jokes and stories, you are getting annoying chain letters and preachy emails in addition to home cure remedies that may or may not work, etc. Amazingly, they even tried to include in this audio version one of those letters where everything is written with numbers but is still possible to read. It comes as no surprise that that one makes little sense if you can’t see it printed in front of you. The most irritating part for me was the inclusion of those stories whose sole purpose is to make you feel bad about something.

    I think the author just got every pile of junk mail he received over the past 2 years and printed them out in this book without filtering them first.

    Some of these jokes were at least funny once in a far distant past so I’ll give the book a 3, but I’m going to have to take one star off for preachiness.

    0 of 0 people found this review helpful
  • Unseen Academicals: Discworld #32

    • UNABRIDGED (12 hrs and 42 mins)
    • By Terry Pratchett
    • Narrated By Stephen Briggs
    Overall
    (760)
    Performance
    (287)
    Story
    (293)

    Football has come to the ancient city of Ankh-Morpork - not the old-fashioned, grubby pushing and shoving, but the new, fast football with pointy hats for goalposts and balls that go gloing when you drop them. And now, the wizards of Unseen University must win a football match, without using magic, so they're in the mood for trying everything else.

    Dianne R. Peabody says: "Punch-in-the-arm fun"
    "Bah.."
    Overall
    Performance
    Story

    Is it my impression or is Terry P. not really trying anymore? I also get the feeling that they published the book without editing it.
    This is one of TP's worse books, sadly I have to admit that his worse book is still worth at least 4 stars compared to others. His stories always flow well and you really want to keep on reading, even the not-so-good ones.

    1 of 6 people found this review helpful
  • Nation

    • UNABRIDGED (9 hrs and 36 mins)
    • By Terry Pratchett
    • Narrated By Stephen Briggs
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (554)
    Performance
    (215)
    Story
    (215)

    Thirteen-year-old Mau is the only one left after a giant wave sweeps his island village away. But when much is taken, something is returned, and somewhere in the jungle, Daphne - a girl from the other side of the globe - is the sole survivor of a ship destroyed by the same wave.

    James says: "Transcends categories"
    "A stand alone - not series"
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    Performance
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    While this is classified as junior fiction it doesnt patronize or underestimate the reader, hence it can be enjoyable at any age. Nation is a very enjoyable story and the reading is, of course, impeccable. If you like the Diskworld series, you will not see so much of the series traditional humor although lots of the elements are easily recognizable. I feel this is a definite step up from his previous 'kids books' as I really did not like some of the characters (er.. Tiffany Aching) you could find in them. Its worth mentioning that this is not a series, its a stand-alone story. This book earns its 5 star reputation by giving you a hefty fight when you try to put it down!

    6 of 9 people found this review helpful
  • Gideon the Cutpurse

    • UNABRIDGED (11 hrs and 18 mins)
    • By Linda Buckley-Archer
    • Narrated By Gerard Doyle
    Overall
    (167)
    Performance
    (46)
    Story
    (50)

    The year is 1763. Gideon Seymour, cutpurse and gentleman, hides in dense underbrush from the villainous Tar Man. Suddenly the sky peels away like fabric and from the gaping hole fall two curious-looking children. Peter Schock and Kate Dyer have fallen straight from the 21st century, thanks to an experiment Kate's father was running with an antigravity machine.

    Lisa says: "Excellent book"
    "Young and Idealistic"
    Overall
    Performance
    Story

    Here is one thing that is missing in the description:

    It's junior fiction.

    That being said, it is very well read and a very enjoyable book as it keeps a fun pace. Being 30 something myself I found myself cringing a couple of times at some of the scenes in this book that depict people as being open, honest and charitable (just like real life, huh?). Worth reading, pick it up if you feel like reading about a world with a couple honest people in it.

    3 of 5 people found this review helpful
  • Brothers in Arms: A Miles Vorkosigan Novel

    • UNABRIDGED (9 hrs and 51 mins)
    • By Lois McMaster Bujold
    • Narrated By Grover Gardner
    Overall
    (853)
    Performance
    (339)
    Story
    (338)

    Led by Admiral Naismith (a.k.a. Lord Miles Vorkosigan), the Dendarii Mercenaries have pulled off the daring interspace rescue of an entire Cetagandan POW camp. But they have made some deadly enemies, and Miles realizes he's in trouble again. First the Mercenaries' payroll doesn't arrive on time; then someone tries to murder him. Now Miles must juggle both his identities to unravel a plot against him, and to reveal an unexpected ally. Just who is trying to assassinate which of his personas, and why?

    Louis says: "This is the order in which to read this series"
    "This is the order in which to read this series"
    Overall
    Performance
    Story

    I hope someday Audible publishes the whole series (or at least numbers them), in the

    meanwhile, here is something that might be useful.

    The Vorkosigan Saga, in series order:

    - Dreamweaver's Dilemma
    - Falling Free
    - Shards of Honor
    - The Warrior's Apprentice
    - The Mountains of Mourning (included in Borders of Infinity)
    - The Vor Game
    - Cetaganda
    - Ethan of Athos
    - Labyrinth (included in Borders of Infinity)
    - The Borders of Infinity
    - Brothers in Arms
    - Mirror Dance (1994)
    - Memory (1996)
    - Komarr (1998)
    - A Civil Campaign
    - Winterfair Gifts
    - Diplomatic Immunity

    In truth you can skip around, but it's more fun if you kindof read these in order.

    50 of 50 people found this review helpful

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