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The Art of Peeling an Orange
- Narrated by: Christine Williams
- Length: 11 hrs and 17 mins
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- JCPDX
- 12-17-16
I wish I could rate the parts
This book starts slow and i sort of wanted to give up, and then it locked up, and took a couple of interesting twists. The author's technical ability to write is in my opinion very good. She concours up scenes and emotions really well.
I just couldn't like anyone in this one - maybe the sister, she seemed pretty real until she gets tangled up with someone she doesn't seem she would ever really tolerate. So then I began to dislike her too.
There were times I didn't like the book because it was so dark, people filled with self loathing and narcissism. Then it would catch my interest, and then that would wane.
It was too long, too drawn out for me. I rated it a three because sometimes it was a solid 4 and then a 1, and then and then....
But I will finish with this, there movies and books that I walk away from, and think wow I didn't really like that too much, but then months and even years later I'm still talking about the book
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- dreamer
- 12-01-16
I can't compare it to any other books
Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?
It's a unique, strange, unexpected, multilayered story.
What other book might you compare The Art of Peeling an Orange to and why?
None.
What about Christine Williams’s performance did you like?
She's one of the best narrators I have listened to (and I have listened to many).
Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
Yes. Unfortunately I didn't have time, but I was almost wishing for a long drive, so I could continue listening.
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- willa damu
- 04-27-18
Not your usual Lesbian Romance novel.
Would you consider the audio edition of The Art of Peeling an Orange to be better than the print version?
The audio version was well done. I usually prefer the written word, but this story made me buy the print version. I like to go back and reread certain phrases or parts of a book when it is as well written as this.
What did you like best about this story?
Mysterious, unpredictable, intriguing and tragic, echoes of Orpheus. I loved that about this book. It keeps the reader wondering whats going to happen next.
Have you listened to any of Christine Williams’s other performances before? How does this one compare?
I've listened to several of Christine William's performances. Her voice is the reason I bought this audio book. She makes each of her characters very distinct. She makes every book she performs a delight. I've been a very prolific reader of printed books all my life. Due to physical hardships I have had to turn to Ebooks and audio books. Many voice actors either put me to sleep or grate on my nerves. Christine Williams's voice immerses me into the story and characters. .
Who was the most memorable character of The Art of Peeling an Orange and why?
Anna Garibaldi of course. The illustration of "Don't judge a book by its cover. Uncovering all her mysteries was like peeling an orange.
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- Jeannie Levig
- 02-17-17
A Fantastic Experience!
What did you love best about The Art of Peeling an Orange?
I loved everything about this book! I know I will listen to it time and time again.
What other book might you compare The Art of Peeling an Orange to and why?
I'd compare this story to The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield and Fingersmith by Sarah Waters in terms of the feel and atmosphere as well as the twists and turns of the plot.
Any additional comments?
I just finished listening to The Art of Peeling an Orange last night--and started it again this morning--and WOW! What a great book. It was exquisitely written, superbly paced, and the characters so well drawn, I feel like they are people in my life.. It truly is one of the best books I've read in a VERY long time. I do have to say, for my sentimental heart, I appreciated the alternate ending, but having said that, I also feel it simply made it a different book, not a better one. The original ending, whereas it was unexpected and left some grieving to be done, was powerful and gave the story the element of a reminder that not all stories in life end happily by conventional standards.
Victoria Avilan is a fantastic writer. She conveys the characters and details of the plot in such beautiful writing and depth that I couldn’t stop once I started. There are so many different experiences that she portrays in ways that make the reader feel the experience rather than simply read about it—art, from the artist’s perspective; the torment of perceived betrayal; heartbreak; the all-consumption of love; the destructive nature of secrets; to name just a few. There is one element in particular that I found so vividly accurate from my own experience, but if I mention it directly, a significant plot point would be revealed. So I won’t. Suffice it to say, Avilan definitely has a gift.
I highly recommend this book to readers who love the rich texture of a deep, well told story. Now, back to my second time through The Art of Peeling an Orange.
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- Kelli M
- 02-10-17
Unique
This is very well written...what an amazing mind to come up with such words. This is a very different type of love story...I was both entranced and baffled at times listening to it...I have to admit I stopped at Chapter 80 because I could not handle the emotions I was feeling...but if I'm feeling as I'm listening that says something about the book. I don't think it will be everyone's cup of tea but I enjoyed it...mostly.
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- BashaReads
- 12-25-16
Sublime moments
Interesting characters and sublime moments kept me involved in this story. I didn't love it as much as I loved A Small Country About To Vanish (also by Victoria Avilan), but scenes like the title event, the peeling of an orange, became trancendental. Descriptions of art, and of places had great depth. The relationships often required more suspension of disbelief than I could afford.
The voices of the characters were not well-differentiated by the reader, whose tones carried more than a modicum of haughtiness - more than the story required in my opinion.
Overall, a good and well-written story.
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- DogIsGood
- 11-27-16
Excellent dramatization!
