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Publisher's summary
A NEW YORKER BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR • This magisterial, intimate look at Black womanhood "follows three women whose various traumas haunt them literally and metaphorically, as it explores what it means to be a Black woman in America today" (The New York Times Book Review, Editor's Choice).
A middle-aged woman feed slots at a secret back-room parlor. A new mother descends into a devastating postpartum depression, wracked with the fear that she is unable to protect her children. A daughter returns home to join the other women in her family waging spiritual combat with the ghosts of their past.
An Autobiography of Skin is a dazzling and masterful portrait of interconnected generations in the South from a singular new voice, offering a raw and tender view into the interior lives of Black women. It is at once a powerful look at how experiences are carried inside the body, inside the flesh and skin, and a joyous testament to how healing can be found within—in love, mercy, gratitude, and freedom.
Critic reviews
A New York Times Editor’s Choice
2023 Long-listed, Center for Fiction First Novel Prize
"[A] powerful debut." —The New Yorker
“In this love letter to women, Lakiesha Carr drops us into the lives of a multigenerational group of unforgettable women. . . . Part of the book’s pleasure is discovering how [they] are connected via three achingly poignant, interconnected stories, connections which are not at all typical, but unexpected and true-to-life.” —Amerie’s Book Club, March 2023 Selection
“A multifaceted examination of life as a Black woman. . . . Subtle, leaving space for each character to process and reflect on their own lives. . . . full of both humor and sadness, but most importantly, possibility.” —Shondaland
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By: Chelsea Bieker
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Creatures of Passage
- By: Morowa Yejidé
- Narrated by: Morowa Yejidé
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- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 117
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 101
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 101
Nephthys Kinwell is a taxi driver of sorts in Washington, DC, ferrying passengers in a 1967 Plymouth Belvedere with a ghost in the trunk. Endless rides and alcohol help her manage her grief over the death of her twin brother, Osiris, who was murdered and dumped in the Anacostia River. Unknown to Nephthys when the novel opens in 1977, her estranged great-nephew, 10-year-old Dash, is finding himself drawn to the banks of that very same river. It is there that Dash has charmed conversations with a mysterious figure he calls the "River Man".
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5 out of 5 stars
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This is the one
- By just_watching on 04-27-21
By: Morowa Yejidé
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The Past Is Never
- A Novel
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- Narrated by: Devon Sorvari
- Length: 9 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 63
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 59
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Story4 out of 5 stars 58
Siblings Bert, Willet, and Pansy know better than to go swimming at the old rock quarry. According to their father, it's the Devil's place, a place that's been cursed and forgotten. But Mississippi Delta summer days are scorching hot, and they can't resist cooling off in the dark, bottomless water - until the day six-year-old Pansy vanishes...not drowned, not lost, simply gone. When their father disappears as well, Bert and Willet leave their childhoods behind to try and hold their broken family together.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Intriguing Southern gothic tale
- By Robert Jason on 03-11-20
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The Lies We Told
- By: Diane Chamberlain
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 1,557
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,421
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Story4 out of 5 stars 1,418
Maya and Rebecca Ward are both accomplished physicians, but that's where the sisters' similarities end. As teenagers, they witnessed their parents' murder, but it was Rebecca who saved Maya from becoming another of the gunman's victims. The tragedy left Maya cautious and timid, settling for a sedate medical practice with her husband, Adam, while Rebecca became the risk taker.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Sibling rivalry, love, lust, loss, & heartache
- By Jessica on 03-22-16
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A Phoenix First Must Burn
- Sixteen Stories of Black Girl Magic, Resistance, and Hope
- By: Patrice Caldwell - editor
- Narrated by: York Whitaker
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 40
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 35
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 35
Evoking Beyoncé’s Lemonade for a teen audience, these authors who are truly Octavia Butler’s heirs have woven worlds to create a stunning narrative that puts Black women and gender-nonconforming individuals at its center. A Phoenix First Must Burn will take you on a journey from folktales retold to futuristic societies and everything in between. Filled with stories of love and betrayal, strength and resistance, this collection contains an array of complex and true-to-life characters through which you cannot help but see yourself reflected.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Absolutely brilliant
- By Ruthi on 03-11-20
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The Purple Don
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- Narrated by: L. Steven Taylor
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 47
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 45
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 45
Joey Diamonds is on the verge of being a “made” man, with ice-cold blue eyes that pierce through the hearts of women...and men. After being disowned by his Mafia family, losing the love of his life, and realizing the world at large is his enemy, Joey throws extreme caution to the wind on his journey of self-debauchery in the name of fame and fortune. The Purple Don is the story of how self-destruction is never simply an internal state, and everyone around can be destroyed in the process.
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5 out of 5 stars
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This was a good story!
