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Michael

Irving, TX, USA | Member Since 2006

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  • The Virgin Suicides | [Jeffrey Eugenides]
    The Virgin Suicides
    UNABRIDGED

    The Virgin Suicides

    • UNABRIDGED (8 hrs and 32 mins)
    • By Jeffrey Eugenides
    • Narrated By Nick Landrum
    Overall
    (386)
    Performance
    (157)
    Story
    (159)

    This nationally best-selling novel from Pulitzer Prize-winner Jeffrey Eugenides was adapted into an acclaimed film by Academy Award-winner Sofia Coppola. A haunting yet wickedly funny tale, The Virgin Suicides has captivated countless readers with its intoxicating portrait of lost innocence. A brilliant fusion of dark humor and tragedy, it is an atmospheric, allegorical masterpiece about five oppressed, suicidal sisters and the boys who dream of rescuing them.

    Robert says: "Heartbreaking - but Wonderful!"
    "SAMPLE BEFORE BUYING"
    Overall
    Performance
    Story

    The direction and/or narration of this audiobook is so slow that it makes the book almost incomprehensible. Each comma is a paragraph, each period a chapter. What remains is an exercise in focused concentration, for holding onto the subject of a sentence from start to finish is truely a task.

    14 of 15 people found this review helpful
  • Much Ado About Nothing | [William Shakespeare]
    Much Ado About Nothing
    ABRIDGED

    Much Ado About Nothing

    • ABRIDGED (1 hr and 49 mins)
    • By William Shakespeare
    Overall
    (8)
    Performance
    (2)
    Story
    (2)

    Much Ado About Nothing is a romantic comedy that revolves around obstacles presented to two young lovers, as well as a "merry war" of the sexes. (A full-cast production.)

    Michael says: "Abridged"
    "Abridged"
    Overall
    Performance
    Story
    This book wasn’t for you, but who do you think might enjoy it more?

    Not the complete text


    What was one of the most memorable moments of Much Ado About Nothing?

    Not the complete text


    Did the narrator do a good job differentiating all the characters? How?

    Not the complete text


    If you could play editor, what scene or scenes would you have cut from Much Ado About Nothing?

    Not the complete text


    Any additional comments?

    not the complete text

    0 of 0 people found this review helpful
  • BBC Radio Shakespeare: Much Ado About Nothing (Dramatized) | [William Shakespeare]
    BBC Radio Shakespeare: Much Ado About Nothing (Dramatized)
    ORIGINAL

    BBC Radio Shakespeare: Much Ado About Nothing (Dramatized)

    • ORIGINAL (2 hrs and 14 mins)
    • By William Shakespeare
    • Narrated By David Tennant, Samantha Spiro, Full Cast
    Overall
    (99)
    Performance
    (49)
    Story
    (46)

    BBC Radio has a unique heritage when it comes to Shakespeare. Since 1923, when the newly formed company broadcast its first full-length play, generations of actors and producers have honed and perfected the craft of making Shakespeare to be heard.

    Michael says: "Extremely Abridged!!!"
    "Extremely Abridged!!!"
    Overall
    Performance
    Story
    What disappointed you about BBC Radio Shakespeare?

    Chopped, and Cut, and re-structured.


    Who was your favorite character and why?

    The original


    Which scene was your favorite?

    The original


    What character would you cut from BBC Radio Shakespeare?

    The original


    Any additional comments?

    If the writers words have been altered, please list as abridged.

    0 of 0 people found this review helpful
  • Nature Girl | [Carl Hiaasen]
    Nature Girl
    UNABRIDGED

    Nature Girl

    • UNABRIDGED (11 hrs and 28 mins)
    • By Carl Hiaasen
    • Narrated By Lee Adams
    Overall
    (565)
    Performance
    (83)
    Story
    (85)

    Honey Santana, impassioned, willful, possibly bipolar, self-proclaimed "queen of lost causes", has a scheme to help rid the world of irresponsibility, indifference, and dinnertime sales calls. She's taking rude, gullible Relentless, Inc., telemarketer Boyd Shreave and his less-than-enthusiastic mistress, Eugenie, into the wilderness of Florida's Ten Thousand Islands for a gentle lesson in civility. What she doesn't know is that she's being followed by her Honey-obsessed former employer.