The Art of Peeling an orange is a beautifully written literary fiction novel. Having Chris Williams narrate it simply brought the characters to life. I have been a fan of her narration since I heard Chris narrate Jericho. Highly recommended audiobook and novel.
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- Jennifer Herrera
- 01-07-20
Art Conquers All
V. Avilan writes with such finessed words and make my icy heart aches with such finality of how, and with each characters to fall for. Express of words finds me lost of mine. Must read of lost and soul and of Hades.
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- Reader
- 11-09-17
Haunting and Poetic
The imagery Ms. Avilan conjures up in this novel is stunning and poetic. The narration contributes to this book having an dreamlike quality. While I did not like the main character, Anna, I still found the story compelling. Usually if I don't care for one of the main characters, I can't connect with the work, but that was not the case here. This book dealt with themes that were greater than any one single character and I know that I will find myself mulling this novel over in my mind for weeks to come. There is a certain lyrical quality to this book that reminds me of the three novels that make up The Secret Trilogy by Francine Saint Marie. The narration by Christine Williams fits the narrative perfectly.
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- @MM_Gadget_Girl
- 08-19-17
Pleasently surprised
Interesting plot/plot twists, good character development and well read. I'd recommend this if the storyline interests you...
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Too cutesy; More like 2.5 overall
- By Kd on 08-24-16
By: Amabile Giusti, and others
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The Vine of Desire
- By: Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
- Narrated by: Julia Whelan
- Length: 11 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Anju and Sudha formed an astounding, almost psychic connection during their childhood in India. When Anju invites Sudha, a single mother in Calcutta, to come live with her and her husband, Sunil, in California, Sudha foolishly accepts, knowing full well that Sunil has long desired her. As Sunil's attraction rises to the surface, the trio must struggle to make sense of the freedoms of America - and of the ties that bind them to India and to one another.
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Vine of desire
- By Mz Shantay on 03-27-21
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Precious Thing
- By: Colette McBeth
- Narrated by: Penelope Rawlins
- Length: 11 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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I know her inside out. I know what she’s thinking, I know what she wants. So I can’t give up on her, she knows I never will. Some friendships fizzle out. Rachel and Clara promised theirs would last forever. They met in high school when Rachel was the shy, awkward new girl and Clara was the friend everyone wanted. Instantly, they fell under each other’s spell, and nothing would be the same again. Now they are in their late twenties, and Rachel has the television career, the apartment, and the boyfriend, while Clara’s life is spiraling out of control.
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BEST of my 2015 list !!
- By ROBIN on 09-04-15
By: Colette McBeth
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Watch Me
- A Gripping Psychological Thriller
- By: Jody Gehrman
- Narrated by: Holter Graham, Jody Gehrman
- Length: 10 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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Kate Youngblood is disappearing. Muddling through her late 30s as a creative writing professor at Blackwood college, she's dangerously close to never being noticed again. The follow-up novel to her successful debut tanked. Her husband left her for a woman 10 years younger. She's always been bright, beautiful, independent and a little wild, but now her glow is starting to vanish. She's heading into an age where her eyes are less blue, her charm worn out, and soon no one will ever truly look at her, want to know her, again. Except one.
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Great!
- By horslovr on 02-19-18
By: Jody Gehrman
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The Book of Dreams
- A Novel
- By: Nina George
- Narrated by: Steve West, Elizabeth Knowelden, Xalvador Tin-Bradbury
- Length: 10 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Henri Skinner is a hardened ex-war reporter on the run from his past. On his way to see his son, Sam, for the first time in years, Henri steps into the road without looking and collides with oncoming traffic. He is rushed to a nearby hospital, where he floats, comatose, between dreams, reliving the fairy tales of his childhood and the secrets that made him run away in the first place. After the accident, Sam - a 13-year-old synesthete with an IQ of 144 and an appetite for science fiction - waits by his father’s bedside every day.
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Fascinating and mind-blowing!
- By Tanya on 07-08-19
By: Nina George
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First Contact
- Haunts for Sale Series, Book 1
- By: Kat Green
- Narrated by: Kate Tyler
- Length: 5 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Sloane Osborne is a paranormal real estate agent in the business of selling haunted houses, but, in truth, she’s only searching for one ghost. And her time is running out. It’s the 366th day after her fiancé’s death. Michael used to like putting things off for “a year and a day” - so tonight’s the night. Sloane will do anything to make contact with him before the clock strikes midnight.
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Great Story, Great Narration!
- By Jan M on 10-15-18
By: Kat Green
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When in Rome
- By: Amabile Giusti, Sarah Christine Varney - translator
- Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell
- Length: 8 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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As her 30th birthday approaches, spirited and unconventional Carlotta is a little nervous. She's just been fired because of her irrepressible frankness, her family is a mess, and her love life is nonexistent. Plus, living in Rome isn't cheap, so she's forced to rent out a room in her apartment to make ends meet.
