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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/Red-Mountain-Audiobook/B01NCUD8LM Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Red Mountain Author: Boo Walker Narrator: Armen Taylor Format: Unabridged Length: 13 hrs and 14 mins Language: English Release date: 01-12-17 Publisher: Boo Walker Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 20 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Red Mountain in eastern Washington is home to a community of eccentrics. Otis Till, the area's visionary winemaker, has been known to howl at the moon - fully nude. Single mother Margot Pierce moved across the country to build an inn, but so far all she does is binge on gelato, the Hallmark Channel, and fantasies of murdering her ex. High school senior Emilia Forester is the daughter of celebrity parents struggling to build her own life outside of their shadow. And Brooks Baker is a man haunted by his past spent living on the streets as an orphan. Somehow, everyone lives together harmoniously, their lives intertwined like the vines in Red Mountain's beautiful and renowned vineyards. But in a place where everyone knows each other, secrets are like poison...and right now Otis, Margot, Emilia, and Brooks all have something to hide. When their secrets come to light, will their small mountain be stronger for it - or will lives be torn apart? Heartfelt and wonderfully descriptive, Red Mountain is the story of four complicated people living in a beautiful landscape unlike anywhere else. Told from multiple perspectives and rich with vivid descriptions of wine life, this novel will transport you from beginning to end. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Boo Walker) Thu, 12 Jan 2017 11:60:57 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Red-Mountain-Audiobook/B01NCUD8LM thebookvoice.com 13:14:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Red Mountain Author: Boo Walker Narrator: Armen Taylor Format: Unabridged Length: 13 hrs and 14 mins Language: English Release date: 01-12-17 Publisher: Boo Walker Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 20 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Red Mountain in eastern Washington is home to a community of eccentrics. Otis Till, the area's visionary winemaker, has been known to howl at the moon - fully nude. Single mother Margot Pierce moved across the country to build an inn, but so far all she does is binge on gelato, the Hallmark Channel, and fantasies of murdering her ex. High school senior Emilia Forester is the daughter of celebrity parents struggling to build her own life outside of their shadow. And Brooks Baker is a man haunted by his past spent living on the streets as an orphan. Somehow, everyone lives together harmoniously, their lives intertwined like the vines in Red Mountain's beautiful and renowned vineyards. But in a place where everyone knows each other, secrets are like poison...and right now Otis, Margot, Emilia, and Brooks all have something to hide. When their secrets come to light, will their small mountain be stronger for it - or will lives be torn apart? Heartfelt and wonderfully descriptive, Red Mountain is the story of four complicated people living in a beautiful landscape unlike anywhere else. Told from multiple perspectives and rich with vivid descriptions of wine life, this novel will transport you from beginning to end. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Red Mountain Author: Boo Walker Narrator: Armen Taylor Format: Unabridged Length: 13 hrs and 14 mins Language: English Release date: 01-12-17 Publisher: Boo Walker Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 20 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Red Mountain in eastern Washington is home to a community of eccentrics. Otis Till, the area's visionary winemaker, has been known to howl at the moon - fully nude. Single mother Margot Pierce moved across the country to build an inn, but so far all she does is binge on gelato, the Hallmark Channel, and fantasies of murdering her ex. High school senior Emilia Forester is the daughter of celebrity parents struggling to build her own life outside of their shadow. And Brooks Baker is a man haunted by his past spent living on the streets as an orphan. Somehow, everyone lives together harmoniously, their lives intertwined like the vines in Red Mountain's beautiful and renowned vineyards. But in a place where everyone knows each other, secrets are like poison...and right now Otis, Margot, Emilia, and Brooks all have something to hide. When their secrets come to light, will their small mountain be stronger for it - or will lives be torn apart? Heartfelt and wonderfully descriptive, Red Mountain is the story of four complicated people living in a beautiful landscape unlike anywhere else. Told from multiple perspectives and rich with vivid descriptions of wine life, this novel will transport you from beginning to end. Members Reviews: Simply Inspirational Without many words you'd have to look up in a dictionary, Walker inspires one to look past the difficulties in every life for a deeper calling. This book will make everyone want to find their own 'Red Mountain' and soak in the glory and tragedies that will unfold. It won't hurt your Vino vernacular either! Embarrassment of Eastern Washington Listening to this book felt like someone was explaining a simple story to a child by over using a list verbs. Cliche storyline with every word over enunciated. Ugh. Couldnt make it through the first three chapters. I was looking forward to this books as I live in Eastern Washington, but was sadly less than impressed. immature sadly this attempt has all of the emotional and sexual maturity of a 15 year old. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Judah-the-Pious-Audiobook/B00G3EHRPS Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Judah the Pious Subtitle: A Novel Author: Francine Prose Narrator: Stephen Bowlby Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 53 mins Language: English Release date: 10-23-13 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 1 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: In seventeenth-century Poland, a rabbi takes on the education of a king. The Polish monarch has outlawed a portion of the Jewish funeral rite, and none of the communitys lawyers, judges, or scholars will come forward to defend the custom before the crown. Only one man dares challenge the sovereign: The spindly old Rabbi Eliezer of Rimanov, whose eccentric habits conceal the mind of a dreamer and the curiosity of a child. The rabbi is reduced to laughter at the sight of the king, for the countrys ruler is but a boy - and Rabbi Eliezer knows how to speak to youngsters. They make a bet: If the rabbi can convince him that there is more to the universe than meets the eye, the funeral rite will be restored. To make his case, Eliezer launches into the story of Judah ben Simon, a tale of such majesty and wonder that it promises to make a dreamer out of all who hear it, changing them forevermore. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Francine Prose) Wed, 23 Oct 2013 00:59:49 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Judah-the-Pious-Audiobook/B00G3EHRPS thebookvoice.com 07:53:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Judah the Pious Subtitle: A Novel Author: Francine Prose Narrator: Stephen Bowlby Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 53 mins Language: English Release date: 10-23-13 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 1 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: In seventeenth-century Poland, a rabbi takes on the education of a king. The Polish monarch has outlawed a portion of the Jewish funeral rite, and none of the communitys lawyers, judges, or scholars will come forward to defend the custom before the crown. Only one man dares challenge the sovereign: The spindly old Rabbi Eliezer of Rimanov, whose eccentric habits conceal the mind of a dreamer and the curiosity of a child. The rabbi is reduced to laughter at the sight of the king, for the countrys ruler is but a boy - and Rabbi Eliezer knows how to speak to youngsters. They make a bet: If the rabbi can convince him that there is more to the universe than meets the eye, the funeral rite will be restored. To make his case, Eliezer launches into the story of Judah ben Simon, a tale of such majesty and wonder that it promises to make a dreamer out of all who hear it, changing them forevermore. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Judah the Pious Subtitle: A Novel Author: Francine Prose Narrator: Stephen Bowlby Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 53 mins Language: English Release date: 10-23-13 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 1 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: In seventeenth-century Poland, a rabbi takes on the education of a king. The Polish monarch has outlawed a portion of the Jewish funeral rite, and none of the communitys lawyers, judges, or scholars will come forward to defend the custom before the crown. Only one man dares challenge the sovereign: The spindly old Rabbi Eliezer of Rimanov, whose eccentric habits conceal the mind of a dreamer and the curiosity of a child. The rabbi is reduced to laughter at the sight of the king, for the countrys ruler is but a boy - and Rabbi Eliezer knows how to speak to youngsters. They make a bet: If the rabbi can convince him that there is more to the universe than meets the eye, the funeral rite will be restored. To make his case, Eliezer launches into the story of Judah ben Simon, a tale of such majesty and wonder that it promises to make a dreamer out of all who hear it, changing them forevermore. Members Reviews: A wonderful fantasy . Fun to read. Full of surprises. Great characters. Don't miss this one. The surprise ending, with a line out of Star Wars, ties many loose ends together but leaves the reader with ideas about life to think about. Five Stars great Loved and reread many times ! This is a wonderful book, will make you a life long fan of Francine Prose (her other writings equally good). I've twice gifted this novel to people who were in some form of distress and they were equally engrossed by it and its spectacular finish. A real page turner and nice distraction from the abyss of life. Highly recommended. This one was a pretty good story This one was a pretty good story. Good enough to hold your attention, and the twists for the most part are awesome! https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-River-Why-Audiobook/B072Q16Q1J Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The River Why Author: David James Duncan Narrator: Dick Hill Format: Unabridged Length: 15 hrs and 18 mins Language: English Release date: 06-06-17 Publisher: Hachette Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 24 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: The classic novel of fly fishing and spirituality republished with a new afterword by the author. Since its publication in 1983, The River Why has become a classic. David James Duncan's sweeping novel is a coming-of-age comedy about love, nature, and the quest for self-discovery, written in a voice as distinct and powerful as any in American letters. Gus Orviston is a young fly fisherman who leaves behind his comically schizoid family to find his own path. Taking refuge in a remote cabin, he sets out in pursuit of the Pacific Northwest's elusive steelhead. But what begins as a physical quarry becomes a spiritual one as his quest for self-knowledge batters him with unforeseeable experiences. Profoundly reflective about our connection to nature and to one another, The River Why is also a comedic roller coaster. Like Gus, the listener emerges utterly changed, stripped bare by the journey Duncan so expertly navigates. Critic Reviews: "A veritable epic of flyfishing...done in a high-velocity, exuberant style, sprawling in scale, heedless of form.... The feeling for and evocation of the imperiled natural world is rhapsodic in its intensity; the writing energetic, literary in a distinctly American way.... So amiable is the prevailing tone that the flowing narrative is able to absorb Koranic and Eastern mysticisms, Tao, Sufism, Zen-the religions of oneness and gospel of love-without turning into the kind of maudlin choral chanting that so often disfigures treatments of fusion of self and the world." (Publishers Weekly) "This is a modern-repeat, modern -tale of maturity and redemption." (Christian Science Monitor) "A whirlwind, madcap, humorous and sensitive novel." (New York Times) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (David James Duncan) Tue, 06 Jun 2017 03:02:58 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-River-Why-Audiobook/B072Q16Q1J thebookvoice.com 15:18:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The River Why Author: David James Duncan Narrator: Dick Hill Format: Unabridged Length: 15 hrs and 18 mins Language: English Release date: 06-06-17 Publisher: Hachette Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 24 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: The classic novel of fly fishing and spirituality republished with a new afterword by the author. Since its publication in 1983, The River Why has become a classic. David James Duncan's sweeping novel is a coming-of-age comedy about love, nature, and the quest for self-discovery, written in a voice as distinct and powerful as any in American letters. Gus Orviston is a young fly fisherman who leaves behind his comically schizoid family to find his own path. Taking refuge in a remote cabin, he sets out in pursuit of the Pacific Northwest's elusive steelhead. But what begins as a physical quarry becomes a spiritual one as his quest for self-knowledge batters him with unforeseeable experiences. Profoundly reflective about our connection to nature and to one another, The River Why is also a comedic roller coaster. Like Gus, the listener emerges utterly changed, stripped bare by the journey Duncan so expertly navigates. Critic Reviews: "A veritable epic of flyfishing...done in a high-velocity, exuberant style, sprawling in scale, heedless of form.... The feeling for and evocation of the imperiled natural world is rhapsodic in its intensity; the writing energetic, literary in a distinctly American way.... So amiable is the prevailing tone that the flowing narrative is able to absorb Koranic and Eastern mysticisms, Tao, Sufism, Zen-the religions of oneness and gospel of love-without turning into the kind of maudlin choral chanting that so often disfigures treatments of fusion of self and the world." (Publishers Weekly) "This is a modern-repeat, modern -tale of maturity and redemption." (Christian Science Monitor) "A whirlwind, madcap, humorous and sensitive novel." (New York Times) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The River Why Author: David James Duncan Narrator: Dick Hill Format: Unabridged Length: 15 hrs and 18 mins Language: English Release date: 06-06-17 Publisher: Hachette Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 24 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: The classic novel of fly fishing and spirituality republished with a new afterword by the author. Since its publication in 1983, The River Why has become a classic. David James Duncan's sweeping novel is a coming-of-age comedy about love, nature, and the quest for self-discovery, written in a voice as distinct and powerful as any in American letters. Gus Orviston is a young fly fisherman who leaves behind his comically schizoid family to find his own path. Taking refuge in a remote cabin, he sets out in pursuit of the Pacific Northwest's elusive steelhead. But what begins as a physical quarry becomes a spiritual one as his quest for self-knowledge batters him with unforeseeable experiences. Profoundly reflective about our connection to nature and to one another, The River Why is also a comedic roller coaster. Like Gus, the listener emerges utterly changed, stripped bare by the journey Duncan so expertly navigates. Critic Reviews: "A veritable epic of flyfishing...done in a high-velocity, exuberant style, sprawling in scale, heedless of form.... The feeling for and evocation of the imperiled natural world is rhapsodic in its intensity; the writing energetic, literary in a distinctly American way.... So amiable is the prevailing tone that the flowing narrative is able to absorb Koranic and Eastern mysticisms, Tao, Sufism, Zen-the religions of oneness and gospel of love-without turning into the kind of maudlin choral chanting that so often disfigures treatments of fusion of self and the world." (Publishers Weekly) "This is a modern-repeat, modern -tale of maturity and redemption." (Christian Science Monitor) "A whirlwind, madcap, humorous and sensitive novel." (New York Times) Members Reviews: surprising read The more a read the more I wanted to listen. An unusual storyline that was enjoyable. Excellent narration of a beautiful book! It took a chapter or two togrowonme but I love the narrator's interpetationofGus' voice and style. Beyond Dull Fish might like it. Everyone else will likely question why it was printed at all. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Rebelion-en-la-granja-Animal-Farm-Audiobook/B01HMWE2CA Escuche este audio libro completo gratis en https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> Título: Rebelión en la granja [Animal Farm] Autor: George Orwell Narrador: Juan Antonio Bernal Formato: Unabridged Duración: 3 hrs and 24 mins Idioma: Español Fecha de publicación: 07-21-16 Editor: Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial Calificaciones: 4.5 de 5 de 62 votos Categorías: Fiction, Literary Resumen del editor: Un rotundo alegato a favor de la libertad y en contra del totalitarismo que se ha convertido en un clásico de la literatura del siglo XX. Esta sátira de la Revolución rusa y el triunfo del estalinismo, escrita en 1945, se ha convertido por derechos propio en un hito de la cultura contemporánea y en uno de los libros más mordaces de todos los tiempos. Ante el auge de los animales de la Granja Solariega, pronto detectamos las semillas de totalitarismo en una organización aparentemente ideal; y en nuestros líderes más carismáticos, la sombra de los opresores más crueles. Please note: This audiobook is in Spanish. Crítica Comentarios: "Una obra literaria perfecta." (T. S. Elliot) "George Orwell es un hombre con extraordinario sentido moral y con un enorme respeto por la justicia y la verdad." (Evelyn Waugh) "El libro que todo el mundo, toda la gente de a pie, debería leer. No ha perdido un ápice de lucidez en cincuenta años." (Ruth Rendell) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (George Orwell) Thu, 21 Jul 2016 00:54:31 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Rebelion-en-la-granja-Animal-Farm-Audiobook/B01HMWE2CA thebookvoice.com 03:24:00 no Escucha este título completo gratis en thebookvoice.com Escuche este audio libro completo gratis en https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> Título: Rebelión en la granja [Animal Farm] Autor: George Orwell Narrador: Juan Antonio Bernal Formato: Unabridged Duración: 3 hrs and 24 mins Idioma: Español Fecha de publicación: 07-21-16 Editor: Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial Calificaciones: 4.5 de 5 de 62 votos Categorías: Fiction, Literary Resumen del editor: Un rotundo alegato a favor de la libertad y en contra del totalitarismo que se ha convertido en un clásico de la literatura del siglo XX. Esta sátira de la Revolución rusa y el triunfo del estalinismo, escrita en 1945, se ha convertido por derechos propio en un hito de la cultura contemporánea y en uno de los libros más mordaces de todos los tiempos. Ante el auge de los animales de la Granja Solariega, pronto detectamos las semillas de totalitarismo en una organización aparentemente ideal; y en nuestros líderes más carismáticos, la sombra de los opresores más crueles. Please note: This audiobook is in Spanish. Crítica Comentarios: "Una obra literaria perfecta." (T. S. Elliot) "George Orwell es un hombre con extraordinario sentido moral y con un enorme respeto por la justicia y la verdad." (Evelyn Waugh) "El libro que todo el mundo, toda la gente de a pie, debería leer. No ha perdido un ápice de lucidez en cincuenta años." (Ruth Rendell) Escuche este audio libro completo gratis en https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> Título: Rebelión en la granja [Animal Farm] Autor: George Orwell Narrador: Juan Antonio Bernal Formato: Unabridged Duración: 3 hrs and 24 mins Idioma: Español Fecha de publicación: 07-21-16 Editor: Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial Calificaciones: 4.5 de 5 de 62 votos Categorías: Fiction, Literary Resumen del editor: Un rotundo alegato a favor de la libertad y en contra del totalitarismo que se ha convertido en un clásico de la literatura del siglo XX. Esta sátira de la Revolución rusa y el triunfo del estalinismo, escrita en 1945, se ha convertido por derechos propio en un hito de la cultura contemporánea y en uno de los libros más mordaces de todos los tiempos. Ante el auge de los animales de la Granja Solariega, pronto detectamos las semillas de totalitarismo en una organización aparentemente ideal; y en nuestros líderes más carismáticos, la sombra de los opresores más crueles. Please note: This audiobook is in Spanish. Crítica Comentarios: "Una obra literaria perfecta." (T. S. Elliot) "George Orwell es un hombre con extraordinario sentido moral y con un enorme respeto por la justicia y la verdad." (Evelyn Waugh) "El libro que todo el mundo, toda la gente de a pie, debería leer. No ha perdido un ápice de lucidez en cincuenta años." (Ruth Rendell) Opiniones de los miembros: Nos ha gustado La narración se hace a veces algo monótona, pero la calidad me parece bastante buena. Lo hemos oído entero durante un viaje y los niños (8 y 13) han seguido la historia con atención. Excelente novela satírica Libro muy entretenido. Alegoría de la Rusia comunista. Recomiendo la lectura posterior de la reseña en Wikipedia para ver el significado de algunos personajes. ambientación me ha gustado, sin embargo, quisiera que hubiesen efectos sonoros adornando el relato e igual algún tipo de ambientación. Sólo tengo dos audiolibros aquí, así que desconozco si en otros libros sí se presentan aquellas características. Excellent narration!!! Easy to understand and follow for students of Spanish. Excellent narration and translation of this important classic. excelente bellisimo libro. increible narracion. las metaforas son puntapie de reflexión sobre la sociedad en la que vivimos. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Lightkeepers-Daughters-Audiobook/B071H9ZRGS Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Lightkeeper's Daughters Subtitle: A Novel Author: Jean E. Pendziwol Narrator: Dara Rosenberg, Dawn Harvey, Tom Parks Format: Unabridged Length: 9 hrs and 45 mins Language: English Release date: 07-04-17 Publisher: Harper Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 27 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: With the haunting atmosphere and emotional power of The Language of Flowers, Orphan Train, and The Light Between Oceans, critically acclaimed children's author Jean E. Pendziwol's adult debut is an affecting story of family, identity, and art that involves a decades-old mystery. Though her mind is still sharp, Elizabeth's eyes have failed. No longer able to linger over her beloved books or gaze at the paintings that move her spirit, she fills the void with music and memories of her family, especially her beloved twin sister, Emily. When her late father's journals are discovered after an accident, the past suddenly becomes all too present. With the help of Morgan, a delinquent teenager performing community service at her senior home, Elizabeth goes through the diaries, a journey through time that brings the two women closer together. Entry by entry, these unlikely friends are drawn deep into a world far removed from their own, to Porphyry Island on Lake Superior, where Elizabeth's father manned the lighthouse and raised his young family 70 years before. As the words on those musty pages come alive, Elizabeth and Morgan begin to realize that their fates are connected to the isolated island in ways they never dreamed. While the discovery of Morgan's connection sheds light onto her own family mysteries, the faded pages of the journals will shake the foundation of everything Elizabeth thinks she knows and bring the secrets of the past into the light. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Jean E. Pendziwol) Tue, 04 Jul 2017 14:00:40 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Lightkeepers-Daughters-Audiobook/B071H9ZRGS thebookvoice.com 09:45:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Lightkeeper's Daughters Subtitle: A Novel Author: Jean E. Pendziwol Narrator: Dara Rosenberg, Dawn Harvey, Tom Parks Format: Unabridged Length: 9 hrs and 45 mins Language: English Release date: 07-04-17 Publisher: Harper Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 27 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: With the haunting atmosphere and emotional power of The Language of Flowers, Orphan Train, and The Light Between Oceans, critically acclaimed children's author Jean E. Pendziwol's adult debut is an affecting story of family, identity, and art that involves a decades-old mystery. Though her mind is still sharp, Elizabeth's eyes have failed. No longer able to linger over her beloved books or gaze at the paintings that move her spirit, she fills the void with music and memories of her family, especially her beloved twin sister, Emily. When her late father's journals are discovered after an accident, the past suddenly becomes all too present. With the help of Morgan, a delinquent teenager performing community service at her senior home, Elizabeth goes through the diaries, a journey through time that brings the two women closer together. Entry by entry, these unlikely friends are drawn deep into a world far removed from their own, to Porphyry Island on Lake Superior, where Elizabeth's father manned the lighthouse and raised his young family 70 years before. As the words on those musty pages come alive, Elizabeth and Morgan begin to realize that their fates are connected to the isolated island in ways they never dreamed. While the discovery of Morgan's connection sheds light onto her own family mysteries, the faded pages of the journals will shake the foundation of everything Elizabeth thinks she knows and bring the secrets of the past into the light. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Lightkeeper's Daughters Subtitle: A Novel Author: Jean E. Pendziwol Narrator: Dara Rosenberg, Dawn Harvey, Tom Parks Format: Unabridged Length: 9 hrs and 45 mins Language: English Release date: 07-04-17 Publisher: Harper Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 27 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: With the haunting atmosphere and emotional power of The Language of Flowers, Orphan Train, and The Light Between Oceans, critically acclaimed children's author Jean E. Pendziwol's adult debut is an affecting story of family, identity, and art that involves a decades-old mystery. Though her mind is still sharp, Elizabeth's eyes have failed. No longer able to linger over her beloved books or gaze at the paintings that move her spirit, she fills the void with music and memories of her family, especially her beloved twin sister, Emily. When her late father's journals are discovered after an accident, the past suddenly becomes all too present. With the help of Morgan, a delinquent teenager performing community service at her senior home, Elizabeth goes through the diaries, a journey through time that brings the two women closer together. Entry by entry, these unlikely friends are drawn deep into a world far removed from their own, to Porphyry Island on Lake Superior, where Elizabeth's father manned the lighthouse and raised his young family 70 years before. As the words on those musty pages come alive, Elizabeth and Morgan begin to realize that their fates are connected to the isolated island in ways they never dreamed. While the discovery of Morgan's connection sheds light onto her own family mysteries, the faded pages of the journals will shake the foundation of everything Elizabeth thinks she knows and bring the secrets of the past into the light. Members Reviews: very good This book was awesome, it was a great story with a surprising end. loved the narrator's, their voices fit the story beautifully!!!!! Great story I especially enjoyed the interwoven stories of Morgan and Elizabeth. Interesting reveals as the stories progressed. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Plague-Dogs-Audiobook/B005CRACD6 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Plague Dogs Subtitle: A Novel Author: Richard Adams Narrator: Ralph Cosham Format: Unabridged Length: 15 hrs and 19 mins Language: English Release date: 07-15-11 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 328 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Richard Adams, the author of Watership Down, creates a lyrical and engrossing tale, a remarkable journey into the hearts and minds of two canine heroes, Snitter and Rowf. After being horribly mistreated at a government animal-research facility, Snitter and Rowf escape into the isolationand terrorof the wilderness. Aided only by a fox they call the tod, the two dogs must struggle to survive in their new environment. When the starving dogs attack some sheep, they are labeled ferocious man-eating monsters, setting off a great dog hunt that is later intensified by the fear that the dogs could be carriers of the bubonic plague. Critic Reviews: GrippingA compelling tale of emotional force and high suspense. (Wall Street Journal) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Richard Adams) Fri, 15 Jul 2011 18:37:16 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Plague-Dogs-Audiobook/B005CRACD6 thebookvoice.com 15:19:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Plague Dogs Subtitle: A Novel Author: Richard Adams Narrator: Ralph Cosham Format: Unabridged Length: 15 hrs and 19 mins Language: English Release date: 07-15-11 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 328 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Richard Adams, the author of Watership Down, creates a lyrical and engrossing tale, a remarkable journey into the hearts and minds of two canine heroes, Snitter and Rowf. After being horribly mistreated at a government animal-research facility, Snitter and Rowf escape into the isolationand terrorof the wilderness. Aided only by a fox they call the tod, the two dogs must struggle to survive in their new environment. When the starving dogs attack some sheep, they are labeled ferocious man-eating monsters, setting off a great dog hunt that is later intensified by the fear that the dogs could be carriers of the bubonic plague. Critic Reviews: GrippingA compelling tale of emotional force and high suspense. (Wall Street Journal) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Plague Dogs Subtitle: A Novel Author: Richard Adams Narrator: Ralph Cosham Format: Unabridged Length: 15 hrs and 19 mins Language: English Release date: 07-15-11 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 328 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Richard Adams, the author of Watership Down, creates a lyrical and engrossing tale, a remarkable journey into the hearts and minds of two canine heroes, Snitter and Rowf. After being horribly mistreated at a government animal-research facility, Snitter and Rowf escape into the isolationand terrorof the wilderness. Aided only by a fox they call the tod, the two dogs must struggle to survive in their new environment. When the starving dogs attack some sheep, they are labeled ferocious man-eating monsters, setting off a great dog hunt that is later intensified by the fear that the dogs could be carriers of the bubonic plague. Critic Reviews: GrippingA compelling tale of emotional force and high suspense. (Wall Street Journal) Members Reviews: Canine Spartacus and Fool in the Lake District? A dog drowning in a tank full of water is pulled out by researchers just in time to be revived in order to undergo future such "experiments" to determine how long he can swim before drowning. After detachedly agreeing on the proper time at which to fish the dog out of the tank, Mr. Powell and his chief Dr. Boycott discuss a monkey who is to be indefinitely subjected to sensory deprivation in a cylinder. Business as usual at the Animal Research Scientific and Experimental (ARSE) complex situated in a national park in the Lake District in England in The Plague Dogs (1977) by Richard Adams. The drowning dog, Rowf, regains consciousness in his pen when his neighbor, a fox terrier named Snitter, wakes him up by saying something like "Rowf? They've taken away all the rhododendrons and replaced them with maggots." Snitter has received experimental brain surgery, leaving him with a "rakish" bandage cap, periodic nightmarish fits, and the belief that either everything is happening inside his own head or that everything he imagines comes true in the world. Snitter is by turns a sensitive and thoughtful dog or a mad canine seer in the line of Lear's Fool. In the beginning of the novel, the dogs manage to escape from their pens and embark on a Dantean journey through the circles of hell, a series of experiment rooms populated by cats with covered ears and eyes, guinea pigs with amputated limbs, homing pigeons with damaged sensory organs and brains, mice who've been injected with the urine of potentially pregnant women, rats who've been given cancer and then dissected, and so on. (Many more horrible experiments are described later in the novel, and probably no single real world laboratory complex could perform all the experiments undertaken by ARSE, and for that matter no research institute would ever name itself ARSE, but all of the experiments mentioned in The Plague Dogs have been and or are being done to animals.) Much more than in Adams' Watership Down (1972), we are here in the fearsomely human-dominated world experienced by animals. After Rowf and Snitter escape from ARSE, they struggle to survive among the farms, fells, tarns, and mountains of the Lake District. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Brief-Interviews-with-Hideous-Men-Audiobook/B002V00WWS Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Brief Interviews with Hideous Men Author: David Foster Wallace Narrator: David Foster Wallace, Bobby Cannavale, Michael Cerveris, Will Forte, Malcolm Goodwin, John Krasinski, Christopher Meloni, Chris Messina, Max Minghella, Dennis O'Hare Format: Highlights Length: 4 hrs and 10 mins Language: English Release date: 09-08-09 Publisher: Hachette Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 280 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: David Foster Wallace made an art of taking readers into places no other writer even gets near. In his exuberantly acclaimed collection, Brief Interviews with Hideous Men, he combines hilarity and an escalating disquiet in stories that astonish, entertain, and expand our ideas of the pleasures that fiction can afford. Narrators include David Foster Wallace, John Krasinski, Bobby Cannavale, Michael Cerveris, Will Forte, Malcolm Goodwin, Christopher Meloni, Chris Messina, Max Minghella, Dennis O'Hare, Lou Taylor Pucci, Ben Shenkman, Joey Slotnick, and Cory Stoll. Editorial Reviews: The second of David Foster Wallace's three short story collections, Brief interviews with Hideous Men is a book that is meant to be heard more than read. Many of these 23 stories are interviews, after all, and the remainder are portraits that slip easily into the realm of a big screen voiceover. Each piece is a monologue, either an interview with a hideous man where the questioner's voice is omitted, or a severely deep third-person description of a hideous man. Wallace has an uncomfortably firm grasp on this concept of "hideous". A life-long Midwestern depressive with a keen sense of adjectives and philosophy thanks to two academic parents, Wallace won many awards for his ability to translate human misery into text, including the Aga Khan Prize for Fiction for one of the pieces in this collection. These are tales of lonely, violent, desperate, very intelligent and articulate men, written by a man who would have easily counted himself among them. There are a number of reasons why this collection's ideal form is the audiobook. Wallace himself narrates about a third of the stories with an unmistakable softness and intimacy that only the author could bestow on these undesirables. When they shout, rant, and say awful, murderous, or demeaning things, it is Wallace's gentle inflections that will coach you into a respectful ability to keep witnessing the interviewees' monstrosities. About another third of the collection is narrated by John Krasinski, of television's The Office fame. Kransinski's voice is a great foil for Wallace's, slightly less nasal and a bit more edgy, but no less compassionate. Krasinski is also very deep into this book; he adapted it into a screenplay and then directed the film as well as acted in its ensemble cast. in fact, the majority of the ensemble cast narrates the remaining third of these pieces. So the audiobook essentially contains the entire set of monologues from Krasinski's film by the actual actors in that film, minus the overarching thread they concocted to tie all of Wallace's pieces together. There is a beauty in the simplicity of this plan that makes the text vivid in a way a film cannot. These are men explicating the very roots of their male psyche, and you will not want to know what their faces look like. These are the men who compel you to eavesdrop on them in the anonymity of a train ride to work, but you wouldn't want to get right up close and share a cab with them. You will be sickened to find yourself agreeing with some of what you overhear, but mainly, you will just be horrified by what you overhear. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (David Foster Wallace) Tue, 08 Sep 2009 03:21:17 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Brief-Interviews-with-Hideous-Men-Audiobook/B002V00WWS thebookvoice.com 04:10:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Brief Interviews with Hideous Men Author: David Foster Wallace Narrator: David Foster Wallace, Bobby Cannavale, Michael Cerveris, Will Forte, Malcolm Goodwin, John Krasinski, Christopher Meloni, Chris Messina, Max Minghella, Dennis O'Hare Format: Highlights Length: 4 hrs and 10 mins Language: English Release date: 09-08-09 Publisher: Hachette Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 280 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: David Foster Wallace made an art of taking readers into places no other writer even gets near. In his exuberantly acclaimed collection, Brief Interviews with Hideous Men, he combines hilarity and an escalating disquiet in stories that astonish, entertain, and expand our ideas of the pleasures that fiction can afford. Narrators include David Foster Wallace, John Krasinski, Bobby Cannavale, Michael Cerveris, Will Forte, Malcolm Goodwin, Christopher Meloni, Chris Messina, Max Minghella, Dennis O'Hare, Lou Taylor Pucci, Ben Shenkman, Joey Slotnick, and Cory Stoll. Editorial Reviews: The second of David Foster Wallace's three short story collections, Brief interviews with Hideous Men is a book that is meant to be heard more than read. Many of these 23 stories are interviews, after all, and the remainder are portraits that slip easily into the realm of a big screen voiceover. Each piece is a monologue, either an interview with a hideous man where the questioner's voice is omitted, or a severely deep third-person description of a hideous man. Wallace has an uncomfortably firm grasp on this concept of "hideous". A life-long Midwestern depressive with a keen sense of adjectives and philosophy thanks to two academic parents, Wallace won many awards for his ability to translate human misery into text, including the Aga Khan Prize for Fiction for one of the pieces in this collection. These are tales of lonely, violent, desperate, very intelligent and articulate men, written by a man who would have easily counted himself among them. There are a number of reasons why this collection's ideal form is the audiobook. Wallace himself narrates about a third of the stories with an unmistakable softness and intimacy that only the author could bestow on these undesirables. When they shout, rant, and say awful, murderous, or demeaning things, it is Wallace's gentle inflections that will coach you into a respectful ability to keep witnessing the interviewees' monstrosities. About another third of the collection is narrated by John Krasinski, of television's The Office fame. Kransinski's voice is a great foil for Wallace's, slightly less nasal and a bit more edgy, but no less compassionate. Krasinski is also very deep into this book; he adapted it into a screenplay and then directed the film as well as acted in its ensemble cast. in fact, the majority of the ensemble cast narrates the remaining third of these pieces. So the audiobook essentially contains the entire set of monologues from Krasinski's film by the actual actors in that film, minus the overarching thread they concocted to tie all of Wallace's pieces together. There is a beauty in the simplicity of this plan that makes the text vivid in a way a film cannot. These are men explicating the very roots of their male psyche, and you will not want to know what their faces look like. These are the men who compel you to eavesdrop on them in the anonymity of a train ride to work, but you wouldn't want to get right up close and share a cab with them. You will be sickened to find yourself agreeing with some of what you overhear, but mainly, you will just be horrified by what you overhear. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Brief Interviews with Hideous Men Author: David Foster Wallace Narrator: David Foster Wallace, Bobby Cannavale, Michael Cerveris, Will Forte, Malcolm Goodwin, John Krasinski, Christopher Meloni, Chris Messina, Max Minghella, Dennis O'Hare Format: Highlights Length: 4 hrs and 10 mins Language: English Release date: 09-08-09 Publisher: Hachette Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 280 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: David Foster Wallace made an art of taking readers into places no other writer even gets near. In his exuberantly acclaimed collection, Brief Interviews with Hideous Men, he combines hilarity and an escalating disquiet in stories that astonish, entertain, and expand our ideas of the pleasures that fiction can afford. Narrators include David Foster Wallace, John Krasinski, Bobby Cannavale, Michael Cerveris, Will Forte, Malcolm Goodwin, Christopher Meloni, Chris Messina, Max Minghella, Dennis O'Hare, Lou Taylor Pucci, Ben Shenkman, Joey Slotnick, and Cory Stoll. Editorial Reviews: The second of David Foster Wallace's three short story collections, Brief interviews with Hideous Men is a book that is meant to be heard more than read. Many of these 23 stories are interviews, after all, and the remainder are portraits that slip easily into the realm of a big screen voiceover. Each piece is a monologue, either an interview with a hideous man where the questioner's voice is omitted, or a severely deep third-person description of a hideous man. Wallace has an uncomfortably firm grasp on this concept of "hideous". A life-long Midwestern depressive with a keen sense of adjectives and philosophy thanks to two academic parents, Wallace won many awards for his ability to translate human misery into text, including the Aga Khan Prize for Fiction for one of the pieces in this collection. These are tales of lonely, violent, desperate, very intelligent and articulate men, written by a man who would have easily counted himself among them. There are a number of reasons why this collection's ideal form is the audiobook. Wallace himself narrates about a third of the stories with an unmistakable softness and intimacy that only the author could bestow on these undesirables. When they shout, rant, and say awful, murderous, or demeaning things, it is Wallace's gentle inflections that will coach you into a respectful ability to keep witnessing the interviewees' monstrosities. About another third of the collection is narrated by John Krasinski, of television's The Office fame. Kransinski's voice is a great foil for Wallace's, slightly less nasal and a bit more edgy, but no less compassionate. Krasinski is also very deep into this book; he adapted it into a screenplay and then directed the film as well as acted in its ensemble cast. in fact, the majority of the ensemble cast narrates the remaining third of these pieces. So the audiobook essentially contains the entire set of monologues from Krasinski's film by the actual actors in that film, minus the overarching thread they concocted to tie all of Wallace's pieces together. There is a beauty in the simplicity of this plan that makes the text vivid in a way a film cannot. These are men explicating the very roots of their male psyche, and you will not want to know what their faces look like. These are the men who compel you to eavesdrop on them in the anonymity of a train ride to work, but you wouldn't want to get right up close and share a cab with them. You will be sickened to find yourself agreeing with some of what you overhear, but mainly, you will just be horrified by what you overhear. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Oblivion-Audiobook/B008PGYUUM Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Oblivion Subtitle: Stories Author: David Foster Wallace Narrator: Robert Petkoff Format: Unabridged Length: 14 hrs and 16 mins Language: English Release date: 08-07-12 Publisher: Hachette Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 181 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: In the stories that make up Oblivion, David Foster Wallace joins the rawest, most naked humanity with the infinite involutions of self-consciousness - a combination that is dazzlingly, uniquely his. These are worlds undreamt-of by any other mind. Only David Foster Wallace could convey a father's desperate loneliness by way of his son's daydreaming through a teacher's homicidal breakdown ("The Soul Is Not a Smithy"). Or could explore the deepest and most hilarious aspects of creativity by delineating the office politics surrounding a magazine profile of an artist who produces miniature sculptures in an anatomically inconceivable way ("The Suffering Channel"). Or capture the ache of love's breakdown in the painfully polite apologies of a man who believes his wife is hallucinating the sound of his snoring ("Oblivion"). Each of these stories is a complete world, as fully imagined as most entire novels, at once preposterously surreal and painfully immediate. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (David Foster Wallace) Tue, 07 Aug 2012 10:34:37 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Oblivion-Audiobook/B008PGYUUM thebookvoice.com 14:16:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Oblivion Subtitle: Stories Author: David Foster Wallace Narrator: Robert Petkoff Format: Unabridged Length: 14 hrs and 16 mins Language: English Release date: 08-07-12 Publisher: Hachette Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 181 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: In the stories that make up Oblivion, David Foster Wallace joins the rawest, most naked humanity with the infinite involutions of self-consciousness - a combination that is dazzlingly, uniquely his. These are worlds undreamt-of by any other mind. Only David Foster Wallace could convey a father's desperate loneliness by way of his son's daydreaming through a teacher's homicidal breakdown ("The Soul Is Not a Smithy"). Or could explore the deepest and most hilarious aspects of creativity by delineating the office politics surrounding a magazine profile of an artist who produces miniature sculptures in an anatomically inconceivable way ("The Suffering Channel"). Or capture the ache of love's breakdown in the painfully polite apologies of a man who believes his wife is hallucinating the sound of his snoring ("Oblivion"). Each of these stories is a complete world, as fully imagined as most entire novels, at once preposterously surreal and painfully immediate. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Oblivion Subtitle: Stories Author: David Foster Wallace Narrator: Robert Petkoff Format: Unabridged Length: 14 hrs and 16 mins Language: English Release date: 08-07-12 Publisher: Hachette Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 181 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: In the stories that make up Oblivion, David Foster Wallace joins the rawest, most naked humanity with the infinite involutions of self-consciousness - a combination that is dazzlingly, uniquely his. These are worlds undreamt-of by any other mind. Only David Foster Wallace could convey a father's desperate loneliness by way of his son's daydreaming through a teacher's homicidal breakdown ("The Soul Is Not a Smithy"). Or could explore the deepest and most hilarious aspects of creativity by delineating the office politics surrounding a magazine profile of an artist who produces miniature sculptures in an anatomically inconceivable way ("The Suffering Channel"). Or capture the ache of love's breakdown in the painfully polite apologies of a man who believes his wife is hallucinating the sound of his snoring ("Oblivion"). Each of these stories is a complete world, as fully imagined as most entire novels, at once preposterously surreal and painfully immediate. Members Reviews: Just 2 Fast & Huge & ALL Interconnected 4 Words "What goes on inside is just too fast and huge and all interconnected for words to do more than barely sketch the outlines of at most one tiny little part of it at any given instant." Let me get my biases out in the open. I love DFW. I have to be careful somedays to not fall-down and worship his novels. Wallace's nonfiction talent also hits me as evidence that the universe is not even slightly unfair. But, I've always been just a little unsettled (and occasionally freaked out) by his short stories. 'Oblivion', like his earlier story collections ('Brief Interviews with Hideous Men' and 'Girl with Curious Hair') is one of those tortured works of fiction that both attract and repel me at the same time. It is a little spooky how some of the stories ("Mister Squishy" and "Another Pioneer") anticipate his last unfinished novel 'The Pale King' while "Good Old Neon" was hard to listen even though it has been almost four years since his suicide. Anyway, these stories are quirky, stylized, experimental, and brilliant in their beauty and their suffering. Robert Petkoff, who also narrated DFW's 'The Broom of the System', 'The Pale King', 'Girl with the Curious Hair', enunciates a Wallace sentence like it's his JOB. Poop, Cancer, Murder.... DFW has it all I loved this book. Meandering and seemingly stream of consciousness, but intricate and intelligent. Funny and irreverent. Guys if you've ever been in business or market research you will especially love its meetings and Byzantine intrigue. confusing stories have so many tangents that it's hard to tell where one leaves off and another begins. it would help the listener if music or something separated the tales. Pretentious and ultimately pointless verbiage Any additional comments? I enjoy descriptive, detailed, multi-faceted scenes and characters but found this book an example of the author's pretentious use of a thesaurus. Tangents contributing to the basic story are great, but meanderings in college-level verbiage are another. I listened to nearly all the stories but found them disappointingly boring and pointless as none of them had an ending that I could discern or they made the same repeated point simply using synonyms. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/What-We-Lose-Audiobook/B071GRM6P2 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: What We Lose Subtitle: A Novel Author: Zinzi Clemmons Narrator: Nicole Lewis Format: Unabridged Length: 3 hrs and 46 mins Language: English Release date: 07-11-17 Publisher: Penguin Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 58 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: From an author of rare, haunting power, a stunning novel about a young African American woman coming of age - a deeply felt meditation on race, sex, family, and country. Raised in Pennsylvania, Thandi views the world of her mother's childhood in Johannesburg as both impossibly distant and ever present. She is an outsider wherever she goes, caught between being black and white, American and not. She tries to connect these dislocated pieces of her life, and as her mother succumbs to cancer, Thandi searches for an anchor - someone, or something, to love. In arresting and unsettling prose, we watch Thandi's life unfold, from losing her mother and learning to live without the person who has most profoundly shaped her existence to her own encounters with romance and unexpected motherhood. Through exquisite and emotional vignettes, Clemmons creates a stunning portrayal of what it means to choose to live after loss. An elegiac distillation, at once intellectual and visceral, of a young woman's understanding of absence and identity that spans continents and decades, What We Lose heralds the arrival of a virtuosic new voice in fiction. Critic Reviews: "Zinzi Clemmons's debut novel signals the emergence of a voice that refuses to be ignored." (Paul Beatty, Booker-winning author of The Sellout) "A piercingly beautiful first novel." (Danzy Senna, author of New People) "This searing novel is a marvel that might change how we write and think about love, loss, place, gender and race for decades to come." (Kiese Laymon, author of Long Division) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Zinzi Clemmons) Tue, 11 Jul 2017 18:08:37 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/What-We-Lose-Audiobook/B071GRM6P2 thebookvoice.com 03:46:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: What We Lose Subtitle: A Novel Author: Zinzi Clemmons Narrator: Nicole Lewis Format: Unabridged Length: 3 hrs and 46 mins Language: English Release date: 07-11-17 Publisher: Penguin Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 58 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: From an author of rare, haunting power, a stunning novel about a young African American woman coming of age - a deeply felt meditation on race, sex, family, and country. Raised in Pennsylvania, Thandi views the world of her mother's childhood in Johannesburg as both impossibly distant and ever present. She is an outsider wherever she goes, caught between being black and white, American and not. She tries to connect these dislocated pieces of her life, and as her mother succumbs to cancer, Thandi searches for an anchor - someone, or something, to love. In arresting and unsettling prose, we watch Thandi's life unfold, from losing her mother and learning to live without the person who has most profoundly shaped her existence to her own encounters with romance and unexpected motherhood. Through exquisite and emotional vignettes, Clemmons creates a stunning portrayal of what it means to choose to live after loss. An elegiac distillation, at once intellectual and visceral, of a young woman's understanding of absence and identity that spans continents and decades, What We Lose heralds the arrival of a virtuosic new voice in fiction. Critic Reviews: "Zinzi Clemmons's debut novel signals the emergence of a voice that refuses to be ignored." (Paul Beatty, Booker-winning author of The Sellout) "A piercingly beautiful first novel." (Danzy Senna, author of New People) "This searing novel is a marvel that might change how we write and think about love, loss, place, gender and race for decades to come." (Kiese Laymon, author of Long Division) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: What We Lose Subtitle: A Novel Author: Zinzi Clemmons Narrator: Nicole Lewis Format: Unabridged Length: 3 hrs and 46 mins Language: English Release date: 07-11-17 Publisher: Penguin Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 58 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: From an author of rare, haunting power, a stunning novel about a young African American woman coming of age - a deeply felt meditation on race, sex, family, and country. Raised in Pennsylvania, Thandi views the world of her mother's childhood in Johannesburg as both impossibly distant and ever present. She is an outsider wherever she goes, caught between being black and white, American and not. She tries to connect these dislocated pieces of her life, and as her mother succumbs to cancer, Thandi searches for an anchor - someone, or something, to love. In arresting and unsettling prose, we watch Thandi's life unfold, from losing her mother and learning to live without the person who has most profoundly shaped her existence to her own encounters with romance and unexpected motherhood. Through exquisite and emotional vignettes, Clemmons creates a stunning portrayal of what it means to choose to live after loss. An elegiac distillation, at once intellectual and visceral, of a young woman's understanding of absence and identity that spans continents and decades, What We Lose heralds the arrival of a virtuosic new voice in fiction. Critic Reviews: "Zinzi Clemmons's debut novel signals the emergence of a voice that refuses to be ignored." (Paul Beatty, Booker-winning author of The Sellout) "A piercingly beautiful first novel." (Danzy Senna, author of New People) "This searing novel is a marvel that might change how we write and think about love, loss, place, gender and race for decades to come." (Kiese Laymon, author of Long Division) Members Reviews: Very real & thought provoking I enjoyed it, I thought it was very down-to-earth and very real and I especially liked it when she interjected with the African accent. I enjoyed listening to her story. Difficult to stay in the present The flashbacks maybe in vogue but there was an excessive number of them. It was at times difficult to keep track of what was present and what was history. Obviously she was very affected by her mother's death and it impacted every aspect of her life but listening to the book may have made it more difficult to follow. Solid. Not life altering, but good. Nice imagery and feeling but predictable. Straight forward story line and informative if you're not familiar with the apartheid. So very sad! This amazing story's words sadly entered my heart although fiction... I was torn halfway through. Read at your very own hearts risk. Great introduction to Mrs. Zinzi https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Lincoln-in-the-Bardo-Audiobook/B01N7QVBRT Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Lincoln in the Bardo Author: George Saunders Narrator: Nick Offerman, David Sedaris, George Saunders, Carrie Brownstein, Miranda July, Lena Dunham, full cast Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 27 mins Language: English Release date: 03-09-17 Publisher: Audible Studios for Bloomsbury Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 24 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Winner of the 2017 Man Booker Prize In his long-awaited first novel, American master George Saunders delivers his most original, transcendent and moving work yet. Unfolding in a graveyard over the course of a single night, narrated by a dazzling chorus of voices, Lincoln in the Bardo is a literary experience unlike any other, for no one but Saunders could conceive it. February 1862. The Civil War is less than one year old. The fighting has begun in earnest, and the nation has begun to realize it is in for a long, bloody struggle. Meanwhile, President Lincoln's beloved 11-year-old son, Willie, lies upstairs in the White House, gravely ill. In a matter of days, despite predictions of a recovery, Willie dies and is laid to rest in a Georgetown cemetery. "My poor boy, he was too good for this earth," the president says at the time. God has called him home. Newspapers report that a grief-stricken Lincoln returned to the crypt several times alone to hold his boy's body. From that seed of historical truth, George Saunders spins an unforgettable story of familial love and loss that breaks free of its realistic historical framework into a thrilling supernatural realm both hilarious and terrifying. Willie Lincoln finds himself in a strange purgatory where ghosts mingle, gripe, commiserate, quarrel and enact bizarre acts of penance. Within this transitional state called, in the Tibetan tradition, the bardo, a monumental struggle erupts over young Willie's soul. The 166-person full cast features award-winning actors and musicians, as well as a number of Saunders' family, friends, and members of his publishing team, including, in order of their appearance: Nick Offerman as HANS VOLLMAN David Sedaris as ROGER BEVINS III Carrie Brownstein as ISABELLE PERKINS George Saunders as THE REVEREND EVERLY THOMAS Miranda July as MRS. ELIZABETH CRAWFORD Lena Dunham as ELISE TRAYNOR Ben Stiller as JACK MANDERS vJulianne Moore as JANE ELLIS Susan Sarandon as MRS. ABIGAIL BLASS Bradley Whitford as LT. CECIL STONE Bill Hader as EDDIE BARON Megan Mullally as BETSY BARON Rainn Wilson as PERCIVAL DASH COLLIER Jeff Tweedy as CAPTAIN WILLIAM PRINCE Kat Dennings as MISS TAMARA DOOLITTLE Jeffrey Tambor as PROFESSOR EDMUND BLOOMER Mike OBrien as LAWRENCE T. DECROIX Keegan-Michael Key as ELSON FARWELL Don Cheadle as THOMAS HAVENS and Patrick Wilson as STANLEY PERFESSER LIPPERT with Kirby Heyborne as WILLIE LINCOLN, Mary Karr as MRS. ROSE MILLAND, and Cassandra Campbell as Your Narrator. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (George Saunders) Thu, 09 Mar 2017 16:08:21 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Lincoln-in-the-Bardo-Audiobook/B01N7QVBRT thebookvoice.com 07:27:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Lincoln in the Bardo Author: George Saunders Narrator: Nick Offerman, David Sedaris, George Saunders, Carrie Brownstein, Miranda July, Lena Dunham, full cast Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 27 mins Language: English Release date: 03-09-17 Publisher: Audible Studios for Bloomsbury Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 24 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Winner of the 2017 Man Booker Prize In his long-awaited first novel, American master George Saunders delivers his most original, transcendent and moving work yet. Unfolding in a graveyard over the course of a single night, narrated by a dazzling chorus of voices, Lincoln in the Bardo is a literary experience unlike any other, for no one but Saunders could conceive it. February 1862. The Civil War is less than one year old. The fighting has begun in earnest, and the nation has begun to realize it is in for a long, bloody struggle. Meanwhile, President Lincoln's beloved 11-year-old son, Willie, lies upstairs in the White House, gravely ill. In a matter of days, despite predictions of a recovery, Willie dies and is laid to rest in a Georgetown cemetery. "My poor boy, he was too good for this earth," the president says at the time. God has called him home. Newspapers report that a grief-stricken Lincoln returned to the crypt several times alone to hold his boy's body. From that seed of historical truth, George Saunders spins an unforgettable story of familial love and loss that breaks free of its realistic historical framework into a thrilling supernatural realm both hilarious and terrifying. Willie Lincoln finds himself in a strange purgatory where ghosts mingle, gripe, commiserate, quarrel and enact bizarre acts of penance. Within this transitional state called, in the Tibetan tradition, the bardo, a monumental struggle erupts over young Willie's soul. The 166-person full cast features award-winning actors and musicians, as well as a number of Saunders' family, friends, and members of his publishing team, including, in order of their appearance: Nick Offerman as HANS VOLLMAN David Sedaris as ROGER BEVINS III Carrie Brownstein as ISABELLE PERKINS George Saunders as THE REVEREND EVERLY THOMAS Miranda July as MRS. ELIZABETH CRAWFORD Lena Dunham as ELISE TRAYNOR Ben Stiller as JACK MANDERS vJulianne Moore as JANE ELLIS Susan Sarandon as MRS. ABIGAIL BLASS Bradley Whitford as LT. CECIL STONE Bill Hader as EDDIE BARON Megan Mullally as BETSY BARON Rainn Wilson as PERCIVAL DASH COLLIER Jeff Tweedy as CAPTAIN WILLIAM PRINCE Kat Dennings as MISS TAMARA DOOLITTLE Jeffrey Tambor as PROFESSOR EDMUND BLOOMER Mike OBrien as LAWRENCE T. DECROIX Keegan-Michael Key as ELSON FARWELL Don Cheadle as THOMAS HAVENS and Patrick Wilson as STANLEY PERFESSER LIPPERT with Kirby Heyborne as WILLIE LINCOLN, Mary Karr as MRS. ROSE MILLAND, and Cassandra Campbell as Your Narrator. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Lincoln in the Bardo Author: George Saunders Narrator: Nick Offerman, David Sedaris, George Saunders, Carrie Brownstein, Miranda July, Lena Dunham, full cast Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 27 mins Language: English Release date: 03-09-17 Publisher: Audible Studios for Bloomsbury Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 24 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Winner of the 2017 Man Booker Prize In his long-awaited first novel, American master George Saunders delivers his most original, transcendent and moving work yet. Unfolding in a graveyard over the course of a single night, narrated by a dazzling chorus of voices, Lincoln in the Bardo is a literary experience unlike any other, for no one but Saunders could conceive it. February 1862. The Civil War is less than one year old. The fighting has begun in earnest, and the nation has begun to realize it is in for a long, bloody struggle. Meanwhile, President Lincoln's beloved 11-year-old son, Willie, lies upstairs in the White House, gravely ill. In a matter of days, despite predictions of a recovery, Willie dies and is laid to rest in a Georgetown cemetery. "My poor boy, he was too good for this earth," the president says at the time. God has called him home. Newspapers report that a grief-stricken Lincoln returned to the crypt several times alone to hold his boy's body. From that seed of historical truth, George Saunders spins an unforgettable story of familial love and loss that breaks free of its realistic historical framework into a thrilling supernatural realm both hilarious and terrifying. Willie Lincoln finds himself in a strange purgatory where ghosts mingle, gripe, commiserate, quarrel and enact bizarre acts of penance. Within this transitional state called, in the Tibetan tradition, the bardo, a monumental struggle erupts over young Willie's soul. The 166-person full cast features award-winning actors and musicians, as well as a number of Saunders' family, friends, and members of his publishing team, including, in order of their appearance: Nick Offerman as HANS VOLLMAN David Sedaris as ROGER BEVINS III Carrie Brownstein as ISABELLE PERKINS George Saunders as THE REVEREND EVERLY THOMAS Miranda July as MRS. ELIZABETH CRAWFORD Lena Dunham as ELISE TRAYNOR Ben Stiller as JACK MANDERS vJulianne Moore as JANE ELLIS Susan Sarandon as MRS. ABIGAIL BLASS Bradley Whitford as LT. CECIL STONE Bill Hader as EDDIE BARON Megan Mullally as BETSY BARON Rainn Wilson as PERCIVAL DASH COLLIER Jeff Tweedy as CAPTAIN WILLIAM PRINCE Kat Dennings as MISS TAMARA DOOLITTLE Jeffrey Tambor as PROFESSOR EDMUND BLOOMER Mike OBrien as LAWRENCE T. DECROIX Keegan-Michael Key as ELSON FARWELL Don Cheadle as THOMAS HAVENS and Patrick Wilson as STANLEY PERFESSER LIPPERT with Kirby Heyborne as WILLIE LINCOLN, Mary Karr as MRS. ROSE MILLAND, and Cassandra Campbell as Your Narrator. Members Reviews: do not listen to audio without book in your hands story not designed for stand alone audio enjoyment need three more words Not for the faint hearted Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why? it was challenging but also funny, moving and informative Have you listened to any of the narratorss other performances before? How does this one compare? there was so many of them, but the performances were all great Any additional comments? If you don't want to be challenged by innovation in story telling this book is not for you Mistake I liked the first part of the first chapter. After that I found the constant references totally stopped any kind of flow. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Fog-Seller-Audiobook/B078WW1RWL Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Fog Seller Subtitle: A San Francisco Mystery Author: Don Daglow Narrator: David Stifel Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs and 39 mins Language: English Release date: 01-11-18 Publisher: Sausalito Media LLC Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 2 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Winner of four major indie publishing gold medals, 2016-17. From the creator of the Emmy Award-winning Neverwinter Nights, a novel with a unique hero, an unlikely love story, and more twists than San Francisco's Lombard Street. It's not cozy but it's intimate. It's not procedural but it makes you think, which is why it's been honored both as a mystery and as literary fiction. Its influences range from Raymond Chandler's The Big Sleep to the Coen Brothers' The Big Lebowski to J.D. Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye. "Compelling, mysterious, tender and moving...." - IndieReader, March 2017 "Rating: 9/10. The intricate plot is ingeniously executed so that all pieces of the puzzle fit together.... Twists and turns that at first appear questionable end up working perfectly.... The prose is top notch.... The book's distinctively original structure moves the story along briskly...." - The BookLife Prize, Publishers Weekly, September 2017 Assassinated: The crusading politician who saved hundreds of San Francisco homes from the bulldozers of a big developer. Accused: A mysterious young loner who speaks his own unique dialect of English and refuses to answer questions. Unexpected: A woman who will risk her promising future for a man without a past. When teacher turned deckhand Steve Ondelle is framed for the killing of a San Francisco supervisor, he tumbles into a world of billion-dollar deals and bizarre sexual adventures, a world where hard evidence depicts him as a misfit who turns to murder. To expose these freshly-minted lies, Steve must first make peace with a lifetime of painful truths. He travels from the piers of Sausalito to the penthouses of San Francisco, with unlikely allies like Leonard the Human Statue, Eli of the Coral Reef, The Prophet of Market Street. And Liam the Fog Seller. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Don Daglow) Thu, 11 Jan 2018 04:02:44 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Fog-Seller-Audiobook/B078WW1RWL thebookvoice.com 11:39:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Fog Seller Subtitle: A San Francisco Mystery Author: Don Daglow Narrator: David Stifel Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs and 39 mins Language: English Release date: 01-11-18 Publisher: Sausalito Media LLC Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 2 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Winner of four major indie publishing gold medals, 2016-17. From the creator of the Emmy Award-winning Neverwinter Nights, a novel with a unique hero, an unlikely love story, and more twists than San Francisco's Lombard Street. It's not cozy but it's intimate. It's not procedural but it makes you think, which is why it's been honored both as a mystery and as literary fiction. Its influences range from Raymond Chandler's The Big Sleep to the Coen Brothers' The Big Lebowski to J.D. Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye. "Compelling, mysterious, tender and moving...." - IndieReader, March 2017 "Rating: 9/10. The intricate plot is ingeniously executed so that all pieces of the puzzle fit together.... Twists and turns that at first appear questionable end up working perfectly.... The prose is top notch.... The book's distinctively original structure moves the story along briskly...." - The BookLife Prize, Publishers Weekly, September 2017 Assassinated: The crusading politician who saved hundreds of San Francisco homes from the bulldozers of a big developer. Accused: A mysterious young loner who speaks his own unique dialect of English and refuses to answer questions. Unexpected: A woman who will risk her promising future for a man without a past. When teacher turned deckhand Steve Ondelle is framed for the killing of a San Francisco supervisor, he tumbles into a world of billion-dollar deals and bizarre sexual adventures, a world where hard evidence depicts him as a misfit who turns to murder. To expose these freshly-minted lies, Steve must first make peace with a lifetime of painful truths. He travels from the piers of Sausalito to the penthouses of San Francisco, with unlikely allies like Leonard the Human Statue, Eli of the Coral Reef, The Prophet of Market Street. And Liam the Fog Seller. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Fog Seller Subtitle: A San Francisco Mystery Author: Don Daglow Narrator: David Stifel Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs and 39 mins Language: English Release date: 01-11-18 Publisher: Sausalito Media LLC Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 2 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Winner of four major indie publishing gold medals, 2016-17. From the creator of the Emmy Award-winning Neverwinter Nights, a novel with a unique hero, an unlikely love story, and more twists than San Francisco's Lombard Street. It's not cozy but it's intimate. It's not procedural but it makes you think, which is why it's been honored both as a mystery and as literary fiction. Its influences range from Raymond Chandler's The Big Sleep to the Coen Brothers' The Big Lebowski to J.D. Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye. "Compelling, mysterious, tender and moving...." - IndieReader, March 2017 "Rating: 9/10. The intricate plot is ingeniously executed so that all pieces of the puzzle fit together.... Twists and turns that at first appear questionable end up working perfectly.... The prose is top notch.... The book's distinctively original structure moves the story along briskly...." - The BookLife Prize, Publishers Weekly, September 2017 Assassinated: The crusading politician who saved hundreds of San Francisco homes from the bulldozers of a big developer. Accused: A mysterious young loner who speaks his own unique dialect of English and refuses to answer questions. Unexpected: A woman who will risk her promising future for a man without a past. When teacher turned deckhand Steve Ondelle is framed for the killing of a San Francisco supervisor, he tumbles into a world of billion-dollar deals and bizarre sexual adventures, a world where hard evidence depicts him as a misfit who turns to murder. To expose these freshly-minted lies, Steve must first make peace with a lifetime of painful truths. He travels from the piers of Sausalito to the penthouses of San Francisco, with unlikely allies like Leonard the Human Statue, Eli of the Coral Reef, The Prophet of Market Street. And Liam the Fog Seller. Members Reviews: A mystery full of twists The narrator is excellent. This mystery involves a lot of unusual characters such as Liam the Fog Seller, Leonard the Human Statue and The Prophet of Market Street. Steve, who has his own unique dialog and is not good at answering questions must deal with his painful past as he searches for the real killers. This is full of twists and turns with clues coming from unexpected sources. An enjoyable listen. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/We-Are-Not-Ourselves-Audiobook/B00L4BKFY0 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: We Are Not Ourselves Author: Matthew Thomas Narrator: Mare Winningham Format: Unabridged Length: 20 hrs and 51 mins Language: English Release date: 08-19-14 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 1037 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Destined to be a classic, this "powerfully moving" (Chad Harbach, The Art of Fielding) multigenerational debut novel of an Irish-American family is nothing short of a "masterwork". (Joshua Ferris, Then We Came to the End). Born in 1941, Eileen Tumulty is raised by her Irish immigrant parents in Woodside, Queens, in an apartment where the mood swings between heartbreak and hilarity, depending on whether guests are over and how much alcohol has been consumed. When Eileen meets Ed Leary, a scientist whose bearing is nothing like those of the men she grew up with, she thinks shes found the perfect partner to deliver her to the cosmopolitan world she longs to inhabit. They marry, and Eileen quickly discovers Ed doesnt aspire to the same, ever bigger, stakes in the American Dream. Eileen encourages her husband to want more: a better job, better friends, a better house, but as years pass it becomes clear that his growing reluctance is part of a deeper psychological shift. An inescapable darkness enters their lives, and Eileen and Ed and their son, Connell, try desperately to hold together a semblance of the reality they have known, and to preserve, against long odds, an idea they have cherished of the future. Through the Learys, novelist Matthew Thomas charts the story of the American Century, particularly the promise of domestic bliss and economic prosperity that captured hearts and minds after WWII. The result is a riveting and affecting work of art; one that reminds us that life is more than a tally of victories and defeats, that we live to love and be loved, and that we should tell one another so before the moment slips away. Epic in scope, heroic in character, masterful in prose, We Are Not Ourselves heralds the arrival of a major new talent in contemporary fiction. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Matthew Thomas) Tue, 19 Aug 2014 02:48:00 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/We-Are-Not-Ourselves-Audiobook/B00L4BKFY0 thebookvoice.com 20:51:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: We Are Not Ourselves Author: Matthew Thomas Narrator: Mare Winningham Format: Unabridged Length: 20 hrs and 51 mins Language: English Release date: 08-19-14 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 1037 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Destined to be a classic, this "powerfully moving" (Chad Harbach, The Art of Fielding) multigenerational debut novel of an Irish-American family is nothing short of a "masterwork". (Joshua Ferris, Then We Came to the End). Born in 1941, Eileen Tumulty is raised by her Irish immigrant parents in Woodside, Queens, in an apartment where the mood swings between heartbreak and hilarity, depending on whether guests are over and how much alcohol has been consumed. When Eileen meets Ed Leary, a scientist whose bearing is nothing like those of the men she grew up with, she thinks shes found the perfect partner to deliver her to the cosmopolitan world she longs to inhabit. They marry, and Eileen quickly discovers Ed doesnt aspire to the same, ever bigger, stakes in the American Dream. Eileen encourages her husband to want more: a better job, better friends, a better house, but as years pass it becomes clear that his growing reluctance is part of a deeper psychological shift. An inescapable darkness enters their lives, and Eileen and Ed and their son, Connell, try desperately to hold together a semblance of the reality they have known, and to preserve, against long odds, an idea they have cherished of the future. Through the Learys, novelist Matthew Thomas charts the story of the American Century, particularly the promise of domestic bliss and economic prosperity that captured hearts and minds after WWII. The result is a riveting and affecting work of art; one that reminds us that life is more than a tally of victories and defeats, that we live to love and be loved, and that we should tell one another so before the moment slips away. Epic in scope, heroic in character, masterful in prose, We Are Not Ourselves heralds the arrival of a major new talent in contemporary fiction. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: We Are Not Ourselves Author: Matthew Thomas Narrator: Mare Winningham Format: Unabridged Length: 20 hrs and 51 mins Language: English Release date: 08-19-14 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 1037 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Destined to be a classic, this "powerfully moving" (Chad Harbach, The Art of Fielding) multigenerational debut novel of an Irish-American family is nothing short of a "masterwork". (Joshua Ferris, Then We Came to the End). Born in 1941, Eileen Tumulty is raised by her Irish immigrant parents in Woodside, Queens, in an apartment where the mood swings between heartbreak and hilarity, depending on whether guests are over and how much alcohol has been consumed. When Eileen meets Ed Leary, a scientist whose bearing is nothing like those of the men she grew up with, she thinks shes found the perfect partner to deliver her to the cosmopolitan world she longs to inhabit. They marry, and Eileen quickly discovers Ed doesnt aspire to the same, ever bigger, stakes in the American Dream. Eileen encourages her husband to want more: a better job, better friends, a better house, but as years pass it becomes clear that his growing reluctance is part of a deeper psychological shift. An inescapable darkness enters their lives, and Eileen and Ed and their son, Connell, try desperately to hold together a semblance of the reality they have known, and to preserve, against long odds, an idea they have cherished of the future. Through the Learys, novelist Matthew Thomas charts the story of the American Century, particularly the promise of domestic bliss and economic prosperity that captured hearts and minds after WWII. The result is a riveting and affecting work of art; one that reminds us that life is more than a tally of victories and defeats, that we live to love and be loved, and that we should tell one another so before the moment slips away. Epic in scope, heroic in character, masterful in prose, We Are Not Ourselves heralds the arrival of a major new talent in contemporary fiction. Members Reviews: Beyond Depressing This book was absurdly depressing. The first half was a little on the sad side, but manageable and then - WHAM - the second half makes you slog through the most depressing book ever. This title should come with a warning!!!! Granted, it's fabulous writing, but for me it wasn't worth it!!! Profound Narrative of FantisizingTragedy, Regret In this narrative story, there is no great mystery to resolve, no thrilling moments of climax. If these are things you need in a story, don't select this one. However, if you enjoy life stories and how the characters in these stories chart the direction of their lives, this is one you won't want to miss. Matthew Thomas has written a really good novel. This is a narrative (well performed by Mare Winningham) about a girl who works hard, has many life challenges and fantasizes about her future. As a woman, she cannot seem to stop the fantasizing about what might be in order to enjoy her present life. She is perpetually seeking perfection, or more, or different than she has in the moment; from her husband, son, neighbors, employers, friends. Eileen Leary cannot just live for the moment, enjoy the moment, and relish what is present instead of wishing for what might be. In the end, she has regrets. Many, many regrets. In the end, these things shape the future life of her son. Thomas' writing exposes us to how this obsession with "what might be" can shape lives and outlooks on life. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Perfect-Son-Audiobook/B00XLZ3QY8 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Perfect Son Author: Barbara Claypole White Narrator: Justine Eyre Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 46 mins Language: English Release date: 07-01-15 Publisher: Brilliance Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 517 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: From a distance Felix Fitzwilliam, the son of an old English family, is a good husband and father. But, obsessed with order and routine, he's a prisoner to perfection. Disengaged from the emotional life of his North Carolina family, Felix has let his wife, Ella, deal with their special-needs son by herself. A talented jewelry designer turned full-time mother, Ella is the family rock...until her heart attack shatters their carefully structured existence. Now Harry, a gifted teen grappling with the chaos of Tourette's syndrome, confronts a world outside his parents' control, one that tests his desire for independence. As Harry searches for his future and Ella adapts to the limits of her failing health, Felix struggles with his past and present roles. To prevent the family from being ripped apart, they must each bend with the inevitability of change and reinforce the ties that bind. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Barbara Claypole White) Wed, 01 Jul 2015 15:12:10 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Perfect-Son-Audiobook/B00XLZ3QY8 thebookvoice.com 10:46:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Perfect Son Author: Barbara Claypole White Narrator: Justine Eyre Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 46 mins Language: English Release date: 07-01-15 Publisher: Brilliance Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 517 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: From a distance Felix Fitzwilliam, the son of an old English family, is a good husband and father. But, obsessed with order and routine, he's a prisoner to perfection. Disengaged from the emotional life of his North Carolina family, Felix has let his wife, Ella, deal with their special-needs son by herself. A talented jewelry designer turned full-time mother, Ella is the family rock...until her heart attack shatters their carefully structured existence. Now Harry, a gifted teen grappling with the chaos of Tourette's syndrome, confronts a world outside his parents' control, one that tests his desire for independence. As Harry searches for his future and Ella adapts to the limits of her failing health, Felix struggles with his past and present roles. To prevent the family from being ripped apart, they must each bend with the inevitability of change and reinforce the ties that bind. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Perfect Son Author: Barbara Claypole White Narrator: Justine Eyre Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 46 mins Language: English Release date: 07-01-15 Publisher: Brilliance Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 517 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: From a distance Felix Fitzwilliam, the son of an old English family, is a good husband and father. But, obsessed with order and routine, he's a prisoner to perfection. Disengaged from the emotional life of his North Carolina family, Felix has let his wife, Ella, deal with their special-needs son by herself. A talented jewelry designer turned full-time mother, Ella is the family rock...until her heart attack shatters their carefully structured existence. Now Harry, a gifted teen grappling with the chaos of Tourette's syndrome, confronts a world outside his parents' control, one that tests his desire for independence. As Harry searches for his future and Ella adapts to the limits of her failing health, Felix struggles with his past and present roles. To prevent the family from being ripped apart, they must each bend with the inevitability of change and reinforce the ties that bind. Members Reviews: Enlightening I love books that teach, as well as entertain. I learned a lot about what it's like to live with an illness. Also, learned a lot about family dynamics, love and acceptance. Thank you! Unrealistic Character Development Let me start by saying the narration is fantastic. I forgot I was listening to one person in multiple roles. The story idea is a good one, but the jumps in character development were bizarre, particularly the husband. The mother's character fizzled out at the beginning of the story in a disappointing way. When she re-enters the story, she's no longer a major character, and her relationship with her son, rather than being changed, is non-existent. Love builds bridges. I really enjoyed this timely and well written book Great characters .The narration only enhanced the story. I highly recommend it. Not Your Usual Fare -trust me! What did you love best about The Perfect Son? The workings of the boy's mind vs what his body was doing at any given time opened my mind greatly. Fascinating. What other book might you compare The Perfect Son to and why? The only reference I truly have into this realm is a long-ago little book called "Angel Unaware" by Dale Evans Rogers. Her little girl, Robin, was born with Down Syndrome at a time when these children were usually institutionalized. It offered much more insight into the mind of the adults working with Robin than into the mind of the child herself, as she was only an infant, but it was beautifully written in the first person by her mother. In that it offered new insights to those of us who do not have to deal with these things, the books are similar, but other than that, although sweetly written, Dale Evans Rogers' book has little in common with this much grittier story. Which scene was your favorite? I did not have a favorite - they each contributed to the next and flowed into one compelling story. Any additional comments? All human beings should read this book to learn compassion on the one hand and to understand that even though an individual may have challenges most of us do not face, he or she is fully a person with thoughts, feelings, likes, and dislikes, and capable of making a very important contribution to our world and to those of us lucky enough to be touched by them. Wonderful family drama If you could sum up The Perfect Son in three words, what would they be? Intense, beautiful, enlightening Who was your favorite character and why? Harry...he's so positive and brave. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Nightwoods-Audiobook/B005NCF3KW Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Nightwoods Subtitle: A Novel Author: Charles Frazier Narrator: Will Patton Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 46 mins Language: English Release date: 09-27-11 Publisher: Random House Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 698 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: The extraordinary author of Cold Mountain and Thirteen Moons returns with a dazzling new novel of suspense and love set in small-town North Carolina in the early 1960s. Charles Frazier puts his remarkable gifts in the service of a lean, taut narrative while losing none of the transcendent prose, virtuosic storytelling, and insight into human nature that have made him one of the most beloved and celebrated authors in the world. Now, with his brilliant portrait of Luce, a young woman who inherits her murdered sisters troubled twins, Frazier has created his most memorable heroine. Before the children, Luce was content with the reimbursements of the rich Appalachian landscape, choosing to live apart from the small community around her. But the coming of the children changes everything, cracking open her solitary life in difficult, hopeful, dangerous ways. Charles Frazier is known for his historical literary odysseys, and for making figures in the past come vividly to life. Set in the twentieth century, Nightwoods resonates with the timelessness of a great work of art. From the Hardcover edition. Critic Reviews: PRAISE FOR CHARLES FRAZIER: Natural-born storytellers come along only rarely. Charles Frazier joins the ranks of that elite cadre on the first page of his astonishing debut. (Newsweek on Cold Mountain) Prose filled with grace notes and trenchant asides ... a Whitmanesque foray into America: into its hugeness, its freshness, its scope and its soul ... such a memorable book. (The New York Times Book Review on Cold Mountain) Frazier works on an epic scale, but his genius is in the details - he has a scholars command of the physical realities of early America and a novelists gift for bringing them to life. (Time on Thirteen Moon) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Charles Frazier) Tue, 27 Sep 2011 09:43:56 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Nightwoods-Audiobook/B005NCF3KW thebookvoice.com 08:46:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Nightwoods Subtitle: A Novel Author: Charles Frazier Narrator: Will Patton Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 46 mins Language: English Release date: 09-27-11 Publisher: Random House Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 698 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: The extraordinary author of Cold Mountain and Thirteen Moons returns with a dazzling new novel of suspense and love set in small-town North Carolina in the early 1960s. Charles Frazier puts his remarkable gifts in the service of a lean, taut narrative while losing none of the transcendent prose, virtuosic storytelling, and insight into human nature that have made him one of the most beloved and celebrated authors in the world. Now, with his brilliant portrait of Luce, a young woman who inherits her murdered sisters troubled twins, Frazier has created his most memorable heroine. Before the children, Luce was content with the reimbursements of the rich Appalachian landscape, choosing to live apart from the small community around her. But the coming of the children changes everything, cracking open her solitary life in difficult, hopeful, dangerous ways. Charles Frazier is known for his historical literary odysseys, and for making figures in the past come vividly to life. Set in the twentieth century, Nightwoods resonates with the timelessness of a great work of art. From the Hardcover edition. Critic Reviews: PRAISE FOR CHARLES FRAZIER: Natural-born storytellers come along only rarely. Charles Frazier joins the ranks of that elite cadre on the first page of his astonishing debut. (Newsweek on Cold Mountain) Prose filled with grace notes and trenchant asides ... a Whitmanesque foray into America: into its hugeness, its freshness, its scope and its soul ... such a memorable book. (The New York Times Book Review on Cold Mountain) Frazier works on an epic scale, but his genius is in the details - he has a scholars command of the physical realities of early America and a novelists gift for bringing them to life. (Time on Thirteen Moon) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Nightwoods Subtitle: A Novel Author: Charles Frazier Narrator: Will Patton Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 46 mins Language: English Release date: 09-27-11 Publisher: Random House Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 698 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: The extraordinary author of Cold Mountain and Thirteen Moons returns with a dazzling new novel of suspense and love set in small-town North Carolina in the early 1960s. Charles Frazier puts his remarkable gifts in the service of a lean, taut narrative while losing none of the transcendent prose, virtuosic storytelling, and insight into human nature that have made him one of the most beloved and celebrated authors in the world. Now, with his brilliant portrait of Luce, a young woman who inherits her murdered sisters troubled twins, Frazier has created his most memorable heroine. Before the children, Luce was content with the reimbursements of the rich Appalachian landscape, choosing to live apart from the small community around her. But the coming of the children changes everything, cracking open her solitary life in difficult, hopeful, dangerous ways. Charles Frazier is known for his historical literary odysseys, and for making figures in the past come vividly to life. Set in the twentieth century, Nightwoods resonates with the timelessness of a great work of art. From the Hardcover edition. Critic Reviews: PRAISE FOR CHARLES FRAZIER: Natural-born storytellers come along only rarely. Charles Frazier joins the ranks of that elite cadre on the first page of his astonishing debut. (Newsweek on Cold Mountain) Prose filled with grace notes and trenchant asides ... a Whitmanesque foray into America: into its hugeness, its freshness, its scope and its soul ... such a memorable book. (The New York Times Book Review on Cold Mountain) Frazier works on an epic scale, but his genius is in the details - he has a scholars command of the physical realities of early America and a novelists gift for bringing them to life. (Time on Thirteen Moon) Members Reviews: Beautiful writing and powerful narration I absolutely love Fraizer's style of writing and Patton's narration. I found myself rewinding to hear passages over again because I was totally charmed. Listening to this book, I recall long gone relatives, who had a winking way of saying things that bespoke an intelligence that might not have been immediately apparent to outsiders, until they let go with a quip that summed up a person or situation perfectly. Fraizer deftly captures that dry humor and eloquence in the characters that populate this story, and Patton's delivery is flawless. Yes, It's a little dark but never gratuitously gruesome or especially difficult. In fact, I like the way that certain unpleasant things were implied and not dished out in detail. Also, part of why I love this book (and Fraizer's other books), is that the NC mountains are dear to me, and I can't get enough of his descriptions of the the mystery and beauty of the place, and the ways of the people, that have all but vanished. Nightwoods A quiet, unassuming story beautifully told in typical Frazier style. Details are so clear one can almost feel the moss crunch underfoot. I found the characters to be real and true for the time period and location. The setting is the quiet Appalachian landscape in the 1950s. The author offers his readers a most captivating, often poignant portrayal of Luce, the young woman who unexpectedly inherits her sister's troublesome, emotionally scarred twins. Hers is a battle of wits with her sister's husband whom she suspects is her sisters killer - as she seeks to protect the children from him. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/A-Dance-to-the-Music-of-Time-Third-Movement-Audiobook/B003W0VSP6 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: A Dance to the Music of Time: Third Movement Author: Anthony Powell Narrator: Simon Vance Format: Unabridged Length: 19 hrs and 47 mins Language: English Release date: 07-19-10 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 172 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. In this third volume of A Dance to the Music of Time, we again meet Widmerpool, doggedly rising in rank; Jenkins, shifted from one dismal army post to another; Stringham, heroically emerging from alcoholism; Templer, still on his eternal sexual quest. Here, too, we are introduced to Pamela Flitton, one of the most beautiful and dangerous women in modern fiction. Wickedly barbed in its wit, uncanny in its seismographic recording of human emotions and social currents, this saga stands as an unsurpassed rendering of England's finest yet most costly hour. Includes the novels: The Valley of Bones, The Soldier's Art, and The Military Philosophers. 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: "Nick's bewilderment, frustrations, and brief moments of joy as he negotiates life in the service are expertly conveyed by narrator Simon Vance. From the pomposity of the newly promoted to the silent acceptance of those assigned to menial labor, Vance captures the surreal world of the noncombatant soldier." (AudioFile) "One of the most important works of fiction since the Second World War. . . . The novel looked, as it began, something like a comedy of manners; then, for a while, like a tragedy of manners; now like a vastly entertaining, deeply melancholy, yet somehow courageous statement about human experience." (The New Yorker) "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) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Anthony Powell) Mon, 19 Jul 2010 03:32:29 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/A-Dance-to-the-Music-of-Time-Third-Movement-Audiobook/B003W0VSP6 thebookvoice.com 19:47:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: A Dance to the Music of Time: Third Movement Author: Anthony Powell Narrator: Simon Vance Format: Unabridged Length: 19 hrs and 47 mins Language: English Release date: 07-19-10 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 172 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. In this third volume of A Dance to the Music of Time, we again meet Widmerpool, doggedly rising in rank; Jenkins, shifted from one dismal army post to another; Stringham, heroically emerging from alcoholism; Templer, still on his eternal sexual quest. Here, too, we are introduced to Pamela Flitton, one of the most beautiful and dangerous women in modern fiction. Wickedly barbed in its wit, uncanny in its seismographic recording of human emotions and social currents, this saga stands as an unsurpassed rendering of England's finest yet most costly hour. Includes the novels: The Valley of Bones, The Soldier's Art, and The Military Philosophers. 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: "Nick's bewilderment, frustrations, and brief moments of joy as he negotiates life in the service are expertly conveyed by narrator Simon Vance. From the pomposity of the newly promoted to the silent acceptance of those assigned to menial labor, Vance captures the surreal world of the noncombatant soldier." (AudioFile) "One of the most important works of fiction since the Second World War. . . . The novel looked, as it began, something like a comedy of manners; then, for a while, like a tragedy of manners; now like a vastly entertaining, deeply melancholy, yet somehow courageous statement about human experience." (The New Yorker) "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) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: A Dance to the Music of Time: Third Movement Author: Anthony Powell Narrator: Simon Vance Format: Unabridged Length: 19 hrs and 47 mins Language: English Release date: 07-19-10 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 172 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. In this third volume of A Dance to the Music of Time, we again meet Widmerpool, doggedly rising in rank; Jenkins, shifted from one dismal army post to another; Stringham, heroically emerging from alcoholism; Templer, still on his eternal sexual quest. Here, too, we are introduced to Pamela Flitton, one of the most beautiful and dangerous women in modern fiction. Wickedly barbed in its wit, uncanny in its seismographic recording of human emotions and social currents, this saga stands as an unsurpassed rendering of England's finest yet most costly hour. Includes the novels: The Valley of Bones, The Soldier's Art, and The Military Philosophers. 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: "Nick's bewilderment, frustrations, and brief moments of joy as he negotiates life in the service are expertly conveyed by narrator Simon Vance. From the pomposity of the newly promoted to the silent acceptance of those assigned to menial labor, Vance captures the surreal world of the noncombatant soldier." (AudioFile) "One of the most important works of fiction since the Second World War. . . . The novel looked, as it began, something like a comedy of manners; then, for a while, like a tragedy of manners; now like a vastly entertaining, deeply melancholy, yet somehow courageous statement about human experience." (The New Yorker) "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) Members Reviews: Engrave no battle on his cheek... BOOK SEVEN ('The Valley of Bones'): We begin the 3rd Movement with the seventh book of 12. If you prefer to think of Anthony Powell's (rhymes with pole's, not towel's) masterpiece cycle in terms of months, 'Valley of the Bones' is July. 'The Valley of Bones' is a war novel that has nothing to do with war. Well, that is not right, there are signals that the war is beginning and the Nazis are invading countries in Europe. Nick Jenkins finds himself in command of a platoon training for war with the Germans. His company is a company whose officers are all primarily bankers and whose enlisted ranks seem filled with miners. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Fifteen-Dogs-Audiobook/B01DV07G3Y Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Fifteen Dogs Author: André Alexis Narrator: André Alexis Format: Unabridged Length: 6 hrs and 19 mins Language: English Release date: 04-06-16 Publisher: Coach House Books Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 254 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: "I wonder," said Hermes, "what it would be like if animals had human intelligence." "I'll wager a year's servitude," answered Apollo, "that animals - any animal you like - would be even more unhappy than humans are if they were given human intelligence." And so it begins: a bet between the gods Hermes and Apollo leads them to grant human consciousness and language to a group of dogs overnighting at a Toronto veterinary clinic. Suddenly capable of more complex thought, the pack is torn between those who resist the new ways of thinking, preferring the old dog ways, and those who embrace the change. The gods watch from above as the dogs venture into their newly unfamiliar world, as they become divided among themselves, as each struggles with new thoughts and feelings. Wily Benjy moves from home to home, Prince becomes a poet, and Majnoun forges a relationship with a kind couple that stops even the Fates in their tracks. André Alexis' contemporary take on the apologue offers an utterly compelling and affecting look at the beauty and perils of human consciousness. By turns meditative and devastating, charming and strange, Fifteen Dogs shows you can teach an old genre new tricks. Critic Reviews: "[Alexis] devises an inventive romp through the nature of humanity in this beautiful, entertaining read.... A clever exploration of our essence, communication, and how our societies are organized." (Kirkus Reviews) "Alexis manages to encapsulate an astonishing range of metaphysical questions in a simple tale about dogs that came to know too much. The result is a delightful juxtaposition of the human and canine conditions, and a narrative that, like just one of the dogs, delights in the twists and turns of the gods' linguistic gift." (Publishers Weekly) "...I'm far from being a dog person, but as a book person I loved this smart, exuberant fantasy from start to finish." (Jonathan Gibbs, The Guardian) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (André Alexis) Wed, 06 Apr 2016 07:05:40 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Fifteen-Dogs-Audiobook/B01DV07G3Y thebookvoice.com 06:19:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Fifteen Dogs Author: André Alexis Narrator: André Alexis Format: Unabridged Length: 6 hrs and 19 mins Language: English Release date: 04-06-16 Publisher: Coach House Books Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 254 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: "I wonder," said Hermes, "what it would be like if animals had human intelligence." "I'll wager a year's servitude," answered Apollo, "that animals - any animal you like - would be even more unhappy than humans are if they were given human intelligence." And so it begins: a bet between the gods Hermes and Apollo leads them to grant human consciousness and language to a group of dogs overnighting at a Toronto veterinary clinic. Suddenly capable of more complex thought, the pack is torn between those who resist the new ways of thinking, preferring the old dog ways, and those who embrace the change. The gods watch from above as the dogs venture into their newly unfamiliar world, as they become divided among themselves, as each struggles with new thoughts and feelings. Wily Benjy moves from home to home, Prince becomes a poet, and Majnoun forges a relationship with a kind couple that stops even the Fates in their tracks. André Alexis' contemporary take on the apologue offers an utterly compelling and affecting look at the beauty and perils of human consciousness. By turns meditative and devastating, charming and strange, Fifteen Dogs shows you can teach an old genre new tricks. Critic Reviews: "[Alexis] devises an inventive romp through the nature of humanity in this beautiful, entertaining read.... A clever exploration of our essence, communication, and how our societies are organized." (Kirkus Reviews) "Alexis manages to encapsulate an astonishing range of metaphysical questions in a simple tale about dogs that came to know too much. The result is a delightful juxtaposition of the human and canine conditions, and a narrative that, like just one of the dogs, delights in the twists and turns of the gods' linguistic gift." (Publishers Weekly) "...I'm far from being a dog person, but as a book person I loved this smart, exuberant fantasy from start to finish." (Jonathan Gibbs, The Guardian) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Fifteen Dogs Author: André Alexis Narrator: André Alexis Format: Unabridged Length: 6 hrs and 19 mins Language: English Release date: 04-06-16 Publisher: Coach House Books Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 254 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: "I wonder," said Hermes, "what it would be like if animals had human intelligence." "I'll wager a year's servitude," answered Apollo, "that animals - any animal you like - would be even more unhappy than humans are if they were given human intelligence." And so it begins: a bet between the gods Hermes and Apollo leads them to grant human consciousness and language to a group of dogs overnighting at a Toronto veterinary clinic. Suddenly capable of more complex thought, the pack is torn between those who resist the new ways of thinking, preferring the old dog ways, and those who embrace the change. The gods watch from above as the dogs venture into their newly unfamiliar world, as they become divided among themselves, as each struggles with new thoughts and feelings. Wily Benjy moves from home to home, Prince becomes a poet, and Majnoun forges a relationship with a kind couple that stops even the Fates in their tracks. André Alexis' contemporary take on the apologue offers an utterly compelling and affecting look at the beauty and perils of human consciousness. By turns meditative and devastating, charming and strange, Fifteen Dogs shows you can teach an old genre new tricks. Critic Reviews: "[Alexis] devises an inventive romp through the nature of humanity in this beautiful, entertaining read.... A clever exploration of our essence, communication, and how our societies are organized." (Kirkus Reviews) "Alexis manages to encapsulate an astonishing range of metaphysical questions in a simple tale about dogs that came to know too much. The result is a delightful juxtaposition of the human and canine conditions, and a narrative that, like just one of the dogs, delights in the twists and turns of the gods' linguistic gift." (Publishers Weekly) "...I'm far from being a dog person, but as a book person I loved this smart, exuberant fantasy from start to finish." (Jonathan Gibbs, The Guardian) Members Reviews: Very good story but not exactly light-hearted! I thoroughly enjoyed this book and found it to be a quick and engrossing read. A friend loaned it to me when my dog passed away and I was expecting an uplifting light story about the kindness in dogs. Instead it is an extremely thoughtful - and at times dark - tale about the complexities of human intelligence, with a very poignant ending. I would recommend this to the modern day philosophers and thinkers, and specifically any of you who live in Toronto! What Sentience Is I truly believe that all beings have some degree of sentience. If only we humans would open wide our definition and see that the ability to speak does not set the bar. Depressing. Depressing. To give dogs the thoughts and behaviours of humans takes away my hope. Dogs are so pure and honest. I prefer to continue to think of them this way. It's an interesting concept, but the story just made me sad. Fantastic! Fifteen Dogs is a beautiful and moving narrative. This recording offers a fantastic reading by the author. Lord of the Fleas A sort of Lord of the Flies in reverse, in which we see what happens when beasts are bestowed with human intellect. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/A-Man-in-Love-Audiobook/B00U6U3RIG Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: A Man in Love Subtitle: My Struggle, Book 2 Author: Karl Ove Knausgaard, Don Bartlett Narrator: Edoardo Ballerini Format: Unabridged Length: 21 hrs and 3 mins Language: English Release date: 03-03-15 Publisher: Recorded Books Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 248 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: In the second installment of Karl Ove Knausgaard's monumental six-volume masterpiece, the character Karl Ove Knausgaard moves to Stockholm, where, having left his wife, he leads a solitary existence. He strikes up a deep friendship with another exiled Norwegian, a Nietzschean intellectual and boxing fanatic named Geir. He also tracks down Linda, whom he met at a writers' workshop a few years earlier and who fascinated him deeply. My Struggle, book two, is at heart a love story - the story of Karl Ove falling in love with his second wife. But the novel also tells other stories: of becoming a father, of the turbulence of family life, of outrageously unsuccessful attempts at a family vacation, of the emotional strain of birthday parties for children, and of the daily frustrations, rhythms, and distractions of city life keeping him from (and filling) his novel. It is a brilliant work that emphatically delivers on the unlikely promise that hundreds of minutes later, listeners will be left breathlessly demanding more. Critic Reviews: "[Book two] sears the reader because Knausgaard is a passionate idealist [who] wants to fight the conformity and homogeneity of modern bourgeois existence." (James Wood, The New Yorker) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Karl Ove Knausgaard) Tue, 03 Mar 2015 23:26:56 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/A-Man-in-Love-Audiobook/B00U6U3RIG thebookvoice.com 21:03:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: A Man in Love Subtitle: My Struggle, Book 2 Author: Karl Ove Knausgaard, Don Bartlett Narrator: Edoardo Ballerini Format: Unabridged Length: 21 hrs and 3 mins Language: English Release date: 03-03-15 Publisher: Recorded Books Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 248 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: In the second installment of Karl Ove Knausgaard's monumental six-volume masterpiece, the character Karl Ove Knausgaard moves to Stockholm, where, having left his wife, he leads a solitary existence. He strikes up a deep friendship with another exiled Norwegian, a Nietzschean intellectual and boxing fanatic named Geir. He also tracks down Linda, whom he met at a writers' workshop a few years earlier and who fascinated him deeply. My Struggle, book two, is at heart a love story - the story of Karl Ove falling in love with his second wife. But the novel also tells other stories: of becoming a father, of the turbulence of family life, of outrageously unsuccessful attempts at a family vacation, of the emotional strain of birthday parties for children, and of the daily frustrations, rhythms, and distractions of city life keeping him from (and filling) his novel. It is a brilliant work that emphatically delivers on the unlikely promise that hundreds of minutes later, listeners will be left breathlessly demanding more. Critic Reviews: "[Book two] sears the reader because Knausgaard is a passionate idealist [who] wants to fight the conformity and homogeneity of modern bourgeois existence." (James Wood, The New Yorker) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: A Man in Love Subtitle: My Struggle, Book 2 Author: Karl Ove Knausgaard, Don Bartlett Narrator: Edoardo Ballerini Format: Unabridged Length: 21 hrs and 3 mins Language: English Release date: 03-03-15 Publisher: Recorded Books Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 248 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: In the second installment of Karl Ove Knausgaard's monumental six-volume masterpiece, the character Karl Ove Knausgaard moves to Stockholm, where, having left his wife, he leads a solitary existence. He strikes up a deep friendship with another exiled Norwegian, a Nietzschean intellectual and boxing fanatic named Geir. He also tracks down Linda, whom he met at a writers' workshop a few years earlier and who fascinated him deeply. My Struggle, book two, is at heart a love story - the story of Karl Ove falling in love with his second wife. But the novel also tells other stories: of becoming a father, of the turbulence of family life, of outrageously unsuccessful attempts at a family vacation, of the emotional strain of birthday parties for children, and of the daily frustrations, rhythms, and distractions of city life keeping him from (and filling) his novel. It is a brilliant work that emphatically delivers on the unlikely promise that hundreds of minutes later, listeners will be left breathlessly demanding more. Critic Reviews: "[Book two] sears the reader because Knausgaard is a passionate idealist [who] wants to fight the conformity and homogeneity of modern bourgeois existence." (James Wood, The New Yorker) Members Reviews: i just cant get enough the narrators voice is like candy to my ears and the story flows along beautifully like a stream. karl ove writes the simple in such a beautiful way could not stop listening to every word spoken. the story is powerful and painfully honest, the narration is superb, the entire experience is unforgettable journey absolutely flawless it will be impossible to separate the performance of this work from the work itself in the best possible way White man's ego reviewing white mans ennui? "The fact that paintings and, to some extent, photographs were so important for me had something to do with this. They contained no words, no concepts, and when I looked at them what I experienced, what made them so important, was also non conceptual. There was something stupid in this, an area that was completely devoid of intelligence, which I had difficulty acknowledgng or accepting, yet which perhaps was the most important single element of what I wanted to do." -- Karl Ove Knausgrd, My Struggle Book 2 Sometimes writing a review of a book is just about marking the space, staking the ground, scratching the wall with hard chalk. I swim back and forth about how I feel about Knausgaard. Hell, I swim back and forth about whether I want to spell his last name Knausgaard or Knausgrd. Right now I don't feel strongly either way. Completely ambivalent. Sometimes, I think Karl Ove's art is his huge capacity for being pretentious and narcissistic, but (just to be fair) I also think the same thing about most artists. There is something about the personality of an artist that IS by their nature selfish, demanding, exhibitionist: crying for notice, for acclaim, for some distant other to meet their gaze, catch their pitch, experience their trip. I think of the story of Picasso's daughter showing him her beautiful new shoes, and he takes them and paints them and makes her cry. And I mean all this ego art as a good thing. I guess what, for me, sets Karl Ove apart from other fiction artists/authors is he exposes (or at least wants us to THINK he exposes) a lot more about his life in his art. His self is stylized, but not hidden. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Tainted-Kiss-Audiobook/B077SZDV3B Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Tainted Kiss Subtitle: Tainted Knights Author: Terri Anne Browning Narrator: JF Harding, Jillian Macie Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 30 mins Language: English Release date: 01-23-18 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 2 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: With one kiss she was his. From USA Today best-selling author Terri Anne Browning comes a new Rocker series - Tainted Knights. All it took was one look, one kiss. The promises he made - I should have known better. He was a rock star and I had no time for a guy like him in my life. I fell anyway. I believed his promises. Held onto them and waited. But the thing about rockers is that their private lives are never truly private. Seeing him on the cover of a national tabloid shouldn't have surprised me. Seeing him with two women all over him? That nearly broke me. Now the memory of that first magical kiss was tainted. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Terri Anne Browning) Tue, 23 Jan 2018 05:19:45 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Tainted-Kiss-Audiobook/B077SZDV3B thebookvoice.com 07:30:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Tainted Kiss Subtitle: Tainted Knights Author: Terri Anne Browning Narrator: JF Harding, Jillian Macie Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 30 mins Language: English Release date: 01-23-18 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 2 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: With one kiss she was his. From USA Today best-selling author Terri Anne Browning comes a new Rocker series - Tainted Knights. All it took was one look, one kiss. The promises he made - I should have known better. He was a rock star and I had no time for a guy like him in my life. I fell anyway. I believed his promises. Held onto them and waited. But the thing about rockers is that their private lives are never truly private. Seeing him on the cover of a national tabloid shouldn't have surprised me. Seeing him with two women all over him? That nearly broke me. Now the memory of that first magical kiss was tainted. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Tainted Kiss Subtitle: Tainted Knights Author: Terri Anne Browning Narrator: JF Harding, Jillian Macie Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 30 mins Language: English Release date: 01-23-18 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 2 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: With one kiss she was his. From USA Today best-selling author Terri Anne Browning comes a new Rocker series - Tainted Knights. All it took was one look, one kiss. The promises he made - I should have known better. He was a rock star and I had no time for a guy like him in my life. I fell anyway. I believed his promises. Held onto them and waited. But the thing about rockers is that their private lives are never truly private. Seeing him on the cover of a national tabloid shouldn't have surprised me. Seeing him with two women all over him? That nearly broke me. Now the memory of that first magical kiss was tainted. Members Reviews: Female narrator not ideal It took me about 3/4 of the way through to start doing it, but put the female narrator on x1.25 speed to make her sound normal! Wouldve enjoyed this easy book a lot more if Id done this from the beginning. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/After-Alice-Audiobook/B014I4M010 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: After Alice Subtitle: A Novel Author: Gregory Maguire Narrator: Katherine Kellgren Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 19 mins Language: English Release date: 10-27-15 Publisher: HarperAudio Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 276 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: From the multimillion-copy best-selling author of Wicked comes a magical new twist on Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, published to coincide with the 150th anniversary of Lewis Carroll's beloved classic. When Alice toppled down the rabbit hole 150 years ago, she found a Wonderland as rife with inconsistent rules and abrasive egos as the world she left behind. But what of that world? How did 1860s Oxford react to Alice's disappearance? In this brilliant work of fiction, Gregory Maguire turns his dazzling imagination to the question of underworlds, undergrounds, underpinnings - and understandings old and new, offering an inventive spin on Carroll's enduring tale. Ada, a friend of Alice's mentioned briefly in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, is off to visit her friend but arrives a moment too late - and tumbles down the rabbit hole herself. Ada brings to Wonderland her own imperfect apprehension of cause and effect as she embarks on an odyssey to find Alice and see her safely home from this surreal world below the world. If Eurydice can ever be returned to the arms of Orpheus or Lazarus can be raised from the tomb, perhaps Alice can be returned to life. Either way, everything that happens next is After Alice. Critic Reviews: "Kellgren does impressive work, animating each peculiar voice to differentiate and entertain.... She's an exquisite example of a narrator who uses all her strengths and who isn't afraid of being expressive and dramatic." (AudioFile) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Gregory Maguire) Tue, 27 Oct 2015 21:36:55 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/After-Alice-Audiobook/B014I4M010 thebookvoice.com 07:19:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: After Alice Subtitle: A Novel Author: Gregory Maguire Narrator: Katherine Kellgren Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 19 mins Language: English Release date: 10-27-15 Publisher: HarperAudio Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 276 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: From the multimillion-copy best-selling author of Wicked comes a magical new twist on Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, published to coincide with the 150th anniversary of Lewis Carroll's beloved classic. When Alice toppled down the rabbit hole 150 years ago, she found a Wonderland as rife with inconsistent rules and abrasive egos as the world she left behind. But what of that world? How did 1860s Oxford react to Alice's disappearance? In this brilliant work of fiction, Gregory Maguire turns his dazzling imagination to the question of underworlds, undergrounds, underpinnings - and understandings old and new, offering an inventive spin on Carroll's enduring tale. Ada, a friend of Alice's mentioned briefly in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, is off to visit her friend but arrives a moment too late - and tumbles down the rabbit hole herself. Ada brings to Wonderland her own imperfect apprehension of cause and effect as she embarks on an odyssey to find Alice and see her safely home from this surreal world below the world. If Eurydice can ever be returned to the arms of Orpheus or Lazarus can be raised from the tomb, perhaps Alice can be returned to life. Either way, everything that happens next is After Alice. Critic Reviews: "Kellgren does impressive work, animating each peculiar voice to differentiate and entertain.... She's an exquisite example of a narrator who uses all her strengths and who isn't afraid of being expressive and dramatic." (AudioFile) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: After Alice Subtitle: A Novel Author: Gregory Maguire Narrator: Katherine Kellgren Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 19 mins Language: English Release date: 10-27-15 Publisher: HarperAudio Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 276 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: From the multimillion-copy best-selling author of Wicked comes a magical new twist on Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, published to coincide with the 150th anniversary of Lewis Carroll's beloved classic. When Alice toppled down the rabbit hole 150 years ago, she found a Wonderland as rife with inconsistent rules and abrasive egos as the world she left behind. But what of that world? How did 1860s Oxford react to Alice's disappearance? In this brilliant work of fiction, Gregory Maguire turns his dazzling imagination to the question of underworlds, undergrounds, underpinnings - and understandings old and new, offering an inventive spin on Carroll's enduring tale. Ada, a friend of Alice's mentioned briefly in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, is off to visit her friend but arrives a moment too late - and tumbles down the rabbit hole herself. Ada brings to Wonderland her own imperfect apprehension of cause and effect as she embarks on an odyssey to find Alice and see her safely home from this surreal world below the world. If Eurydice can ever be returned to the arms of Orpheus or Lazarus can be raised from the tomb, perhaps Alice can be returned to life. Either way, everything that happens next is After Alice. Critic Reviews: "Kellgren does impressive work, animating each peculiar voice to differentiate and entertain.... She's an exquisite example of a narrator who uses all her strengths and who isn't afraid of being expressive and dramatic." (AudioFile) Members Reviews: Not a fan of this one I am normally a Gregory Maguire fan, but this book was a waste of time. I kept waiting for something to happen that would differentiate it from any of the original Alice story, or for anything substantial to happen at all. He just implanted another character that followed the same path as Alice. The side story did nothing to pick up the pace of this one. My least favorite of Maguire's works. So boring I was not expecting this to be so heavy to listen to. It was a chore and not a treat. The narrators had erratic volumes to the point where some of them hurt my ears they were so loud compared to others. I didn't enjoy this one. Didn't even finish What could have made this a 4 or 5-star listening experience for you? This book was such a mess I couldn't follow the story. I finally gave up and didn't finish....that is a first since joining audible. Too Many Words I have loved all of the books in the Wicked series and along with Mirror Mirror. I wish I had bought Confessions of an Ugly Stepdaughter instead of this book. It was extremely difficult to find a story amongst all the words in this book. Normally I enjoy the wordsmith abilities of Gregory Maguire but normally there is an intricate storyline being weaved with all of his words. In this case it mostly just words. I'm sorry I bought this book both because it wasn't enjoyable and it tarnished my admiration of the author. Trying way too hard I was looking forward to this book, but as in the Disney mash-ups, the intelligent humor and language play of the original Alice books, were absent or overly blatant in this confusing, jumbled mess. This was a major disappointment. Don't bother... https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Cuentos-escogidos-Selected-Stories-Audiobook/B018Y9DHGC Escuche este audio libro completo gratis en https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> Título: Cuentos escogidos [Selected Stories] Autor: Mario Benedetti Narrador: Mario Benedetti Formato: Unabridged Duración: 2 hrs and 24 mins Idioma: Español Fecha de publicación: 01-21-16 Editor: Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial, S. A. U. Calificaciones: 4.5 de 5 de 69 votos Categorías: Fiction, Literary Resumen del editor: Leer a Benedetti es emprender un viaje desde el reino de la imaginación que a diario se restaura y en donde el remitente es el corazón de uno mismo. En esta selección de cuentos encontramos amor, política, humor..., pero ante todo una serie de espejos donde es posible ver nuestra vida. Todos podemos reconocernos en sus personajes. El audiolibro incluye los relatos El presupuesto, Familia Iriarte, Los pocillos, Réquiem con tostadas, Los bomberos, La expresión, La noche de los feos, Miss Amnesia, De puro distraído, Jules y Jim, La sirena viuda, El hombre que aprendió a ladrar, El sexo de los ángeles, Mucho gusto, Un boliviano con salida al mar, Lingüistas, Todo lo contrario y Maison Lucrèce en la voz de Mario Benedetti. Please note: This audiobook is in Spanish. Crítica Comentarios: "Un autor que nos habla de amor, de poder y de compromiso de la forma más directa y apasionada posible." (World Literature Today) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Mario Benedetti) Thu, 21 Jan 2016 15:31:04 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Cuentos-escogidos-Selected-Stories-Audiobook/B018Y9DHGC thebookvoice.com 02:24:00 no Escucha este título completo gratis en thebookvoice.com Escuche este audio libro completo gratis en https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> Título: Cuentos escogidos [Selected Stories] Autor: Mario Benedetti Narrador: Mario Benedetti Formato: Unabridged Duración: 2 hrs and 24 mins Idioma: Español Fecha de publicación: 01-21-16 Editor: Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial, S. A. U. Calificaciones: 4.5 de 5 de 69 votos Categorías: Fiction, Literary Resumen del editor: Leer a Benedetti es emprender un viaje desde el reino de la imaginación que a diario se restaura y en donde el remitente es el corazón de uno mismo. En esta selección de cuentos encontramos amor, política, humor..., pero ante todo una serie de espejos donde es posible ver nuestra vida. Todos podemos reconocernos en sus personajes. El audiolibro incluye los relatos El presupuesto, Familia Iriarte, Los pocillos, Réquiem con tostadas, Los bomberos, La expresión, La noche de los feos, Miss Amnesia, De puro distraído, Jules y Jim, La sirena viuda, El hombre que aprendió a ladrar, El sexo de los ángeles, Mucho gusto, Un boliviano con salida al mar, Lingüistas, Todo lo contrario y Maison Lucrèce en la voz de Mario Benedetti. Please note: This audiobook is in Spanish. Crítica Comentarios: "Un autor que nos habla de amor, de poder y de compromiso de la forma más directa y apasionada posible." (World Literature Today) Escuche este audio libro completo gratis en https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> Título: Cuentos escogidos [Selected Stories] Autor: Mario Benedetti Narrador: Mario Benedetti Formato: Unabridged Duración: 2 hrs and 24 mins Idioma: Español Fecha de publicación: 01-21-16 Editor: Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial, S. A. U. Calificaciones: 4.5 de 5 de 69 votos Categorías: Fiction, Literary Resumen del editor: Leer a Benedetti es emprender un viaje desde el reino de la imaginación que a diario se restaura y en donde el remitente es el corazón de uno mismo. En esta selección de cuentos encontramos amor, política, humor..., pero ante todo una serie de espejos donde es posible ver nuestra vida. Todos podemos reconocernos en sus personajes. El audiolibro incluye los relatos El presupuesto, Familia Iriarte, Los pocillos, Réquiem con tostadas, Los bomberos, La expresión, La noche de los feos, Miss Amnesia, De puro distraído, Jules y Jim, La sirena viuda, El hombre que aprendió a ladrar, El sexo de los ángeles, Mucho gusto, Un boliviano con salida al mar, Lingüistas, Todo lo contrario y Maison Lucrèce en la voz de Mario Benedetti. Please note: This audiobook is in Spanish. Crítica Comentarios: "Un autor que nos habla de amor, de poder y de compromiso de la forma más directa y apasionada posible." (World Literature Today) Opiniones de los miembros: lo mejor un lujo que un libro como este sea narrado x el mismo benedetti. cuentos fabulosos Me encanto Disfrute sobre todo la narracion de Mario Benedetti, y la seleccion de cuentos es fantastica! Excelente en verdad. sencilamente descriptible LA forma sencilla y a la vez informativa de la narracion hace que te mantenga interesado y a la vez aprendiendo de la hermosa lengua española. Es delicia escuchar a Bendetti Qué no puede gustar de Benedetti, si su melodiosa y rítmica prosa, además de su voz, encanta y apasiona. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Back-to-Blood-Audiobook/B009OOTC70 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Back to Blood Subtitle: A Novel Author: Tom Wolfe Narrator: Lou Diamond Phillips Format: Unabridged Length: 20 hrs and 52 mins Language: English Release date: 10-23-12 Publisher: Hachette Audio Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 687 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: A big, panoramic story of the new America, as told by our master chronicler of the way we live now. As a police launch speeds across Miami's Biscayne Bay - with officer Nestor Camacho on board - Tom Wolfe is off and running. Into the feverous landscape of the city, he introduces the Cuban mayor; the black police chief; a wanna-go-muckraking young journalist and his Yale-marinated editor; an Anglo sex-addiction psychiatrist and his Latina nurse by day, loin lock by night - until lately, the love of Nestor's life; a refined, and oh-so-light-skinned young woman from Haiti and her Creole-spouting, black-gang-banger-stylin' little brother; a billionaire porn addict; crack dealers in the 'hoods; "de-skilled" conceptual artists at the Miami Art Basel Fair; "spectators" at the annual Biscayne Bay regatta looking only for that night's orgy; yenta-heavy ex-New Yorkers at an "Active Adult" condo; and a nest of shady Russians. Based on the same sort of detailed, on-scene, high-energy reporting that powered Tom Wolfe's previous best-selling novels, Back to Blood is another brilliant, spot-on, scrupulous, and often hilarious reckoning with our times. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Tom Wolfe) Tue, 23 Oct 2012 06:01:39 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Back-to-Blood-Audiobook/B009OOTC70 thebookvoice.com 20:52:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Back to Blood Subtitle: A Novel Author: Tom Wolfe Narrator: Lou Diamond Phillips Format: Unabridged Length: 20 hrs and 52 mins Language: English Release date: 10-23-12 Publisher: Hachette Audio Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 687 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: A big, panoramic story of the new America, as told by our master chronicler of the way we live now. As a police launch speeds across Miami's Biscayne Bay - with officer Nestor Camacho on board - Tom Wolfe is off and running. Into the feverous landscape of the city, he introduces the Cuban mayor; the black police chief; a wanna-go-muckraking young journalist and his Yale-marinated editor; an Anglo sex-addiction psychiatrist and his Latina nurse by day, loin lock by night - until lately, the love of Nestor's life; a refined, and oh-so-light-skinned young woman from Haiti and her Creole-spouting, black-gang-banger-stylin' little brother; a billionaire porn addict; crack dealers in the 'hoods; "de-skilled" conceptual artists at the Miami Art Basel Fair; "spectators" at the annual Biscayne Bay regatta looking only for that night's orgy; yenta-heavy ex-New Yorkers at an "Active Adult" condo; and a nest of shady Russians. Based on the same sort of detailed, on-scene, high-energy reporting that powered Tom Wolfe's previous best-selling novels, Back to Blood is another brilliant, spot-on, scrupulous, and often hilarious reckoning with our times. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Back to Blood Subtitle: A Novel Author: Tom Wolfe Narrator: Lou Diamond Phillips Format: Unabridged Length: 20 hrs and 52 mins Language: English Release date: 10-23-12 Publisher: Hachette Audio Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 687 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: A big, panoramic story of the new America, as told by our master chronicler of the way we live now. As a police launch speeds across Miami's Biscayne Bay - with officer Nestor Camacho on board - Tom Wolfe is off and running. Into the feverous landscape of the city, he introduces the Cuban mayor; the black police chief; a wanna-go-muckraking young journalist and his Yale-marinated editor; an Anglo sex-addiction psychiatrist and his Latina nurse by day, loin lock by night - until lately, the love of Nestor's life; a refined, and oh-so-light-skinned young woman from Haiti and her Creole-spouting, black-gang-banger-stylin' little brother; a billionaire porn addict; crack dealers in the 'hoods; "de-skilled" conceptual artists at the Miami Art Basel Fair; "spectators" at the annual Biscayne Bay regatta looking only for that night's orgy; yenta-heavy ex-New Yorkers at an "Active Adult" condo; and a nest of shady Russians. Based on the same sort of detailed, on-scene, high-energy reporting that powered Tom Wolfe's previous best-selling novels, Back to Blood is another brilliant, spot-on, scrupulous, and often hilarious reckoning with our times. Members Reviews: Classic Wolfe I was so worried Tom Wolfe would not produce the same masterful social commentary that he so amazingly spins in Charlotte Simmons, Bonfire and Man in Full but he does in Back to Blood. I was a little disappointed with the ending but other than that, it's classic Tom Wolfe. Lou Diamond Phillips is phenomenal...very good casting. A Tom Wolfe Classic I enjoyed this story as much as A Man in Full. Part of what makes a story great is the adventure of learning things you never knew about a culture and a region, interesting things, and often fascinating things. I was completely captured over and over as this story careens from one cultural clique to another. We follow an unwilling and unlikely protagonist in Nestor Camacho a pumped up Cuban and Miami cop, almost a Keystone cop in the way he tries his best just to keep from screwing up yet winds up time and again as the center of Miami's media focus - as both a hero and a villan. Great story. Great characters. Great performance. I get it, I get it, I GET IT!!!!! Would you try another book from Tom Wolfe and/or Lou Diamond Phillips? Yes, I'm a fan of Tom Wolfe. I keep the hope. Would you recommend Back to Blood to your friends? Why or why not? Not this one, and it pains me to say that What about Lou Diamond Phillipss performance did you like? Lou Diamond Phillips has many convincing voices and gives a great show Was Back to Blood worth the listening time? yes, but irritating Any additional comments? Mr Wolfe's use of repeated, repeated, repeated words and phrases was probably supposed to paint a picture and impress the reader of the importance of that sentiment. It worked for the first three or four times, then it turned old, old, old. I felt nagged, nagged, NAGGED and whacked over the head --over and over and over again. Bam, bam, bam, bam...you get the picture. Was the story not long enough? Did he feel he had to quadruple the length of the content? Did he not trust his readers to GET IT? Did he think he was writing a film script? As much as I liked Mr Phillips' dramatic performance, I started to have an urge to stuff a pillow in his face. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Masterpieces-of-the-Imaginative-Mind-Literatures-Most-Fantastic-Works-Audiobook/B00DEMAQBO Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Masterpieces of the Imaginative Mind: Literature's Most Fantastic Works Author: The Great Courses Narrator: Professor Eric S. Rabkin Format: Original Recording Length: 12 hrs and 31 mins Language: English Release date: 07-08-13 Publisher: The Great Courses Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 147 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Many of literature's greatest works, from ancient myths to the works of Nobel laureates, rely on fantasy. Even when there has been a dominant preference for realism, generation after generation of readers have been drawn to stories of the fantastic - not only for what they help us learn about ourselves as individuals or as members of society, but also for what they show about our social values. And now one of the world's foremost authorities on the literature of the fantastic and science fiction has created a series of 24 lectures that take you on a journey through some of the most remarkable feats of imagination in all of literature. You'll study strange tales of talking frogs and cannibal witches, from Mary Shelley's Frankenstein to Arthur C. Clarke's astonishing 2001: A Space Odyssey and beyond. Ranging from the early 1800s to contemporary times, Professor Rabkin casts a wide net for fantastic works and delves deeply into some of the most astonishing. You'll learn about the works and times of Edgar Allan Poe, the Brothers Grimm, Virginia Woolf, Lewis Carroll, Franz Kafka, Jules Verne, H.G. Wells, J.R.R. Tolkien, Ray Bradbury, Robert A. Heinlein, Isaac Asimov, and many others. And you'll see how artists you might not have even considered in this context - such as writers like Nathaniel Hawthorne, or composers like Offenbach and Tchaikovsky - owe a creative debt to this remarkably vibrant genre. PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying reference material will be available in your My Library section along with the audio. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (The Great Courses) Mon, 08 Jul 2013 14:41:06 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Masterpieces-of-the-Imaginative-Mind-Literatures-Most-Fantastic-Works-Audiobook/B00DEMAQBO thebookvoice.com 12:31:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Masterpieces of the Imaginative Mind: Literature's Most Fantastic Works Author: The Great Courses Narrator: Professor Eric S. Rabkin Format: Original Recording Length: 12 hrs and 31 mins Language: English Release date: 07-08-13 Publisher: The Great Courses Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 147 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Many of literature's greatest works, from ancient myths to the works of Nobel laureates, rely on fantasy. Even when there has been a dominant preference for realism, generation after generation of readers have been drawn to stories of the fantastic - not only for what they help us learn about ourselves as individuals or as members of society, but also for what they show about our social values. And now one of the world's foremost authorities on the literature of the fantastic and science fiction has created a series of 24 lectures that take you on a journey through some of the most remarkable feats of imagination in all of literature. You'll study strange tales of talking frogs and cannibal witches, from Mary Shelley's Frankenstein to Arthur C. Clarke's astonishing 2001: A Space Odyssey and beyond. Ranging from the early 1800s to contemporary times, Professor Rabkin casts a wide net for fantastic works and delves deeply into some of the most astonishing. You'll learn about the works and times of Edgar Allan Poe, the Brothers Grimm, Virginia Woolf, Lewis Carroll, Franz Kafka, Jules Verne, H.G. Wells, J.R.R. Tolkien, Ray Bradbury, Robert A. Heinlein, Isaac Asimov, and many others. And you'll see how artists you might not have even considered in this context - such as writers like Nathaniel Hawthorne, or composers like Offenbach and Tchaikovsky - owe a creative debt to this remarkably vibrant genre. PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying reference material will be available in your My Library section along with the audio. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Masterpieces of the Imaginative Mind: Literature's Most Fantastic Works Author: The Great Courses Narrator: Professor Eric S. Rabkin Format: Original Recording Length: 12 hrs and 31 mins Language: English Release date: 07-08-13 Publisher: The Great Courses Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 147 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Many of literature's greatest works, from ancient myths to the works of Nobel laureates, rely on fantasy. Even when there has been a dominant preference for realism, generation after generation of readers have been drawn to stories of the fantastic - not only for what they help us learn about ourselves as individuals or as members of society, but also for what they show about our social values. And now one of the world's foremost authorities on the literature of the fantastic and science fiction has created a series of 24 lectures that take you on a journey through some of the most remarkable feats of imagination in all of literature. You'll study strange tales of talking frogs and cannibal witches, from Mary Shelley's Frankenstein to Arthur C. Clarke's astonishing 2001: A Space Odyssey and beyond. Ranging from the early 1800s to contemporary times, Professor Rabkin casts a wide net for fantastic works and delves deeply into some of the most astonishing. You'll learn about the works and times of Edgar Allan Poe, the Brothers Grimm, Virginia Woolf, Lewis Carroll, Franz Kafka, Jules Verne, H.G. Wells, J.R.R. Tolkien, Ray Bradbury, Robert A. Heinlein, Isaac Asimov, and many others. And you'll see how artists you might not have even considered in this context - such as writers like Nathaniel Hawthorne, or composers like Offenbach and Tchaikovsky - owe a creative debt to this remarkably vibrant genre. PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying reference material will be available in your My Library section along with the audio. Members Reviews: Broad Lit Crit overview of... Mostly Sci Fi What did you like best about Masterpieces of the Imaginative Mind: Literature's Most Fantastic Works? What did you like least? This is a (by necessity) vary broad overview of the literary view of the history of... the fantastic, which is not by any stretch of the imagination fantasy. It starts with Grimm, puts them in a historical context, then moves through the history of... series literature, talking about examples where the surreal comes out. In the end, it presents a broad overview of the history of various sci fi genres and what they have to say about society. It's very much a literary overview like you might find in a college class. Would you listen to another book narrated by Professor Eric S. Rabkin? Sure Was Masterpieces of the Imaginative Mind: Literature's Most Fantastic Works worth the listening time? Maybe Any additional comments? This was very deep into the literary criticism, and very deep into the sci fi. I was hoping for a more mythic structure look at things, and a broader survey of the fantastic. Instead, it focused mainly on extremely literary works, and took a very literary view of them. I was more hoping for a look of common themes and structures around what made them work as stories, rather than as literature, and also got snowballed by the 'fantastic'. This is not meant as a criticism of the series, which was interesting, just a warning that a reasonably intelligent person misread the description. Literature appreciation I quite liked this course. The approach reminded me of other books from The great Courses by prof Robert Greenberg - presenting works and authors in a historical and artistic context. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Sons-Audiobook/B01MR9P4BB Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Sons Author: Pearl S. Buck Narrator: Adam Verner Format: Unabridged Length: 14 hrs and 2 mins Language: English Release date: 02-14-17 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 83 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: The second installment in Pearl S. Buck's acclaimed Good Earth trilogy: the powerful story of three brothers whose greed will bring their family to the brink of ruin. Sons begins where The Good Earth ended: revolution is sweeping through China. Wang Lung is on his deathbed in the house of his fathers, and his three sons stand ready to inherit his hard-won estate. One son has taken the family's wealth for granted and become a landlord; another is a thriving merchant and moneylender; and the youngest, an ambitious general, is destined to be a leader in the country. Through all his life's changes, Wang did not anticipate that each son would hunger to sell his beloved land for maximum profit. At once a tribute to early Chinese fiction, a saga of family dissension, and a depiction of the clashes between old and new, Sons is a vivid and compelling masterwork of fiction. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Pearl S. Buck) Tue, 14 Feb 2017 22:20:50 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Sons-Audiobook/B01MR9P4BB thebookvoice.com 14:02:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Sons Author: Pearl S. Buck Narrator: Adam Verner Format: Unabridged Length: 14 hrs and 2 mins Language: English Release date: 02-14-17 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 83 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: The second installment in Pearl S. Buck's acclaimed Good Earth trilogy: the powerful story of three brothers whose greed will bring their family to the brink of ruin. Sons begins where The Good Earth ended: revolution is sweeping through China. Wang Lung is on his deathbed in the house of his fathers, and his three sons stand ready to inherit his hard-won estate. One son has taken the family's wealth for granted and become a landlord; another is a thriving merchant and moneylender; and the youngest, an ambitious general, is destined to be a leader in the country. Through all his life's changes, Wang did not anticipate that each son would hunger to sell his beloved land for maximum profit. At once a tribute to early Chinese fiction, a saga of family dissension, and a depiction of the clashes between old and new, Sons is a vivid and compelling masterwork of fiction. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Sons Author: Pearl S. Buck Narrator: Adam Verner Format: Unabridged Length: 14 hrs and 2 mins Language: English Release date: 02-14-17 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 83 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: The second installment in Pearl S. Buck's acclaimed Good Earth trilogy: the powerful story of three brothers whose greed will bring their family to the brink of ruin. Sons begins where The Good Earth ended: revolution is sweeping through China. Wang Lung is on his deathbed in the house of his fathers, and his three sons stand ready to inherit his hard-won estate. One son has taken the family's wealth for granted and become a landlord; another is a thriving merchant and moneylender; and the youngest, an ambitious general, is destined to be a leader in the country. Through all his life's changes, Wang did not anticipate that each son would hunger to sell his beloved land for maximum profit. At once a tribute to early Chinese fiction, a saga of family dissension, and a depiction of the clashes between old and new, Sons is a vivid and compelling masterwork of fiction. Members Reviews: stunning and touching as usual Pearl buck does not disappoint a wonderful study of Human nature. enjoy! beautiful. Family An excellent continuation to the first book. The narrator is excellent and allow you to drawn to the characters. Learnt a lot of China's past.Highly recommended. A great story of the will of man to survive The calm voice tells the story with this in ride compassion for the members of the party surviving what was unsurviable well that's one way to continue the story not exactly what I was expecting but I will read the next in the series anyway and see what happens https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Runaway-Audiobook/B002V8MC6Y Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Runaway Subtitle: Stories Author: Alice Munro Narrator: Kymberly Dakin Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 59 mins Language: English Release date: 10-22-08 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 301 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Three stories concern the same woman - in the first, she escapes from teaching at a girls' school into a wild love affair; in the second, she returns with her child to the home of her parents, whose marriage she finally begins to examine; and in the last, her vanished child turns up caught in the grip of a religious cult. In these and other stories, Alice Munro's understanding of the people about whom she writes makes their lives as real as our own. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Alice Munro) Wed, 22 Oct 2008 18:52:17 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Runaway-Audiobook/B002V8MC6Y thebookvoice.com 10:59:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Runaway Subtitle: Stories Author: Alice Munro Narrator: Kymberly Dakin Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 59 mins Language: English Release date: 10-22-08 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 301 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Three stories concern the same woman - in the first, she escapes from teaching at a girls' school into a wild love affair; in the second, she returns with her child to the home of her parents, whose marriage she finally begins to examine; and in the last, her vanished child turns up caught in the grip of a religious cult. In these and other stories, Alice Munro's understanding of the people about whom she writes makes their lives as real as our own. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Runaway Subtitle: Stories Author: Alice Munro Narrator: Kymberly Dakin Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 59 mins Language: English Release date: 10-22-08 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 301 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Three stories concern the same woman - in the first, she escapes from teaching at a girls' school into a wild love affair; in the second, she returns with her child to the home of her parents, whose marriage she finally begins to examine; and in the last, her vanished child turns up caught in the grip of a religious cult. In these and other stories, Alice Munro's understanding of the people about whom she writes makes their lives as real as our own. Members Reviews: Poor Audio Quality Unfortunately the audio quality on this recording varies. Sometimes it's fine but other times it's poor. I found it hard to hear clearly and consistently in a car. If you listen to audiobooks while driving, this probably isn't the best choice. Moving "Runaway" is a collection of short stories written by Alice Monroe- sharing a common theme. Some of the stories in this collection are better than others, some are more matriculant and ripe than others, but i found it difficult to stay indifferent to Monroe's ability to authentically portray human weakness. She displayes (with talent) feminine circumstances which were typical to in the mid 20th century but are still relevant today. Several short novels and a few short stories I liked the author's novel, The View from Castle Rock, and I was very pleasantly surprised by this new collection of stories. Several of the stories are really short novels, like Ian McEwan's Atonement, and are well developed without filler. Ms. Munro shows a great talent for characterization in these stories and a great understanding of those characters, both female and male. A great treat! Absorbing, Compelling, Must Read This collection of short stories, more like short novels, is fascinating and gripping. I really could not stop listening. The stories are simply told, elegantly plotted, and have surprising twists that hold your attention. Great Writing, Poor Audiobook Alice Munro's short stories are among the best compositions in the English language. They are thoughtful, simple, and reflect the yearning of her characters on a way that doesn't quite leave you right away. So what's the problem? The audiobook. And not the narrator. The chapter divisions of the audiobook are not properly divided into the stories, so it is difficult to navigate so you can't go back and re-listen to a story you loved in a simple way. In addition, the audiobook does not have a good way of indicating that a new story has begun. It announced the title, but I found that I had to reference the story list on Amazon to figure out if a new story had begun or if this was just the continuation of the current story. Otherwise, I greatly enjoyed the writing and the narrator's performance was good. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Good-Father-Audiobook/B00BPUHM3C Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Good Father Author: Diane Chamberlain Narrator: Kirby Heyborne, Arielle DeLisle, Emily Durante Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 4 mins Language: English Release date: 04-22-13 Publisher: Tantor Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 510 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Four years ago, 19-year-old Travis Brown made a choice: to raise his newborn daughter on his own. While most of his friends were out partying and meeting girls, Travis was at home, changing diapers and worrying about keeping food on the table. But he's never regretted his decision. Bella is the light of his life. The reason behind every move he makes. And so far, she is fed. Cared for. Safe. But when Travis loses his construction job and his home, the security he's worked so hard to create for Bella begins to crumble.... Then a miracle: A job in Raleigh has the power to turn their fortunes around. It has to. But when Travis arrives in Raleigh, there is no job, only an offer to participate in a one-time criminal act that promises quick money and no repercussions. With nowhere else to turn, Travis must make another choice for his daughter's sake. Even if it means he might lose her. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Diane Chamberlain) Mon, 22 Apr 2013 04:45:30 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Good-Father-Audiobook/B00BPUHM3C thebookvoice.com 10:04:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Good Father Author: Diane Chamberlain Narrator: Kirby Heyborne, Arielle DeLisle, Emily Durante Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 4 mins Language: English Release date: 04-22-13 Publisher: Tantor Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 510 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Four years ago, 19-year-old Travis Brown made a choice: to raise his newborn daughter on his own. While most of his friends were out partying and meeting girls, Travis was at home, changing diapers and worrying about keeping food on the table. But he's never regretted his decision. Bella is the light of his life. The reason behind every move he makes. And so far, she is fed. Cared for. Safe. But when Travis loses his construction job and his home, the security he's worked so hard to create for Bella begins to crumble.... Then a miracle: A job in Raleigh has the power to turn their fortunes around. It has to. But when Travis arrives in Raleigh, there is no job, only an offer to participate in a one-time criminal act that promises quick money and no repercussions. With nowhere else to turn, Travis must make another choice for his daughter's sake. Even if it means he might lose her. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Good Father Author: Diane Chamberlain Narrator: Kirby Heyborne, Arielle DeLisle, Emily Durante Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 4 mins Language: English Release date: 04-22-13 Publisher: Tantor Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 510 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Four years ago, 19-year-old Travis Brown made a choice: to raise his newborn daughter on his own. While most of his friends were out partying and meeting girls, Travis was at home, changing diapers and worrying about keeping food on the table. But he's never regretted his decision. Bella is the light of his life. The reason behind every move he makes. And so far, she is fed. Cared for. Safe. But when Travis loses his construction job and his home, the security he's worked so hard to create for Bella begins to crumble.... Then a miracle: A job in Raleigh has the power to turn their fortunes around. It has to. But when Travis arrives in Raleigh, there is no job, only an offer to participate in a one-time criminal act that promises quick money and no repercussions. With nowhere else to turn, Travis must make another choice for his daughter's sake. Even if it means he might lose her. Members Reviews: Loved it I hate starting a book by Diane Chamberlain because I know I am not going to want to do anything else until the book is done. This book was no exception. Great story. Another Great Book By Chamberlain! I just love Chamberlains books! She is a wonderful writer who masterfully creates characters that tug on a readers (and in this case, listeners) heartstrings. And her plots also hook in her audience so tightly that I set aside my usual audibook-listening routine of my commute and have instead been illicitly listening at work and even using headphones at home! The three narrators here each have distinctive voices and the performers all do a wonderful job. The North Carolina accents add to the authenticity of the characters. And though the plot ultimately plays out in a predictable conclusion, I dont think that any other ending would have been satisfying and any predictability in no way diminishes the storyline. Really, the only thing that nagged at me throughout the story is a rather minor detail. A house fire sets the entire book in motion and there is not a single mention of insurance... A fire is almost entirely covered, so no mention of it all sticks out a bit. But, without the fire, Tylers story would not have been as dramatic - or as engrossing - but I wish that at least a mention of how the homeowners insurance was overdue or something had been made... But, really, I am looking forward to both reading and listening to more of Chamberlains books. She is a talented author and this is a very well-performed audiobook! A must-read tear jerker! As the father of daughters and granddaughters The Good Father hit me hard. Diane Chamberlain has written a different type of suspense filled thriller. There are tears of joy and memories of my little girls many years ago in my eyes as I write this review. Just get the book; you will not regret it! This book uses different narrators for the three main adult characters. I works well. Kept me guessing... Great story with relatable characters that had me guessing to end. Its a pretty simplistic review, but its exactly what I would expect from this author. Heart Wrenching Where does The Good Father rank among all the audiobooks youve listened to so far? It is up there with the best. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/An-Artist-of-the-Floating-World-Audiobook/B008R0IC96 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: An Artist of the Floating World Author: Kazuo Ishiguro Narrator: David Case Format: Unabridged Length: 6 hrs and 24 mins Language: English Release date: 08-14-12 Publisher: Random House Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 115 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: This is the story of an artist as an aging man, struggling through the wreckage of Japan's World War II experience. Ishiguro's first novel. ©1986 Kazuo Ishiguro (P)2012 Random House Audio bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Kazuo Ishiguro) Tue, 14 Aug 2012 14:53:54 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/An-Artist-of-the-Floating-World-Audiobook/B008R0IC96 thebookvoice.com 06:24:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: An Artist of the Floating World Author: Kazuo Ishiguro Narrator: David Case Format: Unabridged Length: 6 hrs and 24 mins Language: English Release date: 08-14-12 Publisher: Random House Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 115 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: This is the story of an artist as an aging man, struggling through the wreckage of Japan's World War II experience. Ishiguro's first novel. ©1986 Kazuo Ishiguro (P)2012 Random House Audio Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: An Artist of the Floating World Author: Kazuo Ishiguro Narrator: David Case Format: Unabridged Length: 6 hrs and 24 mins Language: English Release date: 08-14-12 Publisher: Random House Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 115 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: This is the story of an artist as an aging man, struggling through the wreckage of Japan's World War II experience. Ishiguro's first novel. ©1986 Kazuo Ishiguro (P)2012 Random House Audio Members Reviews: I liked this one nearly as much... as The Remains Of The Day. Because it has all the same elements: an aging character reflecting back on a world which he must now leave for a new and changing time, a well-crafted little world and characters simple but so incredibly recognizable. Interesting First-Person Narrative Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why? I would recommend this book to anyone who wants to understand better Ishiguro's world. This book explores the difficulty of evaluating the past (especially one's own past) because of the complexity of human motivation and the social and historical forces influencing the decisions people make. What other book might you compare An Artist of the Floating World to and why? There are similar themes in The Remains of the Day, especially the theme of self-delusion. If you could rename An Artist of the Floating World, what would you call it? The Bridge of Hesitation as beautiful as a japanese painting. a beautiful shiort novella (206 pages) with delightful characters. there's just enough of the japanese culture for us westerners to understand it but not so much to loose us in it. An incongruous reader Of course one wants to read Ishiguro in part because of the Nobel Prize but this quiet book about the post war Japanese "reckoning" with the past is very hard to listen to because I think the choice of the reader was completely wrong. The main character's "voice" is a deep breathy upper class English one which is not at all the voice I heard through reading the book. I have no idea why he was chosen but it ruined the book for me. Ishiguro writes in English but this story is about Japan and Audible should have done more work on trying to match the reader to the character. Poor Performance The reader butchers the pronunciation of all Japanese words and names, and downright offense attempts at relaying the voices of children and females. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/A-Yellow-Raft-in-Blue-Water-Audiobook/B00VEY0AW4 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: A Yellow Raft in Blue Water Author: Michael Dorris Narrator: Barbara Rosenblat Format: Unabridged Length: 14 hrs and 30 mins Language: English Release date: 03-31-15 Publisher: AudioBookShelf Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 43 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Michael Dorris' contemporary classic novel is a fierce saga of three generations of Indian women beset by hardships and torn by angry secrets yet inextricably joined by the bonds of kinship. Starting at the present day and moving back in time, the novel is told in the voices of three women: 15-year-old part-black Rayona, searching for a way to find herself; her American-Indian mother, Christine, consumed by tenderness and resentment toward those she loves; and the fierce and mysterious Ida, mother and grandmother, whose haunting secrets, betrayals, and dreams echo through the years, braiding together the strands of the shared past - and their future. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Michael Dorris) Tue, 31 Mar 2015 17:50:60 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/A-Yellow-Raft-in-Blue-Water-Audiobook/B00VEY0AW4 thebookvoice.com 14:30:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: A Yellow Raft in Blue Water Author: Michael Dorris Narrator: Barbara Rosenblat Format: Unabridged Length: 14 hrs and 30 mins Language: English Release date: 03-31-15 Publisher: AudioBookShelf Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 43 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Michael Dorris' contemporary classic novel is a fierce saga of three generations of Indian women beset by hardships and torn by angry secrets yet inextricably joined by the bonds of kinship. Starting at the present day and moving back in time, the novel is told in the voices of three women: 15-year-old part-black Rayona, searching for a way to find herself; her American-Indian mother, Christine, consumed by tenderness and resentment toward those she loves; and the fierce and mysterious Ida, mother and grandmother, whose haunting secrets, betrayals, and dreams echo through the years, braiding together the strands of the shared past - and their future. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: A Yellow Raft in Blue Water Author: Michael Dorris Narrator: Barbara Rosenblat Format: Unabridged Length: 14 hrs and 30 mins Language: English Release date: 03-31-15 Publisher: AudioBookShelf Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 43 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Michael Dorris' contemporary classic novel is a fierce saga of three generations of Indian women beset by hardships and torn by angry secrets yet inextricably joined by the bonds of kinship. Starting at the present day and moving back in time, the novel is told in the voices of three women: 15-year-old part-black Rayona, searching for a way to find herself; her American-Indian mother, Christine, consumed by tenderness and resentment toward those she loves; and the fierce and mysterious Ida, mother and grandmother, whose haunting secrets, betrayals, and dreams echo through the years, braiding together the strands of the shared past - and their future. Members Reviews: quite the tale First time author for me. Wow, what to write? I always research the authors I listen to to get a feel for their background. I found this author, Michael Dorris, by listening to 'The Round House' by author Louise Erdrich, a book I enjoyed. In researching Erdrich I discovered that she was married to Dorris so I researched him and was surprised to say the least. Michael Dorris, while a bachelor, adopted 3 Native American babies all with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome. Then he meets Erdrich, they marry and have three daughters of their own. They move to Montana and are writing full-time, most with stories with Native American themes and backgrounds, both of them having a small amount of Native American blood of their own. Then after several years of living in Montana the adopted daughter and two of his bio daughters accuse him of abusing them. Erdrich and he divorced over it and then before the case went to trial Dorris committed suicide. After reading his story and looking at this book, I admit I was curious, in a strange way it seemed, to want to know if I could glean anything from the book that might hint at his motives. There are elements of family relationships in the story so there might have been some insights but not a lot, I don't think. You'd have to make your own judgement upon reading the book yourself. As for the story, Dorris uses a writing technique with the book, mostly set on a reservation in Montana, where he writes from the perspective of three generations of women, the granddaughter, half Native and half African American, the mother, and the grandmother. He starts writing from the granddaughter's perspective, then moves to the mother then the grandmother., telling their stories from each's perspective. In what could be any family, actions and decisions are made at a young age in the book that affect not only them but those that come after them. It's a complex story but Dorris did an excellent job in writing the book. Sometimes you come across a gem of a book when you least expect it and this was one of them. It's sad the way the author's life with his family disintegrated. But it doesn't take away from this being a great story. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Snow-Audiobook/B002V1NZP8 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Snow Author: Orhan Pamuk Narrator: John Lee Format: Unabridged Length: 18 hrs and 32 mins Language: English Release date: 01-30-07 Publisher: Random House Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 340 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: No sooner has he arrived, however, than we discover that Ka's motivations are not purely journalistic; for in Kars, once a province of Ottoman and then Russian glory, and now a cultural gray-zone of poverty and paralysis, there is also Ipek, a radiant friend of Ka's youth, lately divorced, whom he has never forgotten. As a snowstorm, the fiercest in memory, descends on the town and seals it off from the modern, Westernized world that has always been Ka's frame of reference, he finds himself drawn in unexpected directions: not only headlong toward the unknowable Ipek and the desperate hope for love, or at least a wife, that she embodies, but also into the maelstrom of a military coup staged to restrain the local Islamist radicals, and even toward God, whose existence Ka has never before allowed himself to contemplate. In this surreal confluence of emotion and spectacle, Ka begins to tap his dormant creative powers, producing poem after poem in untimely, irresistible bursts of inspiration. But not until the snows have melted and the political violence has run its bloody course will Ka discover the fate of his bid to seize a last chance for happiness. Critic Reviews: "Ka's rediscovery of God and poetry in a desolate place makes the novel's sadness profound and moving." (Publishers Weekly) "Pamuk's gift for the evocative image remains one of this novel's great pleasures: Long after I finished this book, in the blaze of the Washington summer, my thoughts kept returning to Ka and Ipek in the hotel room, looking out at the falling snow." (Ruth Franklin, Washington Post Book World) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Orhan Pamuk) Tue, 30 Jan 2007 19:31:17 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Snow-Audiobook/B002V1NZP8 thebookvoice.com 18:32:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Snow Author: Orhan Pamuk Narrator: John Lee Format: Unabridged Length: 18 hrs and 32 mins Language: English Release date: 01-30-07 Publisher: Random House Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 340 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: No sooner has he arrived, however, than we discover that Ka's motivations are not purely journalistic; for in Kars, once a province of Ottoman and then Russian glory, and now a cultural gray-zone of poverty and paralysis, there is also Ipek, a radiant friend of Ka's youth, lately divorced, whom he has never forgotten. As a snowstorm, the fiercest in memory, descends on the town and seals it off from the modern, Westernized world that has always been Ka's frame of reference, he finds himself drawn in unexpected directions: not only headlong toward the unknowable Ipek and the desperate hope for love, or at least a wife, that she embodies, but also into the maelstrom of a military coup staged to restrain the local Islamist radicals, and even toward God, whose existence Ka has never before allowed himself to contemplate. In this surreal confluence of emotion and spectacle, Ka begins to tap his dormant creative powers, producing poem after poem in untimely, irresistible bursts of inspiration. But not until the snows have melted and the political violence has run its bloody course will Ka discover the fate of his bid to seize a last chance for happiness. Critic Reviews: "Ka's rediscovery of God and poetry in a desolate place makes the novel's sadness profound and moving." (Publishers Weekly) "Pamuk's gift for the evocative image remains one of this novel's great pleasures: Long after I finished this book, in the blaze of the Washington summer, my thoughts kept returning to Ka and Ipek in the hotel room, looking out at the falling snow." (Ruth Franklin, Washington Post Book World) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Snow Author: Orhan Pamuk Narrator: John Lee Format: Unabridged Length: 18 hrs and 32 mins Language: English Release date: 01-30-07 Publisher: Random House Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 340 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: No sooner has he arrived, however, than we discover that Ka's motivations are not purely journalistic; for in Kars, once a province of Ottoman and then Russian glory, and now a cultural gray-zone of poverty and paralysis, there is also Ipek, a radiant friend of Ka's youth, lately divorced, whom he has never forgotten. As a snowstorm, the fiercest in memory, descends on the town and seals it off from the modern, Westernized world that has always been Ka's frame of reference, he finds himself drawn in unexpected directions: not only headlong toward the unknowable Ipek and the desperate hope for love, or at least a wife, that she embodies, but also into the maelstrom of a military coup staged to restrain the local Islamist radicals, and even toward God, whose existence Ka has never before allowed himself to contemplate. In this surreal confluence of emotion and spectacle, Ka begins to tap his dormant creative powers, producing poem after poem in untimely, irresistible bursts of inspiration. But not until the snows have melted and the political violence has run its bloody course will Ka discover the fate of his bid to seize a last chance for happiness. Critic Reviews: "Ka's rediscovery of God and poetry in a desolate place makes the novel's sadness profound and moving." (Publishers Weekly) "Pamuk's gift for the evocative image remains one of this novel's great pleasures: Long after I finished this book, in the blaze of the Washington summer, my thoughts kept returning to Ka and Ipek in the hotel room, looking out at the falling snow." (Ruth Franklin, Washington Post Book World) Members Reviews: All the good & bad that is Pamuk Orhan Pamuk is both a brilliant and an intensely frustrating writer, and _Snow_ demonstrates this ambiguity full-tilt. His depiction of Kars--the details he lavishes on it--fully immerses us in small-town Eastern Turkey, with its heartbreak and dignity, corruption and sweet naivete. He honestly admits that it may well be impossible for Westerners (or Western Turks) to fully comprehend. His plot is complex, his love story bittersweet, his characters memorable, his political commentary quite pointed. AND THEN he makes the same points, lavishes us with the same details, weaves the same sidetracks, dissects the same characters, over and over and over again. His protagonist Ka cannot stop talking, his narrator "Orhan" is even worse, and as in every novel I have read of Pamuk's (most of them), I find myself wishing desperately that he had a more severe editor. He is brilliant; how much more stunning would he be with one-third fewer pages? Listening to an audiobook helps this process, and the reader for _Snow_ is quite good. The Mystery of the Turkish Mind I found the book to be a window into the mystery of the Turkish mind as it wrestles with Islam. Set in a snow storm, it is haunting and surreal throughout. It may take a couple chapters to get into so be patient. This book really takes you there I haven't read any other of Pamuk's works, but this book by itself proves him worthy of the nobel prize. His way of describing the surroundings, the athmosphere and the general mood really draws you in and takes you there. Pamuk also proves himself a mastermind of story telling. This is a deep, intriguing and engaging story. Great to listen to during the winter (especially here in Norway). https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Reservoir-13-Audiobook/B01N2AWD6T Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Reservoir 13 Author: Jon McGregor Narrator: Matt Bates Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 47 mins Language: English Release date: 04-06-17 Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Limited Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 10 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: A Guardian Book of the Year A Financial Times Book of the Year A TLS Book of the Year An Observer Book of the Year A Telegraph Book of the Year From the award-winning author of If Nobody Speaks of Remarkable Things. Reservoir 13 tells the story of many lives haunted by one family's loss. Midwinter in the early years of this century. A teenage girl on holiday has gone missing in the hills at the heart of England. The villagers are called up to join the search, fanning out across the moors as the police set up roadblocks and a crowd of news reporters descends on their usually quiet home. Meanwhile, there is work that must still be done: cows milked, fences repaired, stone cut, pints poured, beds made, sermons written, a pantomime rehearsed. The search for the missing girl goes on, but so does everyday life. As it must. An extraordinary novel of cumulative power and grace, Reservoir 13 explores the rhythms of the natural world and the repeated human gift for violence, unfolding over 13 years as the aftershocks of a stranger's tragedy refuse to subside. Winner of the 2017 Costa Novel Award Longlisted for the Man Booker Prize Shortlisted for the Goldsmiths Prize Critic Reviews: "A rare and dazzling feat of art." (George Saunders, author of Lincoln in the Bardo) "McGregor writes with such grace and precision, with love even, about who and where we are, that he leaves behind all other writers of his generation." (Sarah Hall, author of The Wolf Border) "Reservoir 13 is quite extraordinary the way its structured, the way it rolls, the skill with which Jon McGregor lets the characters breathe and age." (Roddy Doyle, author of Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Jon McGregor) Thu, 06 Apr 2017 19:46:57 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Reservoir-13-Audiobook/B01N2AWD6T thebookvoice.com 08:47:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Reservoir 13 Author: Jon McGregor Narrator: Matt Bates Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 47 mins Language: English Release date: 04-06-17 Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Limited Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 10 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: A Guardian Book of the Year A Financial Times Book of the Year A TLS Book of the Year An Observer Book of the Year A Telegraph Book of the Year From the award-winning author of If Nobody Speaks of Remarkable Things. Reservoir 13 tells the story of many lives haunted by one family's loss. Midwinter in the early years of this century. A teenage girl on holiday has gone missing in the hills at the heart of England. The villagers are called up to join the search, fanning out across the moors as the police set up roadblocks and a crowd of news reporters descends on their usually quiet home. Meanwhile, there is work that must still be done: cows milked, fences repaired, stone cut, pints poured, beds made, sermons written, a pantomime rehearsed. The search for the missing girl goes on, but so does everyday life. As it must. An extraordinary novel of cumulative power and grace, Reservoir 13 explores the rhythms of the natural world and the repeated human gift for violence, unfolding over 13 years as the aftershocks of a stranger's tragedy refuse to subside. Winner of the 2017 Costa Novel Award Longlisted for the Man Booker Prize Shortlisted for the Goldsmiths Prize Critic Reviews: "A rare and dazzling feat of art." (George Saunders, author of Lincoln in the Bardo) "McGregor writes with such grace and precision, with love even, about who and where we are, that he leaves behind all other writers of his generation." (Sarah Hall, author of The Wolf Border) "Reservoir 13 is quite extraordinary the way its structured, the way it rolls, the skill with which Jon McGregor lets the characters breathe and age." (Roddy Doyle, author of Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Reservoir 13 Author: Jon McGregor Narrator: Matt Bates Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 47 mins Language: English Release date: 04-06-17 Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Limited Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 10 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: A Guardian Book of the Year A Financial Times Book of the Year A TLS Book of the Year An Observer Book of the Year A Telegraph Book of the Year From the award-winning author of If Nobody Speaks of Remarkable Things. Reservoir 13 tells the story of many lives haunted by one family's loss. Midwinter in the early years of this century. A teenage girl on holiday has gone missing in the hills at the heart of England. The villagers are called up to join the search, fanning out across the moors as the police set up roadblocks and a crowd of news reporters descends on their usually quiet home. Meanwhile, there is work that must still be done: cows milked, fences repaired, stone cut, pints poured, beds made, sermons written, a pantomime rehearsed. The search for the missing girl goes on, but so does everyday life. As it must. An extraordinary novel of cumulative power and grace, Reservoir 13 explores the rhythms of the natural world and the repeated human gift for violence, unfolding over 13 years as the aftershocks of a stranger's tragedy refuse to subside. Winner of the 2017 Costa Novel Award Longlisted for the Man Booker Prize Shortlisted for the Goldsmiths Prize Critic Reviews: "A rare and dazzling feat of art." (George Saunders, author of Lincoln in the Bardo) "McGregor writes with such grace and precision, with love even, about who and where we are, that he leaves behind all other writers of his generation." (Sarah Hall, author of The Wolf Border) "Reservoir 13 is quite extraordinary the way its structured, the way it rolls, the skill with which Jon McGregor lets the characters breathe and age." (Roddy Doyle, author of Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha) Members Reviews: Draws you in then won't let go. Deceptively good. I have read Jon McGregor's previous novels and have always been amazed at his talent for making the lives of ordinary people seem somehow extraordinary. And this novel continues that theme, but on a much larger scale. Told over a lengthy time period, the narrative tells of the lives of numerous characters who all live in a northern village which is dealt hammer blow when a young girl, a visitor to the village, goes missing. Some of the villagers remain, some leave and then return to it; but throughout the tale their lives and backstories are described gradually and with bittersweet humanity against a backdrop of the everyday rhythms of village life, seasonal events and references to the surrounding geography and nature. Secrets are revealed and concealed, relationships break against or survive the trauma of the mystery surrounding the missing girl and tension builds up towards the final chapter. Towards the end, one character becomes a focus for doubt and I began to wonder if I had guessed the fate of the girl. The ending of the novel is ambiguous (to my mind) and I found this quite frustrating. That aside though, I loved the languid pace of the novel, the beauty of the language and the variety of the characters. I felt that I had shared their hopes and dreams, their tragedies and their secrets. The author reveals much about character and motivation in the smallest of details and in spare but incisive dialogue. I really loved this novel and it will stay with me for a long time, I'm sure. Like a very long episode of The Archers A perfectly valid insight into village life, but it just never gets going. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Luster-of-Lost-Things-Audiobook/B073FWLVS7 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Luster of Lost Things Author: Sophie Chen Keller Narrator: Kirby Heyborne Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 18 mins Language: English Release date: 08-08-17 Publisher: Penguin Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 35 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: A fablelike debut for fans of Mark Haddon's The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time and Fredrik Backman's A Man Called Ove, in which a boy with an uncanny ability to find lost objects must embark on his most important search yet in order to save his mother's enchanted dessert shop, the only place he's ever called home. There's only one place in the world that lonely 12-year-old Walter Lavender Jr. feels at home: The Lavenders, his mother's unusual West Village dessert shop, where meringues scud through displays like clouds, marzipan dragons breathe actual fire, and the airy angel food cake can make customers pounds lighter. When the mysterious and magical Book at the heart of the shop vanishes and a landlord threatens closure, it's up to Walter to find the Book and save the shop. Despite - or because of - a communication disorder that renders him speechless and friendless, Walter has a special ability to find lost things. In fact the only thing he's failed to find is his father, a pilot lost in a presumed plane crash at sea before Walter was born. Accompanied by Milton, his best friend and overweight golden retriever, Walter's quest will take him around and under New York City, into subway tunnels and soaring over Central Park, from bottle collecting in Chinatown to racing through the Met, and introduce him to the extraordinary and forgotten people of this fantastical city. Along the way he will discover his voice and learn what it means to truly be found. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Sophie Chen Keller) Tue, 08 Aug 2017 13:19:54 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Luster-of-Lost-Things-Audiobook/B073FWLVS7 thebookvoice.com 10:18:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Luster of Lost Things Author: Sophie Chen Keller Narrator: Kirby Heyborne Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 18 mins Language: English Release date: 08-08-17 Publisher: Penguin Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 35 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: A fablelike debut for fans of Mark Haddon's The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time and Fredrik Backman's A Man Called Ove, in which a boy with an uncanny ability to find lost objects must embark on his most important search yet in order to save his mother's enchanted dessert shop, the only place he's ever called home. There's only one place in the world that lonely 12-year-old Walter Lavender Jr. feels at home: The Lavenders, his mother's unusual West Village dessert shop, where meringues scud through displays like clouds, marzipan dragons breathe actual fire, and the airy angel food cake can make customers pounds lighter. When the mysterious and magical Book at the heart of the shop vanishes and a landlord threatens closure, it's up to Walter to find the Book and save the shop. Despite - or because of - a communication disorder that renders him speechless and friendless, Walter has a special ability to find lost things. In fact the only thing he's failed to find is his father, a pilot lost in a presumed plane crash at sea before Walter was born. Accompanied by Milton, his best friend and overweight golden retriever, Walter's quest will take him around and under New York City, into subway tunnels and soaring over Central Park, from bottle collecting in Chinatown to racing through the Met, and introduce him to the extraordinary and forgotten people of this fantastical city. Along the way he will discover his voice and learn what it means to truly be found. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Luster of Lost Things Author: Sophie Chen Keller Narrator: Kirby Heyborne Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 18 mins Language: English Release date: 08-08-17 Publisher: Penguin Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 35 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: A fablelike debut for fans of Mark Haddon's The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time and Fredrik Backman's A Man Called Ove, in which a boy with an uncanny ability to find lost objects must embark on his most important search yet in order to save his mother's enchanted dessert shop, the only place he's ever called home. There's only one place in the world that lonely 12-year-old Walter Lavender Jr. feels at home: The Lavenders, his mother's unusual West Village dessert shop, where meringues scud through displays like clouds, marzipan dragons breathe actual fire, and the airy angel food cake can make customers pounds lighter. When the mysterious and magical Book at the heart of the shop vanishes and a landlord threatens closure, it's up to Walter to find the Book and save the shop. Despite - or because of - a communication disorder that renders him speechless and friendless, Walter has a special ability to find lost things. In fact the only thing he's failed to find is his father, a pilot lost in a presumed plane crash at sea before Walter was born. Accompanied by Milton, his best friend and overweight golden retriever, Walter's quest will take him around and under New York City, into subway tunnels and soaring over Central Park, from bottle collecting in Chinatown to racing through the Met, and introduce him to the extraordinary and forgotten people of this fantastical city. Along the way he will discover his voice and learn what it means to truly be found. Members Reviews: a jubilant story about human connection If, like me, you are desperately seeking a sweet escape from the appalling, unpredictable, scary place our world is fast deteriorating into, look no further: you have found your story. Young Walter Lavender, with his trusty retriever companion, Milton, is on a quest to find a lost treasure. Overcoming his fears and a speech impediment, he journeys through and beneath the streets of NYC connecting with memorable characters along the way. Though this is a contemporary novel, there is a timelessness to this tale which lends it a fable-like quality. Keller's luscious descriptions lean towards the fantastical (especially when describing the sweet treats to be found in Lucy Lavender's shop) but feel like they could germinate from any 12-year old's imagination. Make no mistake though, this is a tale for adults to savor and is so much more than the fantasy it is being marketed as. The true magic in this book is the joy it engenders as Walter comes out of his shell, makes unexpected friends and discovers how small acts of kindness can change a life, especially his own. Kirby Heyborne breathes life into Walter and the other characters with pitch perfect narration. I think this would be an enjoyable book to read but I'm glad I listened instead. In fact, I actually discovered this audiobook through my local library and when I was done and realized Audible had no reviews yet, I bought the book which I know I'll enjoy re-listening to so I could encourage fellow audiophiles to take a listen and hopefully bring this novel to the attention of Audible editors so they might highlight it and help others find this treasure. good book to read It is a good book. Both my son and me enjoy reading it. it is worth to buy it . Favorite! This truly will remain one of my favorite books for many years to come. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Ruby-Audiobook/B00JOM9YL6 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Ruby Subtitle: A Novel Author: Cynthia Bond Narrator: Cynthia Bond Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs and 29 mins Language: English Release date: 04-29-14 Publisher: Random House Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 934 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: The epic, unforgettable story of a man determined to protect the woman he loves from the town desperate to destroy her - this beautiful and devastating debut heralds the arrival of a major new voice in fiction. Ephram Jennings has never forgotten the beautiful girl with the long braids running through the piney woods of Liberty, their small East Texas town. Young Ruby, the kind of pretty it hurt to look at, has suffered beyond imagining, so as soon as she can, she flees suffocating Liberty for the bright pull of 1950s New York. Ruby quickly winds her way into the ripe center of the city - the darkened piano bars and hidden alleyways of the Village - all the while hoping for a glimpse of the red hair and green eyes of her mother. When a telegram from her cousin forces her to return home, 30-year-old Ruby Bell finds herself reliving the devastating violence of her girlhood. With the terrifying realization that she might not be strong enough to fight her way back out again, Ruby struggles to survive her memories of the towns dark past. Meanwhile, Ephram must choose between loyalty to the sister who raised him and the chance for a life with the woman he has loved since he was a boy. Full of life, exquisitely written, and suffused with the pastoral beauty of the rural South, Ruby is a transcendent novel of passion and courage. This wondrous pause-resister rushes through the red dust and gossip of Main Street, to the pit fire where men swill bootleg outside Blooms Juke, to Celia Jenningss kitchen where a cake is being made, yolk by yolk, that Ephram will use to try to begin again with Ruby. Utterly transfixing, with unforgettable characters, riveting suspense, and breathtaking, luminous prose, Ruby offers an unflinching portrait of mans dark acts and the promise of the redemptive power of love. Critic Reviews: "Reading Cynthia Bonds Ruby, you cant help but feel that one day this book will be considered a staple of our literature, a classic. Lush, deep, momentous, much like the people and landscape it describes, Ruby enchants not just with its powerful tale of lifelong quests and unrelenting love, but also with its exquisite language. It is a treasure of a book, one you wont soon forget." (Edwidge Danticat, author of Claire of the Sea Light) "A stunning debut. Ruby is unforgettable." (John Rechy, author of City of Night) "Pure magic. Every line gleams with vigor and sound and beauty. Ruby somehow manages to contain the darkness of racial conflict and cruelty, the persistence of memory, the physical darkness of the piney woods and strange elemental forces, and weld it together with bright seams of love, loyalty, friendship, laced with the petty comedies of small-town lives. Slow tragedies, sudden light. This stunning debut delivers and delivers and delivers." (Janet Fitch, author of White Oleander) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Cynthia Bond) Tue, 29 Apr 2014 11:09:04 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Ruby-Audiobook/B00JOM9YL6 thebookvoice.com 11:29:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Ruby Subtitle: A Novel Author: Cynthia Bond Narrator: Cynthia Bond Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs and 29 mins Language: English Release date: 04-29-14 Publisher: Random House Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 934 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: The epic, unforgettable story of a man determined to protect the woman he loves from the town desperate to destroy her - this beautiful and devastating debut heralds the arrival of a major new voice in fiction. Ephram Jennings has never forgotten the beautiful girl with the long braids running through the piney woods of Liberty, their small East Texas town. Young Ruby, the kind of pretty it hurt to look at, has suffered beyond imagining, so as soon as she can, she flees suffocating Liberty for the bright pull of 1950s New York. Ruby quickly winds her way into the ripe center of the city - the darkened piano bars and hidden alleyways of the Village - all the while hoping for a glimpse of the red hair and green eyes of her mother. When a telegram from her cousin forces her to return home, 30-year-old Ruby Bell finds herself reliving the devastating violence of her girlhood. With the terrifying realization that she might not be strong enough to fight her way back out again, Ruby struggles to survive her memories of the towns dark past. Meanwhile, Ephram must choose between loyalty to the sister who raised him and the chance for a life with the woman he has loved since he was a boy. Full of life, exquisitely written, and suffused with the pastoral beauty of the rural South, Ruby is a transcendent novel of passion and courage. This wondrous pause-resister rushes through the red dust and gossip of Main Street, to the pit fire where men swill bootleg outside Blooms Juke, to Celia Jenningss kitchen where a cake is being made, yolk by yolk, that Ephram will use to try to begin again with Ruby. Utterly transfixing, with unforgettable characters, riveting suspense, and breathtaking, luminous prose, Ruby offers an unflinching portrait of mans dark acts and the promise of the redemptive power of love. Critic Reviews: "Reading Cynthia Bonds Ruby, you cant help but feel that one day this book will be considered a staple of our literature, a classic. Lush, deep, momentous, much like the people and landscape it describes, Ruby enchants not just with its powerful tale of lifelong quests and unrelenting love, but also with its exquisite language. It is a treasure of a book, one you wont soon forget." (Edwidge Danticat, author of Claire of the Sea Light) "A stunning debut. Ruby is unforgettable." (John Rechy, author of City of Night) "Pure magic. Every line gleams with vigor and sound and beauty. Ruby somehow manages to contain the darkness of racial conflict and cruelty, the persistence of memory, the physical darkness of the piney woods and strange elemental forces, and weld it together with bright seams of love, loyalty, friendship, laced with the petty comedies of small-town lives. Slow tragedies, sudden light. This stunning debut delivers and delivers and delivers." (Janet Fitch, author of White Oleander) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Ruby Subtitle: A Novel Author: Cynthia Bond Narrator: Cynthia Bond Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs and 29 mins Language: English Release date: 04-29-14 Publisher: Random House Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 934 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: The epic, unforgettable story of a man determined to protect the woman he loves from the town desperate to destroy her - this beautiful and devastating debut heralds the arrival of a major new voice in fiction. Ephram Jennings has never forgotten the beautiful girl with the long braids running through the piney woods of Liberty, their small East Texas town. Young Ruby, the kind of pretty it hurt to look at, has suffered beyond imagining, so as soon as she can, she flees suffocating Liberty for the bright pull of 1950s New York. Ruby quickly winds her way into the ripe center of the city - the darkened piano bars and hidden alleyways of the Village - all the while hoping for a glimpse of the red hair and green eyes of her mother. When a telegram from her cousin forces her to return home, 30-year-old Ruby Bell finds herself reliving the devastating violence of her girlhood. With the terrifying realization that she might not be strong enough to fight her way back out again, Ruby struggles to survive her memories of the towns dark past. Meanwhile, Ephram must choose between loyalty to the sister who raised him and the chance for a life with the woman he has loved since he was a boy. Full of life, exquisitely written, and suffused with the pastoral beauty of the rural South, Ruby is a transcendent novel of passion and courage. This wondrous pause-resister rushes through the red dust and gossip of Main Street, to the pit fire where men swill bootleg outside Blooms Juke, to Celia Jenningss kitchen where a cake is being made, yolk by yolk, that Ephram will use to try to begin again with Ruby. Utterly transfixing, with unforgettable characters, riveting suspense, and breathtaking, luminous prose, Ruby offers an unflinching portrait of mans dark acts and the promise of the redemptive power of love. Critic Reviews: "Reading Cynthia Bonds Ruby, you cant help but feel that one day this book will be considered a staple of our literature, a classic. Lush, deep, momentous, much like the people and landscape it describes, Ruby enchants not just with its powerful tale of lifelong quests and unrelenting love, but also with its exquisite language. It is a treasure of a book, one you wont soon forget." (Edwidge Danticat, author of Claire of the Sea Light) "A stunning debut. Ruby is unforgettable." (John Rechy, author of City of Night) "Pure magic. Every line gleams with vigor and sound and beauty. Ruby somehow manages to contain the darkness of racial conflict and cruelty, the persistence of memory, the physical darkness of the piney woods and strange elemental forces, and weld it together with bright seams of love, loyalty, friendship, laced with the petty comedies of small-town lives. Slow tragedies, sudden light. This stunning debut delivers and delivers and delivers." (Janet Fitch, author of White Oleander) Members Reviews: Disturbing While the book was well written and masterful use of language the story itself was a 12 hour punishing and disturbing tail. I have read hundreds of books my life and this is probably the first time I wish I could unread a book. Between the murder of children, rape, and animal sacrifices and just human misery, I could not wait for this book to be over. The book left me with no profound lesson or story for the price of the brutality in it's pages. Depressing and disturbing. disturbing yet beautiful good lord this book was devastating. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/When-Darkness-Falls-Audiobook/B003Z467G4 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: When Darkness Falls Subtitle: The Obsidian Trilogy, Book 3 Author: Mercedes Lackey, James Mallory Narrator: Susan Ericksen Format: Unabridged Length: 25 hrs and 26 mins Language: English Release date: 08-17-10 Publisher: Tantor Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 711 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: A great working of Wild Magic and High Magic strikes at the heart of the Demon Queen's plots, but the human city, the Golden City of the Bells, falls farther under her sway with each day that passes. And without the City's High Magicians, the Wild Magicians, the Elven Army, and all their allies will surely fall before the onslaught of the Demon Queen's malignant warriors. But not all hope is lost. The Light's young mages, tempered by war, grow ever more powerful. High Mage Cilarnen learns an ancient secret that can make him, for a brief, white-hot time, the greatest mage in the world---unless it kills him. Jermayan, the first Elf-Mage in centuries, has linked with the dragon Ancaladar and rediscovered the swift-as-thought powers of Elven magic, which can reshape mountains and summon lightning from clear skies. Knight-Mage Kellen has molded his troops and the Unicorn Knights into a deadly fighting force. Soon the Elven King and his Commanders put Kellen's magical gifts to their greatest test, in the final battle between the Elves, the humans, and the Demons. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Mercedes Lackey) Tue, 17 Aug 2010 23:44:30 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/When-Darkness-Falls-Audiobook/B003Z467G4 thebookvoice.com 25:26:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: When Darkness Falls Subtitle: The Obsidian Trilogy, Book 3 Author: Mercedes Lackey, James Mallory Narrator: Susan Ericksen Format: Unabridged Length: 25 hrs and 26 mins Language: English Release date: 08-17-10 Publisher: Tantor Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 711 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: A great working of Wild Magic and High Magic strikes at the heart of the Demon Queen's plots, but the human city, the Golden City of the Bells, falls farther under her sway with each day that passes. And without the City's High Magicians, the Wild Magicians, the Elven Army, and all their allies will surely fall before the onslaught of the Demon Queen's malignant warriors. But not all hope is lost. The Light's young mages, tempered by war, grow ever more powerful. High Mage Cilarnen learns an ancient secret that can make him, for a brief, white-hot time, the greatest mage in the world---unless it kills him. Jermayan, the first Elf-Mage in centuries, has linked with the dragon Ancaladar and rediscovered the swift-as-thought powers of Elven magic, which can reshape mountains and summon lightning from clear skies. Knight-Mage Kellen has molded his troops and the Unicorn Knights into a deadly fighting force. Soon the Elven King and his Commanders put Kellen's magical gifts to their greatest test, in the final battle between the Elves, the humans, and the Demons. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: When Darkness Falls Subtitle: The Obsidian Trilogy, Book 3 Author: Mercedes Lackey, James Mallory Narrator: Susan Ericksen Format: Unabridged Length: 25 hrs and 26 mins Language: English Release date: 08-17-10 Publisher: Tantor Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 711 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: A great working of Wild Magic and High Magic strikes at the heart of the Demon Queen's plots, but the human city, the Golden City of the Bells, falls farther under her sway with each day that passes. And without the City's High Magicians, the Wild Magicians, the Elven Army, and all their allies will surely fall before the onslaught of the Demon Queen's malignant warriors. But not all hope is lost. The Light's young mages, tempered by war, grow ever more powerful. High Mage Cilarnen learns an ancient secret that can make him, for a brief, white-hot time, the greatest mage in the world---unless it kills him. Jermayan, the first Elf-Mage in centuries, has linked with the dragon Ancaladar and rediscovered the swift-as-thought powers of Elven magic, which can reshape mountains and summon lightning from clear skies. Knight-Mage Kellen has molded his troops and the Unicorn Knights into a deadly fighting force. Soon the Elven King and his Commanders put Kellen's magical gifts to their greatest test, in the final battle between the Elves, the humans, and the Demons. Members Reviews: Good Enough! When I first began listening to this series I wasn't sure I liked it .... It's a good story line that is well thought out and overall I was entertained ... but it's not a story that will task or engage the reader / listener much. Doesn't compete with other top notch series. I ended up purchasing / listening to all 3 books in the series, however I don't believe I'll ever call this one of my favorites. 1- Overall few surprises or ah ha! moments ... somewhat predictable 2- Character development seems rushed pretty much across the board 3- Narration took some getting used do ... I couldn't decide if it is the way the book is written or the narrators style but I often felt as if I was sitting in a 2nd grade class Great finish I thought that this last book was a fantastic finish to the series. It made me laugh, it made me cry (awkwardly in the middle of work) and I don't really ask much more than that from my books. Very enjoyable story ... Amazing narration!! I thoroughly enjoyed this trilogy! The narration is SUPERB!! The myriad characters each have a life and vitality of their own .... Just superb!!! The morality of the story makes it a must read for the pre and early-teen reader ... A modern Eosops Fables for today's youth. Rushed conclusion I was actually a little disappointed with this conclusion. they rushed the important parts and dragged out the small details. the epic final battle was over in a few sentences where we got to hear long descriptions about clothes and whatnot. While I enjoyed the trilogy overall very much this final installment seemed as though the authors wanted to just get it over with. Meh. Predictable. So much more could have been done with this story. I didn't like how some characters that could have gotten great depth were just cursory. Meh. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Inside-the-OBriens-Audiobook/B00UCI6U2M Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Inside the O'Briens Subtitle: A Novel Author: Lisa Genova Narrator: Skipp Sudduth Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs and 13 mins Language: English Release date: 04-07-15 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 967 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: From award-winning, New York Times best-selling author Lisa Genova comes a powerful new novel that does for Huntington's disease what her debut Still Alice did for Alzheimer's. Joe O'Brien is a 44-year-old Boston police officer from the Irish Catholic neighborhood of Charlestown, Massachusetts. A devoted husband, a proud father of four children in their 20s, and a respected, seasoned law enforcement officer, Joe begins experiencing bouts of disorganized thinking, uncharacteristic temper outbursts, and strange, involuntary movements. He initially attributes these episodes to aging and the cumulative physical and psychological stress of his job, but as these symptoms worsen, he agrees to see a neurologist and is handed a diagnosis that will change his and his family's lives forever: Huntington's disease. Huntington's is a lethal neurodegenerative disease with no treatment and no cure. And it is genetic. Each of Joe's four children has a 50 percent chance of inheriting their father's disease, and a simple blood test can reveal their genetic fate. While watching their potential futures in their father's escalating symptoms, the children struggle with the questions this test imposes on their young adult lives, including his youngest, 21-year-old Katie. Does she want to know? What if she's gene positive? Can she live with the constant anxiety of not knowing? As Joe's symptoms worsen, and he's eventually stripped of his badge and more, he struggles to maintain his identity and sense of purpose. How can he find hope in a situation that feels hopeless? How can he find courage without any armor or weapons? What else might he be able to pass down to his children other than a fatal disease? Where is the honor in living and dying with Huntington's? Critic Reviews: "Skipp Sudduth's performance of Genova's exploration of Huntington's disease makes the science of this inherited, incurable, degenerative nerve disease very personal.... Sudduth's no-nonsense delivery and unemotional handling of this highly emotional subject are exactly right.... Clear-eyed and heartrending, this is top-notch listening." (AudioFile) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Lisa Genova) Tue, 07 Apr 2015 02:38:41 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Inside-the-OBriens-Audiobook/B00UCI6U2M thebookvoice.com 11:13:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Inside the O'Briens Subtitle: A Novel Author: Lisa Genova Narrator: Skipp Sudduth Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs and 13 mins Language: English Release date: 04-07-15 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 967 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: From award-winning, New York Times best-selling author Lisa Genova comes a powerful new novel that does for Huntington's disease what her debut Still Alice did for Alzheimer's. Joe O'Brien is a 44-year-old Boston police officer from the Irish Catholic neighborhood of Charlestown, Massachusetts. A devoted husband, a proud father of four children in their 20s, and a respected, seasoned law enforcement officer, Joe begins experiencing bouts of disorganized thinking, uncharacteristic temper outbursts, and strange, involuntary movements. He initially attributes these episodes to aging and the cumulative physical and psychological stress of his job, but as these symptoms worsen, he agrees to see a neurologist and is handed a diagnosis that will change his and his family's lives forever: Huntington's disease. Huntington's is a lethal neurodegenerative disease with no treatment and no cure. And it is genetic. Each of Joe's four children has a 50 percent chance of inheriting their father's disease, and a simple blood test can reveal their genetic fate. While watching their potential futures in their father's escalating symptoms, the children struggle with the questions this test imposes on their young adult lives, including his youngest, 21-year-old Katie. Does she want to know? What if she's gene positive? Can she live with the constant anxiety of not knowing? As Joe's symptoms worsen, and he's eventually stripped of his badge and more, he struggles to maintain his identity and sense of purpose. How can he find hope in a situation that feels hopeless? How can he find courage without any armor or weapons? What else might he be able to pass down to his children other than a fatal disease? Where is the honor in living and dying with Huntington's? Critic Reviews: "Skipp Sudduth's performance of Genova's exploration of Huntington's disease makes the science of this inherited, incurable, degenerative nerve disease very personal.... Sudduth's no-nonsense delivery and unemotional handling of this highly emotional subject are exactly right.... Clear-eyed and heartrending, this is top-notch listening." (AudioFile) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Inside the O'Briens Subtitle: A Novel Author: Lisa Genova Narrator: Skipp Sudduth Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs and 13 mins Language: English Release date: 04-07-15 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 967 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: From award-winning, New York Times best-selling author Lisa Genova comes a powerful new novel that does for Huntington's disease what her debut Still Alice did for Alzheimer's. Joe O'Brien is a 44-year-old Boston police officer from the Irish Catholic neighborhood of Charlestown, Massachusetts. A devoted husband, a proud father of four children in their 20s, and a respected, seasoned law enforcement officer, Joe begins experiencing bouts of disorganized thinking, uncharacteristic temper outbursts, and strange, involuntary movements. He initially attributes these episodes to aging and the cumulative physical and psychological stress of his job, but as these symptoms worsen, he agrees to see a neurologist and is handed a diagnosis that will change his and his family's lives forever: Huntington's disease. Huntington's is a lethal neurodegenerative disease with no treatment and no cure. And it is genetic. Each of Joe's four children has a 50 percent chance of inheriting their father's disease, and a simple blood test can reveal their genetic fate. While watching their potential futures in their father's escalating symptoms, the children struggle with the questions this test imposes on their young adult lives, including his youngest, 21-year-old Katie. Does she want to know? What if she's gene positive? Can she live with the constant anxiety of not knowing? As Joe's symptoms worsen, and he's eventually stripped of his badge and more, he struggles to maintain his identity and sense of purpose. How can he find hope in a situation that feels hopeless? How can he find courage without any armor or weapons? What else might he be able to pass down to his children other than a fatal disease? Where is the honor in living and dying with Huntington's? Critic Reviews: "Skipp Sudduth's performance of Genova's exploration of Huntington's disease makes the science of this inherited, incurable, degenerative nerve disease very personal.... Sudduth's no-nonsense delivery and unemotional handling of this highly emotional subject are exactly right.... Clear-eyed and heartrending, this is top-notch listening." (AudioFile) Members Reviews: As a person at risk for HD This book is beautifully written, and provides a great easy to understand explanation of Huntington's disease. It accurately portrays the difficulties families with Huntington's go through. It closely parallels my own experiences. At times it was difficult for me to listen to, because of the difficult subject, but that's exactly what a good book should do, get you involved and makes you feel. The narrator was excellent and I cannot think of a better choice. Such an amazing family story If you could sum up Inside the O'Briens in three words, what would they be? so wonderfully moving What other book might you compare Inside the O'Briens to and why? i haven't read a book that made me want feel the characters pain and hopes and fears so clearly. I'm spoiled now this book was amazing! What about Skipp Sudduths performance did you like? His voice is perfect as the Boston cop and the daughter. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Harvard-Square-Audiobook/B00BWTHP9W Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Harvard Square Subtitle: A Novel Author: Andre Aciman Narrator: Sanjiv Jhaveri Format: Unabridged Length: 9 hrs and 24 mins Language: English Release date: 04-08-13 Publisher: Brilliance Audio Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 21 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: André Aciman has been hailed as "the most exciting new fiction writer of the 21st century" (New York magazine), a "brilliant chronicler of the disconnect...between who we are and who we wish we might have been" (Wall Street Journal), and a writer of "fiction at its most supremely interesting" (Colm Tóibín). Now, with his third and most ambitious novel, Aciman delivers an elegant and powerful tale of the wages of assimilation - a moving story of an immigrants remembered youth and the nearly forgotten costs and sacrifices of becoming an American. Its the fall of 1977, and amid the lovely, leafy streets of Cambridge a young Harvard graduate student, a Jew from Egypt, longs more than anything to become an assimilated American and a professor of literature. He spends his days in a pleasant blur of 17th-century fiction, but when he meets a brash, charismatic Arab cab driver in a Harvard Square café, everything changes. Nicknamed Kalashnikov - Kalaj for short - for his machine-gun vitriol, the cab driver roars into the students life with his denunciations of the American obsession with "all things jumbo and ersatz" - Twinkies, monster television sets, all-you-can-eat buffets - and his outrageous declarations on love and the art of seduction. The student finds it hard to resist his new friends magnetism, and before long he begins to neglect his studies and live a double life: one in the rarefied world of Harvard, the other as an exile with Kalaj on the streets of Cambridge. Together they carouse the bars and cafés around Harvard Square, trade intimate accounts of their love affairs, argue about the American dream, and skinny-dip in Walden Pond. But as final exams loom and Kalaj has his license revoked and is threatened with deportation, the student faces the decision of his life: whether to cling to his dream of New-World assimilation or risk it all to defend his Old-World friend. Harvard Square is a sexually charged and deeply American novel of identity and aspiration at odds. It is also an unforgettable, moving portrait of an unlikely friendship from one of the finest stylists of our time. Critic Reviews: "If you like brave, acute, elated, naked, brutal, tender, humane, and beautiful prose, then youve come to the right place." (Nicole Krauss) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Andre Aciman) Mon, 08 Apr 2013 16:40:02 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Harvard-Square-Audiobook/B00BWTHP9W thebookvoice.com 09:24:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Harvard Square Subtitle: A Novel Author: Andre Aciman Narrator: Sanjiv Jhaveri Format: Unabridged Length: 9 hrs and 24 mins Language: English Release date: 04-08-13 Publisher: Brilliance Audio Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 21 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: André Aciman has been hailed as "the most exciting new fiction writer of the 21st century" (New York magazine), a "brilliant chronicler of the disconnect...between who we are and who we wish we might have been" (Wall Street Journal), and a writer of "fiction at its most supremely interesting" (Colm Tóibín). Now, with his third and most ambitious novel, Aciman delivers an elegant and powerful tale of the wages of assimilation - a moving story of an immigrants remembered youth and the nearly forgotten costs and sacrifices of becoming an American. Its the fall of 1977, and amid the lovely, leafy streets of Cambridge a young Harvard graduate student, a Jew from Egypt, longs more than anything to become an assimilated American and a professor of literature. He spends his days in a pleasant blur of 17th-century fiction, but when he meets a brash, charismatic Arab cab driver in a Harvard Square café, everything changes. Nicknamed Kalashnikov - Kalaj for short - for his machine-gun vitriol, the cab driver roars into the students life with his denunciations of the American obsession with "all things jumbo and ersatz" - Twinkies, monster television sets, all-you-can-eat buffets - and his outrageous declarations on love and the art of seduction. The student finds it hard to resist his new friends magnetism, and before long he begins to neglect his studies and live a double life: one in the rarefied world of Harvard, the other as an exile with Kalaj on the streets of Cambridge. Together they carouse the bars and cafés around Harvard Square, trade intimate accounts of their love affairs, argue about the American dream, and skinny-dip in Walden Pond. But as final exams loom and Kalaj has his license revoked and is threatened with deportation, the student faces the decision of his life: whether to cling to his dream of New-World assimilation or risk it all to defend his Old-World friend. Harvard Square is a sexually charged and deeply American novel of identity and aspiration at odds. It is also an unforgettable, moving portrait of an unlikely friendship from one of the finest stylists of our time. Critic Reviews: "If you like brave, acute, elated, naked, brutal, tender, humane, and beautiful prose, then youve come to the right place." (Nicole Krauss) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Harvard Square Subtitle: A Novel Author: Andre Aciman Narrator: Sanjiv Jhaveri Format: Unabridged Length: 9 hrs and 24 mins Language: English Release date: 04-08-13 Publisher: Brilliance Audio Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 21 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: André Aciman has been hailed as "the most exciting new fiction writer of the 21st century" (New York magazine), a "brilliant chronicler of the disconnect...between who we are and who we wish we might have been" (Wall Street Journal), and a writer of "fiction at its most supremely interesting" (Colm Tóibín). Now, with his third and most ambitious novel, Aciman delivers an elegant and powerful tale of the wages of assimilation - a moving story of an immigrants remembered youth and the nearly forgotten costs and sacrifices of becoming an American. Its the fall of 1977, and amid the lovely, leafy streets of Cambridge a young Harvard graduate student, a Jew from Egypt, longs more than anything to become an assimilated American and a professor of literature. He spends his days in a pleasant blur of 17th-century fiction, but when he meets a brash, charismatic Arab cab driver in a Harvard Square café, everything changes. Nicknamed Kalashnikov - Kalaj for short - for his machine-gun vitriol, the cab driver roars into the students life with his denunciations of the American obsession with "all things jumbo and ersatz" - Twinkies, monster television sets, all-you-can-eat buffets - and his outrageous declarations on love and the art of seduction. The student finds it hard to resist his new friends magnetism, and before long he begins to neglect his studies and live a double life: one in the rarefied world of Harvard, the other as an exile with Kalaj on the streets of Cambridge. Together they carouse the bars and cafés around Harvard Square, trade intimate accounts of their love affairs, argue about the American dream, and skinny-dip in Walden Pond. But as final exams loom and Kalaj has his license revoked and is threatened with deportation, the student faces the decision of his life: whether to cling to his dream of New-World assimilation or risk it all to defend his Old-World friend. Harvard Square is a sexually charged and deeply American novel of identity and aspiration at odds. It is also an unforgettable, moving portrait of an unlikely friendship from one of the finest stylists of our time. Critic Reviews: "If you like brave, acute, elated, naked, brutal, tender, humane, and beautiful prose, then youve come to the right place." (Nicole Krauss) Members Reviews: World within a Cambridge World I loved the openness and insights of the narrator of this Jamesian novel, looking back years later on the life changes he underwent as a foreign-born graduate student at Harvard. The unnamed (I think) narrator longs to be part of both the elite Cambridge community and the working class taxi-driving community of North Africans and other exiles. The narrator is drawn to the brash, vulgar, impulsive Kalash, feeling as foreign (at times) as his hard-to-control friend. The changes in his attitude to Kalash, to Cambridge and to the Harvard community provide the book's momentum. There are moments of laugh-out-loud humor that subside to the deepest sadness. Beautiful portraits of the immigrant community within a very special American subculture. The narration by Sanjiv Jhaveri left me with mixed feelings. At first, I thought his accent (assumed for the book, based on his accent-free introduction and a few other characters' voices) was a caricature, something you might find in a comic foil on a network sitcom. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/4-3-2-1-Audiobook/B073VSBDM6 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: 4 3 2 1 Author: Paul Auster Narrator: Paul Becker Format: Unabridged Length: 34 hrs and 40 mins Language: English Release date: 07-14-17 Publisher: Lindhardt og Ringhof Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 1 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Paul Austers strste, mest hjerteskrende og overbevisende roman. En overvldende og overraskende fortlling om arv og milj, om krlighed og livet selv. Den 3. marts 1947 bliver Archibald Isaac Ferguson fdt p hospitalet i New Jersey. Fra det jeblik han kommer til verden, tager familiens liv fire samtidige og uafhngige retninger. Hver af de fire versioner af Ferguson bliver tryllebundet af den sknne og magelse Amy Schneiderman, og hver af de fire Ferguson'er fr hver deres egen helt enestende relation til hende. Som lser flger man alle fire i medgang og modgang. Forskellige liv og dog det samme. Paul Auster (f.1947) er en amerikansk forfatter, digter og multikunstner. Auster debuterede i 1982 og efterflgende har han udgivet mere end 36 romaner og digtsamlinger. Senest udkom Auster med "Rapport fra de indre landskaber" hos Lindhardt og Ringhof oversat af Rasmus Hastrup. ©2017 Lindhardt og Ringhof (P)2017 Lindhardt og Ringhof bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Paul Auster) Fri, 14 Jul 2017 23:31:29 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/4-3-2-1-Audiobook/B073VSBDM6 thebookvoice.com 34:40:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: 4 3 2 1 Author: Paul Auster Narrator: Paul Becker Format: Unabridged Length: 34 hrs and 40 mins Language: English Release date: 07-14-17 Publisher: Lindhardt og Ringhof Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 1 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Paul Austers strste, mest hjerteskrende og overbevisende roman. En overvldende og overraskende fortlling om arv og milj, om krlighed og livet selv. Den 3. marts 1947 bliver Archibald Isaac Ferguson fdt p hospitalet i New Jersey. Fra det jeblik han kommer til verden, tager familiens liv fire samtidige og uafhngige retninger. Hver af de fire versioner af Ferguson bliver tryllebundet af den sknne og magelse Amy Schneiderman, og hver af de fire Ferguson'er fr hver deres egen helt enestende relation til hende. Som lser flger man alle fire i medgang og modgang. Forskellige liv og dog det samme. Paul Auster (f.1947) er en amerikansk forfatter, digter og multikunstner. Auster debuterede i 1982 og efterflgende har han udgivet mere end 36 romaner og digtsamlinger. Senest udkom Auster med "Rapport fra de indre landskaber" hos Lindhardt og Ringhof oversat af Rasmus Hastrup. ©2017 Lindhardt og Ringhof (P)2017 Lindhardt og Ringhof Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: 4 3 2 1 Author: Paul Auster Narrator: Paul Becker Format: Unabridged Length: 34 hrs and 40 mins Language: English Release date: 07-14-17 Publisher: Lindhardt og Ringhof Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 1 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Paul Austers strste, mest hjerteskrende og overbevisende roman. En overvldende og overraskende fortlling om arv og milj, om krlighed og livet selv. Den 3. marts 1947 bliver Archibald Isaac Ferguson fdt p hospitalet i New Jersey. Fra det jeblik han kommer til verden, tager familiens liv fire samtidige og uafhngige retninger. Hver af de fire versioner af Ferguson bliver tryllebundet af den sknne og magelse Amy Schneiderman, og hver af de fire Ferguson'er fr hver deres egen helt enestende relation til hende. Som lser flger man alle fire i medgang og modgang. Forskellige liv og dog det samme. Paul Auster (f.1947) er en amerikansk forfatter, digter og multikunstner. Auster debuterede i 1982 og efterflgende har han udgivet mere end 36 romaner og digtsamlinger. Senest udkom Auster med "Rapport fra de indre landskaber" hos Lindhardt og Ringhof oversat af Rasmus Hastrup. ©2017 Lindhardt og Ringhof (P)2017 Lindhardt og Ringhof Members Reviews: In German! Had no idea this audiobook was in German! That really should have been made clear. did not realise this is n German !; how annoying very annoyed this is in German - waste of money if you can't understand German and not clear to me in the interface before purchase https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Fortunes-Daughter-Audiobook/B00LBBXVEY Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Fortune's Daughter Author: Alice Hoffman Narrator: Carrington McDuffie Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 52 mins Language: English Release date: 06-30-14 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 33 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: This fierce and beautiful story charts the histories of two women: Rae, young, unmarried, and far from home, awaits the birth of her first child. Lila, a fortune-teller with no interest in the future, lost her own daughter more than a quarter of a century earlier in New York. When these two women meet in Southern California, it's earthquake weather - the time when unexpected things happen. Immediately, their lives and fortunes become intertwined, as Rae tries to break away from the man she has been with since high school and Lila reaches into the past to search for the child she lost. This contemporary world is set against a series of Russian folktales told by an old woman who lives at the edge of Manhattan, in a place so well hidden it can only be found once in a lifetime. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Alice Hoffman) Mon, 30 Jun 2014 15:15:56 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Fortunes-Daughter-Audiobook/B00LBBXVEY thebookvoice.com 07:52:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Fortune's Daughter Author: Alice Hoffman Narrator: Carrington McDuffie Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 52 mins Language: English Release date: 06-30-14 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 33 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: This fierce and beautiful story charts the histories of two women: Rae, young, unmarried, and far from home, awaits the birth of her first child. Lila, a fortune-teller with no interest in the future, lost her own daughter more than a quarter of a century earlier in New York. When these two women meet in Southern California, it's earthquake weather - the time when unexpected things happen. Immediately, their lives and fortunes become intertwined, as Rae tries to break away from the man she has been with since high school and Lila reaches into the past to search for the child she lost. This contemporary world is set against a series of Russian folktales told by an old woman who lives at the edge of Manhattan, in a place so well hidden it can only be found once in a lifetime. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Fortune's Daughter Author: Alice Hoffman Narrator: Carrington McDuffie Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 52 mins Language: English Release date: 06-30-14 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 33 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: This fierce and beautiful story charts the histories of two women: Rae, young, unmarried, and far from home, awaits the birth of her first child. Lila, a fortune-teller with no interest in the future, lost her own daughter more than a quarter of a century earlier in New York. When these two women meet in Southern California, it's earthquake weather - the time when unexpected things happen. Immediately, their lives and fortunes become intertwined, as Rae tries to break away from the man she has been with since high school and Lila reaches into the past to search for the child she lost. This contemporary world is set against a series of Russian folktales told by an old woman who lives at the edge of Manhattan, in a place so well hidden it can only be found once in a lifetime. Members Reviews: I Think I Like You, Alice Hoffman Alice Hoffman has finally won me over with "Fortune's Daughter". This is the story of a young girl who made a choice when she had no choice to make. It's a simple story we all have heard, but Hoffman gives us a front row seat to how a choice can mold lives, haunt the soul, and bring love and redemption to the people who deserve it the most. The novel is driven by strong female characters who have Hoffman quirkiness, and who gain our respect and admiration. Too sinister for my taste The timbre of this book is in the depths of psychological illness and makes me very uncomfortable. I didnt understand the dreams and symbols and tho I recognise my own timidity, this is not a book that soothes me. About crazy sad women This book depressed me till the last then made me feel a bit better. It was read perfectly for what it was https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Selected-Stories-Audiobook/B002V0KMA0 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Selected Stories Subtitle: The Alligators, A & P, Pigeon Feathers, The Family Meadow, Witnesses, Separating Author: John Updike Narrator: John Updike Format: Unabridged Length: 2 hrs and 49 mins Language: English Release date: 06-16-09 Publisher: Random House Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 21 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: "A & P", recounting a moral crisis on the checkout counter, is his most anthologized story. "Pigeon Feathers", the longest story included, tells of a 14-year-old boy's fear of death and the answer he finds. "The Family Meadow" describes a piece of America, a picnic reunion in New Jersey. "The Witnesses" and "The Alligators" both deal with love, as felt by a middle-aged man and a fifth-grade boy. "Separating" recounts the June day when Richard and Joan Maple separate, in front of their four children. Mr. Updike, when asked to described his method of reading aloud, said, "I try to picture the things described and to speak the words distinctly, and to let the emotion come through on its own." The method works beautifully. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (John Updike) Tue, 16 Jun 2009 12:45:46 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Selected-Stories-Audiobook/B002V0KMA0 thebookvoice.com 02:49:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Selected Stories Subtitle: The Alligators, A & P, Pigeon Feathers, The Family Meadow, Witnesses, Separating Author: John Updike Narrator: John Updike Format: Unabridged Length: 2 hrs and 49 mins Language: English Release date: 06-16-09 Publisher: Random House Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 21 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: "A & P", recounting a moral crisis on the checkout counter, is his most anthologized story. "Pigeon Feathers", the longest story included, tells of a 14-year-old boy's fear of death and the answer he finds. "The Family Meadow" describes a piece of America, a picnic reunion in New Jersey. "The Witnesses" and "The Alligators" both deal with love, as felt by a middle-aged man and a fifth-grade boy. "Separating" recounts the June day when Richard and Joan Maple separate, in front of their four children. Mr. Updike, when asked to described his method of reading aloud, said, "I try to picture the things described and to speak the words distinctly, and to let the emotion come through on its own." The method works beautifully. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Selected Stories Subtitle: The Alligators, A & P, Pigeon Feathers, The Family Meadow, Witnesses, Separating Author: John Updike Narrator: John Updike Format: Unabridged Length: 2 hrs and 49 mins Language: English Release date: 06-16-09 Publisher: Random House Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 21 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: "A & P", recounting a moral crisis on the checkout counter, is his most anthologized story. "Pigeon Feathers", the longest story included, tells of a 14-year-old boy's fear of death and the answer he finds. "The Family Meadow" describes a piece of America, a picnic reunion in New Jersey. "The Witnesses" and "The Alligators" both deal with love, as felt by a middle-aged man and a fifth-grade boy. "Separating" recounts the June day when Richard and Joan Maple separate, in front of their four children. Mr. Updike, when asked to described his method of reading aloud, said, "I try to picture the things described and to speak the words distinctly, and to let the emotion come through on its own." The method works beautifully. Members Reviews: Life, Love and Chivalry Late to the treasures of the Updike short stories, I have listened to his reading of *A & P* twice. To me, this audiobook is worth the price for this story. A story of a high school grocery bagger's quixotic honor and chivalry in protecting the dignity of young Ladies (beauty) on a quick run to the A&P on a summer's day stirs again in me the wonders and idealism and beauty of youth as well as my belief and hope that chivalry still isn't dead and will never die. I had no real problems getting past Mr. Updike's nasally accent to get swept up in his stories. Magnificent reading of extraordinary stories I wish John Updike had recorded every word he ever wrote. The prose is glorious. And I could listen to him read forever. "Pigeon feathers." "Alligators". Has anyone ever done adolescence better? https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Girls-of-Slender-Means-Audiobook/B002V0QWT0 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Girls of Slender Means Author: Muriel Spark Narrator: Wanda McCaddon Format: Unabridged Length: 3 hrs and 19 mins Language: English Release date: 10-08-08 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 49 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: "Long ago in 1945 all the nice people in England were poor, allowing for exceptions." Thus begins Muriel Spark's tragic and rapier-witted portrait of a London ladies' hostel just emerging from the shadow of World War II. Like the May of Teck Club building itself - "three times window shattered since 1940 but never directly hit" - its lady inhabitants do their best to act as if the world were back to normal, practicing elocution and jostling over suitors and a single Schiaparelli gown. But the novel's harrowing ending reveals that the girls' giddy literary and amorous peregrinations are hiding some tragically painful war wounds. Critic Reviews: "Spark, as usual, has perfectly plotted and peopled this giddy world of postwar delirium and girls' dormitory life." ( Library Journal) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Muriel Spark) Wed, 08 Oct 2008 16:57:39 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Girls-of-Slender-Means-Audiobook/B002V0QWT0 thebookvoice.com 03:19:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Girls of Slender Means Author: Muriel Spark Narrator: Wanda McCaddon Format: Unabridged Length: 3 hrs and 19 mins Language: English Release date: 10-08-08 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 49 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: "Long ago in 1945 all the nice people in England were poor, allowing for exceptions." Thus begins Muriel Spark's tragic and rapier-witted portrait of a London ladies' hostel just emerging from the shadow of World War II. Like the May of Teck Club building itself - "three times window shattered since 1940 but never directly hit" - its lady inhabitants do their best to act as if the world were back to normal, practicing elocution and jostling over suitors and a single Schiaparelli gown. But the novel's harrowing ending reveals that the girls' giddy literary and amorous peregrinations are hiding some tragically painful war wounds. Critic Reviews: "Spark, as usual, has perfectly plotted and peopled this giddy world of postwar delirium and girls' dormitory life." ( Library Journal) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Girls of Slender Means Author: Muriel Spark Narrator: Wanda McCaddon Format: Unabridged Length: 3 hrs and 19 mins Language: English Release date: 10-08-08 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 49 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: "Long ago in 1945 all the nice people in England were poor, allowing for exceptions." Thus begins Muriel Spark's tragic and rapier-witted portrait of a London ladies' hostel just emerging from the shadow of World War II. Like the May of Teck Club building itself - "three times window shattered since 1940 but never directly hit" - its lady inhabitants do their best to act as if the world were back to normal, practicing elocution and jostling over suitors and a single Schiaparelli gown. But the novel's harrowing ending reveals that the girls' giddy literary and amorous peregrinations are hiding some tragically painful war wounds. Critic Reviews: "Spark, as usual, has perfectly plotted and peopled this giddy world of postwar delirium and girls' dormitory life." ( Library Journal) Members Reviews: Funny, moving, brilliant Somehow, "The Girls of Slender Means" manages to be simultaneously: an often hilariously funny social satire (particularly of the publishing business); an amazingly realistic account of the deprivations of post-war England; and a deeply moving character study of the conflict between innocence and soulless evil. In some ways it's a "Prime of Miss Jean Brodie" with twenty-somethings instead of younger girls, and it's a good bet that if you have read and enjoyed that book you'll like this one. Nadia May is as always a fine interpreter of Muriel Spark, with fine pacing and a deft hand at conveying Spark's dry irony. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Every-Man-Dies-Alone-Audiobook/B003EMN90Y Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Every Man Dies Alone Author: Hans Fallada, Michael Hofman (translator) Narrator: George Guidall Format: Unabridged Length: 20 hrs and 15 mins Language: English Release date: 03-30-10 Publisher: Recorded Books Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 329 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Hans Fallada wrote this stunning novel in only 24 daysjust after being released from a Nazi insane asylum. Based on a true story, Every Man Dies Alone tells of a German couple who try to start an uprising by distributing anti-fascist postcards during World War II. But their dream ultimately proves perilous under the tyranny that dominates every corner of Hitlers Germany. Editorial Reviews: On its first publication into English in 2009, Hans Falladas 1947 book instantly took its place amongst 20th-century classics, aided (with the exception of a few jarring choices) by Michael Hoffmans clean and lively translation. This recording, dripping with character, should help spread the word of this modest masterpiece even further. Essentially, the book shows how corruption, intimidation, and fear radiate outwards from a morally bankrupt political center to the furthest reaches of society a world of fear where neighbors and strangers alike are on the make, not to be trusted. The effects of countless assaults on personal decency and integrity are pitilessly displayed as, like an unblinking camera, Fallada follows each plot line to its conclusion. The remorseless force of destiny that propels each event is no less harrowing for being inevitable. George Guidall possesses an idiosyncratic voice if you already love this book, no doubt each character is a vivid presence in the back of your mind, and it will take a while to acclimate to Guidalls aged and vinegary voice. But it is also a surprisingly malleable instrument Falladas rich cast of characters is wholly present as Guidall shifts between long-suffering, resolute, broken, wheedling, pleading, and avuncular. Guidalls performance brings life to Falladas achievement in combining the cat-and-mouse criminal investigation of Crime and Punishment with Balzacs exploration of societys lower orders: In his portrayal of the cynical and relentless Gestapo inspector Escherich, the voice drips with insinuation and corruption, while the simple proletarian couple at the heart of the book speak with long-suffering endurance and increasingly angry resistance. Every Man Dies Alone is also striking in the depth and complexity of its female characters, and here, too, Guidall delivers a set of subtly shaded performances. And in the last chapters, where suffering and oppression are raised to a state of grace, the spoken and written word become indivisible as the dramatic power of Falladas redemptive vision is movingly delivered by Guidall. Critic Reviews: "The book has the suspense of a John le Carré novel, and offers a visceral, chilling portrait of the distrust that permeated everyday German life during the war." (The New Yorker) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Hans Fallada) Tue, 30 Mar 2010 10:27:32 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Every-Man-Dies-Alone-Audiobook/B003EMN90Y thebookvoice.com 20:15:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Every Man Dies Alone Author: Hans Fallada, Michael Hofman (translator) Narrator: George Guidall Format: Unabridged Length: 20 hrs and 15 mins Language: English Release date: 03-30-10 Publisher: Recorded Books Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 329 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Hans Fallada wrote this stunning novel in only 24 daysjust after being released from a Nazi insane asylum. Based on a true story, Every Man Dies Alone tells of a German couple who try to start an uprising by distributing anti-fascist postcards during World War II. But their dream ultimately proves perilous under the tyranny that dominates every corner of Hitlers Germany. Editorial Reviews: On its first publication into English in 2009, Hans Falladas 1947 book instantly took its place amongst 20th-century classics, aided (with the exception of a few jarring choices) by Michael Hoffmans clean and lively translation. This recording, dripping with character, should help spread the word of this modest masterpiece even further. Essentially, the book shows how corruption, intimidation, and fear radiate outwards from a morally bankrupt political center to the furthest reaches of society a world of fear where neighbors and strangers alike are on the make, not to be trusted. The effects of countless assaults on personal decency and integrity are pitilessly displayed as, like an unblinking camera, Fallada follows each plot line to its conclusion. The remorseless force of destiny that propels each event is no less harrowing for being inevitable. George Guidall possesses an idiosyncratic voice if you already love this book, no doubt each character is a vivid presence in the back of your mind, and it will take a while to acclimate to Guidalls aged and vinegary voice. But it is also a surprisingly malleable instrument Falladas rich cast of characters is wholly present as Guidall shifts between long-suffering, resolute, broken, wheedling, pleading, and avuncular. Guidalls performance brings life to Falladas achievement in combining the cat-and-mouse criminal investigation of Crime and Punishment with Balzacs exploration of societys lower orders: In his portrayal of the cynical and relentless Gestapo inspector Escherich, the voice drips with insinuation and corruption, while the simple proletarian couple at the heart of the book speak with long-suffering endurance and increasingly angry resistance. Every Man Dies Alone is also striking in the depth and complexity of its female characters, and here, too, Guidall delivers a set of subtly shaded performances. And in the last chapters, where suffering and oppression are raised to a state of grace, the spoken and written word become indivisible as the dramatic power of Falladas redemptive vision is movingly delivered by Guidall. Critic Reviews: "The book has the suspense of a John le Carré novel, and offers a visceral, chilling portrait of the distrust that permeated everyday German life during the war." (The New Yorker) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Every Man Dies Alone Author: Hans Fallada, Michael Hofman (translator) Narrator: George Guidall Format: Unabridged Length: 20 hrs and 15 mins Language: English Release date: 03-30-10 Publisher: Recorded Books Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 329 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Hans Fallada wrote this stunning novel in only 24 daysjust after being released from a Nazi insane asylum. Based on a true story, Every Man Dies Alone tells of a German couple who try to start an uprising by distributing anti-fascist postcards during World War II. But their dream ultimately proves perilous under the tyranny that dominates every corner of Hitlers Germany. Editorial Reviews: On its first publication into English in 2009, Hans Falladas 1947 book instantly took its place amongst 20th-century classics, aided (with the exception of a few jarring choices) by Michael Hoffmans clean and lively translation. This recording, dripping with character, should help spread the word of this modest masterpiece even further. Essentially, the book shows how corruption, intimidation, and fear radiate outwards from a morally bankrupt political center to the furthest reaches of society a world of fear where neighbors and strangers alike are on the make, not to be trusted. The effects of countless assaults on personal decency and integrity are pitilessly displayed as, like an unblinking camera, Fallada follows each plot line to its conclusion. The remorseless force of destiny that propels each event is no less harrowing for being inevitable. George Guidall possesses an idiosyncratic voice if you already love this book, no doubt each character is a vivid presence in the back of your mind, and it will take a while to acclimate to Guidalls aged and vinegary voice. But it is also a surprisingly malleable instrument Falladas rich cast of characters is wholly present as Guidall shifts between long-suffering, resolute, broken, wheedling, pleading, and avuncular. Guidalls performance brings life to Falladas achievement in combining the cat-and-mouse criminal investigation of Crime and Punishment with Balzacs exploration of societys lower orders: In his portrayal of the cynical and relentless Gestapo inspector Escherich, the voice drips with insinuation and corruption, while the simple proletarian couple at the heart of the book speak with long-suffering endurance and increasingly angry resistance. Every Man Dies Alone is also striking in the depth and complexity of its female characters, and here, too, Guidall delivers a set of subtly shaded performances. And in the last chapters, where suffering and oppression are raised to a state of grace, the spoken and written word become indivisible as the dramatic power of Falladas redemptive vision is movingly delivered by Guidall. Critic Reviews: "The book has the suspense of a John le Carré novel, and offers a visceral, chilling portrait of the distrust that permeated everyday German life during the war." (The New Yorker) Members Reviews: a difficult masterpiece for anyone who wants to know what it was like to live in world war 2 germany, this is probably the best place to learn. for me the book was at times humorous, at times heart breaking, at times astonishing. the level of characterization rivals balzac at his best, the layers of political plotting are as good as dostoeyvsky. the writer apparently loved dickens and it shows. even in their darkest hours, fallada s good characters cannot be anything but good. which is good because evil characters abound in the book as they did in nazi germany. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/This-Side-of-Paradise-Audiobook/B006YD88XS Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: This Side of Paradise Author: F. Scott Fitzgerald Narrator: Chris Hendrie Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 42 mins Language: English Release date: 01-17-12 Publisher: Chris Hendrie AudiobookstoLife Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 19 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: At 23, F. Scott penned this brilliant best-seller kicking off the roaring 20s and the Jazz Age. Semi-autobiographical and unabridged, versatile actor Chris Hendrie creates vibrant characters as the story follows the life of gifted and handsome Amory Blaine as he falls in love with beautiful society girls while trying to define and find himself. Beautifully set in the lost generation just before the 1929 stock market crash that ended this flamboyant era. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (F. Scott Fitzgerald) Tue, 17 Jan 2012 20:28:32 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/This-Side-of-Paradise-Audiobook/B006YD88XS thebookvoice.com 08:42:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: This Side of Paradise Author: F. Scott Fitzgerald Narrator: Chris Hendrie Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 42 mins Language: English Release date: 01-17-12 Publisher: Chris Hendrie AudiobookstoLife Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 19 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: At 23, F. Scott penned this brilliant best-seller kicking off the roaring 20s and the Jazz Age. Semi-autobiographical and unabridged, versatile actor Chris Hendrie creates vibrant characters as the story follows the life of gifted and handsome Amory Blaine as he falls in love with beautiful society girls while trying to define and find himself. Beautifully set in the lost generation just before the 1929 stock market crash that ended this flamboyant era. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: This Side of Paradise Author: F. Scott Fitzgerald Narrator: Chris Hendrie Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 42 mins Language: English Release date: 01-17-12 Publisher: Chris Hendrie AudiobookstoLife Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 19 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: At 23, F. Scott penned this brilliant best-seller kicking off the roaring 20s and the Jazz Age. Semi-autobiographical and unabridged, versatile actor Chris Hendrie creates vibrant characters as the story follows the life of gifted and handsome Amory Blaine as he falls in love with beautiful society girls while trying to define and find himself. Beautifully set in the lost generation just before the 1929 stock market crash that ended this flamboyant era. Members Reviews: Good story, bad reading Some modern audiences will have trouble relating but much of this material still resonates today. The reading was terrible. The reader often sounded frantic and his tempo distracts from the content of the story. Sometimes it worked but most the time it didn't. I would not recommend this reading. boring,, just reading... dont like What disappointed you about This Side of Paradise? the reader,,, What could F. Scott Fitzgerald have done to make this a more enjoyable book for you? fitzgerald is good the reader was not How did the narrator detract from the book? same voice for all If you could play editor, what scene or scenes would you have cut from This Side of Paradise? have more feelings Any additional comments? none Review Great book. Not that easy to listen to due to Poor audio quality despite good narration https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Trustee-from-the-Toolroom-Audiobook/B0062P097G Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Trustee from the Toolroom Author: Nevil Shute Narrator: Frank Muller Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 31 mins Language: English Release date: 11-04-11 Publisher: Recorded Books Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 1514 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Keith Stewart, a retiring and ingenious engineer, could not have been happier in his little house in the shabby London suburb of Ealing. There he invented the mini-motor, the six-volt generator, and the tiny Congreve clock. Then a chain of events sweeps him into deep waters and leads him to his happiest discovery yet. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Nevil Shute) Fri, 04 Nov 2011 01:05:11 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Trustee-from-the-Toolroom-Audiobook/B0062P097G thebookvoice.com 08:31:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Trustee from the Toolroom Author: Nevil Shute Narrator: Frank Muller Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 31 mins Language: English Release date: 11-04-11 Publisher: Recorded Books Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 1514 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Keith Stewart, a retiring and ingenious engineer, could not have been happier in his little house in the shabby London suburb of Ealing. There he invented the mini-motor, the six-volt generator, and the tiny Congreve clock. Then a chain of events sweeps him into deep waters and leads him to his happiest discovery yet. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Trustee from the Toolroom Author: Nevil Shute Narrator: Frank Muller Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 31 mins Language: English Release date: 11-04-11 Publisher: Recorded Books Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 1514 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Keith Stewart, a retiring and ingenious engineer, could not have been happier in his little house in the shabby London suburb of Ealing. There he invented the mini-motor, the six-volt generator, and the tiny Congreve clock. Then a chain of events sweeps him into deep waters and leads him to his happiest discovery yet. Members Reviews: Hologram of a Decent Man Where does Trustee from the Toolroom rank among all the audiobooks youve listened to so far? It's in the top 20% of all books I've read, and I've been reading books for almost 60 years. What other book might you compare Trustee from the Toolroom to and why? At first I thought 'Cinderella', but that's not correct because Cinderella is a decent person who wants to marry the prince, and in the end she gets what she wants. Keith Stewart already has the life he wants, centered around making miniature machines and living with his wife of many years. He wants nothing else until a tragedy forces him to take massive risks for the benefit of a small child. Really, this book is more like 'The Lord of the Rings'. While there are no 'dark forces', like Frodo, Keith must leave his happy home and set off to strange and dangerous places for the benefit of others. Like Frodo, the last thing Keith wanted was a quest. Keith doesn't risk his life to monsters, but he risks his entire meager net worth and his life in his quest to fulfill his duty as a trustee. Richard Bach once wrote that Neville Shute's writing is 'a hologram of a decent man'. Nowhere is that hologram more visible than in this book. Which scene was your favorite? I enjoyed the sailboat voyage from Hawaii to Tahiti quite a bit. If you could take any character from Trustee from the Toolroom out to dinner, who would it be and why? I'd like to take the BOAC navigator out to lunch, because I used to be a Navigator also. Any additional comments? This book takes place in the immediate period following World War II. It is startling to the modern reader to read how difficult, time-consuming, and expensive travel and communication was only a short time ago. Besides the wonderful story, this book provides a fasinating look at how many of the everyday aspects of life have become so much easier in recent years. I only gave the narration four stars. Frank Muller is just about the best American reader there is, but he's still an American. He reads the European characters as well as any American could, but not as well as a Brit would have. I'm a Texan who had the happiness of living in England for several years. I don't think all Americans appreciate the hundreds of different accents and dialects that we just combine in to a 'British Accent'. I assure you, regional and class accents are a huge deal in UK. While he can't read every book, I sure wish Patrick Tull had read this one, Just Simply a Great Story! Nevil Shute's writing is so wonderful! This book, of an ordinary man who finds himself in extraordinary circumstances, and who must respond in extraordinary ways, is just simply a great story with a wonderful (if perhaps a bit predictable) outcome. Somehow, I didn't want the reading to end. . . loved the narration as well as the prose. If you are a traveler, this story takes the listener from Britain to the South Pacific to Hawaii to the lumber industry of the state of Washington. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Epiphany-Machine-Audiobook/B073G3BDGS Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Epiphany Machine Author: David Burr Gerrard Narrator: Ari Fliakos Format: Unabridged Length: 12 hrs and 28 mins Language: English Release date: 07-18-17 Publisher: Penguin Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 66 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Everyone else knows the truth about you. Now you can know it, too. That's the slogan. The product: a junky contraption that tattoos personalized revelations on its users' forearms. It's an old con, playing on the fear that we are obvious to everybody except ourselves. This particular one's been circulating New York since the 1960s. The ad works. And, oddly enough, so might the device.... A small stream of city dwellers buy into this cult of the epiphany machine, including Venter Lowood's parents. This stigma follows them when they move upstate, where Venter can't avoid the whispers of teachers and neighbors any more than he can ignore the machine's accurate predictions: his mother's abandonment and his father's disinterest. So when Venter's grandmother finally asks him to confront the epiphany machine and inoculate himself against his family's mistakes, he's only too happy to oblige. Like his parents before him, Venter is quick to fall under the spell of the device's sweat-stained, profane, and surprisingly charming operator, Adam Lyons. But unlike them, Venter gets close enough to Adam to learn a dark secret. There's an undeniable pattern between specific epiphanies and violent crimes. And Adam won't jeopardize the privacy of his customers by alerting the police. It may be a hoax, but that doesn't mean what Adam is selling isn't also spot-on. And in this sprawling, snarling tragicomedy about accountability in contemporary America, the greater danger is that Adam Lyons' apparatus may just be right about us all. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (David Burr Gerrard) Tue, 18 Jul 2017 04:53:26 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Epiphany-Machine-Audiobook/B073G3BDGS thebookvoice.com 12:28:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Epiphany Machine Author: David Burr Gerrard Narrator: Ari Fliakos Format: Unabridged Length: 12 hrs and 28 mins Language: English Release date: 07-18-17 Publisher: Penguin Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 66 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Everyone else knows the truth about you. Now you can know it, too. That's the slogan. The product: a junky contraption that tattoos personalized revelations on its users' forearms. It's an old con, playing on the fear that we are obvious to everybody except ourselves. This particular one's been circulating New York since the 1960s. The ad works. And, oddly enough, so might the device.... A small stream of city dwellers buy into this cult of the epiphany machine, including Venter Lowood's parents. This stigma follows them when they move upstate, where Venter can't avoid the whispers of teachers and neighbors any more than he can ignore the machine's accurate predictions: his mother's abandonment and his father's disinterest. So when Venter's grandmother finally asks him to confront the epiphany machine and inoculate himself against his family's mistakes, he's only too happy to oblige. Like his parents before him, Venter is quick to fall under the spell of the device's sweat-stained, profane, and surprisingly charming operator, Adam Lyons. But unlike them, Venter gets close enough to Adam to learn a dark secret. There's an undeniable pattern between specific epiphanies and violent crimes. And Adam won't jeopardize the privacy of his customers by alerting the police. It may be a hoax, but that doesn't mean what Adam is selling isn't also spot-on. And in this sprawling, snarling tragicomedy about accountability in contemporary America, the greater danger is that Adam Lyons' apparatus may just be right about us all. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Epiphany Machine Author: David Burr Gerrard Narrator: Ari Fliakos Format: Unabridged Length: 12 hrs and 28 mins Language: English Release date: 07-18-17 Publisher: Penguin Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 66 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Everyone else knows the truth about you. Now you can know it, too. That's the slogan. The product: a junky contraption that tattoos personalized revelations on its users' forearms. It's an old con, playing on the fear that we are obvious to everybody except ourselves. This particular one's been circulating New York since the 1960s. The ad works. And, oddly enough, so might the device.... A small stream of city dwellers buy into this cult of the epiphany machine, including Venter Lowood's parents. This stigma follows them when they move upstate, where Venter can't avoid the whispers of teachers and neighbors any more than he can ignore the machine's accurate predictions: his mother's abandonment and his father's disinterest. So when Venter's grandmother finally asks him to confront the epiphany machine and inoculate himself against his family's mistakes, he's only too happy to oblige. Like his parents before him, Venter is quick to fall under the spell of the device's sweat-stained, profane, and surprisingly charming operator, Adam Lyons. But unlike them, Venter gets close enough to Adam to learn a dark secret. There's an undeniable pattern between specific epiphanies and violent crimes. And Adam won't jeopardize the privacy of his customers by alerting the police. It may be a hoax, but that doesn't mean what Adam is selling isn't also spot-on. And in this sprawling, snarling tragicomedy about accountability in contemporary America, the greater danger is that Adam Lyons' apparatus may just be right about us all. Members Reviews: A New Entry into Pantheon of NYC Cult Classics? Enlightenment comes to the most dull-witted. Franz Kafka, In the Penal Colony Words are like weapons: they wound sometimes. Diane Warren, If I Could Turn Back Time From epigraphs to The Epiphany Machine. My first thought is actually a question considering that this novel is great and somewhat similar to, and likely even better than, 2016's The Nix. Mr. Gerrard, who teaches creative writing in NYC at the 92nd Street Y, The New School, and the Sackett Street Writers' Workshop, hits our contemporary culture right between the eyes, as did Nathan Hill in The Nix. So, my question: is Random House--whose imprint published The Nix--that much better at pushing their books than Penguin's imprint for The Epiphany Machine? Where is the Love? I should probably say here that no one pitched this novel to me, or gave me a free copy of it; I bought it after reading a few rave reviews. Perhaps the initial hesitation of reviewers and readers alike to pick up this literary gem comes from the sci-fi element in it. The plot surrounds a contraption discovered by its owner in the 1960s that will tattoo your epiphany on your inner forearm, a sort of modern-day oracle in a way, whose customer list has included John Lennon and a number of other luminaries. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Dear-Life-Audiobook/B009POMBYA Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Dear Life Subtitle: Stories Author: Alice Munro Narrator: Kimberly Farr, Arthur Morey Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 4 mins Language: English Release date: 11-13-12 Publisher: Random House Audio Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 263 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: A brilliant new collection of stories from one of the most acclaimed and beloved writers of our time. Nobel Prize winner Alice Munros peerless ability to give us the essence of a life in often brief but always spacious and timeless stories is once again everywhere apparent in this brilliant new collection. In story after story, she illumines the moment a life is forever altered by a chance encounter or an action not taken, or by a simple twist of fate that turns a person out of his or her accustomed path and into a new way of being or thinking. A poet, finding herself in alien territory at her first literary party, is rescued by a seasoned newspaper columnist, and is soon hurtling across the continent, young child in tow, toward a hoped-for but completely unplanned meeting. A young soldier, returning to his fiancée from the Second World War, steps off the train before his stop and onto the farm of another woman, beginning a life on the move. A wealthy young woman having an affair with the married lawyer hired by her father to handle his estate comes up with a surprising way to deal with the blackmailer who finds them out. While most of these stories take place in Munros home territory - the small Canadian towns around Lake Huron - the characters sometimes venture to the cities, and the audiobook ends with four pieces set in the area where she grew up, and in the time of her own childhood: stories autobiographical in feeling, though not, sometimes, entirely so in fact. A girl who cant sleep imagines night after wakeful night that she kills her beloved younger sister. A mother snatches up her child and runs for dear life when a crazy woman comes into her yard. Suffused with Munros clarity of vision and her unparalleled gift for storytelling, these tales about departures and beginnings, accidents and dangers, and outgoings and homecomings both imagined and real, paint a radiant, indelible portrait of how strange, perilous, and extraordinary ordinary life can be. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Alice Munro) Tue, 13 Nov 2012 01:55:55 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Dear-Life-Audiobook/B009POMBYA thebookvoice.com 10:04:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Dear Life Subtitle: Stories Author: Alice Munro Narrator: Kimberly Farr, Arthur Morey Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 4 mins Language: English Release date: 11-13-12 Publisher: Random House Audio Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 263 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: A brilliant new collection of stories from one of the most acclaimed and beloved writers of our time. Nobel Prize winner Alice Munros peerless ability to give us the essence of a life in often brief but always spacious and timeless stories is once again everywhere apparent in this brilliant new collection. In story after story, she illumines the moment a life is forever altered by a chance encounter or an action not taken, or by a simple twist of fate that turns a person out of his or her accustomed path and into a new way of being or thinking. A poet, finding herself in alien territory at her first literary party, is rescued by a seasoned newspaper columnist, and is soon hurtling across the continent, young child in tow, toward a hoped-for but completely unplanned meeting. A young soldier, returning to his fiancée from the Second World War, steps off the train before his stop and onto the farm of another woman, beginning a life on the move. A wealthy young woman having an affair with the married lawyer hired by her father to handle his estate comes up with a surprising way to deal with the blackmailer who finds them out. While most of these stories take place in Munros home territory - the small Canadian towns around Lake Huron - the characters sometimes venture to the cities, and the audiobook ends with four pieces set in the area where she grew up, and in the time of her own childhood: stories autobiographical in feeling, though not, sometimes, entirely so in fact. A girl who cant sleep imagines night after wakeful night that she kills her beloved younger sister. A mother snatches up her child and runs for dear life when a crazy woman comes into her yard. Suffused with Munros clarity of vision and her unparalleled gift for storytelling, these tales about departures and beginnings, accidents and dangers, and outgoings and homecomings both imagined and real, paint a radiant, indelible portrait of how strange, perilous, and extraordinary ordinary life can be. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Dear Life Subtitle: Stories Author: Alice Munro Narrator: Kimberly Farr, Arthur Morey Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 4 mins Language: English Release date: 11-13-12 Publisher: Random House Audio Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 263 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: A brilliant new collection of stories from one of the most acclaimed and beloved writers of our time. Nobel Prize winner Alice Munros peerless ability to give us the essence of a life in often brief but always spacious and timeless stories is once again everywhere apparent in this brilliant new collection. In story after story, she illumines the moment a life is forever altered by a chance encounter or an action not taken, or by a simple twist of fate that turns a person out of his or her accustomed path and into a new way of being or thinking. A poet, finding herself in alien territory at her first literary party, is rescued by a seasoned newspaper columnist, and is soon hurtling across the continent, young child in tow, toward a hoped-for but completely unplanned meeting. A young soldier, returning to his fiancée from the Second World War, steps off the train before his stop and onto the farm of another woman, beginning a life on the move. A wealthy young woman having an affair with the married lawyer hired by her father to handle his estate comes up with a surprising way to deal with the blackmailer who finds them out. While most of these stories take place in Munros home territory - the small Canadian towns around Lake Huron - the characters sometimes venture to the cities, and the audiobook ends with four pieces set in the area where she grew up, and in the time of her own childhood: stories autobiographical in feeling, though not, sometimes, entirely so in fact. A girl who cant sleep imagines night after wakeful night that she kills her beloved younger sister. A mother snatches up her child and runs for dear life when a crazy woman comes into her yard. Suffused with Munros clarity of vision and her unparalleled gift for storytelling, these tales about departures and beginnings, accidents and dangers, and outgoings and homecomings both imagined and real, paint a radiant, indelible portrait of how strange, perilous, and extraordinary ordinary life can be. Members Reviews: Poor narration CAN ruin an audiobook... How could the performance have been better? Each of the short stories in this collection is read by a man or a woman. Neither reader is very good. All male voices performed by the female reader sound the same, and the female reader's inflection was completely inappropriate -- even occasionally changing the intended meaning or preventing it from being understood. Unfortunately, this stood in the way of my enjoyment of the stories, as well as my being able to learn anything from them. Very distracting. It's a shame; Alice Munro is supposed to be the best..... Pleasantly captivating Hard to put a finger on why her short stories are so engrossing. But I was captivated the entire time. The characters, the real inclinations they have and the observations each bar narrator makes are all experiences we wouldn't be able to absorb anywhere but Munro's words. Not Munro's best I have read or listened to most of Ms. Munro's work, and this is definitely not her best. The stories have little to go on, and in contrast to her previous work (Someting I've been meaning to tell you; Runaway) the characters are dull and uninteresting. The female narrator, Kimberly Fair, reads far too slowly and in an almost kindergarten-teacher kind of way, very annoying. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Complete-Cosmicomics-Audiobook/B07775S2TG Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Complete Cosmicomics Subtitle: Translated by Martin McLaughlin, Tim Parks, & William Weaver Author: Martin McLaughlin - translator, William Weaver - translator, Italo Calvino, Tim Parks - translator Narrator: Jefferson Mays Format: Unabridged Length: 15 hrs and 9 mins Language: English Release date: 11-07-17 Publisher: Recorded Books Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 1 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Italo Calvino's beloved cosmicomics cross planets and traverse galaxies, speed up time or slow it down to the particles of an instant. Through the eyes of an ageless guide named Qfwfq, Calvino explores natural phenomena and tells the story of the origins of the universe. Poignant, fantastical, and wise, these 34 dazzling stories - collected here in one definitive anthology - relate complex scientific and mathematical concepts to our everyday world. They are an indelible (and unfailingly delightful) literary achievement. Translation of "The Distance of the Moon", "At Daybreak", "A Sign in Space", "All at One Point", "Without Colours", "Games Without End", "The Aquatic Uncle", "How Much Shall We Bet?", "The Dinosaurs", "The Form of Space", "The Light-Years", and "The Spiral" copyright © Harcourt, Brace and World, Inc. and Jonathan Cape Ltd, 1968 Translation of "The Soft Moon", "The Origin of the Birds", "Crystals", "Blood, Sea", "Mitosis", "Meiosis", "Death", "t zero", "The Chase", "The Night Driver", and "The Count of Monte Cristo" copyright © Harcourt, Brace and World, Inc. and Jonathan Cape Ltd, 1969 Translation of "World Memory", "Nothing and Not Much", "Implosion", and "The Other Eurydice" copyright © Tim Parks, 1995 Introduction and translations of "The Mushroom Moon", "The Daughters of the Moon", "The Meterorites", "The Stone Sky", "As Long as the Sun Lasts", "Solar Storm", and "Shells and Time" copyright © Martin McLaughlin, 2009 All rights reserved. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Martin McLaughlin - translator) Tue, 07 Nov 2017 12:58:53 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Complete-Cosmicomics-Audiobook/B07775S2TG thebookvoice.com 15:09:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Complete Cosmicomics Subtitle: Translated by Martin McLaughlin, Tim Parks, & William Weaver Author: Martin McLaughlin - translator, William Weaver - translator, Italo Calvino, Tim Parks - translator Narrator: Jefferson Mays Format: Unabridged Length: 15 hrs and 9 mins Language: English Release date: 11-07-17 Publisher: Recorded Books Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 1 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Italo Calvino's beloved cosmicomics cross planets and traverse galaxies, speed up time or slow it down to the particles of an instant. Through the eyes of an ageless guide named Qfwfq, Calvino explores natural phenomena and tells the story of the origins of the universe. Poignant, fantastical, and wise, these 34 dazzling stories - collected here in one definitive anthology - relate complex scientific and mathematical concepts to our everyday world. They are an indelible (and unfailingly delightful) literary achievement. Translation of "The Distance of the Moon", "At Daybreak", "A Sign in Space", "All at One Point", "Without Colours", "Games Without End", "The Aquatic Uncle", "How Much Shall We Bet?", "The Dinosaurs", "The Form of Space", "The Light-Years", and "The Spiral" copyright © Harcourt, Brace and World, Inc. and Jonathan Cape Ltd, 1968 Translation of "The Soft Moon", "The Origin of the Birds", "Crystals", "Blood, Sea", "Mitosis", "Meiosis", "Death", "t zero", "The Chase", "The Night Driver", and "The Count of Monte Cristo" copyright © Harcourt, Brace and World, Inc. and Jonathan Cape Ltd, 1969 Translation of "World Memory", "Nothing and Not Much", "Implosion", and "The Other Eurydice" copyright © Tim Parks, 1995 Introduction and translations of "The Mushroom Moon", "The Daughters of the Moon", "The Meterorites", "The Stone Sky", "As Long as the Sun Lasts", "Solar Storm", and "Shells and Time" copyright © Martin McLaughlin, 2009 All rights reserved. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Complete Cosmicomics Subtitle: Translated by Martin McLaughlin, Tim Parks, & William Weaver Author: Martin McLaughlin - translator, William Weaver - translator, Italo Calvino, Tim Parks - translator Narrator: Jefferson Mays Format: Unabridged Length: 15 hrs and 9 mins Language: English Release date: 11-07-17 Publisher: Recorded Books Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 1 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Italo Calvino's beloved cosmicomics cross planets and traverse galaxies, speed up time or slow it down to the particles of an instant. Through the eyes of an ageless guide named Qfwfq, Calvino explores natural phenomena and tells the story of the origins of the universe. Poignant, fantastical, and wise, these 34 dazzling stories - collected here in one definitive anthology - relate complex scientific and mathematical concepts to our everyday world. They are an indelible (and unfailingly delightful) literary achievement. Translation of "The Distance of the Moon", "At Daybreak", "A Sign in Space", "All at One Point", "Without Colours", "Games Without End", "The Aquatic Uncle", "How Much Shall We Bet?", "The Dinosaurs", "The Form of Space", "The Light-Years", and "The Spiral" copyright © Harcourt, Brace and World, Inc. and Jonathan Cape Ltd, 1968 Translation of "The Soft Moon", "The Origin of the Birds", "Crystals", "Blood, Sea", "Mitosis", "Meiosis", "Death", "t zero", "The Chase", "The Night Driver", and "The Count of Monte Cristo" copyright © Harcourt, Brace and World, Inc. and Jonathan Cape Ltd, 1969 Translation of "World Memory", "Nothing and Not Much", "Implosion", and "The Other Eurydice" copyright © Tim Parks, 1995 Introduction and translations of "The Mushroom Moon", "The Daughters of the Moon", "The Meterorites", "The Stone Sky", "As Long as the Sun Lasts", "Solar Storm", and "Shells and Time" copyright © Martin McLaughlin, 2009 All rights reserved. Members Reviews: fascinating Original, fascinating views of our cosmic home. Great fun! Calvino takes the universe and makes it personal. Very cleaver. You get to meet an electron. You hear stories from before the earth was created. Great fun! Five Stars Italo Calvino is one of the best! Must Read I first heard of Italo Calvino from a RadioLab podcast where Leiv Shreiber reads "Distance to the Moon". After listening to that particular podcast about a bazillion times I decided to buy this book. Every story had me smiling or shaking my head in awe of how clever and good it was. This is definitely one of my favorite books. Brilliant One of my favorite works of literature. Enjoyable on multiple levels, these stories can be read independently. But, they also build on and relate to one another as you read. Calvino's wonderful sense of humor shines through. Highly recommended. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Outer-Dark-Audiobook/B00BSUUIRQ Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Outer Dark Author: Cormac McCarthy Narrator: Ed Sala Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 10 mins Language: English Release date: 03-13-13 Publisher: Recorded Books Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 195 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Outer Dark is a novel at once fabular and starkly evocative, set is an unspecified place in Appalachia, sometime around the turn of the century.A woman bears her brother's child, a boy; he leaves the baby in the woods and tells her he died of natural causes.Discovering her brother's lie, she sets forth alone to find her son.Both brother and sister wander separately through a countryside being scourged by three terrifying and elusive strangers, headlong toward an eerie, apocalyptic resolution. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Cormac McCarthy) Wed, 13 Mar 2013 10:19:34 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Outer-Dark-Audiobook/B00BSUUIRQ thebookvoice.com 07:10:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Outer Dark Author: Cormac McCarthy Narrator: Ed Sala Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 10 mins Language: English Release date: 03-13-13 Publisher: Recorded Books Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 195 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Outer Dark is a novel at once fabular and starkly evocative, set is an unspecified place in Appalachia, sometime around the turn of the century.A woman bears her brother's child, a boy; he leaves the baby in the woods and tells her he died of natural causes.Discovering her brother's lie, she sets forth alone to find her son.Both brother and sister wander separately through a countryside being scourged by three terrifying and elusive strangers, headlong toward an eerie, apocalyptic resolution. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Outer Dark Author: Cormac McCarthy Narrator: Ed Sala Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 10 mins Language: English Release date: 03-13-13 Publisher: Recorded Books Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 195 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Outer Dark is a novel at once fabular and starkly evocative, set is an unspecified place in Appalachia, sometime around the turn of the century.A woman bears her brother's child, a boy; he leaves the baby in the woods and tells her he died of natural causes.Discovering her brother's lie, she sets forth alone to find her son.Both brother and sister wander separately through a countryside being scourged by three terrifying and elusive strangers, headlong toward an eerie, apocalyptic resolution. Members Reviews: Throwing chert boulders at the dark center I keep reading Cormac McCarthy to find a single crack of light in his dark, grotesque lyricism. 'Outer Dark' as a novel is unconventional and amazing. The story was allegorical without being stiff, it was regional without being provincial. Like most all of McCarthy's work, it is Biblical in its power and intensity. In 'Outer Dark', McCarthy is throwing chert boulders at the dark center of the Universe. He isn't interested in little themes. Even in his small books he is taking on ideas as large and slippery as fate, guilt, agency, and God. Structurally, Outer Dark was drum-tight. The prose and the vernacular/archaic dialogue were both crisp and amazing. 'Outer Dark' is prose art at a high-level and it scared the literary Hell out of me. Amazing book, no happy ending I couldn't stop listening : great dialogue , thrilling scenes. Loved it. Cormac really hit his stride with this, his second novel. The ultimate southern gothic tale. Fantastic storytelling. This mythical tale of lost wandering wayfarers, dark and darker leads the reader down paths intertwined and alone of lost souls to a dantean finale. Great Book I thoroughly enjoyed this McCarthy book. Great flowing story with lots of mystery and interesting characters. Not sure Quite borish and hard to follow, even the narrator seemed bored as he read along... https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/River-of-Smoke-Audiobook/B005N0KEGW Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: River of Smoke Author: Amitav Ghosh Narrator: Sanjiv Jhaveri Format: Unabridged Length: 22 hrs and 34 mins Language: English Release date: 09-27-11 Publisher: Brilliance Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 247 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: The Ibis, loaded to its gunwales with a cargo of indentured servants, is in the grip of a cyclone in the Bay of Bengal; among the dozens flailing for survival are Neel, the pampered raja who has been convicted of embezzlement; Paulette, the French orphan masquerading as a deck-hand; and Deeti, the widowed poppy grower fleeing her homeland with her lover, Kalua. The storm also threatens the clipper ship Anahita, groaning with the largest consignment of opium ever to leave India for Canton. And the Redruth, a nursery ship, carries Frederick Fitcher Penrose, a horticulturist determined to track down the priceless treasures of China that are hidden in plain sight: its plants that have the power to heal, or beautify, or intoxicate. All will converge in Cantons Fanqui-town, or Foreign Enclave: a tumultuous world unto itself where civilizations clash and sometimes fuse. It is a powder keg awaiting a spark to ignite the Opium Wars. Spectacular coincidences, startling reversals of fortune, and tender love stories abound. But this is much more than an irresistible page-turner. The blind quest for money, the primacy of the drug trade, the concealment of base impulses behind the rhetoric of freedom: in River of Smoke the nineteenth and twenty-first centuries converge, and the result is a consuming historical novel with powerful contemporary resonance. Critics praised Sea of Poppies for its vibrant storytelling, antic humor, and rich narrative scope; now Amitav Ghosh continues the epic that has charmed and compelled readers all over the globe. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Amitav Ghosh) Tue, 27 Sep 2011 18:15:59 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/River-of-Smoke-Audiobook/B005N0KEGW thebookvoice.com 22:34:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: River of Smoke Author: Amitav Ghosh Narrator: Sanjiv Jhaveri Format: Unabridged Length: 22 hrs and 34 mins Language: English Release date: 09-27-11 Publisher: Brilliance Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 247 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: The Ibis, loaded to its gunwales with a cargo of indentured servants, is in the grip of a cyclone in the Bay of Bengal; among the dozens flailing for survival are Neel, the pampered raja who has been convicted of embezzlement; Paulette, the French orphan masquerading as a deck-hand; and Deeti, the widowed poppy grower fleeing her homeland with her lover, Kalua. The storm also threatens the clipper ship Anahita, groaning with the largest consignment of opium ever to leave India for Canton. And the Redruth, a nursery ship, carries Frederick Fitcher Penrose, a horticulturist determined to track down the priceless treasures of China that are hidden in plain sight: its plants that have the power to heal, or beautify, or intoxicate. All will converge in Cantons Fanqui-town, or Foreign Enclave: a tumultuous world unto itself where civilizations clash and sometimes fuse. It is a powder keg awaiting a spark to ignite the Opium Wars. Spectacular coincidences, startling reversals of fortune, and tender love stories abound. But this is much more than an irresistible page-turner. The blind quest for money, the primacy of the drug trade, the concealment of base impulses behind the rhetoric of freedom: in River of Smoke the nineteenth and twenty-first centuries converge, and the result is a consuming historical novel with powerful contemporary resonance. Critics praised Sea of Poppies for its vibrant storytelling, antic humor, and rich narrative scope; now Amitav Ghosh continues the epic that has charmed and compelled readers all over the globe. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: River of Smoke Author: Amitav Ghosh Narrator: Sanjiv Jhaveri Format: Unabridged Length: 22 hrs and 34 mins Language: English Release date: 09-27-11 Publisher: Brilliance Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 247 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: The Ibis, loaded to its gunwales with a cargo of indentured servants, is in the grip of a cyclone in the Bay of Bengal; among the dozens flailing for survival are Neel, the pampered raja who has been convicted of embezzlement; Paulette, the French orphan masquerading as a deck-hand; and Deeti, the widowed poppy grower fleeing her homeland with her lover, Kalua. The storm also threatens the clipper ship Anahita, groaning with the largest consignment of opium ever to leave India for Canton. And the Redruth, a nursery ship, carries Frederick Fitcher Penrose, a horticulturist determined to track down the priceless treasures of China that are hidden in plain sight: its plants that have the power to heal, or beautify, or intoxicate. All will converge in Cantons Fanqui-town, or Foreign Enclave: a tumultuous world unto itself where civilizations clash and sometimes fuse. It is a powder keg awaiting a spark to ignite the Opium Wars. Spectacular coincidences, startling reversals of fortune, and tender love stories abound. But this is much more than an irresistible page-turner. The blind quest for money, the primacy of the drug trade, the concealment of base impulses behind the rhetoric of freedom: in River of Smoke the nineteenth and twenty-first centuries converge, and the result is a consuming historical novel with powerful contemporary resonance. Critics praised Sea of Poppies for its vibrant storytelling, antic humor, and rich narrative scope; now Amitav Ghosh continues the epic that has charmed and compelled readers all over the globe. Members Reviews: Funky town One of the obvious downsides is that there is no glossary ( apparently the print edition has one). So, even though I knew it must be something else (Fanqui Town as it turns out) I couldn't help hearing it as Funky town and imagining an appropriate Sino-GeorgeClinton beat. In any case, I LIKED the narration and thought Robin was hardly over the top in his Gayness. From the text alone, without Mr. Jhaveri's hilarious rendition, it is obvious that the 20th century has no monopoly on flamers. I quickly got used to not understanding certain words and one can understand them adequately in context. I enjoyed that Ghosh pauses in his description of scenes to list things (I guess generally in Bengali or Hindi): "the alley was crowded with pudongs, khalisha, mradupamen, lascars, sepoys and phonkas." Particularly good are the lists when there are descriptions of food. It is easy (and a good exercise) to be drawn into contemplating the deep immorality of the opium trade and realize how recently this history was brushed aside since it was Heathen Chinee. This, of course, is why WE are now addicted to plastic crap. The Celestial Ones are having the last laugh. Mediocre story, further ruined by the narrator What would have made River of Smoke better? The cast of characters from the last book. You have a few new characters with interesting storyline, but overall the story is loaded so much with irrelevant information that it becomes tedious. What do you think your next listen will be? The next book of course. Hoping that's better. How could the performance have been better? Robin's accent is jarring and over the top. And most of his story is through letters he writes. Hard to picture such an accent for a letter. What reaction did this book spark in you? Anger, sadness, disappointment? Disappointment. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Dodgers-Audiobook/B01COPEPY0 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Dodgers Subtitle: A Novel Author: Bill Beverly Narrator: J. D. Jackson Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 17 mins Language: English Release date: 04-05-16 Publisher: Random House Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 257 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: In this stunning debut, author Bill Beverly delivers a story unlike anything else in fiction: a dark, haunting, literary crime novel that is also a powerful coming-of-age narrative. Dodgers is the story of a young man named East who works for an LA drug gang, sent by his uncle along with some other teenage boys - including East's hotheaded younger brother - to kill a witness connected to a major case, who is hiding out in Wisconsin. The journey takes East out of a city he's never left and into an America that is entirely alien to him, and over the course of his journey the book brings in elements from a diverse array of genres, ranging from crime fiction to road narrative to coming-of-age novel. Written in stark and unforgettable prose and featuring an array of surprising and memorable characters rendered with empathy and wit, Dodgers heralds the arrival of a major new voice in American fiction. Critic Reviews: "Not only is the fast-paced and masterfully plotted Dodgers one of the greatest literary crime novels you will read in your lifetime, Bill Beverley has also created, in the teenage boy, East, one of the most unforgettable and heartbreaking characters ever encountered in American fiction." (Donald Ray Pollock, author of Knockemstiff and The Devil All the Time) "Propulsive, brutally honest and yet unexpectedly tender, Dodgers is one of the best debuts I've read. I was absolutely gripped by the voice, the world of East and his brother, and surprised at nearly ever turn. I audibly gasped at the end." (Attica Locke, author of Black Water Rising and Pleasantville) "Reading Dodgers is like having the veil lifted from your eyes: The world is more vivid, more intense, more exquisite, and more terrifying than you ever knew. Bill Beverly is a conjurer, a poet of the dark arts, and his novel is a spell: When he sends his young drug-world protagonist on a deadly errand in the alien landscape east of LA - that fat swath of America known to him only by its names and its shapes on maps - it is you who makes the journey, who is the stranger in a strange land, a watcher who now feels the eyes of others wherever you go, and who must pay the devastating tolls of crossing boundaries. Hypnotic, breath-taking, bruising, beautiful, important, true - choose your adjectives, this is a great novel." (Tim Johnston, author of Descent) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Bill Beverly) Tue, 05 Apr 2016 14:48:32 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Dodgers-Audiobook/B01COPEPY0 thebookvoice.com 10:17:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Dodgers Subtitle: A Novel Author: Bill Beverly Narrator: J. D. Jackson Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 17 mins Language: English Release date: 04-05-16 Publisher: Random House Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 257 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: In this stunning debut, author Bill Beverly delivers a story unlike anything else in fiction: a dark, haunting, literary crime novel that is also a powerful coming-of-age narrative. Dodgers is the story of a young man named East who works for an LA drug gang, sent by his uncle along with some other teenage boys - including East's hotheaded younger brother - to kill a witness connected to a major case, who is hiding out in Wisconsin. The journey takes East out of a city he's never left and into an America that is entirely alien to him, and over the course of his journey the book brings in elements from a diverse array of genres, ranging from crime fiction to road narrative to coming-of-age novel. Written in stark and unforgettable prose and featuring an array of surprising and memorable characters rendered with empathy and wit, Dodgers heralds the arrival of a major new voice in American fiction. Critic Reviews: "Not only is the fast-paced and masterfully plotted Dodgers one of the greatest literary crime novels you will read in your lifetime, Bill Beverley has also created, in the teenage boy, East, one of the most unforgettable and heartbreaking characters ever encountered in American fiction." (Donald Ray Pollock, author of Knockemstiff and The Devil All the Time) "Propulsive, brutally honest and yet unexpectedly tender, Dodgers is one of the best debuts I've read. I was absolutely gripped by the voice, the world of East and his brother, and surprised at nearly ever turn. I audibly gasped at the end." (Attica Locke, author of Black Water Rising and Pleasantville) "Reading Dodgers is like having the veil lifted from your eyes: The world is more vivid, more intense, more exquisite, and more terrifying than you ever knew. Bill Beverly is a conjurer, a poet of the dark arts, and his novel is a spell: When he sends his young drug-world protagonist on a deadly errand in the alien landscape east of LA - that fat swath of America known to him only by its names and its shapes on maps - it is you who makes the journey, who is the stranger in a strange land, a watcher who now feels the eyes of others wherever you go, and who must pay the devastating tolls of crossing boundaries. Hypnotic, breath-taking, bruising, beautiful, important, true - choose your adjectives, this is a great novel." (Tim Johnston, author of Descent) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Dodgers Subtitle: A Novel Author: Bill Beverly Narrator: J. D. Jackson Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 17 mins Language: English Release date: 04-05-16 Publisher: Random House Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 257 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: In this stunning debut, author Bill Beverly delivers a story unlike anything else in fiction: a dark, haunting, literary crime novel that is also a powerful coming-of-age narrative. Dodgers is the story of a young man named East who works for an LA drug gang, sent by his uncle along with some other teenage boys - including East's hotheaded younger brother - to kill a witness connected to a major case, who is hiding out in Wisconsin. The journey takes East out of a city he's never left and into an America that is entirely alien to him, and over the course of his journey the book brings in elements from a diverse array of genres, ranging from crime fiction to road narrative to coming-of-age novel. Written in stark and unforgettable prose and featuring an array of surprising and memorable characters rendered with empathy and wit, Dodgers heralds the arrival of a major new voice in American fiction. Critic Reviews: "Not only is the fast-paced and masterfully plotted Dodgers one of the greatest literary crime novels you will read in your lifetime, Bill Beverley has also created, in the teenage boy, East, one of the most unforgettable and heartbreaking characters ever encountered in American fiction." (Donald Ray Pollock, author of Knockemstiff and The Devil All the Time) "Propulsive, brutally honest and yet unexpectedly tender, Dodgers is one of the best debuts I've read. I was absolutely gripped by the voice, the world of East and his brother, and surprised at nearly ever turn. I audibly gasped at the end." (Attica Locke, author of Black Water Rising and Pleasantville) "Reading Dodgers is like having the veil lifted from your eyes: The world is more vivid, more intense, more exquisite, and more terrifying than you ever knew. Bill Beverly is a conjurer, a poet of the dark arts, and his novel is a spell: When he sends his young drug-world protagonist on a deadly errand in the alien landscape east of LA - that fat swath of America known to him only by its names and its shapes on maps - it is you who makes the journey, who is the stranger in a strange land, a watcher who now feels the eyes of others wherever you go, and who must pay the devastating tolls of crossing boundaries. Hypnotic, breath-taking, bruising, beautiful, important, true - choose your adjectives, this is a great novel." (Tim Johnston, author of Descent) Members Reviews: Dodgers leave L.A!! What's the world coming to? A road trip novel worth reading. Like any classic road trip, this is a voyage of discovery, but one that follows a different route than normally taken in this genre. Its not about a white youth heading west, which has been the classic narrative in most American road trip stories since Jack Kerouac hell, since Frederick Jackson Turner. Instead, its a road trip story for a modern, urban, American reality: a black youth heading East (the youth happens to be named East; the hero as the homonym). East heading east, fleeing from the past instead of journeying into the future, disappearing into the hinterland instead of arriving wide-eyed and innocent at the Pacific coast. Encountering personal limitation and responsibilities instead of liberation and possibilities. Some critics have compared East with Holden Caulfield, narrator of The Catcher in the Rye. Others with Raskalnikov in Crime and Punishment. Perhaps a better comparison would be to Huckleberry Finn. (Easts uncle, by the way, is named Fin. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/La-espia-The-Spy-Audiobook/B01NAH4HK8 Escuche este audio libro completo gratis en https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> Título: La espía [The Spy] Autor: Paulo Coelho Narrador: Catalina Muñoz, Rolando Silva Formato: Unabridged Duración: 3 hrs and 42 mins Idioma: Español Fecha de publicación: 12-09-16 Editor: Sant Jordi Asociados Calificaciones: 4 de 5 de 75 votos Categorías: Fiction, Literary Resumen del editor: En su nueva novela, Paulo Coelho da vida a una de las mujeres más enigmáticas de la historia: Mata Hari, quien fuera acusada de espionaje durante la Primera Guerra Mundial. Aunque hubo poca evidencia para incriminarla, ella no pudo escapar de la persecución y el enjuiciamiento por la inteligencia militar francesa. Esta cautivadora e íntima narración nos presenta a una mujer que se atrevió, en su tiempo, a hacer lo impensable: desnudarse en público, ser independiente, seductora, exitosa, original e inteligente. A diferencia de otras mujeres de la época , ella tenía un sueño firme: conquistar los escenarios europeos con su baile y alcanzar su propia libertad."No sé si el futuro se acordará de mí pero , en caso de eso suceda, que jamás me vean como una víctima, sino como alguien que dio pasos con coraje y pagó sin miedo el precio que debía pagar". Please note: This audiobook is in Spanish. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Paulo Coelho) Fri, 09 Dec 2016 16:35:31 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/La-espia-The-Spy-Audiobook/B01NAH4HK8 thebookvoice.com 03:42:00 no Escucha este título completo gratis en thebookvoice.com Escuche este audio libro completo gratis en https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> Título: La espía [The Spy] Autor: Paulo Coelho Narrador: Catalina Muñoz, Rolando Silva Formato: Unabridged Duración: 3 hrs and 42 mins Idioma: Español Fecha de publicación: 12-09-16 Editor: Sant Jordi Asociados Calificaciones: 4 de 5 de 75 votos Categorías: Fiction, Literary Resumen del editor: En su nueva novela, Paulo Coelho da vida a una de las mujeres más enigmáticas de la historia: Mata Hari, quien fuera acusada de espionaje durante la Primera Guerra Mundial. Aunque hubo poca evidencia para incriminarla, ella no pudo escapar de la persecución y el enjuiciamiento por la inteligencia militar francesa. Esta cautivadora e íntima narración nos presenta a una mujer que se atrevió, en su tiempo, a hacer lo impensable: desnudarse en público, ser independiente, seductora, exitosa, original e inteligente. A diferencia de otras mujeres de la época , ella tenía un sueño firme: conquistar los escenarios europeos con su baile y alcanzar su propia libertad."No sé si el futuro se acordará de mí pero , en caso de eso suceda, que jamás me vean como una víctima, sino como alguien que dio pasos con coraje y pagó sin miedo el precio que debía pagar". Please note: This audiobook is in Spanish. Escuche este audio libro completo gratis en https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> Título: La espía [The Spy] Autor: Paulo Coelho Narrador: Catalina Muñoz, Rolando Silva Formato: Unabridged Duración: 3 hrs and 42 mins Idioma: Español Fecha de publicación: 12-09-16 Editor: Sant Jordi Asociados Calificaciones: 4 de 5 de 75 votos Categorías: Fiction, Literary Resumen del editor: En su nueva novela, Paulo Coelho da vida a una de las mujeres más enigmáticas de la historia: Mata Hari, quien fuera acusada de espionaje durante la Primera Guerra Mundial. Aunque hubo poca evidencia para incriminarla, ella no pudo escapar de la persecución y el enjuiciamiento por la inteligencia militar francesa. Esta cautivadora e íntima narración nos presenta a una mujer que se atrevió, en su tiempo, a hacer lo impensable: desnudarse en público, ser independiente, seductora, exitosa, original e inteligente. A diferencia de otras mujeres de la época , ella tenía un sueño firme: conquistar los escenarios europeos con su baile y alcanzar su propia libertad."No sé si el futuro se acordará de mí pero , en caso de eso suceda, que jamás me vean como una víctima, sino como alguien que dio pasos con coraje y pagó sin miedo el precio que debía pagar". Please note: This audiobook is in Spanish. Opiniones de los miembros: Hermosa Biografía Linda biografía de Matahari, hermosamente narrado. Muchas veces las cosas y situaciones no son como parecen. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Angels-Game-Audiobook/B002V8MSPY Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Angel's Game Author: Carlos Ruiz Zafon Narrator: Dan Stevens Format: Unabridged Length: 15 hrs and 29 mins Language: English Release date: 06-16-09 Publisher: Random House Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 774 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: But perhaps his dark imaginings are not as strange as they seem, for in a locked room deep within the house lie photographs and letters hinting at the mysterious death of the previous owner. Like a slow poison, the history of the place seeps into his bones as he struggles with an impossible love. Close to despair, David receives a letter from a reclusive French editor, Andreas Corelli, who makes him the offer of a lifetime. He is to write a book unlike anything that has ever existed, a book with the power to change hearts and minds. In return, he will receive a fortune, and perhaps more. But as David begins the work, he realizes that there is a connection between his haunting book and the shadows that surround his home. Once again, Zafon takes us into a dark, gothic universe first seen in the Shadow of the Wind and creates a breathtaking adventure of intrigue, romance, and tragedy. Through a dizzingly constructed labyrinth of secrets, the magic of books, passion, and friendship blend into a masterful story. Critic Reviews: "The plot resolves in a rush, for the author finds himself with many a loose end to tie up, but once it sinks in, the result is more than satisfying. Zafón delivers a warning about the dangers of obsession, mixed with an obvious passion for literature and the printed word; his book is also a song of love for Barcelona with all its creaking floorboards and hidden subbasements. A nice fit with the current craze for learned mysteries and for spooks of both the spying and the spectral kind." (Kirkus Reviews) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Carlos Ruiz Zafon) Tue, 16 Jun 2009 03:43:54 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Angels-Game-Audiobook/B002V8MSPY thebookvoice.com 15:29:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Angel's Game Author: Carlos Ruiz Zafon Narrator: Dan Stevens Format: Unabridged Length: 15 hrs and 29 mins Language: English Release date: 06-16-09 Publisher: Random House Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 774 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: But perhaps his dark imaginings are not as strange as they seem, for in a locked room deep within the house lie photographs and letters hinting at the mysterious death of the previous owner. Like a slow poison, the history of the place seeps into his bones as he struggles with an impossible love. Close to despair, David receives a letter from a reclusive French editor, Andreas Corelli, who makes him the offer of a lifetime. He is to write a book unlike anything that has ever existed, a book with the power to change hearts and minds. In return, he will receive a fortune, and perhaps more. But as David begins the work, he realizes that there is a connection between his haunting book and the shadows that surround his home. Once again, Zafon takes us into a dark, gothic universe first seen in the Shadow of the Wind and creates a breathtaking adventure of intrigue, romance, and tragedy. Through a dizzingly constructed labyrinth of secrets, the magic of books, passion, and friendship blend into a masterful story. Critic Reviews: "The plot resolves in a rush, for the author finds himself with many a loose end to tie up, but once it sinks in, the result is more than satisfying. Zafón delivers a warning about the dangers of obsession, mixed with an obvious passion for literature and the printed word; his book is also a song of love for Barcelona with all its creaking floorboards and hidden subbasements. A nice fit with the current craze for learned mysteries and for spooks of both the spying and the spectral kind." (Kirkus Reviews) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Angel's Game Author: Carlos Ruiz Zafon Narrator: Dan Stevens Format: Unabridged Length: 15 hrs and 29 mins Language: English Release date: 06-16-09 Publisher: Random House Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 774 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: But perhaps his dark imaginings are not as strange as they seem, for in a locked room deep within the house lie photographs and letters hinting at the mysterious death of the previous owner. Like a slow poison, the history of the place seeps into his bones as he struggles with an impossible love. Close to despair, David receives a letter from a reclusive French editor, Andreas Corelli, who makes him the offer of a lifetime. He is to write a book unlike anything that has ever existed, a book with the power to change hearts and minds. In return, he will receive a fortune, and perhaps more. But as David begins the work, he realizes that there is a connection between his haunting book and the shadows that surround his home. Once again, Zafon takes us into a dark, gothic universe first seen in the Shadow of the Wind and creates a breathtaking adventure of intrigue, romance, and tragedy. Through a dizzingly constructed labyrinth of secrets, the magic of books, passion, and friendship blend into a masterful story. Critic Reviews: "The plot resolves in a rush, for the author finds himself with many a loose end to tie up, but once it sinks in, the result is more than satisfying. Zafón delivers a warning about the dangers of obsession, mixed with an obvious passion for literature and the printed word; his book is also a song of love for Barcelona with all its creaking floorboards and hidden subbasements. A nice fit with the current craze for learned mysteries and for spooks of both the spying and the spectral kind." (Kirkus Reviews) Members Reviews: My Favorite Book! First off this is not my traditional audiobook listen but I love to read this author! I have all of his books in hardback and they are among my treasured possessions. This Author has such a talent with description, he makes the story come to life! I love to read his books right before bed because I'm guaranteed the most vivid dreams! He keeps you guessing and your never quit sure what will happen next. This is the 2nd book in the series, the 3rd will be released in English during the summer of 2012 and I can't wait!!! I am obsessed with this series, and this author! Any additional comments? I listened to my first book by this author, and didn't realize that it was the second in a series of three books. (Shadow of the Wind; The Prisoner of Heaven; The Angel's Game) The Spanish names of streets and characters can be confusing at first. But, I love the use of language and beautifully crafted dialogue, as well as the complicated plot. So, I started over, and read all three in the right order. There are many questions to be answered, and I found myself going back and listening to previous chapters. The intricate story web is not to be taken lightly, and the characters are so finely drawn, and with wise observations of human nature sprinkled in. What a joy it was to read, and reread these books! I plan to let it rest for a few months and then listen to all three all over again. I know that there are nuggets in there that I missed this time. It was kind of like reading the Count of Monte Christo, or the Man in the Iron Mask. Weighty, wonderful literature and skilled story telling. All three books were read by different narrators, but each was wonderful. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Spill-Simmer-Falter-Wither-Audiobook/B01BFL9VCU Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Spill Simmer Falter Wither Author: Sara Baume Narrator: John Keating Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 2 mins Language: English Release date: 03-08-16 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 1067 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Earphones Award Winner (AudioFile Magazine) A debut novel already praised as "unbearably poignant and beautifully told" (Eimear McBride), this captivating story follows - over the course of four seasons - a misfit man who adopts a misfit dog. It is springtime, and two outcasts - a man ignored, even shunned by his village, and the one-eyed dog he takes into his quiet, tightly shuttered life - find each other, by accident or fate, and forge an unlikely connection. As their friendship grows, their small seaside town suddenly takes note of them, falsely perceiving menace where there is only mishap. The unlikely duo must take to the road. Gorgeously written in poetic and mesmerizing prose, Spill Simmer Falter Wither has already garnered wild support in its native Ireland, where the Irish Times pointed to Baume's "astonishing power with language" and praised it as "a novel bursting with brio, braggadocio and bite". It is also a moving depiction of how - over the four seasons echoed in the title - a relationship between fellow damaged creatures can bring them both comfort. One of those rare stories that utterly, completely imagines its way into a life most of us would never see, it transforms us in our understanding not only of the world but also of ourselves. Cover image by Helen Fay. Critic Reviews: Winner of the Rooney Prize for Irish Literature for 2015 Long-listed for The Guardian First Book Award 2015, A Readers' Choice Long-listed for 2015 Edinburgh First Novel Award "John Keating's melodious narration emphasizes the poetic nature of Baume's language Keating's treatment of Baume's quiet humor will tickle listeners' funny bones amid the darker struggles of a misunderstood pair of exiles." (AudioFile) "This book is like a flame in daylight: beautiful and unexpected. It packs a big effect for something that seems so slight, and almost hard to see." (Anne Enright) "Unbearably poignant and beautifully told." (Eimear McBride, author of A Girl is a Half-Formed Thing) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Sara Baume) Tue, 08 Mar 2016 16:31:41 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Spill-Simmer-Falter-Wither-Audiobook/B01BFL9VCU thebookvoice.com 08:02:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Spill Simmer Falter Wither Author: Sara Baume Narrator: John Keating Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 2 mins Language: English Release date: 03-08-16 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 1067 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Earphones Award Winner (AudioFile Magazine) A debut novel already praised as "unbearably poignant and beautifully told" (Eimear McBride), this captivating story follows - over the course of four seasons - a misfit man who adopts a misfit dog. It is springtime, and two outcasts - a man ignored, even shunned by his village, and the one-eyed dog he takes into his quiet, tightly shuttered life - find each other, by accident or fate, and forge an unlikely connection. As their friendship grows, their small seaside town suddenly takes note of them, falsely perceiving menace where there is only mishap. The unlikely duo must take to the road. Gorgeously written in poetic and mesmerizing prose, Spill Simmer Falter Wither has already garnered wild support in its native Ireland, where the Irish Times pointed to Baume's "astonishing power with language" and praised it as "a novel bursting with brio, braggadocio and bite". It is also a moving depiction of how - over the four seasons echoed in the title - a relationship between fellow damaged creatures can bring them both comfort. One of those rare stories that utterly, completely imagines its way into a life most of us would never see, it transforms us in our understanding not only of the world but also of ourselves. Cover image by Helen Fay. Critic Reviews: Winner of the Rooney Prize for Irish Literature for 2015 Long-listed for The Guardian First Book Award 2015, A Readers' Choice Long-listed for 2015 Edinburgh First Novel Award "John Keating's melodious narration emphasizes the poetic nature of Baume's language Keating's treatment of Baume's quiet humor will tickle listeners' funny bones amid the darker struggles of a misunderstood pair of exiles." (AudioFile) "This book is like a flame in daylight: beautiful and unexpected. It packs a big effect for something that seems so slight, and almost hard to see." (Anne Enright) "Unbearably poignant and beautifully told." (Eimear McBride, author of A Girl is a Half-Formed Thing) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Spill Simmer Falter Wither Author: Sara Baume Narrator: John Keating Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 2 mins Language: English Release date: 03-08-16 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 1067 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Earphones Award Winner (AudioFile Magazine) A debut novel already praised as "unbearably poignant and beautifully told" (Eimear McBride), this captivating story follows - over the course of four seasons - a misfit man who adopts a misfit dog. It is springtime, and two outcasts - a man ignored, even shunned by his village, and the one-eyed dog he takes into his quiet, tightly shuttered life - find each other, by accident or fate, and forge an unlikely connection. As their friendship grows, their small seaside town suddenly takes note of them, falsely perceiving menace where there is only mishap. The unlikely duo must take to the road. Gorgeously written in poetic and mesmerizing prose, Spill Simmer Falter Wither has already garnered wild support in its native Ireland, where the Irish Times pointed to Baume's "astonishing power with language" and praised it as "a novel bursting with brio, braggadocio and bite". It is also a moving depiction of how - over the four seasons echoed in the title - a relationship between fellow damaged creatures can bring them both comfort. One of those rare stories that utterly, completely imagines its way into a life most of us would never see, it transforms us in our understanding not only of the world but also of ourselves. Cover image by Helen Fay. Critic Reviews: Winner of the Rooney Prize for Irish Literature for 2015 Long-listed for The Guardian First Book Award 2015, A Readers' Choice Long-listed for 2015 Edinburgh First Novel Award "John Keating's melodious narration emphasizes the poetic nature of Baume's language Keating's treatment of Baume's quiet humor will tickle listeners' funny bones amid the darker struggles of a misunderstood pair of exiles." (AudioFile) "This book is like a flame in daylight: beautiful and unexpected. It packs a big effect for something that seems so slight, and almost hard to see." (Anne Enright) "Unbearably poignant and beautifully told." (Eimear McBride, author of A Girl is a Half-Formed Thing) Members Reviews: Simply Beautiful Blume artfully tells this story edging in from the side--not head on, as she seems to know she might scare a timid reader off. Instead, she angles into the tale allowing it to unfold gently and slowly. The reader experiences and gradually comes to really know both the man and the dog. Sweet, sad, touching, lonely, loving and at times almost unbearably poignant. The narration was superb. The writing a joy to behold. I was left speechless and listened twice. What a writer. What a book. I loved it. Exceptionally Wonderful Story!! For me, it doesn't get any better than this book. This is the first book for Irish author, Sara Baume, which makes it all the more amazing. It is a truly wonderful listening experience. The narrator, John Keating, gives a performance that will long stay in my memory. The book calls out to me for a second listen, and I am not sure what I will do, having a backlog of books in my Library. And yet, I don't want to say goodbye to Ray and his dog, One-eye, old maggot nose! In summary, the book is narrated by the protagonist, an older man, about 57 years old, who could be called an asocial hermit but who is really victim of an emotionally impoverished, abusive childhood, being raised by a ill-suited parent, his widowed father, since babyhood. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Seveneves-Audiobook/B00VVVORN8 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Seveneves Author: Neal Stephenson Narrator: Peter Brooke Format: Unabridged Length: 32 hrs and 38 mins Language: English Release date: 05-21-15 Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Limited Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 235 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: The astounding new novel from the master of science fiction. What would happen if the world were ending? When a catastrophic event renders the Earth a ticking time bomb, it triggers a feverish race against the inevitable. An ambitious plan is devised to ensure the survival of humanity far beyond our atmosphere. But unforeseen dangers threaten the intrepid pioneers, until only a handful of survivors remain. Five thousand years later, their progeny - seven distinct races now three billion strong - embark on yet another audacious journey into the unknown, to an alien world utterly transformed by cataclysm and time: Earth. A writer of dazzling genius and imaginative vision, Neal Stephenson combines science, philosophy, technology, psychology, and literature in a magnificent work of speculative fiction that offers a portrait of a future that is at once extraordinary and eerily recognizable. He explores some of our biggest ideas and perplexing challenges in a breathtaking saga that is daring, engrossing, and altogether brilliant. Critic Reviews: "Genius." (Time) "He makes reading so much fun it feels like a deadly sin." (The New York Times) "Fast-forward free-style mall mythology for the 21st century." (William Gibson) "[Stephenson is] the hacker Hemingway." (Newsweek) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Neal Stephenson) Thu, 21 May 2015 14:02:13 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Seveneves-Audiobook/B00VVVORN8 thebookvoice.com 32:38:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Seveneves Author: Neal Stephenson Narrator: Peter Brooke Format: Unabridged Length: 32 hrs and 38 mins Language: English Release date: 05-21-15 Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Limited Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 235 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: The astounding new novel from the master of science fiction. What would happen if the world were ending? When a catastrophic event renders the Earth a ticking time bomb, it triggers a feverish race against the inevitable. An ambitious plan is devised to ensure the survival of humanity far beyond our atmosphere. But unforeseen dangers threaten the intrepid pioneers, until only a handful of survivors remain. Five thousand years later, their progeny - seven distinct races now three billion strong - embark on yet another audacious journey into the unknown, to an alien world utterly transformed by cataclysm and time: Earth. A writer of dazzling genius and imaginative vision, Neal Stephenson combines science, philosophy, technology, psychology, and literature in a magnificent work of speculative fiction that offers a portrait of a future that is at once extraordinary and eerily recognizable. He explores some of our biggest ideas and perplexing challenges in a breathtaking saga that is daring, engrossing, and altogether brilliant. Critic Reviews: "Genius." (Time) "He makes reading so much fun it feels like a deadly sin." (The New York Times) "Fast-forward free-style mall mythology for the 21st century." (William Gibson) "[Stephenson is] the hacker Hemingway." (Newsweek) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Seveneves Author: Neal Stephenson Narrator: Peter Brooke Format: Unabridged Length: 32 hrs and 38 mins Language: English Release date: 05-21-15 Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Limited Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 235 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: The astounding new novel from the master of science fiction. What would happen if the world were ending? When a catastrophic event renders the Earth a ticking time bomb, it triggers a feverish race against the inevitable. An ambitious plan is devised to ensure the survival of humanity far beyond our atmosphere. But unforeseen dangers threaten the intrepid pioneers, until only a handful of survivors remain. Five thousand years later, their progeny - seven distinct races now three billion strong - embark on yet another audacious journey into the unknown, to an alien world utterly transformed by cataclysm and time: Earth. A writer of dazzling genius and imaginative vision, Neal Stephenson combines science, philosophy, technology, psychology, and literature in a magnificent work of speculative fiction that offers a portrait of a future that is at once extraordinary and eerily recognizable. He explores some of our biggest ideas and perplexing challenges in a breathtaking saga that is daring, engrossing, and altogether brilliant. Critic Reviews: "Genius." (Time) "He makes reading so much fun it feels like a deadly sin." (The New York Times) "Fast-forward free-style mall mythology for the 21st century." (William Gibson) "[Stephenson is] the hacker Hemingway." (Newsweek) Members Reviews: Not his best... I normally love the detail that the author puts into his stories, but this time it's just too much. My ears did the aural equivalent of my eyes glazing over. It's technical - very, very technical. I mostly listen to my books in the car and with this one I found myself blanking out large portions. There are interesting bits, however, so it isn't a complete washout. Oh, and some of the accents are way off! It would have been better that the narrator didn't attempt some of them. Narrator is really poor How could the performance have been better? The narrator attempted to shift voices for the different characters, but is clearly not skilled enough to do it. One of the main character's sounded like frog every time he started speaking. Regional accents the narrator attempted are way way off. what did i just waste my time on? got it reccomended by a friend, the book is a neverending introduction with a forced conclusion. there are some interesting aspects and ideas sprinkled here and there, but noone of them are explored in any meaningful way. Classic Neil Stephenson mired by bad reading. How did the narrator detract from the book? Legendary actors like Daniel Day Lewis work with a voice coach and do method acting, spending weeks if not months getting into a single character that comes alive on screen for 2 hours, and will have at best 1 hour of continuous speech. What chance does a narrator have to be faithful in reading dozens of accents from a book that has 30+ hours of voice time? None. It detracts from the story. Every single time a character we haven't heard in 10 minutes comes back into focus, the listener is jolted with a reminder of how bad that accent rendition is. Why do this? Why bother? Let the listener's mind fill in the accent. Cadence and intonation? By all means be expressive in the delivery of dialogue. But do not attempt to do the English accent of a Indian born tech guy... or the female voice of a Chinese American... Not unless you have the chops of Mel Blanc or Day Lewis. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/No-One-Can-Pronounce-My-Name-Audiobook/B06Y1NFMKD Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: No One Can Pronounce My Name Subtitle: A Novel Author: Rakesh Satyal Narrator: Amol Shah Format: Unabridged Length: 12 hrs and 29 mins Language: English Release date: 05-02-17 Publisher: Macmillan Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 69 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: A humorous and tender multigenerational novel about immigrants and outsiders - those trying to find their place in American society and within their own families. In a suburb outside Cleveland, a community of Indian Americans has settled into lives that straddle the divide between Eastern and Western cultures. For some, America is a bewildering and alienating place where coworkers can't pronounce your name but will eagerly repeat the Sanskrit phrases from their yoga class. Harit, a lonely Indian immigrant in his mid-40s, lives with his mother, who can no longer function after the death of Harit's sister, Swati. In a misguided attempt to keep both himself and his mother sane, Harit has taken to dressing up in a sari every night to pass himself off as his sister. Meanwhile, Ranjana, also an Indian immigrant in her mid-40s, has just seen her only child, Prashant, off to college. Worried that her husband has begun an affair, she seeks solace by writing paranormal romances in secret. When Harit and Ranjana's paths cross, they begin a strange yet necessary friendship that brings to light their own passions and fears. Rakesh Satyal's No One Can Pronounce My Name is a distinctive, funny, and insightful look into the lives of people who must reconcile the strictures of their culture and traditions with their own dreams and desires. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Rakesh Satyal) Tue, 02 May 2017 07:41:16 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/No-One-Can-Pronounce-My-Name-Audiobook/B06Y1NFMKD thebookvoice.com 12:29:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: No One Can Pronounce My Name Subtitle: A Novel Author: Rakesh Satyal Narrator: Amol Shah Format: Unabridged Length: 12 hrs and 29 mins Language: English Release date: 05-02-17 Publisher: Macmillan Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 69 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: A humorous and tender multigenerational novel about immigrants and outsiders - those trying to find their place in American society and within their own families. In a suburb outside Cleveland, a community of Indian Americans has settled into lives that straddle the divide between Eastern and Western cultures. For some, America is a bewildering and alienating place where coworkers can't pronounce your name but will eagerly repeat the Sanskrit phrases from their yoga class. Harit, a lonely Indian immigrant in his mid-40s, lives with his mother, who can no longer function after the death of Harit's sister, Swati. In a misguided attempt to keep both himself and his mother sane, Harit has taken to dressing up in a sari every night to pass himself off as his sister. Meanwhile, Ranjana, also an Indian immigrant in her mid-40s, has just seen her only child, Prashant, off to college. Worried that her husband has begun an affair, she seeks solace by writing paranormal romances in secret. When Harit and Ranjana's paths cross, they begin a strange yet necessary friendship that brings to light their own passions and fears. Rakesh Satyal's No One Can Pronounce My Name is a distinctive, funny, and insightful look into the lives of people who must reconcile the strictures of their culture and traditions with their own dreams and desires. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: No One Can Pronounce My Name Subtitle: A Novel Author: Rakesh Satyal Narrator: Amol Shah Format: Unabridged Length: 12 hrs and 29 mins Language: English Release date: 05-02-17 Publisher: Macmillan Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 69 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: A humorous and tender multigenerational novel about immigrants and outsiders - those trying to find their place in American society and within their own families. In a suburb outside Cleveland, a community of Indian Americans has settled into lives that straddle the divide between Eastern and Western cultures. For some, America is a bewildering and alienating place where coworkers can't pronounce your name but will eagerly repeat the Sanskrit phrases from their yoga class. Harit, a lonely Indian immigrant in his mid-40s, lives with his mother, who can no longer function after the death of Harit's sister, Swati. In a misguided attempt to keep both himself and his mother sane, Harit has taken to dressing up in a sari every night to pass himself off as his sister. Meanwhile, Ranjana, also an Indian immigrant in her mid-40s, has just seen her only child, Prashant, off to college. Worried that her husband has begun an affair, she seeks solace by writing paranormal romances in secret. When Harit and Ranjana's paths cross, they begin a strange yet necessary friendship that brings to light their own passions and fears. Rakesh Satyal's No One Can Pronounce My Name is a distinctive, funny, and insightful look into the lives of people who must reconcile the strictures of their culture and traditions with their own dreams and desires. Members Reviews: Difficult to Review There was a core story in this book which I enjoyed. It was the story about people who immigrated from India and their struggles with their lives. Some of it was due to immigration but much of it was due to their own personal struggles around grief and sexuality. I found it difficult to read/listen to, however, because of the way the author presented the story lines. The author went back and forth from one person's story to another's and there was no break and no way of telling that the story had moved from one character's storyline to another's. Then the story went from present to past and back to present quite often. And I am still confused about a very brief storyline in there about a white guy moving to New York that ended up working at the same store as two of the characters. Why was that even in there? The experience of listening to this book was like accidentally spilling someone's Scrabble tiles everywhere. You know there are words that make sense in there, but it is all mixed up and out of order. It was a struggle to follow the book but the base story was good. What a Great Book If you could sum up No One Can Pronounce My Name in three words, what would they be? This is a wonderful novel, parts fun & touching. There are no perfect characters, only lovable portraits. I laughed aloud while listening, not such a great scene on the subway. Otherwise a delightful listen. What did you like best about this story? The interweaving of characters and stories. What about Amol Shahs performance did you like? Animated and true to each character. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Elephant-Vanishes-Audiobook/B00E83NO9Y Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Elephant Vanishes Subtitle: Stories Author: Alfred Birnbaum (translator), Haruki Murakami, Jay Rubin (translator) Narrator: John Chancer, Jeff Peterson, Tim Flavin, Mark Heenehan, Walter Lewis, Teresa Gallagher, Rupert Degas Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 31 mins Language: English Release date: 08-06-13 Publisher: Random House Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 70 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: With the same deadpan mania and genius for dislocation that he brought to his internationally acclaimed novels A Wild Sheep Chase and Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World, Haruki Murakami makes this collection of stories a determined assault on the normal. A man sees his favorite elephant vanish into thin air; a newlywed couple suffers attacks of hunger that drive them to hold up a McDonald's in the middle of the night; and a young woman discovers that she has become irresistible to a little green monster who burrows up through her backyard. By turns haunting and hilarious, The Elephant Vanishes is further proof of Murakami's ability to cross the border between separate realities - and to come back bearing treasure. Some of the stories in this collection originally appeared in the following publications: The Magazine (Mobil Corp.): "The Fall of the Roman Empire, the 1881 Indian Uprising, Hitler's Invasion of Poland, and the Realm of the Raging Winds" (in a previous translation; translated in this volume by Alfred Birnbaum), The New Yorker: "TV People" and "The Wind-up Bird and Tuesday's Women" (translated by Alfred Birnbaum), "The Elephant Vanishes", and "Sleep" (translated by Jay Rubin), and "Barn Burning" (in a previous translation; translated in this volume by Alfred Birnbaum) Playboy: "The Second Bakery Attack" (translated by Jay Rubin, January 1992). Critic Reviews: "These stories show us Japan as it's experienced from the inside.... [They] take place in parallel worlds not so much remote from ordinary life as hidden within its surfaces.... Even in the slipperiest of Mr. Murakami's stories, pinpoints of detail flash out... warm with life, hopelesslyand wonderfullyunstable." ( The New York Times Book Review) "Enchanting... intriguing... all of these tales have a wonderfully surreal quality and a hip, witty tone. Mr. Murakami has pulled off a tricky feat, writing stories about people who are bored but never boring. He left me lying awake at night, hungry for more." ( Wall Street Journal) "Eerie, unsettling.... [A] wonderful combination of the bizarre and the mundane." ( Village Voice Literary Supplement) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Alfred Birnbaum (translator)) Tue, 06 Aug 2013 02:56:10 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Elephant-Vanishes-Audiobook/B00E83NO9Y thebookvoice.com 10:31:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Elephant Vanishes Subtitle: Stories Author: Alfred Birnbaum (translator), Haruki Murakami, Jay Rubin (translator) Narrator: John Chancer, Jeff Peterson, Tim Flavin, Mark Heenehan, Walter Lewis, Teresa Gallagher, Rupert Degas Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 31 mins Language: English Release date: 08-06-13 Publisher: Random House Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 70 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: With the same deadpan mania and genius for dislocation that he brought to his internationally acclaimed novels A Wild Sheep Chase and Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World, Haruki Murakami makes this collection of stories a determined assault on the normal. A man sees his favorite elephant vanish into thin air; a newlywed couple suffers attacks of hunger that drive them to hold up a McDonald's in the middle of the night; and a young woman discovers that she has become irresistible to a little green monster who burrows up through her backyard. By turns haunting and hilarious, The Elephant Vanishes is further proof of Murakami's ability to cross the border between separate realities - and to come back bearing treasure. Some of the stories in this collection originally appeared in the following publications: The Magazine (Mobil Corp.): "The Fall of the Roman Empire, the 1881 Indian Uprising, Hitler's Invasion of Poland, and the Realm of the Raging Winds" (in a previous translation; translated in this volume by Alfred Birnbaum), The New Yorker: "TV People" and "The Wind-up Bird and Tuesday's Women" (translated by Alfred Birnbaum), "The Elephant Vanishes", and "Sleep" (translated by Jay Rubin), and "Barn Burning" (in a previous translation; translated in this volume by Alfred Birnbaum) Playboy: "The Second Bakery Attack" (translated by Jay Rubin, January 1992). Critic Reviews: "These stories show us Japan as it's experienced from the inside.... [They] take place in parallel worlds not so much remote from ordinary life as hidden within its surfaces.... Even in the slipperiest of Mr. Murakami's stories, pinpoints of detail flash out... warm with life, hopelesslyand wonderfullyunstable." ( The New York Times Book Review) "Enchanting... intriguing... all of these tales have a wonderfully surreal quality and a hip, witty tone. Mr. Murakami has pulled off a tricky feat, writing stories about people who are bored but never boring. He left me lying awake at night, hungry for more." ( Wall Street Journal) "Eerie, unsettling.... [A] wonderful combination of the bizarre and the mundane." ( Village Voice Literary Supplement) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Elephant Vanishes Subtitle: Stories Author: Alfred Birnbaum (translator), Haruki Murakami, Jay Rubin (translator) Narrator: John Chancer, Jeff Peterson, Tim Flavin, Mark Heenehan, Walter Lewis, Teresa Gallagher, Rupert Degas Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 31 mins Language: English Release date: 08-06-13 Publisher: Random House Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 70 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: With the same deadpan mania and genius for dislocation that he brought to his internationally acclaimed novels A Wild Sheep Chase and Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World, Haruki Murakami makes this collection of stories a determined assault on the normal. A man sees his favorite elephant vanish into thin air; a newlywed couple suffers attacks of hunger that drive them to hold up a McDonald's in the middle of the night; and a young woman discovers that she has become irresistible to a little green monster who burrows up through her backyard. By turns haunting and hilarious, The Elephant Vanishes is further proof of Murakami's ability to cross the border between separate realities - and to come back bearing treasure. Some of the stories in this collection originally appeared in the following publications: The Magazine (Mobil Corp.): "The Fall of the Roman Empire, the 1881 Indian Uprising, Hitler's Invasion of Poland, and the Realm of the Raging Winds" (in a previous translation; translated in this volume by Alfred Birnbaum), The New Yorker: "TV People" and "The Wind-up Bird and Tuesday's Women" (translated by Alfred Birnbaum), "The Elephant Vanishes", and "Sleep" (translated by Jay Rubin), and "Barn Burning" (in a previous translation; translated in this volume by Alfred Birnbaum) Playboy: "The Second Bakery Attack" (translated by Jay Rubin, January 1992). Critic Reviews: "These stories show us Japan as it's experienced from the inside.... [They] take place in parallel worlds not so much remote from ordinary life as hidden within its surfaces.... Even in the slipperiest of Mr. Murakami's stories, pinpoints of detail flash out... warm with life, hopelesslyand wonderfullyunstable." ( The New York Times Book Review) "Enchanting... intriguing... all of these tales have a wonderfully surreal quality and a hip, witty tone. Mr. Murakami has pulled off a tricky feat, writing stories about people who are bored but never boring. He left me lying awake at night, hungry for more." ( Wall Street Journal) "Eerie, unsettling.... [A] wonderful combination of the bizarre and the mundane." ( Village Voice Literary Supplement) Members Reviews: Bizzare and obscure, so what!? I'm a big fan of Murakami's, but I love his short stories much better than his novels. it is the book you have to read to feel great to live on this planet with Murakami.some people say he is too American and his stories dont make any sense. why does a story have to make a sense? this life doesnt make any sense sometimes. I think his cute, little but deep and touching stories can touch your soul.They are strange, but beatiful. In some stories it is impossible to happen in your life time. but we can dream and imagine whatever we want. Call him a dreamer, and sentimentalist, but so are you. Like a CD album with 17 tracks that you never have to skip. Murakami's short stories deal with big themes so precisely and delicately that they barely intrude for the enjoyable first reading and then they flood in on me for the more enjoyable second reading. The third story of the collection is The Kangaroo Communique. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Infinite-Jest-Part-I-With-a-Foreword-by-Dave-Eggers-Audiobook/B00C4Z7FB6 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Infinite Jest: Part I With a Foreword by Dave Eggers Author: David Foster Wallace Narrator: Sean Pratt Format: Unabridged Length: 28 hrs and 13 mins Language: English Release date: 04-05-13 Publisher: Hachette Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 83 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: A gargantuan, mind-altering comedy about the Pursuit of Happiness in America set in an addicts' halfway house and a tennis academy, and featuring the most endearingly screwed-up family to come along in recent fiction, Infinite Jest explores essential questions about what entertainment is and why it has come to so dominate our lives; about how our desire for entertainment affects our need to connect with other people; and about what the pleasures we choose say about who we are. Equal parts philosophical quest and screwball comedy, Infinite Jest bends every rule of fiction without sacrificing for a moment its own entertainment value. It is an exuberant, uniquely American exploration of the passions that make us human - and one of those rare books that renew the idea of what a novel can do. Editorial Reviews: "Pratt is a startlingly good narrator, dry and expressive, with the kind of vocal control that evokes dozens of characters with only slight but very distinctive variations of accent and affect.... Pratt hears the humor in Wallace's work, and lets you in on the joke without resorting to overheated wackiness. His control and stamina are impressive." (John Schwartz, The New York Times Book Review) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (David Foster Wallace) Fri, 05 Apr 2013 22:59:02 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Infinite-Jest-Part-I-With-a-Foreword-by-Dave-Eggers-Audiobook/B00C4Z7FB6 thebookvoice.com 28:13:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Infinite Jest: Part I With a Foreword by Dave Eggers Author: David Foster Wallace Narrator: Sean Pratt Format: Unabridged Length: 28 hrs and 13 mins Language: English Release date: 04-05-13 Publisher: Hachette Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 83 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: A gargantuan, mind-altering comedy about the Pursuit of Happiness in America set in an addicts' halfway house and a tennis academy, and featuring the most endearingly screwed-up family to come along in recent fiction, Infinite Jest explores essential questions about what entertainment is and why it has come to so dominate our lives; about how our desire for entertainment affects our need to connect with other people; and about what the pleasures we choose say about who we are. Equal parts philosophical quest and screwball comedy, Infinite Jest bends every rule of fiction without sacrificing for a moment its own entertainment value. It is an exuberant, uniquely American exploration of the passions that make us human - and one of those rare books that renew the idea of what a novel can do. Editorial Reviews: "Pratt is a startlingly good narrator, dry and expressive, with the kind of vocal control that evokes dozens of characters with only slight but very distinctive variations of accent and affect.... Pratt hears the humor in Wallace's work, and lets you in on the joke without resorting to overheated wackiness. His control and stamina are impressive." (John Schwartz, The New York Times Book Review) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Infinite Jest: Part I With a Foreword by Dave Eggers Author: David Foster Wallace Narrator: Sean Pratt Format: Unabridged Length: 28 hrs and 13 mins Language: English Release date: 04-05-13 Publisher: Hachette Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 83 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: A gargantuan, mind-altering comedy about the Pursuit of Happiness in America set in an addicts' halfway house and a tennis academy, and featuring the most endearingly screwed-up family to come along in recent fiction, Infinite Jest explores essential questions about what entertainment is and why it has come to so dominate our lives; about how our desire for entertainment affects our need to connect with other people; and about what the pleasures we choose say about who we are. Equal parts philosophical quest and screwball comedy, Infinite Jest bends every rule of fiction without sacrificing for a moment its own entertainment value. It is an exuberant, uniquely American exploration of the passions that make us human - and one of those rare books that renew the idea of what a novel can do. Editorial Reviews: "Pratt is a startlingly good narrator, dry and expressive, with the kind of vocal control that evokes dozens of characters with only slight but very distinctive variations of accent and affect.... Pratt hears the humor in Wallace's work, and lets you in on the joke without resorting to overheated wackiness. His control and stamina are impressive." (John Schwartz, The New York Times Book Review) Members Reviews: smart enough to observe / too timid to participate my youngest child, an undergraduate, takes english classes wallace's "infinite jest" and joyce's "ulysses" were assigned and compared i downloaded "infinite jest" in hopes it'd give us something to talk about the book was published feb.1996 / sadly, mr. wallace hung himself 9.12.08 some have read "infinite jest" as a insightful commentary on modern america others could see it as a very long, somewhat academic suicide note wallace's childhood and early adult life gave him experience in 3 main areas 1) elite junior tennis 2) academic in-fighting 3) drug use and rehabilitation he then plows these 3 fields for insights about the state and fate of our world suicide, familial dissociative disorders and psychic pain are mentioned often wallace believes his own mental anguish is beyond other's "simple anhedonia" his symptoms remain stubbornly resistant to modern pharmacological therapy the book's tone is privileged, precocious, a bit timid and somewhat remote wallace wants to comment on life, while at the same time keeping life at arm's length he's the observer of the spectacle rather than a sweaty participant in the struggle wallace's intense intellect, energy and talent for language are certainly admirable but by the end of "infinite jest", part of me just couldn't wait for it to be over sadly, mr. david foster wallace may have come to that very same conclusion Narrator brilliant Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why? I would recommend it to people who have a sense of humor and enjoy high brow lit. Eggers provides a great intro and the narrator, Sean Pratt, could not have done a better job. What did you like best about this story? The story. Which character as performed by Sean Pratt was your favorite? Not one character in this multi-character book was lazily done. Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you? Nope. I had to buy the book I couldn't take it on audio. Too complex and challenging for dog walking. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Falconer-Audiobook/B002V19XWM Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Falconer Author: John Cheever Narrator: Jay Snyder Format: Unabridged Length: 6 hrs and 44 mins Language: English Release date: 08-11-09 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 56 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Stunning and brutally powerful, Falconer tells the story of a man named Farragut, his crime and punishment, and his struggle to remain a man in a universe bent on beating him back into his childhood. Only Cheever could deliver these grand themes with the irony, unforced eloquence, and exhilarating humor that make this book such a triumphant work of moral imagination. As an added bonus, when you purchase our Audible Modern Vanguard production of John Cheever's book, you'll also receive an exclusive Jim Atlas interview. This interview where James Atlas interviews Blake Bailey about the life and work of John Cheever begins as soon as the audiobook ends. Critic Reviews: "Falconer is splendid. It is rough, it is elegant, it is pure. It is also indispensable, if you earnestly desire to know what is happening to the human soul in the U.S.A." (Saul Bellow) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (John Cheever) Tue, 11 Aug 2009 04:02:19 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Falconer-Audiobook/B002V19XWM thebookvoice.com 06:44:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Falconer Author: John Cheever Narrator: Jay Snyder Format: Unabridged Length: 6 hrs and 44 mins Language: English Release date: 08-11-09 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 56 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Stunning and brutally powerful, Falconer tells the story of a man named Farragut, his crime and punishment, and his struggle to remain a man in a universe bent on beating him back into his childhood. Only Cheever could deliver these grand themes with the irony, unforced eloquence, and exhilarating humor that make this book such a triumphant work of moral imagination. As an added bonus, when you purchase our Audible Modern Vanguard production of John Cheever's book, you'll also receive an exclusive Jim Atlas interview. This interview where James Atlas interviews Blake Bailey about the life and work of John Cheever begins as soon as the audiobook ends. Critic Reviews: "Falconer is splendid. It is rough, it is elegant, it is pure. It is also indispensable, if you earnestly desire to know what is happening to the human soul in the U.S.A." (Saul Bellow) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Falconer Author: John Cheever Narrator: Jay Snyder Format: Unabridged Length: 6 hrs and 44 mins Language: English Release date: 08-11-09 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 56 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Stunning and brutally powerful, Falconer tells the story of a man named Farragut, his crime and punishment, and his struggle to remain a man in a universe bent on beating him back into his childhood. Only Cheever could deliver these grand themes with the irony, unforced eloquence, and exhilarating humor that make this book such a triumphant work of moral imagination. As an added bonus, when you purchase our Audible Modern Vanguard production of John Cheever's book, you'll also receive an exclusive Jim Atlas interview. This interview where James Atlas interviews Blake Bailey about the life and work of John Cheever begins as soon as the audiobook ends. Critic Reviews: "Falconer is splendid. It is rough, it is elegant, it is pure. It is also indispensable, if you earnestly desire to know what is happening to the human soul in the U.S.A." (Saul Bellow) Members Reviews: Unsettling and beautiful There is something both unsettling and beautiful about this compact Cheever novel. A novel of punishment and redemption, Falconer is also a story of addiction, of confinement, of an introspective man moving from his isolated past to his very human present. It is hard to compare Cheever's style to anyone, but there were moments where I felt I was floating in the same literary river as O'Connor, Dostoevsky, Chekhov, and Percy. His prose is amazing, his imagination is sharp, and the depth of his soul-searching is absolutely sublime. Jay Snyder's narration and this Audible Modern Vanguard production were nearly perfect. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Who-Is-Rich-Audiobook/B0735J8TZQ Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Who Is Rich? Subtitle: A Novel Author: Matthew Klam Narrator: David Costabile Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 4 mins Language: English Release date: 07-04-17 Publisher: Random House Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 44 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: A provocative satire of love, sex, money, and politics that unfolds over four wild days in so-called "paradise" - the long-awaited first novel from the acclaimed author of Sam the Cat Every summer, a once-sort-of-famous cartoonist named Rich Fischer leaves his wife and two kids behind to teach a class at a weeklong arts conference in a charming New England beachside town. It's a place where, every year, students - nature poets and driftwood sculptors, widowed seniors, teenagers away from home for the first time - show up to study with an esteemed faculty made up of prizewinning playwrights, actors, and historians, drunkards and perverts, members of the cultural elite, unknown nobodies, midlist somebodies, and legitimate stars - a place where drum circles happen on the beach at midnight, clothing optional. Once more Rich finds himself, in this seaside paradise, worrying about his family's nights without him and trying not to think about his book, now out of print, or his future as an illustrator at a glossy magazine about to go under, or his back taxes, or the shameless shenanigans of his colleagues at this summer make-out festival. He can't decide whether his own very real desire for love and human contact is going to rescue or destroy him. A warped and exhilarating tale of love and lust, Who Is Rich? goes far beyond to address deeper questions: of family, monogamy, the intoxicating beauty of children, and the challenging interdependence of two soulful, sensitive creatures in a confusing domestic alliance. Critic Reviews: "I seriously, deeply love this book." (Michael Cunningham) "What a thrill to experience the fusion of Matthew Klam's fierce, kinetic prose with the mysteries of fatherhood and domesticity. Who Is Rich? is an electric amalgam of frustration and tenderness, wonder and rebellion: a paean to the obliterating power of parental love." (Jennifer Egan) "Who Is Rich? is a tantalizing novel - acute and smart and stark, but mostly it's unrelentingly funny about a large number of very inappropriate things." (Richard Ford) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Matthew Klam) Tue, 04 Jul 2017 12:59:26 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Who-Is-Rich-Audiobook/B0735J8TZQ thebookvoice.com 10:04:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Who Is Rich? Subtitle: A Novel Author: Matthew Klam Narrator: David Costabile Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 4 mins Language: English Release date: 07-04-17 Publisher: Random House Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 44 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: A provocative satire of love, sex, money, and politics that unfolds over four wild days in so-called "paradise" - the long-awaited first novel from the acclaimed author of Sam the Cat Every summer, a once-sort-of-famous cartoonist named Rich Fischer leaves his wife and two kids behind to teach a class at a weeklong arts conference in a charming New England beachside town. It's a place where, every year, students - nature poets and driftwood sculptors, widowed seniors, teenagers away from home for the first time - show up to study with an esteemed faculty made up of prizewinning playwrights, actors, and historians, drunkards and perverts, members of the cultural elite, unknown nobodies, midlist somebodies, and legitimate stars - a place where drum circles happen on the beach at midnight, clothing optional. Once more Rich finds himself, in this seaside paradise, worrying about his family's nights without him and trying not to think about his book, now out of print, or his future as an illustrator at a glossy magazine about to go under, or his back taxes, or the shameless shenanigans of his colleagues at this summer make-out festival. He can't decide whether his own very real desire for love and human contact is going to rescue or destroy him. A warped and exhilarating tale of love and lust, Who Is Rich? goes far beyond to address deeper questions: of family, monogamy, the intoxicating beauty of children, and the challenging interdependence of two soulful, sensitive creatures in a confusing domestic alliance. Critic Reviews: "I seriously, deeply love this book." (Michael Cunningham) "What a thrill to experience the fusion of Matthew Klam's fierce, kinetic prose with the mysteries of fatherhood and domesticity. Who Is Rich? is an electric amalgam of frustration and tenderness, wonder and rebellion: a paean to the obliterating power of parental love." (Jennifer Egan) "Who Is Rich? is a tantalizing novel - acute and smart and stark, but mostly it's unrelentingly funny about a large number of very inappropriate things." (Richard Ford) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Who Is Rich? Subtitle: A Novel Author: Matthew Klam Narrator: David Costabile Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 4 mins Language: English Release date: 07-04-17 Publisher: Random House Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 44 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: A provocative satire of love, sex, money, and politics that unfolds over four wild days in so-called "paradise" - the long-awaited first novel from the acclaimed author of Sam the Cat Every summer, a once-sort-of-famous cartoonist named Rich Fischer leaves his wife and two kids behind to teach a class at a weeklong arts conference in a charming New England beachside town. It's a place where, every year, students - nature poets and driftwood sculptors, widowed seniors, teenagers away from home for the first time - show up to study with an esteemed faculty made up of prizewinning playwrights, actors, and historians, drunkards and perverts, members of the cultural elite, unknown nobodies, midlist somebodies, and legitimate stars - a place where drum circles happen on the beach at midnight, clothing optional. Once more Rich finds himself, in this seaside paradise, worrying about his family's nights without him and trying not to think about his book, now out of print, or his future as an illustrator at a glossy magazine about to go under, or his back taxes, or the shameless shenanigans of his colleagues at this summer make-out festival. He can't decide whether his own very real desire for love and human contact is going to rescue or destroy him. A warped and exhilarating tale of love and lust, Who Is Rich? goes far beyond to address deeper questions: of family, monogamy, the intoxicating beauty of children, and the challenging interdependence of two soulful, sensitive creatures in a confusing domestic alliance. Critic Reviews: "I seriously, deeply love this book." (Michael Cunningham) "What a thrill to experience the fusion of Matthew Klam's fierce, kinetic prose with the mysteries of fatherhood and domesticity. Who Is Rich? is an electric amalgam of frustration and tenderness, wonder and rebellion: a paean to the obliterating power of parental love." (Jennifer Egan) "Who Is Rich? is a tantalizing novel - acute and smart and stark, but mostly it's unrelentingly funny about a large number of very inappropriate things." (Richard Ford) Members Reviews: Disppointing Loved Klam's earlier story collection, especially the one about the wedding toast, but couldn't finish this new novel. The protagonist is generally feckless and what he gets into seemed dull to me. Bellow wrote the book on protagonists whose life isn't working very well, especially Henderson the Rain King. That's a tough comparison, but we know from his stories that Klam can do better. Some readers add value; this one didn't for me. Ahem. No! I really disliked this creepy guy as narrated from the outset and then it only grew worse. I wish I'd never "met" him. This book was also unbelievably boring. I gained nothing from it but a waste of time and money. The author obviously knows how to write, but the content, story, and main character failed miserably. Major disappointment. This author's writing came across as a Phillip Roth wannabe at Roth's absolute worst--too selfishly self-absorbed with his own neuroses to give anything of interest to the reader. Self-indulgent, Repititious I selected this book based on recommendations by GoodReads "if you liked The Nix you might like this book." I am sorry I wasted my time listening to this narrative. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Immortalists-Audiobook/B075JS9W89 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Immortalists Author: Chloe Benjamin Narrator: Maggie Hoffman Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs and 29 mins Language: English Release date: 01-09-18 Publisher: Headline Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 1 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: It's 1969, and holed up in a grimy tenement building in New York's Lower East Side is a travelling psychic who claims to be able to tell anyone the date they will die. Four siblings, too young for what they are about to hear, sneak out to hear their fortunes. We then follow the intertwined paths the siblings take over the course of five decades and, in particular, how they choose to live with the supposed knowledge the fortune-teller gave them that day. This is a story about life, mortality and the choices we make: is it better to live a long and cautious life or to burn brightly, but for the shortest time? bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Chloe Benjamin) Tue, 09 Jan 2018 23:08:31 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Immortalists-Audiobook/B075JS9W89 thebookvoice.com 11:29:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Immortalists Author: Chloe Benjamin Narrator: Maggie Hoffman Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs and 29 mins Language: English Release date: 01-09-18 Publisher: Headline Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 1 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: It's 1969, and holed up in a grimy tenement building in New York's Lower East Side is a travelling psychic who claims to be able to tell anyone the date they will die. Four siblings, too young for what they are about to hear, sneak out to hear their fortunes. We then follow the intertwined paths the siblings take over the course of five decades and, in particular, how they choose to live with the supposed knowledge the fortune-teller gave them that day. This is a story about life, mortality and the choices we make: is it better to live a long and cautious life or to burn brightly, but for the shortest time? Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Immortalists Author: Chloe Benjamin Narrator: Maggie Hoffman Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs and 29 mins Language: English Release date: 01-09-18 Publisher: Headline Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 1 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: It's 1969, and holed up in a grimy tenement building in New York's Lower East Side is a travelling psychic who claims to be able to tell anyone the date they will die. Four siblings, too young for what they are about to hear, sneak out to hear their fortunes. We then follow the intertwined paths the siblings take over the course of five decades and, in particular, how they choose to live with the supposed knowledge the fortune-teller gave them that day. This is a story about life, mortality and the choices we make: is it better to live a long and cautious life or to burn brightly, but for the shortest time? Members Reviews: Such an usual story full of love, life and sadness I found this story intriguing so when it got going i found that the story was in sections and finished in day's. it's an enjoyable listen and I look forward to others from this author. would recommend although can be upsetting in places. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/TransAtlantic-Audiobook/B00CRJKN0Y Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: TransAtlantic Subtitle: A Novel Author: Colum McCann Narrator: Geraldine Hughes Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 46 mins Language: English Release date: 06-04-13 Publisher: Random House Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 579 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: In the National Book Award-winning Let the Great World Spin, Colum McCann thrilled readers with a marvelous high-wire act of fiction that The New York Times Book Review called "an emotional tour de force". Now McCann demonstrates once again why he is one of the most acclaimed and essential authors of his generation with a soaring novel that spans continents, leaps centuries, and unites a cast of deftly rendered characters, both real and imagined. Newfoundland, 1919: Two aviators - Jack Alcock and Arthur Brown - set course for Ireland as they attempt the first nonstop flight across the Atlantic Ocean, placing their trust in a modified bomber to heal the wounds of the Great War. Dublin, 1845 and 46: On an international lecture tour in support of his subversive autobiography, Frederick Douglass finds the Irish people sympathetic to the abolitionist cause - despite the fact that, as famine ravages the countryside, the poor suffer from hardships that are astonishing even to an American slave. New York, 1998: Leaving behind a young wife and newborn child, Senator George Mitchell departs for Belfast, where it has fallen to him, the son of an Irish-American father and a Lebanese mother, to shepherd Northern Irelands notoriously bitter and volatile peace talks to an uncertain conclusion. These three iconic crossings are connected by a series of remarkable women whose personal stories are caught up in the swells of history. Beginning with Irish housemaid Lily Duggan, who crosses paths with Frederick Douglass, the novel follows her daughter and granddaughter, Emily and Lottie, and culminates in the present-day story of Hannah Carson, in whom all the hopes and failures of previous generations live on. From the loughs of Ireland to the flatlands of Missouri and the windswept coast of Newfoundland, their journeys mirror the progress and shape of history. They each learn that even the most unassuming moments of grace have a way of rippling through time, space, and memory. The most mature work yet from an incomparable storyteller, TransAtlantic is a profound meditation on identity and history in a wide world that grows somehow smaller and more wondrous with each passing year. Critic Reviews: "This novel is beautifully hypnotic in its movements, from the grand (between two continents, across three centuries) to the most subtle. Silkily threading together public events and private feelings, TransAtlantic says no to death with every line." (Emma Donoghue) "A masterful and profoundly moving novel that employs exquisite language to explore the limits of language and the tricks of memory...epic in ambition...audacious in format." (Kirkus Reviews) "A beautiful writer... This is what interests McCann: lives made amid and despite violence; the hidden braids of places, times, and people; the way the old days arrive back in the oddest ways." (Publishers Weekly) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Colum McCann) Tue, 04 Jun 2013 01:52:00 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/TransAtlantic-Audiobook/B00CRJKN0Y thebookvoice.com 10:46:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: TransAtlantic Subtitle: A Novel Author: Colum McCann Narrator: Geraldine Hughes Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 46 mins Language: English Release date: 06-04-13 Publisher: Random House Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 579 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: In the National Book Award-winning Let the Great World Spin, Colum McCann thrilled readers with a marvelous high-wire act of fiction that The New York Times Book Review called "an emotional tour de force". Now McCann demonstrates once again why he is one of the most acclaimed and essential authors of his generation with a soaring novel that spans continents, leaps centuries, and unites a cast of deftly rendered characters, both real and imagined. Newfoundland, 1919: Two aviators - Jack Alcock and Arthur Brown - set course for Ireland as they attempt the first nonstop flight across the Atlantic Ocean, placing their trust in a modified bomber to heal the wounds of the Great War. Dublin, 1845 and 46: On an international lecture tour in support of his subversive autobiography, Frederick Douglass finds the Irish people sympathetic to the abolitionist cause - despite the fact that, as famine ravages the countryside, the poor suffer from hardships that are astonishing even to an American slave. New York, 1998: Leaving behind a young wife and newborn child, Senator George Mitchell departs for Belfast, where it has fallen to him, the son of an Irish-American father and a Lebanese mother, to shepherd Northern Irelands notoriously bitter and volatile peace talks to an uncertain conclusion. These three iconic crossings are connected by a series of remarkable women whose personal stories are caught up in the swells of history. Beginning with Irish housemaid Lily Duggan, who crosses paths with Frederick Douglass, the novel follows her daughter and granddaughter, Emily and Lottie, and culminates in the present-day story of Hannah Carson, in whom all the hopes and failures of previous generations live on. From the loughs of Ireland to the flatlands of Missouri and the windswept coast of Newfoundland, their journeys mirror the progress and shape of history. They each learn that even the most unassuming moments of grace have a way of rippling through time, space, and memory. The most mature work yet from an incomparable storyteller, TransAtlantic is a profound meditation on identity and history in a wide world that grows somehow smaller and more wondrous with each passing year. Critic Reviews: "This novel is beautifully hypnotic in its movements, from the grand (between two continents, across three centuries) to the most subtle. Silkily threading together public events and private feelings, TransAtlantic says no to death with every line." (Emma Donoghue) "A masterful and profoundly moving novel that employs exquisite language to explore the limits of language and the tricks of memory...epic in ambition...audacious in format." (Kirkus Reviews) "A beautiful writer... This is what interests McCann: lives made amid and despite violence; the hidden braids of places, times, and people; the way the old days arrive back in the oddest ways." (Publishers Weekly) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: TransAtlantic Subtitle: A Novel Author: Colum McCann Narrator: Geraldine Hughes Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 46 mins Language: English Release date: 06-04-13 Publisher: Random House Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 579 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: In the National Book Award-winning Let the Great World Spin, Colum McCann thrilled readers with a marvelous high-wire act of fiction that The New York Times Book Review called "an emotional tour de force". Now McCann demonstrates once again why he is one of the most acclaimed and essential authors of his generation with a soaring novel that spans continents, leaps centuries, and unites a cast of deftly rendered characters, both real and imagined. Newfoundland, 1919: Two aviators - Jack Alcock and Arthur Brown - set course for Ireland as they attempt the first nonstop flight across the Atlantic Ocean, placing their trust in a modified bomber to heal the wounds of the Great War. Dublin, 1845 and 46: On an international lecture tour in support of his subversive autobiography, Frederick Douglass finds the Irish people sympathetic to the abolitionist cause - despite the fact that, as famine ravages the countryside, the poor suffer from hardships that are astonishing even to an American slave. New York, 1998: Leaving behind a young wife and newborn child, Senator George Mitchell departs for Belfast, where it has fallen to him, the son of an Irish-American father and a Lebanese mother, to shepherd Northern Irelands notoriously bitter and volatile peace talks to an uncertain conclusion. These three iconic crossings are connected by a series of remarkable women whose personal stories are caught up in the swells of history. Beginning with Irish housemaid Lily Duggan, who crosses paths with Frederick Douglass, the novel follows her daughter and granddaughter, Emily and Lottie, and culminates in the present-day story of Hannah Carson, in whom all the hopes and failures of previous generations live on. From the loughs of Ireland to the flatlands of Missouri and the windswept coast of Newfoundland, their journeys mirror the progress and shape of history. They each learn that even the most unassuming moments of grace have a way of rippling through time, space, and memory. The most mature work yet from an incomparable storyteller, TransAtlantic is a profound meditation on identity and history in a wide world that grows somehow smaller and more wondrous with each passing year. Critic Reviews: "This novel is beautifully hypnotic in its movements, from the grand (between two continents, across three centuries) to the most subtle. Silkily threading together public events and private feelings, TransAtlantic says no to death with every line." (Emma Donoghue) "A masterful and profoundly moving novel that employs exquisite language to explore the limits of language and the tricks of memory...epic in ambition...audacious in format." (Kirkus Reviews) "A beautiful writer... This is what interests McCann: lives made amid and despite violence; the hidden braids of places, times, and people; the way the old days arrive back in the oddest ways." (Publishers Weekly) Members Reviews: Too breathtaking to read just once... If you could sum up TransAtlantic in three words, what would they be? Year's best book. What did you like best about this story? I fell in love with the marvelous word-craft of Colum McCann when I read AS THE GREAT WORLD TURNS. Like that award-winning book, the is a book with many threads, many nuances, many colors. All of it is glorious. What I love best about this story is the entrancing language. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/La-tabla-esmeralda-The-Emerald-Table-Audiobook/B01H5QDH92 Escuche este audio libro completo gratis en https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> Título: La tabla esmeralda [The Emerald Table] Autor: Carla Montero Maglano Narrador: Bea Rebollo Crespo Formato: Unabridged Duración: 24 hrs and 1 min Idioma: Español Fecha de publicación: 06-21-16 Editor: Audible Studios para Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial Calificaciones: 4.5 de 5 de 66 votos Categorías: Fiction, Literary Resumen del editor: Dos historias de amor separadas en el tiempo pero unidas por el misterio de un cuadro desaparecido. Un peligroso juego de amenazas e intereses ocultos que cambiará las vidas de los protagonistas para siempre Madrid, en la actualidad: hasta que El Astrólogo se cruzó en su camino, Ana, una joven historiadora del arte del Museo del Prado, llevaba una vida tranquila junto a Konrad, un rico empresario y coleccionista de arte alemán. Pero de repente llega a sus manos una carta escrita durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial que los pone sobre la pista del misterioso cuadro atribuido a Giorgione, el enigmático pintor del Renacimiento. Alentado por el enorme valor de El Astrólogo, Konrad convence a Ana para embarcarse en su búsqueda. La joven, consciente de todas las dificultades que se le presentan, pedirá ayuda al doctor Alain Arnoux de la Universidad de la Sorbona, especialista en localizar obras de arte expoliadas por los nazis. Pero esta decisión solo parece complicarle las cosas. París, durante la ocupación alemana: el comandante de las SS, Georg von Bergheim, militar de élite y héroe de guerra, acaba de recibir una orden: debe encontrar el paradero de un cuadro de Giorgione conocido como El Astrólogo. Hitler está convencido de que la obra esconde un gran enigma, una revelación que ha pasado de mano en mano durante siglos. La búsqueda conduce al comandante hasta la joven judía Sarah Bauer, iniciándose entre ellos una persecución trepidante que tendrá consecuencias totalmente inesperadas para ambos. "Una gran novela ambientada en una época dramática que me ha atrapado y emocionado." - Julia Navarro Please note: This audiobook is in Spanish. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Carla Montero Maglano) Tue, 21 Jun 2016 14:39:27 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/La-tabla-esmeralda-The-Emerald-Table-Audiobook/B01H5QDH92 thebookvoice.com 24:01:00 no Escucha este título completo gratis en thebookvoice.com Escuche este audio libro completo gratis en https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> Título: La tabla esmeralda [The Emerald Table] Autor: Carla Montero Maglano Narrador: Bea Rebollo Crespo Formato: Unabridged Duración: 24 hrs and 1 min Idioma: Español Fecha de publicación: 06-21-16 Editor: Audible Studios para Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial Calificaciones: 4.5 de 5 de 66 votos Categorías: Fiction, Literary Resumen del editor: Dos historias de amor separadas en el tiempo pero unidas por el misterio de un cuadro desaparecido. Un peligroso juego de amenazas e intereses ocultos que cambiará las vidas de los protagonistas para siempre Madrid, en la actualidad: hasta que El Astrólogo se cruzó en su camino, Ana, una joven historiadora del arte del Museo del Prado, llevaba una vida tranquila junto a Konrad, un rico empresario y coleccionista de arte alemán. Pero de repente llega a sus manos una carta escrita durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial que los pone sobre la pista del misterioso cuadro atribuido a Giorgione, el enigmático pintor del Renacimiento. Alentado por el enorme valor de El Astrólogo, Konrad convence a Ana para embarcarse en su búsqueda. La joven, consciente de todas las dificultades que se le presentan, pedirá ayuda al doctor Alain Arnoux de la Universidad de la Sorbona, especialista en localizar obras de arte expoliadas por los nazis. Pero esta decisión solo parece complicarle las cosas. París, durante la ocupación alemana: el comandante de las SS, Georg von Bergheim, militar de élite y héroe de guerra, acaba de recibir una orden: debe encontrar el paradero de un cuadro de Giorgione conocido como El Astrólogo. Hitler está convencido de que la obra esconde un gran enigma, una revelación que ha pasado de mano en mano durante siglos. La búsqueda conduce al comandante hasta la joven judía Sarah Bauer, iniciándose entre ellos una persecución trepidante que tendrá consecuencias totalmente inesperadas para ambos. "Una gran novela ambientada en una época dramática que me ha atrapado y emocionado." - Julia Navarro Please note: This audiobook is in Spanish. Escuche este audio libro completo gratis en https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> Título: La tabla esmeralda [The Emerald Table] Autor: Carla Montero Maglano Narrador: Bea Rebollo Crespo Formato: Unabridged Duración: 24 hrs and 1 min Idioma: Español Fecha de publicación: 06-21-16 Editor: Audible Studios para Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial Calificaciones: 4.5 de 5 de 66 votos Categorías: Fiction, Literary Resumen del editor: Dos historias de amor separadas en el tiempo pero unidas por el misterio de un cuadro desaparecido. Un peligroso juego de amenazas e intereses ocultos que cambiará las vidas de los protagonistas para siempre Madrid, en la actualidad: hasta que El Astrólogo se cruzó en su camino, Ana, una joven historiadora del arte del Museo del Prado, llevaba una vida tranquila junto a Konrad, un rico empresario y coleccionista de arte alemán. Pero de repente llega a sus manos una carta escrita durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial que los pone sobre la pista del misterioso cuadro atribuido a Giorgione, el enigmático pintor del Renacimiento. Alentado por el enorme valor de El Astrólogo, Konrad convence a Ana para embarcarse en su búsqueda. La joven, consciente de todas las dificultades que se le presentan, pedirá ayuda al doctor Alain Arnoux de la Universidad de la Sorbona, especialista en localizar obras de arte expoliadas por los nazis. Pero esta decisión solo parece complicarle las cosas. París, durante la ocupación alemana: el comandante de las SS, Georg von Bergheim, militar de élite y héroe de guerra, acaba de recibir una orden: debe encontrar el paradero de un cuadro de Giorgione conocido como El Astrólogo. Hitler está convencido de que la obra esconde un gran enigma, una revelación que ha pasado de mano en mano durante siglos. La búsqueda conduce al comandante hasta la joven judía Sarah Bauer, iniciándose entre ellos una persecución trepidante que tendrá consecuencias totalmente inesperadas para ambos. "Una gran novela ambientada en una época dramática que me ha atrapado y emocionado." - Julia Navarro Please note: This audiobook is in Spanish. Opiniones de los miembros: Hay cosas que es mejor ignorar Excelente novela, resultante de la combinación explosiva de enigmas de la Historia del Arte (Giorgione), segunda guerra mundial y tiempos actuales. El desarrollo de personajes es estupendo y la historia es cautivadora de principio a fin. La narración es muy buena, incluyendo las líneas en las que la narradora tiene que cantar (lo hace de manera entonada). Mal narrador No me gusto el narrador el libro se hace lento y poco interesante. Lo regrese Me encantó Me gustan mucho las novelas históricas y tengo una extraña fascinación por las de la II Guerra Mundial, esta me ha gustado mucho, en particular la forma en que pasado y presente se enlazan y porque tiene un final feliz. La narradora es muy buena, el estilo no ha dejado que me aburra en ningún momento. He reído, he llorado y me he emocionado con La tabla esmeralda. Entretenida Buena historia y narración. Aunque a veces la autora da demasiados detalles de aspectos no tan importantes para el curso de la historia logra mantener el interés. Final predecible. Estilo exelente Me gustó el tema. Pocas novelas se ocupan del mundo del arte. Y en esta va acompañado de todos los ingredientes necesarios para hacerla una novela atrapante y ágil. 5 estrellas!!! https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Ghost-Writer-Audiobook/B01EQHPU2U Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Ghost Writer Subtitle: The Nathan Zuckerman Series, Book 1 Author: Philip Roth Narrator: Malcolm Hillgartner Format: Unabridged Length: 4 hrs and 31 mins Language: English Release date: 04-26-16 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 30 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: The Ghost Writer introduces Nathan Zuckerman in the 1950s, a budding writer infatuated with the great books, discovering the contradictory claims of literature and experience while an overnight guest in the secluded New England farmhouse of his idol, E. I. Lonoff. At Lonoff's, Zuckerman meets Amy Bellette, a haunting young woman of indeterminate foreign background who turns out to be a former student of Lonoff's and who may also have been his mistress. Zuckerman, with his active, youthful imagination, wonders if she could be the paradigmatic victim of Nazi persecution. If she were, it might change his life. The first volume in the Zuckerman Bound trilogy and epilogue, The Ghost Writer is about the tensions between literature and life, artistic truthfulness and conventional decency - and about those implacable practitioners who live with the consequences of sacrificing one for the other. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Philip Roth) Tue, 26 Apr 2016 15:32:41 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Ghost-Writer-Audiobook/B01EQHPU2U thebookvoice.com 04:31:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Ghost Writer Subtitle: The Nathan Zuckerman Series, Book 1 Author: Philip Roth Narrator: Malcolm Hillgartner Format: Unabridged Length: 4 hrs and 31 mins Language: English Release date: 04-26-16 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 30 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: The Ghost Writer introduces Nathan Zuckerman in the 1950s, a budding writer infatuated with the great books, discovering the contradictory claims of literature and experience while an overnight guest in the secluded New England farmhouse of his idol, E. I. Lonoff. At Lonoff's, Zuckerman meets Amy Bellette, a haunting young woman of indeterminate foreign background who turns out to be a former student of Lonoff's and who may also have been his mistress. Zuckerman, with his active, youthful imagination, wonders if she could be the paradigmatic victim of Nazi persecution. If she were, it might change his life. The first volume in the Zuckerman Bound trilogy and epilogue, The Ghost Writer is about the tensions between literature and life, artistic truthfulness and conventional decency - and about those implacable practitioners who live with the consequences of sacrificing one for the other. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Ghost Writer Subtitle: The Nathan Zuckerman Series, Book 1 Author: Philip Roth Narrator: Malcolm Hillgartner Format: Unabridged Length: 4 hrs and 31 mins Language: English Release date: 04-26-16 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 30 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: The Ghost Writer introduces Nathan Zuckerman in the 1950s, a budding writer infatuated with the great books, discovering the contradictory claims of literature and experience while an overnight guest in the secluded New England farmhouse of his idol, E. I. Lonoff. At Lonoff's, Zuckerman meets Amy Bellette, a haunting young woman of indeterminate foreign background who turns out to be a former student of Lonoff's and who may also have been his mistress. Zuckerman, with his active, youthful imagination, wonders if she could be the paradigmatic victim of Nazi persecution. If she were, it might change his life. The first volume in the Zuckerman Bound trilogy and epilogue, The Ghost Writer is about the tensions between literature and life, artistic truthfulness and conventional decency - and about those implacable practitioners who live with the consequences of sacrificing one for the other. Members Reviews: Turning Sentences Around I know the kind of man I am and the kind of writer. I have my own kind of bravery, and please, lets leave it at that. Philip Roth, The Ghost Writer I've read a ton of Roth, but have yet to really engage the Zuckerman series. The Ghost Writer is book one in the four book cycle Zuckerman Bound: 1. The Ghost Writer (1979) 2. Zuckerman Unbound (1981) 3. The Anatomy Lesson (1983) 4. The Prague Orgy (1985) It is hard to engage some of the more specific reasons WHY I loved this book -- without giving away some of the more the dramatic elements. However, within that constraint I CAN say I loved how Roth explores both what it means to be a Jewish writer (with all the expectations that come with that occupation in a post-holocaust world) and what it means to be a fiction writer period. How art reflects life and life is impacted by the work and the flow of art. There are few living writers whose output I respect more than Philip Roth, and while I don't think his 80s novels stand up entirely to later novels, he is still stretching the limits of prose and dangling ideas and situations that are both entertaining and almost absurd. Difficult book No problem with the narrator, but it is just a difficult book to understand. Philip roth was a fabulous author but not for the easily distracted https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Shogun-Audiobook/B0118MQPZM Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Shogun Subtitle: The Epic Novel of Japan Author: James Clavell Narrator: Ralph Lister Format: Unabridged Length: 53 hrs and 32 mins Language: English Release date: 07-09-15 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 179 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: A bold English adventurer; an invincible Japanese warlord; a beautiful woman torn between two ways of life, two ways of love - all brought together in an extraordinary saga of a time and a place aflame with conflict, passion, ambition, lust, and the struggle for power. James Clavell'sShgun is a modern classic, a masterpiece of historical fiction that will continue to endure for decades to come. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (James Clavell) Thu, 09 Jul 2015 00:13:08 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Shogun-Audiobook/B0118MQPZM thebookvoice.com 53:32:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Shogun Subtitle: The Epic Novel of Japan Author: James Clavell Narrator: Ralph Lister Format: Unabridged Length: 53 hrs and 32 mins Language: English Release date: 07-09-15 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 179 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: A bold English adventurer; an invincible Japanese warlord; a beautiful woman torn between two ways of life, two ways of love - all brought together in an extraordinary saga of a time and a place aflame with conflict, passion, ambition, lust, and the struggle for power. James Clavell'sShgun is a modern classic, a masterpiece of historical fiction that will continue to endure for decades to come. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Shogun Subtitle: The Epic Novel of Japan Author: James Clavell Narrator: Ralph Lister Format: Unabridged Length: 53 hrs and 32 mins Language: English Release date: 07-09-15 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 179 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: A bold English adventurer; an invincible Japanese warlord; a beautiful woman torn between two ways of life, two ways of love - all brought together in an extraordinary saga of a time and a place aflame with conflict, passion, ambition, lust, and the struggle for power. James Clavell'sShgun is a modern classic, a masterpiece of historical fiction that will continue to endure for decades to come. Members Reviews: Worthwhile Re-visit to an Adolescent read A steady albeit full plot with much historical geo-political, nautical and military interest The characters are well fleshed albeit one dimensional. The strength of the novel lies in the cultural clash between Japanese and Elizabethan / European culture and the ensuing conflict both between the Euro/Japanese and Anglican/Catholic interests. Another success is the pacing of the plot and interest which made the completion of a 1000+ page novel entirely manageable. With reference to the performance, the sound production was disappointing with frequent fading out at the completion of sentences which was a distraction which occurred too frequently to be dismissed as a quirk instead of editing and sound mixing failure. Excellent novel, outstandingly read Epic truly is the right word to describe this journey. Most impressive is Ralph Listers ability to take on characters and keep consistent with their idiosyncrasies - thats talent! What a Journey. Wow! Listening to it is an experience really. I downloaded the TV series too after the book finished. What a journey especially for someone who is smitten with Japan. The books isnt just a story but a time machine showing you the history of a time bygone. The deep insight into the minds of perhaps on of the most unique people on Earth is mesmerising. And somebody please give Mr. Ralph Lister an Oscar, A Grammy, A Tony, a Nobel Prize or the Holy Grail itself for this stupendous performance. I stand and clap. Take a bow Ralph Sama. Unbelievable performance. The best I have possibly ever came across. Wonderful 52 hours!! Highly recommend this book, beautifully read, well researched on every level. One of my favourites! Thanks Amazing. Wonderful book. Very good narration. I could listen to this book again and again ... https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Sea-Wolf-Audiobook/B002V0GH54 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Sea Wolf Author: Jack London Narrator: Frank Muller Format: Unabridged Length: 9 hrs and 17 mins Language: English Release date: 12-16-99 Publisher: Recorded Books Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 262 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Wealthy ne'er-do-well Humphrey Van Weyden is a castaway who is put to work on the schooner Ghost, run by brutal Wolf Larsen. Toughened by life at sea, Humphrey develops the strength to protect another castaway, Maud Brewster, and stand up to the increasingly deranged Larsen. Experience the crashing, relentless power of the sea through this compelling story, made hauntingly immediate by author London's vivid prose. Editorial Reviews: Frank Muller does wonders with the story of foppish Humphrey Van Weyden, who grows stronger after his experiences at sea. Mullers chilling interpretation of the sadistic captain, Wolf Larsen, is outstanding, lending an air of anticipated violence as conditions aboard the Ghost grow more dire. Given Londons well-drawn characters and thrill-a-moment plotting, including a shipwreck and a mutiny, Muller creates genuine personalities for major and secondary characters. Its always possible to tell whos speaking without the usual identifiers. One of audios finest voice actors, Muller performs Londons exciting adventure in a way that is completely satisfying. Critic Reviews: "Muller reads with expression and variety that match the varying moods, feelings, and attitudes of all the characters, dogs included." (Kliatt Magazine) "It gave us the sense of the cold, the snow, and most of all, the primeval feelings that London described." (The New Yorker) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Jack London) Thu, 16 Dec 1999 11:16:39 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Sea-Wolf-Audiobook/B002V0GH54 thebookvoice.com 09:17:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Sea Wolf Author: Jack London Narrator: Frank Muller Format: Unabridged Length: 9 hrs and 17 mins Language: English Release date: 12-16-99 Publisher: Recorded Books Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 262 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Wealthy ne'er-do-well Humphrey Van Weyden is a castaway who is put to work on the schooner Ghost, run by brutal Wolf Larsen. Toughened by life at sea, Humphrey develops the strength to protect another castaway, Maud Brewster, and stand up to the increasingly deranged Larsen. Experience the crashing, relentless power of the sea through this compelling story, made hauntingly immediate by author London's vivid prose. Editorial Reviews: Frank Muller does wonders with the story of foppish Humphrey Van Weyden, who grows stronger after his experiences at sea. Mullers chilling interpretation of the sadistic captain, Wolf Larsen, is outstanding, lending an air of anticipated violence as conditions aboard the Ghost grow more dire. Given Londons well-drawn characters and thrill-a-moment plotting, including a shipwreck and a mutiny, Muller creates genuine personalities for major and secondary characters. Its always possible to tell whos speaking without the usual identifiers. One of audios finest voice actors, Muller performs Londons exciting adventure in a way that is completely satisfying. Critic Reviews: "Muller reads with expression and variety that match the varying moods, feelings, and attitudes of all the characters, dogs included." (Kliatt Magazine) "It gave us the sense of the cold, the snow, and most of all, the primeval feelings that London described." (The New Yorker) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Sea Wolf Author: Jack London Narrator: Frank Muller Format: Unabridged Length: 9 hrs and 17 mins Language: English Release date: 12-16-99 Publisher: Recorded Books Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 262 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Wealthy ne'er-do-well Humphrey Van Weyden is a castaway who is put to work on the schooner Ghost, run by brutal Wolf Larsen. Toughened by life at sea, Humphrey develops the strength to protect another castaway, Maud Brewster, and stand up to the increasingly deranged Larsen. Experience the crashing, relentless power of the sea through this compelling story, made hauntingly immediate by author London's vivid prose. Editorial Reviews: Frank Muller does wonders with the story of foppish Humphrey Van Weyden, who grows stronger after his experiences at sea. Mullers chilling interpretation of the sadistic captain, Wolf Larsen, is outstanding, lending an air of anticipated violence as conditions aboard the Ghost grow more dire. Given Londons well-drawn characters and thrill-a-moment plotting, including a shipwreck and a mutiny, Muller creates genuine personalities for major and secondary characters. Its always possible to tell whos speaking without the usual identifiers. One of audios finest voice actors, Muller performs Londons exciting adventure in a way that is completely satisfying. Critic Reviews: "Muller reads with expression and variety that match the varying moods, feelings, and attitudes of all the characters, dogs included." (Kliatt Magazine) "It gave us the sense of the cold, the snow, and most of all, the primeval feelings that London described." (The New Yorker) Members Reviews: Frank Muller: A Reader of Worth... While this book is no doubt of great literary value, and while its author should be lauded for his genius - the masterstroke belongs to the narrator. Indeed, Mr. Muller uses the talents of his voice to liberally enable the listener to not only appreciate the intrinsic qualities mentioned, but also to feel convinced that such appreciation would have been lost if one less able had set his voice to the task Very Good All the books narrated by Frank Muller are so good. Best version available. Great entertainment This was my first listen to a Jack London novel and I was very impressed. If you like great writing, and an entertaining yarn with a bit of depth, you'll take to this in a big way. As usual, Frank Muller's reading is brilliant. Another classic audiobook from the Recorded Books stable. Warning! You will listen to it multiple times. If you could sum up The Sea Wolf in three words, what would they be? Awesome Manly Poetry What other book might you compare The Sea Wolf to and why? On par with The Count of Monte Cristo. These are the only 2 books that I have actually listened to more than once and will probably listen to again. I am not sure what I like most about them. But I think some of the key components are as follows. The characters are believable, and very few books actually achieve this. Both have creative plots without any blaring holes. Both examine our motives. And they are both just well thought out and written books back when people took the time to do thing wright. What about Frank Mullers performance did you like? Wait, there was a narrator? Hmm...I didn't notice, since the story came alive in my imagination. .....Yes, he was that good. Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you? So many it might be easier to list the parts that didn't. Only I can't remember what they were exactly. Any additional comments? If you like either Poetry, Philosophy, Ships, Romance, Logic or just plan manliness. Then you will like this story. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-History-of-Bees-Audiobook/B072J3571V Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The History of Bees Author: Maja Lunde Narrator: Joy Osmanski, Steve West, Gibson Frazier Format: Unabridged Length: 12 hrs and 8 mins Language: English Release date: 08-22-17 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio UK Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 35 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: In the spirit of Station Eleven and Never Let Me Go, this dazzling and ambitious literary debut follows three generations of beekeepers from the past, present, and future, weaving a spellbinding story of their relationship to the bees - and to their children and one another - against the backdrop of an urgent global crisis. England, 1852. William is a biologist and seed merchant who sets out to build a new type of beehive - one that will give both him and his children honor and fame. United States, 2007. George is a beekeeper fighting an uphill battle against modern farming but hopes that his son can be their salvation. China, 2098. Tao hand paints pollen onto the fruit trees now that the bees have long since disappeared. When Tao's young son is taken away by the authorities after a tragic accident, she sets out on a grueling journey to find out what happened to him. Haunting, illuminating, and deftly written, The History of Bees joins these three very different narratives into one gripping and thought-provoking story that is just as much about the powerful bond between children and parents as it is about our very relationship to nature and humanity. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Maja Lunde) Tue, 22 Aug 2017 04:34:47 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-History-of-Bees-Audiobook/B072J3571V thebookvoice.com 12:08:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The History of Bees Author: Maja Lunde Narrator: Joy Osmanski, Steve West, Gibson Frazier Format: Unabridged Length: 12 hrs and 8 mins Language: English Release date: 08-22-17 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio UK Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 35 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: In the spirit of Station Eleven and Never Let Me Go, this dazzling and ambitious literary debut follows three generations of beekeepers from the past, present, and future, weaving a spellbinding story of their relationship to the bees - and to their children and one another - against the backdrop of an urgent global crisis. England, 1852. William is a biologist and seed merchant who sets out to build a new type of beehive - one that will give both him and his children honor and fame. United States, 2007. George is a beekeeper fighting an uphill battle against modern farming but hopes that his son can be their salvation. China, 2098. Tao hand paints pollen onto the fruit trees now that the bees have long since disappeared. When Tao's young son is taken away by the authorities after a tragic accident, she sets out on a grueling journey to find out what happened to him. Haunting, illuminating, and deftly written, The History of Bees joins these three very different narratives into one gripping and thought-provoking story that is just as much about the powerful bond between children and parents as it is about our very relationship to nature and humanity. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The History of Bees Author: Maja Lunde Narrator: Joy Osmanski, Steve West, Gibson Frazier Format: Unabridged Length: 12 hrs and 8 mins Language: English Release date: 08-22-17 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio UK Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 35 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: In the spirit of Station Eleven and Never Let Me Go, this dazzling and ambitious literary debut follows three generations of beekeepers from the past, present, and future, weaving a spellbinding story of their relationship to the bees - and to their children and one another - against the backdrop of an urgent global crisis. England, 1852. William is a biologist and seed merchant who sets out to build a new type of beehive - one that will give both him and his children honor and fame. United States, 2007. George is a beekeeper fighting an uphill battle against modern farming but hopes that his son can be their salvation. China, 2098. Tao hand paints pollen onto the fruit trees now that the bees have long since disappeared. When Tao's young son is taken away by the authorities after a tragic accident, she sets out on a grueling journey to find out what happened to him. Haunting, illuminating, and deftly written, The History of Bees joins these three very different narratives into one gripping and thought-provoking story that is just as much about the powerful bond between children and parents as it is about our very relationship to nature and humanity. Members Reviews: I loved this book !!! This is the best story I listened to in years. I felt present in all the chapters, as if Maja was talking to me, to my heart. Each era drew me into the story deeper and deeper into the past, present, and future and left me with an amazing hope for the health and beauty of our planet Earth Boring and predictable. I bought this book because the brief description of it said "in the spirit of Station Eleven..." - well, it is nothing like Station Eleven! The three stories are boring and very predictable, no real highs and culmination in the entire book. I liked the two male narrators, but not the female one. One good thing about this book: it's beautifully written. Too bad even that doesn't help this book... Excellent! Very moving book and super suitable format for audible with the 3 person storylines. Really enjoyed it. Predictable and poorly narrated I really struggled to finish this story. I didn't like 2 of the 3 narrators. The story went between being predictable and being confusing. Loved it Absolutely loved this. Wonderfully written and performed. Was truly sad when it ended. Had tones of Station 11, Never Let Me Go with a David Mitchell style but still completely her own. Highly recommend. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Invisible-Circus-Audiobook/B007X55Q68 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Invisible Circus Author: Jennifer Egan Narrator: Madeleine Lambert Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs and 21 mins Language: English Release date: 05-01-12 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 58 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: In Pulitzer Prize-winner Jennifer Egan's highly acclaimed first novel, set in 1978, the political drama and familial tensions of the 1960s form a backdrop for the world of Phoebe O'Connor, age eighteen. Phoebe is obsessed with the memory and death of her sister Faith, a beautiful idealistic hippie who died in Italy in 1970. In order to find out the truth about Faith's life and death, Phoebe retraces her steps from San Francisco across Europe, a quest which yields both complex and disturbing revelations about family, love, and Faith's lost generation. This spellbinding novel introduced Egan's remarkable ability to tie suspense with deeply insightful characters and the nuances of emotion. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Jennifer Egan) Tue, 01 May 2012 21:24:19 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Invisible-Circus-Audiobook/B007X55Q68 thebookvoice.com 11:21:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Invisible Circus Author: Jennifer Egan Narrator: Madeleine Lambert Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs and 21 mins Language: English Release date: 05-01-12 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 58 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: In Pulitzer Prize-winner Jennifer Egan's highly acclaimed first novel, set in 1978, the political drama and familial tensions of the 1960s form a backdrop for the world of Phoebe O'Connor, age eighteen. Phoebe is obsessed with the memory and death of her sister Faith, a beautiful idealistic hippie who died in Italy in 1970. In order to find out the truth about Faith's life and death, Phoebe retraces her steps from San Francisco across Europe, a quest which yields both complex and disturbing revelations about family, love, and Faith's lost generation. This spellbinding novel introduced Egan's remarkable ability to tie suspense with deeply insightful characters and the nuances of emotion. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Invisible Circus Author: Jennifer Egan Narrator: Madeleine Lambert Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs and 21 mins Language: English Release date: 05-01-12 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 58 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: In Pulitzer Prize-winner Jennifer Egan's highly acclaimed first novel, set in 1978, the political drama and familial tensions of the 1960s form a backdrop for the world of Phoebe O'Connor, age eighteen. Phoebe is obsessed with the memory and death of her sister Faith, a beautiful idealistic hippie who died in Italy in 1970. In order to find out the truth about Faith's life and death, Phoebe retraces her steps from San Francisco across Europe, a quest which yields both complex and disturbing revelations about family, love, and Faith's lost generation. This spellbinding novel introduced Egan's remarkable ability to tie suspense with deeply insightful characters and the nuances of emotion. Members Reviews: Too bad zero was not a choice... I listened, or rather started to listen to this right after Nevil Shute's Trustee from the Toolroom. What a letdown. Eliptical gushing prose, frequent hyperbole concerning floating or despair, endless whining about real or imaginary childhood injustices, just hours of glop and never got better. i quit as our heroine had just figured out she had been lured, penniless and alone, into a heroin den. If you are a chickflick person you might like it. Even the mostly-half-in-tears narrator seemed bored with it. Buy Trustee from the Toolroom instead - you'll love it!! https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Unmade-World-Audiobook/B078MQ4LTC Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Unmade World Author: Steve Yarbrough Narrator: Pete Bradbury Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 17 mins Language: English Release date: 01-16-18 Publisher: Recorded Books Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Set against a backdrop of the current political and cultural upheaval in the US and Eastern Europe, The Unmade World is a thoughtful, scope-y literary novel with a dose of suspense that moves from Poland to California to the Hudson Valley and back to Poland. It covers a decade in the lives of an American journalist and a Polish small businessman turned petty criminal and the wrenching aftermath of an accidental, tragic encounter between these two on a snowy night in 2006 on the outskirts of Krakow. The accident costs the lives of the American journalist Richard Brennan's wife and daughter, an event that colors the rest of his life. It also leads to a downward spiral for Bogdan Baranowsk, leaving emotional scars as he suffers the seemingly inevitable loss of his business, his home, and his wife. The Unmade World is a story of ordinary, otherwise decent people from various backgrounds and circumstances who must learn how to live with the personal grief, sense of guilt, and the emotional consequences of violence. Along the way, the novel grapples with a spectrum of cultural and political issues. It includes a murder mystery wrapped around the corruption of major college sports, the pressures on immigrants and refugees in both the US and Poland, the fallout of political change, economic upheavals and armed conflicts - including the horrific destruction of Luhansk, Ukraine in 2014. It also references the 2016 presidential campaign, cultural politics in the American university, and the demise of print journalism, etc., though never in a dogmatic or overtly partisan way. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Steve Yarbrough) Tue, 16 Jan 2018 19:30:09 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Unmade-World-Audiobook/B078MQ4LTC thebookvoice.com 10:17:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Unmade World Author: Steve Yarbrough Narrator: Pete Bradbury Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 17 mins Language: English Release date: 01-16-18 Publisher: Recorded Books Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Set against a backdrop of the current political and cultural upheaval in the US and Eastern Europe, The Unmade World is a thoughtful, scope-y literary novel with a dose of suspense that moves from Poland to California to the Hudson Valley and back to Poland. It covers a decade in the lives of an American journalist and a Polish small businessman turned petty criminal and the wrenching aftermath of an accidental, tragic encounter between these two on a snowy night in 2006 on the outskirts of Krakow. The accident costs the lives of the American journalist Richard Brennan's wife and daughter, an event that colors the rest of his life. It also leads to a downward spiral for Bogdan Baranowsk, leaving emotional scars as he suffers the seemingly inevitable loss of his business, his home, and his wife. The Unmade World is a story of ordinary, otherwise decent people from various backgrounds and circumstances who must learn how to live with the personal grief, sense of guilt, and the emotional consequences of violence. Along the way, the novel grapples with a spectrum of cultural and political issues. It includes a murder mystery wrapped around the corruption of major college sports, the pressures on immigrants and refugees in both the US and Poland, the fallout of political change, economic upheavals and armed conflicts - including the horrific destruction of Luhansk, Ukraine in 2014. It also references the 2016 presidential campaign, cultural politics in the American university, and the demise of print journalism, etc., though never in a dogmatic or overtly partisan way. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Unmade World Author: Steve Yarbrough Narrator: Pete Bradbury Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 17 mins Language: English Release date: 01-16-18 Publisher: Recorded Books Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Set against a backdrop of the current political and cultural upheaval in the US and Eastern Europe, The Unmade World is a thoughtful, scope-y literary novel with a dose of suspense that moves from Poland to California to the Hudson Valley and back to Poland. It covers a decade in the lives of an American journalist and a Polish small businessman turned petty criminal and the wrenching aftermath of an accidental, tragic encounter between these two on a snowy night in 2006 on the outskirts of Krakow. The accident costs the lives of the American journalist Richard Brennan's wife and daughter, an event that colors the rest of his life. It also leads to a downward spiral for Bogdan Baranowsk, leaving emotional scars as he suffers the seemingly inevitable loss of his business, his home, and his wife. The Unmade World is a story of ordinary, otherwise decent people from various backgrounds and circumstances who must learn how to live with the personal grief, sense of guilt, and the emotional consequences of violence. Along the way, the novel grapples with a spectrum of cultural and political issues. It includes a murder mystery wrapped around the corruption of major college sports, the pressures on immigrants and refugees in both the US and Poland, the fallout of political change, economic upheavals and armed conflicts - including the horrific destruction of Luhansk, Ukraine in 2014. It also references the 2016 presidential campaign, cultural politics in the American university, and the demise of print journalism, etc., though never in a dogmatic or overtly partisan way. Members Reviews: A book I'll be reading again It takes an extraordinary writer to take elements of the mundane world and create a story that is both compelling and urgent. In The Unmade World, Yarbrough builds a world that moves between Fresno and Krakow, a world that pivots on love, devotion, loss, and the sometimes profound impact of random events. Once you're inside this world you'll want to stay. Savor this book slowly, if you can, but you won't want to put it down. A rich, textured, uplifting read filled with fully ... A rich, textured, uplifting read filled with fully realized characters struggling to overcome grief, corruption, political and economic change and personal upheavals. A lot goes on in this novel, from major college sports scandals and a murder mystery to the struggles of immigrants and refugees, to civil war in Ukraine. But the characters are what makes the book. The setting moves from Poland to California to New England and back to Poland, with each place coming alive. Literary page turner..... A thriller, a story of love lost and gained, a study of place, personality and redemption. This is a beautiful book by a great writer at the top of his game. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Moors-Last-Sigh-Audiobook/B076HVH3NF Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Moor's Last Sigh Author: Salman Rushdie Narrator: Sunil Malhotra Format: Unabridged Length: 20 hrs and 17 mins Language: English Release date: 10-18-17 Publisher: Recorded Books Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Booker Prize-winning author Salman Rushdie combines a ferociously witty family saga with a surreally imagined and sometimes blasphemous chronicle of modern India and flavors the mixture with peppery soliloquies on art, ethnicity, religious fanaticism, and the terrifying power of love. Moraes "Moor" Zogoiby, the last surviving scion of a dynasty of Cochinese spice merchants and crime lords, is also a compulsive storyteller and an exile. As he travels a route that takes him from India to Spain, he leaves behind a tale of mad passions and volcanic family hatreds, of titanic matriarchs and their mesmerized offspring, of premature deaths and curses that strike beyond the grave. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Salman Rushdie) Wed, 18 Oct 2017 23:11:10 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Moors-Last-Sigh-Audiobook/B076HVH3NF thebookvoice.com 20:17:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Moor's Last Sigh Author: Salman Rushdie Narrator: Sunil Malhotra Format: Unabridged Length: 20 hrs and 17 mins Language: English Release date: 10-18-17 Publisher: Recorded Books Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Booker Prize-winning author Salman Rushdie combines a ferociously witty family saga with a surreally imagined and sometimes blasphemous chronicle of modern India and flavors the mixture with peppery soliloquies on art, ethnicity, religious fanaticism, and the terrifying power of love. Moraes "Moor" Zogoiby, the last surviving scion of a dynasty of Cochinese spice merchants and crime lords, is also a compulsive storyteller and an exile. As he travels a route that takes him from India to Spain, he leaves behind a tale of mad passions and volcanic family hatreds, of titanic matriarchs and their mesmerized offspring, of premature deaths and curses that strike beyond the grave. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Moor's Last Sigh Author: Salman Rushdie Narrator: Sunil Malhotra Format: Unabridged Length: 20 hrs and 17 mins Language: English Release date: 10-18-17 Publisher: Recorded Books Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Booker Prize-winning author Salman Rushdie combines a ferociously witty family saga with a surreally imagined and sometimes blasphemous chronicle of modern India and flavors the mixture with peppery soliloquies on art, ethnicity, religious fanaticism, and the terrifying power of love. Moraes "Moor" Zogoiby, the last surviving scion of a dynasty of Cochinese spice merchants and crime lords, is also a compulsive storyteller and an exile. As he travels a route that takes him from India to Spain, he leaves behind a tale of mad passions and volcanic family hatreds, of titanic matriarchs and their mesmerized offspring, of premature deaths and curses that strike beyond the grave. Members Reviews: One has to have a good memory and a long time span in order to ... A typical Salman Rushdie constant change of time, dramatic personae and geographical location. One has to have a good memory and a long time span in order to follow the various strands of the story. A most gorgeous narrative spanning time and space. A wonderful, unique author who allows one to savor history, society and humanity in all its aspects. Unsatisfactory product I started to read the book, but it was MISSING THE 3RD CHAPTER.. I will have to be very careful buying used books again. Brilliant and Intelligent Read I LOVED this book! Rushdie's writing is incredibly detailed, which made the novel a slower read, but the amount of time/effort it took to work through the novel did not make it any less enjoyable. The Moor's Last Sigh is beatifully written and full of the intricate history of a family through multiple generations. Not to mention the novel deals with the complex effects of the British on India through the effects on the characters. Interesting but unusual I have slowly been working my way through Rushdie novels and the book provided an interesting, though rather strange story. The book had its challenging moments but I am happy enough to have read it. The characters were quite intereting though the main character was strangest of all. I wouldn't reread it but will keep working though his novels. Salman Rushdie does not need a positive review from another ... Salman Rushdie does not need a positive review from another enthusiastic reader, but I want to go on record to say this is a remarkable book, weaving multiple stories in multiple cultures into a charming, moving, gripping (?) tapestry that is worth picking up and almost impossible to set aside. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Goddess-Legacy-Audiobook/B01KMLX4BI Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Goddess Legacy Author: Russell Blake Narrator: Ray Porter Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 37 mins Language: English Release date: 08-19-16 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 256 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: When Drake Ramsey gets an invitation he can't refuse to embark on a treasure hunt in India, little does he know that it will be a headlong rush into danger that will require all his wits to survive. A breakout novel in the tradition of Raise the Titanic and Raiders of the Lost Ark. Adventure listeners are sure to enjoy the third volume in the adventures of Drake Ramsey, written by a NY Times and USA Today best seller. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Russell Blake) Fri, 19 Aug 2016 02:49:51 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Goddess-Legacy-Audiobook/B01KMLX4BI thebookvoice.com 08:37:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Goddess Legacy Author: Russell Blake Narrator: Ray Porter Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 37 mins Language: English Release date: 08-19-16 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 256 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: When Drake Ramsey gets an invitation he can't refuse to embark on a treasure hunt in India, little does he know that it will be a headlong rush into danger that will require all his wits to survive. A breakout novel in the tradition of Raise the Titanic and Raiders of the Lost Ark. Adventure listeners are sure to enjoy the third volume in the adventures of Drake Ramsey, written by a NY Times and USA Today best seller. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Goddess Legacy Author: Russell Blake Narrator: Ray Porter Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 37 mins Language: English Release date: 08-19-16 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 256 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: When Drake Ramsey gets an invitation he can't refuse to embark on a treasure hunt in India, little does he know that it will be a headlong rush into danger that will require all his wits to survive. A breakout novel in the tradition of Raise the Titanic and Raiders of the Lost Ark. Adventure listeners are sure to enjoy the third volume in the adventures of Drake Ramsey, written by a NY Times and USA Today best seller. Members Reviews: Can't get over the plagiarism... I'm a fan of this series, and Ray Porter is one of my favorite narrators. Unfortunately, this time the story was a big departure from the previous books. The story just Doesn't flow well and I couldn't get past the fact that these people seemed to struggle with very basic tasks. There is a scene where they are trying to read sandscrit letters and are actually in an Internet cafe yet they can't seem to figure out how to translate them. 3 grown educated adults have to be told to "Google it" by the waitress. Really??? The real problem is that this book is a poor rewrite of Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom . 3 main characters (a treasure hunter, a beautiful woman and a military man) on the run from police and a cult leader in India. Trying to uncover a hidden relic and treasure only to stumble into a hidden temple and I kid you not an underground mine with generations of slaves and Chali/ Sheba cult worshippers. One character is even named Indiana Singh. I was just waiting for them to pick up an Indian street kid named "short round". I just couldn't get over how much this matched the movie. They say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, but not in this case. Extremely well written and fun! I noticed several negative reveiws of this book and therefore was tempted not to get it. However, I so much enjoyed the first two books in the series I thought it was worth a chance. Glad I did! Fascinating story. Certainly not plagiarism...in fact refreshingly original. The references to Indiana Jones are tonque in cheek; and the author makes this clear. This is a book about treasure hunters, but not the old-fashioned kind of treasure hunters. The author is a great writer. The story moved along fast, never boring. The main characters are not your standard action heroes and that even makes it more interesting. I am ready and waiting for the next volume in the series! 3rd on series, good this was just as good as the previous two books and engaging. I recommend you follow up with this as the third book in the series. great book this was a very good book but not quite as good as the first 2. as always we love the characters and the bantering between them. and of course the narrator is aweome. Great story Was a great story line, action and characters were entertaining, couldn't stop listening to the story. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Queen-of-the-South-Audiobook/B002V0TK62 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Queen of the South Author: Arturo Perez-Reverte Narrator: Lina Patel Format: Unabridged Length: 17 hrs and 28 mins Language: English Release date: 04-29-05 Publisher: Penguin Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 302 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: A remarkable tale, The Queen of the South spans continents, from the dusty streets of Mexico to the sparkling waters off the coast of Morocco, to Spain and the Strait of Gibraltar. A sweeping story set to the irresistible beat of the drug smugglers' ballads, it encompasses sensuality and cruelty, love and betrayal, as its heroine's story unfolds. Teresa Mendoza's boyfriend is a drug smuggler who the narcos of Sinaloa, Mexico, call "the king of the short runway", because he can get a plane full of coke off the ground in 300 yards. But in a ruthless business, life can be short, and Teresa even has a special cell phone that Guero gave her along with a dark warning. If that phone rings, it means he's dead, and she'd better run, because they're coming for her next. Then the call comes. In order to survive, she will have to say goodbye to the old Teresa, an innocent girl who once entrusted her life to a drug smuggler. She will have to find inside herself a woman who is tough enough to inhabit a world as ugly and dangerous as that of the narcos, a woman she never before knew existed. Indeed, the woman who emerges will surprise even those who know her legend, that of the Queen of the South. Critic Reviews: "A frightening, fascinating look at the international business of transporting cocaine and hashish as well as a portrait of a smart, fast, daring and lucky woman, Teresa Mendoza." (Publishers Weekly) "A thriller with an almost meditative tone, the novel's energy comes not only from the action scenes, which are expertly delivered, but also from the monologues in which Mendoza struggles with the multiple contradictions in her life. Many Perez-Reverte readers will be...drawn in by the author's remarkable eloquence and ability to plumb the recesses of a character's psyche." (Booklist) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Arturo Perez-Reverte) Fri, 29 Apr 2005 07:49:04 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Queen-of-the-South-Audiobook/B002V0TK62 thebookvoice.com 17:28:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Queen of the South Author: Arturo Perez-Reverte Narrator: Lina Patel Format: Unabridged Length: 17 hrs and 28 mins Language: English Release date: 04-29-05 Publisher: Penguin Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 302 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: A remarkable tale, The Queen of the South spans continents, from the dusty streets of Mexico to the sparkling waters off the coast of Morocco, to Spain and the Strait of Gibraltar. A sweeping story set to the irresistible beat of the drug smugglers' ballads, it encompasses sensuality and cruelty, love and betrayal, as its heroine's story unfolds. Teresa Mendoza's boyfriend is a drug smuggler who the narcos of Sinaloa, Mexico, call "the king of the short runway", because he can get a plane full of coke off the ground in 300 yards. But in a ruthless business, life can be short, and Teresa even has a special cell phone that Guero gave her along with a dark warning. If that phone rings, it means he's dead, and she'd better run, because they're coming for her next. Then the call comes. In order to survive, she will have to say goodbye to the old Teresa, an innocent girl who once entrusted her life to a drug smuggler. She will have to find inside herself a woman who is tough enough to inhabit a world as ugly and dangerous as that of the narcos, a woman she never before knew existed. Indeed, the woman who emerges will surprise even those who know her legend, that of the Queen of the South. Critic Reviews: "A frightening, fascinating look at the international business of transporting cocaine and hashish as well as a portrait of a smart, fast, daring and lucky woman, Teresa Mendoza." (Publishers Weekly) "A thriller with an almost meditative tone, the novel's energy comes not only from the action scenes, which are expertly delivered, but also from the monologues in which Mendoza struggles with the multiple contradictions in her life. Many Perez-Reverte readers will be...drawn in by the author's remarkable eloquence and ability to plumb the recesses of a character's psyche." (Booklist) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Queen of the South Author: Arturo Perez-Reverte Narrator: Lina Patel Format: Unabridged Length: 17 hrs and 28 mins Language: English Release date: 04-29-05 Publisher: Penguin Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 302 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: A remarkable tale, The Queen of the South spans continents, from the dusty streets of Mexico to the sparkling waters off the coast of Morocco, to Spain and the Strait of Gibraltar. A sweeping story set to the irresistible beat of the drug smugglers' ballads, it encompasses sensuality and cruelty, love and betrayal, as its heroine's story unfolds. Teresa Mendoza's boyfriend is a drug smuggler who the narcos of Sinaloa, Mexico, call "the king of the short runway", because he can get a plane full of coke off the ground in 300 yards. But in a ruthless business, life can be short, and Teresa even has a special cell phone that Guero gave her along with a dark warning. If that phone rings, it means he's dead, and she'd better run, because they're coming for her next. Then the call comes. In order to survive, she will have to say goodbye to the old Teresa, an innocent girl who once entrusted her life to a drug smuggler. She will have to find inside herself a woman who is tough enough to inhabit a world as ugly and dangerous as that of the narcos, a woman she never before knew existed. Indeed, the woman who emerges will surprise even those who know her legend, that of the Queen of the South. Critic Reviews: "A frightening, fascinating look at the international business of transporting cocaine and hashish as well as a portrait of a smart, fast, daring and lucky woman, Teresa Mendoza." (Publishers Weekly) "A thriller with an almost meditative tone, the novel's energy comes not only from the action scenes, which are expertly delivered, but also from the monologues in which Mendoza struggles with the multiple contradictions in her life. Many Perez-Reverte readers will be...drawn in by the author's remarkable eloquence and ability to plumb the recesses of a character's psyche." (Booklist) Members Reviews: excellent story unfortunate narratio The story is excellent, I love this author and have read several of his books, however the narration on this particular book was beyond bad. The narrator's pronunciation of the Spanish words made it impossible for me to listen to, I wouldn't expect excellent pronunciation but this was just horrible. I never finished it, I bought the book and read it. I would not recommend the audible version. Monotonous, inaccurate narration What disappointed you about The Queen of the South? A very long book, which seemed ten times its length thanks to the stultifying monotone of the narrator! It was one of the most robotic readings I've ever heard, and I listen to books continually. To add to the irritation, it's full of Spanish words, and about 40% of them were mispronounced. I cringed every time Don Epifanio's name had to be mentioned again-- epifa-NEE-o, as she interpreted it. Some repeated words got different pronunciations as she went along. Absolutely no characterization of the zillions of characters-- they might have all been the same person- with the exception of a couple of characters toward the end, who suddenly sported unplaceable accents. Just one of the worst audio experiences I've had! I would've given up after the first couple of hours, but I found the book itself unpleasant enough that I knew marooning myself in the car with it was the only chance I had of getting through it-- I was reading it for a bookclub. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Sense-of-an-Ending-Audiobook/B005FXKFKC Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Sense of an Ending Author: Julian Barnes Narrator: Richard Morant Format: Unabridged Length: 4 hrs and 40 mins Language: English Release date: 08-04-11 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 946 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Man Booker Prize, Fiction, 2011 The powerful, unsettling, and beautifully crafted new novel from one of Englands greatest contemporary writers. Tony Webster and his clique first met Adrian Finn at school. Sex-hungry and book-hungry, they would navigate the girl-less sixth form together, trading in affectations, in-jokes, rumour, and wit. Maybe Adrian was a little more serious than the others, certainly more intelligent, but they all swore to stay friends for life. Now Tony is retired. Hes had a career and a single marriage, a calm divorce. Hes certainly never tried to hurt anybody. Memory, though, is imperfect. It can always throw up surprises, as a lawyers letter is about to prove. The Sense of an Ending is the story of one man coming to terms with the mutable past. Laced with trademark precision, dexterity, and insight, it is the work of one of the worlds most distinguished writers. A complete and unabridged reading by Richard Morant. Critic Reviews: Elegant, playful, and remarkable. (The New Yorker) A page turner, and when you finish you will return immediately to the beginning . . . Who are you? How can you be sure? What if youre not who you think you are? What if you never were? . . . At 163 pages, The Sense of an Ending is the longest book I have ever read, so prepare yourself for rereading. You wont regret it. (The San Francisco Chronicle) Dense with philosophical ideas . . . it manages to create genuine suspense as a sort of psychological detective story . . . Unpeeling the onion layers of the heros life while showing how [he] has sliced and diced his past in order to create a self he can live with. (Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times) Barnes seems equipped to write with humour and elegance about anything he turns his attention to (Financial Times) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Julian Barnes) Thu, 04 Aug 2011 00:13:27 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Sense-of-an-Ending-Audiobook/B005FXKFKC thebookvoice.com 04:40:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Sense of an Ending Author: Julian Barnes Narrator: Richard Morant Format: Unabridged Length: 4 hrs and 40 mins Language: English Release date: 08-04-11 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 946 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Man Booker Prize, Fiction, 2011 The powerful, unsettling, and beautifully crafted new novel from one of Englands greatest contemporary writers. Tony Webster and his clique first met Adrian Finn at school. Sex-hungry and book-hungry, they would navigate the girl-less sixth form together, trading in affectations, in-jokes, rumour, and wit. Maybe Adrian was a little more serious than the others, certainly more intelligent, but they all swore to stay friends for life. Now Tony is retired. Hes had a career and a single marriage, a calm divorce. Hes certainly never tried to hurt anybody. Memory, though, is imperfect. It can always throw up surprises, as a lawyers letter is about to prove. The Sense of an Ending is the story of one man coming to terms with the mutable past. Laced with trademark precision, dexterity, and insight, it is the work of one of the worlds most distinguished writers. A complete and unabridged reading by Richard Morant. Critic Reviews: Elegant, playful, and remarkable. (The New Yorker) A page turner, and when you finish you will return immediately to the beginning . . . Who are you? How can you be sure? What if youre not who you think you are? What if you never were? . . . At 163 pages, The Sense of an Ending is the longest book I have ever read, so prepare yourself for rereading. You wont regret it. (The San Francisco Chronicle) Dense with philosophical ideas . . . it manages to create genuine suspense as a sort of psychological detective story . . . Unpeeling the onion layers of the heros life while showing how [he] has sliced and diced his past in order to create a self he can live with. (Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times) Barnes seems equipped to write with humour and elegance about anything he turns his attention to (Financial Times) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Sense of an Ending Author: Julian Barnes Narrator: Richard Morant Format: Unabridged Length: 4 hrs and 40 mins Language: English Release date: 08-04-11 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 946 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Man Booker Prize, Fiction, 2011 The powerful, unsettling, and beautifully crafted new novel from one of Englands greatest contemporary writers. Tony Webster and his clique first met Adrian Finn at school. Sex-hungry and book-hungry, they would navigate the girl-less sixth form together, trading in affectations, in-jokes, rumour, and wit. Maybe Adrian was a little more serious than the others, certainly more intelligent, but they all swore to stay friends for life. Now Tony is retired. Hes had a career and a single marriage, a calm divorce. Hes certainly never tried to hurt anybody. Memory, though, is imperfect. It can always throw up surprises, as a lawyers letter is about to prove. The Sense of an Ending is the story of one man coming to terms with the mutable past. Laced with trademark precision, dexterity, and insight, it is the work of one of the worlds most distinguished writers. A complete and unabridged reading by Richard Morant. Critic Reviews: Elegant, playful, and remarkable. (The New Yorker) A page turner, and when you finish you will return immediately to the beginning . . . Who are you? How can you be sure? What if youre not who you think you are? What if you never were? . . . At 163 pages, The Sense of an Ending is the longest book I have ever read, so prepare yourself for rereading. You wont regret it. (The San Francisco Chronicle) Dense with philosophical ideas . . . it manages to create genuine suspense as a sort of psychological detective story . . . Unpeeling the onion layers of the heros life while showing how [he] has sliced and diced his past in order to create a self he can live with. (Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times) Barnes seems equipped to write with humour and elegance about anything he turns his attention to (Financial Times) Members Reviews: 'Something Happened'... "The tongue like a sharp knife, kills without drawing blood." Budha In 150 pages, about 4.5 hrs listening, Barnes--nothing less than a word wielding genius--has written a poignant little novel that packs a big psychological punch, wherein every perfectly placed word evokes powerful images and thoughts. [Refers to Henry VIII as the "polygamist royal butcher".] (*No doubt there will be philosophical discussions longer than this book about this book.) But, my lovely journey with this petite gem didn't start out so lovingly... Having read a few award winners in my time, I plugged in my earbuds and waited to be wowed while I indulged in the luxury afforded to us with audible books--multi-tasking. Two-thirds the way through this book I was about to toss it. Yes, the writing was masterful, the characters, though only briefly sketched out were still relevant and interesting, but the story itself seemed whiny and pretentious, overall depressing to the point of being a tiresome listen. But, In just a few words, I suddenly went from irritated to intrigued; ultimately I was awed and regretted an ending, so I listened again. I really listened. I sat down and this time was absorbed in the luxury of writing at its best. I've read the 6 books shortlisted for the Booker--my opinion is they got it right. Like one character says in the book, this is "like an onion and reveals itself in layers"--the reader is dropped in to walk along and sense this experience, not be wowed by a complex plot, not to have the mysteries neatly explained. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Family-Life-Audiobook/B00IXXM8OW Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Family Life Subtitle: A Novel Author: Akhil Sharma Narrator: Vikas Adam Format: Unabridged Length: 5 hrs and 45 mins Language: English Release date: 04-07-14 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 219 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Hailed as a "supreme storyteller" (Philadelphia Inquirer) for his "cunning, dismaying and beautifully conceived" fiction (New York Times), Akhil Sharma is possessed of a narrative voice "as hypnotic as those found in the pages of Dostoyevsky" (The Nation). In his highly anticipated second novel, Family Life, he delivers a story of astonishing intensity and emotional precision. We meet the Mishra family in Delhi in 1978, where eight-year-old Ajay and his older brother Birju play cricket in the streets, waiting for the day when their plane tickets will arrive and they and their mother can fly across the world and join their father in America. America to the Mishras is, indeed, everything they could have imagined and more: When automatic glass doors open before them, they feel that surely they must have been mistaken for somebody important. Pressing an elevator button and the elevator closing its doors and rising, they have a feeling of power at the fact that the elevator is obeying them. Life is extraordinary until tragedy strikes, leaving one brother severely brain-damaged and the other lost and virtually orphaned in a strange land. Ajay, the familys younger son, prays to a God he envisions as Superman, longing to find his place amid the ruins of his familys new life. Heart-wrenching and darkly funny, Family Life is a universal story of a boy torn between duty and his own survival. Critic Reviews: "Outstanding Every page is alive and surprising, proof of [Sharmas] huge, unique talent." (David Sedaris) "Narrator Vikas Adam's skill with accents is considerable - when he reenacts dialogue, in particular, this recording dazzles. Characters become real, and the listener is fully engaged with the story. At the same time, there are long stretches wherein exposition may lull the listener into distraction; however, these observations, which contrast the Mishra family's new lives in America with their old lives in India, are integral to the story. Furthermore, the quietness of Adam's delivery makes the tragic turns of the plot even more affecting. This audiobook may not be for everyone, but the performance is solid." (AudioFile) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Akhil Sharma) Mon, 07 Apr 2014 04:47:03 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Family-Life-Audiobook/B00IXXM8OW thebookvoice.com 05:45:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Family Life Subtitle: A Novel Author: Akhil Sharma Narrator: Vikas Adam Format: Unabridged Length: 5 hrs and 45 mins Language: English Release date: 04-07-14 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 219 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Hailed as a "supreme storyteller" (Philadelphia Inquirer) for his "cunning, dismaying and beautifully conceived" fiction (New York Times), Akhil Sharma is possessed of a narrative voice "as hypnotic as those found in the pages of Dostoyevsky" (The Nation). In his highly anticipated second novel, Family Life, he delivers a story of astonishing intensity and emotional precision. We meet the Mishra family in Delhi in 1978, where eight-year-old Ajay and his older brother Birju play cricket in the streets, waiting for the day when their plane tickets will arrive and they and their mother can fly across the world and join their father in America. America to the Mishras is, indeed, everything they could have imagined and more: When automatic glass doors open before them, they feel that surely they must have been mistaken for somebody important. Pressing an elevator button and the elevator closing its doors and rising, they have a feeling of power at the fact that the elevator is obeying them. Life is extraordinary until tragedy strikes, leaving one brother severely brain-damaged and the other lost and virtually orphaned in a strange land. Ajay, the familys younger son, prays to a God he envisions as Superman, longing to find his place amid the ruins of his familys new life. Heart-wrenching and darkly funny, Family Life is a universal story of a boy torn between duty and his own survival. Critic Reviews: "Outstanding Every page is alive and surprising, proof of [Sharmas] huge, unique talent." (David Sedaris) "Narrator Vikas Adam's skill with accents is considerable - when he reenacts dialogue, in particular, this recording dazzles. Characters become real, and the listener is fully engaged with the story. At the same time, there are long stretches wherein exposition may lull the listener into distraction; however, these observations, which contrast the Mishra family's new lives in America with their old lives in India, are integral to the story. Furthermore, the quietness of Adam's delivery makes the tragic turns of the plot even more affecting. This audiobook may not be for everyone, but the performance is solid." (AudioFile) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Family Life Subtitle: A Novel Author: Akhil Sharma Narrator: Vikas Adam Format: Unabridged Length: 5 hrs and 45 mins Language: English Release date: 04-07-14 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 219 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Hailed as a "supreme storyteller" (Philadelphia Inquirer) for his "cunning, dismaying and beautifully conceived" fiction (New York Times), Akhil Sharma is possessed of a narrative voice "as hypnotic as those found in the pages of Dostoyevsky" (The Nation). In his highly anticipated second novel, Family Life, he delivers a story of astonishing intensity and emotional precision. We meet the Mishra family in Delhi in 1978, where eight-year-old Ajay and his older brother Birju play cricket in the streets, waiting for the day when their plane tickets will arrive and they and their mother can fly across the world and join their father in America. America to the Mishras is, indeed, everything they could have imagined and more: When automatic glass doors open before them, they feel that surely they must have been mistaken for somebody important. Pressing an elevator button and the elevator closing its doors and rising, they have a feeling of power at the fact that the elevator is obeying them. Life is extraordinary until tragedy strikes, leaving one brother severely brain-damaged and the other lost and virtually orphaned in a strange land. Ajay, the familys younger son, prays to a God he envisions as Superman, longing to find his place amid the ruins of his familys new life. Heart-wrenching and darkly funny, Family Life is a universal story of a boy torn between duty and his own survival. Critic Reviews: "Outstanding Every page is alive and surprising, proof of [Sharmas] huge, unique talent." (David Sedaris) "Narrator Vikas Adam's skill with accents is considerable - when he reenacts dialogue, in particular, this recording dazzles. Characters become real, and the listener is fully engaged with the story. At the same time, there are long stretches wherein exposition may lull the listener into distraction; however, these observations, which contrast the Mishra family's new lives in America with their old lives in India, are integral to the story. Furthermore, the quietness of Adam's delivery makes the tragic turns of the plot even more affecting. This audiobook may not be for everyone, but the performance is solid." (AudioFile) Members Reviews: Honest and touching Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why? Very moving and honest story. Despite being a short book, I was able to bond with the characters and understood them. Being Indian myself, I was able to relate with the general attitudes and characters. What about Vikas Adams performance did you like? Clear diction, authentic accents, tone of voice very much in line with the sombre and honest mood of the story. If you could take any character from Family Life out to dinner, who would it be and why? The father. A Moving Family Drama Akhil Sharmas Family Life is a mostly autobiographical novel that tells the story of the Mishra family who immigrate to the US from India in the 70s in pursuit of a better life. Their welcome to the states is short-lived, however. A tragic accident soon occurs that shatters their hopes and dreams. Family Life is a slim audiobook, but this is not a book I could read in one sitting, personally. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Where-Im-Calling-From-Audiobook/B06Y2KTRSV Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Where I'm Calling From Subtitle: Selected Stories Author: Raymond Carver Narrator: Norman Dietz Format: Unabridged Length: 16 hrs and 48 mins Language: English Release date: 04-18-17 Publisher: Tantor Audio Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 12 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: By the time of his early death in 1988, Raymond Carver had established himself as one of the great practitioners of the American short story. Where I'm Calling From, his last collection, encompasses classic stories from Cathedral, What We Talk About When We Talk About Love, and earlier Carver volumes, along with seven new works previously unpublished in book form. Together, these 37 stories give us a superb overview of Carver's life work and show us why he was so widely imitated but never equaled. Critic Reviews: "No fiction collection should be without this book." (Library Journal) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Raymond Carver) Tue, 18 Apr 2017 11:11:19 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Where-Im-Calling-From-Audiobook/B06Y2KTRSV thebookvoice.com 16:48:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Where I'm Calling From Subtitle: Selected Stories Author: Raymond Carver Narrator: Norman Dietz Format: Unabridged Length: 16 hrs and 48 mins Language: English Release date: 04-18-17 Publisher: Tantor Audio Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 12 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: By the time of his early death in 1988, Raymond Carver had established himself as one of the great practitioners of the American short story. Where I'm Calling From, his last collection, encompasses classic stories from Cathedral, What We Talk About When We Talk About Love, and earlier Carver volumes, along with seven new works previously unpublished in book form. Together, these 37 stories give us a superb overview of Carver's life work and show us why he was so widely imitated but never equaled. Critic Reviews: "No fiction collection should be without this book." (Library Journal) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Where I'm Calling From Subtitle: Selected Stories Author: Raymond Carver Narrator: Norman Dietz Format: Unabridged Length: 16 hrs and 48 mins Language: English Release date: 04-18-17 Publisher: Tantor Audio Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 12 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: By the time of his early death in 1988, Raymond Carver had established himself as one of the great practitioners of the American short story. Where I'm Calling From, his last collection, encompasses classic stories from Cathedral, What We Talk About When We Talk About Love, and earlier Carver volumes, along with seven new works previously unpublished in book form. Together, these 37 stories give us a superb overview of Carver's life work and show us why he was so widely imitated but never equaled. Critic Reviews: "No fiction collection should be without this book." (Library Journal) Members Reviews: Amazing writer, amazing narrator! I recently became interested in short stories because I think its important to get a visual experience of what our natural everyday language looks like. We read to educate ourselves about so many topics but in our daily life we use ordinary language like kinds of things Ray Carver writes about. I think that reading that style of natural conversation we use might ultimately make us better speakers and help us form our thoughts more clearly and efficiently. In my opinion,Ray Carver is a master of this ordinary style of our language; Norman Dietz has a great voice as a narrator. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Laurus-Audiobook/B075FYBRWN Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Laurus Author: Lisa C. Hayden - translator, Eugene Vodolazkin Narrator: James Anderson Foster Format: Unabridged Length: 13 hrs and 16 mins Language: English Release date: 09-20-17 Publisher: Tantor Audio Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 8 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: It is the late 15th century and a village healer in Russia called Laurus is powerless to help his beloved as she dies in childbirth, unwed and without having received communion. Devastated and desperate, he sets out on a journey in search of redemption. But this is no ordinary journey: it is one that spans ages and countries, and which brings him face-to-face with a host of unforgettable, eccentric characters and legendary creatures from the strangest medieval bestiaries. Laurus's travels take him from the Middle Ages to the Plague of 1771, where as a holy fool he displays miraculous healing powers, to the political upheavals of the late 20th century. At each transformative stage of his journey, he becomes more revered by the church and the people, until he decides, one day, to return to his home village to lead the life of a monastic hermit - not realizing that it is here that he will face his most difficult trial yet. Laurus is a remarkably rich novel about the eternal themes of love, loss, self-sacrifice, and faith, from one of Russia's most exciting and critically acclaimed novelists. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Lisa C. Hayden - translator) Wed, 20 Sep 2017 01:49:44 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Laurus-Audiobook/B075FYBRWN thebookvoice.com 13:16:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Laurus Author: Lisa C. Hayden - translator, Eugene Vodolazkin Narrator: James Anderson Foster Format: Unabridged Length: 13 hrs and 16 mins Language: English Release date: 09-20-17 Publisher: Tantor Audio Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 8 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: It is the late 15th century and a village healer in Russia called Laurus is powerless to help his beloved as she dies in childbirth, unwed and without having received communion. Devastated and desperate, he sets out on a journey in search of redemption. But this is no ordinary journey: it is one that spans ages and countries, and which brings him face-to-face with a host of unforgettable, eccentric characters and legendary creatures from the strangest medieval bestiaries. Laurus's travels take him from the Middle Ages to the Plague of 1771, where as a holy fool he displays miraculous healing powers, to the political upheavals of the late 20th century. At each transformative stage of his journey, he becomes more revered by the church and the people, until he decides, one day, to return to his home village to lead the life of a monastic hermit - not realizing that it is here that he will face his most difficult trial yet. Laurus is a remarkably rich novel about the eternal themes of love, loss, self-sacrifice, and faith, from one of Russia's most exciting and critically acclaimed novelists. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Laurus Author: Lisa C. Hayden - translator, Eugene Vodolazkin Narrator: James Anderson Foster Format: Unabridged Length: 13 hrs and 16 mins Language: English Release date: 09-20-17 Publisher: Tantor Audio Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 8 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: It is the late 15th century and a village healer in Russia called Laurus is powerless to help his beloved as she dies in childbirth, unwed and without having received communion. Devastated and desperate, he sets out on a journey in search of redemption. But this is no ordinary journey: it is one that spans ages and countries, and which brings him face-to-face with a host of unforgettable, eccentric characters and legendary creatures from the strangest medieval bestiaries. Laurus's travels take him from the Middle Ages to the Plague of 1771, where as a holy fool he displays miraculous healing powers, to the political upheavals of the late 20th century. At each transformative stage of his journey, he becomes more revered by the church and the people, until he decides, one day, to return to his home village to lead the life of a monastic hermit - not realizing that it is here that he will face his most difficult trial yet. Laurus is a remarkably rich novel about the eternal themes of love, loss, self-sacrifice, and faith, from one of Russia's most exciting and critically acclaimed novelists. Members Reviews: Speechless buy a hard copy as well! read, re-read, doesn't matter you are religious or not but definitely helps if you know a thing or two about Russian Orthodoxy much like Brothers Karamazov. When you know nothing about Russia's spiritual heritage, books like this are still AAA grade reading material. If you are sympathetic to Orthodox spirituality, then the reading experience would be stratospherically enhanced- an altogether tear inducing, core shaking experience. A true modern classic I don't care much for modern literary fiction, but this amazing novel shows that all is not lost for modern era. And as if to contradict me, almost none of the novel takes place in the modern era (although there are time jumps). This is a compelling story of a love found and lost, of a boy growing up a healer, of dealing with death, ubiquitous in the land of the Medieval Rus'. It is also an incredibly pious story, a story of a man's struggle to come to terms with his lost love through pious acts of healing, and becoming a 'holy fool.' A must-read (listen)! #Audible20 AUDIBLE 20 REVIEW SWEEPSTAKES ENTRY https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Day-Unabriged-Audiobook/B002V013NA Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Day (Unabriged) Author: Elie Wiesel Narrator: George Guidall Format: Unabridged Length: 3 hrs and 52 mins Language: English Release date: 05-08-06 Publisher: Recorded Books Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 222 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: First published in English under the title The Accident, Elie Wiesel's third novel in his trilogy of Holocaust literature has now adopted Wiesel's original title: Day. In the opening scene, a Holocaust survivor and successful journalist steps off a curb in New York City directly into the pathway of an oncoming cab. As he struggles between life and death, the journalist recalls the effects of the historical tragedy of the Holocaust on himself and his family. Like the memoir Night and the novel Dawn, Wiesel again poses important questions involving the meaning of almost an entire annihilation of a race, loss of faith in the face of mass murder and torture, and the aftermath and effects of the Holocaust on individuals and the Jewish people. ©1990 Elie Wiesel; 1962, 2006 Elie Wiesel (P)2006 Recorded Books, LLC. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Elie Wiesel) Mon, 08 May 2006 10:07:25 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Day-Unabriged-Audiobook/B002V013NA thebookvoice.com 03:52:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Day (Unabriged) Author: Elie Wiesel Narrator: George Guidall Format: Unabridged Length: 3 hrs and 52 mins Language: English Release date: 05-08-06 Publisher: Recorded Books Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 222 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: First published in English under the title The Accident, Elie Wiesel's third novel in his trilogy of Holocaust literature has now adopted Wiesel's original title: Day. In the opening scene, a Holocaust survivor and successful journalist steps off a curb in New York City directly into the pathway of an oncoming cab. As he struggles between life and death, the journalist recalls the effects of the historical tragedy of the Holocaust on himself and his family. Like the memoir Night and the novel Dawn, Wiesel again poses important questions involving the meaning of almost an entire annihilation of a race, loss of faith in the face of mass murder and torture, and the aftermath and effects of the Holocaust on individuals and the Jewish people. ©1990 Elie Wiesel; 1962, 2006 Elie Wiesel (P)2006 Recorded Books, LLC. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Day (Unabriged) Author: Elie Wiesel Narrator: George Guidall Format: Unabridged Length: 3 hrs and 52 mins Language: English Release date: 05-08-06 Publisher: Recorded Books Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 222 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: First published in English under the title The Accident, Elie Wiesel's third novel in his trilogy of Holocaust literature has now adopted Wiesel's original title: Day. In the opening scene, a Holocaust survivor and successful journalist steps off a curb in New York City directly into the pathway of an oncoming cab. As he struggles between life and death, the journalist recalls the effects of the historical tragedy of the Holocaust on himself and his family. Like the memoir Night and the novel Dawn, Wiesel again poses important questions involving the meaning of almost an entire annihilation of a race, loss of faith in the face of mass murder and torture, and the aftermath and effects of the Holocaust on individuals and the Jewish people. ©1990 Elie Wiesel; 1962, 2006 Elie Wiesel (P)2006 Recorded Books, LLC. Members Reviews: Nothing like Night I bought this book because I enjoyed his first book NIGHT so much. This is not an extension of it. It is another character and has a fictional twist to it. It was OK - but would not listen to it again - as I would NIGHT. Fantastic! After reading this, I am ... changed. A fitting close to the Holocaust trilogy. The Madness and Death he witnessed inhabit and infect his life and relationships. What will freedom mean to him? Will he ever attain it? God is dead but Man is alive. A powerful story. Day was my least favorite part of the Night Trilogy, but it is still worth a read. The story is of a man who struggles to love again and find happiness after such terrible suffering. The message was powerful, but it wasn't as gripping as Dawn and certainly wasn't as powerful as Night. George Guidall is wonderful as usual. Performance is good, story is powerful I enjoyed this book. I listened to it pretty much all in one sitting. My only complaint is that the chronology can be a bit hard to follow. Also, this book is very "literary" for lack of a better word. Even the dialogue is consistently too eloquent to be believed. Still, a great book with a powerful message though. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Zombies-Audiobook/B01CQ0BY88 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Zombies Author: Chuck Palahniuk Narrator: Chuck Palahniuk Format: Unabridged Length: 26 mins Language: English Release date: 03-17-16 Publisher: Whole Story Audiobooks Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 21 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: In Zombies, the absurdity of both life and death are on full display as the best and brightest of a high school prep school become tragically addicted to the latest drug craze - electric shocks from cardiac defibrillators. Funny, caustic, bizarre, poignant - this story represents everything listeners have come to love and expect from Chuck Palahniuk. Critic Reviews: "Palahniuk is in sublime, caustic form; his story subjects even more wickedly bold." (Independent) "Savage, disturbing and frequently hilarious, this is writing at its boldest." (Grazia) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Chuck Palahniuk) Thu, 17 Mar 2016 01:04:33 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Zombies-Audiobook/B01CQ0BY88 thebookvoice.com 00:26:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Zombies Author: Chuck Palahniuk Narrator: Chuck Palahniuk Format: Unabridged Length: 26 mins Language: English Release date: 03-17-16 Publisher: Whole Story Audiobooks Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 21 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: In Zombies, the absurdity of both life and death are on full display as the best and brightest of a high school prep school become tragically addicted to the latest drug craze - electric shocks from cardiac defibrillators. Funny, caustic, bizarre, poignant - this story represents everything listeners have come to love and expect from Chuck Palahniuk. Critic Reviews: "Palahniuk is in sublime, caustic form; his story subjects even more wickedly bold." (Independent) "Savage, disturbing and frequently hilarious, this is writing at its boldest." (Grazia) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Zombies Author: Chuck Palahniuk Narrator: Chuck Palahniuk Format: Unabridged Length: 26 mins Language: English Release date: 03-17-16 Publisher: Whole Story Audiobooks Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 21 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: In Zombies, the absurdity of both life and death are on full display as the best and brightest of a high school prep school become tragically addicted to the latest drug craze - electric shocks from cardiac defibrillators. Funny, caustic, bizarre, poignant - this story represents everything listeners have come to love and expect from Chuck Palahniuk. Critic Reviews: "Palahniuk is in sublime, caustic form; his story subjects even more wickedly bold." (Independent) "Savage, disturbing and frequently hilarious, this is writing at its boldest." (Grazia) Members Reviews: First review ever I have been listening on audible for over 3 years and never felt motivated enough to write a review on anything, but I've had to listen to this shirt book again and again for the past couple days, it immediately became my new favorite book and I've been showing it to everyone, I've been a long time Chuck Palahniuk fan but now, if I ever got the chance to meet him, I'd like to personally thank him for this story in particular Quick Little Gem Chuck never disappoints. It always makes me happy when I find new material from him. short easy read easy short listen. a quick read to earn a badge and look at life from an interesting perspective. Really Enjoyable. This short story was interesting, original and kept you feeling engaged. Really well read by the author Chuck Palahniuk. wow the greatest short story I've ever heard. original and unique. chuck is my favorite author now https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/A-House-Divided-Audiobook/B06X6H2FLH Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: A House Divided Subtitle: The House of Earth Trilogy, Book 3 Author: Pearl S. Buck Narrator: Adam Verner Format: Unabridged Length: 13 hrs and 25 mins Language: English Release date: 03-14-17 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 37 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: The conclusion to Buck's celebrated Good Earth trilogy: the story of a man's return to a homeland embroiled in revolution. On the eve of a popular rebellion, the Chinese government starts to crack down in cities across the country. Fleeing the turmoil, Wang Yuan, the son of a famous general and grandson of the patriarch of The Good Earth, leaves for America to study agriculture. When he returns to China six years later, he encounters a nation still in the grip of violent uprisings. Unprepared for the social upheaval, Wang is torn by the tensions between old traditions and new ways and by his formidable family, whose struggles he hopes to solve. A reflective finale to Buck's groundbreaking and best-selling trilogy, A House Divided is a rich and unforgettable portrait of a family - and a nation - in transition. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Pearl S. Buck) Tue, 14 Mar 2017 05:42:45 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/A-House-Divided-Audiobook/B06X6H2FLH thebookvoice.com 13:25:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: A House Divided Subtitle: The House of Earth Trilogy, Book 3 Author: Pearl S. Buck Narrator: Adam Verner Format: Unabridged Length: 13 hrs and 25 mins Language: English Release date: 03-14-17 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 37 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: The conclusion to Buck's celebrated Good Earth trilogy: the story of a man's return to a homeland embroiled in revolution. On the eve of a popular rebellion, the Chinese government starts to crack down in cities across the country. Fleeing the turmoil, Wang Yuan, the son of a famous general and grandson of the patriarch of The Good Earth, leaves for America to study agriculture. When he returns to China six years later, he encounters a nation still in the grip of violent uprisings. Unprepared for the social upheaval, Wang is torn by the tensions between old traditions and new ways and by his formidable family, whose struggles he hopes to solve. A reflective finale to Buck's groundbreaking and best-selling trilogy, A House Divided is a rich and unforgettable portrait of a family - and a nation - in transition. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: A House Divided Subtitle: The House of Earth Trilogy, Book 3 Author: Pearl S. Buck Narrator: Adam Verner Format: Unabridged Length: 13 hrs and 25 mins Language: English Release date: 03-14-17 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 37 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: The conclusion to Buck's celebrated Good Earth trilogy: the story of a man's return to a homeland embroiled in revolution. On the eve of a popular rebellion, the Chinese government starts to crack down in cities across the country. Fleeing the turmoil, Wang Yuan, the son of a famous general and grandson of the patriarch of The Good Earth, leaves for America to study agriculture. When he returns to China six years later, he encounters a nation still in the grip of violent uprisings. Unprepared for the social upheaval, Wang is torn by the tensions between old traditions and new ways and by his formidable family, whose struggles he hopes to solve. A reflective finale to Buck's groundbreaking and best-selling trilogy, A House Divided is a rich and unforgettable portrait of a family - and a nation - in transition. Members Reviews: the son the power great story that follows generation in China. The role and duty towards a parent is clearly highlighted and the reason for wanting a son is clearly visible good and bad. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Adulterio-Adultery-Audiobook/B00LT0T54C Escuche este audio libro completo gratis en https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> Título: Adulterio [Adultery] Autor: Paulo Coelho Narrador: Katia Duran Formato: Unabridged Duración: 7 hrs and 5 mins Idioma: Español Fecha de publicación: 08-19-14 Editor: Sant Jordi Asociados Calificaciones: 4 de 5 de 323 votos Categorías: Fiction, Literary Resumen del editor: Una mujer. Un secreto. Una pasión inesperada que trastoca su vida y sus valores. A sus 31 años, Linda tiene todo aquello que muchos sueñan y pocos logran conseguir: una vida perfecta. Un marido que la ama, unos hijos adorables, una exitosa carrera como periodista y una hermosa casa en Ginebra, Suiza. Y de pronto, sin previo aviso, su vida se pinta de sombras y comienza a temer que nada se transforme, o que todo cambie de improviso. Es en este momento cuando Linda reencuentra a Jacob, su antiguo amor de la escuela, que irrumpe en su vida para sacarla de su letargo y hacerla sentir de nuevo esa pasión que creía olvidada. Atenazada entre la culpa y el placer, Linda tendrá que encontrar su propia redención. Please note: This audiobook is in Spanish. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Paulo Coelho) Tue, 19 Aug 2014 14:26:60 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Adulterio-Adultery-Audiobook/B00LT0T54C thebookvoice.com 07:05:00 no Escucha este título completo gratis en thebookvoice.com Escuche este audio libro completo gratis en https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> Título: Adulterio [Adultery] Autor: Paulo Coelho Narrador: Katia Duran Formato: Unabridged Duración: 7 hrs and 5 mins Idioma: Español Fecha de publicación: 08-19-14 Editor: Sant Jordi Asociados Calificaciones: 4 de 5 de 323 votos Categorías: Fiction, Literary Resumen del editor: Una mujer. Un secreto. Una pasión inesperada que trastoca su vida y sus valores. A sus 31 años, Linda tiene todo aquello que muchos sueñan y pocos logran conseguir: una vida perfecta. Un marido que la ama, unos hijos adorables, una exitosa carrera como periodista y una hermosa casa en Ginebra, Suiza. Y de pronto, sin previo aviso, su vida se pinta de sombras y comienza a temer que nada se transforme, o que todo cambie de improviso. Es en este momento cuando Linda reencuentra a Jacob, su antiguo amor de la escuela, que irrumpe en su vida para sacarla de su letargo y hacerla sentir de nuevo esa pasión que creía olvidada. Atenazada entre la culpa y el placer, Linda tendrá que encontrar su propia redención. Please note: This audiobook is in Spanish. Escuche este audio libro completo gratis en https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> Título: Adulterio [Adultery] Autor: Paulo Coelho Narrador: Katia Duran Formato: Unabridged Duración: 7 hrs and 5 mins Idioma: Español Fecha de publicación: 08-19-14 Editor: Sant Jordi Asociados Calificaciones: 4 de 5 de 323 votos Categorías: Fiction, Literary Resumen del editor: Una mujer. Un secreto. Una pasión inesperada que trastoca su vida y sus valores. A sus 31 años, Linda tiene todo aquello que muchos sueñan y pocos logran conseguir: una vida perfecta. Un marido que la ama, unos hijos adorables, una exitosa carrera como periodista y una hermosa casa en Ginebra, Suiza. Y de pronto, sin previo aviso, su vida se pinta de sombras y comienza a temer que nada se transforme, o que todo cambie de improviso. Es en este momento cuando Linda reencuentra a Jacob, su antiguo amor de la escuela, que irrumpe en su vida para sacarla de su letargo y hacerla sentir de nuevo esa pasión que creía olvidada. Atenazada entre la culpa y el placer, Linda tendrá que encontrar su propia redención. Please note: This audiobook is in Spanish. Opiniones de los miembros: Qué decepción He leído varios libros de este autor y me encantan. Pero aquí ni la historia ni nada me gusto. No lo recomiendo Adulterio Algunas cosas no se deben decir pero deben ser entendidas,no se,en el amor romantico segun esta historia,hay que tener un nivel de toleracia que yo creo imposible . its not as I thought it would be most was filled with boring moments, I would not have been able to advance if I had read it. he did an excellent job with a wpmans thought process but I didnt like how it ended Enfoque a la vida. El tema adulterio.. podemos ser adúlteros de nuestras propias vidas. Me parece que el autor escogió este tema como pudo haber escogido cualquier otro para mostrarte nuestra insatisfacción con la vida. Como es un tema tan delicado muchas personas tal vez se identifican con este y inmediatamente lo rechazan. Todo lo relatado es cierto. No debe ser nuevo para nadie. Hay partes que consideró personalmente aburridas y otras muy crueles. Todo depende de quién lo lea. Sus mensajes en sus libros se concentran siempre en el amor. Muy hormonal para mi gusto. Muchas veces me quedé dormida. Nunca me logró meter el narrador en la trama. A https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Hollywood-Audiobook/B00E65M594 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Hollywood Author: Charles Bukowski Narrator: Christian Baskous Format: Unabridged Length: 6 hrs and 24 mins Language: English Release date: 08-13-13 Publisher: HarperAudio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 140 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Bukowski's alter ego, Henry Chinaski, returns, revelling in his eternal penchant for booze, women, and horse-racing as he makes the precarious journey from poet to screenwriter. Based on Bukowski's experiences when working on the film Barfly, the absurdity and egotism of the film industry are laid bare in this deadpan, touching, and funny glimpse into the endless negotiations and back-stabbings of la-la land. Hollywood is an irreverent jaunt that serves up the beating heart of Hollywood with razor-sharp humour. Critic Reviews: In this hilarious roman a clef, Bukowski draws on his experiences while writing the script for the 1987 film BarflyWhile Bukowski fans will welcome the reappearance of Chinaski, with his penchant for booze, women, and horse racing, film buffs should enjoy the novel for its delightful and irreverent portrayal of Hollywood. Highly recommended. ( Library Journal) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Charles Bukowski) Tue, 13 Aug 2013 04:23:52 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Hollywood-Audiobook/B00E65M594 thebookvoice.com 06:24:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Hollywood Author: Charles Bukowski Narrator: Christian Baskous Format: Unabridged Length: 6 hrs and 24 mins Language: English Release date: 08-13-13 Publisher: HarperAudio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 140 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Bukowski's alter ego, Henry Chinaski, returns, revelling in his eternal penchant for booze, women, and horse-racing as he makes the precarious journey from poet to screenwriter. Based on Bukowski's experiences when working on the film Barfly, the absurdity and egotism of the film industry are laid bare in this deadpan, touching, and funny glimpse into the endless negotiations and back-stabbings of la-la land. Hollywood is an irreverent jaunt that serves up the beating heart of Hollywood with razor-sharp humour. Critic Reviews: In this hilarious roman a clef, Bukowski draws on his experiences while writing the script for the 1987 film BarflyWhile Bukowski fans will welcome the reappearance of Chinaski, with his penchant for booze, women, and horse racing, film buffs should enjoy the novel for its delightful and irreverent portrayal of Hollywood. Highly recommended. ( Library Journal) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Hollywood Author: Charles Bukowski Narrator: Christian Baskous Format: Unabridged Length: 6 hrs and 24 mins Language: English Release date: 08-13-13 Publisher: HarperAudio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 140 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Bukowski's alter ego, Henry Chinaski, returns, revelling in his eternal penchant for booze, women, and horse-racing as he makes the precarious journey from poet to screenwriter. Based on Bukowski's experiences when working on the film Barfly, the absurdity and egotism of the film industry are laid bare in this deadpan, touching, and funny glimpse into the endless negotiations and back-stabbings of la-la land. Hollywood is an irreverent jaunt that serves up the beating heart of Hollywood with razor-sharp humour. Critic Reviews: In this hilarious roman a clef, Bukowski draws on his experiences while writing the script for the 1987 film BarflyWhile Bukowski fans will welcome the reappearance of Chinaski, with his penchant for booze, women, and horse racing, film buffs should enjoy the novel for its delightful and irreverent portrayal of Hollywood. Highly recommended. ( Library Journal) Members Reviews: Buk Lives! If you could sum up Hollywood in three words, what would they be? Couldn't stop listening What did you like best about this story? Bukowski's best book What about Christian Baskouss performance did you like? Christian Baskous did a great job. Bukowski comes alive with the reading and my wife even thought that it was Buk's voice. In a way it was. Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting? YES Any additional comments? I also downloaded Pulp. Cheers Chineski, you fucking drunk! Great listen through. character performance top notch, John Pinchot is hilarious! the drunkard hank always a good time. I've never read a bad Bukowski I love anything Bukowski. What a gift this man had. Christian Baskous is Bukowski. I can't imagine anyone else reading for him. Very entertaining. this is the worst voice ever for this book. narrator is awful. narrator is awful. narrator is awful. narrator is awful. who though this guy should have narrated this story? Good Not the best of bukowski, but pleasant enough to get your dose. Great narration also. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Runaway-Quilt-Audiobook/B002V8MBME Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Runaway Quilt Author: Jennifer Chiaverini Narrator: Christina Moore Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 34 mins Language: English Release date: 11-24-08 Publisher: Recorded Books Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 361 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: In this intriguing novel, master quilter Sylvia Compson comes across an heirloom quilt that muddles her heritage. She's always believed her ancestors were active in the Underground Railroad - but perhaps she's been mistaken. ©2002 Jennifer Claverini (P)2008 Recorded Books,LLC Critic Reviews: "Chiaverini manages to impart a healthy dollop of history in a folksy style, while raising moral questions in a suspenseful narrative." ( Publishers Weekly) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Jennifer Chiaverini) Mon, 24 Nov 2008 20:31:43 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Runaway-Quilt-Audiobook/B002V8MBME thebookvoice.com 10:34:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Runaway Quilt Author: Jennifer Chiaverini Narrator: Christina Moore Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 34 mins Language: English Release date: 11-24-08 Publisher: Recorded Books Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 361 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: In this intriguing novel, master quilter Sylvia Compson comes across an heirloom quilt that muddles her heritage. She's always believed her ancestors were active in the Underground Railroad - but perhaps she's been mistaken. ©2002 Jennifer Claverini (P)2008 Recorded Books,LLC Critic Reviews: "Chiaverini manages to impart a healthy dollop of history in a folksy style, while raising moral questions in a suspenseful narrative." ( Publishers Weekly) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Runaway Quilt Author: Jennifer Chiaverini Narrator: Christina Moore Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 34 mins Language: English Release date: 11-24-08 Publisher: Recorded Books Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 361 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: In this intriguing novel, master quilter Sylvia Compson comes across an heirloom quilt that muddles her heritage. She's always believed her ancestors were active in the Underground Railroad - but perhaps she's been mistaken. ©2002 Jennifer Claverini (P)2008 Recorded Books,LLC Critic Reviews: "Chiaverini manages to impart a healthy dollop of history in a folksy style, while raising moral questions in a suspenseful narrative." ( Publishers Weekly) Members Reviews: HIstorically Enjoyable I have read several of the Elm Creek Quilters series and have enjoyed them all. I found this one particularly interesting as I am a history buff. The story line is wonderful and I enjoyed getting to now Sylvia even better as a character. Ancestry in Question If you could sum up Runaway Quilt in three words, what would they be? Quilt/Significance/Genealogy What did you like best about this story? What I liked best about the story was the plot. A quilt, which was shown to her and referred to as, The Log Cabin Quilt, started Julia on her quest to begin the search about her ancestors. What about Christina Moores performance did you like? Christina Moore's performance was very well done. The narrator will sometimes be the deciding factor if I'll listen to a book or shelve it. She presented the characters, using a consistent voice for each one, moved at a good pace, the words were quite clear and the varied emotions of anger, sadness, pleasure, etc. were well done. The narrator made the story a good and enjoyable listen. Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you? The moment in the book that particularly moved me was when Joanne, a runaway slave, prior to the Civil War, 1858-1859, was discovered hidden at the home of Julia's great aunt Gierada, (sic). Any additional comments? The book went back and forth to the pertinent years of 1858-1859 and the year 2002. Julia, after a long, determined, hot and dusty search in the attic, found a wooden trunk with brass handles. Julia's great aunt Lucinda had given her the key that would open the trunk. She had always meant to look for the trunk but did not really want to go through the trouble of rooting in the attic, so Julia would push the thought away. That was until, The Log Cabin Quilt, was shown to her at the end of a quilting conference, when she was shown the quilt by a stranger. The stranger, Mary, questioned Julia about the quilt because of the scenes that were portrayed on it. The scenes were consistent with structures, mountains, water, etc., that were part of the landscape of Julia's home. Mary was certain that the quilt, which was very well worn, may be a link to their lineage. Julia found three quilts in the trunk. When she took out the last quilt and began to gingerly open it, a black leather book fell to the floor. Julia discovered, after she had started to read it, what she thought was a journal, was a memoir, written by her great aunt Gierada, (sic). This thin, leather book was the beginning of Julia's discovery into her past. My favorite in the series thus far! I loved the historical aspect of this book. As always, the characters are strong and believable as in all of Jennifer's books. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Infinite-Jest-Part-II-Audiobook/B00C4Z767Y Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Infinite Jest: Part II Author: David Foster Wallace Narrator: Sean Pratt Format: Unabridged Length: 28 hrs and 54 mins Language: English Release date: 04-05-13 Publisher: Hachette Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 39 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: A gargantuan, mind-altering comedy about the Pursuit of Happiness in America set in an addicts' halfway house and a tennis academy, and featuring the most endearingly screwed-up family to come along in recent fiction, Infinite Jest explores essential questions about what entertainment is and why it has come to so dominate our lives; about how our desire for entertainment affects our need to connect with other people; and about what the pleasures we choose say about who we are. Equal parts philosophical quest and screwball comedy, Infinite Jest bends every rule of fiction without sacrificing for a moment its own entertainment value. It is an exuberant, uniquely American exploration of the passions that make us human - and one of those rare books that renew the idea of what a novel can do. Editorial Reviews: "Pratt is a startlingly good narrator, dry and expressive, with the kind of vocal control that evokes dozens of characters with only slight but very distinctive variations of accent and affect.... Pratt hears the humor in Wallace's work, and lets you in on the joke without resorting to overheated wackiness. His control and stamina are impressive." (John Schwartz, The New York Times Book Review) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (David Foster Wallace) Fri, 05 Apr 2013 23:06:42 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Infinite-Jest-Part-II-Audiobook/B00C4Z767Y thebookvoice.com 28:54:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Infinite Jest: Part II Author: David Foster Wallace Narrator: Sean Pratt Format: Unabridged Length: 28 hrs and 54 mins Language: English Release date: 04-05-13 Publisher: Hachette Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 39 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: A gargantuan, mind-altering comedy about the Pursuit of Happiness in America set in an addicts' halfway house and a tennis academy, and featuring the most endearingly screwed-up family to come along in recent fiction, Infinite Jest explores essential questions about what entertainment is and why it has come to so dominate our lives; about how our desire for entertainment affects our need to connect with other people; and about what the pleasures we choose say about who we are. Equal parts philosophical quest and screwball comedy, Infinite Jest bends every rule of fiction without sacrificing for a moment its own entertainment value. It is an exuberant, uniquely American exploration of the passions that make us human - and one of those rare books that renew the idea of what a novel can do. Editorial Reviews: "Pratt is a startlingly good narrator, dry and expressive, with the kind of vocal control that evokes dozens of characters with only slight but very distinctive variations of accent and affect.... Pratt hears the humor in Wallace's work, and lets you in on the joke without resorting to overheated wackiness. His control and stamina are impressive." (John Schwartz, The New York Times Book Review) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Infinite Jest: Part II Author: David Foster Wallace Narrator: Sean Pratt Format: Unabridged Length: 28 hrs and 54 mins Language: English Release date: 04-05-13 Publisher: Hachette Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 39 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: A gargantuan, mind-altering comedy about the Pursuit of Happiness in America set in an addicts' halfway house and a tennis academy, and featuring the most endearingly screwed-up family to come along in recent fiction, Infinite Jest explores essential questions about what entertainment is and why it has come to so dominate our lives; about how our desire for entertainment affects our need to connect with other people; and about what the pleasures we choose say about who we are. Equal parts philosophical quest and screwball comedy, Infinite Jest bends every rule of fiction without sacrificing for a moment its own entertainment value. It is an exuberant, uniquely American exploration of the passions that make us human - and one of those rare books that renew the idea of what a novel can do. Editorial Reviews: "Pratt is a startlingly good narrator, dry and expressive, with the kind of vocal control that evokes dozens of characters with only slight but very distinctive variations of accent and affect.... Pratt hears the humor in Wallace's work, and lets you in on the joke without resorting to overheated wackiness. His control and stamina are impressive." (John Schwartz, The New York Times Book Review) Members Reviews: A fascinating story that leads us.....nowhere The journey is maddeningly intriguing. Some of the scenes are brilliant. The author has no regard for chronological time - so following along is a challenge (and part of the fun). Eventually, the plot lines seem to be coming together for a grand conclusion. However, the neat and tidy ending that seems to be hovering just around the corner never arrives. Oh well. I guess the point is to enjoy the journey. Brilliantly narrated - which surely enhances the experience. Infinite Jest "Best book ever" If you could sum up Infinite Jest: Part II in three words, what would they be? Best book ever What did you like best about this story? Everything Which scene was your favorite? It's all good If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be? You can not make a film of this book. And I hope nobody ever trys Any additional comments? I am sorry and happy to announce : "this is the best book ever written." Stunningly brilliant. An amazing piece of work. A stupendous literary work performed to perfection, both volumes. Might listen again.... didn't quite reach the heights Having enjoyed the struggle thru Part 1, I had hoped that Part 2 would have the same humour and cleverness but a little bit more narrative. It doesn't, in fact the book just stops. I am glad that I persevered. The narrator is superb. Wow Ok, I just finished and I still can't fathom what I've been through, 3 months of not being able to stop this book and now that it's over I think I need to go to the beginning so I can try to fathom what's going on. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/No-Longer-at-Ease-Audiobook/B00UB256G0 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: No Longer at Ease Author: Chinua Achebe Narrator: Peter Jay Fernandez Format: Unabridged Length: 5 hrs and 33 mins Language: English Release date: 03-06-15 Publisher: Recorded Books Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 44 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: The story of a man whose foreign education has separated him from his African roots and made him parts of a ruling elite whose corruption he finds repugnant. More than 30 years after it was first written, this novel remains a brilliant statement on the challenges still facing African society. Obi Okonkwo is an idealistic young man who returns to Nigeria for a job in the civil service following an education in the UK. Managing to resist the bribes that are offered to him, he falls in love with an unsuitable girl and sinks into emotional and financial turmoil. The lure of easy money becomes harder to refuse, and Obi becomes caught in a trap he cannot escape. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Chinua Achebe) Fri, 06 Mar 2015 07:01:33 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/No-Longer-at-Ease-Audiobook/B00UB256G0 thebookvoice.com 05:33:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: No Longer at Ease Author: Chinua Achebe Narrator: Peter Jay Fernandez Format: Unabridged Length: 5 hrs and 33 mins Language: English Release date: 03-06-15 Publisher: Recorded Books Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 44 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: The story of a man whose foreign education has separated him from his African roots and made him parts of a ruling elite whose corruption he finds repugnant. More than 30 years after it was first written, this novel remains a brilliant statement on the challenges still facing African society. Obi Okonkwo is an idealistic young man who returns to Nigeria for a job in the civil service following an education in the UK. Managing to resist the bribes that are offered to him, he falls in love with an unsuitable girl and sinks into emotional and financial turmoil. The lure of easy money becomes harder to refuse, and Obi becomes caught in a trap he cannot escape. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: No Longer at Ease Author: Chinua Achebe Narrator: Peter Jay Fernandez Format: Unabridged Length: 5 hrs and 33 mins Language: English Release date: 03-06-15 Publisher: Recorded Books Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 44 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: The story of a man whose foreign education has separated him from his African roots and made him parts of a ruling elite whose corruption he finds repugnant. More than 30 years after it was first written, this novel remains a brilliant statement on the challenges still facing African society. Obi Okonkwo is an idealistic young man who returns to Nigeria for a job in the civil service following an education in the UK. Managing to resist the bribes that are offered to him, he falls in love with an unsuitable girl and sinks into emotional and financial turmoil. The lure of easy money becomes harder to refuse, and Obi becomes caught in a trap he cannot escape. Members Reviews: No longer at ease I would recommend this book however I am always thrown off by the narrator using an accent that comes off as Jamaican rather than West African when he reads the lines with pidgin english. I understand he can't be perfect but hmmm Worth reading Narrator tried different characters but sounded strange at times. A lot of Nigerian culture inside. Shines an inside light on the evolution of corruption in a man's life A fast-paced climax to a thrilling trilogy It really wove together all the characters from 'Things fall apart" and "Arrow of God". That Achebe wrote a lot about vulnerable male characters posturing as strong men with underlying mental health issues so long ago is just wow! It's interesting to have read them before watching "American Gods" though. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Eagle-Tree-Audiobook/B01G48V5Y6 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Eagle Tree Subtitle: A Novel Author: Ned Hayes Narrator: Will Ropp Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 11 mins Language: English Release date: 07-05-16 Publisher: Brilliance Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 67 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Fourteen-year-old March Wong knows everything there is to know about trees. They are his passion and his obsession, even after his recent falls - and despite the state's threat to take him away from his mother if she can't keep him from getting hurt. But the young autistic boy cannot resist the captivating pull of the Pacific Northwest's lush forests just outside his back door. One day, March is devastated to learn that the Eagle Tree - a monolithic Ponderosa Pine near his home in Olympia - is slated to be cut down by developers. Now, he will do anything in his power to save this beloved tree, including enlisting unlikely support from relatives, classmates, and even his bitter neighbor. In taking a stand, March will come face-to-face with some frightening possibilities: Even if he manages to save the Eagle Tree, is he risking himself and his mother to do it? Intertwining themes of humanity and ecology, The Eagle Tree eloquently explores what it means to be part of a family, a society, and the natural world that surrounds and connects us. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Ned Hayes) Tue, 05 Jul 2016 15:47:33 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Eagle-Tree-Audiobook/B01G48V5Y6 thebookvoice.com 07:11:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Eagle Tree Subtitle: A Novel Author: Ned Hayes Narrator: Will Ropp Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 11 mins Language: English Release date: 07-05-16 Publisher: Brilliance Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 67 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Fourteen-year-old March Wong knows everything there is to know about trees. They are his passion and his obsession, even after his recent falls - and despite the state's threat to take him away from his mother if she can't keep him from getting hurt. But the young autistic boy cannot resist the captivating pull of the Pacific Northwest's lush forests just outside his back door. One day, March is devastated to learn that the Eagle Tree - a monolithic Ponderosa Pine near his home in Olympia - is slated to be cut down by developers. Now, he will do anything in his power to save this beloved tree, including enlisting unlikely support from relatives, classmates, and even his bitter neighbor. In taking a stand, March will come face-to-face with some frightening possibilities: Even if he manages to save the Eagle Tree, is he risking himself and his mother to do it? Intertwining themes of humanity and ecology, The Eagle Tree eloquently explores what it means to be part of a family, a society, and the natural world that surrounds and connects us. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Eagle Tree Subtitle: A Novel Author: Ned Hayes Narrator: Will Ropp Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 11 mins Language: English Release date: 07-05-16 Publisher: Brilliance Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 67 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Fourteen-year-old March Wong knows everything there is to know about trees. They are his passion and his obsession, even after his recent falls - and despite the state's threat to take him away from his mother if she can't keep him from getting hurt. But the young autistic boy cannot resist the captivating pull of the Pacific Northwest's lush forests just outside his back door. One day, March is devastated to learn that the Eagle Tree - a monolithic Ponderosa Pine near his home in Olympia - is slated to be cut down by developers. Now, he will do anything in his power to save this beloved tree, including enlisting unlikely support from relatives, classmates, and even his bitter neighbor. In taking a stand, March will come face-to-face with some frightening possibilities: Even if he manages to save the Eagle Tree, is he risking himself and his mother to do it? Intertwining themes of humanity and ecology, The Eagle Tree eloquently explores what it means to be part of a family, a society, and the natural world that surrounds and connects us. Members Reviews: One enlightening perspective on living with Autism Ned Hayes provides an honest, intense, and powerful look his personal experience of coming of age with Autism. He shares so many insights, giving me even more reasons to ask my clients for more clarification regarding their thoughts, interpretations, and motives for behaviors. Ned's story also gives a glimpse into the challenges of parenting a child with Autism, the gifts of such a child, and the results that can come from acceptance and appropriate structure. Moving, intense, powerful! Thank you, Ned, for sharing your story, and Will Ropp for the brief bringing it to life in true voice! Great performance The reader did a fantastic job of capturing the tone of the book. I'm glad I listened to it over reading it. And now I know a lot more about trees. Well written. What an unexpected treasure! Great narrator, and what a great story! Very engaging yet also so informative, really makes you stop to think. Well done! great story what a great story showcasing the struggles of a family with an autistic son, and how together they came to understand each other better, and learned from him. A lovely read for all tree lovers Being a tree lover I found this book quite enjoyable. It also game some good insight into young adults in the Autism spectrum. As I don't know anyone personally with Autism I found this to be very informative in their thought processes and their reasoning for doing things. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Veronika-decide-morir-Veronika-Decides-to-Die-Audiobook/B00V8MF84W Escuche este audio libro completo gratis en https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> Título: Veronika decide morir [Veronika Decides to Die] Autor: Paulo Coelho Narrador: Carla Sicard Formato: Unabridged Duración: 6 hrs and 41 mins Idioma: Español Fecha de publicación: 03-27-15 Editor: Sant Jordi Asociados Calificaciones: 4 de 5 de 28 votos Categorías: Fiction, Literary Resumen del editor: Veronika es una joven completamente normal. Es guapa, no le faltan pretendientes y tiene un buen trabajo. Su vida transcurre sin mayores sobresaltos, sin grandes alegrías ni grandes tristezas. Pero no es feliz. Por eso, una mañana de noviembre, Veronika decide acabar con su vida. Sueños y fantasías. Deseo y muerte. Locura y pasión. En el camino hacia la muerte, Veronika experimenta placeres nuevos y halla un nuevo sentido a la vida, un sentido que le había permanecido oculto hasta ahora, cuando tal vez sea demasiado tarde par echarse atrás. Veronika decide morir plantea que cada segundo de nuestra existencia optamos entre la alternativa de seguir adelante o de abandonar. Please note: This audiobook is in Spanish. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Paulo Coelho) Fri, 27 Mar 2015 13:49:30 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Veronika-decide-morir-Veronika-Decides-to-Die-Audiobook/B00V8MF84W thebookvoice.com 06:41:00 no Escucha este título completo gratis en thebookvoice.com Escuche este audio libro completo gratis en https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> Título: Veronika decide morir [Veronika Decides to Die] Autor: Paulo Coelho Narrador: Carla Sicard Formato: Unabridged Duración: 6 hrs and 41 mins Idioma: Español Fecha de publicación: 03-27-15 Editor: Sant Jordi Asociados Calificaciones: 4 de 5 de 28 votos Categorías: Fiction, Literary Resumen del editor: Veronika es una joven completamente normal. Es guapa, no le faltan pretendientes y tiene un buen trabajo. Su vida transcurre sin mayores sobresaltos, sin grandes alegrías ni grandes tristezas. Pero no es feliz. Por eso, una mañana de noviembre, Veronika decide acabar con su vida. Sueños y fantasías. Deseo y muerte. Locura y pasión. En el camino hacia la muerte, Veronika experimenta placeres nuevos y halla un nuevo sentido a la vida, un sentido que le había permanecido oculto hasta ahora, cuando tal vez sea demasiado tarde par echarse atrás. Veronika decide morir plantea que cada segundo de nuestra existencia optamos entre la alternativa de seguir adelante o de abandonar. Please note: This audiobook is in Spanish. Escuche este audio libro completo gratis en https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> Título: Veronika decide morir [Veronika Decides to Die] Autor: Paulo Coelho Narrador: Carla Sicard Formato: Unabridged Duración: 6 hrs and 41 mins Idioma: Español Fecha de publicación: 03-27-15 Editor: Sant Jordi Asociados Calificaciones: 4 de 5 de 28 votos Categorías: Fiction, Literary Resumen del editor: Veronika es una joven completamente normal. Es guapa, no le faltan pretendientes y tiene un buen trabajo. Su vida transcurre sin mayores sobresaltos, sin grandes alegrías ni grandes tristezas. Pero no es feliz. Por eso, una mañana de noviembre, Veronika decide acabar con su vida. Sueños y fantasías. Deseo y muerte. Locura y pasión. En el camino hacia la muerte, Veronika experimenta placeres nuevos y halla un nuevo sentido a la vida, un sentido que le había permanecido oculto hasta ahora, cuando tal vez sea demasiado tarde par echarse atrás. Veronika decide morir plantea que cada segundo de nuestra existencia optamos entre la alternativa de seguir adelante o de abandonar. Please note: This audiobook is in Spanish. Opiniones de los miembros: Love it One of my favourite books from Paulo Coelho. The story Is really interesting and thoughtful. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Matchmaker-Audiobook/B00JEJONCO Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Matchmaker Subtitle: A Novel Author: Elin Hilderbrand Narrator: Erin Bennett Format: Unabridged Length: 12 hrs and 29 mins Language: English Release date: 06-10-14 Publisher: Hachette Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 374 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: A touching new novel from best-selling author Elin Hilderbrand in which a woman sets out to find love for those closest to her - before it's too late. 48-year-old Nantucketer Dabney Kimball Beech has always had a gift for matchmaking. Some call her ability mystical, while others - like her husband, celebrated economist John Boxmiller Beech, and her daughter, Agnes, who is clearly engaged to the wrong man - call it meddlesome, but there's no arguing with her results: With 42 happy couples to her credit and all of them still together, Dabney has never been wrong about romance. Never, that is, except in the case of herself and Clendenin Hughes, the green-eyed boy who took her heart with him long ago when he left the island to pursue his dream of becoming a journalist. Now, after spending 27 years on the other side of the world, Clen is back on Nantucket, and Dabney has never felt so confused, or so alive. But when tragedy threatens her own second chance, Dabney must face the choices she's made and share painful secrets with her family. Determined to make use of her gift before it's too late, she sets out to find perfect matches for those she loves most. The Matchmaker is a heartbreaking story about losing and finding love, even as you're running out of time. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Elin Hilderbrand) Tue, 10 Jun 2014 09:31:45 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Matchmaker-Audiobook/B00JEJONCO thebookvoice.com 12:29:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Matchmaker Subtitle: A Novel Author: Elin Hilderbrand Narrator: Erin Bennett Format: Unabridged Length: 12 hrs and 29 mins Language: English Release date: 06-10-14 Publisher: Hachette Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 374 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: A touching new novel from best-selling author Elin Hilderbrand in which a woman sets out to find love for those closest to her - before it's too late. 48-year-old Nantucketer Dabney Kimball Beech has always had a gift for matchmaking. Some call her ability mystical, while others - like her husband, celebrated economist John Boxmiller Beech, and her daughter, Agnes, who is clearly engaged to the wrong man - call it meddlesome, but there's no arguing with her results: With 42 happy couples to her credit and all of them still together, Dabney has never been wrong about romance. Never, that is, except in the case of herself and Clendenin Hughes, the green-eyed boy who took her heart with him long ago when he left the island to pursue his dream of becoming a journalist. Now, after spending 27 years on the other side of the world, Clen is back on Nantucket, and Dabney has never felt so confused, or so alive. But when tragedy threatens her own second chance, Dabney must face the choices she's made and share painful secrets with her family. Determined to make use of her gift before it's too late, she sets out to find perfect matches for those she loves most. The Matchmaker is a heartbreaking story about losing and finding love, even as you're running out of time. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Matchmaker Subtitle: A Novel Author: Elin Hilderbrand Narrator: Erin Bennett Format: Unabridged Length: 12 hrs and 29 mins Language: English Release date: 06-10-14 Publisher: Hachette Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 374 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: A touching new novel from best-selling author Elin Hilderbrand in which a woman sets out to find love for those closest to her - before it's too late. 48-year-old Nantucketer Dabney Kimball Beech has always had a gift for matchmaking. Some call her ability mystical, while others - like her husband, celebrated economist John Boxmiller Beech, and her daughter, Agnes, who is clearly engaged to the wrong man - call it meddlesome, but there's no arguing with her results: With 42 happy couples to her credit and all of them still together, Dabney has never been wrong about romance. Never, that is, except in the case of herself and Clendenin Hughes, the green-eyed boy who took her heart with him long ago when he left the island to pursue his dream of becoming a journalist. Now, after spending 27 years on the other side of the world, Clen is back on Nantucket, and Dabney has never felt so confused, or so alive. But when tragedy threatens her own second chance, Dabney must face the choices she's made and share painful secrets with her family. Determined to make use of her gift before it's too late, she sets out to find perfect matches for those she loves most. The Matchmaker is a heartbreaking story about losing and finding love, even as you're running out of time. Members Reviews: Enjoyed this! Good love story! I like Elin Hilderbrand as an author and story teller. Thought this book was well written! Enjoyed it! I couldn't stop listening! What did you like best about this story? I kind of knew what the outcome was...but I thought the characters were great. I couldn't wait to listen to the entire story. I listen to audio books during my long work commute and I would sit in the car at work to listen to the end of a chapter and wish I had more time to listen to the rest - all in one shot! Unusual, for sure! Have you listened to any of Erin Bennetts other performances before? How does this one compare? Yes and so far I like this one the best... by far. Any additional comments? I think we all expect an interesting story, with a few twists and turns... but this book had so many possible real life situations. Choices in life are not always easy and coincidences dealt with differently. THIS book just hit life straight on. I really loved that. I wish more of her books were less predictable and more thought provoking. I've only listened to a couple, but now going back to try and find one I enjoy as much as this one. Very Entertaining Any additional comments? I thought The Matchmaker was very entertaining! It had just the right amount of romance and adventure. I was very engaged in the story and it definitely kept me awake on my long daily commutes. I would even sit in my car after parking to listen to a little more. I thought the reader was also excellent. She did a great job reading the different voices. It was easy to distinguish the characters. I would highly recommend this book. great story.. first time reading this author.. really like her style.. it was sad. but loved it https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Exit-West-Audiobook/B06X9V23NF Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Exit West Author: Mohsin Hamid Narrator: Ashley Kumar Format: Unabridged Length: 4 hrs and 26 mins Language: English Release date: 03-02-17 Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 19 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize 2017 Discover the unforgettable novel picked among 2017's most anticipated books by the Guardian, Daily Telegraph, Buzzfeed, New York Times and many more.... An extraordinary story of love and hope, travelling from the Middle East to London and beyond, from the best-selling, Man Booker-short-listed author of The Reluctant Fundamentalist. Nadia and Saeed are two ordinary young people attempting to do an extraordinary thing - to fall in love - in a world turned upside down. Theirs will be a love story but also a story about how we live now and how we might live tomorrow, of a world in crisis and two human beings travelling through it. Civil war has come to the city which Nadia and Saeed call home. Before long they will need to leave their motherland behind - when the streets are no longer useable and the unknown is safer than the known. They will join the great outpouring of people fleeing a collapsing city, hoping against hope, looking for their place in the world.... bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Mohsin Hamid) Thu, 02 Mar 2017 00:45:42 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Exit-West-Audiobook/B06X9V23NF thebookvoice.com 04:26:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Exit West Author: Mohsin Hamid Narrator: Ashley Kumar Format: Unabridged Length: 4 hrs and 26 mins Language: English Release date: 03-02-17 Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 19 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize 2017 Discover the unforgettable novel picked among 2017's most anticipated books by the Guardian, Daily Telegraph, Buzzfeed, New York Times and many more.... An extraordinary story of love and hope, travelling from the Middle East to London and beyond, from the best-selling, Man Booker-short-listed author of The Reluctant Fundamentalist. Nadia and Saeed are two ordinary young people attempting to do an extraordinary thing - to fall in love - in a world turned upside down. Theirs will be a love story but also a story about how we live now and how we might live tomorrow, of a world in crisis and two human beings travelling through it. Civil war has come to the city which Nadia and Saeed call home. Before long they will need to leave their motherland behind - when the streets are no longer useable and the unknown is safer than the known. They will join the great outpouring of people fleeing a collapsing city, hoping against hope, looking for their place in the world.... Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Exit West Author: Mohsin Hamid Narrator: Ashley Kumar Format: Unabridged Length: 4 hrs and 26 mins Language: English Release date: 03-02-17 Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 19 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize 2017 Discover the unforgettable novel picked among 2017's most anticipated books by the Guardian, Daily Telegraph, Buzzfeed, New York Times and many more.... An extraordinary story of love and hope, travelling from the Middle East to London and beyond, from the best-selling, Man Booker-short-listed author of The Reluctant Fundamentalist. Nadia and Saeed are two ordinary young people attempting to do an extraordinary thing - to fall in love - in a world turned upside down. Theirs will be a love story but also a story about how we live now and how we might live tomorrow, of a world in crisis and two human beings travelling through it. Civil war has come to the city which Nadia and Saeed call home. Before long they will need to leave their motherland behind - when the streets are no longer useable and the unknown is safer than the known. They will join the great outpouring of people fleeing a collapsing city, hoping against hope, looking for their place in the world.... Members Reviews: A Well Told Story Told From Far Away This a a brilliant tale beautifully told of what it is when your world slowly disintegrates and the familiar becomes alien and then to be a refugee in a strange world. It deals with the terrible events in a very gentle and genteel way. It has beautifully crafted language and it slips smoothly by. There in lies the problem it reads as if the writer has never had a days hardship in his life. It is a tale told from the top looking down on the hoi polloi through a reverse telescope. It very well done but its also very Oxbridge. it just lacks a feeling of authenticity. Interesting, but lacked sparkle. I have been fascinated by Mohsin Hamid's previous books and so I looked forward to settling down to listen to this one. Whilst the storyline was fine (boy meets girl in an un-named repressive state, they fall in love in difficult family circumstances and escape to the west) it never really took flight for me. There have been many other novels like this, examining what it is like to be an outsider in an unfamiliar and often unwelcoming culture and how these experiences affect personal relationships. For me the book lacked something that made it different, made it stand out in the crowd of similar stories. It is very well written and the characters are interesting and believable. The whole thing just lacked a bit of sparkle and oomph , for me. Another great listen Experimental and fable like love story set agains tensions in the east - west dynamic. Ishiguro like in all the best ways. Much more than a love story The first half of this book is indeed an interesting insight into love in a war zone, but once the concept of "doors" is introduced this book becomes so much more. It is a wonderful view of the circular nature of conflict, and an insight into the sometimes inexplicable behaviour of others. A worthy Booker finalist. interesting themes about global migration The blurb implies this to be a love story, and while a couple's relationship is the thread running through it, I would not call it a 'love story'. It is a commentary on global mass migration (using the doors was an interesting way of showing this) and the problems and benefits it can create. Gave it 3 stars because it wasn't terrible but equally wasn't great. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Love-in-the-Ruins-Audiobook/B00A6TEJ7K Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Love in the Ruins Subtitle: The Adventures of a Bad Catholic at a Time Near the End of the World Author: Walker Percy Narrator: Grover Gardner Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs and 29 mins Language: English Release date: 11-15-12 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 103 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: The auto age is defunct. Buicks, Chryslers, and Pontiacs disfigure the landscape. Vines sprout in Manhattan. Wolves are seen in downtown Cleveland. And psychiatrist, mental hospital outpatient, and inventor Dr. Tom More has created a miraculous instrument: the ontological lapsometer, a kind of stethoscope of the human spirit. With it, he plans to cure mankinds spiritual flu. But first, he must survive Moira, Lola, and Ellen - and discover why so many living people are actually dead. Attempting to save the world from completely destroying itself, Tom ultimately begins to understand the quality and caprices of life and the uncontrollable vagaries of time and chance. Critic Reviews: "A comedy of love against a field of anarchy. Percy is easily one of the finest writers we have." ( New York Times Book Review) "A great adventure. So outrageous and so real, one is left speechless." ( Chicago Sun Times) "Immensely readable, vividly entertaining." ( Los Angeles Times) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Walker Percy) Thu, 15 Nov 2012 02:53:34 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Love-in-the-Ruins-Audiobook/B00A6TEJ7K thebookvoice.com 11:29:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Love in the Ruins Subtitle: The Adventures of a Bad Catholic at a Time Near the End of the World Author: Walker Percy Narrator: Grover Gardner Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs and 29 mins Language: English Release date: 11-15-12 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 103 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: The auto age is defunct. Buicks, Chryslers, and Pontiacs disfigure the landscape. Vines sprout in Manhattan. Wolves are seen in downtown Cleveland. And psychiatrist, mental hospital outpatient, and inventor Dr. Tom More has created a miraculous instrument: the ontological lapsometer, a kind of stethoscope of the human spirit. With it, he plans to cure mankinds spiritual flu. But first, he must survive Moira, Lola, and Ellen - and discover why so many living people are actually dead. Attempting to save the world from completely destroying itself, Tom ultimately begins to understand the quality and caprices of life and the uncontrollable vagaries of time and chance. Critic Reviews: "A comedy of love against a field of anarchy. Percy is easily one of the finest writers we have." ( New York Times Book Review) "A great adventure. So outrageous and so real, one is left speechless." ( Chicago Sun Times) "Immensely readable, vividly entertaining." ( Los Angeles Times) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Love in the Ruins Subtitle: The Adventures of a Bad Catholic at a Time Near the End of the World Author: Walker Percy Narrator: Grover Gardner Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs and 29 mins Language: English Release date: 11-15-12 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 103 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: The auto age is defunct. Buicks, Chryslers, and Pontiacs disfigure the landscape. Vines sprout in Manhattan. Wolves are seen in downtown Cleveland. And psychiatrist, mental hospital outpatient, and inventor Dr. Tom More has created a miraculous instrument: the ontological lapsometer, a kind of stethoscope of the human spirit. With it, he plans to cure mankinds spiritual flu. But first, he must survive Moira, Lola, and Ellen - and discover why so many living people are actually dead. Attempting to save the world from completely destroying itself, Tom ultimately begins to understand the quality and caprices of life and the uncontrollable vagaries of time and chance. Critic Reviews: "A comedy of love against a field of anarchy. Percy is easily one of the finest writers we have." ( New York Times Book Review) "A great adventure. So outrageous and so real, one is left speechless." ( Chicago Sun Times) "Immensely readable, vividly entertaining." ( Los Angeles Times) Members Reviews: One of my all-time favorites I love this book. I listen to it once a year. It puts my soul right again. I highly recommend it Brilliant Novel My first taste of Walker Percy. Why did I not read this years ago? Evelyn Waugh meets sci-fi in a Southern setting. Grover Gardner has a pleasing deadpan delivery that suits the prose and plot. Some of the accents were not convincing but that did not detract much from the whole. A course thread of God Every time I read Walker Percy I fall in love. I seduce myself into thinking I'm actually just a bad Catholic and promise myself that next time I get a chance I will lose myself in the desert, the woods, or anywhere I can see the cold stars and the burning sand and live forever somewhere in between. Reading another Percy novel is like discovering an unopened can of cashews in the cupboard. The amount of joy and delight I get from reading and laughing at Percy's absurd view of religion, life, love, the modern era, etc., is really only approached by a handful of lightly salted cashews and sex. 'Love in the Ruins' is messy and weird and probably could have been edited a bit, but it ALL still works perfectly for me. I laughed through every paragraph and each mark of punctuation. Percy's bad, crazy genius, almost polygamist, Catholic protagonists speak to me in ways that most philosophers (old and new), preachers (godly and godless), and politicians (left or right) fail to. He seems to occupy the ground of the fellow traveler who is just as lost and mistaken as you, but possesses a bit more whit and some extra whiskey. So where does this novel stack up? It was like a friendly dystopian novel. It was like McCarthy decided to write a comic novel. The vines of his morality slide and creep through every page and his humor dances like a purple martin at dusk. The book might only be objectively a four star novel, but this is my review dammit and I own and carry my biases and I love Walker Percy because he makes me want to both believe AND misbehave. Bad Imitation of Catcher In The Rye Hard to follow at most times and made little sense. Though it's parallels to today's world are eerily similar. Excellent insight This book is entertaining, in that the story kept me enthralled. Insightful in his knowladge of moral theology and Catholic code of canon law. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/NW-Audiobook/B0094ITN3O Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: NW Subtitle: A Novel Author: Zadie Smith Narrator: Karen Bryson Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 58 mins Language: English Release date: 09-04-12 Publisher: Penguin Audio Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 278 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Somewhere in Northwest London stands Caldwell housing estate, relic of 70s urban planning. Five identical blocks, deliberately named: Hobbes, Smith, Bentham, Locke, and Russell. If you grew up there, the plan was to get out and get on, to something bigger, better. Thirty years later, ex-Caldwell kids Leah, Natalie, Felix, and Nathan have all made it out, with varying degrees of succes - whatever that means. Living only streets apart, they occupy separate worlds and navigate an atomized city where few wish to be their neighbors keeper. Then, one April afternoon, a stranger comes to Leahs door seeking help, disturbing the peace, and forcing Leah out of her isolation.... From private houses to public parks, at work and at play, in this delicate, devastating novel of encounters, the main streets hide the back alleys, and taking the high road can sometimes lead to a dead end. Zadie Smiths NW brilliantly depicts the modern urban zone - familiar to city dwellers everywhere - in a tragicomic novel as mercurial as the city itself. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Zadie Smith) Tue, 04 Sep 2012 17:44:24 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/NW-Audiobook/B0094ITN3O thebookvoice.com 10:58:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: NW Subtitle: A Novel Author: Zadie Smith Narrator: Karen Bryson Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 58 mins Language: English Release date: 09-04-12 Publisher: Penguin Audio Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 278 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Somewhere in Northwest London stands Caldwell housing estate, relic of 70s urban planning. Five identical blocks, deliberately named: Hobbes, Smith, Bentham, Locke, and Russell. If you grew up there, the plan was to get out and get on, to something bigger, better. Thirty years later, ex-Caldwell kids Leah, Natalie, Felix, and Nathan have all made it out, with varying degrees of succes - whatever that means. Living only streets apart, they occupy separate worlds and navigate an atomized city where few wish to be their neighbors keeper. Then, one April afternoon, a stranger comes to Leahs door seeking help, disturbing the peace, and forcing Leah out of her isolation.... From private houses to public parks, at work and at play, in this delicate, devastating novel of encounters, the main streets hide the back alleys, and taking the high road can sometimes lead to a dead end. Zadie Smiths NW brilliantly depicts the modern urban zone - familiar to city dwellers everywhere - in a tragicomic novel as mercurial as the city itself. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: NW Subtitle: A Novel Author: Zadie Smith Narrator: Karen Bryson Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 58 mins Language: English Release date: 09-04-12 Publisher: Penguin Audio Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 278 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Somewhere in Northwest London stands Caldwell housing estate, relic of 70s urban planning. Five identical blocks, deliberately named: Hobbes, Smith, Bentham, Locke, and Russell. If you grew up there, the plan was to get out and get on, to something bigger, better. Thirty years later, ex-Caldwell kids Leah, Natalie, Felix, and Nathan have all made it out, with varying degrees of succes - whatever that means. Living only streets apart, they occupy separate worlds and navigate an atomized city where few wish to be their neighbors keeper. Then, one April afternoon, a stranger comes to Leahs door seeking help, disturbing the peace, and forcing Leah out of her isolation.... From private houses to public parks, at work and at play, in this delicate, devastating novel of encounters, the main streets hide the back alleys, and taking the high road can sometimes lead to a dead end. Zadie Smiths NW brilliantly depicts the modern urban zone - familiar to city dwellers everywhere - in a tragicomic novel as mercurial as the city itself. Members Reviews: I believe this book is best listened to than read Author Smith says NW is about language, and I agree. Language is central to our understanding of the characters, and language defines their lives in many ways. I had the good fortune to listen to the audio of this title, brilliantly read by Karen Bryson and Don Gilet. Having access to a paper copy at the same time, I feel confident that the spoken version is an aid to clarity and understanding, and there was true enjoyment in hearing the range of vocal virtuosity by both readers. I did end up listening to it twice. A clear example of how language can define one is the incident of a boneheaded young man with the posh accent, Tom, selling an old MG to the young man Felix, who had made great strides towards self-realization despite the tug of his background and the brake of his language. Any observer of that scene would immediately suspect Felix of putting the fix on when objectively that would be far from the case. And Keisha, or Natalie as she began calling herself, managed to change most things about her world when she changed her language. She became a barrister and even forgot what it was like to be poor. But this novel is also about the process of becoming. To my way of thinking, there are only two central characters in the novel, Leah and Natalie. Both resist adulthood, but the choice is not really theirs to make. They become adults despite their attempts to hold back the process, and end up making decisions that demonstrate authorial control over their own lives, and stopping their ears to very loud protestations from their inner selves. Therefore they land in adulthood awkwardly, splay-legged and wrong-footed, and must find a way to right themselves again before acknowledging they are older, wiser, and already there. Several other minor characters, e.g., Annie and Nathan, manage to avoid true adulthood altogether by burying their options beneath addictions. Felix was the one that was most consciously becoming. He strove daily to be a better man--for his woman, for himself, for his future family. He made himself happy doing it. He got clean, was conscious, and made himself and his family proud. But demons chased him down. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Ellen-Foster-Audiobook/B004K4WIGG Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Ellen Foster Author: Kaye Gibbons Narrator: Ruth Ann Phimister Format: Unabridged Length: 3 hrs and 54 mins Language: English Release date: 01-24-11 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 50 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: "When I was little I would think of ways to kill my daddy. I would figure out this or that way and run it down through my head until it got easy." So begins the tale of Ellen Foster, the brave and engaging heroine of Kaye Gibbons's first novel, which won the Sue Kaufman Prize from the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters. Wise, funny, affectionate and true, Ellen Foster is, as Walker Percy called it, "The real thing. Which is to say, a lovely, sometimes heart/wrenching novel.... [Ellen Foster] is as much a part of the backwoods South as a Faulkner character and a good deal more endearing." Critic Reviews: "Filled with lively humor, compassion and integrity.... Ellen Foster may be the most trustworthy character in recent fiction." (New York Times Book Review) "The story of a redoubtable girl who overcomes adversity with humor, spunk, and determination, Kaye Gibbons's first novel is a work of considerable subtlety and intellectual sophistication. A terrific book." (Washington Post Book World) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Kaye Gibbons) Mon, 24 Jan 2011 08:13:12 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Ellen-Foster-Audiobook/B004K4WIGG thebookvoice.com 03:54:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Ellen Foster Author: Kaye Gibbons Narrator: Ruth Ann Phimister Format: Unabridged Length: 3 hrs and 54 mins Language: English Release date: 01-24-11 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 50 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: "When I was little I would think of ways to kill my daddy. I would figure out this or that way and run it down through my head until it got easy." So begins the tale of Ellen Foster, the brave and engaging heroine of Kaye Gibbons's first novel, which won the Sue Kaufman Prize from the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters. Wise, funny, affectionate and true, Ellen Foster is, as Walker Percy called it, "The real thing. Which is to say, a lovely, sometimes heart/wrenching novel.... [Ellen Foster] is as much a part of the backwoods South as a Faulkner character and a good deal more endearing." Critic Reviews: "Filled with lively humor, compassion and integrity.... Ellen Foster may be the most trustworthy character in recent fiction." (New York Times Book Review) "The story of a redoubtable girl who overcomes adversity with humor, spunk, and determination, Kaye Gibbons's first novel is a work of considerable subtlety and intellectual sophistication. A terrific book." (Washington Post Book World) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Ellen Foster Author: Kaye Gibbons Narrator: Ruth Ann Phimister Format: Unabridged Length: 3 hrs and 54 mins Language: English Release date: 01-24-11 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 50 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: "When I was little I would think of ways to kill my daddy. I would figure out this or that way and run it down through my head until it got easy." So begins the tale of Ellen Foster, the brave and engaging heroine of Kaye Gibbons's first novel, which won the Sue Kaufman Prize from the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters. Wise, funny, affectionate and true, Ellen Foster is, as Walker Percy called it, "The real thing. Which is to say, a lovely, sometimes heart/wrenching novel.... [Ellen Foster] is as much a part of the backwoods South as a Faulkner character and a good deal more endearing." Critic Reviews: "Filled with lively humor, compassion and integrity.... Ellen Foster may be the most trustworthy character in recent fiction." (New York Times Book Review) "The story of a redoubtable girl who overcomes adversity with humor, spunk, and determination, Kaye Gibbons's first novel is a work of considerable subtlety and intellectual sophistication. A terrific book." (Washington Post Book World) Members Reviews: Weird Story This story is okay, it goes back and forth between past and present and it gets really confusing. Loved it! Loved it. Made me smile. Well worthwhile. Ellen is a wonderful charachtor I would like to hear more from! Loved this story! This is southern storytelling at its best. I'm a long-time fan of Kaye Gibbons' work and I enjoyed this audio version of Ellen Foster. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-End-of-the-Day-Audiobook/B06XY6LZH8 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The End of the Day Author: Claire North Narrator: Peter Kenny Format: Unabridged Length: 12 hrs and 22 mins Language: English Release date: 04-04-17 Publisher: Hachette Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 77 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: At the end of the day, Death visits everyone. Right before that, Charlie does. You might meet him in a hospital, in a war zone, or at the scene of a traffic accident. Then again, you might meet him at the North Pole - he gets everywhere, our Charlie. Would you shake him by the hand, take the gift he offers, or would you pay no attention to the words he says? Sometimes he is sent as a courtesy, sometimes as a warning. He never knows which. The End of the Day is the stunning new novel by Claire North, author of word-of-mouth best-seller The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August. Critic Reviews: "Wholly original and hauntingly beautiful. North is a writer to watch."(Kirkus) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Claire North) Tue, 04 Apr 2017 23:35:50 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-End-of-the-Day-Audiobook/B06XY6LZH8 thebookvoice.com 12:22:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The End of the Day Author: Claire North Narrator: Peter Kenny Format: Unabridged Length: 12 hrs and 22 mins Language: English Release date: 04-04-17 Publisher: Hachette Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 77 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: At the end of the day, Death visits everyone. Right before that, Charlie does. You might meet him in a hospital, in a war zone, or at the scene of a traffic accident. Then again, you might meet him at the North Pole - he gets everywhere, our Charlie. Would you shake him by the hand, take the gift he offers, or would you pay no attention to the words he says? Sometimes he is sent as a courtesy, sometimes as a warning. He never knows which. The End of the Day is the stunning new novel by Claire North, author of word-of-mouth best-seller The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August. Critic Reviews: "Wholly original and hauntingly beautiful. North is a writer to watch."(Kirkus) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The End of the Day Author: Claire North Narrator: Peter Kenny Format: Unabridged Length: 12 hrs and 22 mins Language: English Release date: 04-04-17 Publisher: Hachette Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 77 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: At the end of the day, Death visits everyone. Right before that, Charlie does. You might meet him in a hospital, in a war zone, or at the scene of a traffic accident. Then again, you might meet him at the North Pole - he gets everywhere, our Charlie. Would you shake him by the hand, take the gift he offers, or would you pay no attention to the words he says? Sometimes he is sent as a courtesy, sometimes as a warning. He never knows which. The End of the Day is the stunning new novel by Claire North, author of word-of-mouth best-seller The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August. Critic Reviews: "Wholly original and hauntingly beautiful. North is a writer to watch."(Kirkus) Members Reviews: a hopeful story about the end This is a hopeful story about the end, the end world, the end of life, and the end of ideas. it's hopeful message is one about the beauty and persistence of life even in the face of death. Skillfully told and narrated, the book is compelling, entertaining and thought-provoking. DEATH IS LIFE Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why? I recommend this book as a masterpiece of literature and of superlative performance art. This book is a profoundly artistic eschatological statement that embodies and transcends human theocratic doctrine. Life is Death. Life is a summoning of Death. Death is an acknowledgement of Life, commingled, inseparable: a definition of life as an end to physical existence and inevitable renewal. What other book might you compare The End of the Day to and why? Claire North is a unique and incomparable literary voice. The best way to comprehend it is to hear it performed by Peter Kenny, who is arguably one of the top 10 most accomplished narrators I have heard after listening to more than 500 audio books. His emotional and intellectual comprehension and rendering of a multitude of foreign language accents is worthy of a prolonged standing ovation for the finest theatrical performance on any stage, or through any performance medium. Which scene was your favorite? The entire book is a interconnected single scene accented by the profoundly rhythmic literary style of the author: poetic drama comparable to a Shakespearean play. Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry? Awe and Wonder. Worst Claire North Book Have LOVED all previous North books. Preordered this when it was announced. This was a mediocre story told in a slow and tedious way. The stream of consciousness babbling was painful to listen to. I started skipping ahead by a minute every time it started. Wish I had given up the moment I realized it was a bad book. Will never get one of her books the day it comes out again. So disappointing. Stunningly beautiful from beginning to end As always, Claire North knocks it out of the park. This book was rather different from her other books - it didn't have a real plot, but rather was just a snippet into the life of Charlie, the Harbinger of Death. I found myself savoring this book as I fell more in love with Charlie and the very courteous Death. Peter Kenny's performance, and I do mean performance, is beautiful. He is one of my favorite audiobook narrators because he always does so much more than just read the story. He truly becomes the characters. I usually love Claire north but sadly for me this rambled and went nowhere for no purpose. I kept listening hiip8ng the threads would tie together. they did not. :(. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Blackbird-House-Audiobook/B00L5J2N5U Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Blackbird House Author: Alice Hoffman Narrator: Hillary Huber, Bernadette Dunne, Paul Michael Garcia, Cassandra Campbell, Tavia Gilbert, Amy Rubinate, Xe Sands, John Lee Format: Unabridged Length: 5 hrs and 45 mins Language: English Release date: 06-23-14 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 81 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Hoffman follows her celebrated bestseller The Probable Future with an evocative work that traces the lives of the various occupants of an old Massachusetts house over a span of two hundred years. In a rare and gorgeous departure, beloved novelist Alice Hoffman weaves a web of tales, all set in Blackbird House. This small farm on the outer reaches of Cape Cod is a place that is as bewitching and alive as the characters we meet: Violet, a brilliant girl who is in love with books and with a man destined to betray her; Lysander Wynn, attacked by a halibut as big as a horse, certain that his life is ruined until a boarder wearing red boots arrives to change everything; Maya Cooper, who does not understand the true meaning of the love between her mother and father until it is nearly too late. From the time of the British occupation of Massachusetts to our own modern world, family after family's lives are inexorably changed, not only by the people they love but by the lives they lead inside Blackbird House. These interconnected narratives are as intelligent as they are haunting, as luminous as they are unusual. Inside Blackbird House more than a dozen men and women learn how love transforms us and how it is the one lasting element in our lives. The past both dissipates and remains contained inside the rooms of Blackbird House, where there are terrible secrets, inspired beauty, and, above all else, a spirit of coming home. Narrated by John Lee, Se Sands, Amy Rubinate, Paul Michael Garcia, Bernadette Dunne, Tavia Gilbert, Cassandra Campbell, Hillary Huber, Kirsten Potter, Carrington McDuffie, Kate Reading, and Laura Hicks. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Alice Hoffman) Mon, 23 Jun 2014 06:19:24 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Blackbird-House-Audiobook/B00L5J2N5U thebookvoice.com 05:45:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Blackbird House Author: Alice Hoffman Narrator: Hillary Huber, Bernadette Dunne, Paul Michael Garcia, Cassandra Campbell, Tavia Gilbert, Amy Rubinate, Xe Sands, John Lee Format: Unabridged Length: 5 hrs and 45 mins Language: English Release date: 06-23-14 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 81 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Hoffman follows her celebrated bestseller The Probable Future with an evocative work that traces the lives of the various occupants of an old Massachusetts house over a span of two hundred years. In a rare and gorgeous departure, beloved novelist Alice Hoffman weaves a web of tales, all set in Blackbird House. This small farm on the outer reaches of Cape Cod is a place that is as bewitching and alive as the characters we meet: Violet, a brilliant girl who is in love with books and with a man destined to betray her; Lysander Wynn, attacked by a halibut as big as a horse, certain that his life is ruined until a boarder wearing red boots arrives to change everything; Maya Cooper, who does not understand the true meaning of the love between her mother and father until it is nearly too late. From the time of the British occupation of Massachusetts to our own modern world, family after family's lives are inexorably changed, not only by the people they love but by the lives they lead inside Blackbird House. These interconnected narratives are as intelligent as they are haunting, as luminous as they are unusual. Inside Blackbird House more than a dozen men and women learn how love transforms us and how it is the one lasting element in our lives. The past both dissipates and remains contained inside the rooms of Blackbird House, where there are terrible secrets, inspired beauty, and, above all else, a spirit of coming home. Narrated by John Lee, Se Sands, Amy Rubinate, Paul Michael Garcia, Bernadette Dunne, Tavia Gilbert, Cassandra Campbell, Hillary Huber, Kirsten Potter, Carrington McDuffie, Kate Reading, and Laura Hicks. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Blackbird House Author: Alice Hoffman Narrator: Hillary Huber, Bernadette Dunne, Paul Michael Garcia, Cassandra Campbell, Tavia Gilbert, Amy Rubinate, Xe Sands, John Lee Format: Unabridged Length: 5 hrs and 45 mins Language: English Release date: 06-23-14 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 81 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Hoffman follows her celebrated bestseller The Probable Future with an evocative work that traces the lives of the various occupants of an old Massachusetts house over a span of two hundred years. In a rare and gorgeous departure, beloved novelist Alice Hoffman weaves a web of tales, all set in Blackbird House. This small farm on the outer reaches of Cape Cod is a place that is as bewitching and alive as the characters we meet: Violet, a brilliant girl who is in love with books and with a man destined to betray her; Lysander Wynn, attacked by a halibut as big as a horse, certain that his life is ruined until a boarder wearing red boots arrives to change everything; Maya Cooper, who does not understand the true meaning of the love between her mother and father until it is nearly too late. From the time of the British occupation of Massachusetts to our own modern world, family after family's lives are inexorably changed, not only by the people they love but by the lives they lead inside Blackbird House. These interconnected narratives are as intelligent as they are haunting, as luminous as they are unusual. Inside Blackbird House more than a dozen men and women learn how love transforms us and how it is the one lasting element in our lives. The past both dissipates and remains contained inside the rooms of Blackbird House, where there are terrible secrets, inspired beauty, and, above all else, a spirit of coming home. Narrated by John Lee, Se Sands, Amy Rubinate, Paul Michael Garcia, Bernadette Dunne, Tavia Gilbert, Cassandra Campbell, Hillary Huber, Kirsten Potter, Carrington McDuffie, Kate Reading, and Laura Hicks. Members Reviews: short stories I'm a fan of Alice Hoffman don't get me wrong I love her weaving of tales and the magic she sprinkles into them, however this was a hard book for me to get through. Wth 11 different story lines all loosely linked together there was no real climax and the book took on more of a collection of short stories feel. Land is Character Let's suppose there was a plot of land that was the main character of a book. I would have done better had I known that simple fact. For some reason, the Kindle version did not download properly so I just listened to the Audible version. I could have done without the first narrator. Oh, goodness what a bombastic voice! The rest of the narrators were great. In fact, it was fun that each chapter, which was each new inhabitant of the property got a new voice many of them were fantastic! When I finally got my Kindle to download, I did much better as I could read along with the Audible. In fact, it Whispersynched perfectly. Alice Hoffman has become one of my favorite authors. Remember she is the one who wrote Practical Magic. So I had to grab this when it was on special. This one read similarly to the Red Garden. She refers to witches and red shoes and other symbolism that would be fun to discuss in a book group. I may have to read this again someday as I know there was a lot more there than I absorbed. One of my issues with the book was I wanted more of each resident. I always felt each story too short. Maybe I wanted a series? This is really short stories The picture on the front said a novel but it was really short stories. After I got used to that idea I enjoyed them. enjoyable Alice Hoffman never fails to bring her stories to life. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Festival-of-Insignificance-Audiobook/B00V95QIBK Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Festival of Insignificance Subtitle: A Novel Author: Milan Kundera Narrator: Richmond Hoxie Format: Unabridged Length: 2 hrs and 33 mins Language: English Release date: 06-23-15 Publisher: HarperAudio Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 29 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: From the internationally acclaimed, best-selling author of The Unbearable Lightness of Being, an unexpected and enchanting novel - the culmination of his life's work. Casting light on the most serious of problems and at the same time saying not one serious sentence; being fascinated by the reality of the contemporary world and at the same time completely avoiding realism - that's The Festival of Insignificance. Listeners who know Milan Kundera's earlier books know that the wish to incorporate an element of the "unserious" in a novel is not at all unexpected of him. In Immortality, Goethe and Hemingway stroll through several chapters together, talking and laughing. And in Slowness, Vera, the author's wife, says to her husband: "You've often told me you meant to write a book one day that would have not a single serious word in it.... I warn you: Watch out. Your enemies are lying in wait." Now, far from watching out, Kundera is finally and fully realizing his old aesthetic dream in this novel that we could easily view as a summation of his whole work. A strange sort of summation. Strange sort of epilogue. Strange sort of laughter, inspired by our time, which is comical because it has lost all sense of humor. What more can we say? Nothing. Just listen. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Milan Kundera) Tue, 23 Jun 2015 20:44:57 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Festival-of-Insignificance-Audiobook/B00V95QIBK thebookvoice.com 02:33:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Festival of Insignificance Subtitle: A Novel Author: Milan Kundera Narrator: Richmond Hoxie Format: Unabridged Length: 2 hrs and 33 mins Language: English Release date: 06-23-15 Publisher: HarperAudio Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 29 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: From the internationally acclaimed, best-selling author of The Unbearable Lightness of Being, an unexpected and enchanting novel - the culmination of his life's work. Casting light on the most serious of problems and at the same time saying not one serious sentence; being fascinated by the reality of the contemporary world and at the same time completely avoiding realism - that's The Festival of Insignificance. Listeners who know Milan Kundera's earlier books know that the wish to incorporate an element of the "unserious" in a novel is not at all unexpected of him. In Immortality, Goethe and Hemingway stroll through several chapters together, talking and laughing. And in Slowness, Vera, the author's wife, says to her husband: "You've often told me you meant to write a book one day that would have not a single serious word in it.... I warn you: Watch out. Your enemies are lying in wait." Now, far from watching out, Kundera is finally and fully realizing his old aesthetic dream in this novel that we could easily view as a summation of his whole work. A strange sort of summation. Strange sort of epilogue. Strange sort of laughter, inspired by our time, which is comical because it has lost all sense of humor. What more can we say? Nothing. Just listen. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Festival of Insignificance Subtitle: A Novel Author: Milan Kundera Narrator: Richmond Hoxie Format: Unabridged Length: 2 hrs and 33 mins Language: English Release date: 06-23-15 Publisher: HarperAudio Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 29 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: From the internationally acclaimed, best-selling author of The Unbearable Lightness of Being, an unexpected and enchanting novel - the culmination of his life's work. Casting light on the most serious of problems and at the same time saying not one serious sentence; being fascinated by the reality of the contemporary world and at the same time completely avoiding realism - that's The Festival of Insignificance. Listeners who know Milan Kundera's earlier books know that the wish to incorporate an element of the "unserious" in a novel is not at all unexpected of him. In Immortality, Goethe and Hemingway stroll through several chapters together, talking and laughing. And in Slowness, Vera, the author's wife, says to her husband: "You've often told me you meant to write a book one day that would have not a single serious word in it.... I warn you: Watch out. Your enemies are lying in wait." Now, far from watching out, Kundera is finally and fully realizing his old aesthetic dream in this novel that we could easily view as a summation of his whole work. A strange sort of summation. Strange sort of epilogue. Strange sort of laughter, inspired by our time, which is comical because it has lost all sense of humor. What more can we say? Nothing. Just listen. Members Reviews: A Review of Little Significance. Weve known for a long time that it was no longer possible to overturn this world, nor reshape it, nor head off its dangerous headlong rush. Theres been only one possible resistance: to not take it seriously. - Milan Kundera, The Festival of Insignificance Recently, I tried to sell my wife on the idea that the key to happiness was low expectations. The less she expected of me the happier she would be. Kundera, I'm afraid, would disagree. Or at least he would want to edit my maxim. For Kundera, the key to happiness might just be accepting our insignificance. In this short, short novel Kundera uses the conversations of five friends (Ramon, Charles, Alain, DArdelo and Caliban) to explore ideas of life (jokes, despair, laughter, sex and death). In someways this novel seems like an existentialist Koan. Kundera is folding his little book up like a paper airplane, and letting it go. He is 83. He hopes he will be remembered, but ultimately, he has reached that point where he knows that even that desire is a bit absurd. Everybody dies. Most are forgotten. Only occasionally will we remember a Stalin or a why a town was named for a guy who peed his pants. Beautiful book wonderfully narrated Kundera is still a master. This book is like all his work crystalized into this one. Together with the perfect narration it really makes a work of art. I just loved every single minute of it. Insignificant! This book was a waste of time and mind. I'm probably in the wrong side of the critics that loved this book. I hated! The title was an honest warning! Richmond's narration saves the story with a very good reading skill. Sorry Kundera, this was horrible! https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Howards-End-Audiobook/B002UZKRJW Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Howards End Author: E.M. Forster Narrator: Nadia May Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs and 4 mins Language: English Release date: 12-16-99 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 120 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Howards End, a charming country house in Hertfordshire that belonged to Henry Wilcox's first wife, becomes the object of an inheritance dispute between the Wilcox family and the Schlegel sisters. Through romantic entanglements, disappearing wills, and sudden tragedy, the conflict over the house emerges as a symbolic struggle for England's very future. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (E.M. Forster) Thu, 16 Dec 1999 06:09:05 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Howards-End-Audiobook/B002UZKRJW thebookvoice.com 11:04:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Howards End Author: E.M. Forster Narrator: Nadia May Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs and 4 mins Language: English Release date: 12-16-99 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 120 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Howards End, a charming country house in Hertfordshire that belonged to Henry Wilcox's first wife, becomes the object of an inheritance dispute between the Wilcox family and the Schlegel sisters. Through romantic entanglements, disappearing wills, and sudden tragedy, the conflict over the house emerges as a symbolic struggle for England's very future. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Howards End Author: E.M. Forster Narrator: Nadia May Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs and 4 mins Language: English Release date: 12-16-99 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 120 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Howards End, a charming country house in Hertfordshire that belonged to Henry Wilcox's first wife, becomes the object of an inheritance dispute between the Wilcox family and the Schlegel sisters. Through romantic entanglements, disappearing wills, and sudden tragedy, the conflict over the house emerges as a symbolic struggle for England's very future. Members Reviews: Gorgeous Would you consider the audio edition of Howards End to be better than the print version? An excellent accompaniment to my reading of this gorgeous novel. But, nevertheless, a five star performance; a female narrator for this novel is essential. The narrator enhanced the texture of the story and brought the characters alive. What was one of the most memorable moments of Howards End? Margaret's final confrontation with Henry after they discover Helen is pregnant and she is asking his permission to allow she and Helen to spend the night at Howard's End before Helen returns to Germany. Which character as performed by Nadia May was your favorite? Margaret definitely. She was spot on. If you could take any character from Howards End out to dinner, who would it be and why? Margaret. Any additional comments? E, M. Forster writes a masterpiece here. It is a gorgeous story, propelled by the action of the characters with insights by the third person narrator that is not intrusive at all. It is a lush, full story that examines greed, egoism, self-delusion, social and economic change its influence and incremental descent on the countryside. It also explores the meaning of and appreciation of things of culture and asceticism, and taking time for them rather than striving every moment for the toils of life. It explores family life and the differences of family, families of money and those who have none or little, and those who may have it and of which it has little meaning. This novel was as moving to me as Maugham's OF HUMAN BONDAGE, and Yates' REVOLUTIONARY ROAD. HOWARD'S END is a wonderful story but has so much to say about life. It is just one of those books one must read in one's life. It would be in my top ten books of required reading. should not be listed as Some big and important chunks of the book have been omitted. I enjoyed the book, but found the prose too dense to absorb while driving and listening - I read the text later, and discovered the missing material. Performance ruined book Narrator screeched her way thru a wonderful book. Couldn't finish listening, had to return it. Boring!! What would have made Howards End better? I decided to listen to the book before the series is released, usually the book is always better than the series, but this time I was so wrong! I found it boring and monotonous to listen to, the narrator tried her best, but the story just drones on and on What do you think your next listen will be? Diana Gabaldon's A Breath of Snow and Ashes....can't go wrong with Diana! You didnt love this book... but did it have any redeeming qualities? No https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Story-of-Beautiful-Girl-Audiobook/B004XJDDV2 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Story of Beautiful Girl Author: Rachel Simon Narrator: Kate Reading Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs and 53 mins Language: English Release date: 05-04-11 Publisher: Hachette Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 388 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: It is 1968. Lynnie, a young white woman with a developmental disability, and Homan, an African American deaf man, are locked away in an institution: the School for the Incurable and Feebleminded, and have been left to languish, forgotten. Deeply in love, they escape, and find refuge in the farmhouse of Martha, a retired schoolteacher and widow. But the couple is not alone - Lynnie has just given birth to a baby girl. When the authorities catch up to them that same night, Homan escapes into the darkness, and Lynnie is caught. But before she is forced back into the institution, she whispers two words to Martha: "Hide her." And so begins the 40-year epic journey of Lynnie, Homan, Martha, and baby Julia - lives divided by seemingly insurmountable obstacles, yet drawn together by a secret pact and extraordinary love. Editorial Reviews: The Story of Beautiful Girl has a strong start with a vivid scene. In 1968, an elderly widowed schoolteacher answers her door to find a deaf man and a woman with a mental disability. She discovers that the woman just gave birth to a baby and the couple escaped from the Pennsylvania State School for the Incurable and Feebleminded. As the man runs and the woman gets carted away by authorities, she manages to whisper to the widow, "Hide her." And thus begins this story of love and determination. Award-winning narrator Kate Reading gives a compelling performance. Reading has narrated diverse books from science fiction to Jane Austen. Her range is evident in this performance. Reading deftly handles the alternating viewpoints and diverse characters, from an older repressed woman finding a new purpose in her life to a deaf African American male who has known more than his share of pain to a world-weary, compassionate nurse. She tempers some melodramatic writing and keeps the story grounded, allowing listeners to find the novel believable and relatable. Author Rachel Simon is best known for her memoir, Riding the Bus with My Sister. She gives a heartbreaking glimpse inside America's shameful history of institutions with The Story of Beautiful Girl. This is the novel's greatest strength, the revelation of how families and communities failed to care for its most vulnerable members. Listeners will want to stick with the novel to find out what happens to the characters and the school, but the novel does not quite live up to the promising introduction. The writing is overwrought at times and the frequent alternating viewpoints with time jumps become tiresome. Despites its flaws, The Story of Beautiful Girl is still affecting and will appeal to fans of Kim Edwards' The Memory Keeper's Daughter and Simon's previous work, as well as those interested in the treatment of people with disabilities. Kate Reading's performance moderates weaker aspects and succeeds in making the novel an engaging listen. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Rachel Simon) Wed, 04 May 2011 02:00:34 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Story-of-Beautiful-Girl-Audiobook/B004XJDDV2 thebookvoice.com 11:53:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Story of Beautiful Girl Author: Rachel Simon Narrator: Kate Reading Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs and 53 mins Language: English Release date: 05-04-11 Publisher: Hachette Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 388 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: It is 1968. Lynnie, a young white woman with a developmental disability, and Homan, an African American deaf man, are locked away in an institution: the School for the Incurable and Feebleminded, and have been left to languish, forgotten. Deeply in love, they escape, and find refuge in the farmhouse of Martha, a retired schoolteacher and widow. But the couple is not alone - Lynnie has just given birth to a baby girl. When the authorities catch up to them that same night, Homan escapes into the darkness, and Lynnie is caught. But before she is forced back into the institution, she whispers two words to Martha: "Hide her." And so begins the 40-year epic journey of Lynnie, Homan, Martha, and baby Julia - lives divided by seemingly insurmountable obstacles, yet drawn together by a secret pact and extraordinary love. Editorial Reviews: The Story of Beautiful Girl has a strong start with a vivid scene. In 1968, an elderly widowed schoolteacher answers her door to find a deaf man and a woman with a mental disability. She discovers that the woman just gave birth to a baby and the couple escaped from the Pennsylvania State School for the Incurable and Feebleminded. As the man runs and the woman gets carted away by authorities, she manages to whisper to the widow, "Hide her." And thus begins this story of love and determination. Award-winning narrator Kate Reading gives a compelling performance. Reading has narrated diverse books from science fiction to Jane Austen. Her range is evident in this performance. Reading deftly handles the alternating viewpoints and diverse characters, from an older repressed woman finding a new purpose in her life to a deaf African American male who has known more than his share of pain to a world-weary, compassionate nurse. She tempers some melodramatic writing and keeps the story grounded, allowing listeners to find the novel believable and relatable. Author Rachel Simon is best known for her memoir, Riding the Bus with My Sister. She gives a heartbreaking glimpse inside America's shameful history of institutions with The Story of Beautiful Girl. This is the novel's greatest strength, the revelation of how families and communities failed to care for its most vulnerable members. Listeners will want to stick with the novel to find out what happens to the characters and the school, but the novel does not quite live up to the promising introduction. The writing is overwrought at times and the frequent alternating viewpoints with time jumps become tiresome. Despites its flaws, The Story of Beautiful Girl is still affecting and will appeal to fans of Kim Edwards' The Memory Keeper's Daughter and Simon's previous work, as well as those interested in the treatment of people with disabilities. Kate Reading's performance moderates weaker aspects and succeeds in making the novel an engaging listen. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Story of Beautiful Girl Author: Rachel Simon Narrator: Kate Reading Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs and 53 mins Language: English Release date: 05-04-11 Publisher: Hachette Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 388 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: It is 1968. Lynnie, a young white woman with a developmental disability, and Homan, an African American deaf man, are locked away in an institution: the School for the Incurable and Feebleminded, and have been left to languish, forgotten. Deeply in love, they escape, and find refuge in the farmhouse of Martha, a retired schoolteacher and widow. But the couple is not alone - Lynnie has just given birth to a baby girl. When the authorities catch up to them that same night, Homan escapes into the darkness, and Lynnie is caught. But before she is forced back into the institution, she whispers two words to Martha: "Hide her." And so begins the 40-year epic journey of Lynnie, Homan, Martha, and baby Julia - lives divided by seemingly insurmountable obstacles, yet drawn together by a secret pact and extraordinary love. Editorial Reviews: The Story of Beautiful Girl has a strong start with a vivid scene. In 1968, an elderly widowed schoolteacher answers her door to find a deaf man and a woman with a mental disability. She discovers that the woman just gave birth to a baby and the couple escaped from the Pennsylvania State School for the Incurable and Feebleminded. As the man runs and the woman gets carted away by authorities, she manages to whisper to the widow, "Hide her." And thus begins this story of love and determination. Award-winning narrator Kate Reading gives a compelling performance. Reading has narrated diverse books from science fiction to Jane Austen. Her range is evident in this performance. Reading deftly handles the alternating viewpoints and diverse characters, from an older repressed woman finding a new purpose in her life to a deaf African American male who has known more than his share of pain to a world-weary, compassionate nurse. She tempers some melodramatic writing and keeps the story grounded, allowing listeners to find the novel believable and relatable. Author Rachel Simon is best known for her memoir, Riding the Bus with My Sister. She gives a heartbreaking glimpse inside America's shameful history of institutions with The Story of Beautiful Girl. This is the novel's greatest strength, the revelation of how families and communities failed to care for its most vulnerable members. Listeners will want to stick with the novel to find out what happens to the characters and the school, but the novel does not quite live up to the promising introduction. The writing is overwrought at times and the frequent alternating viewpoints with time jumps become tiresome. Despites its flaws, The Story of Beautiful Girl is still affecting and will appeal to fans of Kim Edwards' The Memory Keeper's Daughter and Simon's previous work, as well as those interested in the treatment of people with disabilities. Kate Reading's performance moderates weaker aspects and succeeds in making the novel an engaging listen. Members Reviews: Beautiful Attempt Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not? Yes, it was worth the listen. Not one of the best, but a solid "B" effort. Would you be willing to try another book from Rachel Simon? Why or why not? Yes, I think she is a credible author. The subject matter and overall premise was interesting, just had gaps and hokey at times. The ending was tied up too neatly and seemed a little far-fetched. Who would you have cast as narrator instead of Kate Reading? I did not care from the narrator. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Handmaids-Tale-Audiobook/B06Y1CDN6V Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Handmaid's Tale Author: Margaret Atwood Narrator: Claire Danes Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs Language: English Release date: 04-04-17 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 124 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Audie Award, Fiction, 2013 Margaret Atwood's popular dystopian novel The Handmaid's Tale explores a broad range of issues relating to power, gender and religious politics. Multiple Golden Globe award winner Claire Danes (Romeo and Juliet, The Hours) gives a stirring performance of this classic in speculative fiction, one of the most powerful and widely read novels of our time. After a staged terrorist attack kills the president and most of Congress, the government is deposed and taken over by the oppressive and all controlling Republic of Gilead. Offred, now a Handmaid serving in the household of the enigmatic Commander and his bitter wife, can remember a time when she lived with her husband and daughter and had a job, before she lost even her own name. Despite the danger, Offred learns to navigate the intimate secrets of those who control her every move, risking her life in breaking the rules in hopes of ending this oppression. Cover art by Fred Marcellino. Used with permission of Pippin Properties, Inc. Editorial Reviews: Why we think it's Essential - Margaret Atwood's modern classic is one of the most stunning and powerful works of speculative fiction ever written, and it took a lot of careful consideration to determine who would best narrate this important book. Claire Danes elevates the frightening dystopic vision by lending a sheen of reality with her performance. She doesn't act, and she doesn't need to. She recounts. She breathes out the tale as if she is living it. Resigned, beaten down, traveling through hell by putting one step ahead of the other. I was utterly convinced by her performance. Critic Reviews: Claire Danes sparkles in this performance...Danes's Offred is complex, and her flashes of intense strength highlight her vulnerability. This is a consuming listen, thanks to Danes's emotional subtleties. (AudioFile) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Margaret Atwood) Tue, 04 Apr 2017 09:11:46 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Handmaids-Tale-Audiobook/B06Y1CDN6V thebookvoice.com 00:11:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Handmaid's Tale Author: Margaret Atwood Narrator: Claire Danes Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs Language: English Release date: 04-04-17 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 124 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Audie Award, Fiction, 2013 Margaret Atwood's popular dystopian novel The Handmaid's Tale explores a broad range of issues relating to power, gender and religious politics. Multiple Golden Globe award winner Claire Danes (Romeo and Juliet, The Hours) gives a stirring performance of this classic in speculative fiction, one of the most powerful and widely read novels of our time. After a staged terrorist attack kills the president and most of Congress, the government is deposed and taken over by the oppressive and all controlling Republic of Gilead. Offred, now a Handmaid serving in the household of the enigmatic Commander and his bitter wife, can remember a time when she lived with her husband and daughter and had a job, before she lost even her own name. Despite the danger, Offred learns to navigate the intimate secrets of those who control her every move, risking her life in breaking the rules in hopes of ending this oppression. Cover art by Fred Marcellino. Used with permission of Pippin Properties, Inc. Editorial Reviews: Why we think it's Essential - Margaret Atwood's modern classic is one of the most stunning and powerful works of speculative fiction ever written, and it took a lot of careful consideration to determine who would best narrate this important book. Claire Danes elevates the frightening dystopic vision by lending a sheen of reality with her performance. She doesn't act, and she doesn't need to. She recounts. She breathes out the tale as if she is living it. Resigned, beaten down, traveling through hell by putting one step ahead of the other. I was utterly convinced by her performance. Critic Reviews: Claire Danes sparkles in this performance...Danes's Offred is complex, and her flashes of intense strength highlight her vulnerability. This is a consuming listen, thanks to Danes's emotional subtleties. (AudioFile) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Handmaid's Tale Author: Margaret Atwood Narrator: Claire Danes Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs Language: English Release date: 04-04-17 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 124 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Audie Award, Fiction, 2013 Margaret Atwood's popular dystopian novel The Handmaid's Tale explores a broad range of issues relating to power, gender and religious politics. Multiple Golden Globe award winner Claire Danes (Romeo and Juliet, The Hours) gives a stirring performance of this classic in speculative fiction, one of the most powerful and widely read novels of our time. After a staged terrorist attack kills the president and most of Congress, the government is deposed and taken over by the oppressive and all controlling Republic of Gilead. Offred, now a Handmaid serving in the household of the enigmatic Commander and his bitter wife, can remember a time when she lived with her husband and daughter and had a job, before she lost even her own name. Despite the danger, Offred learns to navigate the intimate secrets of those who control her every move, risking her life in breaking the rules in hopes of ending this oppression. Cover art by Fred Marcellino. Used with permission of Pippin Properties, Inc. Editorial Reviews: Why we think it's Essential - Margaret Atwood's modern classic is one of the most stunning and powerful works of speculative fiction ever written, and it took a lot of careful consideration to determine who would best narrate this important book. Claire Danes elevates the frightening dystopic vision by lending a sheen of reality with her performance. She doesn't act, and she doesn't need to. She recounts. She breathes out the tale as if she is living it. Resigned, beaten down, traveling through hell by putting one step ahead of the other. I was utterly convinced by her performance. Critic Reviews: Claire Danes sparkles in this performance...Danes's Offred is complex, and her flashes of intense strength highlight her vulnerability. This is a consuming listen, thanks to Danes's emotional subtleties. (AudioFile) Members Reviews: Couldn't even finish this book I never start a book and give up on it but I just could not finish this book. I really don't understand what all the fuss is about. it's alright needed more about what was going on in the world while this was going on Claire did a fabulous job! I want to say that I loved the book. I want to say that I couldn't put it down. I want to say that this is going to go down as one of the best books I've ever read. Unfortunately, I felt in a way that the book was lacking some information and some key points to the story that would have gripped me a little more. I'm used to reading novels that leave you at the end wanting more, wanting answers, wanting something defined, but I felt like this book was missing chapters missing pages missing paragraphs. Somewhere there had to be something more but not in a way that most books leave you, ... Great book... Any additional comments? Claire Danes is a brilliant actor, and I've read this book years ago but with her as the story teller I was inclined to listen to it again. To be honest, I was a little disappointed by Claire Danes as the performer of the book. It took a good two or three chapters to wrap my head around her delivery of the text, but the text is so strong that whatever it was about Claire's performance was overshadowed by the story itself. I mean, she wasn't bad, but I guess I just expected so much more because when you see her on the screen as an actor she's really, really good. Really good. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Above-the-Waterfall-Audiobook/B00YAZTV7Y Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Above the Waterfall Subtitle: A Novel Author: Ron Rash Narrator: Richard Ferrone, Tavia Gilbert Format: Unabridged Length: 5 hrs and 29 mins Language: English Release date: 09-08-15 Publisher: HarperAudio Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 85 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: In this poetic and haunting tale set in contemporary Appalachia, New York Times best-selling author Ron Rash illuminates lives shaped by violence and a powerful connection to the land. Les, a longtime sheriff just three weeks from retirement, contends with the ravages of crystal meth and his own duplicity in his small Appalachian town. Becky, a park ranger with a harrowing past, finds solace amid the lyrical beauty of this patch of North Carolina. Enduring the mistakes and tragedies that have indelibly marked them, they are drawn together by a reverence for the natural world. When an irascible elderly local is accused of poisoning a trout stream, Les and Becky are plunged into deep and dangerous waters, forced to navigate currents of disillusionment and betrayal that will force them to question themselves and test their tentative bond - and threaten to carry them over the edge. Echoing the heartbreaking beauty of William Faulkner and the spiritual isolation of Carson McCullers, Above the Waterfall demonstrates once again the prodigious talent of "a gorgeous, brutal writer" (Richard Price) hailed as "one of the great American authors at work today" (Janet Maslin, New York Times). bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Ron Rash) Tue, 08 Sep 2015 23:19:28 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Above-the-Waterfall-Audiobook/B00YAZTV7Y thebookvoice.com 05:29:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Above the Waterfall Subtitle: A Novel Author: Ron Rash Narrator: Richard Ferrone, Tavia Gilbert Format: Unabridged Length: 5 hrs and 29 mins Language: English Release date: 09-08-15 Publisher: HarperAudio Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 85 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: In this poetic and haunting tale set in contemporary Appalachia, New York Times best-selling author Ron Rash illuminates lives shaped by violence and a powerful connection to the land. Les, a longtime sheriff just three weeks from retirement, contends with the ravages of crystal meth and his own duplicity in his small Appalachian town. Becky, a park ranger with a harrowing past, finds solace amid the lyrical beauty of this patch of North Carolina. Enduring the mistakes and tragedies that have indelibly marked them, they are drawn together by a reverence for the natural world. When an irascible elderly local is accused of poisoning a trout stream, Les and Becky are plunged into deep and dangerous waters, forced to navigate currents of disillusionment and betrayal that will force them to question themselves and test their tentative bond - and threaten to carry them over the edge. Echoing the heartbreaking beauty of William Faulkner and the spiritual isolation of Carson McCullers, Above the Waterfall demonstrates once again the prodigious talent of "a gorgeous, brutal writer" (Richard Price) hailed as "one of the great American authors at work today" (Janet Maslin, New York Times). Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Above the Waterfall Subtitle: A Novel Author: Ron Rash Narrator: Richard Ferrone, Tavia Gilbert Format: Unabridged Length: 5 hrs and 29 mins Language: English Release date: 09-08-15 Publisher: HarperAudio Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 85 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: In this poetic and haunting tale set in contemporary Appalachia, New York Times best-selling author Ron Rash illuminates lives shaped by violence and a powerful connection to the land. Les, a longtime sheriff just three weeks from retirement, contends with the ravages of crystal meth and his own duplicity in his small Appalachian town. Becky, a park ranger with a harrowing past, finds solace amid the lyrical beauty of this patch of North Carolina. Enduring the mistakes and tragedies that have indelibly marked them, they are drawn together by a reverence for the natural world. When an irascible elderly local is accused of poisoning a trout stream, Les and Becky are plunged into deep and dangerous waters, forced to navigate currents of disillusionment and betrayal that will force them to question themselves and test their tentative bond - and threaten to carry them over the edge. Echoing the heartbreaking beauty of William Faulkner and the spiritual isolation of Carson McCullers, Above the Waterfall demonstrates once again the prodigious talent of "a gorgeous, brutal writer" (Richard Price) hailed as "one of the great American authors at work today" (Janet Maslin, New York Times). Members Reviews: Awful Didn't care about the characters or the plot. The interlude chapters of flowery language were extremely tedious. Not my cup of tea Although I found the writing pleasant, the story line was outside my liking. I am certain it will be enjoyed by others, simply not me. OK story Ron Rash is an OK writer. There is nothing wrong with his work, but it is not particularly enlightening. It's not much of a mystery compared to someone like Toby Neal, for example, but it is a nice story. The characters are one dimensional. The poetic nature descriptions feel gratuitous and Rash's inability to portray romance is laughable. "Then we made love." This is a work that took three years to write, but it feels like the product of a writing mill, not a thoughtful, talented, serious writer. Distracting overwrought performance and dreadfully clichéd poetry. A promising and interesting story repeatedly interrupted by a breathless and overwrought third/first person female narration and dreadful flights in to bad nature poetry. The story is suspenseful, and does a nice job capturing the cultural and domestic circumstances that drive it, however, I could not get over the self-conscious narration and prose of the female character. Almost outperforms Serena... Almost. Nothing could beat Serena, though. Another work of art by Ron Rash. He is definitely my favorite author. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Leviathan-Audiobook/B002V5IZTA Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Leviathan Author: Paul Auster Narrator: Peter Ganim Format: Unabridged Length: 9 hrs and 40 mins Language: English Release date: 08-11-09 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 80 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: When his closest friend, Benjamin Sachs, accidentally blows himself up on a Wisconsin road, Peter Aaron attempts to piece together the life that led to Sach's tragic demise and determine the reason for his death. 