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Down the Rabbit Hole
- A Memoir of Abuse, Addiction and Recovery
- Narrated by: Kate Russell
- Length: 7 hrs and 37 mins
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Bobi Conn was raised in a remote Kentucky holler in 1980s Appalachia. She remembers her tin-roofed house tucked away in a vast forest paradise; the sparkling creeks, with their frogs and crawdads; the sweet blackberries growing along the road to her granny’s; and her abusive father. An elegiac account of survival despite being born poor, female, and cloistered, Bobi’s testament is one of hope for all vulnerable populations, particularly women and girls caught in the cycle of poverty and abuse.
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Hard Pass
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By: Bobi Conn
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Before You Suffocate Your Own Fool Self
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Striking in their emotional immediacy, the stories in Before You Suffocate Your Own Fool Self are based in a world where inequality is reality but where the insecurities of adolescence and young adulthood, and the tensions within family and the community, are sometimes the biggest complicating forces in one's sense of identity and the choices one makes.
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things we do to oursekves
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In an idyllic Los Angeles neighborhood, where generations enjoy deep roots in old homes, the O’Rourke family fits right in. Miriam and Craig are both artists and their four children carry on the legacy. When their teenage son, Nick, is diagnosed with schizophrenia, a tumultuous decade ensues in which the family careens off the conventional course. Like the 10 Biblical plagues, they are hit by one catastrophe after another: violence, evictions, arrests, a suicide attempt, a near-drowning - even cancer and a brain tumor - play against the backdrop of a wild teenage bacchanal.
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couldn't finish
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By: Cherie Currie, and others
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 170
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Charlotte has everything in life that she ever could have hoped for: a doting, artistic husband, a small-but-thriving flower shop, and her sweet, smart five-year-old daughter, Daisy. Her relationship with her mother might be strained, but the distance between them helps. And her younger brother Rocco may have horrible taste in women, but when he introduces his new girlfriend to Charlotte and her family, they are cautiously optimistic that she could be The One. Daisy seems to love Ruth, and she can’t be any worse than the klepto Rocco brought home the last time.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Scars and Stilettos: At 13, after being abandoned by her mother one summer and left to take care of her younger brother, Harmony becomes susceptible to a relationship that turns out to be toxic, abusive, and ultimately exploitative. She eventually finds herself working in a strip club at the age of 19, and her boyfriend becomes her pimp, controlling her every move and taking all of her money. Ultimately, she discovers a path to freedom and a whole new life.
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Trejo
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On screen, Danny Trejo the actor is a baddie who has been killed at least a hundred times. He’s been shot, stabbed, hanged, chopped up, squished by an elevator, and once, was even melted into a bloody goo. Off screen, he’s a hero beloved by recovery communities and obsessed fans alike. But the real Danny Trejo is much more complicated than the legend.
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The best book ever!
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Missing Parts
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Growing up abandoned by her father and raised by a single mother, Celeste was determined to create the perfect family - but even perfect families have secrets. Her days are filled with a rewarding career, a devoted husband, and her four-year-old daughter. Celeste is the only one who knows the precarious house of cards her family is built upon - until the day her daughter falls critically ill. Then her world quickly spirals out of control, her secret threatening to destroy her marriage, family, reputation, and sanity.
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3 out of 5 stars
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SPOILER ALERT. Sigh...
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Swear on This Life
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A struggling writer must come to terms with her past, present, and future after she discovers that she's the inspiration for a pseudonymously published best-selling novel.
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Outstanding Story!
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Snow
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Azu Wilson gave his oldest daughter the name Snow because she was born amongst his snowfall on the city of Gary, Indiana in 2001. Then, Azu had just began to drop tons kilos of coke on the city, starting the birth of his empire. Fast forward 18 years later, Snow is Azu's favorite girl and only daughter. She has been doted on by her father. Now, she is off to college with her best friends, Tristan and Bae. They hope that their move out of the violent streets of Chicago to Tallahassee will bring positive change to the brutally savage lives they have lived.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Stop putting this Narrator on Urban Books.
