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The Next Queen of Heaven
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2 out of 5 stars
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No action
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- By: Gregory Maguire
- Narrated by: Steven Crossley
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- Unabridged
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Overall3.5 out of 5 stars 123
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 111
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Story3.5 out of 5 stars 113
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- Narrated by: Jason Culp
- Length: 7 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3.5 out of 5 stars 83
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 51
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Story3.5 out of 5 stars 50
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1 out of 5 stars
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After Alice
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- Narrated by: Katherine Kellgren
- Length: 7 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3.5 out of 5 stars 308
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 269
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Story3.5 out of 5 stars 269
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 28
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 22
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Overall3 out of 5 stars 114
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Performance3.5 out of 5 stars 58
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Story3 out of 5 stars 57
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No action
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 188
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Gregory Maguire, critically acclaimed author of Wicked, returns with his eagerly anticipated second novel. Using a dazzling reincarnation of the Cinderella story set in 17th century Holland, Maguire deftly weaves together stories of inner and outer beauty. Iris is a plain but intelligent young girl. Forced to flee England with her recently widowed mother, Margarethe, and her older sister, she finds herself swept into a life that becomes a legend. Arriving destitute, the family becomes employed in the home of a wealthy tulip merchant.
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Overall3.5 out of 5 stars 155
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 45
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Story3.5 out of 5 stars 46
Who better to wreak havoc with eight beloved fairy tales than Gregory Maguire, the brilliant, funny, and nationally best-selling author of the adult novel Wicked as well as the hilarious middle-grade series The Hamlet Chronicles.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Wicked
- The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 7,433
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 4,837
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Story4 out of 5 stars 4,887
Heralded as an instant classic of fantasy literature, Maguire has written a wonderfully imaginative retelling of The Wizard of Oz told from the Wicked Witch's point of view. More than just a fairy tale for adults, Wicked is a meditation on the nature of good and evil.
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It's not easy being green
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Overall3.5 out of 5 stars 234
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 138
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Story4 out of 5 stars 140
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2 out of 5 stars
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nice
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 9,429
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 7,846
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Story5 out of 5 stars 7,866
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Literature, Margaret Mitchell's great novel of the South is one of the most popular books ever written. Within six months of its publication in 1936, Gone With the Wind had sold a million copies. To date, it has been translated into 25 languages, and more than 28 million copies have been sold. Here are the characters that have become symbols of passion and desire....
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Although Scott Carey doesn’t look any different, he’s been steadily losing weight. There are a couple of other odd things, too. He weighs the same in his clothes and out of them, no matter how heavy they are. Scott doesn’t want to be poked and prodded. He mostly just wants someone else to know, and he trusts Doctor Bob Ellis. In the small town of Castle Rock, the setting of many of King’s most iconic stories, Scott is engaged in a low-grade - but escalating - battle with the lesbians next door whose dog regularly drops his business on Scott’s lawn. One of the women is friendly; the other, cold as ice.
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Publisher's Summary
With the new millennium approaching, the eccentric town of Thebes grows even stranger. Mrs. Leontina Scales begins speaking in tongues after being clocked by a Catholic statuette. Her daughter, Tabitha, and her sons scheme to save their mother or surrender her to Jesus - whatever comes first. Meanwhile, choir director Jeremy Carr, caught between lust and ambition, fumbles his way toward Y2K. The ancient Sisters of the Sorrowful Mysteries join with a gay singing group. The Radical Radiants battle the Catholics. A Christmas pageant goes horribly awry. And a child is born.
Only a modern master like Gregory Maguire could spin a tale as frantic, funny, and farcical as The Next Queen of Heaven.
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- Linda
- Sarasota, FL, United States
- 01-05-11
Frantic, Funny and Farcical??
I really enjoy Gregory Maguire's work - usually. I have read and/or listened to a number of his books and have loved and recommended them whether the focus was children's or adult entertainment. I can't recommend this book to anyone. I listened all the way to the end, went back and replayed several parts, and I STILL don't know what portion of the book was intended as humor, which as satirical content and what was meant to elevate my social consciousness. The fact that the narrator sounds like a young girl may lead some to believe this is a children's book - It Is Not! The language is foul, the subject matter is sick in some spots and just plain sad in others. I have never written a reader review this negative before, but this book really deserves it. Don't waste your time and money. If you love Maguire and simply must read the book - get it from the library.
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Overall2 out of 5 stars
- Richard A Shepard
- 02-18-16
Narration is horrible
This is the worst selection of a narrator that I've encountered on this site. She sounds like a squealing munchkin, painful and flat out horrible. Im sure the book is well worth the read, but not on Audible. Ugh!
