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MaDonna

Victoria, TX, United States

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225 titles in library
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Sula

UNABRIDGED
- by Toni Morrison
- Narrated by Toni Morrison
Sula

UNABRIDGED (5 hrs and 46 mins)

By Toni Morrison

Narrated By Toni Morrison

Overall
(104)
Performance
(40)
Story
(40)

Two girls who grow up to become women...two friends who become something worse than enemies. In this brilliantly imagined novel, Toni Morrison tells the story of Nel Wright and Sula Peace, who meet as children in the small town of Medallion, Ohio. Their devotion is fierce enough to withstand bullies and the burden of a dreadful secret.
Gretta von Mar says: "Beautiful"
"SULA"

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Your kidding me, Oprah's List?? Did she even read it! Terrible book! I finished it hoping it would improve, did not!

1 of 5 people found this review helpful
An Echo in the Bone: A Novel

UNABRIDGED
- by Diana Gabaldon
- Narrated by Davina Porter
An Echo in the Bone: A Novel

UNABRIDGED (45 hrs and 58 mins)

By Diana Gabaldon

Narrated By Davina Porter

Overall
(3914)
Performance
(2178)
Story
(2174)

Jamie Fraser knows from his time-traveling wife Claire that, no matter how unlikely it seems, America will win the Revolutionary War. But that truth offers little solace, since Jamie realizes he might find himself pointing a weapon directly at his own son - a young officer in the British army. And Jamie isn't the only one with a tormented soul - for Claire may know who wins the conflict, but she certainly doesn't know whether or not her beloved Jamie survives.
Lisa says: "Excellent"
"ONLY THE AUTHOR KNOWS WHAT IS GOING ON!"

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Tried twice to listen to this book, so poorly written it is too hard to follow the story line. I think it is about time travel, but neither myself or husband could follow. Want my money back!

0 of 0 people found this review helpful
A Prayer for Owen Meany

UNABRIDGED
- by John Irving
- Narrated by Joe Barrett
A Prayer for Owen Meany

UNABRIDGED (27 hrs and 20 mins)

By John Irving

Narrated By Joe Barrett

Overall
(2688)
Performance
(1715)
Story
(1710)

In the summer of 1953, two 11-year-old boys - best friends - are playing in a Little League baseball game in Gravesend, New Hampshire. One of the boys hits a foul ball that kills the other boy's mother. The boy who hits the ball doesn't believe in accidents; Owen Meany believes he is God's instrument. What happens to Owen, after that 1953 foul ball, is extraordinary and terrifying.
Alan says: "Outstanding"
"EXCELLENT, EXCELLENT, EXCELLENT!!"

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I really enjoyed this book, keeps reader interested and waiting for the next part. Highly recommend!

2 of 2 people found this review helpful
Saving Ceecee Honeycutt

UNABRIDGED
- by Beth Hoffman
- Narrated by Jenna Lamia
Saving Ceecee Honeycutt

UNABRIDGED (10 hrs and 4 mins)

By Beth Hoffman

Narrated By Jenna Lamia

Whispersync for Voice-ready

Overall
(2102)
Performance
(841)
Story
(842)

Laugh-out-loud funny and deeply touching, Beth Hoffman's sparkling debut is, as Kristin Hannah says, "packed full of Southern charm, strong women, wacky humor, and good old-fashioned heart." It is a novel that explores the indomitable strengths of female friendship and gives us the story of a young girl who loses one mother and finds many others.
Jeanne says: "A Wonderful Listen!"
"SAVING CEECEE HONEYCUTT"

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This was a really interesting and enjoyable book. Makes you think about what many children's lives are like in the world with dysfunctional families.

0 of 0 people found this review helpful
Water for Elephants

UNABRIDGED
- by Sara Gruen
- Narrated by David LeDoux , John Randolph Jones
Water for Elephants

UNABRIDGED (11 hrs and 26 mins)

By Sara Gruen

Narrated By David LeDoux, John Randolph Jones

Whispersync for Voice-ready

Overall
(11521)
Performance
(4062)
Story
(4105)

Why we think it’s a great listen: Some books are meant to be read; others are meant to be heard – Water for Elephants falls into the second group, and is one of the best examples we have of how a powerful performance enhances a great story. Nonagenarian Jacob Jankowski reflects back on his wild and wondrous days with a circus. It's the Depression Era and Jacob, finding himself parentless and penniless, joins the Benzini Brothers Most Spectacular Show on Earth.
Cindy says: "Great Narration!!"
"WATER FOR ELEPHANTS"

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Really enjoyed this book, wasn't too sure about it in the beginning, but the book shocked me and made me laugh!

