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Homegoing
- A Novel
- By: Yaa Gyasi
- Narrated by: Dominic Hoffman
- Length: 13 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall11,051
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Performance9,867
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Story9,864
Winner of the NBCC's John Leonard First Book Prize A New York Times 2016 Notable Book One of Oprah’s 10 Favorite Books of 2016 NPR's Debut Novel of the Year One of Buzzfeed's Best Fiction Books Of 2016 One of Time's Top 10 Novels of 2016 “Homegoing is an inspiration.” —Ta-Nehisi Coates...
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A Novel in Stories
- By Daryl on 06-19-16
The #1 sign for me that I’ve discovered a new favorite book is that I’ll frequently catch myself thinking about it, out of nowhere, long after I’ve finished. And of all the books I listened to this year, Homegoing is the one that has just seemed to linger for me. Yaa Gyasi’s debut is a multigenerational saga that traces the very different lineages of two half-sisters separated at birth in their native Ghana. Listening was like experiencing an engrossing novel, a collection of short stories, and a history lesson all in one. Narrator Dominic Hoffman is a vocal chameleon, shifting from character to character, adapting his tone, accent, and cadence effortlessly. It’s clear that Gyasi has an incredible career ahead of her – one that I’m very keen to follow.
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Shrill
- Notes from a Loud Woman
- By: Lindy West
- Narrated by: Lindy West
- Length: 6 hrs and 9 mins
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Overall5,114
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Performance4,546
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Story4,518
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- By: M. R. Carey
- Narrated by: Finty Williams
- Length: 15 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall2,743
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Performance2,511
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Story2,504
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Almost Great
- By David Shear on 04-08-16
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- By: Bob Proehl
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- Unabridged
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Overall73
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Performance66
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Story67
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100 1000 Worlds
- By Josie on 07-16-16
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Underground Airlines
- By: Ben H. Winters
- Narrated by: William DeMeritt
- Length: 9 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4,711
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Performance4,342
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Story4,334
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Original and disturbing novel
- By Mark on 10-29-17
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Shrill
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- Length: 6 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5,114
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Performance4,546
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Story4,518
Shrill is an uproarious memoir, a feminist rallying cry in a world that thinks gender politics are tedious and that women, especially feminists, can't be funny. Coming of age in a culture that demands women be as small, quiet, and compliant as possible -- like a porcelain dove that will also...
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Bookclub or no bookclub?
- By Dan Mulligan on 06-17-16
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Fellside
- By: M. R. Carey
- Narrated by: Finty Williams
- Length: 15 hrs and 30 mins
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Overall2,743
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Performance2,511
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Story2,504
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Almost Great
- By David Shear on 04-08-16
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A Hundred Thousand Worlds
- By: Bob Proehl
- Narrated by: MacLeod Andrews
- Length: 12 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall73
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Performance66
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Story67
“A Kavalier & Clay for the Comic-Con Age, this is a bighearted, inventive, exuberant debut.” —Eleanor Henderson, author of Ten Thousand Saints "Proehl creates worlds within worlds within worlds, all of them full of surprise and wonder." —Charles Yu, author of How to Live Safely in a...
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Overall4,711
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Performance4,342
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Story4,334
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