- By tracey on 04-18-24
By: SLMN
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What Storm, What Thunder
- By: Myriam J.A. Chancy
- Narrated by: Ella Turenne
- Length: 11 hrs
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 56
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 53
The Earth had buckled, and, in that movement, all that was not in its place fell upon the Earth’s children, upon the blameless as well as the guilty, without discrimination. At the end of a long sweltering day, as markets and businesses begin to close for the evening, an earthquake of 7.0 magnitude shakes the capital of Haiti, Port-au-Prince. Award-winning author Myriam J. A. Chancy masterfully charts the inner lives of the characters affected by the disaster
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5 out of 5 stars
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We need the storm, the whirlwind, and the earthquake.
- By AuthorAnnaBella on 03-15-22
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A Lush and Seething Hell
- Two Tales of Cosmic Horror
- By: John Hornor Jacobs
- Narrated by: Almarie Guerra, MacLeod Andrews
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- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 402
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 354
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Story4 out of 5 stars 355
The award-winning and critically-acclaimed master of horror returns with a pair of chilling tales - both never-before-published in print or audio - that examine the violence and depravity of the human condition. Bringing together his acclaimed novella The Sea Dreams It Is the Sky and an all-new short novel My Heart Struck Sorrow, John Hornor Jacobs turns his fertile imagination to the evil that breeds within the human soul.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Great idea, tarnished by modern politics
- By Phil on 04-28-21
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Juliet Takes a Breath
- By: Gabby Rivera
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 235
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Juliet Milagros Palante is a self-proclaimed closeted Puerto-Rican baby dyke from the Bronx. Only, she's not so closeted anymore. Not after coming out to her family the night before flying to Portland, Oregon, to intern with her favorite feminist writer - what's sure to be a life-changing experience. And when Juliet's coming out crashes and burns, she's not sure her mom will ever speak to her again. But Juliet has a plan - sort of.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Healing & Growth
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By: Gabby Rivera
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George Orwell’s 1984
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It’s 1984, and life has changed beyond recognition. Airstrip One, formerly known as Great Britain, is a place where Big Brother is always watching, and nobody can hide. Except, perhaps, for Winston Smith. Whilst working at the Ministry of Truth, rewriting history, he secretly dreams of freedom. And in a world where love and sex are forbidden, where it’s hard to distinguish between friend and foe, he meets Julia and O’Brien and vows to rebel.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A Revelation!
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The Art of War
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 33,423
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 33,004
The 13 chapters of The Art of War, each devoted to one aspect of warfare, were compiled by the high-ranking Chinese military general, strategist, and philosopher Sun-Tzu. In spite of its battlefield specificity, The Art of War has found new life in the modern age, with leaders in fields as wide and far-reaching as world politics, human psychology, and corporate strategy finding valuable insight in its timeworn words.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The actual book The Art of War, not a commentary
- By Fred271 on 12-31-19
By: Sun Tzu
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Dietrich
- By: Don Winslow
- Narrated by: Ed Harris
- Length: 1 hr and 11 mins
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 633
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 586
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 586
It’s the summer of ’77 in New York City, and the only thing more unnerving than the scorching heatwave is the rampant murder, leaving washed-up homicide detective Richard Dietrich on edge. When Dietrich investigates a brutal mob hit the brass doesn’t want him to solve, he goes from phoning it in to getting in over his head. Caught up in a mysterious second homicide with an even more perplexing perpetrator, Dietrich starts to second guess his instincts—and his memory—as he searches for answers at the bottom of a bottle.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Haunting ending
- By Shirley Anderson on 04-21-24
By: Don Winslow
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The Rip
- By: Holly Craig
- Narrated by: Carly Foxx, Shalom Brune-Franklin
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 1,453
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,430
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Story4 out of 5 stars 1,430
Luxury villas on hot white sand, views for miles over turquoise water. Flawless hostess Penny gathers guests to an island for her husband’s birthday celebrations. But she soon regrets inviting self-obsessed Eloise. When a child vanishes on the night of the party, their perfect island weekend is ripped apart. Even paradise harbours murky secrets… Has he been taken? Has he drowned? In the panic to find any trace, Penny casts about for someone to blame—even if that person is her own daughter, Rosie. Even clear waters descend to pitch black.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Intriguing, Engaging, AND BEST NARATORS EVER
- By Hadassah on 03-12-24
By: Holly Craig
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The Holy Bible: King James Version
- The Old and New Testaments
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- Narrated by: Scott Brick, Prentice Onayemi, Ellen Archer, and others
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 999
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 791
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Story5 out of 5 stars 784
This newer edition of the King James Bible published in 1769 is usually preferred by most that read it over the older 1611 version. This 1769 edition is highly sought after due to being more reader/listener friendly than the 1611 since many typos were fixed.... We hope your new audio bible will go everywhere with you and be a blessing for years to come.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Very Good
- By José de Ribera on 12-17-20
By: King James Bible
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He Who Fights with Monsters 2
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- By: Shirtaloon, Travis Deverell
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 26,174
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 22,976
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Story5 out of 5 stars 22,921
But Jason Asano is settling into his new life. Now, a contest draws young elites to the city of Greenstone to compete for a grand prize. Jason must gather a band of companions if he is to stand a chance against the best the world has to offer. While the young adventurers are caught up in competition, the city leaders deal with revelations of betrayal as a vast and terrible enemy is revealed. Although Jason seems uninvolved, he has unknowingly crossed the enemy’s path before.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Contrary to common reviews
- By Karen on 05-21-21
By: Shirtaloon, and others
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Point Nemo
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- Narrated by: R.C. Bray
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 454
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 442
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Story5 out of 5 stars 442
In the heart of the South Pacific lies Point Nemo, the most desolate and remote place on Earth. At its core is a dead zone, devoid of life, where government agencies crash their obsolete satellites and space stations, confident they won't harm a soul. When the International Space Station suffers a catastrophic failure and plummets through the atmosphere, it's here that Mission Specialist Julie Rohr, an astrobiologist studying living space dust called xylem, finds herself marooned. Julie's only hope for rescue lies in the hands of her estranged father, Dr. Finn Maddern, a renowned mycologist.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Totally original-totally feasible!