0 of 0 people found this review helpful
Room: A Novel

UNABRIDGED
- by Emma Donoghue
- Narrated by Michal Friedman , Ellen Archer , Robert Petkoff , Suzanne Toren
Room: A Novel

UNABRIDGED (10 hrs and 52 mins)

By Emma Donoghue

Narrated By Michal Friedman, Ellen Archer, Robert Petkoff, and others

Whispersync for Voice-ready

Overall
(4063)
Performance
(1576)
Story
(1566)

To five-year-old Jack, Room is the entire world. It is where he was born and grew up; it's where he lives with his Ma. Room is home to Jack, but to Ma, it is the prison where Old Nick has held her captive for seven years. Through determination, ingenuity, and fierce motherly love, Ma has created a life for Jack. But she knows it's not enough...not for her or for him. She devises a bold escape plan, but what she does not realize is just how unprepared she is for the plan to actually work.
Kathleen says: "A truly memorable read"
"ROOM"

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Not a bad book, got kinda tired of the kid in the beginning, but did keep my attention.

0 of 1 people found this review helpful
One Second After

UNABRIDGED
- by William R. Forstchen
- Narrated by Joe Barrett
One Second After

UNABRIDGED (13 hrs and 21 mins)

By William R. Forstchen

Narrated By Joe Barrett

Whispersync for Voice-ready

Overall
(3839)
Performance
(1920)
Story
(1929)

Already cited on the floor of Congress and discussed in the corridors of the Pentagon as a book all Americans should read, One Second After is the story of a war scenario that could become all too terrifyingly real. Based upon a real weapon - the Electro Magnetic Pulse (EMP) - which may already be in the hands of our enemies, it is a truly realistic look at the awesome power of a weapon that can destroy the entire United States.
Andy Spooner says: "A page-turner, no doubt, but..."
"ONE SECOND AFTER"

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This was an excellent book, really make you think about things! Enjoyed tremendously! A must read!

1 of 2 people found this review helpful
Skippy Dies

UNABRIDGED
- by Paul Murray
- Narrated by Nicola Barber , Fred Berman , Clodagh Bowyer , Terry Donnelly , Sean Gormley , Khristine Hvam , John Keating , Lawrence Lowry , Graeme Malcolm , Paul Nugent
Skippy Dies

UNABRIDGED (23 hrs and 41 mins)

By Paul Murray

Narrated By Nicola Barber, Fred Berman, Clodagh Bowyer, and others

Overall
(1272)
Performance
(714)
Story
(720)

This touching and uproarious novel by author Paul Murray made everyone’s best fiction of 2010 lists, including The Washington Post, Financial Times, Village Voice, and others. Why Skippy dies and what happens next is the mystery that links the boys of Dublin’s Seabrook College (Ruprecht Van Doren, the overweight genius obsessed with string theory; Carl, the teenager drug dealer and borderline psychotic; Philip Kilfether, the basketball-playing midget) to their parents and teachers in ways that no one could have imagined.
Laura says: "Funny, touching, entertaining"
"SKIPPY DIES"

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Sorry, tried to read this book but my mind kept wondering, couldn't get into the story, was really kinda stupid!

0 of 4 people found this review helpful
Cutting for Stone: A Novel

UNABRIDGED
- by Abraham Verghese
- Narrated by Sunil Malhotra
Cutting for Stone: A Novel

UNABRIDGED (23 hrs and 58 mins)

By Abraham Verghese

Narrated By Sunil Malhotra

Whispersync for Voice-ready

Overall
(4075)
Performance
(1520)
Story
(1525)

Marion and Shiva Stone are twin brothers born of a secret union between a beautiful Indian nun and a brash British surgeon at a mission hospital in Addis Ababa. Orphaned by their mother's death in childbirth and their father's disappearance, bound together by a preternatural connection and a shared fascination with medicine, the twins come of age as Ethiopia hovers on the brink of revolution. Yet it will be love, not politics - their passion for the same woman - that will tear them apart.
Robert says: "An Epic Medical Novel"
"CUTTING FOR STONE"

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Was slow in beginning, but I really enjoyed this book and had a twist at end I didnt expect!

1 of 1 people found this review helpful
We Were the Mulvaneys

ABRIDGED
- by Joyce Carol Oates
- Narrated by J. Todd Adams
We Were the Mulvaneys

ABRIDGED (6 hrs and 56 mins)

By Joyce Carol Oates

Narrated By J. Todd Adams

Overall
(123)
Performance
(19)
Story
(19)

The Mulvaneys are blessed by all that makes life sweet: a hardworking father, a loving mother, three fine sons, and a bright, pretty daughter. But an incident occurs on Valentine's Day, 1976 - hushed up in the rural town of Mt. Ephraim, New York and never spoken of in the Mulvaney home - that rends the fabric of their family life.
Moire says: "Doesn't ring true"
"WE WERE THE MULVANEYS"

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Very slow paced and not interesting at all, thought it would get better, but didn't.

0 of 0 people found this review helpful