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Marti

Montgomery, AL, United States | Member Since 2006

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17 reviews
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45 purchased in 2013

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Cain

UNABRIDGED
- by Jose Saramago
- Narrated by Kevin Pariseau
Cain

UNABRIDGED (5 hrs and 24 mins)

By Jose Saramago

Narrated By Kevin Pariseau

Whispersync for Voice-ready

Overall
(30)
Performance
(27)
Story
(28)

In this, his last novel, Saramago daringly reimagines the characters and narratives of the Bible through the story of Cain. Condemned to wander forever after he kills Abel, he is whisked around in time and space. He experiences the almost-sacrifice of Isaac by Abraham, the Tower of Babel, the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah, Joshua at the battle of Jericho, Jobe's ordeal, and finally Noah's ark and the Flood.
Marti says: "Funny"
"Funny"

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The book reminds me a little of Good Omens by Terry Pratchett
& Neil Gaiman. Both use humor to point out the injustice in divine plans.

I would say my favorite bit is a joke about when Cain is looking at the line between two lands that are so different that they must be in two different times. There's a bit about it being another present or past present or future present...and everybody can understand that.

2 of 2 people found this review helpful
Mort: Discworld #4

UNABRIDGED
- by Terry Pratchett
- Narrated by Nigel Planer
Mort: Discworld #4

UNABRIDGED (7 hrs and 28 mins)

By Terry Pratchett

Narrated By Nigel Planer

Overall
(1097)
Performance
(373)
Story
(373)
Jonas says: "Best so far"
"Smiles for Death"

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I love the way Death is personified by Terry Pratchett and I prefer Nigel Planer's narration to the others. Planer adds a humorous, heart-warming touch to the socially awkward Death. While I do not listen to the stories in order, I'm glad I listened to this one early on since Susan pops up in later books.

I wish I understood how an author can be so clever so often and create an entire multiverse.

1 of 1 people found this review helpful
Deadlocked: A Sookie Stackhouse Novel, Book 12

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- by Charlaine Harris
- Narrated by Johanna Parker
Deadlocked: A Sookie Stackhouse Novel, Book 12

UNABRIDGED (9 hrs and 29 mins)

By Charlaine Harris

Narrated By Johanna Parker

Whispersync for Voice-ready

Overall
(2626)
Performance
(2318)
Story
(2324)

Growing up with telepathic abilities, Sookie Stackhouse realized early on there were things she'd rather not know. And now that she's an adult, she also realizes that some things that she knows about, she'd rather not see—like Eric Northman feeding off another woman. A younger one. There's a thing or two she'd like to say about that, but she has to keep quiet—Felipe de Castro, the Vampire King of Louisiana (and Arkansas and Nevada), is in town.
pewter says: "Who, What, and Why"
"One Session Listen"

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There's so many great things about this series, I don't see why I should take the time to write about it when you could be listening. Just hearing the narrator is a treat!

1 of 1 people found this review helpful
Magyk: Septimus Heap, Book One

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- by Angie Sage
- Narrated by Allan Corduner
Magyk: Septimus Heap, Book One

UNABRIDGED (12 hrs and 4 mins)

By Angie Sage

Narrated By Allan Corduner

Whispersync for Voice-ready

Overall
(1335)
Performance
(478)
Story
(481)

The first book in this enthralling new series by Angie Sage leads readers on a fantastic journey filled with quirky characters and magykal charms, potions, and spells. Magyk is an original story of lost and rediscovered identities, rich with humor and heart.
Lindsey says: "Very enjoyable"
"Beautiful"

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I had this book in my library for a few years and sometimes I would start to listen but it didn't grab me. Somehow, I ended up with another book in the series and really enjoyed it. Since then, I've gone back and listened to them all.
There are some books that I like to listen to over and over and keep in the background of the house at almost all times. I am so happy to have six more books to add to this collection because Good Omens, Nightside, Dresden Files and Thursday Next need a break. (If they were records, they would've been scratched through by now.)
I'm an adult and I listen to non-fiction, thrillers, and the other adult "stuff" but it's the lighter stuff that gets played again and again in the tripple digits.

0 of 0 people found this review helpful
Light

UNABRIDGED
- by M. John Harrison
- Narrated by Julian Elfer
Light

UNABRIDGED (10 hrs and 22 mins)

By M. John Harrison

Narrated By Julian Elfer

Whispersync for Voice-ready

Overall
(84)
Performance
(74)
Story
(74)

In contemporary London, Michael Kearney is a serial killer on the run from the entity that drives him to kill. He is seeking escape in a future that doesn' t yet exist - a quantum world that he and his physicist partner hope to access through a breach of time and space itself.
Max says: "Utterly Brilliant"
"Disappointed"

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I kept listening to the book long past the time I would if Neil Gaiman hadn't recommended it. In my mind, Neil Gaiman can do no wrong so I'm annoyed at myself and feel that maybe I'm missing what makes the book great. Whether I'm missing something or not, the book depresses me. The characters and the plots just don't draw me in.

3 of 5 people found this review helpful
The Minotaur Takes a Cigarette Break: A Novel

UNABRIDGED
- by Steven Sherrill
- Narrated by Holter Graham
The Minotaur Takes a Cigarette Break: A Novel

UNABRIDGED (9 hrs and 4 mins)

By Steven Sherrill

Narrated By Holter Graham

Overall
(520)
Performance
(483)
Story
(481)

Five thousand years out of the Labyrinth, the Minotaur finds himself in the American South, living in a trailer park and working as a line cook at a steakhouse. No longer a devourer of human flesh, the Minotaur is a socially inept, lonely creature with very human needs. But over a two-week period, as his life dissolves into chaos, this broken and alienated immortal awakens to the possibility for happiness and to the capacity for love.
Cathy says: "Full of surprises, delightfully unexpected"
"Fun"

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The book is surreal and quirky. People that have never had the outsider experience may not appreciate the humor or reflections.

