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The Ocean at the End of the Lane
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Audie Award Finalist, Narration by the Author or Authors, 2014
Audie Award Finalist, Fiction, 2014
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When Cora and her little sister, Mimi, are sent to stay with their great-aunt in the isolated village of Bryers Guerdon, they receive a less than warm welcome and are desperate to go back to London. But Auntie Ida’s life was devastated the last time two young girls were at Guerdon Hall, and now her nieces’ arrival has reawakened an evil that has lain in wait for years. A haunting voice in an empty room; a strange, scarred man lurking in the graveyard; mysterious words scrawled on the walls of the abandoned church ... all point to a horrifying truth that has held Bryers Guerdon in its grip for centuries.
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5 out of 5 stars
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AMAZING!!!
- By Sharron on 09-06-14
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Arcadia
- By: Lauren Groff
- Narrated by: Andrew Garman
- Length: 11 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 375
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 325
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Story4 out of 5 stars 323
Lauren Groff’s acclaimed debut novel The Monsters of Templeton was short-listed for the Orange Prize. Her second novel, Arcadia opens in the late 1960s with a group of young idealists forming a commune in western New York State. Into this group is born Bit, who grows into a quiet, distant man. Over the course of 50 years, Bit witnesses the utopia crumble and the world change in unimaginable ways.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Luscious prose, intimate and realistic
- By Kathleen on 03-22-12
By: Lauren Groff
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A Curious Tale of the In-Between
- By: Lauren DeStefano
- Narrated by: Brittany Pressley
- Length: 5 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 73
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 69
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 68
Pram Bellamy is special - she can talk to ghosts. She doesn't have too many friends among the living, but that's all right. She has her books, she has her aunts, and she has her best friend, the ghostly Felix. Then Pram meets Clarence, a boy from school who has also lost a parent and is looking for answers. Together they arrive at the door of the mysterious Lady Savant, who promises to help. But this spiritualist knows the true nature of Pram's power, and what she has planned is more terrifying than any ghost.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Interesting, true care, warm feeling step into spiritual world.
- By chessnut888 on 09-24-15
By: Lauren DeStefano
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The Stopped Heart
- A Novel
- By: Julie Myerson
- Narrated by: Elizabeth Knowelden, Lucinda Clare
- Length: 14 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 57
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 54
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Story4 out of 5 stars 53
Mary Coles and her husband, Graham, have just moved to a cottage on the edge of a small village. The house hasn't been lived in for years, but they are drawn to its original features and surprisingly large garden, which stretches down into a beautiful apple orchard. It's idyllic, remote, picturesque: exactly what they need to put the horror of the past behind them.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Not What I expected.
- By Heather on 04-26-16
By: Julie Myerson
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The Soldier's Wife
- By: Margaret Leroy
- Narrated by: Alison Larkin
- Length: 10 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 52
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 47
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Story4 out of 5 stars 46
As World War II draws closer and closer to Guernsey, Vivienne de la Mare knows that there will be sacrifices to be made. Not just for herself, but for her two young daughters and for her mother-in-law, for whom she cares while her husband is away fighting. What she does not expect is that she will fall in love with one of the enigmatic German soldiers who take up residence in the house next door to her home. As their relationship intensifies, so do the pressures on Vivienne.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Fail
- By Simone on 08-01-15
By: Margaret Leroy
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The Girl in the Locked Room
- A Ghost Story
- By: Mary Downing Hahn
- Narrated by: Rachel Dulude
- Length: 3 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 209
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 167
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 168
Jules' family moves into an old abandoned house. Her parents love it, but she's frightened and feels a sense of foreboding. When she sees a pale face in an upstairs window, she can't stop wondering about the eerie presence on the top floor - in a room with a locked door. Her fear replaced by fascination, Jules becomes determined to make contact with the mysterious figure and to unlock the door. Past and present intersect as she and her ghostly friend discover the fate of the family who lived in the house all those many years ago.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent Narrator!