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By the time she was in her late 20s, Tara Schuster was a rising TV executive who had worked for The Daily Show with Jon Stewart and helped launch Key & Peele to viral superstardom. By all appearances, she had mastered being a grown-up. But beneath that veneer of success, she was a chronically anxious, self-medicating mess. No one knew that her road to adulthood had been paved with depression, anxiety, and shame. Buy Yourself the F*cking Lilies is the story of Tara’s path to re-parenting herself and becoming a "ninja of self-love".
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1 out of 5 stars
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Shallow romp through other authors works
- By MM in Los Angeles on 03-01-20
By: Tara Schuster
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- Length: 8 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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With heart-racing urgency and unflinching honesty, Jenkins takes you inside the grips of addiction and the desperate decisions it breeds. She is a born storyteller who lived an incredible story, from blackmail by an ex-boyfriend to a soul-shattering deal with a drug dealer, and her telling brims with suspense and unexpected wit. But the true surprise is her path to recovery. Tiffany breaks through the stigma and silence to offer hope and inspiration to anyone battling the disease - whether it’s a loved one or themselves.
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I Get it, You Were an Addict
- By Jim Thompson on 10-16-19
By: Tiffany Jenkins
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- Mason Saunders
- 02-05-24
good read
very heart felt book, some points are triggering but that's what comes with true stories.
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- WMA
- 09-26-20
A powerful story of addiction, abuse, and survival
Great narration by Russell. A painful journey told by an amazing survivor. Russell's truthful story never attempts to make her look better than she was. She carefully details the patterns of dysfunction so nakedly that the listener cannot help but to feel the anguish, fear, and sometimes comedy in a very viserral way.
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- Rugby
- 05-03-22
Sad, but brings into reality what some kids really do go through.
This story is heartbreaking. However, it is very well written in terms of the timeline. Not jumping back and forth. So sad what addiction can do to one. Congrats to Kate for realizing that she did have an addiction, getting help and getting clean. I hope you continue to better yourself everyday.
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- Amazon Customer
- 12-16-21
I enjoyed the story
I loved the narrator. Book I found both caught my emotions and at times it made me laugh
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- Melissa gibney
- 02-17-22
Heartbreaking Story told by a true survivor!
Kate Russell is a true survivor! What she (and her sister) went through is just horrific! I loved listening to her tell her story and how she did throw some humor in there!! So needless to say I laughed and cried.
Kate, if you ever see this review, thank you for sharing your story. I felt as if I watched you grow. I could picture your “Gamma” & “Pa”. I wish you all the best.
Melissa
Salem, Mass
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- Ashley Blankenship
- 07-22-22
New Fav Book
Could not stop listening! Amazing find! Sad that it ended! Wish her all the best!
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- G C
- 10-22-20
AMAZING READ!
I absolutely loved it! This book caught my attention from the very beginning and held it throughout the entire book. The narration was outstanding and gave the story that extra flair! My heart literally breaks for the innocent children and I am overjoyed when they succeed in spite of their negligence. The narration was outstanding and kept me entertained! The author did an amazing job with her story! I am in awe of this author! I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.
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- Miffy
- 07-22-23
Good Story
Enjoyed this book. Enjoyed the reader! I would like to know more about what the main character is doing now.
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- Amazonbuyer
- 01-29-21
Good book, Valley girl narration
I really enjoyed this book. Sad as it was, it was a very good listen about two horribly addicted parents who never changed. The abuse the Author suffered was sickening.
I wish the Author went with a narrator instead of using her own voice. She was very Valley girl Kardashian like and I feel it took a bit away from the story.
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- Shawna
- 12-30-20
Intense!
I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.
I was surprised by this book. It was well written and Kate does an amazing narration. I am so happy that she did it herself as she is able to catch all of the emotions rather than leaving it to chance that another narrator would be able to convey her feelings properly. This is a terrible story of abuse and neglect. I felt so bad for Kate from the beginning and - I admit- I didn't realize it was a true story. My heart was breaking for the children even before I realized everything in here was Kate's own past. Unfortunately, this is a very common story for thousands (millions?) of children which abusive, alcoholic, drug addicted parents.
Very well written and well performed. I would definitely listen to it again and read it again
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