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Tollhouse

Cedar Grove, NJ, United States | Member Since 2011

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  • 6 ratings
  • 111 titles in library
  • 11 purchased in 2013
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  • Michael Tolliver Lives | [Armistead Maupin]
    Michael Tolliver Lives
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    Michael Tolliver Lives

    • UNABRIDGED (6 hrs and 40 mins)
    • By Armistead Maupin
    • Narrated By Armistead Maupin
    Overall
    (180)
    Performance
    (45)
    Story
    (45)

    Michael Tolliver, the sweet-spirited Southerner in Armistead Maupin's classic Tales of the City series, is arguably one of the most widely loved characters in contemporary fiction. Now, almost 20 years after ending his groundbreaking saga of San Francisco life, Maupin revisits his all-too-human hero, letting the 55-year-old gardener tell his story in his own voice.

    Mark says: "I SO wanted to love this."
    "It's missing something"
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    Sadly, this book is devoid of the charm that made Tales of the City so engaging and endearing. As a result, I didn't really care about Michael any more, which makes me sad.

    1 of 1 people found this review helpful
  • The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao | [Junot Diaz]
    The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
    UNABRIDGED

    The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao

    • UNABRIDGED (10 hrs and 57 mins)
    • By Junot Diaz
    • Narrated By Jonathan Davis, Staci Snell
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (1818)
    Performance
    (573)
    Story
    (574)

    Things have never been easy for Oscar, a sweet but disastrously overweight, lovesick Dominican ghetto nerd. Oscar dreams of becoming the Dominican J. R. R. Tolkien and, most of all, of finding love. But he may never get what he wants, thanks to the Fuku: the curse that has haunted Oscar's family for generations, dooming them to prison, torture, tragic accidents, and, above all, ill-starred love. Oscar, still waiting for his first kiss, is just its most recent victim.

    Kathleen says: "Fabulous listen"
    "Wonderfully engaging"
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    I thorougly enjoyed this audio book! The story crossed and re-crossed several generations about life and the long-term consequences of living under the hand of a sadistic tyrant.

    And while it ultimately is the story about a sad-sack loser growing up in Paterson NJ (and the Dominican Republic), you still root for him, while all the time knowing in your heart that it is never really ever going to work out in the end.

    The language was colorful and captivating, and the story kept me engrossed from the first minute til the last. Despite heavy use of Spanish/Spanglish throughout the book (that I didn't understand) the narration was exceptional, so translation was not even necessary.

    4 of 5 people found this review helpful
  • 1Q84 | [Haruki Murakami, Jay Rubin (translator), Philip Gabriel (translator)]
    1Q84
    UNABRIDGED

    1Q84

    • UNABRIDGED (46 hrs and 50 mins)
    • By Haruki Murakami, Jay Rubin (translator), Philip Gabriel (translator)
    • Narrated By Allison Hiroto, Marc Vietor, Mark Boyett
    Overall
    (3013)
    Performance
    (2601)
    Story
    (2569)

    The year is 1984 and the city is Tokyo.

    A young woman named Aomame follows a taxi driver's enigmatic suggestion and begins to notice puzzling discrepancies in the world around her. She has entered, she realizes, a parallel existence, which she calls 1Q84 - "Q" is for "question mark". A world that bears a question....

    Howard says: "Worth the investment."
    "Total Exercise in Frustration"
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    I read other reviewers who gave up on this book up after 30 hours; I don't know how they got that far, let alone finished it. The snail's pace of the narrator was excrutiating, and the repetitive minutiae drove me insane. I pulled the plug after 2 hours.

    5 of 5 people found this review helpful
  • Fifty Shades of Grey: Book One of the Fifty Shades Trilogy | [E. L. James]
    Fifty Shades of Grey: Book One of the Fifty Shades Trilogy
    UNABRIDGED

    Fifty Shades of Grey: Book One of the Fifty Shades Trilogy

    • UNABRIDGED (19 hrs and 47 mins)
    • By E. L. James
    • Narrated By Becca Battoe
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (10820)
    Performance
    (8552)
    Story
    (9161)

    When literature student Anastasia Steele goes to interview young entrepreneur Christian Grey, she encounters a man who is beautiful, brilliant, and intimidating. The unworldly, innocent Ana is startled to realize she wants this man and, despite his enigmatic reserve, finds she is desperate to get close to him. Unable to resist Ana’s quiet beauty, wit, and independent spirit, Grey admits he wants her, too—but on his own terms.

    Penelope Poopendorfer says: "Holy Crap minus the Holy"
    "I want to poke my ears out"
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    What could have made this a 4 or 5-star listening experience for you?

    I have listened to 2 chapters of this book so far and HATE it, and what makes it worse is the narrator!!!! She's almost making me wish I was deaf. That, on top of the sophomoric story, makes this a minus 5. How do I get a refund??? A total waste of a credit.


    1 of 1 people found this review helpful

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