- By Seth Adam Smith on 05-02-20
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Everything Under
- A Novel
- By: Daisy Johnson
- Narrated by: Esther Wane
- Length: 7 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3.5 out of 5 stars 88
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 76
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Story4 out of 5 stars 75
The dictionary doesn’t contain every word. Gretel, a lexicographer by trade, knows this better than most. She grew up on a houseboat with her mother, wandering the canals of Oxford and speaking a private language of their own invention. Her mother disappeared when Gretel was a teen, abandoning her to foster care, and Gretel has tried to move on, spending her days updating dictionary entries. One phone call from her mother is all it takes for the past to come rushing back. To find her, Gretel will have to recover buried memories of her final, fateful winter on the canals.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A brilliantly understated classic
- By Jeff Lacy on 10-29-19
By: Daisy Johnson
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Promise
- A Novel
- By: Minrose Gwin
- Narrated by: Adenrele Ojo
- Length: 12 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 65
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 60
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Story4 out of 5 stars 60
In the aftermath of a devastating tornado that rips through the town of Tupelo, Mississippi, at the height of the Great Depression, two women worlds apart - one Black, one White; one a great-grandmother, the other a teenager - fight for their families' survival in this lyrical and powerful novel.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Mostly Disappointing
- By Anjoli on 06-15-19
By: Minrose Gwin
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Owls Do Cry
- By: Janet Frame
- Narrated by: Heather Bolton
- Length: 8 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 34
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 25
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 25
Owls Do Cry is Janet Frame's first novel. She describes her idea behind it in the second volume of her autobiography: 'Pictures of great treasure in the midst of sadness and waste haunted me and I began to think, in fiction, of a childhood, home life, hospital life, using people known to me as a base for main characters, and inventing minor characters.'
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4 out of 5 stars
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well told but a wee bit depressing.
- By Muzza on 11-03-19
By: Janet Frame
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Behind the Scenes at the Museum
- A Novel
- By: Kate Atkinson
- Narrated by: Pearl Hewitt
- Length: 12 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 461
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 404
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 403
Ruby Lennox begins narrating her life at the moment of conception, and from there takes us on a whirlwind tour of the 20th century as seen through the eyes of an English girl determined to learn about her family and its secrets.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Another Kate Atkinson multi-generational story
- By Satisfied Customer on 11-08-18
By: Kate Atkinson
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Steampunk! An Anthology of Fantastically Rich and Strange Stories
- By: Kelly Link - editor, Gavin J. Grant - editor
- Narrated by: Sarah Coomes, Nico Evers-Swindell, Shannon McManus, and others
- Length: 12 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 110
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 93
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Story4 out of 5 stars 94
Imagine an alternate universe where romance and technology reign. Where tinkerers and dreamers craft and recraft a world of automatons, ornate clockworks, calculating machines, and other marvels that. Where scientists and schoolgirls, fair folk and Romans, intergalactic bandits, and intrepid orphans - decked out in corsets, clockwerk suits, and tall black boots - solve dastardly crimes, escape from monstrous predicaments, consult oracles, and hover over volcanoes in steam-powered airships.
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4 out of 5 stars
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MMMM, Orca Bacon
- By Jim "The Impatient" on 09-14-13
By: Kelly Link - editor, and others
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The Secret of Platform 13
- By: Eva Ibbotson
- Narrated by: Angela Thorne
- Length: 4 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 161
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 134
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 132
Beyond the everyday world of King's Cross Station lies an island of oddities and magic. When their infant Prince is stolen, the island's magical residents form a team to rescue him. The only trouble is, they can't get to him for nine years.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Light, funny, magical listen.
- By E. Onaya on 06-01-17
By: Eva Ibbotson
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The October Country
- By: Ray Bradbury
- Narrated by: David Aaron Baker
- Length: 10 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 349
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 305
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 305
Haunting, harrowing, and downright horrifying, this classic collection from the modern master of the fantastic features: "The Small Assassin": a fine, healthy baby boy was the new mother's dream come true - or her nightmare.... "The Emissary": the faithful dog was the sick boy's only connection with the world outside - and beyond.... "The Wonderful Death of Dudley Stone": a most remarkable case of murder - the deceased was delighted! And more!
