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Chuck

Pompano Beach, FL, United States | Member Since 2006

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14 purchased in 2013

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The Bonfire of the Vanities

UNABRIDGED
- by Tom Wolfe
- Narrated by Joe Barrett
The Bonfire of the Vanities

UNABRIDGED (27 hrs and 28 mins)

By Tom Wolfe

Narrated By Joe Barrett

Whispersync for Voice-ready

Overall
(642)
Performance
(247)
Story
(254)

Tom Wolfe's best-selling modern classic tells the story of Sherman McCoy, an elite Wall Street bond trader who has it all: wealth, power, prestige, a Park Avenue apartment, a beautiful wife, and an even more beautiful mistress - until one wrong turn sends Sherman spiraling downward into a humiliating fall from grace. A car accident in the Bronx involving Sherman, his girlfriend, and two young lower-class black men sets a match to the incendiary racial and social tensions of 1980s New York City.
Alain says: "The Reader !"
"One of the best ever!"

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Read this book when it first came out. Then listened to it many years ago and just listened again. It gets better and better. Brilliant writing and one of the best narrations I've ever heard. Joe Barrett is an outstanding reader. His voices truly enhance a very clever book.

2 of 2 people found this review helpful
The Absolutist

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- by John Boyne
- Narrated by Michael Maloney
The Absolutist

UNABRIDGED (8 hrs and 36 mins)

By John Boyne

Narrated By Michael Maloney

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Overall
(21)
Performance
(21)
Story
(20)

It is September 1919: Twenty-one-year-old Tristan Sadler takes a train from London to Norwich to deliver a package of letters to the sister of Will Bancroft, the man he fought alongside during the Great War. But the letters are not the real reason for Tristan's visit. He can no longer keep a secret and has finally found the courage to unburden himself of it. As Tristan recounts the horrific details of what to him became a senseless war, he also speaks of his friendship with Will - from their first meeting on the training grounds at Aldershot to their farewell in the trenches of northern France.
Dennis says: "A Thin Red Line Between Love and Hate"
"A Most Satisfying Book"

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Excellent book. Beautifully written. The reading by Michael Maloney is absolutely perfect. Can't imagine a finer interpretation of this lovely book. You won't be disappointed.

3 of 3 people found this review helpful
Willful Behavior: A Commissario Guido Brunetti Mystery

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- by Donna Leon
- Narrated by Steven Crossley
Willful Behavior: A Commissario Guido Brunetti Mystery

UNABRIDGED (9 hrs and 3 mins)

By Donna Leon

Narrated By Steven Crossley

Overall
(40)
Performance
(36)
Story
(36)

Mystery lovers everywhere are addicted to Donna Leon's ever-honorable Commissario Guido Brunetti and her portrayal of Venice's beautiful but sinister byways and canals. In Willful Behavior, Brunetti is approached for a favor by one of his wife's students. Intelligent and serious, Claudia Leonardo asks for his help in obtaining a pardon for a crime once committed by her now-dead grandfather.
Lawrence says: "Leon Audio Fans Beware!!"
"A terrible change of narrator"

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Having listened to David Colacci's readings of Donna Leon's books for these many years it was certainly jarring to listen to Steven Crossley. For me, David Colacci IS and WILL ALWAYS BE the voice of Guido Brunetti. Steven Crossley is a fine narrator but with his extreme British accent, he is totally miscast as a replacement (for whatever unfathomable reason) for Senore Colacci. And whoever allowed him to mispronounce the name of Brunetti's daughter ought to be fired or shot immediately. Everyone responsible for this production should be ashamed of themselves. After you get past the production flaws the books wasn't bad.

2 of 2 people found this review helpful
Bad Blood: A Virgil Flowers Novel

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- by John Sandford
- Narrated by Eric Conger
Bad Blood: A Virgil Flowers Novel

UNABRIDGED (9 hrs and 43 mins)

By John Sandford

Narrated By Eric Conger

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Overall
(1639)
Performance
(789)
Story
(781)

One late fall Sunday in southern Minnesota, a farmer brings a load of soybeans to a local grain elevator - and a young man hits him on the head with a steel bar, drops him into the grain bin, waits until he's sure he's dead, and then calls the sheriff to report the "accident." Suspicious, the sheriff calls in Virgil Flowers, who quickly breaks the kid down...and the next day the boy's found hanging in his cell. Remorse? Virgil isn't so sure....
Bob says: "EXCELLENT!"
"Excellent book and well read"

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Best book I've listened to in a long time. Well constructed, logical and intelligently plotted. Eric Conger's reading is flawless. Highly recommended.

0 of 0 people found this review helpful
61 Hours: A Reacher Novel

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- by Lee Child
- Narrated by Dick Hill
61 Hours: A Reacher Novel

UNABRIDGED (13 hrs and 43 mins)

By Lee Child

Narrated By Dick Hill

Whispersync for Voice-ready

Overall
(1804)
Performance
(582)
Story
(579)

A tour bus crashes in a savage snowstorm and lands Jack Reacher in the middle of a deadly confrontation. In nearby Bolton, South Dakota, one brave woman is standing up for justice in a small town threatened by sinister forces. If she's going to live long enough to testify, she'll need help. Because a killer is coming to Bolton, a coldly proficient assassin who never misses.
Robin says: "Very Disappointing"
"Not the best Reacher"

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A fairly boring Reacher adventure. May try to never listen to another Dick Hill Narration. His emotional chortles are annoying as are his dramatic affectations.

0 of 0 people found this review helpful
New York: The Novel

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- by Edward Rutherfurd
- Narrated by Mark Bramhall
New York: The Novel

UNABRIDGED (36 hrs and 5 mins)

By Edward Rutherfurd

Narrated By Mark Bramhall

Overall
(572)
Performance
(213)
Story
(213)

New York is the book that millions of Rutherfurd's American fans have been waiting for. A brilliant mix of romance, war, family drama, and personal triumphs, it gloriously captures the search for freedom and prosperity at the heart of our nation's history.
Linda Lou says: "INCREDIBLE!"
"Stunning"

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This is one of the best audio books ever!!! I have listened to hundreds of books and this one was absolutely one of the very best. The way the author incorporates his characters into the history of Manhattan is genius. They are all fascinating and believable characters. I listened to this audiobook twice. Mark Bramhall's narration was superb. You will love this book. I listened to it twice.

10 of 10 people found this review helpful
The Gold Coast

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- by Nelson DeMille
- Narrated by Christian Rummel
The Gold Coast

UNABRIDGED (21 hrs and 5 mins)

By Nelson DeMille

Narrated By Christian Rummel

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Overall
(1054)
Performance
(273)
Story
(268)

Welcome to the fabled Gold Coast, that stretch on the North Shore of Long Island that once held the greatest concentration of wealth and power in America. Here two men are destined for an explosive collision: John Sutter, Wall Street lawyer, holding fast to a fading aristocratic legacy; and Frank Bellarosa, the Mafia don who seizes his piece of the staid and unprepared Gold Coast like a latter-day barbarian chief and draws Sutter and his regally beautiful wife, Susan, into his violent world.
Jack C says: "Unexpectedly Great!"
"Great Stoorytelling"

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Thoroughly enjoyable from beginning to end. Great narration and fully developed characters. You get to really know and like the characters and are sorry when it all ends. One of the best. Am currently finishing the Gate House, which I also like. Do them both and start with the Gold Coast.

0 of 0 people found this review helpful