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  • The Marriage Bureau for Rich People | [Farahad Zama]
    The Marriage Bureau for Rich People
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    The Marriage Bureau for Rich People

    • UNABRIDGED (10 hrs and 1 min)
    • By Farahad Zama
    • Narrated By Tania Rodrigues
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (147)
    Performance
    (109)
    Story
    (106)

    Farahad Zama's debut novel transports listeners to faraway India for a story brimming with endearing characters, homespun wisdom, and blossoming love. After Mr. Ali retires, he launches a matchmaking service that helps an array of clients arrange marriages. But he's unaware of his able assistant's dire need for his marriage bureau.

    Lorriee says: "The Marriage Bureau for Rich People"
    "ABSOLUTELY WONDERFUL"
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    What did you love best about The Marriage Bureau for Rich People?

    IN THE SECOND PART ENJOYED THE INNOCENT LOVE STORY THAT ENDED SO WELL, AND OF COURSE THE DOWN TO EARTH ADVICE ON JUST LIVING...


    What did you like best about this story?

    LOVED MR. AND MRS ALI AND THEIR GOOD COMMON SENSE...THEIR KINDNESSES FELL IN LOVE WITH WHOLE BOOK!!!


    Have you listened to any of Tania Rodrigues’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

    NO


    Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

    YES


    Any additional comments?

    DITTO ON COMMENTS ON FIRST PART!!!

    1 of 1 people found this review helpful
  • The Mysterious Affair at Styles | [Agatha Christie]
    The Mysterious Affair at Styles
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    The Mysterious Affair at Styles

    • UNABRIDGED (6 hrs and 24 mins)
    • By Agatha Christie
    • Narrated By Judi Pennington
    Overall
    (17)
    Performance
    (14)
    Story
    (14)

    In this first novel by Agatha Christie, she introduces the inimitable Hercule Poirot, who would go on to appear in 33 Christie novels and 54 short stories. Outside of Sherlock Holmes and perhaps Philip Marlowe, he is the best-known detective in the history of the genre. The Mysterious Affair at Styles deals with the case of an old woman poisoned with strychnine for her money. Nothing is obvious, however, in the way Christie handles a plot.

    ELaine says: "enjoy good mystery"
    "enjoy good mystery"
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    Would you listen to The Mysterious Affair at Styles again? Why?

    yes because I enjoy Agatha Christie mysteries, and the reader was easy to listen too and put different vocals to each character...have read the book many times so made the "listen" even more enjoyable


    Did the plot keep you on the edge of your seat? How?

    well not really, because as I said previously, have read the book many times...but for someone that hasn't read it...it will keep you guessing as to "who done it"


    What about Judi Pennington’s performance did you like?

    she read it with good understanding of the book and the characters


    Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

    just enjoyed


    Any additional comments?

    I would recommend this "listen" to anyone who likes mysteries without foul language or graphics of any kind...just good writing, and good reading...and much pleasure of literature

    0 of 0 people found this review helpful
  • The Help | [Kathryn Stockett]
    The Help
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    The Help

    • UNABRIDGED (18 hrs and 19 mins)
    • By Kathryn Stockett
    • Narrated By Jenna Lamia, Bahni Turpin, Octavia Spencer, and others
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (24218)
    Performance
    (10922)
    Story
    (10946)

    Why we think it’s a great listen: The most celebrated performance in all of Audible’s history, The Help has nearly 2,000 5-star reviews from your fellow listeners. We hear the print book’s not bad, either. In pitch-perfect voices, Kathryn Stockett creates three extraordinary women whose determination to start a movement of their own forever changes a town, and the way women - mothers, daughters, caregivers, friends - view one another.

    Jan says: "What a great surprise!"
    "excellent listen"
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    Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

    would recommend not only entertaining but also enlightening about conditions in Mississipi in the 60's which sadly, mostly is true!!


    Who was your favorite character and why?

    Abilene, her love for the children she cared for in spite of their parents


    Which scene was your favorite?

    don't have one


    Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

    yes


    Any additional comments?

    narrators just superb....the characters became so real...you thought it was people you knew!!! The voices so epitomized the people they were portraying

    0 of 0 people found this review helpful

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