    Pamela says: "Well worth the wait!"
    "Sample first!"
    Overall
    Performance
    Story

    I am a fan of Mr. Hiaasen and have enjoyed reading all his books. The problem here is the narrator. She has a stunningly beautiful voice, perfect diction, a slow pace, no sense of humor,and very little talent in character deliniation (Valley girls, gold-rush prospectors, and subtle cartoon voices). She sucked all the fun out of this one. Sorry I didn't buy the book.

    9 of 11 people found this review helpful
  • Water for Elephants | [Sara Gruen]
    Water for Elephants
    UNABRIDGED

    Water for Elephants

    • UNABRIDGED (11 hrs and 26 mins)
    • By Sara Gruen
    • Narrated By David LeDoux, John Randolph Jones
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (11433)
    Performance
    (3976)
    Story
    (4019)

    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.

    Teddy says: "This is what Audiobook should be..."
    "Do it."
    Overall
    Performance
    Story

    Yeah. It's a really good story. Can't go wrong.

    1 of 1 people found this review helpful
  • After This | [Alice McDermott]
    After This
    UNABRIDGED

    After This

    • UNABRIDGED (9 hrs and 58 mins)
    • By Alice McDermott
    • Narrated By Martha Plimpton
    Overall
    (46)
    Performance
    (2)
    Story
    (2)

    Alice McDermott's masterful new novel is a vivd portrait of an American family caught at the crossroads of the tumultuous middle decades of the 20th century. Witty, compassionate, and wry, After This evokes the social, political, and spiritual upheavals of its time through the experiences of a working-class couple, John and Mary Keane, their four children, and the changes radiating through their Catholic community on Long Island.

    Jeanne says: "A Jewel of a Book"
    "Beautiful"
    Overall
    Performance
    Story

    Stunning! Highly recommended! McDermott paints pictures with words, melodies with sentences. Literature as art. Plimpton's narration only adds to the beauty. If you love books, listen here.

    2 of 2 people found this review helpful
  • A Spot of Bother: A Novel | [Mark Haddon]
    A Spot of Bother: A Novel
    UNABRIDGED

    A Spot of Bother: A Novel

    • UNABRIDGED (11 hrs and 45 mins)
    • By Mark Haddon
    • Narrated By Simon Vance
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (298)
    Performance
    (49)
    Story
    (48)

    At 61, George Hall is settling down to a comfortable retirement. Then his tempestuous daughter, Katie, announces that she is getting remarried, to the deeply inappropriate Ray. Her family is not pleased and Katie can't decide if she loves Ray or loves the wonderful way he has with her son, Jacob. Her mother, Jean, is a bit put out by all the planning and arguing the wedding has occasioned, which get in the way of her quite fulfilling late-life affair with one of her husband's ex-colleagues.

    Matthea says: "Fun and poignant"
    "Wonderful"
    Overall
    Performance
    Story

    A delightful foray into the nature of family and love, and whether either is definable or teachable. Like his previous novel, you're left wondering how Mr. Haddon knows these things. Smashing fun.

    6 of 7 people found this review helpful
  • Black Swan Green | [David Mitchell]
    Black Swan Green
    UNABRIDGED

    Black Swan Green

    • UNABRIDGED (13 hrs and 8 mins)
    • By David Mitchell
    • Narrated By Kirby Heyborne
    Overall
    (286)
    Performance
    (73)
    Story
    (73)

    From award-winning writer David Mitchell comes a sinewy, meditative novel of boyhood on the cusp of adulthood and the old on the cusp of the new. Black Swan Green tracks a single year in what is, for 13-year-old Jason Taylor, the sleepiest village in muddiest Worcestershire in dying Cold War England, 1982. But the 13 chapters, each a short story in its own right, create an exquisitely observed world that is anything but sleepy.

    Janet Tarasovic says: "The joys of teen misery"
    "Yes!"
    Overall
    Performance
    Story

    Brilliant.

    0 of 3 people found this review helpful

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