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Too cutesy; More like 2.5 overall
- By Kd on 08-24-16
By: Amabile Giusti, and others
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The Vine of Desire
- By: Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
- Narrated by: Julia Whelan
- Length: 11 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Anju and Sudha formed an astounding, almost psychic connection during their childhood in India. When Anju invites Sudha, a single mother in Calcutta, to come live with her and her husband, Sunil, in California, Sudha foolishly accepts, knowing full well that Sunil has long desired her. As Sunil's attraction rises to the surface, the trio must struggle to make sense of the freedoms of America - and of the ties that bind them to India and to one another.
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Vine of desire
- By Mz Shantay on 03-27-21
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Precious Thing
- By: Colette McBeth
- Narrated by: Penelope Rawlins
- Length: 11 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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I know her inside out. I know what she’s thinking, I know what she wants. So I can’t give up on her, she knows I never will. Some friendships fizzle out. Rachel and Clara promised theirs would last forever. They met in high school when Rachel was the shy, awkward new girl and Clara was the friend everyone wanted. Instantly, they fell under each other’s spell, and nothing would be the same again. Now they are in their late twenties, and Rachel has the television career, the apartment, and the boyfriend, while Clara’s life is spiraling out of control.
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BEST of my 2015 list !!
- By ROBIN on 09-04-15
By: Colette McBeth
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Guardian Angel Paranormal Superbundle
- The Guardians, Books 1-4
- By: S. Hamil
- Narrated by: J. D. Hart
- Length: 39 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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This audiobook contains my four first Guardian Angel romances and is a four-book saga. It starts with Claire, the precocious and curious guardian who gets so close to the flame her wings get scorched as she falls hard for Daniel, her explosive and brilliantly talented Brazilian painter charge.
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I Enjoyed It
- By Nina Diab on 03-11-23
By: S. Hamil
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The Red Address Book
- By: Sofia Lundberg, Alice Menzies - translator
- Narrated by: Xe Sands
- Length: 8 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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The global fiction sensation - published in 32 countries around the world: Meet Doris, a 96-year-old woman living alone in her Stockholm apartment. She has few visitors, but her weekly Skype calls with Jenny - her American grandniece, and her only relative - give her great joy and remind her of her own youth. In writing down the stories of her colorful past - working as a maid in Sweden, modelling in Paris during the '30s, fleeing to Manhattan at the dawn of the Second World War - she may help Jenny, haunted by a difficult childhood, unlock the secrets of their family....
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narrator was overwrought
- By Janet L. Hamilton on 02-22-19
By: Sofia Lundberg, and others
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A Bollywood Affair
- By: Sonali Dev
- Narrated by: Priya Ayyar
- Length: 10 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Playboy filmmaker Samir "Sam" Rathod is Bollywood's favorite bad boy. He'll do anything for his big brother - even travel halfway across the globe to take care of the "wife" who just crawled out of his brother's past. Yet Mili isn't the simple village girl Sam expected. She's a whirlwind who sucks him into her roommate's elaborate elopement and soon has him drowning in her onyx eyes.
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Incredibly Frustrating for Hindi Speakers.
- By gamechanger on 06-26-15
By: Sonali Dev
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The Man I Love
- By: Suanne Laqueur
- Narrated by: Vanessa DeSilvio
- Length: 13 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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College freshman Erik Fiskare loves the theater, but he's more intrigued by the wizardry behind the red curtain than the spectacle center stage. That is until Daisy Bianco steps into the spotlight. The moment Erik lays eyes on this ballerina, his atoms rearrange, and the young stagehand will never be the same.
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Erik and Daisy's story is EVERYTHING.
- By Christy Baldwin BBU on 06-03-19
By: Suanne Laqueur
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I'll Give You the Sun
- By: Jandy Nelson
- Narrated by: Julia Whelan, Jesse Bernstein
- Length: 12 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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“We were all heading for each other on a collision course, no matter what. Maybe some people are just meant to be in the same story". At first, Jude and her twin brother are NoahandJude; inseparable. Noah draws constantly and is falling in love with the charismatic boy next door, while daredevil Jude wears red-red lipstick, cliff-dives, and does all the talking for both of them. Years later, they are barely speaking. Something has happened to change the twins in different yet equally devastating ways...but then Jude meets an intriguing, irresistible boy and a mysterious new mentor.
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DO NOT GIVE THIS BOOK TO ANY LGBT YOUTH
- By K. Swinford on 03-15-17
By: Jandy Nelson
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Tuesday Nights in 1980
- By: Molly Prentiss
- Narrated by: George Newbern
- Length: 9 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Welcome to SoHo at the onset of the '80s: a gritty, quickly gentrifying playground for artists and writers looking to make it in the big city. Among them: James Bennett, a synesthetic art critic for the New York Times whose unlikely condition enables him to describe art in profound, magical ways; and Raul Engales, an exiled Argentinian painter running from his past and the Dirty War that has enveloped his country.
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Quirky charming funny & ultimately beautiful
- By Roscoepound the Hound on 07-10-16
By: Molly Prentiss