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5 out of 5 stars
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The October Country
- By steven richard pohl on 09-17-19
By: Ray Bradbury
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Cartwheeling in Thunderstorms
- By: Katherine Rundell
- Narrated by: Bianca Amato
- Length: 6 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 33
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 28
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 28
Even a life on the untamed plains of Africa can't prepare Wilhelmina for the wilds of an English boarding school in this lovely and lyrical novel from the author of Rooftoppers, which Booklist called "a glorious adventure". Wilhelmina Silver's world is golden. Living half-wild on an African farm with her horse, her monkey, and her best friend, every day is beautiful. But when her home is sold and Will is sent away to boarding school in England, the world becomes impossibly difficult.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great story about friendship and growing up
- By Heather Kornacki on 02-24-23
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Liesl & Po
- By: Kei Acedera, Lauren Oliver
- Narrated by: Jim Dale
- Length: 5 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 586
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 532
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Story4 out of 5 stars 527
Liesl lives in a tiny attic bedroom, locked away by her cruel stepmother. Her only friends are the shadows and the mice - until one night a ghost appears from the darkness. It is Po, who comes from the Other Side. Both Liesl and Po are lonely, but together they are less alone. That same night, an alchemist's apprentice, Will, bungles an important delivery. He accidentally switches a box containing the most powerful magic in the world with one containing something decidedly less remarkable. Will's mistake has tremendous consequences for Liesl and Po....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great story made better by a great narrator
- By Marie on 09-16-12
By: Kei Acedera, and others
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Jagannath
- By: Karin Tidbeck
- Narrated by: Kirsten Potter
- Length: 4 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 34
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 30
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 30
A child is born in a tin can. A switchboard operator finds himself in hell. Three corpulent women float somewhere beyond time. Welcome to the weird world of Karin Tidbeck, the visionary Swedish author of literary sci-fi, speculative fiction, and mind-bending fantasy who has captivated fans around the world. Originally published by the tiny press Cheeky Frawg - the passion project of Ann and Jeff VanderMeer - Jagannath has been celebrated by listeners and critics alike, with rave reviews from major outlets and support from lauded peers like China Mieville and even Ursula K. Le Guin herself.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Always unique, usually quite good, sometimes meh
- By Eugene on 02-13-19
By: Karin Tidbeck
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In Coraline's family's new flat are twenty-one windows and fourteen doors. Thirteen of the doors open and close. The fourteenth is locked, and on the other side is only a brick wall, until the day Coraline unlocks the door to find a passage to another flat in another house just like her own.
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 23
The superstar author makes a stop on his last official book tour to read from and discuss his first adult novel in eight years. In conversation with Erin Morgenstern ( The Night Circus).
By: Neil Gaiman
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The Witch's Heart
- By: Genevieve Gornichec
- Narrated by: Jayne Entwistle
- Length: 12 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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When a banished witch falls in love with the legendary trickster Loki, she risks the wrath of the gods in this moving, subversive debut novel that reimagines Norse mythology. Angrboda’s story begins where most witches' tales end: with a burning. A punishment from Odin for refusing to provide him with knowledge of the future, the fire leaves Angrboda injured and powerless, and she flees into the farthest reaches of a remote forest. There she is found by a man who reveals himself to be Loki, and her initial distrust of him transforms into a deep and abiding love.
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A Masterful Exploration of Norse Myth
- By Catherine A Rector on 02-19-21
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Stardust
- By: Neil Gaiman
- Narrated by: Aisling Loftus, Alex Macqueen, Blake Ritson, and others
- Length: 2 hrs and 32 mins
- Original Recording
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Challenged to retrieve a fallen star, Tristran Thorn leaves the sleepy English village of Wall and crosses into the land of Faerie and the realm of Stormhold. Locating the star, he discovers it is no meteorite but a young woman, Yvaine. When Yvaine evades him and escapes, Tristran discovers he is not the only one in pursuit of the star: there are dark forces in this magical land, and he must find Yvaine before she falls into their clutches.
