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  • The Handmaid's Tale | [Margaret Atwood]
    The Handmaid's Tale
    UNABRIDGED

    The Handmaid's Tale

    • UNABRIDGED (11 hrs)
    • By Margaret Atwood
    • Narrated By Claire Danes
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (1059)
    Performance
    (932)
    Story
    (930)

    Offred is a Handmaid in the Republic of Gilead, serving in the household of the enigmatic Commander and his bitter wife. She may go out once a day to markets whose signs are now pictures because women are not allowed to read. She must pray that the Commander makes her pregnant, for in a time of declining birthrates her value lies in her fertility, and failure means exile to the dangerously polluted Colonies. Offred can remember a time when she lived with her husband and daughter and had a job, before she lost even her own name....

    Melinda says: "Not So Far-Fetched -- Still Chilling"
    "4 Stars"
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    What did you love best about The Handmaid's Tale?

    Claire Danes brings the characters to life. I have read the book, but found it a bit tedious as the plot is not straightforward. I enjoyed it more and understood it better as an audible book. It is a strange and quirky plot almost misogynist, but somehow believable fiction.


    If you’ve listened to books by Margaret Atwood before, how does this one compare?

    Not applicable


    Which scene was your favorite?

    Any of the Moira scenes, especially her escape from the "Aunts"


    If you were to make a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?

    "Don't wast your money, listen to the Claire Danes version on Audible"


    Any additional comments?

    I highly recommend this for people who like intelligent fiction.

    0 of 0 people found this review helpful
  • A Painted House | [John Grisham]
    A Painted House
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    A Painted House

    • UNABRIDGED (12 hrs and 7 mins)
    • By John Grisham
    • Narrated By David Lansbury
    Overall
    (662)
    Performance
    (111)
    Story
    (110)

    In a departure from the legal thriller genre, John Grisham's latest novel draws inspiration from his own rural childhood in Arkansas. Listen and enjoy this moving tale about a 7-year-old boy and the dose of reality that comes, one autumn during the harvest, to take away his innocence. Also available abridged.

    Janelle says: "Bittersweet way of life of time past...."
    "A superlative tale delivered well."
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    Would you listen to A Painted House again? Why?

    I would listen to this multiple times. It is excellent fiction with rich characters.


    Who was your favorite character and why?

    Luke has to be the favorite. He is an old soul with the fresh eyes of a child.


    0 of 0 people found this review helpful

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