- By Lawrence Tate on 04-10-24
By: Jeremy Robinson
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You Shouldn’t Have Come Here
- By: Jeneva Rose
- Narrated by: Andrew Eiden, Andi Arndt
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 3,870
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 3,741
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Story4 out of 5 stars 3,740
Grace Evans, an overworked New Yorker looking for a total escape from her busy life, books an Airbnb on a ranch in the middle of Wyoming. When she arrives at the idyllic getaway, she’s pleased to find that the owner is a handsome man by the name of Calvin Wells—and he’s eager to introduce her to his easygoing way of life. But there are things Grace discovers that she’s not too pleased about: a lack of cell phone service. A missing woman. And a feeling that something isn’t right with the ranch.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Worst. Ever. NOT a true twist. Juvenile writing and story,
- By Whitney Lahann on 04-29-23
By: Jeneva Rose
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The Narrator
- By: K. L. Slater
- Narrated by: Clare Corbett, Kristin Atherton
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 3,140
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,986
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2,984
When the call came it seemed like the answer to my prayers. My career as a voice actor had been over for months and me and my little girl Scarlet were living back at my mum’s place. I felt like a failure professionally—and with Scarlet having problems at school, as a parent as well. So, when I was asked to narrate a new book by disappeared novelist Philippa Roberts I jumped at the chance, even if it meant leaving Scarlet with my ex, Hugo, for a few weeks. Hugo, with his perfect new home and his perfect new girlfriend Saskia. But this isn’t a dream come true. It’s a nightmare.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Love but it's a production issue!
- By Mary on 09-02-22
By: K. L. Slater
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Melchor, the son of a prostitute, went to prison as a teenager, convicted of working for a Colombian drug cartel. Behind bars, he read a book that changed his life: Les Misérables. Then his mother was murdered. He decided to become a cop. This new case, in Terra Alta, a remote region of rural Catalonia—the murder of a wealthy local man and his wife—will turn Melchor’s life upside down yet again.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Amazing
- By Tyler on 04-25-24
By: Javier Cercas, and others
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White Tears
- A Novel
- By: Hari Kunzru
- Narrated by: Lincoln Hoppe, Danny Campbell, Dominic Hoffman
- Length: 10 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 209
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 188
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Story4 out of 5 stars 188
Two 20-something New Yorkers. Seth is awkward and shy. Carter is the glamorous heir to one of America's great fortunes. They have one thing in common: an obsession with music. Seth is desperate to reach for the future. Carter is slipping back into the past. When Seth accidentally records an unknown singer in a park, Carter sends it out over the Internet, claiming it's a long lost 1920s blues recording by a musician called Charlie Shaw.
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5 out of 5 stars
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How the Blues Got There, Captain Jack
- By W Perry Hall on 06-02-17
By: Hari Kunzru
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The Midnight News
- A novel
- By: Jo Baker
- Narrated by: Katherine Manners
- Length: 13 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 6
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 6
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Story4 out of 5 stars 6
It is 1940 and twenty-year-old Charlotte Richmond watches from her attic window as enemy planes fly over London. Still grieving her beloved brother, who never returned from France, she is trying to keep herself out of trouble: holding down a typist job at the Ministry of Information, sharing gin and confidences with her best friend, Elena, and dodging her overbearing father. On her way to work she often sees the boy who feeds the birds—a source of unexpected joy amid the rubble of the Blitz. But every day brings new scenes of devastation.