11 of 14 people found this review helpful
Ghost Story: The Dresden Files, Book 13

UNABRIDGED
- by Jim Butcher
- Narrated by John Glover
Ghost Story: The Dresden Files, Book 13

UNABRIDGED (17 hrs and 56 mins)

By Jim Butcher

Narrated By John Glover

Whispersync for Voice-ready

Overall
(3862)
Performance
(3127)
Story
(3132)

When we last left the mighty wizard detective Harry Dresden, he wasn't doing well. In fact, he had been murdered by an unknown assassin. But being dead doesn't stop him when his friends are in danger. Except now he has nobody, and no magic to help him. And there are also several dark spirits roaming the Chicago shadows who owe Harry some payback of their own. To save his friends - and his own soul - Harry will have to pull off the ultimate trick without any magic....
Bill says: "Not the best audio book in the series"
"Re-Record IT!"

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The narrator isn't bad...It's not his fault...but it's just not the same book. For the price and for the loyalty of buying all the other books, they need to get the narrator we've grown to love.

112 of 144 people found this review helpful
Something from the Nightside: Nightside, Book 1

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- by Simon R. Green
- Narrated by Marc Vietor
Something from the Nightside: Nightside, Book 1

UNABRIDGED (5 hrs and 51 mins)

By Simon R. Green

Narrated By Marc Vietor

Whispersync for Voice-ready

Overall
(918)
Performance
(416)
Story
(422)

"Taylor is the name. John Taylor...My card says I'm a detective, but what I really am is an expert on finding things. It's part of the Gift I was born with as a child of the Nightside - the hidden heart of London where it's always three a.m., where inhuman creatures and otherworldly gods walk side-by-side in the endless darkness of the soul. Assignment: Joanna Barrett hires me to track down her teenage daughter, who decided to forgo the circus and run away to the Nightside."
Angela says: "The Nightside"
"Best Series Ever"

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Book 1 may not be my favorite book in the series but I love all of them and the narrator deserves multiple awards. I am a fan of The Dresden Files but the Nightside series I play over and over.

3 of 3 people found this review helpful
Monster Hunter International

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- by Larry Correia
- Narrated by Oliver Wyman
Monster Hunter International

UNABRIDGED (23 hrs and 34 mins)

By Larry Correia

Narrated By Oliver Wyman

Overall
(3947)
Performance
(3358)
Story
(3351)

Five days after Owen Zastava Pitt pushed his insufferable boss out of a 14th story window, he woke up in the hospital with a scarred face, an unbelievable memory, and a job offer. It turns out that monsters are real. All the things from myth, legend, and B-movies are out there, waiting in the shadows. Some of them are evil, and some are just hungry. Monster Hunter International is the premier eradication company in the business. And now Owen is their newest recruit.
Mariya says: "Killin’s my business and business is fine"
"Good Plot"

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After finishing the Dresden Files and Nightside series, I looked for something to capture me again. Dresden and Taylor (from the fore-mentioned series) have their own dignity and respectability and the reader can easily side with them. Pitts constantly dotes over his "perfect woman" in a manner that reminds me of teenage girls drawing hearts on their books in high-school. Also, his inane and dishonest responses to others annoy me. I know not all characters can be brutally honest like Dresden and Taylor but false reassurances tick me off--even in fiction. The plot and the narrator are good and I plan to listen to the second book in the series and hope the main character matures a bit.

1 of 3 people found this review helpful
Grave Surprise

UNABRIDGED
- by Charlaine Harris
- Narrated by Alyssa Bresnahan
Grave Surprise

UNABRIDGED (8 hrs and 30 mins)

By Charlaine Harris

Narrated By Alyssa Bresnahan

Whispersync for Voice-ready

Overall
(991)
Performance
(365)
Story
(359)

Twenty-something Harper Connelly has a gift. After being struck by lighting as a child, she discovered an eerie ability to locate the deceased. In Memphis, skeptical Professor Nunley wants her to demonstrate that skill at an ancient cemetery. There, Harper stands atop a grave and says there are two bodies entombed: one centuries old, but the other, a young girl named Tabitha.
April says: "Amazingly different"
"Fascinated"

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I recently discovered the Sookie Stackhouse series and went through them so fast I was happy the author has other books. Oddly enough, I find Harper Connolly much more serious and much darker than the series where vampires are running around.
I encounter the same problem as a previous reviewer; I want to finish the entire narration at once. While I was listening to this book about 3:00 am, I hugged my dogs out of fear. I would not say the plot kept me in suspense because it is apparent, to me, whom is guilty from early in the story. It is more an ambient psychological fear that I do not have the talent to describe.
I have not been hit by lightening but I have another condition that makes me feel a connection to Harper. The example Harper Connolly provides me is a positive one - that maybe we can't all mask our oddities and blend in with the crowd but we can survive and make choices to be healthy...
I am fascinated with the author and intrigued by what background and knowledge provides the author with the talent to write such series as Sookie Stackhouse and Harper Connolly.

3 of 3 people found this review helpful