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Betsy

Bradenton, FL, United States | Member Since 2008

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  • We Need to Talk About Kevin | [Lionel Shriver]
    We Need to Talk About Kevin
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    We Need to Talk About Kevin

    • UNABRIDGED (18 hrs and 16 mins)
    • By Lionel Shriver
    • Narrated By Barbara Rosenblatt
    Overall
    (225)
    Performance
    (31)
    Story
    (31)

    Two years ago, Eva Khatchadourian's son, Kevin, murdered seven high-school students, a cafeteria worker, and an algebra teacher. Because he was only 15 at the time, he received a lenient sentence and is now in a prison for young offenders. Telling the story of Kevin's upbringing, Eva addresses herself to her estranged husband through a series of letters. Fearing that her own shortcomings may have shaped what her son has become, she confesses to a long-standing ambivalence. How much is her fault?

    Sherry says: "Fantastic!"
    "Unbelievable."
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    I started listening and was expecting something totally different. Once I adjusted I became totally enthralled. Lionel is a fabulous writer with so much insight and has the gift to portray deep feelings and subjects. This book has a shattering ending, so isn't for everyone. If anyone has a "different" child that can't seem to love and attach deeply, I don't know if this will be a good listen for you or too painful.

    0 of 0 people found this review helpful
  • The Nomination: A Novel of Suspense | [William G. Tapply]
    The Nomination: A Novel of Suspense
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    The Nomination: A Novel of Suspense

    • UNABRIDGED (10 hrs and 16 mins)
    • By William G. Tapply
    • Narrated By David Bryson
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (6)
    Performance
    (6)
    Story
    (6)

    Vietnam War hero and Massachusetts Judge Thomas Larrigan is hand-picked by his friend the president to fill the upcoming vacancy on the Supreme Court. Larrigan seems like the perfect candidate: a family man with an un-controversial judicial record. The president's credibility needs a sure bet. Larrigan will do anything to win the nomination, but he has some old skeletons rattling around in his closet. He calls his old Marine buddy, now a hit man, to sweep the closet clean.

    Betsy says: "fabulous"
    "fabulous"
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    I have found a new favorite author. Unfortunately, I have to wait more. A great beach book. As good as Patterson used to be.

    0 of 0 people found this review helpful
  • Guilty Wives | [James Patterson, David Ellis]
    Guilty Wives
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    Guilty Wives

    • UNABRIDGED (10 hrs and 21 mins)
    • By James Patterson, David Ellis
    • Narrated By January LaVoy
    Overall
    (642)
    Performance
    (510)
    Story
    (514)

    Only minutes after Abbie Elliot and her three best friends step off of a private helicopter, they enter the most luxurious, sumptuous, sensually pampering hotel they have ever been to. Their lavish presidential suite overlooks Monte Carlo, and they surrender: to the sun and pool, to the sashimi and sake, to the Bruno Paillard champagne. In the morning's harsh light, Abbie awakens on a yacht, surrounded by police. Something awful has happened - something impossible, unthinkable. Abbie, Winnie, Serena, and Bryah are arrested and accused of the foulest crime imaginable.

    Betsy says: "Ditto - Don't waste your credit."
    "Ditto - Don't waste your credit."
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    What is James Patterson thinking?...Is he even reading what this co-author wrote.....Drivel, is a word that comes to mind! I have always been a big fan of Patterson's entertaining, fast paced novels, now I will be more careful. Why do some top authors seem to sell out and release inferior work after the first three or four hits?

    17 of 19 people found this review helpful
  • Checker and The Derailleurs | [Lionel Shriver]
    Checker and The Derailleurs
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    Checker and The Derailleurs

    • UNABRIDGED (11 hrs and 3 mins)
    • By Lionel Shriver
    • Narrated By MacLeod Andrews
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    (6)
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    (2)
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    (2)

    Checker Secretti is the most gifted and original drummer that the club-goers of Astoria, Queens, have ever heard. When he plays, conundrums seem to solve themselves, brilliant thoughts spring to mind, and couples fall in love. The members of his band, The Derailleurs, are passionately devoted to their guiding spirit, as are all who fall under Checker's spell. But when another drummer, Eaton Striker, hears the prodigy play, he is pulled inexorably into Checker's orbit by a powerful combination of envy and admiration.

    Betsy says: "Still haven't finish"
    "Still haven't finish"
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    I loved Lionel's book "We have to talk about Kevin" it was amazing. This book wasn't even in same league. What Happened?

    0 of 0 people found this review helpful
  • Killing Floor | [Lee Child]
    Killing Floor
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    Killing Floor

    • UNABRIDGED (15 hrs and 23 mins)
    • By Lee Child
    • Narrated By Dick Hill
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (3971)
    Performance
    (2196)
    Story
    (2169)

    All is not well in Margrave, Georgia. The sleepy, forgotten town hasn't seen a crime in decades, but within the span of three days it witnesses events that leave everyone stunned. An unidentified man is found beaten and shot to death on a lonely country road.

    Lawerence says: "Started 5* later 2*s- why?"
    "Good, if you're in the mood for this genre"
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    Good. I liked the characters, maybe a bit too long at end, but you will still want to finish

    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
    (24197)
    Performance
    (10907)
    Story
    (10931)

    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!"
    "Wonderful. A True Surprise"
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    A wonderful and refreshing book. The pace was perfect and I felt I was a part of it and didn't want it to end. This is rare for me. A gift of a book

    0 of 0 people found this review helpful
  • The Art of Racing in the Rain | [Garth Stein]
    The Art of Racing in the Rain
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    The Art of Racing in the Rain

    • UNABRIDGED (6 hrs and 56 mins)
    • By Garth Stein
    • Narrated By Christopher Evan Welch
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (4430)
    Performance
    (2470)
    Story
    (2463)

    Why we think it’s a great listen: If you’ve ever loved a dog - or even patted a dog - this book, told from the perspective of man’s best friend, will tug at your heartstrings...and won’t let go until long after Welch performs the last word. Enzo knows he is different from other dogs: a philosopher with a nearly human soul (and an obsession with opposable thumbs), he has educated himself by watching television extensively and by listening very closely to the words of his master.

    Lora says: "Enzo (because he's so wize) for president."
    "Enjoyable"
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    I didn't think I would like this book, but bought it because of the reviews. I did love it. Some people thought it was sad, but I didn't get that feeling. It was about love and loyalty, with a twist in the plot. Give it a try. This is my first review and I wrote it because I always read the reviews of others.

    1 of 1 people found this review helpful

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