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5 out of 5 stars
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An intensity that bordered on painful at times but worth the discomfort
- By C. and P. Horn on 07-15-23
By: Jo Baker
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Seven Days of Us
- A Novel
- By: Francesca Hornak
- Narrated by: Jilly Bond
- Length: 9 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 285
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 258
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Story4 out of 5 stars 255
It’s Christmas, and for the first time in years the entire Birch family will be under one roof. Even Emma and Andrew’s elder daughter - who is usually off saving the world - will be joining them at Weyfield Hall. But Olivia, a doctor, is only coming home because she has to. She’s just returned from treating an epidemic abroad and has been told she must stay in quarantine for a week...and so too should her family. For the next seven days, the Birches are locked down, cut off from the rest of humanity, and forced into each other’s orbits.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Even Fiction Requires Research
- By Sara on 12-10-17
By: Francesca Hornak
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Best of Friends
- A Novel
- By: Kamila Shamsie
- Narrated by: Tania Rodrigues
- Length: 10 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3.5 out of 5 stars 53
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 46
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Story3.5 out of 5 stars 46
Zahra and Maryam have been best friends since childhood in Karachi, even though—or maybe because—they are unlike in nearly every way. Yet they never speak of the differences in their backgrounds or their values, not even after the fateful night when a moment of adolescent impulse upends their plans for the future. Three decades later, Zahra and Maryam have grown into powerful women who have each cut a path through London. But when troubling figures from their past resurface, they must finally confront their bedrock differences—and find out whether their friendship can survive.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Pivotal event causes major changes
- By OwlLover on 12-29-22
By: Kamila Shamsie
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The Narrow Road to the Deep North
- By: Richard Flanagan
- Narrated by: David Atlas
- Length: 14 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 24
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 18
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 18
In The Narrow Road to the Deep North, Richard Flanagan displays the gifts that have made him one of the most acclaimed writers of contemporary fiction. Moving deftly from a Japanese POW camp to present-day Australia, from the experiences of Dorrigo Evans and his fellow prisoners to that of the Japanese guards, this savagely beautiful novel tells a story of the many forms of love and death, of war and truth, as one man comes of age, prospers, only to discover all that he has lost.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent
- By Amazon Customer on 11-12-22
By: Richard Flanagan
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People Collide
- A Novel
- By: Isle McElroy
- Narrated by: Daniel Henning, Aida Reluzco
- Length: 6 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3 out of 5 stars 8
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Performance3.5 out of 5 stars 3
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Story2.5 out of 5 stars 3
When Eli leaves the cramped Bulgarian apartment he shares with Elizabeth, his more organized and successful wife, he discovers that he now inhabits her body. Not only have he and his wife traded bodies, but Elizabeth, living as Eli, has disappeared without a trace. What follows is Eli’s search across Europe and to America for his missing wife—and a roving, no-holds-barred exploration of gender and embodied experience.
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4 out of 5 stars
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A different perspective on different perspectives
- By H.W. Fielding on 10-11-23
By: Isle McElroy
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Wild Things
- A Novel
- By: Laura Kay
- Narrated by: Abigail Hardiman
- Length: 9 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 11
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 11
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Story4 out of 5 stars 11
El is in a rut. She’s been hiding in the photocopier room at the same dead-end job for longer than she cares to remember, she’s sharing a flat with a girl who leaves passive-aggressive smiley face notes on the fridge about milk consumption and, worst of all, she’s been in unrequited love with her best friend, effortlessly cool lesbian Ray, for years. So when a plan is hatched for El, Ray, and their two other closest friends to ditch the big city and move out to a ramshackle house on the edge of an English country village, it feels like just the escape she needs.
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3 out of 5 stars
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So slow
- By BuyerOfThings on 10-12-23
By: Laura Kay
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The Tie That Binds
- By: Kent Haruf
- Narrated by: Danny Campbell
- Length: 9 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 102
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 84
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 83
Colorado, January 1977. Eighty-year-old Edith Goodnough lies in a hospital bed, IV taped to the back of her hand, police officer at her door. She is charged with murder. The clues: a sack of chicken feed slit with a knife, a milky-eyed dog tied outdoors one cold afternoon. The motives: the brutal business of farming and a family code of ethics as unforgiving as the winter prairie itself.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Sad, No Real Conclusion and Pointless
- By Debbie on 03-28-24
By: Kent Haruf
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- Juanita James
- 01-09-24
Relatable and reminiscent
Reminded me of growing up in Alabama-felt like my family stories and characters were like some of my family members
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- willette
- 04-08-23
Critically important
Medical professionals, both credentialed and soon-to-be licensed must read this book. I mistakenly believed this tragedy was more related to socioeconomic status and learned how wrong I was. Not that I’d accept poor medical care for any one group of people, I’m trying to point out how critically important it is for our systems to change!
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