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: "Rich and complex...with fully fleshed characters, a fast-paced plot, thematic sophistication, and narrative cunning." (The Boston Globe) "Austers most accessible, engaging book. He treats us to his best clear-eyed prose." (New York Times Magazine) "Brisk and compelling...Austers powerful narrative engine keeps us reading and rushing toward a breathless conclusion." (Los Angeles Times) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Paul Auster) Tue, 11 Aug 2009 21:22:51 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Leviathan-Audiobook/B002V5IZTA thebookvoice.com 09:40:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Leviathan Author: Paul Auster Narrator: Peter Ganim Format: Unabridged Length: 9 hrs and 40 mins Language: English Release date: 08-11-09 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 80 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: When his closest friend, Benjamin Sachs, accidentally blows himself up on a Wisconsin road, Peter Aaron attempts to piece together the life that led to Sach's tragic demise and determine the reason for his death. 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: "Rich and complex...with fully fleshed characters, a fast-paced plot, thematic sophistication, and narrative cunning." (The Boston Globe) "Austers most accessible, engaging book. He treats us to his best clear-eyed prose." (New York Times Magazine) "Brisk and compelling...Austers powerful narrative engine keeps us reading and rushing toward a breathless conclusion." (Los Angeles Times) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Leviathan Author: Paul Auster Narrator: Peter Ganim Format: Unabridged Length: 9 hrs and 40 mins Language: English Release date: 08-11-09 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 80 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: When his closest friend, Benjamin Sachs, accidentally blows himself up on a Wisconsin road, Peter Aaron attempts to piece together the life that led to Sach's tragic demise and determine the reason for his death. 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: "Rich and complex...with fully fleshed characters, a fast-paced plot, thematic sophistication, and narrative cunning." (The Boston Globe) "Austers most accessible, engaging book. He treats us to his best clear-eyed prose." (New York Times Magazine) "Brisk and compelling...Austers powerful narrative engine keeps us reading and rushing toward a breathless conclusion." (Los Angeles Times) Members Reviews: Better than the "trilogy" This is the best book by Paul Auster that I have read. I read the famous "New York trilogy" first but that one is very conceptual and abstract. This one is more a book of flesh and blood. Very interesting plot. I'm at 3/4 of the book and I hesitate to read further, because I've become quite attached to the main character and I'm afraid all will not end well ... The strange world of unlikely justifications The characters of the story are authors and they as the real author create their own realities. My problem was that I was constantly lost in their realities and sometimes was forgetting which reality supposed to be the book's reality. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Sour-Heart-Audiobook/B0748P43XT Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Sour Heart Subtitle: Stories Author: Jenny Zhang Narrator: Greta Jung, Jenny Zhang, full cast Format: Unabridged Length: 9 hrs and 59 mins Language: English Release date: 08-01-17 Publisher: Random House Audio Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 16 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: A sly debut story collection that conjures the experience of adolescence through the eyes of Chinese American girls growing up in New York City - for listeners of Zadie Smith, Helen Oyeyemi, and Junot Díaz. A fresh new voice emerges with the arrival of Sour Heart, establishing Jenny Zhang as a frank and subversive interpreter of the immigrant experience in America. Her stories cut across generations and continents, moving from the fraught halls of a public school in Flushing, Queens, to the tumultuous streets of Shanghai, China, during the Cultural Revolution of the 1960s. In the absence of grown-ups, latchkey kids experiment on each other until one day the experiments turn violent; an overbearing mother abandons her artistic aspirations to come to America but relives her glory days through karaoke; and a shy loner struggles to master English so she can speak to God. Narrated by the daughters of Chinese immigrants who fled imperiled lives as artists back home only to struggle to stay afloat - Dumpster diving for food and scamming Atlantic City casino buses to make a buck - these seven stories showcase Zhang's compassion, moral courage, and a perverse sense of humor reminiscent of Portnoy's Complaint. A darkly funny and intimate rendering of girlhood, Sour Heart examines what it means to belong to a family and to find your home, leave it, reject it, and return again. Critic Reviews: "Sour Heart blasts open the so-called immigrant narrative by showing us the claustrophobic, demented love of families and by giving us the deepest x-ray of American childhood I can recall. It's dirty, hilarious, and utterly original." (Karan Mahajan, author of The Association of Small Bombs) "Jenny Zhang has an uncanny ability to articulate the most confusing, conflicting, elusive thoughts and feelings - the kinds that occur in under a millisecond but secretly rule our lives. It's dazzling to witness until one observation or line of dialogue sends you over the edge into the depths of another person's truth. I emerged from Sour Heart bleary-eyed and in love." (Tavi Gevinson) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Jenny Zhang) Tue, 01 Aug 2017 20:30:58 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Sour-Heart-Audiobook/B0748P43XT thebookvoice.com 09:59:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Sour Heart Subtitle: Stories Author: Jenny Zhang Narrator: Greta Jung, Jenny Zhang, full cast Format: Unabridged Length: 9 hrs and 59 mins Language: English Release date: 08-01-17 Publisher: Random House Audio Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 16 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: A sly debut story collection that conjures the experience of adolescence through the eyes of Chinese American girls growing up in New York City - for listeners of Zadie Smith, Helen Oyeyemi, and Junot Díaz. A fresh new voice emerges with the arrival of Sour Heart, establishing Jenny Zhang as a frank and subversive interpreter of the immigrant experience in America. Her stories cut across generations and continents, moving from the fraught halls of a public school in Flushing, Queens, to the tumultuous streets of Shanghai, China, during the Cultural Revolution of the 1960s. In the absence of grown-ups, latchkey kids experiment on each other until one day the experiments turn violent; an overbearing mother abandons her artistic aspirations to come to America but relives her glory days through karaoke; and a shy loner struggles to master English so she can speak to God. Narrated by the daughters of Chinese immigrants who fled imperiled lives as artists back home only to struggle to stay afloat - Dumpster diving for food and scamming Atlantic City casino buses to make a buck - these seven stories showcase Zhang's compassion, moral courage, and a perverse sense of humor reminiscent of Portnoy's Complaint. A darkly funny and intimate rendering of girlhood, Sour Heart examines what it means to belong to a family and to find your home, leave it, reject it, and return again. Critic Reviews: "Sour Heart blasts open the so-called immigrant narrative by showing us the claustrophobic, demented love of families and by giving us the deepest x-ray of American childhood I can recall. It's dirty, hilarious, and utterly original." (Karan Mahajan, author of The Association of Small Bombs) "Jenny Zhang has an uncanny ability to articulate the most confusing, conflicting, elusive thoughts and feelings - the kinds that occur in under a millisecond but secretly rule our lives. It's dazzling to witness until one observation or line of dialogue sends you over the edge into the depths of another person's truth. I emerged from Sour Heart bleary-eyed and in love." (Tavi Gevinson) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Sour Heart Subtitle: Stories Author: Jenny Zhang Narrator: Greta Jung, Jenny Zhang, full cast Format: Unabridged Length: 9 hrs and 59 mins Language: English Release date: 08-01-17 Publisher: Random House Audio Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 16 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: A sly debut story collection that conjures the experience of adolescence through the eyes of Chinese American girls growing up in New York City - for listeners of Zadie Smith, Helen Oyeyemi, and Junot Díaz. A fresh new voice emerges with the arrival of Sour Heart, establishing Jenny Zhang as a frank and subversive interpreter of the immigrant experience in America. Her stories cut across generations and continents, moving from the fraught halls of a public school in Flushing, Queens, to the tumultuous streets of Shanghai, China, during the Cultural Revolution of the 1960s. In the absence of grown-ups, latchkey kids experiment on each other until one day the experiments turn violent; an overbearing mother abandons her artistic aspirations to come to America but relives her glory days through karaoke; and a shy loner struggles to master English so she can speak to God. Narrated by the daughters of Chinese immigrants who fled imperiled lives as artists back home only to struggle to stay afloat - Dumpster diving for food and scamming Atlantic City casino buses to make a buck - these seven stories showcase Zhang's compassion, moral courage, and a perverse sense of humor reminiscent of Portnoy's Complaint. A darkly funny and intimate rendering of girlhood, Sour Heart examines what it means to belong to a family and to find your home, leave it, reject it, and return again. Critic Reviews: "Sour Heart blasts open the so-called immigrant narrative by showing us the claustrophobic, demented love of families and by giving us the deepest x-ray of American childhood I can recall. It's dirty, hilarious, and utterly original." (Karan Mahajan, author of The Association of Small Bombs) "Jenny Zhang has an uncanny ability to articulate the most confusing, conflicting, elusive thoughts and feelings - the kinds that occur in under a millisecond but secretly rule our lives. It's dazzling to witness until one observation or line of dialogue sends you over the edge into the depths of another person's truth. I emerged from Sour Heart bleary-eyed and in love." (Tavi Gevinson) Members Reviews: I want to read/listen to Sour Heart again Sour Heart is exquisitely crafted, compelling, and deep. The inter-linking narratives represent, in microcosm, the painful and beautiful history that is lost in any diaspora as families and generations move on. Thru the eyes and memories of young girls, the telling is honest and shines a clear light into the mists of various interpretations. A few scenes are excruciating, but worth reading because they give up-close glimpses of things we don't usually see. The narration in the audible.com version is impeccable. I felt I was literally listening to the characters themselves. I will listen again. Terrible book A story about stupid clueless people, not interesting, just annoying. Tried to feel compassion for the characters, didnt like any of them. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Captain-Blood-Audiobook/B002V8LHLU Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Captain Blood Author: Rafael Sabatini Narrator: Robert Whitfield Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 47 mins Language: English Release date: 03-18-04 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 263 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: George MacDonald Fraser, author of the Flashman novels, praises this hearty saga as "one of the great unrecognized novels of the 20th century." Doctor Peter Blood's quiet life is shattered when he is convicted of treason for helping a wounded nobleman in the 1685 rebellion against King James II.He's swept into a slave ship to Barbados but escapes from slavery and a brutal plantation owner during a Spanish Pirate attack. He becomes a pirate and before long becomes the greatest buccaneer of them all. Raids, sea battles, sword fights, acts of gallantry and low cunning follow, recounted with zest and skill by a natural-born storyteller. (P)192 2; 1999 Blackstone Audiobooks Critic Reviews: "A salty dose of high-seas adventure....First-class storytelling." (Library Journal) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Rafael Sabatini) Thu, 18 Mar 2004 14:29:49 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Captain-Blood-Audiobook/B002V8LHLU thebookvoice.com 10:47:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Captain Blood Author: Rafael Sabatini Narrator: Robert Whitfield Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 47 mins Language: English Release date: 03-18-04 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 263 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: George MacDonald Fraser, author of the Flashman novels, praises this hearty saga as "one of the great unrecognized novels of the 20th century." Doctor Peter Blood's quiet life is shattered when he is convicted of treason for helping a wounded nobleman in the 1685 rebellion against King James II.He's swept into a slave ship to Barbados but escapes from slavery and a brutal plantation owner during a Spanish Pirate attack. He becomes a pirate and before long becomes the greatest buccaneer of them all. Raids, sea battles, sword fights, acts of gallantry and low cunning follow, recounted with zest and skill by a natural-born storyteller. (P)192 2; 1999 Blackstone Audiobooks Critic Reviews: "A salty dose of high-seas adventure....First-class storytelling." (Library Journal) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Captain Blood Author: Rafael Sabatini Narrator: Robert Whitfield Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 47 mins Language: English Release date: 03-18-04 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 263 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: George MacDonald Fraser, author of the Flashman novels, praises this hearty saga as "one of the great unrecognized novels of the 20th century." Doctor Peter Blood's quiet life is shattered when he is convicted of treason for helping a wounded nobleman in the 1685 rebellion against King James II.He's swept into a slave ship to Barbados but escapes from slavery and a brutal plantation owner during a Spanish Pirate attack. He becomes a pirate and before long becomes the greatest buccaneer of them all. Raids, sea battles, sword fights, acts of gallantry and low cunning follow, recounted with zest and skill by a natural-born storyteller. (P)192 2; 1999 Blackstone Audiobooks Critic Reviews: "A salty dose of high-seas adventure....First-class storytelling." (Library Journal) Members Reviews: Outstanding rendition of classic swashbuckler This is an outstanding audiobook on several levels. First, the narration is superb. The narrator has a broad range of characterizations that are beleivable and well maintained throughout the narration. Second, the clarity of the audio recording is excellent. Third, this happens to be one of the classic swashbucklers by Rafael Sabatini. I am hoping audible will add Sabatini's greatest work, Scaramouche, to the library, hopefully narrated by Mr. Whitfield. Until then, Captain Blood is an extremely satisfying and high quality recording. Great book, outstanding narrator The listener will owe a huge debt to the talents of the narrator, Robert Whitfield. His rendering of Captain Blood delivers this masterpiece with outstaning effect. When I purchased the book my hopes were that it would be half as entertaining as Scaramouche (by the same author and narrator), and I am surprised to report that I enjoyed it just as much, which was more than I enjoyed many books in a very long time. One of the finest stories ever. Captain Blood is one of the all time best swashbuckles and historical fiction novels ever. Raphael Sabitini was an extraordinary writer with a fabulous and rich vocabulary, a rich sense of adventure (and the ability to covey it) , and a deep ability to fashion characters. In Captain Blood, he captures the not just the history of the times, but the thoughts, beliefs, and character of the 17th Century. A fabulously good novel. And a fabulously good reading, in fact, the best read that I have ever heard from an audio book. It is not possible to be disappointed in this audio book. A good buy. Old-Fashioned Adventure This rollicking, old-fashioned adventure story is hard to turn off and, once over, left me wishing it would never end. Narrator Robert Whitfield, with his vitality and theatricality, perfectly brings to life Sabatini's energetic storytelling. "Captain Blood" is one of the best audiobooks I have ever purchased and one I will gladly keep in my library to listen to over and over. I loved it! Another great book I had never heard of. I hesitated before ordering Captain Blood. I shouldnt have. This story has its share of swashbuckling adventure, but it is mostly about the trials and tribulations of one man, Peter Blood. Bloods miseries include a false accusation, slavery and an untouchable woman. In spite of his oppressions, Blood triumphs in the end. How he does is a great story. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Gathering-Audiobook/B002V5A0WK Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Gathering Author: Anne Enright Narrator: Terry Donnelly Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 37 mins Language: English Release date: 03-07-08 Publisher: Recorded Books Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 156 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Man Booker Prize, Fiction, 2007 Regarded as one of her country's foremost voices, Irish author Anne Enright makes a fresh mark on a rich literary tradition. The Gathering is a deeply insightful family saga, steeped in secrets and intrigue, unfolding over three generations. Critic Reviews: "Enright's hypnotic prose turns...desperation into something fierce and beautiful." ( Booklist)"A melancholic love and rage bubbles just beneath the surface of this Dublin clan, and Enright explores it unflinchingly." ( Publishers Weekly) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Anne Enright) Fri, 07 Mar 2008 04:32:25 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Gathering-Audiobook/B002V5A0WK thebookvoice.com 10:37:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Gathering Author: Anne Enright Narrator: Terry Donnelly Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 37 mins Language: English Release date: 03-07-08 Publisher: Recorded Books Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 156 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Man Booker Prize, Fiction, 2007 Regarded as one of her country's foremost voices, Irish author Anne Enright makes a fresh mark on a rich literary tradition. The Gathering is a deeply insightful family saga, steeped in secrets and intrigue, unfolding over three generations. Critic Reviews: "Enright's hypnotic prose turns...desperation into something fierce and beautiful." ( Booklist)"A melancholic love and rage bubbles just beneath the surface of this Dublin clan, and Enright explores it unflinchingly." ( Publishers Weekly) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Gathering Author: Anne Enright Narrator: Terry Donnelly Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 37 mins Language: English Release date: 03-07-08 Publisher: Recorded Books Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 156 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Man Booker Prize, Fiction, 2007 Regarded as one of her country's foremost voices, Irish author Anne Enright makes a fresh mark on a rich literary tradition. The Gathering is a deeply insightful family saga, steeped in secrets and intrigue, unfolding over three generations. Critic Reviews: "Enright's hypnotic prose turns...desperation into something fierce and beautiful." ( Booklist)"A melancholic love and rage bubbles just beneath the surface of this Dublin clan, and Enright explores it unflinchingly." ( Publishers Weekly) Members Reviews: Not For Everyone This book has received a lot of negative ratings. I agree it is not a book for everyone's tastes. It's not an easy listen, but the narration is perfect. I loved the book. I felt like I was inside Veronica's confused and guilt-ridden head... experiencing all the twists and turns that happen when trying to make sense of things after a tragedy, on top of a lifetime of hurt. I will go back and listen again. So Irish, yet Universal If you could sum up The Gathering in three words, what would they be? Family, Irish, Generations What did you like best about this story? The flow of familial ties from generation to generation - the sense of time and blood ties flowing like a river without beginning or end. Which scene was your favorite? The wake - recognizing Liam's child. If you could rename The Gathering, what would you call it? Perfect title. Any additional comments? It appears some listeners are put off by the darkness of the book. As a survivor of family suicide I can say the book is spot on about the aftermath of suicide. It is dark, but charmingly Irish, and relieved by the dark humor so essential to surviving family tragedies. The narrator is a gifted actress and made the story authentic and more enjoyable. Get Out the Razor Blades This book is so unrelentingly dreary that I can't find one good thing to say about it. Not one character had any appeal to me. I am so sick of reading about drunks and their devestating effects on children. I can't imagine how this book won any prize whatsoever. The only good thing I can say is that the reader successfully intoned, in a monotonic haze of despair, both the tone and content of this book. I hated it so much, it makes me mad. Grim This story was so depressing I could not finish listening to it. The characters are uniformly sad and grim, without a trace of wit to lighten the mood. The pacing too is agonizingly slow, focusing on minute detail to the exclusion of action. The author appears capable of something better than this book's unrelenting theme of grief and loss. You can not libel the dead I do not think we remember our family in any real sense. We live in them instead Anne Enright, The Gathering I grabbed a couple of my Irish writers to read while traveling back and forth to Ireland for pleasure. Ha. Pleasure. The Irish know how to feck, fight and die. Oh, and write. Both novels centered around drownings, death, and memory. Both were Man Booker Prize winners (born two years apart). Both were very different looks back. Banville's The Sea was more poetic, more soothing; a search for the correct word, the proper memory. 'The Gathering' was angrier. It was a picked scab, a hot wound, a shout into a dark wet cave; tea without sugar or cream, aged whiskey without the water. Banville's novel was almost elegiac and poetic in its mourning. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Everville-The-Second-Book-of-the-Art-Audiobook/B018WN1XD4 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Everville: The Second Book of 'the Art' Author: Clive Barker Narrator: Chet Williamson Format: Unabridged Length: 21 hrs and 49 mins Language: English Release date: 12-06-15 Publisher: Crossroad Press Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 141 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: On the borderland between this world and the world of Quiddity, the sea of our dreams, sits Everville. For years, it has lived in ignorance of the gleaming shore on which it lies. But its ignorance is not bliss. Opening the door between worlds, Clive Barker delivers his characters into the heart of the human mystery; into a place of revelation, where the forces that have shaped our past - and are ready to destroy our future - are at work. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Clive Barker) Sun, 06 Dec 2015 07:50:15 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Everville-The-Second-Book-of-the-Art-Audiobook/B018WN1XD4 thebookvoice.com 21:49:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Everville: The Second Book of 'the Art' Author: Clive Barker Narrator: Chet Williamson Format: Unabridged Length: 21 hrs and 49 mins Language: English Release date: 12-06-15 Publisher: Crossroad Press Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 141 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: On the borderland between this world and the world of Quiddity, the sea of our dreams, sits Everville. For years, it has lived in ignorance of the gleaming shore on which it lies. But its ignorance is not bliss. Opening the door between worlds, Clive Barker delivers his characters into the heart of the human mystery; into a place of revelation, where the forces that have shaped our past - and are ready to destroy our future - are at work. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Everville: The Second Book of 'the Art' Author: Clive Barker Narrator: Chet Williamson Format: Unabridged Length: 21 hrs and 49 mins Language: English Release date: 12-06-15 Publisher: Crossroad Press Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 141 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: On the borderland between this world and the world of Quiddity, the sea of our dreams, sits Everville. For years, it has lived in ignorance of the gleaming shore on which it lies. But its ignorance is not bliss. Opening the door between worlds, Clive Barker delivers his characters into the heart of the human mystery; into a place of revelation, where the forces that have shaped our past - and are ready to destroy our future - are at work. Members Reviews: Baker's Dream Sea does not disappoint The sequel to Everv illegal finds us reuniting with Grillo, Tess, Raul, Harry and even little Mave. The story, even though long, flowed nicely. It helped to tie up loose ends and made for a great read ! wish barker would get off his ass & write book 3 amazing story ..enjoyed much more than book 1........but book 3 is damn near 20 yrs. overdue! wtf.hope it's worth the wait Good Story Great Narrator Good audio book. Narrator is wonderful. Story was good, no plot twist that was memorable, just a really good story. I would certainly recommend to a friend. Yessss... Thank you Audible! So, seriously, I read this a long long time ago and I'm SO happy that audible didn't forget about book 2! *Fan girl scream* Long & Detailed Hard to follow some times. Barker's imagination is infinite and difficult to fathom. 24 years and no 3rd book... https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Love-Dishonor-Marry-Die-Cherish-Perish-Audiobook/B00DENT10K Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Love, Dishonor, Marry, Die, Cherish, Perish Subtitle: A Novel Author: David Rakoff Narrator: David Rakoff Format: Unabridged Length: 2 hrs and 34 mins Language: English Release date: 07-16-13 Publisher: Random House Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 405 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Audie Award Finalist, Narration by the Author or Authors, 2014 From the incomparable David Rakoff, a poignant, beautiful, witty, and wise novel in verse whose scope spans the 20th century. Through his books and his radio essays for NPR's This American Life, David Rakoff has built a deserved reputation as one of the finest and funniest essayists of our time. Written with humor, sympathy, and tenderness, this intricately woven novel proves him to be the master of an altogether different art form. Love, Dishonor, Marry, Die, Cherish, Perish leaps cities and decades as Rakoff sings the song of an America whose freedoms can be intoxicating, or brutal. The characters' lives are linked to one another by acts of generosity or cruelty. A daughter of Irish slaughterhouse workers in early-20th-century Chicago faces a desperate choice; a hobo offers an unexpected refuge on the rails during the Great Depression; a vivacious aunt provides her clever nephew a path out of the crushed dream of postwar Southern California; an office girl endures the casually vicious sexism of 1950s Manhattan; the young man from Southern California revels in the electrifying sexual and artistic openness of 1960s San Francisco, then later tends to dying friends and lovers as the AIDS pandemic devastates the community he cherishes; a love triangle reveals the empty materialism of the Reagan years; a marriage crumbles under the distinction between self-actualization and humanity; as the new century opens, a man who has lost his way finds a measure of peace in a photograph he discovers in an old box - an image of pure and simple joy that unites the themes of this brilliantly conceived work. Rakoff's insistence on beauty and the necessity of kindness in a selfish world raises the novel far above mere satire. A critic once called Rakoff "magnificent", a word that perfectly describes this wonderful novel in verse. Critic Reviews: "Mesmerizing... Combines his wit and his gravity....Astounding." ( Publishers Weekly) "A fitting memorial to a humorist whose embrace of life encompassed its dark side...[the book] retains a spirit of sweetness and light, even as mortality and inhumanity provide a subtext.... Strong work. It deepens the impact that this was the last book completed by the author." ( Kirkus Reviews) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (David Rakoff) Tue, 16 Jul 2013 00:10:00 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Love-Dishonor-Marry-Die-Cherish-Perish-Audiobook/B00DENT10K thebookvoice.com 02:34:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Love, Dishonor, Marry, Die, Cherish, Perish Subtitle: A Novel Author: David Rakoff Narrator: David Rakoff Format: Unabridged Length: 2 hrs and 34 mins Language: English Release date: 07-16-13 Publisher: Random House Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 405 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Audie Award Finalist, Narration by the Author or Authors, 2014 From the incomparable David Rakoff, a poignant, beautiful, witty, and wise novel in verse whose scope spans the 20th century. Through his books and his radio essays for NPR's This American Life, David Rakoff has built a deserved reputation as one of the finest and funniest essayists of our time. Written with humor, sympathy, and tenderness, this intricately woven novel proves him to be the master of an altogether different art form. Love, Dishonor, Marry, Die, Cherish, Perish leaps cities and decades as Rakoff sings the song of an America whose freedoms can be intoxicating, or brutal. The characters' lives are linked to one another by acts of generosity or cruelty. A daughter of Irish slaughterhouse workers in early-20th-century Chicago faces a desperate choice; a hobo offers an unexpected refuge on the rails during the Great Depression; a vivacious aunt provides her clever nephew a path out of the crushed dream of postwar Southern California; an office girl endures the casually vicious sexism of 1950s Manhattan; the young man from Southern California revels in the electrifying sexual and artistic openness of 1960s San Francisco, then later tends to dying friends and lovers as the AIDS pandemic devastates the community he cherishes; a love triangle reveals the empty materialism of the Reagan years; a marriage crumbles under the distinction between self-actualization and humanity; as the new century opens, a man who has lost his way finds a measure of peace in a photograph he discovers in an old box - an image of pure and simple joy that unites the themes of this brilliantly conceived work. Rakoff's insistence on beauty and the necessity of kindness in a selfish world raises the novel far above mere satire. A critic once called Rakoff "magnificent", a word that perfectly describes this wonderful novel in verse. Critic Reviews: "Mesmerizing... Combines his wit and his gravity....Astounding." ( Publishers Weekly) "A fitting memorial to a humorist whose embrace of life encompassed its dark side...[the book] retains a spirit of sweetness and light, even as mortality and inhumanity provide a subtext.... Strong work. It deepens the impact that this was the last book completed by the author." ( Kirkus Reviews) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Love, Dishonor, Marry, Die, Cherish, Perish Subtitle: A Novel Author: David Rakoff Narrator: David Rakoff Format: Unabridged Length: 2 hrs and 34 mins Language: English Release date: 07-16-13 Publisher: Random House Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 405 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Audie Award Finalist, Narration by the Author or Authors, 2014 From the incomparable David Rakoff, a poignant, beautiful, witty, and wise novel in verse whose scope spans the 20th century. Through his books and his radio essays for NPR's This American Life, David Rakoff has built a deserved reputation as one of the finest and funniest essayists of our time. Written with humor, sympathy, and tenderness, this intricately woven novel proves him to be the master of an altogether different art form. Love, Dishonor, Marry, Die, Cherish, Perish leaps cities and decades as Rakoff sings the song of an America whose freedoms can be intoxicating, or brutal. The characters' lives are linked to one another by acts of generosity or cruelty. A daughter of Irish slaughterhouse workers in early-20th-century Chicago faces a desperate choice; a hobo offers an unexpected refuge on the rails during the Great Depression; a vivacious aunt provides her clever nephew a path out of the crushed dream of postwar Southern California; an office girl endures the casually vicious sexism of 1950s Manhattan; the young man from Southern California revels in the electrifying sexual and artistic openness of 1960s San Francisco, then later tends to dying friends and lovers as the AIDS pandemic devastates the community he cherishes; a love triangle reveals the empty materialism of the Reagan years; a marriage crumbles under the distinction between self-actualization and humanity; as the new century opens, a man who has lost his way finds a measure of peace in a photograph he discovers in an old box - an image of pure and simple joy that unites the themes of this brilliantly conceived work. Rakoff's insistence on beauty and the necessity of kindness in a selfish world raises the novel far above mere satire. A critic once called Rakoff "magnificent", a word that perfectly describes this wonderful novel in verse. Critic Reviews: "Mesmerizing... Combines his wit and his gravity....Astounding." ( Publishers Weekly) "A fitting memorial to a humorist whose embrace of life encompassed its dark side...[the book] retains a spirit of sweetness and light, even as mortality and inhumanity provide a subtext.... Strong work. It deepens the impact that this was the last book completed by the author." ( Kirkus Reviews) Members Reviews: Stunning Farewell Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why? Absolutely Any additional comments? Writing novels too easily? Try this parameter Write it all in anapestic tetrameter twas the night before Christmas in rhythm and rhyme, But thoughtful and searing. Disturbing. Sublime. And how like this author, this thoughtful word dancer Who as he wrote fought his last battle with cancer, To write resolutely with head in the noose, And bolster himself with the rhyme scheme of Seuss. If you read this book (and you must) be beguiled! Tales worthy of Dickens, wit wondrously Wilde. Some Thurber and Twain, (sorry now I digress... This novel inspires literary largesse.) His instinct with rhyme is inherently true. Not at all like a limerick - more like haiku. His word choices fit like a key in a lock, The drawings of Escher, the great fugues of Bach. At once ominous, funny, then caustic, then sweeter. The achingly personal couched in a meter That makes it so eloquent - thrilling to follow. A pill of hard truths youll be eager to swallow. So go read this novel. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Spiders-House-Audiobook/B004IURLPA Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Spider's House Author: Paul Bowles Narrator: Peter Ganim Format: Unabridged Length: 16 hrs and 14 mins Language: English Release date: 01-13-11 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 46 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Set in Fez, Morocco, during that country's 1954 nationalist uprising, The Spider's House is perhaps Paul Bowles's most beautifully subtle novel, richly descriptive of its setting and uncompromising in its characterizations. Exploring once again the dilemma of the outsider in an alien society, and the gap in understanding between cultures - recurrent themes of Paul Bowles' writings - The Spider's House is dramatic, brutally honest, and shockingly relevant to today's political situation in the Middle East and elsewhere. Critic Reviews: "Paul Bowles is a storyteller of the utmost purity and integrity. He writes of a world before God became man; a world in which men and women in extremis are seen as components in a larger, more elemental drama. His prose is crystalline and his voice unique. Paul Bowles is sui generis." (Joyce Carol Oates) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Paul Bowles) Thu, 13 Jan 2011 15:13:31 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Spiders-House-Audiobook/B004IURLPA thebookvoice.com 16:14:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Spider's House Author: Paul Bowles Narrator: Peter Ganim Format: Unabridged Length: 16 hrs and 14 mins Language: English Release date: 01-13-11 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 46 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Set in Fez, Morocco, during that country's 1954 nationalist uprising, The Spider's House is perhaps Paul Bowles's most beautifully subtle novel, richly descriptive of its setting and uncompromising in its characterizations. Exploring once again the dilemma of the outsider in an alien society, and the gap in understanding between cultures - recurrent themes of Paul Bowles' writings - The Spider's House is dramatic, brutally honest, and shockingly relevant to today's political situation in the Middle East and elsewhere. Critic Reviews: "Paul Bowles is a storyteller of the utmost purity and integrity. He writes of a world before God became man; a world in which men and women in extremis are seen as components in a larger, more elemental drama. His prose is crystalline and his voice unique. Paul Bowles is sui generis." (Joyce Carol Oates) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Spider's House Author: Paul Bowles Narrator: Peter Ganim Format: Unabridged Length: 16 hrs and 14 mins Language: English Release date: 01-13-11 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 46 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Set in Fez, Morocco, during that country's 1954 nationalist uprising, The Spider's House is perhaps Paul Bowles's most beautifully subtle novel, richly descriptive of its setting and uncompromising in its characterizations. Exploring once again the dilemma of the outsider in an alien society, and the gap in understanding between cultures - recurrent themes of Paul Bowles' writings - The Spider's House is dramatic, brutally honest, and shockingly relevant to today's political situation in the Middle East and elsewhere. Critic Reviews: "Paul Bowles is a storyteller of the utmost purity and integrity. He writes of a world before God became man; a world in which men and women in extremis are seen as components in a larger, more elemental drama. His prose is crystalline and his voice unique. Paul Bowles is sui generis." (Joyce Carol Oates) Members Reviews: Delicious Where does The Spider's House rank among all the audiobooks youve listened to so far? It is up towards the top. What other book might you compare The Spider's House to and why? I just finished the Bowles short stories and it is a great reward. I am pleased with that sequence. What does Peter Ganim bring to the story that you wouldnt experience if you just read the book? He is REALLY GREAT. I LOVE his voice for this. Who was the most memorable character of The Spider's House and why? Everyone was fascinating. Bowles is fascinating. One cannot help but wonder what comes from him, as he is so iconic. Any additional comments? I never read Bowles. I am so converted to him thanks to Audible. I have had a big project in a damp cold warehouse in the winter and these hot dry tales of North Africa have been my constant companion and cure. It was an inspired pairing! 1950's arab spring Set in Fez during French rule/occupation. Some insight into orthodox Islam and the Western conflicts- Apparently the sharp differences of faith, culture and world view are inherent and ancient in the Middle East . The Spider's House- apt title, reminds me socio economic woes of the Arab underclass are at the root of todays radical attacks. Slow and full of insight Any additional comments? This is a very slow read full of minute observation and probably won't appeal to everyone. However, it is acutely insightful both of the politics of Morocco under French rule and of the psychology of the main characters (who are not entirely likeable). It is also very illuminating about Islam and gave me new understanding and sympathy for the religion. It was worth listening to the book for that alone. The reader is not my favourite but just gets 5 stars. What a pity about the narrator I really looked forward to listening to a Paul Bowles book, but the narrator unfortunately spoiled it. He's really hard to listen to, making the book sound too much like a sermon. This is tedious, especially as the tone of the story is already a bit heavy/dramatic. great listen while in Morocco. insight into the mind of both local and foreign in Morocco during the independence period https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Chameleon-in-a-Candy-Store-Audiobook/B06W2H9T2D Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Chameleon in a Candy Store Author: Anonymous Narrator: Anonymous Format: Unabridged Length: 4 hrs and 19 mins Language: English Release date: 03-14-17 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 13 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Anonymous is back with the intoxicating, darkly dangerous, and wildly addictive sequel to his New York Times best-selling debut novel, Diary of an Oxygen Thief. Picking up the story where it left off, the controversial protagonist of cult classic Diary of an Oxygen Thief retools his advertising skills to seduce women online. It's a pursuit that quickly becomes a dangerous fixation, often requiring even more creativity and deception than his award-winning ad campaigns. Dazzling, daunting, and darkly hilarious, this spellbinding sequel is a spectacular indictment of a modern love twisted beyond recognition. This title was previously published as Chameleon on a Kaleidoscope. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Anonymous) Tue, 14 Mar 2017 05:55:06 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Chameleon-in-a-Candy-Store-Audiobook/B06W2H9T2D thebookvoice.com 04:19:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Chameleon in a Candy Store Author: Anonymous Narrator: Anonymous Format: Unabridged Length: 4 hrs and 19 mins Language: English Release date: 03-14-17 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 13 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Anonymous is back with the intoxicating, darkly dangerous, and wildly addictive sequel to his New York Times best-selling debut novel, Diary of an Oxygen Thief. Picking up the story where it left off, the controversial protagonist of cult classic Diary of an Oxygen Thief retools his advertising skills to seduce women online. It's a pursuit that quickly becomes a dangerous fixation, often requiring even more creativity and deception than his award-winning ad campaigns. Dazzling, daunting, and darkly hilarious, this spellbinding sequel is a spectacular indictment of a modern love twisted beyond recognition. This title was previously published as Chameleon on a Kaleidoscope. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Chameleon in a Candy Store Author: Anonymous Narrator: Anonymous Format: Unabridged Length: 4 hrs and 19 mins Language: English Release date: 03-14-17 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 13 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Anonymous is back with the intoxicating, darkly dangerous, and wildly addictive sequel to his New York Times best-selling debut novel, Diary of an Oxygen Thief. Picking up the story where it left off, the controversial protagonist of cult classic Diary of an Oxygen Thief retools his advertising skills to seduce women online. It's a pursuit that quickly becomes a dangerous fixation, often requiring even more creativity and deception than his award-winning ad campaigns. Dazzling, daunting, and darkly hilarious, this spellbinding sequel is a spectacular indictment of a modern love twisted beyond recognition. This title was previously published as Chameleon on a Kaleidoscope. Members Reviews: Better than Oxygen Thief The author writing skill is greatly improved since Oxygen Thief. This sequel memoir ( or wildly imagined fiction) is funny with a bit less cruelty as a recovering alcoholic trolls online dating in a pursuit of sex. Funny , sometimes cringe worthy. Im a fan of Anonymous, from a distance. I would hate this guy in real life. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Fourth-of-July-Creek-Audiobook/B00JBKBNQK Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Fourth of July Creek Subtitle: A Novel Author: Smith Henderson Narrator: MacLeod Andrews, Jenna Lamia Format: Unabridged Length: 15 hrs and 41 mins Language: English Release date: 05-27-14 Publisher: HarperAudio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 585 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: After trying to help Benjamin Pearl, an undernourished, nearly feral 11-year-old boy living in the Montana wilderness, social worker Pete Snow comes face-to-face with the boy's profoundly disturbed father, Jeremiah. With courage and caution, Pete slowly earns a measure of trust from this paranoid survivalist itching for a final conflict that will signal the coming End Times. But as Pete's own family spins out of control, Pearl's activities spark the full-blown interest of the FBI, putting Pete at the center of a massive manhunt from which no one will emerge unscathed. In this shattering and iconic American novel, Smith Henderson explores the complexities of freedom, community, grace, suspicion, and anarchy, brilliantly depicting our nation's disquieting and violent contradictions. Fourth of July Creek is an unforgettable, unflinching debut that marks the arrival of a major literary talent. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Smith Henderson) Tue, 27 May 2014 20:28:28 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Fourth-of-July-Creek-Audiobook/B00JBKBNQK thebookvoice.com 15:41:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Fourth of July Creek Subtitle: A Novel Author: Smith Henderson Narrator: MacLeod Andrews, Jenna Lamia Format: Unabridged Length: 15 hrs and 41 mins Language: English Release date: 05-27-14 Publisher: HarperAudio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 585 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: After trying to help Benjamin Pearl, an undernourished, nearly feral 11-year-old boy living in the Montana wilderness, social worker Pete Snow comes face-to-face with the boy's profoundly disturbed father, Jeremiah. With courage and caution, Pete slowly earns a measure of trust from this paranoid survivalist itching for a final conflict that will signal the coming End Times. But as Pete's own family spins out of control, Pearl's activities spark the full-blown interest of the FBI, putting Pete at the center of a massive manhunt from which no one will emerge unscathed. In this shattering and iconic American novel, Smith Henderson explores the complexities of freedom, community, grace, suspicion, and anarchy, brilliantly depicting our nation's disquieting and violent contradictions. Fourth of July Creek is an unforgettable, unflinching debut that marks the arrival of a major literary talent. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Fourth of July Creek Subtitle: A Novel Author: Smith Henderson Narrator: MacLeod Andrews, Jenna Lamia Format: Unabridged Length: 15 hrs and 41 mins Language: English Release date: 05-27-14 Publisher: HarperAudio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 585 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: After trying to help Benjamin Pearl, an undernourished, nearly feral 11-year-old boy living in the Montana wilderness, social worker Pete Snow comes face-to-face with the boy's profoundly disturbed father, Jeremiah. With courage and caution, Pete slowly earns a measure of trust from this paranoid survivalist itching for a final conflict that will signal the coming End Times. But as Pete's own family spins out of control, Pearl's activities spark the full-blown interest of the FBI, putting Pete at the center of a massive manhunt from which no one will emerge unscathed. In this shattering and iconic American novel, Smith Henderson explores the complexities of freedom, community, grace, suspicion, and anarchy, brilliantly depicting our nation's disquieting and violent contradictions. Fourth of July Creek is an unforgettable, unflinching debut that marks the arrival of a major literary talent. Members Reviews: Intense Would you consider the audio edition of Fourth of July Creek to be better than the print version? Yes because of the great narration. Andrews and Lamia are great and give a dimension to the book I would not have picked up reading it. Which character as performed by MacLeod Andrews and Jenna Lamia was your favorite? Rose--complex, sad, trapped, and trying her best in awful situations. Any additional comments? This is an intense and well developed story about people most of us would never know or want to know. The characters however are well developed and accessible and beautifully portrayed by the narrators. The story was complex but not so much that it wasn't an enjoyable listen. Though it can leave the reader bruised Any additional comments? Very, very well written. It was hard to turn this one off - because the story took so many twists and turns I was never sure what was going to happen next. It was fairly emotional listening - at times I felt as battered and bruised as the main character - but that's what good writing is all about - engaging the reader - right??? I'm breathless, nearly speechless. .. Would you listen to Fourth of July Creek again? Why? No, because it's fixed so perfectly in my mind. It feels like a part of my memory. Who was your favorite character and why? Pete, who never gave up on people. What about MacLeod Andrews and Jenna Lamia s performance did you like? Andrews had the rhythms of a man who has seen the worst of humanity, but still gets up and does his job every day. When he switches to Benjamin or Cecil, you can hear a young boy in his voice. And he is able to portray the gruffness of Jeremiah without bombast. Lamia was perfect for Rachel/Rose. Her cadences were those of a reflective, sometimes insightful young girl who has (somewhat deliberately) had to grow up fast. If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be? Sometimes the best thing you can do is the worst thing you can do. Any additional comments? Cloninger is the perfect foil for all the manifestations of evil in Pete's universe. And even incidental characters, like the judge and the pawnshop owner's relative, are believably flawed and human. Each could be the nucleus of another story. The Ghost of Tom Joad & the Wrath of Grapes I'd not heard of Smith Henderson. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Painter-Audiobook/B00J5QJ3YO Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Painter Subtitle: A Novel Author: Peter Heller Narrator: Mark Deakins Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs and 26 mins Language: English Release date: 05-06-14 Publisher: Random House Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 431 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Peter Heller, the celebrated author of the breakout best seller The Dog Stars, returns with an achingly beautiful, wildly suspenseful second novel about an artist trying to outrun his past. Jim Stegner has seen his share of violence and loss. Years ago he shot a man in a bar. His marriage disintegrated. He grieved the one thing he loved. In the wake of tragedy, Jim, a well-known expressionist painter, abandoned the art scene of Santa Fe to start fresh in the valleys of rural Colorado. Now he spends his days painting and fly-fishing, trying to find a way to live with the dark impulses that sometimes overtake him. He works with a lovely model. His paintings fetch excellent prices. But one afternoon, on a dirt road, Jim comes across a man beating a small horse, and a brutal encounter rips his quiet life wide open. Fleeing Colorado, chased by men set on retribution, Jim returns to New Mexico, tormented by his own relentless conscience. A stunning, savage novel of art and violence, love and grief, The Painter is the story of a man who longs to transcend the shadows in his heart, a man intent on using the losses he has suffered to create a meaningful life. Editorial Reviews: Editors Select, May 2014 - I absolutely loved his debut The Dog Stars Ive recommended it to just about every reader and listener I know - so I was very excited to see Peter Hellers name among this springs new releases. Full disclosure: The Painter is not The Dog Stars in subject matter but if you liked the latter for the authors unique rhythmic prose, and interesting, complex characters, youll thoroughly enjoy this new book. The Painter is the story of Jim Stegner, a famous, middle aged painter who has settled down into a quiet, sober life of painting and fishing following a rather dark past (which includes the death of his teenage daughter and a brief stint in prison for an attempted murder). But an encounter with a dangerous stranger soon sets him on a fateful course that has him creating new demons faster than he can battle his old ones. An emotional, at times harrowing tale of love, loss, guilt, and redemption, The Painter is a brilliant sophomore effort from a great literary author (who I think I can now officially call one of my favorites!) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Peter Heller) Tue, 06 May 2014 20:13:09 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Painter-Audiobook/B00J5QJ3YO thebookvoice.com 11:26:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Painter Subtitle: A Novel Author: Peter Heller Narrator: Mark Deakins Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs and 26 mins Language: English Release date: 05-06-14 Publisher: Random House Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 431 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Peter Heller, the celebrated author of the breakout best seller The Dog Stars, returns with an achingly beautiful, wildly suspenseful second novel about an artist trying to outrun his past. Jim Stegner has seen his share of violence and loss. Years ago he shot a man in a bar. His marriage disintegrated. He grieved the one thing he loved. In the wake of tragedy, Jim, a well-known expressionist painter, abandoned the art scene of Santa Fe to start fresh in the valleys of rural Colorado. Now he spends his days painting and fly-fishing, trying to find a way to live with the dark impulses that sometimes overtake him. He works with a lovely model. His paintings fetch excellent prices. But one afternoon, on a dirt road, Jim comes across a man beating a small horse, and a brutal encounter rips his quiet life wide open. Fleeing Colorado, chased by men set on retribution, Jim returns to New Mexico, tormented by his own relentless conscience. A stunning, savage novel of art and violence, love and grief, The Painter is the story of a man who longs to transcend the shadows in his heart, a man intent on using the losses he has suffered to create a meaningful life. Editorial Reviews: Editors Select, May 2014 - I absolutely loved his debut The Dog Stars Ive recommended it to just about every reader and listener I know - so I was very excited to see Peter Hellers name among this springs new releases. Full disclosure: The Painter is not The Dog Stars in subject matter but if you liked the latter for the authors unique rhythmic prose, and interesting, complex characters, youll thoroughly enjoy this new book. The Painter is the story of Jim Stegner, a famous, middle aged painter who has settled down into a quiet, sober life of painting and fishing following a rather dark past (which includes the death of his teenage daughter and a brief stint in prison for an attempted murder). But an encounter with a dangerous stranger soon sets him on a fateful course that has him creating new demons faster than he can battle his old ones. An emotional, at times harrowing tale of love, loss, guilt, and redemption, The Painter is a brilliant sophomore effort from a great literary author (who I think I can now officially call one of my favorites!) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Painter Subtitle: A Novel Author: Peter Heller Narrator: Mark Deakins Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs and 26 mins Language: English Release date: 05-06-14 Publisher: Random House Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 431 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Peter Heller, the celebrated author of the breakout best seller The Dog Stars, returns with an achingly beautiful, wildly suspenseful second novel about an artist trying to outrun his past. Jim Stegner has seen his share of violence and loss. Years ago he shot a man in a bar. His marriage disintegrated. He grieved the one thing he loved. In the wake of tragedy, Jim, a well-known expressionist painter, abandoned the art scene of Santa Fe to start fresh in the valleys of rural Colorado. Now he spends his days painting and fly-fishing, trying to find a way to live with the dark impulses that sometimes overtake him. He works with a lovely model. His paintings fetch excellent prices. But one afternoon, on a dirt road, Jim comes across a man beating a small horse, and a brutal encounter rips his quiet life wide open. Fleeing Colorado, chased by men set on retribution, Jim returns to New Mexico, tormented by his own relentless conscience. A stunning, savage novel of art and violence, love and grief, The Painter is the story of a man who longs to transcend the shadows in his heart, a man intent on using the losses he has suffered to create a meaningful life. Editorial Reviews: Editors Select, May 2014 - I absolutely loved his debut The Dog Stars Ive recommended it to just about every reader and listener I know - so I was very excited to see Peter Hellers name among this springs new releases. Full disclosure: The Painter is not The Dog Stars in subject matter but if you liked the latter for the authors unique rhythmic prose, and interesting, complex characters, youll thoroughly enjoy this new book. The Painter is the story of Jim Stegner, a famous, middle aged painter who has settled down into a quiet, sober life of painting and fishing following a rather dark past (which includes the death of his teenage daughter and a brief stint in prison for an attempted murder). But an encounter with a dangerous stranger soon sets him on a fateful course that has him creating new demons faster than he can battle his old ones. An emotional, at times harrowing tale of love, loss, guilt, and redemption, The Painter is a brilliant sophomore effort from a great literary author (who I think I can now officially call one of my favorites!) Members Reviews: The good, the bad, and the ugly First off, I need to say that Heller's previous book, The Dog Stars, is in my all-time favorites list. I listened to it three times. I had hoped I would enjoy The Painter similarly. This book has some of the characteristics that I loved in the previous book. It has the very excellent Mark Deakins as the narrator. It has the first person narration by the protagonist and the similar stream of consciousness thoughts. At first, I worried that I was listening to the same character as in the other book. The similarities were scary--the loner male, the abject grief, the love of nature--but soon I realized that Jim Stegner was a very different character. Good, and that is what I was hoping for, right? Yes and no. Jim is a very different bird, indeed. Some of his personality traits did not ring true or seem to be credible. Heller portrays a man who has what could be referred to as psychopathic tendencies, yet he is a nature loving, animal protecting, introspective man. This just doesn't ring true. Jim is also incredibly self-centered to an extent that I found hard to swallow. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Best-Kind-of-People-Audiobook/B074N9QBVF Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Best Kind of People Subtitle: A Novel Author: Zoe Whittall Narrator: Cassandra Campbell Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs and 35 mins Language: English Release date: 09-19-17 Publisher: Random House Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 23 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: A local schoolteacher is arrested, leaving his family to wrestle with the possibility of his guilt, in this exquisite novel about loyalty, truth, and happiness. The Woodburys cherish life in the affluent, bucolic suburb of Avalon Hills, Connecticut. George is a beloved science teacher at the local prep school, a hero who once thwarted a gunman, and his wife, Joan, is a hardworking ER nurse. They have brought up their children in this thriving town of wooded yards and sprawling lakes. Then, one night, a police car pulls up to the Woodbury home, and George is charged with sexual misconduct with students from his daughter's school. As he sits in prison awaiting trial and claiming innocence, Joan vaults between denial and rage as friends and neighbors turn cold. Their daughter, 17-year-old Sadie, is a popular high school senior who becomes a social outcast - and finds refuge in an unexpected place. Her brother, Andrew, a lawyer in New York, returns home to support the family, only to confront unhappy memories from his past. A writer tries to exploit their story while an unlikely men's rights activist group attempts to recruit Sadie for their cause. Provocative and unforgettable, The Best Kind of People reveals the cracks along the seams of even the most perfect lives and the unraveling of an American family. Critic Reviews: "A gripping novel, one that shines a light on family dynamics under extreme pressure." (The Vancouver Sun) "Zoe Whittall's undisputed talent as a writer shines, as does her understanding into the complexity of our sympathies, our morality, and our humanity. With incredible empathy and undeniable skill, this book is sure to spark much-needed dialogue, vital debate, and richly deserved acclaim." (Stacey May Fowles, author of Infidelity) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Zoe Whittall) Tue, 19 Sep 2017 07:05:22 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Best-Kind-of-People-Audiobook/B074N9QBVF thebookvoice.com 11:35:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Best Kind of People Subtitle: A Novel Author: Zoe Whittall Narrator: Cassandra Campbell Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs and 35 mins Language: English Release date: 09-19-17 Publisher: Random House Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 23 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: A local schoolteacher is arrested, leaving his family to wrestle with the possibility of his guilt, in this exquisite novel about loyalty, truth, and happiness. The Woodburys cherish life in the affluent, bucolic suburb of Avalon Hills, Connecticut. George is a beloved science teacher at the local prep school, a hero who once thwarted a gunman, and his wife, Joan, is a hardworking ER nurse. They have brought up their children in this thriving town of wooded yards and sprawling lakes. Then, one night, a police car pulls up to the Woodbury home, and George is charged with sexual misconduct with students from his daughter's school. As he sits in prison awaiting trial and claiming innocence, Joan vaults between denial and rage as friends and neighbors turn cold. Their daughter, 17-year-old Sadie, is a popular high school senior who becomes a social outcast - and finds refuge in an unexpected place. Her brother, Andrew, a lawyer in New York, returns home to support the family, only to confront unhappy memories from his past. A writer tries to exploit their story while an unlikely men's rights activist group attempts to recruit Sadie for their cause. Provocative and unforgettable, The Best Kind of People reveals the cracks along the seams of even the most perfect lives and the unraveling of an American family. Critic Reviews: "A gripping novel, one that shines a light on family dynamics under extreme pressure." (The Vancouver Sun) "Zoe Whittall's undisputed talent as a writer shines, as does her understanding into the complexity of our sympathies, our morality, and our humanity. With incredible empathy and undeniable skill, this book is sure to spark much-needed dialogue, vital debate, and richly deserved acclaim." (Stacey May Fowles, author of Infidelity) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Best Kind of People Subtitle: A Novel Author: Zoe Whittall Narrator: Cassandra Campbell Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs and 35 mins Language: English Release date: 09-19-17 Publisher: Random House Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 23 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: A local schoolteacher is arrested, leaving his family to wrestle with the possibility of his guilt, in this exquisite novel about loyalty, truth, and happiness. The Woodburys cherish life in the affluent, bucolic suburb of Avalon Hills, Connecticut. George is a beloved science teacher at the local prep school, a hero who once thwarted a gunman, and his wife, Joan, is a hardworking ER nurse. They have brought up their children in this thriving town of wooded yards and sprawling lakes. Then, one night, a police car pulls up to the Woodbury home, and George is charged with sexual misconduct with students from his daughter's school. As he sits in prison awaiting trial and claiming innocence, Joan vaults between denial and rage as friends and neighbors turn cold. Their daughter, 17-year-old Sadie, is a popular high school senior who becomes a social outcast - and finds refuge in an unexpected place. Her brother, Andrew, a lawyer in New York, returns home to support the family, only to confront unhappy memories from his past. A writer tries to exploit their story while an unlikely men's rights activist group attempts to recruit Sadie for their cause. Provocative and unforgettable, The Best Kind of People reveals the cracks along the seams of even the most perfect lives and the unraveling of an American family. Critic Reviews: "A gripping novel, one that shines a light on family dynamics under extreme pressure." (The Vancouver Sun) "Zoe Whittall's undisputed talent as a writer shines, as does her understanding into the complexity of our sympathies, our morality, and our humanity. With incredible empathy and undeniable skill, this book is sure to spark much-needed dialogue, vital debate, and richly deserved acclaim." (Stacey May Fowles, author of Infidelity) Members Reviews: Oh No Not Another Dud I wish I had read some of the many two star reviews on Amazon before I started this confusing, he said/ she said, hopelessly misinformed and wandering novel. This book was such a total mixed up mess of lascivious innuendo, wavering timelines and whispered accusations that it just never made any sense. Further and foremost, the lack of basic legal research or really any legal understanding of how the law in America works makes the whole sorted story beyond ridiculous. The book attempted to explore issues related to teen sex, drug, and alcohol use, parent/child relationships, and sexual misconduct involving adults and minors. To me, it completely missed the mark. The plot and the characters were inconsistent and so undeveloped it was impossible to relate to the story being told. Nothing felt grounded in reality. Do yourself a favor and read the Amazon reviews before you waste your time. I wish I had. What was the point? The story had no real closure, no real ramp up or climax... a bunch of weird "maybe this is a plot twist?" moments that turned into nothing really. It's a good book but it's not a great book. Also, for the record, I still have NO IDEA how the title relates back to the book either. I am just left wondering what the point of the book was, I feel like I missed some lesson learned or plot twist that evaded me or something. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Sailor-Who-Fell-From-Grace-With-the-Sea-Audiobook/B004GIC2VC Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Sailor Who Fell From Grace With the Sea Author: Yukio Mishima Narrator: Brian Nishii Format: Unabridged Length: 4 hrs and 34 mins Language: English Release date: 12-22-10 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 74 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: A band of savage 13-year-old boys reject the adult world as illusory, hypocritical, and sentimental, and train themselves in a brutal callousness they call 'objectivity'. When the mother of one of them begins an affair with a ship's officer, he and his friends idealise the man at first; but it is not long before they conclude that he is in fact soft and romantic. They regard this disallusionment as an act of betrayal on his part - and the retribution is deliberate and horrifying. Critic Reviews: "Mishima's greatest novel, and one of the greatest of the past century." (The Times) "Coolly exact with his characters and their honourable motives. His aim is to make the destruction of the sailor by his love seem as inevitable as the ocean." (Guardian) "Told with Mishima's fierce attention to naturalistic detail, the grisly tale becomes painfully convincing and yields a richness of psychological and mythic truth." (Sunday Times) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Yukio Mishima) Wed, 22 Dec 2010 05:19:54 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Sailor-Who-Fell-From-Grace-With-the-Sea-Audiobook/B004GIC2VC thebookvoice.com 04:34:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Sailor Who Fell From Grace With the Sea Author: Yukio Mishima Narrator: Brian Nishii Format: Unabridged Length: 4 hrs and 34 mins Language: English Release date: 12-22-10 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 74 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: A band of savage 13-year-old boys reject the adult world as illusory, hypocritical, and sentimental, and train themselves in a brutal callousness they call 'objectivity'. When the mother of one of them begins an affair with a ship's officer, he and his friends idealise the man at first; but it is not long before they conclude that he is in fact soft and romantic. They regard this disallusionment as an act of betrayal on his part - and the retribution is deliberate and horrifying. Critic Reviews: "Mishima's greatest novel, and one of the greatest of the past century." (The Times) "Coolly exact with his characters and their honourable motives. His aim is to make the destruction of the sailor by his love seem as inevitable as the ocean." (Guardian) "Told with Mishima's fierce attention to naturalistic detail, the grisly tale becomes painfully convincing and yields a richness of psychological and mythic truth." (Sunday Times) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Sailor Who Fell From Grace With the Sea Author: Yukio Mishima Narrator: Brian Nishii Format: Unabridged Length: 4 hrs and 34 mins Language: English Release date: 12-22-10 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 74 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: A band of savage 13-year-old boys reject the adult world as illusory, hypocritical, and sentimental, and train themselves in a brutal callousness they call 'objectivity'. When the mother of one of them begins an affair with a ship's officer, he and his friends idealise the man at first; but it is not long before they conclude that he is in fact soft and romantic. They regard this disallusionment as an act of betrayal on his part - and the retribution is deliberate and horrifying. Critic Reviews: "Mishima's greatest novel, and one of the greatest of the past century." (The Times) "Coolly exact with his characters and their honourable motives. His aim is to make the destruction of the sailor by his love seem as inevitable as the ocean." (Guardian) "Told with Mishima's fierce attention to naturalistic detail, the grisly tale becomes painfully convincing and yields a richness of psychological and mythic truth." (Sunday Times) Members Reviews: Unsettling writing, flawed reading I can only agree with a previous reviewer. The novel itself is very moving and exquisitely done. It has a fluid, effortless flow, and at the same time is unrelentingly brutal (and really not for the faint of heart). In some aspects it reminded me of "The Lord of the Flies", of "Crime and Punishment" and Sartre's "The Nausea". In one of the strongest scenes in the book, a group of boys kill and "dissect" a stray kitten in order to train themselves in "perfect lack of feeling" -- I had a very hard time listening to this. But the most striking thing is the seeming ease with which the writing shifts between points of view, between past and present, between events and reminiscences. It could have been an outstanding audiobook. But unfortunately it isn't, and that is due to the reader. It's a shame, because Brian Nishii reads very clearly and pronounces all the Japanese names correctly. But for some reason he almost always seems to emphasize the wrong part of the sentence. It's as if he reads every sentence separately, with no notion of context. In the end, it was possible to follow and enjoy the writing, but I had to overcome the flaws in the narration to do that. And that's the exact opposite of what an audiobook narrator should do. Bottom line: recommended, but proceed with caution. Excellent reading This is the third Mishima work read by Brian Nishii that I've listened to now. He has really grown on me. His subdued style works well and does not become intrusive. As a student of Japanese, I appreciate that he actually knows how to pronounce Dark, Haunting... Lyrical and rich, this novel renders the pain and confusion of adolescence, the mystery and ardor of life. A wonderful piece of Japanese literature. Beautiful writing, very troubling story. What did you love best about The Sailor Who Fell From Grace With the Sea? I enjoyed Mishima's prose. He is a master. What was the most interesting aspect of this story? The least interesting? Hearing about post-war Japan. What about Brian Nishiis performance did you like? He reads with real authenticity. Doesn't trip over Japanese names or words. If you could rename The Sailor Who Fell From Grace With the Sea, what would you call it? Birth of a serial killer. Even the killing of a kitten is brute poetry This is not for the tender hearted. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Mists-of-the-Serengeti-Audiobook/B0714L3V34 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Mists of the Serengeti Author: Leylah Attar Narrator: Zachary Webber, Megan Tusing Format: Unabridged Length: 12 hrs and 7 mins Language: English Release date: 05-30-17 Publisher: Leylah Attar Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 56 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: From New York Times and USA Today best-selling author, Leylah Attar, comes a compelling, emotionally resonant new novel, set against the lush backdrop of the Serengeti. Once in Africa, I kissed a king.... "And just like that, in an old red barn at the foothills of Mount Kilimanjaro, I discovered the elusive magic I had only ever glimpsed between the pages of great love stories. It fluttered around me like a newborn butterfly and settled in a corner of my heart. I held my breath, afraid to exhale for fear it would slip out, never to be found again." When a bomb explodes in a mall in East Africa, its aftershocks send two strangers on a collision course that neither one sees coming. Jack Warden, a divorced coffee farmer in Tanzania, loses his only daughter. An ocean away, in the English countryside, Rodel Emerson loses her only sibling. Two ordinary people, bound by a tragic afternoon, set out to achieve the extraordinary, as they make three stops to rescue three children across the vast plains of the Serengeti - children who are worth more dead than alive. But even if they beat the odds, another challenge looms at the end of the line. Can they survive yet another loss - this time of a love that's bound to slip through their fingers, like the mists that dissipate in the light of the sun? "Sometimes you come across a rainbow story-one that spans your heart. You might not be able to grasp it or hold on to it, but you can never be sorry for the color and magic it brought." Mists of the Serengeti is inspired by true events and contains emotional triggers, including the death of a child. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Leylah Attar) Tue, 30 May 2017 06:50:41 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Mists-of-the-Serengeti-Audiobook/B0714L3V34 thebookvoice.com 12:07:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Mists of the Serengeti Author: Leylah Attar Narrator: Zachary Webber, Megan Tusing Format: Unabridged Length: 12 hrs and 7 mins Language: English Release date: 05-30-17 Publisher: Leylah Attar Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 56 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: From New York Times and USA Today best-selling author, Leylah Attar, comes a compelling, emotionally resonant new novel, set against the lush backdrop of the Serengeti. Once in Africa, I kissed a king.... "And just like that, in an old red barn at the foothills of Mount Kilimanjaro, I discovered the elusive magic I had only ever glimpsed between the pages of great love stories. It fluttered around me like a newborn butterfly and settled in a corner of my heart. I held my breath, afraid to exhale for fear it would slip out, never to be found again." When a bomb explodes in a mall in East Africa, its aftershocks send two strangers on a collision course that neither one sees coming. Jack Warden, a divorced coffee farmer in Tanzania, loses his only daughter. An ocean away, in the English countryside, Rodel Emerson loses her only sibling. Two ordinary people, bound by a tragic afternoon, set out to achieve the extraordinary, as they make three stops to rescue three children across the vast plains of the Serengeti - children who are worth more dead than alive. But even if they beat the odds, another challenge looms at the end of the line. Can they survive yet another loss - this time of a love that's bound to slip through their fingers, like the mists that dissipate in the light of the sun? "Sometimes you come across a rainbow story-one that spans your heart. You might not be able to grasp it or hold on to it, but you can never be sorry for the color and magic it brought." Mists of the Serengeti is inspired by true events and contains emotional triggers, including the death of a child. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Mists of the Serengeti Author: Leylah Attar Narrator: Zachary Webber, Megan Tusing Format: Unabridged Length: 12 hrs and 7 mins Language: English Release date: 05-30-17 Publisher: Leylah Attar Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 56 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: From New York Times and USA Today best-selling author, Leylah Attar, comes a compelling, emotionally resonant new novel, set against the lush backdrop of the Serengeti. Once in Africa, I kissed a king.... "And just like that, in an old red barn at the foothills of Mount Kilimanjaro, I discovered the elusive magic I had only ever glimpsed between the pages of great love stories. It fluttered around me like a newborn butterfly and settled in a corner of my heart. I held my breath, afraid to exhale for fear it would slip out, never to be found again." When a bomb explodes in a mall in East Africa, its aftershocks send two strangers on a collision course that neither one sees coming. Jack Warden, a divorced coffee farmer in Tanzania, loses his only daughter. An ocean away, in the English countryside, Rodel Emerson loses her only sibling. Two ordinary people, bound by a tragic afternoon, set out to achieve the extraordinary, as they make three stops to rescue three children across the vast plains of the Serengeti - children who are worth more dead than alive. But even if they beat the odds, another challenge looms at the end of the line. Can they survive yet another loss - this time of a love that's bound to slip through their fingers, like the mists that dissipate in the light of the sun? "Sometimes you come across a rainbow story-one that spans your heart. You might not be able to grasp it or hold on to it, but you can never be sorry for the color and magic it brought." Mists of the Serengeti is inspired by true events and contains emotional triggers, including the death of a child. Members Reviews: 4 Stars This book was very different from my normal taste. I enjoyed the setting of Tanzania, Africa and I also was very interested in the humanitarian side of this story, the political violence that started this story and the unlikely love story all in one. These two are brought together because of violence and grief and they really helped each other move forward. I think my favorite thing was the ending, I love that we get a flashback from before this book started and got closure for some questions I still had. The one thing I didn't really like was the lack of descriptions. I couldn't tell you what the characters looked like nor do I have much of a vision in my head of of the setting or places they were. I also couldn't wrap my head around Jack and how he was born in Tanzania but sounded and acted completely american?? It didn't effect the story line but I just like to imagine the people and places when I listen to a book. The narration was GREAT!! Megan Tusing was amazing, she really brought Rodel to life! Zachary Webber was great as always, he always brings so much to his characters! Absolutely the best book of 2017 so far! The story was beautifully written and perfectly narrated. I loved every minute, from the first sentence to the ironic end. Will definitely be reading more from this author. Brilliant, Outstanding. I'm at a loss for words. All I can say is brilliant, outstanding. A wonderful story of survival. I was hooked from the first page. Not only by the characters but also by the story line. Hard to listen to at some points yet so wonderful in others. Truly enjoyed it more than words can express. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Someone-Audiobook/B00EAGF6CM Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Someone Subtitle: A Novel Author: Alice McDermott Narrator: Kate Reading Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 51 mins Language: English Release date: 09-10-13 Publisher: Macmillan Audio Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 231 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: A fully realized portrait of one womans life in all its complexity, by the National Book Award-winning author. An ordinary life - its sharp pains and unexpected joys, its bursts of clarity and moments of confusion - lived by an ordinary woman: this is the subject of Someone, Alice McDermotts extraordinary return, seven years after the publication of After This. Scattered recollections - of childhood, adolescence, motherhood, old age - come together in this transformative narrative, stitched into a vibrant whole by McDermotts deft, lyrical voice. Our first glimpse of Marie is as a child: a girl in glasses waiting on a Brooklyn stoop for her beloved father to come home from work. A seemingly innocuous encounter with a young woman named Pegeen sets the bittersweet tone of this remarkable novel. Pegeen describes herself as an amadan, a fool; indeed, soon after her chat with Marie, Pegeen tumbles down her own basement stairs. The magic of McDermotts novel lies in how it reveals us all as fools for this or that, in one way or another. Maries first heartbreak and her eventual marriage; her brothers brief stint as a Catholic priest, subsequent loss of faith, and eventual breakdown; the Second World War; her parents deaths; the births and lives of Maries children; the changing world of her Irish-American enclave in Brooklyn - McDermott sketches all of it with sympathy and insight. Includes a bonus conversation between Alice McDermott and her editor, Jonathan Galassi. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Alice McDermott) Tue, 10 Sep 2013 21:55:55 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Someone-Audiobook/B00EAGF6CM thebookvoice.com 07:51:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Someone Subtitle: A Novel Author: Alice McDermott Narrator: Kate Reading Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 51 mins Language: English Release date: 09-10-13 Publisher: Macmillan Audio Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 231 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: A fully realized portrait of one womans life in all its complexity, by the National Book Award-winning author. An ordinary life - its sharp pains and unexpected joys, its bursts of clarity and moments of confusion - lived by an ordinary woman: this is the subject of Someone, Alice McDermotts extraordinary return, seven years after the publication of After This. Scattered recollections - of childhood, adolescence, motherhood, old age - come together in this transformative narrative, stitched into a vibrant whole by McDermotts deft, lyrical voice. Our first glimpse of Marie is as a child: a girl in glasses waiting on a Brooklyn stoop for her beloved father to come home from work. A seemingly innocuous encounter with a young woman named Pegeen sets the bittersweet tone of this remarkable novel. Pegeen describes herself as an amadan, a fool; indeed, soon after her chat with Marie, Pegeen tumbles down her own basement stairs. The magic of McDermotts novel lies in how it reveals us all as fools for this or that, in one way or another. Maries first heartbreak and her eventual marriage; her brothers brief stint as a Catholic priest, subsequent loss of faith, and eventual breakdown; the Second World War; her parents deaths; the births and lives of Maries children; the changing world of her Irish-American enclave in Brooklyn - McDermott sketches all of it with sympathy and insight. Includes a bonus conversation between Alice McDermott and her editor, Jonathan Galassi. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Someone Subtitle: A Novel Author: Alice McDermott Narrator: Kate Reading Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 51 mins Language: English Release date: 09-10-13 Publisher: Macmillan Audio Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 231 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: A fully realized portrait of one womans life in all its complexity, by the National Book Award-winning author. An ordinary life - its sharp pains and unexpected joys, its bursts of clarity and moments of confusion - lived by an ordinary woman: this is the subject of Someone, Alice McDermotts extraordinary return, seven years after the publication of After This. Scattered recollections - of childhood, adolescence, motherhood, old age - come together in this transformative narrative, stitched into a vibrant whole by McDermotts deft, lyrical voice. Our first glimpse of Marie is as a child: a girl in glasses waiting on a Brooklyn stoop for her beloved father to come home from work. A seemingly innocuous encounter with a young woman named Pegeen sets the bittersweet tone of this remarkable novel. Pegeen describes herself as an amadan, a fool; indeed, soon after her chat with Marie, Pegeen tumbles down her own basement stairs. The magic of McDermotts novel lies in how it reveals us all as fools for this or that, in one way or another. Maries first heartbreak and her eventual marriage; her brothers brief stint as a Catholic priest, subsequent loss of faith, and eventual breakdown; the Second World War; her parents deaths; the births and lives of Maries children; the changing world of her Irish-American enclave in Brooklyn - McDermott sketches all of it with sympathy and insight. Includes a bonus conversation between Alice McDermott and her editor, Jonathan Galassi. Members Reviews: Each word chosen like a jewel Where does Someone rank among all the audiobooks youve listened to so far? I listen to a lot of audiobooks, and "Someone" will be in my Top 15 for certain. I love language and it is apparent from the first paragraph that Ms. McDermott has carefully, lovingly selected each and ever word, the result being a miraculous description of a rather un-miraculous life. What other book might you compare Someone to and why? Alice McDermott's writing reminds me of Ann Patchett, and Colin McCann--it's that ability to make magical through prose something we see in everyday life. This book would be a very satisfying read for those who enjoyed McCann's enchanting "Trans-Atlantic." Which character as performed by Kate Reading was your favorite? I thought Ms. Reading did a fine job with all the characters, both female and male. The mark of a great narrator is, in my mind, that she compliments the story she is reading without overshadowing. Ms. Reading did exactly that. Having said that, I encourage everyone to hit the "preview" button to listen before buying. Like music, narrators are often in the eye/ear of the beholder. Who was the most memorable character of Someone and why? For me, Marie is the obvious choice, because this is her story. I just really like books, such as this, that show how someone who's not particularly beautiful, wealthy, brilliant, witty, or a standout in a way that might capture today's reality-TV-addicted world, can make a life of meaning, just by quietly putting one step in front of the other. Any additional comments? The genius of Ms. McDermott is that she has taken a rather ordinary woman, whose life is rather ordinary (heartbreaks, marriage, loss of parents--but no attempts to climb Mt. Everest, the corporate ladder, or the heights of Hollywood). https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Looking-Backward-Audiobook/B002V0PS36 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Looking Backward Author: Edward Bellamy Narrator: Edward Lewis Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 21 mins Language: English Release date: 03-10-04 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 80 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: The hero is anyone who has ever longed for escape to a better life. The time is tomorrow. The place is a Utopian America. This is the backdrop for Edward Bellamy's prophetic novel about a young Boston gentleman who is mysteriously transported from the nineteenth to the twenty-first century, from a world of war and want to a world of peace and plenty. Translated into more than twenty languages, and the most widely read novel of its time, Looking Backward is more than a brilliant visionary's view of the future. It is a blueprint of the "perfect society," a guidebook that stimulated some of the prominent thinkers of our age. John Dewey, Charles Beard, and Edward Weeks, in separate surveys conducted in 1935, listed Edward Bellamy's novel as the most influential work written by an American in the preceding fifty years. (P)2000 Blackstone Audiobooks bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Edward Bellamy) Wed, 10 Mar 2004 16:34:52 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Looking-Backward-Audiobook/B002V0PS36 thebookvoice.com 07:21:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Looking Backward Author: Edward Bellamy Narrator: Edward Lewis Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 21 mins Language: English Release date: 03-10-04 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 80 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: The hero is anyone who has ever longed for escape to a better life. The time is tomorrow. The place is a Utopian America. This is the backdrop for Edward Bellamy's prophetic novel about a young Boston gentleman who is mysteriously transported from the nineteenth to the twenty-first century, from a world of war and want to a world of peace and plenty. Translated into more than twenty languages, and the most widely read novel of its time, Looking Backward is more than a brilliant visionary's view of the future. It is a blueprint of the "perfect society," a guidebook that stimulated some of the prominent thinkers of our age. John Dewey, Charles Beard, and Edward Weeks, in separate surveys conducted in 1935, listed Edward Bellamy's novel as the most influential work written by an American in the preceding fifty years. (P)2000 Blackstone Audiobooks Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Looking Backward Author: Edward Bellamy Narrator: Edward Lewis Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 21 mins Language: English Release date: 03-10-04 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 80 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: The hero is anyone who has ever longed for escape to a better life. The time is tomorrow. The place is a Utopian America. This is the backdrop for Edward Bellamy's prophetic novel about a young Boston gentleman who is mysteriously transported from the nineteenth to the twenty-first century, from a world of war and want to a world of peace and plenty. Translated into more than twenty languages, and the most widely read novel of its time, Looking Backward is more than a brilliant visionary's view of the future. It is a blueprint of the "perfect society," a guidebook that stimulated some of the prominent thinkers of our age. John Dewey, Charles Beard, and Edward Weeks, in separate surveys conducted in 1935, listed Edward Bellamy's novel as the most influential work written by an American in the preceding fifty years. (P)2000 Blackstone Audiobooks Members Reviews: A good presentation of a great classic Looking Backwards is a classic of the late 19th and early 20th centuries which contains some of the early ideas of what would become the socialist movement. It is a Utopian novel in which a man form the 18th century is transported to the 21st. I think it is a fascinating picture into the 18th century mindset of what a perfect culture society could be. To me this is not a book about what 'should' be, but instead it is about what 'could have been.' The narration is crisp, if a bit fast passed, though to me this fits. Overall I liked this version of the book and I would recommend it to anyone looking for an interesting glimpse into a possible version of our world today as dreamed up by a 18th century author. What would a world without money be like? What made the experience of listening to Looking Backward the most enjoyable? We've all heard that (the love of) money is the root of all evil, but we can't imagine a world without it. This is exactly what the author does. He describes a world of the future where people act to benefit everyone, rather than having everyone do whatever it takes to get ahead. This is a story I'll listen to many times, because it describes the kind of future that I would like to be part of. A socialist Sci-Fi from year 1886 It's pretty interesting what people at That is time thought of the future, in which we live now. The reader gets to admire their forecasts, as well as gloat at their naivete. Plus there is some time travel involved. Astonishing. Impeccable. Necessary. This is truly an astonishing book, especially considering the time period in which it was written. I must admit, o'clock if not astounding. However, in terms of significance the book is that the up most caliber. The sentiments and implications of this book are among the highest degree.It has become one of my favorite books, and encourage everyone to read it at least once. It is more than just a book, it is a guideline for the future of our humanity. So much is different. so much is the same. Very cute in some ways, disturbing in others. After reading this, try Supply Shock, by Brian Czech, to get up to date. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/My-Sisters-Bones-Audiobook/B0711KXW5J Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: My Sister's Bones Author: Nuala Ellwood Narrator: Jane Copland, Mary Jane Wells Format: Unabridged Length: 9 hrs and 48 mins Language: English Release date: 07-11-17 Publisher: Harper Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 20 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: In the vein of Fiona Barton's The Widow and Renée Knight's Disclaimer, a psychological thriller about a war reporter who returns to her childhood home after her mother's death but becomes convinced that all is not well in the house next door - but is what she's seeing real or a symptom of the trauma she suffered in Syria? The one person you should trust is lying to you.... Kate has spent 15 years bringing global injustice home: as a decorated war reporter, she's always in a place of conflict, writing about ordinary people in unimaginable situations. When her mother dies, Kate returns home from Syria for the funeral. But an incident with a young Syrian boy haunts her dreams, and when Kate sees a boy in the garden of the house next door - a house inhabited by an Iraqi refugee who claims her husband is away and she has no children - Kate becomes convinced that something is very wrong. As she struggles to separate her memories of Syria from the quiet town in which she grew up - and also to reconcile her memories of a traumatic childhood with her sister's insistence that all was not as Kate remembers - she begins to wonder what is actually true...and what is just in her mind. In this gripping, timely debut, Nuala Ellwood brings us an unforgettable damaged character, a haunting, humanizing look at the Syrian conflict, and a deeply harrowing psychological thriller that listeners won't be able to pause. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Nuala Ellwood) Tue, 11 Jul 2017 11:60:21 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/My-Sisters-Bones-Audiobook/B0711KXW5J thebookvoice.com 09:48:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: My Sister's Bones Author: Nuala Ellwood Narrator: Jane Copland, Mary Jane Wells Format: Unabridged Length: 9 hrs and 48 mins Language: English Release date: 07-11-17 Publisher: Harper Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 20 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: In the vein of Fiona Barton's The Widow and Renée Knight's Disclaimer, a psychological thriller about a war reporter who returns to her childhood home after her mother's death but becomes convinced that all is not well in the house next door - but is what she's seeing real or a symptom of the trauma she suffered in Syria? The one person you should trust is lying to you.... Kate has spent 15 years bringing global injustice home: as a decorated war reporter, she's always in a place of conflict, writing about ordinary people in unimaginable situations. When her mother dies, Kate returns home from Syria for the funeral. But an incident with a young Syrian boy haunts her dreams, and when Kate sees a boy in the garden of the house next door - a house inhabited by an Iraqi refugee who claims her husband is away and she has no children - Kate becomes convinced that something is very wrong. As she struggles to separate her memories of Syria from the quiet town in which she grew up - and also to reconcile her memories of a traumatic childhood with her sister's insistence that all was not as Kate remembers - she begins to wonder what is actually true...and what is just in her mind. In this gripping, timely debut, Nuala Ellwood brings us an unforgettable damaged character, a haunting, humanizing look at the Syrian conflict, and a deeply harrowing psychological thriller that listeners won't be able to pause. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: My Sister's Bones Author: Nuala Ellwood Narrator: Jane Copland, Mary Jane Wells Format: Unabridged Length: 9 hrs and 48 mins Language: English Release date: 07-11-17 Publisher: Harper Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 20 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: In the vein of Fiona Barton's The Widow and Renée Knight's Disclaimer, a psychological thriller about a war reporter who returns to her childhood home after her mother's death but becomes convinced that all is not well in the house next door - but is what she's seeing real or a symptom of the trauma she suffered in Syria? The one person you should trust is lying to you.... Kate has spent 15 years bringing global injustice home: as a decorated war reporter, she's always in a place of conflict, writing about ordinary people in unimaginable situations. When her mother dies, Kate returns home from Syria for the funeral. But an incident with a young Syrian boy haunts her dreams, and when Kate sees a boy in the garden of the house next door - a house inhabited by an Iraqi refugee who claims her husband is away and she has no children - Kate becomes convinced that something is very wrong. As she struggles to separate her memories of Syria from the quiet town in which she grew up - and also to reconcile her memories of a traumatic childhood with her sister's insistence that all was not as Kate remembers - she begins to wonder what is actually true...and what is just in her mind. In this gripping, timely debut, Nuala Ellwood brings us an unforgettable damaged character, a haunting, humanizing look at the Syrian conflict, and a deeply harrowing psychological thriller that listeners won't be able to pause. Members Reviews: Started a bit slow It definitely started a bit slow, but piqued my curiosity enough to keep me in until the end, and I am so happy I did! The end is CRAZY and it isnt really given away at all until the end, and even then I could never have guessed the entire ending, and the small part I did, you have to pay attention to catch the clues at the end! It was so worth getting through the slower parts! An amazing story! https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Harmony-Audiobook/B01IAHC2OG Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Harmony Author: Carolyn Parkhurst Narrator: Abigail Revasch, Jorjeana Marie, Cassandra Campbell Format: Unabridged Length: 9 hrs and 9 mins Language: English Release date: 08-02-16 Publisher: Penguin Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 198 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: From the New York Times best-selling author of The Dogs of Babel, a taut, emotionally wrenching story of how a seemingly "normal" family could become desperate enough to leave everything behind and move to a "family camp" in New Hampshire - a life-changing experience that alters them forever. How far will a mother go to save her family? The Hammond family is living in DC, where everything seems to be going just fine until it becomes clear that the oldest daughter, Tilly, is developing abnormally - a mix of off-the-charts genius and social incompetence. Once Tilly - whose condition is deemed undiagnosable - is kicked out of the last school in the area, her mother, Alexandra, is out of ideas. The family turns to Camp Harmony and the wisdom of child-behavior guru Scott Bean for a solution. But what they discover in the woods of New Hampshire will push them to the very limit. Told from the alternating perspectives of both Alexandra and her younger daughter, Iris (the book's Nick Carraway), this is a pause-resisting story about the strength of love, the bonds of family, and how you survive the unthinkable. Critic Reviews: "Gorgeously written and patently original." (Jodi Picoult, New York Times best-selling author of Leaving Time) "In this gripping, timely novel, Carolyn Parkhurst follows the Hammond family as they give up everything...and ultimately reveals the healing power of love." (Kim Edwards, the number-one New York Times best-selling author of The Memory Keeper's Daughter) "A fascinating tale of a family taking a crazy risk to save themselves. I read it in one giant gulp - Harmony is absolutely riveting." (Jami Attenberg, New York Times best-selling author of The Middlesteins) "The principal storyteller is younger daughter Iris, performed by Abigail Revasch, whose rhythms and pitch sound authentically preteen.... Cassandra Campbell's silky voice matches Alex's internal musings as she tries to understand how her family has fallen under Scott's control. Both performances are tinged with unease and a slowly developing tension. Jorjeana Marie narrates from Tilly's viewpoint, using exaggerated energy to dramatize the teen's loosened hold on reality." (AudioFile) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Carolyn Parkhurst) Tue, 02 Aug 2016 16:04:37 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Harmony-Audiobook/B01IAHC2OG thebookvoice.com 09:09:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Harmony Author: Carolyn Parkhurst Narrator: Abigail Revasch, Jorjeana Marie, Cassandra Campbell Format: Unabridged Length: 9 hrs and 9 mins Language: English Release date: 08-02-16 Publisher: Penguin Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 198 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: From the New York Times best-selling author of The Dogs of Babel, a taut, emotionally wrenching story of how a seemingly "normal" family could become desperate enough to leave everything behind and move to a "family camp" in New Hampshire - a life-changing experience that alters them forever. How far will a mother go to save her family? The Hammond family is living in DC, where everything seems to be going just fine until it becomes clear that the oldest daughter, Tilly, is developing abnormally - a mix of off-the-charts genius and social incompetence. Once Tilly - whose condition is deemed undiagnosable - is kicked out of the last school in the area, her mother, Alexandra, is out of ideas. The family turns to Camp Harmony and the wisdom of child-behavior guru Scott Bean for a solution. But what they discover in the woods of New Hampshire will push them to the very limit. Told from the alternating perspectives of both Alexandra and her younger daughter, Iris (the book's Nick Carraway), this is a pause-resisting story about the strength of love, the bonds of family, and how you survive the unthinkable. Critic Reviews: "Gorgeously written and patently original." (Jodi Picoult, New York Times best-selling author of Leaving Time) "In this gripping, timely novel, Carolyn Parkhurst follows the Hammond family as they give up everything...and ultimately reveals the healing power of love." (Kim Edwards, the number-one New York Times best-selling author of The Memory Keeper's Daughter) "A fascinating tale of a family taking a crazy risk to save themselves. I read it in one giant gulp - Harmony is absolutely riveting." (Jami Attenberg, New York Times best-selling author of The Middlesteins) "The principal storyteller is younger daughter Iris, performed by Abigail Revasch, whose rhythms and pitch sound authentically preteen.... Cassandra Campbell's silky voice matches Alex's internal musings as she tries to understand how her family has fallen under Scott's control. Both performances are tinged with unease and a slowly developing tension. Jorjeana Marie narrates from Tilly's viewpoint, using exaggerated energy to dramatize the teen's loosened hold on reality." (AudioFile) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Harmony Author: Carolyn Parkhurst Narrator: Abigail Revasch, Jorjeana Marie, Cassandra Campbell Format: Unabridged Length: 9 hrs and 9 mins Language: English Release date: 08-02-16 Publisher: Penguin Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 198 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: From the New York Times best-selling author of The Dogs of Babel, a taut, emotionally wrenching story of how a seemingly "normal" family could become desperate enough to leave everything behind and move to a "family camp" in New Hampshire - a life-changing experience that alters them forever. How far will a mother go to save her family? The Hammond family is living in DC, where everything seems to be going just fine until it becomes clear that the oldest daughter, Tilly, is developing abnormally - a mix of off-the-charts genius and social incompetence. Once Tilly - whose condition is deemed undiagnosable - is kicked out of the last school in the area, her mother, Alexandra, is out of ideas. The family turns to Camp Harmony and the wisdom of child-behavior guru Scott Bean for a solution. But what they discover in the woods of New Hampshire will push them to the very limit. Told from the alternating perspectives of both Alexandra and her younger daughter, Iris (the book's Nick Carraway), this is a pause-resisting story about the strength of love, the bonds of family, and how you survive the unthinkable. Critic Reviews: "Gorgeously written and patently original." (Jodi Picoult, New York Times best-selling author of Leaving Time) "In this gripping, timely novel, Carolyn Parkhurst follows the Hammond family as they give up everything...and ultimately reveals the healing power of love." (Kim Edwards, the number-one New York Times best-selling author of The Memory Keeper's Daughter) "A fascinating tale of a family taking a crazy risk to save themselves. I read it in one giant gulp - Harmony is absolutely riveting." (Jami Attenberg, New York Times best-selling author of The Middlesteins) "The principal storyteller is younger daughter Iris, performed by Abigail Revasch, whose rhythms and pitch sound authentically preteen.... Cassandra Campbell's silky voice matches Alex's internal musings as she tries to understand how her family has fallen under Scott's control. Both performances are tinged with unease and a slowly developing tension. Jorjeana Marie narrates from Tilly's viewpoint, using exaggerated energy to dramatize the teen's loosened hold on reality." (AudioFile) Members Reviews: Beautiful This is beautifully narrated. The writing has a unique way of pulling at ALL of your parental heartstrings. I love the way the story is told from the perspective of the children and the mother. Totally worth every second of your time. My only complaint is that I didn't want it to end! The different child. As we grew up in a family of a very different brother we were unaware of autism. Understanding came late in his life but now we all appreciate the books and the talks on this interesting condition. Compassion instead of thinking he was a little crazy and mad. A good read for me. Thank you. And yes he finally found his wings in his mid fifties. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Laughter-in-the-Dark-Audiobook/B004OAGYHA Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Laughter in the Dark Author: Vladimir Nabokov Narrator: Luke Daniels Format: Unabridged Length: 5 hrs and 22 mins Language: English Release date: 02-20-11 Publisher: Brilliance Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 51 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Albinus, a respectable, middle-aged man and aspiring filmmaker, abandons his wife for a lover half his age: Margot, who wants to become a movie star. When Albinus introduces her to Rex, an American movie producer, disaster ensues. What emerges is an elegantly sardonic and irresistibly ironic novel of desire, deceit, and deception, a curious romance set in the film world of Berlin in the 1930s. Critic Reviews: Nabokov writes prose the only way it should be written, that is, ecstatically. (John Updike) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Vladimir Nabokov) Sun, 20 Feb 2011 11:26:00 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Laughter-in-the-Dark-Audiobook/B004OAGYHA thebookvoice.com 05:22:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Laughter in the Dark Author: Vladimir Nabokov Narrator: Luke Daniels Format: Unabridged Length: 5 hrs and 22 mins Language: English Release date: 02-20-11 Publisher: Brilliance Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 51 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Albinus, a respectable, middle-aged man and aspiring filmmaker, abandons his wife for a lover half his age: Margot, who wants to become a movie star. When Albinus introduces her to Rex, an American movie producer, disaster ensues. What emerges is an elegantly sardonic and irresistibly ironic novel of desire, deceit, and deception, a curious romance set in the film world of Berlin in the 1930s. Critic Reviews: Nabokov writes prose the only way it should be written, that is, ecstatically. (John Updike) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Laughter in the Dark Author: Vladimir Nabokov Narrator: Luke Daniels Format: Unabridged Length: 5 hrs and 22 mins Language: English Release date: 02-20-11 Publisher: Brilliance Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 51 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Albinus, a respectable, middle-aged man and aspiring filmmaker, abandons his wife for a lover half his age: Margot, who wants to become a movie star. When Albinus introduces her to Rex, an American movie producer, disaster ensues. What emerges is an elegantly sardonic and irresistibly ironic novel of desire, deceit, and deception, a curious romance set in the film world of Berlin in the 1930s. Critic Reviews: Nabokov writes prose the only way it should be written, that is, ecstatically. (John Updike) Members Reviews: Death is often the point of life's joke An early Nabokov with many funky allusions to Tolstoy, early anticipations and presages of Lolita, and Nabokovian black humor from beginning to end. As a independent work, I don't think it belongs in the top tier of Nabokov's lush ouvre, but it seems to me to be a piece where Nabokov establishes his literary sea legs. The genealogy of most of his great later work seem to all thread back to 'Laughter in the Dark'/aka 'Kamera obskura'. In this novel, Nabokov is playing with themes of vision, blindness, truth, deception, art and morality. You see many of Nabokov's later motifs surrounding vision floating (like mouches volantes) through this early work: mirrors, window pains, mimicry, scintillations, semblances, glasses, movies, etc. It wouldn't be Nabokov if he played any of these themes straight. He bends the narrative and plays with Tolstoy's belief that it is "the essential nature of truth to be hidden from, then revealed to, the eyes." Nabokov gives you the goods and gives them to you good and hard right between the eyes. Nabokov is excellent and this is a good intro Nabokov is far and away one of the best authors. this is a very accessible novel and very fun as well. dark humor, brilliant writing. I loved this one more after listening to it at same time as a friend and we talked about it. I read it long ago and am glad to have chance to revisit all his work. I keep turning friends onto Nabokov and they are not disappointed. I particularly like how he tries to mirror the themes and content in the actual writing and structure. when you get to the end, imagine it all as the movie it's structured as with the scenes/short chapters and then you'll see it in your head as he intended. one of my favorites, until the next Nabokov i listen to... My 3rd Nabokov novel (not incl. his 100 short stories collection) This was a fun easy listen - first time I didn't have to rewind anything w/ Nabokov. Read a review on here (or reviews) suggesting this was a good "intro" to Nabokov...I disagree. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/I-Love-You-Too-Much-Audiobook/B078WZDWH4 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: I Love You Too Much Author: Alicia Drake Narrator: Aaron Landon Format: Unabridged Length: 6 hrs and 57 mins Language: English Release date: 01-23-18 Publisher: Hachette Audio Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: I knew I was in Paris, I knew that was the Seine beneath me, the sky above, but when I looked around for help, the grand apartment buildings of the Quai Voltaire stared back at me, indifferent. Alicia Drake, author of the critically acclaimed biography The Beautiful Fall, evokes contemporary life in the City of Lights with the lavishness of Edward St. Aubyn and the sophistication of Julia Pierpont's Among Ten Thousand Things. I Love You Too Much is a novel of extraordinary intelligence and heart, a devastating coming of age story told from the sidelines of Parisian perfection. In the sixth arrondissement everything is perfect and everyone is lonely. This is the Paris of 13-year-old Paul. Shy and unloved, he quietly observes the lives of the self-involved grown-ups around him: his glamorous Maman, Séverine, her younger musician lover, Gabriel, and his fitness-obsessed Papa, Philippe. Always overlooked, it's only a matter of time before Paul witnesses something that he's not supposed to see.... Seeking solace in an unlikely friendship with rebellious classmate Scarlett and succumbing to the temptation of the numerous patisseries in his elegant neighborhood, Paul searches for unconditional love. But what will he do if he can't find it? Critic Reviews: "I Love You Too Much is an atmospheric deep dive into longing, betrayal, and the shattered illusions of youth. Alicia Drake's Paris is haunting, and her writing soars." (Charlotte Rogan, author of Now and Again) "A timely look at the carnage caused by parental narcissism. Funny, waspish, astute, l Love You Too Much is a heart breaking tale from the tubby sidelines of Parisian perfection." (Denise Mina, author of The Long Drop) "Memorable, heartfelt...poignant and uplifting." (Publishers Weekly) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Alicia Drake) Tue, 23 Jan 2018 00:14:14 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/I-Love-You-Too-Much-Audiobook/B078WZDWH4 thebookvoice.com 06:57:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: I Love You Too Much Author: Alicia Drake Narrator: Aaron Landon Format: Unabridged Length: 6 hrs and 57 mins Language: English Release date: 01-23-18 Publisher: Hachette Audio Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: I knew I was in Paris, I knew that was the Seine beneath me, the sky above, but when I looked around for help, the grand apartment buildings of the Quai Voltaire stared back at me, indifferent. Alicia Drake, author of the critically acclaimed biography The Beautiful Fall, evokes contemporary life in the City of Lights with the lavishness of Edward St. Aubyn and the sophistication of Julia Pierpont's Among Ten Thousand Things. I Love You Too Much is a novel of extraordinary intelligence and heart, a devastating coming of age story told from the sidelines of Parisian perfection. In the sixth arrondissement everything is perfect and everyone is lonely. This is the Paris of 13-year-old Paul. Shy and unloved, he quietly observes the lives of the self-involved grown-ups around him: his glamorous Maman, Séverine, her younger musician lover, Gabriel, and his fitness-obsessed Papa, Philippe. Always overlooked, it's only a matter of time before Paul witnesses something that he's not supposed to see.... Seeking solace in an unlikely friendship with rebellious classmate Scarlett and succumbing to the temptation of the numerous patisseries in his elegant neighborhood, Paul searches for unconditional love. But what will he do if he can't find it? Critic Reviews: "I Love You Too Much is an atmospheric deep dive into longing, betrayal, and the shattered illusions of youth. Alicia Drake's Paris is haunting, and her writing soars." (Charlotte Rogan, author of Now and Again) "A timely look at the carnage caused by parental narcissism. Funny, waspish, astute, l Love You Too Much is a heart breaking tale from the tubby sidelines of Parisian perfection." (Denise Mina, author of The Long Drop) "Memorable, heartfelt...poignant and uplifting." (Publishers Weekly) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: I Love You Too Much Author: Alicia Drake Narrator: Aaron Landon Format: Unabridged Length: 6 hrs and 57 mins Language: English Release date: 01-23-18 Publisher: Hachette Audio Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: I knew I was in Paris, I knew that was the Seine beneath me, the sky above, but when I looked around for help, the grand apartment buildings of the Quai Voltaire stared back at me, indifferent. Alicia Drake, author of the critically acclaimed biography The Beautiful Fall, evokes contemporary life in the City of Lights with the lavishness of Edward St. Aubyn and the sophistication of Julia Pierpont's Among Ten Thousand Things. I Love You Too Much is a novel of extraordinary intelligence and heart, a devastating coming of age story told from the sidelines of Parisian perfection. In the sixth arrondissement everything is perfect and everyone is lonely. This is the Paris of 13-year-old Paul. Shy and unloved, he quietly observes the lives of the self-involved grown-ups around him: his glamorous Maman, Séverine, her younger musician lover, Gabriel, and his fitness-obsessed Papa, Philippe. Always overlooked, it's only a matter of time before Paul witnesses something that he's not supposed to see.... Seeking solace in an unlikely friendship with rebellious classmate Scarlett and succumbing to the temptation of the numerous patisseries in his elegant neighborhood, Paul searches for unconditional love. But what will he do if he can't find it? Critic Reviews: "I Love You Too Much is an atmospheric deep dive into longing, betrayal, and the shattered illusions of youth. Alicia Drake's Paris is haunting, and her writing soars." (Charlotte Rogan, author of Now and Again) "A timely look at the carnage caused by parental narcissism. Funny, waspish, astute, l Love You Too Much is a heart breaking tale from the tubby sidelines of Parisian perfection." (Denise Mina, author of The Long Drop) "Memorable, heartfelt...poignant and uplifting." (Publishers Weekly) Members Reviews: This book is HAUNTINGLY beautiful!!! However, with that being said... This book was SO beautiful and hauntingly written. The story follows Paul, a boy growing up in Paris, with parents who want him only when it's convenient, a school life that is fraught with struggle and heartache, and a friendship that isn't what it seems. The painful wistfulness of Paris, combined with the mind of a boy trying to find his place in a world that keeps rejecting him, makes for such a wrenching read. I love stories of childhood growth and angst, and the written journey of adolescence into adulthood. And to that end this book did not disappoint me. Paul is an intensely likable character, and Drake did a wonderful job of portraying the emotional pain of being unseen and unloved. Or really, just the pain of living. The pain of breathing and walking, and making it through every day of life because you have to. It was absolutely filled with passages that broke my heart, such as this one: "You could have trusted me, but you never did. Don't you remember the wounded hearts, Paul? There are some wounds that never heal. Sometimes you die wounded." I just can't possibly express enough the wrenching agony of this book, and because of that, this is where I'd like to insert a slight caution to those readers who enjoy a read that ends on a critical lesson, or a more uplifting message... this book doesn't. It portrays life, not life with a happy ending, and the depression found within the pages is just SO persistent. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Refuge-Audiobook/B072KP84YR Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Refuge Subtitle: A Novel Author: Dina Nayeri Narrator: Mozhan Marno, Youssif Kamal Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 29 mins Language: English Release date: 07-11-17 Publisher: Penguin Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 26 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: The moving lifetime relationship between a father and a daughter, seen through the prism of global immigration and the contemporary refugee experience. An Iranian girl escapes to America as a child, but her father stays behind. Over 20 years, as she transforms from confused immigrant to overachieving Westerner to sophisticated European transplant, daughter and father know each other only from their visits: four crucial visits over two decades, each in a different international city. The longer they are apart, the more their lives diverge, but also the more each comes to need the other's wisdom and, ultimately, rescue. Meanwhile, refugees of all nationalities are flowing into Europe under troubling conditions. Wanting to help, but also looking for a lost sense of home, our grown-up transplant finds herself quickly entranced by a world that is at once everything she has missed and nothing that she has ever known. Will her immersion in the lives of these new refugees allow her the grace to save her father? Refuge charts the deeply moving lifetime relationship between a father and a daughter, seen through the prism of global immigration. Beautifully written, full of insight, charm, and humor, the novel subtly exposes the parts of ourselves that get left behind in the wake of diaspora and ultimately asks: Must home always be a physical place, or can we find it in another person? Critic Reviews: "A powerful narrative duo, Marno and Kamal create these two complex personalities with sincerity and care... Both voices are rich and confident as they capture a variety of characters and accents." (AudioFile) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Dina Nayeri) Tue, 11 Jul 2017 23:11:43 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Refuge-Audiobook/B072KP84YR thebookvoice.com 10:29:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Refuge Subtitle: A Novel Author: Dina Nayeri Narrator: Mozhan Marno, Youssif Kamal Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 29 mins Language: English Release date: 07-11-17 Publisher: Penguin Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 26 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: The moving lifetime relationship between a father and a daughter, seen through the prism of global immigration and the contemporary refugee experience. An Iranian girl escapes to America as a child, but her father stays behind. Over 20 years, as she transforms from confused immigrant to overachieving Westerner to sophisticated European transplant, daughter and father know each other only from their visits: four crucial visits over two decades, each in a different international city. The longer they are apart, the more their lives diverge, but also the more each comes to need the other's wisdom and, ultimately, rescue. Meanwhile, refugees of all nationalities are flowing into Europe under troubling conditions. Wanting to help, but also looking for a lost sense of home, our grown-up transplant finds herself quickly entranced by a world that is at once everything she has missed and nothing that she has ever known. Will her immersion in the lives of these new refugees allow her the grace to save her father? Refuge charts the deeply moving lifetime relationship between a father and a daughter, seen through the prism of global immigration. Beautifully written, full of insight, charm, and humor, the novel subtly exposes the parts of ourselves that get left behind in the wake of diaspora and ultimately asks: Must home always be a physical place, or can we find it in another person? Critic Reviews: "A powerful narrative duo, Marno and Kamal create these two complex personalities with sincerity and care... Both voices are rich and confident as they capture a variety of characters and accents." (AudioFile) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Refuge Subtitle: A Novel Author: Dina Nayeri Narrator: Mozhan Marno, Youssif Kamal Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 29 mins Language: English Release date: 07-11-17 Publisher: Penguin Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 26 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: The moving lifetime relationship between a father and a daughter, seen through the prism of global immigration and the contemporary refugee experience. An Iranian girl escapes to America as a child, but her father stays behind. Over 20 years, as she transforms from confused immigrant to overachieving Westerner to sophisticated European transplant, daughter and father know each other only from their visits: four crucial visits over two decades, each in a different international city. The longer they are apart, the more their lives diverge, but also the more each comes to need the other's wisdom and, ultimately, rescue. Meanwhile, refugees of all nationalities are flowing into Europe under troubling conditions. Wanting to help, but also looking for a lost sense of home, our grown-up transplant finds herself quickly entranced by a world that is at once everything she has missed and nothing that she has ever known. Will her immersion in the lives of these new refugees allow her the grace to save her father? Refuge charts the deeply moving lifetime relationship between a father and a daughter, seen through the prism of global immigration. Beautifully written, full of insight, charm, and humor, the novel subtly exposes the parts of ourselves that get left behind in the wake of diaspora and ultimately asks: Must home always be a physical place, or can we find it in another person? Critic Reviews: "A powerful narrative duo, Marno and Kamal create these two complex personalities with sincerity and care... Both voices are rich and confident as they capture a variety of characters and accents." (AudioFile) Members Reviews: an outstanding work of fiction Loved it from start to finish, especially the two character voices of father and daughter. Rarely do I want to listen twice to a book but this book offers so much more. I will certainly enjoy returning to the characters and their contrasting experiences as refugees. an insightful and personal view of a Refugee I head about this book listening to NPR and started the book to gain insight on what it's like to be a political refugee. I found that it was a very personal account of life after being uprooted but in a very relatable and profound way. The author is very good at not just telling the story but telling the underlying thoughts and feelings of the characters; what it's like to be them. It had a beautiful way of describing scents, tastes, feeling, and seeing. Also the relationships in the book were honest in a way rarely seen. I would recommend this book. I enjoyed the audio recording too and think both voices were really understandable and pleasant to listen too. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Notes-on-Nursing-Audiobook/B005KBQMM4 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Notes on Nursing Author: Florence Nightingale Narrator: Nadia May Format: Unabridged Length: 3 hrs and 41 mins Language: English Release date: 09-01-11 Publisher: Mission Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 22 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Notes on Nursing is a classic by Florence Nightingale (the first modern nurse). Florence Nightingale's methods were revolutionary in her time, and they form the basis for the techniques of patient management that have been taught ever since. Notes on Nursing is a great overview, in her own words, of Florence Nightingale's ideas on care, cleanliness, and the nursing process in general. Her directives are widely applicable today. First published in 1860, Notes on Nursing served as the cornerstone of the curriculum at the Nightingale School and other nursing schools established. It also sold well to the general reading public and is considered a classic introduction to nursing. Florence Nightingale spent much of her life promoting the establishment and development of the nursing profession and organizing it into its modern form. Anyone interested in the healthcare process, nursing, or notable women in history would do well to read Notes on Nursing. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Florence Nightingale) Thu, 01 Sep 2011 07:56:26 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Notes-on-Nursing-Audiobook/B005KBQMM4 thebookvoice.com 03:41:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Notes on Nursing Author: Florence Nightingale Narrator: Nadia May Format: Unabridged Length: 3 hrs and 41 mins Language: English Release date: 09-01-11 Publisher: Mission Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 22 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Notes on Nursing is a classic by Florence Nightingale (the first modern nurse). Florence Nightingale's methods were revolutionary in her time, and they form the basis for the techniques of patient management that have been taught ever since. Notes on Nursing is a great overview, in her own words, of Florence Nightingale's ideas on care, cleanliness, and the nursing process in general. Her directives are widely applicable today. First published in 1860, Notes on Nursing served as the cornerstone of the curriculum at the Nightingale School and other nursing schools established. It also sold well to the general reading public and is considered a classic introduction to nursing. Florence Nightingale spent much of her life promoting the establishment and development of the nursing profession and organizing it into its modern form. Anyone interested in the healthcare process, nursing, or notable women in history would do well to read Notes on Nursing. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Notes on Nursing Author: Florence Nightingale Narrator: Nadia May Format: Unabridged Length: 3 hrs and 41 mins Language: English Release date: 09-01-11 Publisher: Mission Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 22 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Notes on Nursing is a classic by Florence Nightingale (the first modern nurse). Florence Nightingale's methods were revolutionary in her time, and they form the basis for the techniques of patient management that have been taught ever since. Notes on Nursing is a great overview, in her own words, of Florence Nightingale's ideas on care, cleanliness, and the nursing process in general. Her directives are widely applicable today. First published in 1860, Notes on Nursing served as the cornerstone of the curriculum at the Nightingale School and other nursing schools established. It also sold well to the general reading public and is considered a classic introduction to nursing. Florence Nightingale spent much of her life promoting the establishment and development of the nursing profession and organizing it into its modern form. Anyone interested in the healthcare process, nursing, or notable women in history would do well to read Notes on Nursing. Members Reviews: Voice matches content The narrator really seems to capture what comes across in Nightingale's own writing as verve, pragmatism, and incisiveness. A lot of Nightingale's nursing advice is obsolete, but the means by which she arrives at that advice (considerate, patient-centered care that is undergirded by critical thinking) forms the cornerstone of modern nursing. A good audiobook for nursing students! It gives a good foundation of knowledge on nursing. It gives valuable insight of the profession and what to look out for. Essential reading whether you're a nurse or not Nightingale's thoughts in this book are timeless - excellent reminders on how to live healthy lives and protect our home environments against infection. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Nix-Audiobook/B01N8U0GNL Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Nix Author: Nathan Hill Narrator: Ari Fliakos Format: Unabridged Length: 21 hrs and 41 mins Language: English Release date: 01-26-17 Publisher: Macmillan Digital Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 26 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Meet Samuel: stalled writer, bored teacher at a local college, obsessive player of online video games. He hasn't seen his mother, Faye, in decades, not since she abandoned her family when he was a boy. Now she has suddenly reappeared, having committed an absurd politically motivated crime that electrifies the nightly news, beguiles the Internet, and inflames a divided America. The media paints Faye as a radical hippie with a sordid past, but as far as Samuel knows, his mother was an ordinary girl who married her high school sweetheart. Which version of his mother is true? Two facts are certain: she's facing some serious charges, and she needs Samuel's help. As Samuel begins to excavate his mother's - and his country's - history, the story moves from the rural Midwest of the 1960s to New York City during Occupy Wall Street, back to Chicago in 1968 and, finally, to wartime Norway, home of the mysterious Nix. Samuel will unexpectedly find that he has to rethink everything he ever knew about his mother - a woman with an epic story of her own, a story she has kept hidden from the world. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Nathan Hill) Thu, 26 Jan 2017 19:41:10 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Nix-Audiobook/B01N8U0GNL thebookvoice.com 21:41:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Nix Author: Nathan Hill Narrator: Ari Fliakos Format: Unabridged Length: 21 hrs and 41 mins Language: English Release date: 01-26-17 Publisher: Macmillan Digital Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 26 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Meet Samuel: stalled writer, bored teacher at a local college, obsessive player of online video games. He hasn't seen his mother, Faye, in decades, not since she abandoned her family when he was a boy. Now she has suddenly reappeared, having committed an absurd politically motivated crime that electrifies the nightly news, beguiles the Internet, and inflames a divided America. The media paints Faye as a radical hippie with a sordid past, but as far as Samuel knows, his mother was an ordinary girl who married her high school sweetheart. Which version of his mother is true? Two facts are certain: she's facing some serious charges, and she needs Samuel's help. As Samuel begins to excavate his mother's - and his country's - history, the story moves from the rural Midwest of the 1960s to New York City during Occupy Wall Street, back to Chicago in 1968 and, finally, to wartime Norway, home of the mysterious Nix. Samuel will unexpectedly find that he has to rethink everything he ever knew about his mother - a woman with an epic story of her own, a story she has kept hidden from the world. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Nix Author: Nathan Hill Narrator: Ari Fliakos Format: Unabridged Length: 21 hrs and 41 mins Language: English Release date: 01-26-17 Publisher: Macmillan Digital Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 26 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Meet Samuel: stalled writer, bored teacher at a local college, obsessive player of online video games. He hasn't seen his mother, Faye, in decades, not since she abandoned her family when he was a boy. Now she has suddenly reappeared, having committed an absurd politically motivated crime that electrifies the nightly news, beguiles the Internet, and inflames a divided America. The media paints Faye as a radical hippie with a sordid past, but as far as Samuel knows, his mother was an ordinary girl who married her high school sweetheart. Which version of his mother is true? Two facts are certain: she's facing some serious charges, and she needs Samuel's help. As Samuel begins to excavate his mother's - and his country's - history, the story moves from the rural Midwest of the 1960s to New York City during Occupy Wall Street, back to Chicago in 1968 and, finally, to wartime Norway, home of the mysterious Nix. Samuel will unexpectedly find that he has to rethink everything he ever knew about his mother - a woman with an epic story of her own, a story she has kept hidden from the world. Members Reviews: Brilliant heart-breaking eloquence Brilliant in every way. Worth every minute... A sprawling American novel - long but luscious - beautiful, extravagant and elegant. The theme: Seeing ourselves clearly is the project of a lifetime. Recommend. The Nix comes alive with outstanding narration I was pleasantly surprised by the interpretation of Ari Fliakos for the incredibly complex novel by Nathan Hill. He managed to separate each character in such a distinctive manner, I was never confused - which would be easy in an audiobook with over 20 hours of duration - and was in constant awe. I highly recommend this novel/audiobook for anyone interested in politics, entertainment and broken relationships - it does draw some pretty realistic parallels to the current political scene in the United States. A fantastic debut indeed from Mr. Hill. And I'm definitely checking out other books narrated by Mr. Fliakos. Brilliant novel I loved this book - best audiobook I've found in ages. It's moving, thought-provoking, very funny, well-written with a great plot and well-observed characters, and brilliantly read. Highly recommend. Draws you in and keeps you hooked until the end! If you could sum up The Nix in three words, what would they be? Compelling, Complex, Rich. What was one of the most memorable moments of The Nix? There really are far too many memorable moments to single any one out. Have you listened to any of Ari Fliakoss other performances? How does this one compare? No, but the next book I read will be narrated by him. After The Nix, I'm a fan. He's a fabulously talented narrator who makes the many characters in this book, male and female, instantly recognisable and interesting. Did you have an emotional reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry? It made me laugh many times and also gasp in amazement at the plot twist and turns. I especially appreciated how the writer and narrator helped me to have empathy for many of the characters and a sheer dislike for a few others. Any additional comments? This book draws you in from its first pages. The writer skillfully hooks you into each character's story in the present tense, while leading you backward and forward through time to introduce others. The storylines kept me so engrossed, that I began to resent being interrupted. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/White-Dog-Fell-from-the-Sky-Audiobook/B00BJLOW0S Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: White Dog Fell from the Sky Author: Eleanor Morse Narrator: Carla Mercer-Meyer Format: Unabridged Length: 14 hrs and 14 mins Language: English Release date: 02-28-13 Publisher: Tantor Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 99 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Audie Award Finalist, Literary Fiction, 2014 Botswana, 1976: Isaac Muthethe thinks he is dead. Smuggled across the border from South Africa in a hearse, he awakens covered in dust, staring at blue sky and the face of White Dog. Far from dead, he is, for the first time, in a country without apartheid. A medical student in South Africa, he was forced to flee after witnessing a friend murdered by white members of the South African Defense Force. Walking along the road into Gaborone, Botswana's capital, White Dog following close behind, a chance encounter with an old school acquaintance changes the course of Isaac's life. Amen, a member of the ANC, the South African resistance movement, invites Isaac to stay with his family. Petrified of deportation and determined to find work, he swears he will stay just for a few days. He sets out to find work and is hired by a young American woman, Alice Mendelssohn, who is living in Botswana with her husband, Lawrence. A year later, her marriage an empty shell, Alice sets off on a work-related trip to the vast bush that she loves-alternately austere and lush, with light that blinds-leaving her home in the care of her new gardener, Isaac. It is on this trip that she meets Ian, an expert on the Kung San and a rebellious, untamable man 20 years her senior, with whom she imagines a very different future. Returning home, Alice finds Isaac missing and White Dog waiting loyally at the end of the drive, dehydrated and malnourished. When she goes in search of Isaac, what she finds out will change her life. Critic Reviews: "Morse's unflinching portrayals of extremes of loyalty and cruelty make for an especially memorable novel." ( Publishers Weekly) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Eleanor Morse) Thu, 28 Feb 2013 22:26:46 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/White-Dog-Fell-from-the-Sky-Audiobook/B00BJLOW0S thebookvoice.com 14:14:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: White Dog Fell from the Sky Author: Eleanor Morse Narrator: Carla Mercer-Meyer Format: Unabridged Length: 14 hrs and 14 mins Language: English Release date: 02-28-13 Publisher: Tantor Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 99 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Audie Award Finalist, Literary Fiction, 2014 Botswana, 1976: Isaac Muthethe thinks he is dead. Smuggled across the border from South Africa in a hearse, he awakens covered in dust, staring at blue sky and the face of White Dog. Far from dead, he is, for the first time, in a country without apartheid. A medical student in South Africa, he was forced to flee after witnessing a friend murdered by white members of the South African Defense Force. Walking along the road into Gaborone, Botswana's capital, White Dog following close behind, a chance encounter with an old school acquaintance changes the course of Isaac's life. Amen, a member of the ANC, the South African resistance movement, invites Isaac to stay with his family. Petrified of deportation and determined to find work, he swears he will stay just for a few days. He sets out to find work and is hired by a young American woman, Alice Mendelssohn, who is living in Botswana with her husband, Lawrence. A year later, her marriage an empty shell, Alice sets off on a work-related trip to the vast bush that she loves-alternately austere and lush, with light that blinds-leaving her home in the care of her new gardener, Isaac. It is on this trip that she meets Ian, an expert on the Kung San and a rebellious, untamable man 20 years her senior, with whom she imagines a very different future. Returning home, Alice finds Isaac missing and White Dog waiting loyally at the end of the drive, dehydrated and malnourished. When she goes in search of Isaac, what she finds out will change her life. Critic Reviews: "Morse's unflinching portrayals of extremes of loyalty and cruelty make for an especially memorable novel." ( Publishers Weekly) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: White Dog Fell from the Sky Author: Eleanor Morse Narrator: Carla Mercer-Meyer Format: Unabridged Length: 14 hrs and 14 mins Language: English Release date: 02-28-13 Publisher: Tantor Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 99 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Audie Award Finalist, Literary Fiction, 2014 Botswana, 1976: Isaac Muthethe thinks he is dead. Smuggled across the border from South Africa in a hearse, he awakens covered in dust, staring at blue sky and the face of White Dog. Far from dead, he is, for the first time, in a country without apartheid. A medical student in South Africa, he was forced to flee after witnessing a friend murdered by white members of the South African Defense Force. Walking along the road into Gaborone, Botswana's capital, White Dog following close behind, a chance encounter with an old school acquaintance changes the course of Isaac's life. Amen, a member of the ANC, the South African resistance movement, invites Isaac to stay with his family. Petrified of deportation and determined to find work, he swears he will stay just for a few days. He sets out to find work and is hired by a young American woman, Alice Mendelssohn, who is living in Botswana with her husband, Lawrence. A year later, her marriage an empty shell, Alice sets off on a work-related trip to the vast bush that she loves-alternately austere and lush, with light that blinds-leaving her home in the care of her new gardener, Isaac. It is on this trip that she meets Ian, an expert on the Kung San and a rebellious, untamable man 20 years her senior, with whom she imagines a very different future. Returning home, Alice finds Isaac missing and White Dog waiting loyally at the end of the drive, dehydrated and malnourished. When she goes in search of Isaac, what she finds out will change her life. Critic Reviews: "Morse's unflinching portrayals of extremes of loyalty and cruelty make for an especially memorable novel." ( Publishers Weekly) Members Reviews: Unexpectedly Stunning Work! This book brings the reader deep into Botswana (and at times, South Africa) in the 1970's, during the time of Apartheid. However, that is simply the framework for an astonishing tale that encompasses the heights and depths of the cruelty and alternately the sensitivity and tenderness of man and nature alike. Arguably, the protagonist is Isaac Muthethe, who escapes from S. Africa after he has witnessed a politically caused murder and fears for his own life. But one could also make a case that it is the story of Alice--the woman who is transformed as she is forced to discover the depths and strengths of her own being throughout the book, as does Isaac. However, as the title implies, perhaps the main character is White Dog, herself, who is the silent and loyal witness and companion to Isaac--who appears at his side as he emerges from a trip in a coffin across the border to reach a kind of freedom, and never loses faith that he will get through all the trials he faces. White Dog is often a background figure--yet seems to represent, in her quiet way, the endurance and love that can exist in the world, despite unspeakable conditions. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Benediction-Audiobook/B00B42DKR8 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Benediction Author: Kent Haruf Narrator: Mark Bramhall Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 54 mins Language: English Release date: 02-26-13 Publisher: Random House Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 235 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Shortlisted for The Folio Prize 2014 From the beloved and best-selling author of Plainsong and Eventide comes a story of life and death, and the ties that bind, once again set out on the High Plains in Holt, Colorado. When Dad Lewis is diagnosed with terminal cancer, he and his wife, Mary, must work together to make his final days as comfortable as possible. Their daughter, Lorraine, hastens back from Denver to help look after him; her devotion softens the bitter absence of their estranged son, Frank, but this cannot be willed away and remains a palpable presence for all three of them. Next door, a young girl named Alice moves in with her grandmother and contends with the painful memories that Dad's condition stirs up of her own mother's death. Meanwhile, the towns newly arrived preacher attempts to mend his strained relationships with his wife and teenaged son, a task that proves all the more challenging when he faces the disdain of his congregation after offering more than they are accustomed to getting on a Sunday morning. And throughout, an elderly widow and her middle-aged daughter do everything they can to ease the pain of their friends and neighbors. Despite the travails that each of these families faces, together they form bonds strong enough to carry them through the most difficult of times. Bracing, sad and deeply illuminating, Benediction captures the fullness of life by representing every stage of it, including its extinction, as well as the hopes and dreams that sustain us along the way. Here Kent Haruf gives us his most indelible portrait yet of this small town and reveals, with grace and insight, the compassion, the suffering and, above all, the humanity of its inhabitants. Critic Reviews: Reverberant From the terroir and populace of his native American West, the author of Plainsong and Eventide again draws a story elegant in its simple telling and remarkable in its authentic capture of universal human emotions. (Brad Hooper, Booklist bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Kent Haruf) Tue, 26 Feb 2013 08:11:16 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Benediction-Audiobook/B00B42DKR8 thebookvoice.com 08:54:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Benediction Author: Kent Haruf Narrator: Mark Bramhall Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 54 mins Language: English Release date: 02-26-13 Publisher: Random House Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 235 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Shortlisted for The Folio Prize 2014 From the beloved and best-selling author of Plainsong and Eventide comes a story of life and death, and the ties that bind, once again set out on the High Plains in Holt, Colorado. When Dad Lewis is diagnosed with terminal cancer, he and his wife, Mary, must work together to make his final days as comfortable as possible. Their daughter, Lorraine, hastens back from Denver to help look after him; her devotion softens the bitter absence of their estranged son, Frank, but this cannot be willed away and remains a palpable presence for all three of them. Next door, a young girl named Alice moves in with her grandmother and contends with the painful memories that Dad's condition stirs up of her own mother's death. Meanwhile, the towns newly arrived preacher attempts to mend his strained relationships with his wife and teenaged son, a task that proves all the more challenging when he faces the disdain of his congregation after offering more than they are accustomed to getting on a Sunday morning. And throughout, an elderly widow and her middle-aged daughter do everything they can to ease the pain of their friends and neighbors. Despite the travails that each of these families faces, together they form bonds strong enough to carry them through the most difficult of times. Bracing, sad and deeply illuminating, Benediction captures the fullness of life by representing every stage of it, including its extinction, as well as the hopes and dreams that sustain us along the way. Here Kent Haruf gives us his most indelible portrait yet of this small town and reveals, with grace and insight, the compassion, the suffering and, above all, the humanity of its inhabitants. Critic Reviews: Reverberant From the terroir and populace of his native American West, the author of Plainsong and Eventide again draws a story elegant in its simple telling and remarkable in its authentic capture of universal human emotions. (Brad Hooper, Booklist Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Benediction Author: Kent Haruf Narrator: Mark Bramhall Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 54 mins Language: English Release date: 02-26-13 Publisher: Random House Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 235 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Shortlisted for The Folio Prize 2014 From the beloved and best-selling author of Plainsong and Eventide comes a story of life and death, and the ties that bind, once again set out on the High Plains in Holt, Colorado. When Dad Lewis is diagnosed with terminal cancer, he and his wife, Mary, must work together to make his final days as comfortable as possible. Their daughter, Lorraine, hastens back from Denver to help look after him; her devotion softens the bitter absence of their estranged son, Frank, but this cannot be willed away and remains a palpable presence for all three of them. Next door, a young girl named Alice moves in with her grandmother and contends with the painful memories that Dad's condition stirs up of her own mother's death. Meanwhile, the towns newly arrived preacher attempts to mend his strained relationships with his wife and teenaged son, a task that proves all the more challenging when he faces the disdain of his congregation after offering more than they are accustomed to getting on a Sunday morning. And throughout, an elderly widow and her middle-aged daughter do everything they can to ease the pain of their friends and neighbors. Despite the travails that each of these families faces, together they form bonds strong enough to carry them through the most difficult of times. Bracing, sad and deeply illuminating, Benediction captures the fullness of life by representing every stage of it, including its extinction, as well as the hopes and dreams that sustain us along the way. Here Kent Haruf gives us his most indelible portrait yet of this small town and reveals, with grace and insight, the compassion, the suffering and, above all, the humanity of its inhabitants. Critic Reviews: Reverberant From the terroir and populace of his native American West, the author of Plainsong and Eventide again draws a story elegant in its simple telling and remarkable in its authentic capture of universal human emotions. (Brad Hooper, Booklist Members Reviews: Another Home Run for Haruf & Bramhall Im sure many will not exactly enjoy this storyits hardly something to take to the beach, its quite the opposite. The subject (a dying patriarch) and the aspects of the personalities visited in Benediction are relentlessly dark. But Harufs fictional Holt, Colorado and his characters are so real and so finely wrought as to be palpable. Mark Bramhall is the perfect narrator, he makes this novel into a work of art. perfect. Another superb study of small town life, this one featuring the beloved, elderly proprietor of the local hardware store who is dying of cancer. These are his last weeks. He reviews his life in his own mind. Friends and townspeople come to visit and say goodbye. The support they give his wife and daughter is a written as a wonderful tribute to a close-knit community, which the author clearly loves, but still, he does not fail to skewer them viciously in a sub-plot about bigotry in the guise of religion and the power/hypocrisy of church politics. There is also a hilarious scene involving a bunch of old ladies and one little girl who go skinny-dipping on a hot day in the cows' water tank. i don't usually read novels written by men because they can't write female characters realistically....but this scene was right on, and just hysterical! The reader is perfect. His voice sounds so comforting and gentle, I could listen to him all day. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Dark-Dark-Audiobook/B073X566F3 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Dark Dark Subtitle: Stories Author: Samantha Hunt Narrator: Christa Lewis Format: Unabridged Length: 6 hrs and 41 mins Language: English Release date: 07-18-17 Publisher: Dreamscape Media, LLC Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 9 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: In these marvelously inventive stories, Samantha Hunt imagines numerous ways in which human lives might be altered by the otherworldly: an FBI agent falls in love with a robot built for a suicide mission; a young woman unintentionally cheats on her husband when she is transformed into a deer; two strangers become lovers and find themselves responsible for the resurrection of a dog; a woman tries to start her life anew after the loss of a child but riddles that new life with lies; 13 pregnant teenagers develop a strange relationship with the founding fathers of American history; a lonely woman's fertility treatments become the stuff of science fiction. With offbeat humor and an unguarded gaze, Hunt conjures stories that urge an understanding of youth and mortality, magnification and loss - and that hold out hope that we can come to know one another deeply as we stand side-by-side observing this mysterious universe we've found ourselves in. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Samantha Hunt) Tue, 18 Jul 2017 11:37:15 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Dark-Dark-Audiobook/B073X566F3 thebookvoice.com 06:41:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Dark Dark Subtitle: Stories Author: Samantha Hunt Narrator: Christa Lewis Format: Unabridged Length: 6 hrs and 41 mins Language: English Release date: 07-18-17 Publisher: Dreamscape Media, LLC Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 9 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: In these marvelously inventive stories, Samantha Hunt imagines numerous ways in which human lives might be altered by the otherworldly: an FBI agent falls in love with a robot built for a suicide mission; a young woman unintentionally cheats on her husband when she is transformed into a deer; two strangers become lovers and find themselves responsible for the resurrection of a dog; a woman tries to start her life anew after the loss of a child but riddles that new life with lies; 13 pregnant teenagers develop a strange relationship with the founding fathers of American history; a lonely woman's fertility treatments become the stuff of science fiction. With offbeat humor and an unguarded gaze, Hunt conjures stories that urge an understanding of youth and mortality, magnification and loss - and that hold out hope that we can come to know one another deeply as we stand side-by-side observing this mysterious universe we've found ourselves in. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Dark Dark Subtitle: Stories Author: Samantha Hunt Narrator: Christa Lewis Format: Unabridged Length: 6 hrs and 41 mins Language: English Release date: 07-18-17 Publisher: Dreamscape Media, LLC Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 9 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: In these marvelously inventive stories, Samantha Hunt imagines numerous ways in which human lives might be altered by the otherworldly: an FBI agent falls in love with a robot built for a suicide mission; a young woman unintentionally cheats on her husband when she is transformed into a deer; two strangers become lovers and find themselves responsible for the resurrection of a dog; a woman tries to start her life anew after the loss of a child but riddles that new life with lies; 13 pregnant teenagers develop a strange relationship with the founding fathers of American history; a lonely woman's fertility treatments become the stuff of science fiction. With offbeat humor and an unguarded gaze, Hunt conjures stories that urge an understanding of youth and mortality, magnification and loss - and that hold out hope that we can come to know one another deeply as we stand side-by-side observing this mysterious universe we've found ourselves in. Members Reviews: A Total Trip When you first read about The Dark Dark the inventive concepts draw you in. A woman who cheats on her husband after she turns into a deer? Sounds funky. You think to yourself, and that's what gets you in the door. All of these stories are so inventive and radically interesting that it is really hard not to at least give this book a shot. What keeps you listening is Hunt's incredible sense of aesthetic. In many ways, as weird as these stories are, they are all about the same thing. A woman struggling with her many internal identities, motherhood, womanhood, and wrestling with herself and her relationships in general. That's I think the the emotion of this book, and it hits you on a real level. Even though each story has different characters, different situations, they all seem to magically tie together. And though at times Hunt toys with magical realism, which is a dangerous thing to toy with, her thoughts never dive too far into the absurd as to loose their relevance in the real world of human thought. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Hija-de-la-Fortuna-Daughter-of-Fortune-Audiobook/B071KSXG4M Escuche este audio libro completo gratis en https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> Título: Hija de la Fortuna [Daughter of Fortune] Autor: Isabel Allende Narrador: Camila Valenzuela Formato: Unabridged Duración: 13 hrs and 25 mins Idioma: Español Fecha de publicación: 04-27-17 Editor: Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial Calificaciones: 4.5 de 5 de 29 votos Categorías: Fiction, Literary Resumen del editor: Un retrato palpitante de una época marcada por la violencia y la codicia, con entrañables personajes. Eliza Sommers es una joven chilena que vive en Valparaíso en 1849, el año en que se descubre oro en California. Su amante, Joaquín Andieta, parte hacia el norte decidido a encontrar fortuna, y ella decide seguirlo. El viaje infernal, escondida en la cala de un velero, y la búsqueda de su amante en una tierra de hombres solos y prostitutas atraídos por la fiebre del oro, transforman a la joven inocente en una mujer fuera de lo común. Eliza recibe ayuda y afecto de Tao Chi'en, un médico chino, quien la conducirá de la mano en un itinerario memorable por los misterios y contradicciones de la condición humana.Hija de la Fortuna es un retrato palpitante de una época marcada por la violencia y la codicia en la cual los protagonistas rescatan el amor, la amistad, la compasión y el valor. En esta su más ambiciosa novela, Isabel Allende presenta un universo fascinante, poblado de entrañables personajes que, como tantos otros de la autora, se quedan para siempre en la memoria y el corazón de los lectores. Please note: This audiobook is in Spanish. Crítica Comentarios: "Isabel Allende se caracteriza por su precisa y poética adjetivación, y el estilo aquí ha sido especialmente cuidado. Deleitará a un público mayoritario." (Joaquín Marco, El Cultural) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Isabel Allende) Thu, 27 Apr 2017 13:42:05 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Hija-de-la-Fortuna-Daughter-of-Fortune-Audiobook/B071KSXG4M thebookvoice.com 13:25:00 no Escucha este título completo gratis en thebookvoice.com Escuche este audio libro completo gratis en https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> Título: Hija de la Fortuna [Daughter of Fortune] Autor: Isabel Allende Narrador: Camila Valenzuela Formato: Unabridged Duración: 13 hrs and 25 mins Idioma: Español Fecha de publicación: 04-27-17 Editor: Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial Calificaciones: 4.5 de 5 de 29 votos Categorías: Fiction, Literary Resumen del editor: Un retrato palpitante de una época marcada por la violencia y la codicia, con entrañables personajes. Eliza Sommers es una joven chilena que vive en Valparaíso en 1849, el año en que se descubre oro en California. Su amante, Joaquín Andieta, parte hacia el norte decidido a encontrar fortuna, y ella decide seguirlo. El viaje infernal, escondida en la cala de un velero, y la búsqueda de su amante en una tierra de hombres solos y prostitutas atraídos por la fiebre del oro, transforman a la joven inocente en una mujer fuera de lo común. Eliza recibe ayuda y afecto de Tao Chi'en, un médico chino, quien la conducirá de la mano en un itinerario memorable por los misterios y contradicciones de la condición humana.Hija de la Fortuna es un retrato palpitante de una época marcada por la violencia y la codicia en la cual los protagonistas rescatan el amor, la amistad, la compasión y el valor. En esta su más ambiciosa novela, Isabel Allende presenta un universo fascinante, poblado de entrañables personajes que, como tantos otros de la autora, se quedan para siempre en la memoria y el corazón de los lectores. Please note: This audiobook is in Spanish. Crítica Comentarios: "Isabel Allende se caracteriza por su precisa y poética adjetivación, y el estilo aquí ha sido especialmente cuidado. Deleitará a un público mayoritario." (Joaquín Marco, El Cultural) Escuche este audio libro completo gratis en https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> Título: Hija de la Fortuna [Daughter of Fortune] Autor: Isabel Allende Narrador: Camila Valenzuela Formato: Unabridged Duración: 13 hrs and 25 mins Idioma: Español Fecha de publicación: 04-27-17 Editor: Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial Calificaciones: 4.5 de 5 de 29 votos Categorías: Fiction, Literary Resumen del editor: Un retrato palpitante de una época marcada por la violencia y la codicia, con entrañables personajes. Eliza Sommers es una joven chilena que vive en Valparaíso en 1849, el año en que se descubre oro en California. Su amante, Joaquín Andieta, parte hacia el norte decidido a encontrar fortuna, y ella decide seguirlo. El viaje infernal, escondida en la cala de un velero, y la búsqueda de su amante en una tierra de hombres solos y prostitutas atraídos por la fiebre del oro, transforman a la joven inocente en una mujer fuera de lo común. Eliza recibe ayuda y afecto de Tao Chi'en, un médico chino, quien la conducirá de la mano en un itinerario memorable por los misterios y contradicciones de la condición humana.Hija de la Fortuna es un retrato palpitante de una época marcada por la violencia y la codicia en la cual los protagonistas rescatan el amor, la amistad, la compasión y el valor. En esta su más ambiciosa novela, Isabel Allende presenta un universo fascinante, poblado de entrañables personajes que, como tantos otros de la autora, se quedan para siempre en la memoria y el corazón de los lectores. Please note: This audiobook is in Spanish. Crítica Comentarios: "Isabel Allende se caracteriza por su precisa y poética adjetivación, y el estilo aquí ha sido especialmente cuidado. Deleitará a un público mayoritario." (Joaquín Marco, El Cultural) Opiniones de los miembros: Ms. Allende Does it Again. Ms. Allende is one of myfavorite authors since I am totally fluen in both english and spanish. Her books are always interesting, well written and compelling. Although not at the level of "Inez del Alma Mia", this novel, taking place in Chile and California during the 1849 gold rush, is highly enjoyable. It is a love story, a quest and a historical novel. The main protagonist of the book is a highly complex character that does something advenurous and romantic that most women, even today, would not be willing to do. Having read it, I gave it to a female friend of mine that read it and who gave it a very positive review. The english translation should be just as good. Espectacular Esta es la segunda vez que leo este libro y lo disfrute como la primera vez. Esta historia te lleva a una aventuras sin igual a las tierras de California cuando empezaba a poblarse. Al leerlo aprendes como comenzó la población en California y como el delirio del oro en ese tiempo atrajo a tanta gente de todas partes del mundo a poblar este gran estado de inmigrantes. Por el otro lado te envuelves en las aventuras de Elisa Sommers y como siendo una niña de una familia tan chapada a la antigua, despierta hacia una mujer aventurera. Good read Good read. I started getting really interested in the characters, the only problem is the ending. In my opinion there were too many things that were left open. But definitely an engaging read. Five Stars muy bueno buenísimo Arrived on time Arrived on time! https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Things-That-Happened-Before-the-Earthquake-Audiobook/B074G4WK6V Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Things That Happened Before the Earthquake Subtitle: A Novel Author: Chiara Barzini Narrator: Carlotta Brentan Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 48 mins Language: English Release date: 08-15-17 Publisher: Random House Audio Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 10 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Welcome to LA? Nineties Hollywood gets an Italian makeover in this poignant and ruefully funny coming-of-age novel featuring a teenage girl who's on shaky ground - in more ways than one. Mere weeks after the 1992 riots that laid waste to Los Angeles, Eugenia, a typical Italian teenager, is rudely yanked from her privileged Roman milieu by her hippie-ish filmmaker parents and transplanted to the strange suburban world of the San Fernando Valley. With only the Virgin Mary to call on for guidance as her parents struggle to make it big, Hollywood fashion, she must navigate her huge new public high school, complete with Crips and Bloods and Persian gang members, and a car-based environment of 99-cent stores and obscure fast-food franchises and all-night raves. She forges friendships with Henry, who runs his mother's movie memorabilia store, and the bewitching Deva, who introduces her to the alternate cultural universe that is Topanga Canyon. And then the 1994 earthquake rocks the foundations not only of Eugenia's home but of the future she'd been imagining for herself. Critic Reviews: "An Italian teenage girl shows up in 1990s Southern California in this culturally astute, strong-voiced novel. Barzini, truly a writer to watch, positions herself astride both American and Sicilian cultures, and packs this visceral book with strong sensations from both. The novel and its heroine, Eugenia, are deeply seductive." ( New York Times) "Chiara Barzini writes with a voice that is both tense and open. The effect is surprising, subversive, and singular." (Jhumpa Lahiri, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Interpreter of Maladies) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Chiara Barzini) Tue, 15 Aug 2017 14:15:04 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Things-That-Happened-Before-the-Earthquake-Audiobook/B074G4WK6V thebookvoice.com 10:48:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Things That Happened Before the Earthquake Subtitle: A Novel Author: Chiara Barzini Narrator: Carlotta Brentan Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 48 mins Language: English Release date: 08-15-17 Publisher: Random House Audio Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 10 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Welcome to LA? Nineties Hollywood gets an Italian makeover in this poignant and ruefully funny coming-of-age novel featuring a teenage girl who's on shaky ground - in more ways than one. Mere weeks after the 1992 riots that laid waste to Los Angeles, Eugenia, a typical Italian teenager, is rudely yanked from her privileged Roman milieu by her hippie-ish filmmaker parents and transplanted to the strange suburban world of the San Fernando Valley. With only the Virgin Mary to call on for guidance as her parents struggle to make it big, Hollywood fashion, she must navigate her huge new public high school, complete with Crips and Bloods and Persian gang members, and a car-based environment of 99-cent stores and obscure fast-food franchises and all-night raves. She forges friendships with Henry, who runs his mother's movie memorabilia store, and the bewitching Deva, who introduces her to the alternate cultural universe that is Topanga Canyon. And then the 1994 earthquake rocks the foundations not only of Eugenia's home but of the future she'd been imagining for herself. Critic Reviews: "An Italian teenage girl shows up in 1990s Southern California in this culturally astute, strong-voiced novel. Barzini, truly a writer to watch, positions herself astride both American and Sicilian cultures, and packs this visceral book with strong sensations from both. The novel and its heroine, Eugenia, are deeply seductive." ( New York Times) "Chiara Barzini writes with a voice that is both tense and open. The effect is surprising, subversive, and singular." (Jhumpa Lahiri, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Interpreter of Maladies) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Things That Happened Before the Earthquake Subtitle: A Novel Author: Chiara Barzini Narrator: Carlotta Brentan Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 48 mins Language: English Release date: 08-15-17 Publisher: Random House Audio Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 10 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Welcome to LA? Nineties Hollywood gets an Italian makeover in this poignant and ruefully funny coming-of-age novel featuring a teenage girl who's on shaky ground - in more ways than one. Mere weeks after the 1992 riots that laid waste to Los Angeles, Eugenia, a typical Italian teenager, is rudely yanked from her privileged Roman milieu by her hippie-ish filmmaker parents and transplanted to the strange suburban world of the San Fernando Valley. With only the Virgin Mary to call on for guidance as her parents struggle to make it big, Hollywood fashion, she must navigate her huge new public high school, complete with Crips and Bloods and Persian gang members, and a car-based environment of 99-cent stores and obscure fast-food franchises and all-night raves. She forges friendships with Henry, who runs his mother's movie memorabilia store, and the bewitching Deva, who introduces her to the alternate cultural universe that is Topanga Canyon. And then the 1994 earthquake rocks the foundations not only of Eugenia's home but of the future she'd been imagining for herself. Critic Reviews: "An Italian teenage girl shows up in 1990s Southern California in this culturally astute, strong-voiced novel. Barzini, truly a writer to watch, positions herself astride both American and Sicilian cultures, and packs this visceral book with strong sensations from both. The novel and its heroine, Eugenia, are deeply seductive." ( New York Times) "Chiara Barzini writes with a voice that is both tense and open. The effect is surprising, subversive, and singular." (Jhumpa Lahiri, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Interpreter of Maladies) Members Reviews: Nobody walks in LA This book was on a number of "best of" lists for 2017. It caught my attention because I was a young adult in So Cal during the period this book took place. It started pretty strong - a family moves from Italy to the US to "make it" in Hollywood. Mom, Dad, Brother, Sister, Grandma. The book is told from POV of sister, a high school aged girl. There were some really fun reminders about time and place (and some not some fun reminders ... Rodney King, the Northridge earthquake, the OJ car chase.) I finished this a couple weeks ago and I can't remember the girls name, but she is trying to find herself, and she makes some really odd decisions. The book just kind of fell apart. I think it may have been autobiographical, not really sure but it just wasn't very good. I was glad when it ended. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Mistletoe-Promise-Audiobook/B00OU5NPJE Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Mistletoe Promise Author: Richard Paul Evans Narrator: January LaVoy Format: Unabridged Length: 4 hrs and 59 mins Language: English Release date: 11-18-14 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 480 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: A new holiday story from the best-selling master of the Christmas novel. It isnt Christmas without a Richard Paul Evans novel. Ever since he wrote the book that inspired the genre, The Christmas Box, his best-selling holiday stories have become a beloved literary tradition. As the New York Journal of Books wrote, "Richard Paul Evans has proven to be one of Americas most precious gifts an inspirational writer who has the ability to read our very souls and heal broken hearts His books are the ones you cant wait to finish, but when you do, you wish you hadnt." bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Richard Paul Evans) Tue, 18 Nov 2014 01:45:52 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Mistletoe-Promise-Audiobook/B00OU5NPJE thebookvoice.com 04:59:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Mistletoe Promise Author: Richard Paul Evans Narrator: January LaVoy Format: Unabridged Length: 4 hrs and 59 mins Language: English Release date: 11-18-14 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 480 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: A new holiday story from the best-selling master of the Christmas novel. It isnt Christmas without a Richard Paul Evans novel. Ever since he wrote the book that inspired the genre, The Christmas Box, his best-selling holiday stories have become a beloved literary tradition. As the New York Journal of Books wrote, "Richard Paul Evans has proven to be one of Americas most precious gifts an inspirational writer who has the ability to read our very souls and heal broken hearts His books are the ones you cant wait to finish, but when you do, you wish you hadnt." Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Mistletoe Promise Author: Richard Paul Evans Narrator: January LaVoy Format: Unabridged Length: 4 hrs and 59 mins Language: English Release date: 11-18-14 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 480 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: A new holiday story from the best-selling master of the Christmas novel. It isnt Christmas without a Richard Paul Evans novel. Ever since he wrote the book that inspired the genre, The Christmas Box, his best-selling holiday stories have become a beloved literary tradition. As the New York Journal of Books wrote, "Richard Paul Evans has proven to be one of Americas most precious gifts an inspirational writer who has the ability to read our very souls and heal broken hearts His books are the ones you cant wait to finish, but when you do, you wish you hadnt." Members Reviews: heart warming 2nd time through. Love the story. It's more than a love story. Very enjoyable listening. WONDERFUL Enjoyed this novel very much. I was searching for a Christmas story and decided on this. Not exactly what I was looking for but so glad l did listen to this one. A lesson can be learned by all. Pleasantly Surprised! I loved this book from the get-go. Some of the Christmas books I've been listening to have been kind of flat. This one was good!! Good story, good characters. I was hooked after only a few minutes of listening. Easy listen. Love the story: narration fell flat Enjoy the heartwarming book next to a firer instead of on your device for best results. Lol. I Just did not like the performance! Nice heartfelt story. Nice heartfelt story, made me tear up a few times. I am o. to read the next story in this series. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Fox-8-Audiobook/B00C3LV12A Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Fox 8 Subtitle: A Story Author: George Saunders Narrator: George Saunders Format: Unabridged Length: 37 mins Language: English Release date: 04-09-13 Publisher: Random House Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 283 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: From the author of the instant New York Times best-seller Tenth of December comes a darkly comic short story, a fable about the all-too-real impact that we humans have on the environment. Fox 8 has always been known as the daydreamer in his pack, the one his fellow foxes regarded with a knowing snort and a roll of the eyes. That is, until Fox 8 develops a unique skill: He teaches himself to speak Yuman by hiding in the bushes outside a house and listening to childrens bedtime stories. The power of language fuels his abundant curiosity about people - even after danjur arrives in the form of a new shopping mall that cuts off his food supply, sending Fox 8 on a harrowing quest to help save his pack. Told with his distinctive blend of humor and pathos, "Fox 8" showcases the extraordinary imaginative talents of George Saunders, whom the New York Times called the writer for our time. Critic Reviews: "The best book youll read this year...more moving and emotionally accessible than anything that has come before." ( The New York Times Magazine on Tenth of December) " Tenth of December isnt just [Saunderss] most unexpected work yet; its also his best...as weird, scary, and devastating as America itself." (NPR on Tenth of December) "An astoundingly tuned voice - graceful, dark, authentic, and funny - telling just the kinds of stories we need to get us through these times." (Thomas Pynchon) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (George Saunders) Tue, 09 Apr 2013 08:29:04 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Fox-8-Audiobook/B00C3LV12A thebookvoice.com 00:37:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Fox 8 Subtitle: A Story Author: George Saunders Narrator: George Saunders Format: Unabridged Length: 37 mins Language: English Release date: 04-09-13 Publisher: Random House Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 283 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: From the author of the instant New York Times best-seller Tenth of December comes a darkly comic short story, a fable about the all-too-real impact that we humans have on the environment. Fox 8 has always been known as the daydreamer in his pack, the one his fellow foxes regarded with a knowing snort and a roll of the eyes. That is, until Fox 8 develops a unique skill: He teaches himself to speak Yuman by hiding in the bushes outside a house and listening to childrens bedtime stories. The power of language fuels his abundant curiosity about people - even after danjur arrives in the form of a new shopping mall that cuts off his food supply, sending Fox 8 on a harrowing quest to help save his pack. Told with his distinctive blend of humor and pathos, "Fox 8" showcases the extraordinary imaginative talents of George Saunders, whom the New York Times called the writer for our time. Critic Reviews: "The best book youll read this year...more moving and emotionally accessible than anything that has come before." ( The New York Times Magazine on Tenth of December) " Tenth of December isnt just [Saunderss] most unexpected work yet; its also his best...as weird, scary, and devastating as America itself." (NPR on Tenth of December) "An astoundingly tuned voice - graceful, dark, authentic, and funny - telling just the kinds of stories we need to get us through these times." (Thomas Pynchon) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Fox 8 Subtitle: A Story Author: George Saunders Narrator: George Saunders Format: Unabridged Length: 37 mins Language: English Release date: 04-09-13 Publisher: Random House Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 283 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: From the author of the instant New York Times best-seller Tenth of December comes a darkly comic short story, a fable about the all-too-real impact that we humans have on the environment. Fox 8 has always been known as the daydreamer in his pack, the one his fellow foxes regarded with a knowing snort and a roll of the eyes. That is, until Fox 8 develops a unique skill: He teaches himself to speak Yuman by hiding in the bushes outside a house and listening to childrens bedtime stories. The power of language fuels his abundant curiosity about people - even after danjur arrives in the form of a new shopping mall that cuts off his food supply, sending Fox 8 on a harrowing quest to help save his pack. Told with his distinctive blend of humor and pathos, "Fox 8" showcases the extraordinary imaginative talents of George Saunders, whom the New York Times called the writer for our time. Critic Reviews: "The best book youll read this year...more moving and emotionally accessible than anything that has come before." ( The New York Times Magazine on Tenth of December) " Tenth of December isnt just [Saunderss] most unexpected work yet; its also his best...as weird, scary, and devastating as America itself." (NPR on Tenth of December) "An astoundingly tuned voice - graceful, dark, authentic, and funny - telling just the kinds of stories we need to get us through these times." (Thomas Pynchon) Members Reviews: Sly Foxes, Wise Owls, Mean Dudes This title appeared in Howard Polskin's (CEO & Editor in Chief of Thin Reads) 2013 Best Summer Reads. The criteria for selections were: the stories had to be published within the last year, short--between 100-200 pages, something light, engaging--quote: "easy to finish, sort of like a cold Amstel beer on Main Beach in the Hamptons." If I could spend the summer on any beach in the Hamptons (or for that matter any beach anywhere)...the warm slobber-infused water left in my bulldog's bowl would be easy to finish, but what has that got to do with books... I would toss into that equation: well-written, thought provoking, enjoyable. $1.95/George Saunders/ 37 minutes, you can't go wrong. I found this funny, charming, then alarming and sad (as is always the case when animals go head to head with *Yumans*), but always crisp and entertaining, and for any audience. Use your cash, save your credit, and if for some reason you don't like it...close your eyes and pretend you're on Main Beach--you'll still have $$ left for a cold brewski. *Highly recommend. A quirky modern-day fable The thing I liked most about Saunders' quirky fable is how innocent and honest his writing can be without becoming saccharine. He manages with his simple narrative and his prose ticks to walk up to the line of absurdly sentimental and overdone, but then slinks backs down. Obvious comparisons should probably be made to David Sedaris' modern bestiary: 'Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk' and Dahl's 'Fantastic Mr Fox'. Saunders's story 'Fox 8' seems to belong to that same family group descended from the Aesopica. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Clasp-Audiobook/B014K5BJ7I Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Clasp Subtitle: A Novel Author: Sloane Crosley Narrator: David Pittu Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 56 mins Language: English Release date: 10-06-15 Publisher: Macmillan Audio Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 104 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Part comedy of manners, part treasure hunt, the first novel from the writer whom David Sedaris calls "perfectly, relentlessly funny". Kezia, Nathaniel, and Victor are reunited for the extravagant wedding of a college friend. Now at the tail end of their 20s, they arrive completely absorbed in their own lives - Kezia the second-in-command to a madwoman jewelry designer in Manhattan; Nathaniel the former literary cool kid, selling his wares in Hollywood; and the Eeyore-esque Victor, just fired from a middling search engine. They soon slip back into old roles: Victor loves Kezia. Kezia loves Nathaniel. Nathaniel loves Nathaniel. In the midst of all this semi-merriment, Victor passes out in the mother of the groom's bedroom. He wakes to her jovially slapping him across the face. Instead of a scolding, she offers Victor a story she's never even told her son, about a valuable necklace that disappeared during the Nazi occupation of France. And so a madcap adventure is set into motion, one that leads Victor, Kezia, and Nathaniel from Miami to New York and LA to Paris and across France, until they converge at the estate of Guy de Maupassant, author of the classic short story "The Necklace". Heartfelt, suspenseful, and told with Sloane Crosley's inimitable spark and wit, The Clasp is a story of friends struggling to fit together now that their lives haven't gone as planned, of how to separate the real from the fake. Such a task might be possible when it comes to precious stones, but is far more difficult to pull off with humans. Includes the short story "The Necklace", read by Barbara Rosenblat. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Sloane Crosley) Tue, 06 Oct 2015 18:40:01 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Clasp-Audiobook/B014K5BJ7I thebookvoice.com 10:56:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Clasp Subtitle: A Novel Author: Sloane Crosley Narrator: David Pittu Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 56 mins Language: English Release date: 10-06-15 Publisher: Macmillan Audio Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 104 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Part comedy of manners, part treasure hunt, the first novel from the writer whom David Sedaris calls "perfectly, relentlessly funny". Kezia, Nathaniel, and Victor are reunited for the extravagant wedding of a college friend. Now at the tail end of their 20s, they arrive completely absorbed in their own lives - Kezia the second-in-command to a madwoman jewelry designer in Manhattan; Nathaniel the former literary cool kid, selling his wares in Hollywood; and the Eeyore-esque Victor, just fired from a middling search engine. They soon slip back into old roles: Victor loves Kezia. Kezia loves Nathaniel. Nathaniel loves Nathaniel. In the midst of all this semi-merriment, Victor passes out in the mother of the groom's bedroom. He wakes to her jovially slapping him across the face. Instead of a scolding, she offers Victor a story she's never even told her son, about a valuable necklace that disappeared during the Nazi occupation of France. And so a madcap adventure is set into motion, one that leads Victor, Kezia, and Nathaniel from Miami to New York and LA to Paris and across France, until they converge at the estate of Guy de Maupassant, author of the classic short story "The Necklace". Heartfelt, suspenseful, and told with Sloane Crosley's inimitable spark and wit, The Clasp is a story of friends struggling to fit together now that their lives haven't gone as planned, of how to separate the real from the fake. Such a task might be possible when it comes to precious stones, but is far more difficult to pull off with humans. Includes the short story "The Necklace", read by Barbara Rosenblat. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Clasp Subtitle: A Novel Author: Sloane Crosley Narrator: David Pittu Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 56 mins Language: English Release date: 10-06-15 Publisher: Macmillan Audio Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 104 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Part comedy of manners, part treasure hunt, the first novel from the writer whom David Sedaris calls "perfectly, relentlessly funny". Kezia, Nathaniel, and Victor are reunited for the extravagant wedding of a college friend. Now at the tail end of their 20s, they arrive completely absorbed in their own lives - Kezia the second-in-command to a madwoman jewelry designer in Manhattan; Nathaniel the former literary cool kid, selling his wares in Hollywood; and the Eeyore-esque Victor, just fired from a middling search engine. They soon slip back into old roles: Victor loves Kezia. Kezia loves Nathaniel. Nathaniel loves Nathaniel. In the midst of all this semi-merriment, Victor passes out in the mother of the groom's bedroom. He wakes to her jovially slapping him across the face. Instead of a scolding, she offers Victor a story she's never even told her son, about a valuable necklace that disappeared during the Nazi occupation of France. And so a madcap adventure is set into motion, one that leads Victor, Kezia, and Nathaniel from Miami to New York and LA to Paris and across France, until they converge at the estate of Guy de Maupassant, author of the classic short story "The Necklace". Heartfelt, suspenseful, and told with Sloane Crosley's inimitable spark and wit, The Clasp is a story of friends struggling to fit together now that their lives haven't gone as planned, of how to separate the real from the fake. Such a task might be possible when it comes to precious stones, but is far more difficult to pull off with humans. Includes the short story "The Necklace", read by Barbara Rosenblat. Members Reviews: Slow starting, abrupt ending It took me several weeks to get in to the book. It's starts very slowly and there's nothing that grabbed me to want to keep reading/listening. Midway it finally perks up and the story and characters are developed and interesting. Unfortunately, as I was wanting to hear more, the book ended! Disappointed Would you try another book from Sloane Crosley and/or David Pittu? no What could Sloane Crosley have done to make this a more enjoyable book for you? I wanted to like the story but the whole structure was flimsy and not engaging. What aspect of David Pittus performance would you have changed? He was okay. Not very exciting. A more modern voice might have enlivened the story -- he was a bit mannered. Any additional comments? One of the few titles from Audible I didn't enjoy. Could not finish Any additional comments? David Pittu always does an excellent job of narrating. The book had some very crude descriptions in it that I didn't care for from the beginning and seemed to continue. I finally gave up listening. Il est trop agréable! The plot is a bit bizarre, even "incroyable" and all your high school French vocabulary will start to resurface near the end as the characters invade Normandy with only a drawing and a short story to guide them. But the MacGuffun of the plot, not unlike a certain necklace in French literature, really exists to show off the character of the characters, how they relate to each other and the world, and particularly to the people they were themselves in college, about ten years earlier. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Man-on-the-Mountaintop-Audiobook/B075Y4SWJ8 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Man on the Mountaintop Subtitle: An Audible Original Drama Author: Susan Trott, Libby Spurrier - adaptor Narrator: Stanley Tucci, Toby Jones, Clare Corbett, Rachel Atkins, Jeff Harding, David Thorpe Format: Original Recording Length: 5 hrs and 45 mins Language: English Release date: 11-09-17 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 17 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Audiofile Magazine Earphones Award Winner The Man on the Mountaintop tells the story of Holy Man Joe, an ageing and unassuming man who lives in a hermitage on top of a mountain. During the summer months, thousands of hopefuls line the single-file path leading to his door, seeking his wisdom. From bombastic, wealthy nobles intent on cheating their way to the top to drunkards who gradually build the physical and mental strength they need to quit their addiction, The Man on the Mountaintop is a rousing tale full of humour, wit and life lessons. In an Audible Originals production, Stanley Tucci (The Devil Wears Prada, Fortitude) and Toby Jones (Infamous, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets) lead a multivoice cast in an inspiring tale that is as entertaining as it is profound. Also featuring Alison Dowling, Anne Rosenfeld, Avita Jay, Christophe Hespel, Christopher Ragland, Clare Corbett, David Thorpe, Fran Canals, Hayward B. Morse, Jeff Harding, Lachele Carl, Laurence Bouvard, Liza Ross, Lobo Chan, Martin T Sherman, Paul Panting, Rachel Atkins, Richard Rees, Sagar Arya, Sheena Bhattessa, Stephen Hogan and Tim Bentinck. A note from the author, Susan Trott: Dear Listeners, I was having trouble getting to sleep at night. Instead of counting sheep, I found myself counting people going up a mountain to see a holy man. Each night, semiconscious, I came to know this holy man and the pilgrims. My insomnia problem was solved. Now I had a story to write. I wrote it quickly, although years later when asked how long it took to write, I said 50 years, which was also true. Recently the Dalai Lama said, 'You don't have to believe in God to be a kind and compassionate person.' Joe, our man on the mountaintop, would agree. Critic Reviews: "Backed by original music and straightforward sound effects, Tucci's direct and gentle narration keeps this superb full-cast performance on track and flowing. A rare blend of down-to-earth wisdom mixed with fine acting and an engaging story - what a treat." (Audiofile Magazine) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Susan Trott) Thu, 09 Nov 2017 17:31:34 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Man-on-the-Mountaintop-Audiobook/B075Y4SWJ8 thebookvoice.com 05:45:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Man on the Mountaintop Subtitle: An Audible Original Drama Author: Susan Trott, Libby Spurrier - adaptor Narrator: Stanley Tucci, Toby Jones, Clare Corbett, Rachel Atkins, Jeff Harding, David Thorpe Format: Original Recording Length: 5 hrs and 45 mins Language: English Release date: 11-09-17 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 17 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Audiofile Magazine Earphones Award Winner The Man on the Mountaintop tells the story of Holy Man Joe, an ageing and unassuming man who lives in a hermitage on top of a mountain. During the summer months, thousands of hopefuls line the single-file path leading to his door, seeking his wisdom. From bombastic, wealthy nobles intent on cheating their way to the top to drunkards who gradually build the physical and mental strength they need to quit their addiction, The Man on the Mountaintop is a rousing tale full of humour, wit and life lessons. In an Audible Originals production, Stanley Tucci (The Devil Wears Prada, Fortitude) and Toby Jones (Infamous, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets) lead a multivoice cast in an inspiring tale that is as entertaining as it is profound. Also featuring Alison Dowling, Anne Rosenfeld, Avita Jay, Christophe Hespel, Christopher Ragland, Clare Corbett, David Thorpe, Fran Canals, Hayward B. Morse, Jeff Harding, Lachele Carl, Laurence Bouvard, Liza Ross, Lobo Chan, Martin T Sherman, Paul Panting, Rachel Atkins, Richard Rees, Sagar Arya, Sheena Bhattessa, Stephen Hogan and Tim Bentinck. A note from the author, Susan Trott: Dear Listeners, I was having trouble getting to sleep at night. Instead of counting sheep, I found myself counting people going up a mountain to see a holy man. Each night, semiconscious, I came to know this holy man and the pilgrims. My insomnia problem was solved. Now I had a story to write. I wrote it quickly, although years later when asked how long it took to write, I said 50 years, which was also true. Recently the Dalai Lama said, 'You don't have to believe in God to be a kind and compassionate person.' Joe, our man on the mountaintop, would agree. Critic Reviews: "Backed by original music and straightforward sound effects, Tucci's direct and gentle narration keeps this superb full-cast performance on track and flowing. A rare blend of down-to-earth wisdom mixed with fine acting and an engaging story - what a treat." (Audiofile Magazine) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Man on the Mountaintop Subtitle: An Audible Original Drama Author: Susan Trott, Libby Spurrier - adaptor Narrator: Stanley Tucci, Toby Jones, Clare Corbett, Rachel Atkins, Jeff Harding, David Thorpe Format: Original Recording Length: 5 hrs and 45 mins Language: English Release date: 11-09-17 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 17 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Audiofile Magazine Earphones Award Winner The Man on the Mountaintop tells the story of Holy Man Joe, an ageing and unassuming man who lives in a hermitage on top of a mountain. During the summer months, thousands of hopefuls line the single-file path leading to his door, seeking his wisdom. From bombastic, wealthy nobles intent on cheating their way to the top to drunkards who gradually build the physical and mental strength they need to quit their addiction, The Man on the Mountaintop is a rousing tale full of humour, wit and life lessons. In an Audible Originals production, Stanley Tucci (The Devil Wears Prada, Fortitude) and Toby Jones (Infamous, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets) lead a multivoice cast in an inspiring tale that is as entertaining as it is profound. Also featuring Alison Dowling, Anne Rosenfeld, Avita Jay, Christophe Hespel, Christopher Ragland, Clare Corbett, David Thorpe, Fran Canals, Hayward B. Morse, Jeff Harding, Lachele Carl, Laurence Bouvard, Liza Ross, Lobo Chan, Martin T Sherman, Paul Panting, Rachel Atkins, Richard Rees, Sagar Arya, Sheena Bhattessa, Stephen Hogan and Tim Bentinck. A note from the author, Susan Trott: Dear Listeners, I was having trouble getting to sleep at night. Instead of counting sheep, I found myself counting people going up a mountain to see a holy man. Each night, semiconscious, I came to know this holy man and the pilgrims. My insomnia problem was solved. Now I had a story to write. I wrote it quickly, although years later when asked how long it took to write, I said 50 years, which was also true. Recently the Dalai Lama said, 'You don't have to believe in God to be a kind and compassionate person.' Joe, our man on the mountaintop, would agree. Critic Reviews: "Backed by original music and straightforward sound effects, Tucci's direct and gentle narration keeps this superb full-cast performance on track and flowing. A rare blend of down-to-earth wisdom mixed with fine acting and an engaging story - what a treat." (Audiofile Magazine) Members Reviews: Great listen! I really enjoyed the story and the performance. It was like listening to a play, sound effects and all. Very enjoyable and a positive break from such a negative world. interesting! I liked the Little Tales throughout the story. although, I was a little confused on what the spirituality basis of the book. Deeply touching A lovely story, beautifully told. The voices of the characters and narrator couldnt have been better. Trott's Fables! You know I think some people are going to love this and I wish them the best of it. To be fair Audible say it is in the realm of the fable and that's exactly what it is . . . though as usual, full disclosure, I only made it a little under halfway through. To me while I was intrigued by the concept I found the whole thing a bit quaint and twee for want of better words, almost like I was being read a children's story. The whole thing is of course ridiculous and relies on one-dimensional stereotype characters like the world's most famous man. BUT - that's what a fable is after all so it's my own daft fault for not taking Audible at their word. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Revolutionary-Road-Audiobook/B002V8MCA0 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Revolutionary Road Author: Richard Yates Narrator: Mark Bramhall Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs and 26 mins Language: English Release date: 11-25-08 Publisher: Random House Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 645 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: From the moment of its publication in 1961, this masterpiece of realistic fiction was hailed as the most evocative portrayal of the opulent desolation of the American suburbs. It's the story of Frank and April Wheeler, a bright, beautiful, and talented couple who have lived on the assumption that greatness is only just around the corner. With heartbreaking compassion and remorseless clarity, Richard Yates shows how Frank and April mortgage their spiritual birthright, betraying not only each other, but their best selves. In his introduction to this edition, novelist Richard Ford pays homage to the novel's lasting influence and enduring power. ©2000 Richard Yates; (P)2008 Random House Audio Critic Reviews: "The Great Gatsby of my time...one of the best books by a member of my generation." (Kurt Vonnegut) "Beautifully crafted...a remarkable and deeply troubling book." (Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times) "A deft, ironic, beautiful novel that deserves to be a classic." (William Styron) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Richard Yates) Tue, 25 Nov 2008 10:44:03 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Revolutionary-Road-Audiobook/B002V8MCA0 thebookvoice.com 11:26:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Revolutionary Road Author: Richard Yates Narrator: Mark Bramhall Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs and 26 mins Language: English Release date: 11-25-08 Publisher: Random House Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 645 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: From the moment of its publication in 1961, this masterpiece of realistic fiction was hailed as the most evocative portrayal of the opulent desolation of the American suburbs. It's the story of Frank and April Wheeler, a bright, beautiful, and talented couple who have lived on the assumption that greatness is only just around the corner. With heartbreaking compassion and remorseless clarity, Richard Yates shows how Frank and April mortgage their spiritual birthright, betraying not only each other, but their best selves. In his introduction to this edition, novelist Richard Ford pays homage to the novel's lasting influence and enduring power. ©2000 Richard Yates; (P)2008 Random House Audio Critic Reviews: "The Great Gatsby of my time...one of the best books by a member of my generation." (Kurt Vonnegut) "Beautifully crafted...a remarkable and deeply troubling book." (Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times) "A deft, ironic, beautiful novel that deserves to be a classic." (William Styron) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Revolutionary Road Author: Richard Yates Narrator: Mark Bramhall Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs and 26 mins Language: English Release date: 11-25-08 Publisher: Random House Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 645 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: From the moment of its publication in 1961, this masterpiece of realistic fiction was hailed as the most evocative portrayal of the opulent desolation of the American suburbs. It's the story of Frank and April Wheeler, a bright, beautiful, and talented couple who have lived on the assumption that greatness is only just around the corner. With heartbreaking compassion and remorseless clarity, Richard Yates shows how Frank and April mortgage their spiritual birthright, betraying not only each other, but their best selves. In his introduction to this edition, novelist Richard Ford pays homage to the novel's lasting influence and enduring power. ©2000 Richard Yates; (P)2008 Random House Audio Critic Reviews: "The Great Gatsby of my time...one of the best books by a member of my generation." (Kurt Vonnegut) "Beautifully crafted...a remarkable and deeply troubling book." (Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times) "A deft, ironic, beautiful novel that deserves to be a classic." (William Styron) Members Reviews: Movie vs Book Any additional comments? This is the perfect example for me of the importance of reading the book before I see the movie. I think if I had read the book first many subtle but important points missed in the movie would have made the story much better. The movie stressed odd scenes and omitted powerful details that developed the characters and their predicaments to a tee. Plus the way a reader pictures the settings and the people never seems remotely the way a casting team will set things up. That said--I liked the book. It depicted a slice of life from that odd time period of the 50's beautifully. It is a sad book but the characters are fully human and the story engages throughout. Soul-crushing...but in a good way! Yeah, yeah Kate and Leo reunited on the big screen for the adaptation of Revolutionary Road, and while I enjoyed the movie, please dont let it put you off or replace your reading of Richard Yates tremendous novel. Sure its depressing its about realizing your life has become everything you never wanted it to be but in Yates words, in Mark Bramhalls narration, this is a powerful depressing: the kind of thought-provoking, heart-wrenching literature that we all need every once in a while. Haunting! These characters are so fragile and damaged. It was painful at times.....so close to home! This 1960's "perfect" suburbia family crumbles right before your eyes. Each one is as "dysfuntional" as the other. I didn't like the ending but sadly it is very real and believable. WOW! What a ride!! I hated this book for the first three hours or so---very upsetting marital fighting! But once it takes off, this is quite a study of two people and their lives in the 50s. I finished this book a week ago and still thinking of April and Frank! I want to see the movie now and see how it compares. Amazing Listen Beautifully written and exquisitely narrated, this book is captivating. Though the story is not uplifting, the characters are real and their plight is familiar nearly 50 years after the story was written. While it would be easy for the listener to judge the Wheelers and the Campbells harshly, to do so would be to fall into the same trap that captured them. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Ill-Take-You-There-Audiobook/B01JGOY9Y8 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: I'll Take You There Subtitle: A Novel Author: Wally Lamb Narrator: George Guidall Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 10 mins Language: English Release date: 11-22-16 Publisher: HarperAudio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 182 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: New York Times best-selling author Wally Lamb weaves an evocative, deeply affecting tapestry of one baby boomer's life - Felix Funicello, introduced in Wishin' and Hopin' - and the trio of unforgettable women who have changed it in this radiant homage to the resiliency, strength, and power of women. I'll Take You There centers on Felix, a film scholar who runs a Monday night movie club in what was once a vaudeville theater. One evening, while setting up a film in the projectionist booth, he's confronted by the ghost of Lois Weber, a trailblazing motion picture director from Hollywood's silent film era. Lois invites Felix to revisit - and in some cases relive - scenes from his past as they are projected onto the cinema's big screen. In these magical movies, the medium of film becomes the lens for Felix to reflect on the women who profoundly impacted his life. There's his daughter, Aliza, a Gen Y writer for New York Magazine who is trying to align her postmodern feminist beliefs with her lofty career ambitions; his sister, Frances, with whom he once shared a complicated bond of kindness and cruelty; and Verna, a fiery would-be contender for the 1951 Miss Rheingold competition, a beauty contest sponsored by a Brooklyn-based beer manufacturer that became a marketing phenomenon for two decades. At first unnerved by these ethereal apparitions, Felix comes to look forward to his encounters with Lois, who is later joined by the spirits of other celluloid muses. Against the backdrop of a kaleidoscopic convergence of politics and pop culture, family secrets, and Hollywood iconography, Felix gains an enlightened understanding of the pressures and trials of the women closest to him and of the feminine ideals and feminist realities that all women of every era must face. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Wally Lamb) Tue, 22 Nov 2016 15:48:22 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Ill-Take-You-There-Audiobook/B01JGOY9Y8 thebookvoice.com 07:10:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: I'll Take You There Subtitle: A Novel Author: Wally Lamb Narrator: George Guidall Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 10 mins Language: English Release date: 11-22-16 Publisher: HarperAudio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 182 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: New York Times best-selling author Wally Lamb weaves an evocative, deeply affecting tapestry of one baby boomer's life - Felix Funicello, introduced in Wishin' and Hopin' - and the trio of unforgettable women who have changed it in this radiant homage to the resiliency, strength, and power of women. I'll Take You There centers on Felix, a film scholar who runs a Monday night movie club in what was once a vaudeville theater. One evening, while setting up a film in the projectionist booth, he's confronted by the ghost of Lois Weber, a trailblazing motion picture director from Hollywood's silent film era. Lois invites Felix to revisit - and in some cases relive - scenes from his past as they are projected onto the cinema's big screen. In these magical movies, the medium of film becomes the lens for Felix to reflect on the women who profoundly impacted his life. There's his daughter, Aliza, a Gen Y writer for New York Magazine who is trying to align her postmodern feminist beliefs with her lofty career ambitions; his sister, Frances, with whom he once shared a complicated bond of kindness and cruelty; and Verna, a fiery would-be contender for the 1951 Miss Rheingold competition, a beauty contest sponsored by a Brooklyn-based beer manufacturer that became a marketing phenomenon for two decades. At first unnerved by these ethereal apparitions, Felix comes to look forward to his encounters with Lois, who is later joined by the spirits of other celluloid muses. Against the backdrop of a kaleidoscopic convergence of politics and pop culture, family secrets, and Hollywood iconography, Felix gains an enlightened understanding of the pressures and trials of the women closest to him and of the feminine ideals and feminist realities that all women of every era must face. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: I'll Take You There Subtitle: A Novel Author: Wally Lamb Narrator: George Guidall Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 10 mins Language: English Release date: 11-22-16 Publisher: HarperAudio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 182 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: New York Times best-selling author Wally Lamb weaves an evocative, deeply affecting tapestry of one baby boomer's life - Felix Funicello, introduced in Wishin' and Hopin' - and the trio of unforgettable women who have changed it in this radiant homage to the resiliency, strength, and power of women. I'll Take You There centers on Felix, a film scholar who runs a Monday night movie club in what was once a vaudeville theater. One evening, while setting up a film in the projectionist booth, he's confronted by the ghost of Lois Weber, a trailblazing motion picture director from Hollywood's silent film era. Lois invites Felix to revisit - and in some cases relive - scenes from his past as they are projected onto the cinema's big screen. In these magical movies, the medium of film becomes the lens for Felix to reflect on the women who profoundly impacted his life. There's his daughter, Aliza, a Gen Y writer for New York Magazine who is trying to align her postmodern feminist beliefs with her lofty career ambitions; his sister, Frances, with whom he once shared a complicated bond of kindness and cruelty; and Verna, a fiery would-be contender for the 1951 Miss Rheingold competition, a beauty contest sponsored by a Brooklyn-based beer manufacturer that became a marketing phenomenon for two decades. At first unnerved by these ethereal apparitions, Felix comes to look forward to his encounters with Lois, who is later joined by the spirits of other celluloid muses. Against the backdrop of a kaleidoscopic convergence of politics and pop culture, family secrets, and Hollywood iconography, Felix gains an enlightened understanding of the pressures and trials of the women closest to him and of the feminine ideals and feminist realities that all women of every era must face. Members Reviews: Not Wally Lamb's Best -- Maybe His Worst? I've liked every Wally Lamb book I've read until this one. It seemed like a paint-by-number diatribe on feminism and family issues from the 50's and 60's created for the YA audience. It just didn't strike a chord with me at all. Not like his prior books have done. In brief: Felix Funicello (cousin to Annette Funicello) is a divorced father of a daughter professor at a local college who teaches about al things cinematic. He is a 60 year old Baby Boomer who relives bits and pieces of his life via film -- which was supposed to aggregate into a story. It is hard to write a review without spoilers -- so perhaps I should stop there. . . but I must say that Lamb threw everything he could into this one; without focusing on anything in particular to create endearing characters or a story line that grabs mature readers. The feminism angle was just too basic -- nothing we haven't already figured out in the last 40 years. As the book very quickly came to a close I couldn't believe that Lamb wasn't going to fill out at least some of the gaps and holes he had left in Felix's life story -- not to mention the huge omissions in the life of his daughter, sisters, mother and ex-wife. Ultimately, maybe this was Lamb's quasi-fictional personal history/memoir. But he wasted a story with some pretty good potential. If only he had dug deeper. Another Wally Lamb book that did not disappoint This author just pulls you in and makes you fall in love with each character. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Number9Dream-Audiobook/B00BSU86HA Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Number9Dream Author: David Mitchell Narrator: William Rycroft Format: Unabridged Length: 16 hrs and 19 mins Language: English Release date: 03-13-13 Publisher: Recorded Books Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 198 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Number9Dream is the international literary sensation from a writer with astonishing range and imaginative energy - an intoxicating ride through Tokyo's dark underworlds and the even more mysterious landscapes of our collective dreams. David Mitchell follows his eerily precocious, globe-striding first novel, Ghostwritten, with a work that is in its way even more ambitious. In outward form, Number9Dream is a Dickensian coming-of-age journey: Young dreamer Eiji Miyake, from remote rural Japan, thrust out on his own by his sister's death and his mother's breakdown, comes to Tokyo in pursuit of the father who abandoned him. Stumbling around this strange, awesome city, he trips over and crosses - through a hidden destiny or just monstrously bad luck - a number of its secret power centers. Suddenly, the riddle of his father's identity becomes just one of the increasingly urgent questions Eiji must answer. Why is the line between the world of his experiences and the world of his dreams so blurry? Why do so many horrible things keep happening to him? What is it about the number 9? To answer these questions, and ultimately to come to terms with his inheritance, Eiji must somehow acquire an insight into the workings of history and fate that would be rare in anyone, much less in a boy from out of town with a price on his head and less than the cost of a Beatles disc to his name. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (David Mitchell) Wed, 13 Mar 2013 00:13:42 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Number9Dream-Audiobook/B00BSU86HA thebookvoice.com 16:19:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Number9Dream Author: David Mitchell Narrator: William Rycroft Format: Unabridged Length: 16 hrs and 19 mins Language: English Release date: 03-13-13 Publisher: Recorded Books Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 198 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Number9Dream is the international literary sensation from a writer with astonishing range and imaginative energy - an intoxicating ride through Tokyo's dark underworlds and the even more mysterious landscapes of our collective dreams. David Mitchell follows his eerily precocious, globe-striding first novel, Ghostwritten, with a work that is in its way even more ambitious. In outward form, Number9Dream is a Dickensian coming-of-age journey: Young dreamer Eiji Miyake, from remote rural Japan, thrust out on his own by his sister's death and his mother's breakdown, comes to Tokyo in pursuit of the father who abandoned him. Stumbling around this strange, awesome city, he trips over and crosses - through a hidden destiny or just monstrously bad luck - a number of its secret power centers. Suddenly, the riddle of his father's identity becomes just one of the increasingly urgent questions Eiji must answer. Why is the line between the world of his experiences and the world of his dreams so blurry? Why do so many horrible things keep happening to him? What is it about the number 9? To answer these questions, and ultimately to come to terms with his inheritance, Eiji must somehow acquire an insight into the workings of history and fate that would be rare in anyone, much less in a boy from out of town with a price on his head and less than the cost of a Beatles disc to his name. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Number9Dream Author: David Mitchell Narrator: William Rycroft Format: Unabridged Length: 16 hrs and 19 mins Language: English Release date: 03-13-13 Publisher: Recorded Books Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 198 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Number9Dream is the international literary sensation from a writer with astonishing range and imaginative energy - an intoxicating ride through Tokyo's dark underworlds and the even more mysterious landscapes of our collective dreams. David Mitchell follows his eerily precocious, globe-striding first novel, Ghostwritten, with a work that is in its way even more ambitious. In outward form, Number9Dream is a Dickensian coming-of-age journey: Young dreamer Eiji Miyake, from remote rural Japan, thrust out on his own by his sister's death and his mother's breakdown, comes to Tokyo in pursuit of the father who abandoned him. Stumbling around this strange, awesome city, he trips over and crosses - through a hidden destiny or just monstrously bad luck - a number of its secret power centers. Suddenly, the riddle of his father's identity becomes just one of the increasingly urgent questions Eiji must answer. Why is the line between the world of his experiences and the world of his dreams so blurry? Why do so many horrible things keep happening to him? What is it about the number 9? To answer these questions, and ultimately to come to terms with his inheritance, Eiji must somehow acquire an insight into the workings of history and fate that would be rare in anyone, much less in a boy from out of town with a price on his head and less than the cost of a Beatles disc to his name. Members Reviews: Ah! böwakawa poussé, poussé Number 9 Number Nine # 9 # Nine Another Mitchell book I'm going to have to chew on for a bit to really bend my mental tongue around. At first, I was a little disappointed in it. This is my last Mitchell book left to read (I am now a Mitchell completist) and I was hoping for just a little more PoMo juice to squeeze out of his second novel. Three dreams into it and I was afraid Mitchell was aping Murakami (Norwegian Wood, A Wild Sheep Chase) and Joyce (Finnegans Wake) a bit too much in his persuit of a dreamy father-quest novel. By the end, however, Mitchell salvaged the novel. It still seemed a little too packaged, too sterile, too neat and measured. Don't get me wrong, I liked it and obviously (I've now read ALL of Mitchell) I like how Mitchell writes, but I'm not sure #9Dream is even close to being top shelf for me of Mitchell's novels. Another great listening experience It took me longer (than with previous David Mitchell books) to become truly engaged with Number9dream - there were parts I resisted liking. As the story unfolded though, I began to care about Eiji and his fate and it became another book to savour. I may come back to it again in the future - to see what I missed the first time. The reading was excellently performed. Shame he did not also record Black Swan Green.... Outstanding storytelling Number9Dream starts abruptly and takes you on a fast paced trip through many different scenarios. I have found that you need to really stick with the author as his beginnings have at first confused me a bit. The thing is, the more I read, the more I become immersed in the story, the more I love his writing. I don't normally gush about an author, but David Mitchell is by far one of the best modern writers out there. His stories are so complex, layered and full of meaning. Do not pass up the chance to listen! Once you give Mr. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Red-Garden-Audiobook/B004GVNHTU Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Red Garden Author: Alice Hoffman Narrator: Nancy Travis Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 18 mins Language: English Release date: 01-25-11 Publisher: Random House Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 223 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: The Red Garden introduces us to the luminous and haunting world of Blackwell, Massachusetts. Hoffman offers a transforming glimpse of small-town America, presenting us with some three hundred years of passion, dark secrets, loyalty, and redemption in a web of tales. From the towns founder, a brave young woman from England who has no fear of blizzards or bears, to the young man who runs away to New York City, the characters in The Red Garden are extraordinary and vivid: a young wounded Civil War soldier who is saved by a neighbor, a woman who meets a fiercely human historical character, a poet who falls in love with a blind man, a mysterious traveler who comes to town in the year when summer never arrives. At the center of everyones life is a garden where only red plants can grow, and where the truth can be found by those who dare to look. The Red Garden is as unforgettable as it is moving. Editorial Reviews: The Red Garden by Alice Hoffman, read by Nancy Travis, evokes comparisons to Thornton Wilders classic Our Town. The book meanders through time, allowing the lives and deaths of the inhabitants of Blackwell, Massachusetts, to tell the story of times passage, of loves requited, of the inexplicable in life, and of the stamina of good, plain folk. Nancy Travis performs the chapters each one denoting a forward progression in time in a straightforward manner. Deftly moving between Hoffmans storytelling of fact and fantasy, Travis has the opportunity to be a narrator, an actor, and a teller of ghostly tales. Whether characterizing the first inklings of lovesick yearning from a teen-aged girl in the 18th century or portraying a young widow, two centuries later, who has lost her Blackwell childhood sweetheart across the world in Vietnam, Travis deftly moves from character to character, time period to time period. Nature also becomes a character in The Red Garden, and Travis reading imbues palpable emotion as generation after generation of Blackwell residents brave the roiling Eel River and venture recklessly into the bear-infested woods of Hightop Mountain. They never learn as we, the listeners, do. Early in the story there is the depiction of the young stranger with an oddly strong sense of purpose who strays in the area long enough to plant some apple trees and bewitch the local women. The apple orchard, then, becomes the scene of trysts and confrontations for centuries onward. Finally, there is the Red Garden itself, so named because, decade after decade, anything planted within its fenced confines comes up red. Theres a story there, buried centuries ago. In The Red Garden the life of a small town lived over hundreds of years by long-time residents, itinerant wanderers, and that mysterious fishermans wife will captivate all who move towards that ultimate audio book commitment: Add to Cart. Critic Reviews: "In gloriously sensuous, suspenseful, mystical, tragic, and redemptive episodes, Hoffman subtly alters her language, from an almost biblical voice to increasingly nuanced and intricate prose reflecting the burgeoning social and psychological complexities her passionate and searching characters face in an ever-changing world." (Booklist) "Hoffman has done it again, crafting a poignant, compelling collection of fairy tales suffused with pathos and brightened by flashes of magic. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Alice Hoffman) Tue, 25 Jan 2011 04:52:53 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Red-Garden-Audiobook/B004GVNHTU thebookvoice.com 07:18:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Red Garden Author: Alice Hoffman Narrator: Nancy Travis Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 18 mins Language: English Release date: 01-25-11 Publisher: Random House Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 223 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: The Red Garden introduces us to the luminous and haunting world of Blackwell, Massachusetts. Hoffman offers a transforming glimpse of small-town America, presenting us with some three hundred years of passion, dark secrets, loyalty, and redemption in a web of tales. From the towns founder, a brave young woman from England who has no fear of blizzards or bears, to the young man who runs away to New York City, the characters in The Red Garden are extraordinary and vivid: a young wounded Civil War soldier who is saved by a neighbor, a woman who meets a fiercely human historical character, a poet who falls in love with a blind man, a mysterious traveler who comes to town in the year when summer never arrives. At the center of everyones life is a garden where only red plants can grow, and where the truth can be found by those who dare to look. The Red Garden is as unforgettable as it is moving. Editorial Reviews: The Red Garden by Alice Hoffman, read by Nancy Travis, evokes comparisons to Thornton Wilders classic Our Town. The book meanders through time, allowing the lives and deaths of the inhabitants of Blackwell, Massachusetts, to tell the story of times passage, of loves requited, of the inexplicable in life, and of the stamina of good, plain folk. Nancy Travis performs the chapters each one denoting a forward progression in time in a straightforward manner. Deftly moving between Hoffmans storytelling of fact and fantasy, Travis has the opportunity to be a narrator, an actor, and a teller of ghostly tales. Whether characterizing the first inklings of lovesick yearning from a teen-aged girl in the 18th century or portraying a young widow, two centuries later, who has lost her Blackwell childhood sweetheart across the world in Vietnam, Travis deftly moves from character to character, time period to time period. Nature also becomes a character in The Red Garden, and Travis reading imbues palpable emotion as generation after generation of Blackwell residents brave the roiling Eel River and venture recklessly into the bear-infested woods of Hightop Mountain. They never learn as we, the listeners, do. Early in the story there is the depiction of the young stranger with an oddly strong sense of purpose who strays in the area long enough to plant some apple trees and bewitch the local women. The apple orchard, then, becomes the scene of trysts and confrontations for centuries onward. Finally, there is the Red Garden itself, so named because, decade after decade, anything planted within its fenced confines comes up red. Theres a story there, buried centuries ago. In The Red Garden the life of a small town lived over hundreds of years by long-time residents, itinerant wanderers, and that mysterious fishermans wife will captivate all who move towards that ultimate audio book commitment: Add to Cart. Critic Reviews: "In gloriously sensuous, suspenseful, mystical, tragic, and redemptive episodes, Hoffman subtly alters her language, from an almost biblical voice to increasingly nuanced and intricate prose reflecting the burgeoning social and psychological complexities her passionate and searching characters face in an ever-changing world." (Booklist) "Hoffman has done it again, crafting a poignant, compelling collection of fairy tales suffused with pathos and brightened by flashes of magic. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Red Garden Author: Alice Hoffman Narrator: Nancy Travis Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 18 mins Language: English Release date: 01-25-11 Publisher: Random House Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 223 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: The Red Garden introduces us to the luminous and haunting world of Blackwell, Massachusetts. Hoffman offers a transforming glimpse of small-town America, presenting us with some three hundred years of passion, dark secrets, loyalty, and redemption in a web of tales. From the towns founder, a brave young woman from England who has no fear of blizzards or bears, to the young man who runs away to New York City, the characters in The Red Garden are extraordinary and vivid: a young wounded Civil War soldier who is saved by a neighbor, a woman who meets a fiercely human historical character, a poet who falls in love with a blind man, a mysterious traveler who comes to town in the year when summer never arrives. At the center of everyones life is a garden where only red plants can grow, and where the truth can be found by those who dare to look. The Red Garden is as unforgettable as it is moving. Editorial Reviews: The Red Garden by Alice Hoffman, read by Nancy Travis, evokes comparisons to Thornton Wilders classic Our Town. The book meanders through time, allowing the lives and deaths of the inhabitants of Blackwell, Massachusetts, to tell the story of times passage, of loves requited, of the inexplicable in life, and of the stamina of good, plain folk. Nancy Travis performs the chapters each one denoting a forward progression in time in a straightforward manner. Deftly moving between Hoffmans storytelling of fact and fantasy, Travis has the opportunity to be a narrator, an actor, and a teller of ghostly tales. Whether characterizing the first inklings of lovesick yearning from a teen-aged girl in the 18th century or portraying a young widow, two centuries later, who has lost her Blackwell childhood sweetheart across the world in Vietnam, Travis deftly moves from character to character, time period to time period. Nature also becomes a character in The Red Garden, and Travis reading imbues palpable emotion as generation after generation of Blackwell residents brave the roiling Eel River and venture recklessly into the bear-infested woods of Hightop Mountain. They never learn as we, the listeners, do. Early in the story there is the depiction of the young stranger with an oddly strong sense of purpose who strays in the area long enough to plant some apple trees and bewitch the local women. The apple orchard, then, becomes the scene of trysts and confrontations for centuries onward. Finally, there is the Red Garden itself, so named because, decade after decade, anything planted within its fenced confines comes up red. Theres a story there, buried centuries ago. In The Red Garden the life of a small town lived over hundreds of years by long-time residents, itinerant wanderers, and that mysterious fishermans wife will captivate all who move towards that ultimate audio book commitment: Add to Cart. Critic Reviews: "In gloriously sensuous, suspenseful, mystical, tragic, and redemptive episodes, Hoffman subtly alters her language, from an almost biblical voice to increasingly nuanced and intricate prose reflecting the burgeoning social and psychological complexities her passionate and searching characters face in an ever-changing world." (Booklist) "Hoffman has done it again, crafting a poignant, compelling collection of fairy tales suffused with pathos and brightened by flashes of magic. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Everything-I-Never-Told-You-Audiobook/B00YI91F9Y Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Everything I Never Told You Author: Celeste Ng Narrator: Cassandra Campbell Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 1 min Language: English Release date: 06-04-15 Publisher: Whole Story AudioBooks Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 39 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Lydia is the favourite child of Marilyn and James Lee - a girl who inherited her mother's bright-blue eyes and her father's jet-black hair. When Lydia's body is found in the local lake, James is consumed by guilt, and Marilyn, devastated and vengeful, is determined to hold someone accountable. But it's the youngest in the family, Hannah, who may be the only one who knows what really happened. Critic Reviews: "[A] moving tale...of daughters for whom cultural disconnect is but the first challenge." (Vogue) "The mysterious circumstances of 16-year-old Lydia Lee's tragic death have her loved ones wondering how, exactly, she spent her free time. This ghostly debut novel calls to mind The Lovely Bones." (Marie Claire) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Celeste Ng) Thu, 04 Jun 2015 14:37:39 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Everything-I-Never-Told-You-Audiobook/B00YI91F9Y thebookvoice.com 10:01:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Everything I Never Told You Author: Celeste Ng Narrator: Cassandra Campbell Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 1 min Language: English Release date: 06-04-15 Publisher: Whole Story AudioBooks Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 39 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Lydia is the favourite child of Marilyn and James Lee - a girl who inherited her mother's bright-blue eyes and her father's jet-black hair. When Lydia's body is found in the local lake, James is consumed by guilt, and Marilyn, devastated and vengeful, is determined to hold someone accountable. But it's the youngest in the family, Hannah, who may be the only one who knows what really happened. Critic Reviews: "[A] moving tale...of daughters for whom cultural disconnect is but the first challenge." (Vogue) "The mysterious circumstances of 16-year-old Lydia Lee's tragic death have her loved ones wondering how, exactly, she spent her free time. This ghostly debut novel calls to mind The Lovely Bones." (Marie Claire) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Everything I Never Told You Author: Celeste Ng Narrator: Cassandra Campbell Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 1 min Language: English Release date: 06-04-15 Publisher: Whole Story AudioBooks Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 39 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Lydia is the favourite child of Marilyn and James Lee - a girl who inherited her mother's bright-blue eyes and her father's jet-black hair. When Lydia's body is found in the local lake, James is consumed by guilt, and Marilyn, devastated and vengeful, is determined to hold someone accountable. But it's the youngest in the family, Hannah, who may be the only one who knows what really happened. Critic Reviews: "[A] moving tale...of daughters for whom cultural disconnect is but the first challenge." (Vogue) "The mysterious circumstances of 16-year-old Lydia Lee's tragic death have her loved ones wondering how, exactly, she spent her free time. This ghostly debut novel calls to mind The Lovely Bones." (Marie Claire) Members Reviews: loved this book. Didn't sleep til it was finished loved this book. Didn't sleep til it was finished. I characters are so well illustrated and the story has real depth. A must-listen This novel is heartbreakingly sad, but I couldn't stop listening. It is complex and beautiful Beautiful, wise, engrossing The blurb on the front, from Marie Claire magazine: "this book calls to mind 'The Lovely Bones'. An unwarranted insult in my opinion; this book is a darn sight better than that one! Superb! A moving, intelligent novel with depth and compassion. I'll miss the characters. It's the type of book that makes you think about your own relationship with your children and ask yourself if you're unconsciously trying to make them fit into a particular mould. Interested throughout, unhappy with the ending. What did you like best about Everything I Never Told You? What did you like least? The book certainly held one's attention. The interpretation of the same events by different characters was well done, and by and large the characters were believable, but the Mother's was the least credible I felt. Her dropping of all contact with her mother, complete abandonment of the family and then obsessive focus on just her daughter, made her the source of most of the family's problems; yet nobody appeared to question her or her judgement, and the reader is asked to accept that it was all down to thwarted ambition. What aspect of Cassandra Campbells performance might you have changed? Her style is very flat and factual, but that probably suited the story. Any additional comments? I found the ending rather unsatisfactory. Spoiler alert! - The idea that she didn't intend to commit suicide, but rather thought that she, a non-swimmer, would magically swim to the dock was absurd. Also it it hinted that Nath comes to share his life with Jack - how neat, but implausible. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Red-Haired-Woman-Audiobook/B074KLCJSH Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Red-Haired Woman Subtitle: A Novel Author: Orhan Pamuk Narrator: John Lee, Katharine McEwan Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 22 mins Language: English Release date: 08-22-17 Publisher: Random House Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 30 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: From the Nobel Prize winner and best-selling author of Snow and My Name Is Red, a fable of fathers and sons and the desires that come between them. On the outskirts of a town 30 miles from Istanbul, a master well digger and his young apprentice are hired to find water on a barren plain. As they struggle in the summer heat, excavating without luck meter by meter, the two will develop a filial bond neither has known before - not the poor middle-aged bachelor nor the middle-class boy whose father disappeared after being arrested for politically subversive activities. The pair will come to depend on each other and exchange stories reflecting disparate views of the world. But in the nearby town where they buy provisions and take their evening break, the boy will find an irresistible diversion. The Red-Haired Woman, an alluring member of a travelling theatre company, catches his eye and seems as fascinated by him as he is by her. The young man's wildest dream will be realized, but, when in his distraction a horrible accident befalls the well digger, the boy will flee, returning to Istanbul. Only years later will he discover whether he was in fact responsible for his master's death and who the redheaded enchantress was. A beguiling mystery tale of family and romance, of East and West, tradition and modernity, by one of the great storytellers of our time. Translated from Turkish by Ekin Oklap. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Orhan Pamuk) Tue, 22 Aug 2017 16:13:54 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Red-Haired-Woman-Audiobook/B074KLCJSH thebookvoice.com 07:22:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Red-Haired Woman Subtitle: A Novel Author: Orhan Pamuk Narrator: John Lee, Katharine McEwan Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 22 mins Language: English Release date: 08-22-17 Publisher: Random House Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 30 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: From the Nobel Prize winner and best-selling author of Snow and My Name Is Red, a fable of fathers and sons and the desires that come between them. On the outskirts of a town 30 miles from Istanbul, a master well digger and his young apprentice are hired to find water on a barren plain. As they struggle in the summer heat, excavating without luck meter by meter, the two will develop a filial bond neither has known before - not the poor middle-aged bachelor nor the middle-class boy whose father disappeared after being arrested for politically subversive activities. The pair will come to depend on each other and exchange stories reflecting disparate views of the world. But in the nearby town where they buy provisions and take their evening break, the boy will find an irresistible diversion. The Red-Haired Woman, an alluring member of a travelling theatre company, catches his eye and seems as fascinated by him as he is by her. The young man's wildest dream will be realized, but, when in his distraction a horrible accident befalls the well digger, the boy will flee, returning to Istanbul. Only years later will he discover whether he was in fact responsible for his master's death and who the redheaded enchantress was. A beguiling mystery tale of family and romance, of East and West, tradition and modernity, by one of the great storytellers of our time. Translated from Turkish by Ekin Oklap. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Red-Haired Woman Subtitle: A Novel Author: Orhan Pamuk Narrator: John Lee, Katharine McEwan Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 22 mins Language: English Release date: 08-22-17 Publisher: Random House Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 30 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: From the Nobel Prize winner and best-selling author of Snow and My Name Is Red, a fable of fathers and sons and the desires that come between them. On the outskirts of a town 30 miles from Istanbul, a master well digger and his young apprentice are hired to find water on a barren plain. As they struggle in the summer heat, excavating without luck meter by meter, the two will develop a filial bond neither has known before - not the poor middle-aged bachelor nor the middle-class boy whose father disappeared after being arrested for politically subversive activities. The pair will come to depend on each other and exchange stories reflecting disparate views of the world. But in the nearby town where they buy provisions and take their evening break, the boy will find an irresistible diversion. The Red-Haired Woman, an alluring member of a travelling theatre company, catches his eye and seems as fascinated by him as he is by her. The young man's wildest dream will be realized, but, when in his distraction a horrible accident befalls the well digger, the boy will flee, returning to Istanbul. Only years later will he discover whether he was in fact responsible for his master's death and who the redheaded enchantress was. A beguiling mystery tale of family and romance, of East and West, tradition and modernity, by one of the great storytellers of our time. Translated from Turkish by Ekin Oklap. Members Reviews: a masterpiece outstanding story plot driven from both Easter & western mythology . modern tragedy written as amazing facets Drags On Not my first time to start a book and have to force myself to stick with it; give it a chance to develop - theres surely a story somewhere unfolding. But with this book I finally gave up and started jumping chapters. For one thing it took so long for the encounter with the red haired woman to take place! After it did take place I jumped a head a few chapters and didnt feel like I couldve missed anything necessary to the story in those unread pages. Finally, when the end was near the story made sense - the bad news is this was disappointing because it was nothing new or different. Very much an its been done plot twist - and I use the term lightly. This is the first Audible book I kept falling asleep listening to. That was ok. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Venetia-Audiobook/B00K38VAZS Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Venetia Author: Georgette Heyer Narrator: Phyllida Nash Format: Unabridged Length: 12 hrs and 36 mins Language: English Release date: 05-06-14 Publisher: Naxos AudioBooks Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 1175 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Venetia Lanyon, beautiful, intelligent and independent, lives in comfortable seclusion in rural Yorkshire with her precocious brother Aubrey. Her future seems safe and predictable: Either marriage to the respectable but dull Edward Yardley, or a life of peaceful spinsterhood. But when she meets the dashing, dangerous rake Lord Damerel, her well-ordered life is turned upside down, and she embarks upon a relationship with him that scandalizes and horrifies the whole community. Has she found her soul mate, or is she playing with fire? bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Georgette Heyer) Tue, 06 May 2014 10:18:07 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Venetia-Audiobook/B00K38VAZS thebookvoice.com 12:36:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Venetia Author: Georgette Heyer Narrator: Phyllida Nash Format: Unabridged Length: 12 hrs and 36 mins Language: English Release date: 05-06-14 Publisher: Naxos AudioBooks Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 1175 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Venetia Lanyon, beautiful, intelligent and independent, lives in comfortable seclusion in rural Yorkshire with her precocious brother Aubrey. Her future seems safe and predictable: Either marriage to the respectable but dull Edward Yardley, or a life of peaceful spinsterhood. But when she meets the dashing, dangerous rake Lord Damerel, her well-ordered life is turned upside down, and she embarks upon a relationship with him that scandalizes and horrifies the whole community. Has she found her soul mate, or is she playing with fire? Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Venetia Author: Georgette Heyer Narrator: Phyllida Nash Format: Unabridged Length: 12 hrs and 36 mins Language: English Release date: 05-06-14 Publisher: Naxos AudioBooks Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 1175 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Venetia Lanyon, beautiful, intelligent and independent, lives in comfortable seclusion in rural Yorkshire with her precocious brother Aubrey. Her future seems safe and predictable: Either marriage to the respectable but dull Edward Yardley, or a life of peaceful spinsterhood. But when she meets the dashing, dangerous rake Lord Damerel, her well-ordered life is turned upside down, and she embarks upon a relationship with him that scandalizes and horrifies the whole community. Has she found her soul mate, or is she playing with fire? Members Reviews: Heaven for Heyer Fans Hard on the heels of Naxos releasing "The Grand Sophy" and "Sylvester," two of Georgette Heyer's greatest, comes the equally wonderful "Venetia." All three books were written at the peak of Heyer's career. "Venetia" has a bit more melodrama than "Sophy" or "Sylvester," partly because of the reformed rake with a painful past that is the the hero, Lord Damerel. All her life Venetia has heard oblique references to her "delicate position," along with veiled warnings that she must be especially protective of her reputation, "so as not to be thought to be...." At which point her well wishers generally trail off and say something like "....but I must say no more on that head," leaving Venetia puzzled, to say the least. The arrival of the charming but brooding Damerel increases these warnings to a fever pitch, for reasons that the reader will probably guess before Venetia solves the mystery. During her lifetime Georgette Heyer was said to resent the fact that her Regency romances were so much more popular than her mysteries or her historical fiction. I agree her mysteries are underrated (particularly "Envious Casca," which I think is a minor masterpiece that Masterpiece Mystery should dramatize immediately), but, whether she agreed with the assessment or not, her Regencies are in a class by themselves. The best of them -- including Venetia -- stand head and shoulders above the pack. Enjoy! No Guilt Here! I gave up calling Georgette Heyer a "guilty" pleasure a long time ago. A literature major, I was taught that certain genres of writing are just inherently inferior - and one of them, of course, is Romance. Now I know that good writing is good writing, whatever the genre, and writing doesn't get any better than in "Venetia"! The story is a fairly common one in historical romance: "good" girl heroine attracted to "bad" boy hero. But Heyer does it so well here. The characters (major and minor) sparkle with humor, wit and personality. There are even valuable lessons in tolerance and reserving judgment. Venetia is an exceptional leading lady, full of life and heart, and I predict that anyone (even those who aren't big Romance fans) will fall in love with her, with her flawed love, with her brother, and even with those minor characters who so perfectly reflect the oddities in our fellow humans. And no small credit goes to the wonderful Phyllida Nash, who narrates this with great energy and skill. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Amy-and-Isabelle-Audiobook/B00FPR9LF8 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Amy and Isabelle Subtitle: A Novel Author: Elizabeth Strout Narrator: Stephanie Roberts Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs and 27 mins Language: English Release date: 11-12-13 Publisher: Random House Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 213 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: With compassion, humor, and striking insight, Amy and Isabelle explores the secrets of sexuality that jeopardize the love between a mother and her daughter. Amy Goodrow, a shy high school student in a small mill town, falls in love with her math teacher, and together they cross the line between understandable fantasy and disturbing reality. When discovered, this emotional and physical trespass brings disgrace to Amy's mother, Isabelle, and intensifies the shame she feels about her own past. In a fury, she lashes out at her daughter's beauty and then retreats into outraged silence. Amy withdraws, too, and mother and daughter eat, sleep, and even work side by side but remain at a vast, seemingly unbridgeable distance from each other. This conflict is surrounded by other large and small dramas in the town of Shirley Falls: a teenage pregnancy, a UFO sighting, a missing child, and the trials of Fat Bev, the community's enormous (and enormously funny and compassionate) peacemaker and amateur medical consultant. Keeping Isabelle and Amy as the main focus of her sharp, sympathetic eye, Elizabeth Strout attends to them all. As she does so, she reveals not only her deep affection for her characters, both serious and comic, but her profound wisdom about the human condition in general. She makes us care about these extraordinary ordinary people and makes us hope that they will find a way out of their often self-imposed emotional exile. Critic Reviews: "A novel of shining integrity and humor, about the bravery and hard choices of what is called ordinary life." (Alice Munro) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Elizabeth Strout) Tue, 12 Nov 2013 19:29:46 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Amy-and-Isabelle-Audiobook/B00FPR9LF8 thebookvoice.com 11:27:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Amy and Isabelle Subtitle: A Novel Author: Elizabeth Strout Narrator: Stephanie Roberts Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs and 27 mins Language: English Release date: 11-12-13 Publisher: Random House Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 213 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: With compassion, humor, and striking insight, Amy and Isabelle explores the secrets of sexuality that jeopardize the love between a mother and her daughter. Amy Goodrow, a shy high school student in a small mill town, falls in love with her math teacher, and together they cross the line between understandable fantasy and disturbing reality. When discovered, this emotional and physical trespass brings disgrace to Amy's mother, Isabelle, and intensifies the shame she feels about her own past. In a fury, she lashes out at her daughter's beauty and then retreats into outraged silence. Amy withdraws, too, and mother and daughter eat, sleep, and even work side by side but remain at a vast, seemingly unbridgeable distance from each other. This conflict is surrounded by other large and small dramas in the town of Shirley Falls: a teenage pregnancy, a UFO sighting, a missing child, and the trials of Fat Bev, the community's enormous (and enormously funny and compassionate) peacemaker and amateur medical consultant. Keeping Isabelle and Amy as the main focus of her sharp, sympathetic eye, Elizabeth Strout attends to them all. As she does so, she reveals not only her deep affection for her characters, both serious and comic, but her profound wisdom about the human condition in general. She makes us care about these extraordinary ordinary people and makes us hope that they will find a way out of their often self-imposed emotional exile. Critic Reviews: "A novel of shining integrity and humor, about the bravery and hard choices of what is called ordinary life." (Alice Munro) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Amy and Isabelle Subtitle: A Novel Author: Elizabeth Strout Narrator: Stephanie Roberts Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs and 27 mins Language: English Release date: 11-12-13 Publisher: Random House Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 213 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: With compassion, humor, and striking insight, Amy and Isabelle explores the secrets of sexuality that jeopardize the love between a mother and her daughter. Amy Goodrow, a shy high school student in a small mill town, falls in love with her math teacher, and together they cross the line between understandable fantasy and disturbing reality. When discovered, this emotional and physical trespass brings disgrace to Amy's mother, Isabelle, and intensifies the shame she feels about her own past. In a fury, she lashes out at her daughter's beauty and then retreats into outraged silence. Amy withdraws, too, and mother and daughter eat, sleep, and even work side by side but remain at a vast, seemingly unbridgeable distance from each other. This conflict is surrounded by other large and small dramas in the town of Shirley Falls: a teenage pregnancy, a UFO sighting, a missing child, and the trials of Fat Bev, the community's enormous (and enormously funny and compassionate) peacemaker and amateur medical consultant. Keeping Isabelle and Amy as the main focus of her sharp, sympathetic eye, Elizabeth Strout attends to them all. As she does so, she reveals not only her deep affection for her characters, both serious and comic, but her profound wisdom about the human condition in general. She makes us care about these extraordinary ordinary people and makes us hope that they will find a way out of their often self-imposed emotional exile. Critic Reviews: "A novel of shining integrity and humor, about the bravery and hard choices of what is called ordinary life." (Alice Munro) Members Reviews: Honest, tough and absorbing This was my first Elizabeth Strout, and I'm looking forward to the next. The writing is precise and lyrical. Precise, in that there isn't a wasted word. Lyrical in that although there are few specific descriptions of places and things, you can "see" the rooms and settings clearly through the characters' dialog. The story is simple and urgently familiar to anyone who ever lived a limited life in a small town. My mental pictures as I listened were very Hopper: this is small town life, red in tooth and claw. It's not an easy listen but a worthwhile one. I'm picky about narrators, and this one is pretty good. Occasionally a bit actor-ish, but generally authentic and without the overlay of her own opinions that spoils so many otherwise good audiobooks. Another reviewer called it offensive. Well, a couple of scenes are quite explicit, but that was really necessary to evoke an adolescent girl's ignorance in the context of her first sexual encounter. Really poignant, the way she mistakes rutting passion for romance, and without that nuance the rest of the story wouldn't play. Real life A dramatic, well paced narrative centered on a hot, oppressive summer in a New England mill town. Excellent narration. This is a character driven story, and I found it quite compelling. Especially loved the "supporting" characters of Fat Bev and Dottie. A story that you will want to listen to in a single audio reading So many have commented on the story, characters, and the writing, I would like to point out the magnificence of the narrator. She is wonderful, esp. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Advise-and-Consent-Audiobook/B00XIM8R2U Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Advise and Consent Author: Allen Drury Narrator: Allan Robertson Format: Unabridged Length: 33 hrs and 17 mins Language: English Release date: 05-13-15 Publisher: ListenUp Audiobooks Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 100 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: The number-one New York Times best seller and Pulitzer Prize winner Allen Drury's Advise and Consent is one of the high points of 20th century literature. It is a seminal work of political fiction, as relevant today as when it was first published. A sweeping tale of corruption and ambition cuts across the landscape of Washington, DC, with the breadth and realism only an astute observer and insider can convey. Allen Drury has penetrated the world's stormiest political battleground and the smoke-filled committee rooms of the United States Senate to reveal the bitter conflicts set in motion when the president calls upon the senate to confirm his controversial choice for secretary of state. This novel is a true epic, showing in fascinating detail the minds and motives of the statesmen, the opportunists, the idealists. From a Senate old-timer's wily maneuvers, a vicious demagogue's blistering smear campaign, and the ugly personal jealousies that turn a highly qualified candidate into a public spectacle to the tragic martyrdom of a presidential aspirant who refuses to sacrifice his principles for his career, never has there been a more revealing picture of Washington's intricate political, diplomatic, and social worlds. Advise and Consent is a timeless story with clear echoes of today's headlines. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Allen Drury) Wed, 13 May 2015 13:33:25 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Advise-and-Consent-Audiobook/B00XIM8R2U thebookvoice.com 33:17:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Advise and Consent Author: Allen Drury Narrator: Allan Robertson Format: Unabridged Length: 33 hrs and 17 mins Language: English Release date: 05-13-15 Publisher: ListenUp Audiobooks Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 100 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: The number-one New York Times best seller and Pulitzer Prize winner Allen Drury's Advise and Consent is one of the high points of 20th century literature. It is a seminal work of political fiction, as relevant today as when it was first published. A sweeping tale of corruption and ambition cuts across the landscape of Washington, DC, with the breadth and realism only an astute observer and insider can convey. Allen Drury has penetrated the world's stormiest political battleground and the smoke-filled committee rooms of the United States Senate to reveal the bitter conflicts set in motion when the president calls upon the senate to confirm his controversial choice for secretary of state. This novel is a true epic, showing in fascinating detail the minds and motives of the statesmen, the opportunists, the idealists. From a Senate old-timer's wily maneuvers, a vicious demagogue's blistering smear campaign, and the ugly personal jealousies that turn a highly qualified candidate into a public spectacle to the tragic martyrdom of a presidential aspirant who refuses to sacrifice his principles for his career, never has there been a more revealing picture of Washington's intricate political, diplomatic, and social worlds. Advise and Consent is a timeless story with clear echoes of today's headlines. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Advise and Consent Author: Allen Drury Narrator: Allan Robertson Format: Unabridged Length: 33 hrs and 17 mins Language: English Release date: 05-13-15 Publisher: ListenUp Audiobooks Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 100 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: The number-one New York Times best seller and Pulitzer Prize winner Allen Drury's Advise and Consent is one of the high points of 20th century literature. It is a seminal work of political fiction, as relevant today as when it was first published. A sweeping tale of corruption and ambition cuts across the landscape of Washington, DC, with the breadth and realism only an astute observer and insider can convey. Allen Drury has penetrated the world's stormiest political battleground and the smoke-filled committee rooms of the United States Senate to reveal the bitter conflicts set in motion when the president calls upon the senate to confirm his controversial choice for secretary of state. This novel is a true epic, showing in fascinating detail the minds and motives of the statesmen, the opportunists, the idealists. From a Senate old-timer's wily maneuvers, a vicious demagogue's blistering smear campaign, and the ugly personal jealousies that turn a highly qualified candidate into a public spectacle to the tragic martyrdom of a presidential aspirant who refuses to sacrifice his principles for his career, never has there been a more revealing picture of Washington's intricate political, diplomatic, and social worlds. Advise and Consent is a timeless story with clear echoes of today's headlines. Members Reviews: Advise and Consent Any additional comments? Read by Allan Robertson, Advise and Consent is approximately thirty four hours of listening. I read this book in paperback format for the first time in the 60s, a good five years after its initial publishing date. Ever since then, this book has been in my mind as the pinnacle of expressing Washington politics in fictional form. Although written in an era of cold-war fears, the Washington political machinations havent changed a bit and Allen Drury does a magic job. As an aside, Drury was a UPI journalist with years and years of inside information and friends. The reader need only imagine the early sixties, a bountiful time post WWII, pre Vietnam era. Take away modern amenities such as the cell phone and the Internet, replace all with phone booths (Imagine a bank of phone booths for the press in the capitol.), manual typewriters, the power of the written press, radio news, and the black and white TV evening news that we lived with at the time. Throw in post McCarthy era fear of Russia and Communism. Advise and Consent was written in 1959 and won the Pulitzer in 1960. Thus is the setting for a congressional Advise and Consent of the Presidents nominee for Secretary of State. The first half of the book is primarily setup. There are many characters and a myriad of personalities who, in the second half of the book, will be familiar old friends or nasty enemies of the reader. Which is which, well, that likely depends on youre political persuasion. No spoilers, but the process involved is very realistic and a terrific American government history lesson. The narration by Allen Robertson is stellar. It is apparent from his reading that he is a fan of Allen Drury and the story of Advise and Consent. Well worth the credit and you will be listening to this book more than once as will I. Enjoy! An American Essential Read I have read this book several times over many many years. The listening to it reinforces the relevance of the story. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/On-Such-a-Full-Sea-Audiobook/B00H9GWKX8 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: On Such a Full Sea Subtitle: A Novel Author: Chang-rae Lee Narrator: B. D. Wong Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs and 8 mins Language: English Release date: 01-07-14 Publisher: Penguin Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 298 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: From the beloved award-winning author of Native Speaker and The Surrendered, a highly provocative, deeply affecting story of one woman's legendary quest in a shocking, future America. On Such a Full Sea takes Chang-rae Lee's elegance of prose, his masterly storytelling, and his long-standing interests in identity, culture, work, and love, and lifts them to a new plane. Stepping from the realistic and historical territories of his previous work, Lee brings us into a world created from scratch. Against a vividly imagined future America, Lee tells a stunning, surprising, and riveting story that will change the way listeners think about the world they live in. In a future, long-declining America, society is strictly stratified by class. Long-abandoned urban neighborhoods have been repurposed as highwalled, self-contained labor colonies. And the members of the labor class - descendants of those brought over en masse many years earlier from environmentally ruined provincial China - find purpose and identity in their work to provide pristine produce and fish to the small, elite, satellite charter villages that ring the labor settlement. In this world lives Fan, a female fish-tank diver, who leaves her home in the B-Mor settlement (once known as Baltimore), when the man she loves mysteriously disappears. Fan's journey to find him takes her out of the safety of B-Mor, through the anarchic Open Counties, where crime is rampant with scant governmental oversight, and to a faraway charter village, in a quest that will soon become legend to those she left behind. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Chang-rae Lee) Tue, 07 Jan 2014 01:20:20 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/On-Such-a-Full-Sea-Audiobook/B00H9GWKX8 thebookvoice.com 11:08:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: On Such a Full Sea Subtitle: A Novel Author: Chang-rae Lee Narrator: B. D. Wong Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs and 8 mins Language: English Release date: 01-07-14 Publisher: Penguin Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 298 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: From the beloved award-winning author of Native Speaker and The Surrendered, a highly provocative, deeply affecting story of one woman's legendary quest in a shocking, future America. On Such a Full Sea takes Chang-rae Lee's elegance of prose, his masterly storytelling, and his long-standing interests in identity, culture, work, and love, and lifts them to a new plane. Stepping from the realistic and historical territories of his previous work, Lee brings us into a world created from scratch. Against a vividly imagined future America, Lee tells a stunning, surprising, and riveting story that will change the way listeners think about the world they live in. In a future, long-declining America, society is strictly stratified by class. Long-abandoned urban neighborhoods have been repurposed as highwalled, self-contained labor colonies. And the members of the labor class - descendants of those brought over en masse many years earlier from environmentally ruined provincial China - find purpose and identity in their work to provide pristine produce and fish to the small, elite, satellite charter villages that ring the labor settlement. In this world lives Fan, a female fish-tank diver, who leaves her home in the B-Mor settlement (once known as Baltimore), when the man she loves mysteriously disappears. Fan's journey to find him takes her out of the safety of B-Mor, through the anarchic Open Counties, where crime is rampant with scant governmental oversight, and to a faraway charter village, in a quest that will soon become legend to those she left behind. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: On Such a Full Sea Subtitle: A Novel Author: Chang-rae Lee Narrator: B. D. Wong Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs and 8 mins Language: English Release date: 01-07-14 Publisher: Penguin Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 298 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: From the beloved award-winning author of Native Speaker and The Surrendered, a highly provocative, deeply affecting story of one woman's legendary quest in a shocking, future America. On Such a Full Sea takes Chang-rae Lee's elegance of prose, his masterly storytelling, and his long-standing interests in identity, culture, work, and love, and lifts them to a new plane. Stepping from the realistic and historical territories of his previous work, Lee brings us into a world created from scratch. Against a vividly imagined future America, Lee tells a stunning, surprising, and riveting story that will change the way listeners think about the world they live in. In a future, long-declining America, society is strictly stratified by class. Long-abandoned urban neighborhoods have been repurposed as highwalled, self-contained labor colonies. And the members of the labor class - descendants of those brought over en masse many years earlier from environmentally ruined provincial China - find purpose and identity in their work to provide pristine produce and fish to the small, elite, satellite charter villages that ring the labor settlement. In this world lives Fan, a female fish-tank diver, who leaves her home in the B-Mor settlement (once known as Baltimore), when the man she loves mysteriously disappears. Fan's journey to find him takes her out of the safety of B-Mor, through the anarchic Open Counties, where crime is rampant with scant governmental oversight, and to a faraway charter village, in a quest that will soon become legend to those she left behind. Members Reviews: Inventive, Engaging, & Surprising Lee has created a new world where charter villages, facilities, and counties people try to cope with a post apocalyptic world that has forced them to adapt and to find meaning. Each of these different groups must also struggle to survive (easily if you are a charter person, with a lot of hard work if you live in a facility, and with great difficulty if you live in the counties). Lee's story follows the life of Fan, a young woman who lives in a facility, BMore (formerly Baltimore). Due to events that are never totally clear, she leaves home and travels through the counties and eventually a charter village. Very engaging and repeatedly surprising - right up to the end- Fan - and the reader - are confronted by the struggle to survive, life and death decisions of who to trust, and the existential need to define a sense of purpose and meaning in life. I highly recommend this very original work. I was never bored and I always looked forward to listening. Although it is never clear who the narrator is and there is very little first person dialog, I hope Lee will follow up with more work that explores what it means to be fully human while facing an uncertain future. I really wanted to like it I wish I could have given this novel a better review, but for me, it didn't live up to it's promise. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Assassination-of-Margaret-Thatcher-Stories-Audiobook/B00MQ2TL96 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Assassination of Margaret Thatcher: Stories Author: Hilary Mantel Narrator: Jane Carr Format: Unabridged Length: 4 hrs and 29 mins Language: English Release date: 09-30-14 Publisher: Macmillan Audio Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 130 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: From the two-time Man Booker award-winning author, comes a collection of short stories. Ranging from a ghost story to a vampire story to a near-memoir to mini-sagas of family and social fracture. Each story brilliantly unsettles the listener with Mantels classic wicked humor and unsparing eye, in an unmistakably Mantel way. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Hilary Mantel) Tue, 30 Sep 2014 02:01:51 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Assassination-of-Margaret-Thatcher-Stories-Audiobook/B00MQ2TL96 thebookvoice.com 04:29:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Assassination of Margaret Thatcher: Stories Author: Hilary Mantel Narrator: Jane Carr Format: Unabridged Length: 4 hrs and 29 mins Language: English Release date: 09-30-14 Publisher: Macmillan Audio Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 130 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: From the two-time Man Booker award-winning author, comes a collection of short stories. Ranging from a ghost story to a vampire story to a near-memoir to mini-sagas of family and social fracture. Each story brilliantly unsettles the listener with Mantels classic wicked humor and unsparing eye, in an unmistakably Mantel way. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Assassination of Margaret Thatcher: Stories Author: Hilary Mantel Narrator: Jane Carr Format: Unabridged Length: 4 hrs and 29 mins Language: English Release date: 09-30-14 Publisher: Macmillan Audio Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 130 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: From the two-time Man Booker award-winning author, comes a collection of short stories. Ranging from a ghost story to a vampire story to a near-memoir to mini-sagas of family and social fracture. Each story brilliantly unsettles the listener with Mantels classic wicked humor and unsparing eye, in an unmistakably Mantel way. Members Reviews: Superhuman Prose that Defies Gravity Seriously, anytime I fantasize about writing a book I read a Hilary Mantel novel and become discouraged. Reading Mantel is like watching Michael Jordan play basketball or Federer play tennis (or back in the day watching Tiger Woods play golf). Unless you are born blind or stupid you realize that these people just don't exist on the same field or plane as the rest of humanity. No matter how many swings, shots, or hits I practiced, I could never play at the level of those masters. No matter how many books I read or words I write, my brain recognizes that Mantel's skill with a sentence is almost superhuman. She is elegant and strong. She doesn't waste a word. Her prose seems to float with a bold efficiency and beauty that is hard to balance. It is like watching a ballerina kick Mike Tyson's a$$. And I haven't even got to the fact that she can choke you with emotion and knock you out with a surprise twist and well-played verbal throw down. The normal laws of gravity and axioms of art do not apply to Mantel's prose. Her words float. Her sentences run forever. Mantel DOES not f#c% around with the English language. She owns it. Read her novels (or her stories) and she will sit on your chest and own you too. The narrator was aweful.... Would you try another book from Hilary Mantel and/or Jane Carr? From Hilary Mantel sure but never by Jane Carr Would you ever listen to anything by Hilary Mantel again? Possibly but not my first choice How did the narrator detract from the book? The narrator added unnatural emotions that I am sure were never intended....very school maarmish rendering of the book....quite destroyed it for me What reaction did this book spark in you? Anger, sadness, disappointment? Disappointment Any additional comments? To be fair to Hilary Mantel, I will read her books again without the awful narration....I am sure she is good... How do I love thee, Hilary-Let me County the Ways! I hate short stories. I'm just a long story person. I want to be given a chance to care about every aspect of the story. I want something to think about. I want a chance to laugh, cry, be curious, be surprised, and be swept away. I want something profound. How does she do it? I was completely swept up in these stories in all of the above ways. I want to study them and figured out their myriad meanings. I want to study Mantel's writing techniques. I want a bit of her brilliant zanyness. I'm a true fan. Mantel NOT at her best What could have made this a 4 or 5-star listening experience for you? Hillary Mantel is one of my favorite writers but these short stories just did not do it for me. I could see shadows of some characters and situations that she has developed in greater detail in some of her novels but here they never had a chance to " be understood". Would you recommend The Assassination of Margaret Thatcher: Stories to your friends? Why or why not? I would not recommend this book. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Yellow-Birds-Audiobook/B008UYGJ5I Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Yellow Birds Subtitle: A Novel Author: Kevin Powers Narrator: Holter Graham Format: Unabridged Length: 5 hrs and 23 mins Language: English Release date: 09-11-12 Publisher: Hachette Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 352 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: "The war tried to kill us in the spring," begins this breathtaking account of friendship and loss. In Al Tafar, Iraq, 21-year-old Private Bartle and 18-year-old Private Murphy cling to life as their platoon launches a bloody battle for the city. In the endless days that follow, the two young soldiers do everything to protect each other from the forces that press in on every side: the insurgents, physical fatigue, and the mental stress that comes from constant danger. Bound together since basic training when their tough-as-nails sergeant ordered Bartle to watch over Murphy, the two have been dropped into a war neither is prepared for. As reality begins to blur into a hazy nightmare, Murphy becomes increasingly unmoored from the world around him and Bartle takes impossible actions. With profound emotional insight, especially into the effects of a hidden war on mothers and families at home, The Yellow Birds is a groundbreaking novel about the costs of war that is destined to become a classic. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Kevin Powers) Tue, 11 Sep 2012 21:46:56 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Yellow-Birds-Audiobook/B008UYGJ5I thebookvoice.com 05:23:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Yellow Birds Subtitle: A Novel Author: Kevin Powers Narrator: Holter Graham Format: Unabridged Length: 5 hrs and 23 mins Language: English Release date: 09-11-12 Publisher: Hachette Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 352 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: "The war tried to kill us in the spring," begins this breathtaking account of friendship and loss. In Al Tafar, Iraq, 21-year-old Private Bartle and 18-year-old Private Murphy cling to life as their platoon launches a bloody battle for the city. In the endless days that follow, the two young soldiers do everything to protect each other from the forces that press in on every side: the insurgents, physical fatigue, and the mental stress that comes from constant danger. Bound together since basic training when their tough-as-nails sergeant ordered Bartle to watch over Murphy, the two have been dropped into a war neither is prepared for. As reality begins to blur into a hazy nightmare, Murphy becomes increasingly unmoored from the world around him and Bartle takes impossible actions. With profound emotional insight, especially into the effects of a hidden war on mothers and families at home, The Yellow Birds is a groundbreaking novel about the costs of war that is destined to become a classic. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Yellow Birds Subtitle: A Novel Author: Kevin Powers Narrator: Holter Graham Format: Unabridged Length: 5 hrs and 23 mins Language: English Release date: 09-11-12 Publisher: Hachette Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 352 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: "The war tried to kill us in the spring," begins this breathtaking account of friendship and loss. In Al Tafar, Iraq, 21-year-old Private Bartle and 18-year-old Private Murphy cling to life as their platoon launches a bloody battle for the city. In the endless days that follow, the two young soldiers do everything to protect each other from the forces that press in on every side: the insurgents, physical fatigue, and the mental stress that comes from constant danger. Bound together since basic training when their tough-as-nails sergeant ordered Bartle to watch over Murphy, the two have been dropped into a war neither is prepared for. As reality begins to blur into a hazy nightmare, Murphy becomes increasingly unmoored from the world around him and Bartle takes impossible actions. With profound emotional insight, especially into the effects of a hidden war on mothers and families at home, The Yellow Birds is a groundbreaking novel about the costs of war that is destined to become a classic. Members Reviews: Sad and Unforgettable I accept that it is not possible to know what it is like to be in combat unless one has actually experienced it, but good literature is as close as one can get. The Yellow Birds, set in Iraq, tells the story of two young American soldiers from Virginia, their experiences and the aftermath. It is not a pretty picture. The genius of the book, a first work by Kevin Powers, is that it uses powerful and artful writing to not only tell a story, but to provide insight into the consciousness of other human beings who are caught in the madness of war and killing. This is not a story of hope or spiritual uplifting; rather, it is an exposition (not an explanation) of existence under this latest version of war. It is sad and unforgettable. Beautifully read. Brutal Honesty Any additional comments? This was a heartwrenching story. Very real and eye opening to what deployment is really like and how combat changes lives. I thought I had an idea of combat, as a military wife, but this was enlightening, in a bittersweet way. I have a much greater understanding of the how and why of PTSD. I believe combat is one of those experiences you could never understand unless you have been there, but this is definitely the closest thing to it. An amazing story and I appreciate the author going to these places in his mind to help us see a glimpse of war. An Outstanding Book: Thoughtful, Sad, Insightful It is difficult to review this book without waxing so eloquent that potential readers/listeners won't become incredulous. Without question, this is one of the most thoughtful and well written stories I have read in ages. It follows the lives of two young soldiers, Bart and Murph, as they go through basic training and are deployed to Iraq. For the next several months we follow them as they descend into the hell of war. The war and its players are not romanticized. Instead, the terror of war comes to life and the reader/listener has a front row seat as Bart (short for Bartle) chronicles the impact of this terro on him and Murph (short for Murphy). Considering that Bart made a commitment to protect Murph, his distress is compounded as he watches Murph slip away from him. If you have ever wanted to understand war and its affect on warriors, this is the book for you. Be prepared for a strong emotional response, however. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Passion-of-Mary-Magdalen-Audiobook/B011PPLWQ4 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Passion of Mary Magdalen Subtitle: A Novel Author: Elizabeth Cunningham Narrator: Heather O'Neill Format: Unabridged Length: 27 hrs and 16 mins Language: English Release date: 07-20-15 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 74 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: For the millions of listeners fascinated by Dan Brown's revelations about Mary Magdalen in The Da Vinci Code, here, at last, is their chance to meet the Gospel's most provocative woman face to face - on her own terms. Make way for a new Magdalen. Born on a Celtic isle to eight warrior-witch mothers, Maeve is raised to be as brave as any hero. In her stubborn, enchanting voice, she recounts her perilous quest for the young man, Esus, whose life she once saved from druid sacrifice. Captured and sold to a Roman Madam, Maeve is sustained by a fierce sense of identity, compassion for her sister whores, and her unquenchable love. When she wins her freedom and finds her lost lover, a stormy life begins for both as we follow the Passion story through the eyes of Jesus' partner - disciple to no man. Not even the one she loves. By turns feisty and funny, outrageous and tender, this Celtic Mary Magdalen challenges all stereotypes, both old and new age, and brings us to a transforming encounter with the divine feminine made flesh. Elizabeth Cunningham is the author of the novels The Return of the Goddess and The Wild Mother. She comes from nine generations of Episcopal priests. Though she managed to avoid becoming an Episcopal priest, she was ordained as an interfaith minister of spiritual counsel in the Cathedral of St. John the Divine. She balances writing with a counseling practice. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Elizabeth Cunningham) Mon, 20 Jul 2015 19:09:20 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Passion-of-Mary-Magdalen-Audiobook/B011PPLWQ4 thebookvoice.com 27:16:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Passion of Mary Magdalen Subtitle: A Novel Author: Elizabeth Cunningham Narrator: Heather O'Neill Format: Unabridged Length: 27 hrs and 16 mins Language: English Release date: 07-20-15 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 74 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: For the millions of listeners fascinated by Dan Brown's revelations about Mary Magdalen in The Da Vinci Code, here, at last, is their chance to meet the Gospel's most provocative woman face to face - on her own terms. Make way for a new Magdalen. Born on a Celtic isle to eight warrior-witch mothers, Maeve is raised to be as brave as any hero. In her stubborn, enchanting voice, she recounts her perilous quest for the young man, Esus, whose life she once saved from druid sacrifice. Captured and sold to a Roman Madam, Maeve is sustained by a fierce sense of identity, compassion for her sister whores, and her unquenchable love. When she wins her freedom and finds her lost lover, a stormy life begins for both as we follow the Passion story through the eyes of Jesus' partner - disciple to no man. Not even the one she loves. By turns feisty and funny, outrageous and tender, this Celtic Mary Magdalen challenges all stereotypes, both old and new age, and brings us to a transforming encounter with the divine feminine made flesh. Elizabeth Cunningham is the author of the novels The Return of the Goddess and The Wild Mother. She comes from nine generations of Episcopal priests. Though she managed to avoid becoming an Episcopal priest, she was ordained as an interfaith minister of spiritual counsel in the Cathedral of St. John the Divine. She balances writing with a counseling practice. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Passion of Mary Magdalen Subtitle: A Novel Author: Elizabeth Cunningham Narrator: Heather O'Neill Format: Unabridged Length: 27 hrs and 16 mins Language: English Release date: 07-20-15 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 74 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: For the millions of listeners fascinated by Dan Brown's revelations about Mary Magdalen in The Da Vinci Code, here, at last, is their chance to meet the Gospel's most provocative woman face to face - on her own terms. Make way for a new Magdalen. Born on a Celtic isle to eight warrior-witch mothers, Maeve is raised to be as brave as any hero. In her stubborn, enchanting voice, she recounts her perilous quest for the young man, Esus, whose life she once saved from druid sacrifice. Captured and sold to a Roman Madam, Maeve is sustained by a fierce sense of identity, compassion for her sister whores, and her unquenchable love. When she wins her freedom and finds her lost lover, a stormy life begins for both as we follow the Passion story through the eyes of Jesus' partner - disciple to no man. Not even the one she loves. By turns feisty and funny, outrageous and tender, this Celtic Mary Magdalen challenges all stereotypes, both old and new age, and brings us to a transforming encounter with the divine feminine made flesh. Elizabeth Cunningham is the author of the novels The Return of the Goddess and The Wild Mother. She comes from nine generations of Episcopal priests. Though she managed to avoid becoming an Episcopal priest, she was ordained as an interfaith minister of spiritual counsel in the Cathedral of St. John the Divine. She balances writing with a counseling practice. Members Reviews: Love, love, love this book and series. What a wonderfully narrated story. Wonderful story line mixing fiction with non-fiction, wonderfully embellished. just wonderful. I wish I had 6 or more stars to give this book I have been waiting for years and years for the audible version of this amazing series of books to come out - it was worth the wait! The story is a wonderfully creative and well-constructed retelling of the life of Jesus from the perspective of a woman, his passionate and very human wife, an equally powerful healer and spiritual force, a witch woman from an island of Women. The characters are wonderful, very believable and the narration is absolutely perfect, so we'll done in every detail, for both the prequel and this book. I stayed up late to finish the book so I could start the next two books in the series today! Love is stronger than death Any additional comments? An irreverent, funny, bawdy, and heartbreaking story of love and passion. The reader makes this book, brings it to life, she is amazing! Best Version of a Beloved Story I have read most stories about Mary Magdalene and this one by far is my favorite. Real. Passionate. I love the whole series immensely. This book changed me This book is heart wrenching, beautiful and inspiring. It moved me to my core and tore at my heart. I wept with Jesus and Maeve through their joys, love and pain. The second book of the Maeve Chronicles will not disappoint. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Someone-Elses-Love-Story-Audiobook/B00EQABU5Y Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Someone Else's Love Story Subtitle: A Novel Author: Joshilyn Jackson Narrator: Joshilyn Jackson Format: Unabridged Length: 12 hrs and 3 mins Language: English Release date: 11-19-13 Publisher: HarperAudio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 561 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Someone Else's Love Story is beloved and highly acclaimed New York Times best-selling author Joshilyn Jackson's funny, charming, and poignant novel about science and miracles, secrets and truths, faith and forgiveness; about falling in love, and learning that things aren't always what they seem - or what we hope they will be. Shandi Pierce is juggling finishing college, raising her delightful three-year-old genius son Nathan, aka Natty Bumppo, and keeping the peace between her eternally warring, long-divorced parents. She's got enough complications without getting caught in the middle of a stick-up and falling in love with William Ashe, who willingly steps between the robber and her son. Shandi doesn't know that her blond god Thor has his own complications. When he looked down the barrel of that gun he believed it was destiny: It's been one year to the day since a tragic act of physics shattered his world. But William doesn't define destiny the way others do. A brilliant geneticist who believes in facts and numbers, destiny to him is about choice. Now, he and Shandi are about to meet their so-called destinies head on, making choices that will reveal unexpected truths about love, life, and the world they think they know. Critic Reviews: "Author Joshilyn Jackson's voice delivers the protagonists' heartbreaking pasts with delicate sensitivityJackson's innocent tone of wonder keeps the story from descending into unremitting melancholy. Her voice for Natty is delightful while Shandi's drawl is equally pleasant to hear. She captures William's Asperger's in an authentic way with a slightly stiff yet warm voice. Enlivening flashbacks as well as Jackson's careful pacing and voicings will keep listeners engaged." (AudioFile) "An inspiring story of love, faith and redemption...All of the characters... are so vividly drawn, they fairly leap off the page." (Booklist) "Witty, cleverly constructed and including a truly surprising twist, Someone Elses Love Story turns out to be a nuanced exploration of faith, family and the things we do for love." (People) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Joshilyn Jackson) Tue, 19 Nov 2013 11:00:12 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Someone-Elses-Love-Story-Audiobook/B00EQABU5Y thebookvoice.com 12:03:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Someone Else's Love Story Subtitle: A Novel Author: Joshilyn Jackson Narrator: Joshilyn Jackson Format: Unabridged Length: 12 hrs and 3 mins Language: English Release date: 11-19-13 Publisher: HarperAudio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 561 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Someone Else's Love Story is beloved and highly acclaimed New York Times best-selling author Joshilyn Jackson's funny, charming, and poignant novel about science and miracles, secrets and truths, faith and forgiveness; about falling in love, and learning that things aren't always what they seem - or what we hope they will be. Shandi Pierce is juggling finishing college, raising her delightful three-year-old genius son Nathan, aka Natty Bumppo, and keeping the peace between her eternally warring, long-divorced parents. She's got enough complications without getting caught in the middle of a stick-up and falling in love with William Ashe, who willingly steps between the robber and her son. Shandi doesn't know that her blond god Thor has his own complications. When he looked down the barrel of that gun he believed it was destiny: It's been one year to the day since a tragic act of physics shattered his world. But William doesn't define destiny the way others do. A brilliant geneticist who believes in facts and numbers, destiny to him is about choice. Now, he and Shandi are about to meet their so-called destinies head on, making choices that will reveal unexpected truths about love, life, and the world they think they know. Critic Reviews: "Author Joshilyn Jackson's voice delivers the protagonists' heartbreaking pasts with delicate sensitivityJackson's innocent tone of wonder keeps the story from descending into unremitting melancholy. Her voice for Natty is delightful while Shandi's drawl is equally pleasant to hear. She captures William's Asperger's in an authentic way with a slightly stiff yet warm voice. Enlivening flashbacks as well as Jackson's careful pacing and voicings will keep listeners engaged." (AudioFile) "An inspiring story of love, faith and redemption...All of the characters... are so vividly drawn, they fairly leap off the page." (Booklist) "Witty, cleverly constructed and including a truly surprising twist, Someone Elses Love Story turns out to be a nuanced exploration of faith, family and the things we do for love." (People) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Someone Else's Love Story Subtitle: A Novel Author: Joshilyn Jackson Narrator: Joshilyn Jackson Format: Unabridged Length: 12 hrs and 3 mins Language: English Release date: 11-19-13 Publisher: HarperAudio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 561 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Someone Else's Love Story is beloved and highly acclaimed New York Times best-selling author Joshilyn Jackson's funny, charming, and poignant novel about science and miracles, secrets and truths, faith and forgiveness; about falling in love, and learning that things aren't always what they seem - or what we hope they will be. Shandi Pierce is juggling finishing college, raising her delightful three-year-old genius son Nathan, aka Natty Bumppo, and keeping the peace between her eternally warring, long-divorced parents. She's got enough complications without getting caught in the middle of a stick-up and falling in love with William Ashe, who willingly steps between the robber and her son. Shandi doesn't know that her blond god Thor has his own complications. When he looked down the barrel of that gun he believed it was destiny: It's been one year to the day since a tragic act of physics shattered his world. But William doesn't define destiny the way others do. A brilliant geneticist who believes in facts and numbers, destiny to him is about choice. Now, he and Shandi are about to meet their so-called destinies head on, making choices that will reveal unexpected truths about love, life, and the world they think they know. Critic Reviews: "Author Joshilyn Jackson's voice delivers the protagonists' heartbreaking pasts with delicate sensitivityJackson's innocent tone of wonder keeps the story from descending into unremitting melancholy. Her voice for Natty is delightful while Shandi's drawl is equally pleasant to hear. She captures William's Asperger's in an authentic way with a slightly stiff yet warm voice. Enlivening flashbacks as well as Jackson's careful pacing and voicings will keep listeners engaged." (AudioFile) "An inspiring story of love, faith and redemption...All of the characters... are so vividly drawn, they fairly leap off the page." (Booklist) "Witty, cleverly constructed and including a truly surprising twist, Someone Elses Love Story turns out to be a nuanced exploration of faith, family and the things we do for love." (People) Members Reviews: My favorite modern Southern author! Another fun crazy story from Joshilyn Jackson made perfect through her narration! Shandy is another terrific character and strong female protagonist. If you haven't listened to any of Miss Jackson's books I can recommend all of them- I think this one rivals gods in Alabama as my favorite. A little bit different... Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why? Yes. JJ always writes a superb story, develops characters well and her narration is sweet as honey. What was one of the most memorable moments of Someone Else's Love Story? Returning home, realizing what home really means and who home really is. Have you listened to any of Joshilyn Jacksons other performances before? How does this one compare? All of JJ's performances. This was a little different. In past stories I have enjoyed the perspective and interaction between two or more of her wonderful female characters. I did not feel the protagonist in the story had a strong female relationship thread through the story. Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting? Absolutely. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Spring-Snow-Audiobook/B004GIFZFC Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Spring Snow Author: Yukio Mishima Narrator: Brian Nishii Format: Unabridged Length: 14 hrs and 35 mins Language: English Release date: 12-22-10 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 86 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: The first novel of Mishima's landmark tetralogy, The Sea of Fertility. Spring Snow is set in Tokyo in 1912, when the hermetic world of the ancient aristocracy is being breached for the first time by outsiders -- rich provincial families unburdened by tradition, whose money and vitality make them formidable contenders for social and political power. Among this rising new elite are the ambitious Matsugae, whose son has been raised in a family of the waning aristocracy, the elegant and attenuated Ayakura. Coming of age, he is caught up in the tensions between old and new -- fiercely loving and hating the exquisite, spirited Ayakura Satoko. He suffers in psychic paralysis until the shock of her engagement to a royal prince shows him the magnitude of his passion, and leads to a love affair that is as doomed as it was inevitable. Critic Reviews: "[The Sea of Fertility] is a literary legacy on the scale of Proust's." (National Review) "Mishima is like Stendhal in his precise psychological analyses, like Dostoevsky in his explorations of darkly destructive personalities." (Christian Science Monitor) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Yukio Mishima) Wed, 22 Dec 2010 16:35:60 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Spring-Snow-Audiobook/B004GIFZFC thebookvoice.com 14:35:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Spring Snow Author: Yukio Mishima Narrator: Brian Nishii Format: Unabridged Length: 14 hrs and 35 mins Language: English Release date: 12-22-10 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 86 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: The first novel of Mishima's landmark tetralogy, The Sea of Fertility. Spring Snow is set in Tokyo in 1912, when the hermetic world of the ancient aristocracy is being breached for the first time by outsiders -- rich provincial families unburdened by tradition, whose money and vitality make them formidable contenders for social and political power. Among this rising new elite are the ambitious Matsugae, whose son has been raised in a family of the waning aristocracy, the elegant and attenuated Ayakura. Coming of age, he is caught up in the tensions between old and new -- fiercely loving and hating the exquisite, spirited Ayakura Satoko. He suffers in psychic paralysis until the shock of her engagement to a royal prince shows him the magnitude of his passion, and leads to a love affair that is as doomed as it was inevitable. Critic Reviews: "[The Sea of Fertility] is a literary legacy on the scale of Proust's." (National Review) "Mishima is like Stendhal in his precise psychological analyses, like Dostoevsky in his explorations of darkly destructive personalities." (Christian Science Monitor) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Spring Snow Author: Yukio Mishima Narrator: Brian Nishii Format: Unabridged Length: 14 hrs and 35 mins Language: English Release date: 12-22-10 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 86 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: The first novel of Mishima's landmark tetralogy, The Sea of Fertility. Spring Snow is set in Tokyo in 1912, when the hermetic world of the ancient aristocracy is being breached for the first time by outsiders -- rich provincial families unburdened by tradition, whose money and vitality make them formidable contenders for social and political power. Among this rising new elite are the ambitious Matsugae, whose son has been raised in a family of the waning aristocracy, the elegant and attenuated Ayakura. Coming of age, he is caught up in the tensions between old and new -- fiercely loving and hating the exquisite, spirited Ayakura Satoko. He suffers in psychic paralysis until the shock of her engagement to a royal prince shows him the magnitude of his passion, and leads to a love affair that is as doomed as it was inevitable. Critic Reviews: "[The Sea of Fertility] is a literary legacy on the scale of Proust's." (National Review) "Mishima is like Stendhal in his precise psychological analyses, like Dostoevsky in his explorations of darkly destructive personalities." (Christian Science Monitor) Members Reviews: An extraordinary work....... Wonderful and lyrical. With a canvas as broad as Mishima's hero Thomas Mann and writing as lyrical as Rilke. Very impressive. Mishima who performed the ritual Seppukku on the afternoon of Nov 25, 1970, sealed and posted to his publisher the manuscript of The Sea of Fertility, a tetralogy of novels over which he had labored for five years. Unfortunately his magnum opus has always been occluded by his suicide. The four books Spring Snow, Runaway Horses, The Temple of Dawn and The Decay of the Angel are a saga of 20th-century Japan: a story of national decline that nonetheless proposes redemption through the endurance of a certain soul, forceful enough to be reborn ad-infinitum. Spring Snow (volume 1 of this tetralogy) is set in 1912 and has shades of Lampedusa's-The Leopard). The main characters of this book are capricious Kiyoaki Matsugae, a baron's son of distant samurai descent, his friend Shigekuni Honda and Kiyoaki's love Satoko Ayakura. The extraordinary beauty of this book lies in Mishima's intense portrayal of Kiyoaki as a dreamer, gripped by the sense that life's elusive fineness is slipping away by the second and longing to chase the impossible, to "bend the world" into the shape of his ideals. Of course tragedy is not far behind. The narrator has done his job deftly. I hope Audible will consider bringing out volumes 2, 3 and 4 of this transcendental work. melting snow Nice glimpse into time gone by in the mystic Japan. Nice dramatic performance of the narrator when representing different characters of the story. not my kind of story I struggled to chapter 3. I don't find Japanese courtesan material very interesting. I don't feel in a position to judge it. The narration seemed appropriate. Disappointing I couldn't get into this book at all. I found the depth of description of every aspect of each moment in the narrative distracted me so much from the story I couldn't follow it's thread. I persisted, hoping I'd get immersed in the story as I became more familiar with the characters. Unfortunately this didn't happen and I ended up giving up on it after the first few chapters. I wouldn't recommend it. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Savushun-A-Novel-About-Modern-Iran-Audiobook/B00I7V142M Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Savushun: A Novel About Modern Iran Subtitle: Persian Classics Author: Simin Daneshvar, M.R. Ghanoonparvar (translator), Brian Spooner (introduction) Narrator: Brian Spooner, Mary Sarah Agliotta Format: Unabridged Length: 12 hrs and 7 mins Language: English Release date: 02-06-14 Publisher: Mage Publishers Inc. Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 11 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Savushun chronicles the life of a Persian family during the Allied occupation of Iran during World War II. It is set in Shiraz, a town which evokes images of Persepolis and pre-Islamic monuments, the great poets, the shrines, Sufis, and nomadic tribes within a historical web of the interests, privilege, and influence of foreign powers; corruption, incompetence, and arrogance of persons in authority; the paternalistic landowner-peasant relationship; tribalism; and the fear of famine. The story is seen through the eyes of Zari, a young wife and mother, who copes with her idealistic and uncompromising husband while struggling with her desire for traditional family life and her need for individual identity. Daneshvar's style is both sensitive and imaginative, while following cultural themes and metaphors. Within basic Iranian paradigms, the characters play out the roles inherent in their personalities. While Savushun is a unique piece of literature that transcends the boundaries of the historical community in which it was written, it is also the best single work for understanding modern Iran. Although written prior to the Islamic Revolution, it brilliantly portrays the social and historical forces that gave pre-revolutionary Iran its characteristic hopelessness and emerging desperation so inadequately understood by outsiders. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Simin Daneshvar) Thu, 06 Feb 2014 20:17:05 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Savushun-A-Novel-About-Modern-Iran-Audiobook/B00I7V142M thebookvoice.com 12:07:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Savushun: A Novel About Modern Iran Subtitle: Persian Classics Author: Simin Daneshvar, M.R. Ghanoonparvar (translator), Brian Spooner (introduction) Narrator: Brian Spooner, Mary Sarah Agliotta Format: Unabridged Length: 12 hrs and 7 mins Language: English Release date: 02-06-14 Publisher: Mage Publishers Inc. Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 11 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Savushun chronicles the life of a Persian family during the Allied occupation of Iran during World War II. It is set in Shiraz, a town which evokes images of Persepolis and pre-Islamic monuments, the great poets, the shrines, Sufis, and nomadic tribes within a historical web of the interests, privilege, and influence of foreign powers; corruption, incompetence, and arrogance of persons in authority; the paternalistic landowner-peasant relationship; tribalism; and the fear of famine. The story is seen through the eyes of Zari, a young wife and mother, who copes with her idealistic and uncompromising husband while struggling with her desire for traditional family life and her need for individual identity. Daneshvar's style is both sensitive and imaginative, while following cultural themes and metaphors. Within basic Iranian paradigms, the characters play out the roles inherent in their personalities. While Savushun is a unique piece of literature that transcends the boundaries of the historical community in which it was written, it is also the best single work for understanding modern Iran. Although written prior to the Islamic Revolution, it brilliantly portrays the social and historical forces that gave pre-revolutionary Iran its characteristic hopelessness and emerging desperation so inadequately understood by outsiders. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Savushun: A Novel About Modern Iran Subtitle: Persian Classics Author: Simin Daneshvar, M.R. Ghanoonparvar (translator), Brian Spooner (introduction) Narrator: Brian Spooner, Mary Sarah Agliotta Format: Unabridged Length: 12 hrs and 7 mins Language: English Release date: 02-06-14 Publisher: Mage Publishers Inc. Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 11 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Savushun chronicles the life of a Persian family during the Allied occupation of Iran during World War II. It is set in Shiraz, a town which evokes images of Persepolis and pre-Islamic monuments, the great poets, the shrines, Sufis, and nomadic tribes within a historical web of the interests, privilege, and influence of foreign powers; corruption, incompetence, and arrogance of persons in authority; the paternalistic landowner-peasant relationship; tribalism; and the fear of famine. The story is seen through the eyes of Zari, a young wife and mother, who copes with her idealistic and uncompromising husband while struggling with her desire for traditional family life and her need for individual identity. Daneshvar's style is both sensitive and imaginative, while following cultural themes and metaphors. Within basic Iranian paradigms, the characters play out the roles inherent in their personalities. While Savushun is a unique piece of literature that transcends the boundaries of the historical community in which it was written, it is also the best single work for understanding modern Iran. Although written prior to the Islamic Revolution, it brilliantly portrays the social and historical forces that gave pre-revolutionary Iran its characteristic hopelessness and emerging desperation so inadequately understood by outsiders. Members Reviews: okay It's drama and self reflection and if it's your cup of tea that's fine. But I don't normally choose this type of book. It was a required reading so keep that in mind. Five Stars Everything was perfect! Ok, so it's a great story about a close family living in partitioned Iran during WWII. But if you love Chekhov... If only Anton Chekhov could read this book! I suspect he'd rank it with his very best fiction (The Student, My Life, Peasants, In the Ravine). Daneshvar reminds me of Chekhov. These writers are kindred spirits, Iranian sister and Russian brother, linked by their ability to depict an entire society in naked, unadorned and supremely observant prose that invariably conveys their detached empathy and affection for their characters, be they good or evil. (In both writers, there is lots of real good and real evil.) Reading Savushun, I also suspect that Chekhov would have been relieved and grateful to see a depiction what he was never able to depict in his own fiction or find in his personal life: the complete fulfillment of man and woman in marriage and family. Savushun is set in Iran at a time of tremendous, pre-revolutionary flux during the early years of WW II. It tells the story of a happy family living in a glorious country house in the outskirts of Shiraz, the spiritual heart of Iran. Wife Zari and husband Yusof, a wealthy landowner, are devoted to each other and their three children: son Khosrow, about 12, and twins Marjan and Mini, about 5. All that happens is seen through the eyes of Zari, who herself is presented in the detached third person. The book's many stories are told simultaneously, among them the ongoing story of son Khosrow and his noble horse Sahar that colors the entire first half of the book and whose surprise outcome is nothing less than one of the joys of literature. Nobility. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Anything-Is-Possible-Audiobook/B06XT7TQXQ Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Anything Is Possible Author: Elizabeth Strout Narrator: Kimberly Farr Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 29 mins Language: English Release date: 05-04-17 Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 13 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Penguin presents the unabridged downloadable audiobook edition of Anything Is Possible by Elizabeth Strout, read by Kimberly Farr. An unforgettable cast of small-town characters copes with love and loss from the number one New York Times best-selling and Man Booker long-listed author of My Name Is Lucy Barton Recalling Olive Kitteridge in its richness, structure, and complexity, Anything Is Possible explores the whole range of human emotion through the intimate dramas of people struggling to understand themselves and others. Anything Is Possible tells the story of the inhabitants of rural, dusty Amgash, Illinois, the hometown of Lucy Barton, a successful New York writer who finally returns, after 17 years of absence, to visit the siblings she left behind. Reverberating with the deep bonds of family and the hope that comes with reconciliation, Anything Is Possible again underscores Elizabeth Strout's place as one of America's most respected and cherished authors. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Elizabeth Strout) Thu, 04 May 2017 07:58:41 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Anything-Is-Possible-Audiobook/B06XT7TQXQ thebookvoice.com 08:29:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Anything Is Possible Author: Elizabeth Strout Narrator: Kimberly Farr Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 29 mins Language: English Release date: 05-04-17 Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 13 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Penguin presents the unabridged downloadable audiobook edition of Anything Is Possible by Elizabeth Strout, read by Kimberly Farr. An unforgettable cast of small-town characters copes with love and loss from the number one New York Times best-selling and Man Booker long-listed author of My Name Is Lucy Barton Recalling Olive Kitteridge in its richness, structure, and complexity, Anything Is Possible explores the whole range of human emotion through the intimate dramas of people struggling to understand themselves and others. Anything Is Possible tells the story of the inhabitants of rural, dusty Amgash, Illinois, the hometown of Lucy Barton, a successful New York writer who finally returns, after 17 years of absence, to visit the siblings she left behind. Reverberating with the deep bonds of family and the hope that comes with reconciliation, Anything Is Possible again underscores Elizabeth Strout's place as one of America's most respected and cherished authors. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Anything Is Possible Author: Elizabeth Strout Narrator: Kimberly Farr Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 29 mins Language: English Release date: 05-04-17 Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 13 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Penguin presents the unabridged downloadable audiobook edition of Anything Is Possible by Elizabeth Strout, read by Kimberly Farr. An unforgettable cast of small-town characters copes with love and loss from the number one New York Times best-selling and Man Booker long-listed author of My Name Is Lucy Barton Recalling Olive Kitteridge in its richness, structure, and complexity, Anything Is Possible explores the whole range of human emotion through the intimate dramas of people struggling to understand themselves and others. Anything Is Possible tells the story of the inhabitants of rural, dusty Amgash, Illinois, the hometown of Lucy Barton, a successful New York writer who finally returns, after 17 years of absence, to visit the siblings she left behind. Reverberating with the deep bonds of family and the hope that comes with reconciliation, Anything Is Possible again underscores Elizabeth Strout's place as one of America's most respected and cherished authors. Members Reviews: Sobbing out loud amazing This was the most deeply moving book ivr ever read. The characters are so carefully drawn with so few words. I cried several times. I liked "my name is Lucy Barton" and this book is so much better. Patchwork Not near her best book but still fascinating. Now more frustrating than before I feel the lack of continuity in her interwoven novellike stories. In Lucy Barton it was more fitting to the maincaracters identity. Now I feel it could be a deficiency in the author. Who can ever know? This outstanding novel by Elizabeth Strout cant be categorised or compared to any other and deserves more than its 5 stars. The brilliance of such a subtle work is difficult to describe because words in comparison with the authors can sound banal. My Name is Lucy Barton is Strouts previous novel published just 18 months ago, and Lucy who left her small-town community of Amagash in Illinois to become a writer in New York is a presence throughout and makes a fleeting, achingly sad appearance late on in the novel. Anything is Possible doesnt follow any conventional structure but is a collection of scenes (theyre not really stories): insights into the lives of people who are gradually revealed to be inter-related. As in real life, an outsider (including us as listeners) can never know the whole truth: Who knew? Who knew? muses one on hearing of the ghastly reality of anothers marriage. These are glimpses of brilliant illumination into outwardly ordinary lives, into loneliness, misunderstanding, harboured hurt, resilience Home is not a place of comfort and closeness but of difficulties and pain; warmth, friendship and kindness those things which are possible come from strangers and at unexpected moments. And just as in real life, conversations juxtapose seamlessly the dreadful (concentration camps, incest, voyeurism) with the apparently trivial (whos piled on the pounds). You cannot but believe that these are real people who are gradually revealed to you. They have carried the burden of their childhoods, sneeringly described by some as having come from nothing; they have eaten from dumpsters and suffered harsh and apparently cruel parents, themselves dogged by their own inadequacies and misfortunes. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Sophies-Choice-Audiobook/B002VA3ONW Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Sophie's Choice Author: William Styron Narrator: Norman Snow Format: Abridged Length: 2 hrs and 53 mins Language: English Release date: 03-16-07 Publisher: Random House Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 76 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: In this brilliant, multi-layered novel, a young Southerner, Stingo, wants to become a writer. In Brooklyn, he meets Nathan, a brilliant Jewish intellectual involved in a turbulent love-hate affair with Sophie, a beautiful Polish woman. She has a terrible wound in her past, one that impels both Sophie and Nathan toward destruction. ©1982 William Styron; (P)2007 Random House, Inc. Random House Audio, a division of Random House, Inc. Critic Reviews: "No reader of Sophie's Choice can doubt that Styron has put immense energy into trying to understand and deal justly with the evils in American history and the European Holocaust, to say nothing of the evil (as well as the good) in his characters....Scene after scene comes back now, long after I last read the book, with astonishing vividness - perhaps the most obvious mark of a masterpiece." (John Gardner) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (William Styron) Fri, 16 Mar 2007 11:47:00 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Sophies-Choice-Audiobook/B002VA3ONW thebookvoice.com 02:53:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Sophie's Choice Author: William Styron Narrator: Norman Snow Format: Abridged Length: 2 hrs and 53 mins Language: English Release date: 03-16-07 Publisher: Random House Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 76 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: In this brilliant, multi-layered novel, a young Southerner, Stingo, wants to become a writer. In Brooklyn, he meets Nathan, a brilliant Jewish intellectual involved in a turbulent love-hate affair with Sophie, a beautiful Polish woman. She has a terrible wound in her past, one that impels both Sophie and Nathan toward destruction. ©1982 William Styron; (P)2007 Random House, Inc. Random House Audio, a division of Random House, Inc. Critic Reviews: "No reader of Sophie's Choice can doubt that Styron has put immense energy into trying to understand and deal justly with the evils in American history and the European Holocaust, to say nothing of the evil (as well as the good) in his characters....Scene after scene comes back now, long after I last read the book, with astonishing vividness - perhaps the most obvious mark of a masterpiece." (John Gardner) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Sophie's Choice Author: William Styron Narrator: Norman Snow Format: Abridged Length: 2 hrs and 53 mins Language: English Release date: 03-16-07 Publisher: Random House Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 76 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: In this brilliant, multi-layered novel, a young Southerner, Stingo, wants to become a writer. In Brooklyn, he meets Nathan, a brilliant Jewish intellectual involved in a turbulent love-hate affair with Sophie, a beautiful Polish woman. She has a terrible wound in her past, one that impels both Sophie and Nathan toward destruction. ©1982 William Styron; (P)2007 Random House, Inc. Random House Audio, a division of Random House, Inc. Critic Reviews: "No reader of Sophie's Choice can doubt that Styron has put immense energy into trying to understand and deal justly with the evils in American history and the European Holocaust, to say nothing of the evil (as well as the good) in his characters....Scene after scene comes back now, long after I last read the book, with astonishing vividness - perhaps the most obvious mark of a masterpiece." (John Gardner) Members Reviews: THIS IS ABRIDGED This book wasnt for you, but who do you think might enjoy it more? shame on me for not noticing it was abridged before I purchased. I don't understand why they would abridge any book. you miss so much including what the authors intent was for the reader. there were so beautiful lines in it and it was a powerful story (the small part I heard!) the narrator had a great voice Abridged Version This is a scam. Don't waste your time with it. It doesn't state that it is an abridged version of the book. ABRIDGING IS A CRIME Would you try another book from William Styron and/or Norman Snow? Yes What could William Styron have done to make this a more enjoyable book for you? no Which character as performed by Norman Snow was your favorite? stingo You didnt love this book... but did it have any redeeming qualities? i loved the book. the editing was a crime Any additional comments? To abridge a book of this quality and magnitude is a crime against literature. Not the full book This was a abridged version of the book - condensed in to 3 chapters. Very disapointed because I wanted the full book. so-so Sound was great, loved the reader. Love anything having to do with the Holocaust, and had always heard what a fantastic novel this was. Perhaps, it would have been better had this been an unabridged version. I could never understand why the protagonist was attracted to this dysfunctional woman. This version failed to help me sympathize with Sophie. It was just so-so https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Vicar-of-Bullhampton-Audiobook/B01MDP3Z43 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Vicar of Bullhampton Author: Anthony Trollope Narrator: Peter Newcombe Joyce Format: Unabridged Length: 22 hrs and 44 mins Language: English Release date: 10-21-16 Publisher: Assembled Stories Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 37 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: This comprehensive novel consists of three subplots which interlink to form the whole and supply a trio of targets at which Trollope aims his proselytising pen. The first treats on the courtship of a woman by a man whom she does not love and with whom she is not compatible. Mary Lowther will not accept such a marriage of dishonesty. The second deals with the plight of a young woman who has fallen prey to the wiles of an evil seducer and subsequently adopts a life of prostitution. Trollope's argument was that the punishment for fornication was much harsher for women than men, although in most cases the latter were more to blame, and their victims were given no opportunity of returning to decent lives no matter how repentant they may have been. The third subject to receive the benefit of the author's moral outrage is the hypocrisy and narrow vision of the landed gentry in the person of the Marquis of Trowbridge, who treats his tenants as serfs and whose social code appears to be 'might is right'. The common sense of the pragmatic protagonist, Frank Fenwick, apparently very like Trollope himself, is a joy to hear. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Anthony Trollope) Fri, 21 Oct 2016 18:23:50 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Vicar-of-Bullhampton-Audiobook/B01MDP3Z43 thebookvoice.com 22:44:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Vicar of Bullhampton Author: Anthony Trollope Narrator: Peter Newcombe Joyce Format: Unabridged Length: 22 hrs and 44 mins Language: English Release date: 10-21-16 Publisher: Assembled Stories Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 37 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: This comprehensive novel consists of three subplots which interlink to form the whole and supply a trio of targets at which Trollope aims his proselytising pen. The first treats on the courtship of a woman by a man whom she does not love and with whom she is not compatible. Mary Lowther will not accept such a marriage of dishonesty. The second deals with the plight of a young woman who has fallen prey to the wiles of an evil seducer and subsequently adopts a life of prostitution. Trollope's argument was that the punishment for fornication was much harsher for women than men, although in most cases the latter were more to blame, and their victims were given no opportunity of returning to decent lives no matter how repentant they may have been. The third subject to receive the benefit of the author's moral outrage is the hypocrisy and narrow vision of the landed gentry in the person of the Marquis of Trowbridge, who treats his tenants as serfs and whose social code appears to be 'might is right'. The common sense of the pragmatic protagonist, Frank Fenwick, apparently very like Trollope himself, is a joy to hear. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Vicar of Bullhampton Author: Anthony Trollope Narrator: Peter Newcombe Joyce Format: Unabridged Length: 22 hrs and 44 mins Language: English Release date: 10-21-16 Publisher: Assembled Stories Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 37 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: This comprehensive novel consists of three subplots which interlink to form the whole and supply a trio of targets at which Trollope aims his proselytising pen. The first treats on the courtship of a woman by a man whom she does not love and with whom she is not compatible. Mary Lowther will not accept such a marriage of dishonesty. The second deals with the plight of a young woman who has fallen prey to the wiles of an evil seducer and subsequently adopts a life of prostitution. Trollope's argument was that the punishment for fornication was much harsher for women than men, although in most cases the latter were more to blame, and their victims were given no opportunity of returning to decent lives no matter how repentant they may have been. The third subject to receive the benefit of the author's moral outrage is the hypocrisy and narrow vision of the landed gentry in the person of the Marquis of Trowbridge, who treats his tenants as serfs and whose social code appears to be 'might is right'. The common sense of the pragmatic protagonist, Frank Fenwick, apparently very like Trollope himself, is a joy to hear. Members Reviews: A Trollope discovery It was a pleasure to discover a fine Trollope novel in audiobook form, outside of the wonderful Barsetshire and Palliser series, which are well represented as audios. In this novel, which explores forgiveness in many forms -- from personal grudges, to family shame, to broken hearts and the acceptance of a fallen women -- Trollope gives us another view of the clergy. The vicar of Bullhampton himself is at the heart of the story, and he's a man who's quick to action, quick to fight, quick to be offended, quick to do good, but slow to forgive grievances. The other stories that surround him, from Mary Lowther's romantic guilt, to Carrie Brattle's tortured journey to a sort of redemption, are equally vivid. The narrator Peter Newcombe Joyce imbues the scenes with a vigorous emotion, and you can hear his voice break with real feeling as the characters reveal to each other their conflicted states of mind. I hope that Assembled Stories, which produced this volume, offers us other Trollope gems -- there are many more wonderful novels that we fans of Trollope would love to hear brought to life in this way. Especially if they're narrated with the full-hearted engagement that Peter Joyce has brought to The Vicar of Bullhampton. How I missed Timothy West I have enjoyed most of the Trollope novels narrated by Timothy West and have listened to them several times. I did not find the narrator as engaging and there seemed to be a thinner plot line than some of the other novel Excellent story, very well narrated Would you listen to The Vicar of Bullhampton again? Why? I will definitely listen to this book again because it is a good story, well read. Who was your favorite character and why? I do not have a favourite character. What about Peter Newcombe Joyces performance did you like? His intonation was excellent with only one error in emphasis that I noticed. He performed the characters well, each with their own easily recognised voice. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Forbidden-Garden-Audiobook/B01N9TDO8Y Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Forbidden Garden Subtitle: A Novel Author: Ellen Herrick Narrator: Fiona Hardingham Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 50 mins Language: English Release date: 04-04-17 Publisher: HarperAudio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 29 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Perfect for fans of Kate Morton and Sarah Jio, this lush imaginative novel takes listeners into the heart of a mysterious English country garden waiting to spring to life. Every garden is a story waiting to be told.... At the nursery she runs with her sisters on the New England coast, Sorrel Sparrow has honed her rare gift for nurturing plants and flowers. Now that reputation, and a stroke of good timing, lands Sorrel an unexpected opportunity: reviving a long-dormant Shakespearean garden on an English country estate. Arriving at Kirkwood Hall, ancestral home of Sir Graham Kirkwood and his wife, Stella, Sorrel is shocked by the desolate state of the walled garden. Generations have tried - and failed - to bring it back to glory. Sorrel senses heartbreak and betrayal here, perhaps even enchantment. Intrigued by the house's history - especially the haunting tapestries that grace its walls - and increasingly drawn to Stella's enigmatic brother, Sorrel sets to work. And though she knows her true home is across the sea with her sisters, instinct tells her that the English garden's destiny is entwined with her own, if she can only unravel its secrets.... bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Ellen Herrick) Tue, 04 Apr 2017 14:54:27 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Forbidden-Garden-Audiobook/B01N9TDO8Y thebookvoice.com 08:50:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Forbidden Garden Subtitle: A Novel Author: Ellen Herrick Narrator: Fiona Hardingham Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 50 mins Language: English Release date: 04-04-17 Publisher: HarperAudio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 29 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Perfect for fans of Kate Morton and Sarah Jio, this lush imaginative novel takes listeners into the heart of a mysterious English country garden waiting to spring to life. Every garden is a story waiting to be told.... At the nursery she runs with her sisters on the New England coast, Sorrel Sparrow has honed her rare gift for nurturing plants and flowers. Now that reputation, and a stroke of good timing, lands Sorrel an unexpected opportunity: reviving a long-dormant Shakespearean garden on an English country estate. Arriving at Kirkwood Hall, ancestral home of Sir Graham Kirkwood and his wife, Stella, Sorrel is shocked by the desolate state of the walled garden. Generations have tried - and failed - to bring it back to glory. Sorrel senses heartbreak and betrayal here, perhaps even enchantment. Intrigued by the house's history - especially the haunting tapestries that grace its walls - and increasingly drawn to Stella's enigmatic brother, Sorrel sets to work. And though she knows her true home is across the sea with her sisters, instinct tells her that the English garden's destiny is entwined with her own, if she can only unravel its secrets.... Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Forbidden Garden Subtitle: A Novel Author: Ellen Herrick Narrator: Fiona Hardingham Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 50 mins Language: English Release date: 04-04-17 Publisher: HarperAudio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 29 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Perfect for fans of Kate Morton and Sarah Jio, this lush imaginative novel takes listeners into the heart of a mysterious English country garden waiting to spring to life. Every garden is a story waiting to be told.... At the nursery she runs with her sisters on the New England coast, Sorrel Sparrow has honed her rare gift for nurturing plants and flowers. Now that reputation, and a stroke of good timing, lands Sorrel an unexpected opportunity: reviving a long-dormant Shakespearean garden on an English country estate. Arriving at Kirkwood Hall, ancestral home of Sir Graham Kirkwood and his wife, Stella, Sorrel is shocked by the desolate state of the walled garden. Generations have tried - and failed - to bring it back to glory. Sorrel senses heartbreak and betrayal here, perhaps even enchantment. Intrigued by the house's history - especially the haunting tapestries that grace its walls - and increasingly drawn to Stella's enigmatic brother, Sorrel sets to work. And though she knows her true home is across the sea with her sisters, instinct tells her that the English garden's destiny is entwined with her own, if she can only unravel its secrets.... Members Reviews: I really really wanted to love this book Would you try another book from Ellen Herrick and/or Fiona Hardingham? Not sure. I would wait for reviews. After absolutely loving The Sorrel sisters, I could not wait for this book. But sadly, I was very disappointed. I simply never was interested or vested in any of the characters. What do you think your next listen will be? I'm reading reviews much more closely. Did the narration match the pace of the story? Narration was fine. The material was simply not interesting. Do you think The Forbidden Garden needs a follow-up book? Why or why not? No. Any additional comments? I almost turned the book back in for my credit back twice. But I kept thinking I was missing something. Sadly, I was not. thoroughly enjoyable. will listen again! beautiful story especially for anyone who appreciates thinking hearing musing about Gardens and growing gardens. I believe this narration was the best narration that I've ever heard on audio books. I am going to look for more books narrated by this reader. good story, great narration I loved it. You really need to read book one first. The narration really has made the story come alive. What's next!? Enchanting The narrator is mesmerizing as she reads this enchanting tale. The authors painted a peaceful setting for mysterious plot. I will go back and read the first novel to hear more on the Sparrow sisters. Enchanting as well as floral What a lovely read ! Ellen Hedrick has created a beautiful story and Fiona Hardingham has such an enchanting narrative. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/We-Were-the-Mulvaneys-Audiobook/B0047UYO5Q Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: We Were the Mulvaneys Author: Joyce Carol Oates Narrator: Scott Shina Format: Unabridged Length: 22 hrs and 47 mins Language: English Release date: 10-20-10 Publisher: Recorded Books Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 228 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Author of 27 novels, Joyce Carol Oates has won a National Book Award and the PEN/Malamud Award. She has been nominated for the PEN/Faulkner Award and the Pulitzer Prize. Readers around the world marvel at her ability to trace the subtle dynamics at work in the modern American family. Judd is the youngest of the four Mulvaney children - three boys and a girl - on their parents lush farm in upstate New York. In his childhood, Judd is swept along by the sheer energy of the Mulvaneys and their wealth of beloved family stories. But now, 30 years old, Judd looks back through his memories to tell the secrets that eventually ripped apart the fabric of his storybook family. Reminiscent of the works of Jane Smiley and Anne Tyler, Oates novel tells a tale that could be tragic, but is, instead, a ringing affirmation. Narrator Scott Shinas performance perfectly captures the complex relationships within the Mulvaney clan. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Joyce Carol Oates) Wed, 20 Oct 2010 09:44:30 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/We-Were-the-Mulvaneys-Audiobook/B0047UYO5Q thebookvoice.com 22:47:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: We Were the Mulvaneys Author: Joyce Carol Oates Narrator: Scott Shina Format: Unabridged Length: 22 hrs and 47 mins Language: English Release date: 10-20-10 Publisher: Recorded Books Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 228 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Author of 27 novels, Joyce Carol Oates has won a National Book Award and the PEN/Malamud Award. She has been nominated for the PEN/Faulkner Award and the Pulitzer Prize. Readers around the world marvel at her ability to trace the subtle dynamics at work in the modern American family. Judd is the youngest of the four Mulvaney children - three boys and a girl - on their parents lush farm in upstate New York. In his childhood, Judd is swept along by the sheer energy of the Mulvaneys and their wealth of beloved family stories. But now, 30 years old, Judd looks back through his memories to tell the secrets that eventually ripped apart the fabric of his storybook family. Reminiscent of the works of Jane Smiley and Anne Tyler, Oates novel tells a tale that could be tragic, but is, instead, a ringing affirmation. Narrator Scott Shinas performance perfectly captures the complex relationships within the Mulvaney clan. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: We Were the Mulvaneys Author: Joyce Carol Oates Narrator: Scott Shina Format: Unabridged Length: 22 hrs and 47 mins Language: English Release date: 10-20-10 Publisher: Recorded Books Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 228 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Author of 27 novels, Joyce Carol Oates has won a National Book Award and the PEN/Malamud Award. She has been nominated for the PEN/Faulkner Award and the Pulitzer Prize. Readers around the world marvel at her ability to trace the subtle dynamics at work in the modern American family. Judd is the youngest of the four Mulvaney children - three boys and a girl - on their parents lush farm in upstate New York. In his childhood, Judd is swept along by the sheer energy of the Mulvaneys and their wealth of beloved family stories. But now, 30 years old, Judd looks back through his memories to tell the secrets that eventually ripped apart the fabric of his storybook family. Reminiscent of the works of Jane Smiley and Anne Tyler, Oates novel tells a tale that could be tragic, but is, instead, a ringing affirmation. Narrator Scott Shinas performance perfectly captures the complex relationships within the Mulvaney clan. Members Reviews: Overlooked Masterpiece Mulvaneys deserves more attention and prominence in Oates' oeuvre. It didn't receive a National Book Award (like here 1969 work, them) or a Pulitzer nomination (like Black Water, What I Lived For, and Blonde). It's notoriety came from selection by the Oprah book club and a movie adaptation. But Mulvaneys is excellent! Oates crafts perceptibly realistic characters, who are as emotionally complicated and psychologically baffling as any real human being. The novel also interestingly forays into religious and epistemological issues; in fact, Oates depicts the religious Maryanne heroically, though she cannot defend her faith against her brother's deep-seeded naturalism. Oates impinges stirring literary conceits upon this simple story, which she admits is indebted to Shakespeares King Lear. The narration, generally linear, features vivid flashbacks. The structure works compellingly well, as the flashbacks provide foil for the proceedings of the novel. The narration is quite good with one exception. Shina often hints at a rural Southern accent, but the work is set in rural upstate New York. This was distracting through the first third of the audiobook. Otherwise, it's a great listen! WE WERE THE DYSFUNCTIONALS Twenty-two hours of nothing. This is a story of a superficial family, growing up in a small town and constantly worrying about appearances. Mrs. Mulvaney was moving about with her head in the clouds. She seemed more concerned about the farm animals than she was about her husband and children. She chose to hide behind her faith in God with the expectation that her family would take care of themselves. Not having parents to guide her, the daughter was left floundering and on her own. The father was no better with parenting skills. He focused on having a successful business and living a superficial life, even to the point of joining a country club where he was only tolerated. One act of violence, eventually forced this family to realize that they had no foundation to keep them strong. Performance Reservations With all due respect to the difficulty of narration, and while Mr. Shins is clearly a professional, the performance completely misses the voice of place critical to this story. He should have been coached to speak the dialog closer to a Central New York accent and speech pattern. Too often rural voices are spoken in a totally generic southern drawl. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Kurt-Vonnegut-Jr-Audio-Collection-Audiobook/B002V1LL1S Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. Audio Collection Author: Kurt Vonnegut Narrator: Kurt Vonnegut Format: Abridged Length: 3 hrs and 59 mins Language: English Release date: 07-11-05 Publisher: HarperAudio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 89 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. himself reads from his most celebrated works: Breakfast of Champions, Cat's Cradle, Slaughterhouse-Five, and three complete stories from Welcome to the Monkey House. © and (P)1973, 1974, 1979, 1994 HarperCollins Publishers, Inc. Critic Reviews: "Kurt Vonnegut is probably the only narrator who could do justice to these selections." (AudioFile) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Kurt Vonnegut) Mon, 11 Jul 2005 20:13:36 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Kurt-Vonnegut-Jr-Audio-Collection-Audiobook/B002V1LL1S thebookvoice.com 03:59:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. Audio Collection Author: Kurt Vonnegut Narrator: Kurt Vonnegut Format: Abridged Length: 3 hrs and 59 mins Language: English Release date: 07-11-05 Publisher: HarperAudio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 89 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. himself reads from his most celebrated works: Breakfast of Champions, Cat's Cradle, Slaughterhouse-Five, and three complete stories from Welcome to the Monkey House. © and (P)1973, 1974, 1979, 1994 HarperCollins Publishers, Inc. Critic Reviews: "Kurt Vonnegut is probably the only narrator who could do justice to these selections." (AudioFile) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. Audio Collection Author: Kurt Vonnegut Narrator: Kurt Vonnegut Format: Abridged Length: 3 hrs and 59 mins Language: English Release date: 07-11-05 Publisher: HarperAudio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 89 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. himself reads from his most celebrated works: Breakfast of Champions, Cat's Cradle, Slaughterhouse-Five, and three complete stories from Welcome to the Monkey House. © and (P)1973, 1974, 1979, 1994 HarperCollins Publishers, Inc. Critic Reviews: "Kurt Vonnegut is probably the only narrator who could do justice to these selections." (AudioFile) Members Reviews: Nice Vonnegut sampler I was pleasantly surprised with this one. It reminded me of some wonderful moments reading his paperbacks in college. It might be a little confusing if you're not familiar with his work but it's probably still worth a try if you are thinking of "tasting" some Vonnegut. This is highly abridged and incomplete This book wasnt for you, but who do you think might enjoy it more? If you've read the books already then this is great audio to hear Kurt Vonnegut talk about the books and about the story line briefly. What could Kurt Vonnegut have done to make this a more enjoyable book for you? It would be more enjoyable if you were able to follow when one story stopped and the other began. I couldn't tell which story I was listening to and the stories were much summarized more than they were read line by line. What does Kurt Vonnegut bring to the story that you wouldnt experience if you just read the book? Kurt Vonnegut brings his own personal perspectives about each book rather than the books themselves. He even plays guitar and sings! This part is awesome. To get the authors point of view. However, if you download this audio file thinking you're going to hear the book, you are mistaken. It is Kurt reading some of the book and telling you about his experiences as an author surrounding those books. You didnt love this book... but did it have any redeeming qualities? The redeeming qualities were mentioned above in what Kurt brings to the book. Any additional comments? It should be noted somewhere in the description that this isn't really a reading of a book but more of Kurt Vonnegut's point of view as the author. No chapter titles There are no chapter titles, nor does the reader identify which story they are about to begin reading. Makes no sense to provide no orientation to the listener in a collection of short stories. Very interesting to hear the stories I liked the way the author was able to articulate the stories in the manner directly linked to the intent of the words. I feel as though my interpretation of the stories is more accurate. Nobody reads Vonnegut like Vonnegut Please download this collection, it's amazing. Don't be put off by the fact that the version of Slaughter House 5 is highly abridged, or that you only get 3 stories from Welcome to the Monkey House. Vonnegurts pace, his reading voice and his singing make this an unforgettable treat. I recommend this to Vonnegurt fans even if you already have copies of all the stories being read in more complete forms by other people, nothing can match it. For those new to Vonnegurt or those starting to explore sci fi short stories this collection will fill up your imagination. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Eva-Luna-Audiobook/B01N3D4Z88 Escuche este audio libro completo gratis en https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> Título: Eva Luna Autor: Isabel Allende Narrador: Juanita Devis Formato: Unabridged Duración: 12 hrs and 12 mins Idioma: Español Fecha de publicación: 02-23-17 Editor: Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial Calificaciones: 4.5 de 5 de 27 votos Categorías: Fiction, Literary Resumen del editor: En Eva Luna, su tercera novela, Isabel Allende recupera su país a través de la memoria y la imaginación. La cautivadora protagonista de esta historia constituye un nostálgico álter ego de la autora, que se llama a sí misma ladrona de historias precisamente porque en las historias radica el secreto de la vida y el mundo.Novela de hondo perfil humano, Eva Luna funde el destino individual con el colectivo mediante una fulgurante prosa de carácter épico. Sin duda, una de las mejores obras de la literatura latinoamericana de los últimos años. Please note: This audiobook is in Spanish. Crítica Comentarios: "Cuando Isabel Allende puso el punto final de Eva Luna, logró tatuarse un símbolo que honra su epidermis: dejó de ser chilena, peruana o venezolana, y pasó a ser intensamente latinoamericana." (Luis Sepúlveda) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Isabel Allende) Thu, 23 Feb 2017 00:14:29 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Eva-Luna-Audiobook/B01N3D4Z88 thebookvoice.com 12:12:00 no Escucha este título completo gratis en thebookvoice.com Escuche este audio libro completo gratis en https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> Título: Eva Luna Autor: Isabel Allende Narrador: Juanita Devis Formato: Unabridged Duración: 12 hrs and 12 mins Idioma: Español Fecha de publicación: 02-23-17 Editor: Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial Calificaciones: 4.5 de 5 de 27 votos Categorías: Fiction, Literary Resumen del editor: En Eva Luna, su tercera novela, Isabel Allende recupera su país a través de la memoria y la imaginación. La cautivadora protagonista de esta historia constituye un nostálgico álter ego de la autora, que se llama a sí misma ladrona de historias precisamente porque en las historias radica el secreto de la vida y el mundo.Novela de hondo perfil humano, Eva Luna funde el destino individual con el colectivo mediante una fulgurante prosa de carácter épico. Sin duda, una de las mejores obras de la literatura latinoamericana de los últimos años. Please note: This audiobook is in Spanish. Crítica Comentarios: "Cuando Isabel Allende puso el punto final de Eva Luna, logró tatuarse un símbolo que honra su epidermis: dejó de ser chilena, peruana o venezolana, y pasó a ser intensamente latinoamericana." (Luis Sepúlveda) Escuche este audio libro completo gratis en https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> Título: Eva Luna Autor: Isabel Allende Narrador: Juanita Devis Formato: Unabridged Duración: 12 hrs and 12 mins Idioma: Español Fecha de publicación: 02-23-17 Editor: Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial Calificaciones: 4.5 de 5 de 27 votos Categorías: Fiction, Literary Resumen del editor: En Eva Luna, su tercera novela, Isabel Allende recupera su país a través de la memoria y la imaginación. La cautivadora protagonista de esta historia constituye un nostálgico álter ego de la autora, que se llama a sí misma ladrona de historias precisamente porque en las historias radica el secreto de la vida y el mundo.Novela de hondo perfil humano, Eva Luna funde el destino individual con el colectivo mediante una fulgurante prosa de carácter épico. Sin duda, una de las mejores obras de la literatura latinoamericana de los últimos años. Please note: This audiobook is in Spanish. Crítica Comentarios: "Cuando Isabel Allende puso el punto final de Eva Luna, logró tatuarse un símbolo que honra su epidermis: dejó de ser chilena, peruana o venezolana, y pasó a ser intensamente latinoamericana." (Luis Sepúlveda) Opiniones de los miembros: Rica y truculenta obra Encantadora historia que se revuelve sobre si misma y cuenta muchas de las alegrias y pesares de Sudamerica. Pintoresca e imaginativa, llena de detalles cotidianos, que van desde la magia hasta la violencia como si se tratase de lo mas habitual. Dulce vos que me hizo sentir la historia Que voz tan dulce y clara para narrar está bella historia. Uno perfectamente puede imaginarse y sentirse dentro de la narrativa. Por favor más libros narrados por Juanita Devis! Que belleza! Get immersed into the story What does Juanita Devis bring to the story that you wouldnt experience if you had only read the book? The narration makes you feel as if you were experiencing the story and brings vivid images of what is taking place! I usually prefer to read, but this was the first audio book that I could not stop listening to. I also found it useful to use clips of it in my Spanish classes - it's turning out to be a great teaching tool. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/John-Crows-Devil-Audiobook/B004YECK4M Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: John Crows Devil Author: Marlon James Narrator: Robin Miles Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 21 mins Language: English Release date: 04-29-11 Publisher: Recorded Books Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 75 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Novelist Marlon James had his first book nominated as a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize and his second book named a New York Times Editors Choice. In this, his third novel, a failing preacher in 1957 Jamaica is ousted by a fiery newcomer who sends the congregation into a frenzy of spiritual awakeningand violence. Critic Reviews: Its 150-proof literary rum guaranteed to intoxicate and enchant. Highly recommended. (Library Journal) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Marlon James) Fri, 29 Apr 2011 03:05:44 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/John-Crows-Devil-Audiobook/B004YECK4M thebookvoice.com 08:21:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: John Crows Devil Author: Marlon James Narrator: Robin Miles Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 21 mins Language: English Release date: 04-29-11 Publisher: Recorded Books Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 75 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Novelist Marlon James had his first book nominated as a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize and his second book named a New York Times Editors Choice. In this, his third novel, a failing preacher in 1957 Jamaica is ousted by a fiery newcomer who sends the congregation into a frenzy of spiritual awakeningand violence. Critic Reviews: Its 150-proof literary rum guaranteed to intoxicate and enchant. Highly recommended. (Library Journal) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/539/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: John Crows Devil Author: Marlon James Narrator: Robin Miles Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 21 mins Language: English Release date: 04-29-11 Publisher: Recorded Books Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 75 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Novelist Marlon James had his first book nominated as a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize and his second book named a New York Times Editors Choice. In this, his third novel, a failing preacher in 1957 Jamaica is ousted by a fiery newcomer who sends the congregation into a frenzy of spiritual awakeningand violence. Critic Reviews: Its 150-proof literary rum guaranteed to intoxicate and enchant. Highly recommended. (Library Journal) Members Reviews: Culturally Suspenseful Yes! Excellente! The weaving of culture and the supernatural was superb as was the performance of the narrator. Loved it!!!! Slow but surprising Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not? Sure Has John Crows Devil turned you off from other books in this genre? No it hasn't. Would you listen to another book narrated by Robin Miles? Sure Could you see John Crows Devil being made into a movie or a TV series? Who should the stars be? Not at all. Any additional comments? Slow start. The characters were typical but well rounded. I found myself become very irritated with the blind faith of these characters which means the author did a great job of forming them and exposing their flaws. The ending was not expected. I loved the setting and the cultural beliefs of the characters. They reminded me of several family members! Overall, pretty good read. amazing The entire book was exceptionally gripping. Raw, beautiful, difficultly, but necessarily, thought provoking. A rewarding challenge but easy to read as each finished chapter ignited a thirst to continue listening.