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Note: The authors receive royalties paid by the audiobook service provider for this free offer. If you do not want your audiobook to be in the podcast please send us an email to info@thebookvoice.com. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Gun-with-Occasional-Music-Audiobook/B002VA8U86 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Gun, with Occasional Music Author: Jonathan Lethem Narrator: Nick Sullivan Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 39 mins Language: English Release date: 07-24-09 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 188 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: In this brave new world, Metcalf has been shadowing the wife of an affluent doctor, perhaps falling a little in love with her at the same time. But when the doctor turns up dead, our amiable investigator finds himself caught in the crossfire in a futuristic world that is both funny - and not so funny. Editorial Reviews: Narrator Nick Sullivan serves this dialogue well, and has great fun with the accumulation of wisecracks. Lines like "The Bay View was a vacation spot for people vacating from their husbands and wives" are delivered with perfect timing, fitting for the kind of deadpan one-liners that are stock in trade of gumshoe narratives. If he perhaps emphasises the comic and cartoon at the expense of the story's darker undertones, then it is compensated by his well-drawn cast of characters, including a lugubrious villain and a tough-guy kangaroo hoodlum. Although not as substantial as Lethem's two masterpieces, Motherless Brooklyn and The Fortress of Solitude, Gun with Occasional Music clearly sets forth the author's predilection for genre-bending, being somewhere between Raymond Chandler and Philip K. Dick perhaps with a touch of Who Framed Roger Rabbit thrown in. Critic Reviews: "This colorful first novel is a fast and lively read, full of humorous visions and outlandish predicaments." (Publishers Weekly) "[A] sparkling pastiche of Chandleresque detective fiction displaced to an almost comical postmodern landscape." (Booklist) "Marries Chandler's style and Philip K. Dick's vision...an audaciously assured first novel." (Newsweek) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Jonathan Lethem) Fri, 24 Jul 2009 15:31:45 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Gun-with-Occasional-Music-Audiobook/B002VA8U86 thebookvoice.com 08:39:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Gun, with Occasional Music Author: Jonathan Lethem Narrator: Nick Sullivan Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 39 mins Language: English Release date: 07-24-09 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 188 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: In this brave new world, Metcalf has been shadowing the wife of an affluent doctor, perhaps falling a little in love with her at the same time. But when the doctor turns up dead, our amiable investigator finds himself caught in the crossfire in a futuristic world that is both funny - and not so funny. Editorial Reviews: Narrator Nick Sullivan serves this dialogue well, and has great fun with the accumulation of wisecracks. Lines like "The Bay View was a vacation spot for people vacating from their husbands and wives" are delivered with perfect timing, fitting for the kind of deadpan one-liners that are stock in trade of gumshoe narratives. If he perhaps emphasises the comic and cartoon at the expense of the story's darker undertones, then it is compensated by his well-drawn cast of characters, including a lugubrious villain and a tough-guy kangaroo hoodlum. Although not as substantial as Lethem's two masterpieces, Motherless Brooklyn and The Fortress of Solitude, Gun with Occasional Music clearly sets forth the author's predilection for genre-bending, being somewhere between Raymond Chandler and Philip K. Dick perhaps with a touch of Who Framed Roger Rabbit thrown in. Critic Reviews: "This colorful first novel is a fast and lively read, full of humorous visions and outlandish predicaments." (Publishers Weekly) "[A] sparkling pastiche of Chandleresque detective fiction displaced to an almost comical postmodern landscape." (Booklist) "Marries Chandler's style and Philip K. Dick's vision...an audaciously assured first novel." (Newsweek) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Gun, with Occasional Music Author: Jonathan Lethem Narrator: Nick Sullivan Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 39 mins Language: English Release date: 07-24-09 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 188 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: In this brave new world, Metcalf has been shadowing the wife of an affluent doctor, perhaps falling a little in love with her at the same time. But when the doctor turns up dead, our amiable investigator finds himself caught in the crossfire in a futuristic world that is both funny - and not so funny. Editorial Reviews: Narrator Nick Sullivan serves this dialogue well, and has great fun with the accumulation of wisecracks. Lines like "The Bay View was a vacation spot for people vacating from their husbands and wives" are delivered with perfect timing, fitting for the kind of deadpan one-liners that are stock in trade of gumshoe narratives. If he perhaps emphasises the comic and cartoon at the expense of the story's darker undertones, then it is compensated by his well-drawn cast of characters, including a lugubrious villain and a tough-guy kangaroo hoodlum. Although not as substantial as Lethem's two masterpieces, Motherless Brooklyn and The Fortress of Solitude, Gun with Occasional Music clearly sets forth the author's predilection for genre-bending, being somewhere between Raymond Chandler and Philip K. Dick perhaps with a touch of Who Framed Roger Rabbit thrown in. Critic Reviews: "This colorful first novel is a fast and lively read, full of humorous visions and outlandish predicaments." (Publishers Weekly) "[A] sparkling pastiche of Chandleresque detective fiction displaced to an almost comical postmodern landscape." (Booklist) "Marries Chandler's style and Philip K. Dick's vision...an audaciously assured first novel." (Newsweek) Members Reviews: SF SLAMS into a hard-boiled, noir pulp! Science fiction slams into a hard-boiled, noir pulp (imagine 'Who Framed Roger Rabbit' written by Chandler and directed by David Lynch'). Fun, quick and in parts even close to brilliant. Noir detective novel meets alternative future... This book was in my library for a very long time... I think I thought it was a different kind of book than it actually was. It is billed as a noir-detective type novel, but I would have to say that it is equally an alternative future/sci-fi type novel. It does have the Chandler-esque tone to it: making it on the dark side, and the action is short and succinct. It is not particularly violent or graphic, but has an over-arching depression about it. (i.e. you won't find a feel-good sensation at the end). There is significant drug use - in fact, this is the component that sets the novel out as alternative future-ish... drug use has been legalized, and, even more disturbingly, made customizable for users. In fact, it changes society completely at the end - and it adds a layer of bleakness to the story, while still remaining believable. If you look at it quickly, you might think the drug use was just this detectives' booze (after all, don't all noir detectives have addictions?), but I think it was actually the component that carved out this world: the very world became the way it is in the novel because of this drug 'reality'. And the ending of the novel wouldn't have worked without it. I have read elsewhere that the novel was a commentary on the state of individual detachment from/in the world, and I suppose that could be an accurate description. Except that I didn't read it for social insights or moral issues; I read it for simple enjoyment. Fortunately it delivered. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Tie-That-Binds-Audiobook/B07121GB6S Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Tie That Binds Author: Kent Haruf Narrator: Danny Campbell Format: Unabridged Length: 9 hrs and 17 mins Language: English Release date: 07-04-17 Publisher: Random House Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 12 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: From the best-selling author of Eventide, The Tie That Binds is a powerfully eloquent tribute to the arduous demands of rural America and of the tenacity of the human spirit. 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. Here, Kent Haruf delivers the sweeping tale of a woman of the American High Plains, as told by her neighbor, Sanders Roscoe. As Roscoe shares what he knows, Edith's tragedies unfold: a childhood of predawn chores, a mother's death, a violence that leaves a father dependent on his children, forever enraged. Here is the story of a woman who sacrifices her happiness in the name of family - and then, in one gesture, reclaims her freedom. Critic Reviews: "An impressive, expertly crafted work of sensitivity and detail.... Powerful." (Los Angeles Times Book Review) "[A] fine first novel that dramatically and accurately explores the lives of people who work the land in the stark American Middle West." (The New York Times Book Review) "Kent Haruf writes so wonderfully...His characters live, and the voice of his narrator reverberates after the last page: humorous, ironic, loving." (The Christian Science Monitor) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Kent Haruf) Tue, 04 Jul 2017 15:37:22 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Tie-That-Binds-Audiobook/B07121GB6S thebookvoice.com 09:17:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Tie That Binds Author: Kent Haruf Narrator: Danny Campbell Format: Unabridged Length: 9 hrs and 17 mins Language: English Release date: 07-04-17 Publisher: Random House Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 12 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: From the best-selling author of Eventide, The Tie That Binds is a powerfully eloquent tribute to the arduous demands of rural America and of the tenacity of the human spirit. 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. Here, Kent Haruf delivers the sweeping tale of a woman of the American High Plains, as told by her neighbor, Sanders Roscoe. As Roscoe shares what he knows, Edith's tragedies unfold: a childhood of predawn chores, a mother's death, a violence that leaves a father dependent on his children, forever enraged. Here is the story of a woman who sacrifices her happiness in the name of family - and then, in one gesture, reclaims her freedom. Critic Reviews: "An impressive, expertly crafted work of sensitivity and detail.... Powerful." (Los Angeles Times Book Review) "[A] fine first novel that dramatically and accurately explores the lives of people who work the land in the stark American Middle West." (The New York Times Book Review) "Kent Haruf writes so wonderfully...His characters live, and the voice of his narrator reverberates after the last page: humorous, ironic, loving." (The Christian Science Monitor) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Tie That Binds Author: Kent Haruf Narrator: Danny Campbell Format: Unabridged Length: 9 hrs and 17 mins Language: English Release date: 07-04-17 Publisher: Random House Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 12 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: From the best-selling author of Eventide, The Tie That Binds is a powerfully eloquent tribute to the arduous demands of rural America and of the tenacity of the human spirit. 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. Here, Kent Haruf delivers the sweeping tale of a woman of the American High Plains, as told by her neighbor, Sanders Roscoe. As Roscoe shares what he knows, Edith's tragedies unfold: a childhood of predawn chores, a mother's death, a violence that leaves a father dependent on his children, forever enraged. Here is the story of a woman who sacrifices her happiness in the name of family - and then, in one gesture, reclaims her freedom. Critic Reviews: "An impressive, expertly crafted work of sensitivity and detail.... Powerful." (Los Angeles Times Book Review) "[A] fine first novel that dramatically and accurately explores the lives of people who work the land in the stark American Middle West." (The New York Times Book Review) "Kent Haruf writes so wonderfully...His characters live, and the voice of his narrator reverberates after the last page: humorous, ironic, loving." (The Christian Science Monitor) Members Reviews: Loved this book! This was an Amazing Story and an amazing performance. I highly recommend listening to it. A depressing read Good grief, what a depressing read. I selected this book to listen while nursing a particularly bad head cold. Having listened to and enjoyed the softness of Eventide, I hoped the book would be in a similar vein - what a disappointment. Gloomy, glum, black. I gave up - it was making my head cold even worse https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Return-to-Longbourn-Audiobook/B00E3G41FM Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Return to Longbourn Subtitle: The Next Chapter in the Continuing Story of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice Author: Shannon Winslow Narrator: Marian Hussey Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 16 mins Language: English Release date: 07-25-13 Publisher: Heather Ridge Arts Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 191 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: What will happen to the Bennet females now that Mr. Bennet has died? With Mr. Tristan Collins on his way from America to claim his property, Mrs. Bennet hatches her plan. The new heir to Longbourn simply must marry one of her daughters. Nothing else will do. Will it be Mary or Kitty singled out for this dubious honor? When the gentleman in question turns out to be quite a catch after all, the contest between the sisters is on. Which one will be the next mistress of Longbourn? Or will a dark horse step in to muddy the picture? Darcy, Elizabeth, and the rest of the Pride and Prejudice cast are back as the socially awkward Mary emerges from the shadows to take center stage in Shannon Winslow's long-awaited sequel to her best-selling novel, The Darcys of Pemberley. Many Austen fans have a soft spot in their hearts for Mary and wonder if she might have the hidden makings of a heroine. Now, in Return to Longbourn, we learn what really makes her tick. Is she destined to be a governess forever, or will she overcome the misfortune of being 'plain' to find love and her own happy ending? bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Shannon Winslow) Thu, 25 Jul 2013 22:01:15 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Return-to-Longbourn-Audiobook/B00E3G41FM thebookvoice.com 10:16:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Return to Longbourn Subtitle: The Next Chapter in the Continuing Story of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice Author: Shannon Winslow Narrator: Marian Hussey Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 16 mins Language: English Release date: 07-25-13 Publisher: Heather Ridge Arts Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 191 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: What will happen to the Bennet females now that Mr. Bennet has died? With Mr. Tristan Collins on his way from America to claim his property, Mrs. Bennet hatches her plan. The new heir to Longbourn simply must marry one of her daughters. Nothing else will do. Will it be Mary or Kitty singled out for this dubious honor? When the gentleman in question turns out to be quite a catch after all, the contest between the sisters is on. Which one will be the next mistress of Longbourn? Or will a dark horse step in to muddy the picture? Darcy, Elizabeth, and the rest of the Pride and Prejudice cast are back as the socially awkward Mary emerges from the shadows to take center stage in Shannon Winslow's long-awaited sequel to her best-selling novel, The Darcys of Pemberley. Many Austen fans have a soft spot in their hearts for Mary and wonder if she might have the hidden makings of a heroine. Now, in Return to Longbourn, we learn what really makes her tick. Is she destined to be a governess forever, or will she overcome the misfortune of being 'plain' to find love and her own happy ending? Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Return to Longbourn Subtitle: The Next Chapter in the Continuing Story of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice Author: Shannon Winslow Narrator: Marian Hussey Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 16 mins Language: English Release date: 07-25-13 Publisher: Heather Ridge Arts Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 191 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: What will happen to the Bennet females now that Mr. Bennet has died? With Mr. Tristan Collins on his way from America to claim his property, Mrs. Bennet hatches her plan. The new heir to Longbourn simply must marry one of her daughters. Nothing else will do. Will it be Mary or Kitty singled out for this dubious honor? When the gentleman in question turns out to be quite a catch after all, the contest between the sisters is on. Which one will be the next mistress of Longbourn? Or will a dark horse step in to muddy the picture? Darcy, Elizabeth, and the rest of the Pride and Prejudice cast are back as the socially awkward Mary emerges from the shadows to take center stage in Shannon Winslow's long-awaited sequel to her best-selling novel, The Darcys of Pemberley. Many Austen fans have a soft spot in their hearts for Mary and wonder if she might have the hidden makings of a heroine. Now, in Return to Longbourn, we learn what really makes her tick. Is she destined to be a governess forever, or will she overcome the misfortune of being 'plain' to find love and her own happy ending? Members Reviews: Decent but not fabulous Jane Austen knock-off Any additional comments? This is an amusing and well narrated story based on Jane Austen characters. The writing is mostly fine, but there are some lamentable lapses in diction, for example, a character says: "The thing of it is..." I find these stylistic lapses inexcusable. Even a single read-through of Jane Austen's novels should be enough that the author would know to write "The plain fact is" instead of "The thing of it is..." That said, lovers of Jane Austen will probably enjoy this lively story that features many of the familiar faces of Pride and Prejudice. A wonderful continuation to Pride and Prejudice What made the experience of listening to Return to Longbourn the most enjoyable? Just a wonderful story about the characters I fell in love with in Pride and Prejudice. It was wonderful to find that all the Bennett women find love and adventure in their lives. What did you like best about this story? Mary falling in love with Mr. Farnsworth, especially when it look like she would never find someone. Which scene was your favorite? I love the scene when Mr. Farnsworth tries to fluster Mary, but instead she puts him in his place without even raising her voice. If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be? Love for everyone. Any additional comments? This was a great conclusion to the many questions I had after reading Pride and Prejudice. I can't think of anything else I would want to know. Mary takes center stage. very nice to have a story with the main characters as a backdrop. they really don't play that large a part (Elizabeth and Darcy) but rather Mary is the lead in this story and the story line around her is very creative and plausible and satisfying. great job. Austen fans might enjoy When one reads alll Jane Austen and know there arent any more left, one looks for fan fiction. Enjoyable read. Thoroughly enjoyed! I thoroughly enjoyed this continuation of Jane Austin's Pride and Prejudice. It was well written and performed. If you liked Pride and Prejudice, I highly recommend it! https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Summer-That-Melted-Everything-Audiobook/B01IALDYT4 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Summer That Melted Everything Author: Tiffany McDaniel Narrator: Mark Bramhall Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs and 37 mins Language: English Release date: 07-26-16 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 137 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Fielding Bliss has never forgotten the long, crazy summer of 1984, when a heat wave scorched Breathed, Ohio. It was the year he became friends with the devil. Sal seems to appear out of nowhere - a bruised and tattered 13-year-old boy claiming to be the devil himself answering an invitation. Fielding Bliss, the son of a local prosecutor, brings him home, where he's welcomed into the Bliss family, who assume he's a runaway from a nearby farm town. When word spreads that the devil has come to Breathed, not everyone is happy to welcome this self-proclaimed fallen angel. Murmurs follow him, and tensions rise along with the temperatures as an unbearable heat wave rolls into town right along with him. As strange accidents start to occur, some in the town, riled by the feverish heat, start to believe that Sal is exactly who he claims to be. While the Bliss family wrestles with their own personal demons, a fanatic drives the town to the brink of a catastrophe that will change this sleepy Ohio backwater forever. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Tiffany McDaniel) Tue, 26 Jul 2016 14:40:52 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Summer-That-Melted-Everything-Audiobook/B01IALDYT4 thebookvoice.com 11:37:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Summer That Melted Everything Author: Tiffany McDaniel Narrator: Mark Bramhall Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs and 37 mins Language: English Release date: 07-26-16 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 137 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Fielding Bliss has never forgotten the long, crazy summer of 1984, when a heat wave scorched Breathed, Ohio. It was the year he became friends with the devil. Sal seems to appear out of nowhere - a bruised and tattered 13-year-old boy claiming to be the devil himself answering an invitation. Fielding Bliss, the son of a local prosecutor, brings him home, where he's welcomed into the Bliss family, who assume he's a runaway from a nearby farm town. When word spreads that the devil has come to Breathed, not everyone is happy to welcome this self-proclaimed fallen angel. Murmurs follow him, and tensions rise along with the temperatures as an unbearable heat wave rolls into town right along with him. As strange accidents start to occur, some in the town, riled by the feverish heat, start to believe that Sal is exactly who he claims to be. While the Bliss family wrestles with their own personal demons, a fanatic drives the town to the brink of a catastrophe that will change this sleepy Ohio backwater forever. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Summer That Melted Everything Author: Tiffany McDaniel Narrator: Mark Bramhall Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs and 37 mins Language: English Release date: 07-26-16 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 137 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Fielding Bliss has never forgotten the long, crazy summer of 1984, when a heat wave scorched Breathed, Ohio. It was the year he became friends with the devil. Sal seems to appear out of nowhere - a bruised and tattered 13-year-old boy claiming to be the devil himself answering an invitation. Fielding Bliss, the son of a local prosecutor, brings him home, where he's welcomed into the Bliss family, who assume he's a runaway from a nearby farm town. When word spreads that the devil has come to Breathed, not everyone is happy to welcome this self-proclaimed fallen angel. Murmurs follow him, and tensions rise along with the temperatures as an unbearable heat wave rolls into town right along with him. As strange accidents start to occur, some in the town, riled by the feverish heat, start to believe that Sal is exactly who he claims to be. While the Bliss family wrestles with their own personal demons, a fanatic drives the town to the brink of a catastrophe that will change this sleepy Ohio backwater forever. Members Reviews: Absolutely amazing!!! I'd give it 10 Stars if I could!!! This is my favorite book since "A Little Life". I'm not huge on magical realism but this book did it right! This book packs a powerful punch and it is literary fiction at it's finest. The narrator, Mark Bramhall, was amazing! Read it! Syrup Saps Town Full of Stereotypes A debut author I know is writing a novel set in Boston and its courtrooms. He's not visited Boston, but he watched "Good Will Hunting" six times and all Cheers episodes. All his Boston characters under 40 are much like Will Hunting's pals; the older ones like Clifford Clavin. The Boston lawyers have southie accents, grew up poor and drunk, cuss at judges and each other, frequently settle matters via fists and say things like "how you like them apples?" They hang out at a bar in Cambridge (near Hahvahd), telling dirty jokes and trying to pick up wicked smaht women whom they may impregnate and then, of course, abuse. The lawsuit involves disputes among Boston mobs (most Bostonians are Red Sox fans and connected in some way to organized crime). The Russian mobsters are scary evil, drink vodka all day and run whores; Italian guidos are chatterboxes who love coffee with pizza and spaghetti and say "mamma mia" in every conversation. Irish goons are red-headed local hotheads, who are all alcoholic and beat up their wives. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Keeper-Audiobook/B004PJQRY0 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Keeper Author: Mal Peet Narrator: Christopher Lane Format: Unabridged Length: 6 hrs and 2 mins Language: English Release date: 02-28-11 Publisher: Candlewick on Brilliance Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 26 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: It was darker now, and the city below Faustino's office was a jazzy dance of neon signs and traffic. The big man went to the window and looked down at it all, spreading his large hands on the glass. "No," he said. "It found me." When Paul Faustino of LA NACION flips on his tape recorder for an exclusive Interview with El Gato - the phenomenal goalkeeper who single-handedly brought his team the World Cup - the seasoned reporter quickly learns that this will be no ordinary story. Instead, the legendary El Gato ("The Cat") quietly narrates a spellbinding tale that begins in a mythic corner of the South American rain forest, where a ghostly but very real mentor, the Keeper, emerges to teach the gangly boy the most thrilling secrets of the game. Combining vivid imagery and heart-stopping action, this evocative, strikingly ethereal novel about loyalty, passion, and magic will haunt readers, regardless of their love for soccer, long after the story is ended. An enthralling story of a poor and gawky kid who mysteriously becomes the world's greatest goalkeeper - a seamless blend of magic realism and exhilarating soccer action. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Mal Peet) Mon, 28 Feb 2011 20:01:14 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Keeper-Audiobook/B004PJQRY0 thebookvoice.com 06:02:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Keeper Author: Mal Peet Narrator: Christopher Lane Format: Unabridged Length: 6 hrs and 2 mins Language: English Release date: 02-28-11 Publisher: Candlewick on Brilliance Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 26 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: It was darker now, and the city below Faustino's office was a jazzy dance of neon signs and traffic. The big man went to the window and looked down at it all, spreading his large hands on the glass. "No," he said. "It found me." When Paul Faustino of LA NACION flips on his tape recorder for an exclusive Interview with El Gato - the phenomenal goalkeeper who single-handedly brought his team the World Cup - the seasoned reporter quickly learns that this will be no ordinary story. Instead, the legendary El Gato ("The Cat") quietly narrates a spellbinding tale that begins in a mythic corner of the South American rain forest, where a ghostly but very real mentor, the Keeper, emerges to teach the gangly boy the most thrilling secrets of the game. Combining vivid imagery and heart-stopping action, this evocative, strikingly ethereal novel about loyalty, passion, and magic will haunt readers, regardless of their love for soccer, long after the story is ended. An enthralling story of a poor and gawky kid who mysteriously becomes the world's greatest goalkeeper - a seamless blend of magic realism and exhilarating soccer action. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Keeper Author: Mal Peet Narrator: Christopher Lane Format: Unabridged Length: 6 hrs and 2 mins Language: English Release date: 02-28-11 Publisher: Candlewick on Brilliance Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 26 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: It was darker now, and the city below Faustino's office was a jazzy dance of neon signs and traffic. The big man went to the window and looked down at it all, spreading his large hands on the glass. "No," he said. "It found me." When Paul Faustino of LA NACION flips on his tape recorder for an exclusive Interview with El Gato - the phenomenal goalkeeper who single-handedly brought his team the World Cup - the seasoned reporter quickly learns that this will be no ordinary story. Instead, the legendary El Gato ("The Cat") quietly narrates a spellbinding tale that begins in a mythic corner of the South American rain forest, where a ghostly but very real mentor, the Keeper, emerges to teach the gangly boy the most thrilling secrets of the game. Combining vivid imagery and heart-stopping action, this evocative, strikingly ethereal novel about loyalty, passion, and magic will haunt readers, regardless of their love for soccer, long after the story is ended. An enthralling story of a poor and gawky kid who mysteriously becomes the world's greatest goalkeeper - a seamless blend of magic realism and exhilarating soccer action. Members Reviews: great story; weird accent for narration Excellent story. Narrator was easy to understand but the accent sounded vaguely Indian which I'm sure was not the intention given the South American setting and characters. Engaging It is not easy to find books for male teenagers, however, I believe Keeper is going to engage my students. I have no interest in soccer and was totally captivated. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Barbarian-Nurseries-Audiobook/B005O1BHS4 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Barbarian Nurseries Author: Héctor Tobar Narrator: Frankie J. Alvarez Format: Unabridged Length: 15 hrs and 58 mins Language: English Release date: 09-27-11 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 211 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: The great panoramic social novel that Los Angeles deservesa 21st-century, West Coast Bonfire of the Vanities by the only writer qualified to capture the city in all its glory and complexity. With The Barbarian Nurseries, Héctor Tobar gives our most misunderstood metropolis its great contemporary novel, taking us beyond the glimmer of Hollywood and deeper than camera-ready crime stories to reveal Southern California life as it really is, across its vast, sunshiny sprawl of classes, languages, dreams, and ambitions. Araceli is the live-in maid in the Torres-Thompson householdone of three Mexican employees in a Spanish-style house with lovely views of the Pacific. She has been responsible strictly for the cooking and cleaning, but the recession has hit, and suddenly Araceli is the last Mexican standingunless you count Scott Torres, though youd never suspect he was half Mexican but for his last name and an old family photo with central LA in the background. The financial pressure is causing the kind of fights that even Araceli knows the children shouldnt hear, and then one morning, after a particularly dramatic fight, Araceli wakes to an empty houseexcept for the two Torres-Thompson boys, little aliens shes never had to interact with before. Their parents are unreachable, and the only family member she knows of is Señor Torres, the subject of that old family photo. So she does the only thing she can think of and heads to the bus stop to seek out their grandfather. It will be an adventure, she tells the boys. If she only knew. With a precise eye for the telling detail and an unerring way with character, soaring brilliantly and seamlessly among a panorama of viewpoints, Tobar calls on all of his experienceas a novelist, a father, a journalist, a son of Guatemalan immigrants, and a native Angelenoto deliver a novel as broad, as essential, as alive as the city itself. Critic Reviews: Los Angeles Times journalist Tobars second novel is brimming with interwoven stories that form a vibrant portrait of his hometown of Los AngelesThe result is a marvelous pastiche of social commentary ensconced in a family domestic drama. ( Booklist, starred review) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Héctor Tobar) Tue, 27 Sep 2011 07:26:45 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Barbarian-Nurseries-Audiobook/B005O1BHS4 thebookvoice.com 15:58:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Barbarian Nurseries Author: Héctor Tobar Narrator: Frankie J. Alvarez Format: Unabridged Length: 15 hrs and 58 mins Language: English Release date: 09-27-11 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 211 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: The great panoramic social novel that Los Angeles deservesa 21st-century, West Coast Bonfire of the Vanities by the only writer qualified to capture the city in all its glory and complexity. With The Barbarian Nurseries, Héctor Tobar gives our most misunderstood metropolis its great contemporary novel, taking us beyond the glimmer of Hollywood and deeper than camera-ready crime stories to reveal Southern California life as it really is, across its vast, sunshiny sprawl of classes, languages, dreams, and ambitions. Araceli is the live-in maid in the Torres-Thompson householdone of three Mexican employees in a Spanish-style house with lovely views of the Pacific. She has been responsible strictly for the cooking and cleaning, but the recession has hit, and suddenly Araceli is the last Mexican standingunless you count Scott Torres, though youd never suspect he was half Mexican but for his last name and an old family photo with central LA in the background. The financial pressure is causing the kind of fights that even Araceli knows the children shouldnt hear, and then one morning, after a particularly dramatic fight, Araceli wakes to an empty houseexcept for the two Torres-Thompson boys, little aliens shes never had to interact with before. Their parents are unreachable, and the only family member she knows of is Señor Torres, the subject of that old family photo. So she does the only thing she can think of and heads to the bus stop to seek out their grandfather. It will be an adventure, she tells the boys. If she only knew. With a precise eye for the telling detail and an unerring way with character, soaring brilliantly and seamlessly among a panorama of viewpoints, Tobar calls on all of his experienceas a novelist, a father, a journalist, a son of Guatemalan immigrants, and a native Angelenoto deliver a novel as broad, as essential, as alive as the city itself. Critic Reviews: Los Angeles Times journalist Tobars second novel is brimming with interwoven stories that form a vibrant portrait of his hometown of Los AngelesThe result is a marvelous pastiche of social commentary ensconced in a family domestic drama. ( Booklist, starred review) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Barbarian Nurseries Author: Héctor Tobar Narrator: Frankie J. Alvarez Format: Unabridged Length: 15 hrs and 58 mins Language: English Release date: 09-27-11 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 211 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: The great panoramic social novel that Los Angeles deservesa 21st-century, West Coast Bonfire of the Vanities by the only writer qualified to capture the city in all its glory and complexity. With The Barbarian Nurseries, Héctor Tobar gives our most misunderstood metropolis its great contemporary novel, taking us beyond the glimmer of Hollywood and deeper than camera-ready crime stories to reveal Southern California life as it really is, across its vast, sunshiny sprawl of classes, languages, dreams, and ambitions. Araceli is the live-in maid in the Torres-Thompson householdone of three Mexican employees in a Spanish-style house with lovely views of the Pacific. She has been responsible strictly for the cooking and cleaning, but the recession has hit, and suddenly Araceli is the last Mexican standingunless you count Scott Torres, though youd never suspect he was half Mexican but for his last name and an old family photo with central LA in the background. The financial pressure is causing the kind of fights that even Araceli knows the children shouldnt hear, and then one morning, after a particularly dramatic fight, Araceli wakes to an empty houseexcept for the two Torres-Thompson boys, little aliens shes never had to interact with before. Their parents are unreachable, and the only family member she knows of is Señor Torres, the subject of that old family photo. So she does the only thing she can think of and heads to the bus stop to seek out their grandfather. It will be an adventure, she tells the boys. If she only knew. With a precise eye for the telling detail and an unerring way with character, soaring brilliantly and seamlessly among a panorama of viewpoints, Tobar calls on all of his experienceas a novelist, a father, a journalist, a son of Guatemalan immigrants, and a native Angelenoto deliver a novel as broad, as essential, as alive as the city itself. Critic Reviews: Los Angeles Times journalist Tobars second novel is brimming with interwoven stories that form a vibrant portrait of his hometown of Los AngelesThe result is a marvelous pastiche of social commentary ensconced in a family domestic drama. ( Booklist, starred review) Members Reviews: Loved this book! I loved this book - particularly the way Hector Tobar creates characters. The story shows how the small choices people make on a daily basis can impact not only their lives but the lives of others. The novel delves into big topics like class, labor, race and immigration in a compelling story of a family and their live in housekeeper. A modern classic for 21st century Los Angeles Let me be bold here: I think this book deserves to be a modern classic. Not because it's the greatest book I've ever read. I liked it a lot, but it falls short of true greatness. I am, however, comparing it to a lot of other classics I've read in the past few years, and in particular, the great melodramatic social commentaries like Bleak House, Mansfield Park, Middlemarch, North and South, Can You Forgive Her?, The Age of Innocence and so on. Note that while I liked most of those books, I didn't love them. And I'm not necessarily comparing Héctor Tobar with the likes of Charles Dickens or Jane Austen. But he does exactly what Dickens and Austen and Trollope and Eliot, et al did in telling a story about characters caught in a particular time and place in rather contrived situations, he tells us about that milieu. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/A-Personal-Matter-Audiobook/B006M3IW18 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: A Personal Matter Author: John Nathan (translator), Kenzaburo Oe Narrator: Eric Michael Summerer Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 14 mins Language: English Release date: 12-20-11 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 76 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Nobel Prize winner Oe's most important novel, A Personal Matter, has been called by The New York Times "close to a perfect novel". In A Personal Matter, Oe has chosen a difficult, complex though universal subject: how does one face and react to the birth of an abnormal child? Bird, the protagonist, is a young man of 27 with antisocial tendencies who, more than once in his life, when confronted with a critical problem, has cast himself adrift on a sea of whisky like a besotted Robinson Crusoe. But he has never faced a crisis as personal or grave as the prospect of life imprisonment in the cage of his newborn infant-monster. Should he keep it? Dare he kill it? Before he makes his final decision, Bird's entire past seems to rise up before him, revealing itself to be a nightmare of self-deceit. The relentless honesty with which Oe portrays his hero or antihero makes Bird one of the most unforgettable characters in recent fiction. Critic Reviews: "Oe's themes of abnormality, sexuality, and marginality are outside the tradition of Japanese equipose.... His work has a gritty, grotesque quality, which makes him seem more akin to Mailer, Grass, or Roth than to many Japanese novelists." ( The New Yorker) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (John Nathan (translator)) Tue, 20 Dec 2011 19:47:56 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/A-Personal-Matter-Audiobook/B006M3IW18 thebookvoice.com 07:14:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: A Personal Matter Author: John Nathan (translator), Kenzaburo Oe Narrator: Eric Michael Summerer Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 14 mins Language: English Release date: 12-20-11 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 76 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Nobel Prize winner Oe's most important novel, A Personal Matter, has been called by The New York Times "close to a perfect novel". In A Personal Matter, Oe has chosen a difficult, complex though universal subject: how does one face and react to the birth of an abnormal child? Bird, the protagonist, is a young man of 27 with antisocial tendencies who, more than once in his life, when confronted with a critical problem, has cast himself adrift on a sea of whisky like a besotted Robinson Crusoe. But he has never faced a crisis as personal or grave as the prospect of life imprisonment in the cage of his newborn infant-monster. Should he keep it? Dare he kill it? Before he makes his final decision, Bird's entire past seems to rise up before him, revealing itself to be a nightmare of self-deceit. The relentless honesty with which Oe portrays his hero or antihero makes Bird one of the most unforgettable characters in recent fiction. Critic Reviews: "Oe's themes of abnormality, sexuality, and marginality are outside the tradition of Japanese equipose.... His work has a gritty, grotesque quality, which makes him seem more akin to Mailer, Grass, or Roth than to many Japanese novelists." ( The New Yorker) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: A Personal Matter Author: John Nathan (translator), Kenzaburo Oe Narrator: Eric Michael Summerer Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 14 mins Language: English Release date: 12-20-11 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 76 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Nobel Prize winner Oe's most important novel, A Personal Matter, has been called by The New York Times "close to a perfect novel". In A Personal Matter, Oe has chosen a difficult, complex though universal subject: how does one face and react to the birth of an abnormal child? Bird, the protagonist, is a young man of 27 with antisocial tendencies who, more than once in his life, when confronted with a critical problem, has cast himself adrift on a sea of whisky like a besotted Robinson Crusoe. But he has never faced a crisis as personal or grave as the prospect of life imprisonment in the cage of his newborn infant-monster. Should he keep it? Dare he kill it? Before he makes his final decision, Bird's entire past seems to rise up before him, revealing itself to be a nightmare of self-deceit. The relentless honesty with which Oe portrays his hero or antihero makes Bird one of the most unforgettable characters in recent fiction. Critic Reviews: "Oe's themes of abnormality, sexuality, and marginality are outside the tradition of Japanese equipose.... His work has a gritty, grotesque quality, which makes him seem more akin to Mailer, Grass, or Roth than to many Japanese novelists." ( The New Yorker) Members Reviews: Overwhelming Seguramente será un clásico de la literatura universal. La búsqueda de los oscuros recovecos del yo genera una arrolladora vorágine de sentimientos y sensaciones. Desde lo más primitivo en la profundidad del sexo hasta lo más elaborado del pensamiento del filicida. No apto para suicidas, melodramáticos o tibios. Brutally Powerful... semi-autobiographical novel about the mental anguish of discovering one's child is mentally challenged. An amazing tour de force Should have been better (Slight spoiler below) Everything the reviews on the product page say is true, so I won't repeat that the novel has more of an American "feel" than a Japanese one, etc. The key, to me, is in the quote from the New York Times calling this "a close to perfect novel". Why not perfect? Well, most of the book is indeed very good (though it was probably more shocking when first written than it is today). It is the story of a selfish, immature man who can't face the birth of his deformed son and just wants the baby to die. The character is well drawn, and his fear, anxiety and escapism are heart-wrenchingly realistic. But then comes the final chapter which to me felt tacked on. The ending is so optimistic, such a "happy ending" that I found it unbelievable, basically "and then he grew up and did the right thing and everything was Very Good." I felt cheated. That said, cut off this last chapter and I would have given the story five stars. As it is, I don't think I'd recommend it -- it's certainly not bad, but it should have been better. The narrator, Eric Michael Summerer, does an excellent job. big themes treated with a sure touch Set in '60s Japan, I found this story of a young father coming to terms with the birth of a disabled child totally involving and believable. I have no way of judging if the translation did the original justice, but it certainly sounded quite natural to me, the jarring bits more due to different attitudes five decades ago, and the brutally honest inner monologue at times. I enjoyed the narrator's delivery, too. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Lunar-Park-Audiobook/B002V0KGQA Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Lunar Park Author: Bret Easton Ellis Narrator: James Van Der Beek Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs and 23 mins Language: English Release date: 08-12-05 Publisher: Random House Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 379 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Then imagine having a second chance 10 years later, as the Bret Easton Ellis of this remarkable novel is given, with a wife, children, and suburban sobriety, only to watch this new life shatter beyond recognition in a matter of days. At a fateful Halloween party he glimpses a disturbing (fictional) character driving a car identical to his late father's, his stepdaughter's doll violently "malfunctions", and their house undergoes bizarre transformations both within and without. Connecting these aberrations to graver events, a series of grotesque murders that no longer seem random and the epidemic disappearance of boys his son's age, Ellis struggles to defend his family against this escalating menace even as his wife, their therapists, and the police insist that his apprehensions are rooted instead in substance abuse and egomania. Lunar Park confounds one expectation after another, passing through comedy and mounting horror, both psychological and supernatural, toward an astonishing resolution, about love and loss, fathers and sons, in what is surely the most powerfully original and deeply moving novel of an extraordinary career. Bonus Feature: Includes an interview with the author. Critic Reviews: "The book is mesmerizing, easily his best since Less than Zero." (Publishers Weekly) "Addictive. . . . Sublime. . . . Exquisite. . . . Stirringly executed. . . . A phantasmagoria of love and loss, a fusion of hallucination and wisdom." (The New York Times) "The sense of creeping dread is excellent, and the beasts confronted by the Ellis character are genuinely frightening." (Booklist) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Bret Easton Ellis) Fri, 12 Aug 2005 14:04:15 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Lunar-Park-Audiobook/B002V0KGQA thebookvoice.com 11:23:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Lunar Park Author: Bret Easton Ellis Narrator: James Van Der Beek Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs and 23 mins Language: English Release date: 08-12-05 Publisher: Random House Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 379 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Then imagine having a second chance 10 years later, as the Bret Easton Ellis of this remarkable novel is given, with a wife, children, and suburban sobriety, only to watch this new life shatter beyond recognition in a matter of days. At a fateful Halloween party he glimpses a disturbing (fictional) character driving a car identical to his late father's, his stepdaughter's doll violently "malfunctions", and their house undergoes bizarre transformations both within and without. Connecting these aberrations to graver events, a series of grotesque murders that no longer seem random and the epidemic disappearance of boys his son's age, Ellis struggles to defend his family against this escalating menace even as his wife, their therapists, and the police insist that his apprehensions are rooted instead in substance abuse and egomania. Lunar Park confounds one expectation after another, passing through comedy and mounting horror, both psychological and supernatural, toward an astonishing resolution, about love and loss, fathers and sons, in what is surely the most powerfully original and deeply moving novel of an extraordinary career. Bonus Feature: Includes an interview with the author. Critic Reviews: "The book is mesmerizing, easily his best since Less than Zero." (Publishers Weekly) "Addictive. . . . Sublime. . . . Exquisite. . . . Stirringly executed. . . . A phantasmagoria of love and loss, a fusion of hallucination and wisdom." (The New York Times) "The sense of creeping dread is excellent, and the beasts confronted by the Ellis character are genuinely frightening." (Booklist) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Lunar Park Author: Bret Easton Ellis Narrator: James Van Der Beek Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs and 23 mins Language: English Release date: 08-12-05 Publisher: Random House Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 379 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Then imagine having a second chance 10 years later, as the Bret Easton Ellis of this remarkable novel is given, with a wife, children, and suburban sobriety, only to watch this new life shatter beyond recognition in a matter of days. At a fateful Halloween party he glimpses a disturbing (fictional) character driving a car identical to his late father's, his stepdaughter's doll violently "malfunctions", and their house undergoes bizarre transformations both within and without. Connecting these aberrations to graver events, a series of grotesque murders that no longer seem random and the epidemic disappearance of boys his son's age, Ellis struggles to defend his family against this escalating menace even as his wife, their therapists, and the police insist that his apprehensions are rooted instead in substance abuse and egomania. Lunar Park confounds one expectation after another, passing through comedy and mounting horror, both psychological and supernatural, toward an astonishing resolution, about love and loss, fathers and sons, in what is surely the most powerfully original and deeply moving novel of an extraordinary career. Bonus Feature: Includes an interview with the author. Critic Reviews: "The book is mesmerizing, easily his best since Less than Zero." (Publishers Weekly) "Addictive. . . . Sublime. . . . Exquisite. . . . Stirringly executed. . . . A phantasmagoria of love and loss, a fusion of hallucination and wisdom." (The New York Times) "The sense of creeping dread is excellent, and the beasts confronted by the Ellis character are genuinely frightening." (Booklist) Members Reviews: Addicting....haunting........disturbing. I have always been a fan of the way Mr. Ellis writes and describes every detail with the total truth of what his mind is thinking, without apology. This book continued on with that honest depiction of a man who some would say they would hate, because they would be ashamed to admit they like. Someone they would enjoy sitting back and having conversations with, someone to "party" with. This story was disturbing and I was addicted to it. I wanted to read it all in one sitting. I couldn't wait to get back to it and spent every free time in two days going back to it. I came out wanting to re-read the authors previous books and then finish with re-reading this. Mr. Ellis' long awaited novel was well worth the wait. Again those who don't want to acknowledge the "gritty, dirty, filthy, plain truth about some human behavior" should not expect to be heart warmed by this story. But his honesty makes you believe in what is happening and that is frightening. Best Ellis Since Less Than Zero I loved this book! Very well narrated, spooky thriller with bits of Frankenstein, Macbeth, American Psycho and Stephen King. This is Ellis' best work since his debut -- well told, smart story with lots of interesting twists and turns. I really enjoyed the confusion between biography and story as the book evolves. More Than Creepy I couldn't stop listening. The author twists elements of his own life and experience into a bizarre and disturbing phycological horror story. Through most of the book, one is not sure if the "monsters" are real or just in the mind of a very messed up character. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Broken-Hours-Audiobook/B01HH7O694 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Broken Hours Subtitle: A Novel of H. P. Lovecraft Author: Jacqueline Baker Narrator: James Patrick Cronin Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs Language: English Release date: 06-24-16 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 6 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: In the cold spring of 1936, Arthor Crandle, down-on-his luck and desperate for work, accepts a position in Providence, Rhode Island, as a live-in secretary/assistant for an unnamed shut-in. He arrives at the gloomy colonial-style house to discover that his strange employer is an author of disturbing, bizarre fiction. Health issues have confined him to his bedroom, where he is never to be disturbed. But the writer, who Crandle knows only as "Ech-Pi", refuses to meet him, communicating only by letters left on a table outside his room. Soon the home reveals other unnerving peculiarities. There is an ominous presence Crandle feels on the main stairwell. Light shines out underneath the door of the writer's room, but is invisible from the street. It becomes increasingly clear there is something not right about the house or its occupant. Haunting visions of a young girl in a white nightgown wandering the walled-in garden behind the house motivate Crandle to investigate the circumstances of his employer's dark family history. Meanwhile, the unsettling aura of the house pulls him into a world increasingly cut off from reality, into black depths, where an unspeakable secret lies waiting. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Jacqueline Baker) Fri, 24 Jun 2016 08:29:13 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Broken-Hours-Audiobook/B01HH7O694 thebookvoice.com 00:08:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Broken Hours Subtitle: A Novel of H. P. Lovecraft Author: Jacqueline Baker Narrator: James Patrick Cronin Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs Language: English Release date: 06-24-16 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 6 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: In the cold spring of 1936, Arthor Crandle, down-on-his luck and desperate for work, accepts a position in Providence, Rhode Island, as a live-in secretary/assistant for an unnamed shut-in. He arrives at the gloomy colonial-style house to discover that his strange employer is an author of disturbing, bizarre fiction. Health issues have confined him to his bedroom, where he is never to be disturbed. But the writer, who Crandle knows only as "Ech-Pi", refuses to meet him, communicating only by letters left on a table outside his room. Soon the home reveals other unnerving peculiarities. There is an ominous presence Crandle feels on the main stairwell. Light shines out underneath the door of the writer's room, but is invisible from the street. It becomes increasingly clear there is something not right about the house or its occupant. Haunting visions of a young girl in a white nightgown wandering the walled-in garden behind the house motivate Crandle to investigate the circumstances of his employer's dark family history. Meanwhile, the unsettling aura of the house pulls him into a world increasingly cut off from reality, into black depths, where an unspeakable secret lies waiting. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Broken Hours Subtitle: A Novel of H. P. Lovecraft Author: Jacqueline Baker Narrator: James Patrick Cronin Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs Language: English Release date: 06-24-16 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 6 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: In the cold spring of 1936, Arthor Crandle, down-on-his luck and desperate for work, accepts a position in Providence, Rhode Island, as a live-in secretary/assistant for an unnamed shut-in. He arrives at the gloomy colonial-style house to discover that his strange employer is an author of disturbing, bizarre fiction. Health issues have confined him to his bedroom, where he is never to be disturbed. But the writer, who Crandle knows only as "Ech-Pi", refuses to meet him, communicating only by letters left on a table outside his room. Soon the home reveals other unnerving peculiarities. There is an ominous presence Crandle feels on the main stairwell. Light shines out underneath the door of the writer's room, but is invisible from the street. It becomes increasingly clear there is something not right about the house or its occupant. Haunting visions of a young girl in a white nightgown wandering the walled-in garden behind the house motivate Crandle to investigate the circumstances of his employer's dark family history. Meanwhile, the unsettling aura of the house pulls him into a world increasingly cut off from reality, into black depths, where an unspeakable secret lies waiting. Members Reviews: One of the best dramatic tales I've ever read Anyone who likes drama, weird fiction, and unsettling tales that could be true - please do yourself the favor of reading The Broken Hours. The narrator does the story complete justice with his tone and pacing - and it gave me chills many times. If you enjoy this story please also look for Jacqueline Baker's other books! https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Flamethrowers-Audiobook/B00BPAVQ7U Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Flamethrowers Subtitle: A Novel Author: Rachel Kushner Narrator: Christina Traister Format: Unabridged Length: 14 hrs and 45 mins Language: English Release date: 04-02-13 Publisher: Brilliance Audio Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 351 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: The year is 1975 and Reno - so-called because of the place of her birth - has come to New York intent on turning her fascination with motorcycles and speed into art. Her arrival coincides with an explosion of activity in the art world - artists have colonized a deserted and industrial SoHo, are staging actions in the East Village, and are blurring the line between life and art. Reno meets a group of dreamers and raconteurs who submit her to a sentimental education of sorts. Ardent, vulnerable, and bold, she begins an affair with an artist named Sandro Valera, the semi-estranged scion of an Italian tire and motorcycle empire. When they visit Sandros family home in Italy, Reno falls in with members of the radical movement that overtook Italy in the seventies. Betrayal sends her reeling into a clandestine undertow. The Flamethrowers is an intensely engaging exploration of the mystique of the feminine, the fake, the terrorist. At its center is Kushners brilliantly realized protagonist, a young woman on the verge. Thrilling and fearless, this is a major American novel from a writer of spectacular talent and imagination. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Rachel Kushner) Tue, 02 Apr 2013 17:32:52 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Flamethrowers-Audiobook/B00BPAVQ7U thebookvoice.com 14:45:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Flamethrowers Subtitle: A Novel Author: Rachel Kushner Narrator: Christina Traister Format: Unabridged Length: 14 hrs and 45 mins Language: English Release date: 04-02-13 Publisher: Brilliance Audio Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 351 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: The year is 1975 and Reno - so-called because of the place of her birth - has come to New York intent on turning her fascination with motorcycles and speed into art. Her arrival coincides with an explosion of activity in the art world - artists have colonized a deserted and industrial SoHo, are staging actions in the East Village, and are blurring the line between life and art. Reno meets a group of dreamers and raconteurs who submit her to a sentimental education of sorts. Ardent, vulnerable, and bold, she begins an affair with an artist named Sandro Valera, the semi-estranged scion of an Italian tire and motorcycle empire. When they visit Sandros family home in Italy, Reno falls in with members of the radical movement that overtook Italy in the seventies. Betrayal sends her reeling into a clandestine undertow. The Flamethrowers is an intensely engaging exploration of the mystique of the feminine, the fake, the terrorist. At its center is Kushners brilliantly realized protagonist, a young woman on the verge. Thrilling and fearless, this is a major American novel from a writer of spectacular talent and imagination. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Flamethrowers Subtitle: A Novel Author: Rachel Kushner Narrator: Christina Traister Format: Unabridged Length: 14 hrs and 45 mins Language: English Release date: 04-02-13 Publisher: Brilliance Audio Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 351 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: The year is 1975 and Reno - so-called because of the place of her birth - has come to New York intent on turning her fascination with motorcycles and speed into art. Her arrival coincides with an explosion of activity in the art world - artists have colonized a deserted and industrial SoHo, are staging actions in the East Village, and are blurring the line between life and art. Reno meets a group of dreamers and raconteurs who submit her to a sentimental education of sorts. Ardent, vulnerable, and bold, she begins an affair with an artist named Sandro Valera, the semi-estranged scion of an Italian tire and motorcycle empire. When they visit Sandros family home in Italy, Reno falls in with members of the radical movement that overtook Italy in the seventies. Betrayal sends her reeling into a clandestine undertow. The Flamethrowers is an intensely engaging exploration of the mystique of the feminine, the fake, the terrorist. At its center is Kushners brilliantly realized protagonist, a young woman on the verge. Thrilling and fearless, this is a major American novel from a writer of spectacular talent and imagination. Members Reviews: Stories come gushing out of this book Cradled in a fine evocation of the world of the New York art scene circa 1976 and the tumult of labor protests in Italy are a torrent of shorter narratives, almost like a Thousand and One Nights. Most though not all of the stories she tells are enjoyable and contribute to the world she's portraying. I'm not certain it all hangs together, but I suspect I'll be chewing this one over for a while. The narrator has a pleasant voice that is just right for the protagonist's unsure 23-year-old self. When she says "I" you really believe she's the one telling you this story. However, her intonation is sometimes way off, as if she's concentrating on keeping a smooth delivery at the expense of understanding what she's saying. Motorcycle ride through the counterculture 70's What did you love best about The Flamethrowers? When I decided to listen to The Flamethrowers I was guardedly hopeful that the world Rachel Kushner was brazened enough to tackle, the world of gritty, downtown New York in the 1970s, would live up to my expectations. Expectations set high since I am long time resident of lower Manhattan with an appreciation of art and counter intuitive thinking, both central elements of that place and time. She did not disappoint. Ms. Kushners knowledge of art, the people and places that made up the scene and the meticulous research of events swirling in the 70s is spot on. This allowed her to recreate with accuracy the mood of deserted cobblestoned streets and dilapidated lofts, populated by colorfully independent, smart and destructive urban nomads. Ms. Kushner is not only an imaginative story teller weaving truths with flights of fantasies but she has the ability to write in loving prose beautifully rendering even the grimy haunts of counterculture New York as it teeters on the edge of anarchy and bankruptcy. The story shifts gears as smoothly as a high performance motorcycle as it speeds across the salt flats from New York to Italy and the South Pacific. To enhance the mood of the 70s, she creates a loosely structured plot like time itself, made up of rivulets of events that swirl and mingle into the larger river of time and history. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Best-of-Me-Audiobook/B005T441WK Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Best of Me Author: Nicholas Sparks Narrator: Sean Pratt Format: Abridged Length: 6 hrs and 27 mins Language: English Release date: 10-11-11 Publisher: Hachette Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 97 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: In the fall of 1984, high school students Amanda Collier and Dawson Cole fell deeply, irrevocably in love. Though they were from opposite sides of the tracks, their love for one another seemed to defy the realities of life in the small town of Oriental, North Carolina. But as the summer of their senior year came to a close, unforeseen events would tear the young couple apart, setting them on radically divergent paths. Now, twenty-five years later, Amanda and Dawson are summoned back to Oriental for a funeral. Neither has lived the life they imagined... and neither can forget the passionate first love that forever changed their lives. Forced to confront painful memories, the two former lovers soon realize that everything they thought they knew-about themselves and the dreams they held dear-was not as it seemed. And in the course of a single, searing weekend, they will ask of the living, and the dead: Can love truly rewrite the past? bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Nicholas Sparks) Tue, 11 Oct 2011 21:32:42 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Best-of-Me-Audiobook/B005T441WK thebookvoice.com 06:27:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Best of Me Author: Nicholas Sparks Narrator: Sean Pratt Format: Abridged Length: 6 hrs and 27 mins Language: English Release date: 10-11-11 Publisher: Hachette Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 97 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: In the fall of 1984, high school students Amanda Collier and Dawson Cole fell deeply, irrevocably in love. Though they were from opposite sides of the tracks, their love for one another seemed to defy the realities of life in the small town of Oriental, North Carolina. But as the summer of their senior year came to a close, unforeseen events would tear the young couple apart, setting them on radically divergent paths. Now, twenty-five years later, Amanda and Dawson are summoned back to Oriental for a funeral. Neither has lived the life they imagined... and neither can forget the passionate first love that forever changed their lives. Forced to confront painful memories, the two former lovers soon realize that everything they thought they knew-about themselves and the dreams they held dear-was not as it seemed. And in the course of a single, searing weekend, they will ask of the living, and the dead: Can love truly rewrite the past? Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Best of Me Author: Nicholas Sparks Narrator: Sean Pratt Format: Abridged Length: 6 hrs and 27 mins Language: English Release date: 10-11-11 Publisher: Hachette Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 97 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: In the fall of 1984, high school students Amanda Collier and Dawson Cole fell deeply, irrevocably in love. Though they were from opposite sides of the tracks, their love for one another seemed to defy the realities of life in the small town of Oriental, North Carolina. But as the summer of their senior year came to a close, unforeseen events would tear the young couple apart, setting them on radically divergent paths. Now, twenty-five years later, Amanda and Dawson are summoned back to Oriental for a funeral. Neither has lived the life they imagined... and neither can forget the passionate first love that forever changed their lives. Forced to confront painful memories, the two former lovers soon realize that everything they thought they knew-about themselves and the dreams they held dear-was not as it seemed. And in the course of a single, searing weekend, they will ask of the living, and the dead: Can love truly rewrite the past? Members Reviews: Can you say tear jerker!! It was a great story, an emotional roller coaster. Break out the Kleenex for this one. Great Audile Book I had read The Best of Me sometime ago. Enjoyed the audible version as well, as it prompted memories of what I had previously read. Great listen, Sarah B Great love story Couldn't stop listening Will recommend to friends Will probably listen again ! Buy this audible:) Review After reading (or listening) to this and watching the movie it is quite different. However I am a Nicholas Sparks fan anyway. I give it 3 stars because I feel it could be narrated with a little more life to the characters. Still worth the listen though. Not my favorite So out of all the Nicholas Sparks books, Dear John is still my favorite. I thought I would like this but I didn't. I couldn't stand the actors in the movie. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Moon-Palace-Audiobook/B002V1C4SW Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Moon Palace Author: Paul Auster Narrator: Joe Barrett Format: Unabridged Length: 12 hrs and 39 mins Language: English Release date: 08-11-09 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 78 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Marco Stanley Fogg is an orphan, a child of the '60s, a quester tirelessly seeking the key to his past, the answers to the ultimate riddle of his fate. As Marco journeys from the canyons of Manhattan to the deserts of Utah, he encounters a gallery of characters and a series of events as rich and surprising as any in modern fiction. Beginning during the summer that men first walked on the moon, and moving backward and forward in time to span three generations, Moon Palace is propelled by coincidence and memory, and illuminated by marvelous flights of lyricism and wit. Here is the most entertaining and moving novel yet from an author well known for his breathtaking imagination. As an added bonus, when you purchase our Audible Modern Vanguard production of Paul Auster's book, you'll also get an exclusive Jim Atlas interview that begins when the audiobook ends. Critic Reviews: "This is a writer whose work shines with intelligence and originality." (Don Delillo) "In somber, cerebral, and terse narratives, Paul Auster has hunted down his obsessions. The missing father, the limits of language, the past as a crime we are driven to solve: from these themes, Mr. Auster has built a reputation as a post-modern gumshoe, fusing the conventions of detective fiction with Beckett-like despair." (The New York Times) "The moon as a poetic and planetary influence over earthly affairs runs as a theme, wittily ransacked, throughout this elegant fiction." (Publishers Weekly) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Paul Auster) Tue, 11 Aug 2009 16:20:58 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Moon-Palace-Audiobook/B002V1C4SW thebookvoice.com 12:39:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Moon Palace Author: Paul Auster Narrator: Joe Barrett Format: Unabridged Length: 12 hrs and 39 mins Language: English Release date: 08-11-09 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 78 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Marco Stanley Fogg is an orphan, a child of the '60s, a quester tirelessly seeking the key to his past, the answers to the ultimate riddle of his fate. As Marco journeys from the canyons of Manhattan to the deserts of Utah, he encounters a gallery of characters and a series of events as rich and surprising as any in modern fiction. Beginning during the summer that men first walked on the moon, and moving backward and forward in time to span three generations, Moon Palace is propelled by coincidence and memory, and illuminated by marvelous flights of lyricism and wit. Here is the most entertaining and moving novel yet from an author well known for his breathtaking imagination. As an added bonus, when you purchase our Audible Modern Vanguard production of Paul Auster's book, you'll also get an exclusive Jim Atlas interview that begins when the audiobook ends. Critic Reviews: "This is a writer whose work shines with intelligence and originality." (Don Delillo) "In somber, cerebral, and terse narratives, Paul Auster has hunted down his obsessions. The missing father, the limits of language, the past as a crime we are driven to solve: from these themes, Mr. Auster has built a reputation as a post-modern gumshoe, fusing the conventions of detective fiction with Beckett-like despair." (The New York Times) "The moon as a poetic and planetary influence over earthly affairs runs as a theme, wittily ransacked, throughout this elegant fiction." (Publishers Weekly) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Moon Palace Author: Paul Auster Narrator: Joe Barrett Format: Unabridged Length: 12 hrs and 39 mins Language: English Release date: 08-11-09 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 78 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Marco Stanley Fogg is an orphan, a child of the '60s, a quester tirelessly seeking the key to his past, the answers to the ultimate riddle of his fate. As Marco journeys from the canyons of Manhattan to the deserts of Utah, he encounters a gallery of characters and a series of events as rich and surprising as any in modern fiction. Beginning during the summer that men first walked on the moon, and moving backward and forward in time to span three generations, Moon Palace is propelled by coincidence and memory, and illuminated by marvelous flights of lyricism and wit. Here is the most entertaining and moving novel yet from an author well known for his breathtaking imagination. As an added bonus, when you purchase our Audible Modern Vanguard production of Paul Auster's book, you'll also get an exclusive Jim Atlas interview that begins when the audiobook ends. Critic Reviews: "This is a writer whose work shines with intelligence and originality." (Don Delillo) "In somber, cerebral, and terse narratives, Paul Auster has hunted down his obsessions. The missing father, the limits of language, the past as a crime we are driven to solve: from these themes, Mr. Auster has built a reputation as a post-modern gumshoe, fusing the conventions of detective fiction with Beckett-like despair." (The New York Times) "The moon as a poetic and planetary influence over earthly affairs runs as a theme, wittily ransacked, throughout this elegant fiction." (Publishers Weekly) Members Reviews: I don't get it, I thoroughly enjoy it though. It feels like an ode to storytelling itself. Each chapter is its own like individual colors of a mosaic. Beautiful and engaging Only Auster should narrate Auster A fantastic, captivating story, but it should not be narrated akin to a radio play. Only Auster should narrate Auster. I hope he gets to narrate Moon Palace. If so, I will definitly purchase it again. My favourite Paul Auster novel Would you listen to Moon Palace again? Why? I have already listened to it three times, and never tire of it, so yes I would listen to it again What other book might you compare Moon Palace to, and why? I can't think of another book I'd compare it to. It's written in the style of a 'roman d'apprentisage', used by many of the classic nineteenth century novelists, but with the added elements Paul Auster finds interesting, in particular how chance affects our lives and decisions. Which character as performed by Joe Barrett was your favourite? The main character, Marco Fogg. Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting? Yea, but it was too long for that Any additional comments? Well, I have mentioned it is my favourite novel by Paul Auster. It has all the elements his novels are known for, but readers of his work will know that his later work is not very satisfying for many reasons. If someone asked me the best introduction to his work, I would say this one because for me it has stood the test of time, unlike his classic 'New York Trilogy', which I have as an audio book, but which I now find dated and tiresome. First Paul Auster (I can't believe he passed me) This is a beautiful book. The American novel at it's very best. Slow and steady, the narrative builds and the author engages and seduces. Don't expect fast food but expect a meal of exquisite proportions. Words on longing as i remember it from years ago. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/My-Struggle-Book-5-Audiobook/B01EM7SYG8 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: My Struggle, Book 5 Author: Karl Ove Knausgaard Narrator: Edoardo Ballerini Format: Unabridged Length: 21 hrs and 28 mins Language: English Release date: 04-22-16 Publisher: Recorded Books Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 121 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: The fifth book of Knausgaard's powerful My Struggle series is written with tremendous force and sincerity. As a 19-year-old, Karl Ove moves to Bergen and invests all of himself in his writing. But his efforts get the opposite effect - he wants it so much that he gets writer's block. At the same time, he sees his friends, one-by-one, publish their debuts. He suspects that he will never get anything published. Book Five is also a book about strong new friendships and a shattering love affair. Then one, day Karl Ove reaches two crucial points in his life: his father dies, and shortly thereafter, he completes his first novel. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Karl Ove Knausgaard) Fri, 22 Apr 2016 08:40:55 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/My-Struggle-Book-5-Audiobook/B01EM7SYG8 thebookvoice.com 21:28:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: My Struggle, Book 5 Author: Karl Ove Knausgaard Narrator: Edoardo Ballerini Format: Unabridged Length: 21 hrs and 28 mins Language: English Release date: 04-22-16 Publisher: Recorded Books Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 121 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: The fifth book of Knausgaard's powerful My Struggle series is written with tremendous force and sincerity. As a 19-year-old, Karl Ove moves to Bergen and invests all of himself in his writing. But his efforts get the opposite effect - he wants it so much that he gets writer's block. At the same time, he sees his friends, one-by-one, publish their debuts. He suspects that he will never get anything published. Book Five is also a book about strong new friendships and a shattering love affair. Then one, day Karl Ove reaches two crucial points in his life: his father dies, and shortly thereafter, he completes his first novel. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: My Struggle, Book 5 Author: Karl Ove Knausgaard Narrator: Edoardo Ballerini Format: Unabridged Length: 21 hrs and 28 mins Language: English Release date: 04-22-16 Publisher: Recorded Books Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 121 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: The fifth book of Knausgaard's powerful My Struggle series is written with tremendous force and sincerity. As a 19-year-old, Karl Ove moves to Bergen and invests all of himself in his writing. But his efforts get the opposite effect - he wants it so much that he gets writer's block. At the same time, he sees his friends, one-by-one, publish their debuts. He suspects that he will never get anything published. Book Five is also a book about strong new friendships and a shattering love affair. Then one, day Karl Ove reaches two crucial points in his life: his father dies, and shortly thereafter, he completes his first novel. Members Reviews: the silence of the living... "...the silence of the living is quite different from the silence of the dead" - Karl Ove Knausgaard, My Struggle: Book 5 Book 5: Some Rain Must Fall First, just a quick observation. I'm a little perplexed by the photo on the cover of the Archipelago English edition. Isn't that Robert Smithson's Spiral Jetty? Wait. I've been there. How does a giant earthwork, counterclockwise coil shooting into the Great Salt Lake fit into this novel? Beautiful, certainly, but odd. Ok, back to the novel. Back to Knausgaard's strange, boring, brilliant, spiraling, frustrating 5th book in his 6 book übernovel. In many ways, it is fairly standard Künstlerroman. A young artist is trying to find his voice, to mark his own path, to open his eyes, open his mouth, find that literary rhythm. The amazing thing is after 5 books, I still care about Knausgaard, even after he has exposed, again and again, an often irritating and destructive side. I'm not sure if my affection is because he resembles in some ways my own brother, or because there is something warm and attractive about his strange sense of brutal honesty (as brutally honest as a fictional biography can get). I'm not sure being his brother or mother would be a job I'd volunteer for. He is fairly aware of his indulgent side, but this is one guy you might want to remove sharp items from once he starts to drink. In the novel I was most interested in his relationship with family and his relationship with women (oh, and the scenes at the clinic are amazingly strange). I think the technique he uses to explore these relationships can be described as an inversion. What is inside of Knausgaard gets put outside. Things most rational and sane people would not expose to the world, he exposes. At the same time he chews inwardly on the outside. He brings in as almost an emotional experience the water, the weather, the cold, the ground, birds, geography. Knausgaard describes this fascination after he writes a poem: Two leather chairs in the wind noise from a town You have left. The girl disappears into the girl. He follows the poem with a line that perhaps hints at some of his larger themes, "ever since I was small I had been fascinated by the relationship between the inside and the outside, when what was supposed to be inside was outside, and vice versa." Knausgaard struggles throughout most of this book to find his voice between the inside and the outside. He literally struggles with friends and family and other writers to speak. He struggles to write. He wants to write literature buy seems destined to write nonfiction. Insecurities, distractions, women, school, and his own competitiveness seem to constantly pull at his desire to be a writer. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Cain-Audiobook/B0064SCJ1A Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Cain Author: Jose Saramago Narrator: Kevin Pariseau Format: Unabridged Length: 5 hrs and 24 mins Language: English Release date: 11-11-11 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 91 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: The late Nobel laureate's final novel, a radical retelling of the Old Testament. In this, his last novel, Saramago daringly reimagines the characters and narratives of the Bible through the story of Cain. Condemned to wander forever after he kills Abel, he is whisked around in time and space. He experiences the almost-sacrifice of Isaac by Abraham, the Tower of Babel, the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah, Joshua at the battle of Jericho, Jobe's ordeal, and finally Noah's ark and the Flood. And over and over again Cain encounters an unjust, even cruel God. A startling, beautifully written, and powerful book, in all ways a fitting end to Saramago's extraordinary career. Critic Reviews: "Reading the Portuguese writer Jose Saramago, one quickly senses the presence of a master." (Christian Science Monitor) "Saramago is the most tender of writers...with a clear-eyed and compassionate acknowledgment of things as they are, and a quality that can only be termed wisdom." (New York Times) "Narrator Kevin Pariseau is the perfect choice to deliver this book. His dry reading style is in perfect harmony with the author's droll humor. Pariseau uses variations in tone and pitch to differentiate the characters, which helps the listener follow the extensive cast introduced throughout. While the pace of the prose is fast, the audio journey is carefully managed, so the narration is never rushed." (AudioFile) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Jose Saramago) Fri, 11 Nov 2011 19:11:25 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Cain-Audiobook/B0064SCJ1A thebookvoice.com 05:24:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Cain Author: Jose Saramago Narrator: Kevin Pariseau Format: Unabridged Length: 5 hrs and 24 mins Language: English Release date: 11-11-11 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 91 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: The late Nobel laureate's final novel, a radical retelling of the Old Testament. In this, his last novel, Saramago daringly reimagines the characters and narratives of the Bible through the story of Cain. Condemned to wander forever after he kills Abel, he is whisked around in time and space. He experiences the almost-sacrifice of Isaac by Abraham, the Tower of Babel, the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah, Joshua at the battle of Jericho, Jobe's ordeal, and finally Noah's ark and the Flood. And over and over again Cain encounters an unjust, even cruel God. A startling, beautifully written, and powerful book, in all ways a fitting end to Saramago's extraordinary career. Critic Reviews: "Reading the Portuguese writer Jose Saramago, one quickly senses the presence of a master." (Christian Science Monitor) "Saramago is the most tender of writers...with a clear-eyed and compassionate acknowledgment of things as they are, and a quality that can only be termed wisdom." (New York Times) "Narrator Kevin Pariseau is the perfect choice to deliver this book. His dry reading style is in perfect harmony with the author's droll humor. Pariseau uses variations in tone and pitch to differentiate the characters, which helps the listener follow the extensive cast introduced throughout. While the pace of the prose is fast, the audio journey is carefully managed, so the narration is never rushed." (AudioFile) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Cain Author: Jose Saramago Narrator: Kevin Pariseau Format: Unabridged Length: 5 hrs and 24 mins Language: English Release date: 11-11-11 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 91 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: The late Nobel laureate's final novel, a radical retelling of the Old Testament. In this, his last novel, Saramago daringly reimagines the characters and narratives of the Bible through the story of Cain. Condemned to wander forever after he kills Abel, he is whisked around in time and space. He experiences the almost-sacrifice of Isaac by Abraham, the Tower of Babel, the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah, Joshua at the battle of Jericho, Jobe's ordeal, and finally Noah's ark and the Flood. And over and over again Cain encounters an unjust, even cruel God. A startling, beautifully written, and powerful book, in all ways a fitting end to Saramago's extraordinary career. Critic Reviews: "Reading the Portuguese writer Jose Saramago, one quickly senses the presence of a master." (Christian Science Monitor) "Saramago is the most tender of writers...with a clear-eyed and compassionate acknowledgment of things as they are, and a quality that can only be termed wisdom." (New York Times) "Narrator Kevin Pariseau is the perfect choice to deliver this book. His dry reading style is in perfect harmony with the author's droll humor. Pariseau uses variations in tone and pitch to differentiate the characters, which helps the listener follow the extensive cast introduced throughout. While the pace of the prose is fast, the audio journey is carefully managed, so the narration is never rushed." (AudioFile) Members Reviews: One Heck of Funny Book!!!!! Oh my gosh.... this is such a FUNNY book... I have listened to it quite a few times and I always get a kick out of this re-imagining of Genesis. Basically the lead character Cain goes around on his donkey creating havoc wherever he goes. He is NOT a nice person and he is endlessly quibbling with God and blaming all of his wrongdoings on God, who is also not a very "nice", um, God? Saramago can write VERY subversive books (The Gospel According to Jesus Christ.... which sadly is available as an audiobook, but not though Audible as far as I know) got the nobel-prize winning author kicked out of his home country. Sometimes Christians just cannot take a joke. So if you are one of those, don't get this book... you will hate it. But for you who aren't offended of someone making fun of the bible, go for it! It is so well narrated, too. Just the perfect amount of irony, scorn and smarmy-ness that tip the book from very funny to rolling on the ground laughing funny. One of my favorites! god awful narrator What didnt you like about Kevin Pariseaus performance? this is probably a wonderful story but the narrator's smirky, snide tone just ruins Saramago's subtle poetic observations. Wish I had listened to the preview before I bought it, it's like listening to nails on a chalk board, not sure I can get through the whole thing. Funny The book reminds me a little of Good Omens by Terry Pratchett & Neil Gaiman. Both use humor to point out the injustice in divine plans. I would say my favorite bit is a joke about when Cain is looking at the line between two lands that are so different that they must be in two different times. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Springwater-Audiobook/B06XHXW27K Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Springwater Author: Linda Lael Miller Narrator: Pilar Witherspoon Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 59 mins Language: English Release date: 03-13-17 Publisher: Recorded Books Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 21 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Evangeline Keating came West because she had to: after her husband's passing, she needed to build a new life for her young daughter, and marrying a stranger from Montana Territory was her best chance. After a difficult winter journey, she arrives at an isolated outpost called Springwater Station. But the handsome man who's come for her is not her husband-to-be, and Evangeline soon finds herself thrust into a most inconvenient - and highly improper - arrangement. Scully Wainwright never intended to be left alone with his ranching partner's fiancée. But his partner's not due back until spring, and he can't leave a defenseless woman and her child unguarded - not with wolves and Indians threatening. Biding his time with the lovely Evangeline begins to feel dangerously close to setting up a real home. But as a reckless passion sparks between them, Scully and Evangeline discover a destiny - and a passion - as boundless as the open frontier. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Linda Lael Miller) Mon, 13 Mar 2017 16:53:18 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Springwater-Audiobook/B06XHXW27K thebookvoice.com 07:59:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Springwater Author: Linda Lael Miller Narrator: Pilar Witherspoon Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 59 mins Language: English Release date: 03-13-17 Publisher: Recorded Books Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 21 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Evangeline Keating came West because she had to: after her husband's passing, she needed to build a new life for her young daughter, and marrying a stranger from Montana Territory was her best chance. After a difficult winter journey, she arrives at an isolated outpost called Springwater Station. But the handsome man who's come for her is not her husband-to-be, and Evangeline soon finds herself thrust into a most inconvenient - and highly improper - arrangement. Scully Wainwright never intended to be left alone with his ranching partner's fiancée. But his partner's not due back until spring, and he can't leave a defenseless woman and her child unguarded - not with wolves and Indians threatening. Biding his time with the lovely Evangeline begins to feel dangerously close to setting up a real home. But as a reckless passion sparks between them, Scully and Evangeline discover a destiny - and a passion - as boundless as the open frontier. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Springwater Author: Linda Lael Miller Narrator: Pilar Witherspoon Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 59 mins Language: English Release date: 03-13-17 Publisher: Recorded Books Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 21 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Evangeline Keating came West because she had to: after her husband's passing, she needed to build a new life for her young daughter, and marrying a stranger from Montana Territory was her best chance. After a difficult winter journey, she arrives at an isolated outpost called Springwater Station. But the handsome man who's come for her is not her husband-to-be, and Evangeline soon finds herself thrust into a most inconvenient - and highly improper - arrangement. Scully Wainwright never intended to be left alone with his ranching partner's fiancée. But his partner's not due back until spring, and he can't leave a defenseless woman and her child unguarded - not with wolves and Indians threatening. Biding his time with the lovely Evangeline begins to feel dangerously close to setting up a real home. But as a reckless passion sparks between them, Scully and Evangeline discover a destiny - and a passion - as boundless as the open frontier. Members Reviews: As Abigail says "SPECTACULAR" I love Linda Lael Miller's historical western novels. I gobble them up as quickly as Audible makes them available. At last count, I think I owned nearly 40 titles by this author. This one though, is hands down, my favorite of them all. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/2030-Audiobook/B0052ZIL5Y Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: 2030 Subtitle: The Real Story of What Happens to America Author: Albert Brooks Narrator: Dick Hill Format: Unabridged Length: 14 hrs and 23 mins Language: English Release date: 06-01-11 Publisher: Tantor Audio Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 249 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Is this what's in store? June 12, 2030, started out like any other day in memory---and by then, memories were long. Since cancer had been cured fifteen years before, America's population was aging rapidly. That sounds like good news, but consider this: millions of baby boomers, with a big natural predator picked off, were sucking dry benefits and resources that were never meant to hold them into their eighties and beyond. Young people around the country simmered with resentment toward "the olds" and anger at the treadmill they could never get off of just to maintain their parents' entitlement programs. But on that June 12th, everything changed: a massive earthquake devastated Los Angeles, and the government, always teetering on the edge of bankruptcy, was unable to respond. The fallout from the earthquake sets in motion a sweeping novel of ideas that pits national hope for the future against assurances from the past and is peopled by a memorable cast of refugees and billionaires, presidents and revolutionaries, all struggling to find their way. In 2030, the author's all-too-believable imagining of where today's challenges could lead us tomorrow makes for gripping and thought-provoking listening. ©2011 Albert Brooks (P)2011 Tantor Editorial Reviews: Everybody knows Albert Brooks. He's been at the forefront of comedy, film, and television since the late '60s. From Taxi Driver to The Simpsons Movie, from Saturday Night Live to Weeds, Brooks continues to roll with the times and prove himself to new generations of fans. It's almost unbelievable that he waited so long to try writing a book, and that the book isn't just a memoir. Instead, with 2030, Brooks is sticking to what he does best: envisioning the future with his keenly funny and often self-deprecating liberal, Jewish, show-biz eye. That's not a stereotype; that's the genre that Brooks perfected. It may seem like a bit of a mystery as to why Brooks chose to call in another pro to do the narration, but Dick Hill is unquestionably the right man for the job. With over 300 audiobooks under his belt, three Audies and dozens of Earphone Awards to his credit, there's no voice Hill can't handle. He manages to make Brooks' didactic sense of humor crystal clear without stooping to a simple imitation of the way Brooks sounds. Hill adds significant depth and a bit of empathy to characters that are meant more as placeholders for the unfurling crisis than as literary gems, contributing an important dimension to the experience of the novel with which Brooks' more than ample screenwriting talent is perhaps not entirely acquainted. This book is meant to showcase large dreams, but it isn't a dystopian novel. It describes a world where the big one has finally shaken the author's beloved Los Angeles into a state of emergency too big for the government to solve alone. The president is forced to partner with China to rebuild, and although there are a dozen characters' intersecting lives to sift though, the interesting thing about the book is really just Brooks' analysis of our future history between now and 2030. A left-wing cautionary tale that does not forsake the limits of scientific or economic plausibility, this is a refreshing new direction for Brooks that gains a terrific assist from Dick Hill's masterful character study. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Albert Brooks) Wed, 01 Jun 2011 08:30:27 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/2030-Audiobook/B0052ZIL5Y thebookvoice.com 14:23:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: 2030 Subtitle: The Real Story of What Happens to America Author: Albert Brooks Narrator: Dick Hill Format: Unabridged Length: 14 hrs and 23 mins Language: English Release date: 06-01-11 Publisher: Tantor Audio Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 249 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Is this what's in store? June 12, 2030, started out like any other day in memory---and by then, memories were long. Since cancer had been cured fifteen years before, America's population was aging rapidly. That sounds like good news, but consider this: millions of baby boomers, with a big natural predator picked off, were sucking dry benefits and resources that were never meant to hold them into their eighties and beyond. Young people around the country simmered with resentment toward "the olds" and anger at the treadmill they could never get off of just to maintain their parents' entitlement programs. But on that June 12th, everything changed: a massive earthquake devastated Los Angeles, and the government, always teetering on the edge of bankruptcy, was unable to respond. The fallout from the earthquake sets in motion a sweeping novel of ideas that pits national hope for the future against assurances from the past and is peopled by a memorable cast of refugees and billionaires, presidents and revolutionaries, all struggling to find their way. In 2030, the author's all-too-believable imagining of where today's challenges could lead us tomorrow makes for gripping and thought-provoking listening. ©2011 Albert Brooks (P)2011 Tantor Editorial Reviews: Everybody knows Albert Brooks. He's been at the forefront of comedy, film, and television since the late '60s. From Taxi Driver to The Simpsons Movie, from Saturday Night Live to Weeds, Brooks continues to roll with the times and prove himself to new generations of fans. It's almost unbelievable that he waited so long to try writing a book, and that the book isn't just a memoir. Instead, with 2030, Brooks is sticking to what he does best: envisioning the future with his keenly funny and often self-deprecating liberal, Jewish, show-biz eye. That's not a stereotype; that's the genre that Brooks perfected. It may seem like a bit of a mystery as to why Brooks chose to call in another pro to do the narration, but Dick Hill is unquestionably the right man for the job. With over 300 audiobooks under his belt, three Audies and dozens of Earphone Awards to his credit, there's no voice Hill can't handle. He manages to make Brooks' didactic sense of humor crystal clear without stooping to a simple imitation of the way Brooks sounds. Hill adds significant depth and a bit of empathy to characters that are meant more as placeholders for the unfurling crisis than as literary gems, contributing an important dimension to the experience of the novel with which Brooks' more than ample screenwriting talent is perhaps not entirely acquainted. This book is meant to showcase large dreams, but it isn't a dystopian novel. It describes a world where the big one has finally shaken the author's beloved Los Angeles into a state of emergency too big for the government to solve alone. The president is forced to partner with China to rebuild, and although there are a dozen characters' intersecting lives to sift though, the interesting thing about the book is really just Brooks' analysis of our future history between now and 2030. A left-wing cautionary tale that does not forsake the limits of scientific or economic plausibility, this is a refreshing new direction for Brooks that gains a terrific assist from Dick Hill's masterful character study. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: 2030 Subtitle: The Real Story of What Happens to America Author: Albert Brooks Narrator: Dick Hill Format: Unabridged Length: 14 hrs and 23 mins Language: English Release date: 06-01-11 Publisher: Tantor Audio Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 249 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Is this what's in store? June 12, 2030, started out like any other day in memory---and by then, memories were long. Since cancer had been cured fifteen years before, America's population was aging rapidly. That sounds like good news, but consider this: millions of baby boomers, with a big natural predator picked off, were sucking dry benefits and resources that were never meant to hold them into their eighties and beyond. Young people around the country simmered with resentment toward "the olds" and anger at the treadmill they could never get off of just to maintain their parents' entitlement programs. But on that June 12th, everything changed: a massive earthquake devastated Los Angeles, and the government, always teetering on the edge of bankruptcy, was unable to respond. The fallout from the earthquake sets in motion a sweeping novel of ideas that pits national hope for the future against assurances from the past and is peopled by a memorable cast of refugees and billionaires, presidents and revolutionaries, all struggling to find their way. In 2030, the author's all-too-believable imagining of where today's challenges could lead us tomorrow makes for gripping and thought-provoking listening. ©2011 Albert Brooks (P)2011 Tantor Editorial Reviews: Everybody knows Albert Brooks. He's been at the forefront of comedy, film, and television since the late '60s. From Taxi Driver to The Simpsons Movie, from Saturday Night Live to Weeds, Brooks continues to roll with the times and prove himself to new generations of fans. It's almost unbelievable that he waited so long to try writing a book, and that the book isn't just a memoir. Instead, with 2030, Brooks is sticking to what he does best: envisioning the future with his keenly funny and often self-deprecating liberal, Jewish, show-biz eye. That's not a stereotype; that's the genre that Brooks perfected. It may seem like a bit of a mystery as to why Brooks chose to call in another pro to do the narration, but Dick Hill is unquestionably the right man for the job. With over 300 audiobooks under his belt, three Audies and dozens of Earphone Awards to his credit, there's no voice Hill can't handle. He manages to make Brooks' didactic sense of humor crystal clear without stooping to a simple imitation of the way Brooks sounds. Hill adds significant depth and a bit of empathy to characters that are meant more as placeholders for the unfurling crisis than as literary gems, contributing an important dimension to the experience of the novel with which Brooks' more than ample screenwriting talent is perhaps not entirely acquainted. This book is meant to showcase large dreams, but it isn't a dystopian novel. It describes a world where the big one has finally shaken the author's beloved Los Angeles into a state of emergency too big for the government to solve alone. The president is forced to partner with China to rebuild, and although there are a dozen characters' intersecting lives to sift though, the interesting thing about the book is really just Brooks' analysis of our future history between now and 2030. A left-wing cautionary tale that does not forsake the limits of scientific or economic plausibility, this is a refreshing new direction for Brooks that gains a terrific assist from Dick Hill's masterful character study. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Mysterious-Flame-of-Queen-Loana-Audiobook/B002V8KX8I Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Mysterious Flame of Queen Loana Author: Umberto Eco Narrator: George Guidall Format: Unabridged Length: 14 hrs and 49 mins Language: English Release date: 07-01-05 Publisher: Recorded Books Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 182 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: When book dealer Yambo suffers amnesia, he loses all sense of who he is, but retains memories of all the books, poems, songs, and movies he has ever experienced. To reclaim his identity, he retreats to the family home and rummages through old letters, photographs, and mementos stored in the attic. Yambo's mind swirls with thoughts, and he struggles to retrieve the one memory that may be most sacred, that of Lila Saba, his first love. Steeped in nostalgia and filled with vivid, sometimes wondrous imagery, The Mysterious Flame of Queen Loana is a magnificent addition to Eco's literary legacy. Critic Reviews: "Compelling storytelling and greatly sympathetic characters." (Booklist) "An absorbing exploration of how that most fundamental master-narrative, our memory, is pieced together from a bricolage of pop culture." (Publishers Weekly) "A head-spinning tour through the corridors of history and popular culture, and one of this sly entertainer's liveliest yet." (Kirkus Reviews) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Umberto Eco) Fri, 01 Jul 2005 17:35:44 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Mysterious-Flame-of-Queen-Loana-Audiobook/B002V8KX8I thebookvoice.com 14:49:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Mysterious Flame of Queen Loana Author: Umberto Eco Narrator: George Guidall Format: Unabridged Length: 14 hrs and 49 mins Language: English Release date: 07-01-05 Publisher: Recorded Books Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 182 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: When book dealer Yambo suffers amnesia, he loses all sense of who he is, but retains memories of all the books, poems, songs, and movies he has ever experienced. To reclaim his identity, he retreats to the family home and rummages through old letters, photographs, and mementos stored in the attic. Yambo's mind swirls with thoughts, and he struggles to retrieve the one memory that may be most sacred, that of Lila Saba, his first love. Steeped in nostalgia and filled with vivid, sometimes wondrous imagery, The Mysterious Flame of Queen Loana is a magnificent addition to Eco's literary legacy. Critic Reviews: "Compelling storytelling and greatly sympathetic characters." (Booklist) "An absorbing exploration of how that most fundamental master-narrative, our memory, is pieced together from a bricolage of pop culture." (Publishers Weekly) "A head-spinning tour through the corridors of history and popular culture, and one of this sly entertainer's liveliest yet." (Kirkus Reviews) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Mysterious Flame of Queen Loana Author: Umberto Eco Narrator: George Guidall Format: Unabridged Length: 14 hrs and 49 mins Language: English Release date: 07-01-05 Publisher: Recorded Books Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 182 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: When book dealer Yambo suffers amnesia, he loses all sense of who he is, but retains memories of all the books, poems, songs, and movies he has ever experienced. To reclaim his identity, he retreats to the family home and rummages through old letters, photographs, and mementos stored in the attic. Yambo's mind swirls with thoughts, and he struggles to retrieve the one memory that may be most sacred, that of Lila Saba, his first love. Steeped in nostalgia and filled with vivid, sometimes wondrous imagery, The Mysterious Flame of Queen Loana is a magnificent addition to Eco's literary legacy. Critic Reviews: "Compelling storytelling and greatly sympathetic characters." (Booklist) "An absorbing exploration of how that most fundamental master-narrative, our memory, is pieced together from a bricolage of pop culture." (Publishers Weekly) "A head-spinning tour through the corridors of history and popular culture, and one of this sly entertainer's liveliest yet." (Kirkus Reviews) Members Reviews: TOTTALLY ENGROSSING I LOVE Umberto Eco. I have read nearly everything he's ever written that has been translated into English. This is not an easy book. The writing is very dense. But the details of the atmosphere are rich. And the Eco's books are packed with historical acuracies that teach you about a period of our past. I am always smarter for having read Umberto Eco. DO NOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES CONSIDER THE ABRIDGED VERSION. Trust me. You will be missing the brilliance of this writer. This book is an amazing journey into a man's discovery of who he might have possibly been. It's not your typical american story. So sit back and enjoy and don't worry about figuring out how it all is going to work out. I have also fallen in in love with the narrator and have purchased several other books just because he narrates. Entrancing and Philosophical Eco is so great at creating a sense of mystery and wonder as a man tries to reassemble his life after a stroke that turns him into an amnesiac. He really lets one think about what it is about me that I identify with. He had to rediscover all his preferences and re-question all his values as his entire life and even bodily functions are completely strange and new. Do our memories make us what we are, or our preferences? Are we responsible for sins that we don't even remember making? Why is there a lead-in which shouts "Audible Kids"? This is an adult book but someone at Audible has mislabeled it. A great read For being by Umberto Eco this book is an easy read. As a reader, you really get to travel throughout the mind and memories of this old gentleman. Although I have not yet reached the age of this literary figure, I quite enjoyed the journey. Also the book was well read and easy to follow and understand (even the Italian references). Mysterious, rambling and intriguing After a recent diet of rather good thrillers and mysteries, I decided to try the most recent Umberto Eco, for a change of pace. A change it most definitely was! The pace of Queen Loana is decidedly slow (occasionally practically coming to a standstill), the tale intriguing, the atmosphere foggy and the concepts challenging. George Guidall (who I will always associate with Crime and Punishment) narrates this work in exactly the right manner. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/World-of-Wonders-Audiobook/B006GSFV7C Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: World of Wonders Subtitle: The Deptford Trilogy, Book 3 Author: Robertson Davies Narrator: Marc Vietor Format: Unabridged Length: 12 hrs and 31 mins Language: English Release date: 12-02-11 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 129 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Hailed by the Washington Post Book World as a "modern classic", Robertson Davies' acclaimed Deptford Trilogy is a glittering, fantastical, cunningly contrived series of novels, around which a mysterious death is woven. World of Wonders, the third book in the series after The Manticore, follows the story of Magnus Eisengrim - the most illustrious magician of his age - who is spirited away from his home by a member of a traveling sideshow, the Wanless World of Wonders. After honing his skills and becoming better known, Magnus unfurls his life's courageous and adventurous tale in this third and final volume of a spectacular, soaring work. Critic Reviews: "One of the splendid literary enterprises of this decade." ( Newsweek) "Robertson Davies is one of the great modern novelists." (Malcolm Bradbury, The Sunday Times, London) "Robertson Davies is a novelist whose books are thick and rich with humor, character and incident. They are plotted with skill and much flamboyance." ( The Observer) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Robertson Davies) Fri, 02 Dec 2011 21:53:39 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/World-of-Wonders-Audiobook/B006GSFV7C thebookvoice.com 12:31:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: World of Wonders Subtitle: The Deptford Trilogy, Book 3 Author: Robertson Davies Narrator: Marc Vietor Format: Unabridged Length: 12 hrs and 31 mins Language: English Release date: 12-02-11 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 129 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Hailed by the Washington Post Book World as a "modern classic", Robertson Davies' acclaimed Deptford Trilogy is a glittering, fantastical, cunningly contrived series of novels, around which a mysterious death is woven. World of Wonders, the third book in the series after The Manticore, follows the story of Magnus Eisengrim - the most illustrious magician of his age - who is spirited away from his home by a member of a traveling sideshow, the Wanless World of Wonders. After honing his skills and becoming better known, Magnus unfurls his life's courageous and adventurous tale in this third and final volume of a spectacular, soaring work. Critic Reviews: "One of the splendid literary enterprises of this decade." ( Newsweek) "Robertson Davies is one of the great modern novelists." (Malcolm Bradbury, The Sunday Times, London) "Robertson Davies is a novelist whose books are thick and rich with humor, character and incident. They are plotted with skill and much flamboyance." ( The Observer) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: World of Wonders Subtitle: The Deptford Trilogy, Book 3 Author: Robertson Davies Narrator: Marc Vietor Format: Unabridged Length: 12 hrs and 31 mins Language: English Release date: 12-02-11 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 129 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Hailed by the Washington Post Book World as a "modern classic", Robertson Davies' acclaimed Deptford Trilogy is a glittering, fantastical, cunningly contrived series of novels, around which a mysterious death is woven. World of Wonders, the third book in the series after The Manticore, follows the story of Magnus Eisengrim - the most illustrious magician of his age - who is spirited away from his home by a member of a traveling sideshow, the Wanless World of Wonders. After honing his skills and becoming better known, Magnus unfurls his life's courageous and adventurous tale in this third and final volume of a spectacular, soaring work. Critic Reviews: "One of the splendid literary enterprises of this decade." ( Newsweek) "Robertson Davies is one of the great modern novelists." (Malcolm Bradbury, The Sunday Times, London) "Robertson Davies is a novelist whose books are thick and rich with humor, character and incident. They are plotted with skill and much flamboyance." ( The Observer) Members Reviews: Disappointing Finish I finally finished Robertson Davies' modern classic, the Deptford trilogy, and I'm sorry to report that the third entry, World of Wonders, provided a disappointing finish to what started so brilliantly with the first book, Fifth Business. I almost gave World of Wonders one star, and not two, but couldnt quite bring myself to do that because it was a creative story with interesting characters. However, I just found the last book's series of biographical monologues to be really tedious. Great North American Novel I'm convinced, after this trilogy, that everyone after Twain trying to write a wistful, picaresque Bildungsroman and call it the Great American Novel, has actually written the Great Canadian Novel. Don't Miss Thos Book Brilliant end of the Deptford trilogy engrossing fiction so well narrated. Read all three for a magical adventure tinto the human soul. Compelling story; excellent reader I listened to Fifth Business, The Manticore & World of Wonders straight through--just had to find out more about the characters. Excellent book, performance ok This is an outstanding piece of writing by Robertson Davies. I read these as books 20 years ago and have enjoyed listening to these versions thoroughly. Although the performance is not great, it is much less intrusive than in the other audio versions of the previous parts of the Deptford trilogy. It's possible I've got used to it but I think the narration is more consistent and the characters don't bleed into each other. Certainly highly recommended. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Ship-of-Theseus-Audiobook/B00GM3J1Z4 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Ship of Theseus Author: V.M. Straka Narrator: Graeme Malcolm Format: Unabridged Length: 9 hrs and 7 mins Language: English Release date: 11-12-13 Publisher: Hachette Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 74 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Please note: In S., J.J. Abrams and Doug Dorst conceived of a multi-layered novel-within-a-novel that involves handwritten notes in the margins and physical objects slipped between the pages. Because an audio edition is unable to recreate those innately visual pieces of the story and the intended experience of S., the text of Ship of Theseus has been recorded here. Award-winning actor Graeme Malcolm reads the work of an incendiary novelist who may never have existed at all. What is Ship of Theseus, and who is its mysterious author V.M. Straka? Conceived by filmmaker J.J. Abrams and written by acclaimed novelist Doug Dorst, Ship of Theseus is the central novel within the experience that is S., a multi-faceted narrative of love and mystery. Ship of Theseus is at its core and is the final book written by a man shrouded in deception and violence. It tells the mystical adventure of an equally mysterious figure, who is struggling to discover his own identity. Abducted onto the eponymous ship, the main character is swept into a story that spans oceans and ports, mountains and caves, capitals and citadels. Two things sustain him: his lifelong search for his love, Sola; and the infernal purpose of the ship and its crew. Equal parts Kafka and Lovecraft, Ship of Theseus is both a frightening adventure and a philosophical treasure hunt. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (V.M. Straka) Tue, 12 Nov 2013 13:57:12 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Ship-of-Theseus-Audiobook/B00GM3J1Z4 thebookvoice.com 09:07:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Ship of Theseus Author: V.M. Straka Narrator: Graeme Malcolm Format: Unabridged Length: 9 hrs and 7 mins Language: English Release date: 11-12-13 Publisher: Hachette Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 74 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Please note: In S., J.J. Abrams and Doug Dorst conceived of a multi-layered novel-within-a-novel that involves handwritten notes in the margins and physical objects slipped between the pages. Because an audio edition is unable to recreate those innately visual pieces of the story and the intended experience of S., the text of Ship of Theseus has been recorded here. Award-winning actor Graeme Malcolm reads the work of an incendiary novelist who may never have existed at all. What is Ship of Theseus, and who is its mysterious author V.M. Straka? Conceived by filmmaker J.J. Abrams and written by acclaimed novelist Doug Dorst, Ship of Theseus is the central novel within the experience that is S., a multi-faceted narrative of love and mystery. Ship of Theseus is at its core and is the final book written by a man shrouded in deception and violence. It tells the mystical adventure of an equally mysterious figure, who is struggling to discover his own identity. Abducted onto the eponymous ship, the main character is swept into a story that spans oceans and ports, mountains and caves, capitals and citadels. Two things sustain him: his lifelong search for his love, Sola; and the infernal purpose of the ship and its crew. Equal parts Kafka and Lovecraft, Ship of Theseus is both a frightening adventure and a philosophical treasure hunt. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Ship of Theseus Author: V.M. Straka Narrator: Graeme Malcolm Format: Unabridged Length: 9 hrs and 7 mins Language: English Release date: 11-12-13 Publisher: Hachette Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 74 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Please note: In S., J.J. Abrams and Doug Dorst conceived of a multi-layered novel-within-a-novel that involves handwritten notes in the margins and physical objects slipped between the pages. Because an audio edition is unable to recreate those innately visual pieces of the story and the intended experience of S., the text of Ship of Theseus has been recorded here. Award-winning actor Graeme Malcolm reads the work of an incendiary novelist who may never have existed at all. What is Ship of Theseus, and who is its mysterious author V.M. Straka? Conceived by filmmaker J.J. Abrams and written by acclaimed novelist Doug Dorst, Ship of Theseus is the central novel within the experience that is S., a multi-faceted narrative of love and mystery. Ship of Theseus is at its core and is the final book written by a man shrouded in deception and violence. It tells the mystical adventure of an equally mysterious figure, who is struggling to discover his own identity. Abducted onto the eponymous ship, the main character is swept into a story that spans oceans and ports, mountains and caves, capitals and citadels. Two things sustain him: his lifelong search for his love, Sola; and the infernal purpose of the ship and its crew. Equal parts Kafka and Lovecraft, Ship of Theseus is both a frightening adventure and a philosophical treasure hunt. Members Reviews: What did I just read???? What could have made this a 4 or 5-star listening experience for you? If the story had any plot with continuity. I kept listening, thinking there had to be a story tying all the chapters together. Nah. What was most disappointing about V.M. Strakas story? It had no cohesive story to it. It made absolutely no sense to me. I even went back and listened to the first Audible part of the download, and it still gave me a "So what?" feeling at the end. Very tiresome. I have only asked for a refund twice in over 25 years of Books-0n-Tapes. This will make the third. You didnt love this book... but did it have any redeeming qualities? No. Trying to be way too cosmic to be an enjoyable listen. Infuriating story; couldn't wait to finish What did you like best about Ship of Theseus? What did you like least? I liked that this book was turned into an audiobook. I purchased S. and thought it might be fun to listen to Ship of Theseus as an audiobook, so I could make it easier to read the margin story. Unfortunately the book is one big infuriating story of confusion. Every time the main character asks a question, he's met with coy, condescending double-speak from every single character. No one will give him a straight answer to anything, which means you as the reader, are totally in the dark the vast majority of the book. You don't know what time period it is until half way through the book. You have no clue who the main character, or really ANY of the characters are until 3/4 of the book through, and it's just frustrating as can be. It's as if the author, and all the characters, are playing one big joke on the reader. In short, I really disliked the book. Best of all? You NEVER find out who the main character is. You never even learn who the other characters are. They come and go so randomly, without purpose, and seemingly without future. If this had not been the platform for S. I would've returned it. If only Doug Dorst and JJ Abrams had chosen a better book, something in the public domain, to base S. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/And-Sons-Audiobook/B00DYAKQC0 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: And Sons Subtitle: A Novel Author: David Gilbert Narrator: George Newbern Format: Unabridged Length: 16 hrs and 16 mins Language: English Release date: 07-23-13 Publisher: Random House Audio Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 119 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Who is A. N. Dyer? & Sons is a literary masterwork for readers of The Art of Fielding, The Emperors Children, and Wonder Boys - the panoramic, deeply affecting story of an iconic novelist, two interconnected families, and the heartbreaking truths that fiction can hide. A Newsday summer reading pick The funeral of Charles Henry Topping on Manhattans Upper East Side would have been a minor affair (his 200-word obit in The New York Times notwithstanding) but for the presence of one particular mourner: the notoriously reclusive author A. N. Dyer, whose novel Ampersand stands as a classic of American teenage angst. But as Andrew Newbold Dyer delivers the eulogy for his oldest friend, he suffers a breakdown over the life hes led and the people hes hurt and the novel that will forever endure as his legacy. He must gather his three sons for the first time in many years - before its too late. So begins a wild, transformative, heartbreaking week, as witnessed by Philip Topping, who, like his late father, finds himself caught up in the swirl of the Dyer family. First theres son Richard, a struggling screenwriter and father, returning from self-imposed exile in California. In the middle lingers Jamie, settled in Brooklyn after his 20-year mission of making documentaries about human suffering. And last is Andy, the half brother whose mysterious birth tore the Dyers apart 17 years ago, now in New York on spring break, determined to lose his virginity before returning to the prestigious New England boarding school that inspired Ampersand. But only when the real purpose of this reunion comes to light do these sons realize just how much is at stake, not only for their father but for themselves and three generations of their family. In this daring feat of fiction, David Gilbert establishes himself as one of our most original, entertaining, and insightful authors. & Sons is that rarest of treasures: a startlingly imaginative novel about families and how they define us, and the choices we make when faced with our own mortality. Critic Reviews: "[A] big, rich book... With wit and heart, Gilbert illuminates the complicated ways that fathers and sons misunderstand, disappoint, and love one another and how their behavior affects the women in their lives." (Real Simple) "A marvel of uproarious and devastating missteps and reversals charged with lightning dialogue, Gilberts delectably mordant and incisive tragicomedy of fathers, sons, and brothers, privilege and betrayal, celebrity and obscurity, ingeniously and judiciously maps the interface between truth and fiction, life and art. (Booklist) "David Gilberts & Sons is that novel youve been waiting for without knowing you were waiting. Big, brilliant, and terrifically funny, its a moving story about fathers and sons and success, a dead-on, deadpan retelling of our American literary myth." (Jess Walter) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (David Gilbert) Tue, 23 Jul 2013 21:24:46 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/And-Sons-Audiobook/B00DYAKQC0 thebookvoice.com 16:16:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: And Sons Subtitle: A Novel Author: David Gilbert Narrator: George Newbern Format: Unabridged Length: 16 hrs and 16 mins Language: English Release date: 07-23-13 Publisher: Random House Audio Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 119 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Who is A. N. Dyer? & Sons is a literary masterwork for readers of The Art of Fielding, The Emperors Children, and Wonder Boys - the panoramic, deeply affecting story of an iconic novelist, two interconnected families, and the heartbreaking truths that fiction can hide. A Newsday summer reading pick The funeral of Charles Henry Topping on Manhattans Upper East Side would have been a minor affair (his 200-word obit in The New York Times notwithstanding) but for the presence of one particular mourner: the notoriously reclusive author A. N. Dyer, whose novel Ampersand stands as a classic of American teenage angst. But as Andrew Newbold Dyer delivers the eulogy for his oldest friend, he suffers a breakdown over the life hes led and the people hes hurt and the novel that will forever endure as his legacy. He must gather his three sons for the first time in many years - before its too late. So begins a wild, transformative, heartbreaking week, as witnessed by Philip Topping, who, like his late father, finds himself caught up in the swirl of the Dyer family. First theres son Richard, a struggling screenwriter and father, returning from self-imposed exile in California. In the middle lingers Jamie, settled in Brooklyn after his 20-year mission of making documentaries about human suffering. And last is Andy, the half brother whose mysterious birth tore the Dyers apart 17 years ago, now in New York on spring break, determined to lose his virginity before returning to the prestigious New England boarding school that inspired Ampersand. But only when the real purpose of this reunion comes to light do these sons realize just how much is at stake, not only for their father but for themselves and three generations of their family. In this daring feat of fiction, David Gilbert establishes himself as one of our most original, entertaining, and insightful authors. & Sons is that rarest of treasures: a startlingly imaginative novel about families and how they define us, and the choices we make when faced with our own mortality. Critic Reviews: "[A] big, rich book... With wit and heart, Gilbert illuminates the complicated ways that fathers and sons misunderstand, disappoint, and love one another and how their behavior affects the women in their lives." (Real Simple) "A marvel of uproarious and devastating missteps and reversals charged with lightning dialogue, Gilberts delectably mordant and incisive tragicomedy of fathers, sons, and brothers, privilege and betrayal, celebrity and obscurity, ingeniously and judiciously maps the interface between truth and fiction, life and art. (Booklist) "David Gilberts & Sons is that novel youve been waiting for without knowing you were waiting. Big, brilliant, and terrifically funny, its a moving story about fathers and sons and success, a dead-on, deadpan retelling of our American literary myth." (Jess Walter) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: And Sons Subtitle: A Novel Author: David Gilbert Narrator: George Newbern Format: Unabridged Length: 16 hrs and 16 mins Language: English Release date: 07-23-13 Publisher: Random House Audio Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 119 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Who is A. N. Dyer? & Sons is a literary masterwork for readers of The Art of Fielding, The Emperors Children, and Wonder Boys - the panoramic, deeply affecting story of an iconic novelist, two interconnected families, and the heartbreaking truths that fiction can hide. A Newsday summer reading pick The funeral of Charles Henry Topping on Manhattans Upper East Side would have been a minor affair (his 200-word obit in The New York Times notwithstanding) but for the presence of one particular mourner: the notoriously reclusive author A. N. Dyer, whose novel Ampersand stands as a classic of American teenage angst. But as Andrew Newbold Dyer delivers the eulogy for his oldest friend, he suffers a breakdown over the life hes led and the people hes hurt and the novel that will forever endure as his legacy. He must gather his three sons for the first time in many years - before its too late. So begins a wild, transformative, heartbreaking week, as witnessed by Philip Topping, who, like his late father, finds himself caught up in the swirl of the Dyer family. First theres son Richard, a struggling screenwriter and father, returning from self-imposed exile in California. In the middle lingers Jamie, settled in Brooklyn after his 20-year mission of making documentaries about human suffering. And last is Andy, the half brother whose mysterious birth tore the Dyers apart 17 years ago, now in New York on spring break, determined to lose his virginity before returning to the prestigious New England boarding school that inspired Ampersand. But only when the real purpose of this reunion comes to light do these sons realize just how much is at stake, not only for their father but for themselves and three generations of their family. In this daring feat of fiction, David Gilbert establishes himself as one of our most original, entertaining, and insightful authors. & Sons is that rarest of treasures: a startlingly imaginative novel about families and how they define us, and the choices we make when faced with our own mortality. Critic Reviews: "[A] big, rich book... With wit and heart, Gilbert illuminates the complicated ways that fathers and sons misunderstand, disappoint, and love one another and how their behavior affects the women in their lives." (Real Simple) "A marvel of uproarious and devastating missteps and reversals charged with lightning dialogue, Gilberts delectably mordant and incisive tragicomedy of fathers, sons, and brothers, privilege and betrayal, celebrity and obscurity, ingeniously and judiciously maps the interface between truth and fiction, life and art. (Booklist) "David Gilberts & Sons is that novel youve been waiting for without knowing you were waiting. Big, brilliant, and terrifically funny, its a moving story about fathers and sons and success, a dead-on, deadpan retelling of our American literary myth." (Jess Walter) Members Reviews: Full of brilliant bits and pieces I came to this novel by way of a brilliant short story by David Gilbert in the "New Yorker" in which every detail is realistic and familiar - until the main character gets drunk and vomits, and the vomit turns out to be something like a baby. The rest of the story is about how he deals with the vomit baby, and it's funny, entertaining and truly heartbreaking. I wanted more of that. The novel "& Sons" is not like that short story. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Beauty-Is-a-Wound-Audiobook/B017V4RUDM Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Beauty Is a Wound Author: Eka Kurniawan Narrator: Jonathan Davis Format: Unabridged Length: 16 hrs and 28 mins Language: English Release date: 01-05-16 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 165 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: The English-language debut of Indonesia's rising star. The epic novel Beauty Is a Wound combines history, satire, family tragedy, legend, humor, and romance in a sweeping polyphony. The beautiful Indo prostitute Dewi Ayu and her four daughters are beset by incest, murder, bestiality, rape, insanity, monstrosity, and the often vengeful undead. Kurniawan's gleefully grotesque hyperbole functions as a scathing critique of his young nation's troubled past: the rapacious offhand greed of colonialism; the chaotic struggle for independence; the 1965 mass murders of perhaps a million "Communists", followed by three decades of Suharto's despotic rule. Beauty Is a Wound astonishes from its opening line: "One afternoon on a weekend in May, Dewi Ayu rose from her grave after being dead for 21 years...." Drawing on local sources - folktales and the all-night shadow puppet plays, with their bawdy wit and epic scope - and inspired by Melville and Gogol, Kurniawan's distinctive voice brings something luscious yet astringent to contemporary literature. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Eka Kurniawan) Tue, 05 Jan 2016 17:05:34 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Beauty-Is-a-Wound-Audiobook/B017V4RUDM thebookvoice.com 16:28:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Beauty Is a Wound Author: Eka Kurniawan Narrator: Jonathan Davis Format: Unabridged Length: 16 hrs and 28 mins Language: English Release date: 01-05-16 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 165 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: The English-language debut of Indonesia's rising star. The epic novel Beauty Is a Wound combines history, satire, family tragedy, legend, humor, and romance in a sweeping polyphony. The beautiful Indo prostitute Dewi Ayu and her four daughters are beset by incest, murder, bestiality, rape, insanity, monstrosity, and the often vengeful undead. Kurniawan's gleefully grotesque hyperbole functions as a scathing critique of his young nation's troubled past: the rapacious offhand greed of colonialism; the chaotic struggle for independence; the 1965 mass murders of perhaps a million "Communists", followed by three decades of Suharto's despotic rule. Beauty Is a Wound astonishes from its opening line: "One afternoon on a weekend in May, Dewi Ayu rose from her grave after being dead for 21 years...." Drawing on local sources - folktales and the all-night shadow puppet plays, with their bawdy wit and epic scope - and inspired by Melville and Gogol, Kurniawan's distinctive voice brings something luscious yet astringent to contemporary literature. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Beauty Is a Wound Author: Eka Kurniawan Narrator: Jonathan Davis Format: Unabridged Length: 16 hrs and 28 mins Language: English Release date: 01-05-16 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 165 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: The English-language debut of Indonesia's rising star. The epic novel Beauty Is a Wound combines history, satire, family tragedy, legend, humor, and romance in a sweeping polyphony. The beautiful Indo prostitute Dewi Ayu and her four daughters are beset by incest, murder, bestiality, rape, insanity, monstrosity, and the often vengeful undead. Kurniawan's gleefully grotesque hyperbole functions as a scathing critique of his young nation's troubled past: the rapacious offhand greed of colonialism; the chaotic struggle for independence; the 1965 mass murders of perhaps a million "Communists", followed by three decades of Suharto's despotic rule. Beauty Is a Wound astonishes from its opening line: "One afternoon on a weekend in May, Dewi Ayu rose from her grave after being dead for 21 years...." Drawing on local sources - folktales and the all-night shadow puppet plays, with their bawdy wit and epic scope - and inspired by Melville and Gogol, Kurniawan's distinctive voice brings something luscious yet astringent to contemporary literature. Members Reviews: Like nothing I've read (heard) before While this is most certainly a graphic book and explores in at some times crude terms the facets of love and desire, there is so much going on that I will need to listen to it a second time to pick up everything the author is saying. One of my new favorites! Enthralling This was an audiobook. What a great story weaver the author is! I would highly recommend. Beauty is apparently a wound Very interesting storyline which wandered greatly throughout the story, but did finally bring itself to a culmination of all the stories. I really enjoyed this book and the tales it told. Very well worth a read Perfect balance of humour and sadness I enjoyed this audio book, though not sure I would have finished if it were not for the narrators entertaining depiction of characters and story. Like One Hundred Years of Solitude & Animal Farm If you enjoy allegorical tales; yearn to learn and think as you read without being overly challenged; delight in discovering (or trying to) the metaphorical meaning of actions, characters and things within a story; and/or relished "Animal Farm" and/or "One Hundred Years of Solitude," You should definitely read this novel which reflects and criticizes the turbulent history of the world's 4th most populous country Indonesia, a country of more than 14,000 islands and of terrible tsunamis. Indonesia's native citizens suffered under three and a half centuries of Dutch rule, Japanese occupation for 3 years during WWII, the mass slaughter of possibly a million citizens after the failed Communist coup in 1965, followed by the despotic rule of Suharto for 3 decades. Kurniawan tells this tempestuous history by the epic story, by turns ridiculous, magical and hilarious but always captivating, of Dewi Ayu, the 3/4 Dutch and 1/4 Malaysian girl forced into prostitution in her late teens upon Japanese occupation, her four daughters (each with different fathers), their lovers and husbands, Dewi Ayu's 3 grandchildren, and the village of Halimundo, which is very reminiscent of the village of Macondo in One Hundred Years of Solitude. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Tin-Horse-Audiobook/B00AWWJNBI Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Tin Horse Subtitle: A Novel Author: Janice Steinberg Narrator: Kate McGregor-Stewart Format: Unabridged Length: 15 hrs and 38 mins Language: English Release date: 01-29-13 Publisher: Random House Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 59 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: In the stunning tradition of Lisa See, Maeve Binchy, and Alice Hoffman, The Tin Horse is a rich multigenerational story about the intense, often fraught bond sisters share and the dreams and sorrows that lay at the heart of the immigrant experience. It has been more than 60 years since Elaine Greensteins twin sister, Barbara, ran away, cutting off contact with her family forever. Elaine has made peace with that loss. But while sifting through old papers as she prepares to move to Rancho Mañana - or the 'Ranch of No Tomorrow' as she refers to the retirement community - she is stunned to find a possible hint to Barbaras whereabouts all these years later. And it pushes her to confront the fierce love and bitter rivalry of their youth during the 1920s and 30s, in the Los Angeles Jewish neighborhood of Boyle Heights. Though raised together in Boyle Heights, where kosher delis and storefront signs in Yiddish lined the streets, Elaine and Barbara staked out very different personal territories. Elaine was thoughtful and studious, encouraged to dream of going to college, while Barbara was a bold rule-breaker whose hopes fastened on nearby Hollywood. In the fall of 1939, when the girls were 18, Barbaras recklessness took an alarming turn. Leaving only a cryptic note, she disappeared. In an unforgettable voice layered with humor and insight, Elaine delves into the past. She recalls growing up with her spirited family: her luftmensch of a grandfather, a former tinsmith with tales from the Old Country; her papa, who preaches the American Dream even as it eludes him; her mercurial mother, whose secret grief colors her moods - and of course audacious Barbara and their younger sisters, Audrey and Harriet. As Elaine looks back on the momentous events of history and on the personal dramas of the Greenstein clan, she must finally face the truth of her own childhood, and that of the twin sister she once knew. In The Tin Horse, Janice Steinberg exquisitely unfolds a rich multigenerational story about the intense, often fraught bonds between sisters, mothers, and daughters and the profound and surprising ways we are shaped by those we love. At its core, it is a book not only about the stories we tell but, more important, those we believe, especially the ones about our very selves. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Janice Steinberg) Tue, 29 Jan 2013 18:11:14 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Tin-Horse-Audiobook/B00AWWJNBI thebookvoice.com 15:38:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Tin Horse Subtitle: A Novel Author: Janice Steinberg Narrator: Kate McGregor-Stewart Format: Unabridged Length: 15 hrs and 38 mins Language: English Release date: 01-29-13 Publisher: Random House Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 59 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: In the stunning tradition of Lisa See, Maeve Binchy, and Alice Hoffman, The Tin Horse is a rich multigenerational story about the intense, often fraught bond sisters share and the dreams and sorrows that lay at the heart of the immigrant experience. It has been more than 60 years since Elaine Greensteins twin sister, Barbara, ran away, cutting off contact with her family forever. Elaine has made peace with that loss. But while sifting through old papers as she prepares to move to Rancho Mañana - or the 'Ranch of No Tomorrow' as she refers to the retirement community - she is stunned to find a possible hint to Barbaras whereabouts all these years later. And it pushes her to confront the fierce love and bitter rivalry of their youth during the 1920s and 30s, in the Los Angeles Jewish neighborhood of Boyle Heights. Though raised together in Boyle Heights, where kosher delis and storefront signs in Yiddish lined the streets, Elaine and Barbara staked out very different personal territories. Elaine was thoughtful and studious, encouraged to dream of going to college, while Barbara was a bold rule-breaker whose hopes fastened on nearby Hollywood. In the fall of 1939, when the girls were 18, Barbaras recklessness took an alarming turn. Leaving only a cryptic note, she disappeared. In an unforgettable voice layered with humor and insight, Elaine delves into the past. She recalls growing up with her spirited family: her luftmensch of a grandfather, a former tinsmith with tales from the Old Country; her papa, who preaches the American Dream even as it eludes him; her mercurial mother, whose secret grief colors her moods - and of course audacious Barbara and their younger sisters, Audrey and Harriet. As Elaine looks back on the momentous events of history and on the personal dramas of the Greenstein clan, she must finally face the truth of her own childhood, and that of the twin sister she once knew. In The Tin Horse, Janice Steinberg exquisitely unfolds a rich multigenerational story about the intense, often fraught bonds between sisters, mothers, and daughters and the profound and surprising ways we are shaped by those we love. At its core, it is a book not only about the stories we tell but, more important, those we believe, especially the ones about our very selves. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Tin Horse Subtitle: A Novel Author: Janice Steinberg Narrator: Kate McGregor-Stewart Format: Unabridged Length: 15 hrs and 38 mins Language: English Release date: 01-29-13 Publisher: Random House Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 59 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: In the stunning tradition of Lisa See, Maeve Binchy, and Alice Hoffman, The Tin Horse is a rich multigenerational story about the intense, often fraught bond sisters share and the dreams and sorrows that lay at the heart of the immigrant experience. It has been more than 60 years since Elaine Greensteins twin sister, Barbara, ran away, cutting off contact with her family forever. Elaine has made peace with that loss. But while sifting through old papers as she prepares to move to Rancho Mañana - or the 'Ranch of No Tomorrow' as she refers to the retirement community - she is stunned to find a possible hint to Barbaras whereabouts all these years later. And it pushes her to confront the fierce love and bitter rivalry of their youth during the 1920s and 30s, in the Los Angeles Jewish neighborhood of Boyle Heights. Though raised together in Boyle Heights, where kosher delis and storefront signs in Yiddish lined the streets, Elaine and Barbara staked out very different personal territories. Elaine was thoughtful and studious, encouraged to dream of going to college, while Barbara was a bold rule-breaker whose hopes fastened on nearby Hollywood. In the fall of 1939, when the girls were 18, Barbaras recklessness took an alarming turn. Leaving only a cryptic note, she disappeared. In an unforgettable voice layered with humor and insight, Elaine delves into the past. She recalls growing up with her spirited family: her luftmensch of a grandfather, a former tinsmith with tales from the Old Country; her papa, who preaches the American Dream even as it eludes him; her mercurial mother, whose secret grief colors her moods - and of course audacious Barbara and their younger sisters, Audrey and Harriet. As Elaine looks back on the momentous events of history and on the personal dramas of the Greenstein clan, she must finally face the truth of her own childhood, and that of the twin sister she once knew. In The Tin Horse, Janice Steinberg exquisitely unfolds a rich multigenerational story about the intense, often fraught bonds between sisters, mothers, and daughters and the profound and surprising ways we are shaped by those we love. At its core, it is a book not only about the stories we tell but, more important, those we believe, especially the ones about our very selves. Members Reviews: The Tin Horse redefines black sheep of the family Would you listen to The Tin Horse again? Why? This story was compelling albeit lengthy look at family life during the 1930s. It captures a story about a secular Jewish family living at the time of WWII. The story is told from the perspective of twin daughters in the family and the unlikely paths that lead them apart and together again. The author provides a detailed description of family life at its best and at worst. The complexity of the characters provide an interesting forefront to the wars, gender politics, and racism occurring at this point in world history. I would definitely recommend this read! couldn't stop listening I felt that I knew this family, these sisters when I finished the book. I just wanted it to go on. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Man-of-Property-Audiobook/B002V02ELA Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Man of Property Subtitle: The Forsyte Saga, Book 1 Author: John Galsworthy Narrator: David Case Format: Unabridged Length: 13 hrs and 48 mins Language: English Release date: 09-25-06 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 150 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: The Man of Property, the first novel in John Galsworthy's epic social satire The Forsyte Saga, introduces us to Soames Forsyte, a London solicitor and prominent man of his important family. Accustomed to getting whatever he wants, he sets his sights with absolute determination on the beautiful Irene in spite of her pennilessness and indifference to him. Irene, a lover of art and beauty, eventually accepts his marriage proposal over a life of degraded poverty, but she swears to Soames that she will never be his property. When all his money fails to make up for the absence of love and Irene falls for a young architect, Soames resolves to force the obedience he could not buy. Galsworthy won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1932 "for his distinguished art of narration, which takes its highest form in The Forsyte Saga". bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (John Galsworthy) Mon, 25 Sep 2006 02:15:42 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Man-of-Property-Audiobook/B002V02ELA thebookvoice.com 13:48:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Man of Property Subtitle: The Forsyte Saga, Book 1 Author: John Galsworthy Narrator: David Case Format: Unabridged Length: 13 hrs and 48 mins Language: English Release date: 09-25-06 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 150 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: The Man of Property, the first novel in John Galsworthy's epic social satire The Forsyte Saga, introduces us to Soames Forsyte, a London solicitor and prominent man of his important family. Accustomed to getting whatever he wants, he sets his sights with absolute determination on the beautiful Irene in spite of her pennilessness and indifference to him. Irene, a lover of art and beauty, eventually accepts his marriage proposal over a life of degraded poverty, but she swears to Soames that she will never be his property. When all his money fails to make up for the absence of love and Irene falls for a young architect, Soames resolves to force the obedience he could not buy. Galsworthy won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1932 "for his distinguished art of narration, which takes its highest form in The Forsyte Saga". Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Man of Property Subtitle: The Forsyte Saga, Book 1 Author: John Galsworthy Narrator: David Case Format: Unabridged Length: 13 hrs and 48 mins Language: English Release date: 09-25-06 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 150 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: The Man of Property, the first novel in John Galsworthy's epic social satire The Forsyte Saga, introduces us to Soames Forsyte, a London solicitor and prominent man of his important family. Accustomed to getting whatever he wants, he sets his sights with absolute determination on the beautiful Irene in spite of her pennilessness and indifference to him. Irene, a lover of art and beauty, eventually accepts his marriage proposal over a life of degraded poverty, but she swears to Soames that she will never be his property. When all his money fails to make up for the absence of love and Irene falls for a young architect, Soames resolves to force the obedience he could not buy. Galsworthy won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1932 "for his distinguished art of narration, which takes its highest form in The Forsyte Saga". Members Reviews: Five stars aren't enough... ... for this masterpiece of writing and narration. Galsworthy's tender, wicked irony is perfectly captured and conveyed by David Case, who is THE master among book readers. Each character has his or her distinctive voice which perfectly expresses the personality Galsworthy intended. The richness of the relationships, the vivid social commentary, the HUMOR, are indeed Nobel Prize material. I'm now listening to the whole series of nine novels for the third time, and the experience is as rich this time as it was the first. It's more than just fiction. It's a poem, an opera, a feast. Brilliant! Brilliant writing brilliantly read! Best Audible selection of 50 heard over several years. A tale of epic proportions I was first introduced to the Forsyte Sage through the 1960s BBC TV adaptation. This audiobook brings it all flooding back. A wonderful portrayal of late Victorian & Edwardian England. It is true that the opening chapters introduce a vast cast of characters, but the tale settles down and they disentangle themselves with skilled assistance of the narrator who is able to play each character quite distinctly. Highly recommended. Gotta Love Those Forsytes! I've been meaning to read The Forsyte Saga for years, having enjoyed both TV dramatizations (1967 and 2002). And even though I know the story, I very much enjoyed this first book in the saga. Galsworthy gives us a lush, detailed view of late Victorian England's upper middle class and their mania for property and respectability. Like every family, the Forsytes have their secrets and black sheep, and that makes them all the more intriguing. The focus here is the ramrod-spined solicitor Soames and his unhappy wife, Irene. Soames had courted Irene more for her beauty than for love, treating her like one of his exquisite objéts d'art. So determined was he to have her that he promised to let her go if she wanted her freedom. And here lies the crux of the story: Irene is dreadfully unhappy, yet Soames refuses to let her go. Galsworthy has created a cast of one-of-a-kind characters (or if they now seem like sterotypes, they were one-of-a-kind when first created). https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Eternal-Life-Audiobook/B078JXCH4G Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Eternal Life Author: Dara Horn Narrator: Elisabeth Rodgers Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 54 mins Language: English Release date: 01-23-18 Publisher: Recorded Books Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 1 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: The award-winning, critically acclaimed author returns with an ingenious novel about what it would mean to live forever. Rachel has an unusual problem: she can't die. Her recent troubles - widowhood, a failing business, an unemployed middle-aged son - are only the latest. She's already put up with scores of marriages and hundreds of children, over 2,000 years - ever since she made a spiritual bargain to save the life of her first son back in Roman-occupied Jerusalem. There's only one other person in the world who understands: a man she once loved passionately, who has been stalking her through the centuries, convinced they belong together forever. In 2018, as her children and grandchildren develop new technologies for immortality, Rachel knows she must enable her beloved offspring to live fully-without her, but with meaning - by finding a way for herself to die. Gripping, hilarious, and profoundly moving, Eternal Life celebrates the bonds between generations, the power of faith, the purpose of death, and the reasons for being alive. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Dara Horn) Tue, 23 Jan 2018 00:36:08 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Eternal-Life-Audiobook/B078JXCH4G thebookvoice.com 08:54:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Eternal Life Author: Dara Horn Narrator: Elisabeth Rodgers Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 54 mins Language: English Release date: 01-23-18 Publisher: Recorded Books Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 1 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: The award-winning, critically acclaimed author returns with an ingenious novel about what it would mean to live forever. Rachel has an unusual problem: she can't die. Her recent troubles - widowhood, a failing business, an unemployed middle-aged son - are only the latest. She's already put up with scores of marriages and hundreds of children, over 2,000 years - ever since she made a spiritual bargain to save the life of her first son back in Roman-occupied Jerusalem. There's only one other person in the world who understands: a man she once loved passionately, who has been stalking her through the centuries, convinced they belong together forever. In 2018, as her children and grandchildren develop new technologies for immortality, Rachel knows she must enable her beloved offspring to live fully-without her, but with meaning - by finding a way for herself to die. Gripping, hilarious, and profoundly moving, Eternal Life celebrates the bonds between generations, the power of faith, the purpose of death, and the reasons for being alive. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Eternal Life Author: Dara Horn Narrator: Elisabeth Rodgers Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 54 mins Language: English Release date: 01-23-18 Publisher: Recorded Books Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 1 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: The award-winning, critically acclaimed author returns with an ingenious novel about what it would mean to live forever. Rachel has an unusual problem: she can't die. Her recent troubles - widowhood, a failing business, an unemployed middle-aged son - are only the latest. She's already put up with scores of marriages and hundreds of children, over 2,000 years - ever since she made a spiritual bargain to save the life of her first son back in Roman-occupied Jerusalem. There's only one other person in the world who understands: a man she once loved passionately, who has been stalking her through the centuries, convinced they belong together forever. In 2018, as her children and grandchildren develop new technologies for immortality, Rachel knows she must enable her beloved offspring to live fully-without her, but with meaning - by finding a way for herself to die. Gripping, hilarious, and profoundly moving, Eternal Life celebrates the bonds between generations, the power of faith, the purpose of death, and the reasons for being alive. Members Reviews: Living Long Long and Longer Rachel was a young girl growing up about 2000 years ago in what is present day Israel. She met a young man who was a member of the priesthood. Elazar and Rachel fell in love. But her parents prohibited a marriage between them and forbid any further contact between the lovers. In accordance with the custom at the time her parents arranged a wedding for her with Zakkar whom they considered a more serious and better match for their daughter. Two big problems presented themselves to Rachel. Number one she was pregnant with Elazar's baby and second she found Zakkar boring and rather dull. When the baby was born he turned out to be very sickly and was soon close to death. Rachel was advised to speak to Elazar's father who happened to be the high priest. He told her that in order to save the baby she would have to take an oath for eternal life which would also be granted to the baby's father who of course was Elazar. Rachel took the oath: it worked and she and Elazar had to continue living long after that baby had passed away. It was seemingly a great gift for both but they had to witness and live with generations of new spouses, many children and grandchildren eventually seeing them die natural deaths. Ms. Horn very deftly describes the feelings of two people that have to witness on a periodic basis people they hold dear becoming sick and passing away. Both the former lovers look for each other over time but never get together which should be the normal reaction to their shared plight. A very different novel neatly putting many shifts in time, different customs, and reactions to varying shifts in procedures. Darla Horn gives us truly mesmerizing book to enjoy. A touching story of faith and family Dara Hornâs Eternal Life (W.W. Norton & Company, digital galley) is a touching story of faith, loss and family. The storyâs heroine, Rachel, made a deal with God in Roman-occupied Jerusalem to trade her death for the life of her first-born son. Now, 2000 years later, Rachel struggles to find continued meaning in her never ending life. As the years pass, Rachel has had to say goodbye to generation after generation of families she has reared, unable to let anyone know about her ordeal. And the way each generation experiences life and faith challenges Rachelâs own understanding of what it means to be alive. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Party-Audiobook/B071ZHP1JL Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Party Author: Elizabeth Day Narrator: Greg Wagland, Stephanie Racine Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 45 mins Language: English Release date: 07-13-17 Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Limited Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 4 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: A gripping story of obsession and betrayal, privilege and hypocrisy, set in the unassailable heart of the British establishment. "As the train pressed on, I realised that my life was in the process of taking a different direction, plotted according to a new constellation. Because, although I didn't know it yet, I was about to meet Ben and nothing would ever be the same again." Martin Gilmour is an outsider. When he wins a scholarship to Burtonbury School, he doesn't wear the right clothes or speak with the right kind of accent. But then he meets the dazzling, popular and wealthy Ben Fitzmaurice, and gains admission to an exclusive world. Soon Martin is enjoying tennis parties and Easter egg hunts at the Fitzmaurice family's estate, as Ben becomes the brother he never had. But Martin has a secret. He knows something about Ben, something he will never tell. It is a secret that will bind the two of them together for the best part of 25 years. At Ben's 40th birthday party, the great and the good of British society are gathering to celebrate in a haze of champagne, drugs and glamour. Amid the hundreds of guests the politicians, the celebrities, the old-money and newly rich Martin once again feels that disturbing pang of not-quite-belonging. His wife, Lucy, has her reservations too. There is disquiet in the air. But Ben wouldn't do anything to damage their friendship.... Would he? Critic Reviews: "Witty, dark and compelling." (Sebastian Faulks) "I practically murdered this book in an evening I loved it so much. The Party is a terrifying, hilarious, brilliantly written original with a wit to die for." (Pheobe Waller-Bridge) "Superb - clever, gripping, psychologically acute." (Laura Barnett, author of The Versions of Us) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Elizabeth Day) Thu, 13 Jul 2017 13:07:29 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Party-Audiobook/B071ZHP1JL thebookvoice.com 10:45:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Party Author: Elizabeth Day Narrator: Greg Wagland, Stephanie Racine Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 45 mins Language: English Release date: 07-13-17 Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Limited Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 4 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: A gripping story of obsession and betrayal, privilege and hypocrisy, set in the unassailable heart of the British establishment. "As the train pressed on, I realised that my life was in the process of taking a different direction, plotted according to a new constellation. Because, although I didn't know it yet, I was about to meet Ben and nothing would ever be the same again." Martin Gilmour is an outsider. When he wins a scholarship to Burtonbury School, he doesn't wear the right clothes or speak with the right kind of accent. But then he meets the dazzling, popular and wealthy Ben Fitzmaurice, and gains admission to an exclusive world. Soon Martin is enjoying tennis parties and Easter egg hunts at the Fitzmaurice family's estate, as Ben becomes the brother he never had. But Martin has a secret. He knows something about Ben, something he will never tell. It is a secret that will bind the two of them together for the best part of 25 years. At Ben's 40th birthday party, the great and the good of British society are gathering to celebrate in a haze of champagne, drugs and glamour. Amid the hundreds of guests the politicians, the celebrities, the old-money and newly rich Martin once again feels that disturbing pang of not-quite-belonging. His wife, Lucy, has her reservations too. There is disquiet in the air. But Ben wouldn't do anything to damage their friendship.... Would he? Critic Reviews: "Witty, dark and compelling." (Sebastian Faulks) "I practically murdered this book in an evening I loved it so much. The Party is a terrifying, hilarious, brilliantly written original with a wit to die for." (Pheobe Waller-Bridge) "Superb - clever, gripping, psychologically acute." (Laura Barnett, author of The Versions of Us) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Party Author: Elizabeth Day Narrator: Greg Wagland, Stephanie Racine Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 45 mins Language: English Release date: 07-13-17 Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Limited Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 4 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: A gripping story of obsession and betrayal, privilege and hypocrisy, set in the unassailable heart of the British establishment. "As the train pressed on, I realised that my life was in the process of taking a different direction, plotted according to a new constellation. Because, although I didn't know it yet, I was about to meet Ben and nothing would ever be the same again." Martin Gilmour is an outsider. When he wins a scholarship to Burtonbury School, he doesn't wear the right clothes or speak with the right kind of accent. But then he meets the dazzling, popular and wealthy Ben Fitzmaurice, and gains admission to an exclusive world. Soon Martin is enjoying tennis parties and Easter egg hunts at the Fitzmaurice family's estate, as Ben becomes the brother he never had. But Martin has a secret. He knows something about Ben, something he will never tell. It is a secret that will bind the two of them together for the best part of 25 years. At Ben's 40th birthday party, the great and the good of British society are gathering to celebrate in a haze of champagne, drugs and glamour. Amid the hundreds of guests the politicians, the celebrities, the old-money and newly rich Martin once again feels that disturbing pang of not-quite-belonging. His wife, Lucy, has her reservations too. There is disquiet in the air. But Ben wouldn't do anything to damage their friendship.... Would he? Critic Reviews: "Witty, dark and compelling." (Sebastian Faulks) "I practically murdered this book in an evening I loved it so much. The Party is a terrifying, hilarious, brilliantly written original with a wit to die for." (Pheobe Waller-Bridge) "Superb - clever, gripping, psychologically acute." (Laura Barnett, author of The Versions of Us) Members Reviews: The Party What does Greg Wagland and Stephanie Racine bring to the story that you wouldnt experience if you had only read the book? The performances of both speakers was excellent. They really helped encapsulate the world of the posh and wealthy. Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you? The internal struggle of Martin and his need to fit in, to be part of this wealthy lifestyle and ultimately to be loved by the man he had worshiped since school is really moving. Any additional comments? A great listen, Elizabeth Day is a is fantastic writer. The book is dark, witty and exciting. Some of the laziest writing I've ever read This shamelessly derivative, cliched story had nothing - repetitive and boring, the plot was too illogically planned out to make for a believable climax and every character was completely one-dimensional in really stereotyped, unrealistically exaggerated caricatures. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Gluecklich-die-Gluecklichen-Audiobook/B00TT7K3ES Hören Sie sich dieses volle Hörbuch kostenlos bei https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> Titel: Glücklich die Glücklichen Autor:: Yasmina Reza Erzähler: Matthias Brandt, Wolfram Koch, Eva Mattes, Birgit Minichmayr, div. Format: Unabridged Spieldauer: 4 hrs and 59 mins Sprache: Deutsch Veröffentlichungsdatum: 02-10-14 Herausgeber: HörbucHHamburg HHV GmbH Bewertung: 5 von 5 von 1 Stimmen Kategorien: Fiction, Literary Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers: Ein Ehepaar im Supermarkt, Robert und Odile. Ihr an sich lächerlicher Streit an der Käsetheke eskaliert, die Nerven liegen blank, weil es hier um viel mehr als um die Wahl des richtigen Käses geht. Odile, Mutter zweier Kinder, wird sich schon bald einen Liebhaber nehmen, der sie dann seinerseits betrügt. Yasmina Reza beschreibt Paare, Einzelgänger und Familien in unverschämt komischen Alltagsszenen. Inmitten von gesellschaftlichem Ansehen und beruflichen Erfolgen werden ihre Träume vom Alltag zerrieben. Doch aufgeben? Niemals! Es lesen: W. Koch, E. Mattes, N. Petri, M. Brandt, V. Trauttmansdorff, N. Hoger, W.-D. Sprenger, S. Rudolph, B. Minichmayr, A. Buch, B. Schnöink, P. Jordan, Ch. Schwab, H. Zischler, S. Zimmler, J. Pohl, A. Thomas und M. Diekhoff. ©2014 Carl Hanser Verlag GmbH & Co K.G., München (P)2014 Hörbuch Hamburg HHV GmbH, Hamburg bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Yasmina Reza) Mon, 10 Feb 2014 08:32:35 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Gluecklich-die-Gluecklichen-Audiobook/B00TT7K3ES thebookvoice.com 04:59:00 no Hören Sie diesen Titel kostenlos bei thebookvoice.com Hören Sie sich dieses volle Hörbuch kostenlos bei https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> Titel: Glücklich die Glücklichen Autor:: Yasmina Reza Erzähler: Matthias Brandt, Wolfram Koch, Eva Mattes, Birgit Minichmayr, div. Format: Unabridged Spieldauer: 4 hrs and 59 mins Sprache: Deutsch Veröffentlichungsdatum: 02-10-14 Herausgeber: HörbucHHamburg HHV GmbH Bewertung: 5 von 5 von 1 Stimmen Kategorien: Fiction, Literary Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers: Ein Ehepaar im Supermarkt, Robert und Odile. Ihr an sich lächerlicher Streit an der Käsetheke eskaliert, die Nerven liegen blank, weil es hier um viel mehr als um die Wahl des richtigen Käses geht. Odile, Mutter zweier Kinder, wird sich schon bald einen Liebhaber nehmen, der sie dann seinerseits betrügt. Yasmina Reza beschreibt Paare, Einzelgänger und Familien in unverschämt komischen Alltagsszenen. Inmitten von gesellschaftlichem Ansehen und beruflichen Erfolgen werden ihre Träume vom Alltag zerrieben. Doch aufgeben? Niemals! Es lesen: W. Koch, E. Mattes, N. Petri, M. Brandt, V. Trauttmansdorff, N. Hoger, W.-D. Sprenger, S. Rudolph, B. Minichmayr, A. Buch, B. Schnöink, P. Jordan, Ch. Schwab, H. Zischler, S. Zimmler, J. Pohl, A. Thomas und M. Diekhoff. ©2014 Carl Hanser Verlag GmbH & Co K.G., München (P)2014 Hörbuch Hamburg HHV GmbH, Hamburg Hören Sie sich dieses volle Hörbuch kostenlos bei https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> Titel: Glücklich die Glücklichen Autor:: Yasmina Reza Erzähler: Matthias Brandt, Wolfram Koch, Eva Mattes, Birgit Minichmayr, div. Format: Unabridged Spieldauer: 4 hrs and 59 mins Sprache: Deutsch Veröffentlichungsdatum: 02-10-14 Herausgeber: HörbucHHamburg HHV GmbH Bewertung: 5 von 5 von 1 Stimmen Kategorien: Fiction, Literary Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers: Ein Ehepaar im Supermarkt, Robert und Odile. Ihr an sich lächerlicher Streit an der Käsetheke eskaliert, die Nerven liegen blank, weil es hier um viel mehr als um die Wahl des richtigen Käses geht. Odile, Mutter zweier Kinder, wird sich schon bald einen Liebhaber nehmen, der sie dann seinerseits betrügt. Yasmina Reza beschreibt Paare, Einzelgänger und Familien in unverschämt komischen Alltagsszenen. Inmitten von gesellschaftlichem Ansehen und beruflichen Erfolgen werden ihre Träume vom Alltag zerrieben. Doch aufgeben? Niemals! Es lesen: W. Koch, E. Mattes, N. Petri, M. Brandt, V. Trauttmansdorff, N. Hoger, W.-D. Sprenger, S. Rudolph, B. Minichmayr, A. Buch, B. Schnöink, P. Jordan, Ch. Schwab, H. Zischler, S. Zimmler, J. Pohl, A. Thomas und M. Diekhoff. ©2014 Carl Hanser Verlag GmbH & Co K.G., München (P)2014 Hörbuch Hamburg HHV GmbH, Hamburg Mitglieder Bewertungen: Licked it but found her previous books better Liked it but found her previous books better https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Honig-Audiobook/B00TOIG9MM Hören Sie sich dieses volle Hörbuch kostenlos bei https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> Titel: Honig Autor:: Ian McEwan Erzähler: Eva Mattes Format: Unabridged Spieldauer: 12 hrs and 52 mins Sprache: Deutsch Veröffentlichungsdatum: 11-14-13 Herausgeber: Diogenes Verlag AG Bewertung: 4 von 5 von 1 Stimmen Kategorien: Fiction, Literary Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers: Serena Frome ist schön, klug und schließt gerade ihr Mathematik-Studium in Cambridge ab - eine ideale Rekrutin für den MI5, den britischen Inlandsgeheimdienst. Man schreibt das Jahr 1972. Der Kalte Krieg ist noch lange nicht vorbei, und auch die Sphäre der Kultur ist ein umkämpftes Schlachtfeld: Der MI5 will Schriftsteller und Intellektuelle fördern, deren politische Haltung der Staatsmacht genehm ist. Die Operation trägt den Codenamen "Honig". Serena, eine leidenschaftliche Leserin, ist die perfekte Besetzung, um den literarischen Zirkel eines aufstrebenden jungen Autors zu infiltrieren. Zunächst liebt sie seine Erzählungen. Dann beginnt sie, den Mann zu lieben. Wie lange kann sie die Fiktion ihrer falschen Identität aufrechterhalten? Und nicht nur Serena lügt wie gedruckt. ©2013 Diogenes Verlag (P)2013 Diogenes Verlag Kritik Bewertungen: Kein zeitgenössischer Schriftsteller ist so fasziniert von dem, was im Schädel der Menschen vor sich geht, wie Ian McEwan. "Honig" überschreitet wieder und wieder Genre-Grenzen und geht Risiken ein. Dieser scharfsichtige, geistreiche Roman reiht sich auf wunderbar clevere Weise ein in McEwans fiktionale Erkundung des menschlichen Geistes. -- Times bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Ian McEwan) Thu, 14 Nov 2013 12:35:14 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Honig-Audiobook/B00TOIG9MM thebookvoice.com 12:52:00 no Hören Sie diesen Titel kostenlos bei thebookvoice.com Hören Sie sich dieses volle Hörbuch kostenlos bei https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> Titel: Honig Autor:: Ian McEwan Erzähler: Eva Mattes Format: Unabridged Spieldauer: 12 hrs and 52 mins Sprache: Deutsch Veröffentlichungsdatum: 11-14-13 Herausgeber: Diogenes Verlag AG Bewertung: 4 von 5 von 1 Stimmen Kategorien: Fiction, Literary Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers: Serena Frome ist schön, klug und schließt gerade ihr Mathematik-Studium in Cambridge ab - eine ideale Rekrutin für den MI5, den britischen Inlandsgeheimdienst. Man schreibt das Jahr 1972. Der Kalte Krieg ist noch lange nicht vorbei, und auch die Sphäre der Kultur ist ein umkämpftes Schlachtfeld: Der MI5 will Schriftsteller und Intellektuelle fördern, deren politische Haltung der Staatsmacht genehm ist. Die Operation trägt den Codenamen "Honig". Serena, eine leidenschaftliche Leserin, ist die perfekte Besetzung, um den literarischen Zirkel eines aufstrebenden jungen Autors zu infiltrieren. Zunächst liebt sie seine Erzählungen. Dann beginnt sie, den Mann zu lieben. Wie lange kann sie die Fiktion ihrer falschen Identität aufrechterhalten? Und nicht nur Serena lügt wie gedruckt. ©2013 Diogenes Verlag (P)2013 Diogenes Verlag Kritik Bewertungen: Kein zeitgenössischer Schriftsteller ist so fasziniert von dem, was im Schädel der Menschen vor sich geht, wie Ian McEwan. "Honig" überschreitet wieder und wieder Genre-Grenzen und geht Risiken ein. Dieser scharfsichtige, geistreiche Roman reiht sich auf wunderbar clevere Weise ein in McEwans fiktionale Erkundung des menschlichen Geistes. -- Times Hören Sie sich dieses volle Hörbuch kostenlos bei https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> Titel: Honig Autor:: Ian McEwan Erzähler: Eva Mattes Format: Unabridged Spieldauer: 12 hrs and 52 mins Sprache: Deutsch Veröffentlichungsdatum: 11-14-13 Herausgeber: Diogenes Verlag AG Bewertung: 4 von 5 von 1 Stimmen Kategorien: Fiction, Literary Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers: Serena Frome ist schön, klug und schließt gerade ihr Mathematik-Studium in Cambridge ab - eine ideale Rekrutin für den MI5, den britischen Inlandsgeheimdienst. Man schreibt das Jahr 1972. Der Kalte Krieg ist noch lange nicht vorbei, und auch die Sphäre der Kultur ist ein umkämpftes Schlachtfeld: Der MI5 will Schriftsteller und Intellektuelle fördern, deren politische Haltung der Staatsmacht genehm ist. Die Operation trägt den Codenamen "Honig". Serena, eine leidenschaftliche Leserin, ist die perfekte Besetzung, um den literarischen Zirkel eines aufstrebenden jungen Autors zu infiltrieren. Zunächst liebt sie seine Erzählungen. Dann beginnt sie, den Mann zu lieben. Wie lange kann sie die Fiktion ihrer falschen Identität aufrechterhalten? Und nicht nur Serena lügt wie gedruckt. ©2013 Diogenes Verlag (P)2013 Diogenes Verlag Kritik Bewertungen: Kein zeitgenössischer Schriftsteller ist so fasziniert von dem, was im Schädel der Menschen vor sich geht, wie Ian McEwan. "Honig" überschreitet wieder und wieder Genre-Grenzen und geht Risiken ein. Dieser scharfsichtige, geistreiche Roman reiht sich auf wunderbar clevere Weise ein in McEwans fiktionale Erkundung des menschlichen Geistes. -- Times https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Amsterdam-Audiobook/B0065PBHDI Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Amsterdam Author: Ian McEwan Narrator: Steven Crossley Format: Unabridged Length: 4 hrs and 42 mins Language: English Release date: 12-07-11 Publisher: Recorded Books Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 72 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Man Booker Prize, Fiction, 1998 The best-selling author of Atonement and Enduring Love, Ian McEwan is known as one of contemporary fictions most acclaimed writers. This Booker Prize-winning novel by McEwan finds two men connecting at the funeral of their ex-lover. Distressed by how she was slowly destroyed by an illness, the two make a pact to save each other from enduring such a fate. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Ian McEwan) Wed, 07 Dec 2011 22:18:02 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Amsterdam-Audiobook/B0065PBHDI thebookvoice.com 04:42:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Amsterdam Author: Ian McEwan Narrator: Steven Crossley Format: Unabridged Length: 4 hrs and 42 mins Language: English Release date: 12-07-11 Publisher: Recorded Books Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 72 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Man Booker Prize, Fiction, 1998 The best-selling author of Atonement and Enduring Love, Ian McEwan is known as one of contemporary fictions most acclaimed writers. This Booker Prize-winning novel by McEwan finds two men connecting at the funeral of their ex-lover. Distressed by how she was slowly destroyed by an illness, the two make a pact to save each other from enduring such a fate. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Amsterdam Author: Ian McEwan Narrator: Steven Crossley Format: Unabridged Length: 4 hrs and 42 mins Language: English Release date: 12-07-11 Publisher: Recorded Books Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 72 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Man Booker Prize, Fiction, 1998 The best-selling author of Atonement and Enduring Love, Ian McEwan is known as one of contemporary fictions most acclaimed writers. This Booker Prize-winning novel by McEwan finds two men connecting at the funeral of their ex-lover. Distressed by how she was slowly destroyed by an illness, the two make a pact to save each other from enduring such a fate. Members Reviews: Make something, and die. "There really wasn't much else to do. Make something, and die." - Ian McEwan, Amsterdam It won the Booker, but wasn't my favorite Ian McEwan. Similar to 'The Children Act' in its use of classical music (one of the main characters is a classical composer), it is almost too clean, too moralizing, too easily tied up. But really, those are my only major complaints. I found it fascinating at parts and love love love it when Ian McEwan writes fiction about composing or music. There are a few writers I've read recently who do a fantastic job of incorporating classical music into their stories. I'm thinking of William Gass and 'Middle C', Julian Barnes and 'The Noise of Time', Richard Powers and 'Orfeo', William T. Vollmann also gets a nod with parts of 'Europe Central'. Anyway, I love it. It reminds me of reading DFW when he is riffing on Tennis or Pynchon when he is riffing on physics. There are certain realities that a great prose stylist can almost lift off the page. For me, McEwan's writing about music in this book is what keeps it at four stars and doesn't drop it to three. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Djinn-in-the-Nightingales-Eye-Audiobook/B005IZ9CLK Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Djinn in the Nightingales Eye Author: A. S. Byatt Narrator: Virginia Leishman Format: Unabridged Length: 6 hrs and 21 mins Language: English Release date: 08-25-11 Publisher: Recorded Books Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 19 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Glowing with narrator Virginia Leishmans finely tuned phrasing, The Djinn in the Nightingales Eye is the perfect introduction to A.S. Byatt, an author who continues to receive international awards and acclaim. Her wondrous fairy tales are iridescent stories full of spells, marvelous creatures, and beautiful princesses. The title tale focuses on Dr. Gillian Perholt, a narratologist. The sturdy, middle-aged scholar travels the world, speaking at international conferences about the art of storytelling. She immerses herself in the study of fabulous, archetypical heroes: patient Griselda, lovely Scheherazade, brave Gilgamesh. But when she is given the fairy tales three wisheschances to alter her own story, the choices she makes are both timeless and surprisingly unique. A.S. Byatt, whose imaginative novels sparkle with layers of imagery and drama, focuses on the magic that is created each time a storyeller speaks. The five stories that comprise The Djinn in the Nightingales Eye are as fascinating and finely crafted as ivory puzzles. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (A. S. Byatt) Thu, 25 Aug 2011 19:22:41 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Djinn-in-the-Nightingales-Eye-Audiobook/B005IZ9CLK thebookvoice.com 06:21:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Djinn in the Nightingales Eye Author: A. S. Byatt Narrator: Virginia Leishman Format: Unabridged Length: 6 hrs and 21 mins Language: English Release date: 08-25-11 Publisher: Recorded Books Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 19 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Glowing with narrator Virginia Leishmans finely tuned phrasing, The Djinn in the Nightingales Eye is the perfect introduction to A.S. Byatt, an author who continues to receive international awards and acclaim. Her wondrous fairy tales are iridescent stories full of spells, marvelous creatures, and beautiful princesses. The title tale focuses on Dr. Gillian Perholt, a narratologist. The sturdy, middle-aged scholar travels the world, speaking at international conferences about the art of storytelling. She immerses herself in the study of fabulous, archetypical heroes: patient Griselda, lovely Scheherazade, brave Gilgamesh. But when she is given the fairy tales three wisheschances to alter her own story, the choices she makes are both timeless and surprisingly unique. A.S. Byatt, whose imaginative novels sparkle with layers of imagery and drama, focuses on the magic that is created each time a storyeller speaks. The five stories that comprise The Djinn in the Nightingales Eye are as fascinating and finely crafted as ivory puzzles. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Djinn in the Nightingales Eye Author: A. S. Byatt Narrator: Virginia Leishman Format: Unabridged Length: 6 hrs and 21 mins Language: English Release date: 08-25-11 Publisher: Recorded Books Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 19 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Glowing with narrator Virginia Leishmans finely tuned phrasing, The Djinn in the Nightingales Eye is the perfect introduction to A.S. Byatt, an author who continues to receive international awards and acclaim. Her wondrous fairy tales are iridescent stories full of spells, marvelous creatures, and beautiful princesses. The title tale focuses on Dr. Gillian Perholt, a narratologist. The sturdy, middle-aged scholar travels the world, speaking at international conferences about the art of storytelling. She immerses herself in the study of fabulous, archetypical heroes: patient Griselda, lovely Scheherazade, brave Gilgamesh. But when she is given the fairy tales three wisheschances to alter her own story, the choices she makes are both timeless and surprisingly unique. A.S. Byatt, whose imaginative novels sparkle with layers of imagery and drama, focuses on the magic that is created each time a storyeller speaks. The five stories that comprise The Djinn in the Nightingales Eye are as fascinating and finely crafted as ivory puzzles. Members Reviews: The title story is superb The title story is a novella, the last of several shorter stories in this book, starting at chapter 8. It is the best thing I have read by A.S. Byatt, and I am an admirer of her lovely writing. This story is of a narratologist -- an academic woman who studies story-telling -- whose husband has recently left her for a younger woman, and a genie in a bottle, and all the stories they tell between them of their lives, and what happens to them. It is about being a woman, and about being a genie, and about charity and love and getting one's wishes fulfilled. The reader is perfect for this story and reads it beautifully. After reading it several times, I was glad to be able to experience the story in a different way, read aloud by a very good reader. Not very good I did not finish this book. I got to the third story hoping that each story was going to be better than the last. Unfortunately that was not the case and I finally decided to stop wasting my time on this book. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Treasure-Island-Audiobook/B002UZNAZA Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Treasure Island Author: Robert Louis Stevenson Narrator: Frederick Davidson Format: Unabridged Length: 6 hrs and 50 mins Language: English Release date: 01-19-05 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 68 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: For plain and pure imaginative delight, Treasure Island is unsurpassed. From the moment narrator Jim Hawkins meets the blind pirate Pew at the Admiral Benbow Inn until the spirited battle for hidden treasure on a tropic island, the novel spawns unforgettable scenes and characters that have thrilled readers young and old since its original publication in 1883. A story that centers around the battle between good and evil, Treasure Island is, in the words of G.K. Chesterton, "the realizaton of an ideal, that which is promised in its provocative and beckoning map; a vision not only of white skeletons but also green palm trees and sapphire seas." (P)1997 Blackstone Audiobooks Critic Reviews: "Climb aboard for the swashbuckling adventure of a lifetime. Treasure Island has enthralled (and caused slight sea-sickness) for decades. The names Long John Silver and Jim Hawkins are destined to remain pieces of folklore for as long as children want to read Robert Louis Stevenson's most famous book. With it's dastardly plot and motley crew of rogues and villains, it seems unlikely that children will ever say no to this timeless classic." (Amazon.com) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Robert Louis Stevenson) Wed, 19 Jan 2005 10:06:47 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Treasure-Island-Audiobook/B002UZNAZA thebookvoice.com 06:50:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Treasure Island Author: Robert Louis Stevenson Narrator: Frederick Davidson Format: Unabridged Length: 6 hrs and 50 mins Language: English Release date: 01-19-05 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 68 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: For plain and pure imaginative delight, Treasure Island is unsurpassed. From the moment narrator Jim Hawkins meets the blind pirate Pew at the Admiral Benbow Inn until the spirited battle for hidden treasure on a tropic island, the novel spawns unforgettable scenes and characters that have thrilled readers young and old since its original publication in 1883. A story that centers around the battle between good and evil, Treasure Island is, in the words of G.K. Chesterton, "the realizaton of an ideal, that which is promised in its provocative and beckoning map; a vision not only of white skeletons but also green palm trees and sapphire seas." (P)1997 Blackstone Audiobooks Critic Reviews: "Climb aboard for the swashbuckling adventure of a lifetime. Treasure Island has enthralled (and caused slight sea-sickness) for decades. The names Long John Silver and Jim Hawkins are destined to remain pieces of folklore for as long as children want to read Robert Louis Stevenson's most famous book. With it's dastardly plot and motley crew of rogues and villains, it seems unlikely that children will ever say no to this timeless classic." (Amazon.com) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Treasure Island Author: Robert Louis Stevenson Narrator: Frederick Davidson Format: Unabridged Length: 6 hrs and 50 mins Language: English Release date: 01-19-05 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 68 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: For plain and pure imaginative delight, Treasure Island is unsurpassed. From the moment narrator Jim Hawkins meets the blind pirate Pew at the Admiral Benbow Inn until the spirited battle for hidden treasure on a tropic island, the novel spawns unforgettable scenes and characters that have thrilled readers young and old since its original publication in 1883. A story that centers around the battle between good and evil, Treasure Island is, in the words of G.K. Chesterton, "the realizaton of an ideal, that which is promised in its provocative and beckoning map; a vision not only of white skeletons but also green palm trees and sapphire seas." (P)1997 Blackstone Audiobooks Critic Reviews: "Climb aboard for the swashbuckling adventure of a lifetime. Treasure Island has enthralled (and caused slight sea-sickness) for decades. The names Long John Silver and Jim Hawkins are destined to remain pieces of folklore for as long as children want to read Robert Louis Stevenson's most famous book. With it's dastardly plot and motley crew of rogues and villains, it seems unlikely that children will ever say no to this timeless classic." (Amazon.com) Members Reviews: All the ingredients, but this book does not work for me Treasure, adventure, suspense, deceit, a charismatic bad guy, good guys on the run, history coming to life, threats everywhere, games of deadly hide-and-seek -- this book has everything! I don't know why, though, but the book just left me feeling flat. I've read and enjoyed other classic kids and YA books such as "The Three Musketeers" and "Little Women", but this one was like a ride on a roller-coaster ... on a day when I'd rather be at the planetarium. Treasure island Fun story although very different from the movie I remember watching as a child. I did have to read some things twice as this was not a book I could read with distractions due to the dialogue. Overall. It was good an I am glad I read it. Brush up on your Pirate speak and grab ye map, matey. Treasure Island: loaded with lots of gun play and swashbuckling action; just what every boy needs in his life. This is guaranteed to exercise the imagination of young and old alike. Themed around the hunting of treasure, I think the story is more a study in character, morels and integrity. Oh, and donât forget the cool geographic descriptions of Skeleton Island; be sure to read the second half of the book with a treasure map handy if at all possible. My kids loved it They. Ant really sit through listening to it being read to them seeing that it doesn't have pictures; but being able to read it and relate the story to them was a satisfying experience for us. Thank you Kindle Not a good audio experience Ordered as an audio book but had to listen to with the text to audio version which is mechanical and therefore difficult to listen to. If I did something wrong then I apologize for being technically inept. The book itself is a classic and I enjoyed the story very much, but it was painful to listen to without the correct tones and inflections. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Numero-Zero-Audiobook/B014I3RO9Y Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Numero Zero Author: Umberto Eco Narrator: David Colacci Format: Unabridged Length: 5 hrs and 14 mins Language: English Release date: 11-03-15 Publisher: Recorded Books Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 73 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Numero Zero is the feverish and delightfully readable tale of a ghostwriter in Milan whose work pulls him into an underworld of media politics and murderous conspiracies (involving the cadaver of Mussolini's double, naturally). This novel is vintage Eco - corrupt newspapers, clandestine plots, imaginary histories - and will appeal to his many readers and earn him legions of new ones. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Umberto Eco) Tue, 03 Nov 2015 20:15:24 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Numero-Zero-Audiobook/B014I3RO9Y thebookvoice.com 05:14:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Numero Zero Author: Umberto Eco Narrator: David Colacci Format: Unabridged Length: 5 hrs and 14 mins Language: English Release date: 11-03-15 Publisher: Recorded Books Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 73 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Numero Zero is the feverish and delightfully readable tale of a ghostwriter in Milan whose work pulls him into an underworld of media politics and murderous conspiracies (involving the cadaver of Mussolini's double, naturally). This novel is vintage Eco - corrupt newspapers, clandestine plots, imaginary histories - and will appeal to his many readers and earn him legions of new ones. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Numero Zero Author: Umberto Eco Narrator: David Colacci Format: Unabridged Length: 5 hrs and 14 mins Language: English Release date: 11-03-15 Publisher: Recorded Books Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 73 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Numero Zero is the feverish and delightfully readable tale of a ghostwriter in Milan whose work pulls him into an underworld of media politics and murderous conspiracies (involving the cadaver of Mussolini's double, naturally). This novel is vintage Eco - corrupt newspapers, clandestine plots, imaginary histories - and will appeal to his many readers and earn him legions of new ones. Members Reviews: Numero NADA! "Suspicions never go too far. Suspect, always, suspect, that's the only way you get to the truth. Isn't that what science says?" -- Umberto Eco I'm not sure what it is about aging, but some of my favorite writers DeLillo, Roth, and Eco produce absolutely sh!t novellas in their later years. Delillo seems to have hit his high mark with 'Underworld'. Philip Roth with 'The Plot Against America'. The minor books these greats wrote in their later years (Roth's entire Nemesis series, for example) just seem like the apathetic efforts of grumpy old men who don't know how to NOT write, but actually seem fairly uninterested in the processes now. It bores them, and thus it bores us too. And let me just say that when writing a book of less than 200 pages, all future authors take note, PLEASE don't use the term 'danse macabre' more than once unless you are writing ON the medieval genre or allegory or personification of death. Seriously, where was the editor? OK, to walk back my review, just a bit. There were a few interesting sections of this novella. The Mussolini/Vatican/Gladio/Stay-Behind conspiracy WAS interesting. Also, Eco's critique of journalism was pretty d@mn sharp. Just not sharp and interesting enough to make this anything more than a G-chord (muted middle finger) of a novel. But I would argue you get better writing and a more interesting story from the French Flaps on either Foucault's Pendulum or The Name of the Rose than you get from the entire Numero Nada. The book Eco shouldnt have written Late un life, Umberto Eco turned out some good books, The Prague Cemetery among them. He should have stopped there. This, his last novel, is a disaster. the final act of the maestro...a short conspiracy we have a short conspiracy for those who can't get enough of Umberto Eco and his intelligently impotent characters. the cards are stacked against the little guys and echoes little guys are the only ones who stumbled on that truth. Eco Ultra-Lite Just notice the length of this book and you know it cant be a typical Eco novel. If youve read Foucaults Pendulum, just imagine taking that book, swapping out the occult for a few largely Italy-specific political conspiracies, and scaling it way down (its about 1/4th the size and scope). Eco even recycles jokes from FP (e.g. I love you even though youre stupid, and knowing German means never graduating). It reminds me of Pynchons Crying of Lot 49, being the authors shortest and (alas) weakest work. But still enjoyable, minute for minute I rank it higher than the latest Lee Child (for example, and not that that was bad at all), hence the top rating Im giving it. The reader did an excellent job. An excellent novel and an excellent narrator I love all Eco's novels, and it is good that he was able to publish just one more before he passed away. May god bless his soul. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-One-Inside-Audiobook/B01ND1C0VC Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The One Inside Author: Sam Shepard, Patti Smith - foreword Narrator: Bill Pullman, Patti Smith - foreword Format: Unabridged Length: 4 hrs and 31 mins Language: English Release date: 02-07-17 Publisher: Random House Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 21 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: The first work of long fiction from the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright - a tour de force of memory, mystery, death, and life. This searing, extraordinarily evocative narrative opens with a man in his house at dawn, surrounded by aspens, coyotes cackling in the distance as he quietly navigates the distance between present and past. More and more, memory is overtaking him: in his mind he sees himself in a movie-set trailer, his young face staring back at him in a mirror surrounded by light bulbs. In his dreams and in visions he sees his late father - sometimes in miniature, sometimes flying planes, sometimes at war. By turns, he sees the bygone America of his childhood: the farmland and the feedlots, the railyards and the diners - and, most hauntingly, his father's young girlfriend, with whom he also became involved, setting into motion a tragedy that has stayed with him. His complex interiority is filtered through views of mountains and deserts as he drives across the country, propelled by jazz, benzedrine, rock and roll, and a restlessness born out of exile. The rhythms of theater, the language of poetry, and a flinty humor combine in this stunning meditation on the nature of experience, at once celebratory, surreal, poignant, and unforgettable. With a foreword written and read by Patti Smith Critic Reviews: "The gravelly voice of narrator Bill Pullman sets the mood for this introspective monologue of an aging actor who dreams of his late father and contemplates the women who remain vivid in his memory. Pullman finds the soul of this short novel, pulling out the rhythm of the prose, transforming it to poetry.... Don't expect a straightforward plot - the beauty of this audiobook is in Shepard's words and Pullman's performance. An extra treat for listeners is author-musician Patti Smith's deft reading of her insightful foreword." (AudioFile) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Sam Shepard) Tue, 07 Feb 2017 06:53:21 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-One-Inside-Audiobook/B01ND1C0VC thebookvoice.com 04:31:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The One Inside Author: Sam Shepard, Patti Smith - foreword Narrator: Bill Pullman, Patti Smith - foreword Format: Unabridged Length: 4 hrs and 31 mins Language: English Release date: 02-07-17 Publisher: Random House Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 21 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: The first work of long fiction from the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright - a tour de force of memory, mystery, death, and life. This searing, extraordinarily evocative narrative opens with a man in his house at dawn, surrounded by aspens, coyotes cackling in the distance as he quietly navigates the distance between present and past. More and more, memory is overtaking him: in his mind he sees himself in a movie-set trailer, his young face staring back at him in a mirror surrounded by light bulbs. In his dreams and in visions he sees his late father - sometimes in miniature, sometimes flying planes, sometimes at war. By turns, he sees the bygone America of his childhood: the farmland and the feedlots, the railyards and the diners - and, most hauntingly, his father's young girlfriend, with whom he also became involved, setting into motion a tragedy that has stayed with him. His complex interiority is filtered through views of mountains and deserts as he drives across the country, propelled by jazz, benzedrine, rock and roll, and a restlessness born out of exile. The rhythms of theater, the language of poetry, and a flinty humor combine in this stunning meditation on the nature of experience, at once celebratory, surreal, poignant, and unforgettable. With a foreword written and read by Patti Smith Critic Reviews: "The gravelly voice of narrator Bill Pullman sets the mood for this introspective monologue of an aging actor who dreams of his late father and contemplates the women who remain vivid in his memory. Pullman finds the soul of this short novel, pulling out the rhythm of the prose, transforming it to poetry.... Don't expect a straightforward plot - the beauty of this audiobook is in Shepard's words and Pullman's performance. An extra treat for listeners is author-musician Patti Smith's deft reading of her insightful foreword." (AudioFile) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The One Inside Author: Sam Shepard, Patti Smith - foreword Narrator: Bill Pullman, Patti Smith - foreword Format: Unabridged Length: 4 hrs and 31 mins Language: English Release date: 02-07-17 Publisher: Random House Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 21 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: The first work of long fiction from the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright - a tour de force of memory, mystery, death, and life. This searing, extraordinarily evocative narrative opens with a man in his house at dawn, surrounded by aspens, coyotes cackling in the distance as he quietly navigates the distance between present and past. More and more, memory is overtaking him: in his mind he sees himself in a movie-set trailer, his young face staring back at him in a mirror surrounded by light bulbs. In his dreams and in visions he sees his late father - sometimes in miniature, sometimes flying planes, sometimes at war. By turns, he sees the bygone America of his childhood: the farmland and the feedlots, the railyards and the diners - and, most hauntingly, his father's young girlfriend, with whom he also became involved, setting into motion a tragedy that has stayed with him. His complex interiority is filtered through views of mountains and deserts as he drives across the country, propelled by jazz, benzedrine, rock and roll, and a restlessness born out of exile. The rhythms of theater, the language of poetry, and a flinty humor combine in this stunning meditation on the nature of experience, at once celebratory, surreal, poignant, and unforgettable. With a foreword written and read by Patti Smith Critic Reviews: "The gravelly voice of narrator Bill Pullman sets the mood for this introspective monologue of an aging actor who dreams of his late father and contemplates the women who remain vivid in his memory. Pullman finds the soul of this short novel, pulling out the rhythm of the prose, transforming it to poetry.... Don't expect a straightforward plot - the beauty of this audiobook is in Shepard's words and Pullman's performance. An extra treat for listeners is author-musician Patti Smith's deft reading of her insightful foreword." (AudioFile) Members Reviews: SHEPARD GETS INSIDE Pullman is a GREAT choice for capturing late-act Shepard's dry snarl. Patti Smith's intro is worth the price of the whole book. That Everlastingest Eulogy/Elegy for her old flame and kindred spirit is a love letter to Letters and to her Sam himself. Gabriela DeCuir 's direction is spot-on as usual and Kelly Gildea's skillful "sheparding" of the whole project is certainly in evidence. A Brilliant Woven Tapestry First Bill Pullman does a remarkable job with this piece. I listened to it twice one right after the other as with Shepard it is pealing an onion. So many layers! The last book or written collection published prior to Sheppard's death in July 2017 is so true to who he was as a man and a writer. It also made his very first place make sense (Rock Garden) Don't expect a neat bow at the end. It's left open as if there will be more. And to that I suggest we return to his writing before all of this happened Shepard Lives On Great vignettes of a story tellers view of the chapters of his own life, of the world he moves in. Remembrance bits and glimpses into a rocky childhood, a troublesome father and his own aging. Thank you Sam for giving voice to the one within. Fantastic narration as if Shepard were across from the table, musing about life. Thank you Bill Pullman for your beautiful read, for bringing Sam Shepard back once again. Good. Great at times. Enjoyed it. Felt I needed to repeat listens. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Racing-the-Rain-Audiobook/B010N0VSHA Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Racing the Rain Subtitle: A Novel Author: John L. Parker, Jr. Narrator: Jim Meskimen Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 48 mins Language: English Release date: 07-14-15 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 331 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: From the author of the New York Times best seller Once a Runner - "the best novel ever written about running" (Runner's World) - comes that novel's prequel, the story of a world-class athlete coming of age in the 1950s and '60s on Florida's Gold Coast. Quenton Cassidy's first foot races are with nature itself: the summer storms that sweep through his subtropical neighborhood. Shirtless, barefoot, and brown as a berry, Cassidy is a skinny, mouthy kid with aspirations to be a great athlete. As he explores his primal surroundings along the Loxahatchee River and the nearby Atlantic Ocean, he is befriended by Trapper Nelson, "the Tarzan of the Loxahatchee", a well-known eccentric who lives off the land. In junior high school, quite by chance, Cassidy discovers an ability to run long distances, but his real dream is to be a basketball star. Still, Cassidy absorbs Nelson's view of running as a way of relating to and interacting with the natural world. Though he is warned of Nelson's checkered past, Cassidy dismisses the stories as superstitious gossip - until his small town is stunned by the disappearance of a prominent judge and his wife. Cassidy's loyalty to his friend is severely tested just as his opportunity to make his mark as a gifted runner comes to fruition. John Parker's prequel to the New York Times best seller Once a Runner vividly captures how a runner is formed and the physical endurance, determination, and mind-set he develops on the way to becoming a champion. Racing the Rain is an epic coming-of-age classic about the environments and friendships that shape us all. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (John L. Parker) Tue, 14 Jul 2015 14:54:59 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Racing-the-Rain-Audiobook/B010N0VSHA thebookvoice.com 10:48:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Racing the Rain Subtitle: A Novel Author: John L. Parker, Jr. Narrator: Jim Meskimen Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 48 mins Language: English Release date: 07-14-15 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 331 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: From the author of the New York Times best seller Once a Runner - "the best novel ever written about running" (Runner's World) - comes that novel's prequel, the story of a world-class athlete coming of age in the 1950s and '60s on Florida's Gold Coast. Quenton Cassidy's first foot races are with nature itself: the summer storms that sweep through his subtropical neighborhood. Shirtless, barefoot, and brown as a berry, Cassidy is a skinny, mouthy kid with aspirations to be a great athlete. As he explores his primal surroundings along the Loxahatchee River and the nearby Atlantic Ocean, he is befriended by Trapper Nelson, "the Tarzan of the Loxahatchee", a well-known eccentric who lives off the land. In junior high school, quite by chance, Cassidy discovers an ability to run long distances, but his real dream is to be a basketball star. Still, Cassidy absorbs Nelson's view of running as a way of relating to and interacting with the natural world. Though he is warned of Nelson's checkered past, Cassidy dismisses the stories as superstitious gossip - until his small town is stunned by the disappearance of a prominent judge and his wife. Cassidy's loyalty to his friend is severely tested just as his opportunity to make his mark as a gifted runner comes to fruition. John Parker's prequel to the New York Times best seller Once a Runner vividly captures how a runner is formed and the physical endurance, determination, and mind-set he develops on the way to becoming a champion. Racing the Rain is an epic coming-of-age classic about the environments and friendships that shape us all. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Racing the Rain Subtitle: A Novel Author: John L. Parker, Jr. Narrator: Jim Meskimen Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 48 mins Language: English Release date: 07-14-15 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 331 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: From the author of the New York Times best seller Once a Runner - "the best novel ever written about running" (Runner's World) - comes that novel's prequel, the story of a world-class athlete coming of age in the 1950s and '60s on Florida's Gold Coast. Quenton Cassidy's first foot races are with nature itself: the summer storms that sweep through his subtropical neighborhood. Shirtless, barefoot, and brown as a berry, Cassidy is a skinny, mouthy kid with aspirations to be a great athlete. As he explores his primal surroundings along the Loxahatchee River and the nearby Atlantic Ocean, he is befriended by Trapper Nelson, "the Tarzan of the Loxahatchee", a well-known eccentric who lives off the land. In junior high school, quite by chance, Cassidy discovers an ability to run long distances, but his real dream is to be a basketball star. Still, Cassidy absorbs Nelson's view of running as a way of relating to and interacting with the natural world. Though he is warned of Nelson's checkered past, Cassidy dismisses the stories as superstitious gossip - until his small town is stunned by the disappearance of a prominent judge and his wife. Cassidy's loyalty to his friend is severely tested just as his opportunity to make his mark as a gifted runner comes to fruition. John Parker's prequel to the New York Times best seller Once a Runner vividly captures how a runner is formed and the physical endurance, determination, and mind-set he develops on the way to becoming a champion. Racing the Rain is an epic coming-of-age classic about the environments and friendships that shape us all. Members Reviews: I just finished reading it again! I just finished listening to all 3 books in this series by John L Parker for a second time. I listen while I run, and I love all three stories. Having grown up running in the pine scrub forests of central Florida BD (Before Disney), I can see Parker's vivid characters and scenes in my mind's eye. It's a riveting story about what it means to want something very badly, and then doing what it takes to try and win it. It's not all sunshine and roses. The hardships and the challenges are what make the story compelling. Patrick Lawlor does an excellent job narrating all three books. An awesome series. Now I want to start all over again! Great performance by Narrator After having read several autobiographies, this novel was a fun change of pace. I'm a sucker for any sports story, but what made this audiobook so entertaining was the performance of Jim Meskimen. Anyone looking for a little something fun , with a bit of competitive edge would probably enjoy this audiobook. Great Narrator, Good Book I enjoyed listening to this book but be aware that it is a coming of age story of a teenager growing up in 1960's Florida and running is only a part of that story and not THE story. Good 1960's athlete-coming-of-age story This is a nostalgic coming-of-age story with a lot of sports in it. The book follows Quenton Cassidy through junior high and high school in Florida in the '60's. He is a runner and a basketball player. The story captures his athletic pursuits the best. The novel does a very good job of capturing the time and place, with believable characters. It could have been great with a little more character depth. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Loose-Woman-Woman-Hollering-Creek-and-Other-Stories-Audiobook/B002VA8UJU Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Loose Woman & Woman Hollering Creek and Other Stories Author: Sandra Cisneros Narrator: Sandra Cisneros Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 49 mins Language: English Release date: 09-02-05 Publisher: Random House Audio Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 39 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: A collection of stories, whose characters give voice to the vibrant and varied life on both sides of the Mexican border. The women in these stories offer tales of pure discovery, filled with moments of infinite and intimate wisdom. ©1991 Sandra Cisneros; (P)2005 Random House, Inc. Random House Audio, a division of Random House, Inc. Critic Reviews: "Radiant...these stories invite us into the souls of characters as unforgettable as a first kiss." (The New York Times Book Review) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Sandra Cisneros) Fri, 02 Sep 2005 13:19:26 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Loose-Woman-Woman-Hollering-Creek-and-Other-Stories-Audiobook/B002VA8UJU thebookvoice.com 07:49:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Loose Woman & Woman Hollering Creek and Other Stories Author: Sandra Cisneros Narrator: Sandra Cisneros Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 49 mins Language: English Release date: 09-02-05 Publisher: Random House Audio Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 39 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: A collection of stories, whose characters give voice to the vibrant and varied life on both sides of the Mexican border. The women in these stories offer tales of pure discovery, filled with moments of infinite and intimate wisdom. ©1991 Sandra Cisneros; (P)2005 Random House, Inc. Random House Audio, a division of Random House, Inc. Critic Reviews: "Radiant...these stories invite us into the souls of characters as unforgettable as a first kiss." (The New York Times Book Review) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Loose Woman & Woman Hollering Creek and Other Stories Author: Sandra Cisneros Narrator: Sandra Cisneros Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 49 mins Language: English Release date: 09-02-05 Publisher: Random House Audio Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 39 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: A collection of stories, whose characters give voice to the vibrant and varied life on both sides of the Mexican border. The women in these stories offer tales of pure discovery, filled with moments of infinite and intimate wisdom. ©1991 Sandra Cisneros; (P)2005 Random House, Inc. Random House Audio, a division of Random House, Inc. Critic Reviews: "Radiant...these stories invite us into the souls of characters as unforgettable as a first kiss." (The New York Times Book Review) Members Reviews: Amazing book!! This book bring so much heritage and culture to the table. This book becomes part of the family as if I'm sitting at the kitchen table listening to my Tia's gossip ;) Choosing the story to listen to It would be nice to be able to find Woman Hollering Creek without listening to 7 hours of Sandra Cisnero's work... Difficult Difficult stories. If you are looking for a story with a normal plot, this book is not for you. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Inheritance-from-Mother-Audiobook/B06ZY8K4T2 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Inheritance from Mother Subtitle: A Novel Author: Minae Mizumura Narrator: Allison Hiroto Format: Unabridged Length: 15 hrs and 41 mins Language: English Release date: 05-02-17 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 17 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Award-winning novelist Minae Mizumura demystifies the notion of the selfless Japanese mother and the adult daughter honor-bound to care for her. Mitsuki Katsura, a Japanese woman in her mid-50s, is a French-language instructor at a private university in Tokyo. Her husband, whom she met in Paris, is a professor at another private university. He is having an affair with a much younger woman. In addition to her husband's infidelity, Mitsuki must deal with her ailing 80-something mother, a demanding, self-absorbed woman who is far from the image of the patient, self-sacrificing Japanese matriarch. Mitsuki finds herself dreaming of the day when her mother will finally pass on. While doing everything she can to ensure her mother's happiness, she grows weary of the responsibilities of a doting daughter and worries she is sacrificing her chance to find fulfillment in her middle age. Inheritance from Mother not only offers insight into a complex and paradoxical culture but is also a profound work about mothers and daughters, marriage, old age, and the resilience of women. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Minae Mizumura) Tue, 02 May 2017 18:59:07 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Inheritance-from-Mother-Audiobook/B06ZY8K4T2 thebookvoice.com 15:41:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Inheritance from Mother Subtitle: A Novel Author: Minae Mizumura Narrator: Allison Hiroto Format: Unabridged Length: 15 hrs and 41 mins Language: English Release date: 05-02-17 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 17 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Award-winning novelist Minae Mizumura demystifies the notion of the selfless Japanese mother and the adult daughter honor-bound to care for her. Mitsuki Katsura, a Japanese woman in her mid-50s, is a French-language instructor at a private university in Tokyo. Her husband, whom she met in Paris, is a professor at another private university. He is having an affair with a much younger woman. In addition to her husband's infidelity, Mitsuki must deal with her ailing 80-something mother, a demanding, self-absorbed woman who is far from the image of the patient, self-sacrificing Japanese matriarch. Mitsuki finds herself dreaming of the day when her mother will finally pass on. While doing everything she can to ensure her mother's happiness, she grows weary of the responsibilities of a doting daughter and worries she is sacrificing her chance to find fulfillment in her middle age. Inheritance from Mother not only offers insight into a complex and paradoxical culture but is also a profound work about mothers and daughters, marriage, old age, and the resilience of women. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Inheritance from Mother Subtitle: A Novel Author: Minae Mizumura Narrator: Allison Hiroto Format: Unabridged Length: 15 hrs and 41 mins Language: English Release date: 05-02-17 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 17 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Award-winning novelist Minae Mizumura demystifies the notion of the selfless Japanese mother and the adult daughter honor-bound to care for her. Mitsuki Katsura, a Japanese woman in her mid-50s, is a French-language instructor at a private university in Tokyo. Her husband, whom she met in Paris, is a professor at another private university. He is having an affair with a much younger woman. In addition to her husband's infidelity, Mitsuki must deal with her ailing 80-something mother, a demanding, self-absorbed woman who is far from the image of the patient, self-sacrificing Japanese matriarch. Mitsuki finds herself dreaming of the day when her mother will finally pass on. While doing everything she can to ensure her mother's happiness, she grows weary of the responsibilities of a doting daughter and worries she is sacrificing her chance to find fulfillment in her middle age. Inheritance from Mother not only offers insight into a complex and paradoxical culture but is also a profound work about mothers and daughters, marriage, old age, and the resilience of women. Members Reviews: Excellent book This is such an enjoyable book ... a lovely story, and very well performed. Highly recommend. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/No-Highway-Audiobook/B00AEXLSLS Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: No Highway Author: Nevil Shute Narrator: Ben Elliot Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs and 57 mins Language: English Release date: 11-29-12 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 100 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Theodore Honey is a shy, inconspicuous aircraft engineer whose eccentric interests in quantum mechanics and spiritualism are frowned upon in aviation circles. But when a passenger plane crashes in unexplained circumstances, Honey must convince his superiors that his unorthodox theories are correct before more lives are lost. The title, No Highway, is taken from the poem "The Wanderer" by John Masefield, which Shute quotes at the start of the book: "Therefore, go forth, companion: when you find No Highway more, no track, all being blind, The way to go shall glimmer in the mind." Critic Reviews: "Mr Shute is a storyteller in the tradition of R.L Stevenson and Kipling." (Evening News) No Highway is a novel which engages the heart and grips the mind." (Evening Standard) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Nevil Shute) Thu, 29 Nov 2012 08:58:51 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/No-Highway-Audiobook/B00AEXLSLS thebookvoice.com 11:57:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: No Highway Author: Nevil Shute Narrator: Ben Elliot Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs and 57 mins Language: English Release date: 11-29-12 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 100 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Theodore Honey is a shy, inconspicuous aircraft engineer whose eccentric interests in quantum mechanics and spiritualism are frowned upon in aviation circles. But when a passenger plane crashes in unexplained circumstances, Honey must convince his superiors that his unorthodox theories are correct before more lives are lost. The title, No Highway, is taken from the poem "The Wanderer" by John Masefield, which Shute quotes at the start of the book: "Therefore, go forth, companion: when you find No Highway more, no track, all being blind, The way to go shall glimmer in the mind." Critic Reviews: "Mr Shute is a storyteller in the tradition of R.L Stevenson and Kipling." (Evening News) No Highway is a novel which engages the heart and grips the mind." (Evening Standard) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: No Highway Author: Nevil Shute Narrator: Ben Elliot Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs and 57 mins Language: English Release date: 11-29-12 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 100 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Theodore Honey is a shy, inconspicuous aircraft engineer whose eccentric interests in quantum mechanics and spiritualism are frowned upon in aviation circles. But when a passenger plane crashes in unexplained circumstances, Honey must convince his superiors that his unorthodox theories are correct before more lives are lost. The title, No Highway, is taken from the poem "The Wanderer" by John Masefield, which Shute quotes at the start of the book: "Therefore, go forth, companion: when you find No Highway more, no track, all being blind, The way to go shall glimmer in the mind." Critic Reviews: "Mr Shute is a storyteller in the tradition of R.L Stevenson and Kipling." (Evening News) No Highway is a novel which engages the heart and grips the mind." (Evening Standard) Members Reviews: Fine writing keeps this story fresh This novel became a movie with Jimmy Stewart and Marlene Dietrich - ignore that. The movie didn't work well. The movie was awful, and I never realized it was based on a Shute novel. Ben Elliot's great vocal characterizations bring the subjects to life. Shute writes on a subject he knows - aircraft engineering - but it's the character clashes, especially those in the decision making meeting rooms, that make this piece sparkle. Great surprise alliances when people are speaking bluntly - I love a good scene like that - it's as good as any courtroom scene written in the past generation. Shute probably doesn't get his due for anything other than "On The Beach." In many respects, a pioneer work. Be warned that this is an old book and the author has been dead for some while. I like it because of my interest in aeronautical matters and especially the problems of metal fatigue in early jet airliners. The film made in black and white has not stood the test of time but the plot of this story is really quite good as an obsessed and driven man tries to prove he is correct before more disasters occur. I am extraordinarily pleased that audible.com has secured rights to a number of old books. My paperback copy of the book fell apart years ago but as someone who was born to fly and loves the experience, Nevile Shute did a very good job given the time. There is some congruence with Michael Crighton's Airframe and the technological differences are considerable. Well worth a read. One of Nevil Shute's best Where does No Highway rank among all the audiobooks youve listened to so far? In the top 25% Who was your favorite character and why? Dr. Scott for his overall understanding Which character as performed by Ben Elliot was your favorite? Dr.Scott Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting? No Any additional comments? Very enjoyable. Highly recommended for the older reader Excellent! Another great story from Shute! I've noticed a pattern in his stories, someone with a small place in life keeps chugging along, and when they find a difficulty, people they didn't know were friends come and help, and the difficulty is solved, with a good ending. This is another one of those, well written, well narrated. Fiction Becomes Fact What made the experience of listening to No Highway the most enjoyable? The history AFTER the fictional story. No Highway was published in 1948 a full year before the first flight of the DeHaviland Comet. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Gimpel-the-Fool-and-Other-Stories-Audiobook/B002V087SO Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Gimpel the Fool and Other Stories Author: Isaac Bashevis Singer Narrator: Theodore Bikel Format: Unabridged Length: 2 hrs and 37 mins Language: English Release date: 12-16-99 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 37 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: These 4 stories are infused with the wit and imagination, the humor and wisdom, that characterizes all of Isaac Bashevis Singer's work. Theodore Bikel reads these wise and funny tales in classic Yiddish storyteller cadence, injecting special warmth and resonance. The tales include "Gimpel the Fool," "Esther Kreindel the Second," "The Spinoza of Market Street," and "The Black Wedding." (P)1986 by The Audio Partners Publishing Corp. Critic Reviews: "Singer...celebrates the dignity, mystery, and unexpected joy of living with more art and fervor than any other writer alive." (Peter Prescott, Newsweek) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Isaac Bashevis Singer) Thu, 16 Dec 1999 22:26:29 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Gimpel-the-Fool-and-Other-Stories-Audiobook/B002V087SO thebookvoice.com 02:37:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Gimpel the Fool and Other Stories Author: Isaac Bashevis Singer Narrator: Theodore Bikel Format: Unabridged Length: 2 hrs and 37 mins Language: English Release date: 12-16-99 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 37 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: These 4 stories are infused with the wit and imagination, the humor and wisdom, that characterizes all of Isaac Bashevis Singer's work. Theodore Bikel reads these wise and funny tales in classic Yiddish storyteller cadence, injecting special warmth and resonance. The tales include "Gimpel the Fool," "Esther Kreindel the Second," "The Spinoza of Market Street," and "The Black Wedding." (P)1986 by The Audio Partners Publishing Corp. Critic Reviews: "Singer...celebrates the dignity, mystery, and unexpected joy of living with more art and fervor than any other writer alive." (Peter Prescott, Newsweek) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Gimpel the Fool and Other Stories Author: Isaac Bashevis Singer Narrator: Theodore Bikel Format: Unabridged Length: 2 hrs and 37 mins Language: English Release date: 12-16-99 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 37 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: These 4 stories are infused with the wit and imagination, the humor and wisdom, that characterizes all of Isaac Bashevis Singer's work. Theodore Bikel reads these wise and funny tales in classic Yiddish storyteller cadence, injecting special warmth and resonance. The tales include "Gimpel the Fool," "Esther Kreindel the Second," "The Spinoza of Market Street," and "The Black Wedding." (P)1986 by The Audio Partners Publishing Corp. Critic Reviews: "Singer...celebrates the dignity, mystery, and unexpected joy of living with more art and fervor than any other writer alive." (Peter Prescott, Newsweek) Members Reviews: Wonderful example of the best storytelling ever What did you love best about Gimpel the Fool and Other Stories? The human characterizations connected with me and carried me through the stories. What about Theodore Bikels performance did you like? His voice is so soothing and yet full of the essence of the characters. Beautiful performance. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Rebel-Angels-Audiobook/B002VA9JCC Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Rebel Angels Subtitle: The Cornish Trilogy, Book 1 Author: Robertson Davies Narrator: Frederick Davidson Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs and 52 mins Language: English Release date: 10-09-09 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 173 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: A goodhearted priest and scholar, a professor with a passion for the darker side of medieval psychology, a defrocked monk, and a rich young businessman who inherits some troublesome paintings are all helplessly beguiled by the same coed. Davies weaves together the destinies of this remarkable cast of characters, creating a wise and witty portrait of love, murder, and scholarship at a modern university. ©1981 Robertson Davies; (P)1997 Blackstone Audio, Inc. Critic Reviews: "[Davidson] accomplishes the task of preserving this restless story with a flowing narration. He modulates the voice of Maria, a graduate student, separating her from male companions with expressive accuracy. His slight English accent and dry, earthy elocution soundly stir this fiction to its concluding moment." (AudioFile) "A compelling performance." (Library Journal) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Robertson Davies) Fri, 09 Oct 2009 20:52:15 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Rebel-Angels-Audiobook/B002VA9JCC thebookvoice.com 11:52:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Rebel Angels Subtitle: The Cornish Trilogy, Book 1 Author: Robertson Davies Narrator: Frederick Davidson Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs and 52 mins Language: English Release date: 10-09-09 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 173 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: A goodhearted priest and scholar, a professor with a passion for the darker side of medieval psychology, a defrocked monk, and a rich young businessman who inherits some troublesome paintings are all helplessly beguiled by the same coed. Davies weaves together the destinies of this remarkable cast of characters, creating a wise and witty portrait of love, murder, and scholarship at a modern university. ©1981 Robertson Davies; (P)1997 Blackstone Audio, Inc. Critic Reviews: "[Davidson] accomplishes the task of preserving this restless story with a flowing narration. He modulates the voice of Maria, a graduate student, separating her from male companions with expressive accuracy. His slight English accent and dry, earthy elocution soundly stir this fiction to its concluding moment." (AudioFile) "A compelling performance." (Library Journal) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Rebel Angels Subtitle: The Cornish Trilogy, Book 1 Author: Robertson Davies Narrator: Frederick Davidson Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs and 52 mins Language: English Release date: 10-09-09 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 173 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: A goodhearted priest and scholar, a professor with a passion for the darker side of medieval psychology, a defrocked monk, and a rich young businessman who inherits some troublesome paintings are all helplessly beguiled by the same coed. Davies weaves together the destinies of this remarkable cast of characters, creating a wise and witty portrait of love, murder, and scholarship at a modern university. ©1981 Robertson Davies; (P)1997 Blackstone Audio, Inc. Critic Reviews: "[Davidson] accomplishes the task of preserving this restless story with a flowing narration. He modulates the voice of Maria, a graduate student, separating her from male companions with expressive accuracy. His slight English accent and dry, earthy elocution soundly stir this fiction to its concluding moment." (AudioFile) "A compelling performance." (Library Journal) Members Reviews: must love academe circa mid 20th C -- or at least love to laugh at it. A quirky love story told from two perspectives serves as a framework for a meditation on human nature. There are Classics specialists cavorting with Roma to trump academic rivals, with Jungian archetypes, alchemy, Tarot, and scientists studying feces thrown in, set in what appears to be U of Toronto before the university "modernized" (or post-modernized). Though characters are immersed in Classics and Medieval studies, you don't need to be an academic to follow the fun. You can listen to the novel with with a Jungian ear, or you can listen to it as a bizarre tale, well woven, well written, well-narrated and often humorous (but not in the light hearted campus comedy tradition). Warning: There are with several scenes of lengthy debate among academics. Volume two of the trilogy is on Audible ('What's Bred in the Bone') but not tagged as v. 2. V. 3 ("Lyre of Orpheus") is tagged as such. If the arguing academics put you off the download, try v. 2., which is more a ride through the early 20th century with an eccentric, with even more Jung thrown in. Not my favorite Davies novel I've read all of Robertson Davies novels, and would say he's among my favorites. I usually enjoy listening to books I have read before--it brings out the best in a good book. This one, however, turned out to be an exception to that rule. Or maybe when I read it before I just wasn't as aware of how much the plot depends on creepy sexual predation attempting to disguise itself in mystical symbolism. There's some mildly entertaining academic satire here, but I could have skipped the rest. If you've never read Davies, start with Fifth Business. Marvellous Tale, Howlingly Funny, Flawlessly Read Robertson Davies is one of the great writers of our time, and if you fancy yourself an enlightened, educated individual, this will put you right. If you have anything to do with a "higher education," this ought to be required reading. Hah! https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Dept-of-Speculation-Audiobook/B00I48G69Y Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Dept. of Speculation Author: Jenny Offill Narrator: Jenny Offill Format: Unabridged Length: 3 hrs and 10 mins Language: English Release date: 01-31-14 Publisher: Dreamscape Media, LLC Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 488 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Jenny Offills heroine, referred to in these pages as simply the wife, once exchanged love letters with her husband postmarked Dept. of Speculation, their code name for all the uncertainty that inheres in life and in the strangely fluid confines of a long relationship. As they confront an array of common catastrophes - a colicky baby, a faltering marriage, stalled ambitions - the wife analyzes her predicament, invoking everything from Keats and Kafka to the thought experiments of the Stoics to the lessons of doomed Russian cosmonauts. She muses on the consuming, capacious experience of maternal love, and the near total destruction of the self that ensues from it as she confronts the friction between domestic life and the seductions and demands of art. With cool precision, in language that shimmers with rage and wit and fierce longing, Jenny Offill has crafted an exquisitely suspenseful love story that has the velocity of a train hurtling through the night at top speed. Exceptionally lean and compact, Dept. of Speculation is a novel to be devoured in a single sitting, though its bracing emotional insights and piercing meditations on despair and love will linger long after the last page. Critic Reviews: "Clever, subtle, and rife with strokes of beauty, this book is both readable in a single sitting and far ranging in the emotions it raises.... Offill has equal parts cleverness and erudition, but its her language and eye for detail that make this a must-read." (Publishers Weekly ) "Jenny Offill's Dept. of Speculation resembles no book I've read before. If I tell you that it's funny, and moving, and true; that it's as compact and mysterious as a neutron; that it tells a profound story of love and parenthood while invoking (among others) Keats, Kafka, Einstein, Russian cosmonauts, and advice for the housewife of 1896, will you please simply believe me, and read it?" (Michael Cunningham) "Dept. of Speculation is gorgeous, funny, a profound and profoundly moving work of art. Jenny Offill is a master of form and feeling, and she gets life on the page in new, startling ways." (Sam Lipsyte) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Jenny Offill) Fri, 31 Jan 2014 01:08:47 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Dept-of-Speculation-Audiobook/B00I48G69Y thebookvoice.com 03:10:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Dept. of Speculation Author: Jenny Offill Narrator: Jenny Offill Format: Unabridged Length: 3 hrs and 10 mins Language: English Release date: 01-31-14 Publisher: Dreamscape Media, LLC Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 488 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Jenny Offills heroine, referred to in these pages as simply the wife, once exchanged love letters with her husband postmarked Dept. of Speculation, their code name for all the uncertainty that inheres in life and in the strangely fluid confines of a long relationship. As they confront an array of common catastrophes - a colicky baby, a faltering marriage, stalled ambitions - the wife analyzes her predicament, invoking everything from Keats and Kafka to the thought experiments of the Stoics to the lessons of doomed Russian cosmonauts. She muses on the consuming, capacious experience of maternal love, and the near total destruction of the self that ensues from it as she confronts the friction between domestic life and the seductions and demands of art. With cool precision, in language that shimmers with rage and wit and fierce longing, Jenny Offill has crafted an exquisitely suspenseful love story that has the velocity of a train hurtling through the night at top speed. Exceptionally lean and compact, Dept. of Speculation is a novel to be devoured in a single sitting, though its bracing emotional insights and piercing meditations on despair and love will linger long after the last page. Critic Reviews: "Clever, subtle, and rife with strokes of beauty, this book is both readable in a single sitting and far ranging in the emotions it raises.... Offill has equal parts cleverness and erudition, but its her language and eye for detail that make this a must-read." (Publishers Weekly ) "Jenny Offill's Dept. of Speculation resembles no book I've read before. If I tell you that it's funny, and moving, and true; that it's as compact and mysterious as a neutron; that it tells a profound story of love and parenthood while invoking (among others) Keats, Kafka, Einstein, Russian cosmonauts, and advice for the housewife of 1896, will you please simply believe me, and read it?" (Michael Cunningham) "Dept. of Speculation is gorgeous, funny, a profound and profoundly moving work of art. Jenny Offill is a master of form and feeling, and she gets life on the page in new, startling ways." (Sam Lipsyte) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Dept. of Speculation Author: Jenny Offill Narrator: Jenny Offill Format: Unabridged Length: 3 hrs and 10 mins Language: English Release date: 01-31-14 Publisher: Dreamscape Media, LLC Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 488 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Jenny Offills heroine, referred to in these pages as simply the wife, once exchanged love letters with her husband postmarked Dept. of Speculation, their code name for all the uncertainty that inheres in life and in the strangely fluid confines of a long relationship. As they confront an array of common catastrophes - a colicky baby, a faltering marriage, stalled ambitions - the wife analyzes her predicament, invoking everything from Keats and Kafka to the thought experiments of the Stoics to the lessons of doomed Russian cosmonauts. She muses on the consuming, capacious experience of maternal love, and the near total destruction of the self that ensues from it as she confronts the friction between domestic life and the seductions and demands of art. With cool precision, in language that shimmers with rage and wit and fierce longing, Jenny Offill has crafted an exquisitely suspenseful love story that has the velocity of a train hurtling through the night at top speed. Exceptionally lean and compact, Dept. of Speculation is a novel to be devoured in a single sitting, though its bracing emotional insights and piercing meditations on despair and love will linger long after the last page. Critic Reviews: "Clever, subtle, and rife with strokes of beauty, this book is both readable in a single sitting and far ranging in the emotions it raises.... Offill has equal parts cleverness and erudition, but its her language and eye for detail that make this a must-read." (Publishers Weekly ) "Jenny Offill's Dept. of Speculation resembles no book I've read before. If I tell you that it's funny, and moving, and true; that it's as compact and mysterious as a neutron; that it tells a profound story of love and parenthood while invoking (among others) Keats, Kafka, Einstein, Russian cosmonauts, and advice for the housewife of 1896, will you please simply believe me, and read it?" (Michael Cunningham) "Dept. of Speculation is gorgeous, funny, a profound and profoundly moving work of art. Jenny Offill is a master of form and feeling, and she gets life on the page in new, startling ways." (Sam Lipsyte) Members Reviews: Profoundly human This is not a fluffy feel good book. However, it is an enjoyable read with an autobiographical tone. I found it to be refreshingly real and insightful. Offill. Truly awful. Narcissistic, self-absorbed prattle. I'm amazed I listened to it all. The high praise this book has received (not earned) is indicative of the publishing world's infatuation with itself. I found the Heroine dislikable I think the main character needed better support; that her physicians, and the people before that who helped form her philosophy, let her down. She seemed too constantly terrorized by unfulfilled ambitions and desires, and she was a wreck on drugs. Jeff certainly not 'clever' After the first hour I had to quit. There was no plot, no point to the stories, they didn't flow, nothing she said was remarkable in any way. very disappointed. Similar to a highly polished Moth reading Jenny Offill's Dept. of Speculation is a tight, compact collection of letters written to her husband. I listened to the work as an audiobook. I felt as if I were hearing someone read intimate journal entries. I was reminded of a really long but highly polished Moth reading. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Edge-of-the-Earth-Audiobook/B00BZ6COH0 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Edge of the Earth Subtitle: A Novel Author: Christina Schwarz Narrator: Candace Thaxton Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 26 mins Language: English Release date: 04-02-13 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 18 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: In 1898, a woman forsakes the comfort of home and family for a love that takes her to a remote lighthouse on the wild coast of California. What she finds at the edge of the earth, hidden between the sea and the fog, will change her life irrevocably. Trudy, who can argue Kant over dinner and play a respectable portion of Mozart's Serenade in G major, has been raised to marry her childhood friend and assume a life of bourgeois comfort in Milwaukee. She knows she should be pleased, but she's restless instead, yearning for something she lacks even the vocabulary to articulate. When she falls in love with enigmatic and ambitious Oskar, she believes she's found her escape from the banality of her preordained life. But escape turns out to be more fraught than Trudy had imagined. Alienated from family and friends, the couple moves across the country to take a job at a lighthouse at Point Lucia, California - an unnervingly isolated outcropping, trapped between the ocean and hundreds of miles of inaccessible wilderness. There they meet the light station's only inhabitants - the formidable and guarded Crawleys. In this unfamiliar place, Trudy will find that nothing is as she might have predicted, especially after she discovers what hides among the rocks. Gorgeously detailed, swiftly paced, and anchored in the dramatic geography of the remote and eternally mesmerizing Big Sur, The Edge of the Earth is a magical story of secrets and self-transformation, ruses and rebirths. Christina Schwarz, celebrated for her rich evocation of place and vivid, unpredictable characters, has spun another haunting and unforgettable tale. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Christina Schwarz) Tue, 02 Apr 2013 06:44:50 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Edge-of-the-Earth-Audiobook/B00BZ6COH0 thebookvoice.com 08:26:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Edge of the Earth Subtitle: A Novel Author: Christina Schwarz Narrator: Candace Thaxton Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 26 mins Language: English Release date: 04-02-13 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 18 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: In 1898, a woman forsakes the comfort of home and family for a love that takes her to a remote lighthouse on the wild coast of California. What she finds at the edge of the earth, hidden between the sea and the fog, will change her life irrevocably. Trudy, who can argue Kant over dinner and play a respectable portion of Mozart's Serenade in G major, has been raised to marry her childhood friend and assume a life of bourgeois comfort in Milwaukee. She knows she should be pleased, but she's restless instead, yearning for something she lacks even the vocabulary to articulate. When she falls in love with enigmatic and ambitious Oskar, she believes she's found her escape from the banality of her preordained life. But escape turns out to be more fraught than Trudy had imagined. Alienated from family and friends, the couple moves across the country to take a job at a lighthouse at Point Lucia, California - an unnervingly isolated outcropping, trapped between the ocean and hundreds of miles of inaccessible wilderness. There they meet the light station's only inhabitants - the formidable and guarded Crawleys. In this unfamiliar place, Trudy will find that nothing is as she might have predicted, especially after she discovers what hides among the rocks. Gorgeously detailed, swiftly paced, and anchored in the dramatic geography of the remote and eternally mesmerizing Big Sur, The Edge of the Earth is a magical story of secrets and self-transformation, ruses and rebirths. Christina Schwarz, celebrated for her rich evocation of place and vivid, unpredictable characters, has spun another haunting and unforgettable tale. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Edge of the Earth Subtitle: A Novel Author: Christina Schwarz Narrator: Candace Thaxton Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 26 mins Language: English Release date: 04-02-13 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 18 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: In 1898, a woman forsakes the comfort of home and family for a love that takes her to a remote lighthouse on the wild coast of California. What she finds at the edge of the earth, hidden between the sea and the fog, will change her life irrevocably. Trudy, who can argue Kant over dinner and play a respectable portion of Mozart's Serenade in G major, has been raised to marry her childhood friend and assume a life of bourgeois comfort in Milwaukee. She knows she should be pleased, but she's restless instead, yearning for something she lacks even the vocabulary to articulate. When she falls in love with enigmatic and ambitious Oskar, she believes she's found her escape from the banality of her preordained life. But escape turns out to be more fraught than Trudy had imagined. Alienated from family and friends, the couple moves across the country to take a job at a lighthouse at Point Lucia, California - an unnervingly isolated outcropping, trapped between the ocean and hundreds of miles of inaccessible wilderness. There they meet the light station's only inhabitants - the formidable and guarded Crawleys. In this unfamiliar place, Trudy will find that nothing is as she might have predicted, especially after she discovers what hides among the rocks. Gorgeously detailed, swiftly paced, and anchored in the dramatic geography of the remote and eternally mesmerizing Big Sur, The Edge of the Earth is a magical story of secrets and self-transformation, ruses and rebirths. Christina Schwarz, celebrated for her rich evocation of place and vivid, unpredictable characters, has spun another haunting and unforgettable tale. Members Reviews: Not worth the time! This story was so flat and uninteresting! I really can't believe people have rated it so high. The characters are blah and the story lacks depth and complexity. Don't waste your time and money here! Surprise Ending An abrupt, surprising ending to a book that started out slowly. The character development was terrific and the author was able to give sufficient descriptive information about the surroundings and the people without going overboard with the adjectives. Irritating characters, good setting, great reading Schwarz does an incredible job creating people and settings. The lighthouse is practically tangible, and the book is worth reading just for the setting. I tend to have a low threshold for obnoxious characters, and this book has many--so many, I was practically grinding my teeth. However, Candace Thaxton does a great job breathing life into the story, which ties together lives from the past and present. Atmospheric, though a little slow The performance and narrator is great, but the story ambles along very slowly and though it's steeped in fascinating facts about life at a lighthouse station at the time, I struggled to finish https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Beatlebone-Audiobook/B017A9IPWI Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Beatlebone Author: Kevin Barry Narrator: Kevin Barry Format: Unabridged Length: 6 hrs and 44 mins Language: English Release date: 11-17-15 Publisher: Brilliance Audio Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 50 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: A searing, surreal novel that bleeds fantasy and reality - and Beatles fandom - from one of literature's most striking contemporary voices, author of the international sensation City of Bohane. It is 1978, and John Lennon has escaped New York City to try to find the island off the west coast of Ireland he bought nine years prior. Leaving behind domesticity, his approaching 40s, his inability to create, and his memories of his parents, he sets off to find calm in the comfortable silence of isolation. But when he puts himself in the hands of a shape-shifting driver full of Irish charm and dark whimsy, what ensues can only be termed a magical mystery tour. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Kevin Barry) Tue, 17 Nov 2015 10:19:55 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Beatlebone-Audiobook/B017A9IPWI thebookvoice.com 06:44:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Beatlebone Author: Kevin Barry Narrator: Kevin Barry Format: Unabridged Length: 6 hrs and 44 mins Language: English Release date: 11-17-15 Publisher: Brilliance Audio Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 50 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: A searing, surreal novel that bleeds fantasy and reality - and Beatles fandom - from one of literature's most striking contemporary voices, author of the international sensation City of Bohane. It is 1978, and John Lennon has escaped New York City to try to find the island off the west coast of Ireland he bought nine years prior. Leaving behind domesticity, his approaching 40s, his inability to create, and his memories of his parents, he sets off to find calm in the comfortable silence of isolation. But when he puts himself in the hands of a shape-shifting driver full of Irish charm and dark whimsy, what ensues can only be termed a magical mystery tour. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Beatlebone Author: Kevin Barry Narrator: Kevin Barry Format: Unabridged Length: 6 hrs and 44 mins Language: English Release date: 11-17-15 Publisher: Brilliance Audio Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 50 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: A searing, surreal novel that bleeds fantasy and reality - and Beatles fandom - from one of literature's most striking contemporary voices, author of the international sensation City of Bohane. It is 1978, and John Lennon has escaped New York City to try to find the island off the west coast of Ireland he bought nine years prior. Leaving behind domesticity, his approaching 40s, his inability to create, and his memories of his parents, he sets off to find calm in the comfortable silence of isolation. But when he puts himself in the hands of a shape-shifting driver full of Irish charm and dark whimsy, what ensues can only be termed a magical mystery tour. Members Reviews: The story didn't do it for me I just couldn't get into the narrative. Perhaps , I was missing out on the John Lennon experience. The reader, however, was excellent. Nooooo way I thought I'd try this out before waiting for others ratings as I'm a big Beatles fan. Especially Lennon. But the narrator speaks in whispers like Batman and the writing feels like some rambling psychedelic rant that waa cut from Sgt Peppers. I couldn't get through another second of this. Thankful for platinum membership benefits. Going straight to RETURN. Someone's trying WAY too hard. to be edgy and cooll. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Emorys-Gift-Audiobook/B005HQDZE0 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Emory's Gift Author: W. Bruce Cameron Narrator: W. Bruce Cameron Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 3 mins Language: English Release date: 08-30-11 Publisher: Brilliance Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 289 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: After 13-year-old Charlie Halls mother dies and his father retreats into the silence of grief, Charlie finds himself drifting lost and alone through the brutal halls of junior high school. But Charlie Hall is not entirely friendless. In the woods behind his house, Charlie is saved from a mountain lion by a grizzly bear, a species thought to be extinct in northern Idaho. And this very unusual bear will change Charlies life forever. Deeply moving, and interwoven with hope and joy, Emorys Gift is not only a heartwarming and charming coming-of-age story, but also a page-turning, insightful look at how faith, trust, and unconditional love can heal a broken family and can bridge the gaps that divide us. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (W. Bruce Cameron) Tue, 30 Aug 2011 10:32:16 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Emorys-Gift-Audiobook/B005HQDZE0 thebookvoice.com 10:03:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Emory's Gift Author: W. Bruce Cameron Narrator: W. Bruce Cameron Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 3 mins Language: English Release date: 08-30-11 Publisher: Brilliance Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 289 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: After 13-year-old Charlie Halls mother dies and his father retreats into the silence of grief, Charlie finds himself drifting lost and alone through the brutal halls of junior high school. But Charlie Hall is not entirely friendless. In the woods behind his house, Charlie is saved from a mountain lion by a grizzly bear, a species thought to be extinct in northern Idaho. And this very unusual bear will change Charlies life forever. Deeply moving, and interwoven with hope and joy, Emorys Gift is not only a heartwarming and charming coming-of-age story, but also a page-turning, insightful look at how faith, trust, and unconditional love can heal a broken family and can bridge the gaps that divide us. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Emory's Gift Author: W. Bruce Cameron Narrator: W. Bruce Cameron Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 3 mins Language: English Release date: 08-30-11 Publisher: Brilliance Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 289 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: After 13-year-old Charlie Halls mother dies and his father retreats into the silence of grief, Charlie finds himself drifting lost and alone through the brutal halls of junior high school. But Charlie Hall is not entirely friendless. In the woods behind his house, Charlie is saved from a mountain lion by a grizzly bear, a species thought to be extinct in northern Idaho. And this very unusual bear will change Charlies life forever. Deeply moving, and interwoven with hope and joy, Emorys Gift is not only a heartwarming and charming coming-of-age story, but also a page-turning, insightful look at how faith, trust, and unconditional love can heal a broken family and can bridge the gaps that divide us. Members Reviews: Wanted to believe it was real Would you consider the audio edition of Emory's Gift to be better than the print version? Once the story grabbed onto me, I was helpless to give it up. Every moment I could, I hooked up my ITouch to listen. Maybe it's just me but I wanted to believe this was not a book of fiction but had really happened. And so it goes....... The author did a wonderful job in narration. The only negative, perhaps a little heavy in the pre/adolescent angst but perhaps this was part of what made Charlie "grow" (mature) and lent more to the story and character development. Other than that, I totally enjoyed this book and will be recommending it to others. Delightful A delightful and engaging story. I enjoyed it and if it hadn't been so late in the evening, I would have listened straight through.Generally I would shy away from an author reading their own book, and in the preview I had my doubts but I bought the book anyway. I'm glad I did and it didn't take me long to get over my author/narrator phobia. I can't say it was a stellar performance, but the quality of the story far out shown any narration flatness. I'd actually listen to him again if his other stories were this entertaining. Great book! This is a unique and heart warming story - If you grew up in the 70s you'll enjoy it even more. Interesting idea Bear being human..a story we could enjoy, combined with human elements of Father - son relationship. Understanding each other's life. Didn't want it to end Where does Emory's Gift rank among all the audiobooks youve listened to so far? One of the best stories I've heard in a long long time. One of those you look forward to everyday and hate when it ends. What did you like best about this story? The epilogue was awesome. Wraps the story up nicely What does W. Bruce Cameron bring to the story that you wouldnt experience if you just read the book? I really enjoyed Cameron's narration, Love his humor. Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry? Both ... Any additional comments? This story really makes you think. Very inspirational. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Madwoman-Upstairs-Audiobook/B01BVRF0TQ Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Madwoman Upstairs Subtitle: A Novel Author: Catherine Lowell Narrator: Katie Koster Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs and 52 mins Language: English Release date: 03-01-16 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 320 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: In Catherine Lowell's smart and original debut novel, the only remaining descendant of the Brontë family embarks on a modern-day literary scavenger hunt to find the family's long-rumored secret estate, using only the clues her eccentric father left behind and the Brontës' own novels. Samantha Whipple is used to stirring up speculation wherever she goes. Since her father's untimely death, she is the presumed heir to a long-rumored trove of diaries, paintings, letters, and early novel drafts passed down from the Brontë family - a hidden fortune never revealed to anyone outside the family but endlessly speculated on by Brontë scholars and fanatics. Samantha, however, has never seen this alleged estate, and for all she knows, it's just as fictional as Jane Eyre or Wuthering Heights. Yet everything changes when Samantha enrolls at Oxford University and long-lost objects from the past begin rematerializing in her life. Her father's distinctive copy of Jane Eyre, which should have perished in the fire that claimed his life, mysteriously appears on Samantha's bed. Annotated in her father's handwriting, the book is the first of many clues in an elaborate scavenger hunt derived from the world's greatest literature. With the help of a handsome but inscrutable professor, Samantha must plunge into a vast literary mystery and an untold family legacy - one that can be solved only by decoding the clues hidden within the Brontës' own writing. For listeners who devoured The Weird Sisters and Special Topics in Calamity Physics, The Madwoman Upstairs is a suspenseful, exhilarating debut by an exciting new talent who offers a moving exploration of what it means when the greatest truth is, in fact, fiction. Critic Reviews: "Koster's impressive emotional range captures Samantha's complex personality. She flawlessly portrays the girl's cheekiness as a cover for embarrassment and insecurity and perfectly captures her other emotions... Using an expressive, relaxed style, Koster connects listeners to the fun of Samantha's adventures." (AudioFile) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Catherine Lowell) Tue, 01 Mar 2016 17:41:31 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Madwoman-Upstairs-Audiobook/B01BVRF0TQ thebookvoice.com 11:52:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Madwoman Upstairs Subtitle: A Novel Author: Catherine Lowell Narrator: Katie Koster Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs and 52 mins Language: English Release date: 03-01-16 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 320 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: In Catherine Lowell's smart and original debut novel, the only remaining descendant of the Brontë family embarks on a modern-day literary scavenger hunt to find the family's long-rumored secret estate, using only the clues her eccentric father left behind and the Brontës' own novels. Samantha Whipple is used to stirring up speculation wherever she goes. Since her father's untimely death, she is the presumed heir to a long-rumored trove of diaries, paintings, letters, and early novel drafts passed down from the Brontë family - a hidden fortune never revealed to anyone outside the family but endlessly speculated on by Brontë scholars and fanatics. Samantha, however, has never seen this alleged estate, and for all she knows, it's just as fictional as Jane Eyre or Wuthering Heights. Yet everything changes when Samantha enrolls at Oxford University and long-lost objects from the past begin rematerializing in her life. Her father's distinctive copy of Jane Eyre, which should have perished in the fire that claimed his life, mysteriously appears on Samantha's bed. Annotated in her father's handwriting, the book is the first of many clues in an elaborate scavenger hunt derived from the world's greatest literature. With the help of a handsome but inscrutable professor, Samantha must plunge into a vast literary mystery and an untold family legacy - one that can be solved only by decoding the clues hidden within the Brontës' own writing. For listeners who devoured The Weird Sisters and Special Topics in Calamity Physics, The Madwoman Upstairs is a suspenseful, exhilarating debut by an exciting new talent who offers a moving exploration of what it means when the greatest truth is, in fact, fiction. Critic Reviews: "Koster's impressive emotional range captures Samantha's complex personality. She flawlessly portrays the girl's cheekiness as a cover for embarrassment and insecurity and perfectly captures her other emotions... Using an expressive, relaxed style, Koster connects listeners to the fun of Samantha's adventures." (AudioFile) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Madwoman Upstairs Subtitle: A Novel Author: Catherine Lowell Narrator: Katie Koster Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs and 52 mins Language: English Release date: 03-01-16 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 320 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: In Catherine Lowell's smart and original debut novel, the only remaining descendant of the Brontë family embarks on a modern-day literary scavenger hunt to find the family's long-rumored secret estate, using only the clues her eccentric father left behind and the Brontës' own novels. Samantha Whipple is used to stirring up speculation wherever she goes. Since her father's untimely death, she is the presumed heir to a long-rumored trove of diaries, paintings, letters, and early novel drafts passed down from the Brontë family - a hidden fortune never revealed to anyone outside the family but endlessly speculated on by Brontë scholars and fanatics. Samantha, however, has never seen this alleged estate, and for all she knows, it's just as fictional as Jane Eyre or Wuthering Heights. Yet everything changes when Samantha enrolls at Oxford University and long-lost objects from the past begin rematerializing in her life. Her father's distinctive copy of Jane Eyre, which should have perished in the fire that claimed his life, mysteriously appears on Samantha's bed. Annotated in her father's handwriting, the book is the first of many clues in an elaborate scavenger hunt derived from the world's greatest literature. With the help of a handsome but inscrutable professor, Samantha must plunge into a vast literary mystery and an untold family legacy - one that can be solved only by decoding the clues hidden within the Brontës' own writing. For listeners who devoured The Weird Sisters and Special Topics in Calamity Physics, The Madwoman Upstairs is a suspenseful, exhilarating debut by an exciting new talent who offers a moving exploration of what it means when the greatest truth is, in fact, fiction. Critic Reviews: "Koster's impressive emotional range captures Samantha's complex personality. She flawlessly portrays the girl's cheekiness as a cover for embarrassment and insecurity and perfectly captures her other emotions... Using an expressive, relaxed style, Koster connects listeners to the fun of Samantha's adventures." (AudioFile) Members Reviews: Marvelous Intelligent, witty, charming, thought provoking. Ms. Lowell's courage in taking on the Brontes was worth it. Wonderful character development. Samantha's outlook on life, literature, family and herself made me laugh out loud. Inspirational This book has made me want to read more and read everything. I wish I had the time. Yyyyyyyeeeeeesssss! I got this book because I thought the story sounded interesting and I was willing to take a chance in it, fully prepared to be utterly disappointed. I. Was. Not. This is a charming story full of memorable characters and a somewhat lighthearted mystery. It was well-written (despite some odd Anglo-Ameri phrase discrepancies (although told from the perspective of an American, some of the phrases she uses are very English so I was a little confused by the author's choices there), and well-performed. There were one or two atrociously mispronounced words but nothing that really rendered the book unlistenable. I would recommend this book to almost anyone. Interesting and intriguing This is not a type of book I usually read (listen to) but it sounded interesting and did not disappoint!! An entitled brat with a good story The story line is good maybe even great. You want to know the answers to the puzzle. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Recognitions-Audiobook/B003VKVIAW Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Recognitions Author: William Gaddis Narrator: Nick Sullivan Format: Unabridged Length: 48 hrs Language: English Release date: 07-13-10 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 99 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Wyatt Gwyon's desire to forge is not driven by larceny but from love. Exactingly faithful to the spirit and letter of the Flemish masters, he produces uncannily accurate "originals" - pictures the painters themselves might have envied. In an age of counterfeit emotion and taste, the real and fake have become indistinguishable; yet Gwyon's forgeries reflect a truth that others cannot touch - cannot even recognize. Contemporary life collapses the distinction between the "real" and the "virtual" worlds, and Gaddis' novel pre-empts our common obsessions by almost half a century. This novel tackles the blurring of perceptual boundaries. The Matrix and Blade Runner pale in comparison to this epic novel. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (William Gaddis) Tue, 13 Jul 2010 21:43:08 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Recognitions-Audiobook/B003VKVIAW thebookvoice.com 00:48:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Recognitions Author: William Gaddis Narrator: Nick Sullivan Format: Unabridged Length: 48 hrs Language: English Release date: 07-13-10 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 99 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Wyatt Gwyon's desire to forge is not driven by larceny but from love. Exactingly faithful to the spirit and letter of the Flemish masters, he produces uncannily accurate "originals" - pictures the painters themselves might have envied. In an age of counterfeit emotion and taste, the real and fake have become indistinguishable; yet Gwyon's forgeries reflect a truth that others cannot touch - cannot even recognize. Contemporary life collapses the distinction between the "real" and the "virtual" worlds, and Gaddis' novel pre-empts our common obsessions by almost half a century. This novel tackles the blurring of perceptual boundaries. The Matrix and Blade Runner pale in comparison to this epic novel. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Recognitions Author: William Gaddis Narrator: Nick Sullivan Format: Unabridged Length: 48 hrs Language: English Release date: 07-13-10 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 99 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Wyatt Gwyon's desire to forge is not driven by larceny but from love. Exactingly faithful to the spirit and letter of the Flemish masters, he produces uncannily accurate "originals" - pictures the painters themselves might have envied. In an age of counterfeit emotion and taste, the real and fake have become indistinguishable; yet Gwyon's forgeries reflect a truth that others cannot touch - cannot even recognize. Contemporary life collapses the distinction between the "real" and the "virtual" worlds, and Gaddis' novel pre-empts our common obsessions by almost half a century. This novel tackles the blurring of perceptual boundaries. The Matrix and Blade Runner pale in comparison to this epic novel. Members Reviews: Brilliant book, excellent rendering. Gaddis is not easy and it is not surprising that some readers/listeners do not find his work worth the effort. For readers, like me, who do, there is simply nothing to match the richness and depth of Gaddis' novel(s). If you enjoyed David Foster Wallace's "Infinite Jest" or, e.g., James Joyce's "Ulysses", neither of which is easy but both of which offer a great deal of pleasure to those whose tastes lean in this direction, you will like "The Recognitions." Mr. Gaddis' Opus My first impulse was to just copy some old, obscure review of 'the Recognitions' and claim it as my own. Alas, even the reviewers, academics, and cult worshipers of the God of PoMo all seem at once thunderstruck AND intimidated by Gaddis' opus. What I understood was brilliant, what I didn't understand is most likely obscene. This is not a novel for the casual beach read, although as I write this, I am on a beach...washing sand out of my ebbs and salt off my flow, so never mind. Breathtaking, Dizzying, Stimulating, Funny This is not a perfect rendition of The Recognitions. All of the narration annoys when dialogue is absent- the actor sounds as though he is trying out for the Smart Ass's Encyclopedia. However, he plays all of the characters very distinctly and very respectably, and that is saying a lot as these are difficult, varied, and plentiful characters. The production is really 4 stars, but the book itself is a 5, and so great that I am giving the whole a 5 in the hopes you will read it. A lot of brilliant ideas float through "God cares as much for a moment as for an hour", "Do you think your Dutch masters never made bad pictures just because we have a few masterpieces passed down to us?", "How can I write a novel when I only know boys? Easy, I'll just do what Proust did and change half the boys names to girls", and so forth. Gaddiss perhaps more than any author is strengthened in the audiobook form because he writes in a stream of consciousness or a stream of reality where snippets of conversation come to you as if you were just sitting on the street, or walking through the novel. Don't dare try this book if you need very linear progression with distinct chapters and chronology like it was 7:45 am on October... and it was raining outside with a temperature of... you won't get any of that. One character asks another "Don't you ever wear a coat?" And that tells you it is winter now in this scene. No hero emerges either, though you expect it and wait for it. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Too-Much-Happiness-Audiobook/B002V0RGNG Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Too Much Happiness Subtitle: Stories Author: Alice Munro Narrator: Kimberly Farr, Arthur Morey Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs and 44 mins Language: English Release date: 11-17-09 Publisher: Random House Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 196 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: In the first story, a young wife and mother receives release from the unbearable pain of losing her three children from a most surprising source. In another, a young woman, in the aftermath of an unusual and humiliating seduction, reacts in a clever, if less than admirable, fashion. Other stories uncover the "deep holes" in a marriage, the unsuspected cruelty of children, and how a boy's disfigured face provides both the good things in his life and the bad. And in the long title story, we accompany Sophia Kovalevsky - a late-19th-century Russian émigré and mathematician - on a winter journey that takes her from the Riviera, where she visits her lover, to Paris, Germany, and Denmark, where she has a fateful meeting with a local doctor, and finally to Sweden, where she teaches at the only university in Europe willing to employ a female mathematician. With clarity and ease, Alice Munro once again renders complex, difficult events and emotions into stories that shed light on the unpredictable ways in which men and women accommodate and often transcend what happens in their lives. Too Much Happiness is a compelling, provocative - even daring - collection. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Alice Munro) Tue, 17 Nov 2009 04:53:56 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Too-Much-Happiness-Audiobook/B002V0RGNG thebookvoice.com 11:44:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Too Much Happiness Subtitle: Stories Author: Alice Munro Narrator: Kimberly Farr, Arthur Morey Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs and 44 mins Language: English Release date: 11-17-09 Publisher: Random House Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 196 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: In the first story, a young wife and mother receives release from the unbearable pain of losing her three children from a most surprising source. In another, a young woman, in the aftermath of an unusual and humiliating seduction, reacts in a clever, if less than admirable, fashion. Other stories uncover the "deep holes" in a marriage, the unsuspected cruelty of children, and how a boy's disfigured face provides both the good things in his life and the bad. And in the long title story, we accompany Sophia Kovalevsky - a late-19th-century Russian émigré and mathematician - on a winter journey that takes her from the Riviera, where she visits her lover, to Paris, Germany, and Denmark, where she has a fateful meeting with a local doctor, and finally to Sweden, where she teaches at the only university in Europe willing to employ a female mathematician. With clarity and ease, Alice Munro once again renders complex, difficult events and emotions into stories that shed light on the unpredictable ways in which men and women accommodate and often transcend what happens in their lives. Too Much Happiness is a compelling, provocative - even daring - collection. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Too Much Happiness Subtitle: Stories Author: Alice Munro Narrator: Kimberly Farr, Arthur Morey Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs and 44 mins Language: English Release date: 11-17-09 Publisher: Random House Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 196 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: In the first story, a young wife and mother receives release from the unbearable pain of losing her three children from a most surprising source. In another, a young woman, in the aftermath of an unusual and humiliating seduction, reacts in a clever, if less than admirable, fashion. Other stories uncover the "deep holes" in a marriage, the unsuspected cruelty of children, and how a boy's disfigured face provides both the good things in his life and the bad. And in the long title story, we accompany Sophia Kovalevsky - a late-19th-century Russian émigré and mathematician - on a winter journey that takes her from the Riviera, where she visits her lover, to Paris, Germany, and Denmark, where she has a fateful meeting with a local doctor, and finally to Sweden, where she teaches at the only university in Europe willing to employ a female mathematician. With clarity and ease, Alice Munro once again renders complex, difficult events and emotions into stories that shed light on the unpredictable ways in which men and women accommodate and often transcend what happens in their lives. Too Much Happiness is a compelling, provocative - even daring - collection. Members Reviews: Each story should start on its own track The substance (performance, writing, etc.) of this audiobook is great, but the tracks are sloppily organized. This is a volume of short stories, so each story should begin at 0:00 on a separate track. For some reason, it's not organized like that. The third story, for example, starts roughly 55 minutes into the second track. Why do that? I remember Runaway, another Alice Munro collection, having the same problem. Please fix this. Alice Munro is a must!! I just loved all of the short stories featured in this book. Every single one of them was entrancing, interesting and plunged the reader in a different universe each time! I listen to audio books while I walk in the forest or in my neighborhood and Alice Munro kept me company for weeks on end!! Not Enough Happiness The narrator does a fine job. She goes on my list of good narrators. I' ve read everything Munro has written, and it seems her plots are in an Arbus-like downward spiral. These stories are grim and depressing. I thought of Flannery O'Connor, but those bizarre stories are cloaked in an amusing demented atmosphere and southern sensibility, and Munro's are addressed as plain reality. Murder, cancer, depravity, on and down. Not fun. Strange collection, and one great story I bought this one because the description (and the title story) is about a female mathematician's life - of great relevance to my own career. And, as it turns out, it is indeed a part biography of THE Sonia Kovalevskaya, who is well known in mathematics! Not a made-up story but a true story, that Alice Munro tells us, was inspired by her reading of "Little Sparrow". I liked that part of the book and found it both engrossing, poignant, and moving. How times have changed (thank goodness!) As for the rest of the collection in this book, I still have to think about what the author is trying to tell us. I "don't get it" yet. But it has gotten me thinking. The performance is fine, but I don't like the distraction of switching between male and female voices. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Green-on-Blue-Audiobook/B00TFYHQHM Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Green on Blue Author: Elliot Ackerman Narrator: Piter Marek Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 34 mins Language: English Release date: 02-17-15 Publisher: Recorded Books Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 39 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: From a decorated veteran of the Iraq and Afghan Wars and White House fellow, a stirring debut novel about a young Afghan orphan and the harrowing, intractable nature of war. Aziz and his older brother, Ali, are coming of age in a village amid the pine forests and endless mountains of Eastern Afghanistan. There is no school, but their mother teaches them to read and write and once a month sends the boys on a two-day journey to the bazaar. They are poor, but inside their mud-walled home, the family has stability, love, and routine. When a convoy of armed men arrives in their village one day, their world crumbles. The boys survive and make their way to a small city, where they sleep among other orphans. They learn to beg, and eventually they earn work and trust from the local shopkeepers. Ali saves their money and sends Aziz to school at the madrassa, but when U.S. forces invade the country, militants strike back. A bomb explodes in the market, and Ali is brutally injured. In the hospital Aziz meets an Afghan wearing an American uniform. To save his brother, Aziz must join the Special Lashkar, a U.S.-funded militia. No longer a boy but not yet a man, he departs for the untamed border. Trapped in a conflict both savage and entirely contrived, Aziz struggles to understand his place. Will he embrace the brutality of war or leave it behind,and risk placing his brother - and a young woman he comes to love - in jeopardy? A former Marine and CIA officer, Elliot Ackerman has written a gripping, morally complex debut novel, an astounding act of empathy and imagination about the duplicitous nature of war. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Elliot Ackerman) Tue, 17 Feb 2015 21:60:15 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Green-on-Blue-Audiobook/B00TFYHQHM thebookvoice.com 08:34:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Green on Blue Author: Elliot Ackerman Narrator: Piter Marek Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 34 mins Language: English Release date: 02-17-15 Publisher: Recorded Books Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 39 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: From a decorated veteran of the Iraq and Afghan Wars and White House fellow, a stirring debut novel about a young Afghan orphan and the harrowing, intractable nature of war. Aziz and his older brother, Ali, are coming of age in a village amid the pine forests and endless mountains of Eastern Afghanistan. There is no school, but their mother teaches them to read and write and once a month sends the boys on a two-day journey to the bazaar. They are poor, but inside their mud-walled home, the family has stability, love, and routine. When a convoy of armed men arrives in their village one day, their world crumbles. The boys survive and make their way to a small city, where they sleep among other orphans. They learn to beg, and eventually they earn work and trust from the local shopkeepers. Ali saves their money and sends Aziz to school at the madrassa, but when U.S. forces invade the country, militants strike back. A bomb explodes in the market, and Ali is brutally injured. In the hospital Aziz meets an Afghan wearing an American uniform. To save his brother, Aziz must join the Special Lashkar, a U.S.-funded militia. No longer a boy but not yet a man, he departs for the untamed border. Trapped in a conflict both savage and entirely contrived, Aziz struggles to understand his place. Will he embrace the brutality of war or leave it behind,and risk placing his brother - and a young woman he comes to love - in jeopardy? A former Marine and CIA officer, Elliot Ackerman has written a gripping, morally complex debut novel, an astounding act of empathy and imagination about the duplicitous nature of war. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Green on Blue Author: Elliot Ackerman Narrator: Piter Marek Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 34 mins Language: English Release date: 02-17-15 Publisher: Recorded Books Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 39 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: From a decorated veteran of the Iraq and Afghan Wars and White House fellow, a stirring debut novel about a young Afghan orphan and the harrowing, intractable nature of war. Aziz and his older brother, Ali, are coming of age in a village amid the pine forests and endless mountains of Eastern Afghanistan. There is no school, but their mother teaches them to read and write and once a month sends the boys on a two-day journey to the bazaar. They are poor, but inside their mud-walled home, the family has stability, love, and routine. When a convoy of armed men arrives in their village one day, their world crumbles. The boys survive and make their way to a small city, where they sleep among other orphans. They learn to beg, and eventually they earn work and trust from the local shopkeepers. Ali saves their money and sends Aziz to school at the madrassa, but when U.S. forces invade the country, militants strike back. A bomb explodes in the market, and Ali is brutally injured. In the hospital Aziz meets an Afghan wearing an American uniform. To save his brother, Aziz must join the Special Lashkar, a U.S.-funded militia. No longer a boy but not yet a man, he departs for the untamed border. Trapped in a conflict both savage and entirely contrived, Aziz struggles to understand his place. Will he embrace the brutality of war or leave it behind,and risk placing his brother - and a young woman he comes to love - in jeopardy? A former Marine and CIA officer, Elliot Ackerman has written a gripping, morally complex debut novel, an astounding act of empathy and imagination about the duplicitous nature of war. Members Reviews: A Young Man. An Old War. War is never simple. Allegiances are never static. This is a revealing look at our involvement in the Middle East from an Afghan perspective. The choices we make Any additional comments? Everything has its price! Does it? How much does a human life cost and who determines what is it? What would you do, if both of your parents were killed, your house destroyed, and your brother handicapped because of an explosion carried out by someone you dont even know?! Would you seek vengeance on an unknown enemy for the death and maiming of the loved ones by joining the war? An eye for an eye.. A vicious circle Where does it end? or does it go forever until we are all blind? Are you a believer in an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth? Or, do you forgive and forget? Green on Blue is a wonderfully emotional, inspiring and eye-opening story about a young man, named Aziz, who becomes a victim of the circumstances. A victim of the horrors of modern day war in Afghanistan, he learns that the enemy that he fights is an invented" enemy; one created by the higher powers to support the war effort. Vividly written and beautifully narrated, the story takes us to a different world, a world of a foreign soldier who has to make difficult choices to survive. If you are interested in getting another perspective about the events you often learn about from the news, Green on Blue is a great choice. Reminded me of Things Fall Apart This book reminded me, in its tone and structure, of Things Fall Apart. The reason I say this is because, for the most part, it is a pretty conventionally-told, straightforward story of one mans life. Granted, the settings are completely different, but the attention to the details of everyday is similar, and the way the characters sort of succumb to their lot in life. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Bright-Dark-Madonna-Audiobook/B011PPM39E Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Bright Dark Madonna Subtitle: A Novel Author: Elizabeth Cunningham Narrator: Heather O'Neill Format: Unabridged Length: 16 hrs and 36 mins Language: English Release date: 07-20-15 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 39 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: After playing an intimate role in the mystery of the Resurrection, what is left for Maeve, the Celtic Mary Magdalen? Never a follower, will she emerge as a leader of the early church? Will she retire quietly to mother a sacred bloodline? Will she set sail for France to proselytize and go spelunking? The answer: all and none of the above. No sooner does Maeve open her mouth to preach the gospel her way than a fierce debate begins about what to do with the child she is carrying. Maeve has her own ideas about where best to raise the savior's scion. When she returns to Temple Magdalen, the holy whorehouse she founded, a custody battle of biblical proportions ensues. Maeve, her infant daughter, Sara, and Jesus' mother flee to the remote Taurus Mountains where they live in hiding among the Galatians until a mysterious man is dumped on their doorstep more dead than alive. When Maeve discovers the identity of the man she has healed, she is appalled and determined to keep her family's secret. But Maeve has reckoned without the will of her brilliant, angry adolescent daughter, who resolves to find out the truth about her father - for herself. Required listening for fans and accessible to those new to The Maeve Chronicles, Bright Dark Madonna takes the listener on a breathtaking journey from the temple porticoes of Jerusalem, to the Temple of Artemis in Ephesus, to the south of France, and, as always, to the treacherous, beautiful terrain of the human heart. Critic Reviews: "The best one yet!" (Catherine MacCoun, author of On Becoming an Alchemist) "As usual, Cunningham provides plenty of juicy controversy embodied by vivid characters and expressed in vigorous action, all in crisply drawn biblical settings." (Booklist) "Gleefully iconoclastic. For that dwindling demographic with a sense of humor about religion, Maeve's profane skewering of the all-too-human foibles of the Church fathers is a hoot." (Kirkus Reiews) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Elizabeth Cunningham) Mon, 20 Jul 2015 08:07:13 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Bright-Dark-Madonna-Audiobook/B011PPM39E thebookvoice.com 16:36:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Bright Dark Madonna Subtitle: A Novel Author: Elizabeth Cunningham Narrator: Heather O'Neill Format: Unabridged Length: 16 hrs and 36 mins Language: English Release date: 07-20-15 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 39 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: After playing an intimate role in the mystery of the Resurrection, what is left for Maeve, the Celtic Mary Magdalen? Never a follower, will she emerge as a leader of the early church? Will she retire quietly to mother a sacred bloodline? Will she set sail for France to proselytize and go spelunking? The answer: all and none of the above. No sooner does Maeve open her mouth to preach the gospel her way than a fierce debate begins about what to do with the child she is carrying. Maeve has her own ideas about where best to raise the savior's scion. When she returns to Temple Magdalen, the holy whorehouse she founded, a custody battle of biblical proportions ensues. Maeve, her infant daughter, Sara, and Jesus' mother flee to the remote Taurus Mountains where they live in hiding among the Galatians until a mysterious man is dumped on their doorstep more dead than alive. When Maeve discovers the identity of the man she has healed, she is appalled and determined to keep her family's secret. But Maeve has reckoned without the will of her brilliant, angry adolescent daughter, who resolves to find out the truth about her father - for herself. Required listening for fans and accessible to those new to The Maeve Chronicles, Bright Dark Madonna takes the listener on a breathtaking journey from the temple porticoes of Jerusalem, to the Temple of Artemis in Ephesus, to the south of France, and, as always, to the treacherous, beautiful terrain of the human heart. Critic Reviews: "The best one yet!" (Catherine MacCoun, author of On Becoming an Alchemist) "As usual, Cunningham provides plenty of juicy controversy embodied by vivid characters and expressed in vigorous action, all in crisply drawn biblical settings." (Booklist) "Gleefully iconoclastic. For that dwindling demographic with a sense of humor about religion, Maeve's profane skewering of the all-too-human foibles of the Church fathers is a hoot." (Kirkus Reiews) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Bright Dark Madonna Subtitle: A Novel Author: Elizabeth Cunningham Narrator: Heather O'Neill Format: Unabridged Length: 16 hrs and 36 mins Language: English Release date: 07-20-15 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 39 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: After playing an intimate role in the mystery of the Resurrection, what is left for Maeve, the Celtic Mary Magdalen? Never a follower, will she emerge as a leader of the early church? Will she retire quietly to mother a sacred bloodline? Will she set sail for France to proselytize and go spelunking? The answer: all and none of the above. No sooner does Maeve open her mouth to preach the gospel her way than a fierce debate begins about what to do with the child she is carrying. Maeve has her own ideas about where best to raise the savior's scion. When she returns to Temple Magdalen, the holy whorehouse she founded, a custody battle of biblical proportions ensues. Maeve, her infant daughter, Sara, and Jesus' mother flee to the remote Taurus Mountains where they live in hiding among the Galatians until a mysterious man is dumped on their doorstep more dead than alive. When Maeve discovers the identity of the man she has healed, she is appalled and determined to keep her family's secret. But Maeve has reckoned without the will of her brilliant, angry adolescent daughter, who resolves to find out the truth about her father - for herself. Required listening for fans and accessible to those new to The Maeve Chronicles, Bright Dark Madonna takes the listener on a breathtaking journey from the temple porticoes of Jerusalem, to the Temple of Artemis in Ephesus, to the south of France, and, as always, to the treacherous, beautiful terrain of the human heart. Critic Reviews: "The best one yet!" (Catherine MacCoun, author of On Becoming an Alchemist) "As usual, Cunningham provides plenty of juicy controversy embodied by vivid characters and expressed in vigorous action, all in crisply drawn biblical settings." (Booklist) "Gleefully iconoclastic. For that dwindling demographic with a sense of humor about religion, Maeve's profane skewering of the all-too-human foibles of the Church fathers is a hoot." (Kirkus Reiews) Members Reviews: Captivating This is the third pard of the story of Maeve Ruid. This series is captivating. It awoke in me my inner warrior and gratitude to be a woman. Love love love this book and series I love this series of books! This book is great! If you are looking for a fresh look at the stories of the Mary's then this is the series to read. I love this series! the narrator is amazing. she takes a great story and makes it come alive. this fictional story takes characters well known and tells a story believable and fantastic with strong women and with such care. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/California-Audiobook/B00K892GSC Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: California Subtitle: A Novel Author: Edan Lepucki Narrator: Emma Galvin Format: Unabridged Length: 12 hrs and 26 mins Language: English Release date: 07-08-14 Publisher: Hachette Audio Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 369 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: The world Cal and Frida have always known is gone, and they've left the crumbling city of Los Angeles far behind them. They now live in a shack in the wilderness, working side-by-side to make their days tolerable despite the isolation and hardships they face. Consumed by fear of the future and mourning for a past they can't reclaim, they seek comfort and solace in each other. But the tentative existence they've built for themselves is thrown into doubt when Frida finds out she's pregnant. Terrified of the unknown but unsure of their ability to raise a child alone, Cal and Frida set out for the nearest settlement, a guarded and paranoid community with dark secrets. These people can offer them security, but Cal and Frida soon realize this community poses its own dangers. In this unfamiliar world, where everything and everyone can be perceived as a threat, the couple must quickly decide whom to trust. A gripping and provocative debut novel by a stunning new talent, California imagines a frighteningly realistic near future, in which clashes between mankind's dark nature and irrepressible resilience force us to question how far we will go to protect the ones we love. Critic Reviews: "Stunning and brilliant.... A wholly original take on the post-apocalypse genre." (Dan Chaon, author Await Your Reply) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Edan Lepucki) Tue, 08 Jul 2014 20:31:08 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/California-Audiobook/B00K892GSC thebookvoice.com 12:26:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: California Subtitle: A Novel Author: Edan Lepucki Narrator: Emma Galvin Format: Unabridged Length: 12 hrs and 26 mins Language: English Release date: 07-08-14 Publisher: Hachette Audio Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 369 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: The world Cal and Frida have always known is gone, and they've left the crumbling city of Los Angeles far behind them. They now live in a shack in the wilderness, working side-by-side to make their days tolerable despite the isolation and hardships they face. Consumed by fear of the future and mourning for a past they can't reclaim, they seek comfort and solace in each other. But the tentative existence they've built for themselves is thrown into doubt when Frida finds out she's pregnant. Terrified of the unknown but unsure of their ability to raise a child alone, Cal and Frida set out for the nearest settlement, a guarded and paranoid community with dark secrets. These people can offer them security, but Cal and Frida soon realize this community poses its own dangers. In this unfamiliar world, where everything and everyone can be perceived as a threat, the couple must quickly decide whom to trust. A gripping and provocative debut novel by a stunning new talent, California imagines a frighteningly realistic near future, in which clashes between mankind's dark nature and irrepressible resilience force us to question how far we will go to protect the ones we love. Critic Reviews: "Stunning and brilliant.... A wholly original take on the post-apocalypse genre." (Dan Chaon, author Await Your Reply) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: California Subtitle: A Novel Author: Edan Lepucki Narrator: Emma Galvin Format: Unabridged Length: 12 hrs and 26 mins Language: English Release date: 07-08-14 Publisher: Hachette Audio Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 369 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: The world Cal and Frida have always known is gone, and they've left the crumbling city of Los Angeles far behind them. They now live in a shack in the wilderness, working side-by-side to make their days tolerable despite the isolation and hardships they face. Consumed by fear of the future and mourning for a past they can't reclaim, they seek comfort and solace in each other. But the tentative existence they've built for themselves is thrown into doubt when Frida finds out she's pregnant. Terrified of the unknown but unsure of their ability to raise a child alone, Cal and Frida set out for the nearest settlement, a guarded and paranoid community with dark secrets. These people can offer them security, but Cal and Frida soon realize this community poses its own dangers. In this unfamiliar world, where everything and everyone can be perceived as a threat, the couple must quickly decide whom to trust. A gripping and provocative debut novel by a stunning new talent, California imagines a frighteningly realistic near future, in which clashes between mankind's dark nature and irrepressible resilience force us to question how far we will go to protect the ones we love. Critic Reviews: "Stunning and brilliant.... A wholly original take on the post-apocalypse genre." (Dan Chaon, author Await Your Reply) Members Reviews: Not Worth the Colbert Bump I think like most people, I was directed to this work because of Stephen Colbert. But also because this is a genre that I read a lot of. First of all, the narrator sounds like Lisa Simpson. She did a tolerable job, but I don't think she should make a career of narration. Second of all, this doesn't really deserve to be categorized as dystopian. Although that is ostensibly the story background, it's really a juvenile romance. Although the characters are supposed to be in their 30s, they act like they are still in high school...except maybe for the psychopathic serial killer. Not recommended. Not Deserving of The Colbert Bump I'm not sure California by Edan Lepucki deserved the Colbert bump. The book was featured a month before its release on The Colbert Report, when Stephen Colbert was reporting on the Hachette v Amazon dispute. The concept sounded fascinating. A husband and wife in California after the world has been desecrated. You never do learn what happened but it sounds like a combination of war, global warming, and society just breaking down. So what's wrong with California the novel? Pretty much everything. The book doesn't really have the necessary elements of a good story. Like a beginning middle or end. The book is just there. You meet the focus of the book Cal (short for Calvin and also his nickname California) and Frida who are living in the wilderness after escaping Los Angeles. Without going into too much of the plot (or the minor resemblance's of a plot) its about their survival and the survival of those around them. I was listening to the audiobook and kept looking at the time left in the book and was wondering when something was going to happen. Yet nothing ever really happens. Frida complains and Cal consoles, and their characters switch roles a few times, but in all honesty nothing happens in this book. Both characters come off flat, and just have little to no redeeming quality. I guess that's my biggest issue with California. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Fever-Tree-Audiobook/B00BMBVY8S Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Fever Tree Author: Jennifer McVeigh Narrator: Jayne Paterson Format: Unabridged Length: 12 hrs and 50 mins Language: English Release date: 04-04-13 Publisher: Penguin Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 58 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Having drawn comparisons to Gone with the Wind and Out of Africa, The Fever Tree is a pause resistor of the very first order. Frances Irvine, left destitute in the wake of her fathers sudden death, has been forced to abandon her life of wealth and privilege in London and emigrate to the Southern Cape of Africa. 1880 South Africa is a country torn apart by greed. In this remote and inhospitable land she becomes entangled with two very different men - one driven by ambition, the other by his ideals. Only then the rumor of a smallpox epidemic takes her into the dark heart of the diamond mines does she see her path to happiness. But this is a ruthless world of avarice and exploitation, where the spoils of the rich come at a terrible human cost and powerful men will go to any lengths to keep the mines in operation. Removed from civilization and disillusioned by her isolation, Frances must choose between passion and integrity, a decision that has devastating consequences. The Fever Tree is a compelling portrait of colonial South Africa, its raw beauty and deprivation alive in equal measure. But above all it is a love story about how - just when we need it most - fear can blind us to the truth. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Jennifer McVeigh) Thu, 04 Apr 2013 01:56:42 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Fever-Tree-Audiobook/B00BMBVY8S thebookvoice.com 12:50:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Fever Tree Author: Jennifer McVeigh Narrator: Jayne Paterson Format: Unabridged Length: 12 hrs and 50 mins Language: English Release date: 04-04-13 Publisher: Penguin Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 58 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Having drawn comparisons to Gone with the Wind and Out of Africa, The Fever Tree is a pause resistor of the very first order. Frances Irvine, left destitute in the wake of her fathers sudden death, has been forced to abandon her life of wealth and privilege in London and emigrate to the Southern Cape of Africa. 1880 South Africa is a country torn apart by greed. In this remote and inhospitable land she becomes entangled with two very different men - one driven by ambition, the other by his ideals. Only then the rumor of a smallpox epidemic takes her into the dark heart of the diamond mines does she see her path to happiness. But this is a ruthless world of avarice and exploitation, where the spoils of the rich come at a terrible human cost and powerful men will go to any lengths to keep the mines in operation. Removed from civilization and disillusioned by her isolation, Frances must choose between passion and integrity, a decision that has devastating consequences. The Fever Tree is a compelling portrait of colonial South Africa, its raw beauty and deprivation alive in equal measure. But above all it is a love story about how - just when we need it most - fear can blind us to the truth. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Fever Tree Author: Jennifer McVeigh Narrator: Jayne Paterson Format: Unabridged Length: 12 hrs and 50 mins Language: English Release date: 04-04-13 Publisher: Penguin Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 58 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Having drawn comparisons to Gone with the Wind and Out of Africa, The Fever Tree is a pause resistor of the very first order. Frances Irvine, left destitute in the wake of her fathers sudden death, has been forced to abandon her life of wealth and privilege in London and emigrate to the Southern Cape of Africa. 1880 South Africa is a country torn apart by greed. In this remote and inhospitable land she becomes entangled with two very different men - one driven by ambition, the other by his ideals. Only then the rumor of a smallpox epidemic takes her into the dark heart of the diamond mines does she see her path to happiness. But this is a ruthless world of avarice and exploitation, where the spoils of the rich come at a terrible human cost and powerful men will go to any lengths to keep the mines in operation. Removed from civilization and disillusioned by her isolation, Frances must choose between passion and integrity, a decision that has devastating consequences. The Fever Tree is a compelling portrait of colonial South Africa, its raw beauty and deprivation alive in equal measure. But above all it is a love story about how - just when we need it most - fear can blind us to the truth. Members Reviews: Colorful Historical Fiction Any additional comments? A childhood of pampered luxury does not prepare Frances to be left penniless and friendless on the death of her father after his business fails. In desperation, she marries a young man whom she despises. This man brings her to South Africa, where he is trying to build a medical practice. We are now in the milieu of the 19th c. diamond boom, in which unscrupulous white men exploited the Africans without mercy. Just as Frances begins to make some tentative steps towards contentment in her new life, her husband is transferred from a field station where he inoculates people against small pox to the city of Kimberly, a rough town built up around a huge open pit where the workers are beaten, tortured, and routinely crushed in the unsafe mining conditions. To Frances' dismay, her husband is an outspoken critic of the mine-owners' corrupt treatment of workers. His speeches and articles put both of them at risk for their lives.At this point, Frances makes the disastrous decision to reach out to a man with whom she had an affair on the boat from England. Readers recognize this man as a stinker through and through, but Frances' characterization is done with such skill that we understand and almost sympathize with her.This is a good story, a vivid historical novel, and a fun romantic narrative. It is not among the very great historical novels like Amitav Ghosh's Sea of Poppies, but it is thoroughly entertaining and interesting, especially in its evocation of mining in South Africa. The narration is absolutely terrific. I should just add that some of the love scenes are fairly explicit. Would not recommend An interesting time and place and topic, and a good writer, but the main character is so painfully weak and dumb that I could barely finish and wouldn't recommend it. Interesting about South Africa, but weak ending The story about diamond mining in South Africa was nteresting, but the contrived ending was the reason for three stars. good book great performance loved this book so different than any others that I have read. loved hearing about South Africa and even the small pox. loved the two characters Francis and Edwin. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/High-Society-Audiobook/B004QP8CAK Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: High Society Author: Ben Elton Narrator: Greg Wagland Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs and 55 mins Language: English Release date: 04-20-11 Publisher: Random House AudioBooks Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 24 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: The war on drugs has been lost but for want of the courage to face the fact that the whole world is rapidly becoming one vast criminal network. From pop stars and princes to crack whores and street kids. From the Groucho Club toilets to the poppy fields of Afghanistan, we are all partners in crime. High Society is a story, or rather a collection of interconnected stories, that takes the listener on a hilarious, heart-breaking, and terrifying journey through the kaleidoscope world that the law has created and from which the law offers no protection. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Ben Elton) Wed, 20 Apr 2011 19:00:22 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/High-Society-Audiobook/B004QP8CAK thebookvoice.com 11:55:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: High Society Author: Ben Elton Narrator: Greg Wagland Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs and 55 mins Language: English Release date: 04-20-11 Publisher: Random House AudioBooks Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 24 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: The war on drugs has been lost but for want of the courage to face the fact that the whole world is rapidly becoming one vast criminal network. From pop stars and princes to crack whores and street kids. From the Groucho Club toilets to the poppy fields of Afghanistan, we are all partners in crime. High Society is a story, or rather a collection of interconnected stories, that takes the listener on a hilarious, heart-breaking, and terrifying journey through the kaleidoscope world that the law has created and from which the law offers no protection. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: High Society Author: Ben Elton Narrator: Greg Wagland Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs and 55 mins Language: English Release date: 04-20-11 Publisher: Random House AudioBooks Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 24 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: The war on drugs has been lost but for want of the courage to face the fact that the whole world is rapidly becoming one vast criminal network. From pop stars and princes to crack whores and street kids. From the Groucho Club toilets to the poppy fields of Afghanistan, we are all partners in crime. High Society is a story, or rather a collection of interconnected stories, that takes the listener on a hilarious, heart-breaking, and terrifying journey through the kaleidoscope world that the law has created and from which the law offers no protection. Members Reviews: Ben brilliant as always If you like Ben, you'll love it. Never a dull moment - witty, entertaining and fast moving as always, fantastic characters, topical , brilliant multi-layered plot. He nails the whole celebrity/rock star/politcal/human traffic culture - yes, all of them. Gritty and hiliarious. Loved it. Thought-provoking, entertaining & funny I would recommend this audiobook 100%. It's the first time I've read or listened to a Ben Elton novel and it made me think, was very entertaining and funny, and the narration was pitch perfect. 5 stars. All Around Amazing! Ben Elton is by far my favorite author and this is one of, if not my favorite books of his. The narrator, Greg Wagland, gets a 10 of 10 for his performance as he truly enhanced the color of this story. I would highly recommend this audible to anyone! Love this one This is by far my favourite Ben Elton book, a great and very true look at modern life if a bill to legalise all drugs were to be established and what that would mean for all the people involved. I love all the characters and the way in which they all entwine as paths cross seen from different perspectives and through the different classes of New Labour's Britain. From Hilarious stories to sickening acts and more, the book takes you on a journey through UK Drug culture from the Homeless and Prostitutes of London, The Drug Dealers and Currpt officials through the working class to the A List Celebs, Government employees and MP's and the Upper Class and of course the Police. A top read/listen not to be missed! Thought provoking read How many ways can you look at the effects of drugs on British society? Ben Elton takes a dozen or so victims and associated story lines, as they all are in one way or another, eventually coming to the conclusion that there's not much to be done about it all. It's hard to feel much sympathy for the characters until a small ray of hope appears towards the end. I'm glad he managed to inject hope into the story as it would have been a very bleak read. A good book for someone who has no idea how the drug and criminal classes operate in the UK. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Hot-Water-Music-Audiobook/B00E65LZJA Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Hot Water Music Author: Charles Bukowski Narrator: Christian Baskous Format: Unabridged Length: 5 hrs and 52 mins Language: English Release date: 08-13-13 Publisher: HarperAudio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 59 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Hot Water Music is a collection of short stories by Charles Bukowski, published in 1983. The collection deals largely with: drinking, women, gambling, and writing. It is an important collection that establishes Bukowski's minimalist style and his thematic oeuvre. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Charles Bukowski) Tue, 13 Aug 2013 05:38:16 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Hot-Water-Music-Audiobook/B00E65LZJA thebookvoice.com 05:52:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Hot Water Music Author: Charles Bukowski Narrator: Christian Baskous Format: Unabridged Length: 5 hrs and 52 mins Language: English Release date: 08-13-13 Publisher: HarperAudio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 59 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Hot Water Music is a collection of short stories by Charles Bukowski, published in 1983. The collection deals largely with: drinking, women, gambling, and writing. It is an important collection that establishes Bukowski's minimalist style and his thematic oeuvre. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Hot Water Music Author: Charles Bukowski Narrator: Christian Baskous Format: Unabridged Length: 5 hrs and 52 mins Language: English Release date: 08-13-13 Publisher: HarperAudio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 59 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Hot Water Music is a collection of short stories by Charles Bukowski, published in 1983. The collection deals largely with: drinking, women, gambling, and writing. It is an important collection that establishes Bukowski's minimalist style and his thematic oeuvre. Members Reviews: Awesome collection of short stories I've read probably 20+ Bukowski books. I enjoy his novels and poetry, but the short story collections have always been hit or miss. I had never read Hot Water Music before, but I figured to get it on Audible and give it a shot. I am very, very impressed with it. The stories are all very short. Most of them involve the types of 'ordinary madness' that Bukowski wrote about so well. I am very pleased I bought this audio and I will listen to again in the future. Not the best of Buk's stuff I found a few things somewhat comical, but overall it was incoherent and dull. I struggled to keep interest and one story sounded like the next. Not his best but definitely ALRIGHT Maybe a 5. Certainly not less than a 4. Short stories is Chanaski's creme... Great via audio https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/How-It-All-Began-Audiobook/B006PJ57PI Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: How It All Began Author: Penelope Lively Narrator: Katherine Kellgren Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 38 mins Language: English Release date: 01-05-12 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 361 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: A vibrant new novel from Penelope Lively - a wry, wise story about the surprising ways lives intersect. When Charlotte Rainsford, a retired schoolteacher, is accosted by a petty thief on a London street, the consequences ripple across the lives of acquaintances and strangers alike. A marriage unravels after an illicit love affair is revealed through an errant cell phone message; a posh yet financially strapped interior designer meets a business partner who might prove too good to be true; an old-guard historian tries to recapture his youthful vigor with an ill-conceived idea for a TV miniseries; and a middle-aged central European immigrant learns to speak English and reinvents his life with the assistance of some new friends. Through a richly conceived and colorful cast of characters, Penelope Lively explores the powerful role of chance in people's lives and deftly illustrates how our paths can be altered irrevocably by someone we will never even meet. Brought to life in her hallmark graceful prose and full of keen insights into human nature, How It All Began is an engaging, contemporary tale that is sure to strike a chord with her legion of loyal fans as well as new readers. A writer of rare wisdom, elegance, and humor, Lively is a consummate storyteller whose gifts are on full display in this masterful work. Critic Reviews: Katherine Kellgren is an agile, appealing narrator who navigates the many characters with ease. Whether voicing a native Londoner or an English-language learner from the Continent, Kellgren exudes effusive and consistent energyThis is a well-paced, fun recording of an entertaining novel. (AudioFile) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Penelope Lively) Thu, 05 Jan 2012 23:60:39 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/How-It-All-Began-Audiobook/B006PJ57PI thebookvoice.com 07:38:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: How It All Began Author: Penelope Lively Narrator: Katherine Kellgren Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 38 mins Language: English Release date: 01-05-12 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 361 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: A vibrant new novel from Penelope Lively - a wry, wise story about the surprising ways lives intersect. When Charlotte Rainsford, a retired schoolteacher, is accosted by a petty thief on a London street, the consequences ripple across the lives of acquaintances and strangers alike. A marriage unravels after an illicit love affair is revealed through an errant cell phone message; a posh yet financially strapped interior designer meets a business partner who might prove too good to be true; an old-guard historian tries to recapture his youthful vigor with an ill-conceived idea for a TV miniseries; and a middle-aged central European immigrant learns to speak English and reinvents his life with the assistance of some new friends. Through a richly conceived and colorful cast of characters, Penelope Lively explores the powerful role of chance in people's lives and deftly illustrates how our paths can be altered irrevocably by someone we will never even meet. Brought to life in her hallmark graceful prose and full of keen insights into human nature, How It All Began is an engaging, contemporary tale that is sure to strike a chord with her legion of loyal fans as well as new readers. A writer of rare wisdom, elegance, and humor, Lively is a consummate storyteller whose gifts are on full display in this masterful work. Critic Reviews: Katherine Kellgren is an agile, appealing narrator who navigates the many characters with ease. Whether voicing a native Londoner or an English-language learner from the Continent, Kellgren exudes effusive and consistent energyThis is a well-paced, fun recording of an entertaining novel. (AudioFile) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: How It All Began Author: Penelope Lively Narrator: Katherine Kellgren Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 38 mins Language: English Release date: 01-05-12 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 361 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: A vibrant new novel from Penelope Lively - a wry, wise story about the surprising ways lives intersect. When Charlotte Rainsford, a retired schoolteacher, is accosted by a petty thief on a London street, the consequences ripple across the lives of acquaintances and strangers alike. A marriage unravels after an illicit love affair is revealed through an errant cell phone message; a posh yet financially strapped interior designer meets a business partner who might prove too good to be true; an old-guard historian tries to recapture his youthful vigor with an ill-conceived idea for a TV miniseries; and a middle-aged central European immigrant learns to speak English and reinvents his life with the assistance of some new friends. Through a richly conceived and colorful cast of characters, Penelope Lively explores the powerful role of chance in people's lives and deftly illustrates how our paths can be altered irrevocably by someone we will never even meet. Brought to life in her hallmark graceful prose and full of keen insights into human nature, How It All Began is an engaging, contemporary tale that is sure to strike a chord with her legion of loyal fans as well as new readers. A writer of rare wisdom, elegance, and humor, Lively is a consummate storyteller whose gifts are on full display in this masterful work. Critic Reviews: Katherine Kellgren is an agile, appealing narrator who navigates the many characters with ease. Whether voicing a native Londoner or an English-language learner from the Continent, Kellgren exudes effusive and consistent energyThis is a well-paced, fun recording of an entertaining novel. (AudioFile) Members Reviews: Wonderful and beautifully written This was such a great surprise. I loved all the characters to the point of missing them when the novel was over and the story is compelling. I wouldn't miss this one if you want to have a good literary romp. Wanted to like it more than I did I had thought that this would be one of those six-degrees-of-separation deals, where the effects of the mugging ripple directly outward. Instead, it felt more as though the affected were a closed circle, some of whose members I did not care for much. Kellgren's accents were good, especially the mugging victim Charlotte, and Czech immigrant Anton. However, at other times, she spoke in a "plummy" voice which I found a bit irritating. Others' mileage may vary on this one, but my experience was that it filled time, and not much else. highly recommended! Any additional comments? This was full of both humor and insight. Wonderful characters, great plot, great fun. The book is rathah British in its outlook but still quite relevant for American listeners and readers. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Small-Great-Things-Audiobook/B01KGF61R4 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Small Great Things Author: Jodi Picoult Narrator: Noma Dumezweni, Jeff Harding, Jennifer Woodward Format: Unabridged Length: 16 hrs and 41 mins Language: English Release date: 11-22-16 Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 55 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: The new audiobook from number one best-selling author Jodi Picoult, with the biggest of themes: birth, death, and responsibility. When a newborn baby dies after a routine hospital procedure, there is no doubt about who will be held responsible: the nurse who had been banned from looking after him by his father. What the nurse, her lawyer and the father of the child cannot know is how this death will irrevocably change all of their lives, in ways both expected and not. Small Great Things is about prejudice and power; it is about that which divides and unites us. It is about opening your eyes. Critic Reviews: "It's hard to exaggerate how well Picoult writes." (Financial Times) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Jodi Picoult) Tue, 22 Nov 2016 08:33:40 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Small-Great-Things-Audiobook/B01KGF61R4 thebookvoice.com 16:41:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Small Great Things Author: Jodi Picoult Narrator: Noma Dumezweni, Jeff Harding, Jennifer Woodward Format: Unabridged Length: 16 hrs and 41 mins Language: English Release date: 11-22-16 Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 55 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: The new audiobook from number one best-selling author Jodi Picoult, with the biggest of themes: birth, death, and responsibility. When a newborn baby dies after a routine hospital procedure, there is no doubt about who will be held responsible: the nurse who had been banned from looking after him by his father. What the nurse, her lawyer and the father of the child cannot know is how this death will irrevocably change all of their lives, in ways both expected and not. Small Great Things is about prejudice and power; it is about that which divides and unites us. It is about opening your eyes. Critic Reviews: "It's hard to exaggerate how well Picoult writes." (Financial Times) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Small Great Things Author: Jodi Picoult Narrator: Noma Dumezweni, Jeff Harding, Jennifer Woodward Format: Unabridged Length: 16 hrs and 41 mins Language: English Release date: 11-22-16 Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 55 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: The new audiobook from number one best-selling author Jodi Picoult, with the biggest of themes: birth, death, and responsibility. When a newborn baby dies after a routine hospital procedure, there is no doubt about who will be held responsible: the nurse who had been banned from looking after him by his father. What the nurse, her lawyer and the father of the child cannot know is how this death will irrevocably change all of their lives, in ways both expected and not. Small Great Things is about prejudice and power; it is about that which divides and unites us. It is about opening your eyes. Critic Reviews: "It's hard to exaggerate how well Picoult writes." (Financial Times) Members Reviews: Spectacular! Difficult topic, but so effective in addressing the white elephant in the corner. Well done Jodi! It is a book that changed me, my thoughts. Change start with you! Do small great things to change the view of others ! Go on and read this book As a South African, this American scene story unashamedly raw and relevant. A must read Jodi Picoult amazes once again Jodi has managed to make me feel so many emotions and thoughts. she is amazing not bad ... but she has done much better Was Small Great Things worth the listening time? Yes.. Any additional comments? expected better based on past books. Jodi has set her standards much higher, so call lower rating for this book a victim of her own successes. Essential for all of us A remarkable story. I grew in myself through the words of this talented writer. Thank you Jodi Picoult, for being brave enough to write this book. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Wedding-Audiobook/B007SY85WG Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Wedding Author: Dorothy West Narrator: Regina Taylor Format: Abridged Length: 3 hrs and 14 mins Language: English Release date: 05-04-12 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 24 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: In her first novel in 47 years, Dorothy West, the last surviving member of the Harlem Renaissance, offers an intimate glimpse into the African American upper middle class. Set on bucolic Martha's Vineyard in the 1950s, The Wedding tells the story of life in the Oval, a proud, insular community made up of the best and brightest of the East Coast's black bourgeoisie. Within this inner circle of "blue-vein society", we witness the prominent Coles family as they gather for the wedding of their loveliest daughter, Shelby, who could have chosen from "a whole area of eligible men of the right colors and the right professions." Instead, she has fallen in love with and is about to be married to Meade Wyler, a white jazz musician from New York. A shock wave breaks over the Oval as its longtime members grapple with the changing face of its community. With elegant, luminous prose, Dorothy West crowns her literary career by illustrating one family's struggle to break the shackles of race and class. Critic Reviews: "West is a wonderful storyteller, painting vivid and memorable scenes of the life and plight of African Americans from slavery to the fifties. The Wedding is an engrossing tale." (USA Today) "In The Wedding, West brilliantly portrays the ferocity of class, race, and gender distinctions within family, groups, and generations." (Entertainment Weekly) "A fascinating and unforgettable tale." (People) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Dorothy West) Fri, 04 May 2012 12:55:20 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Wedding-Audiobook/B007SY85WG thebookvoice.com 03:14:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Wedding Author: Dorothy West Narrator: Regina Taylor Format: Abridged Length: 3 hrs and 14 mins Language: English Release date: 05-04-12 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 24 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: In her first novel in 47 years, Dorothy West, the last surviving member of the Harlem Renaissance, offers an intimate glimpse into the African American upper middle class. Set on bucolic Martha's Vineyard in the 1950s, The Wedding tells the story of life in the Oval, a proud, insular community made up of the best and brightest of the East Coast's black bourgeoisie. Within this inner circle of "blue-vein society", we witness the prominent Coles family as they gather for the wedding of their loveliest daughter, Shelby, who could have chosen from "a whole area of eligible men of the right colors and the right professions." Instead, she has fallen in love with and is about to be married to Meade Wyler, a white jazz musician from New York. A shock wave breaks over the Oval as its longtime members grapple with the changing face of its community. With elegant, luminous prose, Dorothy West crowns her literary career by illustrating one family's struggle to break the shackles of race and class. Critic Reviews: "West is a wonderful storyteller, painting vivid and memorable scenes of the life and plight of African Americans from slavery to the fifties. The Wedding is an engrossing tale." (USA Today) "In The Wedding, West brilliantly portrays the ferocity of class, race, and gender distinctions within family, groups, and generations." (Entertainment Weekly) "A fascinating and unforgettable tale." (People) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Wedding Author: Dorothy West Narrator: Regina Taylor Format: Abridged Length: 3 hrs and 14 mins Language: English Release date: 05-04-12 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 24 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: In her first novel in 47 years, Dorothy West, the last surviving member of the Harlem Renaissance, offers an intimate glimpse into the African American upper middle class. Set on bucolic Martha's Vineyard in the 1950s, The Wedding tells the story of life in the Oval, a proud, insular community made up of the best and brightest of the East Coast's black bourgeoisie. Within this inner circle of "blue-vein society", we witness the prominent Coles family as they gather for the wedding of their loveliest daughter, Shelby, who could have chosen from "a whole area of eligible men of the right colors and the right professions." Instead, she has fallen in love with and is about to be married to Meade Wyler, a white jazz musician from New York. A shock wave breaks over the Oval as its longtime members grapple with the changing face of its community. With elegant, luminous prose, Dorothy West crowns her literary career by illustrating one family's struggle to break the shackles of race and class. Critic Reviews: "West is a wonderful storyteller, painting vivid and memorable scenes of the life and plight of African Americans from slavery to the fifties. The Wedding is an engrossing tale." (USA Today) "In The Wedding, West brilliantly portrays the ferocity of class, race, and gender distinctions within family, groups, and generations." (Entertainment Weekly) "A fascinating and unforgettable tale." (People) Members Reviews: The wedding audio What disappointed you about The Wedding? This is an interesting book. But I DO NOT RECOMEND PURCHASING THE AUDIO VERSION. The audio skips SECTIONS AND CHAPTERS. Your better off reading it on your own. Any additional comments? They need to improve this, so that it can be a pleasant experience. Amazing! This book flows from start to finished and is packed with descriptions that paint crystal clear images that place you on Martha's Vineyard as a silent observer. Dorothy West is an excellent writer! Good Story about women's struggle to separate lust from real loveEnjoyed I enjoyed the story was about women black and white. They had heart aches from learning about lust from love. I enjoyed Regina's delivery of the story, I could picture the setting in a lot of the situations. This was a good book club read. I would suggest it to another book club as well as to a friend. Interesting Refreshing to read about wealthy Blacks in Martha's Vineyard! There were parts that I questioned if it really could have happened. TOTAL RIP OFF What would have made The Wedding better? Amazon should notate that NOT ALL OF THE CHAPTERS WERE READ FOR AUDIBLE RECORDING... What did you like best about this story? I have the hard copy.... I love the story Would you be willing to try another one of Regina Taylors performances? No What character would you cut from The Wedding? None Any additional comments? Amazon should give a refund to all who purchased this book for audible.... There is so much of the story not told.. Chapters skipped. This takes away from the entire experience... https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/A-Dance-to-the-Music-of-Time-First-Movement-Audiobook/B003W0XUJS Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: A Dance to the Music of Time: First Movement Author: Anthony Powell Narrator: Simon Vance Format: Unabridged Length: 21 hrs and 3 mins Language: English Release date: 07-19-10 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 619 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Anthony Powell's universally acclaimed epic encompasses a four-volume panorama of twentieth century London. Hailed by Time as "brilliant literary comedy as well as a brilliant sketch of the times," A Dance to the Music of Time opens just after World War I. Amid the fever of the 1920s and the first chill of the 1930s, Nick Jenkins and his friends confront sex, society, business, and art. In the second volume they move to London in a whirl of marriage and adulteries, fashions and frivolities, personal triumphs and failures. These books "provide an unsurpassed picture, at once gay and melancholy, of social and artistic life in Britain between the wars" (Arthur Schlesinger, Jr.). The third volume follows Nick into army life and evokes London during the blitz. In the climactic final volume, England has won the war and must now count the losses. Four very different young men on the threshold of manhood dominate this opening volume of A Dance to the Music of Time. The narrator, Jenkinsa budding writer shares a room with Templer, already a passionate womanizer, and Stringham, aristocratic and reckless. Widermerpool, as hopelessly awkward as he is intensely ambitious, lurks on the periphery of their world. Amid the fever of the 1920s and the first chill of the 1930s, these four gain their initiations into sex, society, business, and art. Considered a masterpiece of modern fiction, Powell's epic creates a rich panorama of life in England between the wars. Includes these novels: A Question of Upbringing, A Buyer's Market, The Acceptance World. As an added bonus, when you purchase our Audible Modern Vanguard production of Anthony Powell's book, you'll also receive an exclusive Jim Atlas interview. This interview where James Atlas interviews Charles McGrath about the life and work of Anthony Powell begins as soon as the audiobook ends. Critic Reviews: "Anthony Powell is the best living English novelist by far. His admirers are addicts, let us face it, held in thrall by a magician." ( Chicago Tribune) "A book which creates a world and explores it in depth, which ponders changing relationships and values, which creates brilliantly living and diverse characters and then watches them grow and change in their milieu. . . . Powell's world is as large and as complex as Proust's." ( New York Times) "Vance's narration captivates listeners throughout this outstanding examination of a life in progress." ( AudioFile) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Anthony Powell) Mon, 19 Jul 2010 12:17:03 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/A-Dance-to-the-Music-of-Time-First-Movement-Audiobook/B003W0XUJS thebookvoice.com 21:03:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: A Dance to the Music of Time: First Movement Author: Anthony Powell Narrator: Simon Vance Format: Unabridged Length: 21 hrs and 3 mins Language: English Release date: 07-19-10 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 619 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Anthony Powell's universally acclaimed epic encompasses a four-volume panorama of twentieth century London. Hailed by Time as "brilliant literary comedy as well as a brilliant sketch of the times," A Dance to the Music of Time opens just after World War I. Amid the fever of the 1920s and the first chill of the 1930s, Nick Jenkins and his friends confront sex, society, business, and art. In the second volume they move to London in a whirl of marriage and adulteries, fashions and frivolities, personal triumphs and failures. These books "provide an unsurpassed picture, at once gay and melancholy, of social and artistic life in Britain between the wars" (Arthur Schlesinger, Jr.). The third volume follows Nick into army life and evokes London during the blitz. In the climactic final volume, England has won the war and must now count the losses. Four very different young men on the threshold of manhood dominate this opening volume of A Dance to the Music of Time. The narrator, Jenkinsa budding writer shares a room with Templer, already a passionate womanizer, and Stringham, aristocratic and reckless. Widermerpool, as hopelessly awkward as he is intensely ambitious, lurks on the periphery of their world. Amid the fever of the 1920s and the first chill of the 1930s, these four gain their initiations into sex, society, business, and art. Considered a masterpiece of modern fiction, Powell's epic creates a rich panorama of life in England between the wars. Includes these novels: A Question of Upbringing, A Buyer's Market, The Acceptance World. As an added bonus, when you purchase our Audible Modern Vanguard production of Anthony Powell's book, you'll also receive an exclusive Jim Atlas interview. This interview where James Atlas interviews Charles McGrath about the life and work of Anthony Powell begins as soon as the audiobook ends. Critic Reviews: "Anthony Powell is the best living English novelist by far. His admirers are addicts, let us face it, held in thrall by a magician." ( Chicago Tribune) "A book which creates a world and explores it in depth, which ponders changing relationships and values, which creates brilliantly living and diverse characters and then watches them grow and change in their milieu. . . . Powell's world is as large and as complex as Proust's." ( New York Times) "Vance's narration captivates listeners throughout this outstanding examination of a life in progress." ( AudioFile) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: A Dance to the Music of Time: First Movement Author: Anthony Powell Narrator: Simon Vance Format: Unabridged Length: 21 hrs and 3 mins Language: English Release date: 07-19-10 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 619 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Anthony Powell's universally acclaimed epic encompasses a four-volume panorama of twentieth century London. Hailed by Time as "brilliant literary comedy as well as a brilliant sketch of the times," A Dance to the Music of Time opens just after World War I. Amid the fever of the 1920s and the first chill of the 1930s, Nick Jenkins and his friends confront sex, society, business, and art. In the second volume they move to London in a whirl of marriage and adulteries, fashions and frivolities, personal triumphs and failures. These books "provide an unsurpassed picture, at once gay and melancholy, of social and artistic life in Britain between the wars" (Arthur Schlesinger, Jr.). The third volume follows Nick into army life and evokes London during the blitz. In the climactic final volume, England has won the war and must now count the losses. Four very different young men on the threshold of manhood dominate this opening volume of A Dance to the Music of Time. The narrator, Jenkinsa budding writer shares a room with Templer, already a passionate womanizer, and Stringham, aristocratic and reckless. Widermerpool, as hopelessly awkward as he is intensely ambitious, lurks on the periphery of their world. Amid the fever of the 1920s and the first chill of the 1930s, these four gain their initiations into sex, society, business, and art. Considered a masterpiece of modern fiction, Powell's epic creates a rich panorama of life in England between the wars. Includes these novels: A Question of Upbringing, A Buyer's Market, The Acceptance World. As an added bonus, when you purchase our Audible Modern Vanguard production of Anthony Powell's book, you'll also receive an exclusive Jim Atlas interview. This interview where James Atlas interviews Charles McGrath about the life and work of Anthony Powell begins as soon as the audiobook ends. Critic Reviews: "Anthony Powell is the best living English novelist by far. His admirers are addicts, let us face it, held in thrall by a magician." ( Chicago Tribune) "A book which creates a world and explores it in depth, which ponders changing relationships and values, which creates brilliantly living and diverse characters and then watches them grow and change in their milieu. . . . Powell's world is as large and as complex as Proust's." ( New York Times) "Vance's narration captivates listeners throughout this outstanding examination of a life in progress." ( AudioFile) Members Reviews: A Masterpiece on All Counts A Dance to the Music of Time, inspired by the painting of the same name by Nicolas Poussin, was rated by Time magazine as one of the 100 Best English-language Novels from 1923 to 2005. Written by the English novelist Anthony Powell, who took almost 25 years to create the 12-volume set, provides a highly-literate and highly-amusing look into the English upper-middle class between the 1920s and the 1970s. The book covers politics, class-consciousness, society, culture, love, social graces, manners, education, power, money, snobbery, humour, and more. Although daunting in terms of length, the absolutely brilliant narration by the talented Simon Vance rewards the reader over thousands of pages, hundreds of characters, and twelve installments of gorgeous prose. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Happy-All-the-Time-Audiobook/B00BJ8O4WM Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Happy All the Time Author: Laurie Colwin Narrator: Marc Vietor Format: Unabridged Length: 6 hrs and 13 mins Language: English Release date: 02-28-13 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 36 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Guido and Vincent are childhood best friends - third cousins, really - living in Cambridge and dreaming about their futures. Guido plans to write poetry while Vincent feels confident he will win a Nobel prize for physics. When Guido spots Holly while exiting a museum, he can immediately sense that she will difficult, quirky, and hard to live with. He loves her on sight. Vincent, open-minded and cheerful, meets Misty at work. Though she is a bored and misanthropic brunette, he finds himself desperate to know her. Through courtship, jealousy, estrangement, and other perils, Happy All the Time follows four sane, intelligent, and good-intentioned people who manage to find love in spite of themselves. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Laurie Colwin) Thu, 28 Feb 2013 10:43:28 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Happy-All-the-Time-Audiobook/B00BJ8O4WM thebookvoice.com 06:13:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Happy All the Time Author: Laurie Colwin Narrator: Marc Vietor Format: Unabridged Length: 6 hrs and 13 mins Language: English Release date: 02-28-13 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 36 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Guido and Vincent are childhood best friends - third cousins, really - living in Cambridge and dreaming about their futures. Guido plans to write poetry while Vincent feels confident he will win a Nobel prize for physics. When Guido spots Holly while exiting a museum, he can immediately sense that she will difficult, quirky, and hard to live with. He loves her on sight. Vincent, open-minded and cheerful, meets Misty at work. Though she is a bored and misanthropic brunette, he finds himself desperate to know her. Through courtship, jealousy, estrangement, and other perils, Happy All the Time follows four sane, intelligent, and good-intentioned people who manage to find love in spite of themselves. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Happy All the Time Author: Laurie Colwin Narrator: Marc Vietor Format: Unabridged Length: 6 hrs and 13 mins Language: English Release date: 02-28-13 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 36 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Guido and Vincent are childhood best friends - third cousins, really - living in Cambridge and dreaming about their futures. Guido plans to write poetry while Vincent feels confident he will win a Nobel prize for physics. When Guido spots Holly while exiting a museum, he can immediately sense that she will difficult, quirky, and hard to live with. He loves her on sight. Vincent, open-minded and cheerful, meets Misty at work. Though she is a bored and misanthropic brunette, he finds himself desperate to know her. Through courtship, jealousy, estrangement, and other perils, Happy All the Time follows four sane, intelligent, and good-intentioned people who manage to find love in spite of themselves. Members Reviews: Need a better Laurie Colwin narrator I am a HUGE Laurie Colwin fan, and I feel awful complaining since I am astoundingly happy to finally have Laurie Colwin's books on audio. However, the reader of HOME COOKING is much better suited to Laurie Colwin's writing than this particular narrator. This narrator is not BAD, he's just not right for Laurie Colwin. He would be a great narrator for the newsreel, NEWS OF THE WORLD. He is clear and can be understood. His voice is just not the right voice for a light, witty novel about love and manners. For those who have come to love Laurie Colwin's stories, essays and novels there can be no greater treat than having audio recordings available. I thank Audible for having started to make these recordings available. However, I do think it's important to choose appropriate readers for the texts. This is also part of the art of making wonderful audiobooks. This particular audio is preferable to no audio recordings of Laurie Colwin's work. But a better pairing of reader with text is definitely possible. An old favorite This book can still be found in the librarian's personal library. It is a humorous book. It stands alone among the hundreds of thousands of romance fictions published in the US. Try it. Teenaged writing I didn't like anything about this book. Waste of time. Someone should go through the text and count how many times the word said was used. VERY sophomoric. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/De-amor-y-de-sombra-Of-Love-and-Shadows-Audiobook/B0719DK1DL Escuche este audio libro completo gratis en https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> Título: De amor y de sombra [Of Love and Shadows] Autor: Isabel Allende Narrador: Maria Ignacia Hojas Formato: Unabridged Duración: 10 hrs and 23 mins Idioma: Español Fecha de publicación: 05-18-17 Editor: Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial Calificaciones: 4 de 5 de 8 votos Categorías: Fiction, Literary Resumen del editor: Ésta es la historia de una mujer y de un hombre que se amaron en plenitud, salvándose así de una existencia vulgar. Segunda novela de Isabel Allende, De amor y de sombra es un agudo testimonio de las dramáticas situaciones que se viven en ciertas regiones de América latina, al tiempo que un canto de amor y de esperanza. Con ternura e impecable factura literaria, Isabel Allende perfila el destino de sus personajes como parte indisoluble del destino colectivo de un continente marcado por el mestizaje, las injusticias sociales y la búsqueda de la propia identidad. Please note: This audiobook is in Spanish. Crítica Comentarios: "La gente que aparece en el libro es tan real, sus triunfos y derrotas son tan fieles a la verdad de la existencia humana, que vemos el mundo en miniatura. Es precisamente ésa la tarea de la ficción." (Washington Post) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Isabel Allende) Thu, 18 May 2017 21:57:47 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/De-amor-y-de-sombra-Of-Love-and-Shadows-Audiobook/B0719DK1DL thebookvoice.com 10:23:00 no Escucha este título completo gratis en thebookvoice.com Escuche este audio libro completo gratis en https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> Título: De amor y de sombra [Of Love and Shadows] Autor: Isabel Allende Narrador: Maria Ignacia Hojas Formato: Unabridged Duración: 10 hrs and 23 mins Idioma: Español Fecha de publicación: 05-18-17 Editor: Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial Calificaciones: 4 de 5 de 8 votos Categorías: Fiction, Literary Resumen del editor: Ésta es la historia de una mujer y de un hombre que se amaron en plenitud, salvándose así de una existencia vulgar. Segunda novela de Isabel Allende, De amor y de sombra es un agudo testimonio de las dramáticas situaciones que se viven en ciertas regiones de América latina, al tiempo que un canto de amor y de esperanza. Con ternura e impecable factura literaria, Isabel Allende perfila el destino de sus personajes como parte indisoluble del destino colectivo de un continente marcado por el mestizaje, las injusticias sociales y la búsqueda de la propia identidad. Please note: This audiobook is in Spanish. Crítica Comentarios: "La gente que aparece en el libro es tan real, sus triunfos y derrotas son tan fieles a la verdad de la existencia humana, que vemos el mundo en miniatura. Es precisamente ésa la tarea de la ficción." (Washington Post) Escuche este audio libro completo gratis en https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> Título: De amor y de sombra [Of Love and Shadows] Autor: Isabel Allende Narrador: Maria Ignacia Hojas Formato: Unabridged Duración: 10 hrs and 23 mins Idioma: Español Fecha de publicación: 05-18-17 Editor: Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial Calificaciones: 4 de 5 de 8 votos Categorías: Fiction, Literary Resumen del editor: Ésta es la historia de una mujer y de un hombre que se amaron en plenitud, salvándose así de una existencia vulgar. Segunda novela de Isabel Allende, De amor y de sombra es un agudo testimonio de las dramáticas situaciones que se viven en ciertas regiones de América latina, al tiempo que un canto de amor y de esperanza. Con ternura e impecable factura literaria, Isabel Allende perfila el destino de sus personajes como parte indisoluble del destino colectivo de un continente marcado por el mestizaje, las injusticias sociales y la búsqueda de la propia identidad. Please note: This audiobook is in Spanish. Crítica Comentarios: "La gente que aparece en el libro es tan real, sus triunfos y derrotas son tan fieles a la verdad de la existencia humana, que vemos el mundo en miniatura. Es precisamente ésa la tarea de la ficción." (Washington Post) https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Life-and-Death-are-Wearing-Me-Out-Audiobook/B00C91HXLM Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Life and Death are Wearing Me Out Author: Mo Yan, Howard Goldblatt (translator) Narrator: Feodor Chin Format: Unabridged Length: 24 hrs and 11 mins Language: English Release date: 04-16-13 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 62 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Todays most revered, feared, and controversial Chinese novelist, Nobel Prize winner Mo Yan, offers a tour de force in which the real, the absurd, the comical, and the tragic are blended into a fascinating narrative. The heroor antiheroof Mo Yans new novel is Ximen Nao, a landowner known for his benevolence to his peasants. His story is a deliriously unique journey and absolutely riveting tale that reveals the authors love of a homeland beset by ills inevitable, political, and traditional. Critic Reviews: "A wildly visceral and creative novel.... A vast, cruel, and complex story." (The New York Times Book Review) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Mo Yan) Tue, 16 Apr 2013 11:19:26 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Life-and-Death-are-Wearing-Me-Out-Audiobook/B00C91HXLM thebookvoice.com 24:11:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Life and Death are Wearing Me Out Author: Mo Yan, Howard Goldblatt (translator) Narrator: Feodor Chin Format: Unabridged Length: 24 hrs and 11 mins Language: English Release date: 04-16-13 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 62 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Todays most revered, feared, and controversial Chinese novelist, Nobel Prize winner Mo Yan, offers a tour de force in which the real, the absurd, the comical, and the tragic are blended into a fascinating narrative. The heroor antiheroof Mo Yans new novel is Ximen Nao, a landowner known for his benevolence to his peasants. His story is a deliriously unique journey and absolutely riveting tale that reveals the authors love of a homeland beset by ills inevitable, political, and traditional. Critic Reviews: "A wildly visceral and creative novel.... A vast, cruel, and complex story." (The New York Times Book Review) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Life and Death are Wearing Me Out Author: Mo Yan, Howard Goldblatt (translator) Narrator: Feodor Chin Format: Unabridged Length: 24 hrs and 11 mins Language: English Release date: 04-16-13 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 62 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Todays most revered, feared, and controversial Chinese novelist, Nobel Prize winner Mo Yan, offers a tour de force in which the real, the absurd, the comical, and the tragic are blended into a fascinating narrative. The heroor antiheroof Mo Yans new novel is Ximen Nao, a landowner known for his benevolence to his peasants. His story is a deliriously unique journey and absolutely riveting tale that reveals the authors love of a homeland beset by ills inevitable, political, and traditional. Critic Reviews: "A wildly visceral and creative novel.... A vast, cruel, and complex story." (The New York Times Book Review) Members Reviews: Five Flowerings in the era of Communist China I was intrigued by the paperbank my husband had borrowed from the library and didn't know if he liked. I got the Audible version, due to limited vision, and now I can't wait to download the next of MoYan's works. The story takes place over 50 years of pilitical and cultural change in China, from shortly before Mao Zedong came to power, to Y2K. it also encompasses 5 incarnations, each with its own elemental force from Chinese 5 Element Taoist philosophy, as an undertone. The several lives that Xi Men Nao has to serve to cleanse his heart of bad sentiments each serve to tie family politics and ancenstral duty with the political upheavals of the period. it is a story with rich modern Chinese flavor, a but of surrealism reminiscebt of One Hundred Years of Solitude, and a structure and purpose that strobgly recalled Midnight's Children to me. Mo Yan is a remarkable loudmoyth of an author, and I'm lookibg forward to listening to all his books. REINCARNATION China becomes communist in the 1940s under the leadership of Mao Zedong. Communism seeks re-distribution of private land into cooperatives to benefit the many at the expense of the few. Mo Yans story begins with Chinas communist revolution and the unjust murder and confiscation of a landowners farm. The murdered landowner is Ximen Nao. After death, Ximen Nao falls into an imagined purgatory to be, presumably, cleansed of his sins. Despite severe torture, Ximen Nao refuses purgatorys judgment of sin. In consequence, or happenstance, he is reincarnated as a donkey. The twist in his reincarnation is that he remembers his former life. Returning to life as a donkey, he meets former employees, a wife, two mistresses, and his children. Ximen Nao, as a donkey, returns to his homeland and finds that his former employee has married one of his mistresses and is farming 6 acres of his confiscated land. Ximen Nao, as a reincarnated donkey, gains a grudging respect for his former employee. The employee steadfastly resists public ownership (becoming part of a communist co-op) and insists on being an independent farmer. (Communist Chinas law allows a farmer to be independent if they choose to work the land themselves.) Finding the right balance in life is an overriding theme in Mo Yans story. As the inscription on the temple of Apollo at Delphi suggests, Nothing in excess; Aristotle, Benjamin Franklin, Mark Twain and many others have suggested moderation in all things. Mo Yan suggests that both Chinese communism and capitalism fail to offer the right balance in life. The Magnificent Journey This is a great journey and well worth the time to listen. The characters are alive in the story and bring insight into your life. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Gloaming-Audiobook/B071NPV3X1 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Gloaming Author: Melanie Finn Narrator: Nicol Zanzarella Format: Unabridged Length: 9 hrs and 33 mins Language: English Release date: 05-16-17 Publisher: Tantor Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 3 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Pilgrim's husband left her for another woman, stranding her in a Swiss town where she is involved in an accident that leaves three children dead. Cleared of responsibility though overcome with guilt, she absconds to Africa, befriending a series of locals, each with their own tragic past. Mysteriously, the remains of an albino appear, spooking everyone - a sign of a curse placed by a witch doctor, though its intended recipient is uncertain. Pilgrim volunteers to rid the town of the box and its contents, though wherever she goes, she can't shake the feeling that she's being followed. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Melanie Finn) Tue, 16 May 2017 05:32:59 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Gloaming-Audiobook/B071NPV3X1 thebookvoice.com 09:33:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Gloaming Author: Melanie Finn Narrator: Nicol Zanzarella Format: Unabridged Length: 9 hrs and 33 mins Language: English Release date: 05-16-17 Publisher: Tantor Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 3 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Pilgrim's husband left her for another woman, stranding her in a Swiss town where she is involved in an accident that leaves three children dead. Cleared of responsibility though overcome with guilt, she absconds to Africa, befriending a series of locals, each with their own tragic past. Mysteriously, the remains of an albino appear, spooking everyone - a sign of a curse placed by a witch doctor, though its intended recipient is uncertain. Pilgrim volunteers to rid the town of the box and its contents, though wherever she goes, she can't shake the feeling that she's being followed. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Gloaming Author: Melanie Finn Narrator: Nicol Zanzarella Format: Unabridged Length: 9 hrs and 33 mins Language: English Release date: 05-16-17 Publisher: Tantor Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 3 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Pilgrim's husband left her for another woman, stranding her in a Swiss town where she is involved in an accident that leaves three children dead. Cleared of responsibility though overcome with guilt, she absconds to Africa, befriending a series of locals, each with their own tragic past. Mysteriously, the remains of an albino appear, spooking everyone - a sign of a curse placed by a witch doctor, though its intended recipient is uncertain. Pilgrim volunteers to rid the town of the box and its contents, though wherever she goes, she can't shake the feeling that she's being followed. Members Reviews: Out of the Comfort Zone There are many terrific writers like Melanie Finn but too few get the attention they deserve or find their audience. Two Dollar Radio, with the tagline Books too loud to Ignore, published The Gloaming, a small mystery with a big heart and an intimate glimpse of both insiders and outsiders from Switzerland to Africa. The oddly and appropriately named Pilgrim Jones has been abandoned by her husband for another woman, while traveling in Switzerland. To add insult to injury, she is subsequently involved in the death of three children, but she has no recollection of the accident nor does she fully comprehend the consequences. In despair over her own life, her unborn children and the victims, everything seems more oppressive, more furtive and mysterious, and in this, Finn is especially good at evoking the scene. She writes frequently about the play of light and dark, and the similarly conflict between people, slowly establishing a powerful sense of place as well as the flaws, and flightiness, of humans outside their comfort zones. Pilgrim takes off impulsively, and remains, in a small town in Tanzania, where she becomes embroiled in all sorts of personal mysteries, until she disappears, and the people in her midst take up the story. With subtle but steadily increasing tension, the narrative shifts time and place and voice, but the story remains cohesive, if you read carefully, and make sure to read every word, as this Kenyan-born American writer is one to watch [this is only her second novel]. Even when she slips into the abstract, or especially then, her descriptive language is a delight for the literary reader. Riveting It's been a while since I read a book I couldn't put down. I'm not always a fan of books that jump back and forth from one place and character to another. But this one clicked. Finn's portrait of Tanzania and its people seemed quite authentic; it was obvious she had spent time there. The plot kept you interested, and the characters were all damaged, some more than others. Finn managed to portray nearly all sympathetically and the major ones all managed to redeem themselves. The main problem I had was with the ending, which, while I won't spoil it, was abrupt and left you wanting. As the one character puts it, "it doesn't have a good ending." Extraordinary ability with language. Mysterious and beautiful. What a gorgeous writer Melanie Finn is, what an extraordinary ability with language she has. Rarely do I give a book 5 stars (I've been accused on here of being a 'tough grader,' and I am) but this writing deserves every star. Finn is elegant, attuned, graceful, clinically harsh when she needs to be. Descriptions do not spare an extra word; they are perfect in their simplicity, sometimes deeply painful, hugely evocative. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/A-Portrait-of-the-Artist-as-a-Young-Man-Audiobook/B002V0KKLG Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man Author: James Joyce Narrator: Jim Norton Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 20 mins Language: English Release date: 08-29-05 Publisher: Naxos AudioBooks Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 371 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: This fictionalized portrait of Joyce's youth is one of the most vivid accounts of the growth from childhood to adulthood. Dublin at the turn of the century provides the backdrop as Stephen Dedalus moves from town and society, towards the irrevocable decision to leave. It was the decision made by Joyce himself which resulted in the mature novels of Ulysses and Finnegans Wake. Critic Reviews: "A masterpiece of subjectivity, a fictionalized memoir, a coming-of-age prose-poem, this brilliant novella introduces Joyce's alter ego, Stephen Daedelus, the hero of Ulysses, and begins the narrative experimentation that would help change the concept of literary narrative forever." (AudioFile) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (James Joyce) Mon, 29 Aug 2005 05:02:38 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/A-Portrait-of-the-Artist-as-a-Young-Man-Audiobook/B002V0KKLG thebookvoice.com 08:20:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man Author: James Joyce Narrator: Jim Norton Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 20 mins Language: English Release date: 08-29-05 Publisher: Naxos AudioBooks Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 371 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: This fictionalized portrait of Joyce's youth is one of the most vivid accounts of the growth from childhood to adulthood. Dublin at the turn of the century provides the backdrop as Stephen Dedalus moves from town and society, towards the irrevocable decision to leave. It was the decision made by Joyce himself which resulted in the mature novels of Ulysses and Finnegans Wake. Critic Reviews: "A masterpiece of subjectivity, a fictionalized memoir, a coming-of-age prose-poem, this brilliant novella introduces Joyce's alter ego, Stephen Daedelus, the hero of Ulysses, and begins the narrative experimentation that would help change the concept of literary narrative forever." (AudioFile) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man Author: James Joyce Narrator: Jim Norton Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 20 mins Language: English Release date: 08-29-05 Publisher: Naxos AudioBooks Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 371 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: This fictionalized portrait of Joyce's youth is one of the most vivid accounts of the growth from childhood to adulthood. Dublin at the turn of the century provides the backdrop as Stephen Dedalus moves from town and society, towards the irrevocable decision to leave. It was the decision made by Joyce himself which resulted in the mature novels of Ulysses and Finnegans Wake. Critic Reviews: "A masterpiece of subjectivity, a fictionalized memoir, a coming-of-age prose-poem, this brilliant novella introduces Joyce's alter ego, Stephen Daedelus, the hero of Ulysses, and begins the narrative experimentation that would help change the concept of literary narrative forever." (AudioFile) Members Reviews: The Soul Struggling to Fly Free I???d only ever read Joyce???s short story ???Araby,??? having been intimidated by the difficult reputation of his work (especially Ulysses and Finnegan???s Wake), so I was unprepared for how wonderful A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man is???and how accessible. It must partly be due to Jim Norton???s marvelous reading, so sensitive to and enhancing of the novel???s poetic rhythms and sounds, beautiful images, savory characters, and mix of comedy and tragedy. Norton, reading the base narration in an appealing and neutral English accent (to my American ear) and the dialogue in an impressively and appropriately varied range of Irish accents and personalities, helps to bring alive the cultural, personal, dramatic, and thematic meanings of every word in the novel. Many scenes have been imprinted on my mind: Stephen unfairly having his hands flogged in class and then screwing up his courage to visit the Rector about it; Stephen listening to a priest giving intense sermons on the physical and mental horrors of hell (Norton-priest had atheist me shaking my head and chuckling at the sadistic-masochistic Catholic imagination one moment and tremblingly thinking that I???d better go to confession the next); Stephen raptly watching a girl wading with her dress hiked up; Stephen talking with his friend Cranly about mothers and Catholicism???. And many more. After finishing the audiobook, I didn???t want it to end, so started listening to it again??? I also visited a website with the text of the novel and read parts of that, realizing that Jim Norton had me understanding it just as well if not better than I would have had I read it myself. This audiobook version of Joyce???s novel is filled with beauty, humor, sadness, love, lust, guilt, transcendence, and life. Next up: Dubliners and Ulysses read by Jim Norton! Excellent audio book Not only is this a great and intensly memorable book, it is also wonderfully narrated with strong and distinct characterization. The narrator really brings the characters alive in this movingly personal portrait of the artist as a young man. Absorbing and strongly recommended! Excellent Narration Not only is this book one of the greatest in the English language, or at least of the 20th Century, it's worth listening to for the narration alone. Fantastic storytelling. An incredible reading of a spectacular work This was my first encounter with a work of James Joyce. Jim Norton's reading brings the book to life in a way I never could have imagined myself. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Blind-Willow-Sleeping-Woman-Audiobook/B00ESK21YG Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman Author: Haruki Murakami Narrator: Patrick Lawlor, Ellen Archer Format: Unabridged Length: 12 hrs and 38 mins Language: English Release date: 09-03-13 Publisher: Random House Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 73 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: From the best-selling author of Kafka on the Shore and The Wind-Up Bird Chronicles comes this superb collection of 24 stories that generously expresses Murakami's mastery of the form. From the surreal to the mundane, these stories exhibit his ability to transform the full range of human experience in ways that are instructive, surprising, and relentlessly entertaining. Here are animated crows, a criminal monkey, and an iceman, as well as the dreams that shape us and the things we might wish for. Whether during a chance reunion in Italy, a romantic exile in Greece, a holiday in Hawaii, or in the grip of everyday life, Murakami's characters confront grievous loss, or sexuality, or the glow of a firefly, or the impossible distances between those who ought to be closest of all. Critic Reviews: A true miscellany [or] more like one of those overstuffed, career-spanning CD box sets[But] the tales seem to speak with one, very seductive, voice. That voice, in each of these wildly varied excursions into the strange, dim territory of the self, says that someone named Haruki Murakami is still looking, quixotically, for something less fragile, less provisional than the usual accommodations we make do with on the road. (Terrence Rafferty, New York Times Book Review) "A virtuosic demonstration of Murakami's incredible range . . . thrilling, funny, sad, moving, scary--all at once. Since 1980, the year Haruki Murakami wrote his first short story, the Japanese author has been a walking definition of genius . . . He is a master of tone, and can manipulate a reader's curiosity at will, [and he] approaches the large subjects indirectly, through mood and bizarre occurrences, and always trusts his reader to be moved." (John Freeman, Atlanta Journal-Constitution) "In this extraordinary new story collection by the Japanese writer Haruki Murakami, reality is ever in danger of breaking loose of its moorings . . . The inconsequential registers as significant in these wonderful stories as people struggle to figure out how to be, and what 'normal' means, if anything." (Joan Mellen, Baltimore Sun) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Haruki Murakami) Tue, 03 Sep 2013 06:30:07 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Blind-Willow-Sleeping-Woman-Audiobook/B00ESK21YG thebookvoice.com 12:38:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman Author: Haruki Murakami Narrator: Patrick Lawlor, Ellen Archer Format: Unabridged Length: 12 hrs and 38 mins Language: English Release date: 09-03-13 Publisher: Random House Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 73 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: From the best-selling author of Kafka on the Shore and The Wind-Up Bird Chronicles comes this superb collection of 24 stories that generously expresses Murakami's mastery of the form. From the surreal to the mundane, these stories exhibit his ability to transform the full range of human experience in ways that are instructive, surprising, and relentlessly entertaining. Here are animated crows, a criminal monkey, and an iceman, as well as the dreams that shape us and the things we might wish for. Whether during a chance reunion in Italy, a romantic exile in Greece, a holiday in Hawaii, or in the grip of everyday life, Murakami's characters confront grievous loss, or sexuality, or the glow of a firefly, or the impossible distances between those who ought to be closest of all. Critic Reviews: A true miscellany [or] more like one of those overstuffed, career-spanning CD box sets[But] the tales seem to speak with one, very seductive, voice. That voice, in each of these wildly varied excursions into the strange, dim territory of the self, says that someone named Haruki Murakami is still looking, quixotically, for something less fragile, less provisional than the usual accommodations we make do with on the road. (Terrence Rafferty, New York Times Book Review) "A virtuosic demonstration of Murakami's incredible range . . . thrilling, funny, sad, moving, scary--all at once. Since 1980, the year Haruki Murakami wrote his first short story, the Japanese author has been a walking definition of genius . . . He is a master of tone, and can manipulate a reader's curiosity at will, [and he] approaches the large subjects indirectly, through mood and bizarre occurrences, and always trusts his reader to be moved." (John Freeman, Atlanta Journal-Constitution) "In this extraordinary new story collection by the Japanese writer Haruki Murakami, reality is ever in danger of breaking loose of its moorings . . . The inconsequential registers as significant in these wonderful stories as people struggle to figure out how to be, and what 'normal' means, if anything." (Joan Mellen, Baltimore Sun) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman Author: Haruki Murakami Narrator: Patrick Lawlor, Ellen Archer Format: Unabridged Length: 12 hrs and 38 mins Language: English Release date: 09-03-13 Publisher: Random House Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 73 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: From the best-selling author of Kafka on the Shore and The Wind-Up Bird Chronicles comes this superb collection of 24 stories that generously expresses Murakami's mastery of the form. From the surreal to the mundane, these stories exhibit his ability to transform the full range of human experience in ways that are instructive, surprising, and relentlessly entertaining. Here are animated crows, a criminal monkey, and an iceman, as well as the dreams that shape us and the things we might wish for. Whether during a chance reunion in Italy, a romantic exile in Greece, a holiday in Hawaii, or in the grip of everyday life, Murakami's characters confront grievous loss, or sexuality, or the glow of a firefly, or the impossible distances between those who ought to be closest of all. Critic Reviews: A true miscellany [or] more like one of those overstuffed, career-spanning CD box sets[But] the tales seem to speak with one, very seductive, voice. That voice, in each of these wildly varied excursions into the strange, dim territory of the self, says that someone named Haruki Murakami is still looking, quixotically, for something less fragile, less provisional than the usual accommodations we make do with on the road. (Terrence Rafferty, New York Times Book Review) "A virtuosic demonstration of Murakami's incredible range . . . thrilling, funny, sad, moving, scary--all at once. Since 1980, the year Haruki Murakami wrote his first short story, the Japanese author has been a walking definition of genius . . . He is a master of tone, and can manipulate a reader's curiosity at will, [and he] approaches the large subjects indirectly, through mood and bizarre occurrences, and always trusts his reader to be moved." (John Freeman, Atlanta Journal-Constitution) "In this extraordinary new story collection by the Japanese writer Haruki Murakami, reality is ever in danger of breaking loose of its moorings . . . The inconsequential registers as significant in these wonderful stories as people struggle to figure out how to be, and what 'normal' means, if anything." (Joan Mellen, Baltimore Sun) Members Reviews: Fantastic, just like how all Murakami books are Amazing collection of short stories. While I prefer his novels, simply because I love his writing so much that I love the fact I can stay longer in a novel's unique reality than in a short story's, it must be said that these short stories were also a fantastic experience. What fantastic voyages! What surreal experiences intertwined with moments that are instantly relatable! I find Murakami extremely brilliant and quotable, I have made countless Facebook status updates that are just quotes from his works. This short story collection is no exception, with plenty poignantly worded quotes that speak to me. Those who have read Murakami's novels will recognize that one of the short stories is almost like an excerpt from one of his novels... I didn't look at publication years but I assume this short story collection came first. Perhaps the short story is what inspired the novel to come to be? If so, I wonder if any of the other short stories will blossom into full length novels someday. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Guts-Audiobook/B00HX2885M Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Guts Author: Roddy Doyle Narrator: Laurence Kinlan Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 11 mins Language: English Release date: 01-23-14 Publisher: Penguin Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 43 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Jimmy Rabbitte of The Commitments returns in the triumphant new novel from the Booker Prizewinning author. The distinct wit and lively, authentic dialogue that are the hallmarks of Roddy Doyles fiction are on a full display as he reintroduces Jimmy Rabbitte in this follow-up to his beloved debut novel, The Commitments. In the 1980s Jimmy Rabbitte formed the Commitments, a ragtag, blue-collar collective of Irish youths determined to bring the soul music stylings of James Brown and Percy Sledge to Dublin. Time proves a great equalizer for Jimmy as hes now approaching 50 with a loving wife, four kids, and a recent cancer diagnosis that leaves him feeling shattered and frightened. Jimmy still loves his music, and he still loves to hustle - his new thing is finding old bands and then finding the people who loved them enough to pay for their resurrected albums. As he battles his illness on his path through Dublin, Jimmy manages to reconnect with his own past, most notably Commitments guitarist Liam "Outspan" Foster and the still-beautiful backup vocalist Imelda Quirk. Jimmy also learns the trumpet, reunites with his long-lost brother, and rediscovers the joys of fatherhood. An immensely funny and poignant novel, The Guts captures friendship, family, the power of music, the specter of death, and the zeal for life. Jimmy Rabbitte of The Commitments returns in the triumphant new novel from the Booker Prizewinning author. Critic Reviews: "Doyles Jimmy Rabbitte reappears, dealing with cancer, mortality, and love...I was undone by the emotional clarity of the writing itself, and by the calm, but never static, way Doyle has of presenting a scene." (The New York Times Book Review) "Its rare to read about a mans midlife crisis...and burst out laughing. Yet acclaimed Irish author Doyle pulls it off...there are plenty of poignant moments among the laughs, too...this work is too good to miss." (Library Journal) "[A] hilarious and tender sequel to The Commitments...Doyles witty and lively ninth novel captures much of the fun of The Commitments, even as the Commitments themselves struggle with a notably more sobering world around them." (Publishers Weekly) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Roddy Doyle) Thu, 23 Jan 2014 02:44:10 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Guts-Audiobook/B00HX2885M thebookvoice.com 10:11:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Guts Author: Roddy Doyle Narrator: Laurence Kinlan Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 11 mins Language: English Release date: 01-23-14 Publisher: Penguin Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 43 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Jimmy Rabbitte of The Commitments returns in the triumphant new novel from the Booker Prizewinning author. The distinct wit and lively, authentic dialogue that are the hallmarks of Roddy Doyles fiction are on a full display as he reintroduces Jimmy Rabbitte in this follow-up to his beloved debut novel, The Commitments. In the 1980s Jimmy Rabbitte formed the Commitments, a ragtag, blue-collar collective of Irish youths determined to bring the soul music stylings of James Brown and Percy Sledge to Dublin. Time proves a great equalizer for Jimmy as hes now approaching 50 with a loving wife, four kids, and a recent cancer diagnosis that leaves him feeling shattered and frightened. Jimmy still loves his music, and he still loves to hustle - his new thing is finding old bands and then finding the people who loved them enough to pay for their resurrected albums. As he battles his illness on his path through Dublin, Jimmy manages to reconnect with his own past, most notably Commitments guitarist Liam "Outspan" Foster and the still-beautiful backup vocalist Imelda Quirk. Jimmy also learns the trumpet, reunites with his long-lost brother, and rediscovers the joys of fatherhood. An immensely funny and poignant novel, The Guts captures friendship, family, the power of music, the specter of death, and the zeal for life. Jimmy Rabbitte of The Commitments returns in the triumphant new novel from the Booker Prizewinning author. Critic Reviews: "Doyles Jimmy Rabbitte reappears, dealing with cancer, mortality, and love...I was undone by the emotional clarity of the writing itself, and by the calm, but never static, way Doyle has of presenting a scene." (The New York Times Book Review) "Its rare to read about a mans midlife crisis...and burst out laughing. Yet acclaimed Irish author Doyle pulls it off...there are plenty of poignant moments among the laughs, too...this work is too good to miss." (Library Journal) "[A] hilarious and tender sequel to The Commitments...Doyles witty and lively ninth novel captures much of the fun of The Commitments, even as the Commitments themselves struggle with a notably more sobering world around them." (Publishers Weekly) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Guts Author: Roddy Doyle Narrator: Laurence Kinlan Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 11 mins Language: English Release date: 01-23-14 Publisher: Penguin Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 43 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Jimmy Rabbitte of The Commitments returns in the triumphant new novel from the Booker Prizewinning author. The distinct wit and lively, authentic dialogue that are the hallmarks of Roddy Doyles fiction are on a full display as he reintroduces Jimmy Rabbitte in this follow-up to his beloved debut novel, The Commitments. In the 1980s Jimmy Rabbitte formed the Commitments, a ragtag, blue-collar collective of Irish youths determined to bring the soul music stylings of James Brown and Percy Sledge to Dublin. Time proves a great equalizer for Jimmy as hes now approaching 50 with a loving wife, four kids, and a recent cancer diagnosis that leaves him feeling shattered and frightened. Jimmy still loves his music, and he still loves to hustle - his new thing is finding old bands and then finding the people who loved them enough to pay for their resurrected albums. As he battles his illness on his path through Dublin, Jimmy manages to reconnect with his own past, most notably Commitments guitarist Liam "Outspan" Foster and the still-beautiful backup vocalist Imelda Quirk. Jimmy also learns the trumpet, reunites with his long-lost brother, and rediscovers the joys of fatherhood. An immensely funny and poignant novel, The Guts captures friendship, family, the power of music, the specter of death, and the zeal for life. Jimmy Rabbitte of The Commitments returns in the triumphant new novel from the Booker Prizewinning author. Critic Reviews: "Doyles Jimmy Rabbitte reappears, dealing with cancer, mortality, and love...I was undone by the emotional clarity of the writing itself, and by the calm, but never static, way Doyle has of presenting a scene." (The New York Times Book Review) "Its rare to read about a mans midlife crisis...and burst out laughing. Yet acclaimed Irish author Doyle pulls it off...there are plenty of poignant moments among the laughs, too...this work is too good to miss." (Library Journal) "[A] hilarious and tender sequel to The Commitments...Doyles witty and lively ninth novel captures much of the fun of The Commitments, even as the Commitments themselves struggle with a notably more sobering world around them." (Publishers Weekly) Members Reviews: Best audiobook since Wolf Hall A terrific Roddy Doyle -- heartbreaking and hilarious. The reader was one of the best audiobook readers I've heard. I often return books because I don't like the reader. Please, Laurence Kinlin, record more books! Narrator Makes the Story I truly love the way Roddy Doyle's characters are so true to life. They are just regular people and so easy to relate to. The narrator on this book is superb! He absolutely makes this book so much fun to listen to. Another great book! https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Readymade-Thief-Audiobook/B06XX15S6X Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Readymade Thief Author: Augustus Rose Narrator: Emily Rankin Format: Unabridged Length: 14 hrs and 26 mins Language: English Release date: 08-01-17 Publisher: Penguin Audio Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 60 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: An addictive literary puzzle that introduces an unforgettable young heroine plunged into the twisted world of a secret society with a dark agenda. Lee Cuddy is 17 years old and on the run, alone on the streets of Philadelphia. After taking the fall for a rich friend, Lee reluctantly accepts refuge in the Crystal Castle - a cooperative of homeless kids squatting in an austere derelict building. But homeless kids are disappearing from the streets in suspicious numbers, and Lee quickly discovers that the secret society's charitable façade is too good to be true. She finds an unexpected ally in Tomi, a young artist and hacker whose knowledge of the Internet's black market is rivaled only by his ability to break into and out of buildings. From abandoned aquariums to highly patrolled museums to the homes of vacationing Philadelphians, Tomi and Lee can always chart a way to the next perfect hideout. But the harder Lee tries to escape into the unmapped corners of the city, the closer she unwittingly gets to uncovering the disturbing agenda of the very men who pull the strings of the secret society she's hoped to elude, a group of fanatics obsessed with the secrets encoded in the work of early 20th-century artist Marcel Duchamp. What these men want is more twisted than anything Lee could've imagined, and they believe Lee holds the key to it all. The Readymade Thief heralds the arrival of an astoundingly imaginative and propulsive new voice in fiction for fans of Marisha Pessl and Ernest Cline. Critic Reviews: "A debut novel that's unexpected, uncategorizable, unputdownable." (Robin Sloan, New York Times best-selling author of Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Augustus Rose) Tue, 01 Aug 2017 13:01:13 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Readymade-Thief-Audiobook/B06XX15S6X thebookvoice.com 14:26:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Readymade Thief Author: Augustus Rose Narrator: Emily Rankin Format: Unabridged Length: 14 hrs and 26 mins Language: English Release date: 08-01-17 Publisher: Penguin Audio Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 60 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: An addictive literary puzzle that introduces an unforgettable young heroine plunged into the twisted world of a secret society with a dark agenda. Lee Cuddy is 17 years old and on the run, alone on the streets of Philadelphia. After taking the fall for a rich friend, Lee reluctantly accepts refuge in the Crystal Castle - a cooperative of homeless kids squatting in an austere derelict building. But homeless kids are disappearing from the streets in suspicious numbers, and Lee quickly discovers that the secret society's charitable façade is too good to be true. She finds an unexpected ally in Tomi, a young artist and hacker whose knowledge of the Internet's black market is rivaled only by his ability to break into and out of buildings. From abandoned aquariums to highly patrolled museums to the homes of vacationing Philadelphians, Tomi and Lee can always chart a way to the next perfect hideout. But the harder Lee tries to escape into the unmapped corners of the city, the closer she unwittingly gets to uncovering the disturbing agenda of the very men who pull the strings of the secret society she's hoped to elude, a group of fanatics obsessed with the secrets encoded in the work of early 20th-century artist Marcel Duchamp. What these men want is more twisted than anything Lee could've imagined, and they believe Lee holds the key to it all. The Readymade Thief heralds the arrival of an astoundingly imaginative and propulsive new voice in fiction for fans of Marisha Pessl and Ernest Cline. Critic Reviews: "A debut novel that's unexpected, uncategorizable, unputdownable." (Robin Sloan, New York Times best-selling author of Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Readymade Thief Author: Augustus Rose Narrator: Emily Rankin Format: Unabridged Length: 14 hrs and 26 mins Language: English Release date: 08-01-17 Publisher: Penguin Audio Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 60 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: An addictive literary puzzle that introduces an unforgettable young heroine plunged into the twisted world of a secret society with a dark agenda. Lee Cuddy is 17 years old and on the run, alone on the streets of Philadelphia. After taking the fall for a rich friend, Lee reluctantly accepts refuge in the Crystal Castle - a cooperative of homeless kids squatting in an austere derelict building. But homeless kids are disappearing from the streets in suspicious numbers, and Lee quickly discovers that the secret society's charitable façade is too good to be true. She finds an unexpected ally in Tomi, a young artist and hacker whose knowledge of the Internet's black market is rivaled only by his ability to break into and out of buildings. From abandoned aquariums to highly patrolled museums to the homes of vacationing Philadelphians, Tomi and Lee can always chart a way to the next perfect hideout. But the harder Lee tries to escape into the unmapped corners of the city, the closer she unwittingly gets to uncovering the disturbing agenda of the very men who pull the strings of the secret society she's hoped to elude, a group of fanatics obsessed with the secrets encoded in the work of early 20th-century artist Marcel Duchamp. What these men want is more twisted than anything Lee could've imagined, and they believe Lee holds the key to it all. The Readymade Thief heralds the arrival of an astoundingly imaginative and propulsive new voice in fiction for fans of Marisha Pessl and Ernest Cline. Critic Reviews: "A debut novel that's unexpected, uncategorizable, unputdownable." (Robin Sloan, New York Times best-selling author of Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore) Members Reviews: Disappointing Based on Robin Sloan's review I had great expectations. Characters are poorly developed, writing poor quality, and plot fairly absurd. Show, don't tell. And give characters consistent personality traits. I found myself rolling my eyes at the protagonist's actions. Interesting info about the artist Duchamp was the only thing that kept me listening. You're going to hear great things about this book You're going to hear great things about this book...and they'll be mostly true. It's a great debut novel, that suitably weaved fiction with fact and perhaps a little fantasy too. This story includes robbery, murder, kidnapping, art, drugs, more murder, romance, and did I say murder? It was an enjoyable read. I would have given it 5 stars had the ending been more to the point. There was a moment when the dialogue suggested the big reveal, but it was only partial...only to continue to read on, for another big reveal with a different character. this book could have been great the story seemed to go on and on with more extreme fanatical scenarios that it became beyond believable The Readymade Thief This novel is original. It is sectioned off into different "books" which makes sense since there seems to be several smaller stories inside the larger story. The art / science undertones lost me at some points as the author weaves an intricate story about a secret society tied to an artist's work. The characters are believable and the narrator does an excellent job of portraying each of them. It's a long, detailed mystery but worth the listen. Long-winded but art historical It took me a while to get through this book. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Austerlitz-Audiobook/B06ZYHWX4T Hören Sie sich dieses volle Hörbuch kostenlos bei https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> Titel: Austerlitz Autor:: W. G. Sebald Erzähler: Michael Krüger, W. G. Sebald Format: Unabridged Spieldauer: 11 hrs and 17 mins Sprache: Deutsch Veröffentlichungsdatum: 05-09-17 Herausgeber: Der Hörverlag Bewertung: 5 von 5 von 1 Stimmen Kategorien: Fiction, Literary Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers: Antwerpen, Hauptbahnhof, Salle des pas perdus im Jahr 1967. Dem Erzähler fällt ein Mann auf, der eingehend die Architektur des Gebäudes betrachtet. Die beiden Herren kommen ins Gespräch und verabreden sich für den nächsten Tag. Aus dem zufälligen Zusammentreffen wird ein über 30 Jahre andauerndes Gespräch an verschiedensten Orten Europas. Zwischen London, Paris und Prag erzählt der Kunsthistoriker Austerlitz seine Geschichte: die Geschichte einer verlorenen Kindheit, die sich bruchstückhaft und nach und nach zu der eines Überlebenden einer der schlimmsten Katastrophen der Menschheit zusammensetzt. Gelesen von Michael Krüger, mit einem Originalton des Autors. ©2001 Carl Hanser Verlag (P)2017 der Hörverlag Kritik Bewertungen: Ein Meisterwerk. -- Denis Scheck, Deutschlandfunk bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (W. G. Sebald) Tue, 09 May 2017 01:47:12 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Austerlitz-Audiobook/B06ZYHWX4T thebookvoice.com 11:17:00 no Hören Sie diesen Titel kostenlos bei thebookvoice.com Hören Sie sich dieses volle Hörbuch kostenlos bei https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> Titel: Austerlitz Autor:: W. G. Sebald Erzähler: Michael Krüger, W. G. Sebald Format: Unabridged Spieldauer: 11 hrs and 17 mins Sprache: Deutsch Veröffentlichungsdatum: 05-09-17 Herausgeber: Der Hörverlag Bewertung: 5 von 5 von 1 Stimmen Kategorien: Fiction, Literary Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers: Antwerpen, Hauptbahnhof, Salle des pas perdus im Jahr 1967. Dem Erzähler fällt ein Mann auf, der eingehend die Architektur des Gebäudes betrachtet. Die beiden Herren kommen ins Gespräch und verabreden sich für den nächsten Tag. Aus dem zufälligen Zusammentreffen wird ein über 30 Jahre andauerndes Gespräch an verschiedensten Orten Europas. Zwischen London, Paris und Prag erzählt der Kunsthistoriker Austerlitz seine Geschichte: die Geschichte einer verlorenen Kindheit, die sich bruchstückhaft und nach und nach zu der eines Überlebenden einer der schlimmsten Katastrophen der Menschheit zusammensetzt. Gelesen von Michael Krüger, mit einem Originalton des Autors. ©2001 Carl Hanser Verlag (P)2017 der Hörverlag Kritik Bewertungen: Ein Meisterwerk. -- Denis Scheck, Deutschlandfunk Hören Sie sich dieses volle Hörbuch kostenlos bei https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> Titel: Austerlitz Autor:: W. G. Sebald Erzähler: Michael Krüger, W. G. Sebald Format: Unabridged Spieldauer: 11 hrs and 17 mins Sprache: Deutsch Veröffentlichungsdatum: 05-09-17 Herausgeber: Der Hörverlag Bewertung: 5 von 5 von 1 Stimmen Kategorien: Fiction, Literary Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers: Antwerpen, Hauptbahnhof, Salle des pas perdus im Jahr 1967. Dem Erzähler fällt ein Mann auf, der eingehend die Architektur des Gebäudes betrachtet. Die beiden Herren kommen ins Gespräch und verabreden sich für den nächsten Tag. Aus dem zufälligen Zusammentreffen wird ein über 30 Jahre andauerndes Gespräch an verschiedensten Orten Europas. Zwischen London, Paris und Prag erzählt der Kunsthistoriker Austerlitz seine Geschichte: die Geschichte einer verlorenen Kindheit, die sich bruchstückhaft und nach und nach zu der eines Überlebenden einer der schlimmsten Katastrophen der Menschheit zusammensetzt. Gelesen von Michael Krüger, mit einem Originalton des Autors. ©2001 Carl Hanser Verlag (P)2017 der Hörverlag Kritik Bewertungen: Ein Meisterwerk. -- Denis Scheck, Deutschlandfunk Mitglieder Bewertungen: European Writing at its Finest There are enough well written reviews here to convince readers of the late Sebald's beauty, lyricism, and dream-like lure as a writer. Austerlitz is in my opinion his most beautiful and profound book, though I've yet to read Vertigo. Simply stated, it's his labour of love, and you will come away from the book an altogether different reader and observer. If you're a diarist or a writer of any sort, I promise you will close this book and return to page one and begin again. His long, beautiful sentences will remind readers of Europeans' old-world sensibility; their sense of history and time and of those who have come before us. Disappointment. As a person who will read anything within my reach, I find it shocking to find myself unable to get through a book. Austerlitz is stagnant, pedantic, and relentlessly dull; the entire work seems to be without affect. I cannot imagine that those who gave it such high regard actually read it. They probably just assume that anything too inaccessible to actually read and enjoy holds literary value. The book meanders aimlessly throughout the years and the cities, touching on what should be some of the most profoundly affecting issues of the human condition -- genocide, identity, family, abandonment-- and manages to make them all gray and emotionless. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Kite-Runner-CliffsNotes-Audiobook/B007X55B7W Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Kite Runner: CliffsNotes Author: Richard Wasowski Narrator: Luke Daniels Format: Unabridged Length: 2 hrs and 47 mins Language: English Release date: 04-25-12 Publisher: CliffsNotes on Brilliance Audio Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 4 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: The CliffsNotes study guide on Hosseini's The Kite Runner supplements the original literary work, giving you background information about the author, an introduction to the work, critical commentaries, expanded glossaries, and a comprehensive index, all for you to use as an educational tool that will allow you to better understand the work. This study guide was written with the assumption that you have read The Kite Runner. Reading a literary work doesnt mean that you immediately grasp the major themes and devices used by the author; this study guide will help supplement your reading to be sure you get all you can from Hosseini's The Kite Runner. CliffsNotes Review tests your comprehension of the original text and reinforces learning with questions and answers, practice projects, and more. For further information on Hosseini's The Kite Runner, check out the CliffsNotes Resource Center at www.cliffsnotes.com. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Richard Wasowski) Wed, 25 Apr 2012 02:13:04 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Kite-Runner-CliffsNotes-Audiobook/B007X55B7W thebookvoice.com 02:47:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Kite Runner: CliffsNotes Author: Richard Wasowski Narrator: Luke Daniels Format: Unabridged Length: 2 hrs and 47 mins Language: English Release date: 04-25-12 Publisher: CliffsNotes on Brilliance Audio Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 4 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: The CliffsNotes study guide on Hosseini's The Kite Runner supplements the original literary work, giving you background information about the author, an introduction to the work, critical commentaries, expanded glossaries, and a comprehensive index, all for you to use as an educational tool that will allow you to better understand the work. This study guide was written with the assumption that you have read The Kite Runner. Reading a literary work doesnt mean that you immediately grasp the major themes and devices used by the author; this study guide will help supplement your reading to be sure you get all you can from Hosseini's The Kite Runner. CliffsNotes Review tests your comprehension of the original text and reinforces learning with questions and answers, practice projects, and more. For further information on Hosseini's The Kite Runner, check out the CliffsNotes Resource Center at www.cliffsnotes.com. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Kite Runner: CliffsNotes Author: Richard Wasowski Narrator: Luke Daniels Format: Unabridged Length: 2 hrs and 47 mins Language: English Release date: 04-25-12 Publisher: CliffsNotes on Brilliance Audio Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 4 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: The CliffsNotes study guide on Hosseini's The Kite Runner supplements the original literary work, giving you background information about the author, an introduction to the work, critical commentaries, expanded glossaries, and a comprehensive index, all for you to use as an educational tool that will allow you to better understand the work. This study guide was written with the assumption that you have read The Kite Runner. Reading a literary work doesnt mean that you immediately grasp the major themes and devices used by the author; this study guide will help supplement your reading to be sure you get all you can from Hosseini's The Kite Runner. CliffsNotes Review tests your comprehension of the original text and reinforces learning with questions and answers, practice projects, and more. For further information on Hosseini's The Kite Runner, check out the CliffsNotes Resource Center at www.cliffsnotes.com. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Save-Yourself-Audiobook/B00EAGGJHI Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Save Yourself Subtitle: A Novel Author: Kelly Braffet Narrator: Michael Goldstrom Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs and 39 mins Language: English Release date: 08-06-13 Publisher: Random House Audio Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 81 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: A gripping novel full of suspense and pathos that Dennis Lehane calls an "electrifying, tomahawk missile of a thriller". Patrick Cusimanos life cant get much worse. His father is in jail, he works the midnight shift at a grubby convenience store, and his brothers girlfriend, Caro, has pushed their friendship to an uncomfortable new level. On top of all that, he cant shake the attentions of Layla Elshere, a goth teenager who befriends Patrick for reasons he doesnt understand, and doesnt fully trust. The temptations these two women offer are pushing Patrick to his breaking point. Meanwhile, Laylas little sister, Verna, is suffering through her first year of high school. Shes become a prime target for her cruel classmates, and not just because of her strange name and her fundamentalist parents. Laylas bad-girl rep casts a shadow too heavy for Verna to bear alone, so she falls in with her sisters tribe of outcasts. But their world is far darker than she ever imagined. Unless Patrick, Layla, Caro, and Verna can forge their own twisted paths to peace - with themselves, with each other - then theyre stuck on a dangerous collision course where the stakes couldnt be higher. Kelly Braffet has written a novel of unnerving power - darkly compelling, compulsively addictive, and shockingly honest. Critic Reviews: "This summers must-read.... Braffet expertly captures the suffocating confines of small-town life and the desperation of its outliers, with prose that simmers and thrums.... The tension Braffet generates becomes nearly unbearable, and the conclusion, when it comes, feels satisfying and thoroughly earned." (Laura Miller, Salon) "Kelly Braffet is the real deal. Save Yourself is an electrifying, tomahawk missile of a thriller with honest-to-God people at its core. It rocks the house." (Dennis Lehane, author of Live by Night) "Kelly Braffets Save Yourself is that rare and beautiful thing - a novel that takes us to dark places not just through vivid storytelling but also through keen emotional force. Its a tale of damaged families and the perilous weight of the past, and as the action rushes toward its chilling conclusion, youll find yourselves breathless, shaken, moved." (Megan Abbott, author of Dare Me) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Kelly Braffet) Tue, 06 Aug 2013 18:31:00 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Save-Yourself-Audiobook/B00EAGGJHI thebookvoice.com 11:39:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Save Yourself Subtitle: A Novel Author: Kelly Braffet Narrator: Michael Goldstrom Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs and 39 mins Language: English Release date: 08-06-13 Publisher: Random House Audio Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 81 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: A gripping novel full of suspense and pathos that Dennis Lehane calls an "electrifying, tomahawk missile of a thriller". Patrick Cusimanos life cant get much worse. His father is in jail, he works the midnight shift at a grubby convenience store, and his brothers girlfriend, Caro, has pushed their friendship to an uncomfortable new level. On top of all that, he cant shake the attentions of Layla Elshere, a goth teenager who befriends Patrick for reasons he doesnt understand, and doesnt fully trust. The temptations these two women offer are pushing Patrick to his breaking point. Meanwhile, Laylas little sister, Verna, is suffering through her first year of high school. Shes become a prime target for her cruel classmates, and not just because of her strange name and her fundamentalist parents. Laylas bad-girl rep casts a shadow too heavy for Verna to bear alone, so she falls in with her sisters tribe of outcasts. But their world is far darker than she ever imagined. Unless Patrick, Layla, Caro, and Verna can forge their own twisted paths to peace - with themselves, with each other - then theyre stuck on a dangerous collision course where the stakes couldnt be higher. Kelly Braffet has written a novel of unnerving power - darkly compelling, compulsively addictive, and shockingly honest. Critic Reviews: "This summers must-read.... Braffet expertly captures the suffocating confines of small-town life and the desperation of its outliers, with prose that simmers and thrums.... The tension Braffet generates becomes nearly unbearable, and the conclusion, when it comes, feels satisfying and thoroughly earned." (Laura Miller, Salon) "Kelly Braffet is the real deal. Save Yourself is an electrifying, tomahawk missile of a thriller with honest-to-God people at its core. It rocks the house." (Dennis Lehane, author of Live by Night) "Kelly Braffets Save Yourself is that rare and beautiful thing - a novel that takes us to dark places not just through vivid storytelling but also through keen emotional force. Its a tale of damaged families and the perilous weight of the past, and as the action rushes toward its chilling conclusion, youll find yourselves breathless, shaken, moved." (Megan Abbott, author of Dare Me) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Save Yourself Subtitle: A Novel Author: Kelly Braffet Narrator: Michael Goldstrom Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs and 39 mins Language: English Release date: 08-06-13 Publisher: Random House Audio Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 81 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: A gripping novel full of suspense and pathos that Dennis Lehane calls an "electrifying, tomahawk missile of a thriller". Patrick Cusimanos life cant get much worse. His father is in jail, he works the midnight shift at a grubby convenience store, and his brothers girlfriend, Caro, has pushed their friendship to an uncomfortable new level. On top of all that, he cant shake the attentions of Layla Elshere, a goth teenager who befriends Patrick for reasons he doesnt understand, and doesnt fully trust. The temptations these two women offer are pushing Patrick to his breaking point. Meanwhile, Laylas little sister, Verna, is suffering through her first year of high school. Shes become a prime target for her cruel classmates, and not just because of her strange name and her fundamentalist parents. Laylas bad-girl rep casts a shadow too heavy for Verna to bear alone, so she falls in with her sisters tribe of outcasts. But their world is far darker than she ever imagined. Unless Patrick, Layla, Caro, and Verna can forge their own twisted paths to peace - with themselves, with each other - then theyre stuck on a dangerous collision course where the stakes couldnt be higher. Kelly Braffet has written a novel of unnerving power - darkly compelling, compulsively addictive, and shockingly honest. Critic Reviews: "This summers must-read.... Braffet expertly captures the suffocating confines of small-town life and the desperation of its outliers, with prose that simmers and thrums.... The tension Braffet generates becomes nearly unbearable, and the conclusion, when it comes, feels satisfying and thoroughly earned." (Laura Miller, Salon) "Kelly Braffet is the real deal. Save Yourself is an electrifying, tomahawk missile of a thriller with honest-to-God people at its core. It rocks the house." (Dennis Lehane, author of Live by Night) "Kelly Braffets Save Yourself is that rare and beautiful thing - a novel that takes us to dark places not just through vivid storytelling but also through keen emotional force. Its a tale of damaged families and the perilous weight of the past, and as the action rushes toward its chilling conclusion, youll find yourselves breathless, shaken, moved." (Megan Abbott, author of Dare Me) Members Reviews: Just Depressing! What would have made Save Yourself better? I kept waiting for something to happen. The characters just keep making poor choice after poor choice. BORING! Have you listened to any of Michael Goldstroms other performances before? How does this one compare? No but the narration is fine it was the content that disappointed me. The worst book I've ever listened. This book got some rave reviews. Someone said that "if you liked Gone Girl you will love this!" NOT!! It was sooo boring and slow but I kept listening thinking that any minute it would get better. It didn't. It was one long depressing train wreck. "Save Yourself" should've been named, "Save Your Money". Not what I was expecting The book was not a murder mystery or anything similar. It involved characters that were hard for me to relate to or like. Unfortunate story subject, needed more closure What did you like best about Save Yourself? What did you like least? I read this book because I saw somewhere that it was comparable to Girl on a Train - it wasn't. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Bleeding-Edge-Audiobook/B00ELMWOFM Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Bleeding Edge Author: Thomas Pynchon Narrator: Jeannie Berlin Format: Unabridged Length: 18 hrs and 38 mins Language: English Release date: 09-17-13 Publisher: Penguin Audio Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 183 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Thomas Pynchon brings us to New York in the early days of the Internet. It is 2001 in New York City, in the lull between the collapse of the dot-com boom and the terrible events of September 11th. Silicon Alley is a ghost town, Web 1.0 is having adolescent angst, Google has yet to IPO, Microsoft is still considered the Evil Empire. There may not be quite as much money around as there was at the height of the tech bubble, but there's no shortage of swindlers looking to grab a piece of what's left. Maxine Tarnow is running a nice little fraud investigation business on the Upper West Side, chasing down different kinds of small-scale con artists. She used to be legally certified but her license got pulled a while back, which has actually turned out to be a blessing because now she can follow her own code of ethics - carry a Beretta, do business with sleazebags, hack into people's bank accounts - without having too much guilt about any of it. Otherwise, just your average working mom - two boys in elementary school, an off-and-on situation with her sort of semi-ex-husband Horst, life as normal as it ever gets in the neighborhood - till Maxine starts looking into the finances of a computer-security firm and its billionaire geek CEO, whereupon things begin rapidly to jam onto the subway and head downtown. She soon finds herself mixed up with a drug runner in an art deco motorboat, a professional nose obsessed with Hitler's aftershave, a neoliberal enforcer with footwear issues, plus elements of the Russian mob and various bloggers, hackers, code monkeys, and entrepreneurs, some of whom begin to show up mysteriously dead. Foul play, of course. With occasional excursions into the Deep Web and out to Long Island, Thomas Pynchon, channeling his inner Jewish mother, brings us a historical romance of New York in the early days of the Internet, not that distant in calendar time but galactically remote from where we've journeyed to since. Will perpetrators be revealed, forget about brought to justice? Will Maxine have to take the handgun out of her purse? Will she and Horst get back together? Will Jerry Seinfeld make an unscheduled guest appearance? Will accounts secular and karmic be brought into balance? Hey. Who wants to know? bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Thomas Pynchon) Tue, 17 Sep 2013 22:57:45 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Bleeding-Edge-Audiobook/B00ELMWOFM thebookvoice.com 18:38:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Bleeding Edge Author: Thomas Pynchon Narrator: Jeannie Berlin Format: Unabridged Length: 18 hrs and 38 mins Language: English Release date: 09-17-13 Publisher: Penguin Audio Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 183 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Thomas Pynchon brings us to New York in the early days of the Internet. It is 2001 in New York City, in the lull between the collapse of the dot-com boom and the terrible events of September 11th. Silicon Alley is a ghost town, Web 1.0 is having adolescent angst, Google has yet to IPO, Microsoft is still considered the Evil Empire. There may not be quite as much money around as there was at the height of the tech bubble, but there's no shortage of swindlers looking to grab a piece of what's left. Maxine Tarnow is running a nice little fraud investigation business on the Upper West Side, chasing down different kinds of small-scale con artists. She used to be legally certified but her license got pulled a while back, which has actually turned out to be a blessing because now she can follow her own code of ethics - carry a Beretta, do business with sleazebags, hack into people's bank accounts - without having too much guilt about any of it. Otherwise, just your average working mom - two boys in elementary school, an off-and-on situation with her sort of semi-ex-husband Horst, life as normal as it ever gets in the neighborhood - till Maxine starts looking into the finances of a computer-security firm and its billionaire geek CEO, whereupon things begin rapidly to jam onto the subway and head downtown. She soon finds herself mixed up with a drug runner in an art deco motorboat, a professional nose obsessed with Hitler's aftershave, a neoliberal enforcer with footwear issues, plus elements of the Russian mob and various bloggers, hackers, code monkeys, and entrepreneurs, some of whom begin to show up mysteriously dead. Foul play, of course. With occasional excursions into the Deep Web and out to Long Island, Thomas Pynchon, channeling his inner Jewish mother, brings us a historical romance of New York in the early days of the Internet, not that distant in calendar time but galactically remote from where we've journeyed to since. Will perpetrators be revealed, forget about brought to justice? Will Maxine have to take the handgun out of her purse? Will she and Horst get back together? Will Jerry Seinfeld make an unscheduled guest appearance? Will accounts secular and karmic be brought into balance? Hey. Who wants to know? Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Bleeding Edge Author: Thomas Pynchon Narrator: Jeannie Berlin Format: Unabridged Length: 18 hrs and 38 mins Language: English Release date: 09-17-13 Publisher: Penguin Audio Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 183 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Thomas Pynchon brings us to New York in the early days of the Internet. It is 2001 in New York City, in the lull between the collapse of the dot-com boom and the terrible events of September 11th. Silicon Alley is a ghost town, Web 1.0 is having adolescent angst, Google has yet to IPO, Microsoft is still considered the Evil Empire. There may not be quite as much money around as there was at the height of the tech bubble, but there's no shortage of swindlers looking to grab a piece of what's left. Maxine Tarnow is running a nice little fraud investigation business on the Upper West Side, chasing down different kinds of small-scale con artists. She used to be legally certified but her license got pulled a while back, which has actually turned out to be a blessing because now she can follow her own code of ethics - carry a Beretta, do business with sleazebags, hack into people's bank accounts - without having too much guilt about any of it. Otherwise, just your average working mom - two boys in elementary school, an off-and-on situation with her sort of semi-ex-husband Horst, life as normal as it ever gets in the neighborhood - till Maxine starts looking into the finances of a computer-security firm and its billionaire geek CEO, whereupon things begin rapidly to jam onto the subway and head downtown. She soon finds herself mixed up with a drug runner in an art deco motorboat, a professional nose obsessed with Hitler's aftershave, a neoliberal enforcer with footwear issues, plus elements of the Russian mob and various bloggers, hackers, code monkeys, and entrepreneurs, some of whom begin to show up mysteriously dead. Foul play, of course. With occasional excursions into the Deep Web and out to Long Island, Thomas Pynchon, channeling his inner Jewish mother, brings us a historical romance of New York in the early days of the Internet, not that distant in calendar time but galactically remote from where we've journeyed to since. Will perpetrators be revealed, forget about brought to justice? Will Maxine have to take the handgun out of her purse? Will she and Horst get back together? Will Jerry Seinfeld make an unscheduled guest appearance? Will accounts secular and karmic be brought into balance? Hey. Who wants to know? Members Reviews: A fine wine in a dirty and cracked glass Is there anything you would change about this book? Ever since V in 1963 Thomas Pynchon has written superb novels and Bleeding Edge does not disappoint in anyway. He spins a dazzling web of a plot populated with engaging characters and conveying a powerful message for our times. An excellent read How could the performance have been better? Its hard to imagine a worse selection of narrator than this. She was presented with excellent material to perform but delivers it in a croaking monotone with no discernible sensitivity for timing or inflection rendering a fine novel almost unbearable. Its hard to understand how this performance escaped the studio. This narration made me buy my first hard copy novel for years. Genuinely unlistenable What didnt you like about Jeannie Berlins performance? Well, obviously, I didn't read the reviews before downloading this...and, I still haven't read the book, so those ratings are purely notional. (Though I will certainly read it, having read all Pynchon's other novels.) All I can say is that, after 15 minutes, I decided that the reader was utterly insufferable. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Idiot-Audiobook/B06XGJSVL9 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Idiot Author: Elif Batuman Narrator: Elif Batuman Format: Unabridged Length: 13 hrs and 39 mins Language: English Release date: 06-01-17 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 1 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: It is September 1995. Selin, a Turkish-American college freshman from New Jersey, is about to embark on her first year at Harvard University, where she is determined to decipher the mysteries of language and to become a writer. In between studying psycholinguistics and the philosophy of language, teaching ESL to a Costa Rican plumber, and befriending her classmate Svetlana (a Serbian refugee from Connecticut), Selin falls in love with a Hungarian maths student in her Russian class. She spends the summer in the Hungarian countryside teaching English to village children, where sad and comic misunderstandings ensue. Full of the razor-sharp evocations of character and place that have long delighted listeners, The Idiot tackles literary ambition, female friendship, the American dream, Chomskian linguistics, the Russian novel and romantic love. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Elif Batuman) Thu, 01 Jun 2017 19:30:45 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Idiot-Audiobook/B06XGJSVL9 thebookvoice.com 13:39:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Idiot Author: Elif Batuman Narrator: Elif Batuman Format: Unabridged Length: 13 hrs and 39 mins Language: English Release date: 06-01-17 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 1 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: It is September 1995. Selin, a Turkish-American college freshman from New Jersey, is about to embark on her first year at Harvard University, where she is determined to decipher the mysteries of language and to become a writer. In between studying psycholinguistics and the philosophy of language, teaching ESL to a Costa Rican plumber, and befriending her classmate Svetlana (a Serbian refugee from Connecticut), Selin falls in love with a Hungarian maths student in her Russian class. She spends the summer in the Hungarian countryside teaching English to village children, where sad and comic misunderstandings ensue. Full of the razor-sharp evocations of character and place that have long delighted listeners, The Idiot tackles literary ambition, female friendship, the American dream, Chomskian linguistics, the Russian novel and romantic love. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Idiot Author: Elif Batuman Narrator: Elif Batuman Format: Unabridged Length: 13 hrs and 39 mins Language: English Release date: 06-01-17 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 1 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: It is September 1995. Selin, a Turkish-American college freshman from New Jersey, is about to embark on her first year at Harvard University, where she is determined to decipher the mysteries of language and to become a writer. In between studying psycholinguistics and the philosophy of language, teaching ESL to a Costa Rican plumber, and befriending her classmate Svetlana (a Serbian refugee from Connecticut), Selin falls in love with a Hungarian maths student in her Russian class. She spends the summer in the Hungarian countryside teaching English to village children, where sad and comic misunderstandings ensue. Full of the razor-sharp evocations of character and place that have long delighted listeners, The Idiot tackles literary ambition, female friendship, the American dream, Chomskian linguistics, the Russian novel and romantic love. Members Reviews: A rather juvenile romp As the title suggests, Elif Batuman's novel explores linguistics and Russian literature through the eyes of a young Harvard undergraduate, Selin. The character falls in love with an older, neurotic Hungarian mathematics student, and travels to his country to be near him. It is occasionally humorous, and describes a rite of passage - but no more than that. Unfortunately, at times it is rather banal and tedious. While Batuman's writing is to be desired, the content fell short as the narrative varies between sharp and rambling. The naivety of Selin also appears slightly unbelievable, and would probably be better geared at a younger audience. Falls flat The narration is a bit dry making it hard to know if things are meant to be funny or not. I downloaded it as it was the "editors pick" and it turned out to be a struggle to finish. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Broken-Verses-Audiobook/B00HUY5NR4 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Broken Verses Author: Kamila Shamsie Narrator: Tania Rodrigues Format: Unabridged Length: 13 hrs and 15 mins Language: English Release date: 01-21-14 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 25 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Fourteen years ago Aasmaani's mother, Samina, a blazing beauty and fearless activist, walked out of her house and was never seen again. Aasmaani refuses to believe she is dead and still dreams of her glorious return. Now grown up and living in Karachi, Aasmaani receives what could be the longed-for proof that her mother is still alive. As she comes closer to the truth she is also irresistibly drawn to Ed, her ally and sparring partner, and the only person who can understand the profound hurt - and the profound love - that drives her. Kamila Shamsie was born in 1973 in Pakistan. She is the author of five novels: In the City by the Sea, Kartography (both shortlisted for the John Llewellyn Rhys Prize), Salt and Saffron, Broken Verses, and Burnt Shadows (shortlisted for the 2009 Orange Prize). In 1999 she received the Prime Minister's Award for Literature and in 2004 the Patras Bokhari Award - both awarded by the Pakistan Academy of Letters. Kamila Shamsie lives in London. Critic Reviews: "A compassionate book, which intelligently discusses the dilemmas of educated woman in Pakistan." (Joanna Kavenna, Times Literary Supplement) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Kamila Shamsie) Tue, 21 Jan 2014 02:20:07 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Broken-Verses-Audiobook/B00HUY5NR4 thebookvoice.com 13:15:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Broken Verses Author: Kamila Shamsie Narrator: Tania Rodrigues Format: Unabridged Length: 13 hrs and 15 mins Language: English Release date: 01-21-14 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 25 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Fourteen years ago Aasmaani's mother, Samina, a blazing beauty and fearless activist, walked out of her house and was never seen again. Aasmaani refuses to believe she is dead and still dreams of her glorious return. Now grown up and living in Karachi, Aasmaani receives what could be the longed-for proof that her mother is still alive. As she comes closer to the truth she is also irresistibly drawn to Ed, her ally and sparring partner, and the only person who can understand the profound hurt - and the profound love - that drives her. Kamila Shamsie was born in 1973 in Pakistan. She is the author of five novels: In the City by the Sea, Kartography (both shortlisted for the John Llewellyn Rhys Prize), Salt and Saffron, Broken Verses, and Burnt Shadows (shortlisted for the 2009 Orange Prize). In 1999 she received the Prime Minister's Award for Literature and in 2004 the Patras Bokhari Award - both awarded by the Pakistan Academy of Letters. Kamila Shamsie lives in London. Critic Reviews: "A compassionate book, which intelligently discusses the dilemmas of educated woman in Pakistan." (Joanna Kavenna, Times Literary Supplement) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Broken Verses Author: Kamila Shamsie Narrator: Tania Rodrigues Format: Unabridged Length: 13 hrs and 15 mins Language: English Release date: 01-21-14 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 25 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Fourteen years ago Aasmaani's mother, Samina, a blazing beauty and fearless activist, walked out of her house and was never seen again. Aasmaani refuses to believe she is dead and still dreams of her glorious return. Now grown up and living in Karachi, Aasmaani receives what could be the longed-for proof that her mother is still alive. As she comes closer to the truth she is also irresistibly drawn to Ed, her ally and sparring partner, and the only person who can understand the profound hurt - and the profound love - that drives her. Kamila Shamsie was born in 1973 in Pakistan. She is the author of five novels: In the City by the Sea, Kartography (both shortlisted for the John Llewellyn Rhys Prize), Salt and Saffron, Broken Verses, and Burnt Shadows (shortlisted for the 2009 Orange Prize). In 1999 she received the Prime Minister's Award for Literature and in 2004 the Patras Bokhari Award - both awarded by the Pakistan Academy of Letters. Kamila Shamsie lives in London. Critic Reviews: "A compassionate book, which intelligently discusses the dilemmas of educated woman in Pakistan." (Joanna Kavenna, Times Literary Supplement) Members Reviews: Beautiful story, not for audio Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why? I would recommend this book in print to a friend but the audio doesn't quite work. I think it may be the narrator, to several passages of interviews. But the author had a beautiful way of expressing herself. Would you listen to another book narrated by Tania Rodrigues? Possibly. I think her voice was just too soothing for this book. The book move along beautifully, but the reader was so well modulated that I found myself zoning out. Any additional comments? Beautiful book, but it is more well suited to print. The narrator is good, but for a book like this, she needs a bit more expression. Compelling & electric I loved this beautiful story of loss & healing in the world of contrasts that in Karachi. engaging such a fantastic story. I did find the story a bit depressing. the narrator create a sense that you are in Karachi. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Transparent-Things-Audiobook/B005UGBDJ6 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Transparent Things Author: Vladimir Nabokov Narrator: Christopher Lane Format: Unabridged Length: 3 hrs and 15 mins Language: English Release date: 10-20-11 Publisher: Brilliance Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 25 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: "Transparent Things revolves around the four visits of the hero - sullen, gawky Hugh Person - to Switzerland.... As a young publisher, Hugh is sent to interview R., falls in love with Armande on the way, wrests her, after multiple humiliations, from a grinning Scandinavian and returns to NY with his bride.... Eight years later - following a murder, a period of madness and a brief imprisonment - Hugh makes a lone sentimental journey to wheedle out his past.... The several strands of dream, memory, and time [are] set off against the literary theorizing of R. and, more centrally, against the world of observable objects." Martin Amis One of the 20th centurys master prose stylists, Vladimir Nabokov was born in St. Petersburg in 1899. He studied French and Russian literature at Trinity College, Cambridge, then lived in Berlin and Paris, where he launched a brilliant literary career. In 1940 he moved to the United States, and achieved renown as a novelist, poet, critic, and translator. He taught literature at Wellesley, Stanford, Cornell, and Harvard. In 1961 he moved to Montreux, Switzerland, where he died in 1977. Critic Reviews: Nabokov writes prose the only way it should be written, that is, ecstatically. (John Updike) "The several strands of dream, memory, and time [are] set off against the literary theorizing of R. and, more centrally, against the world of observable objects." (Martin Amis) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Vladimir Nabokov) Thu, 20 Oct 2011 00:22:19 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Transparent-Things-Audiobook/B005UGBDJ6 thebookvoice.com 03:15:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Transparent Things Author: Vladimir Nabokov Narrator: Christopher Lane Format: Unabridged Length: 3 hrs and 15 mins Language: English Release date: 10-20-11 Publisher: Brilliance Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 25 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: "Transparent Things revolves around the four visits of the hero - sullen, gawky Hugh Person - to Switzerland.... As a young publisher, Hugh is sent to interview R., falls in love with Armande on the way, wrests her, after multiple humiliations, from a grinning Scandinavian and returns to NY with his bride.... Eight years later - following a murder, a period of madness and a brief imprisonment - Hugh makes a lone sentimental journey to wheedle out his past.... The several strands of dream, memory, and time [are] set off against the literary theorizing of R. and, more centrally, against the world of observable objects." Martin Amis One of the 20th centurys master prose stylists, Vladimir Nabokov was born in St. Petersburg in 1899. He studied French and Russian literature at Trinity College, Cambridge, then lived in Berlin and Paris, where he launched a brilliant literary career. In 1940 he moved to the United States, and achieved renown as a novelist, poet, critic, and translator. He taught literature at Wellesley, Stanford, Cornell, and Harvard. In 1961 he moved to Montreux, Switzerland, where he died in 1977. Critic Reviews: Nabokov writes prose the only way it should be written, that is, ecstatically. (John Updike) "The several strands of dream, memory, and time [are] set off against the literary theorizing of R. and, more centrally, against the world of observable objects." (Martin Amis) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Transparent Things Author: Vladimir Nabokov Narrator: Christopher Lane Format: Unabridged Length: 3 hrs and 15 mins Language: English Release date: 10-20-11 Publisher: Brilliance Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 25 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: "Transparent Things revolves around the four visits of the hero - sullen, gawky Hugh Person - to Switzerland.... As a young publisher, Hugh is sent to interview R., falls in love with Armande on the way, wrests her, after multiple humiliations, from a grinning Scandinavian and returns to NY with his bride.... Eight years later - following a murder, a period of madness and a brief imprisonment - Hugh makes a lone sentimental journey to wheedle out his past.... The several strands of dream, memory, and time [are] set off against the literary theorizing of R. and, more centrally, against the world of observable objects." Martin Amis One of the 20th centurys master prose stylists, Vladimir Nabokov was born in St. Petersburg in 1899. He studied French and Russian literature at Trinity College, Cambridge, then lived in Berlin and Paris, where he launched a brilliant literary career. In 1940 he moved to the United States, and achieved renown as a novelist, poet, critic, and translator. He taught literature at Wellesley, Stanford, Cornell, and Harvard. In 1961 he moved to Montreux, Switzerland, where he died in 1977. Critic Reviews: Nabokov writes prose the only way it should be written, that is, ecstatically. (John Updike) "The several strands of dream, memory, and time [are] set off against the literary theorizing of R. and, more centrally, against the world of observable objects." (Martin Amis) Members Reviews: Moments of absolute and immortal genius "When we concentrate on a material object, whatever its situation, the very act of attention may lead to our involuntary sinking into the history of that object. Novices must learn to skim over matter if they want matter to stay at the exact level of the moment. Transparent things, through which the past shines!" - VN, TT Like almost every one of Nabokov's novels/novellas I've read so far, 'Transparent Things' has moments of absolute and immortal genius. I feel too there exists layers and ghosts in those pages that can only be exposed if I were to read TT three of four more times (I love Nabokov, but I'm not ready to prostrate myself that far). Anyway, Nabokov is savage in his sophisticated subtlety. Through Hugh's repeated trips to Switzerland, Nabokov guides the reader deeper and deeper (but never straight) into the distorted mind, madness and memory of Hugh Person. It is a novel that deals with the phantoms and as Nabokov himself called it, the "ooze of the past" and the "tangle of random destinies". I loved TT, but still didn't always like it. Nabokov's own opus keeps me from giving this more than four stars. But trust me each of those four stars are transparent and brilliant. Excellent If you've never read anything by Nabokov then this probably isn't the first book you should get, but it's a very nice, very short novel. You get the feeling that it could just as easily have been a short story. As always with Nabokov, the writing is exquisite. I also found the plot and the main character quite touching. There is one point I hope might help some readers: For some reason, the general view among reviewers of this novel seems to be that the riddle in it (Nabokov has to have a riddle...) is very hard to figure out and that the book leaves the reader utterly bewildered. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Sabbaths-Theater-Audiobook/B002V0PV8I Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Sabbath's Theater Author: Philip Roth Narrator: David Dukes Format: Unabridged Length: 16 hrs and 56 mins Language: English Release date: 12-16-99 Publisher: Phoenix Books Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 192 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: National Book Award, Fiction, 1995 Critic Reviews: "This splendidly wicked book . . . is among the most remarkable novels in recent years. . . . The energy of the book is amazing.... Roth is hilariously serious about life and death." ( The New York Review of Books) "Roth's extraordinary new novel is an astonishment and a scourge, and one of the strangest achievements of fictional prose that I have ever read. . . . It is very exquisite." ( New Republic) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Philip Roth) Thu, 16 Dec 1999 08:47:16 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Sabbaths-Theater-Audiobook/B002V0PV8I thebookvoice.com 16:56:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Sabbath's Theater Author: Philip Roth Narrator: David Dukes Format: Unabridged Length: 16 hrs and 56 mins Language: English Release date: 12-16-99 Publisher: Phoenix Books Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 192 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: National Book Award, Fiction, 1995 Critic Reviews: "This splendidly wicked book . . . is among the most remarkable novels in recent years. . . . The energy of the book is amazing.... Roth is hilariously serious about life and death." ( The New York Review of Books) "Roth's extraordinary new novel is an astonishment and a scourge, and one of the strangest achievements of fictional prose that I have ever read. . . . It is very exquisite." ( New Republic) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Sabbath's Theater Author: Philip Roth Narrator: David Dukes Format: Unabridged Length: 16 hrs and 56 mins Language: English Release date: 12-16-99 Publisher: Phoenix Books Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 192 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: National Book Award, Fiction, 1995 Critic Reviews: "This splendidly wicked book . . . is among the most remarkable novels in recent years. . . . The energy of the book is amazing.... Roth is hilariously serious about life and death." ( The New York Review of Books) "Roth's extraordinary new novel is an astonishment and a scourge, and one of the strangest achievements of fictional prose that I have ever read. . . . It is very exquisite." ( New Republic) Members Reviews: A great book by a great writer Those with fragile sensibilities should look elsewhere, but make no mistake: this is Roth's masterpiece. Exhilarating, challenging, lyrical. Wonderfully performed as well. Train Rex Some of Roth's best writing, but almost impossible to get through because of Mickey Sabbath's determination to live life as frivolously and libidinously as humanly possible. In fact,the sheer inventiveness of Sabbath's (and Roth's) debauchery is almost superhuman or perhaps inhuman, as if he were the embodiment of a force of nature, a Pan or a Puck. Oddly, I found the book extremely depressing when reading to myself and hilarious when I read portions out loud to a friend. Overall, I'm glad I read it, but getting inside the head of Mickey Sabbath was an uncomfortable experience. Modern Masterpiece by a Spectacular Writer First, I am a fan of Roth, have read a number of his books and look forward to reading more. Roth was denied the Nobel again in 2014. While reading/listening to this book I felt I better understood why he will likely never win. Nobel's will provides that the prize be given for outstanding work in "an ideal direction". Brilliant as Roth is, there is nothing "ideal" about his work in general or about Sabbath's Theatre in particular. Roth is anti ideal. The antithesis of idealism. He will not uplift your spirit or get you to feel better about what it is to be human. His gaze is unflinchingly honest and his eloquence unsurpassed. Sabbath's Theatre is a high water mark of a great writer in full flight. It is dark. It is challenging. It is graphically sexual (many will find it pornographic). It is depressing. It is also laugh out loud, set the book down, hilarious. It is quite a strong stew. What is Sabbath's Theatre about? It is about loss, how integral to life loss is, and the spiritual consequences of loss. David Dukes narration is pitch perfect. Suicidal Puppeteer; Master MANipulator of Women Fair warning: Swaths of this 1995 National Book Award winner pulsate with the prurient, the pornographic ponderings of Philip Roth, who vaunts his venery as a sextagenarian, plunging into the piercing tale of Mickey Sabbath, a 64-year-old primal puppeteer (-retired) with a penchant for prostitutes and loose women, bawdy bopping, and, generally, close encounters of the lewd kind. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Desperation-Road-Audiobook/B01N6ZA30T Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Desperation Road Author: Michael Farris Smith Narrator: Robin Bloodworth Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 48 mins Language: English Release date: 02-07-17 Publisher: Hachette Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 43 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: In the vein of Daniel Woodrell's Winter's Bone and the works of Ron Rash, a novel set in a tough-and-tumble Mississippi town where drugs, whiskey, guns, and the desire for revenge violently intersect. For 11 years the clock has been ticking for Russell Gaines as he sits in Parchman Penitentiary in the Mississippi Delta. His sentence is now up, and he believes his debt has been paid. But when he returns home, he soon discovers that revenge lives and breathes all around him. On the same day that Russell is released from prison, a woman named Maben and her young daughter trudge along the side of the interstate under the punishing summer sun. Desperate and exhausted, the pair spend their last dollar on a room for the night, a night that ends with Maben running through the darkness holding a pistol, and a dead deputy sprawled in the middle of the road in the glow of his own headlights. With the dawn, destinies collide, and Russell is forced to decide whose life he will save - his own or the lives of the woman and child. Delivered in powerful and lyrical prose, Desperation Road is a story of troubled souls twisted with regret and bound by secrets that stretch over the years and across the land. Critic Reviews: "Smith is a meticulous craftsman who evokes his protagonists and their world with patience and subtlety. Ultimately, the road of the novel's title moves just through desperation, but also into a tentative landscape of hope, and perhaps even redemption." (Publishers Weekly) "Desperation Road is an elegantly written, perfectly paced novel about a man and woman indelibly marked by violence. Characters who would be mere stereotypes in a lesser writer's hands are fully realized, and we come to care deeply as they attempt to create a better life for themselves. An outstanding performance." (Ron Rash) "Michael Farris Smith's Desperation Road reads as if it were forged in a fire stoked by the ghosts of Carson McCullers, Larry Brown, and William Gay. The result is a novel rife with violent beauty and incredible grace. Smith's terse, muscular prose encapsulates a heart that renders this novel as rich and alive and wounded as any you'll find in contemporary fiction." (Wiley Cash, New York Times best-selling author of A Land More Kind Than Home and This Dark Road to Mercy) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Michael Farris Smith) Tue, 07 Feb 2017 15:56:39 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Desperation-Road-Audiobook/B01N6ZA30T thebookvoice.com 07:48:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Desperation Road Author: Michael Farris Smith Narrator: Robin Bloodworth Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 48 mins Language: English Release date: 02-07-17 Publisher: Hachette Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 43 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: In the vein of Daniel Woodrell's Winter's Bone and the works of Ron Rash, a novel set in a tough-and-tumble Mississippi town where drugs, whiskey, guns, and the desire for revenge violently intersect. For 11 years the clock has been ticking for Russell Gaines as he sits in Parchman Penitentiary in the Mississippi Delta. His sentence is now up, and he believes his debt has been paid. But when he returns home, he soon discovers that revenge lives and breathes all around him. On the same day that Russell is released from prison, a woman named Maben and her young daughter trudge along the side of the interstate under the punishing summer sun. Desperate and exhausted, the pair spend their last dollar on a room for the night, a night that ends with Maben running through the darkness holding a pistol, and a dead deputy sprawled in the middle of the road in the glow of his own headlights. With the dawn, destinies collide, and Russell is forced to decide whose life he will save - his own or the lives of the woman and child. Delivered in powerful and lyrical prose, Desperation Road is a story of troubled souls twisted with regret and bound by secrets that stretch over the years and across the land. Critic Reviews: "Smith is a meticulous craftsman who evokes his protagonists and their world with patience and subtlety. Ultimately, the road of the novel's title moves just through desperation, but also into a tentative landscape of hope, and perhaps even redemption." (Publishers Weekly) "Desperation Road is an elegantly written, perfectly paced novel about a man and woman indelibly marked by violence. Characters who would be mere stereotypes in a lesser writer's hands are fully realized, and we come to care deeply as they attempt to create a better life for themselves. An outstanding performance." (Ron Rash) "Michael Farris Smith's Desperation Road reads as if it were forged in a fire stoked by the ghosts of Carson McCullers, Larry Brown, and William Gay. The result is a novel rife with violent beauty and incredible grace. Smith's terse, muscular prose encapsulates a heart that renders this novel as rich and alive and wounded as any you'll find in contemporary fiction." (Wiley Cash, New York Times best-selling author of A Land More Kind Than Home and This Dark Road to Mercy) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Desperation Road Author: Michael Farris Smith Narrator: Robin Bloodworth Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 48 mins Language: English Release date: 02-07-17 Publisher: Hachette Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 43 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: In the vein of Daniel Woodrell's Winter's Bone and the works of Ron Rash, a novel set in a tough-and-tumble Mississippi town where drugs, whiskey, guns, and the desire for revenge violently intersect. For 11 years the clock has been ticking for Russell Gaines as he sits in Parchman Penitentiary in the Mississippi Delta. His sentence is now up, and he believes his debt has been paid. But when he returns home, he soon discovers that revenge lives and breathes all around him. On the same day that Russell is released from prison, a woman named Maben and her young daughter trudge along the side of the interstate under the punishing summer sun. Desperate and exhausted, the pair spend their last dollar on a room for the night, a night that ends with Maben running through the darkness holding a pistol, and a dead deputy sprawled in the middle of the road in the glow of his own headlights. With the dawn, destinies collide, and Russell is forced to decide whose life he will save - his own or the lives of the woman and child. Delivered in powerful and lyrical prose, Desperation Road is a story of troubled souls twisted with regret and bound by secrets that stretch over the years and across the land. Critic Reviews: "Smith is a meticulous craftsman who evokes his protagonists and their world with patience and subtlety. Ultimately, the road of the novel's title moves just through desperation, but also into a tentative landscape of hope, and perhaps even redemption." (Publishers Weekly) "Desperation Road is an elegantly written, perfectly paced novel about a man and woman indelibly marked by violence. Characters who would be mere stereotypes in a lesser writer's hands are fully realized, and we come to care deeply as they attempt to create a better life for themselves. An outstanding performance." (Ron Rash) "Michael Farris Smith's Desperation Road reads as if it were forged in a fire stoked by the ghosts of Carson McCullers, Larry Brown, and William Gay. The result is a novel rife with violent beauty and incredible grace. Smith's terse, muscular prose encapsulates a heart that renders this novel as rich and alive and wounded as any you'll find in contemporary fiction." (Wiley Cash, New York Times best-selling author of A Land More Kind Than Home and This Dark Road to Mercy) Members Reviews: Collision Course of Psychic Wounds An Audible reviewer that I follow [Ted] once wrote that a book he'd just finished was "average--and that ain't bad," loosely paraphrased. You read enough new releases and you're going to read a lot of average books -- and that ain't saying anything bad. DR is predominantly a plot-driven book placed in a small town in Mississippi -- Faulkner's Mississippi where the past is never dead. It's not even past. You feel it coming...backwoods swamps, desolate farmlands, oppressive heat, a town where the air is thick with the ghosts of a violent past. The locals have long and unforgiving memories (as do most inhabitants of this genre) and a seeming prerequisite thirst for bourbon, beer, guns and revenge. Women don't fare well in this environment, neither do children and a good portion of the local law enforcement. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Kinder-Than-Solitude-Audiobook/B00HWZGHBC Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Kinder Than Solitude Author: Yiyun Li Narrator: Angela Lin Format: Unabridged Length: 12 hrs and 3 mins Language: English Release date: 02-25-14 Publisher: Recorded Books Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 31 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: When Moran, Ruyu, and Boyang were young, they were involved in a mysterious accident in which a friend of theirs was poisoned. Grown up, the three friends are separated by distance and personal estrangement. Moran and Ruyu live in the United States, Boyang in China; all three are haunted by what really happened in their youth, and by doubt about themselves. In California, Ruyu helps a local woman care for her family and home, and avoids entanglements, as she has done all her life. In Wisconsin, Moran visits her ex-husband, whose kindness once overcame her flight into solitude. In Beijing, Boyang struggles to deal with an inability to love, and with the outcome of what happened among the three friends 20 years ago. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Yiyun Li) Tue, 25 Feb 2014 18:49:50 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Kinder-Than-Solitude-Audiobook/B00HWZGHBC thebookvoice.com 12:03:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Kinder Than Solitude Author: Yiyun Li Narrator: Angela Lin Format: Unabridged Length: 12 hrs and 3 mins Language: English Release date: 02-25-14 Publisher: Recorded Books Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 31 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: When Moran, Ruyu, and Boyang were young, they were involved in a mysterious accident in which a friend of theirs was poisoned. Grown up, the three friends are separated by distance and personal estrangement. Moran and Ruyu live in the United States, Boyang in China; all three are haunted by what really happened in their youth, and by doubt about themselves. In California, Ruyu helps a local woman care for her family and home, and avoids entanglements, as she has done all her life. In Wisconsin, Moran visits her ex-husband, whose kindness once overcame her flight into solitude. In Beijing, Boyang struggles to deal with an inability to love, and with the outcome of what happened among the three friends 20 years ago. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Kinder Than Solitude Author: Yiyun Li Narrator: Angela Lin Format: Unabridged Length: 12 hrs and 3 mins Language: English Release date: 02-25-14 Publisher: Recorded Books Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 31 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: When Moran, Ruyu, and Boyang were young, they were involved in a mysterious accident in which a friend of theirs was poisoned. Grown up, the three friends are separated by distance and personal estrangement. Moran and Ruyu live in the United States, Boyang in China; all three are haunted by what really happened in their youth, and by doubt about themselves. In California, Ruyu helps a local woman care for her family and home, and avoids entanglements, as she has done all her life. In Wisconsin, Moran visits her ex-husband, whose kindness once overcame her flight into solitude. In Beijing, Boyang struggles to deal with an inability to love, and with the outcome of what happened among the three friends 20 years ago. Members Reviews: Uninteresting, unsympathetic characters This book wasnt for you, but who do you think might enjoy it more? Someone with a lot of patience Has Kinder Than Solitude turned you off from other books in this genre? No You didnt love this book... but did it have any redeeming qualities? The themes were promising, but I found it impossible to care about the characters. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Contents-May-Have-Shifted-Audiobook/B007EHJUIA Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Contents May Have Shifted Author: Pam Houston Narrator: Jennifer Van Dyck Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 32 mins Language: English Release date: 02-28-12 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 19 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Heart-stopping prose and crackling observations on a spiritual journey toward a life rich in love and freedom. Stuck in a dead-end relationship, this fearless narrator leaves her metaphorical baggage behind and finds a comfort zone in the air, "feeling safest with one plane ticket in her hand and another in her underwear drawer." She flies around the world, finding reasons to love life in dozens of far-flung places from Alaska to Bhutan. Along the way she weathers unplanned losses of altitude, air pressure, and landing gear. With the help of a squad of loyal, funny, wise friends and massage therapists, she learns to sort truth from self-deception, self-involvement from self-possession. At last, having found a new partner "who loves Don DeLillo and the NHL" and a daughter "who needs you to teach her to dive and to laugh at herself"not to mention two dogs and two horses"staying home becomes more of an option. Maybe." bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Pam Houston) Tue, 28 Feb 2012 00:06:36 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Contents-May-Have-Shifted-Audiobook/B007EHJUIA thebookvoice.com 08:32:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Contents May Have Shifted Author: Pam Houston Narrator: Jennifer Van Dyck Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 32 mins Language: English Release date: 02-28-12 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 19 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Heart-stopping prose and crackling observations on a spiritual journey toward a life rich in love and freedom. Stuck in a dead-end relationship, this fearless narrator leaves her metaphorical baggage behind and finds a comfort zone in the air, "feeling safest with one plane ticket in her hand and another in her underwear drawer." She flies around the world, finding reasons to love life in dozens of far-flung places from Alaska to Bhutan. Along the way she weathers unplanned losses of altitude, air pressure, and landing gear. With the help of a squad of loyal, funny, wise friends and massage therapists, she learns to sort truth from self-deception, self-involvement from self-possession. At last, having found a new partner "who loves Don DeLillo and the NHL" and a daughter "who needs you to teach her to dive and to laugh at herself"not to mention two dogs and two horses"staying home becomes more of an option. Maybe." Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Contents May Have Shifted Author: Pam Houston Narrator: Jennifer Van Dyck Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 32 mins Language: English Release date: 02-28-12 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 19 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Heart-stopping prose and crackling observations on a spiritual journey toward a life rich in love and freedom. Stuck in a dead-end relationship, this fearless narrator leaves her metaphorical baggage behind and finds a comfort zone in the air, "feeling safest with one plane ticket in her hand and another in her underwear drawer." She flies around the world, finding reasons to love life in dozens of far-flung places from Alaska to Bhutan. Along the way she weathers unplanned losses of altitude, air pressure, and landing gear. With the help of a squad of loyal, funny, wise friends and massage therapists, she learns to sort truth from self-deception, self-involvement from self-possession. At last, having found a new partner "who loves Don DeLillo and the NHL" and a daughter "who needs you to teach her to dive and to laugh at herself"not to mention two dogs and two horses"staying home becomes more of an option. Maybe." Members Reviews: severe disappointment I feel a bit robbed by this book by Pam Houston, whose previous work gave me considerable pleasure. "Contents May Have Shifted" forces the reader to listen to a series of unrelated, self-indulgent, plotless, writerly little scenarios that never develop movement or character. I was unbelievably bored and disappointed. Storytelling is a sacred pact between writer and author, an agreement that Houston betrayed in this book. Had I known to expect no actual story, I'd never have wasted my money on this one. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/But-Inside-Im-Screaming-Audiobook/B0098ONS5S Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: But Inside I'm Screaming Author: Elizabeth Flock Narrator: Rosemary Benson Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 47 mins Language: English Release date: 10-01-12 Publisher: Harlequin Books S.A. Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 5 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: While breaking the hottest news story of the year, broadcast journalist Isabel Murphy falls apart on live television in front of an audience of millions. She lands at Three Breezes, a four-star psychiatric hospital nicknamed the "nut hut", where she begins the painful process of recovering the life everyone thought she had. But accepting her place among her fellow patients proves difficult, and Isabel struggles to reconcile the fact that she is, indeed, one of them. As she faces the reality that in order to mend her painfully fractured life she must rely solely on herself, she must also accept an imperfect life in a world that demands perfection. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Elizabeth Flock) Mon, 01 Oct 2012 10:17:55 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/But-Inside-Im-Screaming-Audiobook/B0098ONS5S thebookvoice.com 08:47:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: But Inside I'm Screaming Author: Elizabeth Flock Narrator: Rosemary Benson Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 47 mins Language: English Release date: 10-01-12 Publisher: Harlequin Books S.A. Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 5 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: While breaking the hottest news story of the year, broadcast journalist Isabel Murphy falls apart on live television in front of an audience of millions. She lands at Three Breezes, a four-star psychiatric hospital nicknamed the "nut hut", where she begins the painful process of recovering the life everyone thought she had. But accepting her place among her fellow patients proves difficult, and Isabel struggles to reconcile the fact that she is, indeed, one of them. As she faces the reality that in order to mend her painfully fractured life she must rely solely on herself, she must also accept an imperfect life in a world that demands perfection. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: But Inside I'm Screaming Author: Elizabeth Flock Narrator: Rosemary Benson Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 47 mins Language: English Release date: 10-01-12 Publisher: Harlequin Books S.A. Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 5 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: While breaking the hottest news story of the year, broadcast journalist Isabel Murphy falls apart on live television in front of an audience of millions. She lands at Three Breezes, a four-star psychiatric hospital nicknamed the "nut hut", where she begins the painful process of recovering the life everyone thought she had. But accepting her place among her fellow patients proves difficult, and Isabel struggles to reconcile the fact that she is, indeed, one of them. As she faces the reality that in order to mend her painfully fractured life she must rely solely on herself, she must also accept an imperfect life in a world that demands perfection. Members Reviews: An incredible journey and self realization................... Where to start?...........this is really hard, as the book started from the middle then out. Which was the only way to do it! This is the third book that I've read of Elizabeth Flock and I have enjoyed all of them. This story should be read by anyone who has had depression in their family. This will take you down the road from the patient's point of view, then brings you through the various trials and tribulations that he/she has gone through. So many ask how or why, this book will tell you not only the how, and why, but also the who. There are so many ways for a person to reach their breaking point, it's just a matter of time and circumstances. I really don't want to give away the story, but Isabelle's breakdown happened on live television. This is a MUST READ BOOK.............But Inside I'm Screaming. But Inside.... Rated a 5 star read because it's freaking awesome! Unless one has experienced overwhelming sadness and defeat more than one time, one remains on the outside with empathy....mostly because sympathy is a big concession. good read! Good read. A display of how treatment for mental disorders, medicinal & talk-therapy do work. And in insight into life in the the world beyond the medicinal facility. Interesting.... I picked this book for my psychology class.... we had to pick about that would relate to psychology and write a book report. I will admit this is not the kind of book that I would normally run and pick up. However I ended up liking the book very much. This book relates to the reality of depression among other psychological problems. Where at first I was very fustrated with the main character, towards the end I found myself feeling sympathy for her. Not a bad book.. helpful insight into mental health facilities. Entertaining and in formative. As mother of a bipolar child I was especially interested in what to expect if or when my loved one requires this level of care. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Autobiography-of-My-Mother-Audiobook/B01N6BBM0O Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Autobiography of My Mother Author: Jamaica Kincaid Narrator: Robin Miles Format: Unabridged Length: 6 hrs and 25 mins Language: English Release date: 12-13-16 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 4 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: From the recipient of the 2010 Clifton Fadiman Medal comes an unforgettable novel of one woman's courageous coming of age. Powerful, disturbing, and stirring, Jamaica Kincaid's novel is the deeply charged story of a woman's life on the island of Dominica. Xuela Claudette Richardson, the daughter of a Carib mother and a half-Scottish, half-African father, loses her mother to death the moment she is born and must find her way on her own. Jamaica Kincaid takes us from Xuela's childhood in a home where she can hear the song of the sea to the tin-roofed room where she lives as a schoolgirl in the house of Jack La Batte, who becomes her first lover. Xuela develops a passion for the stevedore Roland, who steals bolts of Irish linen for her from the ships he unloads, but she eventually marries an English doctor, Philip Bailey. Xuela's intensely physical world is redolent of overripe fruit, gentian violet, sulfur, and rain on the road. It seethes with her sorrow, her deep sympathy for those who share her history, her fear of her father, and her desperate loneliness. But underlying all is "the black room of the world" that is Xuela's barrenness and life without a mother. The Autobiography of My Mother is a story of love, fear, loss, and the forging of character, an account of one woman's inexorable evolution, evoked in startling and magical poetry. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Jamaica Kincaid) Tue, 13 Dec 2016 11:38:17 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Autobiography-of-My-Mother-Audiobook/B01N6BBM0O thebookvoice.com 06:25:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Autobiography of My Mother Author: Jamaica Kincaid Narrator: Robin Miles Format: Unabridged Length: 6 hrs and 25 mins Language: English Release date: 12-13-16 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 4 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: From the recipient of the 2010 Clifton Fadiman Medal comes an unforgettable novel of one woman's courageous coming of age. Powerful, disturbing, and stirring, Jamaica Kincaid's novel is the deeply charged story of a woman's life on the island of Dominica. Xuela Claudette Richardson, the daughter of a Carib mother and a half-Scottish, half-African father, loses her mother to death the moment she is born and must find her way on her own. Jamaica Kincaid takes us from Xuela's childhood in a home where she can hear the song of the sea to the tin-roofed room where she lives as a schoolgirl in the house of Jack La Batte, who becomes her first lover. Xuela develops a passion for the stevedore Roland, who steals bolts of Irish linen for her from the ships he unloads, but she eventually marries an English doctor, Philip Bailey. Xuela's intensely physical world is redolent of overripe fruit, gentian violet, sulfur, and rain on the road. It seethes with her sorrow, her deep sympathy for those who share her history, her fear of her father, and her desperate loneliness. But underlying all is "the black room of the world" that is Xuela's barrenness and life without a mother. The Autobiography of My Mother is a story of love, fear, loss, and the forging of character, an account of one woman's inexorable evolution, evoked in startling and magical poetry. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Autobiography of My Mother Author: Jamaica Kincaid Narrator: Robin Miles Format: Unabridged Length: 6 hrs and 25 mins Language: English Release date: 12-13-16 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 4 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: From the recipient of the 2010 Clifton Fadiman Medal comes an unforgettable novel of one woman's courageous coming of age. Powerful, disturbing, and stirring, Jamaica Kincaid's novel is the deeply charged story of a woman's life on the island of Dominica. Xuela Claudette Richardson, the daughter of a Carib mother and a half-Scottish, half-African father, loses her mother to death the moment she is born and must find her way on her own. Jamaica Kincaid takes us from Xuela's childhood in a home where she can hear the song of the sea to the tin-roofed room where she lives as a schoolgirl in the house of Jack La Batte, who becomes her first lover. Xuela develops a passion for the stevedore Roland, who steals bolts of Irish linen for her from the ships he unloads, but she eventually marries an English doctor, Philip Bailey. Xuela's intensely physical world is redolent of overripe fruit, gentian violet, sulfur, and rain on the road. It seethes with her sorrow, her deep sympathy for those who share her history, her fear of her father, and her desperate loneliness. But underlying all is "the black room of the world" that is Xuela's barrenness and life without a mother. The Autobiography of My Mother is a story of love, fear, loss, and the forging of character, an account of one woman's inexorable evolution, evoked in startling and magical poetry. Members Reviews: A beautifully written and deeply touching book In rich and poetic prose, Kincaid powerfully describes the life story of Xuela, a woman with an alienated and barren soul, who cannot love and does not want to be loved, yet surprisingly is very sensual. Kincaid points to the role of motherly love, and the bond to the homeland in forming the individual personality and consequently one's flow of life. My quote: "A human being, a person, many people, a people, will say their surroundings, form their consciousness, their very being; they will get up every morning and look at green hills, white cliffs, silver mountains, fields of golden grain, rivers of blue-glinting water, and in the beauty of this- and it is beautiful, they cannot help but find it beautiful - they invisibly, magically, conquer the distance that is between them and the beauty they are beholding, and they feel themselves become one with it, they draw strength from it, they are inspired by it to sing songs, to compose verse ..." A highly recommended read. My classmates and I love this I bought this book for my English class and this is most cultural,life lesson book. My classmates and I love this book This was real work This book got me curious because of the reviews. I now see what a lot of people meant. The story is a very (and I mean very) dark tale. There are some pivotal insights, but my feeling is that it is one long brooding about the way her birth circumstance colored her whole being and relations with the world. Written in a very complex fashion that demands you stay with the story and not get lost in the side thoughts. Too much self absorption The author's intense focus on the main character's inner thoughts and feelings limits the reader's scope and prevents a broad view of the social environment of the book's setting. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Der-Report-der-Magd-Audiobook/B0761W7QNM Hören Sie sich dieses volle Hörbuch kostenlos bei https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> Titel: Der Report der Magd Autor:: Margaret Atwood Erzähler: Vera Teltz, Charles Rettinghaus Format: Unabridged Spieldauer: 11 hrs and 57 mins Sprache: Deutsch Veröffentlichungsdatum: 10-10-17 Herausgeber: HörbucHHamburg HHV GmbH Kategorien: Fiction, Literary Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers: In einem fiktiven Staat in Nordamerika haben religiöse Fundamentalisten die totalitäre Republik Gilead errichtet. Nach einer atomaren Verseuchung ist ein großer Teil der weiblichen Bevölkerung unfruchtbar. Frauen werden entmündigt und in drei Gruppen eingeteilt: Ehefrauen von Führungskräften, Dienerinnen und Mägde. Letztere werden zur Fortpflanzung rekrutiert und sollen nach biblischem Vorbild für unfruchtbare Ehefrauen Kinder empfangen. Können sie ihre Aufgabe nicht erfüllen, werden sie in entfernte Kolonien abgeschoben. Doch die Dienerin Desfred besitzt etwas, was ihr alle Machthaber, Wächter und Spione nicht nehmen können, nämlich ihre Hoffnung auf ein Entkommen, auf Liebe, auf Leben... Die provozierende Vision eines totalitären Staats, in dem Frauen keine Rechte haben, wurde zum Kultbuch einer ganzen Generation. Margaret Atwood erhielt dafür zahlreiche Preise, Volker Schlöndorff verfilmte den Roman unter dem Titel "Die Geschichte der Dienerin" und die Serie "The Handmaid's Tale" wurde 2017 mit mehreren Emmys ausgezeichnet. >> Diese ungekürzte Hörbuch-Fassung wird Ihnen exklusiv von Audible präsentiert und ist ausschließlich im Download erhältlich. ©2017 Piper Verlag GmbH, München. Übersetzung von Helga Pfetsch (P)2017 Hörbuch Hamburg HHV GmbH, Hamburg Kritik Bewertungen: Mit "Der Report der Magd" hat sich Margaret Atwood in die Nachfolge von Aldous Huxley und George Orwell hineingeschrieben. -- DER SPIEGEL bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Margaret Atwood) Tue, 10 Oct 2017 11:06:44 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Der-Report-der-Magd-Audiobook/B0761W7QNM thebookvoice.com 11:57:00 no Hören Sie diesen Titel kostenlos bei thebookvoice.com Hören Sie sich dieses volle Hörbuch kostenlos bei https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> Titel: Der Report der Magd Autor:: Margaret Atwood Erzähler: Vera Teltz, Charles Rettinghaus Format: Unabridged Spieldauer: 11 hrs and 57 mins Sprache: Deutsch Veröffentlichungsdatum: 10-10-17 Herausgeber: HörbucHHamburg HHV GmbH Kategorien: Fiction, Literary Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers: In einem fiktiven Staat in Nordamerika haben religiöse Fundamentalisten die totalitäre Republik Gilead errichtet. Nach einer atomaren Verseuchung ist ein großer Teil der weiblichen Bevölkerung unfruchtbar. Frauen werden entmündigt und in drei Gruppen eingeteilt: Ehefrauen von Führungskräften, Dienerinnen und Mägde. Letztere werden zur Fortpflanzung rekrutiert und sollen nach biblischem Vorbild für unfruchtbare Ehefrauen Kinder empfangen. Können sie ihre Aufgabe nicht erfüllen, werden sie in entfernte Kolonien abgeschoben. Doch die Dienerin Desfred besitzt etwas, was ihr alle Machthaber, Wächter und Spione nicht nehmen können, nämlich ihre Hoffnung auf ein Entkommen, auf Liebe, auf Leben... Die provozierende Vision eines totalitären Staats, in dem Frauen keine Rechte haben, wurde zum Kultbuch einer ganzen Generation. Margaret Atwood erhielt dafür zahlreiche Preise, Volker Schlöndorff verfilmte den Roman unter dem Titel "Die Geschichte der Dienerin" und die Serie "The Handmaid's Tale" wurde 2017 mit mehreren Emmys ausgezeichnet. >> Diese ungekürzte Hörbuch-Fassung wird Ihnen exklusiv von Audible präsentiert und ist ausschließlich im Download erhältlich. ©2017 Piper Verlag GmbH, München. Übersetzung von Helga Pfetsch (P)2017 Hörbuch Hamburg HHV GmbH, Hamburg Kritik Bewertungen: Mit "Der Report der Magd" hat sich Margaret Atwood in die Nachfolge von Aldous Huxley und George Orwell hineingeschrieben. -- DER SPIEGEL Hören Sie sich dieses volle Hörbuch kostenlos bei https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> Titel: Der Report der Magd Autor:: Margaret Atwood Erzähler: Vera Teltz, Charles Rettinghaus Format: Unabridged Spieldauer: 11 hrs and 57 mins Sprache: Deutsch Veröffentlichungsdatum: 10-10-17 Herausgeber: HörbucHHamburg HHV GmbH Kategorien: Fiction, Literary Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers: In einem fiktiven Staat in Nordamerika haben religiöse Fundamentalisten die totalitäre Republik Gilead errichtet. Nach einer atomaren Verseuchung ist ein großer Teil der weiblichen Bevölkerung unfruchtbar. Frauen werden entmündigt und in drei Gruppen eingeteilt: Ehefrauen von Führungskräften, Dienerinnen und Mägde. Letztere werden zur Fortpflanzung rekrutiert und sollen nach biblischem Vorbild für unfruchtbare Ehefrauen Kinder empfangen. Können sie ihre Aufgabe nicht erfüllen, werden sie in entfernte Kolonien abgeschoben. Doch die Dienerin Desfred besitzt etwas, was ihr alle Machthaber, Wächter und Spione nicht nehmen können, nämlich ihre Hoffnung auf ein Entkommen, auf Liebe, auf Leben... Die provozierende Vision eines totalitären Staats, in dem Frauen keine Rechte haben, wurde zum Kultbuch einer ganzen Generation. Margaret Atwood erhielt dafür zahlreiche Preise, Volker Schlöndorff verfilmte den Roman unter dem Titel "Die Geschichte der Dienerin" und die Serie "The Handmaid's Tale" wurde 2017 mit mehreren Emmys ausgezeichnet. >> Diese ungekürzte Hörbuch-Fassung wird Ihnen exklusiv von Audible präsentiert und ist ausschließlich im Download erhältlich. ©2017 Piper Verlag GmbH, München. Übersetzung von Helga Pfetsch (P)2017 Hörbuch Hamburg HHV GmbH, Hamburg Kritik Bewertungen: Mit "Der Report der Magd" hat sich Margaret Atwood in die Nachfolge von Aldous Huxley und George Orwell hineingeschrieben. -- DER SPIEGEL Mitglieder Bewertungen: Two Stars the TV show was better. And the ending is the same, very disappointing. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Back-to-the-Bedroom-Audiobook/B002V5D09U Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Back to the Bedroom Author: Janet Evanovich Narrator: C.J. Critt Format: Unabridged Length: 5 hrs and 26 mins Language: English Release date: 09-02-05 Publisher: HarperAudio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 323 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: She was the mysterious woman in the long black cloak. He was the sexy guy next door. They shared a common wall between their Capitol Hill townhouses and not much else...until disaster scored a direct hit on the mystery woman's bedroom and the sexy guy's heart. He baked her a cake, she learned to throw a football, there were some misunderstandings in the living room, some mishaps in the yard, and some romantic moments everywhere. ©1989, 2005 Janet Evanovich; (P)2005 HarperCollins Publishers bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Janet Evanovich) Fri, 02 Sep 2005 08:19:07 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Back-to-the-Bedroom-Audiobook/B002V5D09U thebookvoice.com 05:26:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Back to the Bedroom Author: Janet Evanovich Narrator: C.J. Critt Format: Unabridged Length: 5 hrs and 26 mins Language: English Release date: 09-02-05 Publisher: HarperAudio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 323 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: She was the mysterious woman in the long black cloak. He was the sexy guy next door. They shared a common wall between their Capitol Hill townhouses and not much else...until disaster scored a direct hit on the mystery woman's bedroom and the sexy guy's heart. He baked her a cake, she learned to throw a football, there were some misunderstandings in the living room, some mishaps in the yard, and some romantic moments everywhere. ©1989, 2005 Janet Evanovich; (P)2005 HarperCollins Publishers Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Back to the Bedroom Author: Janet Evanovich Narrator: C.J. Critt Format: Unabridged Length: 5 hrs and 26 mins Language: English Release date: 09-02-05 Publisher: HarperAudio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 323 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: She was the mysterious woman in the long black cloak. He was the sexy guy next door. They shared a common wall between their Capitol Hill townhouses and not much else...until disaster scored a direct hit on the mystery woman's bedroom and the sexy guy's heart. He baked her a cake, she learned to throw a football, there were some misunderstandings in the living room, some mishaps in the yard, and some romantic moments everywhere. ©1989, 2005 Janet Evanovich; (P)2005 HarperCollins Publishers Members Reviews: SO SO I usually rip through Evanovich's stories, but this one did not keep me sitting in a parked car with the motor running. It was predictable, scattered and not funny. okay this book was not as funny as I expected. It had it's moments but it's not a stephanie bond quality. Not a bad read if you aren't into the bond series. I guess I keep comparing everything to that and it seems as though the characters are repeated in this book just slightly different but not enough to make it better. Could only give it a 3 because it's not bad, not awsome, but not bad either. Funny and lighthearted... This was a most pleasant listen. I found myself smiling and even giggling out loud. You couldn't find two characters to like any more. The plot was a little outlandish but thats what generated the humor. The reader was a little stilted at first but all in all she did the voices pretty well. I was sorry to hear it end. I'm going to look for other books by Ms Evanovich. Fun and quirky cast characters A book that made me want to race to be with a crayons and my husband. Super Easy Listening Typical Janet Evanovich. Lots of aspects reminds me of Stephanie Plum and her boarder of Gandma Mazur. Light, entertaining and forgettable. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Us-A-Novel-Audiobook/B00MOVXCU8 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Us: A Novel Author: David Nicholls Narrator: David Haig Format: Unabridged Length: 14 hrs and 9 mins Language: English Release date: 10-28-14 Publisher: HarperAudio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 620 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Douglas Petersen may be mild-mannered, but behind his reserve lies a sense of humor that seduces beautiful Connie into a second date...and eventually into marriage. Now, almost three decades later, they live more or less happily in the London suburbs with their moody seventeen year-old son, Albie. Then Connie tells him she thinks she wants a divorce. The timing couldnt be worse. Connie has planned a month-long tour of European capitals, a chance to experience the worlds greatest works of art as a family, and she cant bring herself to cancel. And maybe going ahead is for the best anyway? Douglas is privately convinced that this landmark trip will rekindle the romance in the marriage, and might even help him to bond with Albie. Narrated from Douglass endearingly honest, slyly witty, and at times achingly optimistic point of view, Us is the story of a man trying to rescue his relationship with the woman he loves, and learning how to get closer to a son whos always felt like a stranger. Critic Reviews: "Haig's portrayal of a straitlaced middle-aged scientist who is trying to fit in with his artistic, laid-back family is flawless, and listeners will be impressed with his ability to seamlessly transition among the characters, capturing each one's personality. This bittersweet comedy of errors and self-discovery is destined to be one of the most talked about audiobooks of the year." (AudioFile) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (David Nicholls) Tue, 28 Oct 2014 08:21:44 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Us-A-Novel-Audiobook/B00MOVXCU8 thebookvoice.com 14:09:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Us: A Novel Author: David Nicholls Narrator: David Haig Format: Unabridged Length: 14 hrs and 9 mins Language: English Release date: 10-28-14 Publisher: HarperAudio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 620 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Douglas Petersen may be mild-mannered, but behind his reserve lies a sense of humor that seduces beautiful Connie into a second date...and eventually into marriage. Now, almost three decades later, they live more or less happily in the London suburbs with their moody seventeen year-old son, Albie. Then Connie tells him she thinks she wants a divorce. The timing couldnt be worse. Connie has planned a month-long tour of European capitals, a chance to experience the worlds greatest works of art as a family, and she cant bring herself to cancel. And maybe going ahead is for the best anyway? Douglas is privately convinced that this landmark trip will rekindle the romance in the marriage, and might even help him to bond with Albie. Narrated from Douglass endearingly honest, slyly witty, and at times achingly optimistic point of view, Us is the story of a man trying to rescue his relationship with the woman he loves, and learning how to get closer to a son whos always felt like a stranger. Critic Reviews: "Haig's portrayal of a straitlaced middle-aged scientist who is trying to fit in with his artistic, laid-back family is flawless, and listeners will be impressed with his ability to seamlessly transition among the characters, capturing each one's personality. This bittersweet comedy of errors and self-discovery is destined to be one of the most talked about audiobooks of the year." (AudioFile) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Us: A Novel Author: David Nicholls Narrator: David Haig Format: Unabridged Length: 14 hrs and 9 mins Language: English Release date: 10-28-14 Publisher: HarperAudio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 620 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Douglas Petersen may be mild-mannered, but behind his reserve lies a sense of humor that seduces beautiful Connie into a second date...and eventually into marriage. Now, almost three decades later, they live more or less happily in the London suburbs with their moody seventeen year-old son, Albie. Then Connie tells him she thinks she wants a divorce. The timing couldnt be worse. Connie has planned a month-long tour of European capitals, a chance to experience the worlds greatest works of art as a family, and she cant bring herself to cancel. And maybe going ahead is for the best anyway? Douglas is privately convinced that this landmark trip will rekindle the romance in the marriage, and might even help him to bond with Albie. Narrated from Douglass endearingly honest, slyly witty, and at times achingly optimistic point of view, Us is the story of a man trying to rescue his relationship with the woman he loves, and learning how to get closer to a son whos always felt like a stranger. Critic Reviews: "Haig's portrayal of a straitlaced middle-aged scientist who is trying to fit in with his artistic, laid-back family is flawless, and listeners will be impressed with his ability to seamlessly transition among the characters, capturing each one's personality. This bittersweet comedy of errors and self-discovery is destined to be one of the most talked about audiobooks of the year." (AudioFile) Members Reviews: Great novel - my favorite in years This novel was a great one. The story is simple - a married English couple in their 50's is dealing with a marriage in distress. The story is from the man's point of view. Their 17 year-old son, ready to head off to college, is the other main character. The husband is a scientist; the wife an artist. The conservative man has a rocky relationship with his son. It sounds almost stereotypical. It is anything but that. The novel alternates between the present and the past in their relationships. The characters are all so believable and interesting. It is an incredibly engaging and emotional story. In addition, the narrator is great, with perfect voices for all three main characters. If you like real life relationship novels, they don't come better than this. I hated to have this end. It has been years since I have enjoyed such a great novel, and I read and listen to a lot. I wish I could give this 6 stars. This Guy Tries So Hard, I Felt Sad For Him... David Nicholls novel, "Us", was an inside look at a marriage written from the male perspective. Douglas, the husband and protagonist, is a man working hard to save his long-term marriage. The author was able to bring me so close to the husband that I longed to talk with him and tell him to stop trying so hard and stop letting Connie make all the decisions. I felt sad for him as he tried too hard to please his beloved wife and sad for the wife that she could not see her husband for the gem that he was. This was a book of angst and frustration; often moving too slowly for my taste. My favorite part of the book was watching Douglas work towards rekindling his relationship with his son and watching him make some hard-won changes in himself towards the end of the novel. As a marital portrayal, the novel is a fairly accurate picture of what could and/or does go on in some marriages. The listening experience was improved through the clarity of voice provided by David Haig. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-World-According-to-Bertie-Audiobook/B002V0ADSQ Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The World According to Bertie Author: Alexander McCall Smith Narrator: Robert Ian MacKenzie Format: Unabridged Length: 14 hrs and 7 mins Language: English Release date: 11-20-08 Publisher: Recorded Books Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 432 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: The World According to Bertie is the fourth in the series and revolves around the many colorful characters that come and go at No. 44 Scotland Street. McCall Smith handles the characters with his customary charm and deftness - the stalwart Tory chartered surveyor, the pushy mother, and, most importantly in this novel, the beleaguered Italian-speaking prodigy, Bertie. This is classic McCall Smith - clever, witty and entertaining - and beautifully illustrated. A chance encounter with Armistead Maupin in San Francisco inspired Alexander McCall Smith to write this series of novels based around the fictional No. 44 Scotland Street in Edinburgh's New Town. Listen to all of our titles. ©2008 Alexander McCall Smith; (P)2008 Recorded Books, LLC bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Alexander McCall Smith) Thu, 20 Nov 2008 03:12:16 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-World-According-to-Bertie-Audiobook/B002V0ADSQ thebookvoice.com 14:07:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The World According to Bertie Author: Alexander McCall Smith Narrator: Robert Ian MacKenzie Format: Unabridged Length: 14 hrs and 7 mins Language: English Release date: 11-20-08 Publisher: Recorded Books Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 432 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: The World According to Bertie is the fourth in the series and revolves around the many colorful characters that come and go at No. 44 Scotland Street. McCall Smith handles the characters with his customary charm and deftness - the stalwart Tory chartered surveyor, the pushy mother, and, most importantly in this novel, the beleaguered Italian-speaking prodigy, Bertie. This is classic McCall Smith - clever, witty and entertaining - and beautifully illustrated. A chance encounter with Armistead Maupin in San Francisco inspired Alexander McCall Smith to write this series of novels based around the fictional No. 44 Scotland Street in Edinburgh's New Town. Listen to all of our titles. ©2008 Alexander McCall Smith; (P)2008 Recorded Books, LLC Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The World According to Bertie Author: Alexander McCall Smith Narrator: Robert Ian MacKenzie Format: Unabridged Length: 14 hrs and 7 mins Language: English Release date: 11-20-08 Publisher: Recorded Books Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 432 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: The World According to Bertie is the fourth in the series and revolves around the many colorful characters that come and go at No. 44 Scotland Street. McCall Smith handles the characters with his customary charm and deftness - the stalwart Tory chartered surveyor, the pushy mother, and, most importantly in this novel, the beleaguered Italian-speaking prodigy, Bertie. This is classic McCall Smith - clever, witty and entertaining - and beautifully illustrated. A chance encounter with Armistead Maupin in San Francisco inspired Alexander McCall Smith to write this series of novels based around the fictional No. 44 Scotland Street in Edinburgh's New Town. Listen to all of our titles. ©2008 Alexander McCall Smith; (P)2008 Recorded Books, LLC Members Reviews: Great visit to 44 Scotland Street I have always enjoyed the McCall Smith characters and the various series, whatever their locations, Edinburgh or Botswana. I grab each one as soon as it is available for download and I am never disappointed in the economy of expression yet attention to nuance contained therein. McCall Smith has an excellent grasp of the various moral and situational ambiguities inherent in modern life and is proficient as well as entertaining in expressing them. I thought this latest episode left a few compelling threads dangling, however, although perhaps that was intentional, leaving the reader wanting more. There was also a significant variation in my attention level, as the narrative went from yawn to laugh-out-loud hilarity. There were a few passages that were not really critical to the story lines that could have been shorter, in my opinion, but at least this listen was around 11 or so hours instead of the usual 6, so there is access to a longer interlude with the inhabitants of 44 Scotland Street and their cohorts. McCall Smith: What an incredible treat! I read a review of one of the 44 Scotland Street series which was not at ALL complimentary, to say the least. I was saddened because the writer missed the whole point of these fabulous books and one of the best narrators I have ever heard: Robert Ian MacKenzie. Was he looking for blood? Perhaps, guts? These aren't those kind of books. Instead, McCall Smith gives us a glimpse into an absolutely incredible world of (gasp) ORDINARY people. And I have fallen in love with them. Totally. When one book ends, I feel as if all my friends went on vacation at the same time and I am left bereft and alone...well, maybe that might be overstating it a bit...but, honestly, Bertie, Big Lou, Olive, Domenica, Matthew, Miss Harmony and Tofu, etc... are so very wonderful. No one was more surprised as I, that I could simply adore books which weren't jam-packed with the requisite blood and guts. You go, Alexander McCall Smith and Robert Ian Mac Kenzie! I'm hooked! As good as usual...but Mr. Smith is as good a writer as there is, however, why is this book titled The World According to Bertie? The character Bertie is just about the least mentioned character in the story. I was looking forward to getting a story FULL of information about my favorite Smith character, Bertie. What we get is a pitifully tiny installment on Bertie. I feel as though I've been hoodwinked, promised one thing and getting so much less. I'm very disappointed. One of my absolute favorite authors! Alexander McCall Smith is a wonderful author. I love all of his series. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/A-Doubters-Almanac-Audiobook/B01BHB0R8A Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: A Doubter's Almanac Subtitle: A Novel Author: Ethan Canin Narrator: David Aaron Baker Format: Unabridged Length: 19 hrs and 14 mins Language: English Release date: 02-16-16 Publisher: Recorded Books Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 190 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Milo Andret is born with an unusual mind. A lonely child growing up in the woods of Northern Michigan in the 1950s, he gives little thought to his own talent. But with his acceptance at UC Berkeley, he realizes the extent - and the risks - of his singular gifts. California in the '70s is a seduction, opening Milo's eyes to the allure of both ambition and indulgence. The research he begins there will make him a legend; the woman he meets there - and the rival he meets alongside her - will haunt him for the rest of his life. For Milo's brilliance is entwined with a dark need that soon grows to threaten his work, his family, even his existence. Critic Reviews: "David Aaron Baker's delivery of this outstanding novel is a tour de force of the narrator's art.... Baker gives each family member a distinct voice and memorably acts out a violent scene with such restraint that the listener imagines himself in the room. The repartee between the gravelly voiced aging father and the brainy son is skillfully portrayed. Be it the subtle musings of an Egyptian doctor or the fast-clipped banter of Milo's lifelong rival, Baker masterfully turns this complex story into a mesmerizing modern tale." (AudioFile) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Ethan Canin) Tue, 16 Feb 2016 20:09:32 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/A-Doubters-Almanac-Audiobook/B01BHB0R8A thebookvoice.com 19:14:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: A Doubter's Almanac Subtitle: A Novel Author: Ethan Canin Narrator: David Aaron Baker Format: Unabridged Length: 19 hrs and 14 mins Language: English Release date: 02-16-16 Publisher: Recorded Books Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 190 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Milo Andret is born with an unusual mind. A lonely child growing up in the woods of Northern Michigan in the 1950s, he gives little thought to his own talent. But with his acceptance at UC Berkeley, he realizes the extent - and the risks - of his singular gifts. California in the '70s is a seduction, opening Milo's eyes to the allure of both ambition and indulgence. The research he begins there will make him a legend; the woman he meets there - and the rival he meets alongside her - will haunt him for the rest of his life. For Milo's brilliance is entwined with a dark need that soon grows to threaten his work, his family, even his existence. Critic Reviews: "David Aaron Baker's delivery of this outstanding novel is a tour de force of the narrator's art.... Baker gives each family member a distinct voice and memorably acts out a violent scene with such restraint that the listener imagines himself in the room. The repartee between the gravelly voiced aging father and the brainy son is skillfully portrayed. Be it the subtle musings of an Egyptian doctor or the fast-clipped banter of Milo's lifelong rival, Baker masterfully turns this complex story into a mesmerizing modern tale." (AudioFile) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: A Doubter's Almanac Subtitle: A Novel Author: Ethan Canin Narrator: David Aaron Baker Format: Unabridged Length: 19 hrs and 14 mins Language: English Release date: 02-16-16 Publisher: Recorded Books Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 190 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Milo Andret is born with an unusual mind. A lonely child growing up in the woods of Northern Michigan in the 1950s, he gives little thought to his own talent. But with his acceptance at UC Berkeley, he realizes the extent - and the risks - of his singular gifts. California in the '70s is a seduction, opening Milo's eyes to the allure of both ambition and indulgence. The research he begins there will make him a legend; the woman he meets there - and the rival he meets alongside her - will haunt him for the rest of his life. For Milo's brilliance is entwined with a dark need that soon grows to threaten his work, his family, even his existence. Critic Reviews: "David Aaron Baker's delivery of this outstanding novel is a tour de force of the narrator's art.... Baker gives each family member a distinct voice and memorably acts out a violent scene with such restraint that the listener imagines himself in the room. The repartee between the gravelly voiced aging father and the brainy son is skillfully portrayed. Be it the subtle musings of an Egyptian doctor or the fast-clipped banter of Milo's lifelong rival, Baker masterfully turns this complex story into a mesmerizing modern tale." (AudioFile) Members Reviews: The curse of genius? A superb story told in elegant prose, the first half of The Doubter's Almanac is the story of Milo Andret, who grows up in the 1950s in Michigan. Hes a loner and average student, although he always knows exactly where he is on the plane of the earth, an ability that will purportedly serve him well in the field of topology (geometric properties and spatial relations). He is confused by the domain of human relations, and can neither predict nor understand the behavior of others, so he concludes that hes entirely alone in the world. This axiom shapes his whole life. After working as a car mechanic, he eventually ends up in grad. school at Berkeley. He meets a girl named Cle, and with her discovers sex, alcohol, and LSD. Milo is old for a mathematician (they allegedly do their best work prior to age 40), and the sex, drugs, and alcohol seem to allay his fears and frustrations. Milo does go on to solve the fictional Malosz conjecture, win the Fields Medal (the Nobel Prize equivalent in mathematics), and become a professor at Princeton University. There is an interesting incident in Milo's childhood that figures repeatedly in the story. When he is roaming the forests where he can always place himself, he finds a blown-down tree. Working by himself for weeks, he carves the stump into a 25-foot-long continuous, seamless wooden chain. Its a beautiful thing, described so well by the author that I could easily picture it and want to possess one just like it. Milo does not readily share the chain with others, but it's a project closely linked to his future work and an interesting symbol. The second part of the book is narrated by Milos son Hans, who chronicles exactly how horrible a person Milo really is a nasty, drunken womanizer who alternately curses and ignores his family and demeans his colleagues, all without shame or apology. He seems to believe that the curse of his own genius entitles him to behave this way, but there will be a high price to pay. He has become a nowhere dense set a set whose closure has empty interior. This second part also describes the ongoing struggle between Milo and his son. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Geister-Audiobook/B01N4GWXPZ Hören Sie sich dieses volle Hörbuch kostenlos bei https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> Titel: Geister Autor:: Nathan Hill Erzähler: Uve Teschner Format: Unabridged Spieldauer: 23 hrs and 47 mins Sprache: Deutsch Veröffentlichungsdatum: 01-05-17 Herausgeber: Audible Studios Kategorien: Fiction, Literary Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers: Ein Anruf der Anwaltskanzlei Rogers & Rogers verändert schlagartig das Leben des Literaturprofessors Samuel Anderson. Er, der als kleines Kind von seiner Mutter verlassen wurde, soll nun für sie bürgen: Nach ihrem tätlichen Angriff auf einen republikanischen Präsidentschaftskandidaten verlangt man von ihm, die Integrität einer Frau zu bezeugen, die er seit mehr als zwanzig Jahren nicht gesehen hat. Ein Gedanke, der ihm zunächst völlig abwegig erscheint. Doch Samuel will auch endlich begreifen, was damals wirklich geschehen ist. Ein allumfassender, mitreißender Roman über Liebe, Unabhängigkeit, Verrat und die lebenslange Hoffnung auf Erlösung, ein Familienroman und zugleich eine pointierte Gesellschaftsgeschichte von den Chicagoer Aufständen 1968 bis zu Occupy Wall Street. >> Diese ungekürzte Hörbuch-Fassung wird Ihnen exklusiv von Audible präsentiert und ist ausschließlich im Download erhältlich. ©2016 Piper Verlag GmbH (P)2017 Audible GmbH bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Nathan Hill) Thu, 05 Jan 2017 19:39:13 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Geister-Audiobook/B01N4GWXPZ thebookvoice.com 23:47:00 no Hören Sie diesen Titel kostenlos bei thebookvoice.com Hören Sie sich dieses volle Hörbuch kostenlos bei https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> Titel: Geister Autor:: Nathan Hill Erzähler: Uve Teschner Format: Unabridged Spieldauer: 23 hrs and 47 mins Sprache: Deutsch Veröffentlichungsdatum: 01-05-17 Herausgeber: Audible Studios Kategorien: Fiction, Literary Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers: Ein Anruf der Anwaltskanzlei Rogers & Rogers verändert schlagartig das Leben des Literaturprofessors Samuel Anderson. Er, der als kleines Kind von seiner Mutter verlassen wurde, soll nun für sie bürgen: Nach ihrem tätlichen Angriff auf einen republikanischen Präsidentschaftskandidaten verlangt man von ihm, die Integrität einer Frau zu bezeugen, die er seit mehr als zwanzig Jahren nicht gesehen hat. Ein Gedanke, der ihm zunächst völlig abwegig erscheint. Doch Samuel will auch endlich begreifen, was damals wirklich geschehen ist. Ein allumfassender, mitreißender Roman über Liebe, Unabhängigkeit, Verrat und die lebenslange Hoffnung auf Erlösung, ein Familienroman und zugleich eine pointierte Gesellschaftsgeschichte von den Chicagoer Aufständen 1968 bis zu Occupy Wall Street. >> Diese ungekürzte Hörbuch-Fassung wird Ihnen exklusiv von Audible präsentiert und ist ausschließlich im Download erhältlich. ©2016 Piper Verlag GmbH (P)2017 Audible GmbH Hören Sie sich dieses volle Hörbuch kostenlos bei https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> Titel: Geister Autor:: Nathan Hill Erzähler: Uve Teschner Format: Unabridged Spieldauer: 23 hrs and 47 mins Sprache: Deutsch Veröffentlichungsdatum: 01-05-17 Herausgeber: Audible Studios Kategorien: Fiction, Literary Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers: Ein Anruf der Anwaltskanzlei Rogers & Rogers verändert schlagartig das Leben des Literaturprofessors Samuel Anderson. Er, der als kleines Kind von seiner Mutter verlassen wurde, soll nun für sie bürgen: Nach ihrem tätlichen Angriff auf einen republikanischen Präsidentschaftskandidaten verlangt man von ihm, die Integrität einer Frau zu bezeugen, die er seit mehr als zwanzig Jahren nicht gesehen hat. Ein Gedanke, der ihm zunächst völlig abwegig erscheint. Doch Samuel will auch endlich begreifen, was damals wirklich geschehen ist. Ein allumfassender, mitreißender Roman über Liebe, Unabhängigkeit, Verrat und die lebenslange Hoffnung auf Erlösung, ein Familienroman und zugleich eine pointierte Gesellschaftsgeschichte von den Chicagoer Aufständen 1968 bis zu Occupy Wall Street. >> Diese ungekürzte Hörbuch-Fassung wird Ihnen exklusiv von Audible präsentiert und ist ausschließlich im Download erhältlich. ©2016 Piper Verlag GmbH (P)2017 Audible GmbH Mitglieder Bewertungen: Wonderful novel. I'm learning German so decided to read ... Wonderful novel. I'm learning German so decided to read it, or in reality to listen it by audible. One of the best things I ever read. Now consider to get into the original Nix. :) It is a great debut, really super-funny-terribly-serious-great debut! Waiting for the next novel! https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Silver-Bastard-Audiobook/B00V3K4SC2 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Silver Bastard Subtitle: Silver Valley, Book 1 Author: Joanna Wylde Narrator: Allyson Ryan, Johnathan McClain Format: Unabridged Length: 12 hrs and 43 mins Language: English Release date: 04-07-15 Publisher: Penguin Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 967 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: First in the new Silver Valley series from the New York Times best-selling author of the Reapers Motorcycle Club Novels Fourteen months. For 14 months, Puck Redhouse sat in a cell and kept his mouth shut, protecting the Silver Bastards MC from their enemies. Then he was free, and it was time for his reward - full membership in the club along with a party to celebrate. That was when he saw Becca Jones for the first time and set everything in motion. Before the night ended, he'd violated his parole and stolen her away from everything she knew. Five years. It was five years ago that Puck destroyed Becca and saved her all in one night. She's been terrified of him ever since, but she's even more terrified of the monsters from which he still protects her. But Becca refuses to let fear control her. She's living her life and moving forward - until she gets a phone call from the past she can't ignore. She has to go back, and there's only one man she can trust to go with her - the ex-con biker who rescued her once before. Puck will help her again, but this time it'll be on his terms. No more lies, no more tears, and no more holding back what he really wants.... bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Joanna Wylde) Tue, 07 Apr 2015 10:54:43 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Silver-Bastard-Audiobook/B00V3K4SC2 thebookvoice.com 12:43:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Silver Bastard Subtitle: Silver Valley, Book 1 Author: Joanna Wylde Narrator: Allyson Ryan, Johnathan McClain Format: Unabridged Length: 12 hrs and 43 mins Language: English Release date: 04-07-15 Publisher: Penguin Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 967 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: First in the new Silver Valley series from the New York Times best-selling author of the Reapers Motorcycle Club Novels Fourteen months. For 14 months, Puck Redhouse sat in a cell and kept his mouth shut, protecting the Silver Bastards MC from their enemies. Then he was free, and it was time for his reward - full membership in the club along with a party to celebrate. That was when he saw Becca Jones for the first time and set everything in motion. Before the night ended, he'd violated his parole and stolen her away from everything she knew. Five years. It was five years ago that Puck destroyed Becca and saved her all in one night. She's been terrified of him ever since, but she's even more terrified of the monsters from which he still protects her. But Becca refuses to let fear control her. She's living her life and moving forward - until she gets a phone call from the past she can't ignore. She has to go back, and there's only one man she can trust to go with her - the ex-con biker who rescued her once before. Puck will help her again, but this time it'll be on his terms. No more lies, no more tears, and no more holding back what he really wants.... Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Silver Bastard Subtitle: Silver Valley, Book 1 Author: Joanna Wylde Narrator: Allyson Ryan, Johnathan McClain Format: Unabridged Length: 12 hrs and 43 mins Language: English Release date: 04-07-15 Publisher: Penguin Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 967 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: First in the new Silver Valley series from the New York Times best-selling author of the Reapers Motorcycle Club Novels Fourteen months. For 14 months, Puck Redhouse sat in a cell and kept his mouth shut, protecting the Silver Bastards MC from their enemies. Then he was free, and it was time for his reward - full membership in the club along with a party to celebrate. That was when he saw Becca Jones for the first time and set everything in motion. Before the night ended, he'd violated his parole and stolen her away from everything she knew. Five years. It was five years ago that Puck destroyed Becca and saved her all in one night. She's been terrified of him ever since, but she's even more terrified of the monsters from which he still protects her. But Becca refuses to let fear control her. She's living her life and moving forward - until she gets a phone call from the past she can't ignore. She has to go back, and there's only one man she can trust to go with her - the ex-con biker who rescued her once before. Puck will help her again, but this time it'll be on his terms. No more lies, no more tears, and no more holding back what he really wants.... Members Reviews: GREAT SPIN-OFF FROM HER REAPERS MC SERIES If you're looking for a hard-hitting raw MC listen then this is it.... but with "you're mine" romance too that turned out to be quite sweet underneath the whole bad-ass exterior. Great start to her new series of Biker Bastards. Becca wasn't in a good place when Puck found her and rescued her but it took 5 years before they finally talked properly to each other again and then their sexual chemistry took over but Becca was an independent woman who didn't want to be an old lady because it brought back too many dark memories of her past life. And that past life was coming back to haunt her life now with blackmail, betrayal and ultimatums and Becca could only rely on herself to get out of this mess..... which proved to be a very bad idea. Rival biker gangs, clubhouse business, old ladies, death threats, a murder or two, twists, raw no holes barred frenzied sex scenes, biker talk, heated passionate scenes and a romance - biker style. Told from dual POV's, good narration and HEA Epilogue. Worth a credit? I loved it, was caught up in every delicious scene and yes, IMO creditworthy (as long as you know what you're getting - slutty alpha males, angst, abuse, strong heroine, action, suspense, steamy sex and a very unconventional romance). Good but not the best There is something about JW's book that is an auto download for me. I mean I will even put up with crappy narration because her books are just that great. This is the story of Puck and his property Bex. If you have been following the Reapers Series that you have some idea of who he is. In my opinion this book was just good enough... not awful though I have one particular scene that was truly a turn off in this book but that minor disruption did not take away from the book overall. The story begins with the celebration of Puck & Painter's release from prison. It is during this event that Puck meets and falls for Becca. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Elders-Audiobook/B00D35ZURW Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Elders Author: Ryan McIlvain Narrator: Brian Hutchison Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 27 mins Language: English Release date: 05-30-13 Publisher: Recorded Books Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 4 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: A glorious debut that T.C. Boyle calls "powerful and deeply moving" that follows two young Mormon missionaries in Brazil and their tense, peculiar friendship. Elder McLeod - outspoken, surly, a brash American - is nearing the end of his mission in Brazil. For nearly two years he has spent his days studying the Bible and the Book of Mormon, knocking on doors, teaching missionary lessons - "experimenting on the word". His new partner is Elder Passos, a devout, ambitious Brazilian who found salvation and solace in the church after his mothers early death. The two men are at first suspicious of each other, and their work together is frustrating, fruitless. That changes when a beautiful woman and her husband offer the missionaries a chance to be heard, to put all of their practice to good use, to test the mettle of their faith. But before they can bring the couple to baptism, they must confront their own long-held beliefs and doubts, and the simmering tensions at the heart of their friendship. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Ryan McIlvain) Thu, 30 May 2013 23:12:43 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Elders-Audiobook/B00D35ZURW thebookvoice.com 08:27:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Elders Author: Ryan McIlvain Narrator: Brian Hutchison Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 27 mins Language: English Release date: 05-30-13 Publisher: Recorded Books Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 4 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: A glorious debut that T.C. Boyle calls "powerful and deeply moving" that follows two young Mormon missionaries in Brazil and their tense, peculiar friendship. Elder McLeod - outspoken, surly, a brash American - is nearing the end of his mission in Brazil. For nearly two years he has spent his days studying the Bible and the Book of Mormon, knocking on doors, teaching missionary lessons - "experimenting on the word". His new partner is Elder Passos, a devout, ambitious Brazilian who found salvation and solace in the church after his mothers early death. The two men are at first suspicious of each other, and their work together is frustrating, fruitless. That changes when a beautiful woman and her husband offer the missionaries a chance to be heard, to put all of their practice to good use, to test the mettle of their faith. But before they can bring the couple to baptism, they must confront their own long-held beliefs and doubts, and the simmering tensions at the heart of their friendship. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Elders Author: Ryan McIlvain Narrator: Brian Hutchison Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 27 mins Language: English Release date: 05-30-13 Publisher: Recorded Books Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 4 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: A glorious debut that T.C. Boyle calls "powerful and deeply moving" that follows two young Mormon missionaries in Brazil and their tense, peculiar friendship. Elder McLeod - outspoken, surly, a brash American - is nearing the end of his mission in Brazil. For nearly two years he has spent his days studying the Bible and the Book of Mormon, knocking on doors, teaching missionary lessons - "experimenting on the word". His new partner is Elder Passos, a devout, ambitious Brazilian who found salvation and solace in the church after his mothers early death. The two men are at first suspicious of each other, and their work together is frustrating, fruitless. That changes when a beautiful woman and her husband offer the missionaries a chance to be heard, to put all of their practice to good use, to test the mettle of their faith. But before they can bring the couple to baptism, they must confront their own long-held beliefs and doubts, and the simmering tensions at the heart of their friendship. Members Reviews: Interesting look at Mormons from the inside! Ryan McIlvain, the author of Elders, did a great job of writing the story of two Mormon missionaries and creating enough conflict between them to make a good book. The tension between the two characters builds and builds to a level where the reader just HAS to know how its going to turn out. The even bigger conflict is the internal one in the mind of Elder McLeod, the American missionary. It becomes apparent to the reader that Elder McCloud is not really suited to the Mormon way of life, but hes been brought up in it and has to realize this in his own way and on his own timeline. It is a real feat that the author is able to make this timeline interesting by combining these two conflicts and coming up with a very readable, enjoyable book. Elders is also an interesting look at the Mormon religion. Most of the rules that are revealed in the book are almost unbelievable to me, but I found it fascinating to read about them and how the young people, or all the people, in the book deal with these rules. Ive been on the inside of the door which Ive locked to avoid the Mormons because I do NOT want to hear their proselytizing, but this book gave me an opportunity, without having to open the door, to read about what they are like, and what it might be like to be a Mormon. I cant help thinking of Mitt Romney and wondering if they told HIM to wear his blue jeans to bed at night to help guard against the evils of masturbation! After reading Elders, I found an interesting interview with the author, Ryan McIlvain on Fresh Air with Terri Gross on NPR, by the way. That is worth a listen! https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Icelander-Audiobook/B004NQTUBW Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Icelander Author: Dustin Long Narrator: Miette Elm Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 55 mins Language: English Release date: 02-15-11 Publisher: Iambik Audio Inc. Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 8 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: The daughter of a local legend of the investigative arts, Our Heroine searches for her dog while avoiding her biological impulse to solve the mystery of her best friend's recent murder. So establishes the baseline of Icelander, which pulsates even more deeply with Norse legend, an alternate reality and a cast of supporting characters including a "rogue library-scientist", a pair of philosophical investigators, and a many-faced villain. Built on mazes of time, language, and narrator, this literary fireworks display shows you what might happen if Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple had been penned by Nabokov then run through Hitchcock's lens. Critic Reviews: "Nabokov meets Lemony Snicket in this manic Chinese box version of a mystery." (Publishers Weekly) "This wonderful new novel from McSweeney's is a twisty murder mystery with rich overtones of Nabokov, Norse mythology and pomo fiction. Long obviously knows what it's like to hover between wanting to read about underground kingdoms and purloined documents and wanting to read about just plain real people. In fact, he seems perfectly happy to keep on hovering there, and he knows how to make his readers happy there, too." (Laura Miller, Salon.com) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Dustin Long) Tue, 15 Feb 2011 02:42:33 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Icelander-Audiobook/B004NQTUBW thebookvoice.com 07:55:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Icelander Author: Dustin Long Narrator: Miette Elm Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 55 mins Language: English Release date: 02-15-11 Publisher: Iambik Audio Inc. Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 8 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: The daughter of a local legend of the investigative arts, Our Heroine searches for her dog while avoiding her biological impulse to solve the mystery of her best friend's recent murder. So establishes the baseline of Icelander, which pulsates even more deeply with Norse legend, an alternate reality and a cast of supporting characters including a "rogue library-scientist", a pair of philosophical investigators, and a many-faced villain. Built on mazes of time, language, and narrator, this literary fireworks display shows you what might happen if Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple had been penned by Nabokov then run through Hitchcock's lens. Critic Reviews: "Nabokov meets Lemony Snicket in this manic Chinese box version of a mystery." (Publishers Weekly) "This wonderful new novel from McSweeney's is a twisty murder mystery with rich overtones of Nabokov, Norse mythology and pomo fiction. Long obviously knows what it's like to hover between wanting to read about underground kingdoms and purloined documents and wanting to read about just plain real people. In fact, he seems perfectly happy to keep on hovering there, and he knows how to make his readers happy there, too." (Laura Miller, Salon.com) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Icelander Author: Dustin Long Narrator: Miette Elm Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 55 mins Language: English Release date: 02-15-11 Publisher: Iambik Audio Inc. Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 8 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: The daughter of a local legend of the investigative arts, Our Heroine searches for her dog while avoiding her biological impulse to solve the mystery of her best friend's recent murder. So establishes the baseline of Icelander, which pulsates even more deeply with Norse legend, an alternate reality and a cast of supporting characters including a "rogue library-scientist", a pair of philosophical investigators, and a many-faced villain. Built on mazes of time, language, and narrator, this literary fireworks display shows you what might happen if Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple had been penned by Nabokov then run through Hitchcock's lens. Critic Reviews: "Nabokov meets Lemony Snicket in this manic Chinese box version of a mystery." (Publishers Weekly) "This wonderful new novel from McSweeney's is a twisty murder mystery with rich overtones of Nabokov, Norse mythology and pomo fiction. Long obviously knows what it's like to hover between wanting to read about underground kingdoms and purloined documents and wanting to read about just plain real people. In fact, he seems perfectly happy to keep on hovering there, and he knows how to make his readers happy there, too." (Laura Miller, Salon.com) Members Reviews: Dull don't spend your money!!! Dull! Dull! Dull! Dull! Dull! Dull! Dull! Dull! Dull! Dull! Dull! Dull! Dull! Dull! Dull! Let me say it one more time Dull!!!!!!!!!! Unsuitable for audio This book might be a good one to read, but as audio it is difficult - the constant interspersed notes, the references to other books are difficult enough, but the narrator's soporific and slow reading makes it really hard to concentrate on the text. 30 minutes of listening nearly put me to sleep. Miette's bedtime stories podcast are wonderful, but her style of reading seems out of keeping with this book. If you want to listen to a book in order to overcome insomnia, this is the one! https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Nutshell-Audiobook/B01HGZX9YK Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Nutshell Author: Ian McEwan Narrator: Rory Kinnear Format: Unabridged Length: 5 hrs and 26 mins Language: English Release date: 09-01-16 Publisher: Random House Audiobooks Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 62 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Nutshell is a classic story of murder and deceit, told by a narrator with a perspective and voice unlike any in recent literature. A bravura performance, it is the finest recent work from a true master. To be bound in a nutshell, see the world in two inches of ivory, in a grain of sand. Why not, when all of literature, all of art, of human endeavour, is just a speck in the universe of possible things? bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Ian McEwan) Thu, 01 Sep 2016 08:49:24 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Nutshell-Audiobook/B01HGZX9YK thebookvoice.com 05:26:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Nutshell Author: Ian McEwan Narrator: Rory Kinnear Format: Unabridged Length: 5 hrs and 26 mins Language: English Release date: 09-01-16 Publisher: Random House Audiobooks Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 62 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Nutshell is a classic story of murder and deceit, told by a narrator with a perspective and voice unlike any in recent literature. A bravura performance, it is the finest recent work from a true master. To be bound in a nutshell, see the world in two inches of ivory, in a grain of sand. Why not, when all of literature, all of art, of human endeavour, is just a speck in the universe of possible things? Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Nutshell Author: Ian McEwan Narrator: Rory Kinnear Format: Unabridged Length: 5 hrs and 26 mins Language: English Release date: 09-01-16 Publisher: Random House Audiobooks Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 62 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Nutshell is a classic story of murder and deceit, told by a narrator with a perspective and voice unlike any in recent literature. A bravura performance, it is the finest recent work from a true master. To be bound in a nutshell, see the world in two inches of ivory, in a grain of sand. Why not, when all of literature, all of art, of human endeavour, is just a speck in the universe of possible things? Members Reviews: Hilarious, thrilling story What a blast! A terrifically funny and thrilling murder story, told by an unforgettable narrator. One of the most entertaining books I've read in quite some time: this is Ian McEwan at his mischievous, exuberant best. i wanted more beautifully crafted, creative, insightful - i wanted more . I will listen to it again. Best Ian's book One of best book i ever read. It shall be awarded by a Nobel prize "a lucky beach" Bless me! Here is Rory Kinnear reading Ian McEwan I have only enjoyed language as much as I have this, with my first reading of Virginia Wolf. We read or listen for all sorts of reasons. I am 'catching up' on all those decades when I had to get up for work in the morning. Taste does change and still some books can only be read in hard copy to be slowly enjoyed like Nabakov and. I had begun to think like Virginia Wolf. And Ian McEwan. My choice of genre ranges far and wide and at times takes huge leaps of hope in choosing an audiobook. Here we have Ian McEwan being read on audio by Rory Kinnear Delight. I will have to find a hard copy though to learn if Ian M wanted a 'bow' to mean a pretty knot or a masculine curtsy. Such (maybe small) things pull up my blissful enjoyment of both story and words being read with so easy a voice. Great performance, reader and author well matched. My wife and I listened in the car during a long drive. We both loved it. Very erudite. Highly recommended especially if you like wine tasting. The nutshell perspective works brilliantly. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Forever-House-Audiobook/B06XH7KY9C Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Forever House Author: Veronica Henry Narrator: Julia Barrie Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 46 mins Language: English Release date: 05-18-17 Publisher: Orion Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 2 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Would you know your forever house if you found it? Hunter's Moon is the ultimate 'forever' house. Nestled by a river in the Peasebrook valley, it has been the Willoughbys' home for over 50 years, and now estate agent Belinda Baxter is determined to find the perfect family to live there. But the sale of the house unlocks decades of family secrets - and brings Belinda face to face with her own troubled past. A gorgeous escapist listen for anyone needing a hug in a book - perfect for fans of Erica James, Lucy Diamond and Harriet Evans. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Veronica Henry) Thu, 18 May 2017 10:17:11 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Forever-House-Audiobook/B06XH7KY9C thebookvoice.com 10:46:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Forever House Author: Veronica Henry Narrator: Julia Barrie Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 46 mins Language: English Release date: 05-18-17 Publisher: Orion Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 2 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Would you know your forever house if you found it? Hunter's Moon is the ultimate 'forever' house. Nestled by a river in the Peasebrook valley, it has been the Willoughbys' home for over 50 years, and now estate agent Belinda Baxter is determined to find the perfect family to live there. But the sale of the house unlocks decades of family secrets - and brings Belinda face to face with her own troubled past. A gorgeous escapist listen for anyone needing a hug in a book - perfect for fans of Erica James, Lucy Diamond and Harriet Evans. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Forever House Author: Veronica Henry Narrator: Julia Barrie Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 46 mins Language: English Release date: 05-18-17 Publisher: Orion Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 2 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Would you know your forever house if you found it? Hunter's Moon is the ultimate 'forever' house. Nestled by a river in the Peasebrook valley, it has been the Willoughbys' home for over 50 years, and now estate agent Belinda Baxter is determined to find the perfect family to live there. But the sale of the house unlocks decades of family secrets - and brings Belinda face to face with her own troubled past. A gorgeous escapist listen for anyone needing a hug in a book - perfect for fans of Erica James, Lucy Diamond and Harriet Evans. Members Reviews: An incredible journey An incredible journey. I agree so much with the comment I read before purchasing, of this story being one of a 'warm hug'. Just gorgeous, I found myself completely invested. The only downfall of the book was it coming to an end... I wish it could have kept the same detail and not finished so quickly! loved it as with all veronica Henry this one didn't disappoint. ..fabulous from start to finish Brilliant 1st time reading Veronica Henry and loved it. Easy listening and a feel good factor Really loved it! As with all Veronica henrys books I loved it from start to finish. Loved the narration too. Can't wait for her next one. Enchanting Such a change to have a story about a house. Charting the lives of the people who lived there. How wonderful it would be to have a 'Hunters Moon' https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/El-Cielo-Llora-por-Mi-The-Heavens-Weep-for-Me-Audiobook/B004U7ECF8 Escuche este audio libro completo gratis en https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> Título: El Cielo Llora por Mi [The Heavens Weep for Me] Autor: Sergio Ramírez Narrador: Walter Krochmal Formato: Unabridged Duración: 10 hrs and 43 mins Idioma: Español Fecha de publicación: 04-20-12 Editor: Recorded Books Calificaciones: 4 de 5 de 6 votos Categorías: Fiction, Literary Resumen del editor: Asesinatos y narcotráfico, policías y cárteles. Nadie es inocente. El inspector Dolores Morales y el subinspector Bert Dixon, del Departamento de Narcóticos de la policía nicaragüense, y antiguos guerrilleros, investigan la desaparición de una mujer; las únicas pistas son un yate abandonado en la costa de Laguna de Perlas, sospechoso de transportar drogas, un libro quemado y una camiseta ensangrentada (más tarde aparecerán una valija con cien mil dólares y un vestido de novia). Los detectives crean una insólita red de espionaje en la que participan por igual la DEA y doña Sofía, afanadora de la Policía. Las cosas se ponen candentes cuando ocurre una serie de asesinatos, entre ellos el del principal testigo. En esta novela policíaca, narrada con tensión e ironía, y donde la sorpresa salta en cada página, las fuerzas del bien son a veces las fuerzas del mal. Sergio Ramírez explora los resquicios de esas fuerzas, por donde corre impetuosa la vida. Please note: This audiobook is in Spanish. Crítica Comentarios: Written in the classic detective style, this novel adds the fresh dynamic of Nicaraguan politics to the tried and true genre. (Library Journal) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Sergio Ramírez) Fri, 20 Apr 2012 13:24:16 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/El-Cielo-Llora-por-Mi-The-Heavens-Weep-for-Me-Audiobook/B004U7ECF8 thebookvoice.com 10:43:00 no Escucha este título completo gratis en thebookvoice.com Escuche este audio libro completo gratis en https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> Título: El Cielo Llora por Mi [The Heavens Weep for Me] Autor: Sergio Ramírez Narrador: Walter Krochmal Formato: Unabridged Duración: 10 hrs and 43 mins Idioma: Español Fecha de publicación: 04-20-12 Editor: Recorded Books Calificaciones: 4 de 5 de 6 votos Categorías: Fiction, Literary Resumen del editor: Asesinatos y narcotráfico, policías y cárteles. Nadie es inocente. El inspector Dolores Morales y el subinspector Bert Dixon, del Departamento de Narcóticos de la policía nicaragüense, y antiguos guerrilleros, investigan la desaparición de una mujer; las únicas pistas son un yate abandonado en la costa de Laguna de Perlas, sospechoso de transportar drogas, un libro quemado y una camiseta ensangrentada (más tarde aparecerán una valija con cien mil dólares y un vestido de novia). Los detectives crean una insólita red de espionaje en la que participan por igual la DEA y doña Sofía, afanadora de la Policía. Las cosas se ponen candentes cuando ocurre una serie de asesinatos, entre ellos el del principal testigo. En esta novela policíaca, narrada con tensión e ironía, y donde la sorpresa salta en cada página, las fuerzas del bien son a veces las fuerzas del mal. Sergio Ramírez explora los resquicios de esas fuerzas, por donde corre impetuosa la vida. Please note: This audiobook is in Spanish. Crítica Comentarios: Written in the classic detective style, this novel adds the fresh dynamic of Nicaraguan politics to the tried and true genre. (Library Journal) Escuche este audio libro completo gratis en https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> Título: El Cielo Llora por Mi [The Heavens Weep for Me] Autor: Sergio Ramírez Narrador: Walter Krochmal Formato: Unabridged Duración: 10 hrs and 43 mins Idioma: Español Fecha de publicación: 04-20-12 Editor: Recorded Books Calificaciones: 4 de 5 de 6 votos Categorías: Fiction, Literary Resumen del editor: Asesinatos y narcotráfico, policías y cárteles. Nadie es inocente. El inspector Dolores Morales y el subinspector Bert Dixon, del Departamento de Narcóticos de la policía nicaragüense, y antiguos guerrilleros, investigan la desaparición de una mujer; las únicas pistas son un yate abandonado en la costa de Laguna de Perlas, sospechoso de transportar drogas, un libro quemado y una camiseta ensangrentada (más tarde aparecerán una valija con cien mil dólares y un vestido de novia). Los detectives crean una insólita red de espionaje en la que participan por igual la DEA y doña Sofía, afanadora de la Policía. Las cosas se ponen candentes cuando ocurre una serie de asesinatos, entre ellos el del principal testigo. En esta novela policíaca, narrada con tensión e ironía, y donde la sorpresa salta en cada página, las fuerzas del bien son a veces las fuerzas del mal. Sergio Ramírez explora los resquicios de esas fuerzas, por donde corre impetuosa la vida. Please note: This audiobook is in Spanish. Crítica Comentarios: Written in the classic detective style, this novel adds the fresh dynamic of Nicaraguan politics to the tried and true genre. (Library Journal) https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Rules-of-Attraction-Audiobook/B002V02BZE Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Rules of Attraction Author: Bret Easton Ellis Narrator: Jonathan Davis, Danny Gerard, Lauren Fortgang Format: Unabridged Length: 9 hrs and 31 mins Language: English Release date: 08-11-09 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 121 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Set at a small, affluent liberal-arts college in New England at the height of the Reagan '80s, The Rules of Attraction is a startlingly funny, kaleidoscopic novel about three students with no plans for the future - or even the present - who become entangled in a curious romantic triangle. Bret Easton Ellis trains his incisive gaze on the kids at self-consciously bohemian Camden College and treats their sexual posturings and agonies with a mixture of acrid hilarity and compassion while exposing the moral vacuum at the center of their lives. Lauren changes boyfriends every time she changes majors and still pines for Victor, who split for Europe months ago, and she might or might not be writing anonymous love letters to ambivalent, hard-drinking Sean, a hopeless romantic who only has eyes for Lauren - even if he ends up in bed with half the campus - and Paul, Lauren's ex, forthrightly bisexual and whose passion masks a shrewd pragmatism. They waste time getting wasted, race from Thirsty Thursday Happy Hours to Dressed to Get Screwed parties to drinks at The Edge of the World or The Graveyard. The Rules of Attraction is a poignant, hilarious take on the death of romance. As an added bonus, when you purchase our Audible Modern Vanguard production of Bret Easton Ellis' book, you'll also get an exclusive Jim Atlas interview that begins when the audiobook ends. Critic Reviews: "Serves to establish Mr. Ellis's reputation further as one of the primary inside sources in upper-middle-class America's continuing investigation of what has happened to its children." (The New York Times Book Review) "Ellis is, first and last, a moralist. Under cover of his laconic voice, every word in his [novels] springs from grieving outrage at our spiritual condition." (Los Angeles Times Book Review) "Inspired. A wonderfully comic novel." (Gore Vidal) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Bret Easton Ellis) Tue, 11 Aug 2009 13:25:02 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Rules-of-Attraction-Audiobook/B002V02BZE thebookvoice.com 09:31:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Rules of Attraction Author: Bret Easton Ellis Narrator: Jonathan Davis, Danny Gerard, Lauren Fortgang Format: Unabridged Length: 9 hrs and 31 mins Language: English Release date: 08-11-09 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 121 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Set at a small, affluent liberal-arts college in New England at the height of the Reagan '80s, The Rules of Attraction is a startlingly funny, kaleidoscopic novel about three students with no plans for the future - or even the present - who become entangled in a curious romantic triangle. Bret Easton Ellis trains his incisive gaze on the kids at self-consciously bohemian Camden College and treats their sexual posturings and agonies with a mixture of acrid hilarity and compassion while exposing the moral vacuum at the center of their lives. Lauren changes boyfriends every time she changes majors and still pines for Victor, who split for Europe months ago, and she might or might not be writing anonymous love letters to ambivalent, hard-drinking Sean, a hopeless romantic who only has eyes for Lauren - even if he ends up in bed with half the campus - and Paul, Lauren's ex, forthrightly bisexual and whose passion masks a shrewd pragmatism. They waste time getting wasted, race from Thirsty Thursday Happy Hours to Dressed to Get Screwed parties to drinks at The Edge of the World or The Graveyard. The Rules of Attraction is a poignant, hilarious take on the death of romance. As an added bonus, when you purchase our Audible Modern Vanguard production of Bret Easton Ellis' book, you'll also get an exclusive Jim Atlas interview that begins when the audiobook ends. Critic Reviews: "Serves to establish Mr. Ellis's reputation further as one of the primary inside sources in upper-middle-class America's continuing investigation of what has happened to its children." (The New York Times Book Review) "Ellis is, first and last, a moralist. Under cover of his laconic voice, every word in his [novels] springs from grieving outrage at our spiritual condition." (Los Angeles Times Book Review) "Inspired. A wonderfully comic novel." (Gore Vidal) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Rules of Attraction Author: Bret Easton Ellis Narrator: Jonathan Davis, Danny Gerard, Lauren Fortgang Format: Unabridged Length: 9 hrs and 31 mins Language: English Release date: 08-11-09 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 121 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Set at a small, affluent liberal-arts college in New England at the height of the Reagan '80s, The Rules of Attraction is a startlingly funny, kaleidoscopic novel about three students with no plans for the future - or even the present - who become entangled in a curious romantic triangle. Bret Easton Ellis trains his incisive gaze on the kids at self-consciously bohemian Camden College and treats their sexual posturings and agonies with a mixture of acrid hilarity and compassion while exposing the moral vacuum at the center of their lives. Lauren changes boyfriends every time she changes majors and still pines for Victor, who split for Europe months ago, and she might or might not be writing anonymous love letters to ambivalent, hard-drinking Sean, a hopeless romantic who only has eyes for Lauren - even if he ends up in bed with half the campus - and Paul, Lauren's ex, forthrightly bisexual and whose passion masks a shrewd pragmatism. They waste time getting wasted, race from Thirsty Thursday Happy Hours to Dressed to Get Screwed parties to drinks at The Edge of the World or The Graveyard. The Rules of Attraction is a poignant, hilarious take on the death of romance. As an added bonus, when you purchase our Audible Modern Vanguard production of Bret Easton Ellis' book, you'll also get an exclusive Jim Atlas interview that begins when the audiobook ends. Critic Reviews: "Serves to establish Mr. Ellis's reputation further as one of the primary inside sources in upper-middle-class America's continuing investigation of what has happened to its children." (The New York Times Book Review) "Ellis is, first and last, a moralist. Under cover of his laconic voice, every word in his [novels] springs from grieving outrage at our spiritual condition." (Los Angeles Times Book Review) "Inspired. A wonderfully comic novel." (Gore Vidal) Members Reviews: Not Ellis's best work I am a huge fan of Bret Easton Ellis, but this was my least favorite of his books. I enjoyed it okay for about the first half, and the writing and narration is good, but then it started getting old and didn't go anywhere (I ended up giving up and not finishing it). A very directionless story, which sometimes I don't mind, but there were sooo many characters (each chapter is written in a different character's voice) and they all were pretty similar so I couldn't keep them straight, much less really care about them. Maybe in a written format it would have been easier. There are many better ones-- Less Than Zero, Lunar Park, Glamorama. Dark, shallow, disgusting, and so much fun!! The dating scene in college is one long gross orgy. This book gives good voice to the reasons why I don't chill with frat guys and won't date sorority girls. Great book Characters that speak to youth in every generation it's prolific. I really enjoyed it and it spoke to me as a 23 year old. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Last-Illusion-Audiobook/B00JVT1IIO Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Last Illusion Subtitle: A Novel Author: Porochista Khakpour Narrator: Fajer Al-Kaisi Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 58 mins Language: English Release date: 05-13-14 Publisher: Audible Studios for Bloomsbury Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 22 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: From the critically acclaimed author of Sons and Other Flammable Objects comes a bold fabulist novel about a feral boy coming of age in New York, based on a legend from the medieval Persian epic The Shahnameh, the Book of Kings. In a rural Iranian village, Zals demented mother, horrified by the pallor of his skin and hair, becomes convinced she has given birth to a White Demon. She hides him in a birdcage and there he lives for the next decade. Unfamiliar with human society, Zal eats birdseed and insects, squats atop the newspaper he sleeps upon, and communicates only in the squawks and shrieks of the other pet birds around him. Freed from his cage and adopted by a behavioral analyst, Zal awakens in New York to the possibility of a future. An emotionally stunted and physically unfit adolescent, he strives to become human as he stumbles toward adulthood, but his persistent dreams in bird and his secret penchant for candied insects make real conformity impossible. As New York survives one potential disaster, Y2K, and begins hurtling toward another, 9/11, Zal finds himself in a cast of fellow outsiders. A friendship with a famous illusionist who claims - to the Bird Boy's delight - that he can fly and a romantic relationship with a disturbed artist who believes she is clairvoyant send Zals life spiraling into chaos. Like the rest of New York, he is on a collision course with devastation. In tones haunting yet humorous and unflinching yet reverential, The Last Illusion explores the powers of storytelling while investigating contemporary and classical magical thinking. Its potent lyricism, stylistic inventiveness, and examination of otherness can appeal to readers of Salman Rushdie and Helen Oyeyemi. A celebrated essayist and chronicler of the 9/11-era, Khakpour reimagines New Yorks most harrowing catastrophe with a dazzling homage to her beloved city. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Porochista Khakpour) Tue, 13 May 2014 03:03:38 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Last-Illusion-Audiobook/B00JVT1IIO thebookvoice.com 10:58:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Last Illusion Subtitle: A Novel Author: Porochista Khakpour Narrator: Fajer Al-Kaisi Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 58 mins Language: English Release date: 05-13-14 Publisher: Audible Studios for Bloomsbury Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 22 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: From the critically acclaimed author of Sons and Other Flammable Objects comes a bold fabulist novel about a feral boy coming of age in New York, based on a legend from the medieval Persian epic The Shahnameh, the Book of Kings. In a rural Iranian village, Zals demented mother, horrified by the pallor of his skin and hair, becomes convinced she has given birth to a White Demon. She hides him in a birdcage and there he lives for the next decade. Unfamiliar with human society, Zal eats birdseed and insects, squats atop the newspaper he sleeps upon, and communicates only in the squawks and shrieks of the other pet birds around him. Freed from his cage and adopted by a behavioral analyst, Zal awakens in New York to the possibility of a future. An emotionally stunted and physically unfit adolescent, he strives to become human as he stumbles toward adulthood, but his persistent dreams in bird and his secret penchant for candied insects make real conformity impossible. As New York survives one potential disaster, Y2K, and begins hurtling toward another, 9/11, Zal finds himself in a cast of fellow outsiders. A friendship with a famous illusionist who claims - to the Bird Boy's delight - that he can fly and a romantic relationship with a disturbed artist who believes she is clairvoyant send Zals life spiraling into chaos. Like the rest of New York, he is on a collision course with devastation. In tones haunting yet humorous and unflinching yet reverential, The Last Illusion explores the powers of storytelling while investigating contemporary and classical magical thinking. Its potent lyricism, stylistic inventiveness, and examination of otherness can appeal to readers of Salman Rushdie and Helen Oyeyemi. A celebrated essayist and chronicler of the 9/11-era, Khakpour reimagines New Yorks most harrowing catastrophe with a dazzling homage to her beloved city. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Last Illusion Subtitle: A Novel Author: Porochista Khakpour Narrator: Fajer Al-Kaisi Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 58 mins Language: English Release date: 05-13-14 Publisher: Audible Studios for Bloomsbury Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 22 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: From the critically acclaimed author of Sons and Other Flammable Objects comes a bold fabulist novel about a feral boy coming of age in New York, based on a legend from the medieval Persian epic The Shahnameh, the Book of Kings. In a rural Iranian village, Zals demented mother, horrified by the pallor of his skin and hair, becomes convinced she has given birth to a White Demon. She hides him in a birdcage and there he lives for the next decade. Unfamiliar with human society, Zal eats birdseed and insects, squats atop the newspaper he sleeps upon, and communicates only in the squawks and shrieks of the other pet birds around him. Freed from his cage and adopted by a behavioral analyst, Zal awakens in New York to the possibility of a future. An emotionally stunted and physically unfit adolescent, he strives to become human as he stumbles toward adulthood, but his persistent dreams in bird and his secret penchant for candied insects make real conformity impossible. As New York survives one potential disaster, Y2K, and begins hurtling toward another, 9/11, Zal finds himself in a cast of fellow outsiders. A friendship with a famous illusionist who claims - to the Bird Boy's delight - that he can fly and a romantic relationship with a disturbed artist who believes she is clairvoyant send Zals life spiraling into chaos. Like the rest of New York, he is on a collision course with devastation. In tones haunting yet humorous and unflinching yet reverential, The Last Illusion explores the powers of storytelling while investigating contemporary and classical magical thinking. Its potent lyricism, stylistic inventiveness, and examination of otherness can appeal to readers of Salman Rushdie and Helen Oyeyemi. A celebrated essayist and chronicler of the 9/11-era, Khakpour reimagines New Yorks most harrowing catastrophe with a dazzling homage to her beloved city. Members Reviews: Powerful, gorgeous & discomfiting Loved this novel. I've read at least 1 literary novel per week for more than 20 years and this is one of the standouts. It has all the beautiful lucidity of the best contemporary American literary fiction, as well as the willingness to take the reader into dark unsettling places that the most seductive and memorable world literature (by Kafka, Bernhard etc.) has. The Last Illusion is a contemporary re-imagining of the Persian medieval epic The Shahnameh. The main character Zal is born fair-skinned and blond in Iran. His deranged mother calls him White Demon and confines him to a bird cage along with her other pet birds, feeding him insects and letting him sleep on straw. He communicates with the birds by squawking. He is taken out of his life as a bird by an older sibling. A white American psychologist who studies feral children and whose great love is a dead Persian poet adopts him and takes him to New York City. Zal comes of age in pre-9/11 New York City, still longing for his life as a bird. He sneaks candied insects and still longs to fly. When he meets illusionist Bran Silber, he think he's found a kindred spirit who is equally interested in flying. He also develops a relationship with an anorexic eccentric photographer and falls in love with her gigantic sister Willa. Meanwhile, the illusionist is planning to make the World Trade Center disappear. Great read! Started a bit bizarre, but then developed into a great story. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/One-of-Our-Thursdays-is-Missing-Audiobook/B004Q7J450 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: One of Our Thursdays is Missing Subtitle: A Novel Author: Jasper Fforde Narrator: Emily Gray Format: Unabridged Length: 12 hrs and 1 min Language: English Release date: 03-08-11 Publisher: Recorded Books Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 722 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Deftly blending such genres as mystery, science fiction, and classic literature, Jasper Ffordes gleefully irreverent New York Times best-selling Thursday Next novels defy categorization. In this sixth installment, the threat of all-out Genre war looms over BookWorld. But with the real Thursday Next retired in the real world, the Council of Genres has no other choice than to tap the fictional Thursday to save the day. Her mission as emissary is to prevent the brewing warbut her task is made more difficult by a hidden foe manipulating events. Editorial Reviews: Over the past decade, British novelist Jasper Fforde has established himself as the undisputed master of metafictional suspense stories. Though he is now in the middle of several completely different series of books, the original series of Thursday Next novels continues to be the crown jewel in his career. One of Our Thursdays Is Missing is the sixth book in this series as well as the second book in the sub-series known as BookWorld, a sub-series for which Fforde has said he plans to write two additional books. So this sixth effort is deeply embedded within the mythology and history of the Ffordian universe, but can also stand alone as a less than troublesome listen for those unfamiliar with the previous adventures of Thursday Next. Emily Gray once again assumes the daunting task of Ffordes enormous cast of well-known literary characters, and once again proves equal to such a tremendous challenge. Gray also narrated the first book in this sub-series, as well as two other Nextian Fforde novels. At this point, the Real Thursday Next has mostly retired from both literary celebrity and private investigation. When she goes missing, the Written Thursday must step up to take on the Real Thursdays quirky assortment of obligations, from peace talks between Comedy and Romance genres to side-stepping the agents of mega-corporation Goliath, as well as quietly launch the investigation to find the Real Thursday. Only the Written Thursday is of course not as quick-witted and savvy as the Real Thursday, and mishaps abound. The acrobatic narration required for this most recent installment is a feat that Gray accomplishes with remarkable dexterity and precision. Ffordes broadly wicked sense of humor is not lost whatsoever in the telling, and Gray deftly lands his volley of intelligent punch lines with a loving familiarity that neither resorts to the cheesy nor beats a dead horse. Also worth paying special attention to is her interpretation of the Written Thursdays new sidekick, Sprocket, an obsolete mechanical man who serves as her butler when they are not busy being on the run from a diverse set of mysterious enemies. Fforde is ultimately trying to address the important matter of what constitutes a happy ending, and uses all his beloved old tricks to sort out the answer. Emily Gray fortunately keeps pace with him every thrilling step of the way. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Jasper Fforde) Tue, 08 Mar 2011 18:55:57 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/One-of-Our-Thursdays-is-Missing-Audiobook/B004Q7J450 thebookvoice.com 12:01:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: One of Our Thursdays is Missing Subtitle: A Novel Author: Jasper Fforde Narrator: Emily Gray Format: Unabridged Length: 12 hrs and 1 min Language: English Release date: 03-08-11 Publisher: Recorded Books Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 722 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Deftly blending such genres as mystery, science fiction, and classic literature, Jasper Ffordes gleefully irreverent New York Times best-selling Thursday Next novels defy categorization. In this sixth installment, the threat of all-out Genre war looms over BookWorld. But with the real Thursday Next retired in the real world, the Council of Genres has no other choice than to tap the fictional Thursday to save the day. Her mission as emissary is to prevent the brewing warbut her task is made more difficult by a hidden foe manipulating events. Editorial Reviews: Over the past decade, British novelist Jasper Fforde has established himself as the undisputed master of metafictional suspense stories. Though he is now in the middle of several completely different series of books, the original series of Thursday Next novels continues to be the crown jewel in his career. One of Our Thursdays Is Missing is the sixth book in this series as well as the second book in the sub-series known as BookWorld, a sub-series for which Fforde has said he plans to write two additional books. So this sixth effort is deeply embedded within the mythology and history of the Ffordian universe, but can also stand alone as a less than troublesome listen for those unfamiliar with the previous adventures of Thursday Next. Emily Gray once again assumes the daunting task of Ffordes enormous cast of well-known literary characters, and once again proves equal to such a tremendous challenge. Gray also narrated the first book in this sub-series, as well as two other Nextian Fforde novels. At this point, the Real Thursday Next has mostly retired from both literary celebrity and private investigation. When she goes missing, the Written Thursday must step up to take on the Real Thursdays quirky assortment of obligations, from peace talks between Comedy and Romance genres to side-stepping the agents of mega-corporation Goliath, as well as quietly launch the investigation to find the Real Thursday. Only the Written Thursday is of course not as quick-witted and savvy as the Real Thursday, and mishaps abound. The acrobatic narration required for this most recent installment is a feat that Gray accomplishes with remarkable dexterity and precision. Ffordes broadly wicked sense of humor is not lost whatsoever in the telling, and Gray deftly lands his volley of intelligent punch lines with a loving familiarity that neither resorts to the cheesy nor beats a dead horse. Also worth paying special attention to is her interpretation of the Written Thursdays new sidekick, Sprocket, an obsolete mechanical man who serves as her butler when they are not busy being on the run from a diverse set of mysterious enemies. Fforde is ultimately trying to address the important matter of what constitutes a happy ending, and uses all his beloved old tricks to sort out the answer. Emily Gray fortunately keeps pace with him every thrilling step of the way. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: One of Our Thursdays is Missing Subtitle: A Novel Author: Jasper Fforde Narrator: Emily Gray Format: Unabridged Length: 12 hrs and 1 min Language: English Release date: 03-08-11 Publisher: Recorded Books Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 722 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Deftly blending such genres as mystery, science fiction, and classic literature, Jasper Ffordes gleefully irreverent New York Times best-selling Thursday Next novels defy categorization. In this sixth installment, the threat of all-out Genre war looms over BookWorld. But with the real Thursday Next retired in the real world, the Council of Genres has no other choice than to tap the fictional Thursday to save the day. Her mission as emissary is to prevent the brewing warbut her task is made more difficult by a hidden foe manipulating events. Editorial Reviews: Over the past decade, British novelist Jasper Fforde has established himself as the undisputed master of metafictional suspense stories. Though he is now in the middle of several completely different series of books, the original series of Thursday Next novels continues to be the crown jewel in his career. One of Our Thursdays Is Missing is the sixth book in this series as well as the second book in the sub-series known as BookWorld, a sub-series for which Fforde has said he plans to write two additional books. So this sixth effort is deeply embedded within the mythology and history of the Ffordian universe, but can also stand alone as a less than troublesome listen for those unfamiliar with the previous adventures of Thursday Next. Emily Gray once again assumes the daunting task of Ffordes enormous cast of well-known literary characters, and once again proves equal to such a tremendous challenge. Gray also narrated the first book in this sub-series, as well as two other Nextian Fforde novels. At this point, the Real Thursday Next has mostly retired from both literary celebrity and private investigation. When she goes missing, the Written Thursday must step up to take on the Real Thursdays quirky assortment of obligations, from peace talks between Comedy and Romance genres to side-stepping the agents of mega-corporation Goliath, as well as quietly launch the investigation to find the Real Thursday. Only the Written Thursday is of course not as quick-witted and savvy as the Real Thursday, and mishaps abound. The acrobatic narration required for this most recent installment is a feat that Gray accomplishes with remarkable dexterity and precision. Ffordes broadly wicked sense of humor is not lost whatsoever in the telling, and Gray deftly lands his volley of intelligent punch lines with a loving familiarity that neither resorts to the cheesy nor beats a dead horse. Also worth paying special attention to is her interpretation of the Written Thursdays new sidekick, Sprocket, an obsolete mechanical man who serves as her butler when they are not busy being on the run from a diverse set of mysterious enemies. Fforde is ultimately trying to address the important matter of what constitutes a happy ending, and uses all his beloved old tricks to sort out the answer. Emily Gray fortunately keeps pace with him every thrilling step of the way. Members Reviews: Not really a Thursday Next book I went into this book expecting to listen about the Thursday Next that we all have grown to love. Unfortunately for me this book is about an entirely different character (albeit her name is Thursday Next). While I was disappointed to read about the fictional Thursday instead of the "real" Thursday, this book really came together well in the end. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Famous-A-Novel-Audiobook/B00RLWO0CO Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Famous: A Novel Author: Blake Crouch Narrator: Tristan Morris Format: Unabridged Length: 5 hrs and 7 mins Language: English Release date: 12-31-14 Publisher: Mountainside Books, LLC Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 53 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: What if you looked exactly like a famous movie star, and one day decided that along with their beautiful face, you wanted the life that came with it? bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Blake Crouch) Wed, 31 Dec 2014 16:35:34 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Famous-A-Novel-Audiobook/B00RLWO0CO thebookvoice.com 05:07:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Famous: A Novel Author: Blake Crouch Narrator: Tristan Morris Format: Unabridged Length: 5 hrs and 7 mins Language: English Release date: 12-31-14 Publisher: Mountainside Books, LLC Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 53 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: What if you looked exactly like a famous movie star, and one day decided that along with their beautiful face, you wanted the life that came with it? Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Famous: A Novel Author: Blake Crouch Narrator: Tristan Morris Format: Unabridged Length: 5 hrs and 7 mins Language: English Release date: 12-31-14 Publisher: Mountainside Books, LLC Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 53 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: What if you looked exactly like a famous movie star, and one day decided that along with their beautiful face, you wanted the life that came with it? Members Reviews: Fab Cautionary Tale Where does Famous: A Novel rank among all the audiobooks youve listened to so far? I read a lot of Blake Crouch, this is a great listen Any additional comments? This is a shorter audio book. I only purchased it because I trust Blake Crouch for consistent thrills when I'm in the mood for this kind of genre. I went into the story straight away. I will just say that I am not into 'celebrity' or that kind of thing and it really didn't matter, this story was so interesting I just kept listening. I love his play on the behavior of real celebrities behind the facade and that is how our main character slips into his new identity - brilliant. I also love the ending. I got sucked in straight away, its like one of those trashy movies you can't stop watching. BC is my favourite literary junk food and I am not ashamed, not one bit! A different kind of creepy fun I didn't know what to expect. The basic premise seems obvious from the beginning and yet still feels creepy as it plays out. The story is well worth a read/listen. Awesome What made the experience of listening to Famous: A Novel the most enjoyable? The story is very interesting, it hooks from the beginning straight through to the end...A twisted tale of 'be careful what you wish for...you just might get it.' What was one of the most memorable moments of Famous: A Novel? Lancelot What about Tristan Morriss performance did you like? The narrator has a nice voice, easy to listen to Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting? YES Stay calm! It's all part of the act! [He vomits!] Fun light reading - for a thriller. Not too heavy and it works great for this story and the characters. I enjoyed it completely. ~JTC~ Famous for a price Fantastic read!! I think I've found my favorite new author. The story and lead character were unbelievable. A must read!!! https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Resurrection-of-Joan-Ashby-Audiobook/B0714QLZJH Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Resurrection of Joan Ashby Subtitle: A Novel Author: Cherise Wolas Narrator: Gabra Zackman, Michael Dickes Format: Unabridged Length: 19 hrs and 20 mins Language: English Release date: 08-29-17 Publisher: Macmillan Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 40 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: I viewed the consumptive nature of love as a threat to serious women. But the wonderful man I just married believes as I do - work is paramount, absolutely no children - and now love seems to me quite marvelous. These words are spoken to a rapturous audience by Joan Ashby, a brilliant and intense literary sensation acclaimed for her explosively dark and singular stories. When Joan finds herself unexpectedly pregnant, she is stunned by Martin's delight, his instant betrayal of their pact. She makes a fateful, selfless decision then, to embrace her unintentional family. Challenged by raising two precocious sons, it is decades before she finally completes her masterpiece novel. Poised to reclaim the spotlight, to resume the intended life she gave up for love, a betrayal of Shakespearean proportion forces her to question every choice she has made. Epic, propulsive, incredibly ambitious, and dazzlingly written, The Resurrection of Joan Ashby is a story about sacrifice and motherhood, the burdens of expectation and genius. Cherise Wolas' gorgeous debut introduces an indelible heroine candid about her struggles and unapologetic in her ambition. Critic Reviews: "That I got so worked up about a person who doesn't exist is a testament to Cherise Wolas's success in creating a complex and distinct fictional character." ( The New York Times Book Review) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Cherise Wolas) Tue, 29 Aug 2017 05:51:31 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Resurrection-of-Joan-Ashby-Audiobook/B0714QLZJH thebookvoice.com 19:20:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Resurrection of Joan Ashby Subtitle: A Novel Author: Cherise Wolas Narrator: Gabra Zackman, Michael Dickes Format: Unabridged Length: 19 hrs and 20 mins Language: English Release date: 08-29-17 Publisher: Macmillan Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 40 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: I viewed the consumptive nature of love as a threat to serious women. But the wonderful man I just married believes as I do - work is paramount, absolutely no children - and now love seems to me quite marvelous. These words are spoken to a rapturous audience by Joan Ashby, a brilliant and intense literary sensation acclaimed for her explosively dark and singular stories. When Joan finds herself unexpectedly pregnant, she is stunned by Martin's delight, his instant betrayal of their pact. She makes a fateful, selfless decision then, to embrace her unintentional family. Challenged by raising two precocious sons, it is decades before she finally completes her masterpiece novel. Poised to reclaim the spotlight, to resume the intended life she gave up for love, a betrayal of Shakespearean proportion forces her to question every choice she has made. Epic, propulsive, incredibly ambitious, and dazzlingly written, The Resurrection of Joan Ashby is a story about sacrifice and motherhood, the burdens of expectation and genius. Cherise Wolas' gorgeous debut introduces an indelible heroine candid about her struggles and unapologetic in her ambition. Critic Reviews: "That I got so worked up about a person who doesn't exist is a testament to Cherise Wolas's success in creating a complex and distinct fictional character." ( The New York Times Book Review) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Resurrection of Joan Ashby Subtitle: A Novel Author: Cherise Wolas Narrator: Gabra Zackman, Michael Dickes Format: Unabridged Length: 19 hrs and 20 mins Language: English Release date: 08-29-17 Publisher: Macmillan Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 40 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: I viewed the consumptive nature of love as a threat to serious women. But the wonderful man I just married believes as I do - work is paramount, absolutely no children - and now love seems to me quite marvelous. These words are spoken to a rapturous audience by Joan Ashby, a brilliant and intense literary sensation acclaimed for her explosively dark and singular stories. When Joan finds herself unexpectedly pregnant, she is stunned by Martin's delight, his instant betrayal of their pact. She makes a fateful, selfless decision then, to embrace her unintentional family. Challenged by raising two precocious sons, it is decades before she finally completes her masterpiece novel. Poised to reclaim the spotlight, to resume the intended life she gave up for love, a betrayal of Shakespearean proportion forces her to question every choice she has made. Epic, propulsive, incredibly ambitious, and dazzlingly written, The Resurrection of Joan Ashby is a story about sacrifice and motherhood, the burdens of expectation and genius. Cherise Wolas' gorgeous debut introduces an indelible heroine candid about her struggles and unapologetic in her ambition. Critic Reviews: "That I got so worked up about a person who doesn't exist is a testament to Cherise Wolas's success in creating a complex and distinct fictional character." ( The New York Times Book Review) Members Reviews: Unnecessary Words I am definitely in the minority in my reaction to this novel. Too many details of minor actions made me feel as if the author was just going for more words and additional pages rather than adding anything significant to the story. I felt the same way about the many short stories that were laced throughout the book. The protagonist was so self-centered and always justifying why her feelings were the right ones that I had a difficult time relating or liking this person. The narrator, Gabra Zackman, was outstanding. A bit too long - but a great piece overall I found this book intriguing because there are lots of stories within the story. The main story is about Joan Ashby, an author, who gets married and has two kids. Her whole life leading up to that she spoke openly about not wanting either of those things : no marriage, no kids. As someone with no kids I wanted to hear Joans point of view. She had them and she loved them. However, it ruined her career. Not just having the kids but the actual kids themselves ruined her career. Anyway, lots of stories within the story. Because Joan Ashby is a writer there will be parts of the book where you read her works. Her short stories, parts of her novel. The book opens with some interviews and articles written about her. I liked this a lot. I did not like Part 3, it went on way too long. Overall it was enjoyable and I would recommend it to those who like character driven novels that move slowly without lots of action. Think John Irving or Kent Haruf. A Little More Than It Needed to Be I got an email from Goodreads, but they said it was from A.M. Homes telling me I needed to read this book. I love her, so I listened. I knew it was a marketing ploy, but A.M. Homes! She had this to say: "stunning debut...reminds me of my most favorite authors: J.D. Salinger, Carson McCullers, Truman Capote, Joan Didion." I NEEDED to spend Audible credits and it was 19 hours, a perfect storm for book selection. Only, it wasn't. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Pegasus-Audiobook/B012TCU9KW Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Pegasus Author: Danielle Steel Narrator: Betty Glosted Format: Unabridged Length: 12 hrs and 26 mins Language: English Release date: 07-29-15 Publisher: Lindhardt og Ringhof Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: I Tyskland p taersklen til Anden Verdenskrig, lever de to venner og enkemaend, Nicolas og Alex, hver deres fredfyldte liv med deres brn. Nicolas og hans families sikkerhed bliver dog truet, da hemmeligheden om hans afstamning kommer frem. For at overleve m familien flygte til Amerika, og det eneste som Nicolas og hans snner kan tage med sig er deres otte fuldblodsheste. To af dem er lipizzanere og en gave fra Alex. Disse fantastiske vaesner bner dren ind til et nyt liv og sikrer Nicolas et arbejde hos det bermte cirkus, Ringling Brothers. Der bliver han og den hvide hingst, Pegasus, showets stjerner og en ung og yndig linedanser stjaeler hurtigt hans hjerte. Men krigsrene saetter deres spor, og mens Nicolas kaemper for at tilpasse sig sit nye liv, str Alex og hans to dtre overfor en stigende fare i Europa. Tragedien rammer p begge sider af Atlanterhavet, og nu hviler begge familiers lykke i haenderne p skaebnen. ©2015 SAGA Egmont. Translated by Lars Bgeholt Pedersen (P)2015 SAGA Egmont bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Danielle Steel) Wed, 29 Jul 2015 11:31:45 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Pegasus-Audiobook/B012TCU9KW thebookvoice.com 12:26:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Pegasus Author: Danielle Steel Narrator: Betty Glosted Format: Unabridged Length: 12 hrs and 26 mins Language: English Release date: 07-29-15 Publisher: Lindhardt og Ringhof Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: I Tyskland p taersklen til Anden Verdenskrig, lever de to venner og enkemaend, Nicolas og Alex, hver deres fredfyldte liv med deres brn. Nicolas og hans families sikkerhed bliver dog truet, da hemmeligheden om hans afstamning kommer frem. For at overleve m familien flygte til Amerika, og det eneste som Nicolas og hans snner kan tage med sig er deres otte fuldblodsheste. To af dem er lipizzanere og en gave fra Alex. Disse fantastiske vaesner bner dren ind til et nyt liv og sikrer Nicolas et arbejde hos det bermte cirkus, Ringling Brothers. Der bliver han og den hvide hingst, Pegasus, showets stjerner og en ung og yndig linedanser stjaeler hurtigt hans hjerte. Men krigsrene saetter deres spor, og mens Nicolas kaemper for at tilpasse sig sit nye liv, str Alex og hans to dtre overfor en stigende fare i Europa. Tragedien rammer p begge sider af Atlanterhavet, og nu hviler begge familiers lykke i haenderne p skaebnen. ©2015 SAGA Egmont. Translated by Lars Bgeholt Pedersen (P)2015 SAGA Egmont Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Pegasus Author: Danielle Steel Narrator: Betty Glosted Format: Unabridged Length: 12 hrs and 26 mins Language: English Release date: 07-29-15 Publisher: Lindhardt og Ringhof Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: I Tyskland p taersklen til Anden Verdenskrig, lever de to venner og enkemaend, Nicolas og Alex, hver deres fredfyldte liv med deres brn. Nicolas og hans families sikkerhed bliver dog truet, da hemmeligheden om hans afstamning kommer frem. For at overleve m familien flygte til Amerika, og det eneste som Nicolas og hans snner kan tage med sig er deres otte fuldblodsheste. To af dem er lipizzanere og en gave fra Alex. Disse fantastiske vaesner bner dren ind til et nyt liv og sikrer Nicolas et arbejde hos det bermte cirkus, Ringling Brothers. Der bliver han og den hvide hingst, Pegasus, showets stjerner og en ung og yndig linedanser stjaeler hurtigt hans hjerte. Men krigsrene saetter deres spor, og mens Nicolas kaemper for at tilpasse sig sit nye liv, str Alex og hans to dtre overfor en stigende fare i Europa. Tragedien rammer p begge sider af Atlanterhavet, og nu hviler begge familiers lykke i haenderne p skaebnen. ©2015 SAGA Egmont. Translated by Lars Bgeholt Pedersen (P)2015 SAGA Egmont Members Reviews: Just finished this book and I loved it! Out of her recent works Just finished this book and I loved it! Out of her recent works , one of her best. I loved the plot and how she weaves the two families together. Once again, Ms. Steel, by writing about a family and the passage of time, makes me think about How profound our own actions are and how they will affect future generations. Well done and a great read! Pegasus This is a book that begins like all of Danielle Steele's books, never has the male been wealthier or more handsome and the female has impeccable breeding with exquisite hair, face, and body, although the educational level of the characters are never mentioned. This is formula writing at its most successful and it seldom varies as the author introduces the family, the problem, Jewish background with Hitler looming, but the ability to escape and survive with an improbable solution, but a fairy tale ending. All of D.S.'s books fit her formula but they entertain and provide escape for a few hours. I am always disappointed in myself when I give in and read them, but, it was a few hours of sheer entertainment. If you've read one, you've read them all. Okie Reading Specialist Not her best I've read every single one of Danielle Steel's books and I just feel that this wasn't one of her best books. It felt rushed--like she had to hurry up and finish it and get it into the stores by a certain time or something. Towards the end she was really rushing things and it hurt the plot line--in my opinion. I think she should have given this book more of her time and not rushed through it. As much as I look forward to getting the newest Danielle Steel book, I'd rather she take her time and do it right so that I have another great book to read from her. Of horses, men and women. It's a good book and while placing its events in the midst of the most horrendous event of the twentieth century (WWII and the Jewish holocaust), there is little direct descriptions of the atrocities related to that period. The emphasis is on horses and their role in the lives of almost all of the characters of this novel; that part is quite astonishing. I appreciated the inter-relationships between horses and people and the sensitivity of the author to those relationships; horses were at the center of the narrative as much as men and women were. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Man-Without-a-Shadow-Audiobook/B0176YN46Y Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Man Without a Shadow Subtitle: A Novel Author: Joyce Carol Oates Narrator: Susan Hanfield Format: Unabridged Length: 13 hrs and 33 mins Language: English Release date: 01-19-16 Publisher: HarperAudio Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 45 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: In this taut and fascinating novel, the New York Times best-selling and National Book Award-winning author of The Sacrifice, The Accursed, and Lovely, Dark, Deep examines the mysteries of memory, personality, and identity and pierces the enigmatic force that drives human lives - love. In 1965, neuroscientist Margot Sharpe meets the attractive, charismatic Elihu Hoopes - the "man without a shadow" - whose devastated memory, unable to store new experiences or to retrieve the old, will make him the most famous and most studied amnesiac in history. Over the course of the next 30 years, Margot herself becomes famous for her experiments with E. H. - and inadvertently falls in love with him, despite the ethical ambiguity of their affair and though he remains forever elusive and mysterious to her, haunted by mysteries of the past. The Man Without a Shadow tracks the intimate, illicit relationship between Margot and Eli as scientist and subject embark upon an exploration of the labyrinthine mysteries of the human brain. Where does "memory" reside? Where is "love"? Is it possible to love an individual who cannot love you, who cannot "remember" you from one meeting to the next? Made vivid by her exceptional eye for detail and her keen insight into the human psyche, The Man Without A Shadow is a unique story of forbidden love, a kind of secret, evolving marriage, depicted in Joyce Carol Oates' tight, impassioned prose. It is an uncanny, ambitious, and structurally complex novel that penetrates the mind and illuminates the heart. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Joyce Carol Oates) Tue, 19 Jan 2016 10:13:27 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Man-Without-a-Shadow-Audiobook/B0176YN46Y thebookvoice.com 13:33:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Man Without a Shadow Subtitle: A Novel Author: Joyce Carol Oates Narrator: Susan Hanfield Format: Unabridged Length: 13 hrs and 33 mins Language: English Release date: 01-19-16 Publisher: HarperAudio Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 45 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: In this taut and fascinating novel, the New York Times best-selling and National Book Award-winning author of The Sacrifice, The Accursed, and Lovely, Dark, Deep examines the mysteries of memory, personality, and identity and pierces the enigmatic force that drives human lives - love. In 1965, neuroscientist Margot Sharpe meets the attractive, charismatic Elihu Hoopes - the "man without a shadow" - whose devastated memory, unable to store new experiences or to retrieve the old, will make him the most famous and most studied amnesiac in history. Over the course of the next 30 years, Margot herself becomes famous for her experiments with E. H. - and inadvertently falls in love with him, despite the ethical ambiguity of their affair and though he remains forever elusive and mysterious to her, haunted by mysteries of the past. The Man Without a Shadow tracks the intimate, illicit relationship between Margot and Eli as scientist and subject embark upon an exploration of the labyrinthine mysteries of the human brain. Where does "memory" reside? Where is "love"? Is it possible to love an individual who cannot love you, who cannot "remember" you from one meeting to the next? Made vivid by her exceptional eye for detail and her keen insight into the human psyche, The Man Without A Shadow is a unique story of forbidden love, a kind of secret, evolving marriage, depicted in Joyce Carol Oates' tight, impassioned prose. It is an uncanny, ambitious, and structurally complex novel that penetrates the mind and illuminates the heart. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Man Without a Shadow Subtitle: A Novel Author: Joyce Carol Oates Narrator: Susan Hanfield Format: Unabridged Length: 13 hrs and 33 mins Language: English Release date: 01-19-16 Publisher: HarperAudio Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 45 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: In this taut and fascinating novel, the New York Times best-selling and National Book Award-winning author of The Sacrifice, The Accursed, and Lovely, Dark, Deep examines the mysteries of memory, personality, and identity and pierces the enigmatic force that drives human lives - love. In 1965, neuroscientist Margot Sharpe meets the attractive, charismatic Elihu Hoopes - the "man without a shadow" - whose devastated memory, unable to store new experiences or to retrieve the old, will make him the most famous and most studied amnesiac in history. Over the course of the next 30 years, Margot herself becomes famous for her experiments with E. H. - and inadvertently falls in love with him, despite the ethical ambiguity of their affair and though he remains forever elusive and mysterious to her, haunted by mysteries of the past. The Man Without a Shadow tracks the intimate, illicit relationship between Margot and Eli as scientist and subject embark upon an exploration of the labyrinthine mysteries of the human brain. Where does "memory" reside? Where is "love"? Is it possible to love an individual who cannot love you, who cannot "remember" you from one meeting to the next? Made vivid by her exceptional eye for detail and her keen insight into the human psyche, The Man Without A Shadow is a unique story of forbidden love, a kind of secret, evolving marriage, depicted in Joyce Carol Oates' tight, impassioned prose. It is an uncanny, ambitious, and structurally complex novel that penetrates the mind and illuminates the heart. Members Reviews: Awful As a fan of Oates I am sorely disappointed and miserable having read this book. It is boring, repetitive and a ridiculous story wth shallow characters. But Oates has been writing strange books lately. don't know why I listened after first chapter pathetic characters, no redemptive value, hated story, recommended for people who like wallowing in dysfunction Great story. Loved it. Listened to it over three days. My favorite part of the story was the learning of the selfish aspect of love, even at its most compassionate. The narrator has a great voice, sometimes conjuring up memories of Tippi Hedren; She read the story with proper emotion and it felt like she had a complete grasp on what the story was about (whether she did or not is not the point, the talent is in sounding like she did.) Interesting story I love the writing of Joyce Carol Oates. And that is one reason why I got this book. I was also fascinated by this subject matter. Eli Hoops he has severe amnesia where he cannot remember anything or anyone longer than 70 seconds. However he can remember everything that happened before the accident that gave him amnesia. This book is an interesting investigation of the realm between fantasy and reality which lies someplace between memory and expectation. If you love Joyce Carol Oates I highly recommend this book. Third Person POV This type of story in third person was hard to follow and it was difficult to connect with any of the characters (ended up not caring for any of the main characters). Maybe reading it on paper would have provided a better experience but this is definitely not a story meant for audiobook. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Blood-of-Heaven-Audiobook/B005QDNUZ8 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Blood of Heaven Author: Bill Myers Narrator: Richard Ferrone Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 31 mins Language: English Release date: 09-29-11 Publisher: Recorded Books Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 54 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Bill Myers works have sold over three million copies and won more than 40 national and international awards. In books like Eli, Threshold, and now, Blood of Heaven, he combines elements of science and scripture into provocative page-turners. A small section of vine with bloodstained thorns has been encased in candle wax for centuries - and some believe the blood came from Christ. Convicted killer and death-row inmate Michael Coleman agrees to have the genes from the mysterious blood planted into his body. The results are so astonishing that the research must continue outside prison walls. But nobody can predict what will happen when Coleman assumes a new identity and reenters society. Filled with taut suspense and based on careful research, Blood of Heaven delves deep into the human heart and examines the very nature of good versus evil. Narrator Richard Ferrones gravelly voice adds a thrilling dimension to this compelling story. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Bill Myers) Thu, 29 Sep 2011 20:16:28 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Blood-of-Heaven-Audiobook/B005QDNUZ8 thebookvoice.com 10:31:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Blood of Heaven Author: Bill Myers Narrator: Richard Ferrone Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 31 mins Language: English Release date: 09-29-11 Publisher: Recorded Books Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 54 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Bill Myers works have sold over three million copies and won more than 40 national and international awards. In books like Eli, Threshold, and now, Blood of Heaven, he combines elements of science and scripture into provocative page-turners. A small section of vine with bloodstained thorns has been encased in candle wax for centuries - and some believe the blood came from Christ. Convicted killer and death-row inmate Michael Coleman agrees to have the genes from the mysterious blood planted into his body. The results are so astonishing that the research must continue outside prison walls. But nobody can predict what will happen when Coleman assumes a new identity and reenters society. Filled with taut suspense and based on careful research, Blood of Heaven delves deep into the human heart and examines the very nature of good versus evil. Narrator Richard Ferrones gravelly voice adds a thrilling dimension to this compelling story. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Blood of Heaven Author: Bill Myers Narrator: Richard Ferrone Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 31 mins Language: English Release date: 09-29-11 Publisher: Recorded Books Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 54 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Bill Myers works have sold over three million copies and won more than 40 national and international awards. In books like Eli, Threshold, and now, Blood of Heaven, he combines elements of science and scripture into provocative page-turners. A small section of vine with bloodstained thorns has been encased in candle wax for centuries - and some believe the blood came from Christ. Convicted killer and death-row inmate Michael Coleman agrees to have the genes from the mysterious blood planted into his body. The results are so astonishing that the research must continue outside prison walls. But nobody can predict what will happen when Coleman assumes a new identity and reenters society. Filled with taut suspense and based on careful research, Blood of Heaven delves deep into the human heart and examines the very nature of good versus evil. Narrator Richard Ferrones gravelly voice adds a thrilling dimension to this compelling story. Members Reviews: Thought provoking! Would you listen to Blood of Heaven again? Why? Yes, I was at the edge of my seat often wanting to know what's next? I want to review it again with a notepad in hand. What other book might you compare Blood of Heaven to and why? I enjoy rich detail with challenges; this book compares to Frank Peretti's books! What about Richard Ferrones performance did you like? He's one of the best narrators out there!! Never heard a bad Bill Myers book! Every single Bill Myers book I have read or listened to has been amazingly brilliant! Richard Ferrone is a very good narrator too. Is is the kind of book I will listen to again. Decent Listening The book started off well but got predictable at the end with the usual bad guy getting mauled by his own creation and all is well for everyone else including the other guy who own the company and started the whole thing but develop a conscience with how far he would go to experiment. Decent read or listen. Needs a different Narrator I love Bill Myers' books. I love the way he thinks, his use of imagination and the way he writes. Once I start something by him, I usually end up listening straight through if I can... The only reason I give this book 4 out of 5 stars is because it would have been better if Bill Myers' had narrated it himself. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Go-Between-Audiobook/B01E9H55WM Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Go-Between Author: L.P. Hartley Narrator: Sean Barrett Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 39 mins Language: English Release date: 04-15-16 Publisher: Naxos AudioBooks Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 15 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: "The past is a foreign country: they do things differently there." Haunting, moving, evocative, The Go-Between is L. P. Hartley's heartbreaking novel about social constraints and childhood innocence. During the long, hot summer of 1900, young Leo Colston is invited to stay for a month at a lordly, aristocratic manor in Norfolk. There he falls in love with his friend's older sister, who commissions him to ferry secret messages to the local farmer, her lover. His naiveté sustains their affair until ultimately leading to an event that will change their lives irrevocably. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (L.P. Hartley) Fri, 15 Apr 2016 03:41:38 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Go-Between-Audiobook/B01E9H55WM thebookvoice.com 10:39:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Go-Between Author: L.P. Hartley Narrator: Sean Barrett Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 39 mins Language: English Release date: 04-15-16 Publisher: Naxos AudioBooks Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 15 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: "The past is a foreign country: they do things differently there." Haunting, moving, evocative, The Go-Between is L. P. Hartley's heartbreaking novel about social constraints and childhood innocence. During the long, hot summer of 1900, young Leo Colston is invited to stay for a month at a lordly, aristocratic manor in Norfolk. There he falls in love with his friend's older sister, who commissions him to ferry secret messages to the local farmer, her lover. His naiveté sustains their affair until ultimately leading to an event that will change their lives irrevocably. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Go-Between Author: L.P. Hartley Narrator: Sean Barrett Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 39 mins Language: English Release date: 04-15-16 Publisher: Naxos AudioBooks Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 15 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: "The past is a foreign country: they do things differently there." Haunting, moving, evocative, The Go-Between is L. P. Hartley's heartbreaking novel about social constraints and childhood innocence. During the long, hot summer of 1900, young Leo Colston is invited to stay for a month at a lordly, aristocratic manor in Norfolk. There he falls in love with his friend's older sister, who commissions him to ferry secret messages to the local farmer, her lover. His naiveté sustains their affair until ultimately leading to an event that will change their lives irrevocably. Members Reviews: Great walk back in time. Would you listen to The Go-Between again? Why? This story keep me listening! Was get story! Who was your favorite character and why? Leo What about Sean Barretts performance did you like? Brought each character alive! If you could take any character from The Go-Between out to dinner, who would it be and why? Leo Any additional comments? I love listening to this story!!! Superb evocative reading Sean Barret's quiet understated delivery is perfect for the emotionally damaged Leo Colston and the supporting cast of characters Stunning Having vaguely heard of this book for many years, but confused about why a story about a boy passing letters could be so lauded, I took the plunge and started listened. Even from the opening chapter it is incredibly engaging - the old Leo looking back on 1900 the way we may look back on 1950. It's a tale of the end of innocence and entry into adulthood. A boy encountering his masculine potentials through Ted and Hugh. Adults using children for their own ends. The themes are powerful - class, magic vs fact, ability to determine our own fate. A brilliant listen, superbly narrated. A book to be enjoyed time and again. An enthralling many-faceted story of a young boy caught up in a passionate, clandestine love-affair: the year is 1900. His unsuspecting role as a go-between is vital to the mismatched lovers, who would be social outcasts if discovered. But as he slowly becomes aware of what is really going on and tries to extricate himself, events spin out of control and there is an unexpectedly dramatic outcome for all concerned. The ending is upbeat and well managed. This book made Hartley famous. Wonderfully well written and constructed, it deserves close listening - each word counts. Feelings and emotions on every level are discussed in such a way that the reader feels them too: this is a sensitive author whose story is compelling, and beautifully read by Sean Barrett in this recording. The film with Julie Christie playing the lead, is distressingly shallow and unremarkable. The book deserves better: it is monumental. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Children-Act-Audiobook/B00MWAZ5QU Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Children Act Author: Ian McEwan Narrator: Lindsay Duncan Format: Unabridged Length: 6 hrs and 15 mins Language: English Release date: 09-02-14 Publisher: Random House Audiobooks Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 107 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Fiona Maye is a leading High Court judge, presiding over cases in the family court. She is renowned for her fierce intelligence, exactitude and sensitivity. But her professional success belies private sorrow and domestic strife. There is the lingering regret of her childlessness, and now her marriage of 30 years is in crisis. At the same time, she is called on to try an urgent case: for religious reasons, a beautiful 17-year-old boy, Adam, is refusing the medical treatment that could save his life, and his devout parents share his wishes. Time is running out. Should the secular court overrule sincerely held faith? In the course of reaching a decision Fiona visits Adam in hospital - an encounter which stirs long-buried feelings in her and powerful new emotions in the boy. Her judgment has momentous consequences for them both. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Ian McEwan) Tue, 02 Sep 2014 23:29:07 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Children-Act-Audiobook/B00MWAZ5QU thebookvoice.com 06:15:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Children Act Author: Ian McEwan Narrator: Lindsay Duncan Format: Unabridged Length: 6 hrs and 15 mins Language: English Release date: 09-02-14 Publisher: Random House Audiobooks Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 107 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Fiona Maye is a leading High Court judge, presiding over cases in the family court. She is renowned for her fierce intelligence, exactitude and sensitivity. But her professional success belies private sorrow and domestic strife. There is the lingering regret of her childlessness, and now her marriage of 30 years is in crisis. At the same time, she is called on to try an urgent case: for religious reasons, a beautiful 17-year-old boy, Adam, is refusing the medical treatment that could save his life, and his devout parents share his wishes. Time is running out. Should the secular court overrule sincerely held faith? In the course of reaching a decision Fiona visits Adam in hospital - an encounter which stirs long-buried feelings in her and powerful new emotions in the boy. Her judgment has momentous consequences for them both. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Children Act Author: Ian McEwan Narrator: Lindsay Duncan Format: Unabridged Length: 6 hrs and 15 mins Language: English Release date: 09-02-14 Publisher: Random House Audiobooks Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 107 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Fiona Maye is a leading High Court judge, presiding over cases in the family court. She is renowned for her fierce intelligence, exactitude and sensitivity. But her professional success belies private sorrow and domestic strife. There is the lingering regret of her childlessness, and now her marriage of 30 years is in crisis. At the same time, she is called on to try an urgent case: for religious reasons, a beautiful 17-year-old boy, Adam, is refusing the medical treatment that could save his life, and his devout parents share his wishes. Time is running out. Should the secular court overrule sincerely held faith? In the course of reaching a decision Fiona visits Adam in hospital - an encounter which stirs long-buried feelings in her and powerful new emotions in the boy. Her judgment has momentous consequences for them both. Members Reviews: Packs a memorable and rewarding punch McEwen confronts the reader with a thought provoking issue presented with compassion and skill. When should the state intervene in a family decision which has been based on strongly held religious beliefs: in this case, Jehovahs Witnesses. Adam, almost a legal adult, passionately, idealistically, agrees with his parents that, although dying from leukaemia, he must not accept a blood transfusion. Fiona, a judge, herself caught up in a personal crisis relating to the meaning of her marriage, fidelity and betrayal, must make a ruling on this matter. This is a dynamic listen, beautifully read by Lindsay Duncan. It is concise, raw, disciplined. The language rich and melodious. The characters live, each travelling paths that the listener identifies with, participates in. What would I do? How do I feel about what happened? A fascinating read, a bit disappointing in the end Great reader. Wonderful incipit. Just a bit disappointing in its ending, but surely worth listening to. Another Superb Audiobook from Ian McEwan Always a brilliant commentator through his fiction of contemporary society Ian McEwan has produced a poignant insight into the judicial process when it comes to dealing with families and children in difficulty.The parallel story of the dilemmas facing the judge add another dimension to this tale. There really couldn't be a better narrator than Lindsay Duncan who with all her acting experience fills the story with passion and brings the individuals alive. Certainly one of my favourite audiobooks. compelling I really enjoyed listening to this book and thought that Lindsay Duncan was an excellent choice for narration. The story is compelling. Welcome Back! I have struggled with the last few McEwan titles although I have been a long-time fan (ever since I first read Amsterdam). This is a welcome return to Amsterdam form. I do not know if my familiarity with the legal themes helped with this perception, but it certainly did not hurt. In fact, there were times when I thought a person who was not intimately familiar with the English common law system and the precedent system particular to the United Kingdom (which is different in nuance from the US, for example), might have missed some of the subtleties of the narrative. It made me wonder if I have missed like subtleties in recent books (say about the publishing houses referred to in Sweet Tooth) and thereby misjudged them. In the end, I ignored the nagging doubt and settled back to enjoy the book. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Seven-Themes-You-Cant-Escape-Audiobook/B01L7JSLV2 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Seven Themes You Can't Escape Subtitle: How Our Deepest Longings Keep Showing Up in Story Author: David R. Megill Narrator: Stephen M. Schedra Format: Unabridged Length: 3 hrs and 29 mins Language: English Release date: 08-31-16 Publisher: Discipleship Matters Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 2 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: What do Sherlock Holmes, Star Wars, A Christmas Carol, and Charlotte's Web have in common? Seven identical and profound themes. Actually we use only these four stories as examples of seven inescapable themes, found in whole or in part in every story in every medium from books to movies. I believe these themes are inescapable, not because our culture imposes them upon creators but because they reflect our deepest longings. Even in our current climate of deconstruction, any story that truly denies all these themes at once does so only with the clear intention of ignoring these very themes, thus providing greater support for the inherent expectation for and love of these concepts in us. We would really like to believe this is real: this longing for meaning, for plot and design and divine appointment, for redemption, for justice. I have come to believe the good news that our desire for meaning arises from the truth that there is meaning. There is a story behind the universe that makes it all makes sense. Every story we write, draw, compose, or perform is a seeking after that one true story of the universe. This is why the themes continue to pop up in story after story. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (David R. Megill) Wed, 31 Aug 2016 17:43:18 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Seven-Themes-You-Cant-Escape-Audiobook/B01L7JSLV2 thebookvoice.com 03:29:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Seven Themes You Can't Escape Subtitle: How Our Deepest Longings Keep Showing Up in Story Author: David R. Megill Narrator: Stephen M. Schedra Format: Unabridged Length: 3 hrs and 29 mins Language: English Release date: 08-31-16 Publisher: Discipleship Matters Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 2 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: What do Sherlock Holmes, Star Wars, A Christmas Carol, and Charlotte's Web have in common? Seven identical and profound themes. Actually we use only these four stories as examples of seven inescapable themes, found in whole or in part in every story in every medium from books to movies. I believe these themes are inescapable, not because our culture imposes them upon creators but because they reflect our deepest longings. Even in our current climate of deconstruction, any story that truly denies all these themes at once does so only with the clear intention of ignoring these very themes, thus providing greater support for the inherent expectation for and love of these concepts in us. We would really like to believe this is real: this longing for meaning, for plot and design and divine appointment, for redemption, for justice. I have come to believe the good news that our desire for meaning arises from the truth that there is meaning. There is a story behind the universe that makes it all makes sense. Every story we write, draw, compose, or perform is a seeking after that one true story of the universe. This is why the themes continue to pop up in story after story. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Seven Themes You Can't Escape Subtitle: How Our Deepest Longings Keep Showing Up in Story Author: David R. Megill Narrator: Stephen M. Schedra Format: Unabridged Length: 3 hrs and 29 mins Language: English Release date: 08-31-16 Publisher: Discipleship Matters Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 2 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: What do Sherlock Holmes, Star Wars, A Christmas Carol, and Charlotte's Web have in common? Seven identical and profound themes. Actually we use only these four stories as examples of seven inescapable themes, found in whole or in part in every story in every medium from books to movies. I believe these themes are inescapable, not because our culture imposes them upon creators but because they reflect our deepest longings. Even in our current climate of deconstruction, any story that truly denies all these themes at once does so only with the clear intention of ignoring these very themes, thus providing greater support for the inherent expectation for and love of these concepts in us. We would really like to believe this is real: this longing for meaning, for plot and design and divine appointment, for redemption, for justice. I have come to believe the good news that our desire for meaning arises from the truth that there is meaning. There is a story behind the universe that makes it all makes sense. Every story we write, draw, compose, or perform is a seeking after that one true story of the universe. This is why the themes continue to pop up in story after story. Members Reviews: Quick read, but insights will stay with you beyond the book. Megill is clear, witty, and engaging. His analysis is insightful and made me think about books, movies, stories in a new way, yet what he said made sense because he tapped into truths we all know about stories. The best stories resonate because they have these seven themes. I liked his follow up questions, which could make for deep discussion with friends, even if they haven't read the book. Accessible yet deep book. Will help you appreciate familiar stories in new ways This will change how you take in and evaluate stories that you read and watch. I was aware of some of these themes, but not all of them. As you become aware of these themes, you'll see them showing up everywhere! Also, don't skip the anti-themes chapter in the appendices. Finally I have been waiting for this book for a long time. I enjoy the game of searching out each theme in all the books and movies and even kids shows I come across. Great work Dave. Great book! A great book about the themes in our favorite stories-and why the presence of those themes make certain stories our favorites! I've had fun finding these themes in the stories that surround me in books and movies. Discussing these themes with friends and family has challenged me to think more deeply and thus enriched my experience of "story". Enjoyable read! https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Der-Schatten-des-Windes-Friedhof-der-vergessenen-Buecher-1-Audiobook/B00TWHU9FS Hören Sie sich dieses volle Hörbuch kostenlos bei https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> Titel: Der Schatten des Windes (Friedhof der vergessenen Bücher 1) Autor:: Carlos Ruiz Zafón Erzähler: Uve Teschner Format: Unabridged Spieldauer: 16 hrs and 14 mins Sprache: Deutsch Veröffentlichungsdatum: 09-26-13 Herausgeber: Argon Verlag Bewertung: 5 von 5 von 4 Stimmen Kategorien: Fiction, Literary Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers: An einem dunstigen Sommermorgen des Jahres 1945 wird der junge Daniel Sempere von seinem Vater an einen geheimnisvollen Ort in Barcelona geführt - den Friedhof der Vergessenen Bücher. Dort entdeckt Daniel den Roman eines verschollenen Autors für sich, er heißt "Der Schatten des Windes", und er wird sein Leben verändern... ©2013 Fischer Taschenbuch, Frankfurt am Main. Die Originalausgabe erschien 2001 unter dem Titel "La sombra del viento" bei Editorial Planeta S.A., Barcelona. Copyright Carlos Ruiz Zafón, 2001. Für die Übersetzung: Copyright Insel Verlag, Berlin 2003 (P)2013 Argon Verlag GmbH, Berlin bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Carlos Ruiz Zafón) Thu, 26 Sep 2013 14:48:19 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Der-Schatten-des-Windes-Friedhof-der-vergessenen-Buecher-1-Audiobook/B00TWHU9FS thebookvoice.com 16:14:00 no Hören Sie diesen Titel kostenlos bei thebookvoice.com Hören Sie sich dieses volle Hörbuch kostenlos bei https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> Titel: Der Schatten des Windes (Friedhof der vergessenen Bücher 1) Autor:: Carlos Ruiz Zafón Erzähler: Uve Teschner Format: Unabridged Spieldauer: 16 hrs and 14 mins Sprache: Deutsch Veröffentlichungsdatum: 09-26-13 Herausgeber: Argon Verlag Bewertung: 5 von 5 von 4 Stimmen Kategorien: Fiction, Literary Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers: An einem dunstigen Sommermorgen des Jahres 1945 wird der junge Daniel Sempere von seinem Vater an einen geheimnisvollen Ort in Barcelona geführt - den Friedhof der Vergessenen Bücher. Dort entdeckt Daniel den Roman eines verschollenen Autors für sich, er heißt "Der Schatten des Windes", und er wird sein Leben verändern... ©2013 Fischer Taschenbuch, Frankfurt am Main. Die Originalausgabe erschien 2001 unter dem Titel "La sombra del viento" bei Editorial Planeta S.A., Barcelona. Copyright Carlos Ruiz Zafón, 2001. Für die Übersetzung: Copyright Insel Verlag, Berlin 2003 (P)2013 Argon Verlag GmbH, Berlin Hören Sie sich dieses volle Hörbuch kostenlos bei https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> Titel: Der Schatten des Windes (Friedhof der vergessenen Bücher 1) Autor:: Carlos Ruiz Zafón Erzähler: Uve Teschner Format: Unabridged Spieldauer: 16 hrs and 14 mins Sprache: Deutsch Veröffentlichungsdatum: 09-26-13 Herausgeber: Argon Verlag Bewertung: 5 von 5 von 4 Stimmen Kategorien: Fiction, Literary Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers: An einem dunstigen Sommermorgen des Jahres 1945 wird der junge Daniel Sempere von seinem Vater an einen geheimnisvollen Ort in Barcelona geführt - den Friedhof der Vergessenen Bücher. Dort entdeckt Daniel den Roman eines verschollenen Autors für sich, er heißt "Der Schatten des Windes", und er wird sein Leben verändern... ©2013 Fischer Taschenbuch, Frankfurt am Main. Die Originalausgabe erschien 2001 unter dem Titel "La sombra del viento" bei Editorial Planeta S.A., Barcelona. Copyright Carlos Ruiz Zafón, 2001. Für die Übersetzung: Copyright Insel Verlag, Berlin 2003 (P)2013 Argon Verlag GmbH, Berlin https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Min-kamp-1-Audiobook/B0759W86T7 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Min kamp 1 Author: Karl Ove Knausgrd Narrator: Torsten Adler Format: Unabridged Length: 16 hrs and 31 mins Language: English Release date: 09-08-17 Publisher: Lindhardt og Ringhof Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: I den selvbiografiske roman "Min Kamp" beskriver forfatteren Karl Ove Knausgrd sin kamp for at komme overens med livet, sig selv, sine litterre ambitioner og de mennersker, han har omkring sig. I romanen fortller forfatteren om sit forhold til sin far og faderens dd. Ddsfaldet stter gang i et stort praktisk og flelsesmssigt oprydningsarbejde, hvor erindringer om opvksten i en lille familie i Kristiansand i 1970erne, teenagerene og den problematiske far sn-relation blander sig med refleksioner over tilvrelsens sm og store tildragelser. I seksbindsvrket "Min kamp" registreres og beskrives alt det, det indebrer at vre menneske: tunge, eksistentielle overvejelser; sm, pinlige fortrdeligheder; srbarhed og smerte, og romanen skildrer mesterligt alt det, der er indeholdt i ethvert menneskeliv. ©2017 Lindhardt og Ringhof. Translated by Sara Koch (P)2017 Lindhardt og Ringhof bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Karl Ove Knausgrd) Fri, 08 Sep 2017 19:38:11 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Min-kamp-1-Audiobook/B0759W86T7 thebookvoice.com 16:31:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Min kamp 1 Author: Karl Ove Knausgrd Narrator: Torsten Adler Format: Unabridged Length: 16 hrs and 31 mins Language: English Release date: 09-08-17 Publisher: Lindhardt og Ringhof Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: I den selvbiografiske roman "Min Kamp" beskriver forfatteren Karl Ove Knausgrd sin kamp for at komme overens med livet, sig selv, sine litterre ambitioner og de mennersker, han har omkring sig. I romanen fortller forfatteren om sit forhold til sin far og faderens dd. Ddsfaldet stter gang i et stort praktisk og flelsesmssigt oprydningsarbejde, hvor erindringer om opvksten i en lille familie i Kristiansand i 1970erne, teenagerene og den problematiske far sn-relation blander sig med refleksioner over tilvrelsens sm og store tildragelser. I seksbindsvrket "Min kamp" registreres og beskrives alt det, det indebrer at vre menneske: tunge, eksistentielle overvejelser; sm, pinlige fortrdeligheder; srbarhed og smerte, og romanen skildrer mesterligt alt det, der er indeholdt i ethvert menneskeliv. ©2017 Lindhardt og Ringhof. Translated by Sara Koch (P)2017 Lindhardt og Ringhof Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Min kamp 1 Author: Karl Ove Knausgrd Narrator: Torsten Adler Format: Unabridged Length: 16 hrs and 31 mins Language: English Release date: 09-08-17 Publisher: Lindhardt og Ringhof Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: I den selvbiografiske roman "Min Kamp" beskriver forfatteren Karl Ove Knausgrd sin kamp for at komme overens med livet, sig selv, sine litterre ambitioner og de mennersker, han har omkring sig. I romanen fortller forfatteren om sit forhold til sin far og faderens dd. Ddsfaldet stter gang i et stort praktisk og flelsesmssigt oprydningsarbejde, hvor erindringer om opvksten i en lille familie i Kristiansand i 1970erne, teenagerene og den problematiske far sn-relation blander sig med refleksioner over tilvrelsens sm og store tildragelser. I seksbindsvrket "Min kamp" registreres og beskrives alt det, det indebrer at vre menneske: tunge, eksistentielle overvejelser; sm, pinlige fortrdeligheder; srbarhed og smerte, og romanen skildrer mesterligt alt det, der er indeholdt i ethvert menneskeliv. ©2017 Lindhardt og Ringhof. Translated by Sara Koch (P)2017 Lindhardt og Ringhof https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Marrying-of-Chani-Kaufman-Audiobook/B00KAPOULK Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Marrying of Chani Kaufman Author: Eve Harris Narrator: Jan Cramer Format: Unabridged Length: 9 hrs and 34 mins Language: English Release date: 07-01-14 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 41 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Perhaps the most surprising and intriguing novel on the Man Booker Prize longlist, The Marrying of Chani Kaufman is a debut originally published by a small independent Scottish press that is already garnering significant attention worldwide. London, 2008. Chani Kaufman is a 19-year-old woman, betrothed to Baruch Levy, a young man whom she has seen only four times before their wedding day. The novel begins with Chani standing like a "pillar of salt", wearing a wedding dress that has been passed between members of her family and has the yellowed underarms and rows of alteration stitches to prove it. All of the cups of cold coffee and small talk with men referred to Chanis parents have led up to this moment. But the happiness Chani and Baruch feel is more than counterbalanced by their anxiety: about the realities of married life; about whether they will be able to have fewer children than Chanis mother, who has eight daughters; and, most frighteningly, about the unknown, unspeakable secrets of the wedding night. As the book moves back to tell the story of Chani and Baruchs unusual courtship, it throws into focus a very different couple: Rabbi Chaim Zilberman and his wife, Rebbetzin Rivka Zilberman. As Chani and Baruch prepare for a shared lifetime, Chaim and Rivka struggle to keep their marriage alive. And all four, together with the rest of the community, face difficult decisions about the place of faith and family life in the contemporary world. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Eve Harris) Tue, 01 Jul 2014 18:46:19 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Marrying-of-Chani-Kaufman-Audiobook/B00KAPOULK thebookvoice.com 09:34:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Marrying of Chani Kaufman Author: Eve Harris Narrator: Jan Cramer Format: Unabridged Length: 9 hrs and 34 mins Language: English Release date: 07-01-14 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 41 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Perhaps the most surprising and intriguing novel on the Man Booker Prize longlist, The Marrying of Chani Kaufman is a debut originally published by a small independent Scottish press that is already garnering significant attention worldwide. London, 2008. Chani Kaufman is a 19-year-old woman, betrothed to Baruch Levy, a young man whom she has seen only four times before their wedding day. The novel begins with Chani standing like a "pillar of salt", wearing a wedding dress that has been passed between members of her family and has the yellowed underarms and rows of alteration stitches to prove it. All of the cups of cold coffee and small talk with men referred to Chanis parents have led up to this moment. But the happiness Chani and Baruch feel is more than counterbalanced by their anxiety: about the realities of married life; about whether they will be able to have fewer children than Chanis mother, who has eight daughters; and, most frighteningly, about the unknown, unspeakable secrets of the wedding night. As the book moves back to tell the story of Chani and Baruchs unusual courtship, it throws into focus a very different couple: Rabbi Chaim Zilberman and his wife, Rebbetzin Rivka Zilberman. As Chani and Baruch prepare for a shared lifetime, Chaim and Rivka struggle to keep their marriage alive. And all four, together with the rest of the community, face difficult decisions about the place of faith and family life in the contemporary world. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Marrying of Chani Kaufman Author: Eve Harris Narrator: Jan Cramer Format: Unabridged Length: 9 hrs and 34 mins Language: English Release date: 07-01-14 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 41 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Perhaps the most surprising and intriguing novel on the Man Booker Prize longlist, The Marrying of Chani Kaufman is a debut originally published by a small independent Scottish press that is already garnering significant attention worldwide. London, 2008. Chani Kaufman is a 19-year-old woman, betrothed to Baruch Levy, a young man whom she has seen only four times before their wedding day. The novel begins with Chani standing like a "pillar of salt", wearing a wedding dress that has been passed between members of her family and has the yellowed underarms and rows of alteration stitches to prove it. All of the cups of cold coffee and small talk with men referred to Chanis parents have led up to this moment. But the happiness Chani and Baruch feel is more than counterbalanced by their anxiety: about the realities of married life; about whether they will be able to have fewer children than Chanis mother, who has eight daughters; and, most frighteningly, about the unknown, unspeakable secrets of the wedding night. As the book moves back to tell the story of Chani and Baruchs unusual courtship, it throws into focus a very different couple: Rabbi Chaim Zilberman and his wife, Rebbetzin Rivka Zilberman. As Chani and Baruch prepare for a shared lifetime, Chaim and Rivka struggle to keep their marriage alive. And all four, together with the rest of the community, face difficult decisions about the place of faith and family life in the contemporary world. Members Reviews: Very good all around! Interesting,, well-written, and performed! Thanks to the author, narrator and audible for this good book and performance. Thought Provoking I think this book deserves a Part Two. It would be so interesting to know what happens to these characters in their futures. I enjoyed it immensely I thoroughly enjoyed the story and the characters. I liked hearing the Hebrew and how they dealt with the strict laws. What I don't like is I couldn't find anything else by the author. I want more. Kol hakavod Wonderful story and I just loved listening to the British pronunciation of Jan Cramer. Great telling of a cool story. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Complicity-Audiobook/B00B85WQDA Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Complicity Author: Iain Banks Narrator: Peter Kenny Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 39 mins Language: English Release date: 02-07-13 Publisher: Hachette Audio UK Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 15 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Complicity n. 1. the fact of being an accomplice, esp. in a criminal act. A few spliffs, a spot of mild S&M, phone through the copy of tomorrow's front page, catch up with the latest from your mystery source - could be big, could be very big - in fact, just a regular day at the office for free-wheeling, substance-abusing Cameron Colley, a fully paid-up Gonzo hack on an Edinburgh newspaper. The source is pretty thin, but Cameron senses a scoop and checks out a series of bizarre deaths from a few years ago - only to find that the police are checking out a series of bizarre deaths that are happening right now. And Cameron just might know more about it than he'd care to admit. Critic Reviews: "A remarkable novel...superbly crafted, funny, and intelligent." (Financial Times) "A stylishly executed and well-produced study of fear, loathing, and victimisation which moves towards doom in measured steps." (Observer) "Ingenious, daring, and brilliant." (Guardian) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Iain Banks) Thu, 07 Feb 2013 02:55:00 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Complicity-Audiobook/B00B85WQDA thebookvoice.com 08:39:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Complicity Author: Iain Banks Narrator: Peter Kenny Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 39 mins Language: English Release date: 02-07-13 Publisher: Hachette Audio UK Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 15 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Complicity n. 1. the fact of being an accomplice, esp. in a criminal act. A few spliffs, a spot of mild S&M, phone through the copy of tomorrow's front page, catch up with the latest from your mystery source - could be big, could be very big - in fact, just a regular day at the office for free-wheeling, substance-abusing Cameron Colley, a fully paid-up Gonzo hack on an Edinburgh newspaper. The source is pretty thin, but Cameron senses a scoop and checks out a series of bizarre deaths from a few years ago - only to find that the police are checking out a series of bizarre deaths that are happening right now. And Cameron just might know more about it than he'd care to admit. Critic Reviews: "A remarkable novel...superbly crafted, funny, and intelligent." (Financial Times) "A stylishly executed and well-produced study of fear, loathing, and victimisation which moves towards doom in measured steps." (Observer) "Ingenious, daring, and brilliant." (Guardian) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Complicity Author: Iain Banks Narrator: Peter Kenny Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 39 mins Language: English Release date: 02-07-13 Publisher: Hachette Audio UK Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 15 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Complicity n. 1. the fact of being an accomplice, esp. in a criminal act. A few spliffs, a spot of mild S&M, phone through the copy of tomorrow's front page, catch up with the latest from your mystery source - could be big, could be very big - in fact, just a regular day at the office for free-wheeling, substance-abusing Cameron Colley, a fully paid-up Gonzo hack on an Edinburgh newspaper. The source is pretty thin, but Cameron senses a scoop and checks out a series of bizarre deaths from a few years ago - only to find that the police are checking out a series of bizarre deaths that are happening right now. And Cameron just might know more about it than he'd care to admit. Critic Reviews: "A remarkable novel...superbly crafted, funny, and intelligent." (Financial Times) "A stylishly executed and well-produced study of fear, loathing, and victimisation which moves towards doom in measured steps." (Observer) "Ingenious, daring, and brilliant." (Guardian) Members Reviews: Slow DOWN! What did you like best about Complicity? What did you like least? I'm only halfway though it but the plot is good and I like Iain Banks' novels. Would you recommend Complicity to your friends? Why or why not? Yes, but only if you can cope with someone who's reading as if they're racing to the finish line. What didnt you like about Peter Kennys performance? He reads too fast and in a rather jaunty tone of voice that doesn't really suit the story. I thought my music player was on double speed. Why do I like this so much? .... I'm not a Scottish young male journo with a drug habit; this book is grim, brutal, uncompromising and convoluted ...so why do I like this so much? I like it because Iain B. makes you think. He challenges your preconceptions, delights in startling you and gives you a mental workout. I like it because he invents strong, believable characters and puts them in hideous situations with storylines that are unpredictable and challenging. I like it because his dark and difficult books are clever, engaging and enjoyable to read. They put footprints all over your brain. Iain Banks is simply brilliant, with and without the M. His books steal a bit of headspace and never really leave you. Peter Kenny deserves a mention too. He is a great narrator and really brings the characters and stories to life with a subtlety that others lack. I love his work. I thoroughly recommend all of the Banks audio books, perhaps with the exception of Feersum Endjinn. Get that in print as half the fun is in the spelling. Golden Banks I never read this one the first time around and it was good to catch up on this. I love the constant references to his Tosh and fascination with the new technology of the period. A Toshiba lap top with a colour screen - magic! OK - so not one of his best, but I kind of read or listen to Iain Banks because I love his Iain M Banks so much. Heard he was on his last legs in the papers last week. This is devastating! He is just one of the good guys, we need him! Also saw critics in the papers claim his Fiction is better than his SF - what?! Please, Please, Please - someone call the Culture and get him into a med box and fix him - now, this is an order! 13/4/13 Banks at his non Sci-Fi best This is excellent, gritty and compelling Banks. And Peter Kenny is excellent also. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Canterbury-Sisters-Audiobook/B00XBTEW1U Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Canterbury Sisters Author: Kim Wright Narrator: Bernadette Dunne Format: Unabridged Length: 9 hrs and 37 mins Language: English Release date: 05-19-15 Publisher: Dreamscape Media, LLC Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 44 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Che Milan's life is falling apart. Not only has her longtime lover abruptly dumped her, but her eccentric, demanding mother has recently died. When an urn of ashes arrives along with a note reminding Che of a half-forgotten promise to take her mother to Canterbury, Che finds herself reluctantly undertaking a pilgrimage. Within days she joins a group of women who are walking the 60 miles from London to the shrine of Becket in Canterbury Cathedral. In the best Chaucer tradition, the women swap stories as they walk, each vying to see who can best describe true love. Che, who is a perfectionist and workaholic, loses her cell phone at the first stop and is forced to slow down and really notice the world around her, perhaps for the first time in years. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Kim Wright) Tue, 19 May 2015 22:33:49 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Canterbury-Sisters-Audiobook/B00XBTEW1U thebookvoice.com 09:37:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Canterbury Sisters Author: Kim Wright Narrator: Bernadette Dunne Format: Unabridged Length: 9 hrs and 37 mins Language: English Release date: 05-19-15 Publisher: Dreamscape Media, LLC Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 44 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Che Milan's life is falling apart. Not only has her longtime lover abruptly dumped her, but her eccentric, demanding mother has recently died. When an urn of ashes arrives along with a note reminding Che of a half-forgotten promise to take her mother to Canterbury, Che finds herself reluctantly undertaking a pilgrimage. Within days she joins a group of women who are walking the 60 miles from London to the shrine of Becket in Canterbury Cathedral. In the best Chaucer tradition, the women swap stories as they walk, each vying to see who can best describe true love. Che, who is a perfectionist and workaholic, loses her cell phone at the first stop and is forced to slow down and really notice the world around her, perhaps for the first time in years. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Canterbury Sisters Author: Kim Wright Narrator: Bernadette Dunne Format: Unabridged Length: 9 hrs and 37 mins Language: English Release date: 05-19-15 Publisher: Dreamscape Media, LLC Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 44 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Che Milan's life is falling apart. Not only has her longtime lover abruptly dumped her, but her eccentric, demanding mother has recently died. When an urn of ashes arrives along with a note reminding Che of a half-forgotten promise to take her mother to Canterbury, Che finds herself reluctantly undertaking a pilgrimage. Within days she joins a group of women who are walking the 60 miles from London to the shrine of Becket in Canterbury Cathedral. In the best Chaucer tradition, the women swap stories as they walk, each vying to see who can best describe true love. Che, who is a perfectionist and workaholic, loses her cell phone at the first stop and is forced to slow down and really notice the world around her, perhaps for the first time in years. Members Reviews: a great read. The women are so real that by the end of the book you feel as if you have seen parts of yourself and of many of your close friends. Makes you think just a little bit. ugh. Kept waiting for it to be better... really insipid story. If you want a fluff filled story told by many women with the same "voice" this is it. the narrator is okay, but all the stories sound alike. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Music-of-the-Ghosts-Audiobook/B06X9H2SL1 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Music of the Ghosts Author: Vaddey Ratner Narrator: Jennifer Ikeda, Vaddey Ratner - afterword Format: Unabridged Length: 12 hrs and 52 mins Language: English Release date: 04-11-17 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 21 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: An astonishing and powerful new novel from PEN/Hemingway finalist Vaddey Ratner. Leaving the safety of America, Teera returns to Cambodia for the first time since her harrowing escape as a child refugee. She carries a letter from a man who mysteriously signs himself as "the Old Musician" and claims to have known her father in the Khmer Rouge prison where he disappeared 25 years ago. In Phnom Penh, Teera finds a society still in turmoil, where perpetrators and survivors of unfathomable violence live side by side, striving to mend their still beloved country. She meets a young doctor who begins to open her heart, immerses herself in long-buried memories, and prepares to learn her father's fate. Meanwhile, the Old Musician, who earns his modest keep playing ceremonial music at a temple, awaits Teera's visit with great trepidation. He will have to confess the bonds he shared with her parents, the passion with which they all embraced the Khmer Rouge's illusory promise of a democratic society, and the truth about her father's end. A love story for things lost and things restored, a lyrical hymn to the power of forgiveness, Music of the Ghosts is an unforgettable journey through the embattled geography of the heart and its hidden chambers where love can be reborn. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Vaddey Ratner) Tue, 11 Apr 2017 02:57:38 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Music-of-the-Ghosts-Audiobook/B06X9H2SL1 thebookvoice.com 12:52:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Music of the Ghosts Author: Vaddey Ratner Narrator: Jennifer Ikeda, Vaddey Ratner - afterword Format: Unabridged Length: 12 hrs and 52 mins Language: English Release date: 04-11-17 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 21 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: An astonishing and powerful new novel from PEN/Hemingway finalist Vaddey Ratner. Leaving the safety of America, Teera returns to Cambodia for the first time since her harrowing escape as a child refugee. She carries a letter from a man who mysteriously signs himself as "the Old Musician" and claims to have known her father in the Khmer Rouge prison where he disappeared 25 years ago. In Phnom Penh, Teera finds a society still in turmoil, where perpetrators and survivors of unfathomable violence live side by side, striving to mend their still beloved country. She meets a young doctor who begins to open her heart, immerses herself in long-buried memories, and prepares to learn her father's fate. Meanwhile, the Old Musician, who earns his modest keep playing ceremonial music at a temple, awaits Teera's visit with great trepidation. He will have to confess the bonds he shared with her parents, the passion with which they all embraced the Khmer Rouge's illusory promise of a democratic society, and the truth about her father's end. A love story for things lost and things restored, a lyrical hymn to the power of forgiveness, Music of the Ghosts is an unforgettable journey through the embattled geography of the heart and its hidden chambers where love can be reborn. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Music of the Ghosts Author: Vaddey Ratner Narrator: Jennifer Ikeda, Vaddey Ratner - afterword Format: Unabridged Length: 12 hrs and 52 mins Language: English Release date: 04-11-17 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 21 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: An astonishing and powerful new novel from PEN/Hemingway finalist Vaddey Ratner. Leaving the safety of America, Teera returns to Cambodia for the first time since her harrowing escape as a child refugee. She carries a letter from a man who mysteriously signs himself as "the Old Musician" and claims to have known her father in the Khmer Rouge prison where he disappeared 25 years ago. In Phnom Penh, Teera finds a society still in turmoil, where perpetrators and survivors of unfathomable violence live side by side, striving to mend their still beloved country. She meets a young doctor who begins to open her heart, immerses herself in long-buried memories, and prepares to learn her father's fate. Meanwhile, the Old Musician, who earns his modest keep playing ceremonial music at a temple, awaits Teera's visit with great trepidation. He will have to confess the bonds he shared with her parents, the passion with which they all embraced the Khmer Rouge's illusory promise of a democratic society, and the truth about her father's end. A love story for things lost and things restored, a lyrical hymn to the power of forgiveness, Music of the Ghosts is an unforgettable journey through the embattled geography of the heart and its hidden chambers where love can be reborn. Members Reviews: Please make a movie! Wonderful story about an awful part of human history that perhaps too many of us in the US are too ignorant of. The story is gripping, well written, complex, and very interesting as it moves through this dark human history from so many perspectives. The narrator is one of the best. Really. I wish she read me all of my books. Her voice is easy to listen to, very clear, and as far as I can tell, spot on in reading the French and Khmer/Cambodian words as well as perfect English. To my untrained ear, granted, she sounds like a native speaker in each tongue. (For reference, I am a native English speaker.) Hope this helps. PLEASE MAKE THE MOVIE! https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Summary-of-The-Catcher-in-the-Rye-Audiobook/B01LWK6BS8 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Summary of The Catcher in the Rye Subtitle: Reading Hacker Summaries, Book 1 Author: Reading Hacker Narrator: Eddie Leonard Jr. Format: Unabridged Length: 11 mins Language: English Release date: 09-20-16 Publisher: Ayala Media Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 1 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: This summary of Catcher in the Rye provides and in depth overview of J.D. Salinger's best-known work. You will get to know the main character Holden Caulfield and journey with him as he learns the important lessons of growing up. This guide is concise and short without leaving anything out, easy to understand and will provide everything you need to know about this timeless classic. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Reading Hacker) Tue, 20 Sep 2016 11:55:29 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Summary-of-The-Catcher-in-the-Rye-Audiobook/B01LWK6BS8 thebookvoice.com 00:11:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Summary of The Catcher in the Rye Subtitle: Reading Hacker Summaries, Book 1 Author: Reading Hacker Narrator: Eddie Leonard Jr. Format: Unabridged Length: 11 mins Language: English Release date: 09-20-16 Publisher: Ayala Media Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 1 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: This summary of Catcher in the Rye provides and in depth overview of J.D. Salinger's best-known work. You will get to know the main character Holden Caulfield and journey with him as he learns the important lessons of growing up. This guide is concise and short without leaving anything out, easy to understand and will provide everything you need to know about this timeless classic. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Summary of The Catcher in the Rye Subtitle: Reading Hacker Summaries, Book 1 Author: Reading Hacker Narrator: Eddie Leonard Jr. Format: Unabridged Length: 11 mins Language: English Release date: 09-20-16 Publisher: Ayala Media Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 1 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: This summary of Catcher in the Rye provides and in depth overview of J.D. Salinger's best-known work. You will get to know the main character Holden Caulfield and journey with him as he learns the important lessons of growing up. This guide is concise and short without leaving anything out, easy to understand and will provide everything you need to know about this timeless classic. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Unter-der-Drachenwand-Audiobook/B078JL149X Hören Sie sich dieses volle Hörbuch kostenlos bei https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> Titel: Unter der Drachenwand Autor:: Arno Geiger Erzähler: Torben Kessler, Michael Quast, Cornelia Niemann, Torsten Flassig Format: Unabridged Spieldauer: 14 hrs and 22 mins Sprache: Deutsch Veröffentlichungsdatum: 01-08-18 Herausgeber: HörbucHHamburg HHV GmbH Kategorien: Fiction, Literary Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers: Veit Kolbe verbringt ein paar Monate am Mondsee, unter der Drachenwand, und trifft hier zwei junge Frauen. Doch Veit ist Soldat auf Urlaub, in Russland verwundet. Was Margot und Margarete mit ihm teilen, ist seine Hoffnung, dass irgendwann wieder das Leben beginnt. Es ist 1944, der Weltkrieg verloren, doch wie lang dauert er noch? Arno Geiger erzählt von Veits Alpträumen, vom "Brasilianer", der von der Rückkehr nach Rio de Janeiro träumt, von der seltsamen Normalität in diesem Dorf in Österreich - und von der Liebe. Ein herausragender Roman über den einzelnen Menschen und die Macht der Geschichte, über das Persönlichste und den Krieg, über die Toten und die Überlebenden. ©2018 Carl Hanser Verlag GmbH & Co KG, München (P)2018 Hörbuch Hamburg HHV GmbH, Hamburg bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Arno Geiger) Mon, 08 Jan 2018 06:01:50 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Unter-der-Drachenwand-Audiobook/B078JL149X thebookvoice.com 14:22:00 no Hören Sie diesen Titel kostenlos bei thebookvoice.com Hören Sie sich dieses volle Hörbuch kostenlos bei https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> Titel: Unter der Drachenwand Autor:: Arno Geiger Erzähler: Torben Kessler, Michael Quast, Cornelia Niemann, Torsten Flassig Format: Unabridged Spieldauer: 14 hrs and 22 mins Sprache: Deutsch Veröffentlichungsdatum: 01-08-18 Herausgeber: HörbucHHamburg HHV GmbH Kategorien: Fiction, Literary Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers: Veit Kolbe verbringt ein paar Monate am Mondsee, unter der Drachenwand, und trifft hier zwei junge Frauen. Doch Veit ist Soldat auf Urlaub, in Russland verwundet. Was Margot und Margarete mit ihm teilen, ist seine Hoffnung, dass irgendwann wieder das Leben beginnt. Es ist 1944, der Weltkrieg verloren, doch wie lang dauert er noch? Arno Geiger erzählt von Veits Alpträumen, vom "Brasilianer", der von der Rückkehr nach Rio de Janeiro träumt, von der seltsamen Normalität in diesem Dorf in Österreich - und von der Liebe. Ein herausragender Roman über den einzelnen Menschen und die Macht der Geschichte, über das Persönlichste und den Krieg, über die Toten und die Überlebenden. ©2018 Carl Hanser Verlag GmbH & Co KG, München (P)2018 Hörbuch Hamburg HHV GmbH, Hamburg Hören Sie sich dieses volle Hörbuch kostenlos bei https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> Titel: Unter der Drachenwand Autor:: Arno Geiger Erzähler: Torben Kessler, Michael Quast, Cornelia Niemann, Torsten Flassig Format: Unabridged Spieldauer: 14 hrs and 22 mins Sprache: Deutsch Veröffentlichungsdatum: 01-08-18 Herausgeber: HörbucHHamburg HHV GmbH Kategorien: Fiction, Literary Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers: Veit Kolbe verbringt ein paar Monate am Mondsee, unter der Drachenwand, und trifft hier zwei junge Frauen. Doch Veit ist Soldat auf Urlaub, in Russland verwundet. Was Margot und Margarete mit ihm teilen, ist seine Hoffnung, dass irgendwann wieder das Leben beginnt. Es ist 1944, der Weltkrieg verloren, doch wie lang dauert er noch? Arno Geiger erzählt von Veits Alpträumen, vom "Brasilianer", der von der Rückkehr nach Rio de Janeiro träumt, von der seltsamen Normalität in diesem Dorf in Österreich - und von der Liebe. Ein herausragender Roman über den einzelnen Menschen und die Macht der Geschichte, über das Persönlichste und den Krieg, über die Toten und die Überlebenden. ©2018 Carl Hanser Verlag GmbH & Co KG, München (P)2018 Hörbuch Hamburg HHV GmbH, Hamburg https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Short-Stories-of-Anton-Chekhov-Volume-1-Audiobook/B002UZHWMC Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Short Stories of Anton Chekhov, Volume 1 Author: Anton Chekhov Narrator: Charlton Griffin Format: Unabridged Length: 3 hrs and 59 mins Language: English Release date: 01-28-05 Publisher: Audio Connoisseur Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 109 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Anton Pavlovich Chekhov, (1860-1904), was born in Russia at Taganrog on the Sea of Azov. His name has become synonymous with a certain literary style much admired and widely copied since his death. Typically, a Chekhov story is a "mood", a state of mind, usually with regard to relations between one person and another. Under the influence of the constant, infinitesimal, and unforeseen pinpricks of life, there occurs a gradual transformation of that state of mind. His writing is at once fluid and precise. Most of his stories end on a minor note, instead of the dramatic flourish. Today, Chekhov is regarded as Russia's greatest writer, and his narrative works continue to attract an ever wider circle of readers worldwide. This volume includes the following unabridged works with music and sound effects: Finally, "An Essay On The Life of Chekhov", by Dimitri Mirsky, takes us on a tour of Chekhov's life and career. This critically acclaimed work of scholarship is clearly and concisely written to bring into perspective the life of one of Russia's greatest literary figures. Critic Reviews: "Richly done, with lifelike sound effects and a delicate musical score woven skillfully into Charlton Griffin's impeccable narration. Griffin creates both fine characterizations and the intimate tone of the master storyteller. His reading is languid and cosmopolitan, filled with the fin-de-siecle ennui that is so characteristically Chekhov, while at the same time deeply evocative." (AudioFile) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Anton Chekhov) Fri, 28 Jan 2005 00:01:13 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Short-Stories-of-Anton-Chekhov-Volume-1-Audiobook/B002UZHWMC thebookvoice.com 03:59:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Short Stories of Anton Chekhov, Volume 1 Author: Anton Chekhov Narrator: Charlton Griffin Format: Unabridged Length: 3 hrs and 59 mins Language: English Release date: 01-28-05 Publisher: Audio Connoisseur Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 109 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Anton Pavlovich Chekhov, (1860-1904), was born in Russia at Taganrog on the Sea of Azov. His name has become synonymous with a certain literary style much admired and widely copied since his death. Typically, a Chekhov story is a "mood", a state of mind, usually with regard to relations between one person and another. Under the influence of the constant, infinitesimal, and unforeseen pinpricks of life, there occurs a gradual transformation of that state of mind. His writing is at once fluid and precise. Most of his stories end on a minor note, instead of the dramatic flourish. Today, Chekhov is regarded as Russia's greatest writer, and his narrative works continue to attract an ever wider circle of readers worldwide. This volume includes the following unabridged works with music and sound effects: Finally, "An Essay On The Life of Chekhov", by Dimitri Mirsky, takes us on a tour of Chekhov's life and career. This critically acclaimed work of scholarship is clearly and concisely written to bring into perspective the life of one of Russia's greatest literary figures. Critic Reviews: "Richly done, with lifelike sound effects and a delicate musical score woven skillfully into Charlton Griffin's impeccable narration. Griffin creates both fine characterizations and the intimate tone of the master storyteller. His reading is languid and cosmopolitan, filled with the fin-de-siecle ennui that is so characteristically Chekhov, while at the same time deeply evocative." (AudioFile) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Short Stories of Anton Chekhov, Volume 1 Author: Anton Chekhov Narrator: Charlton Griffin Format: Unabridged Length: 3 hrs and 59 mins Language: English Release date: 01-28-05 Publisher: Audio Connoisseur Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 109 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Anton Pavlovich Chekhov, (1860-1904), was born in Russia at Taganrog on the Sea of Azov. His name has become synonymous with a certain literary style much admired and widely copied since his death. Typically, a Chekhov story is a "mood", a state of mind, usually with regard to relations between one person and another. Under the influence of the constant, infinitesimal, and unforeseen pinpricks of life, there occurs a gradual transformation of that state of mind. His writing is at once fluid and precise. Most of his stories end on a minor note, instead of the dramatic flourish. Today, Chekhov is regarded as Russia's greatest writer, and his narrative works continue to attract an ever wider circle of readers worldwide. This volume includes the following unabridged works with music and sound effects: Finally, "An Essay On The Life of Chekhov", by Dimitri Mirsky, takes us on a tour of Chekhov's life and career. This critically acclaimed work of scholarship is clearly and concisely written to bring into perspective the life of one of Russia's greatest literary figures. Critic Reviews: "Richly done, with lifelike sound effects and a delicate musical score woven skillfully into Charlton Griffin's impeccable narration. Griffin creates both fine characterizations and the intimate tone of the master storyteller. His reading is languid and cosmopolitan, filled with the fin-de-siecle ennui that is so characteristically Chekhov, while at the same time deeply evocative." (AudioFile) Members Reviews: Wonderful stories. I had been waiting a long-time to catch up on the famed short stories of Anton Chekhov. Finally, I found the best volume with an awesome narrator and a subtle music score. I love Chekhovs wonderful, unpretentious narrative with a hearty dose of irony and candor. I really hoped that they had done a Volume 2 also. My favorites were The Lady with the Dog and Kiss. These two stories are absolutely stunning in their realism and frankness. These stories are still very valid in our present time. A must listen! A Box of Chocolates This is a box of chocolates. Smooth, rich, and deeply satisfing. I savored each and every piece and went looking for more. Griffin is excellent Narrator Griffen really brings these stories alive. His interpretation seems to fit the the story's character and theme. I only wish that there could have been more stories included in this volume. It is a little scant in the number it offers, but what is offered is golden. great intro to Chekhov These Short stories by Chekhov narrated beautifully, sometimes with a beautiful background music, are a great introduction to this great Russian writer. Nearly unlistenable Stories: 4.5/5 Narration: 1/5 I've never been exposed to Chekhov, and was naturally a bit apprehensive, but was quite happy to discover that the stories were not only very accessible but refreshing and still quite original and thought-provoking. The prose itself naturally feels slightly dated and often heavy-handed, but the themes and characters are the thing here and each of these tiny little morsels becomes more flavorful after it's over and you've had time to turn it over in your thoughts. The problem is the narrator. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Shadow-Year-Audiobook/B004EUJ0XU Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Shadow Year Subtitle: A Novel Author: Jeffrey Ford Narrator: Kevin T. Collins Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 6 mins Language: English Release date: 12-07-10 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 36 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: On New York's Long Island, in the unpredictable decade of the 1960s, a young boy spends much of his free time in the basement of his family's modest home, where he and his brother, Jim, have created Botch Town, a detailed cardboard replica of their community, complete with figurines representing friends and neighbors. Their little sister, Mary, smokes cigarettes, speaks in other voices, inhabits alternate personas... and, unbeknownst to her siblings, moves around the inanimate clay residents. There is a strangeness in the air as disappearances, deaths, spectral sightings, and the arrival of a sinister man in a long white car mark this unforgettable shadow year. But strangest of all is the inescapable fact that all these troubling occurrences directly correspond to the changes little Mary has made to the miniature town in their basement. Critic Reviews: World Fantasy Award, Best Novel, 2009 "Surreal, unsettling, and more than a little weird. Ford has a rare gift for evoking mood with just a few well-chosen words and for creating living, breathing characters with only a few lines of dialogue. Give this one to readers who appreciate the blending of literary fiction, fantasy, and mystery." (Booklist) "Kevin T. Collins... has an astonishing range of voices at his command. His excellent narration definitely added to my reading enjoyment and Ill be looking for his name in the future." (Fantasy Literature) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Jeffrey Ford) Tue, 07 Dec 2010 09:14:56 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Shadow-Year-Audiobook/B004EUJ0XU thebookvoice.com 10:06:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Shadow Year Subtitle: A Novel Author: Jeffrey Ford Narrator: Kevin T. Collins Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 6 mins Language: English Release date: 12-07-10 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 36 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: On New York's Long Island, in the unpredictable decade of the 1960s, a young boy spends much of his free time in the basement of his family's modest home, where he and his brother, Jim, have created Botch Town, a detailed cardboard replica of their community, complete with figurines representing friends and neighbors. Their little sister, Mary, smokes cigarettes, speaks in other voices, inhabits alternate personas... and, unbeknownst to her siblings, moves around the inanimate clay residents. There is a strangeness in the air as disappearances, deaths, spectral sightings, and the arrival of a sinister man in a long white car mark this unforgettable shadow year. But strangest of all is the inescapable fact that all these troubling occurrences directly correspond to the changes little Mary has made to the miniature town in their basement. Critic Reviews: World Fantasy Award, Best Novel, 2009 "Surreal, unsettling, and more than a little weird. Ford has a rare gift for evoking mood with just a few well-chosen words and for creating living, breathing characters with only a few lines of dialogue. Give this one to readers who appreciate the blending of literary fiction, fantasy, and mystery." (Booklist) "Kevin T. Collins... has an astonishing range of voices at his command. His excellent narration definitely added to my reading enjoyment and Ill be looking for his name in the future." (Fantasy Literature) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Shadow Year Subtitle: A Novel Author: Jeffrey Ford Narrator: Kevin T. Collins Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 6 mins Language: English Release date: 12-07-10 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 36 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: On New York's Long Island, in the unpredictable decade of the 1960s, a young boy spends much of his free time in the basement of his family's modest home, where he and his brother, Jim, have created Botch Town, a detailed cardboard replica of their community, complete with figurines representing friends and neighbors. Their little sister, Mary, smokes cigarettes, speaks in other voices, inhabits alternate personas... and, unbeknownst to her siblings, moves around the inanimate clay residents. There is a strangeness in the air as disappearances, deaths, spectral sightings, and the arrival of a sinister man in a long white car mark this unforgettable shadow year. But strangest of all is the inescapable fact that all these troubling occurrences directly correspond to the changes little Mary has made to the miniature town in their basement. Critic Reviews: World Fantasy Award, Best Novel, 2009 "Surreal, unsettling, and more than a little weird. Ford has a rare gift for evoking mood with just a few well-chosen words and for creating living, breathing characters with only a few lines of dialogue. Give this one to readers who appreciate the blending of literary fiction, fantasy, and mystery." (Booklist) "Kevin T. Collins... has an astonishing range of voices at his command. His excellent narration definitely added to my reading enjoyment and Ill be looking for his name in the future." (Fantasy Literature) Members Reviews: Little slices of life A charming coming-of-age tale about the 6th grade year of an average American boy growing up in the 1960s. This year isn???t average, though, because there are some strange things going on in his small town. As he navigates his way around mundane matters such as an alcoholic manic depressive mother, a father who holds down three jobs, live-in grandparents, and unpleasant teachers, he???s also concerned with a prowler, a classmate who disappeared, and a strange suspicious man who drives an eerie white car. Things get really creepy when he realizes that the weird things happening around town seem to be linked to the way his possibly-autistic / possibly-savant little sister moves the cars and people around in his older brother???s replica of their town which he works on in their basement. The novel reminds me very much of A Christmas Story ??? that classic movie about Ralphie who wants a Red Ryder BB gun for Christmas ("You'll shoot your eye out!"). Similarly, Jeffrey Ford fills his story with over-the-top characters who are fun to read about but who you???re glad you don???t live with and who you have a hard time believing could all co-exist in the same small town. Also similarly, most of the plot revolves around the day to day events in a 6th grade boy???s life: waiting for the ice cream man, trying to complete school assignments with a minimal amount of effort, getting picked on by older kids, skipping church, sneaking out of the house, and trying to keep up with his brave and reckless older brother. These little slices of life are funny, poignant, and so beautifully and vividly described that they often brought a smile to my face and occasionally brought tears to my eyes. Kevin T. Collins who has an astonishing range of voices at his command. His excellent narration definitely added to my reading enjoyment and I???ll be looking for his name in the future. Couldn't stop listening!!! This book was such a great find. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Stories-of-Paul-Bowles-Audiobook/B004NXGQHQ Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Stories of Paul Bowles Author: Paul Bowles Narrator: Nicola Barber, Joe Barrett, Victor Bevine, Robert Blumenfeld, Kevin T. Collins, Jonathan Davis, Lameece Issaq, Peter Ganim Format: Unabridged Length: 28 hrs and 39 mins Language: English Release date: 02-21-11 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 29 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: An American literary cult figure, Paul Bowles established his legacy with the novel The Sheltering Sky. An immediate sensation, it became a fixture in American letters. Bowles then returned his energies to the short story - the genre he preferred and soon mastered. Bowles' s short fiction is orchestral in composition and exacting in theme, marked by a unique, delicately spare style and a dark, rich, exotic mood, by turns chilling, ironic, and wry. In "Pastor Dowe at Tecaté", a Protestant missionary is sent to the far reaches of the globe - a place, he discovers, where his God has no power. In "Call at Corazón", an American husband abandons his alcoholic wife on their honeymoon in a South American jungle. In "Allal", a boy's drug-induced metamorphosis into a deadly serpent leads to his violent death, but not before he feels the "joy" of sinking his fangs into his human prey. Here too are his most famous works, such as "The Delicate Prey", a grimly satisfying tale of vengeance, and "A Distant Episode", which Tennessee Williams proclaimed "a masterpiece of short fiction". Though shocking, Bowles's stories possess a symmetry between beauty and terror that is haunting and ultimately moral. Like Poe, Bowles had an instinctive adeptness with the nightmare vision. Like Hemingway, Bowles is famously unsentimental, a skilled craftsman of crystalline prose. The complete cast of narrators includes: Nicola Barber, Joe Barrett, Victor Bevine, Robert Blumenfeld, Kevin T. Collins, Jonathan Davis, Lameece Issaq, Peter Ganim, Gayle Hendrix, Nick Pauling, Elisabeth Rodgers, Eileen Stevens, Suzanne Toren, and Marc Vietor. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Paul Bowles) Mon, 21 Feb 2011 00:18:48 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Stories-of-Paul-Bowles-Audiobook/B004NXGQHQ thebookvoice.com 28:39:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Stories of Paul Bowles Author: Paul Bowles Narrator: Nicola Barber, Joe Barrett, Victor Bevine, Robert Blumenfeld, Kevin T. Collins, Jonathan Davis, Lameece Issaq, Peter Ganim Format: Unabridged Length: 28 hrs and 39 mins Language: English Release date: 02-21-11 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 29 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: An American literary cult figure, Paul Bowles established his legacy with the novel The Sheltering Sky. An immediate sensation, it became a fixture in American letters. Bowles then returned his energies to the short story - the genre he preferred and soon mastered. Bowles' s short fiction is orchestral in composition and exacting in theme, marked by a unique, delicately spare style and a dark, rich, exotic mood, by turns chilling, ironic, and wry. In "Pastor Dowe at Tecaté", a Protestant missionary is sent to the far reaches of the globe - a place, he discovers, where his God has no power. In "Call at Corazón", an American husband abandons his alcoholic wife on their honeymoon in a South American jungle. In "Allal", a boy's drug-induced metamorphosis into a deadly serpent leads to his violent death, but not before he feels the "joy" of sinking his fangs into his human prey. Here too are his most famous works, such as "The Delicate Prey", a grimly satisfying tale of vengeance, and "A Distant Episode", which Tennessee Williams proclaimed "a masterpiece of short fiction". Though shocking, Bowles's stories possess a symmetry between beauty and terror that is haunting and ultimately moral. Like Poe, Bowles had an instinctive adeptness with the nightmare vision. Like Hemingway, Bowles is famously unsentimental, a skilled craftsman of crystalline prose. The complete cast of narrators includes: Nicola Barber, Joe Barrett, Victor Bevine, Robert Blumenfeld, Kevin T. Collins, Jonathan Davis, Lameece Issaq, Peter Ganim, Gayle Hendrix, Nick Pauling, Elisabeth Rodgers, Eileen Stevens, Suzanne Toren, and Marc Vietor. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Stories of Paul Bowles Author: Paul Bowles Narrator: Nicola Barber, Joe Barrett, Victor Bevine, Robert Blumenfeld, Kevin T. Collins, Jonathan Davis, Lameece Issaq, Peter Ganim Format: Unabridged Length: 28 hrs and 39 mins Language: English Release date: 02-21-11 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 29 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: An American literary cult figure, Paul Bowles established his legacy with the novel The Sheltering Sky. An immediate sensation, it became a fixture in American letters. Bowles then returned his energies to the short story - the genre he preferred and soon mastered. Bowles' s short fiction is orchestral in composition and exacting in theme, marked by a unique, delicately spare style and a dark, rich, exotic mood, by turns chilling, ironic, and wry. In "Pastor Dowe at Tecaté", a Protestant missionary is sent to the far reaches of the globe - a place, he discovers, where his God has no power. In "Call at Corazón", an American husband abandons his alcoholic wife on their honeymoon in a South American jungle. In "Allal", a boy's drug-induced metamorphosis into a deadly serpent leads to his violent death, but not before he feels the "joy" of sinking his fangs into his human prey. Here too are his most famous works, such as "The Delicate Prey", a grimly satisfying tale of vengeance, and "A Distant Episode", which Tennessee Williams proclaimed "a masterpiece of short fiction". Though shocking, Bowles's stories possess a symmetry between beauty and terror that is haunting and ultimately moral. Like Poe, Bowles had an instinctive adeptness with the nightmare vision. Like Hemingway, Bowles is famously unsentimental, a skilled craftsman of crystalline prose. The complete cast of narrators includes: Nicola Barber, Joe Barrett, Victor Bevine, Robert Blumenfeld, Kevin T. Collins, Jonathan Davis, Lameece Issaq, Peter Ganim, Gayle Hendrix, Nick Pauling, Elisabeth Rodgers, Eileen Stevens, Suzanne Toren, and Marc Vietor. Members Reviews: Mesmerizing and beautifully produced Would you listen to The Stories of Paul Bowles again? Why? I actually have already listened to some of the stories over again. I cannot add too much to all that has been said about Bowles, but this is a great survey, and my introduction, really, to him as a short story writer. I could not take my headphones off! What did you like best about this story? It was a whalloping dose of humor, misery and careful observation. I dreamt differently after hearing this collection. What about the narratorss performance did you like? The narrator was a whole repertory company! WHAT a treat! It really added texture and variety to the stories and the selection of voices to stories was made by a very astute person, indeed. Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you? There is a harrowing story - just awful - that can be described, at first, as picaresque, about a naive English philologist embarking on field work in Africa and it all turning very very unexpected, indeed, within 12 hours of arriving. I could barely stand the story, but will never forget a moment of it. Any additional comments? A perfect dream of a book. Absolutely a show-stopper! The atmosphere of the countries comes through I enjoyed the later stories much more than the early ones. My complaint with the early stories is that they would often start getting good and holding my interest when they would just end. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Best-Kept-Secret-Audiobook/B00Q5DMND8 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Best Kept Secret Subtitle: A Novel Author: Amy Hatvany Narrator: Joy Osmanski Format: Unabridged Length: 12 hrs and 7 mins Language: English Release date: 12-16-14 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 225 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Cadence didn't sit down one night and decide that downing two bottles of wine was a brilliant idea. Her drinking snuck up on her - as a way to sleep, to help her relax after a long day, to relieve some of the stress of the painful divorce that's left her struggling to make ends meet with her five-year-old son Charlie. It wasn't always like this. Just a few years ago, Cadence seemed to have it all - a successful husband, an adorable son, and a promising career as a freelance journalist. But with the demise of her marriage, her carefully constructed life begins to spiral out of control. Suddenly she is all alone trying to juggle the demands of work and motherhood. Logically, Cadence knows that she is drinking too much, and every day begins with renewed promises to herself that she will stop. But within a few hours, driven by something she doesn't understand, she is reaching for the bottle - even when it means not playing with her son because she is too tired, or dropping him off at preschool late, again. And even when one calamitous night it means leaving him alone to pick up more wine at the grocery store. It's only when her ex-husband shows up at her door to take Charlie away that Cadence realizes her best kept secret has been discovered. Heartbreaking, haunting, and ultimately life-affirming, Best Kept Secret is more than just the story of Cadence - it's a story of how the secrets we hold closest are the ones that can most tear us apart. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Amy Hatvany) Tue, 16 Dec 2014 23:53:02 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Best-Kept-Secret-Audiobook/B00Q5DMND8 thebookvoice.com 12:07:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Best Kept Secret Subtitle: A Novel Author: Amy Hatvany Narrator: Joy Osmanski Format: Unabridged Length: 12 hrs and 7 mins Language: English Release date: 12-16-14 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 225 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Cadence didn't sit down one night and decide that downing two bottles of wine was a brilliant idea. Her drinking snuck up on her - as a way to sleep, to help her relax after a long day, to relieve some of the stress of the painful divorce that's left her struggling to make ends meet with her five-year-old son Charlie. It wasn't always like this. Just a few years ago, Cadence seemed to have it all - a successful husband, an adorable son, and a promising career as a freelance journalist. But with the demise of her marriage, her carefully constructed life begins to spiral out of control. Suddenly she is all alone trying to juggle the demands of work and motherhood. Logically, Cadence knows that she is drinking too much, and every day begins with renewed promises to herself that she will stop. But within a few hours, driven by something she doesn't understand, she is reaching for the bottle - even when it means not playing with her son because she is too tired, or dropping him off at preschool late, again. And even when one calamitous night it means leaving him alone to pick up more wine at the grocery store. It's only when her ex-husband shows up at her door to take Charlie away that Cadence realizes her best kept secret has been discovered. Heartbreaking, haunting, and ultimately life-affirming, Best Kept Secret is more than just the story of Cadence - it's a story of how the secrets we hold closest are the ones that can most tear us apart. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Best Kept Secret Subtitle: A Novel Author: Amy Hatvany Narrator: Joy Osmanski Format: Unabridged Length: 12 hrs and 7 mins Language: English Release date: 12-16-14 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 225 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Cadence didn't sit down one night and decide that downing two bottles of wine was a brilliant idea. Her drinking snuck up on her - as a way to sleep, to help her relax after a long day, to relieve some of the stress of the painful divorce that's left her struggling to make ends meet with her five-year-old son Charlie. It wasn't always like this. Just a few years ago, Cadence seemed to have it all - a successful husband, an adorable son, and a promising career as a freelance journalist. But with the demise of her marriage, her carefully constructed life begins to spiral out of control. Suddenly she is all alone trying to juggle the demands of work and motherhood. Logically, Cadence knows that she is drinking too much, and every day begins with renewed promises to herself that she will stop. But within a few hours, driven by something she doesn't understand, she is reaching for the bottle - even when it means not playing with her son because she is too tired, or dropping him off at preschool late, again. And even when one calamitous night it means leaving him alone to pick up more wine at the grocery store. It's only when her ex-husband shows up at her door to take Charlie away that Cadence realizes her best kept secret has been discovered. Heartbreaking, haunting, and ultimately life-affirming, Best Kept Secret is more than just the story of Cadence - it's a story of how the secrets we hold closest are the ones that can most tear us apart. Members Reviews: amazing book! I loved it! Every minute is on point with the emotions a person experiences with this type of problem. worth your while. Talking Out Loud to the Characters.... There are not many books that have affected me to the point of actually talking out loud to them - encouraging them, warning them, cheering them..... but this one did and all of the above.... You already get that it's about her loss of control regarding her alcohol intake - what you don't get is how she gets to that point and how easily it can be any one of us or anyone of the people we know/love. I've already recommended this book to some of my friends that are sponsors in AA - I feel it really can send a positive message for some folks that may not be able to catch on to the AA philosophy right away. This is NOT a preachy book, this is not a hidden agenda book... it's a well researched book about a tough subject. I highly recommend and will most likely read it again. Genuine portrayal of addicted mothers I read this book when I was 6 months sober and liked it but didn't love it. Now I'm 4 years sober and I can appreciate this book much better! I highly recommend! This is a good accurate portrayal of what addicted mothers go through in their addiction and in sobriety. Sorry to Say it Was BORING I was not able to finish this book. I quit at chapter 7. I couldn't stand one more conversation between the main character and her son, or the main character and anyone else. There was noting of interest going on, just conversations. Love it.... More truth like this should be written This story is well written, attention grabbing, and shows hard truths. Do listen to this one for a good read! https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Angel-of-History-Audiobook/B01MQDNPAQ Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Angel of History Subtitle: A Novel Author: Rabih Alameddine Narrator: Alex Hyde White Format: Unabridged Length: 9 hrs and 16 mins Language: English Release date: 11-15-16 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 13 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: "There are many ways to break someone's heart, but Rabih Alameddine is one rare writer who not only breaks our hearts but gives every broken piece a new life." - Yiyun Li Following the critical and commercial success of An Unnecessary Woman, Alameddine delivers a spectacular portrait of a man and an era of profound political and social upheaval. Set over the course of one night in the waiting room of a psych clinic, The Angel of History follows Yemeni-born poet Jacob as he revisits the events of his life, from his maternal upbringing in an Egyptian whorehouse to his adolescence under the aegis of his wealthy father and his life as a gay Arab man in San Francisco at the height of AIDS. Hovered over by the presence of alluring, sassy Satan, who taunts Jacob to remember his painful past, and dour, frigid Death, who urges him to forget and give up on life, Jacob is also attended to by 14 saints. Set in Cairo and Beirut; Sana'a, Stockholm, and San Francisco; Alameddine gives us a charged philosophical portrait of a brilliant mind in crisis. This is a profound, philosophical, and hilariously winning story of the war between memory and oblivion we wrestle with every day of our lives. "Rabih Alameddine is one our most daring writers - daring not in the cheap sense of lurid or racy, but as a surgeon, a philosopher, an explorer, or a dancer." - Michael Chabon bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Rabih Alameddine) Tue, 15 Nov 2016 01:01:17 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Angel-of-History-Audiobook/B01MQDNPAQ thebookvoice.com 09:16:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Angel of History Subtitle: A Novel Author: Rabih Alameddine Narrator: Alex Hyde White Format: Unabridged Length: 9 hrs and 16 mins Language: English Release date: 11-15-16 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 13 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: "There are many ways to break someone's heart, but Rabih Alameddine is one rare writer who not only breaks our hearts but gives every broken piece a new life." - Yiyun Li Following the critical and commercial success of An Unnecessary Woman, Alameddine delivers a spectacular portrait of a man and an era of profound political and social upheaval. Set over the course of one night in the waiting room of a psych clinic, The Angel of History follows Yemeni-born poet Jacob as he revisits the events of his life, from his maternal upbringing in an Egyptian whorehouse to his adolescence under the aegis of his wealthy father and his life as a gay Arab man in San Francisco at the height of AIDS. Hovered over by the presence of alluring, sassy Satan, who taunts Jacob to remember his painful past, and dour, frigid Death, who urges him to forget and give up on life, Jacob is also attended to by 14 saints. Set in Cairo and Beirut; Sana'a, Stockholm, and San Francisco; Alameddine gives us a charged philosophical portrait of a brilliant mind in crisis. This is a profound, philosophical, and hilariously winning story of the war between memory and oblivion we wrestle with every day of our lives. "Rabih Alameddine is one our most daring writers - daring not in the cheap sense of lurid or racy, but as a surgeon, a philosopher, an explorer, or a dancer." - Michael Chabon Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Angel of History Subtitle: A Novel Author: Rabih Alameddine Narrator: Alex Hyde White Format: Unabridged Length: 9 hrs and 16 mins Language: English Release date: 11-15-16 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 13 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: "There are many ways to break someone's heart, but Rabih Alameddine is one rare writer who not only breaks our hearts but gives every broken piece a new life." - Yiyun Li Following the critical and commercial success of An Unnecessary Woman, Alameddine delivers a spectacular portrait of a man and an era of profound political and social upheaval. Set over the course of one night in the waiting room of a psych clinic, The Angel of History follows Yemeni-born poet Jacob as he revisits the events of his life, from his maternal upbringing in an Egyptian whorehouse to his adolescence under the aegis of his wealthy father and his life as a gay Arab man in San Francisco at the height of AIDS. Hovered over by the presence of alluring, sassy Satan, who taunts Jacob to remember his painful past, and dour, frigid Death, who urges him to forget and give up on life, Jacob is also attended to by 14 saints. Set in Cairo and Beirut; Sana'a, Stockholm, and San Francisco; Alameddine gives us a charged philosophical portrait of a brilliant mind in crisis. This is a profound, philosophical, and hilariously winning story of the war between memory and oblivion we wrestle with every day of our lives. "Rabih Alameddine is one our most daring writers - daring not in the cheap sense of lurid or racy, but as a surgeon, a philosopher, an explorer, or a dancer." - Michael Chabon Members Reviews: Couldnât finish I started out liking it but eventually became too confusing and uninteresting. Not sure what he was trying to say. A masterpiece The Angel of History is about remembering. This much is clear from the very beginning. The angel of choice, we're reminded even by itself at some point, is Satan. He wants Ya'qub (or Jacob in his immigrant, gay SF life) to remember all the horrible things he has tried hard to forget so he can keep wallowing in self-pity and depression. A tug of war, thus, ensues between father Satan and son Death. Death, for his part, wants Jacob to finally give up, surrender, resign to forget in his welcoming arms, as it seems though remembering is difficult, forgetting entirely is impossible. The story is told in different narrative threads that weave in and out; a web of truths and paths that connect invisible, forgotten dots as they are revealed, if you will. Satan holds court with Death and fourteen saints who have, at one time or another, helped Ya'qub, slowly revealing things Ya'qub is not willing to remember, lies he tells himself, untruths he has precariously built to cover up the past. The testimonies of the saints as witness to Ya'qub's life cause him to remember, or erode his ability to keep forgetting. In a way, the novel is about witnessing, too (as Alameddine mentions in an interview that when there is nothing one can do, one can witness.) While Satan holds court in Jacob's apartment, Jacob has gone to the clinic to commit himself, all the while talking to his long dead lover and trying to shut out Satan's voice. It is in these conversations with his lover, often interrupted by Satan, Jacob remembers and recounts all that has led him here. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Infinite-Tides-Audiobook/B00BLC6OWO Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Infinite Tides Author: Christian Kiefer Narrator: Colin Smith Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs and 20 mins Language: English Release date: 03-02-13 Publisher: Audible Studios for Bloomsbury Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 12 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Keith Corcoran has spent his entire life preparing to be an astronaut. At the moment of his greatness, finally aboard the International Space Station, hundreds of miles above the Earths swirling blue surface, he receives word that his 16-year-old daughter has died in a car accident, and that his wife has left him. Returning to Earth, and to his now empty suburban home, he is alone with the ghosts, the memories, and feelings he can barely acknowledge, let alone process. He is a mathematical genius, a brilliant engineer, a famous astronaut, but nothing in his life has readied him for this. With its endless interlocking culs-de-sac, big box stores, and vast parking lots, contemporary suburbia is not a promising place to recover from such trauma. But healing begins through new relationships, never Keiths strength, first as a torrid affair with one neighbor, and then as an unlikely friendship with another, a Ukrainian immigrant who every evening lugs his battered telescope to the weed-choked vacant lot at the end of the street. Gazing up at the heavens together, drinking beer and smoking pot, the two men share their vastly different experiences and slowly reveal themselves to each other, until Keith can begin to confront his loss and begin to forgive himself for decades of only half-living. The Infinite Tides is a deeply moving, tragicomic, and ultimately redemptive story of love, loss, and resilience. It is also an indelible and nuanced portrait of modern American life that renders both our strengths and weaknesses with great and tender beauty. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Christian Kiefer) Sat, 02 Mar 2013 16:51:03 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Infinite-Tides-Audiobook/B00BLC6OWO thebookvoice.com 11:20:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Infinite Tides Author: Christian Kiefer Narrator: Colin Smith Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs and 20 mins Language: English Release date: 03-02-13 Publisher: Audible Studios for Bloomsbury Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 12 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Keith Corcoran has spent his entire life preparing to be an astronaut. At the moment of his greatness, finally aboard the International Space Station, hundreds of miles above the Earths swirling blue surface, he receives word that his 16-year-old daughter has died in a car accident, and that his wife has left him. Returning to Earth, and to his now empty suburban home, he is alone with the ghosts, the memories, and feelings he can barely acknowledge, let alone process. He is a mathematical genius, a brilliant engineer, a famous astronaut, but nothing in his life has readied him for this. With its endless interlocking culs-de-sac, big box stores, and vast parking lots, contemporary suburbia is not a promising place to recover from such trauma. But healing begins through new relationships, never Keiths strength, first as a torrid affair with one neighbor, and then as an unlikely friendship with another, a Ukrainian immigrant who every evening lugs his battered telescope to the weed-choked vacant lot at the end of the street. Gazing up at the heavens together, drinking beer and smoking pot, the two men share their vastly different experiences and slowly reveal themselves to each other, until Keith can begin to confront his loss and begin to forgive himself for decades of only half-living. The Infinite Tides is a deeply moving, tragicomic, and ultimately redemptive story of love, loss, and resilience. It is also an indelible and nuanced portrait of modern American life that renders both our strengths and weaknesses with great and tender beauty. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Infinite Tides Author: Christian Kiefer Narrator: Colin Smith Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs and 20 mins Language: English Release date: 03-02-13 Publisher: Audible Studios for Bloomsbury Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 12 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Keith Corcoran has spent his entire life preparing to be an astronaut. At the moment of his greatness, finally aboard the International Space Station, hundreds of miles above the Earths swirling blue surface, he receives word that his 16-year-old daughter has died in a car accident, and that his wife has left him. Returning to Earth, and to his now empty suburban home, he is alone with the ghosts, the memories, and feelings he can barely acknowledge, let alone process. He is a mathematical genius, a brilliant engineer, a famous astronaut, but nothing in his life has readied him for this. With its endless interlocking culs-de-sac, big box stores, and vast parking lots, contemporary suburbia is not a promising place to recover from such trauma. But healing begins through new relationships, never Keiths strength, first as a torrid affair with one neighbor, and then as an unlikely friendship with another, a Ukrainian immigrant who every evening lugs his battered telescope to the weed-choked vacant lot at the end of the street. Gazing up at the heavens together, drinking beer and smoking pot, the two men share their vastly different experiences and slowly reveal themselves to each other, until Keith can begin to confront his loss and begin to forgive himself for decades of only half-living. The Infinite Tides is a deeply moving, tragicomic, and ultimately redemptive story of love, loss, and resilience. It is also an indelible and nuanced portrait of modern American life that renders both our strengths and weaknesses with great and tender beauty. Members Reviews: Bleak & grief-filled, but also perfectly wonderful I began reading The Infinite Tides almost immediately after I finished Kiefer's 5-star book, The Animals. I think I was expecting (and hoping for) more of the same exciting plot, a main character I loved, written almost like poetry. The author himself had warned me that My first book is a much different animal. Its meant to have almost zero velocity (like a Henry James novel) and spins in one place (purposefully, I mean), so you may have to get into it in a different way. Of course, he was completely right, and at one point I had to put the book down for a few days. I ended up re-starting The Infinite Tides from the beginning, just reading, without any expectations, and let Kiefer's writing once again work its magic on me. This book is a much different animal, and the fact that Kiefer is capable of writing such completely different books, each excellent in their own way, is part of why this is another 5-star read. I won't recount the plot, but it is imaginative, original, and horrifying. The main character, astronaut Keith Corcoran, is not a completely likeable guy, but how he deals with (or doesn't deal with) the bleak, grief-filled circumstances of his life form the basis of his this book. Several characters question Keith's devotion and single-mindedness in becoming an astronaut, and note that that path has ill-prepared him for life after he has reached this pinnacle. He has this truly interesting, synesthesia-like relationship with numbers, and relates to them much better than to people. I appreciated the juxtaposition of how math has answers and logic but human nature is often completely without logic or answers. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Serialist-Audiobook/B0038CKG4M Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Serialist Subtitle: A Novel Author: David Gordon Narrator: Bronson Pinchot Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 32 mins Language: English Release date: 03-09-10 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 43 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: This stylish, darkly funny psychological debut thriller set in New York City is about a struggling writer forced to play detective in a real-life murder mystery plot, after a convicted serial killerwho claims to be innocenthires him to write his memoir. All Harry Bloch knows about catching a serial killer is what he has learned from his own books. An unknown writer, Harry churns out pulp novels under a variety of pseudonyms. But Harrys life takes a sudden dramatic turn and begins to resemble the plot of one of his crime novels when a convicted serial killer known as the Photo Killer asks Harry to write his memoir. Soon, several women are murdered in the Photo Killers signature style, just hours after Harry interviews them, and he becomes a suspect. Or is he the killers next target? The novel follows his quest to find the real killer, a search that turns up much more than he could have imagined. Critic Reviews: This is a dark and stylish literary page-turner about a struggling New York writer whos forced to play detective in a real-life murder mystery, after a convicted serial killer hires him to write his memoirand three young women turn up dead. David Gordon has gathered up our cultural trash and made of it something magnificent. . . .The Serialist makes high art out of serial murders, pornography, soup dumplings, and pulp fiction. I adore this book! (Rivka Galchen, author of Atmospheric Disturbances) The Serialist is an entertainingly wicked debut. A literary pulp fiction that flays and skewers post-Millennial New York and along the way reinvents the American detective novel. David Gordon has arrived, brash, irreverent and indecently talented." (Evan Wright, author of Generation Kill) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (David Gordon) Tue, 09 Mar 2010 07:45:12 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Serialist-Audiobook/B0038CKG4M thebookvoice.com 08:32:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Serialist Subtitle: A Novel Author: David Gordon Narrator: Bronson Pinchot Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 32 mins Language: English Release date: 03-09-10 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 43 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: This stylish, darkly funny psychological debut thriller set in New York City is about a struggling writer forced to play detective in a real-life murder mystery plot, after a convicted serial killerwho claims to be innocenthires him to write his memoir. All Harry Bloch knows about catching a serial killer is what he has learned from his own books. An unknown writer, Harry churns out pulp novels under a variety of pseudonyms. But Harrys life takes a sudden dramatic turn and begins to resemble the plot of one of his crime novels when a convicted serial killer known as the Photo Killer asks Harry to write his memoir. Soon, several women are murdered in the Photo Killers signature style, just hours after Harry interviews them, and he becomes a suspect. Or is he the killers next target? The novel follows his quest to find the real killer, a search that turns up much more than he could have imagined. Critic Reviews: This is a dark and stylish literary page-turner about a struggling New York writer whos forced to play detective in a real-life murder mystery, after a convicted serial killer hires him to write his memoirand three young women turn up dead. David Gordon has gathered up our cultural trash and made of it something magnificent. . . .The Serialist makes high art out of serial murders, pornography, soup dumplings, and pulp fiction. I adore this book! (Rivka Galchen, author of Atmospheric Disturbances) The Serialist is an entertainingly wicked debut. A literary pulp fiction that flays and skewers post-Millennial New York and along the way reinvents the American detective novel. David Gordon has arrived, brash, irreverent and indecently talented." (Evan Wright, author of Generation Kill) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Serialist Subtitle: A Novel Author: David Gordon Narrator: Bronson Pinchot Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 32 mins Language: English Release date: 03-09-10 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 43 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: This stylish, darkly funny psychological debut thriller set in New York City is about a struggling writer forced to play detective in a real-life murder mystery plot, after a convicted serial killerwho claims to be innocenthires him to write his memoir. All Harry Bloch knows about catching a serial killer is what he has learned from his own books. An unknown writer, Harry churns out pulp novels under a variety of pseudonyms. But Harrys life takes a sudden dramatic turn and begins to resemble the plot of one of his crime novels when a convicted serial killer known as the Photo Killer asks Harry to write his memoir. Soon, several women are murdered in the Photo Killers signature style, just hours after Harry interviews them, and he becomes a suspect. Or is he the killers next target? The novel follows his quest to find the real killer, a search that turns up much more than he could have imagined. Critic Reviews: This is a dark and stylish literary page-turner about a struggling New York writer whos forced to play detective in a real-life murder mystery, after a convicted serial killer hires him to write his memoirand three young women turn up dead. David Gordon has gathered up our cultural trash and made of it something magnificent. . . .The Serialist makes high art out of serial murders, pornography, soup dumplings, and pulp fiction. I adore this book! (Rivka Galchen, author of Atmospheric Disturbances) The Serialist is an entertainingly wicked debut. A literary pulp fiction that flays and skewers post-Millennial New York and along the way reinvents the American detective novel. David Gordon has arrived, brash, irreverent and indecently talented." (Evan Wright, author of Generation Kill) Members Reviews: I laughed, I squirmed, I loved this book For a very long time, The Serialist was the ultimate "bridesmaid" book for me -- always next in line to be read, only to be left at the altar when the time came to make a selection. Happily, when I finally made the commitment to this novel, I found something I really loved. This book is terrific on a host of different levels: -- Reader. Bronson Pinchot is great, great, great. It's one of those rare books where character development is spectacularly advanced by the reader's talent. In my mind's eye, I could visualize even the facial expressions and body language of the characters. -- Intelligence. This is a smart book. It begins in a manic manner, bouncing off the walls like Robin Williams in his "Mork and Mindy" days. I initially thought that this would be similar to Josh Bazell's "Wild Thing," and, I suppose, in some ways it is. Only better. Actually, once "The Serialist" settles down, a better comparison is probably Steve Hamilton's "The Lock Artist," not so much for its style (although both are told in the first person) as for its originality. The Serialist works because there is really nothing else like it. -- Complexity. The book feels like a set of Russian matryoshka dolls, with one story line nesting inside another, which surrounds another. Each is unique, but each fits perfectly around or inside the others. -- Pushing boundaries. There are a number of uncomfortable spots in this book that will make you squirm. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/A-Visit-from-the-Goon-Squad-Audiobook/B0743L3CKL Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: A Visit from the Goon Squad Author: Jennifer Egan Narrator: Roxana Ortega Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 6 mins Language: English Release date: 10-03-17 Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 4 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Jennifer Egan's spellbinding audiobook circles the lives of Bennie Salazar, an ageing former punk rocker and record executive, and Sasha, the passionate, troubled young woman he employs. Although Bennie and Sasha never discover each other's pasts, the listener does, in intimate detail, along with the secret lives of a host of other characters whose paths intersect with theirs over many years, in locales as varied as New York, San Francisco, Naples and Africa. We first meet Sasha in her mid-30s, on her therapist's couch in New York City, confronting her long-standing compulsion to steal. Later, we learn the genesis of her turmoil when we see her as the child of a violent marriage, then a runaway living in Naples, then as a college student trying to avert the suicidal impulses of her best friend. We meet Bennie Salazar at the melancholy nadir of his adult life - divorced, struggling to connect with his nine-year-old son, listening to a washed-up band in the basement of a suburban house - and then revisit him in 1979, at the height of his youth, shy and tender, revelling in San Francisco's punk scene as he discovers his ardour for rock and roll and his gift for spotting talent. We learn what became of his high school gang - who thrived and who faltered - and we encounter Lou Kline, Bennie's catastrophically careless mentor, along with the lovers and children left behind in the wake of Lou's far-flung sexual conquests and meteoric rise and fall. A Visit from the Goon Squad is a book about the interplay of time and music, about survival, about the stirrings and transformations set inexorably in motion by even the most passing conjunction of our fates. In a breathtaking array of styles and tones, Egan captures the undertow of self-destruction that we all must either master or succumb to; the basic human hunger for redemption; and the universal tendency to reach for both - and escape the merciless progress of time - in the transporting realms of art and music. A sly, startling and exhilarating work from one of our boldest writers. PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying reference material will be available in your Library section along with the audio. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Jennifer Egan) Tue, 03 Oct 2017 06:31:05 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/A-Visit-from-the-Goon-Squad-Audiobook/B0743L3CKL thebookvoice.com 10:06:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: A Visit from the Goon Squad Author: Jennifer Egan Narrator: Roxana Ortega Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 6 mins Language: English Release date: 10-03-17 Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 4 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Jennifer Egan's spellbinding audiobook circles the lives of Bennie Salazar, an ageing former punk rocker and record executive, and Sasha, the passionate, troubled young woman he employs. Although Bennie and Sasha never discover each other's pasts, the listener does, in intimate detail, along with the secret lives of a host of other characters whose paths intersect with theirs over many years, in locales as varied as New York, San Francisco, Naples and Africa. We first meet Sasha in her mid-30s, on her therapist's couch in New York City, confronting her long-standing compulsion to steal. Later, we learn the genesis of her turmoil when we see her as the child of a violent marriage, then a runaway living in Naples, then as a college student trying to avert the suicidal impulses of her best friend. We meet Bennie Salazar at the melancholy nadir of his adult life - divorced, struggling to connect with his nine-year-old son, listening to a washed-up band in the basement of a suburban house - and then revisit him in 1979, at the height of his youth, shy and tender, revelling in San Francisco's punk scene as he discovers his ardour for rock and roll and his gift for spotting talent. We learn what became of his high school gang - who thrived and who faltered - and we encounter Lou Kline, Bennie's catastrophically careless mentor, along with the lovers and children left behind in the wake of Lou's far-flung sexual conquests and meteoric rise and fall. A Visit from the Goon Squad is a book about the interplay of time and music, about survival, about the stirrings and transformations set inexorably in motion by even the most passing conjunction of our fates. In a breathtaking array of styles and tones, Egan captures the undertow of self-destruction that we all must either master or succumb to; the basic human hunger for redemption; and the universal tendency to reach for both - and escape the merciless progress of time - in the transporting realms of art and music. A sly, startling and exhilarating work from one of our boldest writers. PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying reference material will be available in your Library section along with the audio. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: A Visit from the Goon Squad Author: Jennifer Egan Narrator: Roxana Ortega Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 6 mins Language: English Release date: 10-03-17 Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 4 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Jennifer Egan's spellbinding audiobook circles the lives of Bennie Salazar, an ageing former punk rocker and record executive, and Sasha, the passionate, troubled young woman he employs. Although Bennie and Sasha never discover each other's pasts, the listener does, in intimate detail, along with the secret lives of a host of other characters whose paths intersect with theirs over many years, in locales as varied as New York, San Francisco, Naples and Africa. We first meet Sasha in her mid-30s, on her therapist's couch in New York City, confronting her long-standing compulsion to steal. Later, we learn the genesis of her turmoil when we see her as the child of a violent marriage, then a runaway living in Naples, then as a college student trying to avert the suicidal impulses of her best friend. We meet Bennie Salazar at the melancholy nadir of his adult life - divorced, struggling to connect with his nine-year-old son, listening to a washed-up band in the basement of a suburban house - and then revisit him in 1979, at the height of his youth, shy and tender, revelling in San Francisco's punk scene as he discovers his ardour for rock and roll and his gift for spotting talent. We learn what became of his high school gang - who thrived and who faltered - and we encounter Lou Kline, Bennie's catastrophically careless mentor, along with the lovers and children left behind in the wake of Lou's far-flung sexual conquests and meteoric rise and fall. A Visit from the Goon Squad is a book about the interplay of time and music, about survival, about the stirrings and transformations set inexorably in motion by even the most passing conjunction of our fates. In a breathtaking array of styles and tones, Egan captures the undertow of self-destruction that we all must either master or succumb to; the basic human hunger for redemption; and the universal tendency to reach for both - and escape the merciless progress of time - in the transporting realms of art and music. A sly, startling and exhilarating work from one of our boldest writers. PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying reference material will be available in your Library section along with the audio. Members Reviews: loved it! The book has the simple structure of a series of stories featuring a cast of characters, all told from different perspectives. The stories move forward and backward in time and together create a portrait life and the music industry in the late 20th and early 21st C with a glimpse of a possible future. The book is beautifully written and captures portraits of individuals and significant moments in their lives with sharp clarity and a perceptive warmth and dry humour. Good, but a bit too many (very well chosen) words This is obviously a well written book, but it just goes on a bit and is ultimately about nothing much. Nonetheless it held my attention however what I take to be the powerpoint section-more particularly the lists, was really boring and what was the point of it-autistic people like lists so what? Great Book A fantastic inter-woven story that is constantly setting off light bulbs in your head. Really well narrated, especially in difficult parts like graphs and charts. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Sea-Is-My-Brother-Audiobook/B007FHFVJQ Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Sea Is My Brother Author: Jack Kerouac Narrator: Ray Porter Format: Unabridged Length: 4 hrs and 52 mins Language: English Release date: 03-20-12 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 30 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: In the spring of 1943, during a stint in the merchant marines, 21-year-old Jack Kerouac set out to write his first novel. Working diligently day and night to complete it by hand, he titled itThe Sea Is My Brother. Nearly 70 years later, its long-awaited publication provides fascinating details and insight into the early life and development of an American literary icon. Written seven years beforeThe Town and the Cityofficially launched his writing career,The Sea Is My Brothermarks the pivotal point at which Kerouac began laying the foundations for his pioneering method and signature style. The novel chronicles the misadventures of two seamen who at first seem different but are really two sides of the same coin: 27-year-old Wesley Martin, who loved the sea with a strange, lonely love, and William Everhart, an assistant professor of English at Columbia College who, at 32, impulsively ships out, hoping to escape society for the sea, but finds the sea a place of terrible loneliness. A clear precursor to such landmark novels asOn the Road,The Dharma Bums, andVisions of Cody, it is an important formative work that bears all the hallmarks of classic Kerouac: the search for spiritual meaning in a materialistic world, spontaneous travel as the true road to freedom, late nights of intense conversation in bars and apartments, the desperate urge to escape from society, and the strange, terrible beauty of loneliness. Critic Reviews: Published for the first time, the novel betrays the faults of inexperience.But these are outweighed by its virtues - the vitality of its dialogue, the freshness and power of its descriptions, whether of cheap saloons, cramped cabins, or sunrise at sea. A social concern rarely found in American fiction since Dos Passos. (Daily Mail, London) The real value inThe Sea Is My Brotheris that it shows that Kerouac didnt spring fully formed as the King of the Beats, but had an evolution, a period of growing up and maturing, and that he - as any great writer must - certainly paid his dues. (Independent, London) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Jack Kerouac) Tue, 20 Mar 2012 07:09:32 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Sea-Is-My-Brother-Audiobook/B007FHFVJQ thebookvoice.com 04:52:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Sea Is My Brother Author: Jack Kerouac Narrator: Ray Porter Format: Unabridged Length: 4 hrs and 52 mins Language: English Release date: 03-20-12 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 30 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: In the spring of 1943, during a stint in the merchant marines, 21-year-old Jack Kerouac set out to write his first novel. Working diligently day and night to complete it by hand, he titled itThe Sea Is My Brother. Nearly 70 years later, its long-awaited publication provides fascinating details and insight into the early life and development of an American literary icon. Written seven years beforeThe Town and the Cityofficially launched his writing career,The Sea Is My Brothermarks the pivotal point at which Kerouac began laying the foundations for his pioneering method and signature style. The novel chronicles the misadventures of two seamen who at first seem different but are really two sides of the same coin: 27-year-old Wesley Martin, who loved the sea with a strange, lonely love, and William Everhart, an assistant professor of English at Columbia College who, at 32, impulsively ships out, hoping to escape society for the sea, but finds the sea a place of terrible loneliness. A clear precursor to such landmark novels asOn the Road,The Dharma Bums, andVisions of Cody, it is an important formative work that bears all the hallmarks of classic Kerouac: the search for spiritual meaning in a materialistic world, spontaneous travel as the true road to freedom, late nights of intense conversation in bars and apartments, the desperate urge to escape from society, and the strange, terrible beauty of loneliness. Critic Reviews: Published for the first time, the novel betrays the faults of inexperience.But these are outweighed by its virtues - the vitality of its dialogue, the freshness and power of its descriptions, whether of cheap saloons, cramped cabins, or sunrise at sea. A social concern rarely found in American fiction since Dos Passos. (Daily Mail, London) The real value inThe Sea Is My Brotheris that it shows that Kerouac didnt spring fully formed as the King of the Beats, but had an evolution, a period of growing up and maturing, and that he - as any great writer must - certainly paid his dues. (Independent, London) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Sea Is My Brother Author: Jack Kerouac Narrator: Ray Porter Format: Unabridged Length: 4 hrs and 52 mins Language: English Release date: 03-20-12 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 30 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: In the spring of 1943, during a stint in the merchant marines, 21-year-old Jack Kerouac set out to write his first novel. Working diligently day and night to complete it by hand, he titled itThe Sea Is My Brother. Nearly 70 years later, its long-awaited publication provides fascinating details and insight into the early life and development of an American literary icon. Written seven years beforeThe Town and the Cityofficially launched his writing career,The Sea Is My Brothermarks the pivotal point at which Kerouac began laying the foundations for his pioneering method and signature style. The novel chronicles the misadventures of two seamen who at first seem different but are really two sides of the same coin: 27-year-old Wesley Martin, who loved the sea with a strange, lonely love, and William Everhart, an assistant professor of English at Columbia College who, at 32, impulsively ships out, hoping to escape society for the sea, but finds the sea a place of terrible loneliness. A clear precursor to such landmark novels asOn the Road,The Dharma Bums, andVisions of Cody, it is an important formative work that bears all the hallmarks of classic Kerouac: the search for spiritual meaning in a materialistic world, spontaneous travel as the true road to freedom, late nights of intense conversation in bars and apartments, the desperate urge to escape from society, and the strange, terrible beauty of loneliness. Critic Reviews: Published for the first time, the novel betrays the faults of inexperience.But these are outweighed by its virtues - the vitality of its dialogue, the freshness and power of its descriptions, whether of cheap saloons, cramped cabins, or sunrise at sea. A social concern rarely found in American fiction since Dos Passos. (Daily Mail, London) The real value inThe Sea Is My Brotheris that it shows that Kerouac didnt spring fully formed as the King of the Beats, but had an evolution, a period of growing up and maturing, and that he - as any great writer must - certainly paid his dues. (Independent, London) Members Reviews: For Kerouac fans This story, on its own, it nothing special. It is unfinished and lacks the signature style that Kerouac is known for. It is however a very interesting look at the early formation of Jack's writing and a glimpse of his first attempt to walk the thin line between fact and fiction. If you love Kerouac's work, you'll probably like this as well. If you have never read any of his other stories, you may be disappointed with this one. Narration is top notch. As usual, Ray Porter knocks it out of the park. He is tied, in my mind, with George Guidall for best audio book voice actor. A fantastic romp of a tale! A great narrator too! If you could sum up The Sea Is My Brother in three words, what would they be? A great romp of a tale! What did you like best about this story? The plot and characters...developed so quickly and with gusto! Which character as performed by Ray Porter was your favorite? Martin Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry? Laughed a bit... Any additional comments? thanks! EARLY KEROUAC AND THE BEAT GENERATION This is Kerouac at his youngest, if not his best. It was written in 1943 and published in 2012, long after his death. This book is relatively short. It left me looking for the next page. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Shylock-Is-My-Name-Audiobook/B01AKPELOA Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Shylock Is My Name Author: Howard Jacobson Narrator: Michael Kitchen Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 27 mins Language: English Release date: 02-09-16 Publisher: Random House Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 39 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Man Booker Prize winner Howard Jacobson brings his singular brilliance to this modern reimagining of one of Shakespeare's most unforgettable characters: Shylock. Winter, a cemetery, Shylock. In this provocative and profound interpretation of The Merchant of Venice, Shylock is juxtaposed against his present-day counterpart in the character of art dealer and conflicted father Simon Strulovitch. With characteristic irony, Jacobson presents Shylock as a man of incisive wit and passion, concerned still with questions of identity, parenthood, anti-Semitism, and revenge. While Strulovich struggles to reconcile himself to his daughter Beatrice's "betrayal" of her family and heritage - as she is carried away by the excitement of Manchester high society and into the arms of a footballer notorious for giving a Nazi salute on the field - Shylock alternates grief for his beloved wife with rage against his own daughter's rejection of her Jewish upbringing. Culminating in a shocking twist on Shylock's demand for the infamous pound of flesh, Jacobson's insightful retelling examines contemporary, acutely relevant questions of Jewish identity while maintaining a poignant sympathy for its characters and a genuine spiritual kinship with its antecedent - a drama that Jacobson himself considers to be "the most troubling of Shakespeare's plays for anyone, but, for an English novelist who happens to be Jewish, also the most challenging". bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Howard Jacobson) Tue, 09 Feb 2016 06:60:49 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Shylock-Is-My-Name-Audiobook/B01AKPELOA thebookvoice.com 07:27:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Shylock Is My Name Author: Howard Jacobson Narrator: Michael Kitchen Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 27 mins Language: English Release date: 02-09-16 Publisher: Random House Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 39 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Man Booker Prize winner Howard Jacobson brings his singular brilliance to this modern reimagining of one of Shakespeare's most unforgettable characters: Shylock. Winter, a cemetery, Shylock. In this provocative and profound interpretation of The Merchant of Venice, Shylock is juxtaposed against his present-day counterpart in the character of art dealer and conflicted father Simon Strulovitch. With characteristic irony, Jacobson presents Shylock as a man of incisive wit and passion, concerned still with questions of identity, parenthood, anti-Semitism, and revenge. While Strulovich struggles to reconcile himself to his daughter Beatrice's "betrayal" of her family and heritage - as she is carried away by the excitement of Manchester high society and into the arms of a footballer notorious for giving a Nazi salute on the field - Shylock alternates grief for his beloved wife with rage against his own daughter's rejection of her Jewish upbringing. Culminating in a shocking twist on Shylock's demand for the infamous pound of flesh, Jacobson's insightful retelling examines contemporary, acutely relevant questions of Jewish identity while maintaining a poignant sympathy for its characters and a genuine spiritual kinship with its antecedent - a drama that Jacobson himself considers to be "the most troubling of Shakespeare's plays for anyone, but, for an English novelist who happens to be Jewish, also the most challenging". Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Shylock Is My Name Author: Howard Jacobson Narrator: Michael Kitchen Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 27 mins Language: English Release date: 02-09-16 Publisher: Random House Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 39 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Man Booker Prize winner Howard Jacobson brings his singular brilliance to this modern reimagining of one of Shakespeare's most unforgettable characters: Shylock. Winter, a cemetery, Shylock. In this provocative and profound interpretation of The Merchant of Venice, Shylock is juxtaposed against his present-day counterpart in the character of art dealer and conflicted father Simon Strulovitch. With characteristic irony, Jacobson presents Shylock as a man of incisive wit and passion, concerned still with questions of identity, parenthood, anti-Semitism, and revenge. While Strulovich struggles to reconcile himself to his daughter Beatrice's "betrayal" of her family and heritage - as she is carried away by the excitement of Manchester high society and into the arms of a footballer notorious for giving a Nazi salute on the field - Shylock alternates grief for his beloved wife with rage against his own daughter's rejection of her Jewish upbringing. Culminating in a shocking twist on Shylock's demand for the infamous pound of flesh, Jacobson's insightful retelling examines contemporary, acutely relevant questions of Jewish identity while maintaining a poignant sympathy for its characters and a genuine spiritual kinship with its antecedent - a drama that Jacobson himself considers to be "the most troubling of Shakespeare's plays for anyone, but, for an English novelist who happens to be Jewish, also the most challenging". Members Reviews: Far beyond expectations Based on the initial Amazon reviews of the book, I would not have purchased this if it had been narrated by anyone other than Michael Kitchen. I am so glad I did. It is a brilliant exploration of whether non-Jews have indeed moved on in our opinions of Jews since Shakesepeare's time. It was written as a modern retelling of The Merchant of Venice so some of the plot points are quite contrived, but, if you forget about trying to make the connections and allow the book to stand on its own, it will reel you in and leave you thinking about it long after it has ended. Wonderful narration Would you consider the audio edition of Shylock Is My Name to be better than the print version? I didn't read the print version. Have you listened to any of Michael Kitchens other performances before? How does this one compare? I have listened to all available Michael Kitchen performances and this is up to his usual high standard. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Longest-Ride-Audiobook/B00E8Q051Q Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Longest Ride Author: Nicholas Sparks Narrator: January LaVoy, Ron McLarty Format: Abridged Length: 7 hrs and 17 mins Language: English Release date: 09-17-13 Publisher: Hachette Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 186 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Ira Levinson is in trouble. At 91 years old, in poor health, and alone in the world, he finds himself stranded on an isolated embankment after a car crash. Suffering multiple injuries, he struggles to retain consciousness until a blurry image materializes and comes into focus beside him: His beloved wife, Ruth, who passed away nine years ago. Urging him to hang on, she forces him to remain alert by recounting the stories of their lifetime together - how they met, the precious paintings they collected together, the dark days of WWII and its effect on them and their families. Ira knows that Ruth can't possibly be in the car with him, but he clings to her words and his memories, reliving the sorrows and everyday joys that defined their marriage. A few miles away, at a local rodeo, a Wake Forest College senior's life is about to change. Recovering from a recent break-up, Sophia Danko meets a young cowboy named Luke, who bears little resemblance to the privileged frat boys she has encountered at school. Through Luke, Sophia is introduced to a world in which the stakes of survival and success, ruin and reward - even life and death - loom large in everyday life. As she and Luke fall in love, Sophia finds herself imagining a future far removed from her plans - a future that Luke has the power to rewrite...if the secret he's keeping doesn't destroy it first. Ira and Ruth. Sophia and Luke. Two couples who have little in common, and who are separated by years and experience. Yet their lives will converge with unexpected poignancy, reminding us all that even the most difficult decisions can yield extraordinary journeys: beyond despair, beyond death, to the farthest reaches of the human heart. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Nicholas Sparks) Tue, 17 Sep 2013 14:20:12 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Longest-Ride-Audiobook/B00E8Q051Q thebookvoice.com 07:17:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Longest Ride Author: Nicholas Sparks Narrator: January LaVoy, Ron McLarty Format: Abridged Length: 7 hrs and 17 mins Language: English Release date: 09-17-13 Publisher: Hachette Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 186 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Ira Levinson is in trouble. At 91 years old, in poor health, and alone in the world, he finds himself stranded on an isolated embankment after a car crash. Suffering multiple injuries, he struggles to retain consciousness until a blurry image materializes and comes into focus beside him: His beloved wife, Ruth, who passed away nine years ago. Urging him to hang on, she forces him to remain alert by recounting the stories of their lifetime together - how they met, the precious paintings they collected together, the dark days of WWII and its effect on them and their families. Ira knows that Ruth can't possibly be in the car with him, but he clings to her words and his memories, reliving the sorrows and everyday joys that defined their marriage. A few miles away, at a local rodeo, a Wake Forest College senior's life is about to change. Recovering from a recent break-up, Sophia Danko meets a young cowboy named Luke, who bears little resemblance to the privileged frat boys she has encountered at school. Through Luke, Sophia is introduced to a world in which the stakes of survival and success, ruin and reward - even life and death - loom large in everyday life. As she and Luke fall in love, Sophia finds herself imagining a future far removed from her plans - a future that Luke has the power to rewrite...if the secret he's keeping doesn't destroy it first. Ira and Ruth. Sophia and Luke. Two couples who have little in common, and who are separated by years and experience. Yet their lives will converge with unexpected poignancy, reminding us all that even the most difficult decisions can yield extraordinary journeys: beyond despair, beyond death, to the farthest reaches of the human heart. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Longest Ride Author: Nicholas Sparks Narrator: January LaVoy, Ron McLarty Format: Abridged Length: 7 hrs and 17 mins Language: English Release date: 09-17-13 Publisher: Hachette Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 186 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Ira Levinson is in trouble. At 91 years old, in poor health, and alone in the world, he finds himself stranded on an isolated embankment after a car crash. Suffering multiple injuries, he struggles to retain consciousness until a blurry image materializes and comes into focus beside him: His beloved wife, Ruth, who passed away nine years ago. Urging him to hang on, she forces him to remain alert by recounting the stories of their lifetime together - how they met, the precious paintings they collected together, the dark days of WWII and its effect on them and their families. Ira knows that Ruth can't possibly be in the car with him, but he clings to her words and his memories, reliving the sorrows and everyday joys that defined their marriage. A few miles away, at a local rodeo, a Wake Forest College senior's life is about to change. Recovering from a recent break-up, Sophia Danko meets a young cowboy named Luke, who bears little resemblance to the privileged frat boys she has encountered at school. Through Luke, Sophia is introduced to a world in which the stakes of survival and success, ruin and reward - even life and death - loom large in everyday life. As she and Luke fall in love, Sophia finds herself imagining a future far removed from her plans - a future that Luke has the power to rewrite...if the secret he's keeping doesn't destroy it first. Ira and Ruth. Sophia and Luke. Two couples who have little in common, and who are separated by years and experience. Yet their lives will converge with unexpected poignancy, reminding us all that even the most difficult decisions can yield extraordinary journeys: beyond despair, beyond death, to the farthest reaches of the human heart. Members Reviews: love the romance took me 25 chapters to figure it out. A great love story across time and life. good A great read. A story about true love. It made me smile, laugh and cry. really good book I loved it. I'M GOING TO READ THIS AGAIN AFTER I WATCH THE MOVIE. ! Excellent book It was well written. However I felt it started off slow and jumped back and forth too much love it. I love the story and the natarror voice too. Even though the chapter were incomple. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Mister-Franks-fabelhaftes-Talent-fuer-Harmonie-Audiobook/B077YNDRFN Hören Sie sich dieses volle Hörbuch kostenlos bei https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> Titel: Mister Franks fabelhaftes Talent für Harmonie Autor:: Rachel Joyce Erzähler: Christian Baumann Format: Unabridged Spieldauer: 10 hrs and 17 mins Sprache: Deutsch Veröffentlichungsdatum: 12-29-17 Herausgeber: Argon Verlag Kategorien: Fiction, Literary Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers: Mister Frank hat eine besondere Gabe: Er spürt, welche Musik die Menschen brauchen, um glücklich zu werden. In seinem kleinen Plattenladen in einer vergessenen Ecke der Stadt treffen sich Nachbarn, Kunden und die anderen Ladenbesitzer der Straße. Keiner weiß, wie lange sie hier noch überleben können. Da taucht eines Tages die Frau in Grün vor Franks Schaufenster auf. Sie ist blass und schön, zerbrechlich und stark zugleich. Doch sosehr er sich auch bemüht, Frank kann einfach nicht hören, welche Musik in ihr klingt... ©2017 Die Originalausgabe "The Music Shop" erschien im Verlag Doubleday/Transworld, London / Rachel Joyce / Für die deutschsprachige Ausgabe: S. Fischer Verlag GmbH, Frankfurt am Main. Übersetzung von Maria Andreas (P)2017 Argon Verlag GmbH, Berlin bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Rachel Joyce) Fri, 29 Dec 2017 10:35:35 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Mister-Franks-fabelhaftes-Talent-fuer-Harmonie-Audiobook/B077YNDRFN thebookvoice.com 10:17:00 no Hören Sie diesen Titel kostenlos bei thebookvoice.com Hören Sie sich dieses volle Hörbuch kostenlos bei https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> Titel: Mister Franks fabelhaftes Talent für Harmonie Autor:: Rachel Joyce Erzähler: Christian Baumann Format: Unabridged Spieldauer: 10 hrs and 17 mins Sprache: Deutsch Veröffentlichungsdatum: 12-29-17 Herausgeber: Argon Verlag Kategorien: Fiction, Literary Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers: Mister Frank hat eine besondere Gabe: Er spürt, welche Musik die Menschen brauchen, um glücklich zu werden. In seinem kleinen Plattenladen in einer vergessenen Ecke der Stadt treffen sich Nachbarn, Kunden und die anderen Ladenbesitzer der Straße. Keiner weiß, wie lange sie hier noch überleben können. Da taucht eines Tages die Frau in Grün vor Franks Schaufenster auf. Sie ist blass und schön, zerbrechlich und stark zugleich. Doch sosehr er sich auch bemüht, Frank kann einfach nicht hören, welche Musik in ihr klingt... ©2017 Die Originalausgabe "The Music Shop" erschien im Verlag Doubleday/Transworld, London / Rachel Joyce / Für die deutschsprachige Ausgabe: S. Fischer Verlag GmbH, Frankfurt am Main. Übersetzung von Maria Andreas (P)2017 Argon Verlag GmbH, Berlin Hören Sie sich dieses volle Hörbuch kostenlos bei https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> Titel: Mister Franks fabelhaftes Talent für Harmonie Autor:: Rachel Joyce Erzähler: Christian Baumann Format: Unabridged Spieldauer: 10 hrs and 17 mins Sprache: Deutsch Veröffentlichungsdatum: 12-29-17 Herausgeber: Argon Verlag Kategorien: Fiction, Literary Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers: Mister Frank hat eine besondere Gabe: Er spürt, welche Musik die Menschen brauchen, um glücklich zu werden. In seinem kleinen Plattenladen in einer vergessenen Ecke der Stadt treffen sich Nachbarn, Kunden und die anderen Ladenbesitzer der Straße. Keiner weiß, wie lange sie hier noch überleben können. Da taucht eines Tages die Frau in Grün vor Franks Schaufenster auf. Sie ist blass und schön, zerbrechlich und stark zugleich. Doch sosehr er sich auch bemüht, Frank kann einfach nicht hören, welche Musik in ihr klingt... ©2017 Die Originalausgabe "The Music Shop" erschien im Verlag Doubleday/Transworld, London / Rachel Joyce / Für die deutschsprachige Ausgabe: S. Fischer Verlag GmbH, Frankfurt am Main. Übersetzung von Maria Andreas (P)2017 Argon Verlag GmbH, Berlin https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Patria-Audiobook/B078SWYZ91 Hören Sie sich dieses volle Hörbuch kostenlos bei https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> Titel: Patria Autor:: Fernando Aramburu Erzähler: Eva Mattes Format: Abridged Spieldauer: 16 hrs and 22 mins Sprache: Deutsch Veröffentlichungsdatum: 01-16-18 Herausgeber: Argon Verlag Kategorien: Fiction, Literary Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers: Bittori sitzt am Grab ihres Mannes Txato, der vor über zwanzig Jahren von Terroristen erschossen wurde. Sie erzählt ihm, dass sie beschlossen hat, in ihr altes Haus zurückzukehren. Denn sie will herausfinden, was damals wirklich geschehen ist. Das Auftauchen von Bittori beendet die vermeintliche Ruhe im Dorf. Vor allem Miren, damals ihre engste Vertraute, heute Mutter eines Terroristen in Gefangenschaft, zeigt sich alarmiert. Die einstigen besten Freundinnen sind zu Feindinnen geworden. Was ist zwischen den beiden Frauen passiert? Welches Gift hat ihre Freundschaft und die ihrer Männer und Kinder zerstört? ©2018/2017/2016 Buchvorlage: "Patria" von Fernando Aramburu. Übersetzung von Willi Zurbrüggen/ Verlag GmbH, Reinbek bei Hamburg. Die Originalausgabe erschien unter dem Titel "Patria" 2016 bei Tusquets Editores, Barcelona/Fernando Aramburu (P)2017 Argon Verlag GmbH, Berlin bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Fernando Aramburu) Tue, 16 Jan 2018 08:34:50 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Patria-Audiobook/B078SWYZ91 thebookvoice.com 16:22:00 no Hören Sie diesen Titel kostenlos bei thebookvoice.com Hören Sie sich dieses volle Hörbuch kostenlos bei https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> Titel: Patria Autor:: Fernando Aramburu Erzähler: Eva Mattes Format: Abridged Spieldauer: 16 hrs and 22 mins Sprache: Deutsch Veröffentlichungsdatum: 01-16-18 Herausgeber: Argon Verlag Kategorien: Fiction, Literary Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers: Bittori sitzt am Grab ihres Mannes Txato, der vor über zwanzig Jahren von Terroristen erschossen wurde. Sie erzählt ihm, dass sie beschlossen hat, in ihr altes Haus zurückzukehren. Denn sie will herausfinden, was damals wirklich geschehen ist. Das Auftauchen von Bittori beendet die vermeintliche Ruhe im Dorf. Vor allem Miren, damals ihre engste Vertraute, heute Mutter eines Terroristen in Gefangenschaft, zeigt sich alarmiert. Die einstigen besten Freundinnen sind zu Feindinnen geworden. Was ist zwischen den beiden Frauen passiert? Welches Gift hat ihre Freundschaft und die ihrer Männer und Kinder zerstört? ©2018/2017/2016 Buchvorlage: "Patria" von Fernando Aramburu. Übersetzung von Willi Zurbrüggen/ Verlag GmbH, Reinbek bei Hamburg. Die Originalausgabe erschien unter dem Titel "Patria" 2016 bei Tusquets Editores, Barcelona/Fernando Aramburu (P)2017 Argon Verlag GmbH, Berlin Hören Sie sich dieses volle Hörbuch kostenlos bei https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> Titel: Patria Autor:: Fernando Aramburu Erzähler: Eva Mattes Format: Abridged Spieldauer: 16 hrs and 22 mins Sprache: Deutsch Veröffentlichungsdatum: 01-16-18 Herausgeber: Argon Verlag Kategorien: Fiction, Literary Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers: Bittori sitzt am Grab ihres Mannes Txato, der vor über zwanzig Jahren von Terroristen erschossen wurde. Sie erzählt ihm, dass sie beschlossen hat, in ihr altes Haus zurückzukehren. Denn sie will herausfinden, was damals wirklich geschehen ist. Das Auftauchen von Bittori beendet die vermeintliche Ruhe im Dorf. Vor allem Miren, damals ihre engste Vertraute, heute Mutter eines Terroristen in Gefangenschaft, zeigt sich alarmiert. Die einstigen besten Freundinnen sind zu Feindinnen geworden. Was ist zwischen den beiden Frauen passiert? Welches Gift hat ihre Freundschaft und die ihrer Männer und Kinder zerstört? ©2018/2017/2016 Buchvorlage: "Patria" von Fernando Aramburu. Übersetzung von Willi Zurbrüggen/ Verlag GmbH, Reinbek bei Hamburg. Die Originalausgabe erschien unter dem Titel "Patria" 2016 bei Tusquets Editores, Barcelona/Fernando Aramburu (P)2017 Argon Verlag GmbH, Berlin https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/American-Rust-Audiobook/B002UZKMRY Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: American Rust Author: Philipp Meyer Narrator: Tom Stechschulte Format: Unabridged Length: 12 hrs and 52 mins Language: English Release date: 02-24-09 Publisher: Recorded Books Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 317 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Left alone to care for his aging father after his mother commits suicide and his sister escapes to Yale, Isaac English longs for a life beyond his hometown. But when he finally sets out to leave for good, accompanied by his temperamental best friend, former high school football star Billy Poe, they are caught up in a terrible act of violence that changes their lives forever. Evoking John Steinbeck's novels of restless lives during the Great Depression, American Rust takes us into the contemporary American heartland at a moment of profound unrest and uncertainty about the future. It is a dark but lucid vision, a moving novel about the bleak realities that battle our desire for transcendence and the power of love and friendship to redeem us. Editorial Reviews: When Tom Stechschulte lures us with his steady voice into the blighted steel town of Buell, Pennsylvania, Isaac English is on his way out. On Isaac's last night in town, he and his best friend Billy Poe meet up in an abandoned steel mill for some drinks, some laughs20-year-old guy stuff. But what happens to them that night will trap Poe in Buell and send Isaac on the run. Philipp Meyer's American Rust is a commentary on post-industrial America. Meyer's spare, harsh prose recalls the machismo of Ernest Hemingway and exposes the wounded pride of the men in this story. Each chapter is narrated by a different character, and Stechschulte alters his steely, accent-less voice accordingly, but leaves room in each for a common vulnerability, a confessional tone, that keeps the listener interested. One by one, Meyer presents the possibility for each character's success or happiness. Isaac scored a 1560 on his SATs. Poe received a football scholarship to college. Isaac's dad moves to Indiana for a better paying job. Poe's mom Grace and the sheriff Bud Harris just might make it as a couple. Isaac's sister Leigh made it to Yale. And one by one, every single character's hopes are diminished, but not by any single devastating incident. Over a long period of time, through overexposure to harsh sunlight and cold, driving rain, we listen as this steel town rusts. While rust serves in this novel primarily as a metaphor for the atrophy of American industrial society, the listener is also reminded that rust binds metals together. It is indeed the hope that Isaac and Poe have in each otherthrough all the hardship that follows the night in the millthat makes American Rust well worth the listen. ;Sarah Evans Hogeboom Critic Reviews: "Meyer has a thrilling eye for failed dreams and writes uncommonly tense scenes of violence, and in the character of Grace creates a woeful heroine. Fans of Cormac McCarthy or Dennis Lehane will find in Meyer an author worth watching." ( Publishers Weekly) " American Rust announces the arrival of a gifted new writer a writer who understands how place and personality and circumstance can converge to create the perfect storm of tragedy." ( The New York Times) "This bleak but skillful debut novel is both affecting and timely." ( The New Yorker) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Philipp Meyer) Tue, 24 Feb 2009 03:08:45 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/American-Rust-Audiobook/B002UZKMRY thebookvoice.com 12:52:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: American Rust Author: Philipp Meyer Narrator: Tom Stechschulte Format: Unabridged Length: 12 hrs and 52 mins Language: English Release date: 02-24-09 Publisher: Recorded Books Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 317 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Left alone to care for his aging father after his mother commits suicide and his sister escapes to Yale, Isaac English longs for a life beyond his hometown. But when he finally sets out to leave for good, accompanied by his temperamental best friend, former high school football star Billy Poe, they are caught up in a terrible act of violence that changes their lives forever. Evoking John Steinbeck's novels of restless lives during the Great Depression, American Rust takes us into the contemporary American heartland at a moment of profound unrest and uncertainty about the future. It is a dark but lucid vision, a moving novel about the bleak realities that battle our desire for transcendence and the power of love and friendship to redeem us. Editorial Reviews: When Tom Stechschulte lures us with his steady voice into the blighted steel town of Buell, Pennsylvania, Isaac English is on his way out. On Isaac's last night in town, he and his best friend Billy Poe meet up in an abandoned steel mill for some drinks, some laughs20-year-old guy stuff. But what happens to them that night will trap Poe in Buell and send Isaac on the run. Philipp Meyer's American Rust is a commentary on post-industrial America. Meyer's spare, harsh prose recalls the machismo of Ernest Hemingway and exposes the wounded pride of the men in this story. Each chapter is narrated by a different character, and Stechschulte alters his steely, accent-less voice accordingly, but leaves room in each for a common vulnerability, a confessional tone, that keeps the listener interested. One by one, Meyer presents the possibility for each character's success or happiness. Isaac scored a 1560 on his SATs. Poe received a football scholarship to college. Isaac's dad moves to Indiana for a better paying job. Poe's mom Grace and the sheriff Bud Harris just might make it as a couple. Isaac's sister Leigh made it to Yale. And one by one, every single character's hopes are diminished, but not by any single devastating incident. Over a long period of time, through overexposure to harsh sunlight and cold, driving rain, we listen as this steel town rusts. While rust serves in this novel primarily as a metaphor for the atrophy of American industrial society, the listener is also reminded that rust binds metals together. It is indeed the hope that Isaac and Poe have in each otherthrough all the hardship that follows the night in the millthat makes American Rust well worth the listen. ;Sarah Evans Hogeboom Critic Reviews: "Meyer has a thrilling eye for failed dreams and writes uncommonly tense scenes of violence, and in the character of Grace creates a woeful heroine. Fans of Cormac McCarthy or Dennis Lehane will find in Meyer an author worth watching." ( Publishers Weekly) " American Rust announces the arrival of a gifted new writer a writer who understands how place and personality and circumstance can converge to create the perfect storm of tragedy." ( The New York Times) "This bleak but skillful debut novel is both affecting and timely." ( The New Yorker) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: American Rust Author: Philipp Meyer Narrator: Tom Stechschulte Format: Unabridged Length: 12 hrs and 52 mins Language: English Release date: 02-24-09 Publisher: Recorded Books Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 317 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Left alone to care for his aging father after his mother commits suicide and his sister escapes to Yale, Isaac English longs for a life beyond his hometown. But when he finally sets out to leave for good, accompanied by his temperamental best friend, former high school football star Billy Poe, they are caught up in a terrible act of violence that changes their lives forever. Evoking John Steinbeck's novels of restless lives during the Great Depression, American Rust takes us into the contemporary American heartland at a moment of profound unrest and uncertainty about the future. It is a dark but lucid vision, a moving novel about the bleak realities that battle our desire for transcendence and the power of love and friendship to redeem us. Editorial Reviews: When Tom Stechschulte lures us with his steady voice into the blighted steel town of Buell, Pennsylvania, Isaac English is on his way out. On Isaac's last night in town, he and his best friend Billy Poe meet up in an abandoned steel mill for some drinks, some laughs20-year-old guy stuff. But what happens to them that night will trap Poe in Buell and send Isaac on the run. Philipp Meyer's American Rust is a commentary on post-industrial America. Meyer's spare, harsh prose recalls the machismo of Ernest Hemingway and exposes the wounded pride of the men in this story. Each chapter is narrated by a different character, and Stechschulte alters his steely, accent-less voice accordingly, but leaves room in each for a common vulnerability, a confessional tone, that keeps the listener interested. One by one, Meyer presents the possibility for each character's success or happiness. Isaac scored a 1560 on his SATs. Poe received a football scholarship to college. Isaac's dad moves to Indiana for a better paying job. Poe's mom Grace and the sheriff Bud Harris just might make it as a couple. Isaac's sister Leigh made it to Yale. And one by one, every single character's hopes are diminished, but not by any single devastating incident. Over a long period of time, through overexposure to harsh sunlight and cold, driving rain, we listen as this steel town rusts. While rust serves in this novel primarily as a metaphor for the atrophy of American industrial society, the listener is also reminded that rust binds metals together. It is indeed the hope that Isaac and Poe have in each otherthrough all the hardship that follows the night in the millthat makes American Rust well worth the listen. ;Sarah Evans Hogeboom Critic Reviews: "Meyer has a thrilling eye for failed dreams and writes uncommonly tense scenes of violence, and in the character of Grace creates a woeful heroine. Fans of Cormac McCarthy or Dennis Lehane will find in Meyer an author worth watching." ( Publishers Weekly) " American Rust announces the arrival of a gifted new writer a writer who understands how place and personality and circumstance can converge to create the perfect storm of tragedy." ( The New York Times) "This bleak but skillful debut novel is both affecting and timely." ( The New Yorker) Members Reviews: A Web of Despair and Desperation Probably 4.5 corroded stars. An amazing first novel that spins a web of despair and desperation set in a degraded rust belt town that is still in the midst of the Fall. It is a novel of hard compromises, silent heros, and people that grind on every day knowing the sun for them will not rise tomorrow. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Scandal-on-Rincon-Hill-Audiobook/B003Z91I8Q Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Scandal on Rincon Hill Subtitle: A Sarah Woolson Mystery Author: Shirley Tallman Narrator: Carrington MacDuffie Format: Unabridged Length: 12 hrs and 5 mins Language: English Release date: 08-12-10 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 65 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: A body is found just blocks from attorney Sarah Woolsons peaceful Rincon Hill home. Sarah is soon on the case, but nineteenth-century San Francisco is rapidly thrown into a state of panic as a gruesome crime spree begins to take hold of the city. Engaged in a life or death struggle to find the murderer, Sarah becomes embroiled in the erotic escapades of the towns infamous high-end brothels, a proper Anglican church, Darwins shocking theory of evolution, and a vicious killer who will stop at nothing to achieve a scandalous objective. Critic Reviews: A solid readConvincing period detail supports an engaging lead whos a more plausible character than, say, Rhys Bowens Molly Murphy. ( Publishers Weekly) Sarahs fourth neatly marries mystery, romance, and historic San Francisco in an enjoyable tale of the stubbornly independent career woman. ( Kirkus Reviews) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Shirley Tallman) Thu, 12 Aug 2010 00:37:09 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Scandal-on-Rincon-Hill-Audiobook/B003Z91I8Q thebookvoice.com 12:05:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Scandal on Rincon Hill Subtitle: A Sarah Woolson Mystery Author: Shirley Tallman Narrator: Carrington MacDuffie Format: Unabridged Length: 12 hrs and 5 mins Language: English Release date: 08-12-10 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 65 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: A body is found just blocks from attorney Sarah Woolsons peaceful Rincon Hill home. Sarah is soon on the case, but nineteenth-century San Francisco is rapidly thrown into a state of panic as a gruesome crime spree begins to take hold of the city. Engaged in a life or death struggle to find the murderer, Sarah becomes embroiled in the erotic escapades of the towns infamous high-end brothels, a proper Anglican church, Darwins shocking theory of evolution, and a vicious killer who will stop at nothing to achieve a scandalous objective. Critic Reviews: A solid readConvincing period detail supports an engaging lead whos a more plausible character than, say, Rhys Bowens Molly Murphy. ( Publishers Weekly) Sarahs fourth neatly marries mystery, romance, and historic San Francisco in an enjoyable tale of the stubbornly independent career woman. ( Kirkus Reviews) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Scandal on Rincon Hill Subtitle: A Sarah Woolson Mystery Author: Shirley Tallman Narrator: Carrington MacDuffie Format: Unabridged Length: 12 hrs and 5 mins Language: English Release date: 08-12-10 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 65 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: A body is found just blocks from attorney Sarah Woolsons peaceful Rincon Hill home. Sarah is soon on the case, but nineteenth-century San Francisco is rapidly thrown into a state of panic as a gruesome crime spree begins to take hold of the city. Engaged in a life or death struggle to find the murderer, Sarah becomes embroiled in the erotic escapades of the towns infamous high-end brothels, a proper Anglican church, Darwins shocking theory of evolution, and a vicious killer who will stop at nothing to achieve a scandalous objective. Critic Reviews: A solid readConvincing period detail supports an engaging lead whos a more plausible character than, say, Rhys Bowens Molly Murphy. ( Publishers Weekly) Sarahs fourth neatly marries mystery, romance, and historic San Francisco in an enjoyable tale of the stubbornly independent career woman. ( Kirkus Reviews) Members Reviews: Juvenile Was this meant to be a novel for pre-teens? This book is littered with cliches and amateur dialogue. While the premise of a nineteenth century female lawyer/investigator was intriguing the plot is thin and predictable and the characterizations shallow. All the women are beautiful and innocent - even the prostitute. All the men were handsome are adoring except the one totally vile villan. The narrator was mediocre at best with poor character differentiation and a sing-song delivery. Good Quick Read This book was really good for an easy read on the beach. I felt like I was in 1880s San Francisco and could not guess the murderer. I can't wait for the next in the series. Good historical mystery This really held my interest. The characters are a tad too one dimensional; but all the historical references are so interesting, it more than makes up for the lack of depth in the characters. The book really gives you a feel for life in 1880s San Francisco. And I didn't guess the murderer until the end. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Residue-Years-Audiobook/B00J33MFXA Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Residue Years Author: Mitchell S. Jackson Narrator: Corey Allen Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs and 12 mins Language: English Release date: 03-19-14 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 21 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Mitchell S. Jackson grew up black in a neglected neighborhood in Americas whitest city, Portland, Oregon. In the 90s, those streets and beyond had fallen under the shadow of crack cocaine and its familiar mayhem. In his commanding autobiographical novel, Mitchell writes what it was to come of age in that time and place, with a break-out voice thats nothing less than extraordinary. The Residue Years switches between the perspectives of a young man, Champ, and his mother, Grace. Grace is just out of a drug treatment program, trying to stay clean and get her kids back. Champ is trying to do right by his mom and younger brothers, and dreams of reclaiming the only home he and his family have ever shared. But selling crack is the only sure way he knows to achieve his dream. In this world of few options and little opportunity, where love is your strength and your weakness, this family fights for family and against what tears one apart. Honest in its portrayal, with cadences that dazzle, The Residue Years signals the arrival of a writer set to awe. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Mitchell S. Jackson) Wed, 19 Mar 2014 21:03:07 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Residue-Years-Audiobook/B00J33MFXA thebookvoice.com 11:12:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Residue Years Author: Mitchell S. Jackson Narrator: Corey Allen Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs and 12 mins Language: English Release date: 03-19-14 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 21 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Mitchell S. Jackson grew up black in a neglected neighborhood in Americas whitest city, Portland, Oregon. In the 90s, those streets and beyond had fallen under the shadow of crack cocaine and its familiar mayhem. In his commanding autobiographical novel, Mitchell writes what it was to come of age in that time and place, with a break-out voice thats nothing less than extraordinary. The Residue Years switches between the perspectives of a young man, Champ, and his mother, Grace. Grace is just out of a drug treatment program, trying to stay clean and get her kids back. Champ is trying to do right by his mom and younger brothers, and dreams of reclaiming the only home he and his family have ever shared. But selling crack is the only sure way he knows to achieve his dream. In this world of few options and little opportunity, where love is your strength and your weakness, this family fights for family and against what tears one apart. Honest in its portrayal, with cadences that dazzle, The Residue Years signals the arrival of a writer set to awe. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Residue Years Author: Mitchell S. Jackson Narrator: Corey Allen Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs and 12 mins Language: English Release date: 03-19-14 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 21 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Mitchell S. Jackson grew up black in a neglected neighborhood in Americas whitest city, Portland, Oregon. In the 90s, those streets and beyond had fallen under the shadow of crack cocaine and its familiar mayhem. In his commanding autobiographical novel, Mitchell writes what it was to come of age in that time and place, with a break-out voice thats nothing less than extraordinary. The Residue Years switches between the perspectives of a young man, Champ, and his mother, Grace. Grace is just out of a drug treatment program, trying to stay clean and get her kids back. Champ is trying to do right by his mom and younger brothers, and dreams of reclaiming the only home he and his family have ever shared. But selling crack is the only sure way he knows to achieve his dream. In this world of few options and little opportunity, where love is your strength and your weakness, this family fights for family and against what tears one apart. Honest in its portrayal, with cadences that dazzle, The Residue Years signals the arrival of a writer set to awe. Members Reviews: Dense in cultural details This book was fabulously written. The verbiage was phenomenal and clearly expressed the thoughts and actions of the characters. Its reverse style kept my attention and created a sense of what happened to I hope he writes moregreat read and highly recommended. Corey Allen does a spectacular job. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Shame-Audiobook/B071Z6TZM5 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Shame Author: Salman Rushdie Narrator: Vikas Adam Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs and 48 mins Language: English Release date: 05-16-17 Publisher: Recorded Books Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 8 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: The novel that set the stage for his modern classic, The Satanic Verses, Shame is Salman Rushdie's phantasmagoric epic of an unnamed country that is "not quite Pakistan". In this dazzling tale of an ongoing duel between the families of two men - one a celebrated wager of war, the other a debauched lover of pleasure - Rushdie brilliantly portrays a world caught between honor and humiliation - "shamelessness, shame: the roots of violence." Shame is an astonishing story that grows more timely by the day. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Salman Rushdie) Tue, 16 May 2017 20:12:19 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Shame-Audiobook/B071Z6TZM5 thebookvoice.com 11:48:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Shame Author: Salman Rushdie Narrator: Vikas Adam Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs and 48 mins Language: English Release date: 05-16-17 Publisher: Recorded Books Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 8 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: The novel that set the stage for his modern classic, The Satanic Verses, Shame is Salman Rushdie's phantasmagoric epic of an unnamed country that is "not quite Pakistan". In this dazzling tale of an ongoing duel between the families of two men - one a celebrated wager of war, the other a debauched lover of pleasure - Rushdie brilliantly portrays a world caught between honor and humiliation - "shamelessness, shame: the roots of violence." Shame is an astonishing story that grows more timely by the day. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Shame Author: Salman Rushdie Narrator: Vikas Adam Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs and 48 mins Language: English Release date: 05-16-17 Publisher: Recorded Books Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 8 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: The novel that set the stage for his modern classic, The Satanic Verses, Shame is Salman Rushdie's phantasmagoric epic of an unnamed country that is "not quite Pakistan". In this dazzling tale of an ongoing duel between the families of two men - one a celebrated wager of war, the other a debauched lover of pleasure - Rushdie brilliantly portrays a world caught between honor and humiliation - "shamelessness, shame: the roots of violence." Shame is an astonishing story that grows more timely by the day. Members Reviews: A Tour de Force Absolute perfection. What a complex and gorgeous tour de force. I cannot recommend this book enough! The characters are rich and plot lines sophisticated. I cannot even put into words how much this booked touched and impressed me. Modern classic and truly enjoyable. It strikes that rare balance of literary mastery while being entertaining and just enjoyable. The reader can lose himself very easily in the thrilling story line The imagination of the author is, as usual incredible. The story is a mixture of sociology, religion, fairy tale, history and more. The reader can lose himself very easily in the thrilling story line. Very original writing. past future jumps together. Emotionlly ... Very original writing.past future jumps together. Emotionlly touching.very interesting. Shame A fabulous depiction of shame and despair captured in a modern mythological drama, Salman Rushdie teases, captures, and satisfies his readers interest. The combination of history, metaphysics, and prose uniquely elevate the quality of literature Rushdie can produce and this is but one example of that. Also recommended to read, "Midnights Children". Five Stars It is a book that makes you think. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Sweet-Thoughtful-Valentine-Audiobook/B01MY6JSFL Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Sweet, Thoughtful Valentine Subtitle: An Isabel Dalhousie Story Author: Alexander McCall Smith Narrator: Karlyn Stephen Format: Unabridged Length: 2 hrs and 20 mins Language: English Release date: 01-10-17 Publisher: Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 1 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: A charming and gentle novella featuring one of Alexander McCall Smith's most loved characters: Isabel Dalhousie. Edinburgh basks in glorious, but brief, summer sunshine, and Isabel Dalhousie - philosopher, philanthropist and mother - searches for the perfect birthday present for her husband Jamie. While carefully seeking out a gift, Isabel finds herself at a viewing for an auction, and happens upon an old friend in distress - a friend who decides to unburden herself of her secrets, and to reveal a clue within a painting hanging on the walls of the auction house. Soon Isabel discovers that this secret binds her not only to her friend, but also to another woman. Questions about morality and loyalty disturb Isabel's peaceful existence with her young son and precious family, but she must face up to them in order to ensure that no-one is led astray. Critic Reviews: "Smith's writing has tons of charm and kindly wisdom." (The Times) "McCall Smith makes the sublime look easy.... [He] has few peers in capturing the quiet moments of people's lives." (Publisher's Weekly) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Alexander McCall Smith) Tue, 10 Jan 2017 12:10:35 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Sweet-Thoughtful-Valentine-Audiobook/B01MY6JSFL thebookvoice.com 02:20:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Sweet, Thoughtful Valentine Subtitle: An Isabel Dalhousie Story Author: Alexander McCall Smith Narrator: Karlyn Stephen Format: Unabridged Length: 2 hrs and 20 mins Language: English Release date: 01-10-17 Publisher: Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 1 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: A charming and gentle novella featuring one of Alexander McCall Smith's most loved characters: Isabel Dalhousie. Edinburgh basks in glorious, but brief, summer sunshine, and Isabel Dalhousie - philosopher, philanthropist and mother - searches for the perfect birthday present for her husband Jamie. While carefully seeking out a gift, Isabel finds herself at a viewing for an auction, and happens upon an old friend in distress - a friend who decides to unburden herself of her secrets, and to reveal a clue within a painting hanging on the walls of the auction house. Soon Isabel discovers that this secret binds her not only to her friend, but also to another woman. Questions about morality and loyalty disturb Isabel's peaceful existence with her young son and precious family, but she must face up to them in order to ensure that no-one is led astray. Critic Reviews: "Smith's writing has tons of charm and kindly wisdom." (The Times) "McCall Smith makes the sublime look easy.... [He] has few peers in capturing the quiet moments of people's lives." (Publisher's Weekly) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Sweet, Thoughtful Valentine Subtitle: An Isabel Dalhousie Story Author: Alexander McCall Smith Narrator: Karlyn Stephen Format: Unabridged Length: 2 hrs and 20 mins Language: English Release date: 01-10-17 Publisher: Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 1 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: A charming and gentle novella featuring one of Alexander McCall Smith's most loved characters: Isabel Dalhousie. Edinburgh basks in glorious, but brief, summer sunshine, and Isabel Dalhousie - philosopher, philanthropist and mother - searches for the perfect birthday present for her husband Jamie. While carefully seeking out a gift, Isabel finds herself at a viewing for an auction, and happens upon an old friend in distress - a friend who decides to unburden herself of her secrets, and to reveal a clue within a painting hanging on the walls of the auction house. Soon Isabel discovers that this secret binds her not only to her friend, but also to another woman. Questions about morality and loyalty disturb Isabel's peaceful existence with her young son and precious family, but she must face up to them in order to ensure that no-one is led astray. Critic Reviews: "Smith's writing has tons of charm and kindly wisdom." (The Times) "McCall Smith makes the sublime look easy.... [He] has few peers in capturing the quiet moments of people's lives." (Publisher's Weekly) Members Reviews: Wished it was longer! Highly enjoyable as ever. I love the Isobel Dalhousie books. She's an inspiration. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Lucy-Audiobook/B06VSXMYMZ Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Lucy Author: Jamaica Kincaid Narrator: Robin Miles Format: Unabridged Length: 4 hrs and 16 mins Language: English Release date: 02-21-17 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 8 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: The coming-of-age story of one of Jamaica Kincaid's most admired creations Lucy, a teenage girl from the West Indies, comes to North America to work as an au pair for Lewis and Mariah and their four children. Lewis and Mariah are a thrice-blessed couple - handsome, rich, and seemingly happy. Yet almost at once, Lucy begins to notice cracks in their beautiful façade. With mingled anger and compassion, Lucy scrutinizes the assumptions and verities of her employers' world and compares them with the vivid realities of her native place. Lucy has no illusions about her own past, but neither is she prepared to be deceived about where she presently is. At the same time that Lucy is coming to terms with Lewis' and Mariah's lives, she is also unraveling the mysteries of her own sexuality. Gradually a new person unfolds: passionate, forthright, and disarmingly honest. In Lucy, Jamaica Kincaid has created a startling new character possessed with adamantine clear-sightedness and ferocious integrity - a captivating heroine for our time. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Jamaica Kincaid) Tue, 21 Feb 2017 06:23:15 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Lucy-Audiobook/B06VSXMYMZ thebookvoice.com 04:16:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Lucy Author: Jamaica Kincaid Narrator: Robin Miles Format: Unabridged Length: 4 hrs and 16 mins Language: English Release date: 02-21-17 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 8 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: The coming-of-age story of one of Jamaica Kincaid's most admired creations Lucy, a teenage girl from the West Indies, comes to North America to work as an au pair for Lewis and Mariah and their four children. Lewis and Mariah are a thrice-blessed couple - handsome, rich, and seemingly happy. Yet almost at once, Lucy begins to notice cracks in their beautiful façade. With mingled anger and compassion, Lucy scrutinizes the assumptions and verities of her employers' world and compares them with the vivid realities of her native place. Lucy has no illusions about her own past, but neither is she prepared to be deceived about where she presently is. At the same time that Lucy is coming to terms with Lewis' and Mariah's lives, she is also unraveling the mysteries of her own sexuality. Gradually a new person unfolds: passionate, forthright, and disarmingly honest. In Lucy, Jamaica Kincaid has created a startling new character possessed with adamantine clear-sightedness and ferocious integrity - a captivating heroine for our time. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Lucy Author: Jamaica Kincaid Narrator: Robin Miles Format: Unabridged Length: 4 hrs and 16 mins Language: English Release date: 02-21-17 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 8 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: The coming-of-age story of one of Jamaica Kincaid's most admired creations Lucy, a teenage girl from the West Indies, comes to North America to work as an au pair for Lewis and Mariah and their four children. Lewis and Mariah are a thrice-blessed couple - handsome, rich, and seemingly happy. Yet almost at once, Lucy begins to notice cracks in their beautiful façade. With mingled anger and compassion, Lucy scrutinizes the assumptions and verities of her employers' world and compares them with the vivid realities of her native place. Lucy has no illusions about her own past, but neither is she prepared to be deceived about where she presently is. At the same time that Lucy is coming to terms with Lewis' and Mariah's lives, she is also unraveling the mysteries of her own sexuality. Gradually a new person unfolds: passionate, forthright, and disarmingly honest. In Lucy, Jamaica Kincaid has created a startling new character possessed with adamantine clear-sightedness and ferocious integrity - a captivating heroine for our time. Members Reviews: an existentialist novel with a twist I had not expected to find Jamaica Kincaid's fiction to so resemble the (men's) existentialist fictions of another century. But there is a proto-feminist--or at least socially grounded twist to the alienated protagonist as she, Lucy, a West Indian Black is thrown into a white world--the au pair for an upper class white family in New england or some North East region of the states-- fleeing her island and mother. Her complicated love/hate feelings for her mother (shadowed by love hate feelings for the white woman she works for) twist the usual existentialist turn on identity, even race, from the usual tale of solitary ego to a troubled meditation on a daughter/mother dyad also complicated by race and cultural alienation. she experiences the burgeoning sexuality of her 19 year old self --sex with men mostly--as something outside of herself while describing it also as fun and adventurous. Actually I see how this review is obscure because i really have to go back to re-read to get more fully the different layers of what Kincaid is doing, but it's a very compelling and nuanced read. I'm working on it My daughter liked this as an audiobook, so I ordered the book. I've picked it up numerous times, but haven't made it to the end yet. I have found it difficult to get involved with the main character, Lucy. The writing hasn't drawn me in, and it has been difficult to continue. I plan to try again. Quick coming of age story Short book, somewhat interesting coming of age story. I was torn between feeling sorry for Lucy, feeling happy for her, or just examining her as if she was an empty shell. I wanted her to feel things. I was rooting for her to feel things. But maybe that's the point of the story... That when you are that full of anger, numbness is all you have. I still enjoyed the book, even though it left me feeling unsure of Lucy. One of the Very Best Novels.... This is one of the best character driven novels ever written. It's studied in colleges and advance fiction writing workshops across the country. ... Caribbean who travels to America in hopes of a better future. Upon arrival she finds a job that ... Lucy is a young girl from the Caribbean who travels to America in hopes of a better future. Upon arrival she finds a job that she likes, working for a family. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Story-of-My-Teeth-Audiobook/B014K59TV6 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Story of My Teeth Author: Valeria Luiselli Narrator: Armando Duran, Thom Rivera Format: Unabridged Length: 4 hrs and 7 mins Language: English Release date: 09-15-15 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 39 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: The story of "Highway" Sanchez - bon vivant, world traveler, auctioneer - and his teeth is like Johnny Cash meets Robert Walser in Mexico. "I was born in Pachuca, the Beautiful Windy City, with four premature teeth and my body completely covered in a very fine coat of fuzz. But I'm grateful for that inauspicious start because ugliness, as my other uncle, Euripides Lopez Sanchez, was given to saying, is character forming." Gustavo "Highway" Sanchez is a late-in-life world traveler, yarn spinner, collector, and legendary auctioneer. His most precious possessions are the teeth of the "notorious infamous", like Plato, Petrarch, and Virginia Woolf. Written in collaboration with the workers at a Jumex juice factory, The Story of My Teeth is an elegant, witty, exhilarating romp through the industrial suburbs of Mexico City and Luiselli's own literary influences. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Valeria Luiselli) Tue, 15 Sep 2015 22:42:46 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Story-of-My-Teeth-Audiobook/B014K59TV6 thebookvoice.com 04:07:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Story of My Teeth Author: Valeria Luiselli Narrator: Armando Duran, Thom Rivera Format: Unabridged Length: 4 hrs and 7 mins Language: English Release date: 09-15-15 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 39 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: The story of "Highway" Sanchez - bon vivant, world traveler, auctioneer - and his teeth is like Johnny Cash meets Robert Walser in Mexico. "I was born in Pachuca, the Beautiful Windy City, with four premature teeth and my body completely covered in a very fine coat of fuzz. But I'm grateful for that inauspicious start because ugliness, as my other uncle, Euripides Lopez Sanchez, was given to saying, is character forming." Gustavo "Highway" Sanchez is a late-in-life world traveler, yarn spinner, collector, and legendary auctioneer. His most precious possessions are the teeth of the "notorious infamous", like Plato, Petrarch, and Virginia Woolf. Written in collaboration with the workers at a Jumex juice factory, The Story of My Teeth is an elegant, witty, exhilarating romp through the industrial suburbs of Mexico City and Luiselli's own literary influences. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Story of My Teeth Author: Valeria Luiselli Narrator: Armando Duran, Thom Rivera Format: Unabridged Length: 4 hrs and 7 mins Language: English Release date: 09-15-15 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 39 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: The story of "Highway" Sanchez - bon vivant, world traveler, auctioneer - and his teeth is like Johnny Cash meets Robert Walser in Mexico. "I was born in Pachuca, the Beautiful Windy City, with four premature teeth and my body completely covered in a very fine coat of fuzz. But I'm grateful for that inauspicious start because ugliness, as my other uncle, Euripides Lopez Sanchez, was given to saying, is character forming." Gustavo "Highway" Sanchez is a late-in-life world traveler, yarn spinner, collector, and legendary auctioneer. His most precious possessions are the teeth of the "notorious infamous", like Plato, Petrarch, and Virginia Woolf. Written in collaboration with the workers at a Jumex juice factory, The Story of My Teeth is an elegant, witty, exhilarating romp through the industrial suburbs of Mexico City and Luiselli's own literary influences. Members Reviews: Be prpared. Takes an exceptional quantity of suspension of disbelief and is much more complicated to follow than Luiselli's "Sidewalks" or "Faces in the Crowd." Still an intriguing read. Five Stars What a brilliant, brilliant book! A must read. Five Stars Funny, well written, Mexican surreal! Five Stars good read Five Stars Love this interesting tale. This isn't like any book I have ever read! https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/One-Amazing-Thing-Audiobook/B00364O0LM Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: One Amazing Thing Author: Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni Narrator: Purva Bedi, Soneela Nankani, Neil Shah Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 56 mins Language: English Release date: 02-02-10 Publisher: Recorded Books Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 66 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Winner of a Pushcart Prize for poetry and an American Book Award for her short stories, Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni explores themes of women, immigration, and her vibrant Indian culture to great effect. Divakaruni expands on these ideas in One Amazing Thing, a project long in the making and full of electric prose. Various narrators. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni) Tue, 02 Feb 2010 02:45:01 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/One-Amazing-Thing-Audiobook/B00364O0LM thebookvoice.com 07:56:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: One Amazing Thing Author: Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni Narrator: Purva Bedi, Soneela Nankani, Neil Shah Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 56 mins Language: English Release date: 02-02-10 Publisher: Recorded Books Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 66 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Winner of a Pushcart Prize for poetry and an American Book Award for her short stories, Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni explores themes of women, immigration, and her vibrant Indian culture to great effect. Divakaruni expands on these ideas in One Amazing Thing, a project long in the making and full of electric prose. Various narrators. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: One Amazing Thing Author: Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni Narrator: Purva Bedi, Soneela Nankani, Neil Shah Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 56 mins Language: English Release date: 02-02-10 Publisher: Recorded Books Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 66 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Winner of a Pushcart Prize for poetry and an American Book Award for her short stories, Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni explores themes of women, immigration, and her vibrant Indian culture to great effect. Divakaruni expands on these ideas in One Amazing Thing, a project long in the making and full of electric prose. Various narrators. Members Reviews: Creative Copiing What do nine people do when they e trapped in a building damaged by an earthquake? When they are antagonized by each other, how do they move to a better position? They focus on each other's stories and learn to care about each other. This is one amazing book. An ok way to kill some time Is there anything you would change about this book? I would hire a woman who can do a consistent and realistic Indian accent, a man with the same and an African American man to do the different parts. The "fake but clear" accents here - do nothing for me. The performance was not 5 stars for me at all. Would you recommend One Amazing Thing to your friends? Why or why not? Probably not. I can only think of one who might try this book. How could the performance have been better? Realistic, consistent accents would have helped - REALISTIC, CONSISTANT. Not just a smidge with nothing but the hope to help non native speakers.better understand. Could you see One Amazing Thing being made into a movie or a TV series? Who should the stars be? Yes, I can see this being made into a made for TV movie -like Lifetime. I dont know who I would cast - perhaps a whole crew of newcomers. Any additional comments? Some of the sentences in this book, give me hope that I can write my own. I really love Divakaruni's other work. This one, not too much. Of all of the stories shared none were particularly fresh orginal or unpredictable. I will read divakaruni agan though. How to deal with immediate "disaster"! What made the experience of listening to One Amazing Thing the most enjoyable? I enjoyed her voices and how the story came together. What did you like best about this story? The stories that people shared. Which scene was your favorite? The discovery of the smoking in the restroom. If you could take any character from One Amazing Thing out to dinner, who would it be and why? I liked them all. Any additional comments? I read it twice and may read it again. It's lovely. Everyone should listen to this book This is one of my all-time favorite stories. I love the narrators, the story, and the setting. I have recommended it to numerous friends and family and everyone has loved it! https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Marjorie-Morningstar-Audiobook/B007VP9G16 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Marjorie Morningstar Author: Herman Wouk Narrator: Gabra Zackman Format: Unabridged Length: 28 hrs and 26 mins Language: English Release date: 05-01-12 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 263 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Marjorie Morningstar is a love story. It presents one of the greatest characters in modern fiction: Marjorie, the pretty 17-year-old who left the respectability of New York's Central Park West to join the theater, live in the teeming streets of Greenwich Village, and seek love in the arms of a brilliant, enigmatic writer. In this memorable novel, Herman Wouk, winner of the Pulitzer Prize, has created a story as universal, as sensitive, and as unmistakably authentic as any ever told. Critic Reviews: "Herman Wouk's Marjorie Morningstar is timeless.... Gabra Zackman has a sweet, warm voice, which she mixes with a seriousness that complements Wouk's prose and dialogue. Zackman's ability to change tone, from high-pitched to deep and feminine to breathless, brings the book and its personalities to life.... With Zackman at the mike, every chapter brings a new reason to continue." (AudioFile) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Herman Wouk) Tue, 01 May 2012 09:22:16 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Marjorie-Morningstar-Audiobook/B007VP9G16 thebookvoice.com 28:26:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Marjorie Morningstar Author: Herman Wouk Narrator: Gabra Zackman Format: Unabridged Length: 28 hrs and 26 mins Language: English Release date: 05-01-12 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 263 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Marjorie Morningstar is a love story. It presents one of the greatest characters in modern fiction: Marjorie, the pretty 17-year-old who left the respectability of New York's Central Park West to join the theater, live in the teeming streets of Greenwich Village, and seek love in the arms of a brilliant, enigmatic writer. In this memorable novel, Herman Wouk, winner of the Pulitzer Prize, has created a story as universal, as sensitive, and as unmistakably authentic as any ever told. Critic Reviews: "Herman Wouk's Marjorie Morningstar is timeless.... Gabra Zackman has a sweet, warm voice, which she mixes with a seriousness that complements Wouk's prose and dialogue. Zackman's ability to change tone, from high-pitched to deep and feminine to breathless, brings the book and its personalities to life.... With Zackman at the mike, every chapter brings a new reason to continue." (AudioFile) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Marjorie Morningstar Author: Herman Wouk Narrator: Gabra Zackman Format: Unabridged Length: 28 hrs and 26 mins Language: English Release date: 05-01-12 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 263 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Marjorie Morningstar is a love story. It presents one of the greatest characters in modern fiction: Marjorie, the pretty 17-year-old who left the respectability of New York's Central Park West to join the theater, live in the teeming streets of Greenwich Village, and seek love in the arms of a brilliant, enigmatic writer. In this memorable novel, Herman Wouk, winner of the Pulitzer Prize, has created a story as universal, as sensitive, and as unmistakably authentic as any ever told. Critic Reviews: "Herman Wouk's Marjorie Morningstar is timeless.... Gabra Zackman has a sweet, warm voice, which she mixes with a seriousness that complements Wouk's prose and dialogue. Zackman's ability to change tone, from high-pitched to deep and feminine to breathless, brings the book and its personalities to life.... With Zackman at the mike, every chapter brings a new reason to continue." (AudioFile) Members Reviews: Missing final chapter The book and performance are fine, but Audible has left out the final chapter that resolves and completes Marjorie Morningstern's life. Without this final chapter, the book falls flat. Sorry, Audible, but buyers should be aware of this error. An excellent storyteller I am sort of a sucker for anything by Herman Wouk. As an aficionado of his WWII books, I expected this one (when I first read it a million years ago) to be too girlish for me; and it is certainly more soap-opera-like than the war books; but I think it is better than that implies. Wouk is attempting to get inside the mind of a mid-20th-century American as a way of exploring some big ideas. He is particularly concerned with the place of traditional moral values in a modern setting. His conclusions are seen by many as being bourgeois or reactionary, but I think that is going too far. He certainly favors traditional morality as a way to get through life, but he doesn't do it in the snide, condemnatory way that so many right-wingers use today. Bestselling novels just don't engage the kind of ideas that are in this book anymore. And as a child of the rural midwest, this book was one I used to live vicariously in New York in its golden years. It is so evocative of a different era! And the characters are pretty well-drawn. Noel is exactly right as the seemingly super-accomplished yet really inadequate "genius" type; and Marjorie herself is an unusual heroine. I usually half fall in love with the heroines in Dickens or Trollope of whoever. Marjorie remained interesting and attractive without ever being the embodiment of perfection we usually get with such females. The narration could have been better -- someone with a bit more sophistication and sureness -- and who could pronounce things a bit better -- would have been good. But well worth a listen, overall. Thoroughly Enjoyed! Would you consider the audio edition of Marjorie Morningstar to be better than the print version? Definitely!. I recognized the characters immediately. I knew them. They were family members, classmates, coworkers, people I grew up with. Their backgrounds and the setting may be different, but the people were all the same. Even though I personally know little about York City and the Theatre life, the story could be played out in any setting. The characters and the story are timeless. Any additional comments? Yes, I thoroughly enjoyed the book. There were bits here and there that bogged it down a bit. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Confetti-at-the-Cornish-Cafe-Audiobook/B075Y34LQ3 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Confetti at the Cornish Café Subtitle: The Cornish Café Series, Book 3 Author: Phillipa Ashley Narrator: Emma Spurgin-Hussey Format: Unabridged Length: 9 hrs and 3 mins Language: English Release date: 12-07-17 Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Limited Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 3 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Cal and Demi are preparing to launch their beloved Kilhallon Resort in Cornwall as a wedding venue. With the clifftop setting and coastal views, it's the perfect place for a magical ceremony. But their first clients are no ordinary couple. The bride and groom are internationally famous celebrities Lily Craig and Ben Trevone. As secrets surface and truths are told, can Demi and Cal ensure that Kilhallon's first wedding is a success? One thing's for sure: this will be a Cornish celebration to remember.... Critic Reviews: "Warm and funny and feel-good. The best sort of holiday read." (Katie Fforde) "Filled with warm and likeable characters. Great fun!" (Jill Mansell) "An utterly glorious, escapist read from a one of the freshest voices to emerge in women's fiction today. I loved every gorgeous page." (Claudia Carroll) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Phillipa Ashley) Thu, 07 Dec 2017 01:34:06 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Confetti-at-the-Cornish-Cafe-Audiobook/B075Y34LQ3 thebookvoice.com 09:03:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Confetti at the Cornish Café Subtitle: The Cornish Café Series, Book 3 Author: Phillipa Ashley Narrator: Emma Spurgin-Hussey Format: Unabridged Length: 9 hrs and 3 mins Language: English Release date: 12-07-17 Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Limited Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 3 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Cal and Demi are preparing to launch their beloved Kilhallon Resort in Cornwall as a wedding venue. With the clifftop setting and coastal views, it's the perfect place for a magical ceremony. But their first clients are no ordinary couple. The bride and groom are internationally famous celebrities Lily Craig and Ben Trevone. As secrets surface and truths are told, can Demi and Cal ensure that Kilhallon's first wedding is a success? One thing's for sure: this will be a Cornish celebration to remember.... Critic Reviews: "Warm and funny and feel-good. The best sort of holiday read." (Katie Fforde) "Filled with warm and likeable characters. Great fun!" (Jill Mansell) "An utterly glorious, escapist read from a one of the freshest voices to emerge in women's fiction today. I loved every gorgeous page." (Claudia Carroll) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Confetti at the Cornish Café Subtitle: The Cornish Café Series, Book 3 Author: Phillipa Ashley Narrator: Emma Spurgin-Hussey Format: Unabridged Length: 9 hrs and 3 mins Language: English Release date: 12-07-17 Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Limited Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 3 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Cal and Demi are preparing to launch their beloved Kilhallon Resort in Cornwall as a wedding venue. With the clifftop setting and coastal views, it's the perfect place for a magical ceremony. But their first clients are no ordinary couple. The bride and groom are internationally famous celebrities Lily Craig and Ben Trevone. As secrets surface and truths are told, can Demi and Cal ensure that Kilhallon's first wedding is a success? One thing's for sure: this will be a Cornish celebration to remember.... Critic Reviews: "Warm and funny and feel-good. The best sort of holiday read." (Katie Fforde) "Filled with warm and likeable characters. Great fun!" (Jill Mansell) "An utterly glorious, escapist read from a one of the freshest voices to emerge in women's fiction today. I loved every gorgeous page." (Claudia Carroll) Members Reviews: Cute and fun read I received a complimentary copy of this book from the publisher through Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. This was a cute book - it is the first of the books that I read in this story. You do not need to read the other 2 to enjoy this book, but I think you may enjoy it a bit more if you do. I plan to go back and read them, because I think it will make me appreciate the "wrapping up" of the character's stories that happens in this book, the 3rd of a series. The book opens with Demi and Cal, in love and living together and running Kilhallon Resort together. They are approached about hosting a big celebrity wedding, and that is what the majority of the story is about. Of course, there are minor disasters that threaten to derail the wedding preparations along the way, but what really struck me was the way that everyone came together, despite their difficult histories to pull it all together. And the ending was a bit of a pleasant surprise. What appealed most to me about this was the setting and mood of the book. There is something very comforting about a quaint little cafe and resort near the water, off the beaten path. Chamomile tea is often offered up as a way to calm down and relax, and there is something about the cafe that takes me back to lazy weekend days at my grandmother's house when I was growing up. The Cornish Cafe third book of the series. A perfectly and beautiful end for this series. Though I wouldn't mind another book. Fun Light and fun Finish to the series and enjoyed the conclusion. Lots of old friends return for this one ! Makes a good visit to Cornwall . A good story to relax with ,really felt as though I was at the wedding !!. Fun Read I enjoyed this book. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Gospel-According-to-Jesus-Christ-Audiobook/B006JROTO6 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Gospel According to Jesus Christ Author: Jose Saramago, Giovanni Pontiero (translator) Narrator: Robert Blumenfeld Format: Unabridged Length: 13 hrs and 5 mins Language: English Release date: 12-20-11 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 70 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: A wry, fictional account of the life of Christ by Nobel laureate Jose Saramago. A brilliant skeptic, Jose Saramago envisions the life of Jesus Christ and the story of his Passion as things of this earth: A child crying, the caress of a woman half asleep, the bleat of a goat, a prayer uttered in the grayish morning light. His idea of the Holy Family reflects the real complexities of any family, and, as only Saramago can, he imagines them with tinges of vision, dream, and omen. The result is a deft psychological portrait that moves between poetry and irony, spirituality and irreverence of a savior who is at once the Son of God and a young man. In this provocative, tender novel, the subject of wide critical discussion and wonder, Saramago questions the meaning of God, the foundations of the Church, and human existence itself. Critic Reviews: "Fiction that engages the mind as much as the spirit as, in eloquently supple prose, it seeks to understand faith." (Kirkus Reviews) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Jose Saramago) Tue, 20 Dec 2011 09:37:12 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Gospel-According-to-Jesus-Christ-Audiobook/B006JROTO6 thebookvoice.com 13:05:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Gospel According to Jesus Christ Author: Jose Saramago, Giovanni Pontiero (translator) Narrator: Robert Blumenfeld Format: Unabridged Length: 13 hrs and 5 mins Language: English Release date: 12-20-11 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 70 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: A wry, fictional account of the life of Christ by Nobel laureate Jose Saramago. A brilliant skeptic, Jose Saramago envisions the life of Jesus Christ and the story of his Passion as things of this earth: A child crying, the caress of a woman half asleep, the bleat of a goat, a prayer uttered in the grayish morning light. His idea of the Holy Family reflects the real complexities of any family, and, as only Saramago can, he imagines them with tinges of vision, dream, and omen. The result is a deft psychological portrait that moves between poetry and irony, spirituality and irreverence of a savior who is at once the Son of God and a young man. In this provocative, tender novel, the subject of wide critical discussion and wonder, Saramago questions the meaning of God, the foundations of the Church, and human existence itself. Critic Reviews: "Fiction that engages the mind as much as the spirit as, in eloquently supple prose, it seeks to understand faith." (Kirkus Reviews) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Gospel According to Jesus Christ Author: Jose Saramago, Giovanni Pontiero (translator) Narrator: Robert Blumenfeld Format: Unabridged Length: 13 hrs and 5 mins Language: English Release date: 12-20-11 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 70 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: A wry, fictional account of the life of Christ by Nobel laureate Jose Saramago. A brilliant skeptic, Jose Saramago envisions the life of Jesus Christ and the story of his Passion as things of this earth: A child crying, the caress of a woman half asleep, the bleat of a goat, a prayer uttered in the grayish morning light. His idea of the Holy Family reflects the real complexities of any family, and, as only Saramago can, he imagines them with tinges of vision, dream, and omen. The result is a deft psychological portrait that moves between poetry and irony, spirituality and irreverence of a savior who is at once the Son of God and a young man. In this provocative, tender novel, the subject of wide critical discussion and wonder, Saramago questions the meaning of God, the foundations of the Church, and human existence itself. Critic Reviews: "Fiction that engages the mind as much as the spirit as, in eloquently supple prose, it seeks to understand faith." (Kirkus Reviews) Members Reviews: A dry, wry retelling of the story of Jesus Christ What did you love best about The Gospel According to Jesus Christ? This book has been among my favourite José Saramago novel for several years now. Saramago is never better than when he's talking about the minutiae of existence: the little uncertainties, jealousies, delights and lies which animate human lives. Saramago sees Jesus' story through this lens, deconstructing how the angelic visitations, the Massacre of the Innocents, and Jesus' quest as a child trying to understand his place in the world would play out in the real world. Have you listened to any of Robert Blumenfelds other performances before? How does this one compare? I have not, but his dry, quiet reading works brilliantly with the tone of the novel and with Saramago's matter-of-fact, meditative writing style. While adding pathos and merriment at all the right bits, the weight of his voice never lets me forget the weight of inevitability riding on Jesus' back as the novel finds its way to his death. Narration Robbed my Listening Experience Is there anything you would change about this book? No! The story and reasearch was excellently developed! I would change the NARRATOR! His overly sarcastic tone did not compare to the rich depth of historical reality in the written words! I enjoyed the reading more. Who was your favorite character and why? Loved the Historical details in Saramago's imagination. Who would you have cast as narrator instead of Robert Blumenfeld? Simon Vance would have done a great job! Was The Gospel According to Jesus Christ worth the listening time? Could bot get beyond the narrator...will keep trying...but I really did not like this narrator's interpretation. blasphemous story hared it. not a biblical representation. Christ was a sinless man but certsinly not written that way. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Girls-on-Fire-Audiobook/B01CF4KWLK Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Girls on Fire Subtitle: A Novel Author: Robin Wasserman Narrator: Cassandra Campbell, Simone Lewis, Allyson Ryan Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs and 5 mins Language: English Release date: 05-17-16 Publisher: HarperAudio Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 227 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: On Halloween 1991, a popular high school basketball star ventures into the woods near Battle Creek, Pennsylvania, and disappears. Three days later he's found with a bullet in his head and a gun in his hand - a discovery that sends tremors through this conservative community, already unnerved by growing rumors of Satanic worship in the region. In the wake of this incident, bright but lonely Hannah Dexter is befriended by Lacey Champlain, a dark-eyed, Cobain-worshiping bad influence in lip gloss and Doc Martens. The charismatic, seductive Lacey forges a fast, intimate bond with the impressionable Dex, making her over in her own image and unleashing a fierce defiance that neither girl expected. But as Lacey gradually lures Dex away from her safe life into a feverish spiral of obsession, rebellion, and ever greater risk, an unwelcome figure appears on the horizon - and Lacey's secret history collides with Dex's worst nightmare. By turns a shocking story of love and violence and an addictive portrait of the intoxication of female friendship set against the unsettled backdrop of a town gripped by moral panic, Girls on Fire is an unflinching and unforgettable snapshot of girlhood: girls lost and found, girls strong and weak, girls who burn bright and brighter - and some who flicker away. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Robin Wasserman) Tue, 17 May 2016 17:45:24 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Girls-on-Fire-Audiobook/B01CF4KWLK thebookvoice.com 11:05:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Girls on Fire Subtitle: A Novel Author: Robin Wasserman Narrator: Cassandra Campbell, Simone Lewis, Allyson Ryan Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs and 5 mins Language: English Release date: 05-17-16 Publisher: HarperAudio Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 227 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: On Halloween 1991, a popular high school basketball star ventures into the woods near Battle Creek, Pennsylvania, and disappears. Three days later he's found with a bullet in his head and a gun in his hand - a discovery that sends tremors through this conservative community, already unnerved by growing rumors of Satanic worship in the region. In the wake of this incident, bright but lonely Hannah Dexter is befriended by Lacey Champlain, a dark-eyed, Cobain-worshiping bad influence in lip gloss and Doc Martens. The charismatic, seductive Lacey forges a fast, intimate bond with the impressionable Dex, making her over in her own image and unleashing a fierce defiance that neither girl expected. But as Lacey gradually lures Dex away from her safe life into a feverish spiral of obsession, rebellion, and ever greater risk, an unwelcome figure appears on the horizon - and Lacey's secret history collides with Dex's worst nightmare. By turns a shocking story of love and violence and an addictive portrait of the intoxication of female friendship set against the unsettled backdrop of a town gripped by moral panic, Girls on Fire is an unflinching and unforgettable snapshot of girlhood: girls lost and found, girls strong and weak, girls who burn bright and brighter - and some who flicker away. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Girls on Fire Subtitle: A Novel Author: Robin Wasserman Narrator: Cassandra Campbell, Simone Lewis, Allyson Ryan Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs and 5 mins Language: English Release date: 05-17-16 Publisher: HarperAudio Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 227 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: On Halloween 1991, a popular high school basketball star ventures into the woods near Battle Creek, Pennsylvania, and disappears. Three days later he's found with a bullet in his head and a gun in his hand - a discovery that sends tremors through this conservative community, already unnerved by growing rumors of Satanic worship in the region. In the wake of this incident, bright but lonely Hannah Dexter is befriended by Lacey Champlain, a dark-eyed, Cobain-worshiping bad influence in lip gloss and Doc Martens. The charismatic, seductive Lacey forges a fast, intimate bond with the impressionable Dex, making her over in her own image and unleashing a fierce defiance that neither girl expected. But as Lacey gradually lures Dex away from her safe life into a feverish spiral of obsession, rebellion, and ever greater risk, an unwelcome figure appears on the horizon - and Lacey's secret history collides with Dex's worst nightmare. By turns a shocking story of love and violence and an addictive portrait of the intoxication of female friendship set against the unsettled backdrop of a town gripped by moral panic, Girls on Fire is an unflinching and unforgettable snapshot of girlhood: girls lost and found, girls strong and weak, girls who burn bright and brighter - and some who flicker away. Members Reviews: Shocking isn't the word I'd use. I didn't find this book to be "shocking" as the summary implies, it all seemed quite normal to me. High school is hard on everyone, there are mean girls, nice girls, and sad kids, some who even kill themselves. Girls have special bonds at that age, because it can be so hard, and it's a time of change, and sometimes, those close friends become something else. Girls you thought you hated, turn out to not be so bad. It all sounds very normal I think that's supposed to be the thing that messes with you. How so many things that are so common can go wrong in a way that seems to snowball until it's out of control. I think the author was reaching with a lot of stuff, and didn't always hit the mark (like three-somes in an abandoned train car), but when it does, it hits hard (drunk girl defiled at a party, in graphic detail). The graphic details and language try and put you on edge, make you uncomfortable, and drive home the passion the author is trying to portray, but I think it misses the mark. I think she's trying too hard and it just comes across vulgar for the sake of it. All that aside, I like this book, but I wouldn't really recommend it to anyone. I'd suggest they read the summary, tell them that it's "just OK", and if they still felt inclined to read it, that's on them. Meh. Not impressed. It felt like the book was a little impressed by itself, much like the girls. And, I didn't think it was realistic. Little bit of an eye-roller GIRLS ON FIRE starts out strong, but quickly I became dubious due to the exaggerated use of vulgar language. The unceremonious use of the "c" word right away, constant f-bombs, and graphic sexual imagery end up cheapening the overall dark mood. The plot is not really shocking at all; its "dangerous" content is hit-you-over the head with zero subtlety. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Lolita-Audiobook/B0032N2TYC Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Lolita Author: Vladimir Nabokov Narrator: Jeremy Irons Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs and 27 mins Language: English Release date: 03-06-08 Publisher: Hachette Audio UK Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 147 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Savagely funny and hauntingly sad, Lolita is Nabokov's most famous and controversial novel. It is the story of tortured college professor Humbert Humbert and his dangerous obsession with honey-skinned schoolgirl Dolores Haze. Determined to possess his "Lolita", Humbert embarks on a disastrous journey across an American landscape littered with fast-food diners, gas stations and lonely motels. Brilliantly evocative and bitingly satirical in its depiction of postwar America, Lolita still has the power to shock and beguile. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Vladimir Nabokov) Thu, 06 Mar 2008 14:09:20 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Lolita-Audiobook/B0032N2TYC thebookvoice.com 11:27:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Lolita Author: Vladimir Nabokov Narrator: Jeremy Irons Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs and 27 mins Language: English Release date: 03-06-08 Publisher: Hachette Audio UK Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 147 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Savagely funny and hauntingly sad, Lolita is Nabokov's most famous and controversial novel. It is the story of tortured college professor Humbert Humbert and his dangerous obsession with honey-skinned schoolgirl Dolores Haze. Determined to possess his "Lolita", Humbert embarks on a disastrous journey across an American landscape littered with fast-food diners, gas stations and lonely motels. Brilliantly evocative and bitingly satirical in its depiction of postwar America, Lolita still has the power to shock and beguile. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Lolita Author: Vladimir Nabokov Narrator: Jeremy Irons Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs and 27 mins Language: English Release date: 03-06-08 Publisher: Hachette Audio UK Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 147 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Savagely funny and hauntingly sad, Lolita is Nabokov's most famous and controversial novel. It is the story of tortured college professor Humbert Humbert and his dangerous obsession with honey-skinned schoolgirl Dolores Haze. Determined to possess his "Lolita", Humbert embarks on a disastrous journey across an American landscape littered with fast-food diners, gas stations and lonely motels. Brilliantly evocative and bitingly satirical in its depiction of postwar America, Lolita still has the power to shock and beguile. Members Reviews: Disturbingly Wonderful Dear reader, listening to this audiobook version of Lolita was a fascinating experience: beautiful and poisonous, loving and loathing, sad and funny, sublime and debased, pure and rotten, refined and vulgar, European and American. The premise, a middle-aged man who is a connoisseur of "nymphets" (pre-pubescent girls with a seemingly "demoniac" and "soul-shattering charm") becomes the step-father of one, may shock or repulse. But Nabokov is unsettlingly effective at making us sympathize with his first-person narrator, Humbert Humbert. The novel is also interesting for being comprised of skewed pieces of various genres: buddy-road-adventure, romance, erotic, metafiction, tragedy, and European critique of America. There is some French in the novel, but usually the context implies what Humbert is saying. Jeremy Irons expresses his thorough understanding of Nabokov's novel throughout his reading of it. From the opening foreword by the outrageously pedantic American Dr. John Ray, Jr., followed immediately by the creepy sensual beauty of the opening lines of Humbert's story ("Lolita, light of my life, fire of my loins. My sin, my soul. Lo-lee-ta" etc.), Irons' voice helps to seduce the reader more and more into Humbert's head and heart and world than the text does alone. He really becomes Humbert in his various moods, including poetic ecstasy, peevish anger, guilty despair, surreal delirium, and philosophic acceptance. It was a pleasure to hear him speaking in Lolita's vulgar American pre-teen voice one moment and in Humbert's world-weary European aesthete's the next. He also does a fine job with the other supporting characters, like Clare Quilty the amoral and successful playwright who speaks a debauched and effeminate American English that simulates by turns movie gangsters, British upper crusts, or French intellectuals. Well worth listening to. Consumate performance of this wonderful book Jeremy Irons gives a perfect performance as Humbert Humbert (the narrator & fictional author of the story). His tone creates exactly the right amount of compulsion to listen while remaining a repellent character. If you know you want to read Lolita then this is the version you want. As for the story, the way Nabokov brings the reader in as co-conspirator is both attractive & repellent. If we do not read Humbert's book, his crimes are not witnessed - possibly never committed. As reader we are complicit in every aspect of his crimes. It's an incredible tale & we are invited right into Humbert's mind, where we are manipulated much the same way he manipulates everyone else around him. The prose is remarkable. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/La-Mennulara-Audiobook/B003U85H7U Ascolta questo libro audio completo gratuitamente su https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> Titolo: La Mennulara Autore: Simonetta Agnello Hornby Narratore: Licia Miorando Formato: Unabridged Durata: 7 hrs and 12 mins Lingua: Italiano Data di pubblicazione: 06-30-10 Editore: Giangiacomo Feltrinelli Editore Valutazioni: 4.5 su 5 su 3 voti Categoria: Fiction, Literary Riepilogo Editore: Roccacolomba. Sicilia. 23 settembre 1963. È morta la Mennulara, al secolo Maria Rosalia Inzerillo. Chi è stata davvero? Una profittatrice? Una pedina della mafia locale? Una seduttrice? Una serva-padrona? Un grande ritratto di donna. Un grande successo editoriale con più di 20 edizioni e 300.000 copie vendute. Il romanzo d'esordio di una grande scrittrice. Please note: This audiobook is in Italian. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Simonetta Agnello Hornby) Wed, 30 Jun 2010 19:53:07 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/La-Mennulara-Audiobook/B003U85H7U thebookvoice.com 07:12:00 no Ascolta questo titolo per intero gratuitamente su thebookvoice.com Ascolta questo libro audio completo gratuitamente su https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> Titolo: La Mennulara Autore: Simonetta Agnello Hornby Narratore: Licia Miorando Formato: Unabridged Durata: 7 hrs and 12 mins Lingua: Italiano Data di pubblicazione: 06-30-10 Editore: Giangiacomo Feltrinelli Editore Valutazioni: 4.5 su 5 su 3 voti Categoria: Fiction, Literary Riepilogo Editore: Roccacolomba. Sicilia. 23 settembre 1963. È morta la Mennulara, al secolo Maria Rosalia Inzerillo. Chi è stata davvero? Una profittatrice? Una pedina della mafia locale? Una seduttrice? Una serva-padrona? Un grande ritratto di donna. Un grande successo editoriale con più di 20 edizioni e 300.000 copie vendute. Il romanzo d'esordio di una grande scrittrice. Please note: This audiobook is in Italian. Ascolta questo libro audio completo gratuitamente su https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> Titolo: La Mennulara Autore: Simonetta Agnello Hornby Narratore: Licia Miorando Formato: Unabridged Durata: 7 hrs and 12 mins Lingua: Italiano Data di pubblicazione: 06-30-10 Editore: Giangiacomo Feltrinelli Editore Valutazioni: 4.5 su 5 su 3 voti Categoria: Fiction, Literary Riepilogo Editore: Roccacolomba. Sicilia. 23 settembre 1963. È morta la Mennulara, al secolo Maria Rosalia Inzerillo. Chi è stata davvero? Una profittatrice? Una pedina della mafia locale? Una seduttrice? Una serva-padrona? Un grande ritratto di donna. Un grande successo editoriale con più di 20 edizioni e 300.000 copie vendute. Il romanzo d'esordio di una grande scrittrice. Please note: This audiobook is in Italian. Recensioni dei membri: Technical issues Some of the chapters ended abruptly, resulting in the story being truncated. Shame, otherwise an excellent listen. I will have to get the hard copy to fill in the gaps Poor performance The story was at the beggining a bit dull but along the book it comes up with a cast of interesting caracters and intriguing personalities. Every chapter gets better and better. I have liked it very much. On the other hand the performance was poor. She was reading so fast that the entonation of the sentences sometimes didn't make any sense. More than once i have double checked the title to see whther the reader was a robot or not...so fast and monotone she was reading. Some of the chapters didn't even finish naturaly but all of the sudden as if the reading was interrupted and the next chapter stared inmediatelly. I think the recording is not very good quality. But as i said, i have enjoyed the story quite a lot. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Shotgun-Lovesongs-Audiobook/B00H2657GW Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Shotgun Lovesongs Subtitle: A Novel Author: Nickolas Butler Narrator: Ari Fliakos, Scott Shepherd, Gary Wilmes, Scott Sowers, Maggie Hoffman Format: Unabridged Length: 9 hrs and 58 mins Language: English Release date: 03-11-14 Publisher: Macmillan Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 412 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Welcome to Little Wing. Its a place like hundreds of others, nothing special, really. But for four friendsall born and raised in this small Wisconsin townit is home. And now they are men, coming into their own, or struggling to do so. One of them never left, still working the family farm that has been tilled for generations. But others felt the need to move on, with varying degrees of success. One trades commodities, another took to the rodeo circuit, and one of them even hit it big as a rock star. And then theres Beth, a woman who has meant something special in each of their lives. Now all four are brought together for a wedding. Little Wing seems even smaller than before. While lifelong bonds are still strong, there are stressesbetween the friends, between husbands and wives. There will be heartbreak, but there will also be hope, healing, even heroism as these memorable people learn the true meaning of adult friendship and love. Seldom has the American heartland been so richly and accurately portrayed. Though the town may have changed, the one thing that hasnt is the beauty of the Wisconsin farmland, the lure of which, in Nickolas Butlers hands, emerges as a vibrant character in the story. Shotgun Lovesongs is that rare work of fiction that evokes a specific time and place yet movingly describes the universal human condition. It is, in short, a truly remarkable audiobooka novel that once listened to will never be forgotten. Editorial Reviews: Editors Select, March 2014 - Im always drawn to stories told from multiple perspectives (see The Help, Water for Elephants, The Invention of Wings, The History of Love, etc.) and Shotgun Lovesongs kept its appeal throughout, thanks to an intimate look at life, love, friendship, and growing up in small-town America performed by a strong cast of rotating narrators. Not a lot happens in Little Wing, Wisconsin, but its home for Leland, Henry, Beth, Kip, and Ronny lifelong friends who each struggle with their decisions to stay in the beauty of the farmland or move on to bigger and better things. Through heartbreak, hope, regret, and the moments you can only share with the friends whove known you forever, Nickolas Butlers debut truly shines. (And for the music fans out there, Lelands character who goes on to become a famous musician is said to be loosely based on Justin Vernon, who grew up in the area and is best known as the front man for the indie folk band Bon Iver.) Diana D., Audible Editor Critic Reviews: "Fliakos and Shepherd ably handle the sometimes plaintive voices of the male characters, while Hoffman carries most of the emotional weight with her redolent vocal talents.... There's no question that all the narrators connect with the characters' emotional journeys." ( AudioFile) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Nickolas Butler) Tue, 11 Mar 2014 23:51:05 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Shotgun-Lovesongs-Audiobook/B00H2657GW thebookvoice.com 09:58:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Shotgun Lovesongs Subtitle: A Novel Author: Nickolas Butler Narrator: Ari Fliakos, Scott Shepherd, Gary Wilmes, Scott Sowers, Maggie Hoffman Format: Unabridged Length: 9 hrs and 58 mins Language: English Release date: 03-11-14 Publisher: Macmillan Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 412 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Welcome to Little Wing. Its a place like hundreds of others, nothing special, really. But for four friendsall born and raised in this small Wisconsin townit is home. And now they are men, coming into their own, or struggling to do so. One of them never left, still working the family farm that has been tilled for generations. But others felt the need to move on, with varying degrees of success. One trades commodities, another took to the rodeo circuit, and one of them even hit it big as a rock star. And then theres Beth, a woman who has meant something special in each of their lives. Now all four are brought together for a wedding. Little Wing seems even smaller than before. While lifelong bonds are still strong, there are stressesbetween the friends, between husbands and wives. There will be heartbreak, but there will also be hope, healing, even heroism as these memorable people learn the true meaning of adult friendship and love. Seldom has the American heartland been so richly and accurately portrayed. Though the town may have changed, the one thing that hasnt is the beauty of the Wisconsin farmland, the lure of which, in Nickolas Butlers hands, emerges as a vibrant character in the story. Shotgun Lovesongs is that rare work of fiction that evokes a specific time and place yet movingly describes the universal human condition. It is, in short, a truly remarkable audiobooka novel that once listened to will never be forgotten. Editorial Reviews: Editors Select, March 2014 - Im always drawn to stories told from multiple perspectives (see The Help, Water for Elephants, The Invention of Wings, The History of Love, etc.) and Shotgun Lovesongs kept its appeal throughout, thanks to an intimate look at life, love, friendship, and growing up in small-town America performed by a strong cast of rotating narrators. Not a lot happens in Little Wing, Wisconsin, but its home for Leland, Henry, Beth, Kip, and Ronny lifelong friends who each struggle with their decisions to stay in the beauty of the farmland or move on to bigger and better things. Through heartbreak, hope, regret, and the moments you can only share with the friends whove known you forever, Nickolas Butlers debut truly shines. (And for the music fans out there, Lelands character who goes on to become a famous musician is said to be loosely based on Justin Vernon, who grew up in the area and is best known as the front man for the indie folk band Bon Iver.) Diana D., Audible Editor Critic Reviews: "Fliakos and Shepherd ably handle the sometimes plaintive voices of the male characters, while Hoffman carries most of the emotional weight with her redolent vocal talents.... There's no question that all the narrators connect with the characters' emotional journeys." ( AudioFile) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Shotgun Lovesongs Subtitle: A Novel Author: Nickolas Butler Narrator: Ari Fliakos, Scott Shepherd, Gary Wilmes, Scott Sowers, Maggie Hoffman Format: Unabridged Length: 9 hrs and 58 mins Language: English Release date: 03-11-14 Publisher: Macmillan Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 412 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Welcome to Little Wing. Its a place like hundreds of others, nothing special, really. But for four friendsall born and raised in this small Wisconsin townit is home. And now they are men, coming into their own, or struggling to do so. One of them never left, still working the family farm that has been tilled for generations. But others felt the need to move on, with varying degrees of success. One trades commodities, another took to the rodeo circuit, and one of them even hit it big as a rock star. And then theres Beth, a woman who has meant something special in each of their lives. Now all four are brought together for a wedding. Little Wing seems even smaller than before. While lifelong bonds are still strong, there are stressesbetween the friends, between husbands and wives. There will be heartbreak, but there will also be hope, healing, even heroism as these memorable people learn the true meaning of adult friendship and love. Seldom has the American heartland been so richly and accurately portrayed. Though the town may have changed, the one thing that hasnt is the beauty of the Wisconsin farmland, the lure of which, in Nickolas Butlers hands, emerges as a vibrant character in the story. Shotgun Lovesongs is that rare work of fiction that evokes a specific time and place yet movingly describes the universal human condition. It is, in short, a truly remarkable audiobooka novel that once listened to will never be forgotten. Editorial Reviews: Editors Select, March 2014 - Im always drawn to stories told from multiple perspectives (see The Help, Water for Elephants, The Invention of Wings, The History of Love, etc.) and Shotgun Lovesongs kept its appeal throughout, thanks to an intimate look at life, love, friendship, and growing up in small-town America performed by a strong cast of rotating narrators. Not a lot happens in Little Wing, Wisconsin, but its home for Leland, Henry, Beth, Kip, and Ronny lifelong friends who each struggle with their decisions to stay in the beauty of the farmland or move on to bigger and better things. Through heartbreak, hope, regret, and the moments you can only share with the friends whove known you forever, Nickolas Butlers debut truly shines. (And for the music fans out there, Lelands character who goes on to become a famous musician is said to be loosely based on Justin Vernon, who grew up in the area and is best known as the front man for the indie folk band Bon Iver.) Diana D., Audible Editor Critic Reviews: "Fliakos and Shepherd ably handle the sometimes plaintive voices of the male characters, while Hoffman carries most of the emotional weight with her redolent vocal talents.... There's no question that all the narrators connect with the characters' emotional journeys." ( AudioFile) Members Reviews: Bon Iver's Pals in Eau Claire, WI There was substantial buzz about this book in our local press because author Nickolas Butler, is a hometown (Eau Claire, Wisconsin) lad. For me, there was little to no risk in using a credit on "Shotgun Lovesongs" because I knew, if nothing else, it would be fun to read about the setting while comparing the novel's plot to facts about the life and times of Justin Vernon & Co. I wish I was impressed. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Black-Butterflies-Audiobook/B01N0NX09Z Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Black Butterflies Subtitle: The Greek Village Collection, Book 2 Author: Sara Alexi Narrator: Jan Cramer Format: Unabridged Length: 6 hrs and 47 mins Language: English Release date: 12-08-16 Publisher: Sara Alexi Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 16 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Marina is a gentle soul who makes a modest living in her corner shop. Her husband died years ago, and her children have grown up. Life is pleasantly predictable, if a little dull. But not even her daughters know that 35 years ago Marina spent lonely months on a nearby island, and the events of that summer have haunted her ever since. Now Marina's daughter is planning to move to the same island and the past and present threaten to collide with dreadful consequences. Black Butterflies follows Marina reluctantly revisiting the island. She has a plan, of sorts, to avert possible tragedy but in doing so she will come face to face with the consequences of her long-kept secret. Will she be in time, and why does she never go anywhere without her big black bag? Packed with a troupe of colorful characters that intertwine in a gripping story, Black Butterflies is by turns uproariously funny, touching, or sad. Exploring themes of bigotry and how doing what we think is for the best can unwittingly harm those we love, this is a gentle journey to one woman's redemption. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Sara Alexi) Thu, 08 Dec 2016 13:23:15 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Black-Butterflies-Audiobook/B01N0NX09Z thebookvoice.com 06:47:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Black Butterflies Subtitle: The Greek Village Collection, Book 2 Author: Sara Alexi Narrator: Jan Cramer Format: Unabridged Length: 6 hrs and 47 mins Language: English Release date: 12-08-16 Publisher: Sara Alexi Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 16 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Marina is a gentle soul who makes a modest living in her corner shop. Her husband died years ago, and her children have grown up. Life is pleasantly predictable, if a little dull. But not even her daughters know that 35 years ago Marina spent lonely months on a nearby island, and the events of that summer have haunted her ever since. Now Marina's daughter is planning to move to the same island and the past and present threaten to collide with dreadful consequences. Black Butterflies follows Marina reluctantly revisiting the island. She has a plan, of sorts, to avert possible tragedy but in doing so she will come face to face with the consequences of her long-kept secret. Will she be in time, and why does she never go anywhere without her big black bag? Packed with a troupe of colorful characters that intertwine in a gripping story, Black Butterflies is by turns uproariously funny, touching, or sad. Exploring themes of bigotry and how doing what we think is for the best can unwittingly harm those we love, this is a gentle journey to one woman's redemption. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Black Butterflies Subtitle: The Greek Village Collection, Book 2 Author: Sara Alexi Narrator: Jan Cramer Format: Unabridged Length: 6 hrs and 47 mins Language: English Release date: 12-08-16 Publisher: Sara Alexi Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 16 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Marina is a gentle soul who makes a modest living in her corner shop. Her husband died years ago, and her children have grown up. Life is pleasantly predictable, if a little dull. But not even her daughters know that 35 years ago Marina spent lonely months on a nearby island, and the events of that summer have haunted her ever since. Now Marina's daughter is planning to move to the same island and the past and present threaten to collide with dreadful consequences. Black Butterflies follows Marina reluctantly revisiting the island. She has a plan, of sorts, to avert possible tragedy but in doing so she will come face to face with the consequences of her long-kept secret. Will she be in time, and why does she never go anywhere without her big black bag? Packed with a troupe of colorful characters that intertwine in a gripping story, Black Butterflies is by turns uproariously funny, touching, or sad. Exploring themes of bigotry and how doing what we think is for the best can unwittingly harm those we love, this is a gentle journey to one woman's redemption. Members Reviews: Not for me; slow and lacking stimuli The book is beautifully read by the narrator but content is very slow and I kept going to sleep I was so unstimulated. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Ecliptic-Audiobook/B01DFJ7YRY Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Ecliptic Subtitle: A Novel Author: Benjamin Wood Narrator: Jane MacFarlane Format: Unabridged Length: 14 hrs and 28 mins Language: English Release date: 05-03-16 Publisher: Penguin Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 6 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: From the award-winning author of The Bellwether Revivals comes a "gorgeous and harrowing work" (Emily St. John Mandel) set on a mysterious island where artists strive to recover their lost gifts - and where nothing is quite as it seems. Situated on a Turkish island, Portmantle might be the strangest, most exclusive artists' colony around. Its brilliant residents linger for years, all expenses paid and living under assumed names. Relieved of the burdens of time and ego, they are free to create their next masterpieces. Elspeth Conroy (aka "Knell") is a Scottish painter who has been at Portmantle for a decade, a refugee from the hectic London art scene. Her fellow longtimers include Quickman, whose sole book became a classic and paralyzed his muse; MacKinney, a playwright who left behind her family; and Pettifer, an architect obsessing over an unfinished cathedral. In his astonishing second novel, Benjamin Wood gives us "an intensely intimate portrait of an artist as a young woman, with truths on every page" (Independent). The hermetic world at Portmantle shatters when the 17-year-old Fullerton arrives at the gates, his provenance and talents unknown. As Knell searches for answers, she reveals the path that led her to this place: her intimate bond with her gruff drunk of a mentor; her early successes and crushing failures; a journey across the Atlantic and into the psychiatrist's office; and a grand commission of astronomical significance. What is "The Ecliptic", and how does it relate to the life Elspeth left behind? This gorgeous puzzle of a novel touches the head and the heart, and the effect is nothing short of electrifying. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Benjamin Wood) Tue, 03 May 2016 09:53:08 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Ecliptic-Audiobook/B01DFJ7YRY thebookvoice.com 14:28:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Ecliptic Subtitle: A Novel Author: Benjamin Wood Narrator: Jane MacFarlane Format: Unabridged Length: 14 hrs and 28 mins Language: English Release date: 05-03-16 Publisher: Penguin Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 6 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: From the award-winning author of The Bellwether Revivals comes a "gorgeous and harrowing work" (Emily St. John Mandel) set on a mysterious island where artists strive to recover their lost gifts - and where nothing is quite as it seems. Situated on a Turkish island, Portmantle might be the strangest, most exclusive artists' colony around. Its brilliant residents linger for years, all expenses paid and living under assumed names. Relieved of the burdens of time and ego, they are free to create their next masterpieces. Elspeth Conroy (aka "Knell") is a Scottish painter who has been at Portmantle for a decade, a refugee from the hectic London art scene. Her fellow longtimers include Quickman, whose sole book became a classic and paralyzed his muse; MacKinney, a playwright who left behind her family; and Pettifer, an architect obsessing over an unfinished cathedral. In his astonishing second novel, Benjamin Wood gives us "an intensely intimate portrait of an artist as a young woman, with truths on every page" (Independent). The hermetic world at Portmantle shatters when the 17-year-old Fullerton arrives at the gates, his provenance and talents unknown. As Knell searches for answers, she reveals the path that led her to this place: her intimate bond with her gruff drunk of a mentor; her early successes and crushing failures; a journey across the Atlantic and into the psychiatrist's office; and a grand commission of astronomical significance. What is "The Ecliptic", and how does it relate to the life Elspeth left behind? This gorgeous puzzle of a novel touches the head and the heart, and the effect is nothing short of electrifying. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Ecliptic Subtitle: A Novel Author: Benjamin Wood Narrator: Jane MacFarlane Format: Unabridged Length: 14 hrs and 28 mins Language: English Release date: 05-03-16 Publisher: Penguin Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 6 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: From the award-winning author of The Bellwether Revivals comes a "gorgeous and harrowing work" (Emily St. John Mandel) set on a mysterious island where artists strive to recover their lost gifts - and where nothing is quite as it seems. Situated on a Turkish island, Portmantle might be the strangest, most exclusive artists' colony around. Its brilliant residents linger for years, all expenses paid and living under assumed names. Relieved of the burdens of time and ego, they are free to create their next masterpieces. Elspeth Conroy (aka "Knell") is a Scottish painter who has been at Portmantle for a decade, a refugee from the hectic London art scene. Her fellow longtimers include Quickman, whose sole book became a classic and paralyzed his muse; MacKinney, a playwright who left behind her family; and Pettifer, an architect obsessing over an unfinished cathedral. In his astonishing second novel, Benjamin Wood gives us "an intensely intimate portrait of an artist as a young woman, with truths on every page" (Independent). The hermetic world at Portmantle shatters when the 17-year-old Fullerton arrives at the gates, his provenance and talents unknown. As Knell searches for answers, she reveals the path that led her to this place: her intimate bond with her gruff drunk of a mentor; her early successes and crushing failures; a journey across the Atlantic and into the psychiatrist's office; and a grand commission of astronomical significance. What is "The Ecliptic", and how does it relate to the life Elspeth left behind? This gorgeous puzzle of a novel touches the head and the heart, and the effect is nothing short of electrifying. Members Reviews: I loved "The Bellwether Revivals" and have been anticipating this book ... I loved "The Bellwether Revivals" and have been anticipating this book since I finished that one--and "The Ecliptic" does not disappoint. I was hooked from the first page--who are these people? Where are they and what are they doing there? The questions get slowly answered---or do they? The writing is wonderful and the characters are extraordinary. Anyone who has ever wondered what happened to that creative spark of youth will love this book. Unfinished Symphony Update: I have awarded another two stars. In the intervening weeks since I wrote my review I have found myself haunted by this book, it is a great work! This novel has much to commend it. I can only liken it to watching a great work of art in progress. Great flourishing brush strokes flying across the canvas, intriguing forms taking shape only to recede into shadows. One is confused but drawn in to the masterpiece unfolding. Sadly, it would appear, that the artist is either bored or unable to complete the work; they take up a small sable brush, sign the work and leave the room. The line between madness and creative genius Fabulous follow-up novel by a new author. Original writing with a very intriguing premise. Two Stars Was just OK for me. Weird ending, I needed more . Five Stars A hypnotic, powerful read. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Suleika-oeffnet-die-Augen-Audiobook/B01MUEQG93 Hören Sie sich dieses volle Hörbuch kostenlos bei https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> Titel: Suleika öffnet die Augen Autor:: Gusel Jachina Erzähler: Frank Arnold Format: Unabridged Spieldauer: 17 hrs and 49 mins Sprache: Deutsch Veröffentlichungsdatum: 02-17-17 Herausgeber: Audible Studios Bewertung: 4 von 5 von 1 Stimmen Kategorien: Fiction, Literary Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers: Suleika ist eine tatarische Bäuerin. Eingeschüchtert und rechtlos lebt die Mutter von vier im Säuglingsalter gestorbenen Kindern auf dem Hof ihres viel älteren Mannes. Ihr Weg zu sich selbst führt durch die Hölle, das Sibirien der von Stalin Ausgesiedelten. Ein anrührendes und meisterhaftes Debüt, das in 21 Sprachen übersetzt ist. Vielfach preisgekrönt, u.a. als Großes Buch 2015 und mit dem Jasnaja Poljana-Preis 2015. >> Diese ungekürzte Hörbuch-Fassung wird Ihnen exklusiv von Audible präsentiert und ist ausschließlich im Download erhältlich. ©2017 Aufbau Verlag GmbH & Co. KG (P)2017 Audible GmbH Kritik Bewertungen: Für mich bleibt es ein Rätsel, wie es einer so jungen Autorin gelungen ist, ein so eindringliches Werk zu schaffen. -- Ljudmila Ulitzkaja bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Gusel Jachina) Fri, 17 Feb 2017 09:19:50 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Suleika-oeffnet-die-Augen-Audiobook/B01MUEQG93 thebookvoice.com 17:49:00 no Hören Sie diesen Titel kostenlos bei thebookvoice.com Hören Sie sich dieses volle Hörbuch kostenlos bei https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> Titel: Suleika öffnet die Augen Autor:: Gusel Jachina Erzähler: Frank Arnold Format: Unabridged Spieldauer: 17 hrs and 49 mins Sprache: Deutsch Veröffentlichungsdatum: 02-17-17 Herausgeber: Audible Studios Bewertung: 4 von 5 von 1 Stimmen Kategorien: Fiction, Literary Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers: Suleika ist eine tatarische Bäuerin. Eingeschüchtert und rechtlos lebt die Mutter von vier im Säuglingsalter gestorbenen Kindern auf dem Hof ihres viel älteren Mannes. Ihr Weg zu sich selbst führt durch die Hölle, das Sibirien der von Stalin Ausgesiedelten. Ein anrührendes und meisterhaftes Debüt, das in 21 Sprachen übersetzt ist. Vielfach preisgekrönt, u.a. als Großes Buch 2015 und mit dem Jasnaja Poljana-Preis 2015. >> Diese ungekürzte Hörbuch-Fassung wird Ihnen exklusiv von Audible präsentiert und ist ausschließlich im Download erhältlich. ©2017 Aufbau Verlag GmbH & Co. KG (P)2017 Audible GmbH Kritik Bewertungen: Für mich bleibt es ein Rätsel, wie es einer so jungen Autorin gelungen ist, ein so eindringliches Werk zu schaffen. -- Ljudmila Ulitzkaja Hören Sie sich dieses volle Hörbuch kostenlos bei https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> Titel: Suleika öffnet die Augen Autor:: Gusel Jachina Erzähler: Frank Arnold Format: Unabridged Spieldauer: 17 hrs and 49 mins Sprache: Deutsch Veröffentlichungsdatum: 02-17-17 Herausgeber: Audible Studios Bewertung: 4 von 5 von 1 Stimmen Kategorien: Fiction, Literary Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers: Suleika ist eine tatarische Bäuerin. Eingeschüchtert und rechtlos lebt die Mutter von vier im Säuglingsalter gestorbenen Kindern auf dem Hof ihres viel älteren Mannes. Ihr Weg zu sich selbst führt durch die Hölle, das Sibirien der von Stalin Ausgesiedelten. Ein anrührendes und meisterhaftes Debüt, das in 21 Sprachen übersetzt ist. Vielfach preisgekrönt, u.a. als Großes Buch 2015 und mit dem Jasnaja Poljana-Preis 2015. >> Diese ungekürzte Hörbuch-Fassung wird Ihnen exklusiv von Audible präsentiert und ist ausschließlich im Download erhältlich. ©2017 Aufbau Verlag GmbH & Co. KG (P)2017 Audible GmbH Kritik Bewertungen: Für mich bleibt es ein Rätsel, wie es einer so jungen Autorin gelungen ist, ein so eindringliches Werk zu schaffen. -- Ljudmila Ulitzkaja https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-River-Swimmer-Audiobook/B009PPLPZU Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The River Swimmer Subtitle: Novellas Author: Jim Harrison Narrator: Traber Burns Format: Unabridged Length: 5 hrs and 5 mins Language: English Release date: 01-08-13 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 43 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Jim Harrison is one of Americas most beloved and critically acclaimed authors, and this collection of novellas is Harrison at his most memorable - a brilliant rendering of two men striving to find their way in the world, written with freshness, abundant wit, and profound humanity. In "The Land of Unlikeness", 60-year-old art history academic Clive - a failed artist, divorced and grappling with the vagaries of his declining years - reluctantly returns to his familys Michigan farmhouse to visit his aging mother. The return to familiar territory triggers a jolt of renewal - of ardor for his high school love, of his relationship with his estranged daughter, and of his own lost love of painting. In the title story, "The River Swimmer", Harrison ventures into the magical as an Upper Peninsula farm boy is irresistibly drawn to the water as an escape and sees otherworldly creatures there. Faced with the injustice and pressure of coming of age, he takes to the river and follows its siren song all the way across Lake Michigan. The River Swimmer is a striking portrait of two richly drawn, profoundly human characters and an exceptional reminder of why Jim Harrison is one of the most cherished and important writers at work today. Critic Reviews: "One of Americas great literary treasures, Harrison delivers not one but two works: The Land of Unlikeness', in which a washed-up 60-year-old academic returns to his Michigan home for renewal, and [The River Swimmer], in which an Upper Peninsula farm boy sees ghostly creatures in the waters of the nearby lake. Magic realism à la Harrison?" (Library Journal) "The two novellas that constitute Harrisons fine new collection are, as usual, quite different in scope and contenteach striking in their own ways, rich and satisfying." (Publishers Weekly) "Though these two novellas feel slight in comparison with the best of the prolific authors novels, the ways in which they complement and contrast with each other attest to his range. Everyday epiphanies from a major author." (Kirkus Reviews) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Jim Harrison) Tue, 08 Jan 2013 08:22:11 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-River-Swimmer-Audiobook/B009PPLPZU thebookvoice.com 05:05:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The River Swimmer Subtitle: Novellas Author: Jim Harrison Narrator: Traber Burns Format: Unabridged Length: 5 hrs and 5 mins Language: English Release date: 01-08-13 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 43 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Jim Harrison is one of Americas most beloved and critically acclaimed authors, and this collection of novellas is Harrison at his most memorable - a brilliant rendering of two men striving to find their way in the world, written with freshness, abundant wit, and profound humanity. In "The Land of Unlikeness", 60-year-old art history academic Clive - a failed artist, divorced and grappling with the vagaries of his declining years - reluctantly returns to his familys Michigan farmhouse to visit his aging mother. The return to familiar territory triggers a jolt of renewal - of ardor for his high school love, of his relationship with his estranged daughter, and of his own lost love of painting. In the title story, "The River Swimmer", Harrison ventures into the magical as an Upper Peninsula farm boy is irresistibly drawn to the water as an escape and sees otherworldly creatures there. Faced with the injustice and pressure of coming of age, he takes to the river and follows its siren song all the way across Lake Michigan. The River Swimmer is a striking portrait of two richly drawn, profoundly human characters and an exceptional reminder of why Jim Harrison is one of the most cherished and important writers at work today. Critic Reviews: "One of Americas great literary treasures, Harrison delivers not one but two works: The Land of Unlikeness', in which a washed-up 60-year-old academic returns to his Michigan home for renewal, and [The River Swimmer], in which an Upper Peninsula farm boy sees ghostly creatures in the waters of the nearby lake. Magic realism à la Harrison?" (Library Journal) "The two novellas that constitute Harrisons fine new collection are, as usual, quite different in scope and contenteach striking in their own ways, rich and satisfying." (Publishers Weekly) "Though these two novellas feel slight in comparison with the best of the prolific authors novels, the ways in which they complement and contrast with each other attest to his range. Everyday epiphanies from a major author." (Kirkus Reviews) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The River Swimmer Subtitle: Novellas Author: Jim Harrison Narrator: Traber Burns Format: Unabridged Length: 5 hrs and 5 mins Language: English Release date: 01-08-13 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 43 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Jim Harrison is one of Americas most beloved and critically acclaimed authors, and this collection of novellas is Harrison at his most memorable - a brilliant rendering of two men striving to find their way in the world, written with freshness, abundant wit, and profound humanity. In "The Land of Unlikeness", 60-year-old art history academic Clive - a failed artist, divorced and grappling with the vagaries of his declining years - reluctantly returns to his familys Michigan farmhouse to visit his aging mother. The return to familiar territory triggers a jolt of renewal - of ardor for his high school love, of his relationship with his estranged daughter, and of his own lost love of painting. In the title story, "The River Swimmer", Harrison ventures into the magical as an Upper Peninsula farm boy is irresistibly drawn to the water as an escape and sees otherworldly creatures there. Faced with the injustice and pressure of coming of age, he takes to the river and follows its siren song all the way across Lake Michigan. The River Swimmer is a striking portrait of two richly drawn, profoundly human characters and an exceptional reminder of why Jim Harrison is one of the most cherished and important writers at work today. Critic Reviews: "One of Americas great literary treasures, Harrison delivers not one but two works: The Land of Unlikeness', in which a washed-up 60-year-old academic returns to his Michigan home for renewal, and [The River Swimmer], in which an Upper Peninsula farm boy sees ghostly creatures in the waters of the nearby lake. Magic realism à la Harrison?" (Library Journal) "The two novellas that constitute Harrisons fine new collection are, as usual, quite different in scope and contenteach striking in their own ways, rich and satisfying." (Publishers Weekly) "Though these two novellas feel slight in comparison with the best of the prolific authors novels, the ways in which they complement and contrast with each other attest to his range. Everyday epiphanies from a major author." (Kirkus Reviews) Members Reviews: Mixed experience There are some beautiful passages and images of nature. Sort of a strange story that doesn't have a solid plot line. Narrator has an almost sarcastic tone and is not very good at women's voices, but has a certain dignity that gives the book strength. Parts of story are magical realism and parts are gritty human interaction, some quite violent. It both frustrated and amazed my and was ultimately worth listening to. Get into the River and let the current do the rest If you could sum up The River Swimmer in three words, what would they be? Liquid, Libations, Life, What other book might you compare The River Swimmer to and why? Siddhartha, ? The journey, but with the substance of body, surprises and desire, getting you down the river of life, not abstinence and suffering What does Traber Burns bring to the story that you wouldnt experience if you just read the book? His absolute guy voice If you could take any character from The River Swimmer out to dinner, who would it be and why? The Painter Suzanne Any additional comments? If you have ever loved rivers and lakes, its a great trip ! https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Wolf-Border-Audiobook/B00TP7Y35W Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Wolf Border Author: Sarah Hall Narrator: Louise Brealey Format: Unabridged Length: 13 hrs and 14 mins Language: English Release date: 03-24-15 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 84 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: For almost a decade, Rachel Caine has turned her back on home, kept distant by family disputes and her work monitoring wolves on an Idaho reservation. But now, summoned by the eccentric Earl of Annerdale and his controversial scheme to reintroduce the grey wolf to the English countryside, she is back in the peat and wet light of the Lake District. The earl's project harks back to an ancient idyll of untamed British wilderness - though Rachel must contend with modern-day concessions to health and safety, public outrage, and political gain - and the return of the grey after hundreds of years coincides with her own regeneration: impending motherhood,and reconciliation with her estranged family. The Wolf Border investigates the fundamental nature of wilderness and wildness, both animal and human. It seeks to understand the most obsessive aspects of humanity: sex, love, and conflict; the desire to find answers to the question of our existence; those complex systems that govern the most superior creature on Earth. Critic Reviews: "What an achievement so vivid, so visceral, so vital. I can see the wolves and the characters in the landscape like a movie in my head. Every time I picked it up, I struggled to put it down again. Its a beautiful construction." (Val McDermid) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Sarah Hall) Tue, 24 Mar 2015 02:21:14 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Wolf-Border-Audiobook/B00TP7Y35W thebookvoice.com 13:14:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Wolf Border Author: Sarah Hall Narrator: Louise Brealey Format: Unabridged Length: 13 hrs and 14 mins Language: English Release date: 03-24-15 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 84 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: For almost a decade, Rachel Caine has turned her back on home, kept distant by family disputes and her work monitoring wolves on an Idaho reservation. But now, summoned by the eccentric Earl of Annerdale and his controversial scheme to reintroduce the grey wolf to the English countryside, she is back in the peat and wet light of the Lake District. The earl's project harks back to an ancient idyll of untamed British wilderness - though Rachel must contend with modern-day concessions to health and safety, public outrage, and political gain - and the return of the grey after hundreds of years coincides with her own regeneration: impending motherhood,and reconciliation with her estranged family. The Wolf Border investigates the fundamental nature of wilderness and wildness, both animal and human. It seeks to understand the most obsessive aspects of humanity: sex, love, and conflict; the desire to find answers to the question of our existence; those complex systems that govern the most superior creature on Earth. Critic Reviews: "What an achievement so vivid, so visceral, so vital. I can see the wolves and the characters in the landscape like a movie in my head. Every time I picked it up, I struggled to put it down again. Its a beautiful construction." (Val McDermid) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Wolf Border Author: Sarah Hall Narrator: Louise Brealey Format: Unabridged Length: 13 hrs and 14 mins Language: English Release date: 03-24-15 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 84 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: For almost a decade, Rachel Caine has turned her back on home, kept distant by family disputes and her work monitoring wolves on an Idaho reservation. But now, summoned by the eccentric Earl of Annerdale and his controversial scheme to reintroduce the grey wolf to the English countryside, she is back in the peat and wet light of the Lake District. The earl's project harks back to an ancient idyll of untamed British wilderness - though Rachel must contend with modern-day concessions to health and safety, public outrage, and political gain - and the return of the grey after hundreds of years coincides with her own regeneration: impending motherhood,and reconciliation with her estranged family. The Wolf Border investigates the fundamental nature of wilderness and wildness, both animal and human. It seeks to understand the most obsessive aspects of humanity: sex, love, and conflict; the desire to find answers to the question of our existence; those complex systems that govern the most superior creature on Earth. Critic Reviews: "What an achievement so vivid, so visceral, so vital. I can see the wolves and the characters in the landscape like a movie in my head. Every time I picked it up, I struggled to put it down again. Its a beautiful construction." (Val McDermid) Members Reviews: Slow and Steady Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not? I bought this audiobook because I loved Louise Brealey's narration in The Girl on the Train and How to Build a Girl. I loved Louise's performance in this, too-- I think she handled all of the characters' various accents very well, and she has a lovely voice to listen to for thirteen hours of commuting. Sarah Hall is a talented stylist, but I found this book to be very slow. I stopped around 5 hours in, and came back to it several months later, to be honest. There is an excessive amount of description. When action happens, it is well-executed and suspenseful. But Hall chooses to exercise that side of her talent pretty rarely. Often it feels like a 19th century novel, just following the cast around in their lives for stretches at a time. Have you listened to any of Louise Brealeys other performances before? How does this one compare? I love Louise. I'll buy anything she narrates. If this book were a movie would you go see it? Probably, yes. Marvelous. Loved it. Such crisp, precise writing and nuanced characters. The description and understanding of the landscape put me in mind of Robert MacFarlane. I look forward to reading more of Sarah Hall's books. The narration was a perfect fit for the tone of the narrative and consideration of it's characters. Delightful Realism Any additional comments? The author's exposition of her hero's emotional reality is delicious. Every description is poignant and precise. The painting is exact and satisfying. Rachel's relationship with the wolves, her son, her mother and her brother are beautifully told. This is the best book I've listened to this year. I will listen to anything Louise Brealey reads! Well written book, although it ended quickly. I bought it because I loved listening to the Girl On The Train - and Louise Brealey is just as great reading this one. Beautifully written with rich detail, and beautifully read Such a unique and interesting story, a gem of a discovery. Enjoyed it all, from beginning to end. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Philosophers-Pupil-Audiobook/B00B7OX15Y Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Philosopher's Pupil Author: Iris Murdoch Narrator: Gildart Jackson Format: Unabridged Length: 23 hrs and 14 mins Language: English Release date: 02-03-13 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 34 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: When George McCaffreys car plunges into a canal with his wife still inside, nobody knows whether George is to blame. Nobody, that is, except an Anglican priest who happened to witness the whole thing. And when Georges former teacher, the charismatic philosopher Rozanov, returns to town, Georges life begins to spin wildly out of control. Set in the English spa town of Ennistone, The Philosophers Pupil is a darkly comic story of love, redemption, and the complex nature of the human condition. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Iris Murdoch) Sun, 03 Feb 2013 11:25:23 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Philosophers-Pupil-Audiobook/B00B7OX15Y thebookvoice.com 23:14:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Philosopher's Pupil Author: Iris Murdoch Narrator: Gildart Jackson Format: Unabridged Length: 23 hrs and 14 mins Language: English Release date: 02-03-13 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 34 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: When George McCaffreys car plunges into a canal with his wife still inside, nobody knows whether George is to blame. Nobody, that is, except an Anglican priest who happened to witness the whole thing. And when Georges former teacher, the charismatic philosopher Rozanov, returns to town, Georges life begins to spin wildly out of control. Set in the English spa town of Ennistone, The Philosophers Pupil is a darkly comic story of love, redemption, and the complex nature of the human condition. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Philosopher's Pupil Author: Iris Murdoch Narrator: Gildart Jackson Format: Unabridged Length: 23 hrs and 14 mins Language: English Release date: 02-03-13 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 34 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: When George McCaffreys car plunges into a canal with his wife still inside, nobody knows whether George is to blame. Nobody, that is, except an Anglican priest who happened to witness the whole thing. And when Georges former teacher, the charismatic philosopher Rozanov, returns to town, Georges life begins to spin wildly out of control. Set in the English spa town of Ennistone, The Philosophers Pupil is a darkly comic story of love, redemption, and the complex nature of the human condition. Members Reviews: A Trip Down a philosophical Lane Murdoch is in high style in this novel with an engaging story that keeps unfolding against a subtle background of moral philosophy. As in her other books she anchors twisty philosophical issues in a cunning narrative but for anyone with a minimal sense of the subject Murdoch provides both entertainment and enlightenment. For example, it doesn't take much to see that the disheveled, mainly anti-social philosopher of the title is based on Socrates,that the action, mainly set around a second-rate spa in Britain (known as the "Institute") registers the Greek-Roman focus on the town bath as the center of social life. etc. The plot goes a bit off the rails from time to time, and the book is too long for its own good, but I enjoyed it. The reading is very fine. Murdoch is a l ways brilliant Gildart Jackson is puré genius. What a delightful way to reread an old familiar novel. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/In-the-Country-Audiobook/B00ZY8QZCU Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: In the Country Subtitle: Stories Author: Mia Alvar Narrator: Nancy Wu, Don Castro Format: Unabridged Length: 13 hrs and 35 mins Language: English Release date: 06-19-15 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 38 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: These nine globe-trotting, unforgettable stories from Mia Alvar, a remarkable new literary talent, vividly give voice to the women and men of the Filipino diaspora. Here are exiles, emigrants, and wanderers uprooting their families from the Philippines to begin new lives in the Middle East, the United States, and elsewhere - and sometimes turning back again. A pharmacist living in New York smuggles drugs to his ailing father in Manila, only to discover alarming truths about his family and his past. A Filipina teacher drawn to a special pupil finds, to her surprise, that she is questioning her own marriage. A college student leans on her brother, a laborer in Saudi Arabia, to support her writing ambitions, without realizing that his is the life truly made for fiction. And in the title story, a journalist and a nurse face an unspeakable trauma amid the political turmoil of the Philippines in the 1970s and '80s. In the Country speaks to the heart of everyone who has ever searched for a place to call home. From teachers to housemaids, from mothers to sons, Alvar's powerful debut collection explores the universal experiences of loss, displacement, and the longing to connect across borders both real and imagined. Deeply compassionate and richly felt, In the Country marks the emergence of a formidable new writer. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Mia Alvar) Fri, 19 Jun 2015 09:56:17 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/In-the-Country-Audiobook/B00ZY8QZCU thebookvoice.com 13:35:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: In the Country Subtitle: Stories Author: Mia Alvar Narrator: Nancy Wu, Don Castro Format: Unabridged Length: 13 hrs and 35 mins Language: English Release date: 06-19-15 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 38 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: These nine globe-trotting, unforgettable stories from Mia Alvar, a remarkable new literary talent, vividly give voice to the women and men of the Filipino diaspora. Here are exiles, emigrants, and wanderers uprooting their families from the Philippines to begin new lives in the Middle East, the United States, and elsewhere - and sometimes turning back again. A pharmacist living in New York smuggles drugs to his ailing father in Manila, only to discover alarming truths about his family and his past. A Filipina teacher drawn to a special pupil finds, to her surprise, that she is questioning her own marriage. A college student leans on her brother, a laborer in Saudi Arabia, to support her writing ambitions, without realizing that his is the life truly made for fiction. And in the title story, a journalist and a nurse face an unspeakable trauma amid the political turmoil of the Philippines in the 1970s and '80s. In the Country speaks to the heart of everyone who has ever searched for a place to call home. From teachers to housemaids, from mothers to sons, Alvar's powerful debut collection explores the universal experiences of loss, displacement, and the longing to connect across borders both real and imagined. Deeply compassionate and richly felt, In the Country marks the emergence of a formidable new writer. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: In the Country Subtitle: Stories Author: Mia Alvar Narrator: Nancy Wu, Don Castro Format: Unabridged Length: 13 hrs and 35 mins Language: English Release date: 06-19-15 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 38 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: These nine globe-trotting, unforgettable stories from Mia Alvar, a remarkable new literary talent, vividly give voice to the women and men of the Filipino diaspora. Here are exiles, emigrants, and wanderers uprooting their families from the Philippines to begin new lives in the Middle East, the United States, and elsewhere - and sometimes turning back again. A pharmacist living in New York smuggles drugs to his ailing father in Manila, only to discover alarming truths about his family and his past. A Filipina teacher drawn to a special pupil finds, to her surprise, that she is questioning her own marriage. A college student leans on her brother, a laborer in Saudi Arabia, to support her writing ambitions, without realizing that his is the life truly made for fiction. And in the title story, a journalist and a nurse face an unspeakable trauma amid the political turmoil of the Philippines in the 1970s and '80s. In the Country speaks to the heart of everyone who has ever searched for a place to call home. From teachers to housemaids, from mothers to sons, Alvar's powerful debut collection explores the universal experiences of loss, displacement, and the longing to connect across borders both real and imagined. Deeply compassionate and richly felt, In the Country marks the emergence of a formidable new writer. Members Reviews: My introduction to Filipino literature and culture Although I have a couple of Filipino friends, I know very little about the country and culture. I usually prefer novels to short stories, but decided on this title based on the glowing reviews, and because I wanted to challenge myself. I'm so glad I did so. Mia Alvar has a gift for finely drawn characters and writes stories which refer to major political events but foreground the impact on ordinary people. I'm keen to search out other Filipino authors as a result of this book. Just The Beginning For Alvar Any additional comments? Alvar is a writer to watch and remember. She is brilliant, and the stories are riveting and original. I will be teaching this book in my college literature class next spring. Short stories Any additional comments? Given book of short stories was special, or good, or only so-so, but typically I retain little about the individual stories themselves for longer than a few months. I doubt that will be the case with IN THE COUNTRY. It is a powerful collection of nine stories . Well-done set of storytelling Where does In the Country rank among all the audiobooks youve listened to so far? Definitely on the upper side. What was one of the most memorable moments of In the Country? The one about an aspiring writer (forgot the title). I liked how it explained that some people's true love are not always another person. What did you like about the performance? What did you dislike? The two narrators ere good. However, as a Filipino-Canadian, I wished they would have hired somebody with Filipino descent as the main narrator. The narrator was good, but she didn't always get the accents right & mispronounced some of the Filipino words. Who was the most memorable character of In the Country and why? The writer. Second was the woman married to the the Activist in the last story. Any additional comments? Great storytelling overall. I hope she has other works coming. Accents all wrong, negative view of Filipinos Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not? It's okay. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Retrato-en-Sepia-Portrait-in-Sepia-Audiobook/B071KSXCZF Escuche este audio libro completo gratis en https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> Título: Retrato en Sepia [Portrait in Sepia] Autor: Isabel Allende Narrador: Javiera Gazitua Formato: Unabridged Duración: 11 hrs and 34 mins Idioma: Español Fecha de publicación: 04-27-17 Editor: Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial Calificaciones: 5 de 5 de 20 votos Categorías: Fiction, Literary Resumen del editor: Narrada en la voz de una joven mujer, ésta es una magnífica novela histórica, y una portentosa saga familiar en la que reencontramos algunos personajes de Hija de la fortuna y de La casa de los espíritus, novelas cumbres en la obra de Isabel Allende. En el Chile del siglo XIX, Aurora del Valle sufre un trauma brutal que borra de su mente los primeros cinco años de su vida. Criada por su ambiciosa abuela, Paulina del Valle, crece en un ambiente privilegiado, libre de muchas de las limitaciones que oprimen a las mujeres de su época pero atormentada por horribles pesadillas. Cuando debe afrontar la traición del hombre al que ama y la soledad, Aurora decide explorar el misterio de su pasado. Please note: This audiobook is in Spanish. Crítica Comentarios: "Una epopeya de los grandes sentimientos: tragedia esperanzada, fábula moral, esbozo de una familia y apunte de un país. En definitiva, un gran libro." (Ramón Ventura, El Periódico) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Isabel Allende) Thu, 27 Apr 2017 23:26:43 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Retrato-en-Sepia-Portrait-in-Sepia-Audiobook/B071KSXCZF thebookvoice.com 11:34:00 no Escucha este título completo gratis en thebookvoice.com Escuche este audio libro completo gratis en https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> Título: Retrato en Sepia [Portrait in Sepia] Autor: Isabel Allende Narrador: Javiera Gazitua Formato: Unabridged Duración: 11 hrs and 34 mins Idioma: Español Fecha de publicación: 04-27-17 Editor: Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial Calificaciones: 5 de 5 de 20 votos Categorías: Fiction, Literary Resumen del editor: Narrada en la voz de una joven mujer, ésta es una magnífica novela histórica, y una portentosa saga familiar en la que reencontramos algunos personajes de Hija de la fortuna y de La casa de los espíritus, novelas cumbres en la obra de Isabel Allende. En el Chile del siglo XIX, Aurora del Valle sufre un trauma brutal que borra de su mente los primeros cinco años de su vida. Criada por su ambiciosa abuela, Paulina del Valle, crece en un ambiente privilegiado, libre de muchas de las limitaciones que oprimen a las mujeres de su época pero atormentada por horribles pesadillas. Cuando debe afrontar la traición del hombre al que ama y la soledad, Aurora decide explorar el misterio de su pasado. Please note: This audiobook is in Spanish. Crítica Comentarios: "Una epopeya de los grandes sentimientos: tragedia esperanzada, fábula moral, esbozo de una familia y apunte de un país. En definitiva, un gran libro." (Ramón Ventura, El Periódico) Escuche este audio libro completo gratis en https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> Título: Retrato en Sepia [Portrait in Sepia] Autor: Isabel Allende Narrador: Javiera Gazitua Formato: Unabridged Duración: 11 hrs and 34 mins Idioma: Español Fecha de publicación: 04-27-17 Editor: Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial Calificaciones: 5 de 5 de 20 votos Categorías: Fiction, Literary Resumen del editor: Narrada en la voz de una joven mujer, ésta es una magnífica novela histórica, y una portentosa saga familiar en la que reencontramos algunos personajes de Hija de la fortuna y de La casa de los espíritus, novelas cumbres en la obra de Isabel Allende. En el Chile del siglo XIX, Aurora del Valle sufre un trauma brutal que borra de su mente los primeros cinco años de su vida. Criada por su ambiciosa abuela, Paulina del Valle, crece en un ambiente privilegiado, libre de muchas de las limitaciones que oprimen a las mujeres de su época pero atormentada por horribles pesadillas. Cuando debe afrontar la traición del hombre al que ama y la soledad, Aurora decide explorar el misterio de su pasado. Please note: This audiobook is in Spanish. Crítica Comentarios: "Una epopeya de los grandes sentimientos: tragedia esperanzada, fábula moral, esbozo de una familia y apunte de un país. En definitiva, un gran libro." (Ramón Ventura, El Periódico) Opiniones de los miembros: Four Stars A good story of Chile in ira development Apasionante historia. Me encantó la historia de Aurora, los lugares, etapas y costumbres que forman parte de su vida. No cabe duda que Isabel Allende sabe atrapar la atención de sus lectores en cada una de sus obras literarias. that any woman will see themselves as they would like to be Need to read 'Hija de la Frontera' before you read this, but the stories are so compelling and intense, that any woman will see themselves as they would like to be, filled with the courage to live their lives on their on terms. I believe that strong men love these type of courageous women. God Bless them. A great book, one of her best. One of my favorite Isabel Allende books. It's the sequel to Hija de La Fortuna, which is also excellent. Good historical fiction about California and Chile. Four Stars Maravillosa novela. Interesante de principio a fin. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Empire-falls-Audiobook/B0148L5HN6 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Empire falls Author: Richard Russo Narrator: Peter Bttger Format: Unabridged Length: 21 hrs and 49 mins Language: English Release date: 08-26-15 Publisher: AV Forlaget Ratings: 1 of 5 out of 3 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Miles Roby har langet burgere over disken i Empire Grill i tyve r, og derfra kan han se ned ad hovedgaden i den engang s driftige industriby "Empire Falls" og fornemme byens puls, som nu slr meget langsomt. For Whiting-familien, der ejer fabrikkerne og det meste andet p egnen, har flyttet produktionen vk fra byen, og det har skruet livet i "Empire Falls" ned p vgeblus.S det er bekymrede kunder, der letter deres hjerte over for Miles - som har sine helt egne problemer. Hans kone er faldet for ejeren af det lokale fitness-center og vil skilles, hans begavede datter og jesten har store problemer med lrerne og de vrige elever i skolen, og Francine Whiting, der ejer Empire Grill og ser ud til at tro, at ejerskabet ogs omfatter Miles, vil ikke lade ham modernisere stedet. Det har hun sine helt private og grumme grunde til, finder Miles efterhnden ud af. ©2010 Klim / Richard Russo (P)2014 AV Forlaget bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Richard Russo) Wed, 26 Aug 2015 02:20:52 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Empire-falls-Audiobook/B0148L5HN6 thebookvoice.com 21:49:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Empire falls Author: Richard Russo Narrator: Peter Bttger Format: Unabridged Length: 21 hrs and 49 mins Language: English Release date: 08-26-15 Publisher: AV Forlaget Ratings: 1 of 5 out of 3 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Miles Roby har langet burgere over disken i Empire Grill i tyve r, og derfra kan han se ned ad hovedgaden i den engang s driftige industriby "Empire Falls" og fornemme byens puls, som nu slr meget langsomt. For Whiting-familien, der ejer fabrikkerne og det meste andet p egnen, har flyttet produktionen vk fra byen, og det har skruet livet i "Empire Falls" ned p vgeblus.S det er bekymrede kunder, der letter deres hjerte over for Miles - som har sine helt egne problemer. Hans kone er faldet for ejeren af det lokale fitness-center og vil skilles, hans begavede datter og jesten har store problemer med lrerne og de vrige elever i skolen, og Francine Whiting, der ejer Empire Grill og ser ud til at tro, at ejerskabet ogs omfatter Miles, vil ikke lade ham modernisere stedet. Det har hun sine helt private og grumme grunde til, finder Miles efterhnden ud af. ©2010 Klim / Richard Russo (P)2014 AV Forlaget Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Empire falls Author: Richard Russo Narrator: Peter Bttger Format: Unabridged Length: 21 hrs and 49 mins Language: English Release date: 08-26-15 Publisher: AV Forlaget Ratings: 1 of 5 out of 3 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Miles Roby har langet burgere over disken i Empire Grill i tyve r, og derfra kan han se ned ad hovedgaden i den engang s driftige industriby "Empire Falls" og fornemme byens puls, som nu slr meget langsomt. For Whiting-familien, der ejer fabrikkerne og det meste andet p egnen, har flyttet produktionen vk fra byen, og det har skruet livet i "Empire Falls" ned p vgeblus.S det er bekymrede kunder, der letter deres hjerte over for Miles - som har sine helt egne problemer. Hans kone er faldet for ejeren af det lokale fitness-center og vil skilles, hans begavede datter og jesten har store problemer med lrerne og de vrige elever i skolen, og Francine Whiting, der ejer Empire Grill og ser ud til at tro, at ejerskabet ogs omfatter Miles, vil ikke lade ham modernisere stedet. Det har hun sine helt private og grumme grunde til, finder Miles efterhnden ud af. ©2010 Klim / Richard Russo (P)2014 AV Forlaget Members Reviews: It's all Greek to me! I was eagerly anticipated listening to this book, but somehow I was sent a foreign language version. Disappointing!! https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Vagrants-Audiobook/B0032IGJPW Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Vagrants Author: Yiyun Li Narrator: Jackie Chung Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs and 26 mins Language: English Release date: 01-04-10 Publisher: Recorded Books Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 47 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Yiyun Li is the winner of the prestigious Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award. The Vagrants, set in 1979 China, is the story of those affected by the execution of a 28-year-old counterrevolutionary. Though suffering, Li's characters nevertheless struggle to maintain hope amid cruel circumstance. Critic Reviews: Extraordinary . . . beautifully paced, exquisitely detailed . . . In this most amazing first novel, Yiyun Li has found a way to combine the jeweled precision of her short-story-writers gaze with a spellbinding vision of the power of the human spirit. (Chicago Tribune) Powerful and thoughtful . . . a revelation. (The Washington Post) The Vagrants is pure pleasure and a must-read. (San Francisco Magazine) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Yiyun Li) Mon, 04 Jan 2010 22:18:54 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Vagrants-Audiobook/B0032IGJPW thebookvoice.com 11:26:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Vagrants Author: Yiyun Li Narrator: Jackie Chung Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs and 26 mins Language: English Release date: 01-04-10 Publisher: Recorded Books Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 47 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Yiyun Li is the winner of the prestigious Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award. The Vagrants, set in 1979 China, is the story of those affected by the execution of a 28-year-old counterrevolutionary. Though suffering, Li's characters nevertheless struggle to maintain hope amid cruel circumstance. Critic Reviews: Extraordinary . . . beautifully paced, exquisitely detailed . . . In this most amazing first novel, Yiyun Li has found a way to combine the jeweled precision of her short-story-writers gaze with a spellbinding vision of the power of the human spirit. (Chicago Tribune) Powerful and thoughtful . . . a revelation. (The Washington Post) The Vagrants is pure pleasure and a must-read. (San Francisco Magazine) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Vagrants Author: Yiyun Li Narrator: Jackie Chung Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs and 26 mins Language: English Release date: 01-04-10 Publisher: Recorded Books Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 47 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Yiyun Li is the winner of the prestigious Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award. The Vagrants, set in 1979 China, is the story of those affected by the execution of a 28-year-old counterrevolutionary. Though suffering, Li's characters nevertheless struggle to maintain hope amid cruel circumstance. Critic Reviews: Extraordinary . . . beautifully paced, exquisitely detailed . . . In this most amazing first novel, Yiyun Li has found a way to combine the jeweled precision of her short-story-writers gaze with a spellbinding vision of the power of the human spirit. (Chicago Tribune) Powerful and thoughtful . . . a revelation. (The Washington Post) The Vagrants is pure pleasure and a must-read. (San Francisco Magazine) Members Reviews: Lovely prose, good story, deadly narration What made the experience of listening to The Vagrants the most enjoyable? The writing is poetic and the images vivid. Characters are interesting and thoughtfully, carefully, gradually revealed. It is a grim story and a grim setting. Very interesting experience of "small city" 1970's China and some of its citizens. Would you be willing to try another one of Jackie Chungs performances? I would not listen to another audiobook narrated by Jackie Chung, however. Her reading is flat--even compared to my own mind's! Grim but Revealing Novel of China. Very Good. Yiyun Li is a natural story-teller. Her prose is simple and direct and therein lies its power. The Vagrants is set in the fictional small Chinese town of Muddy River in 1979, right after the end of the brutal Cultural Revolution. It follows the lives of a host of characters from the power elite, down to the poorest vagrants. Their lives are intertwined by geographical identity and the overwhelming impact that Maos Cultural Revolution had on society. The characters are unforgettable. This is a profoundly sad novel, but its illumination of the human condition is revealing. The Vagrants is a very good book, and one that painlessly teaches much about Chinas recent history. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/As-Close-to-Us-as-Breathing-Audiobook/B01A614F9E Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: As Close to Us as Breathing Subtitle: A Novel Author: Elizabeth Poliner Narrator: Janet Metzger Format: Unabridged Length: 12 hrs and 9 mins Language: English Release date: 03-29-16 Publisher: Hachette Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 193 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: A multigenerational family saga about the long-lasting reverberations of one tragic summer by "a wonderful talent [who] should be read widely" (Edward P. Jones). In 1948, a small stretch of the Woodmont, Connecticut, shoreline, affectionately named Bagel Beach, has long been a summer destination for Jewish families. Here sisters Ada, Vivie, and Bec assemble at their beloved family cottage, with children in tow and weekend-only husbands who arrive each Friday in time for the Sabbath meal. During the weekdays, freedom reigns. Ada, the family beauty, relaxes and grows more playful, unimpeded by her rule-driven, religious husband. Vivie, once terribly wronged by her sister, is now the family diplomat and an increasingly inventive chef. Unmarried Bec finds herself forced to choose between the family-centric life she's always known and a passion-filled life with the married man with whom she's had a secret years-long affair. But when a terrible accident occurs on the sisters' watch, a summer of hope and self-discovery transforms into a lifetime of atonement and loss for members of this close-knit clan. Seen through the eyes of Molly, who was 12 years old when she witnessed the accident, this is the story of a tragedy and its aftermath, of expanding lives painfully collapsed. Can Molly, decades after the event, draw from her aunt Bec's hard-won wisdom and free herself from the burden that destroyed so many others? Elizabeth Poliner is a masterful storyteller, a brilliant observer of human nature, and in As Close to Us as Breathing she has created an unforgettable meditation on grief, guilt, and the boundaries of identity and love. Critic Reviews: "What a lovely, lovely book." (Elizabeth Strout, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Olive Kitteridge) "Vivid, complex, and beautifully written, Elizabeth Poliner's novel, As Close to Us as Breathing, brims with characters who leave an indelible impression on the mind and heart. This moving story of the way one unforgettable family struggles with love and loss shows an uncommon depth of human understanding. Elizabeth Poliner is a wonderful talent and she should be read widely, and again and again." (Edward P. Jones, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Known World) "Poliner depicts each character with sensitivity and insight.... Beautifully written, stringently unsentimental, and yet tender in its empathy for the perennial human conflict between service and self." (Kirkus) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Elizabeth Poliner) Tue, 29 Mar 2016 21:28:53 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/As-Close-to-Us-as-Breathing-Audiobook/B01A614F9E thebookvoice.com 12:09:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: As Close to Us as Breathing Subtitle: A Novel Author: Elizabeth Poliner Narrator: Janet Metzger Format: Unabridged Length: 12 hrs and 9 mins Language: English Release date: 03-29-16 Publisher: Hachette Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 193 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: A multigenerational family saga about the long-lasting reverberations of one tragic summer by "a wonderful talent [who] should be read widely" (Edward P. Jones). In 1948, a small stretch of the Woodmont, Connecticut, shoreline, affectionately named Bagel Beach, has long been a summer destination for Jewish families. Here sisters Ada, Vivie, and Bec assemble at their beloved family cottage, with children in tow and weekend-only husbands who arrive each Friday in time for the Sabbath meal. During the weekdays, freedom reigns. Ada, the family beauty, relaxes and grows more playful, unimpeded by her rule-driven, religious husband. Vivie, once terribly wronged by her sister, is now the family diplomat and an increasingly inventive chef. Unmarried Bec finds herself forced to choose between the family-centric life she's always known and a passion-filled life with the married man with whom she's had a secret years-long affair. But when a terrible accident occurs on the sisters' watch, a summer of hope and self-discovery transforms into a lifetime of atonement and loss for members of this close-knit clan. Seen through the eyes of Molly, who was 12 years old when she witnessed the accident, this is the story of a tragedy and its aftermath, of expanding lives painfully collapsed. Can Molly, decades after the event, draw from her aunt Bec's hard-won wisdom and free herself from the burden that destroyed so many others? Elizabeth Poliner is a masterful storyteller, a brilliant observer of human nature, and in As Close to Us as Breathing she has created an unforgettable meditation on grief, guilt, and the boundaries of identity and love. Critic Reviews: "What a lovely, lovely book." (Elizabeth Strout, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Olive Kitteridge) "Vivid, complex, and beautifully written, Elizabeth Poliner's novel, As Close to Us as Breathing, brims with characters who leave an indelible impression on the mind and heart. This moving story of the way one unforgettable family struggles with love and loss shows an uncommon depth of human understanding. Elizabeth Poliner is a wonderful talent and she should be read widely, and again and again." (Edward P. Jones, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Known World) "Poliner depicts each character with sensitivity and insight.... Beautifully written, stringently unsentimental, and yet tender in its empathy for the perennial human conflict between service and self." (Kirkus) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: As Close to Us as Breathing Subtitle: A Novel Author: Elizabeth Poliner Narrator: Janet Metzger Format: Unabridged Length: 12 hrs and 9 mins Language: English Release date: 03-29-16 Publisher: Hachette Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 193 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: A multigenerational family saga about the long-lasting reverberations of one tragic summer by "a wonderful talent [who] should be read widely" (Edward P. Jones). In 1948, a small stretch of the Woodmont, Connecticut, shoreline, affectionately named Bagel Beach, has long been a summer destination for Jewish families. Here sisters Ada, Vivie, and Bec assemble at their beloved family cottage, with children in tow and weekend-only husbands who arrive each Friday in time for the Sabbath meal. During the weekdays, freedom reigns. Ada, the family beauty, relaxes and grows more playful, unimpeded by her rule-driven, religious husband. Vivie, once terribly wronged by her sister, is now the family diplomat and an increasingly inventive chef. Unmarried Bec finds herself forced to choose between the family-centric life she's always known and a passion-filled life with the married man with whom she's had a secret years-long affair. But when a terrible accident occurs on the sisters' watch, a summer of hope and self-discovery transforms into a lifetime of atonement and loss for members of this close-knit clan. Seen through the eyes of Molly, who was 12 years old when she witnessed the accident, this is the story of a tragedy and its aftermath, of expanding lives painfully collapsed. Can Molly, decades after the event, draw from her aunt Bec's hard-won wisdom and free herself from the burden that destroyed so many others? Elizabeth Poliner is a masterful storyteller, a brilliant observer of human nature, and in As Close to Us as Breathing she has created an unforgettable meditation on grief, guilt, and the boundaries of identity and love. Critic Reviews: "What a lovely, lovely book." (Elizabeth Strout, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Olive Kitteridge) "Vivid, complex, and beautifully written, Elizabeth Poliner's novel, As Close to Us as Breathing, brims with characters who leave an indelible impression on the mind and heart. This moving story of the way one unforgettable family struggles with love and loss shows an uncommon depth of human understanding. Elizabeth Poliner is a wonderful talent and she should be read widely, and again and again." (Edward P. Jones, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Known World) "Poliner depicts each character with sensitivity and insight.... Beautifully written, stringently unsentimental, and yet tender in its empathy for the perennial human conflict between service and self." (Kirkus) Members Reviews: Multigenerational Family Saga I just finished listening to Linda Lavin reading a Selected Shorts short story and she was excellent. When I started this book I was let down by the huge difference in Metzger's reading when I compared it to the other narration done by Lavin. Through the first half of the listen I couldn't stop wishing that they had chosen a different narrator. In the end I thought that Metzger did an acceptable job--not great--just ok. I think the book would have been so much brighter and dynamic with a more animated reader. I enjoyed this story of a large multigenerational family who worked together at the family department store and summered together at their cottage on Bagel Beach. The writing showed slices of life through different character perspectives using the voice of one daughter--Molly. Poliner really captured each character and their inner experience subtly. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Los-enamoramientos-Crushes-Audiobook/B01GUAMECA Escuche este audio libro completo gratis en https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> Título: Los enamoramientos [Crushes] Autor: Javier Marias Narrador: Anabel Moreno Formato: Unabridged Duración: 10 hrs and 45 mins Idioma: Español Fecha de publicación: 06-14-16 Editor: Audible Studios para Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial Calificaciones: 4.5 de 5 de 17 votos Categorías: Fiction, Literary Resumen del editor: Un libro sobre el estado de enamoramiento, que parece justificar todas las cosas. MEJOR LIBRO DE 2011 PARA BABELIA "La última vez que vi a Miguel Desvern o Deverne fue también la última que lo vio su mujer, Luisa, lo cual no dejó de ser extraño y quizá injusto, ya que ella era eso, su mujer, y yo era en cambio una desconocida..." Así comienza Los enamoramientos, la nueva novela de Javier Marías, consagrado como uno de los mejores novelistas contemporáneos. María Dolz, la narradora y protagonista, sólo supo su nombre "cuando apareció su foto en el periódico, apuñalado y medio descamisado y a punto de convertirse en un muerto: lo último de lo que se debió de dar cuenta fue de que lo acuchillaban por confusión y sin causa". Con una prosa profunda y cautivadora, esta novela reflexiona sobre el estado de enamoramiento, considerado casi universalmente como algo positivo e incluso redentor a veces, tanto que parece justificar casi todas las cosas: las acciones nobles y desinteresadas, pero también los mayores desmanes y ruindades. Los enamoramientos es también un audio libro sobre la impunidad y sobre la horrible fuerza de los hechos; sobre la inconveniencia de que los muertos pudieran volver, por mucho que se los haya llorado y que en apariencia nada se deseara tanto como su regreso, o al menos que siguieran vivos; también sobre la imposibilidad de saber nunca la verdad cabalmente, ni siquiera la de nuestro pensamiento, oscilante y variable siempre. Please note: This audiobook is in Spanish. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Javier Marias) Tue, 14 Jun 2016 12:26:37 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Los-enamoramientos-Crushes-Audiobook/B01GUAMECA thebookvoice.com 10:45:00 no Escucha este título completo gratis en thebookvoice.com Escuche este audio libro completo gratis en https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> Título: Los enamoramientos [Crushes] Autor: Javier Marias Narrador: Anabel Moreno Formato: Unabridged Duración: 10 hrs and 45 mins Idioma: Español Fecha de publicación: 06-14-16 Editor: Audible Studios para Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial Calificaciones: 4.5 de 5 de 17 votos Categorías: Fiction, Literary Resumen del editor: Un libro sobre el estado de enamoramiento, que parece justificar todas las cosas. MEJOR LIBRO DE 2011 PARA BABELIA "La última vez que vi a Miguel Desvern o Deverne fue también la última que lo vio su mujer, Luisa, lo cual no dejó de ser extraño y quizá injusto, ya que ella era eso, su mujer, y yo era en cambio una desconocida..." Así comienza Los enamoramientos, la nueva novela de Javier Marías, consagrado como uno de los mejores novelistas contemporáneos. María Dolz, la narradora y protagonista, sólo supo su nombre "cuando apareció su foto en el periódico, apuñalado y medio descamisado y a punto de convertirse en un muerto: lo último de lo que se debió de dar cuenta fue de que lo acuchillaban por confusión y sin causa". Con una prosa profunda y cautivadora, esta novela reflexiona sobre el estado de enamoramiento, considerado casi universalmente como algo positivo e incluso redentor a veces, tanto que parece justificar casi todas las cosas: las acciones nobles y desinteresadas, pero también los mayores desmanes y ruindades. Los enamoramientos es también un audio libro sobre la impunidad y sobre la horrible fuerza de los hechos; sobre la inconveniencia de que los muertos pudieran volver, por mucho que se los haya llorado y que en apariencia nada se deseara tanto como su regreso, o al menos que siguieran vivos; también sobre la imposibilidad de saber nunca la verdad cabalmente, ni siquiera la de nuestro pensamiento, oscilante y variable siempre. Please note: This audiobook is in Spanish. Escuche este audio libro completo gratis en https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> Título: Los enamoramientos [Crushes] Autor: Javier Marias Narrador: Anabel Moreno Formato: Unabridged Duración: 10 hrs and 45 mins Idioma: Español Fecha de publicación: 06-14-16 Editor: Audible Studios para Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial Calificaciones: 4.5 de 5 de 17 votos Categorías: Fiction, Literary Resumen del editor: Un libro sobre el estado de enamoramiento, que parece justificar todas las cosas. MEJOR LIBRO DE 2011 PARA BABELIA "La última vez que vi a Miguel Desvern o Deverne fue también la última que lo vio su mujer, Luisa, lo cual no dejó de ser extraño y quizá injusto, ya que ella era eso, su mujer, y yo era en cambio una desconocida..." Así comienza Los enamoramientos, la nueva novela de Javier Marías, consagrado como uno de los mejores novelistas contemporáneos. María Dolz, la narradora y protagonista, sólo supo su nombre "cuando apareció su foto en el periódico, apuñalado y medio descamisado y a punto de convertirse en un muerto: lo último de lo que se debió de dar cuenta fue de que lo acuchillaban por confusión y sin causa". Con una prosa profunda y cautivadora, esta novela reflexiona sobre el estado de enamoramiento, considerado casi universalmente como algo positivo e incluso redentor a veces, tanto que parece justificar casi todas las cosas: las acciones nobles y desinteresadas, pero también los mayores desmanes y ruindades. Los enamoramientos es también un audio libro sobre la impunidad y sobre la horrible fuerza de los hechos; sobre la inconveniencia de que los muertos pudieran volver, por mucho que se los haya llorado y que en apariencia nada se deseara tanto como su regreso, o al menos que siguieran vivos; también sobre la imposibilidad de saber nunca la verdad cabalmente, ni siquiera la de nuestro pensamiento, oscilante y variable siempre. Please note: This audiobook is in Spanish. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Liar-Audiobook/B00HESTWPK Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Liar Author: Tobias Wolff Narrator: Anthony Heald Format: Unabridged Length: 37 mins Language: English Release date: 12-19-13 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 2 of 5 out of 4 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: One of Tobias Wolff's classic tales, The Liar is the story of a deceitful teenage boy and his religious, resolute mother. James is a liar. He enjoys inventing fantastic stories about his family, particularly his mother. Margaret is orderly, stubborn, and judgmental - a woman who throws rocks at hungry bears and never misses four o'clock Mass. She loves her children but has always struggled with James. Like his deceased father, he's fascinated by the darker aspects of life - car crashes, illness, and crime. Dr. Murphy, the family physician who dabbles in psychiatry, believes that James' lying is harmless. His mother, however, thinks otherwise. Written with candor and humor, The Liar is a meditation on one of the most pervasive characteristics of human nature. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Tobias Wolff) Thu, 19 Dec 2013 16:53:55 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Liar-Audiobook/B00HESTWPK thebookvoice.com 00:37:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Liar Author: Tobias Wolff Narrator: Anthony Heald Format: Unabridged Length: 37 mins Language: English Release date: 12-19-13 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 2 of 5 out of 4 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: One of Tobias Wolff's classic tales, The Liar is the story of a deceitful teenage boy and his religious, resolute mother. James is a liar. He enjoys inventing fantastic stories about his family, particularly his mother. Margaret is orderly, stubborn, and judgmental - a woman who throws rocks at hungry bears and never misses four o'clock Mass. She loves her children but has always struggled with James. Like his deceased father, he's fascinated by the darker aspects of life - car crashes, illness, and crime. Dr. Murphy, the family physician who dabbles in psychiatry, believes that James' lying is harmless. His mother, however, thinks otherwise. Written with candor and humor, The Liar is a meditation on one of the most pervasive characteristics of human nature. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/367/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Liar Author: Tobias Wolff Narrator: Anthony Heald Format: Unabridged Length: 37 mins Language: English Release date: 12-19-13 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 2 of 5 out of 4 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: One of Tobias Wolff's classic tales, The Liar is the story of a deceitful teenage boy and his religious, resolute mother. James is a liar. He enjoys inventing fantastic stories about his family, particularly his mother. Margaret is orderly, stubborn, and judgmental - a woman who throws rocks at hungry bears and never misses four o'clock Mass. She loves her children but has always struggled with James. Like his deceased father, he's fascinated by the darker aspects of life - car crashes, illness, and crime. Dr. Murphy, the family physician who dabbles in psychiatry, believes that James' lying is harmless. His mother, however, thinks otherwise. Written with candor and humor, The Liar is a meditation on one of the most pervasive characteristics of human nature.