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Another Brilliant Realization
- By D. Craven on 02-09-17
By: Neil Gaiman
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Odd and the Frost Giants
- By: Neil Gaiman
- Narrated by: Neil Gaiman
- Length: 1 hr and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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In a village in ancient Norway lives a boy named Odd, and he's had some very bad luck: His father perished in a Viking expedition; a tree fell on and shattered his leg; the endless freezing winter is making villagers dangerously grumpy. Out in the forest Odd encounters a bear, a fox, and an eagle - three creatures with a strange story to tell. Now Odd is forced on a stranger journey than he had imagined, a journey to save Asgard, city of the gods, from the Frost Giants who have invaded it.
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5 out of 5 stars
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My 4 and 6 year old loved! Mom too!!
- By Oskar's Mom on 08-23-11
By: Neil Gaiman
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The Sisters Grimm
- The Sisters Grimm, Book 1
- By: Menna van Praag
- Narrated by: Adjoa Andoh
- Length: 15 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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As children, Goldie, Liyana, Scarlet, and Bea dreamed of a strange otherworld: a nightscape of mists and fog, perpetually falling leaves and hungry ivy, lit by an unwavering moon. Here, in this shadowland of Everwhere, the four girls, half-sisters connected by blood and magic, began to nurture their elemental powers together. But at 13, the sisters were ripped from Everwhere and separated. Now, five years later, they search for one another and yearn to rediscover their unique and supernatural strengths.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Disappointing
- By Richelle Sandlin on 01-26-22
By: Menna van Praag
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- Anonymous User
- 08-21-18
Loved every moment
Loved this imaginative story - which I have listened to multiple times. And Neil Gaiman is a wonderful narrator in addition to being an enthralling writer.
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- Rich Nelson
- 08-21-18
Neil Gaiman continues to deliver.
What a delight. Like most of Gaiman's books it defies description. I suspect that this one will change form with each subsequent rereading.
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- GMAP
- 04-25-19
Excellent! Simply Excellent!!
Loved it entirely! The characters are well formed and Neil Gaiman's voice is the best storytelling voice ever!
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- David Jordan
- 01-14-19
Simply magnificent
This is my first book by Neil Gaiman and definitely will not be the last.
A compelling story that is sweet, lighthearted and thrilling at the same time. It keeps you intrigued until the very end while keeping a pace that's just right.
Neil Gaiman's narration allows you to experience the book the way it was meant to be read.
Highly recommended.
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- Bevin
- 04-04-18
Memories and childhood fantasies colide
The stories a 7yr old makes up in their head, colliding with magical realities, makes for an unbelievable - believable adventure.
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- Zari
- 08-07-18
He's done it again
i am now listening to only Neil Gaiman books for a good part of a month and I don't think I'll stop before i finish all
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- Dina Doyon
- 12-10-19
Beautiful!
I very rarely write book reviews just because of time constraints...however, this book was magical and offers so much amazing imagery! Gaiman is not only a brilliant story teller but also a gifted narrator!
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- Maria C Ehlers
- 06-07-15
Loved it
Reminiscent of A Wrinkle in Time with a touch of The Wee Free Men. Narrator was awesome.
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- Thomas M. Corrigan
- 07-29-13
2nd Wow! Yes, this really was GREAT
Just finished this and it makes me wonder if I should have given some of my other books reviewed 5 stars, as then this should be 6. A remarkable, if difficult to describe, story. And Neil Gaiman does a wonderful job at reading his work. Even the "acknowledgments" at the end were interesting and worth the listen.
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- JHS729
- 02-08-14
Lovely First Listen
What made the experience of listening to The Ocean at the End of the Lane the most enjoyable?
I'll readily admit that I've always been a Neil Gaiman fan, but hearing him read his own work was *quite* a treat for me. I just started listening to audiobooks on long runs, and this book definitely helped me get to 7 miles! Gaiman is a masterful narrator. :)
What other book might you compare The Ocean at the End of the Lane to and why?
Probably anything that involves Magic Realism: Neverwhere, The Golem & The Jinni, Night Circus
Have you listened to any of Neil Gaiman’s other performances before? How does this one compare?
Haven't listened to Gaiman read his own novels but will continue to!
Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
Definitely made me smile at times, and I certainly had a hard time turning it off at parts when I was finished with my run.
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