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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/The-Choke-Audiobook/B075QPK1QH Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Choke Author: Sofie Laguna Narrator: Danielle Baynes Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 28 mins Language: English Release date: 10-05-17 Publisher: Wavesound Audio Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 2 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Abandoned by her mother as a toddler, only occasionally visited by her volatile father and raised solely by her tormented Pop, Justine finds sanctuary in The Choke, a place where the banks of the Murray River are so narrow they can almost touch. Although Justine doesn't know it, her father is a menacing criminal, and the world she is exposed to is one of great peril to her. She must make sense of it on her own - and when she eventually does, she knows what she has to do.... bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Sofie Laguna) Thu, 05 Oct 2017 18:60:54 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Choke-Audiobook/B075QPK1QH thebookvoice.com 10:28:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Choke Author: Sofie Laguna Narrator: Danielle Baynes Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 28 mins Language: English Release date: 10-05-17 Publisher: Wavesound Audio Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 2 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Abandoned by her mother as a toddler, only occasionally visited by her volatile father and raised solely by her tormented Pop, Justine finds sanctuary in The Choke, a place where the banks of the Murray River are so narrow they can almost touch. Although Justine doesn't know it, her father is a menacing criminal, and the world she is exposed to is one of great peril to her. She must make sense of it on her own - and when she eventually does, she knows what she has to do.... Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Choke Author: Sofie Laguna Narrator: Danielle Baynes Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 28 mins Language: English Release date: 10-05-17 Publisher: Wavesound Audio Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 2 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Abandoned by her mother as a toddler, only occasionally visited by her volatile father and raised solely by her tormented Pop, Justine finds sanctuary in The Choke, a place where the banks of the Murray River are so narrow they can almost touch. Although Justine doesn't know it, her father is a menacing criminal, and the world she is exposed to is one of great peril to her. She must make sense of it on her own - and when she eventually does, she knows what she has to do.... Members Reviews: Loved it. Really moving story about how vulnerable children can be. Great characters and story. This book made me think a lot. Also loved listening to Sofie Laguna's book The Eye of the Sheep on Audible. Absolutely loved this! This book reminded me of Melina Marchetta's early work. Loved all of the Australian references. Sad story The Eye of the Sheep is one of my favourite stories so I bought this book. This is a very sad story and the writing style makes it very realistic. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Returning-Tide-Audiobook/B01N6H8NUJ Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Returning Tide Author: Liz Fenwick Narrator: Anne Dover Format: Unabridged Length: 13 hrs and 43 mins Language: English Release date: 03-23-17 Publisher: Orion Publishing Group Limited Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 2 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Two sisters and one betrayal that will carry across generations... In wartime Cornwall, 1943, a story between two sisters begins - the story of Adele and Amelia and the heartbreaking betrayal that will divide them forever. Decades later the efforts of one reckless act still echo - but how long will it be until their past returns? The Returning Tide will sweep you away to the beautiful Cornish coast, full of secrets and mystery, and will be loved by fans of Kate Morton and Rachel Hore. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Liz Fenwick) Thu, 23 Mar 2017 06:40:60 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Returning-Tide-Audiobook/B01N6H8NUJ thebookvoice.com 13:43:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Returning Tide Author: Liz Fenwick Narrator: Anne Dover Format: Unabridged Length: 13 hrs and 43 mins Language: English Release date: 03-23-17 Publisher: Orion Publishing Group Limited Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 2 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Two sisters and one betrayal that will carry across generations... In wartime Cornwall, 1943, a story between two sisters begins - the story of Adele and Amelia and the heartbreaking betrayal that will divide them forever. Decades later the efforts of one reckless act still echo - but how long will it be until their past returns? The Returning Tide will sweep you away to the beautiful Cornish coast, full of secrets and mystery, and will be loved by fans of Kate Morton and Rachel Hore. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Returning Tide Author: Liz Fenwick Narrator: Anne Dover Format: Unabridged Length: 13 hrs and 43 mins Language: English Release date: 03-23-17 Publisher: Orion Publishing Group Limited Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 2 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Two sisters and one betrayal that will carry across generations... In wartime Cornwall, 1943, a story between two sisters begins - the story of Adele and Amelia and the heartbreaking betrayal that will divide them forever. Decades later the efforts of one reckless act still echo - but how long will it be until their past returns? The Returning Tide will sweep you away to the beautiful Cornish coast, full of secrets and mystery, and will be loved by fans of Kate Morton and Rachel Hore. Members Reviews: The returning tide I enjoyed this book as it covered the past and the present so well in the story line. All through the story I had a thought that there was a twist on the story to come I wasn't that surprised but it made a good ending. Well worth listening to Predictable Sadly very predictable, quite pleasant but not something that kept me hanging on. Also got very frustrated by the narrators inability to pronounce Mawnan Smith correctly. Why don't they check these things first?! Predictable I enjoyed this as a gentle yarn, but it lacked depth. I found I was stopping at time changes to remember who was who. The characters never built enough depth to know or relate to them but despite that I enjoyed it on a superficial level. It made nice light listening Wonderful I really enjoyed listening to The Returning Tide by Liz Fenwick . It was a lovely story and brilliantly read by Anne Dover as usual. The way the two different years were linked was so good and was quite sad in places. How I remember staying in the exact area of Falmouth the story was written about - it brought back so many memories - thank you! Fantastic read Really enjoyed this book and it's intriguing story line. Sad but sweet story with plenty of character! https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Joke-Audiobook/B0089ETU32 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Joke Author: Milan Kundera Narrator: Richmond Hoxie Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs and 44 mins Language: English Release date: 06-19-12 Publisher: HarperAudio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 49 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: All too often, this brilliant novel of thwarted love and revenge miscarried has been read for its political implications. Now, a quarter century after The Joke was first published and several years after the collapse of the Soviet-imposed Czechoslovak regime, it becomes easier to put such implications into perspective in favor of valuing the book (and all Kundera 's work) as what it truly is: great, stirring literature that sheds new light on the eternal themes of human existence. The present audio edition provides English-language listeners an important further means toward revaluation of The Joke. For reasons he describes in his Author's Note, Milan Kundera devoted much time to creating (with the assistance of his American publisher-editor) a completely revised translation that reflects his original as closely as any translation possibly can: reflects it in its fidelity not only to the words and syntax but also to the characteristic dictions and tonalities of the novel's narrators. The result is nothing less than the restoration of a classic. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Milan Kundera) Tue, 19 Jun 2012 12:09:30 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Joke-Audiobook/B0089ETU32 thebookvoice.com 11:44:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Joke Author: Milan Kundera Narrator: Richmond Hoxie Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs and 44 mins Language: English Release date: 06-19-12 Publisher: HarperAudio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 49 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: All too often, this brilliant novel of thwarted love and revenge miscarried has been read for its political implications. Now, a quarter century after The Joke was first published and several years after the collapse of the Soviet-imposed Czechoslovak regime, it becomes easier to put such implications into perspective in favor of valuing the book (and all Kundera 's work) as what it truly is: great, stirring literature that sheds new light on the eternal themes of human existence. The present audio edition provides English-language listeners an important further means toward revaluation of The Joke. For reasons he describes in his Author's Note, Milan Kundera devoted much time to creating (with the assistance of his American publisher-editor) a completely revised translation that reflects his original as closely as any translation possibly can: reflects it in its fidelity not only to the words and syntax but also to the characteristic dictions and tonalities of the novel's narrators. The result is nothing less than the restoration of a classic. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Joke Author: Milan Kundera Narrator: Richmond Hoxie Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs and 44 mins Language: English Release date: 06-19-12 Publisher: HarperAudio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 49 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: All too often, this brilliant novel of thwarted love and revenge miscarried has been read for its political implications. Now, a quarter century after The Joke was first published and several years after the collapse of the Soviet-imposed Czechoslovak regime, it becomes easier to put such implications into perspective in favor of valuing the book (and all Kundera 's work) as what it truly is: great, stirring literature that sheds new light on the eternal themes of human existence. The present audio edition provides English-language listeners an important further means toward revaluation of The Joke. For reasons he describes in his Author's Note, Milan Kundera devoted much time to creating (with the assistance of his American publisher-editor) a completely revised translation that reflects his original as closely as any translation possibly can: reflects it in its fidelity not only to the words and syntax but also to the characteristic dictions and tonalities of the novel's narrators. The result is nothing less than the restoration of a classic. Members Reviews: Adder Sowing Thorns in the Garden of the Soul I was impressed, surprisingly so, with the depth, accessibility and enjoyability of this novel, which Kundera wrote in 1965 and it was published in 1967 (and apparently played a role in the Prague Spring that year). In the early 1950s Czechoslovakia, Ludvik Jahn, a university student with a great sense of humor, was a strong supporter of the Communist regime after World War II. Attempting to show his girlfriend a bit of charm and a sense of humor over the summer when they are on break from classes, he wrote in a postcard to her: "Optimism is the opium of mankind! A healthy spirit stinks of stupidity! Long live Trotsky!" The commies had zero sense of humor, expelled him from the "party," kicked him out of the university and forced him, as a dissident, to do two years of hard labor in the mines. Although he eventually gains decent success in his scientific profession, he harbors a grudge against party members who were responsible for his fall from grace. When he sees an opportunity to exact revenge on Zemanik who led the charge against him, Ludvik seduces Zemanik's wife and the joke may be on him, with the wife a "civilian" casualty. I love the structure of this, Kundera's first novel, with three narrators. I'm not a big fan of, as in The Book of Laughter and Forgetting, his carrying the reader through his writing thought processes about the possibilities as he becomes a part of the novel as "author," not just narrator, which ruins my ability to temporarily suspend disbelief. For me, this novel was outstanding at revealing the truth of the human condition that "redressibility" of wrongs against us is just not possible, and others, including the perpetrator of the wrong, will have forgotten the misdeed anyway by the time you think you've gotten to the point of revenge. Thus one carries the poison of resentment around, as Oscar Wilde put it, as an "adder in one's breast" to "rise up every night to sow thorns in the garden of one's soul." For this and other reasons, forgiveness is one major key in life's symphony of peace and joy. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/True-Believers-Audiobook/B008FOR24U Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: True Believers Subtitle: A Novel Author: Kurt Andersen Narrator: Vanessa Hart Format: Unabridged Length: 18 hrs and 44 mins Language: English Release date: 07-10-12 Publisher: Random House Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 90 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: In True Believers. Kurt Andersen - the New York Times best-selling and critically acclaimed author of Heyday and Turn of the Century - delivers his most powerful and moving novel yet. Dazzling in its wit and effervescent insight, this kaleidoscopic tour de force of cultural observation and seductive storytelling alternates between the present and the 1960s - and indelibly captures the enduring impact of that time on the ways we live now. Karen Hollander is a celebrated attorney who recently removed herself from consideration for appointment to the U.S. Supreme Court. Her reasons have their roots in 1968 - an episode shes managed to keep secret for more than 40 years. Now, with the imminent publication of her memoir, shes about to let the world in on that shocking secret - as soon as she can track down the answers to a few crucial last questions. As junior-high-school kids back in the early '60s, Karen and her two best friends, Chuck and Alex, roamed suburban Chicago on their bikes looking for intrigue and excitement. Inspired by the exotic romance of Ian Flemings James Bond novels, they acted out elaborate spy missions pitting themselves against imaginary Cold War villains. As friendship carries them through childhood and on to college - in a polarized late-sixties America riven by war and race as well as sex, drugs, and rock and roll - the bad guys cease to be the creatures of make-believe. Caught up in the fervor of that extraordinary and uncanny time, they find themselves swept into a dangerous new game with the highest possible stakes. Today, only a handful of people are left who know what happened. As Karen reconstructs the past and reconciles the girl she was then with the woman she is now, finally sharing pieces of her secret past with her national-security-cowboy boyfriend and Occupy-activist granddaughter, the power of memory and history and luck become clear. A resonant coming-of-age story and a thrilling political mystery, True Believers is Kurt Andersens most ambitious novel to date, introducing a brilliant, funny, and irresistible new heroine to contemporary fiction. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Kurt Andersen) Tue, 10 Jul 2012 15:00:10 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/True-Believers-Audiobook/B008FOR24U thebookvoice.com 18:44:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: True Believers Subtitle: A Novel Author: Kurt Andersen Narrator: Vanessa Hart Format: Unabridged Length: 18 hrs and 44 mins Language: English Release date: 07-10-12 Publisher: Random House Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 90 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: In True Believers. Kurt Andersen - the New York Times best-selling and critically acclaimed author of Heyday and Turn of the Century - delivers his most powerful and moving novel yet. Dazzling in its wit and effervescent insight, this kaleidoscopic tour de force of cultural observation and seductive storytelling alternates between the present and the 1960s - and indelibly captures the enduring impact of that time on the ways we live now. Karen Hollander is a celebrated attorney who recently removed herself from consideration for appointment to the U.S. Supreme Court. Her reasons have their roots in 1968 - an episode shes managed to keep secret for more than 40 years. Now, with the imminent publication of her memoir, shes about to let the world in on that shocking secret - as soon as she can track down the answers to a few crucial last questions. As junior-high-school kids back in the early '60s, Karen and her two best friends, Chuck and Alex, roamed suburban Chicago on their bikes looking for intrigue and excitement. Inspired by the exotic romance of Ian Flemings James Bond novels, they acted out elaborate spy missions pitting themselves against imaginary Cold War villains. As friendship carries them through childhood and on to college - in a polarized late-sixties America riven by war and race as well as sex, drugs, and rock and roll - the bad guys cease to be the creatures of make-believe. Caught up in the fervor of that extraordinary and uncanny time, they find themselves swept into a dangerous new game with the highest possible stakes. Today, only a handful of people are left who know what happened. As Karen reconstructs the past and reconciles the girl she was then with the woman she is now, finally sharing pieces of her secret past with her national-security-cowboy boyfriend and Occupy-activist granddaughter, the power of memory and history and luck become clear. A resonant coming-of-age story and a thrilling political mystery, True Believers is Kurt Andersens most ambitious novel to date, introducing a brilliant, funny, and irresistible new heroine to contemporary fiction. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: True Believers Subtitle: A Novel Author: Kurt Andersen Narrator: Vanessa Hart Format: Unabridged Length: 18 hrs and 44 mins Language: English Release date: 07-10-12 Publisher: Random House Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 90 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: In True Believers. Kurt Andersen - the New York Times best-selling and critically acclaimed author of Heyday and Turn of the Century - delivers his most powerful and moving novel yet. Dazzling in its wit and effervescent insight, this kaleidoscopic tour de force of cultural observation and seductive storytelling alternates between the present and the 1960s - and indelibly captures the enduring impact of that time on the ways we live now. Karen Hollander is a celebrated attorney who recently removed herself from consideration for appointment to the U.S. Supreme Court. Her reasons have their roots in 1968 - an episode shes managed to keep secret for more than 40 years. Now, with the imminent publication of her memoir, shes about to let the world in on that shocking secret - as soon as she can track down the answers to a few crucial last questions. As junior-high-school kids back in the early '60s, Karen and her two best friends, Chuck and Alex, roamed suburban Chicago on their bikes looking for intrigue and excitement. Inspired by the exotic romance of Ian Flemings James Bond novels, they acted out elaborate spy missions pitting themselves against imaginary Cold War villains. As friendship carries them through childhood and on to college - in a polarized late-sixties America riven by war and race as well as sex, drugs, and rock and roll - the bad guys cease to be the creatures of make-believe. Caught up in the fervor of that extraordinary and uncanny time, they find themselves swept into a dangerous new game with the highest possible stakes. Today, only a handful of people are left who know what happened. As Karen reconstructs the past and reconciles the girl she was then with the woman she is now, finally sharing pieces of her secret past with her national-security-cowboy boyfriend and Occupy-activist granddaughter, the power of memory and history and luck become clear. A resonant coming-of-age story and a thrilling political mystery, True Believers is Kurt Andersens most ambitious novel to date, introducing a brilliant, funny, and irresistible new heroine to contemporary fiction. Members Reviews: very listenable political mystery/ romance This is romance in the people-in-love sense but more a romance of the 60s. With a 2013 setting, the action revolves around research into the past, so it???s a tale told through filtered memory and research - just like history. The 64 yr old law prof main character writes a memoir to set the record straight on her 60s activism before she starts to lose her memory, and knowing "how memory and history are sugar coated," she tries to arrive at the truth. The mystery is secondary to the social history and coming of age detail. In places the main storyline was weak and implausible - but I was too busy enjoying the descriptions of the 60s to notice most of the time. The novel tries too hard to make witty observations on culture then and now, but I enjoyed that part too - can't have an easy read and perfect philosophy in the same novel. There is reflection on the evolution of the left and on big brother technology. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Old-School-Audiobook/B017KKNZLS Hören Sie sich dieses volle Hörbuch kostenlos bei https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> Titel: Old School Autor:: John Niven Erzähler: Gerd Köster Format: Unabridged Spieldauer: 10 hrs and 16 mins Sprache: Deutsch Veröffentlichungsdatum: 11-20-15 Herausgeber: Random House Audio, Deutschland Kategorien: Fiction, Literary Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers: Eine wilde Satire über Freundschaft, das Altern, die englische Mittelschicht und Gruppensex. Susan und Julie sind gerade 60 Jahre alt geworden. Sie leben in einem kleinen Dorf in Südengland und sind seit der Schulzeit miteinander befreundet. Susan führt ein bürgerliches Hausfrauendasein, Julie lebt in einer Sozialwohnung und arbeitet als Aushilfe in einem Pflegeheim. Als Susans Ehemann Barry tot aufgefunden wird, offenbart sich, dass er ein surreales Doppelleben als Swinger führte und Susan einen finanziellen Scherbenhaufen hinterlassen hat. Um nicht in Altersarmut abzurutschen, greifen sie zu einer radikalen Lösung: einem Banküberfall. Gerd Köster liest Nivens kluge, aber auch verrückte Satire mit seiner Charakterstimme gewohnt lässig und mit viel rauem Charme. ©2015 John Niven / Wilhelm Heyne Verlag (P)2015 Random House Audio bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (John Niven) Fri, 20 Nov 2015 22:56:34 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Old-School-Audiobook/B017KKNZLS thebookvoice.com 10:16:00 no Hören Sie diesen Titel kostenlos bei thebookvoice.com Hören Sie sich dieses volle Hörbuch kostenlos bei https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> Titel: Old School Autor:: John Niven Erzähler: Gerd Köster Format: Unabridged Spieldauer: 10 hrs and 16 mins Sprache: Deutsch Veröffentlichungsdatum: 11-20-15 Herausgeber: Random House Audio, Deutschland Kategorien: Fiction, Literary Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers: Eine wilde Satire über Freundschaft, das Altern, die englische Mittelschicht und Gruppensex. Susan und Julie sind gerade 60 Jahre alt geworden. Sie leben in einem kleinen Dorf in Südengland und sind seit der Schulzeit miteinander befreundet. Susan führt ein bürgerliches Hausfrauendasein, Julie lebt in einer Sozialwohnung und arbeitet als Aushilfe in einem Pflegeheim. Als Susans Ehemann Barry tot aufgefunden wird, offenbart sich, dass er ein surreales Doppelleben als Swinger führte und Susan einen finanziellen Scherbenhaufen hinterlassen hat. Um nicht in Altersarmut abzurutschen, greifen sie zu einer radikalen Lösung: einem Banküberfall. Gerd Köster liest Nivens kluge, aber auch verrückte Satire mit seiner Charakterstimme gewohnt lässig und mit viel rauem Charme. ©2015 John Niven / Wilhelm Heyne Verlag (P)2015 Random House Audio Hören Sie sich dieses volle Hörbuch kostenlos bei https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> Titel: Old School Autor:: John Niven Erzähler: Gerd Köster Format: Unabridged Spieldauer: 10 hrs and 16 mins Sprache: Deutsch Veröffentlichungsdatum: 11-20-15 Herausgeber: Random House Audio, Deutschland Kategorien: Fiction, Literary Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers: Eine wilde Satire über Freundschaft, das Altern, die englische Mittelschicht und Gruppensex. Susan und Julie sind gerade 60 Jahre alt geworden. Sie leben in einem kleinen Dorf in Südengland und sind seit der Schulzeit miteinander befreundet. Susan führt ein bürgerliches Hausfrauendasein, Julie lebt in einer Sozialwohnung und arbeitet als Aushilfe in einem Pflegeheim. Als Susans Ehemann Barry tot aufgefunden wird, offenbart sich, dass er ein surreales Doppelleben als Swinger führte und Susan einen finanziellen Scherbenhaufen hinterlassen hat. Um nicht in Altersarmut abzurutschen, greifen sie zu einer radikalen Lösung: einem Banküberfall. Gerd Köster liest Nivens kluge, aber auch verrückte Satire mit seiner Charakterstimme gewohnt lässig und mit viel rauem Charme. ©2015 John Niven / Wilhelm Heyne Verlag (P)2015 Random House Audio https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Sycamore-Audiobook/B06XY89J8T Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Sycamore Subtitle: A Novel Author: Bryn Chancellor Narrator: Cassandra Campbell, Steven Jay Cohen, Sara Morsey, Xe Sands, Teri Schnaubelt Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs and 52 mins Language: English Release date: 05-09-17 Publisher: Harper Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 59 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: An award-winning writer makes her debut with this mesmerizing must-listen in the spirit of Everything I Never Told You and Olive Kitteridge. Out for a hike one scorching afternoon in Sycamore, Arizona, a newcomer to town stumbles across what appear to be human remains embedded in the wall of a dry desert ravine. As news of the discovery makes its way around town, Sycamore's longtime residents fear the bones may belong to Jess Winters, the teenage girl who disappeared suddenly some 18 years earlier, an unsolved mystery that has soaked into the porous rock of the town and haunted it ever since. In the days it takes the authorities to make an identification, the residents rekindle stories, rumors, and recollections both painful and poignant as they revisit Jess' troubled history. In resurrecting the past, the people of Sycamore will find clarity, unexpected possibility, and a way forward for their lives. Skillfully interweaving multiple points of view, Bryn Chancellor knowingly maps the bloodlines of a community and the indelible characters at its heart - most notably Jess Winters, a thoughtful, promising adolescent poised on the threshold of adulthood. Evocative and atmospheric, Sycamore is a coming-of-age story, a mystery, and a moving exploration of the elemental forces that drive human nature - desire, loneliness, grief, love, forgiveness, and hope - as witnessed through the inhabitants of one small Arizona town. Critic Reviews: "In this masterful performance, Bryn Chancellor explores the loss around which an entire community has calcified with humanity and wisdom. Chancellor digs deep in these pages, unearthing broken hearts, secrets, betrayals, passion and - most impressively - grace. What a joy to find a book that is both propulsive and perfectly composed." (Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney, author of The Nest) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Bryn Chancellor) Tue, 09 May 2017 21:10:27 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Sycamore-Audiobook/B06XY89J8T thebookvoice.com 11:52:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Sycamore Subtitle: A Novel Author: Bryn Chancellor Narrator: Cassandra Campbell, Steven Jay Cohen, Sara Morsey, Xe Sands, Teri Schnaubelt Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs and 52 mins Language: English Release date: 05-09-17 Publisher: Harper Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 59 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: An award-winning writer makes her debut with this mesmerizing must-listen in the spirit of Everything I Never Told You and Olive Kitteridge. Out for a hike one scorching afternoon in Sycamore, Arizona, a newcomer to town stumbles across what appear to be human remains embedded in the wall of a dry desert ravine. As news of the discovery makes its way around town, Sycamore's longtime residents fear the bones may belong to Jess Winters, the teenage girl who disappeared suddenly some 18 years earlier, an unsolved mystery that has soaked into the porous rock of the town and haunted it ever since. In the days it takes the authorities to make an identification, the residents rekindle stories, rumors, and recollections both painful and poignant as they revisit Jess' troubled history. In resurrecting the past, the people of Sycamore will find clarity, unexpected possibility, and a way forward for their lives. Skillfully interweaving multiple points of view, Bryn Chancellor knowingly maps the bloodlines of a community and the indelible characters at its heart - most notably Jess Winters, a thoughtful, promising adolescent poised on the threshold of adulthood. Evocative and atmospheric, Sycamore is a coming-of-age story, a mystery, and a moving exploration of the elemental forces that drive human nature - desire, loneliness, grief, love, forgiveness, and hope - as witnessed through the inhabitants of one small Arizona town. Critic Reviews: "In this masterful performance, Bryn Chancellor explores the loss around which an entire community has calcified with humanity and wisdom. Chancellor digs deep in these pages, unearthing broken hearts, secrets, betrayals, passion and - most impressively - grace. What a joy to find a book that is both propulsive and perfectly composed." (Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney, author of The Nest) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Sycamore Subtitle: A Novel Author: Bryn Chancellor Narrator: Cassandra Campbell, Steven Jay Cohen, Sara Morsey, Xe Sands, Teri Schnaubelt Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs and 52 mins Language: English Release date: 05-09-17 Publisher: Harper Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 59 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: An award-winning writer makes her debut with this mesmerizing must-listen in the spirit of Everything I Never Told You and Olive Kitteridge. Out for a hike one scorching afternoon in Sycamore, Arizona, a newcomer to town stumbles across what appear to be human remains embedded in the wall of a dry desert ravine. As news of the discovery makes its way around town, Sycamore's longtime residents fear the bones may belong to Jess Winters, the teenage girl who disappeared suddenly some 18 years earlier, an unsolved mystery that has soaked into the porous rock of the town and haunted it ever since. In the days it takes the authorities to make an identification, the residents rekindle stories, rumors, and recollections both painful and poignant as they revisit Jess' troubled history. In resurrecting the past, the people of Sycamore will find clarity, unexpected possibility, and a way forward for their lives. Skillfully interweaving multiple points of view, Bryn Chancellor knowingly maps the bloodlines of a community and the indelible characters at its heart - most notably Jess Winters, a thoughtful, promising adolescent poised on the threshold of adulthood. Evocative and atmospheric, Sycamore is a coming-of-age story, a mystery, and a moving exploration of the elemental forces that drive human nature - desire, loneliness, grief, love, forgiveness, and hope - as witnessed through the inhabitants of one small Arizona town. Critic Reviews: "In this masterful performance, Bryn Chancellor explores the loss around which an entire community has calcified with humanity and wisdom. Chancellor digs deep in these pages, unearthing broken hearts, secrets, betrayals, passion and - most impressively - grace. What a joy to find a book that is both propulsive and perfectly composed." (Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney, author of The Nest) Members Reviews: Excellent! This book stands out among the many I listen to every week. Well told and unfolds as a story should - giving each character a full descriptive part. I hope we see more from this author Complex and thought-provoking Gripping study of characters and their miscommunications or missed communications. Complex, probing, revealing how easily we can misconstrue a situation and react instead of listening. Excellent! Great story, characters and narration! I enjoyed it tremendously! LISTEN! You won't be disappointed! Enjoy, Moving story, beautifully written Beautifully written, a character-driven narrative that shifts between 1991 and 2009. The effect of an unsolved disappearance in a small community is told through the POV of several people. It is both heartbreaking and cathartic. A wonderful book. Good story but too drawn out This is a good story, but there are so many unnecessary details and characters that it becomes bogged down. After the listener discovers what happened to Jess, the missing teenager, there is still an hour of narrative left. In that time, the lives of the long character list are wrapped up. The performance is great. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Memories-of-My-Melancholy-Whores-Audiobook/B00EKQ11LM Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Memories of My Melancholy Whores Author: Gabriel García Márquez Narrator: Thom Rivera Format: Unabridged Length: 3 hrs and 5 mins Language: English Release date: 10-15-13 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 129 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: On the eve of his 90th birthday, a bachelor decides to give himself a wild night of love with a virgin. As is his habit - he has purchased hundreds of women - he asks a madam for her assistance. The 14-year-old girl who is procured for him is enchanting, but exhausted as she is from caring for siblings and her job sewing buttons, she can do little but sleep. Yet with this sleeping beauty at his side, it is he who awakens to a romance he has never known. Tender, knowing, and slyly comic, Memories of My Melancholy Whores is an exquisite addition to a master's work. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Gabriel García Márquez) Tue, 15 Oct 2013 10:07:24 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Memories-of-My-Melancholy-Whores-Audiobook/B00EKQ11LM thebookvoice.com 03:05:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Memories of My Melancholy Whores Author: Gabriel García Márquez Narrator: Thom Rivera Format: Unabridged Length: 3 hrs and 5 mins Language: English Release date: 10-15-13 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 129 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: On the eve of his 90th birthday, a bachelor decides to give himself a wild night of love with a virgin. As is his habit - he has purchased hundreds of women - he asks a madam for her assistance. The 14-year-old girl who is procured for him is enchanting, but exhausted as she is from caring for siblings and her job sewing buttons, she can do little but sleep. Yet with this sleeping beauty at his side, it is he who awakens to a romance he has never known. Tender, knowing, and slyly comic, Memories of My Melancholy Whores is an exquisite addition to a master's work. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Memories of My Melancholy Whores Author: Gabriel García Márquez Narrator: Thom Rivera Format: Unabridged Length: 3 hrs and 5 mins Language: English Release date: 10-15-13 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 129 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: On the eve of his 90th birthday, a bachelor decides to give himself a wild night of love with a virgin. As is his habit - he has purchased hundreds of women - he asks a madam for her assistance. The 14-year-old girl who is procured for him is enchanting, but exhausted as she is from caring for siblings and her job sewing buttons, she can do little but sleep. Yet with this sleeping beauty at his side, it is he who awakens to a romance he has never known. Tender, knowing, and slyly comic, Memories of My Melancholy Whores is an exquisite addition to a master's work. Members Reviews: Manual for men turning 90. What made the experience of listening to Memories of My Melancholy Whores the most enjoyable? My first book from Senor Marquis was "Chronicles Of A Death Foretold". It was in a Playboy Magazine great books review. That was 25 years ago, and I have not missed a word he has written since. This book is further testimony of his great skill and eloquence with language and the powerful range of events he has lived or seen lived and sculptured in poetic, exotic colors and sounds of a rain forest. What other book might you compare Memories of My Melancholy Whores to and why? see above. What about Thom Riveras performance did you like? He captured well the voice and rhythm of GGM.! If you could rename Memories of My Melancholy Whores, what would you call it? Excercise Manual For Men Of 90 Years Any additional comments? Read it. Alright but to Melodramatic and Self Centered As a Cuban it's PC for me to say that Spanish writers tend to be way to melodramatic and with too big an air of self-importance. What saves the story is that it is leveled off with the honesty of some of the characters imperfections and insecurities. Not really my kind of story but had to try because of the "legend" of Gabriel Garcia Marquez. But legend or not the story about a "dirty" old man is more pitiful than great. What a weird story What did you like best about Memories of My Melancholy Whores? What did you like least? I didn't like the idea that the guy wanted to have sex with a young virgin, but I did like that in the end he didn't do it. How would you have changed the story to make it more enjoyable? I have no idea. Honestly, I loved the writing, but the subject matter was a little squicky. I don't know if I could change it and still keep anything similar. What does Thom Rivera bring to the story that you wouldnt experience if you just read the book? I liked his rusty voice. It made picturing the character easier. Was Memories of My Melancholy Whores worth the listening time? Ultimately, yes. It wasn't a long book, and it was interesting, if not the most favorable material. Any additional comments? Not as good as the other Gabriel Garcia Marquez works! Fascinting but Disturbing What disappointed you about Memories of My Melancholy Whores? Pictures formed in my mind of wrinkled hands of a 90yr old man caressing a 14yr old girl made me cringe throughout the book. What is more disturbing is the implication that the girl is initially hurt by the old man not having "de-flowered" her in their first naked meeting!! Rather than relieved!! And it goes on with this narcissistic illusions of this old man with the woman-pimp informing him that the girl is madly in love with him. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Zora-and-Me-Audiobook/B0046I4UQW Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Zora and Me Author: Victoria Bond, T. R. Simon Narrator: Channie Waites Format: Unabridged Length: 3 hrs and 40 mins Language: English Release date: 10-12-10 Publisher: Brilliance Audio Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 4 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: When a young mans body is found by the railroad tracks, the murder and its mysterious circumstances threaten the peace and security of a small Florida town. Zora believes she knows who killed Ivory, and she isnt afraid to tell anyone wholl listen. Whether Zora is telling the truth or stretching it, shes a riveting storyteller. Her latest tale is especially mesmerizing because it is so chillingly believable: a murderous shape-shifting gator-man - half man, half gator - prowls the marshes nearby, aching to satisfy his hunger for souls and beautiful voices. And Ivorys voice? When Ivory sang, his voice was as warm as honey and twice as sweet. Zora enlists her best friends, Carrie and Teddy, to help prove her theory. In their search for the truth, they stumble unwittingly into an ugly web of envy and lies, deceit and betrayal. Just as unexpectedly, the three friends become the key that unlocks the mystery and the unlikely saviors of Eatonville itself. Best friend Carrie narrates this coming-of-age story set in the hometown of American author Zora Neale Hurston (18911960). Drawing on Hurstons stories, novels, and life, debut novelists Victoria Bond and T. R. Simon create an utterly convincing echo of a literary giant in this, the only project ever to be endorsed by the Zora Neale Hurston Trust that was not written by Hurston herself. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Victoria Bond) Tue, 12 Oct 2010 11:22:29 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Zora-and-Me-Audiobook/B0046I4UQW thebookvoice.com 03:40:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Zora and Me Author: Victoria Bond, T. R. Simon Narrator: Channie Waites Format: Unabridged Length: 3 hrs and 40 mins Language: English Release date: 10-12-10 Publisher: Brilliance Audio Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 4 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: When a young mans body is found by the railroad tracks, the murder and its mysterious circumstances threaten the peace and security of a small Florida town. Zora believes she knows who killed Ivory, and she isnt afraid to tell anyone wholl listen. Whether Zora is telling the truth or stretching it, shes a riveting storyteller. Her latest tale is especially mesmerizing because it is so chillingly believable: a murderous shape-shifting gator-man - half man, half gator - prowls the marshes nearby, aching to satisfy his hunger for souls and beautiful voices. And Ivorys voice? When Ivory sang, his voice was as warm as honey and twice as sweet. Zora enlists her best friends, Carrie and Teddy, to help prove her theory. In their search for the truth, they stumble unwittingly into an ugly web of envy and lies, deceit and betrayal. Just as unexpectedly, the three friends become the key that unlocks the mystery and the unlikely saviors of Eatonville itself. Best friend Carrie narrates this coming-of-age story set in the hometown of American author Zora Neale Hurston (18911960). Drawing on Hurstons stories, novels, and life, debut novelists Victoria Bond and T. R. Simon create an utterly convincing echo of a literary giant in this, the only project ever to be endorsed by the Zora Neale Hurston Trust that was not written by Hurston herself. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Zora and Me Author: Victoria Bond, T. R. Simon Narrator: Channie Waites Format: Unabridged Length: 3 hrs and 40 mins Language: English Release date: 10-12-10 Publisher: Brilliance Audio Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 4 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: When a young mans body is found by the railroad tracks, the murder and its mysterious circumstances threaten the peace and security of a small Florida town. Zora believes she knows who killed Ivory, and she isnt afraid to tell anyone wholl listen. Whether Zora is telling the truth or stretching it, shes a riveting storyteller. Her latest tale is especially mesmerizing because it is so chillingly believable: a murderous shape-shifting gator-man - half man, half gator - prowls the marshes nearby, aching to satisfy his hunger for souls and beautiful voices. And Ivorys voice? When Ivory sang, his voice was as warm as honey and twice as sweet. Zora enlists her best friends, Carrie and Teddy, to help prove her theory. In their search for the truth, they stumble unwittingly into an ugly web of envy and lies, deceit and betrayal. Just as unexpectedly, the three friends become the key that unlocks the mystery and the unlikely saviors of Eatonville itself. Best friend Carrie narrates this coming-of-age story set in the hometown of American author Zora Neale Hurston (18911960). Drawing on Hurstons stories, novels, and life, debut novelists Victoria Bond and T. R. Simon create an utterly convincing echo of a literary giant in this, the only project ever to be endorsed by the Zora Neale Hurston Trust that was not written by Hurston herself. Members Reviews: Spirited, Creative Zora This book is delightful. The voice of the narrator will draw the audience into the world of the small, all black, community of Eatonville, Florida and Zora Neale Hurston's friends and family. We get a glimpse of how Zora's creative imagination keeps everyone trying to figure out if her stories are truth, lies, or just the way she makes sense of the world. We do learn that early on, Zora is confident of her ability to tell stories and entertain others with them. This book was written to be read aloud, in true folklore/tall-tale fashion. It has great instructional possibility. The language is rich, the historical facts are compelling, and the dialogue creates humor and suspense. The female leads are strong, and well developed for the books 180 pages. Zora's curiosity, and imagination are central to the movement of the story. The book also contains a biography of Zora Neale Hurston, and a timeline of her life. The book does have a few sobering moments, as it opens with man being killed by an alligator. Subsequently, we learn that the main characters father left town to find work, and never returned, a traveling man the children meet and befriend is found murdered with his head missing, and then a strange, quiet man who is the subject of Zora's tall-tales dies in his sleep. All of this misfortune concerning the men of Eatonville however, lends itself to many discussion and instruction possibilities, not the least of which is Zora's "coming of age" and learning the truth about life. These truths, include one characters decision to "pass" for white which is the source of both confusion and tragedy. Zora wades through it all within her circle of family, friends and support and does so with audacious determination and curiosity. Much to Admire There is so much to admire in Zora and Me by Bond and Simon. The authors have created a believable and heartfelt story...up to a point. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Piano-Teacher-Audiobook/B002V57TG0 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Piano Teacher Author: Janice Y. K. Lee Narrator: Orlagh Cassidy Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 45 mins Language: English Release date: 01-13-09 Publisher: Penguin Audio Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 230 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: In the sweeping tradition of The English Patient, a gripping tale of love and betrayal set in war-torn Hong Kong. In 1942, Will Truesdale, an Englishman newly arrived in Hong Kong, falls headlong into a passionate relationship with Trudy Liang, a beautiful Eurasian socialite. But their love affair is soon threatened by the invasion of the Japanese as World War II overwhelms their part of the world. Will is sent to an internment camp, where he and other foreigners struggle daily for survival. Meanwhile, Trudy remains outside, forced to form dangerous alliances with the Japanese - in particular, the malevolent head of the gendarmerie, whose desperate attempts to locate a priceless collection of Chinese art lead to a chain of terrible betrayals. Ten years later, Claire Pendleton comes to Hong Kong and is hired by the wealthy Chen family as their daughters piano teacher. A provincial English newlywed, Claire is seduced by the heady social life of the expatriate community. At one of its elegant cocktail parties, she meets Will, to whom she is instantly attracted - but as their affair intensifies, Claire discovers that Wills enigmatic persona hides a devastating past. As she begins to understand the true nature of the world she has entered, and long-buried secrets start to emerge, Claire learns that sometimes the price of survival is love. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Janice Y. K. Lee) Tue, 13 Jan 2009 08:58:39 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Piano-Teacher-Audiobook/B002V57TG0 thebookvoice.com 10:45:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Piano Teacher Author: Janice Y. K. Lee Narrator: Orlagh Cassidy Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 45 mins Language: English Release date: 01-13-09 Publisher: Penguin Audio Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 230 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: In the sweeping tradition of The English Patient, a gripping tale of love and betrayal set in war-torn Hong Kong. In 1942, Will Truesdale, an Englishman newly arrived in Hong Kong, falls headlong into a passionate relationship with Trudy Liang, a beautiful Eurasian socialite. But their love affair is soon threatened by the invasion of the Japanese as World War II overwhelms their part of the world. Will is sent to an internment camp, where he and other foreigners struggle daily for survival. Meanwhile, Trudy remains outside, forced to form dangerous alliances with the Japanese - in particular, the malevolent head of the gendarmerie, whose desperate attempts to locate a priceless collection of Chinese art lead to a chain of terrible betrayals. Ten years later, Claire Pendleton comes to Hong Kong and is hired by the wealthy Chen family as their daughters piano teacher. A provincial English newlywed, Claire is seduced by the heady social life of the expatriate community. At one of its elegant cocktail parties, she meets Will, to whom she is instantly attracted - but as their affair intensifies, Claire discovers that Wills enigmatic persona hides a devastating past. As she begins to understand the true nature of the world she has entered, and long-buried secrets start to emerge, Claire learns that sometimes the price of survival is love. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Piano Teacher Author: Janice Y. K. Lee Narrator: Orlagh Cassidy Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 45 mins Language: English Release date: 01-13-09 Publisher: Penguin Audio Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 230 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: In the sweeping tradition of The English Patient, a gripping tale of love and betrayal set in war-torn Hong Kong. In 1942, Will Truesdale, an Englishman newly arrived in Hong Kong, falls headlong into a passionate relationship with Trudy Liang, a beautiful Eurasian socialite. But their love affair is soon threatened by the invasion of the Japanese as World War II overwhelms their part of the world. Will is sent to an internment camp, where he and other foreigners struggle daily for survival. Meanwhile, Trudy remains outside, forced to form dangerous alliances with the Japanese - in particular, the malevolent head of the gendarmerie, whose desperate attempts to locate a priceless collection of Chinese art lead to a chain of terrible betrayals. Ten years later, Claire Pendleton comes to Hong Kong and is hired by the wealthy Chen family as their daughters piano teacher. A provincial English newlywed, Claire is seduced by the heady social life of the expatriate community. At one of its elegant cocktail parties, she meets Will, to whom she is instantly attracted - but as their affair intensifies, Claire discovers that Wills enigmatic persona hides a devastating past. As she begins to understand the true nature of the world she has entered, and long-buried secrets start to emerge, Claire learns that sometimes the price of survival is love. Members Reviews: Wonderful, and the narrator a jewel I'm dismayed to see such vicious reviews about this book and its audio production. Although I've been an audible.com member for over 5 years, this is the first time I've been moved to write a review - for good or ill. And before getting started, I thought I'd read the two reviews before me. Is it possible they listened to the same book???? I found this story to be completely engrossing, with such richly drawn characters and an introduction to a world I knew nothing about. I was captured completely, pretty much to the exclusion of everything else going on in my life. (Thankfully it's the holidays so nothing much is being expected of me right now.) And the narrator, I thought, was absolutely amazing. Her acting is nuanced and insightful. Her variety of accents was perfect. And I actually will seek out books she's narrated. Please keep using her! I really don't know what my two predecessor reviewers were talking about. I thought it was terrific. 10 stars! Great Story, Great Narrator. Enjoyed Immensely! I ordered this book without reading the reviews because it is this month's selection for one of my book clubs. After listening for a few hours and thinking what a great choice it was and how glad I was I ordered the audible version I went back to the review page to see what others had said - I was shocked to see a number of listeners had the exact opposite response! I consider this to be one of the best audio books I've listened to this year. The story was intriguing and gave a detailed glimpse into life in Hong Kong, before WW II, during and after. Hong Kong is a place I know nothing about, I'm sorry to confess, so I can only assume the picture Ms. Lee paints is accurate. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Here-in-Berlin-Audiobook/B076JKBQC4 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Here in Berlin Author: Cristina Garcia Narrator: Joan Walker Format: Unabridged Length: 4 hrs and 34 mins Language: English Release date: 11-06-17 Publisher: Dreamscape Media, LLC Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 1 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: An unnamed Visitor travels to Berlin with a camera looking for reckonings of her own. The city itself is a character - vibrant and post-apocalyptic, flat and featureless except for its rivers, its lakes, its legions of bicyclists. Here in Berlin, she encounters a people's history: the Cuban teen taken as a POW on a German submarine only to return home to a family who doesn't believe him, the young Jewish scholar hidden in a sarcophagus until safe passage to England is found, the female lawyer haunted by a childhood of deprivation in the bombed-out suburbs of Berlin who still defends those accused of war crimes, a young nurse with a checkered past who joins the Reich at a medical facility more intent to dispense with the wounded than to heal them, and the son of a zookeeper who fights to keep the animals safe from both the war and an increasingly starving populace. Bringing the people of this famed city to life, critically acclaimed novelist Cristina Garcia aligns the stories of the past with those of the future. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Cristina Garcia) Mon, 06 Nov 2017 16:42:40 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Here-in-Berlin-Audiobook/B076JKBQC4 thebookvoice.com 04:34:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Here in Berlin Author: Cristina Garcia Narrator: Joan Walker Format: Unabridged Length: 4 hrs and 34 mins Language: English Release date: 11-06-17 Publisher: Dreamscape Media, LLC Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 1 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: An unnamed Visitor travels to Berlin with a camera looking for reckonings of her own. The city itself is a character - vibrant and post-apocalyptic, flat and featureless except for its rivers, its lakes, its legions of bicyclists. Here in Berlin, she encounters a people's history: the Cuban teen taken as a POW on a German submarine only to return home to a family who doesn't believe him, the young Jewish scholar hidden in a sarcophagus until safe passage to England is found, the female lawyer haunted by a childhood of deprivation in the bombed-out suburbs of Berlin who still defends those accused of war crimes, a young nurse with a checkered past who joins the Reich at a medical facility more intent to dispense with the wounded than to heal them, and the son of a zookeeper who fights to keep the animals safe from both the war and an increasingly starving populace. Bringing the people of this famed city to life, critically acclaimed novelist Cristina Garcia aligns the stories of the past with those of the future. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Here in Berlin Author: Cristina Garcia Narrator: Joan Walker Format: Unabridged Length: 4 hrs and 34 mins Language: English Release date: 11-06-17 Publisher: Dreamscape Media, LLC Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 1 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: An unnamed Visitor travels to Berlin with a camera looking for reckonings of her own. The city itself is a character - vibrant and post-apocalyptic, flat and featureless except for its rivers, its lakes, its legions of bicyclists. Here in Berlin, she encounters a people's history: the Cuban teen taken as a POW on a German submarine only to return home to a family who doesn't believe him, the young Jewish scholar hidden in a sarcophagus until safe passage to England is found, the female lawyer haunted by a childhood of deprivation in the bombed-out suburbs of Berlin who still defends those accused of war crimes, a young nurse with a checkered past who joins the Reich at a medical facility more intent to dispense with the wounded than to heal them, and the son of a zookeeper who fights to keep the animals safe from both the war and an increasingly starving populace. Bringing the people of this famed city to life, critically acclaimed novelist Cristina Garcia aligns the stories of the past with those of the future. Members Reviews: Cristina Garcia's Dramatic Presentation at Mrs. Dalloway's Bookstore HERE IN BERLIN: A NOVEL By Cristina Garcia . Reviewed by C J Singh (Berkeley, California) . Last evening, I attended the dramatic presentation by Cristina Garcia of two selections from her novel âHere in Berlinâ at the famous bookstore, Mrs. Dallowayâs, Berkeley. Also based in Berkeley, is the bookâs publisher, the Counterpoint Press, a leading independent publisher of literary books. The book opens with a three-page prologue introducing the narrator, The Visitor, a Cuban-American, like the author. The riveting prologue concludes, âOn her twelfth day in Berlin, a young father asked the Visitor for directions in German, to which she correctly replied. A turning point.â She feels her correct answer as clearing the rust of her ârusty German. Soon sheâd be talking to people in parks, at museums, along the Spree River, in the cityâs many acres of outdoor cafèsâ (page 7). The Visitorâs talks with more than a hundred persons during her stay, later written creatively as tour de force first-person narratives of thirty-eight different characters that constitute the book. Garciaâs dramatic presentation began with her reading the narrative of Sophie Echt, âI was buried in a church graveyard for thirty-seven days but wasnât dead myself. Not buried exactly but ensconced in a sarcophagus, the contents of which had been disposed of by my husbandâ (page 25). Why? Because her loving German husband was fearful that the Nazis would soon find out that her grandmother was Jewish and take his wife away -- she was one-quarter Jewish and to the Nazis a must-be-sent-to-the-concentration camp for slaughter. Before reading her second selection, Garcia invited questions from the audience. Among the several questioners was Achy Obejas, a noted Cuban-American author herself. The second selection, âDopplegängerâ [The Double], the narrative of Dagmar Trapp, opens, âIt never happens anymore, Gott sei dank, but it lasted a good twenty years. When Eva Braun killed herself, I was just another starving twelve-year-old on the outskirts of Berlin. For a long-time very few people knew who Eva was, who sheâd become before dying alongside the Führer, his bunker bride of forty hours. As it happened, Liebe, I came to resemble her to an astonishing degree. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/A-Dance-to-the-Music-of-Time-Second-Movement-Audiobook/B003W0XYWQ Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: A Dance to the Music of Time: Second Movement Author: Anthony Powell Narrator: Simon Vance Format: Unabridged Length: 20 hrs and 31 mins Language: English Release date: 07-19-10 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 195 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 the background of this second volume of A Dance to the Music of Time, the rumble of distant events in Germany and Spain presages the storm of World War II. In England, even as the whirl of marriages and adulteries, fashions and frivolities, personal triumphs and failures gathers speed, men and women find themselves on the brink of fateful choices. Includes the novels: At Lady Molly's, Casanova's Chinese Restaurant, and The Kindly Ones. As an added bonus, when you purchase our Audible Modern Vanguard production of Anthony Powell's book, you'll also receive an exclusive Jim Atlas interview. This interview where James Atlas interviews Charles McGrath about the life and work of Anthony Powell begins as soon as the audiobook ends. Critic Reviews: "Anthony Powell is the best living English novelist by far. His admirers are addicts, let us face it, held in thrall by a magician." (Chicago Tribune) "A book which creates a world and explores it in depth, which ponders changing relationships and values, which creates brilliantly living and diverse characters and then watches them grow and change in their milieu.... Powell's world is as large and as complex as Proust's." (New York Times) "Simon Vance is a master of differentiating characters and conveying a complexity of emotions while allowing listeners room to experience their own reactions. Vance skillfully guides us through Nick's London of artists, musicians, and writers; the several faces of marriage; and the odd mix of hope and fear as the world slips once again into a nightmare." (AudioFile) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Anthony Powell) Mon, 19 Jul 2010 08:16:00 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/A-Dance-to-the-Music-of-Time-Second-Movement-Audiobook/B003W0XYWQ thebookvoice.com 20:31:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: A Dance to the Music of Time: Second Movement Author: Anthony Powell Narrator: Simon Vance Format: Unabridged Length: 20 hrs and 31 mins Language: English Release date: 07-19-10 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 195 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 the background of this second volume of A Dance to the Music of Time, the rumble of distant events in Germany and Spain presages the storm of World War II. In England, even as the whirl of marriages and adulteries, fashions and frivolities, personal triumphs and failures gathers speed, men and women find themselves on the brink of fateful choices. Includes the novels: At Lady Molly's, Casanova's Chinese Restaurant, and The Kindly Ones. As an added bonus, when you purchase our Audible Modern Vanguard production of Anthony Powell's book, you'll also receive an exclusive Jim Atlas interview. This interview where James Atlas interviews Charles McGrath about the life and work of Anthony Powell begins as soon as the audiobook ends. Critic Reviews: "Anthony Powell is the best living English novelist by far. His admirers are addicts, let us face it, held in thrall by a magician." (Chicago Tribune) "A book which creates a world and explores it in depth, which ponders changing relationships and values, which creates brilliantly living and diverse characters and then watches them grow and change in their milieu.... Powell's world is as large and as complex as Proust's." (New York Times) "Simon Vance is a master of differentiating characters and conveying a complexity of emotions while allowing listeners room to experience their own reactions. Vance skillfully guides us through Nick's London of artists, musicians, and writers; the several faces of marriage; and the odd mix of hope and fear as the world slips once again into a nightmare." (AudioFile) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: A Dance to the Music of Time: Second Movement Author: Anthony Powell Narrator: Simon Vance Format: Unabridged Length: 20 hrs and 31 mins Language: English Release date: 07-19-10 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 195 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 the background of this second volume of A Dance to the Music of Time, the rumble of distant events in Germany and Spain presages the storm of World War II. In England, even as the whirl of marriages and adulteries, fashions and frivolities, personal triumphs and failures gathers speed, men and women find themselves on the brink of fateful choices. Includes the novels: At Lady Molly's, Casanova's Chinese Restaurant, and The Kindly Ones. As an added bonus, when you purchase our Audible Modern Vanguard production of Anthony Powell's book, you'll also receive an exclusive Jim Atlas interview. This interview where James Atlas interviews Charles McGrath about the life and work of Anthony Powell begins as soon as the audiobook ends. Critic Reviews: "Anthony Powell is the best living English novelist by far. His admirers are addicts, let us face it, held in thrall by a magician." (Chicago Tribune) "A book which creates a world and explores it in depth, which ponders changing relationships and values, which creates brilliantly living and diverse characters and then watches them grow and change in their milieu.... Powell's world is as large and as complex as Proust's." (New York Times) "Simon Vance is a master of differentiating characters and conveying a complexity of emotions while allowing listeners room to experience their own reactions. Vance skillfully guides us through Nick's London of artists, musicians, and writers; the several faces of marriage; and the odd mix of hope and fear as the world slips once again into a nightmare." (AudioFile) Members Reviews: "the Future is ever the Consequence of the Past." BOOK FOUR (At Lady Molly's): We begin the 2nd Movement with the fourth 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, 'At Lady Molly's' is April. This novel, like most all of Powell's novels so far, brings in new characters, allows old characters to flow through, and generally pushes time forward a few years. I've heard many descriptions of Anthony Powell's narrative. Some describe it as a dance (obviously) that Powell choreographs. Some describe it as a symphony where themes and instruments appear, play their part, and remain silent for a couple minutes only to reappear in slightly different circumstances and dress. I am reminded a bit of Degas' experimentations with monotypes. He loved to play with the process of printmaking. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Tibetan-Cross-Audiobook/B06XD7R23X Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Tibetan Cross Author: Mike Bond Narrator: Scott Merriman Format: Unabridged Length: 13 hrs and 28 mins Language: English Release date: 03-03-17 Publisher: Brilliance Audio Ratings: 2 of 5 out of 2 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: A terrifying international manhunt and stunning love story... An American climber in the Himalayas stumbles on a shipment of backpack nuclear weapons headed into Tibet for use against China. Pursued by spy agencies and other killers across Asia, North Africa, Europe and the United States, he is captured then rescued by a beautiful young woman with whom he forms a deadly liaison. They escape, are captured and escape again, death always at their heels. A terrifying international manhunt and stunning love story, Tibetan Cross is a European best seller. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Mike Bond) Fri, 03 Mar 2017 18:41:51 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Tibetan-Cross-Audiobook/B06XD7R23X thebookvoice.com 13:28:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Tibetan Cross Author: Mike Bond Narrator: Scott Merriman Format: Unabridged Length: 13 hrs and 28 mins Language: English Release date: 03-03-17 Publisher: Brilliance Audio Ratings: 2 of 5 out of 2 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: A terrifying international manhunt and stunning love story... An American climber in the Himalayas stumbles on a shipment of backpack nuclear weapons headed into Tibet for use against China. Pursued by spy agencies and other killers across Asia, North Africa, Europe and the United States, he is captured then rescued by a beautiful young woman with whom he forms a deadly liaison. They escape, are captured and escape again, death always at their heels. A terrifying international manhunt and stunning love story, Tibetan Cross is a European best seller. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Tibetan Cross Author: Mike Bond Narrator: Scott Merriman Format: Unabridged Length: 13 hrs and 28 mins Language: English Release date: 03-03-17 Publisher: Brilliance Audio Ratings: 2 of 5 out of 2 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: A terrifying international manhunt and stunning love story... An American climber in the Himalayas stumbles on a shipment of backpack nuclear weapons headed into Tibet for use against China. Pursued by spy agencies and other killers across Asia, North Africa, Europe and the United States, he is captured then rescued by a beautiful young woman with whom he forms a deadly liaison. They escape, are captured and escape again, death always at their heels. A terrifying international manhunt and stunning love story, Tibetan Cross is a European best seller. Members Reviews: Waste of time There are so many other good books I could have listened to. I still don't know what the point of the story is. Do yourself a favor and listen to a good book. The narrator did a good job but the storyline fails. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Look-at-the-Birdie-Audiobook/B002V0QA56 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Look at the Birdie Subtitle: Unpublished Short Fiction Author: Kurt Vonnegut Narrator: Christopher E. Welch Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 43 mins Language: English Release date: 10-20-09 Publisher: Recorded Books Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 25 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: American literary icon Kurt Vonnegut enjoys immense popularity - and an equally immense amount of critical praise - for such works as his absurdist classic Slaughterhouse-Five. A must-have for readers everywhere, Look at the Birdie adds further insight into the author's body of work with a riveting collection of his previously unpublished short fiction. ©2009 The Kurt Vonnegut, Jr., Trust; Foreward by Sidney Offit (P)2009 Recorded Books, LLC bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Kurt Vonnegut) Tue, 20 Oct 2009 11:35:38 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Look-at-the-Birdie-Audiobook/B002V0QA56 thebookvoice.com 07:43:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Look at the Birdie Subtitle: Unpublished Short Fiction Author: Kurt Vonnegut Narrator: Christopher E. Welch Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 43 mins Language: English Release date: 10-20-09 Publisher: Recorded Books Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 25 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: American literary icon Kurt Vonnegut enjoys immense popularity - and an equally immense amount of critical praise - for such works as his absurdist classic Slaughterhouse-Five. A must-have for readers everywhere, Look at the Birdie adds further insight into the author's body of work with a riveting collection of his previously unpublished short fiction. ©2009 The Kurt Vonnegut, Jr., Trust; Foreward by Sidney Offit (P)2009 Recorded Books, LLC Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Look at the Birdie Subtitle: Unpublished Short Fiction Author: Kurt Vonnegut Narrator: Christopher E. Welch Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 43 mins Language: English Release date: 10-20-09 Publisher: Recorded Books Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 25 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: American literary icon Kurt Vonnegut enjoys immense popularity - and an equally immense amount of critical praise - for such works as his absurdist classic Slaughterhouse-Five. A must-have for readers everywhere, Look at the Birdie adds further insight into the author's body of work with a riveting collection of his previously unpublished short fiction. ©2009 The Kurt Vonnegut, Jr., Trust; Foreward by Sidney Offit (P)2009 Recorded Books, LLC Members Reviews: Great stories and performances to match These are all great stories-amusing, pleasant, mysterious, entertaining, astute, beguiling. And the performances are brilliant, so tuned and sensitive to the tone of the characters of the story. I read the stories while listening to the Audible performances which lent so much texture and a full appreciation to the stories; especially for Vonnegut. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/To-Let-Audiobook/B002V1C6N0 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: To Let Subtitle: The Forsyte Saga, Book 3 Author: John Galsworthy Narrator: David Case Format: Unabridged Length: 9 hrs and 43 mins Language: English Release date: 05-16-07 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 50 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: In To Let, Irene's son Jon and Soames' daughter Fleur, now both 19 years old, fall in love. But when Jon learns of the past feud between their families, he decides that he cannot marry Fleur. To drive her from his mind, he travels to America with his mother Irene. Fleur now throws herself at her long-standing admirer, Michael Mont, a fashionable baronet's son, and the two are married. Soames Forsyte learns that his second wife, Annette, has been unfaithful to him, and is left desolately contemplating the sale of Robin Hill. When Timothy Forsyte, the last of the old generation, dies at the age of 100, the Forsyte family begins to disintegrate. John Galsworthy received the Nobel Prize for literature in 1932. Critic Reviews: "A social satire of epic proportions and one that does not suffer by comparison with Thackeray's Vanity Fair...the whole comedy of manners, convincing both in its fidelity to life and as a work of art." (New York Times) "[Galsworthy] has carried the history of his time through three generations, and his success in mastering so excellently his enormously difficult material, both in its scope and in its depth, remains an extremely memorable feat in English literature." (Anders Osterling, Nobel Prize presentation speech, 1932) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (John Galsworthy) Wed, 16 May 2007 17:00:03 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/To-Let-Audiobook/B002V1C6N0 thebookvoice.com 09:43:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: To Let Subtitle: The Forsyte Saga, Book 3 Author: John Galsworthy Narrator: David Case Format: Unabridged Length: 9 hrs and 43 mins Language: English Release date: 05-16-07 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 50 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: In To Let, Irene's son Jon and Soames' daughter Fleur, now both 19 years old, fall in love. But when Jon learns of the past feud between their families, he decides that he cannot marry Fleur. To drive her from his mind, he travels to America with his mother Irene. Fleur now throws herself at her long-standing admirer, Michael Mont, a fashionable baronet's son, and the two are married. Soames Forsyte learns that his second wife, Annette, has been unfaithful to him, and is left desolately contemplating the sale of Robin Hill. When Timothy Forsyte, the last of the old generation, dies at the age of 100, the Forsyte family begins to disintegrate. John Galsworthy received the Nobel Prize for literature in 1932. Critic Reviews: "A social satire of epic proportions and one that does not suffer by comparison with Thackeray's Vanity Fair...the whole comedy of manners, convincing both in its fidelity to life and as a work of art." (New York Times) "[Galsworthy] has carried the history of his time through three generations, and his success in mastering so excellently his enormously difficult material, both in its scope and in its depth, remains an extremely memorable feat in English literature." (Anders Osterling, Nobel Prize presentation speech, 1932) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: To Let Subtitle: The Forsyte Saga, Book 3 Author: John Galsworthy Narrator: David Case Format: Unabridged Length: 9 hrs and 43 mins Language: English Release date: 05-16-07 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 50 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: In To Let, Irene's son Jon and Soames' daughter Fleur, now both 19 years old, fall in love. But when Jon learns of the past feud between their families, he decides that he cannot marry Fleur. To drive her from his mind, he travels to America with his mother Irene. Fleur now throws herself at her long-standing admirer, Michael Mont, a fashionable baronet's son, and the two are married. Soames Forsyte learns that his second wife, Annette, has been unfaithful to him, and is left desolately contemplating the sale of Robin Hill. When Timothy Forsyte, the last of the old generation, dies at the age of 100, the Forsyte family begins to disintegrate. John Galsworthy received the Nobel Prize for literature in 1932. Critic Reviews: "A social satire of epic proportions and one that does not suffer by comparison with Thackeray's Vanity Fair...the whole comedy of manners, convincing both in its fidelity to life and as a work of art." (New York Times) "[Galsworthy] has carried the history of his time through three generations, and his success in mastering so excellently his enormously difficult material, both in its scope and in its depth, remains an extremely memorable feat in English literature." (Anders Osterling, Nobel Prize presentation speech, 1932) Members Reviews: Tatty editing spoils a good listen It is a great pity that this excellent reading of the Galsworthy novels has been allowed to go out in its new format without the bother of anyone listening to the original. It comes with occasional advice to 'turn over the cassette because the story continues on the other side' and with numerous retakes of various phrases which should have been edited out - and this criticism applies to 'In Chancery' as well. To Let: The Forsyte Saga, Book 3 Having thoroughly enjoyed the Martin Jarvis narration of Vol. 1 & 2 of the Forsyte saga, I was longing to hear Book 3 so was forced to find another narrator. What a travesty! David Case seems to be doing a pastiche of Keneth Williams - mocking and mincing throughout. Worst of all is his rendering of the female voices. It has almost spoilt Christmas... wonderfully read It was read beautifully that I couldn't help myself listening to it. Of course this book was written so well, but the reader make so interesting that you couldn't wait for the next part of the story. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Gamble-Audiobook/B002V8KT9G Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Gamble Author: LaVyrle Spencer Narrator: Constance Towers Format: Abridged Length: 2 hrs and 54 mins Language: English Release date: 08-19-09 Publisher: Phoenix Books Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 31 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Agatha was the picture of primness and propriety, although her green eyes could blaze with anger or sparkle with humor. Scott was the picture of lazy charm and happy indifference to what others thought was right and wrong. They were enemies, then friends. Then the sweet innocence of a child opened their eyes and their hearts. And in each other's arms they were reborn by the soft, wondrous gift of love. ©1994 LaVyrle Spencer; (P)2009 Phoenix bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (LaVyrle Spencer) Wed, 19 Aug 2009 12:02:60 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Gamble-Audiobook/B002V8KT9G thebookvoice.com 02:54:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Gamble Author: LaVyrle Spencer Narrator: Constance Towers Format: Abridged Length: 2 hrs and 54 mins Language: English Release date: 08-19-09 Publisher: Phoenix Books Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 31 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Agatha was the picture of primness and propriety, although her green eyes could blaze with anger or sparkle with humor. Scott was the picture of lazy charm and happy indifference to what others thought was right and wrong. They were enemies, then friends. Then the sweet innocence of a child opened their eyes and their hearts. And in each other's arms they were reborn by the soft, wondrous gift of love. ©1994 LaVyrle Spencer; (P)2009 Phoenix Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Gamble Author: LaVyrle Spencer Narrator: Constance Towers Format: Abridged Length: 2 hrs and 54 mins Language: English Release date: 08-19-09 Publisher: Phoenix Books Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 31 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Agatha was the picture of primness and propriety, although her green eyes could blaze with anger or sparkle with humor. Scott was the picture of lazy charm and happy indifference to what others thought was right and wrong. They were enemies, then friends. Then the sweet innocence of a child opened their eyes and their hearts. And in each other's arms they were reborn by the soft, wondrous gift of love. ©1994 LaVyrle Spencer; (P)2009 Phoenix Members Reviews: Better as read vs Audible Read it too quickly. This is a book I've enjoyed for years and tried it as Audible, kinda disappointed Lovely story An old favorite, this version is abridged but not gutted - enjoyed it very much. wonderful I enjoyed the audio version of this book! I could have done without the last few seconds but the rest was a wonderful tale! Why does it take some men so long to realize they're in love and to do something about it? Two unlikely neighbors start out as enemies! Can they become friends, or even more? Set in the time of the Prohibition!! The gamble I would rather have the unabridged in this format. This is one of my favorite books but you have cut out the best details. I was very disappointed. Sweet Book LaVyrle Spencers books are not great works. They are romance novels and as such this is a good book. I read most of her books as a younger woman. I wanted something light and short and this filled the bill. The characters were believable but I did wish that the out of town temperance leader had been better developed. Constance Towers is the perfect reader. She made the characters come alive. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/alias-Grace-Audiobook/B076X54ZXD Hören Sie sich dieses volle Hörbuch kostenlos bei https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> Titel: alias Grace Autor:: Margaret Atwood Erzähler: Uve Teschner, Marie-Isabel Walke, Richard Barenberg Format: Unabridged Spieldauer: 17 hrs and 7 mins Sprache: Deutsch Veröffentlichungsdatum: 11-17-17 Herausgeber: HörbucHHamburg HHV GmbH Kategorien: Fiction, Literary Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers: Toronto, 1843: Das junge Dienstmädchen Grace wird mit sechzehn des Doppelmordes an ihren Arbeitgebern schuldig gesprochen. In letzter Sekunde wandelt das Gericht ihr Todesurteil in eine lebenslange Gefängnisstrafe um. Sie verbringt Jahre hinter Gittern, bis man sie schließlich entlässt. Im Haushalt des Anstaltdirektors begegnet sie dem Nervenarzt Simon, der ihrer Geschichte auf den Grund gehen will: Ist Grace eine gemeingefährliche Verbrecherin oder unschuldig? Margaret Atwood hat einen Roman von hypnotischer Spannung geschrieben, der die Geschichte einer realen Gestalt, einer der berüchtigtsten Frauen Kanadas erzählt. >> Diese ungekürzte Hörbuch-Fassung wird Ihnen exklusiv von Audible präsentiert und ist ausschließlich im Download erhältlich. ©1996 O. W. Toad Ltd. / Piper Verlag GmbH, München. Übersetzung von Brigitte Walitzek (P)2017 Hörbuch Hamburg HHV GmbH, Hamburg bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Margaret Atwood) Fri, 17 Nov 2017 04:28:59 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/alias-Grace-Audiobook/B076X54ZXD thebookvoice.com 17:07:00 no Hören Sie diesen Titel kostenlos bei thebookvoice.com Hören Sie sich dieses volle Hörbuch kostenlos bei https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> Titel: alias Grace Autor:: Margaret Atwood Erzähler: Uve Teschner, Marie-Isabel Walke, Richard Barenberg Format: Unabridged Spieldauer: 17 hrs and 7 mins Sprache: Deutsch Veröffentlichungsdatum: 11-17-17 Herausgeber: HörbucHHamburg HHV GmbH Kategorien: Fiction, Literary Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers: Toronto, 1843: Das junge Dienstmädchen Grace wird mit sechzehn des Doppelmordes an ihren Arbeitgebern schuldig gesprochen. In letzter Sekunde wandelt das Gericht ihr Todesurteil in eine lebenslange Gefängnisstrafe um. Sie verbringt Jahre hinter Gittern, bis man sie schließlich entlässt. Im Haushalt des Anstaltdirektors begegnet sie dem Nervenarzt Simon, der ihrer Geschichte auf den Grund gehen will: Ist Grace eine gemeingefährliche Verbrecherin oder unschuldig? Margaret Atwood hat einen Roman von hypnotischer Spannung geschrieben, der die Geschichte einer realen Gestalt, einer der berüchtigtsten Frauen Kanadas erzählt. >> Diese ungekürzte Hörbuch-Fassung wird Ihnen exklusiv von Audible präsentiert und ist ausschließlich im Download erhältlich. ©1996 O. W. Toad Ltd. / Piper Verlag GmbH, München. Übersetzung von Brigitte Walitzek (P)2017 Hörbuch Hamburg HHV GmbH, Hamburg Hören Sie sich dieses volle Hörbuch kostenlos bei https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> Titel: alias Grace Autor:: Margaret Atwood Erzähler: Uve Teschner, Marie-Isabel Walke, Richard Barenberg Format: Unabridged Spieldauer: 17 hrs and 7 mins Sprache: Deutsch Veröffentlichungsdatum: 11-17-17 Herausgeber: HörbucHHamburg HHV GmbH Kategorien: Fiction, Literary Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers: Toronto, 1843: Das junge Dienstmädchen Grace wird mit sechzehn des Doppelmordes an ihren Arbeitgebern schuldig gesprochen. In letzter Sekunde wandelt das Gericht ihr Todesurteil in eine lebenslange Gefängnisstrafe um. Sie verbringt Jahre hinter Gittern, bis man sie schließlich entlässt. Im Haushalt des Anstaltdirektors begegnet sie dem Nervenarzt Simon, der ihrer Geschichte auf den Grund gehen will: Ist Grace eine gemeingefährliche Verbrecherin oder unschuldig? Margaret Atwood hat einen Roman von hypnotischer Spannung geschrieben, der die Geschichte einer realen Gestalt, einer der berüchtigtsten Frauen Kanadas erzählt. >> Diese ungekürzte Hörbuch-Fassung wird Ihnen exklusiv von Audible präsentiert und ist ausschließlich im Download erhältlich. ©1996 O. W. Toad Ltd. / Piper Verlag GmbH, München. Übersetzung von Brigitte Walitzek (P)2017 Hörbuch Hamburg HHV GmbH, Hamburg Mitglieder Bewertungen: Four Stars Wanted to read this before viewing the series. The book is in excellant condition. A Better Tale I had purposely avoided this writer because of her earlier work "The Handmaid's Tale". Her writing is excellent, but the subject actually caused nightmares. This one is different. It is a fascinating story with interesting character development, a mesmerizing plot, all kinds of details of the time period, and a surprise ending. It is based on an actual event and the reader is left wanting to know what happened to all the characters. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Coal-River-Audiobook/B017Y56RI2 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Coal River Author: Ellen Marie Wiseman Narrator: C. S. E. Cooney Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs and 29 mins Language: English Release date: 11-24-15 Publisher: Tantor Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 102 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: As a child, Emma Malloy left isolated Coal River, Pennsylvania, vowing never to return. Now, orphaned and penniless at 19, she accepts a train ticket from her aunt and uncle and travels back to the rough-hewn community. Treated like a servant by her relatives, Emma works for free in the company store. There, miners and their impoverished families must pay inflated prices for food, clothing, and tools while those who owe money are turned away to starve. Most heartrending of all are the breaker boys Emma sees around the village - young children who toil all day sorting coal amid treacherous machinery. Their soot-stained faces remind Emma of the little brother she lost long ago, and she begins leaving stolen food on families' doorsteps and marking the miners' bills as paid. Though Emma's actions draw ire from the mine owner and police captain, they lead to an alliance with a charismatic miner who offers to help her expose the truth. As the lines blur between what is legal and what is just, Emma must risk everything to follow her conscience. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Ellen Marie Wiseman) Tue, 24 Nov 2015 07:10:15 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Coal-River-Audiobook/B017Y56RI2 thebookvoice.com 11:29:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Coal River Author: Ellen Marie Wiseman Narrator: C. S. E. Cooney Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs and 29 mins Language: English Release date: 11-24-15 Publisher: Tantor Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 102 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: As a child, Emma Malloy left isolated Coal River, Pennsylvania, vowing never to return. Now, orphaned and penniless at 19, she accepts a train ticket from her aunt and uncle and travels back to the rough-hewn community. Treated like a servant by her relatives, Emma works for free in the company store. There, miners and their impoverished families must pay inflated prices for food, clothing, and tools while those who owe money are turned away to starve. Most heartrending of all are the breaker boys Emma sees around the village - young children who toil all day sorting coal amid treacherous machinery. Their soot-stained faces remind Emma of the little brother she lost long ago, and she begins leaving stolen food on families' doorsteps and marking the miners' bills as paid. Though Emma's actions draw ire from the mine owner and police captain, they lead to an alliance with a charismatic miner who offers to help her expose the truth. As the lines blur between what is legal and what is just, Emma must risk everything to follow her conscience. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Coal River Author: Ellen Marie Wiseman Narrator: C. S. E. Cooney Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs and 29 mins Language: English Release date: 11-24-15 Publisher: Tantor Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 102 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: As a child, Emma Malloy left isolated Coal River, Pennsylvania, vowing never to return. Now, orphaned and penniless at 19, she accepts a train ticket from her aunt and uncle and travels back to the rough-hewn community. Treated like a servant by her relatives, Emma works for free in the company store. There, miners and their impoverished families must pay inflated prices for food, clothing, and tools while those who owe money are turned away to starve. Most heartrending of all are the breaker boys Emma sees around the village - young children who toil all day sorting coal amid treacherous machinery. Their soot-stained faces remind Emma of the little brother she lost long ago, and she begins leaving stolen food on families' doorsteps and marking the miners' bills as paid. Though Emma's actions draw ire from the mine owner and police captain, they lead to an alliance with a charismatic miner who offers to help her expose the truth. As the lines blur between what is legal and what is just, Emma must risk everything to follow her conscience. Members Reviews: Great history If you have ever visited Jim Thorpe, PA and have visited the historic jail, then you have walked into the jail/gallows scene in the book. Very gripping. Helpful fictional account of the true motivation of miners' strikes and the push for child labor laws. Sappy! I wouldn't waste my time! Predictable middle and ending. Skip it I had to read for book club Great subject - soapy story This is a very painful chapter in our history that not all people know about. Would have had s greater impact had the story been s little less soapy Best book I've listened to all year. This book was awesome. I didn't want it to end, you can't go wrong with this one. Not my Favorite narrator Sometimes narrators make the book. Other times, they don't. Read this as a hard copy. I liked the story just not the narrator. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Bishops-Man-Audiobook/B003TM5HRM Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Bishops Man Subtitle: A Novel Author: Linden Macintyre Narrator: Graham Rowat Format: Unabridged Length: 13 hrs and 49 mins Language: English Release date: 06-23-10 Publisher: Recorded Books Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 39 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Award-winning Canadian journalist Linden MacIntyres The Bishops Man claimed the Scotiabank Giller Prize. This compelling tale follows Father Duncan MacAskill, who serves as an Exorcist for his bishop by disciplining other men of the cloth who have forsaken their vows. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Linden Macintyre) Wed, 23 Jun 2010 12:03:38 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Bishops-Man-Audiobook/B003TM5HRM thebookvoice.com 13:49:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Bishops Man Subtitle: A Novel Author: Linden Macintyre Narrator: Graham Rowat Format: Unabridged Length: 13 hrs and 49 mins Language: English Release date: 06-23-10 Publisher: Recorded Books Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 39 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Award-winning Canadian journalist Linden MacIntyres The Bishops Man claimed the Scotiabank Giller Prize. This compelling tale follows Father Duncan MacAskill, who serves as an Exorcist for his bishop by disciplining other men of the cloth who have forsaken their vows. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Bishops Man Subtitle: A Novel Author: Linden Macintyre Narrator: Graham Rowat Format: Unabridged Length: 13 hrs and 49 mins Language: English Release date: 06-23-10 Publisher: Recorded Books Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 39 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Award-winning Canadian journalist Linden MacIntyres The Bishops Man claimed the Scotiabank Giller Prize. This compelling tale follows Father Duncan MacAskill, who serves as an Exorcist for his bishop by disciplining other men of the cloth who have forsaken their vows. Members Reviews: Couldn't put it down I hesitated getting this book. After all, who isn't sick to death of hearing about the priest scandals. I have to hand it to Lynden MacIntyre though, he did an excellent job of telling the story. The story is intriguing and it keeps you interest piqued until the last words of the last chapter. I know the tale is fiction, but in light of recent news reports, it makes you wonder if you know the characters in real life. The fiddler Archie MacIsaac comes to mind, but there are quite a few other characters that seem familiar as well. The only downside of the book was that the narrator didn't know how to pronounce common place names in Nova Scotia such as Antigonish or Debert, even though he managed a pretty decent Gaelic. Gave it a second chance...glad I did The first time I listened, I was outraged at the narrator's mispronounciation of Antigonish and couldn't get by it. It coloured my whole experience and I wrote the book off with a "two star" and some regret that I'd "wasted" a credit. On holiday this year, I decided I should give it another go - the book has won the Governor General's award & I like Lyndon MacIntyre. How glad I am that I did! The story unfolds in layers & the characters with it. It is both fresh & familiar. I love this book. A new point of view Loved this book-- even when the narrator doesn't quite get the pronunciation of Antigonish. First, it is an unusual story but I believe my enthusiasm comes from seeing another's point of view. It is only with hindsight that we now know how terribly world-wide spread these crimes were and how the church really believed that each one could be buried by sending the perp away. Recommended reading for anyone - in or out of the church. We are all human The writing is excellent. McIntyre manages to communicate how his characters think and feel, but the topic is difficult. Powerful story, excellent deliver A morning story about a difficult subject. The story and narration captured so well the character and challenges of a region of Canada. I found it moving on sp many levels. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Visions-of-Cody-Audiobook/B002V01DYE Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Visions of Cody Author: Jack Kerouac Narrator: Graham Parker Format: Abridged Length: 3 hrs Language: English Release date: 12-16-99 Publisher: Penguin Audio Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 26 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Hear Jack Kerouac's most radical experiment in language and storytelling - an "enormous paean" to that singular and influential figure Neal Cassady. A fusion of radical improvisation, bold reportage, and oracular voice, it is Kerouac's ultimate version of his ultimate masterpiece, On the Road. The selections featured in this recording capture Kerouac's astonishing spontaneity, a quality that inspired Allen Ginsberg to dub Visions of Cody "the most sincere and holy writing I know of our age." ©1960 Jack Kerouac; ©1972 The Estate of Jack Kerouac, All Rights Reserved; (P) and ©1996 Penguin Books USA Inc. Critic Reviews: Winner of Publishers Weekly Listen Up Award: Best Audio of 1996, Dramatic Reading. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Jack Kerouac) Thu, 16 Dec 1999 12:26:34 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Visions-of-Cody-Audiobook/B002V01DYE thebookvoice.com 00:03:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Visions of Cody Author: Jack Kerouac Narrator: Graham Parker Format: Abridged Length: 3 hrs Language: English Release date: 12-16-99 Publisher: Penguin Audio Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 26 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Hear Jack Kerouac's most radical experiment in language and storytelling - an "enormous paean" to that singular and influential figure Neal Cassady. A fusion of radical improvisation, bold reportage, and oracular voice, it is Kerouac's ultimate version of his ultimate masterpiece, On the Road. The selections featured in this recording capture Kerouac's astonishing spontaneity, a quality that inspired Allen Ginsberg to dub Visions of Cody "the most sincere and holy writing I know of our age." ©1960 Jack Kerouac; ©1972 The Estate of Jack Kerouac, All Rights Reserved; (P) and ©1996 Penguin Books USA Inc. Critic Reviews: Winner of Publishers Weekly Listen Up Award: Best Audio of 1996, Dramatic Reading. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Visions of Cody Author: Jack Kerouac Narrator: Graham Parker Format: Abridged Length: 3 hrs Language: English Release date: 12-16-99 Publisher: Penguin Audio Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 26 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Hear Jack Kerouac's most radical experiment in language and storytelling - an "enormous paean" to that singular and influential figure Neal Cassady. A fusion of radical improvisation, bold reportage, and oracular voice, it is Kerouac's ultimate version of his ultimate masterpiece, On the Road. The selections featured in this recording capture Kerouac's astonishing spontaneity, a quality that inspired Allen Ginsberg to dub Visions of Cody "the most sincere and holy writing I know of our age." ©1960 Jack Kerouac; ©1972 The Estate of Jack Kerouac, All Rights Reserved; (P) and ©1996 Penguin Books USA Inc. Critic Reviews: Winner of Publishers Weekly Listen Up Award: Best Audio of 1996, Dramatic Reading. Members Reviews: Annoying Why pick a narrator with a British accent to read Kerouac? Why make the jazz background music so prominent and incessant? Why abridge a work whose thorough, thick description is precisely the point? I'm a fan of Kerouac and have loved other readings of his works (I'm partial to Matt Dillon's reading of On the Road,) but I find this one marred by pretentiousness and difficult to appreciate. An American Tale Told in a Strange Cockney Voice I have to agree with an earlier review. I thought that the accent of the narrator would not bother me. I am a world traveler, but I do know that traveling the states is a different thing all together, and I find this reading to be awful and unlistenable. Very disappointing. What... This book wasnt for you, but who do you think might enjoy it more? This is horrible, it skips every part of the actual book very disappointed Annoying British accent... Would you ever listen to anything by Jack Kerouac again? yes What didnt you like about Graham Parkers performance? everything You didnt love this book... but did it have any redeeming qualities? nope Performance is good, but not right I have read Visions of Cody, I have heard audio of Kerouac reading excerpts. Kerouac has a very unique delivery and cadence that many have tried to emulate, some do it pretty well, some don't. Using his native accent, there is no attempt to imitate the sound of Kerouac reading; the issue being Kerouac's writing is essential tied to the cadence, timbre, and accent he developed being of French Canadian ancestry in Massachusetts. The accent may not be as jarring with another Kerouac book, such as Town and City or Dr. Sax, but this is not a narrative as much as a collection of visions and they just don't work with the cadence and pronunciations painted on them. If the accent isn't bad enough, there is an insistence on aura music in the background of the reading, such as pseudo-bebop jazz riffs, the required beatnik bongos, and japanese flutes wafting zen-like through the words, that just make this feel more of an attempt at performance art than the reading of a book. Wrong voice for the material. The narrator may be a successful "Pop Star" but his cockney accent isn't exactly the King's English nor is it the right voice for this most American of material. It's hard to take and I foud myself dragging through this book in fits and starts only because of my dedication to Kerouac and the story. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Adventures-of-the-Amateur-Cracksman-A-J-Raffles-the-Gentleman-Thief-1-Audiobook/B077SHDLW9 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Adventures of the Amateur Cracksman (A. J. Raffles, the Gentleman Thief 1) Author: E. W. Hornung Narrator: Candle Swift Format: Unabridged Length: 5 hrs and 59 mins Language: English Release date: 12-20-17 Publisher: Audioliterature Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: A. J. Raffles is an 'amateur cracksman' and a gentleman-thief who with his wit and ingenuity befools everyone to get what he wants. Raffles is an antihero. Although a thief, he never steals from his hosts, he helps old friends in trouble. Additionally, the recognition of the problems of the distribution of wealth is a recurrent subtext throughout the stories. Raffles is, in many ways, a deliberate inversion of Sherlock Holmes on which he is based - he is a "gentleman thief", living at the Albany, a prestigious address in London, playing cricket for the Gentlemen of England and supporting himself by carrying out ingenious burglaries. He is called the "Amateur Cracksman", and often, at first, differentiates between himself and the "professors" - professional criminals from the lower classes. The critics complained about the criminal aspect; "The Spectator" declared "this sort of book presents crime in a form too entertaining and attractive to be moral". Artist Bio Author: Ernest William Hornung (1866-1921) was an English author and poet known for writing the A. J. Raffles series of stories about a gentleman thief in late 19th-century London. ©2017 Audioliterature (P)2017 Audioliterature bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (E. W. Hornung) Wed, 20 Dec 2017 21:48:19 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Adventures-of-the-Amateur-Cracksman-A-J-Raffles-the-Gentleman-Thief-1-Audiobook/B077SHDLW9 thebookvoice.com 05:59:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Adventures of the Amateur Cracksman (A. J. Raffles, the Gentleman Thief 1) Author: E. W. Hornung Narrator: Candle Swift Format: Unabridged Length: 5 hrs and 59 mins Language: English Release date: 12-20-17 Publisher: Audioliterature Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: A. J. Raffles is an 'amateur cracksman' and a gentleman-thief who with his wit and ingenuity befools everyone to get what he wants. Raffles is an antihero. Although a thief, he never steals from his hosts, he helps old friends in trouble. Additionally, the recognition of the problems of the distribution of wealth is a recurrent subtext throughout the stories. Raffles is, in many ways, a deliberate inversion of Sherlock Holmes on which he is based - he is a "gentleman thief", living at the Albany, a prestigious address in London, playing cricket for the Gentlemen of England and supporting himself by carrying out ingenious burglaries. He is called the "Amateur Cracksman", and often, at first, differentiates between himself and the "professors" - professional criminals from the lower classes. The critics complained about the criminal aspect; "The Spectator" declared "this sort of book presents crime in a form too entertaining and attractive to be moral". Artist Bio Author: Ernest William Hornung (1866-1921) was an English author and poet known for writing the A. J. Raffles series of stories about a gentleman thief in late 19th-century London. ©2017 Audioliterature (P)2017 Audioliterature Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Adventures of the Amateur Cracksman (A. J. Raffles, the Gentleman Thief 1) Author: E. W. Hornung Narrator: Candle Swift Format: Unabridged Length: 5 hrs and 59 mins Language: English Release date: 12-20-17 Publisher: Audioliterature Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: A. J. Raffles is an 'amateur cracksman' and a gentleman-thief who with his wit and ingenuity befools everyone to get what he wants. Raffles is an antihero. Although a thief, he never steals from his hosts, he helps old friends in trouble. Additionally, the recognition of the problems of the distribution of wealth is a recurrent subtext throughout the stories. Raffles is, in many ways, a deliberate inversion of Sherlock Holmes on which he is based - he is a "gentleman thief", living at the Albany, a prestigious address in London, playing cricket for the Gentlemen of England and supporting himself by carrying out ingenious burglaries. He is called the "Amateur Cracksman", and often, at first, differentiates between himself and the "professors" - professional criminals from the lower classes. The critics complained about the criminal aspect; "The Spectator" declared "this sort of book presents crime in a form too entertaining and attractive to be moral". Artist Bio Author: Ernest William Hornung (1866-1921) was an English author and poet known for writing the A. J. Raffles series of stories about a gentleman thief in late 19th-century London. ©2017 Audioliterature (P)2017 Audioliterature Members Reviews: Interesting historic mystery stories Excellent adventure stories spoiled somewhat by the author feeling he needed to make the protagonists pay for their crimes. The sstory where they are apprehended was by far the weakest Two Stars It was okay. Four Stars a fun and gentle story of a gentleman burglar I recommend this as light reading I read the book because the author was Arthur Conan Doyle's brother-in-law. The anti-hero, perhaps anti-Sherlock, was a clever idea and the Raffles adventures were entertaining. I recommend this as light reading. Five Stars Great classic read. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Palo-Alto-Audiobook/B004AG361U Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Palo Alto Subtitle: Stories Author: James Franco Narrator: James Franco, Stacey Miller Format: Unabridged Length: 5 hrs and 12 mins Language: English Release date: 11-02-10 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 124 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: A fiercely vivid collection of stories about troubled California teenagers and misfits - violent and harrowing, from the astonishingly talented actor and artist James Franco. Palo Alto is the debut of a surprising and powerful new literary voice. Written with an immediate sense of place - claustrophobic and ominous - James Franco's collection traces the lives of an extended group of teenagers as they experiment with vices of all kinds, struggle with their families and one another, and succumb to self-destructive, often heartless nihilism. In "Lockheed" a young woman's summer - spent working a dull internship - is suddenly upended by a spectacular incident of violence at a house party. In "American History" a high-school freshman attempts to impress a girl during a classroom skit with a realistic portrayal of a slave owner, only to have his feigned bigotry avenged. In "I Could Kill Someone" a lonely teenager buys a gun with the aim of killing his high-school tormentor, but begins to wonder about his bully's own inner life. These linked stories, stark, vivid, and disturbing, are a compelling portrait of lives on the rough fringes of youth. Critic Reviews: "It's the harsh humor that surprises in these stories - that and the observations that show James Franco to be an original and simpatico voice finely tuned to the territory. These quotable, unsettling stories stay with you; they seem to change the ions in a room." (Amy Hempel) "Franco's talent is unmistakable, his ambition profound. He has taken the twin subjects of suburban Palo Alto and American adolescence and made them as scary and true as they must be. This is a book to be inhaled more than once, with delight and admiration, with unease and pure enjoyment. As a writer, he's here to stay." (Gary Shteyngart, author of Absurdistan and Super Sad True Love Story) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (James Franco) Tue, 02 Nov 2010 22:57:08 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Palo-Alto-Audiobook/B004AG361U thebookvoice.com 05:12:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Palo Alto Subtitle: Stories Author: James Franco Narrator: James Franco, Stacey Miller Format: Unabridged Length: 5 hrs and 12 mins Language: English Release date: 11-02-10 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 124 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: A fiercely vivid collection of stories about troubled California teenagers and misfits - violent and harrowing, from the astonishingly talented actor and artist James Franco. Palo Alto is the debut of a surprising and powerful new literary voice. Written with an immediate sense of place - claustrophobic and ominous - James Franco's collection traces the lives of an extended group of teenagers as they experiment with vices of all kinds, struggle with their families and one another, and succumb to self-destructive, often heartless nihilism. In "Lockheed" a young woman's summer - spent working a dull internship - is suddenly upended by a spectacular incident of violence at a house party. In "American History" a high-school freshman attempts to impress a girl during a classroom skit with a realistic portrayal of a slave owner, only to have his feigned bigotry avenged. In "I Could Kill Someone" a lonely teenager buys a gun with the aim of killing his high-school tormentor, but begins to wonder about his bully's own inner life. These linked stories, stark, vivid, and disturbing, are a compelling portrait of lives on the rough fringes of youth. Critic Reviews: "It's the harsh humor that surprises in these stories - that and the observations that show James Franco to be an original and simpatico voice finely tuned to the territory. These quotable, unsettling stories stay with you; they seem to change the ions in a room." (Amy Hempel) "Franco's talent is unmistakable, his ambition profound. He has taken the twin subjects of suburban Palo Alto and American adolescence and made them as scary and true as they must be. This is a book to be inhaled more than once, with delight and admiration, with unease and pure enjoyment. As a writer, he's here to stay." (Gary Shteyngart, author of Absurdistan and Super Sad True Love Story) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Palo Alto Subtitle: Stories Author: James Franco Narrator: James Franco, Stacey Miller Format: Unabridged Length: 5 hrs and 12 mins Language: English Release date: 11-02-10 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 124 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: A fiercely vivid collection of stories about troubled California teenagers and misfits - violent and harrowing, from the astonishingly talented actor and artist James Franco. Palo Alto is the debut of a surprising and powerful new literary voice. Written with an immediate sense of place - claustrophobic and ominous - James Franco's collection traces the lives of an extended group of teenagers as they experiment with vices of all kinds, struggle with their families and one another, and succumb to self-destructive, often heartless nihilism. In "Lockheed" a young woman's summer - spent working a dull internship - is suddenly upended by a spectacular incident of violence at a house party. In "American History" a high-school freshman attempts to impress a girl during a classroom skit with a realistic portrayal of a slave owner, only to have his feigned bigotry avenged. In "I Could Kill Someone" a lonely teenager buys a gun with the aim of killing his high-school tormentor, but begins to wonder about his bully's own inner life. These linked stories, stark, vivid, and disturbing, are a compelling portrait of lives on the rough fringes of youth. Critic Reviews: "It's the harsh humor that surprises in these stories - that and the observations that show James Franco to be an original and simpatico voice finely tuned to the territory. These quotable, unsettling stories stay with you; they seem to change the ions in a room." (Amy Hempel) "Franco's talent is unmistakable, his ambition profound. He has taken the twin subjects of suburban Palo Alto and American adolescence and made them as scary and true as they must be. This is a book to be inhaled more than once, with delight and admiration, with unease and pure enjoyment. As a writer, he's here to stay." (Gary Shteyngart, author of Absurdistan and Super Sad True Love Story) Members Reviews: Hit Home Would you listen to Palo Alto again? Why? Maybe. It was compelling to me because I grew up in the SF Bay Area it brought me back to how difficult and confusing it was at that age. It is a very raw look at like in suburbia where parents are too busy, too weak or too much in denial to have an in-depth relationship with their children and how lost and hopeless kids can become with no direction and then thrown in the shark tank that is American High School. Who was your favorite character and why? The characters were confusing and depressed for the most part. I feel sorry for all of them and to some extent feel sorry for who I was at that age. So my favorite character is me... Which scene was your favorite? The realization that the meek don't inherit the earth. Who was the most memorable character of Palo Alto and why? April because of the way she was just persuaded into the molestation of her coach. That sort of thing is so much more common than anyone can imagine. Its horrifying. Any additional comments? I am at the same time depressed and refreshed for having been reminded of those years and then having an opportunity to share those things in the company of others through his book. Franco wanted to connect an older generation with a newer one and he did it perfectly. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Die-Vermessung-der-Welt-Audiobook/B072FPZMQF Hören Sie sich dieses volle Hörbuch kostenlos bei https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> Titel: Die Vermessung der Welt Autor:: Daniel Kehlmann Erzähler: Ulrich Noethen Format: Unabridged Spieldauer: 8 hrs and 39 mins Sprache: Deutsch Veröffentlichungsdatum: 06-22-17 Herausgeber: Argon Verlag Bewertung: 4.5 von 5 von 3 Stimmen Kategorien: Fiction, Literary Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers: Gegen Ende des 18. Jahrhunderts machen sich zwei junge Deutsche an die Vermessung der Welt. Der eine, Alexander von Humboldt, kämpft sich durch Urwald und Steppe, befährt den Orinoko, kostet Gifte, zählt Kopfläuse, kriecht in Erdlöcher, besteigt Vulkane und begegnet Seeungeheuern und Menschenfressern. Der andere, der Mathematiker und Astronom Carl Friedrich Gauß, der sein Leben nicht ohne Frauen verbringen kann und doch in der Hochzeitsnacht aus dem Bett springt, um eine Formel zu notieren - er beweist auch im heimischen Göttingen, dass der Raum sich krümmt. Alt, berühmt und ein wenig sonderbar geworden, treffen sich die beiden 1828 in Berlin. ©2005 Rowohlt Verlag GmbH, Reinbek bei Hamburg (P)2017 Argon Verlag GmbH, Berlin bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Daniel Kehlmann) Thu, 22 Jun 2017 11:46:52 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Die-Vermessung-der-Welt-Audiobook/B072FPZMQF thebookvoice.com 08:39:00 no Hören Sie diesen Titel kostenlos bei thebookvoice.com Hören Sie sich dieses volle Hörbuch kostenlos bei https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> Titel: Die Vermessung der Welt Autor:: Daniel Kehlmann Erzähler: Ulrich Noethen Format: Unabridged Spieldauer: 8 hrs and 39 mins Sprache: Deutsch Veröffentlichungsdatum: 06-22-17 Herausgeber: Argon Verlag Bewertung: 4.5 von 5 von 3 Stimmen Kategorien: Fiction, Literary Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers: Gegen Ende des 18. Jahrhunderts machen sich zwei junge Deutsche an die Vermessung der Welt. Der eine, Alexander von Humboldt, kämpft sich durch Urwald und Steppe, befährt den Orinoko, kostet Gifte, zählt Kopfläuse, kriecht in Erdlöcher, besteigt Vulkane und begegnet Seeungeheuern und Menschenfressern. Der andere, der Mathematiker und Astronom Carl Friedrich Gauß, der sein Leben nicht ohne Frauen verbringen kann und doch in der Hochzeitsnacht aus dem Bett springt, um eine Formel zu notieren - er beweist auch im heimischen Göttingen, dass der Raum sich krümmt. Alt, berühmt und ein wenig sonderbar geworden, treffen sich die beiden 1828 in Berlin. ©2005 Rowohlt Verlag GmbH, Reinbek bei Hamburg (P)2017 Argon Verlag GmbH, Berlin Hören Sie sich dieses volle Hörbuch kostenlos bei https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> Titel: Die Vermessung der Welt Autor:: Daniel Kehlmann Erzähler: Ulrich Noethen Format: Unabridged Spieldauer: 8 hrs and 39 mins Sprache: Deutsch Veröffentlichungsdatum: 06-22-17 Herausgeber: Argon Verlag Bewertung: 4.5 von 5 von 3 Stimmen Kategorien: Fiction, Literary Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers: Gegen Ende des 18. Jahrhunderts machen sich zwei junge Deutsche an die Vermessung der Welt. Der eine, Alexander von Humboldt, kämpft sich durch Urwald und Steppe, befährt den Orinoko, kostet Gifte, zählt Kopfläuse, kriecht in Erdlöcher, besteigt Vulkane und begegnet Seeungeheuern und Menschenfressern. Der andere, der Mathematiker und Astronom Carl Friedrich Gauß, der sein Leben nicht ohne Frauen verbringen kann und doch in der Hochzeitsnacht aus dem Bett springt, um eine Formel zu notieren - er beweist auch im heimischen Göttingen, dass der Raum sich krümmt. Alt, berühmt und ein wenig sonderbar geworden, treffen sich die beiden 1828 in Berlin. ©2005 Rowohlt Verlag GmbH, Reinbek bei Hamburg (P)2017 Argon Verlag GmbH, Berlin Mitglieder Bewertungen: A wonderful book This is an incredibly funny and entertaining book that I enjoyed reading. My American friends read it in English translation and had trouble distinguishing the humor - reading it in German will certainly alleviate that problem though I figure the language is rather demanding for a non-native speaker. People versed in original German literature from that time period will certainly get a kick out the read. Well-crafted story An interesting, surprising plot that brings together two very distinct personalities in the German culture. Easy to read, since the style avoids ponderous language. A bestseller with somewhat tedious dialogues I ordered this book because it was on the German Bestseller List for some time and is currently being made into a movie. The premise sounds interesting enough - the lives of Alexander Humboldt and Friedrich (?) Gauss intersecting in history. Humboldt was a famous explorer in the Americas, Gauss an equally famous mathematician at home who hated to travel. Both were interested in "measuring the world", as the title suggests. I don't know enough about history to judge the veracity of the novel, although I believe the two never met in reality. Previous reviews had praised the dialogues as being especially clever. It would have been helpful if the text had used contemporary quotation marks. As it stands, the dialogues become tedious after a while; that might be even more true for a non-native speaker. I was looking for something like TC Boyle in German and this seems like a pretty good fit. Funny, intellectual. I haven't read anything else yet by Kehlman, but at least this novel isn't weighted down by endless ruminations about the war, nor does it wrap itself in knots trying to be politically correct. Which I haven't always easily found in modern German literature. If you are a science or history buff, or appreciate German culture, there's a good chance you'll enjoy it. Wonderful book I could I t put this book down. Very well written and highly entertaining and somewhat educational! Somewhat forcing my friends to read it as well... https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Core-of-the-Sun-Audiobook/B01BNU6ZR2 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Core of the Sun Author: Johanna Sinisalo, Lola Rogers - translator Narrator: Coleen Marlo Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 27 mins Language: English Release date: 02-16-16 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 26 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: From the author of the Finlandia Award-winning novel Troll: A Love Story, The Core of the Sun further cements Johanna Sinisalo's reputation as a master of literary speculative fiction and of her country's unique take on it, dubbed "Finnish weird". Set in an alternative historical present, in a "eusistocracy" - an extreme welfare state - that holds public health and social stability above all else, it follows a young woman whose growing addiction to illegal chili peppers leads her on an adventure into a world where love, sex, and free will are all controlled by the state. The Eusistocratic Republic of Finland has bred a new human subspecies of receptive, submissive women, called eloi, for sex and procreation while intelligent, independent women are relegated to menial labor and sterilized so that they do not carry on their "defective" line. Vanna, raised as an eloi but secretly intelligent, needs money to help her doll-like sister, who has disappeared. Vanna forms a friendship with a man named Jare, and they become involved in buying and selling a stimulant known to the Health Authority to be extremely dangerous: chili peppers. Then Jare comes across a strange religious cult in possession of the Core of the Sun, a chili so hot that it is rumored to cause hallucinations. Does this chili have effects that justify its prohibition? How did Finland turn into the North Korea of Europe? And will Vanna succeed in her quest to find her sister, or will her growing need to satisfy her chili addiction destroy her? Johanna Sinisalo's tautly told story of fight and flight is also a feisty, between-the-lines social polemic - a witty, inventive, and fiendishly engaging listen. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Johanna Sinisalo) Tue, 16 Feb 2016 09:37:27 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Core-of-the-Sun-Audiobook/B01BNU6ZR2 thebookvoice.com 07:27:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Core of the Sun Author: Johanna Sinisalo, Lola Rogers - translator Narrator: Coleen Marlo Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 27 mins Language: English Release date: 02-16-16 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 26 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: From the author of the Finlandia Award-winning novel Troll: A Love Story, The Core of the Sun further cements Johanna Sinisalo's reputation as a master of literary speculative fiction and of her country's unique take on it, dubbed "Finnish weird". Set in an alternative historical present, in a "eusistocracy" - an extreme welfare state - that holds public health and social stability above all else, it follows a young woman whose growing addiction to illegal chili peppers leads her on an adventure into a world where love, sex, and free will are all controlled by the state. The Eusistocratic Republic of Finland has bred a new human subspecies of receptive, submissive women, called eloi, for sex and procreation while intelligent, independent women are relegated to menial labor and sterilized so that they do not carry on their "defective" line. Vanna, raised as an eloi but secretly intelligent, needs money to help her doll-like sister, who has disappeared. Vanna forms a friendship with a man named Jare, and they become involved in buying and selling a stimulant known to the Health Authority to be extremely dangerous: chili peppers. Then Jare comes across a strange religious cult in possession of the Core of the Sun, a chili so hot that it is rumored to cause hallucinations. Does this chili have effects that justify its prohibition? How did Finland turn into the North Korea of Europe? And will Vanna succeed in her quest to find her sister, or will her growing need to satisfy her chili addiction destroy her? Johanna Sinisalo's tautly told story of fight and flight is also a feisty, between-the-lines social polemic - a witty, inventive, and fiendishly engaging listen. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Core of the Sun Author: Johanna Sinisalo, Lola Rogers - translator Narrator: Coleen Marlo Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 27 mins Language: English Release date: 02-16-16 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 26 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: From the author of the Finlandia Award-winning novel Troll: A Love Story, The Core of the Sun further cements Johanna Sinisalo's reputation as a master of literary speculative fiction and of her country's unique take on it, dubbed "Finnish weird". Set in an alternative historical present, in a "eusistocracy" - an extreme welfare state - that holds public health and social stability above all else, it follows a young woman whose growing addiction to illegal chili peppers leads her on an adventure into a world where love, sex, and free will are all controlled by the state. The Eusistocratic Republic of Finland has bred a new human subspecies of receptive, submissive women, called eloi, for sex and procreation while intelligent, independent women are relegated to menial labor and sterilized so that they do not carry on their "defective" line. Vanna, raised as an eloi but secretly intelligent, needs money to help her doll-like sister, who has disappeared. Vanna forms a friendship with a man named Jare, and they become involved in buying and selling a stimulant known to the Health Authority to be extremely dangerous: chili peppers. Then Jare comes across a strange religious cult in possession of the Core of the Sun, a chili so hot that it is rumored to cause hallucinations. Does this chili have effects that justify its prohibition? How did Finland turn into the North Korea of Europe? And will Vanna succeed in her quest to find her sister, or will her growing need to satisfy her chili addiction destroy her? Johanna Sinisalo's tautly told story of fight and flight is also a feisty, between-the-lines social polemic - a witty, inventive, and fiendishly engaging listen. Members Reviews: Very Strange, but Great To Listen To! I loved the narrator- her voice was perfection and she wasn't dead. She made the story a great listen. I laughed, cringed and pondered the odd tale, but definitely enjoyed it. Chile, Chile, Chile Absolutely loved the structure of the book. A lot of fun delving into the story. Predictable ending, but overall a good story. The journey was more fun than the destination! https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Human-Comedy-Audiobook/B009RPVB34 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Human Comedy Author: William Saroyan Narrator: Meg Ryan Format: Unabridged Length: 6 hrs and 31 mins Language: English Release date: 10-16-12 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 106 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: The story of The Human Comedy, poignant and richly autobiographical, is based both on author Saroyans fatherless life and the Greek classic Homers Odyssey. Beloved actress Meg Ryan shows us the boy becoming the man in a world that, even in the midst of war, appears sweeter, safer, and more livable than our own. In World War II-era California, Homer Macauley and his mother, sister, and three brothers live out struggles and dreams that reflect those of Americas second-generation immigrants. Homer, determined to become one of the fastest telegraph messengers in the West, finds himself caught between reality and illusion as delivering his messages of wartime brings him face-to-face with human emotion at its most naked and raw. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (William Saroyan) Tue, 16 Oct 2012 14:07:16 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Human-Comedy-Audiobook/B009RPVB34 thebookvoice.com 06:31:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Human Comedy Author: William Saroyan Narrator: Meg Ryan Format: Unabridged Length: 6 hrs and 31 mins Language: English Release date: 10-16-12 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 106 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: The story of The Human Comedy, poignant and richly autobiographical, is based both on author Saroyans fatherless life and the Greek classic Homers Odyssey. Beloved actress Meg Ryan shows us the boy becoming the man in a world that, even in the midst of war, appears sweeter, safer, and more livable than our own. In World War II-era California, Homer Macauley and his mother, sister, and three brothers live out struggles and dreams that reflect those of Americas second-generation immigrants. Homer, determined to become one of the fastest telegraph messengers in the West, finds himself caught between reality and illusion as delivering his messages of wartime brings him face-to-face with human emotion at its most naked and raw. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Human Comedy Author: William Saroyan Narrator: Meg Ryan Format: Unabridged Length: 6 hrs and 31 mins Language: English Release date: 10-16-12 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 106 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: The story of The Human Comedy, poignant and richly autobiographical, is based both on author Saroyans fatherless life and the Greek classic Homers Odyssey. Beloved actress Meg Ryan shows us the boy becoming the man in a world that, even in the midst of war, appears sweeter, safer, and more livable than our own. In World War II-era California, Homer Macauley and his mother, sister, and three brothers live out struggles and dreams that reflect those of Americas second-generation immigrants. Homer, determined to become one of the fastest telegraph messengers in the West, finds himself caught between reality and illusion as delivering his messages of wartime brings him face-to-face with human emotion at its most naked and raw. Members Reviews: Poignant, inspiring, a worthy choice Any additional comments? I was unfamiliar with this book, gave it a try because Ms. Ryan narrated. What a moving, surprising story and I really enjoyed Ms. Ryan's sublime performance. I'm so glad I bought this audio book!!! What A Delight! This was such a wonderful book. Having seen the movie years ago I didn't know what to expect. The movie kept to the book very closely and even though I saw the movie first it didn't ruin the audio presentation. It is a gentle story of a family living in a small town in California during WW2. The writing captured the flavor of the era amazingly well. It was a little hard to get used to Meg Ryan as narrator but after a while I got used to her style. I am so glad I decided to select this book .Its a Classic. Captivating Meg Ryan did a phenomenal job of narrating, pausing in just the fight spots and her inflection and nuances added to this wonderful story. I thoroughly enjoyed it. Nice narration Not much of a story, but there is a certain sweetness to the characters that move through the slight narrative. Simple prose and a lovely message of goodwill and acceptance. Meg Ryan read this beautifully. A little preachy Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not? I'd say don't bother. The narration is great, the story doesn't go anywhere, and the characters give occasional long monologues on the nature of man. If this book were a movie would you go see it? No. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/El-viajero-del-siglo-The-Century-Traveler-Audiobook/B01KBCFG50 Escuche este audio libro completo gratis en https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> Título: El viajero del siglo [The Century Traveler] Autor: Andres Neuman Narrador: Raul Gutierrez Formato: Unabridged Duración: 21 hrs and 52 mins Idioma: Español Fecha de publicación: 08-15-16 Editor: Audible Studios para Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial Calificaciones: 4.5 de 5 de 10 votos Categorías: Fiction, Literary Resumen del editor: XII Premio Alfaguara de Novela. El viajero del siglo nos propone un ambicioso experimento literario: oir el siglo XIX con la mirada del XXI. Un diálogo entre la gran novela clásica y las narrativas de vanguardia. Un puente entre la historia y los debates de nuestro presente global: la extranjería, el multiculturalismo y los nacionalismos, la emancipación de la mujer. "Tocado por la gracia. La literatura del siglo XXI pertenecerá a Neuman y a unos pocos de sus hermanos de sangre." - Roberto Bolaño Un viajero enigmático. Una ciudad en forma de laberinto de la que parece imposible salir. Cuando el viajero está a punto de marcharse, un insólito personaje lo detiene, cambiando para siempre su destino. Lo demás será amor y literatura: un amor memorable, que agitará por igual camas y libros; y un mundo imaginario que condensará, a pequeña escala, los conflictos de la Europa moderna. Andrés Neuman despliega un mosaico cultural al servicio de un intenso argumento, pleno de intrigas, humor y personajes emocionantes, con un estilo rompedor que ofrece a estas cuestiones un sorprendente cauce. Please note: This audiobook is in Spanish. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Andres Neuman) Mon, 15 Aug 2016 04:55:17 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/El-viajero-del-siglo-The-Century-Traveler-Audiobook/B01KBCFG50 thebookvoice.com 21:52:00 no Escucha este título completo gratis en thebookvoice.com Escuche este audio libro completo gratis en https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> Título: El viajero del siglo [The Century Traveler] Autor: Andres Neuman Narrador: Raul Gutierrez Formato: Unabridged Duración: 21 hrs and 52 mins Idioma: Español Fecha de publicación: 08-15-16 Editor: Audible Studios para Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial Calificaciones: 4.5 de 5 de 10 votos Categorías: Fiction, Literary Resumen del editor: XII Premio Alfaguara de Novela. El viajero del siglo nos propone un ambicioso experimento literario: oir el siglo XIX con la mirada del XXI. Un diálogo entre la gran novela clásica y las narrativas de vanguardia. Un puente entre la historia y los debates de nuestro presente global: la extranjería, el multiculturalismo y los nacionalismos, la emancipación de la mujer. "Tocado por la gracia. La literatura del siglo XXI pertenecerá a Neuman y a unos pocos de sus hermanos de sangre." - Roberto Bolaño Un viajero enigmático. Una ciudad en forma de laberinto de la que parece imposible salir. Cuando el viajero está a punto de marcharse, un insólito personaje lo detiene, cambiando para siempre su destino. Lo demás será amor y literatura: un amor memorable, que agitará por igual camas y libros; y un mundo imaginario que condensará, a pequeña escala, los conflictos de la Europa moderna. Andrés Neuman despliega un mosaico cultural al servicio de un intenso argumento, pleno de intrigas, humor y personajes emocionantes, con un estilo rompedor que ofrece a estas cuestiones un sorprendente cauce. Please note: This audiobook is in Spanish. Escuche este audio libro completo gratis en https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> Título: El viajero del siglo [The Century Traveler] Autor: Andres Neuman Narrador: Raul Gutierrez Formato: Unabridged Duración: 21 hrs and 52 mins Idioma: Español Fecha de publicación: 08-15-16 Editor: Audible Studios para Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial Calificaciones: 4.5 de 5 de 10 votos Categorías: Fiction, Literary Resumen del editor: XII Premio Alfaguara de Novela. El viajero del siglo nos propone un ambicioso experimento literario: oir el siglo XIX con la mirada del XXI. Un diálogo entre la gran novela clásica y las narrativas de vanguardia. Un puente entre la historia y los debates de nuestro presente global: la extranjería, el multiculturalismo y los nacionalismos, la emancipación de la mujer. "Tocado por la gracia. La literatura del siglo XXI pertenecerá a Neuman y a unos pocos de sus hermanos de sangre." - Roberto Bolaño Un viajero enigmático. Una ciudad en forma de laberinto de la que parece imposible salir. Cuando el viajero está a punto de marcharse, un insólito personaje lo detiene, cambiando para siempre su destino. Lo demás será amor y literatura: un amor memorable, que agitará por igual camas y libros; y un mundo imaginario que condensará, a pequeña escala, los conflictos de la Europa moderna. Andrés Neuman despliega un mosaico cultural al servicio de un intenso argumento, pleno de intrigas, humor y personajes emocionantes, con un estilo rompedor que ofrece a estas cuestiones un sorprendente cauce. Please note: This audiobook is in Spanish. Opiniones de los miembros: El viento ingresa en todos lados y se va de todos Excelente novela llena de diálogos profundos e inteligentes. Un exitoso experimento literario de revivir el modo de vida del siglo XIX con la perspectiva actual. La narración es muy buena. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Doppler-Audiobook/B00TLG4MHG Hören Sie sich dieses volle Hörbuch kostenlos bei https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> Titel: Doppler Autor:: Erlend Loe Erzähler: Andreas Fröhlich Format: Unabridged Spieldauer: 4 hrs and 12 mins Sprache: Deutsch Veröffentlichungsdatum: 04-03-09 Herausgeber: Lauscherlounge Kategorien: Fiction, Literary Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers: Andreas Doppler, 40 Jahre alt, Familienvater und erfolgreicher Geschäftsmann, kommt nach einem Sturz vom Fahrrad zu der Erkenntnis, dass er sein wohl geordnetes, tüchtiges Leben satt hat - und so zieht er in den Wald. Sein bester Freund wird ein Elchkalb, doch ab und zu muss Doppler in die Stadt, um Magermilch zu besorgen, nach der er süchtig ist. Seine Besuche bleiben nicht folgenlos, denn schon bald finden weitere Menschen Gefallen an Dopplers Lebensweise... (c)+(p) 2009 Lauscherlounge Records Kritik Bewertungen: Deutscher Hörbuchpreis 2010 in der Kategorie "Bester Interpret" bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Erlend Loe) Fri, 03 Apr 2009 18:25:34 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Doppler-Audiobook/B00TLG4MHG thebookvoice.com 04:12:00 no Hören Sie diesen Titel kostenlos bei thebookvoice.com Hören Sie sich dieses volle Hörbuch kostenlos bei https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> Titel: Doppler Autor:: Erlend Loe Erzähler: Andreas Fröhlich Format: Unabridged Spieldauer: 4 hrs and 12 mins Sprache: Deutsch Veröffentlichungsdatum: 04-03-09 Herausgeber: Lauscherlounge Kategorien: Fiction, Literary Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers: Andreas Doppler, 40 Jahre alt, Familienvater und erfolgreicher Geschäftsmann, kommt nach einem Sturz vom Fahrrad zu der Erkenntnis, dass er sein wohl geordnetes, tüchtiges Leben satt hat - und so zieht er in den Wald. Sein bester Freund wird ein Elchkalb, doch ab und zu muss Doppler in die Stadt, um Magermilch zu besorgen, nach der er süchtig ist. Seine Besuche bleiben nicht folgenlos, denn schon bald finden weitere Menschen Gefallen an Dopplers Lebensweise... (c)+(p) 2009 Lauscherlounge Records Kritik Bewertungen: Deutscher Hörbuchpreis 2010 in der Kategorie "Bester Interpret" Hören Sie sich dieses volle Hörbuch kostenlos bei https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> Titel: Doppler Autor:: Erlend Loe Erzähler: Andreas Fröhlich Format: Unabridged Spieldauer: 4 hrs and 12 mins Sprache: Deutsch Veröffentlichungsdatum: 04-03-09 Herausgeber: Lauscherlounge Kategorien: Fiction, Literary Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers: Andreas Doppler, 40 Jahre alt, Familienvater und erfolgreicher Geschäftsmann, kommt nach einem Sturz vom Fahrrad zu der Erkenntnis, dass er sein wohl geordnetes, tüchtiges Leben satt hat - und so zieht er in den Wald. Sein bester Freund wird ein Elchkalb, doch ab und zu muss Doppler in die Stadt, um Magermilch zu besorgen, nach der er süchtig ist. Seine Besuche bleiben nicht folgenlos, denn schon bald finden weitere Menschen Gefallen an Dopplers Lebensweise... (c)+(p) 2009 Lauscherlounge Records Kritik Bewertungen: Deutscher Hörbuchpreis 2010 in der Kategorie "Bester Interpret" https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Hot-Milk-Audiobook/B01M2BRFFA Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Hot Milk Author: Deborah Levy Narrator: Romola Garai Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 30 mins Language: English Release date: 11-01-16 Publisher: Dreamscape Media, LLC Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 73 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: "I have been sleuthing my mother's symptoms for as long as I can remember. If I see myself as an unwilling detective with a desire for justice, is her illness an unsolved crime? If so, who is the villain and who is the victim?" Sofia, a young anthropologist, has spent much of her life trying to solve the mystery of her mother's unexplainable illness. She is frustrated with Rose and her constant complaints, but utterly relieved to be called to abandon her own disappointing fledgling adult life. She and her mother travel to the searing, arid coast of southern Spain to see a famous consultant - their very last chance - in the hope that he might cure her unpredictable limb paralysis. But Dr. Gomez has strange methods that seem to have little to do with physical medicine, and as the treatment progresses, Sofia's mother's illness becomes increasingly baffling. Sofia's role as detective - tracking her mother's symptoms in an attempt to find the secret motivation for her pain - deepens as she discovers her own desires in this transient desert community. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Deborah Levy) Tue, 01 Nov 2016 10:48:34 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Hot-Milk-Audiobook/B01M2BRFFA thebookvoice.com 08:30:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Hot Milk Author: Deborah Levy Narrator: Romola Garai Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 30 mins Language: English Release date: 11-01-16 Publisher: Dreamscape Media, LLC Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 73 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: "I have been sleuthing my mother's symptoms for as long as I can remember. If I see myself as an unwilling detective with a desire for justice, is her illness an unsolved crime? If so, who is the villain and who is the victim?" Sofia, a young anthropologist, has spent much of her life trying to solve the mystery of her mother's unexplainable illness. She is frustrated with Rose and her constant complaints, but utterly relieved to be called to abandon her own disappointing fledgling adult life. She and her mother travel to the searing, arid coast of southern Spain to see a famous consultant - their very last chance - in the hope that he might cure her unpredictable limb paralysis. But Dr. Gomez has strange methods that seem to have little to do with physical medicine, and as the treatment progresses, Sofia's mother's illness becomes increasingly baffling. Sofia's role as detective - tracking her mother's symptoms in an attempt to find the secret motivation for her pain - deepens as she discovers her own desires in this transient desert community. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Hot Milk Author: Deborah Levy Narrator: Romola Garai Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 30 mins Language: English Release date: 11-01-16 Publisher: Dreamscape Media, LLC Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 73 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: "I have been sleuthing my mother's symptoms for as long as I can remember. If I see myself as an unwilling detective with a desire for justice, is her illness an unsolved crime? If so, who is the villain and who is the victim?" Sofia, a young anthropologist, has spent much of her life trying to solve the mystery of her mother's unexplainable illness. She is frustrated with Rose and her constant complaints, but utterly relieved to be called to abandon her own disappointing fledgling adult life. She and her mother travel to the searing, arid coast of southern Spain to see a famous consultant - their very last chance - in the hope that he might cure her unpredictable limb paralysis. But Dr. Gomez has strange methods that seem to have little to do with physical medicine, and as the treatment progresses, Sofia's mother's illness becomes increasingly baffling. Sofia's role as detective - tracking her mother's symptoms in an attempt to find the secret motivation for her pain - deepens as she discovers her own desires in this transient desert community. Members Reviews: Protagonist's journey of self This book waxes poetic in a way that is lyrical, but sometimes a little too obtuse. If you can stick with it, you'll find adequate reconciliation of the main characters. The pace however, is maddeningly slow in some parts as well as the protagonist's transformation. I found myself wanting to push her through her mental malady much faster than Gomez. You'll love this though, if you're into languid scenes that leave no detail undescribed or underdescribed, and if hyper self-awareness interests you. Somnambulistic The book seemed like it had potential, but I had to stop after about 120' into it for fear I would fall asleep at the wheel if I continued to listen. The narration was ponderous, and the story just was not compelling enough to continue listening. If the narrator was trying to embody the voice of a depressed protagonist, she achieved her goal. Perhaps I missed something by not persevering, but there's too many other great books on Audible to listen to. Superbly narrated. The story is captivating. Well structured novel with evocative descriptions. So far my favourite Deborah Levi Dull story, duller narrator I think the narrator took the title of the book literally, speaking with a tone that threatened to put me to sleep with every sentence. I kept listening because the book had some good reviews and I thought there must be a method behind the madness. Alas, there was not. The narration style did not lend anything to the text, which I also found bleak and dull. Being set in my beloved Spain could not redeem this story for me. None of the characters were remotely likable. Not. One. They were quirky and a bit demented - which normally would sell me - but they were not interesting in the least. I kept hoping the protagonist would do us all a favor and do herself in. Then her mewling mother would have something legit to whine about. Maybe I'll give another of the author's books a go. The writing is not horrible, but this particular book was not my cup of tea at all... https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Stoner-Audiobook/B00TEMRQ8Y Hören Sie sich dieses volle Hörbuch kostenlos bei https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> Titel: Stoner Autor:: John Williams Erzähler: Burghart Klaußner Format: Unabridged Spieldauer: 10 hrs and 2 mins Sprache: Deutsch Veröffentlichungsdatum: 09-01-13 Herausgeber: Der Audio Verlag Bewertung: 4 von 5 von 6 Stimmen Kategorien: Fiction, Literary Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers: Ein großartiger Roman über einen Mann, der seine Würde durch alle Widernisse rettet. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (John Williams) Sun, 01 Sep 2013 18:25:50 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Stoner-Audiobook/B00TEMRQ8Y thebookvoice.com 10:02:00 no Hören Sie diesen Titel kostenlos bei thebookvoice.com Hören Sie sich dieses volle Hörbuch kostenlos bei https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> Titel: Stoner Autor:: John Williams Erzähler: Burghart Klaußner Format: Unabridged Spieldauer: 10 hrs and 2 mins Sprache: Deutsch Veröffentlichungsdatum: 09-01-13 Herausgeber: Der Audio Verlag Bewertung: 4 von 5 von 6 Stimmen Kategorien: Fiction, Literary Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers: Ein großartiger Roman über einen Mann, der seine Würde durch alle Widernisse rettet. Hören Sie sich dieses volle Hörbuch kostenlos bei https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> Titel: Stoner Autor:: John Williams Erzähler: Burghart Klaußner Format: Unabridged Spieldauer: 10 hrs and 2 mins Sprache: Deutsch Veröffentlichungsdatum: 09-01-13 Herausgeber: Der Audio Verlag Bewertung: 4 von 5 von 6 Stimmen Kategorien: Fiction, Literary Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers: Ein großartiger Roman über einen Mann, der seine Würde durch alle Widernisse rettet. Mitglieder Bewertungen: Der Sprecher!!! Klaußner ist perfekt!! Kompliment!! Der Roman ist toll, wenn auch schmerzlich, zu empfehlen!! Aber man hat regelmäßig Lust dem "Helden" in den Hintern zu treten. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Picnic-at-Hanging-Rock-Audiobook/B0074QTTQE Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Picnic at Hanging Rock Author: Joan Lindsay Narrator: Jacqueline McKenzie Format: Unabridged Length: 3 hrs and 1 min Language: English Release date: 02-03-12 Publisher: Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 38 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Everyone agreed that the day was just right for the picnic to Hanging Rock a shimmering summer morning warm and still, with cicadas shrilling... St Valentines Day, in the midst of the hot summer of 1900, a party of schoolgirls went on a picnic to Hanging Rock. Some were never to return. An Australian classic, the disappearance of three girls and a schoolteacher at Hanging Rock has captivated and intrigued audiences for generations. Jacqueline McKenzies interpretation of the best-selling novel captures all of the beauty of the Rock and illustrates the eerie sense of the unknown for which the story is legendary. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Joan Lindsay) Fri, 03 Feb 2012 03:41:32 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Picnic-at-Hanging-Rock-Audiobook/B0074QTTQE thebookvoice.com 03:01:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Picnic at Hanging Rock Author: Joan Lindsay Narrator: Jacqueline McKenzie Format: Unabridged Length: 3 hrs and 1 min Language: English Release date: 02-03-12 Publisher: Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 38 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Everyone agreed that the day was just right for the picnic to Hanging Rock a shimmering summer morning warm and still, with cicadas shrilling... St Valentines Day, in the midst of the hot summer of 1900, a party of schoolgirls went on a picnic to Hanging Rock. Some were never to return. An Australian classic, the disappearance of three girls and a schoolteacher at Hanging Rock has captivated and intrigued audiences for generations. Jacqueline McKenzies interpretation of the best-selling novel captures all of the beauty of the Rock and illustrates the eerie sense of the unknown for which the story is legendary. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Picnic at Hanging Rock Author: Joan Lindsay Narrator: Jacqueline McKenzie Format: Unabridged Length: 3 hrs and 1 min Language: English Release date: 02-03-12 Publisher: Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 38 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Everyone agreed that the day was just right for the picnic to Hanging Rock a shimmering summer morning warm and still, with cicadas shrilling... St Valentines Day, in the midst of the hot summer of 1900, a party of schoolgirls went on a picnic to Hanging Rock. Some were never to return. An Australian classic, the disappearance of three girls and a schoolteacher at Hanging Rock has captivated and intrigued audiences for generations. Jacqueline McKenzies interpretation of the best-selling novel captures all of the beauty of the Rock and illustrates the eerie sense of the unknown for which the story is legendary. Members Reviews: NOT UNabridged! I rate the book itself 5 stars and the performance itself is quite good, deserving of 4-5 stars. The narrator's voice and accent and her narration are perfect for the setting of the story, an upper class girls' Australian boarding school in 1900. I quite enjoyed it. I'd be happy to write a review of both the story and the performance for their own sake, but what I want most to call attention to in this review is that the audiobook is described as unabridged, and it is most definitely not. The novel itself is short to begin with, just under 200 pages. I estimate that an unabridged version would run an hour more at most. If you listen to it without the book at hand or never having read the book, the abridgment is seamless enough that I doubt you'll be aware of it, and you'll come away believing you've heard the whole story. It does work, but I believe you'll be deprived of the richness of the whole work. Given the nature of the story, the unsolved disappearance of three girls and one of their teachers on an afternoon's holiday from the boarding school at the famous Hanging Rock, and the rippling effect the tragedy has on other characters, an abridgment deprives the listener of important nuances and clues. The book as I've said is a short piece to begin with, and unabridged it's more satisfying, feels more complete, and given the ambiguous ending, the reader needs it! NOT Unabridged! The story is excellent and the narrator is superb however I was extremely disappointed when I realised that it is abridged, and not unabridged as shown. Good Classic What did you love best about Picnic at Hanging Rock? I hadn't read this story for many many years. To listen to it on audible was a pleasure - i had forgotten so much of the story. Classic Australian novel What made the experience of listening to Picnic at Hanging Rock the most enjoyable? The reader evoked many wonderful scenes to the point I could almost feel the heat and smell the trees. What was one of the most memorable moments of Picnic at Hanging Rock? Where the ladies removed their gloves and hats (strnage I know but it was a portens of things to come) Which scene was your favorite? The ladies crossing the creek Who was the most memorable character of Picnic at Hanging Rock and why? The French Teacher Any additional comments? Well worth listnening to this recording Excellent Abridged Version This is an excellent story with an intriguing plot that will keep you wanting to hear more. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/El-plan-infinito-The-Infinite-Plan-Audiobook/B01N7DRIZ7 Escuche este audio libro completo gratis en https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> Título: El plan infinito [The Infinite Plan] Autor: Isabel Allende Narrador: Alberto Santillán Formato: Unabridged Duración: 14 hrs and 43 mins Idioma: Español Fecha de publicación: 12-15-16 Editor: Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial Calificaciones: 4.5 de 5 de 19 votos Categorías: Fiction, Literary Resumen del editor: Historia de grandiosa concepción, El plan infinito recrea medio siglo de la sociedad norteamericana en la vida de su protagonista.Ésta es la historia de Gregory Reeves, un gringo que sobrevive en el difícil mundo de los hispanos de California. Gregory quiere llevar a la práctica el peculiar "plan infinito que se trazó a sí mismo en su infancia. Sin embargo, para conseguirlo debe recorrer un duro camino lleno de obstáculos: la marginación social, el racismo, el brutal contraste entre pobreza y riqueza o la guerra de Vietnam.Reseña:"Sin ninguna duda, esta novela ambiciosa y totalizadora certifica la plena madurez de Isabel Allende, que conquista por mérito propio un sólido espacio en la escritura del continente mestizo. Nelson Marra, El Mundo Please note: This audiobook is in Spanish. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Isabel Allende) Thu, 15 Dec 2016 07:00:24 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/El-plan-infinito-The-Infinite-Plan-Audiobook/B01N7DRIZ7 thebookvoice.com 14:43:00 no Escucha este título completo gratis en thebookvoice.com Escuche este audio libro completo gratis en https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> Título: El plan infinito [The Infinite Plan] Autor: Isabel Allende Narrador: Alberto Santillán Formato: Unabridged Duración: 14 hrs and 43 mins Idioma: Español Fecha de publicación: 12-15-16 Editor: Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial Calificaciones: 4.5 de 5 de 19 votos Categorías: Fiction, Literary Resumen del editor: Historia de grandiosa concepción, El plan infinito recrea medio siglo de la sociedad norteamericana en la vida de su protagonista.Ésta es la historia de Gregory Reeves, un gringo que sobrevive en el difícil mundo de los hispanos de California. Gregory quiere llevar a la práctica el peculiar "plan infinito que se trazó a sí mismo en su infancia. Sin embargo, para conseguirlo debe recorrer un duro camino lleno de obstáculos: la marginación social, el racismo, el brutal contraste entre pobreza y riqueza o la guerra de Vietnam.Reseña:"Sin ninguna duda, esta novela ambiciosa y totalizadora certifica la plena madurez de Isabel Allende, que conquista por mérito propio un sólido espacio en la escritura del continente mestizo. Nelson Marra, El Mundo Please note: This audiobook is in Spanish. Escuche este audio libro completo gratis en https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> Título: El plan infinito [The Infinite Plan] Autor: Isabel Allende Narrador: Alberto Santillán Formato: Unabridged Duración: 14 hrs and 43 mins Idioma: Español Fecha de publicación: 12-15-16 Editor: Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial Calificaciones: 4.5 de 5 de 19 votos Categorías: Fiction, Literary Resumen del editor: Historia de grandiosa concepción, El plan infinito recrea medio siglo de la sociedad norteamericana en la vida de su protagonista.Ésta es la historia de Gregory Reeves, un gringo que sobrevive en el difícil mundo de los hispanos de California. Gregory quiere llevar a la práctica el peculiar "plan infinito que se trazó a sí mismo en su infancia. Sin embargo, para conseguirlo debe recorrer un duro camino lleno de obstáculos: la marginación social, el racismo, el brutal contraste entre pobreza y riqueza o la guerra de Vietnam.Reseña:"Sin ninguna duda, esta novela ambiciosa y totalizadora certifica la plena madurez de Isabel Allende, que conquista por mérito propio un sólido espacio en la escritura del continente mestizo. Nelson Marra, El Mundo Please note: This audiobook is in Spanish. Opiniones de los miembros: Comentario Trama aburrida y cansada. Micho pesimismo. Se pude entender el libro, leyendo por partes. Muy lejos de lo que La casa de los espíritus. A work of love I read this book in Spanish and enjoyed it thoroughly. For some reason, I wasn't very enthusiastic at the beginning about reading it and once I started I could not put it down. Allende's wonderful story telling abilities are fully displayed in this book. Dedicated it to her lover, 'companero', friend, husband, partner... it tells the story of the Reeves family in San Francisco... so endearing, loving, hard, funny, sad, and tender that you can't help feeling the deep emotions the characters and the story reflect all the way. In the most true style of literary magical realism this book is a jewel about life, love and resilience. Loved it. simplemente maravilloso, ameno, lleno de suspenso como todas ... simplemente maravilloso, ameno, lleno de suspenso como todas sus novelas, que uno las coge y no las puede soltar, siempre con ese sentido tan humano, tan propio de su autora. con las características que les encuentro a todas sus novelas. amenas, sencillas pero tan profundas, llenas de personajes extraordinarios, descripciones asombrosas, sentido de humor, tan humanas, la solidaridad, generosidad, están siempre presentes en todas sus obras! genial!! A totally entertaining novel This book, like many of Isabel Allende's novels is filled with colorful, earthy characters whose lives are filled with "drama". Allende never disappoints as her story flows from one location to another, each described so vividly that the reader comes to know the area intimately. Her description of the protagonist's coming of age in a world so unlike that in which he was raised reflects the naveté, the disillusion and the frustrations of a young man finding his own way in the world. The print in the paper back version is very small. If I were to purchase this book again, I would buy the hard cover edition. The Plan I think we all have a "plan infinito". Although complex at times I enjoyed this novel. I would definitely recommend it! https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/How-Mrs-Claus-Saved-Christmas-Audiobook/B002V8KZUY Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: How Mrs. Claus Saved Christmas Author: Jeff Guinn Narrator: Susan Denaker Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs Language: English Release date: 10-15-05 Publisher: Listen & Live Audio, Inc. Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 72 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: It's 1620 and Mrs. Claus' dear husband is off in the New World planting the seeds of what will become a glorious Christmas tradition. Meanwhile, Mrs. Claus has chosen to stay in England, where the first signs of a dangerous threat to Yuletide cheer are in evidence. The Puritans have gained control of Parliament and appear determined to take all the fun out of Christmas. But Mrs. Claus knows that it's time for serious action when, in 1647, a law is passed by Parliament that actually punishes anyone who celebrates Christmas. Using as its springboard the actual events of a day in 1647 when 10,000 peasants marched through the streets of Canterbury demanding their right to celebrate a beloved holiday, How Mrs. Claus Saved Christmas is rich in historical detail, adventure, and plain ol' Christmas fun. Children, parents, and entire families will enjoy this holiday classic! bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Jeff Guinn) Sat, 15 Oct 2005 09:27:58 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/How-Mrs-Claus-Saved-Christmas-Audiobook/B002V8KZUY thebookvoice.com 00:11:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: How Mrs. Claus Saved Christmas Author: Jeff Guinn Narrator: Susan Denaker Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs Language: English Release date: 10-15-05 Publisher: Listen & Live Audio, Inc. Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 72 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: It's 1620 and Mrs. Claus' dear husband is off in the New World planting the seeds of what will become a glorious Christmas tradition. Meanwhile, Mrs. Claus has chosen to stay in England, where the first signs of a dangerous threat to Yuletide cheer are in evidence. The Puritans have gained control of Parliament and appear determined to take all the fun out of Christmas. But Mrs. Claus knows that it's time for serious action when, in 1647, a law is passed by Parliament that actually punishes anyone who celebrates Christmas. Using as its springboard the actual events of a day in 1647 when 10,000 peasants marched through the streets of Canterbury demanding their right to celebrate a beloved holiday, How Mrs. Claus Saved Christmas is rich in historical detail, adventure, and plain ol' Christmas fun. Children, parents, and entire families will enjoy this holiday classic! Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: How Mrs. Claus Saved Christmas Author: Jeff Guinn Narrator: Susan Denaker Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs Language: English Release date: 10-15-05 Publisher: Listen & Live Audio, Inc. Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 72 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: It's 1620 and Mrs. Claus' dear husband is off in the New World planting the seeds of what will become a glorious Christmas tradition. Meanwhile, Mrs. Claus has chosen to stay in England, where the first signs of a dangerous threat to Yuletide cheer are in evidence. The Puritans have gained control of Parliament and appear determined to take all the fun out of Christmas. But Mrs. Claus knows that it's time for serious action when, in 1647, a law is passed by Parliament that actually punishes anyone who celebrates Christmas. Using as its springboard the actual events of a day in 1647 when 10,000 peasants marched through the streets of Canterbury demanding their right to celebrate a beloved holiday, How Mrs. Claus Saved Christmas is rich in historical detail, adventure, and plain ol' Christmas fun. Children, parents, and entire families will enjoy this holiday classic! Members Reviews: Not quite what I wanted After having gone through the slight and fairly enjoyable "Autobiography of Santa Claus," I was expecting perhaps something in the same light vein. This was a bit too "precious" for me - perhaps it was the narration that made it so, and far too repetitive over the last 2 hours or so. This is not a "Holiday Romp" novel that I mistakenly thought it would be - I read the title to mean it would be a "fun" novel; it's not, it's a serio-historical drama, far more geared toward the religious aspects of the holiday. I do suppose that if you are a Christian, you might very well enjoy this novel far more than I did. In other words, it's very "Christ-mass" and less holiday than I wanted. Excellent Christmas story This was adorable and very festive! I thought the story was good for children and adults Loved this story ! I loved this story of Mrs. Claus and how she saved Christmas. It's full of history and fun, and ordinary people changing the world. One caution - this book is the second in the story of Christmas. I would recommend reading the Autobiography of Santa Claus first. utterly charming story I am a sucker for a Christmas book and this is one of the best of the best. It is engaging, thought provoking , educational and delightful. This is destined to be an annual holiday classic for my December Christmas book reading binge https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Tangled-Vines-Audiobook/B00GMQAW4K Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Tangled Vines Subtitle: Tales of the Scavenger's Daughters, Book 2 Author: Kay Bratt Narrator: Kate Rudd Format: Unabridged Length: 9 hrs and 29 mins Language: English Release date: 12-10-13 Publisher: Brilliance Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 160 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: With the bad memories of the Cultural Revolution and a life of hard work behind them, Benfu and his treasured Calla Lily are content watching their daughters blossom - six young women who they adopted as their own. But when a clue to the whereabouts of the biological daughter they lost decades ago suddenly surfaces, they begin a frantic search to find their beloved Dahlia Li Jin has lived thirty years at the mercy of cruel foster parents and a bleak orphanage, often surviving on the streets. But now that she has a son, she must try to make a better life for them - even if it means withstanding the abuse of a seedy foreigner in exchange for a home. But when Eriks treatment turns truly sadistic, she must find a way to escape once and for all A beautiful yet haunting story about the lost girls of China, Tangled Vines takes us on a journey of heartbreak and then hope as we witness a womans quest to change her fate and a familys last chance to untangle the lies of the past. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Kay Bratt) Tue, 10 Dec 2013 19:10:13 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Tangled-Vines-Audiobook/B00GMQAW4K thebookvoice.com 09:29:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Tangled Vines Subtitle: Tales of the Scavenger's Daughters, Book 2 Author: Kay Bratt Narrator: Kate Rudd Format: Unabridged Length: 9 hrs and 29 mins Language: English Release date: 12-10-13 Publisher: Brilliance Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 160 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: With the bad memories of the Cultural Revolution and a life of hard work behind them, Benfu and his treasured Calla Lily are content watching their daughters blossom - six young women who they adopted as their own. But when a clue to the whereabouts of the biological daughter they lost decades ago suddenly surfaces, they begin a frantic search to find their beloved Dahlia Li Jin has lived thirty years at the mercy of cruel foster parents and a bleak orphanage, often surviving on the streets. But now that she has a son, she must try to make a better life for them - even if it means withstanding the abuse of a seedy foreigner in exchange for a home. But when Eriks treatment turns truly sadistic, she must find a way to escape once and for all A beautiful yet haunting story about the lost girls of China, Tangled Vines takes us on a journey of heartbreak and then hope as we witness a womans quest to change her fate and a familys last chance to untangle the lies of the past. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Tangled Vines Subtitle: Tales of the Scavenger's Daughters, Book 2 Author: Kay Bratt Narrator: Kate Rudd Format: Unabridged Length: 9 hrs and 29 mins Language: English Release date: 12-10-13 Publisher: Brilliance Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 160 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: With the bad memories of the Cultural Revolution and a life of hard work behind them, Benfu and his treasured Calla Lily are content watching their daughters blossom - six young women who they adopted as their own. But when a clue to the whereabouts of the biological daughter they lost decades ago suddenly surfaces, they begin a frantic search to find their beloved Dahlia Li Jin has lived thirty years at the mercy of cruel foster parents and a bleak orphanage, often surviving on the streets. But now that she has a son, she must try to make a better life for them - even if it means withstanding the abuse of a seedy foreigner in exchange for a home. But when Eriks treatment turns truly sadistic, she must find a way to escape once and for all A beautiful yet haunting story about the lost girls of China, Tangled Vines takes us on a journey of heartbreak and then hope as we witness a womans quest to change her fate and a familys last chance to untangle the lies of the past. Members Reviews: Beautiful, Lost Girls of China . . . Part Two The second in the Scavenger's Daughters series is just as good as the first . . . Benfu and Calla Lily are old now, but are still taking in baby girls that are abandoned, many of their adopted daughters now grown. Surrounded by the love of their many daughters, they still have never forgotten the first baby, their own little girl, Dahlia, stolen from them when she was a month old. Thirty years have passed, Is Dahlia still alive somewhere? There are so many layers to the story, going back to the Mao years in China. What happens when people buy into the evils of communism, dictatorship, class differences . . . and most of all what happens when people fail to LOVE . . . when there is no value for human life? All sorts of cruelty is unleashed. The story of a humble man, a scavenger (trash collector) and his wife in China and the girls they brought into their home to love . . . following the biggest LOSS of their own lives . . . is a story of healing . . . a story of struggling against the elements, against a corrupt system . . . and a story of recognizing true joy. . . a baby's smile . . . food for today . . . and enough love for one MORE little girl . . . An exquisantly crafted bridge of this trilogy! I loved "The Scavenger's Daughters" in and of itself. This second novel is a seamless progression in the family's narrative. No one is "left behind" and each person is relevant and grows as do living human beings. I have mixed feelings about the next and final book, I fear that upon finishing I will mourn the loss of a relationship, like when contact is lost with friends / family relationships via untoward life events ( death, divorce, etc). Heartwarming story with badly pronounced Chinese Listening to stories like these always bring a smile to my face even though it deals with tough issues like gender inequality and oppression by the government. The only gripe I have with the audiobook is the bad Chinese pronunciation. The least the narrator can do is find out how to properly pronounce thank you (Xie Xie) and names of places (eg. Suzhou) in Chinese because the the recorded version is so mangled I could barely understand what they were trying to say. Reader Comments After reading Tangled Vines I am encouraged to be a loving and protective parent to my own kids when I have them someday. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Nora-Webster-A-Novel-Audiobook/B00MH3DQ2W Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Nora Webster: A Novel Author: Colm Toibin Narrator: Fiona Shaw Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs and 20 mins Language: English Release date: 10-07-14 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 397 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: From one of contemporary literature's best-selling, critically acclaimed and beloved authors, a magnificent new novel set in Ireland, about a fiercely compelling young widow and mother of four, navigating grief and fear, struggling for hope. Set in Wexford, Ireland, Colm Tóibín's superb seventh novel introduces the formidable, memorable and deeply moving Nora Webster. Widowed at 40, with four children and not enough money, Nora has lost the love of her life, Maurice, the man who rescued her from the stifling world to which she was born. And now she fears she may be drawn back into it. Wounded, strong-willed, clinging to secrecy in a tiny community where everyone knows your business, Nora is drowning in her own sorrow and blind to the suffering of her young sons, who have lost their father. Yet she has moments of stunning empathy and kindness, and when she begins to sing again, after decades, she finds solace, engagement, a haven - herself. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Colm Toibin) Tue, 07 Oct 2014 21:55:27 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Nora-Webster-A-Novel-Audiobook/B00MH3DQ2W thebookvoice.com 11:20:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Nora Webster: A Novel Author: Colm Toibin Narrator: Fiona Shaw Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs and 20 mins Language: English Release date: 10-07-14 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 397 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: From one of contemporary literature's best-selling, critically acclaimed and beloved authors, a magnificent new novel set in Ireland, about a fiercely compelling young widow and mother of four, navigating grief and fear, struggling for hope. Set in Wexford, Ireland, Colm Tóibín's superb seventh novel introduces the formidable, memorable and deeply moving Nora Webster. Widowed at 40, with four children and not enough money, Nora has lost the love of her life, Maurice, the man who rescued her from the stifling world to which she was born. And now she fears she may be drawn back into it. Wounded, strong-willed, clinging to secrecy in a tiny community where everyone knows your business, Nora is drowning in her own sorrow and blind to the suffering of her young sons, who have lost their father. Yet she has moments of stunning empathy and kindness, and when she begins to sing again, after decades, she finds solace, engagement, a haven - herself. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Nora Webster: A Novel Author: Colm Toibin Narrator: Fiona Shaw Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs and 20 mins Language: English Release date: 10-07-14 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 397 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: From one of contemporary literature's best-selling, critically acclaimed and beloved authors, a magnificent new novel set in Ireland, about a fiercely compelling young widow and mother of four, navigating grief and fear, struggling for hope. Set in Wexford, Ireland, Colm Tóibín's superb seventh novel introduces the formidable, memorable and deeply moving Nora Webster. Widowed at 40, with four children and not enough money, Nora has lost the love of her life, Maurice, the man who rescued her from the stifling world to which she was born. And now she fears she may be drawn back into it. Wounded, strong-willed, clinging to secrecy in a tiny community where everyone knows your business, Nora is drowning in her own sorrow and blind to the suffering of her young sons, who have lost their father. Yet she has moments of stunning empathy and kindness, and when she begins to sing again, after decades, she finds solace, engagement, a haven - herself. Members Reviews: Couldn't finish it, I just didn't care Would you try another book from Colm Toibin and/or Fiona Shaw? Fiona Shaw was an excellent narrator. The problem was the story. It was boring and depressing and I never felt compelled to care about Nora. I finally just gave up. I gave it three stars only because he narration was good. Would you ever listen to anything by Colm Toibin again? I might, some reviews say his other books are much better but then many reviewers loved this book. People praise the excellent writing. I guess I am a reader that is more concerned with the story. Everyone likes something different. This just wasn't for me. What reaction did this book spark in you? Anger, sadness, disappointment? Disappointment! Contrived & Overreaching I had high expectations for this book and stuck with it hoping that it would be worth it in the end. To me, it is a sadly strange story. The writing and action are often overwhelmingly vague and yet at the same time minutely precise. Almost like a randomly focused and then unfocused camera lens. A confusing mix. Part of me wonders about this "personal exploration" of a woman--from the woman's point of view--written by a man. I mean, you can study sea lions and be an absolute expert in the field but in the end you will never actually "be" a sea lion. You will never understand sea lion-ness. I think the same thing goes when it comes to this book. Toibin will never be a woman and doesn't seem to know what women really think and feel beyond assumptions. I know--I know--each woman is different you say, but something was missing with the whole picture. I am not saying that men can't write about women. I am saying on this occasion--from this context--for me it didn't work. And no, I don't think women are like sea lions--it was just an example. In the end it all felt remote. Very little of the action and interpretation of the action and behavior rings true or sounds plausible. Plus it's very sad and depressing to boot. Listen with caution. Very moving portrait, interesting times I really enjoyed this book which is the first one I have read by Colm Toibin. I also thought the narration was, for the most part, quite good. The only complaint I have about the narration is that a few of the characterizations were a bit over the top - almost cartoonish in tone. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Nevra-Audiobook/B015JH2XJY Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Nevra Author: Paulo Coelho Narrator: Jana Stryková Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 58 mins Language: English Release date: 09-18-15 Publisher: Tympanum s.r.o. Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Linda vede zdánlive dokonal ivot: má milujícího zámoného manela, dve úasné deti a jako úspená novinárka pracuje v prestiním enevském listu. Znenadání vak prijde okamik pravdy a Linda si behem jednoho interview uvedomí, e její zajiten, snadno predvídateln ivot je jen nudn stereotyp a ona sama místo testí u dlouho cítí apatii a nudu. A práve tehdy se po letech setkává se svou studentskou láskou, nyní úspenm politikem. Jedin den, presahující vechny její dosavadní zkuenosti, rázem staví ivot do zcela nového svetla... ©2014 Paulo Coelho (P)2015 Tympanum Critic Reviews: Treinka a pecka zároven. -- iDNES.cz bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Paulo Coelho) Fri, 18 Sep 2015 01:54:14 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Nevra-Audiobook/B015JH2XJY thebookvoice.com 07:58:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Nevra Author: Paulo Coelho Narrator: Jana Stryková Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 58 mins Language: English Release date: 09-18-15 Publisher: Tympanum s.r.o. Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Linda vede zdánlive dokonal ivot: má milujícího zámoného manela, dve úasné deti a jako úspená novinárka pracuje v prestiním enevském listu. Znenadání vak prijde okamik pravdy a Linda si behem jednoho interview uvedomí, e její zajiten, snadno predvídateln ivot je jen nudn stereotyp a ona sama místo testí u dlouho cítí apatii a nudu. A práve tehdy se po letech setkává se svou studentskou láskou, nyní úspenm politikem. Jedin den, presahující vechny její dosavadní zkuenosti, rázem staví ivot do zcela nového svetla... ©2014 Paulo Coelho (P)2015 Tympanum Critic Reviews: Treinka a pecka zároven. -- iDNES.cz Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Nevra Author: Paulo Coelho Narrator: Jana Stryková Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 58 mins Language: English Release date: 09-18-15 Publisher: Tympanum s.r.o. Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Linda vede zdánlive dokonal ivot: má milujícího zámoného manela, dve úasné deti a jako úspená novinárka pracuje v prestiním enevském listu. Znenadání vak prijde okamik pravdy a Linda si behem jednoho interview uvedomí, e její zajiten, snadno predvídateln ivot je jen nudn stereotyp a ona sama místo testí u dlouho cítí apatii a nudu. A práve tehdy se po letech setkává se svou studentskou láskou, nyní úspenm politikem. Jedin den, presahující vechny její dosavadní zkuenosti, rázem staví ivot do zcela nového svetla... ©2014 Paulo Coelho (P)2015 Tympanum Critic Reviews: Treinka a pecka zároven. -- iDNES.cz https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Radiance-of-Tomorrow-Audiobook/B00HDPRQM0 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Radiance of Tomorrow Subtitle: A Novel Author: Ishmael Beah Narrator: Dion Graham Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 55 mins Language: English Release date: 01-07-14 Publisher: Macmillan Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 75 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: A haunting, beautiful first novel by the best-selling author of A Long Way Gone. When Ishmael Beah's A Long Way Gone was published in 2007, it soared to the top of best-seller lists, becoming an instant classic: a harrowing account of Sierra Leone's civil war and the fate of child soldiers that "everyone in the world should listen to". (The Washington Post). Now Beah, whom Dave Eggers has called, "arguably the most listened-to African writer in contemporary literature", has returned with his first novel, an affecting, tender parable about postwar life in Sierra Leone. At the center of Radiance of Tomorrow are Benjamin and Bockarie, two longtime friends who return to their hometown, Imperi, after the civil war. The village is in ruins, the ground covered in bones. As more villagers begin to come back, Benjamin and Bockarie try to forge a new community by taking up their former posts as teachers, but they're beset by obstacles: a scarcity of food; a rash of murders, thievery, rape, and retaliation; and the depredations of a foreign mining company intent on sullying the town's water supply and blocking its paths with electric wires. As Benjamin and Bockarie search for a way to restore order, they're forced to reckon with the uncertainty of their past and future alike. With the gentle lyricism of a dream and the moral clarity of a fable, Radiance of Tomorrow is a powerful audiobook about preserving what means the most to us, even in uncertain times. Critic Reviews: "Dion Graham skillfully balances his presentation of this harrowing novel by the author of the bestselling memoir A LONG WAY GONE. The story is set in modern-day Sierra Leone after the civil war. Graham's lyrical delivery illustrates Beah's claim that he brings his country's oral tradition to his writing. The written and spoken word are both beautiful and horrifying as the elderly Mama Kadie and Pa Moiwa, along with others, return home to find their town destroyed, the only signs of its former residents the human bones scattered about." ( AudioFile) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Ishmael Beah) Tue, 07 Jan 2014 11:59:48 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Radiance-of-Tomorrow-Audiobook/B00HDPRQM0 thebookvoice.com 07:55:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Radiance of Tomorrow Subtitle: A Novel Author: Ishmael Beah Narrator: Dion Graham Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 55 mins Language: English Release date: 01-07-14 Publisher: Macmillan Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 75 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: A haunting, beautiful first novel by the best-selling author of A Long Way Gone. When Ishmael Beah's A Long Way Gone was published in 2007, it soared to the top of best-seller lists, becoming an instant classic: a harrowing account of Sierra Leone's civil war and the fate of child soldiers that "everyone in the world should listen to". (The Washington Post). Now Beah, whom Dave Eggers has called, "arguably the most listened-to African writer in contemporary literature", has returned with his first novel, an affecting, tender parable about postwar life in Sierra Leone. At the center of Radiance of Tomorrow are Benjamin and Bockarie, two longtime friends who return to their hometown, Imperi, after the civil war. The village is in ruins, the ground covered in bones. As more villagers begin to come back, Benjamin and Bockarie try to forge a new community by taking up their former posts as teachers, but they're beset by obstacles: a scarcity of food; a rash of murders, thievery, rape, and retaliation; and the depredations of a foreign mining company intent on sullying the town's water supply and blocking its paths with electric wires. As Benjamin and Bockarie search for a way to restore order, they're forced to reckon with the uncertainty of their past and future alike. With the gentle lyricism of a dream and the moral clarity of a fable, Radiance of Tomorrow is a powerful audiobook about preserving what means the most to us, even in uncertain times. Critic Reviews: "Dion Graham skillfully balances his presentation of this harrowing novel by the author of the bestselling memoir A LONG WAY GONE. The story is set in modern-day Sierra Leone after the civil war. Graham's lyrical delivery illustrates Beah's claim that he brings his country's oral tradition to his writing. The written and spoken word are both beautiful and horrifying as the elderly Mama Kadie and Pa Moiwa, along with others, return home to find their town destroyed, the only signs of its former residents the human bones scattered about." ( AudioFile) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Radiance of Tomorrow Subtitle: A Novel Author: Ishmael Beah Narrator: Dion Graham Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 55 mins Language: English Release date: 01-07-14 Publisher: Macmillan Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 75 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: A haunting, beautiful first novel by the best-selling author of A Long Way Gone. When Ishmael Beah's A Long Way Gone was published in 2007, it soared to the top of best-seller lists, becoming an instant classic: a harrowing account of Sierra Leone's civil war and the fate of child soldiers that "everyone in the world should listen to". (The Washington Post). Now Beah, whom Dave Eggers has called, "arguably the most listened-to African writer in contemporary literature", has returned with his first novel, an affecting, tender parable about postwar life in Sierra Leone. At the center of Radiance of Tomorrow are Benjamin and Bockarie, two longtime friends who return to their hometown, Imperi, after the civil war. The village is in ruins, the ground covered in bones. As more villagers begin to come back, Benjamin and Bockarie try to forge a new community by taking up their former posts as teachers, but they're beset by obstacles: a scarcity of food; a rash of murders, thievery, rape, and retaliation; and the depredations of a foreign mining company intent on sullying the town's water supply and blocking its paths with electric wires. As Benjamin and Bockarie search for a way to restore order, they're forced to reckon with the uncertainty of their past and future alike. With the gentle lyricism of a dream and the moral clarity of a fable, Radiance of Tomorrow is a powerful audiobook about preserving what means the most to us, even in uncertain times. Critic Reviews: "Dion Graham skillfully balances his presentation of this harrowing novel by the author of the bestselling memoir A LONG WAY GONE. The story is set in modern-day Sierra Leone after the civil war. Graham's lyrical delivery illustrates Beah's claim that he brings his country's oral tradition to his writing. The written and spoken word are both beautiful and horrifying as the elderly Mama Kadie and Pa Moiwa, along with others, return home to find their town destroyed, the only signs of its former residents the human bones scattered about." ( AudioFile) Members Reviews: A dark story, beautifully told Ishmael Beah has an excellent "voice". If Radiance of Tomorrow is an example of contemporary Sierra Leone literature I look forward to discovering more. The book has the feel of a folk tale & is conveyed perfectly in audiobook format. By this I don't mean it is a "simple" story, but the telling conveys something of the culture of the characters in the book. The style of the writing adds depth to the story being told. If you've read Ishmael Beah's memoir "A Long Way Gone" his novel will seem a lot more personal than many standard works of fiction. If you haven't read his memoir you probably ought to. Regardless, Radiance of Tomorrow stands alone as an incredible work. The narration is superb. Overall a remarkable book. Amazing! I loved every second of the novel. I wish I would have listened to the memoir first, but it will be my next read. I was sad when the novel ended. It was a beautifully written novel and spoken performance. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Rich-Brother-Audiobook/B00HES480E Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Rich Brother Author: Tobias Wolff Narrator: Anthony Heald Format: Unabridged Length: 35 mins Language: English Release date: 12-19-13 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 2 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: A classic tale of brotherly love and rivalry from short story master Tobias Wolff. Pete has always been successful. Happily married with two daughters, he lives a comfortable life in Santa Cruz. Pete is a practical, hardworking man and he enjoys life's monetary pleasures. His younger brother, Donald, is a gaunt, troubled man. Unmarried and without children, Donald earns what little money he has by occasionally painting houses. He's a religious man, unlike Pete, and has spent several years as a member of various Christian groups. When Pete receives a call from Donald, telling him that his most recent religious commune has failed, Pete decides to pick him up - a trip that will test the limits of the brothers' relationship. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Tobias Wolff) Thu, 19 Dec 2013 10:39:13 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Rich-Brother-Audiobook/B00HES480E thebookvoice.com 00:35:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Rich Brother Author: Tobias Wolff Narrator: Anthony Heald Format: Unabridged Length: 35 mins Language: English Release date: 12-19-13 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 2 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: A classic tale of brotherly love and rivalry from short story master Tobias Wolff. Pete has always been successful. Happily married with two daughters, he lives a comfortable life in Santa Cruz. Pete is a practical, hardworking man and he enjoys life's monetary pleasures. His younger brother, Donald, is a gaunt, troubled man. Unmarried and without children, Donald earns what little money he has by occasionally painting houses. He's a religious man, unlike Pete, and has spent several years as a member of various Christian groups. When Pete receives a call from Donald, telling him that his most recent religious commune has failed, Pete decides to pick him up - a trip that will test the limits of the brothers' relationship. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Rich Brother Author: Tobias Wolff Narrator: Anthony Heald Format: Unabridged Length: 35 mins Language: English Release date: 12-19-13 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 2 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: A classic tale of brotherly love and rivalry from short story master Tobias Wolff. Pete has always been successful. Happily married with two daughters, he lives a comfortable life in Santa Cruz. Pete is a practical, hardworking man and he enjoys life's monetary pleasures. His younger brother, Donald, is a gaunt, troubled man. Unmarried and without children, Donald earns what little money he has by occasionally painting houses. He's a religious man, unlike Pete, and has spent several years as a member of various Christian groups. When Pete receives a call from Donald, telling him that his most recent religious commune has failed, Pete decides to pick him up - a trip that will test the limits of the brothers' relationship. Members Reviews: You'll feel Guilty of Voyerism Tobias Wolff is the master of the short story and reading these stories makes you feel like you're looking through a keyhole into small dramatic moments of ordinary life. After reading these stories, you'll swear that you know these characters as people. He writes beautifully, but the language is so concealed in the story, that you're not aware of the words. If you haven't read short stories, give this a chance to see if you might get hooked. Tobias Wolff is a fine story teller Tobias Wolff is a fine story teller. The stories in this collection have Raymond Carver undertones with simplicity of everyday life and conversation. The stories don't actually end but leave the reader in the moment. Excellent. Three Stars its ok Tobias Wolff is one of my favorites An expert at making the reader feel what is written. In a very select group that includes writers like Ron Carlson. Arenât short stories amazing? Arenât short stories amazing? As where a novel often times gives the reader time to lounge in another world, with different people and strange, yet sometimes familiar situations, a collection of short stories lets you peer in many windows. I think at some point most of us, at least the more curious of us, have sat on the Subway, or at Subway, and seen the various people and wonder what their story is. A collection of short stories allows you to act out that fantasy. That being said, Tobias Wolffâs 1985 collection of stories, BACK IN THE WORLD, gives glimpses of many characters and situations that play out in the Pacific Northwest. The best three, THE POOR ARE ALWAYS WITH US, DESERT BREAKDOWN 1968 and THE RICH BROTHER all involve cars to some degree, and the tentative bond that we have with each other. There are seven other, equally enjoyable stories, but itâs these three where Wolff shines. Wolffâs prose is like that of a Southern writer without the collection of grotesques, and without the Waspish sensibilities and Jewish insecurities of the Yates-Updike-Roth style. While not western, Wolff has given his own take on a unique American landscape, one populated with fog and ennui. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Spectator-Bird-Audiobook/B002V1M5Q8 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Spectator Bird Author: Wallace Stegner Narrator: Edward Herrmann Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 51 mins Language: English Release date: 09-18-09 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 220 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Joe Allston is a retired literary agent who is, in his own words, "killing time before time gets around to killing me." His parents and his only son are long dead, leaving him with neither ancestors nor descendants, tradition nor ties. His job, trafficking the talent of others, had not been his choice. He passes through life as a spectator. But a postcard from a friend causes him to return to the journals of a trip he had taken years before. The memories of that trip to his mother's birthplace move through layers of time and meaning, and reveal that Joe Allston isn't quite spectator enough. ©1976 Wallace Stegner (P)2009 Blackstone Audio, Inc. Critic Reviews: "Elegant and entertaining. . . .Every scene is adroitly staged and each effect precisely accomplished." ( The Atlantic) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Wallace Stegner) Fri, 18 Sep 2009 00:25:60 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Spectator-Bird-Audiobook/B002V1M5Q8 thebookvoice.com 07:51:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Spectator Bird Author: Wallace Stegner Narrator: Edward Herrmann Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 51 mins Language: English Release date: 09-18-09 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 220 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Joe Allston is a retired literary agent who is, in his own words, "killing time before time gets around to killing me." His parents and his only son are long dead, leaving him with neither ancestors nor descendants, tradition nor ties. His job, trafficking the talent of others, had not been his choice. He passes through life as a spectator. But a postcard from a friend causes him to return to the journals of a trip he had taken years before. The memories of that trip to his mother's birthplace move through layers of time and meaning, and reveal that Joe Allston isn't quite spectator enough. ©1976 Wallace Stegner (P)2009 Blackstone Audio, Inc. Critic Reviews: "Elegant and entertaining. . . .Every scene is adroitly staged and each effect precisely accomplished." ( The Atlantic) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Spectator Bird Author: Wallace Stegner Narrator: Edward Herrmann Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 51 mins Language: English Release date: 09-18-09 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 220 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Joe Allston is a retired literary agent who is, in his own words, "killing time before time gets around to killing me." His parents and his only son are long dead, leaving him with neither ancestors nor descendants, tradition nor ties. His job, trafficking the talent of others, had not been his choice. He passes through life as a spectator. But a postcard from a friend causes him to return to the journals of a trip he had taken years before. The memories of that trip to his mother's birthplace move through layers of time and meaning, and reveal that Joe Allston isn't quite spectator enough. ©1976 Wallace Stegner (P)2009 Blackstone Audio, Inc. Critic Reviews: "Elegant and entertaining. . . .Every scene is adroitly staged and each effect precisely accomplished." ( The Atlantic) Members Reviews: Fabulous This novel is all insight and irony. The writing is glorious. Listening to the superb reading of it by Edward Hermann it took my breath away. I wonder if without that superb voice, I would have gotten it. It's amazing to me after a lifetime of reading books, to think that I might have missed a great deal by not having them read to me. A reader of intelligence and eloquence, brings to a great book much of what an actor such as Lawrence Olivier brings to Henry the Fifth. As I write this I am nearly finished with it and will, as I often do with a book I love, start it again from the beginning before I do. This way I not only put off parting ways with it but get to savor it with a double appreciation, so to speak. I wish I had the capacity to find the words to review it properly. Just have a listen. Maybe it's a case of timing... I hate to say this because I have loved every Stegner I've read so far. But Joe Allson's tedious self-absorption grated on me after a while; don't see how his wife put up with it. The excellent narration only emphasized the petulant whining of the protagonist. I'm of an age where reflections, whether sweet, bitter, regretful, angry or content, are to be expected of me, and I comply. But while I may be approaching the end with some trepidation, and spend way too much time contemplating life and not always positively, I refuse to allow myself to be an Allston. Perhaps it's because unlike Joe, I still have work which I will inhabit until I drop; it keeps me joyfully and necessarily occupied. I may finish the book one of these days; right now it just irritates me. outstanding narration The narration was great; book was very engrossing, but denouement a bit disappointing for me. Preoccupied With Death...but Well Written Well written, but not much excitement or happiness. Descriptions are very well done. Tone is modest and pleasant. I will read everything he has written because he is a very good story teller. Though the telling of the story is very good, the topic is a bit dour. Cheers, Ken Perfect Match of Author and Reader If you could sum up The Spectator Bird in three words, what would they be? The Spectator Bird, one of the funniest saddest books you'll ever hear, finds the perfect reader in Edward Herrmann. All readers should aspire to the standard he sets. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Chanakyas-Chant-Audiobook/B01N5HJDPI Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Chanakya's Chant Author: Ashwin Sanghi Narrator: Sagar Arya Format: Unabridged Length: 15 hrs and 7 mins Language: English Release date: 01-02-17 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 7 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Chanakya's Chant is a thrilling novel that tells its listeners about a sharp parallel story between two individuals. One of these individuals is the very person who brought the scattered Indian subcontinent under the reign of Chandragupta Maurya-Chanakya. Chanakya is one of the wisest political strategists to have ever lived in the history of India. The second protagonist is Gangasagar Mishra, who is a rather insignificant Brahmin teacher who seems to be struggling to make ends meet but is actually a reincarnation of Chanakya himself. The author gives you an intricately woven plot that is set in two parallel worlds but is tied together by its two protagonists, namely Chanakya and Gangasagar. Chanakya's tale, set in 340 BC, is a tale of revenge that Chanakya seeks against the king and how he brings in Chandragupta Maurya to take over the throne. The second tale, based in modern-day India, is that of Gangasagar grooming a young girl from Kanpur to eventually become the prime minister of India. Will Chanakya's ingenious ways bring about a drastic turn in the events of the nation? This captivating book answers just that through its exploration of Chanakya's ingenious and calculated moves that have altered the course of events in the past. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Ashwin Sanghi) Mon, 02 Jan 2017 21:12:51 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Chanakyas-Chant-Audiobook/B01N5HJDPI thebookvoice.com 15:07:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Chanakya's Chant Author: Ashwin Sanghi Narrator: Sagar Arya Format: Unabridged Length: 15 hrs and 7 mins Language: English Release date: 01-02-17 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 7 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Chanakya's Chant is a thrilling novel that tells its listeners about a sharp parallel story between two individuals. One of these individuals is the very person who brought the scattered Indian subcontinent under the reign of Chandragupta Maurya-Chanakya. Chanakya is one of the wisest political strategists to have ever lived in the history of India. The second protagonist is Gangasagar Mishra, who is a rather insignificant Brahmin teacher who seems to be struggling to make ends meet but is actually a reincarnation of Chanakya himself. The author gives you an intricately woven plot that is set in two parallel worlds but is tied together by its two protagonists, namely Chanakya and Gangasagar. Chanakya's tale, set in 340 BC, is a tale of revenge that Chanakya seeks against the king and how he brings in Chandragupta Maurya to take over the throne. The second tale, based in modern-day India, is that of Gangasagar grooming a young girl from Kanpur to eventually become the prime minister of India. Will Chanakya's ingenious ways bring about a drastic turn in the events of the nation? This captivating book answers just that through its exploration of Chanakya's ingenious and calculated moves that have altered the course of events in the past. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Chanakya's Chant Author: Ashwin Sanghi Narrator: Sagar Arya Format: Unabridged Length: 15 hrs and 7 mins Language: English Release date: 01-02-17 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 7 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Chanakya's Chant is a thrilling novel that tells its listeners about a sharp parallel story between two individuals. One of these individuals is the very person who brought the scattered Indian subcontinent under the reign of Chandragupta Maurya-Chanakya. Chanakya is one of the wisest political strategists to have ever lived in the history of India. The second protagonist is Gangasagar Mishra, who is a rather insignificant Brahmin teacher who seems to be struggling to make ends meet but is actually a reincarnation of Chanakya himself. The author gives you an intricately woven plot that is set in two parallel worlds but is tied together by its two protagonists, namely Chanakya and Gangasagar. Chanakya's tale, set in 340 BC, is a tale of revenge that Chanakya seeks against the king and how he brings in Chandragupta Maurya to take over the throne. The second tale, based in modern-day India, is that of Gangasagar grooming a young girl from Kanpur to eventually become the prime minister of India. Will Chanakya's ingenious ways bring about a drastic turn in the events of the nation? This captivating book answers just that through its exploration of Chanakya's ingenious and calculated moves that have altered the course of events in the past. Members Reviews: 4 for the Nerrator Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why? Already recommended and few are already listening What other book might you compare Chanakya's Chant to and why? beautiful way of comparing the Past and present day politics What about Sagar Aryas performance did you like? 5 For narration with humurous tone at applicable 5 For making me listen again and again and again and ..............again 3 for pronunciation of Indian terms and Shlokas and the Indian names (ex: Sharangrao pronunced as "Sharangro") I felt his voice may not be apt during the prologue however, he made me to hear time and again and pulled it off beautifully Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you? 1. Debate between Chandni and Jeff 2. The Thug Home Minister Ikram- First shoot then ask 3. Every chapters from Chanakya's time Any additional comments? I would rather rated 10 of 5 for offering such a book especially to Indians.. MUST MUST MUST READ and LISTEN and Transform The brilliance of Mr Sanghi. Not what I expected I hated how the performer spoke Chandnis part. It sounded like she was a helpless poor girl deprived of love and whos life was made miserable by Ganga sagars own dreams. She was rather a very intelligent and brave girl as story tells while she was growing up. Also the story gets monotonous and too political in the middle chapters. I was looking for more of Chanakyas teaching to Chandragupta and shaping him up for the role of a King. That part was hardly mentioned. Apart from that its a good read. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Prague-Orgy-Audiobook/B01KVLEQAW Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Prague Orgy Subtitle: The Nathan Zuckerman Series, Book 4 Author: Philip Roth Narrator: Malcolm Hillgartner Format: Unabridged Length: 2 hrs and 17 mins Language: English Release date: 08-24-16 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 7 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: In quest of the unpublished manuscript of a martyred Yiddish writer, the American novelist Nathan Zuckerman travels to Soviet-occupied Prague in the mid-1970s. There, in a nation straightjacketed by totalitarian Communism, he discovers a literary predicament, marked by institutionalized oppression, that is rather different from his own. He also discovers, among the oppressed writers with whom he quickly becomes embroiled in a series of bizarre and poignant adventures, an appealingly perverse kind of heroism. The Prague Orgy, consisting of entries from protagonist Nathan Zuckerman's notebooks recording his sojourn among these outcast artists, completes the Nathan Zuckerman series. It provides a startling ending to Roth's intricately designed magnum opus on the unforeseen consequences of art. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Philip Roth) Wed, 24 Aug 2016 14:25:09 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Prague-Orgy-Audiobook/B01KVLEQAW thebookvoice.com 02:17:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Prague Orgy Subtitle: The Nathan Zuckerman Series, Book 4 Author: Philip Roth Narrator: Malcolm Hillgartner Format: Unabridged Length: 2 hrs and 17 mins Language: English Release date: 08-24-16 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 7 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: In quest of the unpublished manuscript of a martyred Yiddish writer, the American novelist Nathan Zuckerman travels to Soviet-occupied Prague in the mid-1970s. There, in a nation straightjacketed by totalitarian Communism, he discovers a literary predicament, marked by institutionalized oppression, that is rather different from his own. He also discovers, among the oppressed writers with whom he quickly becomes embroiled in a series of bizarre and poignant adventures, an appealingly perverse kind of heroism. The Prague Orgy, consisting of entries from protagonist Nathan Zuckerman's notebooks recording his sojourn among these outcast artists, completes the Nathan Zuckerman series. It provides a startling ending to Roth's intricately designed magnum opus on the unforeseen consequences of art. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Prague Orgy Subtitle: The Nathan Zuckerman Series, Book 4 Author: Philip Roth Narrator: Malcolm Hillgartner Format: Unabridged Length: 2 hrs and 17 mins Language: English Release date: 08-24-16 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 7 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: In quest of the unpublished manuscript of a martyred Yiddish writer, the American novelist Nathan Zuckerman travels to Soviet-occupied Prague in the mid-1970s. There, in a nation straightjacketed by totalitarian Communism, he discovers a literary predicament, marked by institutionalized oppression, that is rather different from his own. He also discovers, among the oppressed writers with whom he quickly becomes embroiled in a series of bizarre and poignant adventures, an appealingly perverse kind of heroism. The Prague Orgy, consisting of entries from protagonist Nathan Zuckerman's notebooks recording his sojourn among these outcast artists, completes the Nathan Zuckerman series. It provides a startling ending to Roth's intricately designed magnum opus on the unforeseen consequences of art. Members Reviews: The Prague Orgy This book is very entertaining. It seems to give the intellectual reactions of people in an occupied country. There seems to be a sexual interning. Overpriced for a novella Got a newer edition than the one pictured Dialogue alone is worth the price Look, it's Roth ... the dialogue alone is worth the cost. Fun stuff, as always. The only drawback is you'll only wish it were a much longer rift. I Didn't Get It Most of this novella is the manic, nymphomaniacal rant of the character, Olga, she from whom Zuckerman is to retrieve a treasure-trove of short stories lest they be ground under the heel of Czechoslovakia's repressive Communist regime. But I have never been to Czechoslovakia and have, as a reader, no place to stand. Am I to regard the goings on in this fictional Prague as is any way representative of its people ? And if this is all some sort of literary lark, like Candy or Myra Breckinridge, why set up a plot I want to follow to its logical conclusion ? I don't get it. How can I know the dancer from the dance ? This tail can wag its dog How will you ever become a good writer if you are such a bad spy? Nathan Zuckerman has gone through his own personal difficulties as a writer, but now he is taught a lesson about real problems of this world when he meets a Czech exile writer who asks him to help smuggle out manuscripts that he hid in Prague. It is 1976 and Breshnev is still in full Stalinist glory. Oppression goes along with a dosis of anti- Semitism. But lest you anticipate a dour tale of politics, Roth bypasses your worries and finds an outrageous tone of satirical scorn. Scorn of the politics and amusement at the intellectuals with their bohemian antics. His tale of friends spying on each other is the funniest treatment of the subject that I remember. This novella is written in first person narrative as Zuckerman's diary from his Prague adventure. It is written as the epilogue to the trilogy 'Zuckerman Bound'. It is not meant to stand alone, but for most purposes, it does stand alone rather well. It is a tail that doesn't need the dog, it has an own life. Readers of Kundera, Kohout, Hrabal etc will appreciate it as a nice absurd outside view of their world and a contribution to it. It seems America's chief cultural contribution to the defeat of the empire of evil is the f- word. I don't know Philip Roth well yet. I am so far much impressed by his imaginative wordsmithing, though the semi permanent focus on two main subjects might become tiring. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Save-Me-the-Waltz-Audiobook/B00HFZ9JPU Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Save Me the Waltz Author: Zelda Fitzgerald Narrator: Jennifer Van Dyck Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 37 mins Language: English Release date: 02-18-14 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 30 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Save Me the Waltz is the first and only novel by the wife of F. Scott Fitzgerald. During the years when Fitzgerald was working on Tender Is the Night, Zelda Fitzgerald was preparing her own story, which parallels the narrative of her husband, throwing a fascinating light on F. Scott Fitzgeralds life and work. In its own right, it is a vivid and moving story: the confessions of a famous, slightly doomed glamour girl of the affluent 1920s, which captures the spirit of an era. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Zelda Fitzgerald) Tue, 18 Feb 2014 17:07:14 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Save-Me-the-Waltz-Audiobook/B00HFZ9JPU thebookvoice.com 08:37:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Save Me the Waltz Author: Zelda Fitzgerald Narrator: Jennifer Van Dyck Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 37 mins Language: English Release date: 02-18-14 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 30 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Save Me the Waltz is the first and only novel by the wife of F. Scott Fitzgerald. During the years when Fitzgerald was working on Tender Is the Night, Zelda Fitzgerald was preparing her own story, which parallels the narrative of her husband, throwing a fascinating light on F. Scott Fitzgeralds life and work. In its own right, it is a vivid and moving story: the confessions of a famous, slightly doomed glamour girl of the affluent 1920s, which captures the spirit of an era. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Save Me the Waltz Author: Zelda Fitzgerald Narrator: Jennifer Van Dyck Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 37 mins Language: English Release date: 02-18-14 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 30 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Save Me the Waltz is the first and only novel by the wife of F. Scott Fitzgerald. During the years when Fitzgerald was working on Tender Is the Night, Zelda Fitzgerald was preparing her own story, which parallels the narrative of her husband, throwing a fascinating light on F. Scott Fitzgeralds life and work. In its own right, it is a vivid and moving story: the confessions of a famous, slightly doomed glamour girl of the affluent 1920s, which captures the spirit of an era. Members Reviews: Love the unique style of Zelda Fitzgerald! Zelda's writing style is very unique and can be hard to follow along at times, but I truly love this story and enjoy it more each time I read it! Audio is a great platform for Zelda's writing-- Jennifer Van Dyck did a wonderful job; this is not a simple book, and I never felt tangled in metaphors or lost by the many accents she had to juggle. Only four stars because her choice of voice for Alabama had to grow on me, and Bonnie's never exactly grew on me at all, but a real consistent read! There's more to be said for Zelda Fitzgerald than I am going to be able to fit into this review but this book touches the same place in my heart that "The Bell Jar" does-- vivid imagery and language used to detail a young woman's breakdown. Zelda in her lifetime never got the recognition for this work that she very much deserved. It is a good book which can become convoluted on the page alone, and I thought audio was an excellent medium to really bring the narrative into its best experience. Thinly Disguised Autobiography What did you like best about Save Me the Waltz? What did you like least? While researching the lives of Jazz Age flappers, I found that listening to the work of one would be helpful in understanding her better. This held true for Save Me the Waltz, as it is a barely disguised autobiography of her life married to F. Scott Fitzgerald. However, her prose is often stuffed with superfluous images and nonsensical similes and metaphors. What about Jennifer Van Dycks performance did you like? Jennifer Van Dyck's performance was agreeable. None of it bothered me but it was nothing remarkable. Was Save Me the Waltz worth the listening time? This was worth listening to from a researcher's point of view--not as someone looking for an engaging story. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Sing-Unburied-Sing-Audiobook/B0761Y9V3B Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Sing, Unburied, Sing Author: Jesmyn Ward Narrator: Kelvin Harrison Jr., Chris Chalk, Rutina Wesley Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 22 mins Language: English Release date: 11-15-17 Publisher: Audible Studios for Bloomsbury Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 2 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: An intimate portrait of a family and an epic tale of hope and struggle, Sing, Unburied, Sing examines the ugly truths at the heart of the American story and the power - and limitations - of family bonds. Jojo is 13 years old and trying to understand what it means to be a man. His mother, Leonie, is in constant conflict with herself and those around her. She is black and her children's father is white. Embattled in ways that reflect the brutal reality of her circumstances, she wants to be a better mother but can't put her children above her own needs, especially her drug use. When the children's father is released from prison, Leonie packs her kids and a friend into her car and drives north to the heart of Mississippi and Parchman Farm, the State Penitentiary. At Parchman, there is another boy, the ghost of a dead inmate who carries all of the ugly history of the South with him in his wandering. He too has something to teach Jojo about fathers and sons, about legacies, about violence, about love. Rich with Ward's distinctive, lyrical language, Sing, Unburied, Sing brings the archetypal road story into rural 21st century America. It is a majestic new work from an extraordinary and singular author. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Jesmyn Ward) Wed, 15 Nov 2017 22:03:39 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Sing-Unburied-Sing-Audiobook/B0761Y9V3B thebookvoice.com 08:22:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Sing, Unburied, Sing Author: Jesmyn Ward Narrator: Kelvin Harrison Jr., Chris Chalk, Rutina Wesley Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 22 mins Language: English Release date: 11-15-17 Publisher: Audible Studios for Bloomsbury Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 2 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: An intimate portrait of a family and an epic tale of hope and struggle, Sing, Unburied, Sing examines the ugly truths at the heart of the American story and the power - and limitations - of family bonds. Jojo is 13 years old and trying to understand what it means to be a man. His mother, Leonie, is in constant conflict with herself and those around her. She is black and her children's father is white. Embattled in ways that reflect the brutal reality of her circumstances, she wants to be a better mother but can't put her children above her own needs, especially her drug use. When the children's father is released from prison, Leonie packs her kids and a friend into her car and drives north to the heart of Mississippi and Parchman Farm, the State Penitentiary. At Parchman, there is another boy, the ghost of a dead inmate who carries all of the ugly history of the South with him in his wandering. He too has something to teach Jojo about fathers and sons, about legacies, about violence, about love. Rich with Ward's distinctive, lyrical language, Sing, Unburied, Sing brings the archetypal road story into rural 21st century America. It is a majestic new work from an extraordinary and singular author. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Sing, Unburied, Sing Author: Jesmyn Ward Narrator: Kelvin Harrison Jr., Chris Chalk, Rutina Wesley Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 22 mins Language: English Release date: 11-15-17 Publisher: Audible Studios for Bloomsbury Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 2 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: An intimate portrait of a family and an epic tale of hope and struggle, Sing, Unburied, Sing examines the ugly truths at the heart of the American story and the power - and limitations - of family bonds. Jojo is 13 years old and trying to understand what it means to be a man. His mother, Leonie, is in constant conflict with herself and those around her. She is black and her children's father is white. Embattled in ways that reflect the brutal reality of her circumstances, she wants to be a better mother but can't put her children above her own needs, especially her drug use. When the children's father is released from prison, Leonie packs her kids and a friend into her car and drives north to the heart of Mississippi and Parchman Farm, the State Penitentiary. At Parchman, there is another boy, the ghost of a dead inmate who carries all of the ugly history of the South with him in his wandering. He too has something to teach Jojo about fathers and sons, about legacies, about violence, about love. Rich with Ward's distinctive, lyrical language, Sing, Unburied, Sing brings the archetypal road story into rural 21st century America. It is a majestic new work from an extraordinary and singular author. Members Reviews: Stunningly Rendered! Stunningly rendered. At the risk of being oxymoronic, sad tale but beautifully written is the most apt description I can give of this novel. Your heart will absolutely ache for Jojo, i.e. Joseph. Jesmyn is certainly at the top of her game with Sing, Unburied, Sing. She sets this novel in the Mississippi Delta, and we have two main narrators Leonie, the young mother and Jojo her thirteen year old son, and a third narrator who leads three chapters and his presence gives explanation to the bookâs title, Richie. Jojo and his little sister Kayla are children of Leonie, who is a drug abusing mother with zero mothering instincts. The three of them live with Mam and Pop, Leonie's parents and the children's grandparents. Jojo is like the surrogate father, as Leonie is often gone and the father, Michael is locked up in the notorious Parchman prison. Kayla reaches to Jojo for succor and nurture much to Leonie's dismay. Jesmyn is great at writing viscerally, and the reader will feel the simmering emotion of Jojo. Jesmyn subtly takes on poverty, racism and drug abuse. We get to experience the drug use along with Leonie. Leonie has hooked up with Michael since high school and he is the white father of her two kids. It was a sense of two broken souls recognizing each other that brought them together. "Because I wanted Michaelâs mouth on me, because from the first moment I saw him walking across the grass to where I sat in the shadow of the school sign, he saw me. Saw past skin the color of unmilked coffee, eyes black, lips the color of plums, and saw me. Saw the walking wound I was, and came to be my balm." Michael's parents never approved of the union and didn't meet their grandchildren until JoJo was a teenager and Kayla a toddler as they stopped by their house on the way back from picking up Michael after a three year stint in the prison. Jesmyn brilliantly uses that actual road trip to take readers on a virtual trip thru the lives of Leonie, Pop and Man, and also Given. Given is the older brother of Leonie who lost his life to one of Michael's cousin's. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/New-Boy-Audiobook/B06XDT6C22 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: New Boy Author: Tracy Chevalier Narrator: Prentice Onayemi Format: Unabridged Length: 5 hrs and 23 mins Language: English Release date: 05-16-17 Publisher: Random House Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 21 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Arriving at his fifth school in as many years, diplomat's son Osei Kokote knows he needs an ally if he is to survive his first day - so he's lucky to hit it off with Dee, the most popular girl in school. But one student can't stand to witness this budding relationship: Ian decides to destroy the friendship between the black boy and the golden girl. By the end of the day, the school and its key players - teachers and pupils alike - will never be the same again. The tragedy of Othello is transposed to a 1970s suburban Washington schoolyard, where kids fall in and out of love with each other before lunchtime and practice a casual racism picked up from their parents and teachers. Peeking over the shoulders of four 11-year-olds - Osei, Dee, Ian, and his reluctant "girlfriend", Mimi - Tracy Chevalier's powerful drama of friends torn apart by jealousy, bullying, and betrayal will leave you reeling. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Tracy Chevalier) Tue, 16 May 2017 10:41:12 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/New-Boy-Audiobook/B06XDT6C22 thebookvoice.com 05:23:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: New Boy Author: Tracy Chevalier Narrator: Prentice Onayemi Format: Unabridged Length: 5 hrs and 23 mins Language: English Release date: 05-16-17 Publisher: Random House Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 21 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Arriving at his fifth school in as many years, diplomat's son Osei Kokote knows he needs an ally if he is to survive his first day - so he's lucky to hit it off with Dee, the most popular girl in school. But one student can't stand to witness this budding relationship: Ian decides to destroy the friendship between the black boy and the golden girl. By the end of the day, the school and its key players - teachers and pupils alike - will never be the same again. The tragedy of Othello is transposed to a 1970s suburban Washington schoolyard, where kids fall in and out of love with each other before lunchtime and practice a casual racism picked up from their parents and teachers. Peeking over the shoulders of four 11-year-olds - Osei, Dee, Ian, and his reluctant "girlfriend", Mimi - Tracy Chevalier's powerful drama of friends torn apart by jealousy, bullying, and betrayal will leave you reeling. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: New Boy Author: Tracy Chevalier Narrator: Prentice Onayemi Format: Unabridged Length: 5 hrs and 23 mins Language: English Release date: 05-16-17 Publisher: Random House Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 21 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Arriving at his fifth school in as many years, diplomat's son Osei Kokote knows he needs an ally if he is to survive his first day - so he's lucky to hit it off with Dee, the most popular girl in school. But one student can't stand to witness this budding relationship: Ian decides to destroy the friendship between the black boy and the golden girl. By the end of the day, the school and its key players - teachers and pupils alike - will never be the same again. The tragedy of Othello is transposed to a 1970s suburban Washington schoolyard, where kids fall in and out of love with each other before lunchtime and practice a casual racism picked up from their parents and teachers. Peeking over the shoulders of four 11-year-olds - Osei, Dee, Ian, and his reluctant "girlfriend", Mimi - Tracy Chevalier's powerful drama of friends torn apart by jealousy, bullying, and betrayal will leave you reeling. Members Reviews: Intimate, Sad, and Beautiful This book will break your heart. I initially read it for the novelty of one of the greatest tragedies taking place in an elementary school, but found the story incrediblly compelling. The tenderness and intimacy between D and O are spellbinding. The tragedy is alarming, romantic, and deeply sad. This story invigorates an already beautiful tale into something intensely real and present. New Boy is a live play acted on a playground and I'm still reeling. Sad The writing is excellent, but the ending is awful. Well, what did I expect? It is Othello. Also it seemed unlikely that a six grader(the villain) would be old enough to be so diabolical and crafty.When I finished, I felt bad for everyone including the narrow minded teachers. I felt it was a great young adult book An interesting contribution to the Hogarth series on retelling Shakespeare. I felt it was a great young adult book. Very good Very good. It's a very humble writing. Tracy Chevalier proved herself as an excellent writer again by making one Shakespeare plot contemporary for our times. "Othello" cast with suburban 1974 sixth graders I had two major problems suspending disbelief about Tracy Chevalierâs updating of âThe Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Veniceâ: (1) that a teacher would assign a girl to the task of cluing in a new boy to a school and (2) that the oversize passions and jealousies of Shakespeareâs play could exist among six graders over the course of one school day. I was assigned the task of familiarizing a boy who transferred into the school in which I moved (eastward) form kindergarten to high school, and canât believe a teacher would ask a girl to do this, though girls know where the boyâs rest rooms are, etc. And that the boy is black (the son of a diplomat in the Ghana Embassy in D.C.) in a heretofore all-white school makes it even harder to believe that Dee (christened Daniela) would be asked to clue in Osei (who suggests calling him âOâ). (And, within the Hogarth Shakespeare modernization series, I think that Margaret Atwood's Hag-Seed is more entertaining and illuminates the original rather than just updating to the present-day it in prose.) That the whole story is compressed into one school day makes it even more difficult to credit sixth graders with the passions of Othello and Desdemona. The malice of a preteen Iago, herein named Ian, is easier to credit, as is the manipulability of his confederate (Roderigo turned Roger). https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/One-Hundred-Names-Audiobook/B00JJ39VPE Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: One Hundred Names Subtitle: A Novel Author: Cecelia Ahern Narrator: Amy Creighton Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 56 mins Language: English Release date: 05-06-14 Publisher: HarperAudio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 87 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Internationally best-selling author Cecelia Ahern's One Hundred Names is the story of secrets, second chances, and the hidden connections that unite our lives - a universal tale that will grip you with its emotional power and mesmerize you with its magic. Scandal has derailed Journalist Kitty Logan's career, a setback that is soon compounded by an even more devastating loss. Constance, the woman who taught Kitty everything she knew, is dying. At her mentor's bedside, Kitty asks her - what is the one story she always wanted to write? The answer lies in a single sheet of paper buried in Constance's office - a list of 100 names - with no notes or explanation. But before Kitty can talk to her friend, it is too late. Determined to unlock the mystery and rebuild her own shaky confidence, Kitty throws herself into the investigation, using her skills and savvy to track down each of the names on the list and uncover their connection. Meeting these ordinary people and learning their stories, Kitty begins to piece together an unexpected portrait of Constance's life...and starts to understand her own. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Cecelia Ahern) Tue, 06 May 2014 17:27:21 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/One-Hundred-Names-Audiobook/B00JJ39VPE thebookvoice.com 10:56:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: One Hundred Names Subtitle: A Novel Author: Cecelia Ahern Narrator: Amy Creighton Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 56 mins Language: English Release date: 05-06-14 Publisher: HarperAudio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 87 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Internationally best-selling author Cecelia Ahern's One Hundred Names is the story of secrets, second chances, and the hidden connections that unite our lives - a universal tale that will grip you with its emotional power and mesmerize you with its magic. Scandal has derailed Journalist Kitty Logan's career, a setback that is soon compounded by an even more devastating loss. Constance, the woman who taught Kitty everything she knew, is dying. At her mentor's bedside, Kitty asks her - what is the one story she always wanted to write? The answer lies in a single sheet of paper buried in Constance's office - a list of 100 names - with no notes or explanation. But before Kitty can talk to her friend, it is too late. Determined to unlock the mystery and rebuild her own shaky confidence, Kitty throws herself into the investigation, using her skills and savvy to track down each of the names on the list and uncover their connection. Meeting these ordinary people and learning their stories, Kitty begins to piece together an unexpected portrait of Constance's life...and starts to understand her own. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: One Hundred Names Subtitle: A Novel Author: Cecelia Ahern Narrator: Amy Creighton Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 56 mins Language: English Release date: 05-06-14 Publisher: HarperAudio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 87 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Internationally best-selling author Cecelia Ahern's One Hundred Names is the story of secrets, second chances, and the hidden connections that unite our lives - a universal tale that will grip you with its emotional power and mesmerize you with its magic. Scandal has derailed Journalist Kitty Logan's career, a setback that is soon compounded by an even more devastating loss. Constance, the woman who taught Kitty everything she knew, is dying. At her mentor's bedside, Kitty asks her - what is the one story she always wanted to write? The answer lies in a single sheet of paper buried in Constance's office - a list of 100 names - with no notes or explanation. But before Kitty can talk to her friend, it is too late. Determined to unlock the mystery and rebuild her own shaky confidence, Kitty throws herself into the investigation, using her skills and savvy to track down each of the names on the list and uncover their connection. Meeting these ordinary people and learning their stories, Kitty begins to piece together an unexpected portrait of Constance's life...and starts to understand her own. Members Reviews: Predictable, but worth reading Would you listen to One Hundred Names again? Why? I will listen again, to look for subtleties I may have missed the first time around. What was one of the most memorable moments of One Hundred Names? The confrontation between an elderly woman and her long-time enemy. Enough said. Have you listened to any of Amy Creightons other performances before? How does this one compare? Have not listened to her before, but will be looking for her in the future. Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting? No, I did NOT want to listen to this all in one sitting. I found the central character far too self-important and self-pitying at the start, and almost put the book down. I suspect I reacted this way because I have been a journalist, and couldn't "get" why her focus was only on her self, and not on the damage she had done. Any additional comments? There are some wonderfully memorable characters in this book - folks that I would like, in real life, to know. Great author, horrible book Cecelia Ahern is my favorite author, but I did not like this book. It moved slowly and needed a good twist. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Passion-According-to-GH-Audiobook/B078X1NHKS Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Passion According to G.H. Author: Clarice Lispector Narrator: Sofia Willingham Format: Unabridged Length: 5 hrs and 36 mins Language: English Release date: 01-11-18 Publisher: TalkingBook Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 2 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Lispectors most shocking novel. The Passion According to G.H., Clarice Lispectors mystical novel of 1964, concerns a well-to-do Rio sculptress, G.H., who enters her maids room, sees a cockroach crawling out of the wardrobe, and, panicking, slams the door - crushing the cockroach - and then watches it die. At the end of the novel, at the height of a spiritual crisis, comes the most famous and most genuinely shocking scene in Brazilian literature.... Lispector wrote that of all her works, this novel was the one that "best corresponded to her demands as a writer." bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Clarice Lispector) Thu, 11 Jan 2018 11:43:53 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Passion-According-to-GH-Audiobook/B078X1NHKS thebookvoice.com 05:36:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Passion According to G.H. Author: Clarice Lispector Narrator: Sofia Willingham Format: Unabridged Length: 5 hrs and 36 mins Language: English Release date: 01-11-18 Publisher: TalkingBook Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 2 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Lispectors most shocking novel. The Passion According to G.H., Clarice Lispectors mystical novel of 1964, concerns a well-to-do Rio sculptress, G.H., who enters her maids room, sees a cockroach crawling out of the wardrobe, and, panicking, slams the door - crushing the cockroach - and then watches it die. At the end of the novel, at the height of a spiritual crisis, comes the most famous and most genuinely shocking scene in Brazilian literature.... Lispector wrote that of all her works, this novel was the one that "best corresponded to her demands as a writer." Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Passion According to G.H. Author: Clarice Lispector Narrator: Sofia Willingham Format: Unabridged Length: 5 hrs and 36 mins Language: English Release date: 01-11-18 Publisher: TalkingBook Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 2 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Lispectors most shocking novel. The Passion According to G.H., Clarice Lispectors mystical novel of 1964, concerns a well-to-do Rio sculptress, G.H., who enters her maids room, sees a cockroach crawling out of the wardrobe, and, panicking, slams the door - crushing the cockroach - and then watches it die. At the end of the novel, at the height of a spiritual crisis, comes the most famous and most genuinely shocking scene in Brazilian literature.... Lispector wrote that of all her works, this novel was the one that "best corresponded to her demands as a writer." Members Reviews: Keep The Lispector Coming! I can see why this book is so acclaimed. Fascinating, strange journey of the mind and spirit. All over a dead cockroach. Get this! Truly unforgettable What was one of the most memorable moments of The Passion According to G.H.? "And it is no use to try to take a shortcut and want to start, already knowing that the voice says so little, starting straightaway with being depersonal. For the journey exists, and the journey is not simply a manner of going. We ourselves are the journey. In the matter of the living, one can never arrive beforehand. The via crucis is not a detour, it is the only way, one cannot arrive except along it and with it. Persistence is our effort, giving up is the reward. One only reaches it having experienced the power of building, and, despite the taste of power, preferring to give up." Have you listened to any of Sofia Willinghams other performances before? How does this one compare? I loved her delivery in Anais Nin's Little Birds which convinced me to give this a try as well. I'm very glad I did. She did a fantastic job! Any additional comments? https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Center-of-Everything-Audiobook/B00HWZDTMC Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Center of Everything Author: Laura Moriarty Narrator: Julie Dretzin Format: Unabridged Length: 13 hrs and 7 mins Language: English Release date: 01-21-14 Publisher: Recorded Books Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 49 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: A remarkable debut that has been called a hybrid of Harper Lees To Kill a Mockingbird and Myla Goldbergs Bee Season, The Center of Everything is the fictional story of 10-year-old math prodigy Evelyn Bucknow. Living in Kansas with her single mother and deeply religious grandmother, Evelyn believes she is destined to marry Travis, the boy next door. But as she grows up, she experiences the heartbreak of a love not meant to be. Author Laura Moriarty was a recipient of the George Bennet Fellowship for Creative Writing at Phillips Exeter Academy. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Laura Moriarty) Tue, 21 Jan 2014 05:00:13 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Center-of-Everything-Audiobook/B00HWZDTMC thebookvoice.com 13:07:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Center of Everything Author: Laura Moriarty Narrator: Julie Dretzin Format: Unabridged Length: 13 hrs and 7 mins Language: English Release date: 01-21-14 Publisher: Recorded Books Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 49 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: A remarkable debut that has been called a hybrid of Harper Lees To Kill a Mockingbird and Myla Goldbergs Bee Season, The Center of Everything is the fictional story of 10-year-old math prodigy Evelyn Bucknow. Living in Kansas with her single mother and deeply religious grandmother, Evelyn believes she is destined to marry Travis, the boy next door. But as she grows up, she experiences the heartbreak of a love not meant to be. Author Laura Moriarty was a recipient of the George Bennet Fellowship for Creative Writing at Phillips Exeter Academy. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Center of Everything Author: Laura Moriarty Narrator: Julie Dretzin Format: Unabridged Length: 13 hrs and 7 mins Language: English Release date: 01-21-14 Publisher: Recorded Books Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 49 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: A remarkable debut that has been called a hybrid of Harper Lees To Kill a Mockingbird and Myla Goldbergs Bee Season, The Center of Everything is the fictional story of 10-year-old math prodigy Evelyn Bucknow. Living in Kansas with her single mother and deeply religious grandmother, Evelyn believes she is destined to marry Travis, the boy next door. But as she grows up, she experiences the heartbreak of a love not meant to be. Author Laura Moriarty was a recipient of the George Bennet Fellowship for Creative Writing at Phillips Exeter Academy. Members Reviews: A terrific coming-of-age novel What made the experience of listening to The Center of Everything the most enjoyable? I read this book when I was about the same age as Evelyn at the end. I found I could relate to Evelyn in particular, and (at the time) I couldn't wrap my head around her mother and grandother. Fast-forward more than ten years and a ton of life experience, I understand many of the secondary characters more than I did before. I loved this book 10 years ago, for its look at growing up in middle America; I LOVE it now for its complex and flawed characters and its look at opportunities, hard knocks, and making choices. Which character as performed by Julie Dretzin was your favorite? Julie Dretzin was a terrific choice of narrator for this book. Her voice is young and emotive, and her cast of characters was wonderful! If you could take any character from The Center of Everything out to dinner, who would it be and why? Evelyn, of course. She grows up so much in this book, and would grow up more in further pages. But besides her... probably Tina. She is tough, resilient, and wants to do her best for her children, even as she juggles the need to work and provide for two children of vastly different ages with vastly different needs. Any additional comments? This book is a wonderful complex look at friendship, family and middle America. It's a character-driven novel, for sure, almost in a stream-of-consciousness style. Normally, this would drive me crazy, but Moriarty pulls this off - with its layers of determination and regret and choices and consequences - incredibly well. Well-written, well-read, well worth the time! not religious fiction Would you try another book from Laura Moriarty and/or Julie Dretzin? no on moriarty What do you think your next listen will be? tracie peterson Did Julie Dretzin do a good job differentiating all the characters? How? never could figure out the motivation behind some character actions You didnt love this book... but did it have any redeeming qualities? it was very depressing and used quite a bit of cursing. thus dulling my appreciation Any additional comments? why was this book listed under religious fiction? https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Luka-and-the-Fire-of-Life-Audiobook/B004DKS1JA Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Luka and the Fire of Life Author: Salman Rushdie Narrator: Lyndam Gregory Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 39 mins Language: English Release date: 11-24-10 Publisher: Recorded Books Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 102 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Honored with almost every conceivable award for literary merit, Salman Rushdie penned this richly imagined fable for his sonand for book lovers the world over. From Rashids fertile intellect spring bedazzling tales his son Luka devours with a childs earnestness. But when Rashid succumbs to an unending sleep, Luka must enter a magical world ruled by video-game logic. Critic Reviews: A celebration of storytelling, a possible prequel to the book Rushdie is said to be writing about his own enforced slumber, and a colorful, kick-up-your-heels delight." (Kirkus Review, starred review) "Luka and the Fire of Life is a beautiful book. Well-written (obviously), imaginative (astonishingly so) and wonderful in the way it builds heartfelt magical fiction for kids who love video games: It's like a bridge, built between generations, fabulous and strange and from the heart." (Neil Gaiman) "A book that can reach out to meet and move and touch a reader at any time of the reader's life, from childhood to middle age and beyond, is a rare and magical book, and Salman Rushdie is a rare and magical writer." (Michael Chabon) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Salman Rushdie) Wed, 24 Nov 2010 07:50:26 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Luka-and-the-Fire-of-Life-Audiobook/B004DKS1JA thebookvoice.com 07:39:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Luka and the Fire of Life Author: Salman Rushdie Narrator: Lyndam Gregory Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 39 mins Language: English Release date: 11-24-10 Publisher: Recorded Books Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 102 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Honored with almost every conceivable award for literary merit, Salman Rushdie penned this richly imagined fable for his sonand for book lovers the world over. From Rashids fertile intellect spring bedazzling tales his son Luka devours with a childs earnestness. But when Rashid succumbs to an unending sleep, Luka must enter a magical world ruled by video-game logic. Critic Reviews: A celebration of storytelling, a possible prequel to the book Rushdie is said to be writing about his own enforced slumber, and a colorful, kick-up-your-heels delight." (Kirkus Review, starred review) "Luka and the Fire of Life is a beautiful book. Well-written (obviously), imaginative (astonishingly so) and wonderful in the way it builds heartfelt magical fiction for kids who love video games: It's like a bridge, built between generations, fabulous and strange and from the heart." (Neil Gaiman) "A book that can reach out to meet and move and touch a reader at any time of the reader's life, from childhood to middle age and beyond, is a rare and magical book, and Salman Rushdie is a rare and magical writer." (Michael Chabon) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Luka and the Fire of Life Author: Salman Rushdie Narrator: Lyndam Gregory Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 39 mins Language: English Release date: 11-24-10 Publisher: Recorded Books Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 102 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Honored with almost every conceivable award for literary merit, Salman Rushdie penned this richly imagined fable for his sonand for book lovers the world over. From Rashids fertile intellect spring bedazzling tales his son Luka devours with a childs earnestness. But when Rashid succumbs to an unending sleep, Luka must enter a magical world ruled by video-game logic. Critic Reviews: A celebration of storytelling, a possible prequel to the book Rushdie is said to be writing about his own enforced slumber, and a colorful, kick-up-your-heels delight." (Kirkus Review, starred review) "Luka and the Fire of Life is a beautiful book. Well-written (obviously), imaginative (astonishingly so) and wonderful in the way it builds heartfelt magical fiction for kids who love video games: It's like a bridge, built between generations, fabulous and strange and from the heart." (Neil Gaiman) "A book that can reach out to meet and move and touch a reader at any time of the reader's life, from childhood to middle age and beyond, is a rare and magical book, and Salman Rushdie is a rare and magical writer." (Michael Chabon) Members Reviews: An artful fantasy/mythology/video game mashup I wish I could read this as a twelve year-old. It would send me scurrying to find the myriad sources of the storyteller's material, filling a summer with wonder and delight. Rushdie's literary fantasy video game seems capable of seducing a kid away from XBox or PSP and enriching a young imagination as it explores the treasure trove(s) from which the writer has conjured teasing glimpses and succulently baited hooks. Amerindian demigods; deities from every age and corner of the globe; named natural powers of wind and sea and fire; all play their parts in an extraordinary embroidery of tale and myth. As a child, I would have tracked them all down in their original settings and then reread Luka's adventure with deep satisfaction and pleasure. For an adult reader the tale is perhaps a trifle overwrought. I could not help but wonder at the amazingly comprehensive cast of characters. Still, I found the narration, which is quite in keeping with the world of the twelve year-old auditor, a bit too wide-eyed and breathless for an adult listener, and the cavalcade of mythical beings became a little wearisome by the end. This even while under the influence of Rushdie's superb prose style. I suspect, however, that I will find myself reading this book to a grandchild in bedtime installments sometime in the future. So three stars boosted to four in anticipation of that greater pleasure yet to come. Magical & Haunting The reading was so interactive and enthusiastic that I found myself wanting to continue listening far into the night, even after I found myself being dragged into exhausted sleep. Well done, all! a beautiful escape. a very charming story, not nearly as deep as Midnights Children or The Satanic Versus but beautiful and whimsical in true Rushdie fashion. Happily surprised Fun world of magic and living through an adventurous video game fighting for his father. Perfectly delightful Rushdie outdoes himself! As ways, his theme of parallel universes/realities is well fleshed out, well populated, and just quirky enough. I want more. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Both-Ways-Is-the-Only-Way-I-Want-It-Audiobook/B003WZNRKA Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Both Ways Is the Only Way I Want It Author: Maile Meloy Narrator: Kirsten Potter, Bronson Pinchot Format: Unabridged Length: 5 hrs and 12 mins Language: English Release date: 07-22-10 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 72 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Award-winning writer Maile Meloys return to short stories explores complex lives in an austere landscape with the clear-sightedness that first endeared her to fans. A ranch hand falls for a recent law-school graduate who appears unexpectedlyand reluctantlyin his remote Montana town. A young father opens his door to find his dead grandmother standing on the front step. Two women weigh love and betrayal during an early snow. Throughout the book, Meloy examines the tensions between having and wanting, as her characters try to keep hold of opposing forces in their lives: innocence and experience, risk and stability, fidelity and desire. Knowing, sly, and bittersweet, Both Ways Is the Only Way I Want It confirms Maile Meloys singular literary talent. Her lean, controlled prose, full of insight and unexpected poignancy, is the perfect complement to her powerfully moving storytelling. Editorial Reviews: Maile Meloys tender, transcendent collection of 11 short stories, Both Ways Is The Only Way I Want It, examines the aftermath of ordinary human ambiguity and betrayal as narrated by Bronson Pinchot and Kirsten Potter, two superb readers who breathe pathos and wry humor into each tragicomedy with haltingly paced, loaded silences that mimic awkward conversations in real time. The concept of dual narrators isnt gimmicky here. Like campfire singers passing a harmonica, Pinchot and Potter are in total sync, taking turns chronicling Meloys morally confused cast of ranchers, doctors, teachers, and lawyers. Like many of us, these characters are so tethered to the safety of routine, theyd rather bicker, ski, drive around strangers named Bonnie and Clyde even horse ride straight into affliction, than commit a single life-altering action. The Children introduces Fielding, a cheater who ultimately settles for his wife. A braver man, or a more cowardly one, would simply flee, Fielding notes. A happier or more complacent man would stay and revel in the familiar... He seemed to be none of those things. Rural Montana, with its bleak, glacial skies, anchors much of Both Ways, and its austere setting captures the hardship and risk of loving. In Nine, Valentinas caring mother is too distracted by a sour boyfriend to notice shes steamed and served a slug for dinner, along with fresh vegetables from the garden. Existing in survival mode may be honorable in this world, but Potter and Pinchot reject the constant climate of prickliness by pitching their voices low and earthy. Their murmurs, sweet and smoky as black cherry jam, elevate the spare, contained beauty of Meloys prose, all exquisite lines and bones, into the fiction writing equivalent of Audrey Hepburns face. Critic Reviews: [Meloy] is such a talented and unpredictable writer that Im officially joining her fan club; whatever she writes next, Ill gladly read it. (The New York Times Book Review) Meloys lean, targeted descriptions and her ultimately compassionate eye make this journey hurt so good. (Los Angeles Times) "[R]eads like a Bruce Springsteen album sounds: raw with a tender wildness and loaded with adolescent ache. (O, the Oprah Magazine) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Maile Meloy) Thu, 22 Jul 2010 00:44:37 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Both-Ways-Is-the-Only-Way-I-Want-It-Audiobook/B003WZNRKA thebookvoice.com 05:12:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Both Ways Is the Only Way I Want It Author: Maile Meloy Narrator: Kirsten Potter, Bronson Pinchot Format: Unabridged Length: 5 hrs and 12 mins Language: English Release date: 07-22-10 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 72 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Award-winning writer Maile Meloys return to short stories explores complex lives in an austere landscape with the clear-sightedness that first endeared her to fans. A ranch hand falls for a recent law-school graduate who appears unexpectedlyand reluctantlyin his remote Montana town. A young father opens his door to find his dead grandmother standing on the front step. Two women weigh love and betrayal during an early snow. Throughout the book, Meloy examines the tensions between having and wanting, as her characters try to keep hold of opposing forces in their lives: innocence and experience, risk and stability, fidelity and desire. Knowing, sly, and bittersweet, Both Ways Is the Only Way I Want It confirms Maile Meloys singular literary talent. Her lean, controlled prose, full of insight and unexpected poignancy, is the perfect complement to her powerfully moving storytelling. Editorial Reviews: Maile Meloys tender, transcendent collection of 11 short stories, Both Ways Is The Only Way I Want It, examines the aftermath of ordinary human ambiguity and betrayal as narrated by Bronson Pinchot and Kirsten Potter, two superb readers who breathe pathos and wry humor into each tragicomedy with haltingly paced, loaded silences that mimic awkward conversations in real time. The concept of dual narrators isnt gimmicky here. Like campfire singers passing a harmonica, Pinchot and Potter are in total sync, taking turns chronicling Meloys morally confused cast of ranchers, doctors, teachers, and lawyers. Like many of us, these characters are so tethered to the safety of routine, theyd rather bicker, ski, drive around strangers named Bonnie and Clyde even horse ride straight into affliction, than commit a single life-altering action. The Children introduces Fielding, a cheater who ultimately settles for his wife. A braver man, or a more cowardly one, would simply flee, Fielding notes. A happier or more complacent man would stay and revel in the familiar... He seemed to be none of those things. Rural Montana, with its bleak, glacial skies, anchors much of Both Ways, and its austere setting captures the hardship and risk of loving. In Nine, Valentinas caring mother is too distracted by a sour boyfriend to notice shes steamed and served a slug for dinner, along with fresh vegetables from the garden. Existing in survival mode may be honorable in this world, but Potter and Pinchot reject the constant climate of prickliness by pitching their voices low and earthy. Their murmurs, sweet and smoky as black cherry jam, elevate the spare, contained beauty of Meloys prose, all exquisite lines and bones, into the fiction writing equivalent of Audrey Hepburns face. Critic Reviews: [Meloy] is such a talented and unpredictable writer that Im officially joining her fan club; whatever she writes next, Ill gladly read it. (The New York Times Book Review) Meloys lean, targeted descriptions and her ultimately compassionate eye make this journey hurt so good. (Los Angeles Times) "[R]eads like a Bruce Springsteen album sounds: raw with a tender wildness and loaded with adolescent ache. (O, the Oprah Magazine) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Both Ways Is the Only Way I Want It Author: Maile Meloy Narrator: Kirsten Potter, Bronson Pinchot Format: Unabridged Length: 5 hrs and 12 mins Language: English Release date: 07-22-10 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 72 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Award-winning writer Maile Meloys return to short stories explores complex lives in an austere landscape with the clear-sightedness that first endeared her to fans. A ranch hand falls for a recent law-school graduate who appears unexpectedlyand reluctantlyin his remote Montana town. A young father opens his door to find his dead grandmother standing on the front step. Two women weigh love and betrayal during an early snow. Throughout the book, Meloy examines the tensions between having and wanting, as her characters try to keep hold of opposing forces in their lives: innocence and experience, risk and stability, fidelity and desire. Knowing, sly, and bittersweet, Both Ways Is the Only Way I Want It confirms Maile Meloys singular literary talent. Her lean, controlled prose, full of insight and unexpected poignancy, is the perfect complement to her powerfully moving storytelling. Editorial Reviews: Maile Meloys tender, transcendent collection of 11 short stories, Both Ways Is The Only Way I Want It, examines the aftermath of ordinary human ambiguity and betrayal as narrated by Bronson Pinchot and Kirsten Potter, two superb readers who breathe pathos and wry humor into each tragicomedy with haltingly paced, loaded silences that mimic awkward conversations in real time. The concept of dual narrators isnt gimmicky here. Like campfire singers passing a harmonica, Pinchot and Potter are in total sync, taking turns chronicling Meloys morally confused cast of ranchers, doctors, teachers, and lawyers. Like many of us, these characters are so tethered to the safety of routine, theyd rather bicker, ski, drive around strangers named Bonnie and Clyde even horse ride straight into affliction, than commit a single life-altering action. The Children introduces Fielding, a cheater who ultimately settles for his wife. A braver man, or a more cowardly one, would simply flee, Fielding notes. A happier or more complacent man would stay and revel in the familiar... He seemed to be none of those things. Rural Montana, with its bleak, glacial skies, anchors much of Both Ways, and its austere setting captures the hardship and risk of loving. In Nine, Valentinas caring mother is too distracted by a sour boyfriend to notice shes steamed and served a slug for dinner, along with fresh vegetables from the garden. Existing in survival mode may be honorable in this world, but Potter and Pinchot reject the constant climate of prickliness by pitching their voices low and earthy. Their murmurs, sweet and smoky as black cherry jam, elevate the spare, contained beauty of Meloys prose, all exquisite lines and bones, into the fiction writing equivalent of Audrey Hepburns face. Critic Reviews: [Meloy] is such a talented and unpredictable writer that Im officially joining her fan club; whatever she writes next, Ill gladly read it. (The New York Times Book Review) Meloys lean, targeted descriptions and her ultimately compassionate eye make this journey hurt so good. (Los Angeles Times) "[R]eads like a Bruce Springsteen album sounds: raw with a tender wildness and loaded with adolescent ache. (O, the Oprah Magazine) Members Reviews: The beautiful ache of the unattainable Maile Meloys stories, mostly set in Montana, are studies of people caught between conflicting desires or in unsustainable moments. The plots are pretty minimalist, focused less on what happens than on what goes on in the minds of the protagonists. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Five-Forty-Eight-Audiobook/B002V8HEJO Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Five-Forty-Eight Subtitle: The John Cheever Audio Collection Author: John Cheever Narrator: Edward Herrmann Format: Unabridged Length: 34 mins Language: English Release date: 09-22-09 Publisher: HarperAudio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 29 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Here is one of twelve magnificent stories, originally part of The John Cheever Audio Collection, in which John Cheever celebrates with unequaled grace and tenderness the deepest feelings we have. As Cheever writes in his preface, "These stories seem at times to be stories of a long-lost world when the city of New York was still filled with a river light, when you heard the Benny Goodman quartets from a radio in the corner stationery store, and when almost everybody wore a hat." bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (John Cheever) Tue, 22 Sep 2009 11:38:41 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Five-Forty-Eight-Audiobook/B002V8HEJO thebookvoice.com 00:34:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Five-Forty-Eight Subtitle: The John Cheever Audio Collection Author: John Cheever Narrator: Edward Herrmann Format: Unabridged Length: 34 mins Language: English Release date: 09-22-09 Publisher: HarperAudio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 29 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Here is one of twelve magnificent stories, originally part of The John Cheever Audio Collection, in which John Cheever celebrates with unequaled grace and tenderness the deepest feelings we have. As Cheever writes in his preface, "These stories seem at times to be stories of a long-lost world when the city of New York was still filled with a river light, when you heard the Benny Goodman quartets from a radio in the corner stationery store, and when almost everybody wore a hat." Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Five-Forty-Eight Subtitle: The John Cheever Audio Collection Author: John Cheever Narrator: Edward Herrmann Format: Unabridged Length: 34 mins Language: English Release date: 09-22-09 Publisher: HarperAudio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 29 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Here is one of twelve magnificent stories, originally part of The John Cheever Audio Collection, in which John Cheever celebrates with unequaled grace and tenderness the deepest feelings we have. As Cheever writes in his preface, "These stories seem at times to be stories of a long-lost world when the city of New York was still filled with a river light, when you heard the Benny Goodman quartets from a radio in the corner stationery store, and when almost everybody wore a hat." https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Eucalyptus-Audiobook/B00BJN76KY Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Eucalyptus Author: Murray Bail Narrator: Humphrey Bower Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 34 mins Language: English Release date: 02-25-13 Publisher: Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 13 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: On a country property a man named Holland lives with his daughter Ellen. Over the years, as she grows into a beautiful young woman, he plants hundreds of different gum trees on his land. When Ellen is nineteen her father announces his decision: she will marry the man who can name all the species of eucalypt, down to the last tree. Suitors emerge from all corners, including the formidable, straight-backed Mr Cave, world expert on the varieties of eucalypt. And then, walking among her fathers trees, Ellen chances on a strange young man who in the days that follow tells her dozens of stories set in cities, deserts, faraway countries.... Haunting and mesmerising, Eucalyptus illuminates the nature of storytelling itself. Critic Reviews: "...[I]t's a pleasure simply to be immersed in Bail's caprice-prone mind." (The New York Times Book Review) "Curious power is precisely what this novel delivers. Part of its charm is its style, the quirky sentences that rarely go where we expect, the sinister Arthur Machenesque beauty of the landscape descriptions, the meandering stories that fail to deliver their expected allegories, that never really end but instead begin others." (The Washington Post) "One of the great and most surprising courtships in literature." (Michael Ondaatje) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Murray Bail) Mon, 25 Feb 2013 01:33:42 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Eucalyptus-Audiobook/B00BJN76KY thebookvoice.com 07:34:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Eucalyptus Author: Murray Bail Narrator: Humphrey Bower Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 34 mins Language: English Release date: 02-25-13 Publisher: Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 13 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: On a country property a man named Holland lives with his daughter Ellen. Over the years, as she grows into a beautiful young woman, he plants hundreds of different gum trees on his land. When Ellen is nineteen her father announces his decision: she will marry the man who can name all the species of eucalypt, down to the last tree. Suitors emerge from all corners, including the formidable, straight-backed Mr Cave, world expert on the varieties of eucalypt. And then, walking among her fathers trees, Ellen chances on a strange young man who in the days that follow tells her dozens of stories set in cities, deserts, faraway countries.... Haunting and mesmerising, Eucalyptus illuminates the nature of storytelling itself. Critic Reviews: "...[I]t's a pleasure simply to be immersed in Bail's caprice-prone mind." (The New York Times Book Review) "Curious power is precisely what this novel delivers. Part of its charm is its style, the quirky sentences that rarely go where we expect, the sinister Arthur Machenesque beauty of the landscape descriptions, the meandering stories that fail to deliver their expected allegories, that never really end but instead begin others." (The Washington Post) "One of the great and most surprising courtships in literature." (Michael Ondaatje) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Eucalyptus Author: Murray Bail Narrator: Humphrey Bower Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 34 mins Language: English Release date: 02-25-13 Publisher: Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 13 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: On a country property a man named Holland lives with his daughter Ellen. Over the years, as she grows into a beautiful young woman, he plants hundreds of different gum trees on his land. When Ellen is nineteen her father announces his decision: she will marry the man who can name all the species of eucalypt, down to the last tree. Suitors emerge from all corners, including the formidable, straight-backed Mr Cave, world expert on the varieties of eucalypt. And then, walking among her fathers trees, Ellen chances on a strange young man who in the days that follow tells her dozens of stories set in cities, deserts, faraway countries.... Haunting and mesmerising, Eucalyptus illuminates the nature of storytelling itself. Critic Reviews: "...[I]t's a pleasure simply to be immersed in Bail's caprice-prone mind." (The New York Times Book Review) "Curious power is precisely what this novel delivers. Part of its charm is its style, the quirky sentences that rarely go where we expect, the sinister Arthur Machenesque beauty of the landscape descriptions, the meandering stories that fail to deliver their expected allegories, that never really end but instead begin others." (The Washington Post) "One of the great and most surprising courtships in literature." (Michael Ondaatje) Members Reviews: COULDN'T BE SAVED Any additional comments? After ploughing through the first 4 Chapters, I realised that the even the best Voiceover Actor in the business (Humphrey Bower) couldn't save this book. It was slow moving and boring in the extreme. Indeed, it felt like attending a schoolboy lecture in botany. A joy to listen Very unusual story. There was not a huge plot ... Just beautiful writing that meanders till the end. I will be looking for more from this author... And the narrator was perfect. Deception One is discombobulated until the very end, when palpably relieved by the revelation of some prior prestidigitation. A speckled maiden and many trees What made the experience of listening to Eucalyptus the most enjoyable? The lyrical, poetic and very Australian story has a magic to it. It is layered with stories that gently unfold and tell about the history of people and eucalypts. There is a reverence for beauty and no nonsense truth. The narrator ruined this book for me. What would have made Eucalyptus better? A less dispassionate narrator; one who puts more expression and feeling into the work. How did the narrator detract from the book? He read too slowly, and there was very little expression in his voice. It was delivered in a flat, unemotional style. This was not engaging and I quickly lost interest in the story. You didnt love this book... but did it have any redeeming qualities? Eucalyptus has an intriguing plot and I liked learning about all the different types of gum trees. I didn't like the way the female character seemed to be helplessly under the spell of the male character, and the endless stories he told seemed to have little to do with each other or anything in the novel. It was a bit like watching one unrelated youtube clip after another, and having your brain fill up with meaningless images. Perhaps this was partly because of the way it was narrated. Any additional comments? The narrator is also a respected theatre actor and director, and perhaps in this context he is very good at what he does. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Kite-Runner-Audiobook/B074V768J5 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Kite Runner Author: Khaled Hosseini Narrator: Alexey Bagdasarov Format: Unabridged Length: 13 hrs and 47 mins Language: English Release date: 08-22-17 Publisher: Dialar Navigator Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 4 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Since its publication in 2003, nearly 7 million readers have discovered "The Kite Runner". Through Khaled Hosseini's brilliant writing, a previously unknown part of the world was brought to vivid life for readers. Now, in this beautifully narrated audiobook, Hosseini brings his compelling story to a new generation of readers. Please note: this audiobook is in Russian. ©2015 Vimbo (P)2016 Vimbo bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Khaled Hosseini) Tue, 22 Aug 2017 23:43:37 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Kite-Runner-Audiobook/B074V768J5 thebookvoice.com 13:47:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Kite Runner Author: Khaled Hosseini Narrator: Alexey Bagdasarov Format: Unabridged Length: 13 hrs and 47 mins Language: English Release date: 08-22-17 Publisher: Dialar Navigator Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 4 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Since its publication in 2003, nearly 7 million readers have discovered "The Kite Runner". Through Khaled Hosseini's brilliant writing, a previously unknown part of the world was brought to vivid life for readers. Now, in this beautifully narrated audiobook, Hosseini brings his compelling story to a new generation of readers. Please note: this audiobook is in Russian. ©2015 Vimbo (P)2016 Vimbo Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Kite Runner Author: Khaled Hosseini Narrator: Alexey Bagdasarov Format: Unabridged Length: 13 hrs and 47 mins Language: English Release date: 08-22-17 Publisher: Dialar Navigator Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 4 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Since its publication in 2003, nearly 7 million readers have discovered "The Kite Runner". Through Khaled Hosseini's brilliant writing, a previously unknown part of the world was brought to vivid life for readers. Now, in this beautifully narrated audiobook, Hosseini brings his compelling story to a new generation of readers. Please note: this audiobook is in Russian. ©2015 Vimbo (P)2016 Vimbo https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Dog-Soldiers-Audiobook/B002VAEO2C Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Dog Soldiers Author: Robert Stone Narrator: Tom Stechschulte Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs and 28 mins Language: English Release date: 04-15-08 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 52 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: In Saigon during the waning days of the Vietnam War, a small-time journalist named John Converse thinks he'll find action - and profit - by getting involved in a big-time drug deal. But back in the States, things go horribly wrong for him. Dog Soldiers perfectly captures the underground mood of America in the 1970s, when amateur drug dealers and hippies encountered profiteering cops and professional killers - and the price of survival was dangerously high. ©1973, 1974, 1994 Robert Stone; (P)2008 BBC Audiobooks America Critic Reviews: "A dark descendant of Conrad's and Hemingway's adventure stories...Goes hell-for-leather across the landscape." (The New York Times Book Review) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Robert Stone) Tue, 15 Apr 2008 22:25:26 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Dog-Soldiers-Audiobook/B002VAEO2C thebookvoice.com 11:28:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Dog Soldiers Author: Robert Stone Narrator: Tom Stechschulte Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs and 28 mins Language: English Release date: 04-15-08 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 52 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: In Saigon during the waning days of the Vietnam War, a small-time journalist named John Converse thinks he'll find action - and profit - by getting involved in a big-time drug deal. But back in the States, things go horribly wrong for him. Dog Soldiers perfectly captures the underground mood of America in the 1970s, when amateur drug dealers and hippies encountered profiteering cops and professional killers - and the price of survival was dangerously high. ©1973, 1974, 1994 Robert Stone; (P)2008 BBC Audiobooks America Critic Reviews: "A dark descendant of Conrad's and Hemingway's adventure stories...Goes hell-for-leather across the landscape." (The New York Times Book Review) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Dog Soldiers Author: Robert Stone Narrator: Tom Stechschulte Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs and 28 mins Language: English Release date: 04-15-08 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 52 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: In Saigon during the waning days of the Vietnam War, a small-time journalist named John Converse thinks he'll find action - and profit - by getting involved in a big-time drug deal. But back in the States, things go horribly wrong for him. Dog Soldiers perfectly captures the underground mood of America in the 1970s, when amateur drug dealers and hippies encountered profiteering cops and professional killers - and the price of survival was dangerously high. ©1973, 1974, 1994 Robert Stone; (P)2008 BBC Audiobooks America Critic Reviews: "A dark descendant of Conrad's and Hemingway's adventure stories...Goes hell-for-leather across the landscape." (The New York Times Book Review) Members Reviews: intense narrative of a dark and complex time Would you consider the audio edition of Dog Soldiers to be better than the print version? I have not read the print version. What did you like best about this story? the subtleties of the characterizations Which scene was your favorite? inside the mountain If you could rename Dog Soldiers, what would you call it? I would not rename it. This is a silly request in my opinion. oy gevalt An hour and a half into this, I give up. No Mas. Maybe it is me, but I just can't follos it. dull and painful and depressing This book is well read and has a superficially plausible plot. It was good enough that I managed to listen through to the bitter end, but that's the best I can say for it. A tale of a not-very-bright journalist's foray into the drug business, the story never becomes believable or engaging. We have deep exploration into the human psyche. We have page after page of slow, unredeeming death. The book is dull and painful and depressing - Conrad without the magic. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Way-of-All-Flesh-Audiobook/B002V5BTRU Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Way of All Flesh Author: Samuel Butler Narrator: Frederick Davidson Format: Unabridged Length: 15 hrs and 18 mins Language: English Release date: 04-22-04 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 123 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: This is one of the most fascinating character studies you will ever read, the story of a young man who survives the baleful influence of a hateful, hypocritical father, a doting mother, and a debauched wife, to emerge as a decent, happy human being. It is also a stinging satire of Victorian gentry, their pomposity, sentimentality, pseudo-respectability, and refined cruelty, a satire still capable of delivering death-blows to the same traits that exist in our present world. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Samuel Butler) Thu, 22 Apr 2004 07:43:17 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Way-of-All-Flesh-Audiobook/B002V5BTRU thebookvoice.com 15:18:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Way of All Flesh Author: Samuel Butler Narrator: Frederick Davidson Format: Unabridged Length: 15 hrs and 18 mins Language: English Release date: 04-22-04 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 123 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: This is one of the most fascinating character studies you will ever read, the story of a young man who survives the baleful influence of a hateful, hypocritical father, a doting mother, and a debauched wife, to emerge as a decent, happy human being. It is also a stinging satire of Victorian gentry, their pomposity, sentimentality, pseudo-respectability, and refined cruelty, a satire still capable of delivering death-blows to the same traits that exist in our present world. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Way of All Flesh Author: Samuel Butler Narrator: Frederick Davidson Format: Unabridged Length: 15 hrs and 18 mins Language: English Release date: 04-22-04 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 123 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: This is one of the most fascinating character studies you will ever read, the story of a young man who survives the baleful influence of a hateful, hypocritical father, a doting mother, and a debauched wife, to emerge as a decent, happy human being. It is also a stinging satire of Victorian gentry, their pomposity, sentimentality, pseudo-respectability, and refined cruelty, a satire still capable of delivering death-blows to the same traits that exist in our present world. Members Reviews: Really spectacular This book is really quite amazing. I constantly found my own assumptions about modern society turned on their head. I was amazed at how readily issues like coporal punishment by parents, or atheism were discussed. I've always taken for granted that liberal views on issues like these were recent developments but I'm obviously mistaken. Aside from all its social commentary, though, this book is fabulously entertaining from beginning to end. It doesn't feel the least bit dated at any time. The one thing that holds this back from a 5-star rating is the narrator. This is a love-or-hate guy. He is unquestionably talented -- able to maintain a seeming endless array of character voices in his head, which he switches between effortlessly, even in conversations involving four or five people. The problem is, his voices, including his normal one which he uses for the non-conversational narration is foppish, pretentious and obnoxious. He also has a tendancy to make his protagonists sound like wimpy little pansies. The book is so good, though, that you will find yourself not even noticing the narrator (or maybe you'll love him -- lots of people do). I take some comfort in the fact that I listened to his reading of David Copperfield and by comparison this narration is spectacular. I nearly gave up on David Copperfield halfway through deciding that I'd better just read the book myself rather than having a classic ruined for me by this guy. A masterpiece&the narrator isn't so bad after all When I originally attempted to listen to this book, I was completely offended by the narrator. After bearing through it for some time (and adjusting the equalizer to drown out his slurping and breathing) I was treated to a wonderful story about morals, morality, and moralism. The difference is subtle, but striking, and Butler conveys it masterfully with fine character development, plot, and not too little psychological and philosophical anlysis. It is even better than I expected too because the narrator turns out to be an amazing actor and he is really able to draw the audience in with his diverse voice. The book is truly a masterpiece and it is a wonder how it was written before the 20th century (so many of its themes became mainstays in the literature of the last century). Listen and enjoy. classic satire- would make Jon Stewart laugh I found this laugh-out-loud funny in places. I read the novel in the 80s and it was even better as an audiobook. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Closing-Time-Audiobook/B0036IPPKI Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Closing Time Author: Joseph Heller Narrator: Elliott Gould Format: Abridged Length: 4 hrs and 18 mins Language: English Release date: 02-25-10 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 32 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Thirty-three years and over ten million copies later...the classic story continues. Yossarian returns - older, if not wiser -- to face a new foe. An instant classic when published in 1961, Joseph Heller's Catch-22 still ranks among the funniest - and most serious - novels ever written about war. Now Heller has dared to write the sequel to his 10-million copy best seller, using many of Catch-22's characters to deftly satirize the realities and the myths of America in the half century since they fought World War II. In Closing Time, a comic masterpiece in its own right, Heller spears the inflated balloons of our national consciousness -- the absurdity of our politics, the decline of society and our great cities, the greed and hypocrisy of our business and culture -- with the same ferocious humor that he used against the conventional view of warfare. Back again are characters familiar from Catch-22, including Yossarian and Milo Minderbinder, the chaplain, and little Sammy Singer, as they come to the end of their lives and the end of the century - all linked, this time, in uneasy peace and old age...fighting not the Germans, but The End. Outrageously funny and totally serious, and as brilliant and successful as Catch-22 itself, Closing Time is a fun-house mirror that captures, at once grotesquely and accurately, the truth about ourselves. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Joseph Heller) Thu, 25 Feb 2010 11:09:26 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Closing-Time-Audiobook/B0036IPPKI thebookvoice.com 04:18:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Closing Time Author: Joseph Heller Narrator: Elliott Gould Format: Abridged Length: 4 hrs and 18 mins Language: English Release date: 02-25-10 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 32 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Thirty-three years and over ten million copies later...the classic story continues. Yossarian returns - older, if not wiser -- to face a new foe. An instant classic when published in 1961, Joseph Heller's Catch-22 still ranks among the funniest - and most serious - novels ever written about war. Now Heller has dared to write the sequel to his 10-million copy best seller, using many of Catch-22's characters to deftly satirize the realities and the myths of America in the half century since they fought World War II. In Closing Time, a comic masterpiece in its own right, Heller spears the inflated balloons of our national consciousness -- the absurdity of our politics, the decline of society and our great cities, the greed and hypocrisy of our business and culture -- with the same ferocious humor that he used against the conventional view of warfare. Back again are characters familiar from Catch-22, including Yossarian and Milo Minderbinder, the chaplain, and little Sammy Singer, as they come to the end of their lives and the end of the century - all linked, this time, in uneasy peace and old age...fighting not the Germans, but The End. Outrageously funny and totally serious, and as brilliant and successful as Catch-22 itself, Closing Time is a fun-house mirror that captures, at once grotesquely and accurately, the truth about ourselves. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Closing Time Author: Joseph Heller Narrator: Elliott Gould Format: Abridged Length: 4 hrs and 18 mins Language: English Release date: 02-25-10 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 32 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Thirty-three years and over ten million copies later...the classic story continues. Yossarian returns - older, if not wiser -- to face a new foe. An instant classic when published in 1961, Joseph Heller's Catch-22 still ranks among the funniest - and most serious - novels ever written about war. Now Heller has dared to write the sequel to his 10-million copy best seller, using many of Catch-22's characters to deftly satirize the realities and the myths of America in the half century since they fought World War II. In Closing Time, a comic masterpiece in its own right, Heller spears the inflated balloons of our national consciousness -- the absurdity of our politics, the decline of society and our great cities, the greed and hypocrisy of our business and culture -- with the same ferocious humor that he used against the conventional view of warfare. Back again are characters familiar from Catch-22, including Yossarian and Milo Minderbinder, the chaplain, and little Sammy Singer, as they come to the end of their lives and the end of the century - all linked, this time, in uneasy peace and old age...fighting not the Germans, but The End. Outrageously funny and totally serious, and as brilliant and successful as Catch-22 itself, Closing Time is a fun-house mirror that captures, at once grotesquely and accurately, the truth about ourselves. Members Reviews: a gorgeous second part This work confirms how great was Heller as writer. The ability to sustain the story towards the end is what makes this writer enjoyable even in his most bitter satire. The characters are alive showing the best and worse in each human being. The sense of friendship , solidarity and surrealism are possible only through the magical pen of Heller. I read both and I will read them again . The more the work is read the more rich become If I were in front of the screen choosing a book it would be this especially if I read Catch 22, because it is important the basis to understand "Closing Time" I love this book I love this book. I'm not finished yet but the absurdist and poignant observations of life are very powerful. I would definitely recommend this to anyone who has read Catch-22 and wants more of the characters and Joseph Heller's take on society and politics. Not very good, and certainly does not live up to "Catch-22" Not very good, and certainly does not live up to "Catch-22". At time he seems to be trying to recapture the amusing quirkiness of the original, but never quite makes it. Three Stars Not his best book. He tends to ramble. closing time Closing Time is as hilarious and imaginative as Catch-22 and Good as Gold, two other stories by Heller that I've read. I love the allusions to Dante's Inferno--that scene is rich with metaphor, the people on the steps/tunnel on one side of the door, separated from the good and the bad, the door between. And later on, the wires hanging separated, connections broken. The story is chock-full of allusions to other art, written, performed, and painted. One need not be fluent in allusion to appreciate the story. Many of the characters from Catch-22 are present and accounted for. There's a scene with ex-pfc Wintergreen and another...the name of which I've forgotten, Milo perhaps...that is truly hilarious. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Brandons-Audiobook/B01KGHR6G2 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Brandons Subtitle: A Virago Modern Classic Author: Angela Thirkell Narrator: Jilly Bond Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 23 mins Language: English Release date: 11-03-16 Publisher: Hachette Audio UK Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 12 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Lavinia Brandon is quite the loveliest widow in Barsetshire, blessed with beauty and grace as well as two handsome grown-up children, Delia and Francis. So thinks their cousin, Hilary Grant, when he comes to stay and - like many before him - promptly falls for his fragrant hostess. Meanwhile the Brandons' ill-tempered dowager aunt is stirring up controversy over her legacy, and Lavinia's attention is further occupied by the challenges of making a match between the vicar and gifted village helpmeet Miss Morris and elegantly deterring her lovestruck suitors. Angela Thirkell's 1930s comedy is bright, witty and winning. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Angela Thirkell) Thu, 03 Nov 2016 20:03:26 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Brandons-Audiobook/B01KGHR6G2 thebookvoice.com 10:23:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Brandons Subtitle: A Virago Modern Classic Author: Angela Thirkell Narrator: Jilly Bond Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 23 mins Language: English Release date: 11-03-16 Publisher: Hachette Audio UK Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 12 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Lavinia Brandon is quite the loveliest widow in Barsetshire, blessed with beauty and grace as well as two handsome grown-up children, Delia and Francis. So thinks their cousin, Hilary Grant, when he comes to stay and - like many before him - promptly falls for his fragrant hostess. Meanwhile the Brandons' ill-tempered dowager aunt is stirring up controversy over her legacy, and Lavinia's attention is further occupied by the challenges of making a match between the vicar and gifted village helpmeet Miss Morris and elegantly deterring her lovestruck suitors. Angela Thirkell's 1930s comedy is bright, witty and winning. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Brandons Subtitle: A Virago Modern Classic Author: Angela Thirkell Narrator: Jilly Bond Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 23 mins Language: English Release date: 11-03-16 Publisher: Hachette Audio UK Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 12 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Lavinia Brandon is quite the loveliest widow in Barsetshire, blessed with beauty and grace as well as two handsome grown-up children, Delia and Francis. So thinks their cousin, Hilary Grant, when he comes to stay and - like many before him - promptly falls for his fragrant hostess. Meanwhile the Brandons' ill-tempered dowager aunt is stirring up controversy over her legacy, and Lavinia's attention is further occupied by the challenges of making a match between the vicar and gifted village helpmeet Miss Morris and elegantly deterring her lovestruck suitors. Angela Thirkell's 1930s comedy is bright, witty and winning. Members Reviews: What a joy! It is such a pleasure to revisit Mrs Thirkell's books through Audible. I hope they will all be converted soon. If you've never read the Barsetshire novels, do start! And The Brandons is a very good place to start; introducing many of the characters I love most including Mrs Brandon herself, Lydia and Keith Merton. The Barsetshire novels begin in the perpetually sunny 30s between the wars and continue into the 60s: one book a year, intertwining the families of the various towns. They begin where Trollope leaves off, but that is no barrier. You can read them without Trollope but do try to read them in order. The War years books are particularly fascinating. Read as a whole they give a marvellous socio-economic view of middle class England from the 30s to the 60s, and show Thirkell's growth from full-on snob to much more generous observer of social mobility. Note particularly her gradually creeping fondness for Mr Adams and women like Jimmy's family. Do read on and encourage the publisher to convert her entire oeuvre to Audible files. Very enjoyable antidote to 2017. If you fancy a dose of completely un-taxing, stress-free fiction, try this. It all seems like light and frothy nonsense - and yet it does also shine a gentle light on some aspects of English Upper Middle Class life in this era (1930s) versus their servants/the Lower Classes. It is gentle satire, really. Lots of lovely domestic details too which I like; you feel as if you are at the tea parties, picnics and outings. It is mildly funny, except the fun-fare scene at the church fete which is - I hope deliberately -hysterical. It might just be my mind... Well read - the narrator hams it up when needed, is good at mens' voices and has a great range of characters. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Lights-Out-in-Wonderland-Audiobook/B005KLTSVQ Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Lights Out in Wonderland Author: D B C Pierre Narrator: William Rycroft Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs and 11 mins Language: English Release date: 09-08-11 Publisher: Recorded Books Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 7 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Man Booker Prize recipient DBC Pierre won effusive praise for his debut novel Vernon God Little. His second novel, Lights Out in Wonderland fulfills the promise of his first with a tale of 21st-century disaffection. Caught up in his decadent lifestyle, 20-something Gabriel Brockwell decides to kill himself. But before he does, he embarks on a quest for Wonderlanda bacchanal to end all bacchanals. His journey takes him around the globe, from London to Tokyo to Berlin, to taste all of lifes wildest pleasures, only to emerge with a renewed spirit and a desire to make up for some of the terrible things hes done. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (D B C Pierre) Thu, 08 Sep 2011 13:49:60 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Lights-Out-in-Wonderland-Audiobook/B005KLTSVQ thebookvoice.com 11:11:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Lights Out in Wonderland Author: D B C Pierre Narrator: William Rycroft Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs and 11 mins Language: English Release date: 09-08-11 Publisher: Recorded Books Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 7 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Man Booker Prize recipient DBC Pierre won effusive praise for his debut novel Vernon God Little. His second novel, Lights Out in Wonderland fulfills the promise of his first with a tale of 21st-century disaffection. Caught up in his decadent lifestyle, 20-something Gabriel Brockwell decides to kill himself. But before he does, he embarks on a quest for Wonderlanda bacchanal to end all bacchanals. His journey takes him around the globe, from London to Tokyo to Berlin, to taste all of lifes wildest pleasures, only to emerge with a renewed spirit and a desire to make up for some of the terrible things hes done. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Lights Out in Wonderland Author: D B C Pierre Narrator: William Rycroft Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs and 11 mins Language: English Release date: 09-08-11 Publisher: Recorded Books Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 7 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Man Booker Prize recipient DBC Pierre won effusive praise for his debut novel Vernon God Little. His second novel, Lights Out in Wonderland fulfills the promise of his first with a tale of 21st-century disaffection. Caught up in his decadent lifestyle, 20-something Gabriel Brockwell decides to kill himself. But before he does, he embarks on a quest for Wonderlanda bacchanal to end all bacchanals. His journey takes him around the globe, from London to Tokyo to Berlin, to taste all of lifes wildest pleasures, only to emerge with a renewed spirit and a desire to make up for some of the terrible things hes done. Members Reviews: Anticlimactic, not in the same league as Vernon God Little I thought the initial chapters weren't engaging and dull. It took me months to get past the first 20 pages because I kept getting distracted by other books. The characters are not developed and the writing isn't as succinct as VGL. The farcical plot line is just that, farcical - you don't really believe a word of it, which is a shame because Pierre had me believing the whole way through VGL. I also take offense to the almost self congratulatory aspects of the protagonists drug addiction. I know that Pierre suffered in the past, but to then romanticize it in the actions of the protagonist is quite frankly, boring. A real shame of a book, because Vernon God Little is definitely in my top 10 books of all time. Hopefully Pierre gets it right again next time around. Nearly a masterpiece With the exception of what seems like a hastily-written section two thirds of the way through, Lights Out In Wonderland (LOW) is a superb book. It is not only a white-water read in the traditional DBC Pierre style, but some passages are so lyrical, and so taut, that they stand out as among the best I've ever read. Enlightened This book was given to a great friend who especially wanted it and could not find a copy where she lives. ("In Bulgaria) It may not be my favorite read but it delighted her and that is all that mattered. my favorite book in a few years my favorite book in a few years Dirty But Clean indeed!! DBC PIERRE is one of my favourite writers and why not? I wish there were many more of his books available. His subtle humour and distinct characterisation leads his narrative, a story everyone can relate to. Please write some more!! https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Nahum-Audiobook/B002V8L26K Escuche este audio libro completo gratis en https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> Título: Nahum Subtitular: Caballo de Troya 7 [Nahum: The Trojan Horse, Book 7] Autor: J.J. Benitez Narrador: Full Cast Formato: Abridged Duración: 4 hrs and 35 mins Idioma: Español Fecha de publicación: 10-25-06 Editor: FonoLibro Inc. (Audiolibros - Audio Libros) Calificaciones: 4.5 de 5 de 37 votos Categorías: Fiction, Literary Resumen del editor: Nahum la ciudad de Jesús abre una nueva etapa en la serie "Caballo de Troya". En esta séptima entrega todo cambia. Descubrir la trama no es aconsejable. Usted, probablemente, no dará crédito a lo que escuche en esta magnifica producción. Quizá tenga razón, pero no olvide que la ficción y la realidad son a veces cuestión de criterio y en todo caso "Caballo de Troya" es una historia fascinante. Nada de lo que se considera oficial y ortodoxo guarda relación con lo escrito en "Caballo de Troya." FonoLibro les trae una versión dramatizada, en formato de audiolibro, de la séptima entrega con elenco completo, música original y efectos de sonido los cuales le harán sentir como si usted estuviera presente en la historia. Crítica Comentarios: "Similar al primer audiolibro de esta serie producido por FonoLibro en 2004, este audiolibro dramatizado es excepcional. Las voces están perfectamente seleccionadas para cada personaje, particularmente la calmada y lucida voz de Jesús y la voz cautivante del narrador protagonista. Simple, pero una poderosa música y los efectos de sonidos añaden atmósfera de misterio y suspenso. (Críticas Magazine) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (J.J. Benitez) Wed, 25 Oct 2006 12:23:12 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Nahum-Audiobook/B002V8L26K thebookvoice.com 04:35:00 no Escucha este título completo gratis en thebookvoice.com Escuche este audio libro completo gratis en https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> Título: Nahum Subtitular: Caballo de Troya 7 [Nahum: The Trojan Horse, Book 7] Autor: J.J. Benitez Narrador: Full Cast Formato: Abridged Duración: 4 hrs and 35 mins Idioma: Español Fecha de publicación: 10-25-06 Editor: FonoLibro Inc. (Audiolibros - Audio Libros) Calificaciones: 4.5 de 5 de 37 votos Categorías: Fiction, Literary Resumen del editor: Nahum la ciudad de Jesús abre una nueva etapa en la serie "Caballo de Troya". En esta séptima entrega todo cambia. Descubrir la trama no es aconsejable. Usted, probablemente, no dará crédito a lo que escuche en esta magnifica producción. Quizá tenga razón, pero no olvide que la ficción y la realidad son a veces cuestión de criterio y en todo caso "Caballo de Troya" es una historia fascinante. Nada de lo que se considera oficial y ortodoxo guarda relación con lo escrito en "Caballo de Troya." FonoLibro les trae una versión dramatizada, en formato de audiolibro, de la séptima entrega con elenco completo, música original y efectos de sonido los cuales le harán sentir como si usted estuviera presente en la historia. Crítica Comentarios: "Similar al primer audiolibro de esta serie producido por FonoLibro en 2004, este audiolibro dramatizado es excepcional. Las voces están perfectamente seleccionadas para cada personaje, particularmente la calmada y lucida voz de Jesús y la voz cautivante del narrador protagonista. Simple, pero una poderosa música y los efectos de sonidos añaden atmósfera de misterio y suspenso. (Críticas Magazine) Escuche este audio libro completo gratis en https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> Título: Nahum Subtitular: Caballo de Troya 7 [Nahum: The Trojan Horse, Book 7] Autor: J.J. Benitez Narrador: Full Cast Formato: Abridged Duración: 4 hrs and 35 mins Idioma: Español Fecha de publicación: 10-25-06 Editor: FonoLibro Inc. (Audiolibros - Audio Libros) Calificaciones: 4.5 de 5 de 37 votos Categorías: Fiction, Literary Resumen del editor: Nahum la ciudad de Jesús abre una nueva etapa en la serie "Caballo de Troya". En esta séptima entrega todo cambia. Descubrir la trama no es aconsejable. Usted, probablemente, no dará crédito a lo que escuche en esta magnifica producción. Quizá tenga razón, pero no olvide que la ficción y la realidad son a veces cuestión de criterio y en todo caso "Caballo de Troya" es una historia fascinante. Nada de lo que se considera oficial y ortodoxo guarda relación con lo escrito en "Caballo de Troya." FonoLibro les trae una versión dramatizada, en formato de audiolibro, de la séptima entrega con elenco completo, música original y efectos de sonido los cuales le harán sentir como si usted estuviera presente en la historia. Crítica Comentarios: "Similar al primer audiolibro de esta serie producido por FonoLibro en 2004, este audiolibro dramatizado es excepcional. Las voces están perfectamente seleccionadas para cada personaje, particularmente la calmada y lucida voz de Jesús y la voz cautivante del narrador protagonista. Simple, pero una poderosa música y los efectos de sonidos añaden atmósfera de misterio y suspenso. (Críticas Magazine) Opiniones de los miembros: Una excelente historia Lo tuve que escuchar en un día. Me encanta su forma de escribir sinceramente el mejor https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Democracy-Audiobook/B00BQM2QKI Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Democracy Author: Joan Didion Narrator: Denise Poirier Format: Unabridged Length: 5 hrs and 19 mins Language: English Release date: 03-22-13 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 10 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Inez Victor knows that the major casualty of the political life is memory. But the people around Inez have made careers out of losing track. Her senator husband wants to forget the failure of his last bid for the presidency. Her husband's handler would like the press to forget that Inez's father is a murderer. And, in 1975, the year in which much of this bitterly funny novel is set, America is doing its best to lose track of its one-time client, the lethally hemorrhaging republic of South Vietnam. As conceived by Joan Didion, these personages and events constitute the terminal fallout of democracy, a fallout that also includes fact-finding junkets, senatorial groupies, the international arms market, and the Orwellian newspeak of the political class. Moving deftly from Honolulu to Jakarta, between romance, farce, and tragedy, Democracy is a tour de force from a writer who can dissect an entire society with a single phrase. Critic Reviews: "A gem...a beautifully composed story that moves with effortless authority and becomes astonishingly moving...Stirring and memorable." (Newsday) "Striking, provocative, and brilliantly written." (The Atlantic) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Joan Didion) Fri, 22 Mar 2013 08:35:29 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Democracy-Audiobook/B00BQM2QKI thebookvoice.com 05:19:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Democracy Author: Joan Didion Narrator: Denise Poirier Format: Unabridged Length: 5 hrs and 19 mins Language: English Release date: 03-22-13 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 10 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Inez Victor knows that the major casualty of the political life is memory. But the people around Inez have made careers out of losing track. Her senator husband wants to forget the failure of his last bid for the presidency. Her husband's handler would like the press to forget that Inez's father is a murderer. And, in 1975, the year in which much of this bitterly funny novel is set, America is doing its best to lose track of its one-time client, the lethally hemorrhaging republic of South Vietnam. As conceived by Joan Didion, these personages and events constitute the terminal fallout of democracy, a fallout that also includes fact-finding junkets, senatorial groupies, the international arms market, and the Orwellian newspeak of the political class. Moving deftly from Honolulu to Jakarta, between romance, farce, and tragedy, Democracy is a tour de force from a writer who can dissect an entire society with a single phrase. Critic Reviews: "A gem...a beautifully composed story that moves with effortless authority and becomes astonishingly moving...Stirring and memorable." (Newsday) "Striking, provocative, and brilliantly written." (The Atlantic) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Democracy Author: Joan Didion Narrator: Denise Poirier Format: Unabridged Length: 5 hrs and 19 mins Language: English Release date: 03-22-13 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 10 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Inez Victor knows that the major casualty of the political life is memory. But the people around Inez have made careers out of losing track. Her senator husband wants to forget the failure of his last bid for the presidency. Her husband's handler would like the press to forget that Inez's father is a murderer. And, in 1975, the year in which much of this bitterly funny novel is set, America is doing its best to lose track of its one-time client, the lethally hemorrhaging republic of South Vietnam. As conceived by Joan Didion, these personages and events constitute the terminal fallout of democracy, a fallout that also includes fact-finding junkets, senatorial groupies, the international arms market, and the Orwellian newspeak of the political class. Moving deftly from Honolulu to Jakarta, between romance, farce, and tragedy, Democracy is a tour de force from a writer who can dissect an entire society with a single phrase. Critic Reviews: "A gem...a beautifully composed story that moves with effortless authority and becomes astonishingly moving...Stirring and memorable." (Newsday) "Striking, provocative, and brilliantly written." (The Atlantic) Members Reviews: My favorite Didion book. I have four of of Didion's five novels (I haven't read the first one yet) and this is my favorite. And although I haven't yet read all of her non-fiction, this is my favorite so far of any of her books. The writing is pristine. It is very spare. Every word, every sentence well chosen. There actually isn't much of a story. It's more a study in character. It's really more like a long short story than a novel. But it held my interest throughout. If you love the craftsmanship of writing, include this book on your list of great examples. Glimpses Of Democracy Didion's style in this book is truly arresting. At points, the reader is just stopped, in consideration of what the author has just revealed. Her book is interesting in its style. She does in fact talk to the reader several times through the book. She develops the characters in glimpses and the plot as well; as she moves through the story of her protagonist's life. She describes a prior attempt at Democracy, that did not come to fruition. And she mixes in a dash of American Democracy and its elections and nominations. Set in circa 1975 mostly, it speaks about the end of the Viet Nam war, but through the side long glances of people who were involved, but not talking about the fighting. Her depiction of the era and the locales is very precise, despite its exposition in little bits and pieces. The story is gripping, although not suspenseful. The book surely does exhibit Didion in one of her best written fictional books. As a journalistically styled piece the book does a very fine job of helping people start to understand the ephemeral attitude of the people and the country in the days of the war. Disillusionment abounds. Death and destruction and human suffering are implied, but not explicitly discussed. And the message, that of one who is always trying to find oneself, but may be lost in her own mind, is universal. The book is especially recommended for readers who are interested in the late `60's early `70's era in America. The book is truly a fine piece of literature, surrounded by events and scenery, much more than driven by the plot. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Ghachar-Ghochar-Audiobook/B01N7WARME Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Ghachar Ghochar Author: Srinath Perur - translation, Vivek Shanbhag Narrator: Neil Shah Format: Unabridged Length: 2 hrs and 41 mins Language: English Release date: 02-07-17 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 34 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Bangalore, present day. A young man's close-knit family is nearly destitute when his uncle founds a successful spice company, changing their fortunes overnight. As they move from a cramped, ant-infested shack to a larger house and try to adjust to a new way of life, allegiances realign; marriages are arranged and begin to falter; and conflict brews ominously in the background. Things become "ghachar ghochar" - a nonsense phrase uttered by one of the characters that comes to mean something tangled beyond repair, a knot that can't be untied. Elegantly written and punctuated by moments of unexpected warmth and humor, Ghachar Ghochar is a quietly enthralling, deeply unsettling novel about the shifting meanings - and consequences - of financial gain in contemporary India. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Srinath Perur - translation) Tue, 07 Feb 2017 04:21:08 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Ghachar-Ghochar-Audiobook/B01N7WARME thebookvoice.com 02:41:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Ghachar Ghochar Author: Srinath Perur - translation, Vivek Shanbhag Narrator: Neil Shah Format: Unabridged Length: 2 hrs and 41 mins Language: English Release date: 02-07-17 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 34 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Bangalore, present day. A young man's close-knit family is nearly destitute when his uncle founds a successful spice company, changing their fortunes overnight. As they move from a cramped, ant-infested shack to a larger house and try to adjust to a new way of life, allegiances realign; marriages are arranged and begin to falter; and conflict brews ominously in the background. Things become "ghachar ghochar" - a nonsense phrase uttered by one of the characters that comes to mean something tangled beyond repair, a knot that can't be untied. Elegantly written and punctuated by moments of unexpected warmth and humor, Ghachar Ghochar is a quietly enthralling, deeply unsettling novel about the shifting meanings - and consequences - of financial gain in contemporary India. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Ghachar Ghochar Author: Srinath Perur - translation, Vivek Shanbhag Narrator: Neil Shah Format: Unabridged Length: 2 hrs and 41 mins Language: English Release date: 02-07-17 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 34 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Bangalore, present day. A young man's close-knit family is nearly destitute when his uncle founds a successful spice company, changing their fortunes overnight. As they move from a cramped, ant-infested shack to a larger house and try to adjust to a new way of life, allegiances realign; marriages are arranged and begin to falter; and conflict brews ominously in the background. Things become "ghachar ghochar" - a nonsense phrase uttered by one of the characters that comes to mean something tangled beyond repair, a knot that can't be untied. Elegantly written and punctuated by moments of unexpected warmth and humor, Ghachar Ghochar is a quietly enthralling, deeply unsettling novel about the shifting meanings - and consequences - of financial gain in contemporary India. Members Reviews: Short, with Room for Development Ghachar Ghochar is a very short and darkly comic novel that explores the problems a family encounters when making the socioeconomic leap from scraping by to being well off. The unnamed narrator lives in a small house in Bangalore with his parents, sister, and uncle. When his father loses his job, he decides to risk it all and start his own spice company with his younger brother. They purchase large amounts of spices wholesale and repackage them in smaller, more convenient packets. The business is successful, the family moves to a larger home, and the son collects a comfortable monthly salary for doing nothing at all. But the change in status is not totally positive. The family members that struggled together are now more often at one another's throats, and they seem to have more ties to the objects they purchase than to one another. When the narrator marries the girl of his dreams, trouble rears its ugly head. Anita is appalled to learn that her husband doesn't really work; how can a man have any pride or sense of identity if all he does is sit around and rely on his family's money and a future inheritance? She questions the ethics of his shady uncle and the family's cruel rejection of a woman with apparent ties to him. The framework here is that the narrator is telling his story to Vincent, a waiter in a cafe that he frequents and who he seems to believe has special insights. There's an unexpected twist at the end--one that came a bit too abruptly for this reader. I would have liked the author to have fleshed out the story a bit; there's definitely room for some deeper characterization. It's a quick read, good for an evening's entertainment. Wonderfully Engaging Family Drama From South India This novella shows what a talented fiction writer can do. The family drama that plays out within this six member South Indian will stick with me for a long time. It's left for the reader to decide whether an actual murder takes place or is purely aspirational. You decide. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Men-Without-Women-Audiobook/B0716HGQDQ Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Men Without Women Author: Haruki Murakami Narrator: Bruno Roubicek Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 36 mins Language: English Release date: 05-09-17 Publisher: Whole Story Audiobooks Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 8 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Across seven tales, Haruki Murakami brings his powers of observation to bear on the lives of men who, in their own ways, find themselves alone. Here are vanishing cats and smoky bars, lonely hearts and mysterious women, baseball and the Beatles, woven together to tell stories that speak to us all. Marked by the same wry humor that has defined his entire body of work, in this collection Murakami has crafted another contemporary classic. Critic Reviews: "Such is the exquisite, gossamer construction of Murakami's writing that everything he chooses to describe trembles with symbolic possibility." (Guardian on Norwegian Wood) "Brilliantly combines elements of the surreal, film noir and existentialist enquiry." (Sunday Times on Dance, Dance, Dance) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Haruki Murakami) Tue, 09 May 2017 10:52:03 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Men-Without-Women-Audiobook/B0716HGQDQ thebookvoice.com 07:36:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Men Without Women Author: Haruki Murakami Narrator: Bruno Roubicek Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 36 mins Language: English Release date: 05-09-17 Publisher: Whole Story Audiobooks Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 8 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Across seven tales, Haruki Murakami brings his powers of observation to bear on the lives of men who, in their own ways, find themselves alone. Here are vanishing cats and smoky bars, lonely hearts and mysterious women, baseball and the Beatles, woven together to tell stories that speak to us all. Marked by the same wry humor that has defined his entire body of work, in this collection Murakami has crafted another contemporary classic. Critic Reviews: "Such is the exquisite, gossamer construction of Murakami's writing that everything he chooses to describe trembles with symbolic possibility." (Guardian on Norwegian Wood) "Brilliantly combines elements of the surreal, film noir and existentialist enquiry." (Sunday Times on Dance, Dance, Dance) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Men Without Women Author: Haruki Murakami Narrator: Bruno Roubicek Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 36 mins Language: English Release date: 05-09-17 Publisher: Whole Story Audiobooks Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 8 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Across seven tales, Haruki Murakami brings his powers of observation to bear on the lives of men who, in their own ways, find themselves alone. Here are vanishing cats and smoky bars, lonely hearts and mysterious women, baseball and the Beatles, woven together to tell stories that speak to us all. Marked by the same wry humor that has defined his entire body of work, in this collection Murakami has crafted another contemporary classic. Critic Reviews: "Such is the exquisite, gossamer construction of Murakami's writing that everything he chooses to describe trembles with symbolic possibility." (Guardian on Norwegian Wood) "Brilliantly combines elements of the surreal, film noir and existentialist enquiry." (Sunday Times on Dance, Dance, Dance) Members Reviews: Modern day Hemingway Taking the title from the original Ernest Hemingway novel, Haruki Murakami has updated it for a modern audience in different parts of the world, primarily Japan. It is a series of portraits of men who have chosen the path of loneliness away from women and the void that it creates when running away from intimacy. Beautiful, simplistic with a wonderful flow, Murakami has a spectacular way of building characters and their anecdotal narratives. Well written stories with no point to them. Having read almost all of Murakami`s work, I always find him to be so hit and miss. He is without doubt, a talented writer in terms of his descriptions, although he tends to overuse metaphor a little. What I always find annoying and short-changed by however, is the way I almost feel cheated when I come to the end of one of his stories. It`s as though he lays down all these story lines, characters, bits of tantalising information and mystery, and then just throws them in the air at the end and lets you watch as they merely flutter to the ground. My main complaint is that the stories have a beginning, middle, but no end, and you are left thinking, `what was the point of that?` In a word, cheated. Absorbing Im a big fan of Murakami and thought this collection of stories was really enjoyable. I listened to it walking to work and found myself completely absorbed, unwilling to turn it off. As Ive said in previous reviews of his work, there is something I really love about Hurakamis writing. I find it absorbing, almost hypnotic. I found myself drawn deep into every story. I liked that I had no expectations for the story, they all took me by surprise and ended somewhere I never expected, full of odd turns. My favourite story was Sansa In Love. This is such a funny, weird and brilliant story, it stopped me in my tracks and I couldnt stop laughing. Pure genius. I have to say the title story is the weakest in the collection. I loved the premise but found it rambled a lot and didnt work. Men Without Men is very good and Id recommend it. Murakami deserves better I have loved some recent books and this narration by Bruno Roubicek throws into relief the importance, the vital importance, of a good narrator. The writing had a deadened, flat quality and Murakami is never dead or flat. I really didn't like this (as you might have gathered, lol). Very disappointed Expected better twisted stories from Murakami, this book was very boring barely managed to listen till the end https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Apprenticeship-of-Duddy-Kravitz-Audiobook/B00PJEF96C Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz Author: Mordecai Richler Narrator: David Julian Hirsh Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 38 mins Language: English Release date: 01-27-15 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 47 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: From Mordecai Richler, one of our greatest satirists, comes one of literature's most delightful characters, Duddy Kravitz - in a novel that belongs in the pantheon of seminal 20th century books. Duddy - the third generation of a Jewish immigrant family in Montreal - is combative, amoral, scheming, a liar, and totally hilarious. From his street days tormenting teachers at the Jewish academy to his time hustling four jobs at once in a grand plan to "be somebody", Duddy learns about living - and the lesson is an outrageous roller-coaster ride through the human comedy. As Richler turns his blistering commentary on love, money, and politics, The Apprenticeship Of Duddy Kravitz becomes a lesson for us all... in laughter and in life. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Mordecai Richler) Tue, 27 Jan 2015 13:19:53 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Apprenticeship-of-Duddy-Kravitz-Audiobook/B00PJEF96C thebookvoice.com 10:38:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz Author: Mordecai Richler Narrator: David Julian Hirsh Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 38 mins Language: English Release date: 01-27-15 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 47 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: From Mordecai Richler, one of our greatest satirists, comes one of literature's most delightful characters, Duddy Kravitz - in a novel that belongs in the pantheon of seminal 20th century books. Duddy - the third generation of a Jewish immigrant family in Montreal - is combative, amoral, scheming, a liar, and totally hilarious. From his street days tormenting teachers at the Jewish academy to his time hustling four jobs at once in a grand plan to "be somebody", Duddy learns about living - and the lesson is an outrageous roller-coaster ride through the human comedy. As Richler turns his blistering commentary on love, money, and politics, The Apprenticeship Of Duddy Kravitz becomes a lesson for us all... in laughter and in life. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz Author: Mordecai Richler Narrator: David Julian Hirsh Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 38 mins Language: English Release date: 01-27-15 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 47 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: From Mordecai Richler, one of our greatest satirists, comes one of literature's most delightful characters, Duddy Kravitz - in a novel that belongs in the pantheon of seminal 20th century books. Duddy - the third generation of a Jewish immigrant family in Montreal - is combative, amoral, scheming, a liar, and totally hilarious. From his street days tormenting teachers at the Jewish academy to his time hustling four jobs at once in a grand plan to "be somebody", Duddy learns about living - and the lesson is an outrageous roller-coaster ride through the human comedy. As Richler turns his blistering commentary on love, money, and politics, The Apprenticeship Of Duddy Kravitz becomes a lesson for us all... in laughter and in life. Members Reviews: Wonderful story I came across this book after Michael Lewis mentioned it in a New York Times interview. It's a terrific story, very enjoyable, and I look forward to listening to the rest of Richler's books. OK but a bit disappointing; weak narration For a book this famous I was underwhelmed. The story is OK; but Duddy can be a very annoying character; he not a moralist, yet pride prevents him from taking short cuts the wealth he craves. I was especially disappointed in the narration, He doesn't even try to differentiate between the characters with different voices. Disappointing; no goal to the book Any additional comments? I was more disappointed in this book than I expected. It followed an ambitious Jewish boy from high school through adulthood, and it went through disappointments and dreams. My own problems with this book: I found few redeeming qualities in the main character; the only character with whom I felt I could relate was not covered well enough for me to actually relate with her; I wasn't sure what the overall goal of the book was. I liked the girlfriend, but it wasn't a book about her, it was a book about Duddy. I realize that a lot of the things that I disliked about him early on were sort of excusable by his being a teenager. Actually, he was a teenager all the way through, albeit 19 in the end JUST still a teenager. Consequently, the character couldn't be expected to act totally as a mature, completely mentally developed adult. But in that respect, the book kind of left us hanging! I know there was a movie be from it, and I intended to watch said movie (and contribute in a book club discussion), but for various logistic reasons, that was not to be, and I'm sorry that I missed out on others' viewpoints and reactions; I suppose they could have convinced me that overall, it was a worthwhile trip, but currently, I remain unconvinced. Belongs in the canon of Great Canadian writers A classic, great story you will not stop listening! Richler at his best. Better than the movie, which was also excellent with a young Richard Dreyfuss as Duddy. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Selbstportraet-mit-Flusspferd-Audiobook/B00STMB2LM Hören Sie sich dieses volle Hörbuch kostenlos bei https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> Titel: Selbstporträt mit Flusspferd Autor:: Arno Geiger Erzähler: Adam Nümm Format: Unabridged Spieldauer: 7 hrs and 47 mins Sprache: Deutsch Veröffentlichungsdatum: 02-02-15 Herausgeber: HörbucHHamburg HHV GmbH Kategorien: Fiction, Literary Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers: Julian ist zweiundzwanzig, mit der Trennung von Judith kommt er nicht klar, obwohl er sie gewollt hat. So übernimmt er in Professor Behams Garten die Pflege eines Zwergflusspferds, das bald den Rhythmus dieses Sommers bestimmt: es isst, gähnt, taucht und stinkt. Julian weiß, das Zwergflusspferd will ihm etwas sagen. Doch er ist abgelenkt von Aiko, der Tochter des Professors, in die er sich ernsthaft verliebt. Was aber, wenn das Zwergflusspferd einen Platz für den Winter gefunden hat? Wenn Aiko zurückgeht nach Paris? Arno Geiger erzählt vom Jungsein, von der Suche nach dem, was wichtig ist, von der Suche nach einem Platz in der Welt. ©2015 Carl Hanser Verlag GmbH & Co. KG, München (P)2015 Hörbuch Hamburg HHV GmbH, Hamburg bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Arno Geiger) Mon, 02 Feb 2015 17:35:36 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Selbstportraet-mit-Flusspferd-Audiobook/B00STMB2LM thebookvoice.com 07:47:00 no Hören Sie diesen Titel kostenlos bei thebookvoice.com Hören Sie sich dieses volle Hörbuch kostenlos bei https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> Titel: Selbstporträt mit Flusspferd Autor:: Arno Geiger Erzähler: Adam Nümm Format: Unabridged Spieldauer: 7 hrs and 47 mins Sprache: Deutsch Veröffentlichungsdatum: 02-02-15 Herausgeber: HörbucHHamburg HHV GmbH Kategorien: Fiction, Literary Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers: Julian ist zweiundzwanzig, mit der Trennung von Judith kommt er nicht klar, obwohl er sie gewollt hat. So übernimmt er in Professor Behams Garten die Pflege eines Zwergflusspferds, das bald den Rhythmus dieses Sommers bestimmt: es isst, gähnt, taucht und stinkt. Julian weiß, das Zwergflusspferd will ihm etwas sagen. Doch er ist abgelenkt von Aiko, der Tochter des Professors, in die er sich ernsthaft verliebt. Was aber, wenn das Zwergflusspferd einen Platz für den Winter gefunden hat? Wenn Aiko zurückgeht nach Paris? Arno Geiger erzählt vom Jungsein, von der Suche nach dem, was wichtig ist, von der Suche nach einem Platz in der Welt. ©2015 Carl Hanser Verlag GmbH & Co. KG, München (P)2015 Hörbuch Hamburg HHV GmbH, Hamburg Hören Sie sich dieses volle Hörbuch kostenlos bei https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> Titel: Selbstporträt mit Flusspferd Autor:: Arno Geiger Erzähler: Adam Nümm Format: Unabridged Spieldauer: 7 hrs and 47 mins Sprache: Deutsch Veröffentlichungsdatum: 02-02-15 Herausgeber: HörbucHHamburg HHV GmbH Kategorien: Fiction, Literary Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers: Julian ist zweiundzwanzig, mit der Trennung von Judith kommt er nicht klar, obwohl er sie gewollt hat. So übernimmt er in Professor Behams Garten die Pflege eines Zwergflusspferds, das bald den Rhythmus dieses Sommers bestimmt: es isst, gähnt, taucht und stinkt. Julian weiß, das Zwergflusspferd will ihm etwas sagen. Doch er ist abgelenkt von Aiko, der Tochter des Professors, in die er sich ernsthaft verliebt. Was aber, wenn das Zwergflusspferd einen Platz für den Winter gefunden hat? Wenn Aiko zurückgeht nach Paris? Arno Geiger erzählt vom Jungsein, von der Suche nach dem, was wichtig ist, von der Suche nach einem Platz in der Welt. ©2015 Carl Hanser Verlag GmbH & Co. KG, München (P)2015 Hörbuch Hamburg HHV GmbH, Hamburg https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Life-Drawing-Audiobook/B00LG7O4TO Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Life Drawing Subtitle: A Novel Author: Robin Black Narrator: Cassandra Campbell Format: Unabridged Length: 9 hrs and 55 mins Language: English Release date: 07-15-14 Publisher: Random House Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 55 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: In Life Drawing, her gorgeously written first novel, Robin Black unfolds a fierce, honest, and moving portrait of a woman, and of a couples life - the betrayals and intimacies, the needs and regrets, the secrets that sustain love and the ones that threaten to destroy it. Augusta and Owen have moved to the country, and live a quiet, and rather solitary life, Gus as a painter, Owen as a writer. They have left behind the city, and its associations to a troubled past, devoting their days to each other and their art. But beneath the surface of this tranquil existence lies the heavy truth of Guss past betrayal, an affair that ended, but that quietly haunts Owen, Gus, and their marriage. When Alison Hemmings, a beautiful British divorcée, moves in next door, Gus, feeling lonely and isolated, finds herself drawn to Alison, and as their relationship deepens, the lives of the three neighbors become more and more tightly intertwined. With the arrival of Alisons daughter, Nora, the emotions among them grow so intense that even the slightest misstep has the potential to do irrevocable harm to them all. With lyrical precision and taut, suspenseful storytelling, Black steadily draws us deeper into a world filled with joys and darkness, love and sorrows, a world that becomes as real as our own. Life Drawing is a novel as beautiful and unsparing as the human heart. Critic Reviews: "Fine-tuned and exactly observed... With such well-rounded characters and a highwire level of suspense, the novel builds to a devastating resolution." (The Daily Mail) "Black's command of the story carries us swiftly through ever more dangerous rapids.... She captures the various pains and pleasures of love, and how betrayal distorts and damages, with superb subtlety." (BBC) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Robin Black) Tue, 15 Jul 2014 16:43:54 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Life-Drawing-Audiobook/B00LG7O4TO thebookvoice.com 09:55:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Life Drawing Subtitle: A Novel Author: Robin Black Narrator: Cassandra Campbell Format: Unabridged Length: 9 hrs and 55 mins Language: English Release date: 07-15-14 Publisher: Random House Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 55 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: In Life Drawing, her gorgeously written first novel, Robin Black unfolds a fierce, honest, and moving portrait of a woman, and of a couples life - the betrayals and intimacies, the needs and regrets, the secrets that sustain love and the ones that threaten to destroy it. Augusta and Owen have moved to the country, and live a quiet, and rather solitary life, Gus as a painter, Owen as a writer. They have left behind the city, and its associations to a troubled past, devoting their days to each other and their art. But beneath the surface of this tranquil existence lies the heavy truth of Guss past betrayal, an affair that ended, but that quietly haunts Owen, Gus, and their marriage. When Alison Hemmings, a beautiful British divorcée, moves in next door, Gus, feeling lonely and isolated, finds herself drawn to Alison, and as their relationship deepens, the lives of the three neighbors become more and more tightly intertwined. With the arrival of Alisons daughter, Nora, the emotions among them grow so intense that even the slightest misstep has the potential to do irrevocable harm to them all. With lyrical precision and taut, suspenseful storytelling, Black steadily draws us deeper into a world filled with joys and darkness, love and sorrows, a world that becomes as real as our own. Life Drawing is a novel as beautiful and unsparing as the human heart. Critic Reviews: "Fine-tuned and exactly observed... With such well-rounded characters and a highwire level of suspense, the novel builds to a devastating resolution." (The Daily Mail) "Black's command of the story carries us swiftly through ever more dangerous rapids.... She captures the various pains and pleasures of love, and how betrayal distorts and damages, with superb subtlety." (BBC) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Life Drawing Subtitle: A Novel Author: Robin Black Narrator: Cassandra Campbell Format: Unabridged Length: 9 hrs and 55 mins Language: English Release date: 07-15-14 Publisher: Random House Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 55 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: In Life Drawing, her gorgeously written first novel, Robin Black unfolds a fierce, honest, and moving portrait of a woman, and of a couples life - the betrayals and intimacies, the needs and regrets, the secrets that sustain love and the ones that threaten to destroy it. Augusta and Owen have moved to the country, and live a quiet, and rather solitary life, Gus as a painter, Owen as a writer. They have left behind the city, and its associations to a troubled past, devoting their days to each other and their art. But beneath the surface of this tranquil existence lies the heavy truth of Guss past betrayal, an affair that ended, but that quietly haunts Owen, Gus, and their marriage. When Alison Hemmings, a beautiful British divorcée, moves in next door, Gus, feeling lonely and isolated, finds herself drawn to Alison, and as their relationship deepens, the lives of the three neighbors become more and more tightly intertwined. With the arrival of Alisons daughter, Nora, the emotions among them grow so intense that even the slightest misstep has the potential to do irrevocable harm to them all. With lyrical precision and taut, suspenseful storytelling, Black steadily draws us deeper into a world filled with joys and darkness, love and sorrows, a world that becomes as real as our own. Life Drawing is a novel as beautiful and unsparing as the human heart. Critic Reviews: "Fine-tuned and exactly observed... With such well-rounded characters and a highwire level of suspense, the novel builds to a devastating resolution." (The Daily Mail) "Black's command of the story carries us swiftly through ever more dangerous rapids.... She captures the various pains and pleasures of love, and how betrayal distorts and damages, with superb subtlety." (BBC) Members Reviews: Excellent ! A slow build, the narrative establishing the characters and touching on so many aspects of life - relationships, friendship, truth, betrayal, parenting, art, and loss. The prose is lovely, and Cassandra Campbell, one of my favorite narrators, reads this beautifully. An emotional story and a truely surprise ending (I definitely did not see it coming) Elegant prose, honest reflection on marriage Within the first lines of Life Drawing, Robin Black's stunning debut novel, we learn that the narrator's husband, Owen, has died, although we still don't know the details of how this happened. This is one of those novels that although provides great suspense and engages the reader's curiosity from the beginning, it's not so much about guessing the outcome as much as it is about how the story and its characters develop. As Gus begins narrating their story, the couple's relationship have apparently survived an extra-marital affair in which she was the guilty party. Right after the affair ended, she decided to take the honest approach and confessed the whole thing to Owen. Owen is a 51 year-old writer and Gus is a 47 year-old painter, they have accomplished a moderate level of success on their respective careers, good enough to provide a comfortable middle class life style. Eventually and after receiving an unexpected inheritance, the couple retreats from their cosmopolitan life in the city and decide to buy a secluded 1918 farmhouse in Pennsylvania. On the surface it looks that Gus and Owen have found "safety in their solitude". https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Lady-Matadors-Hotel-Audiobook/B004GIFZ70 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Lady Matadors Hotel Author: Cristina Garcia Narrator: Suzanne Toren Format: Unabridged Length: 6 hrs and 48 mins Language: English Release date: 01-04-11 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 16 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: National Book Award finalist Cristina Garcia delivers a powerful and gorgeous novel about the intertwining lives of the denizens of a luxurious hotel in an unnamed Central American capital in the midst of political turmoil. The lives of six men and women converge over the course of one week. There is a Japanese-Mexican-American matadora in town for a bull-fighting competition; an ex-guerrilla now working as a waitress in the hotel coffee shop; a Korean manufacturer with an underage mistress ensconced in the honeymoon suite; an international adoption lawyer of German descent; a colonel who committed atrocities during his country's long civil war; and a Cuban poet who has come with his American wife to adopt a local infant. With each day, their lives become further entangled, resulting in the unexpected the clash of histories and the pull of revenge and desire. Cristina Garcia's magnificent orchestration of politics, the intimacies of daily life, and the frailty of human nature unfolds in a moving, ambitious, often comic, and unforgettable tale. Critic Reviews: The sultry atmosphere, dash of the supernatural, and well-developed characters are a winning mix, and the storys many parts move with frictionless ease. (Publishers Weekly) "The novel has the energy of an obsessive tango. Or, indeed, a bullfight. (The New York Times Book Review) Skilled, sensuous and wry. (Kirkus) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Cristina Garcia) Tue, 04 Jan 2011 06:40:56 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Lady-Matadors-Hotel-Audiobook/B004GIFZ70 thebookvoice.com 06:48:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Lady Matadors Hotel Author: Cristina Garcia Narrator: Suzanne Toren Format: Unabridged Length: 6 hrs and 48 mins Language: English Release date: 01-04-11 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 16 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: National Book Award finalist Cristina Garcia delivers a powerful and gorgeous novel about the intertwining lives of the denizens of a luxurious hotel in an unnamed Central American capital in the midst of political turmoil. The lives of six men and women converge over the course of one week. There is a Japanese-Mexican-American matadora in town for a bull-fighting competition; an ex-guerrilla now working as a waitress in the hotel coffee shop; a Korean manufacturer with an underage mistress ensconced in the honeymoon suite; an international adoption lawyer of German descent; a colonel who committed atrocities during his country's long civil war; and a Cuban poet who has come with his American wife to adopt a local infant. With each day, their lives become further entangled, resulting in the unexpected the clash of histories and the pull of revenge and desire. Cristina Garcia's magnificent orchestration of politics, the intimacies of daily life, and the frailty of human nature unfolds in a moving, ambitious, often comic, and unforgettable tale. Critic Reviews: The sultry atmosphere, dash of the supernatural, and well-developed characters are a winning mix, and the storys many parts move with frictionless ease. (Publishers Weekly) "The novel has the energy of an obsessive tango. Or, indeed, a bullfight. (The New York Times Book Review) Skilled, sensuous and wry. (Kirkus) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Lady Matadors Hotel Author: Cristina Garcia Narrator: Suzanne Toren Format: Unabridged Length: 6 hrs and 48 mins Language: English Release date: 01-04-11 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 16 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: National Book Award finalist Cristina Garcia delivers a powerful and gorgeous novel about the intertwining lives of the denizens of a luxurious hotel in an unnamed Central American capital in the midst of political turmoil. The lives of six men and women converge over the course of one week. There is a Japanese-Mexican-American matadora in town for a bull-fighting competition; an ex-guerrilla now working as a waitress in the hotel coffee shop; a Korean manufacturer with an underage mistress ensconced in the honeymoon suite; an international adoption lawyer of German descent; a colonel who committed atrocities during his country's long civil war; and a Cuban poet who has come with his American wife to adopt a local infant. With each day, their lives become further entangled, resulting in the unexpected the clash of histories and the pull of revenge and desire. Cristina Garcia's magnificent orchestration of politics, the intimacies of daily life, and the frailty of human nature unfolds in a moving, ambitious, often comic, and unforgettable tale. Critic Reviews: The sultry atmosphere, dash of the supernatural, and well-developed characters are a winning mix, and the storys many parts move with frictionless ease. (Publishers Weekly) "The novel has the energy of an obsessive tango. Or, indeed, a bullfight. (The New York Times Book Review) Skilled, sensuous and wry. (Kirkus) Members Reviews: An entertaining short novel full of unique characters This book reminds me of the classic movies were numerous characters run parallel lives and stars act in cameo roles to play all the multitude of characters in the story. It is like an airplane movie where we understand just enough about the characters to appreciate their history and point of view and then get to watch them interact. There are six storylines that involve six main characters that all interact in a hotel in Central America. The novel revolves around character traits more than about plot, so we see characters interact in situations rather than follow a smaller number of characters through a more complex plot that acts as a central armature, which is more typical of novels. It is also a novel that clearly deals with feminist themes, especially the role of women in society. Garcia's depiction of women and the life choices and life paths they take showed considerable insight. All of this personality drama is further embedded in political drama as the leftist freedom fighters struggle against the rightist fascist military powers. In fact this theme is as strong as the feminist themes that run through the book. I found the book to be humorous, not in a slapstick silly way, but in a cynical observer way. The details sum up the character. Fashion choices are fate. The lady matador's press conference answers to questions from the press is a perfect example of the sly humor embedded in the cynicism. Garcia writes well in a journalistic style that conveys meaning with well chosen details about the characters. She never bores the reader but keeps up a fast pace since she has six main characters to juggle in a short 200 page novel. You will speed through it, you will be entertained. One hotel; six lives. There are many stories about these six people and one hotel. Those lives and their stories intermingle in this all too short book. And, I felt as if I was a guest at Hotel Miraflor. But, I didn't need a room. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Enchantress-of-Florence-Audiobook/B002V0QBW8 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Enchantress of Florence Author: Salman Rushdie Narrator: Firdous Bamji Format: Unabridged Length: 13 hrs and 16 mins Language: English Release date: 06-11-08 Publisher: Recorded Books Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 275 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: In the imperial capital of the Mughal Empire, a traveler arrives at the court of Emperor Akbar. The traveler, Mogor dell'Amore, has a tale to tell, and as the words flow out of him, the tale's rich tapestry of power and desire begins to take on a life of its own. Fueled by the urgency of his narrative and its growing effect on his audience, the traveler paints a vivid portrait of faraway Florence, a beautiful enchantress, and the infamous figure of Niccolò Machiavelli. Winner of the Booker Prize, Rushdie delights all those who revel in literature of sublime achievement. Narrator Firdous Bamji matches the author's exquisite prose with a reading that conveys the full breadth of this lovingly detailed novel. Critic Reviews: This is history jubilantly mixed with postmodernist magic realism. (Joyce Carol Oates, The New York Review of Books) A romance of beauty and power from Italy to India . . . so delightful an homage to Renaissance magic and wonder. (Michael Dirda, The Washington Post Book World) "Ingenious...[a] sparkling return to form." ( Publishers Weekly) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Salman Rushdie) Wed, 11 Jun 2008 09:13:40 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Enchantress-of-Florence-Audiobook/B002V0QBW8 thebookvoice.com 13:16:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Enchantress of Florence Author: Salman Rushdie Narrator: Firdous Bamji Format: Unabridged Length: 13 hrs and 16 mins Language: English Release date: 06-11-08 Publisher: Recorded Books Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 275 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: In the imperial capital of the Mughal Empire, a traveler arrives at the court of Emperor Akbar. The traveler, Mogor dell'Amore, has a tale to tell, and as the words flow out of him, the tale's rich tapestry of power and desire begins to take on a life of its own. Fueled by the urgency of his narrative and its growing effect on his audience, the traveler paints a vivid portrait of faraway Florence, a beautiful enchantress, and the infamous figure of Niccolò Machiavelli. Winner of the Booker Prize, Rushdie delights all those who revel in literature of sublime achievement. Narrator Firdous Bamji matches the author's exquisite prose with a reading that conveys the full breadth of this lovingly detailed novel. Critic Reviews: This is history jubilantly mixed with postmodernist magic realism. (Joyce Carol Oates, The New York Review of Books) A romance of beauty and power from Italy to India . . . so delightful an homage to Renaissance magic and wonder. (Michael Dirda, The Washington Post Book World) "Ingenious...[a] sparkling return to form." ( Publishers Weekly) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Enchantress of Florence Author: Salman Rushdie Narrator: Firdous Bamji Format: Unabridged Length: 13 hrs and 16 mins Language: English Release date: 06-11-08 Publisher: Recorded Books Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 275 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: In the imperial capital of the Mughal Empire, a traveler arrives at the court of Emperor Akbar. The traveler, Mogor dell'Amore, has a tale to tell, and as the words flow out of him, the tale's rich tapestry of power and desire begins to take on a life of its own. Fueled by the urgency of his narrative and its growing effect on his audience, the traveler paints a vivid portrait of faraway Florence, a beautiful enchantress, and the infamous figure of Niccolò Machiavelli. Winner of the Booker Prize, Rushdie delights all those who revel in literature of sublime achievement. Narrator Firdous Bamji matches the author's exquisite prose with a reading that conveys the full breadth of this lovingly detailed novel. Critic Reviews: This is history jubilantly mixed with postmodernist magic realism. (Joyce Carol Oates, The New York Review of Books) A romance of beauty and power from Italy to India . . . so delightful an homage to Renaissance magic and wonder. (Michael Dirda, The Washington Post Book World) "Ingenious...[a] sparkling return to form." ( Publishers Weekly) Members Reviews: Rich and haunting This book is a feast of language. Textured, intense, and lyrical, especially as read by this narrator, the prose resonates. The characters are certainly memorable and their stories capture the imagination, but it is the depth of the language that brings this book repeatedly to my mind at odd moments and makes me want to read or listen to every other novel Rushdie has ever written. There are "easier" books out there. If you're looking for an action yarn or a bit of romantic fluff, look elsewhere. If however you want something that enriches you, that is worth the time you spend with it, and that will keep you sitting out in the car just to hear a little more of the magic, consider listening to this. An absolute delight This book is more accessible to a Western audience than many of Rushdie's. And the satire is less bitter than some of his more famous works (Midnight's Children and the Satanic Verses). The story line will be of particular interest to those fascinated with late 15th and early 16th Century (global) history. It is not his best book. My personal favorites are Shalimar the Clown and Fury. But it is his most delightful -- enchanting in fact. Jim The Enchantress of Florence ... Why?! So much writing talent devoted to such highly embellished and extremely well written meaninglessness. Way too much pointless detail, unending sentences (phrased to death), and mountains of fully spelled out Florentine and Hindustani names. With full respect for Rushdie's phenomenal abilities, I nevertheless suggest that there is too much talent thrown at too little substance. A real disappointment, and unending! Trying too Hard While this is a reasonably good listen, it struck me again and again that Rushdie is simply trying too hard. One person's art may be another's pretention, but this struck me as the latter. The uneven production and narration didn't help. Bad Narration This is a difficult book to follow. It is not helped by a narrator who makes every sentence a declarative statement with awkward pauses. His style reminds me of grade school when we had to sit through each kid reading a paragraph out loud. I've attempted to listen to this a few times over the last 6 months. It's too annoying. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Small-Hours-Audiobook/B0723DMY83 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Small Hours Author: Jennifer Kitses Narrator: Tanya Eby, Dan John Miller Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 32 mins Language: English Release date: 06-13-17 Publisher: Hachette Audio Ratings: 2.5 of 5 out of 11 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: In the vein of Richard Russo and Tom Perrotta, a gripping, suspenseful, and gorgeous debut novel - told hour by hour over the course of a single day - in which a husband and wife try to outrun long-buried secrets, sending their lives spiraling into chaos. Critic Reviews: "Jennifer Kitses slowly and artfully turns up the flames in her debut novel until Small Hours reaches a raging boil. Tom's and Helen's disparate twenty-four hours, wracked and ruined by a jumble of anxieties and miscues, unravel with the tension of a thriller and the gimlet-eyed observations of a novel of manners." (Teddy Wayne, Whiting Award-winning author of The Love Song of Jonny Valentine and Loner) "A brave, brilliant debut, written in prose like the edge of a razor blade, about how little it takes for any of our lives to spin out of control - and how we can struggle to put back the pieces. Gripping, haunting - and dare I say it? Life changing." (Caroline Leavitt, New York Times best-selling author of Pictures of You, This Is Tomorrow, and Cruel Beautiful World) "Well paced, offering heart-pounding tension.... Fans of Matthew Norman, Sarah Dunn, and Emma Straub will enjoy this cautiously optimistic domestic drama full of small kindnesses and deep betrayals." (Booklist) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Jennifer Kitses) Tue, 13 Jun 2017 11:09:36 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Small-Hours-Audiobook/B0723DMY83 thebookvoice.com 07:32:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Small Hours Author: Jennifer Kitses Narrator: Tanya Eby, Dan John Miller Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 32 mins Language: English Release date: 06-13-17 Publisher: Hachette Audio Ratings: 2.5 of 5 out of 11 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: In the vein of Richard Russo and Tom Perrotta, a gripping, suspenseful, and gorgeous debut novel - told hour by hour over the course of a single day - in which a husband and wife try to outrun long-buried secrets, sending their lives spiraling into chaos. Critic Reviews: "Jennifer Kitses slowly and artfully turns up the flames in her debut novel until Small Hours reaches a raging boil. Tom's and Helen's disparate twenty-four hours, wracked and ruined by a jumble of anxieties and miscues, unravel with the tension of a thriller and the gimlet-eyed observations of a novel of manners." (Teddy Wayne, Whiting Award-winning author of The Love Song of Jonny Valentine and Loner) "A brave, brilliant debut, written in prose like the edge of a razor blade, about how little it takes for any of our lives to spin out of control - and how we can struggle to put back the pieces. Gripping, haunting - and dare I say it? Life changing." (Caroline Leavitt, New York Times best-selling author of Pictures of You, This Is Tomorrow, and Cruel Beautiful World) "Well paced, offering heart-pounding tension.... Fans of Matthew Norman, Sarah Dunn, and Emma Straub will enjoy this cautiously optimistic domestic drama full of small kindnesses and deep betrayals." (Booklist) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Small Hours Author: Jennifer Kitses Narrator: Tanya Eby, Dan John Miller Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 32 mins Language: English Release date: 06-13-17 Publisher: Hachette Audio Ratings: 2.5 of 5 out of 11 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: In the vein of Richard Russo and Tom Perrotta, a gripping, suspenseful, and gorgeous debut novel - told hour by hour over the course of a single day - in which a husband and wife try to outrun long-buried secrets, sending their lives spiraling into chaos. Critic Reviews: "Jennifer Kitses slowly and artfully turns up the flames in her debut novel until Small Hours reaches a raging boil. Tom's and Helen's disparate twenty-four hours, wracked and ruined by a jumble of anxieties and miscues, unravel with the tension of a thriller and the gimlet-eyed observations of a novel of manners." (Teddy Wayne, Whiting Award-winning author of The Love Song of Jonny Valentine and Loner) "A brave, brilliant debut, written in prose like the edge of a razor blade, about how little it takes for any of our lives to spin out of control - and how we can struggle to put back the pieces. Gripping, haunting - and dare I say it? Life changing." (Caroline Leavitt, New York Times best-selling author of Pictures of You, This Is Tomorrow, and Cruel Beautiful World) "Well paced, offering heart-pounding tension.... Fans of Matthew Norman, Sarah Dunn, and Emma Straub will enjoy this cautiously optimistic domestic drama full of small kindnesses and deep betrayals." (Booklist) Members Reviews: Small but not insignificant hours Cleverly constructed and a real anxiety producer albeit somewhat predictable. Covers one helluva lot of ground in 24 hours. Quick and easy read How could two people be so dysfunctional and still survive? Hard to put the book down until you figure it out. Very well-defined characters. Easy to become totally immersed. Loved this book Loved this book. It pulled me in right away and had me as stressed as the characters. Couldn't wait for the outcome. I could not empathize with either of the main characters Brief summary and review, no spoilers. This books tells us about married couple Tom and Helen. They are in their early 40's and have twin 3 year old daughters Sophie and Ilona. They had both lived and worked in New York City but just 5 years earlier they had moved to the countryside to an old house in the hopes of bettering their lives. Unfortunately, they bought their home at the height of the market and the neightbood hasn't quite turned out to be the haven they thought it would be. Helen works from home via computer, designing visuals for online marketing campaigns. Her job is not what she had hoped for and her boss is always changing and editing her assignments for her. It's frustrating and it also doesn't pay well enough to meet her increasing needs and she finds herself falling behind on daycare and household bills. She is concerned about telling Tom. Tom still works in midtown New York and commutes by car and train. He works at a newspaper as a science editor but like Helen, he is unhappy with his work and find himself distracted and concerned about his own increasing carelessness and the possibility of his losing this job. We soon enough find out what is so distracting for Tom, and what secret he keeps from Helen. This story is all told in one day, and there is both an upside and a downside with that. Certainly that makes the story a little different than the average book and that is fun. The problem, is that we never get to really know or empathize with these characters. I found myself feeling very frustrated with them. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Quicksand-Audiobook/B06XDHGXJB Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Quicksand Author: Nella Larsen Narrator: Christine Glassman Format: Unabridged Length: 4 hrs and 45 mins Language: English Release date: 03-07-17 Publisher: BN Publishing Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 3 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Nella Larsen's first novel tells the story of Helga Crane, a fictional character loosely based on Larsen's own early life. Crane is the lovely and refined daughter of a Danish mother and a West Indian black father who abandons Helga and her mother soon after Helga is born. Unable to feel comfortable with any of her white-skinned relatives, Helga lives in various places in America and visits Denmark in search of people among whom she feels at home. The work is a superb psychological study of a complicated and appealing woman, Helga Crane, who, like Larsen herself, is the product of a liaison between a black man and a white woman. In one sense, Quicksand might be called an odyssey; however, instead of overcoming a series of obstacles and finally arriving at her native land, Larsen's protagonist has a series of adventures, each of which ends in disappointment. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Nella Larsen) Tue, 07 Mar 2017 22:42:05 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Quicksand-Audiobook/B06XDHGXJB thebookvoice.com 04:45:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Quicksand Author: Nella Larsen Narrator: Christine Glassman Format: Unabridged Length: 4 hrs and 45 mins Language: English Release date: 03-07-17 Publisher: BN Publishing Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 3 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Nella Larsen's first novel tells the story of Helga Crane, a fictional character loosely based on Larsen's own early life. Crane is the lovely and refined daughter of a Danish mother and a West Indian black father who abandons Helga and her mother soon after Helga is born. Unable to feel comfortable with any of her white-skinned relatives, Helga lives in various places in America and visits Denmark in search of people among whom she feels at home. The work is a superb psychological study of a complicated and appealing woman, Helga Crane, who, like Larsen herself, is the product of a liaison between a black man and a white woman. In one sense, Quicksand might be called an odyssey; however, instead of overcoming a series of obstacles and finally arriving at her native land, Larsen's protagonist has a series of adventures, each of which ends in disappointment. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Quicksand Author: Nella Larsen Narrator: Christine Glassman Format: Unabridged Length: 4 hrs and 45 mins Language: English Release date: 03-07-17 Publisher: BN Publishing Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 3 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Nella Larsen's first novel tells the story of Helga Crane, a fictional character loosely based on Larsen's own early life. Crane is the lovely and refined daughter of a Danish mother and a West Indian black father who abandons Helga and her mother soon after Helga is born. Unable to feel comfortable with any of her white-skinned relatives, Helga lives in various places in America and visits Denmark in search of people among whom she feels at home. The work is a superb psychological study of a complicated and appealing woman, Helga Crane, who, like Larsen herself, is the product of a liaison between a black man and a white woman. In one sense, Quicksand might be called an odyssey; however, instead of overcoming a series of obstacles and finally arriving at her native land, Larsen's protagonist has a series of adventures, each of which ends in disappointment. Members Reviews: Anticlimactic I waited the entire book for a high point that never came. Disappointing because I like the characters. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/One-Day-in-the-Life-of-Ivan-Denisovich-Audiobook/B004J676X0 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich Author: Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn Narrator: Richard Brown Format: Unabridged Length: 5 hrs and 8 mins Language: English Release date: 01-17-11 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 170 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: One of the most extraordinary literary documents to have emerged from the Soviet Union, this is the story of labor camp inmate Ivan Denisovich Shukhov and his struggle to maintain his dignity in the face of Communist oppression. Based on the authors own experience in the gulags, where he spent nearly a decade as punishment for making derogatory remarks against Stalin, the novel is an unforgettable portrait of the entire world of Stalins forced work camps. An instant classic upon publication in 1962, it confirmed Aleksandr Solzhenitsyns international stature as a literary genius whose talent matches that of Dostoevsky, Turgenev, Tolstoy (Harrison Salisbury). Critic Reviews: Richard Browns razor-sharp narration perfectly suits this fine translation. ( Library Journal) " One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich yields, more than anything else, a beautiful sense of its author as a Chekhovian figure: simple, free of literary affectation, wholly serious. ( New Republic) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn) Mon, 17 Jan 2011 12:23:24 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/One-Day-in-the-Life-of-Ivan-Denisovich-Audiobook/B004J676X0 thebookvoice.com 05:08:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich Author: Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn Narrator: Richard Brown Format: Unabridged Length: 5 hrs and 8 mins Language: English Release date: 01-17-11 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 170 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: One of the most extraordinary literary documents to have emerged from the Soviet Union, this is the story of labor camp inmate Ivan Denisovich Shukhov and his struggle to maintain his dignity in the face of Communist oppression. Based on the authors own experience in the gulags, where he spent nearly a decade as punishment for making derogatory remarks against Stalin, the novel is an unforgettable portrait of the entire world of Stalins forced work camps. An instant classic upon publication in 1962, it confirmed Aleksandr Solzhenitsyns international stature as a literary genius whose talent matches that of Dostoevsky, Turgenev, Tolstoy (Harrison Salisbury). Critic Reviews: Richard Browns razor-sharp narration perfectly suits this fine translation. ( Library Journal) " One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich yields, more than anything else, a beautiful sense of its author as a Chekhovian figure: simple, free of literary affectation, wholly serious. ( New Republic) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich Author: Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn Narrator: Richard Brown Format: Unabridged Length: 5 hrs and 8 mins Language: English Release date: 01-17-11 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 170 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: One of the most extraordinary literary documents to have emerged from the Soviet Union, this is the story of labor camp inmate Ivan Denisovich Shukhov and his struggle to maintain his dignity in the face of Communist oppression. Based on the authors own experience in the gulags, where he spent nearly a decade as punishment for making derogatory remarks against Stalin, the novel is an unforgettable portrait of the entire world of Stalins forced work camps. An instant classic upon publication in 1962, it confirmed Aleksandr Solzhenitsyns international stature as a literary genius whose talent matches that of Dostoevsky, Turgenev, Tolstoy (Harrison Salisbury). Critic Reviews: Richard Browns razor-sharp narration perfectly suits this fine translation. ( Library Journal) " One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich yields, more than anything else, a beautiful sense of its author as a Chekhovian figure: simple, free of literary affectation, wholly serious. ( New Republic) Members Reviews: I wanted way more than one day - I agree with one reviewer that the first 10 minutes are painful and I did consider turning it off. So glad I didn't though. This snapshot "day" opens the world of Stalin's forced labor camps. There is magic in the details, the thoughts, the motives... the bite of sausage, the bread in the mattress. I am so glad it was a good day he chose to share, since I felt almost as if with him. A classic I should have read years ago and will read again. Most engaging book I have heard/read in months I was a little reluctant to listen to this book as I was aware of the subject matter, a detailing of life in the Soviet gulag post- World War II, which sounds rather depressing. The reality of the experience was quite the opposite - a detailed description of a day in the life of an inmate of a forced labour camp, Ivan Denisovich, was engaging, and completely absorbing. Listening how the men were able to survive the seemingly endless series of days without hope of release or improvement in their gray, difficult tormented lives was in a strange way, very uplifting. Their endless sense of resourcefulness was touching, and despite the vast unjustness of their situation, the book paints a wonderful picture of human resilience, and leaves one with the sense that no matter how bad things get, one can always find meaning in the minutae of daily existence. Will haunt you the rest of your life What made the experience of listening to One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich the most enjoyable? Actually, this is not an "enjoyable" book. It is, on the other hand, one of the most important books ever written about the 20th century. The story of Russia under Stalinst rule would be completely unbelievable if it weren't completely true. What did you like best about this story? How understated it is. By not overdoing it the auther made the story more powerful. Which scene was your favorite? I did not have a favorite scene. The book is so short it reads like a one-act play Who was the most memorable character of One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich and why? The narrator because his is the only mind tha author explores. Any additional comments? The reader for this book was a perfect choice. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Sepulchre-Audiobook/B0032N528C Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Sepulchre Author: Kate Mosse Narrator: Lorelei King Format: Unabridged Length: 20 hrs and 32 mins Language: English Release date: 03-04-08 Publisher: Orion Publishing Group Limited Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 55 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: October 1891: A young girl, Léonie Verniern, and her brother, Anatole, abandon the gas-lit streets of Paris for the sanctuary of the Domaine de la Cade, some miles south of the medieval city of Carcassone. But, in the ancient woods that surround the isolated country house, Léonie stumbles across a ruined Visigoth sepulchre - and a timeless mystery whose traces are written in blood. As she peels back the layers of the past, she uncovers the existence of a unique deck of tarot cards that are rumoured to hold the power of life and death. October 2007: Researching a biography of the composer Claude Debussy in the apparent tranquillity of the Pyrenean foothills, Meredith Marin also seeks the key to her own complex legacy. Armed with a haunting piece of piano music and a sepia photograph, she soon becomes immersed in the story of a tragic love, a missing girl, an unquiet soul, and the strange events of one cataclysmic night more than a century ago. As the Feast of All Saints approaches - when the veil between life and death is at its thinnest - Meredith is drawn inexorably to a secluded forest glade where the secrets of the past are far from buried. Critic Reviews: "The latest from the the author of best-selling Labyrinth, this adventure will keep you engrossed." (Eve) "Sexy, modern adventure." (Saga) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Kate Mosse) Tue, 04 Mar 2008 03:27:34 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Sepulchre-Audiobook/B0032N528C thebookvoice.com 20:32:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Sepulchre Author: Kate Mosse Narrator: Lorelei King Format: Unabridged Length: 20 hrs and 32 mins Language: English Release date: 03-04-08 Publisher: Orion Publishing Group Limited Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 55 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: October 1891: A young girl, Léonie Verniern, and her brother, Anatole, abandon the gas-lit streets of Paris for the sanctuary of the Domaine de la Cade, some miles south of the medieval city of Carcassone. But, in the ancient woods that surround the isolated country house, Léonie stumbles across a ruined Visigoth sepulchre - and a timeless mystery whose traces are written in blood. As she peels back the layers of the past, she uncovers the existence of a unique deck of tarot cards that are rumoured to hold the power of life and death. October 2007: Researching a biography of the composer Claude Debussy in the apparent tranquillity of the Pyrenean foothills, Meredith Marin also seeks the key to her own complex legacy. Armed with a haunting piece of piano music and a sepia photograph, she soon becomes immersed in the story of a tragic love, a missing girl, an unquiet soul, and the strange events of one cataclysmic night more than a century ago. As the Feast of All Saints approaches - when the veil between life and death is at its thinnest - Meredith is drawn inexorably to a secluded forest glade where the secrets of the past are far from buried. Critic Reviews: "The latest from the the author of best-selling Labyrinth, this adventure will keep you engrossed." (Eve) "Sexy, modern adventure." (Saga) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Sepulchre Author: Kate Mosse Narrator: Lorelei King Format: Unabridged Length: 20 hrs and 32 mins Language: English Release date: 03-04-08 Publisher: Orion Publishing Group Limited Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 55 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: October 1891: A young girl, Léonie Verniern, and her brother, Anatole, abandon the gas-lit streets of Paris for the sanctuary of the Domaine de la Cade, some miles south of the medieval city of Carcassone. But, in the ancient woods that surround the isolated country house, Léonie stumbles across a ruined Visigoth sepulchre - and a timeless mystery whose traces are written in blood. As she peels back the layers of the past, she uncovers the existence of a unique deck of tarot cards that are rumoured to hold the power of life and death. October 2007: Researching a biography of the composer Claude Debussy in the apparent tranquillity of the Pyrenean foothills, Meredith Marin also seeks the key to her own complex legacy. Armed with a haunting piece of piano music and a sepia photograph, she soon becomes immersed in the story of a tragic love, a missing girl, an unquiet soul, and the strange events of one cataclysmic night more than a century ago. As the Feast of All Saints approaches - when the veil between life and death is at its thinnest - Meredith is drawn inexorably to a secluded forest glade where the secrets of the past are far from buried. Critic Reviews: "The latest from the the author of best-selling Labyrinth, this adventure will keep you engrossed." (Eve) "Sexy, modern adventure." (Saga) Members Reviews: Amazingly Brilliant I must say I was a bit skeptical about listening to this book because of all the reviews that turned me off. They said that Mosse's Labrynth was much better and this one was not all there. I did enjoy her first book and with that assurance (you can't write a bad book after a good one) I did start listening. I must agree that the book is a bit slow in the beginning, but that's only because it's such a long book. Otherwise the book is amazing. It is very sad and moving too, the closure is not one that I would have wanted. Not your usual happily ever after but still.... The narrator also does the naration very well with all the French names and places. I would recommend this book to someone who likes long but a bit slow moving and very emotional books. Sepulchre Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why? I would recommend all of Kate Mosse's books to anyone who like an original and brilliant novel. What was one of the most memorable moments of Sepulchre? One was near the end, where Lenore is in the Sepulchre. Which scene was your favorite? There are many, the gunfight and aftermath. Who was the most memorable character of Sepulchre and why? Lenore, in the 1890s Her story was slightly the best. Any additional comments? I rarely comment or give reviews, as they can be so subjective, but I love the way all her books tie in, Labrynth being the first of the series, neatly ties in with Sepulchre and Citadel, and even Citadel ties in with the Winter Ghosts. I was sorry to have finished reading the books, I have purchased the actual books, and I got the Audio books to put a different slant on what I had read. Sepulchre had me get my Tarot cards out for another look, and buy some apps. I am looking forward to her next book. Templars, Tarot and Rennes Le Chateau An ambitious writing project, brilliantly accomplished. The title is apt, referring to both a tomb and also a repository for religious objects. The novel has the feel of an epic with family and genealogy as one of the main themes. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Fires-of-Spring-Audiobook/B014I4OIZG Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Fires of Spring Subtitle: A Novel Author: James A. Michener Narrator: Larry McKeever Format: Unabridged Length: 24 hrs and 51 mins Language: English Release date: 09-08-15 Publisher: Random House Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 28 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: An intimate early novel from James A. Michener, now remembered as the beloved master of the historical epic, The Fires of Spring unfolds with the bittersweet drama of a boy's perilous journey into manhood. David Harper is an orphan, seemingly doomed to loneliness and poverty. As an adolescent con artist and petty thief, David spends his days grifting at an amusement park, the place where he first learns about women and the mysteries of love. Soon he discovers that his longing to embrace the world is stronger than the harsh realities that constrain him. Featuring autobiographical touches from Michener's own life story, The Fires of Spring is more than a novel: It's a rich slice of American life, brimming with wisdom, longing, and compassion. Editorial Reviews: "Michener is a gifted storyteller." (Kirkus Reviews) Critic Reviews: "A warm-hearted, readable story, crammed with lively incident and remarkable characters." (The Atlantic) "Heartfelt.... Immensely readable.... Michener is a born writer." (The New York Times) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (James A. Michener) Tue, 08 Sep 2015 22:48:06 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Fires-of-Spring-Audiobook/B014I4OIZG thebookvoice.com 24:51:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Fires of Spring Subtitle: A Novel Author: James A. Michener Narrator: Larry McKeever Format: Unabridged Length: 24 hrs and 51 mins Language: English Release date: 09-08-15 Publisher: Random House Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 28 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: An intimate early novel from James A. Michener, now remembered as the beloved master of the historical epic, The Fires of Spring unfolds with the bittersweet drama of a boy's perilous journey into manhood. David Harper is an orphan, seemingly doomed to loneliness and poverty. As an adolescent con artist and petty thief, David spends his days grifting at an amusement park, the place where he first learns about women and the mysteries of love. Soon he discovers that his longing to embrace the world is stronger than the harsh realities that constrain him. Featuring autobiographical touches from Michener's own life story, The Fires of Spring is more than a novel: It's a rich slice of American life, brimming with wisdom, longing, and compassion. Editorial Reviews: "Michener is a gifted storyteller." (Kirkus Reviews) Critic Reviews: "A warm-hearted, readable story, crammed with lively incident and remarkable characters." (The Atlantic) "Heartfelt.... Immensely readable.... Michener is a born writer." (The New York Times) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Fires of Spring Subtitle: A Novel Author: James A. Michener Narrator: Larry McKeever Format: Unabridged Length: 24 hrs and 51 mins Language: English Release date: 09-08-15 Publisher: Random House Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 28 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: An intimate early novel from James A. Michener, now remembered as the beloved master of the historical epic, The Fires of Spring unfolds with the bittersweet drama of a boy's perilous journey into manhood. David Harper is an orphan, seemingly doomed to loneliness and poverty. As an adolescent con artist and petty thief, David spends his days grifting at an amusement park, the place where he first learns about women and the mysteries of love. Soon he discovers that his longing to embrace the world is stronger than the harsh realities that constrain him. Featuring autobiographical touches from Michener's own life story, The Fires of Spring is more than a novel: It's a rich slice of American life, brimming with wisdom, longing, and compassion. Editorial Reviews: "Michener is a gifted storyteller." (Kirkus Reviews) Critic Reviews: "A warm-hearted, readable story, crammed with lively incident and remarkable characters." (The Atlantic) "Heartfelt.... Immensely readable.... Michener is a born writer." (The New York Times) Members Reviews: Not Your Typical Michener Story Any additional comments? This one didn't begin with dinosaurs and land bridges connecting continents, instead it was a novel of a boy growing up as an orphan in a poor house and falling in and out of love as he grew up. He struggled with being good vs getting ahead but the women he fell for always seemed to set him back. I would classify it as a coming of age book and, maybe it's because I'm a dad now with kids his age, but I kept wanting to strangle David for some of his bone headed choices. But I guess we learn from the good and bad choices we make throughout our lives. I appreciate Michener's writing and was looking for something from him that wasn't so vastly sweeping. That is what I found in the Fires of Spring. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Woman-Who-Walked-into-Doors-Audiobook/B002V8MGV0 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Woman Who Walked into Doors Author: Roddy Doyle Narrator: Jennifer Van Dyck Format: Unabridged Length: 6 hrs and 40 mins Language: English Release date: 02-15-08 Publisher: Penguin Group USA and Audible Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 40 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Paula Spencer is a 39-year-old working-class woman struggling to reclaim her dignity after marriage to an abusive husband and a worsening drinking problem. Paula recalls her contented childhood, the audacity she learned as a teenager, the exhilaration of her romance with Charlo, and the marriage to him that left her feeling powerless. ©1996 Roddy Doyle; (P)2008 Penguin Critic Reviews: "A perception that is rare [and] a compassion that is scorching." (Publishers Weekly) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Roddy Doyle) Fri, 15 Feb 2008 02:08:28 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Woman-Who-Walked-into-Doors-Audiobook/B002V8MGV0 thebookvoice.com 06:40:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Woman Who Walked into Doors Author: Roddy Doyle Narrator: Jennifer Van Dyck Format: Unabridged Length: 6 hrs and 40 mins Language: English Release date: 02-15-08 Publisher: Penguin Group USA and Audible Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 40 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Paula Spencer is a 39-year-old working-class woman struggling to reclaim her dignity after marriage to an abusive husband and a worsening drinking problem. Paula recalls her contented childhood, the audacity she learned as a teenager, the exhilaration of her romance with Charlo, and the marriage to him that left her feeling powerless. ©1996 Roddy Doyle; (P)2008 Penguin Critic Reviews: "A perception that is rare [and] a compassion that is scorching." (Publishers Weekly) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Woman Who Walked into Doors Author: Roddy Doyle Narrator: Jennifer Van Dyck Format: Unabridged Length: 6 hrs and 40 mins Language: English Release date: 02-15-08 Publisher: Penguin Group USA and Audible Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 40 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Paula Spencer is a 39-year-old working-class woman struggling to reclaim her dignity after marriage to an abusive husband and a worsening drinking problem. Paula recalls her contented childhood, the audacity she learned as a teenager, the exhilaration of her romance with Charlo, and the marriage to him that left her feeling powerless. ©1996 Roddy Doyle; (P)2008 Penguin Critic Reviews: "A perception that is rare [and] a compassion that is scorching." (Publishers Weekly) Members Reviews: Very Interesting But not a light read/listen. It seems wrong to say I "enjoyed" the book because of its sad subject matter: spousal abuse. Instead, I'll say that it engaged me. Some may think it odd for a man to create such a narrator, but Doyle succeeds with his sensitive hand, making Paula realistic and empathetic. The reader was just right. I'm looking forward to the sequel. Harrowing and wonderful Roddy Doyle captures the painful reality of domestic violence ... and the audio just adds to the power of this book! For Kids? Any additional comments? This was an Audible Kids book? It had plenty of sex and violence...not bad for an adult but I am not sure it is appropriate for kids, not even middle/high school kids. It was an interesting exploration of domestic violence and the stream of consciousness opened a window into how all that can happen between people who never thought that would happen to them. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Ordinary-Love-and-Good-Will-Audiobook/B00PZJBRT4 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Ordinary Love and Good Will Author: Jane Smiley Narrator: LJ Ganser, Suzanne Toren Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 7 mins Language: English Release date: 11-24-14 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 11 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: From Jane Smiley, author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel A Thousand Acres: a pair of novellas chronicling difficult choices that reshape the dynamics of two very different families. In Ordinary Love, Smiley focuses on a woman's infidelity and the lasting, indelible effects it leaves on her children long after her departure. Good Will describes a father who realizes how his son has been affected by his decision to lead a counterculture life and move his family to a farm. As both stories unfold, Smiley gracefully raises the questions that confront all families with the characteristic style and insight that has marked all of her work. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Jane Smiley) Mon, 24 Nov 2014 00:34:51 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Ordinary-Love-and-Good-Will-Audiobook/B00PZJBRT4 thebookvoice.com 07:07:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Ordinary Love and Good Will Author: Jane Smiley Narrator: LJ Ganser, Suzanne Toren Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 7 mins Language: English Release date: 11-24-14 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 11 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: From Jane Smiley, author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel A Thousand Acres: a pair of novellas chronicling difficult choices that reshape the dynamics of two very different families. In Ordinary Love, Smiley focuses on a woman's infidelity and the lasting, indelible effects it leaves on her children long after her departure. Good Will describes a father who realizes how his son has been affected by his decision to lead a counterculture life and move his family to a farm. As both stories unfold, Smiley gracefully raises the questions that confront all families with the characteristic style and insight that has marked all of her work. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Ordinary Love and Good Will Author: Jane Smiley Narrator: LJ Ganser, Suzanne Toren Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 7 mins Language: English Release date: 11-24-14 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 11 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: From Jane Smiley, author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel A Thousand Acres: a pair of novellas chronicling difficult choices that reshape the dynamics of two very different families. In Ordinary Love, Smiley focuses on a woman's infidelity and the lasting, indelible effects it leaves on her children long after her departure. Good Will describes a father who realizes how his son has been affected by his decision to lead a counterculture life and move his family to a farm. As both stories unfold, Smiley gracefully raises the questions that confront all families with the characteristic style and insight that has marked all of her work. Members Reviews: Five Stars Excellent. Well worth reading. . I really like Jane smiley,but this book wasn't my cup of tea. It left me wanting more .I needed more of an ending . Jane Smiley always satisfies but leaves me wanting more Wonderful stories that allow for gentle probing of issues. Three Stars Some Luck was my favorite, being from Iowa it was special Five Stars Jane Smiley. what else needs to be said. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Sisters-Brothers-Audiobook/B007SP1ZN6 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Sisters Brothers Author: Patrick deWitt Narrator: John Pruden Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 47 mins Language: English Release date: 04-09-12 Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 90 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Hermann Kermit Warm is going to die. The enigmatic and powerful man known only as the Commodore has ordered it, and his henchmen, Eli and Charlie Sisters, will make sure of it. Though Eli doesn't share his brother's appetite for whiskey and killing, he's never known anything else. But their prey isn't an easy mark, and on the road from Oregon City to Warm's gold-mining claim outside Sacramento, Eli begins to question what he does for a livingand whom he does it for. With The Sisters Brothers, Patrick deWitt pays homage to the classic Western, transforming it into an unforgettable comic tour de force. Filled with a remarkable cast of characterslosers, cheaters, and ne'er-do-wells from all stripes of lifeand told by a complex and compelling narrator, it is a violent, lustful odyssey through the underworld of the 1850s frontier that beautifully captures the humor, melancholy, and grit of the Old West and two brothers bound by blood, violence, and love. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Patrick deWitt) Mon, 09 Apr 2012 03:16:20 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Sisters-Brothers-Audiobook/B007SP1ZN6 thebookvoice.com 07:47:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Sisters Brothers Author: Patrick deWitt Narrator: John Pruden Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 47 mins Language: English Release date: 04-09-12 Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 90 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Hermann Kermit Warm is going to die. The enigmatic and powerful man known only as the Commodore has ordered it, and his henchmen, Eli and Charlie Sisters, will make sure of it. Though Eli doesn't share his brother's appetite for whiskey and killing, he's never known anything else. But their prey isn't an easy mark, and on the road from Oregon City to Warm's gold-mining claim outside Sacramento, Eli begins to question what he does for a livingand whom he does it for. With The Sisters Brothers, Patrick deWitt pays homage to the classic Western, transforming it into an unforgettable comic tour de force. Filled with a remarkable cast of characterslosers, cheaters, and ne'er-do-wells from all stripes of lifeand told by a complex and compelling narrator, it is a violent, lustful odyssey through the underworld of the 1850s frontier that beautifully captures the humor, melancholy, and grit of the Old West and two brothers bound by blood, violence, and love. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Sisters Brothers Author: Patrick deWitt Narrator: John Pruden Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 47 mins Language: English Release date: 04-09-12 Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 90 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Hermann Kermit Warm is going to die. The enigmatic and powerful man known only as the Commodore has ordered it, and his henchmen, Eli and Charlie Sisters, will make sure of it. Though Eli doesn't share his brother's appetite for whiskey and killing, he's never known anything else. But their prey isn't an easy mark, and on the road from Oregon City to Warm's gold-mining claim outside Sacramento, Eli begins to question what he does for a livingand whom he does it for. With The Sisters Brothers, Patrick deWitt pays homage to the classic Western, transforming it into an unforgettable comic tour de force. Filled with a remarkable cast of characterslosers, cheaters, and ne'er-do-wells from all stripes of lifeand told by a complex and compelling narrator, it is a violent, lustful odyssey through the underworld of the 1850s frontier that beautifully captures the humor, melancholy, and grit of the Old West and two brothers bound by blood, violence, and love. Members Reviews: A trip in to the Wild West Would you consider the audio edition of The Sisters Brothers to be better than the print version? Funny, and witty and wonderfully insightful. The story line was entertaining and left you guessing right to the very end. I've never rooted so hard for a bad guy. Quite macabre I enjoyed the narrator, I felt he added to the story but it was a strange unsatisfactory tale. Quote blood curdling in parts but also quite funny. Very peculiar story performed exceedingly well I had previously read this book while on a trip through thailand, which as one might imagine provided for a thoroughly interesting atmosphere. Nonetheless I thought I would give it a listen, see what kind of narrative another took. I really must say the performance far exceeded my expectations and to an almost obscurely coincidental note matched the narrative I had developed in my mind while reading the book. Very interesting story and an even better performance. unexpected but enjoyable. If you could sum up The Sisters Brothers in three words, what would they be? Unexpected. Surprising. Fascinating. Who was your favorite character and why? The narrator is my obvious choice. He is the younger brother, and a bit of a sheep sometimes, but the story told from his perspective is effective. If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be? This is an interesting question, because as I read this book, I had the thought that it felt like it could be a Quentin Tarantino film. Any additional comments? Western genres are not typically my genre, and it's only because the reviews that stated it 'was not your typical western' intrigued me. The characters were memorable for sure, and I did enjoy the book, although I'm not sure I'd read any more of this genre again. I just don't get it. I kept waiting to have a eureka moment while reading this book - wondering if, like when I read Lord of the Flies in high school, I had missed an underlying message. After much book club discussion, I've decided I didn't miss anything - the book was just a miss for me - I still am not sure what I was meant to get out of it. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Winter-eines-Lebens-Die-Clifton-Saga-7-Audiobook/B077KCZ4JY Hören Sie sich dieses volle Hörbuch kostenlos bei https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> Titel: Winter eines Lebens (Die Clifton Saga 7) Autor:: Jeffrey Archer Erzähler: Erich Räuker Format: Unabridged Spieldauer: 14 hrs and 22 mins Sprache: Deutsch Veröffentlichungsdatum: 12-08-17 Herausgeber: Random House Audio, Deutschland Kategorien: Fiction, Literary Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers: Das große Finale der Clifton-Saga! Für die Cliftons und Barringtons kommt die Zeit, in der sich die verschlungenen Wege der beiden Familien und Generationen zum letzten Mal kreuzen. Während Giles Barrington die finstere Wahrheit über seine Frau Karin erfährt, scheinen Harry und Emma Clifton am Gipfel ihrer Karrieren zu stehen. Doch dann melden sich alte Feinde zurück und das Spiel des Schicksals kommt zum tragischen Finale... Ein großes Epos braucht eine große Stimme - Erich Räuker wird diesem Anspruch mehr als gerecht. >> Diese ungekürzte Hörbuch-Fassung wird Ihnen exklusiv von Audible präsentiert und ist ausschließlich im Download erhältlich. ©2017 Jeffrey Acher / Heyne. Übersetzung von Martin Ruf (P)2017 Random House Audio bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Jeffrey Archer) Fri, 08 Dec 2017 21:01:32 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Winter-eines-Lebens-Die-Clifton-Saga-7-Audiobook/B077KCZ4JY thebookvoice.com 14:22:00 no Hören Sie diesen Titel kostenlos bei thebookvoice.com Hören Sie sich dieses volle Hörbuch kostenlos bei https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> Titel: Winter eines Lebens (Die Clifton Saga 7) Autor:: Jeffrey Archer Erzähler: Erich Räuker Format: Unabridged Spieldauer: 14 hrs and 22 mins Sprache: Deutsch Veröffentlichungsdatum: 12-08-17 Herausgeber: Random House Audio, Deutschland Kategorien: Fiction, Literary Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers: Das große Finale der Clifton-Saga! Für die Cliftons und Barringtons kommt die Zeit, in der sich die verschlungenen Wege der beiden Familien und Generationen zum letzten Mal kreuzen. Während Giles Barrington die finstere Wahrheit über seine Frau Karin erfährt, scheinen Harry und Emma Clifton am Gipfel ihrer Karrieren zu stehen. Doch dann melden sich alte Feinde zurück und das Spiel des Schicksals kommt zum tragischen Finale... Ein großes Epos braucht eine große Stimme - Erich Räuker wird diesem Anspruch mehr als gerecht. >> Diese ungekürzte Hörbuch-Fassung wird Ihnen exklusiv von Audible präsentiert und ist ausschließlich im Download erhältlich. ©2017 Jeffrey Acher / Heyne. Übersetzung von Martin Ruf (P)2017 Random House Audio Hören Sie sich dieses volle Hörbuch kostenlos bei https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> Titel: Winter eines Lebens (Die Clifton Saga 7) Autor:: Jeffrey Archer Erzähler: Erich Räuker Format: Unabridged Spieldauer: 14 hrs and 22 mins Sprache: Deutsch Veröffentlichungsdatum: 12-08-17 Herausgeber: Random House Audio, Deutschland Kategorien: Fiction, Literary Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers: Das große Finale der Clifton-Saga! Für die Cliftons und Barringtons kommt die Zeit, in der sich die verschlungenen Wege der beiden Familien und Generationen zum letzten Mal kreuzen. Während Giles Barrington die finstere Wahrheit über seine Frau Karin erfährt, scheinen Harry und Emma Clifton am Gipfel ihrer Karrieren zu stehen. Doch dann melden sich alte Feinde zurück und das Spiel des Schicksals kommt zum tragischen Finale... Ein großes Epos braucht eine große Stimme - Erich Räuker wird diesem Anspruch mehr als gerecht. >> Diese ungekürzte Hörbuch-Fassung wird Ihnen exklusiv von Audible präsentiert und ist ausschließlich im Download erhältlich. ©2017 Jeffrey Acher / Heyne. Übersetzung von Martin Ruf (P)2017 Random House Audio https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/When-She-Was-Good-Audiobook/B002V0RG1S Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: When She Was Good Author: Philip Roth Narrator: Tanya Eby Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs and 14 mins Language: English Release date: 11-15-09 Publisher: Brilliance Audio Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 41 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: When she was still a child, Lucy Nelson had her alcoholic failure of a father thrown in jail. Ever since then, she has been trying to reform the men around her, even if that ultimately means destroying herself in the process. With his unerring portraits of Lucy and her hapless, childlike husband, Roy, Roth has created an uncompromising work of fictional realism, a vision of provincial American piety, yearning, and discontent that is at once pitiless and compassionate. Critic Reviews: "Roth is a living master." (Harold Bloom, The New York Review of Books) "High, careful tragedy, nasty as life, and Roth emerges...as a Dreiser who can write!" (Stanley Elkin) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Philip Roth) Sun, 15 Nov 2009 05:33:11 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/When-She-Was-Good-Audiobook/B002V0RG1S thebookvoice.com 11:14:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: When She Was Good Author: Philip Roth Narrator: Tanya Eby Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs and 14 mins Language: English Release date: 11-15-09 Publisher: Brilliance Audio Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 41 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: When she was still a child, Lucy Nelson had her alcoholic failure of a father thrown in jail. Ever since then, she has been trying to reform the men around her, even if that ultimately means destroying herself in the process. With his unerring portraits of Lucy and her hapless, childlike husband, Roy, Roth has created an uncompromising work of fictional realism, a vision of provincial American piety, yearning, and discontent that is at once pitiless and compassionate. Critic Reviews: "Roth is a living master." (Harold Bloom, The New York Review of Books) "High, careful tragedy, nasty as life, and Roth emerges...as a Dreiser who can write!" (Stanley Elkin) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: When She Was Good Author: Philip Roth Narrator: Tanya Eby Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs and 14 mins Language: English Release date: 11-15-09 Publisher: Brilliance Audio Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 41 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: When she was still a child, Lucy Nelson had her alcoholic failure of a father thrown in jail. Ever since then, she has been trying to reform the men around her, even if that ultimately means destroying herself in the process. With his unerring portraits of Lucy and her hapless, childlike husband, Roy, Roth has created an uncompromising work of fictional realism, a vision of provincial American piety, yearning, and discontent that is at once pitiless and compassionate. Critic Reviews: "Roth is a living master." (Harold Bloom, The New York Review of Books) "High, careful tragedy, nasty as life, and Roth emerges...as a Dreiser who can write!" (Stanley Elkin) Members Reviews: Narration was terrible The performance was awful. She made every character sound juvenile, sophomoric and simplistic. Her interpretation made this book hard to listen too. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Book-of-Salt-Audiobook/B00E1O5XH6 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Book of Salt Author: Monique Truong Narrator: J. Paul Boehmer Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 24 mins Language: English Release date: 08-01-13 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 25 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: [He] came to us through an advertisement that I had in desperation put in the newspaper. It began captivatingly for those days: Two American ladies wish... It was these lines in The Alice B. Toklas Cook Book that inspired The Book of Salt. In Paris, 1934, Bính has accompanied his employers, Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas, to the train station for their departure to America. His own destination is unclear: will he go with "the Steins", stay in France, or return to his native Vietnam? Bính has fled his homeland in disgrace, leaving behind his malevolent charlatan of a father and his self-sacrificing mother. For five years, he has been the live-in cook at the famous apartment at 27 rue de Fleurus. Before Bínhs decision is revealed, his mesmerizing narrative catapults us back to his youth in French-colonized Vietnam, his years as a galley hand at sea, and his days turning out fragrant repasts for the doyennes of the Lost Generation. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Monique Truong) Thu, 01 Aug 2013 04:42:22 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Book-of-Salt-Audiobook/B00E1O5XH6 thebookvoice.com 10:24:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Book of Salt Author: Monique Truong Narrator: J. Paul Boehmer Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 24 mins Language: English Release date: 08-01-13 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 25 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: [He] came to us through an advertisement that I had in desperation put in the newspaper. It began captivatingly for those days: Two American ladies wish... It was these lines in The Alice B. Toklas Cook Book that inspired The Book of Salt. In Paris, 1934, Bính has accompanied his employers, Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas, to the train station for their departure to America. His own destination is unclear: will he go with "the Steins", stay in France, or return to his native Vietnam? Bính has fled his homeland in disgrace, leaving behind his malevolent charlatan of a father and his self-sacrificing mother. For five years, he has been the live-in cook at the famous apartment at 27 rue de Fleurus. Before Bínhs decision is revealed, his mesmerizing narrative catapults us back to his youth in French-colonized Vietnam, his years as a galley hand at sea, and his days turning out fragrant repasts for the doyennes of the Lost Generation. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Book of Salt Author: Monique Truong Narrator: J. Paul Boehmer Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 24 mins Language: English Release date: 08-01-13 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 25 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: [He] came to us through an advertisement that I had in desperation put in the newspaper. It began captivatingly for those days: Two American ladies wish... It was these lines in The Alice B. Toklas Cook Book that inspired The Book of Salt. In Paris, 1934, Bính has accompanied his employers, Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas, to the train station for their departure to America. His own destination is unclear: will he go with "the Steins", stay in France, or return to his native Vietnam? Bính has fled his homeland in disgrace, leaving behind his malevolent charlatan of a father and his self-sacrificing mother. For five years, he has been the live-in cook at the famous apartment at 27 rue de Fleurus. Before Bínhs decision is revealed, his mesmerizing narrative catapults us back to his youth in French-colonized Vietnam, his years as a galley hand at sea, and his days turning out fragrant repasts for the doyennes of the Lost Generation. Members Reviews: I can't stop crying I loved it. I had to read this book for class now I'm recommending it to all my housemates. Gorgeously written and we preformed. Gotta listen twice. wow. was supposed to read it for class, decided to multi task, and couldn't stop. didn't even last me 36hrs. ...wow... time for round 2! Trying to follow The Book Of Salt I finished it because it was the choice for my book club, but I'm sorry I wasted my time and money. I couldn't follow or figure out what was going on. I don't know how it ended. I'm not even interested. Sorry. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Extinctions-Audiobook/B075JP342D Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Extinctions Author: Josephine Wilson Narrator: William McInnes Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 22 mins Language: English Release date: 10-26-17 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 8 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Winner of the 2017 Miles Franklin Literary Award He hated the word retirement, but not as much as he hated the word village, as if ageing made you a peasant or a fool. Herein lives the village idiot. Professor Frederick Lothian, retired engineer, world expert on concrete and connoisseur of modernist design, has quarantined himself from life by moving to a retirement village. His wife, Martha, is dead, and his two adult children are lost to him in their own ways. Surrounded and obstructed by the debris of his life - objects he has collected over many years and tells himself he is keeping for his daughter - he is determined to be miserable but is tired of his existence and of the life he has chosen. When a series of unfortunate incidents forces him and his neighbour, Jan, together, he begins to realise the damage done by the accumulation of a lifetime's secrets and lies and to comprehend his own shortcomings. Finally, Frederick Lothian has the opportunity to build something meaningful for the ones he loves. Humorous, poignant and galvanising by turns, Extinctions is a novel about all kinds of extinction - natural, racial, national and personal - and what we can do to prevent them. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Josephine Wilson) Thu, 26 Oct 2017 13:57:46 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Extinctions-Audiobook/B075JP342D thebookvoice.com 10:22:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Extinctions Author: Josephine Wilson Narrator: William McInnes Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 22 mins Language: English Release date: 10-26-17 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 8 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Winner of the 2017 Miles Franklin Literary Award He hated the word retirement, but not as much as he hated the word village, as if ageing made you a peasant or a fool. Herein lives the village idiot. Professor Frederick Lothian, retired engineer, world expert on concrete and connoisseur of modernist design, has quarantined himself from life by moving to a retirement village. His wife, Martha, is dead, and his two adult children are lost to him in their own ways. Surrounded and obstructed by the debris of his life - objects he has collected over many years and tells himself he is keeping for his daughter - he is determined to be miserable but is tired of his existence and of the life he has chosen. When a series of unfortunate incidents forces him and his neighbour, Jan, together, he begins to realise the damage done by the accumulation of a lifetime's secrets and lies and to comprehend his own shortcomings. Finally, Frederick Lothian has the opportunity to build something meaningful for the ones he loves. Humorous, poignant and galvanising by turns, Extinctions is a novel about all kinds of extinction - natural, racial, national and personal - and what we can do to prevent them. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Extinctions Author: Josephine Wilson Narrator: William McInnes Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 22 mins Language: English Release date: 10-26-17 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 8 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Winner of the 2017 Miles Franklin Literary Award He hated the word retirement, but not as much as he hated the word village, as if ageing made you a peasant or a fool. Herein lives the village idiot. Professor Frederick Lothian, retired engineer, world expert on concrete and connoisseur of modernist design, has quarantined himself from life by moving to a retirement village. His wife, Martha, is dead, and his two adult children are lost to him in their own ways. Surrounded and obstructed by the debris of his life - objects he has collected over many years and tells himself he is keeping for his daughter - he is determined to be miserable but is tired of his existence and of the life he has chosen. When a series of unfortunate incidents forces him and his neighbour, Jan, together, he begins to realise the damage done by the accumulation of a lifetime's secrets and lies and to comprehend his own shortcomings. Finally, Frederick Lothian has the opportunity to build something meaningful for the ones he loves. Humorous, poignant and galvanising by turns, Extinctions is a novel about all kinds of extinction - natural, racial, national and personal - and what we can do to prevent them. Members Reviews: A man analysing his past and realising stuff......dreadfully slowly, I'm not sure what to say about this book. It is well written and the narrator has a very pleasant voice, but the story goes along like a slow plod through a muddy field lugging a suitcase. I caught myself zoning in and out but when I rewound I realised I hadn't missed anything. I couldn't really like the characters enough to care one way or another about their "angst" and every thing from a broken cup to reminiscing about the death of loved was delivered with the same depth of emotion. I kept listening and waiting for it to step into another gear or for something uplifting to happen but it just didn't. Very good work Josephine Wilson The main character starts out as a grumpy and disengaged man, but an honest and straight talking neighbour triggers some frightening realisations and a good attempt to make amends. His is an interesting back story and family dynamic, but now his respectable academic career is a distant memory and his personal short comings are suddenly obvious. There are awkward and funny moments that made me laugh out loud. William McInnes has a beautiful voice and he does old man Frederick brilliantly. A wonderful read A beautifully written and insightful book which explores many different issues including ageing and extinction. The characters are so very real and much of what they deal with is very confronting. William McInnes is simply brilliant! The characters sweep you away... William McInnes does an amazing job of bringing Josephine's characters to life in all their troubled glory. The story makes you think about your own pending extinction and what the world will remember you for when you are gone. Josephine goes to great lengths to get inside the world of reinforced concrete and William McInnes solidifies the character of a troubled retired engineer. A great listen. Thoughtful and funny My husband and I listened to this as we drove across outback Australia. Its a great story about very believable characters. William McInnes is a terrific narrator and plays each character extremely well. The book tackles many difficult topics such as failed parenting, long term marriage, careers pressures and adoption of children. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Wapshot-Chronicle-Audiobook/B002UZX5IM Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Wapshot Chronicle Author: John Cheever Narrator: Joe Barrett Format: Unabridged Length: 17 hrs and 2 mins Language: English Release date: 08-11-09 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 60 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: When The Wapshot Chronicle was published in 1957, John Cheever was already recognized as a writer of superb short stories. But The Wapshot Chronicle, which won the 1958 National Book Award, established him as a major novelist. Based in part on Cheever's adolescence in New England, the novel follows the destinies of the impecunious and wildly eccentric Wapshots of St. Botolphs, a quintessential Massachusetts fishing village. Here are the stories of Captain Leander Wapshot, venerable sea dog and would-be suicide; of his licentious older son, Moses; and of Moses' adoring and errant younger brother, Coverly. Tragic and funny, ribald and splendidly picaresque, The Wapshot Chronicle is a family narrative in the tradition of Trollope, Dickens, and Henry James. 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: "The best introduction to Cheever's work.... Richly inventive and vividly told." (The New York Times Book Review) "[John Cheever is] a master American storyteller." (Time) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (John Cheever) Tue, 11 Aug 2009 16:15:60 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Wapshot-Chronicle-Audiobook/B002UZX5IM thebookvoice.com 17:02:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Wapshot Chronicle Author: John Cheever Narrator: Joe Barrett Format: Unabridged Length: 17 hrs and 2 mins Language: English Release date: 08-11-09 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 60 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: When The Wapshot Chronicle was published in 1957, John Cheever was already recognized as a writer of superb short stories. But The Wapshot Chronicle, which won the 1958 National Book Award, established him as a major novelist. Based in part on Cheever's adolescence in New England, the novel follows the destinies of the impecunious and wildly eccentric Wapshots of St. Botolphs, a quintessential Massachusetts fishing village. Here are the stories of Captain Leander Wapshot, venerable sea dog and would-be suicide; of his licentious older son, Moses; and of Moses' adoring and errant younger brother, Coverly. Tragic and funny, ribald and splendidly picaresque, The Wapshot Chronicle is a family narrative in the tradition of Trollope, Dickens, and Henry James. 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: "The best introduction to Cheever's work.... Richly inventive and vividly told." (The New York Times Book Review) "[John Cheever is] a master American storyteller." (Time) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Wapshot Chronicle Author: John Cheever Narrator: Joe Barrett Format: Unabridged Length: 17 hrs and 2 mins Language: English Release date: 08-11-09 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 60 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: When The Wapshot Chronicle was published in 1957, John Cheever was already recognized as a writer of superb short stories. But The Wapshot Chronicle, which won the 1958 National Book Award, established him as a major novelist. Based in part on Cheever's adolescence in New England, the novel follows the destinies of the impecunious and wildly eccentric Wapshots of St. Botolphs, a quintessential Massachusetts fishing village. Here are the stories of Captain Leander Wapshot, venerable sea dog and would-be suicide; of his licentious older son, Moses; and of Moses' adoring and errant younger brother, Coverly. Tragic and funny, ribald and splendidly picaresque, The Wapshot Chronicle is a family narrative in the tradition of Trollope, Dickens, and Henry James. 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: "The best introduction to Cheever's work.... Richly inventive and vividly told." (The New York Times Book Review) "[John Cheever is] a master American storyteller." (Time) Members Reviews: Beautiful 1950s Great Expectations-like Novel "Man is not simple. Hobgoblin company of love always with us." The Wapshot Chronicle is a twin Bildungsroman of sons Moses and Coverly, framed by the letters, journaling, and loneliness of their father Leander. It is a crazy beautiful 20th Century Great Expectations-like novel of a family's depth and breadth, its secrets and its flaws. The two brothers are saddled with the albatross and obligation to insure ensure that Old Honoras keeps paying the bills (future) for the boys and (current) for their parents. Cheever fills his novel with dominating mothers, idiosyncratic and co-dependent guardians, changeable wives and costly lovers. The trinity of Wapshot men, float throughout Cheever's novel in a wayward, rudderless boat. Their lives are constantly taking on water and they seem destined to be blown further from the shore by the dominant humor of the nearest strong-willed female. The characters in The Wapshot Chronicle were amazing. Its language and narrative were incredible. Cheever's satire and ribald humor constantly bit this reader in his lusty-for-good-literature ass. Long Meandering Tale Though the author has a gift with words and listening to the Wapshot Chronicle has its times of funny or poignant interest, overall it seemed to go nowhere. I listened to the end, waiting for some conclusion, something to tie the thing together, but its not there. Instead it is a tale about an eccentric, all-over-the place family, that in the end is sad to me. I don't know about you, but who wants to hear, over and over about three men who meander through life and never really resolve anything? Slapdash Chronicle I struggled with a busy schedule to find the time to read... https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Zeiten-des-Aufbruchs-Jahrhundert-Trilogie-2-Audiobook/B071ZN1CM6 Hören Sie sich dieses volle Hörbuch kostenlos bei https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> Titel: Zeiten des Aufbruchs (Jahrhundert-Trilogie 2) Autor:: Carmen Korn Erzähler: Carmen Korn Format: Abridged Spieldauer: 10 hrs and 48 mins Sprache: Deutsch Veröffentlichungsdatum: 06-26-17 Herausgeber: Random House Audio, Deutschland Kategorien: Fiction, Literary Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers: Wirtschaftswunder, Cocktailpartys und Rock 'n' Roll - der zweite Teil der "Jahrhundert-Trilogie" um Henny und ihre Freundinnen Der Zweite Weltkrieg ist vorbei, das Naziregime zerschlagen. Hamburg liegt in Trümmern, und Henny und ihre Familie gehören zu den Ausgebombten, finden jedoch Obdach. Endlich geht es aufwärts: Mit den Fünfziger Jahren beginnen Wirtschaftswunder, Schlager und Rock 'n' Roll. Marike hat zum großen Stolz ihrer Mutter Henny Medizin studiert und erwartet ihr erstes Kind. Lina, die während der Nazizeit ihre Stellung als Lehrerin verlor, gründet eine Buchhandlung. Und Ida hat endlich den Mut, ihr Schicksal selbst in die Hand zu nehmen. Aufbruch überall. Nur wohin die Schreckenszeit Käthe verschlagen hat, wissen die Freundinnen nicht. Hat sie überlebt? Carmen Korn begeistert mit einer großartigen Autorenlesung. ©2017 Carmen Korn / Kindler (P)2017 Random House Audio bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Carmen Korn) Mon, 26 Jun 2017 22:44:14 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Zeiten-des-Aufbruchs-Jahrhundert-Trilogie-2-Audiobook/B071ZN1CM6 thebookvoice.com 10:48:00 no Hören Sie diesen Titel kostenlos bei thebookvoice.com Hören Sie sich dieses volle Hörbuch kostenlos bei https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> Titel: Zeiten des Aufbruchs (Jahrhundert-Trilogie 2) Autor:: Carmen Korn Erzähler: Carmen Korn Format: Abridged Spieldauer: 10 hrs and 48 mins Sprache: Deutsch Veröffentlichungsdatum: 06-26-17 Herausgeber: Random House Audio, Deutschland Kategorien: Fiction, Literary Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers: Wirtschaftswunder, Cocktailpartys und Rock 'n' Roll - der zweite Teil der "Jahrhundert-Trilogie" um Henny und ihre Freundinnen Der Zweite Weltkrieg ist vorbei, das Naziregime zerschlagen. Hamburg liegt in Trümmern, und Henny und ihre Familie gehören zu den Ausgebombten, finden jedoch Obdach. Endlich geht es aufwärts: Mit den Fünfziger Jahren beginnen Wirtschaftswunder, Schlager und Rock 'n' Roll. Marike hat zum großen Stolz ihrer Mutter Henny Medizin studiert und erwartet ihr erstes Kind. Lina, die während der Nazizeit ihre Stellung als Lehrerin verlor, gründet eine Buchhandlung. Und Ida hat endlich den Mut, ihr Schicksal selbst in die Hand zu nehmen. Aufbruch überall. Nur wohin die Schreckenszeit Käthe verschlagen hat, wissen die Freundinnen nicht. Hat sie überlebt? Carmen Korn begeistert mit einer großartigen Autorenlesung. ©2017 Carmen Korn / Kindler (P)2017 Random House Audio Hören Sie sich dieses volle Hörbuch kostenlos bei https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> Titel: Zeiten des Aufbruchs (Jahrhundert-Trilogie 2) Autor:: Carmen Korn Erzähler: Carmen Korn Format: Abridged Spieldauer: 10 hrs and 48 mins Sprache: Deutsch Veröffentlichungsdatum: 06-26-17 Herausgeber: Random House Audio, Deutschland Kategorien: Fiction, Literary Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers: Wirtschaftswunder, Cocktailpartys und Rock 'n' Roll - der zweite Teil der "Jahrhundert-Trilogie" um Henny und ihre Freundinnen Der Zweite Weltkrieg ist vorbei, das Naziregime zerschlagen. Hamburg liegt in Trümmern, und Henny und ihre Familie gehören zu den Ausgebombten, finden jedoch Obdach. Endlich geht es aufwärts: Mit den Fünfziger Jahren beginnen Wirtschaftswunder, Schlager und Rock 'n' Roll. Marike hat zum großen Stolz ihrer Mutter Henny Medizin studiert und erwartet ihr erstes Kind. Lina, die während der Nazizeit ihre Stellung als Lehrerin verlor, gründet eine Buchhandlung. Und Ida hat endlich den Mut, ihr Schicksal selbst in die Hand zu nehmen. Aufbruch überall. Nur wohin die Schreckenszeit Käthe verschlagen hat, wissen die Freundinnen nicht. Hat sie überlebt? Carmen Korn begeistert mit einer großartigen Autorenlesung. ©2017 Carmen Korn / Kindler (P)2017 Random House Audio Mitglieder Bewertungen: I liked the story but not the way of writing' jumping ... I liked the story but not the way of writing' jumping from very short chapters one to other all the time. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Let-It-Come-Down-Audiobook/B004JKJU8K Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Let It Come Down Author: Paul Bowles Narrator: Marc Vietor Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs and 48 mins Language: English Release date: 01-18-11 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 32 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: In Let It Come Down, Paul Bowles plots the doomed trajectory of Nelson Dyar, a New York bank teller who comes to Tangier in search of a different life and ends up giving in to his darkest impulses. Rich in descriptions of the corruption and decadence of the International Zone in the last days before Moroccan independence, Bowles's second novel is an alternately comic and horrific account of a descent into nihilism. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Paul Bowles) Tue, 18 Jan 2011 06:06:47 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Let-It-Come-Down-Audiobook/B004JKJU8K thebookvoice.com 11:48:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Let It Come Down Author: Paul Bowles Narrator: Marc Vietor Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs and 48 mins Language: English Release date: 01-18-11 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 32 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: In Let It Come Down, Paul Bowles plots the doomed trajectory of Nelson Dyar, a New York bank teller who comes to Tangier in search of a different life and ends up giving in to his darkest impulses. Rich in descriptions of the corruption and decadence of the International Zone in the last days before Moroccan independence, Bowles's second novel is an alternately comic and horrific account of a descent into nihilism. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Let It Come Down Author: Paul Bowles Narrator: Marc Vietor Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs and 48 mins Language: English Release date: 01-18-11 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 32 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: In Let It Come Down, Paul Bowles plots the doomed trajectory of Nelson Dyar, a New York bank teller who comes to Tangier in search of a different life and ends up giving in to his darkest impulses. Rich in descriptions of the corruption and decadence of the International Zone in the last days before Moroccan independence, Bowles's second novel is an alternately comic and horrific account of a descent into nihilism. Members Reviews: Well written and a great sense of place and time Well written and a great sense of place and time. There were a great many typos in the book - it appeared to have been optically scanned into digital format without much proofreading. Glimpse of last century's tangier Captures glimpses of the famous city in the post war international zone. Truly a rich depiction of a man slowly corrupted, with a host of colorful and flawed characters around him. it was a come down Enjoyed reading about the time period this novel was set in. Bowles bogged down when he tried to describe the hashish experience. Not really happy with the ending Good Read I would have loved to have met him. Not my cup of tea Granted he is a very good writer (and musician) but this book is so depressing. The leading character is unlikeable and like just about every other character, is alcoholic and on drugs. Most of the writing internalizes each character - you are more aware of their thoughts than who they are...and usually they are drunk or stoned. I found no humor in any of the writing. It might have helped if there was some. When I finished reading I was left rather depressed..... https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Requiem-for-a-Wren-Audiobook/B00BJOJOK8 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Requiem for a Wren Author: Nevil Shute Narrator: Damien Warren-Smith Format: Unabridged Length: 9 hrs and 3 mins Language: English Release date: 02-25-13 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 61 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Alan Duncan returns to his family home in Australia after the war and several years of study in England. But his homecoming is marred by the mysterious suicide of his parents' quiet and reliable parlour-maid. A search through her belongings in search of clues leads to heart-breaking revelations about the woman's identity, the death of Alan's brother Bill, and, above all, the disappearance of his brother's fiancée, Janet. Nevil Shute Norway (17 January 1899 12 January 1960) was a popular British-Australian novelist and a successful aeronautical engineer. He studied at Balliol College, Oxford, and published his first novel, Marazan, in 1926. During the Second World War he joined the Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve where he worked on developing secret weapons, but after the conflict he continued to write and settled in Australia where he lived until his death on 12 January 1960. His most celebrated novels include Pied Piper (1942), No Highway (1948), A Town Like Alice (1950) and On the Beach (1957). Critic Reviews: My favourite novel, by my favourite author, is a wonderful example of a master's craft. This understated Second World War love story still has a freshness and sincerity more than half a century after it was written. Tragically sad but also uplifting (Gerald Seymour, Sunday Express) Magnificent (Guardian) There is little that Mr. Shute does not know about choosing an appealing story and telling it in a gripping way (The Times) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Nevil Shute) Mon, 25 Feb 2013 20:41:36 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Requiem-for-a-Wren-Audiobook/B00BJOJOK8 thebookvoice.com 09:03:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Requiem for a Wren Author: Nevil Shute Narrator: Damien Warren-Smith Format: Unabridged Length: 9 hrs and 3 mins Language: English Release date: 02-25-13 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 61 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Alan Duncan returns to his family home in Australia after the war and several years of study in England. But his homecoming is marred by the mysterious suicide of his parents' quiet and reliable parlour-maid. A search through her belongings in search of clues leads to heart-breaking revelations about the woman's identity, the death of Alan's brother Bill, and, above all, the disappearance of his brother's fiancée, Janet. Nevil Shute Norway (17 January 1899 12 January 1960) was a popular British-Australian novelist and a successful aeronautical engineer. He studied at Balliol College, Oxford, and published his first novel, Marazan, in 1926. During the Second World War he joined the Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve where he worked on developing secret weapons, but after the conflict he continued to write and settled in Australia where he lived until his death on 12 January 1960. His most celebrated novels include Pied Piper (1942), No Highway (1948), A Town Like Alice (1950) and On the Beach (1957). Critic Reviews: My favourite novel, by my favourite author, is a wonderful example of a master's craft. This understated Second World War love story still has a freshness and sincerity more than half a century after it was written. Tragically sad but also uplifting (Gerald Seymour, Sunday Express) Magnificent (Guardian) There is little that Mr. Shute does not know about choosing an appealing story and telling it in a gripping way (The Times) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Requiem for a Wren Author: Nevil Shute Narrator: Damien Warren-Smith Format: Unabridged Length: 9 hrs and 3 mins Language: English Release date: 02-25-13 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 61 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Alan Duncan returns to his family home in Australia after the war and several years of study in England. But his homecoming is marred by the mysterious suicide of his parents' quiet and reliable parlour-maid. A search through her belongings in search of clues leads to heart-breaking revelations about the woman's identity, the death of Alan's brother Bill, and, above all, the disappearance of his brother's fiancée, Janet. Nevil Shute Norway (17 January 1899 12 January 1960) was a popular British-Australian novelist and a successful aeronautical engineer. He studied at Balliol College, Oxford, and published his first novel, Marazan, in 1926. During the Second World War he joined the Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve where he worked on developing secret weapons, but after the conflict he continued to write and settled in Australia where he lived until his death on 12 January 1960. His most celebrated novels include Pied Piper (1942), No Highway (1948), A Town Like Alice (1950) and On the Beach (1957). Critic Reviews: My favourite novel, by my favourite author, is a wonderful example of a master's craft. This understated Second World War love story still has a freshness and sincerity more than half a century after it was written. Tragically sad but also uplifting (Gerald Seymour, Sunday Express) Magnificent (Guardian) There is little that Mr. Shute does not know about choosing an appealing story and telling it in a gripping way (The Times) Members Reviews: Bittersweet Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why? Yes. I like Nevil Shute's writing. I think A Town Like Alice is his best work so I would always recommend that title first. I do think he is very good at describing life in the British Armed Services during WWII. Those that enjoy military history and writing will like his books, but even I enjoyed them (and I have little knowledge of planes and guns). Who was your favorite character and why? I liked the main character. I really wanted to like the female lead character, but she frustrated me by her giving up in the end because it seemed so unlike her character (from the way she acted in the past). Have you listened to any of Damien Warren-Smiths other performances before? How does this one compare? This is the first title I have listened to that he has read. Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting? No, but I enjoyed it in long stretches. Any additional comments? I noticed this is offered under a different title on Audible. The other title is Breaking Wave. I guess the publisher was revamping older novels with newer titles? I prefer this title. But if you are a Shute fan and begin to purchase all the Shute Audible titles on offer, you may want to check the description of each book first to make sure you are not purchasing duplicate books. I noticed several other of his books are offered under two different titles. Two Titles Same Book Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why? Yes. Bittersweet yet hopeful What other book might you compare Requiem for a Wren to and why? The Breaking Wave. It's the same book Any additional comments? Look before you leap. I don't know why Audible doesn't warn that two titles are the same novel only different performers. Great narration, slow story Not much of a plot, lots of WWII detail, but an excellent narrator kept me listening. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Die-Taube-Audiobook/B00TPK821U Hören Sie sich dieses volle Hörbuch kostenlos bei https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> Titel: Die Taube Autor:: Patrick Süskind Erzähler: Hans Korte Format: Unabridged Spieldauer: 2 hrs and 21 mins Sprache: Deutsch Veröffentlichungsdatum: 10-01-07 Herausgeber: Diogenes Verlag AG Bewertung: 4 von 5 von 2 Stimmen Kategorien: Fiction, Literary Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers: In fünf Monaten wird der Wachmann einer Pariser Bank das Eigentum an seiner kleinen Mansarde endgültig erworben haben, wird ein weiterer Markstein seines Lebensplanes gesetzt sein. Doch dieser fatalistische Ablauf wird an einem heißen Freitagmorgen jäh vom Erscheinen einer Taube in Frage gestellt. (c)+(p) 2007 Diogenes Verlag AG Kritik Bewertungen: Ein rares Meisterstück zeitgenössischer Prosa, eine dicht gesponnene, psychologisch raffiniert umgesetzte Erzählung. --Rheinischer Merkur bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Patrick Süskind) Mon, 01 Oct 2007 08:08:56 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Die-Taube-Audiobook/B00TPK821U thebookvoice.com 02:21:00 no Hören Sie diesen Titel kostenlos bei thebookvoice.com Hören Sie sich dieses volle Hörbuch kostenlos bei https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> Titel: Die Taube Autor:: Patrick Süskind Erzähler: Hans Korte Format: Unabridged Spieldauer: 2 hrs and 21 mins Sprache: Deutsch Veröffentlichungsdatum: 10-01-07 Herausgeber: Diogenes Verlag AG Bewertung: 4 von 5 von 2 Stimmen Kategorien: Fiction, Literary Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers: In fünf Monaten wird der Wachmann einer Pariser Bank das Eigentum an seiner kleinen Mansarde endgültig erworben haben, wird ein weiterer Markstein seines Lebensplanes gesetzt sein. Doch dieser fatalistische Ablauf wird an einem heißen Freitagmorgen jäh vom Erscheinen einer Taube in Frage gestellt. (c)+(p) 2007 Diogenes Verlag AG Kritik Bewertungen: Ein rares Meisterstück zeitgenössischer Prosa, eine dicht gesponnene, psychologisch raffiniert umgesetzte Erzählung. --Rheinischer Merkur Hören Sie sich dieses volle Hörbuch kostenlos bei https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> Titel: Die Taube Autor:: Patrick Süskind Erzähler: Hans Korte Format: Unabridged Spieldauer: 2 hrs and 21 mins Sprache: Deutsch Veröffentlichungsdatum: 10-01-07 Herausgeber: Diogenes Verlag AG Bewertung: 4 von 5 von 2 Stimmen Kategorien: Fiction, Literary Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers: In fünf Monaten wird der Wachmann einer Pariser Bank das Eigentum an seiner kleinen Mansarde endgültig erworben haben, wird ein weiterer Markstein seines Lebensplanes gesetzt sein. Doch dieser fatalistische Ablauf wird an einem heißen Freitagmorgen jäh vom Erscheinen einer Taube in Frage gestellt. (c)+(p) 2007 Diogenes Verlag AG Kritik Bewertungen: Ein rares Meisterstück zeitgenössischer Prosa, eine dicht gesponnene, psychologisch raffiniert umgesetzte Erzählung. --Rheinischer Merkur Mitglieder Bewertungen: Absolute and timeless masterpiece in German language. I read this book in school, wanted to read it again, patiently waited for it to be available in Kindle edition...Thank you Amazon! It's about a guy with a really steady routine in his life that gets upset when he finds a dove in the corridor. It's the writing style that makes it exciting. It's accessible for relative beginners in German and yet it has a very high literature factor. These two qualities are not easy to combine! Home is where the heart is It's a pity that Patrick Süskind has been so defined by Das Parfum. Die Taube is a little gem that is much more interesting in its own way. Its protagonist is about as different from the morbid anti-hero of the Das Parfum as is possible. The hero, as the author tells us, started off life with a series of surprises. Nasty ones. He loses first one parent, then the other. Then he's cuckolded into marrying a pregnant girl - who promptly runs off with another man. Completely humiliated, he decides that from hence forth he will live life on his own terms, to please nobody but himself. His choice is to move into the tiny apartment that will be his home for life and find work as a bank security guard.. His duties are to stand in one spot all day, except for an occasional tour of the building or to open the door for customers or the bank president. It is a life devoid of surprises. He is content, but it takes a homing pigeon with a bad sense of direction to make him understand just how happy he is. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-November-Criminals-Audiobook/B003HSKN22 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The November Criminals Subtitle: A Novel Author: Sam Munson Narrator: Sam Munson Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 59 mins Language: English Release date: 04-20-10 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 47 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: A darkly funny, pot-infused novel of teenage maladjustment in the tradition of Beautiful Children from a compelling new voice in American fiction. For a high school senior, Addison Schacht has a lot of preoccupations. Like getting into college. Selling drugs to his classmates. His complicated relationship with his best friend (NOT his girlfriend) Digger. And he's just added another to the list: the murder of his classmate Kevin Broadus, and his own absurd, obsessive plan to investigate the death. When presented with an essay question on his application to the University of Chicago - "What are your best and worst qualities?" - Addison finds himself provoked into giving his final, unapologetic say about all of the above and more. Addison Schacht finds good company among American literature's cadre of unsettled, restless youth, from Huck Finn to Holden Caulfield. The November Criminals takes on the terrain of the classic adolescent truth-telling novel and with nerve and erudition carves out its own unique territory. Editorial Reviews: Almost every review of Sam Munsons guiltily good debut novel, The November Criminals, reports that the main character is a modern Holden Caulfield. If only J.D. Salinger had done us all the favor of recording himself reading his cult classic, The Catcher in the Rye! The stories have in common a certain style, a kind of moderately autobiographical rant from the perspective of the authors teenage hero except freaked out dropout Holden could learn a thing or seven from Munsons narrator, Addison Schacht. Holden is obsessed with the mystery of sex; Addison gets laid regularly, thanks to his un-girlfriend, Digger. They arent dating, they just have an agreement. Also, her real name is Phoebe, which happens to be the name of Holdens little sister. Both Phoebes have important sidekick roles, and both Phoebes much more regularly engage in heroic behaviors than the so-called protagonists. Holden gets liquored up and makes a fool of himself everywhere he goes; Addison gets stoned and mostly plays it cool, even if hes trembling with fear and loathing inside. Holden feels immense pressure; Addison feels no pressure at all, with his mother six feet under and his weakling father teaching pottery classes all day. Holden is failing out of school because he just doesnt see the point of education; Addison is in the gifted program, an avid translator of the most difficult Latin, and eagerly applying to colleges. Addison is applying to the University of Chicago (from which Munson graduated in 2003), answering an essay question concerning his best and worst qualities. The novel-length response to this prompt is comprised of both a diatribe against the various disgusting elements of life in Baltimore (where of course Munson himself grew up) and the specific details of his quest to solve the murder of a fellow student. But Addison doesnt really know the student, who is African American in repeatedly relevant ways, and the murder itself doesnt really need much solving. So this very light thread of mystery is woven into a complex, meandering self-portrait of Addison where Addison is pretty much Sam Munson, and Sam Munson is doing the narrating. Munson spews forth his rant with a genuine vitriol and an impeccable sense of timing. He cracks Holocaust jokes and rages against mediocrity. He sounds a little like Henry Rollins, a lot like Seth Rogen, and entirely like himself. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Sam Munson) Tue, 20 Apr 2010 20:52:22 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-November-Criminals-Audiobook/B003HSKN22 thebookvoice.com 08:59:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The November Criminals Subtitle: A Novel Author: Sam Munson Narrator: Sam Munson Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 59 mins Language: English Release date: 04-20-10 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 47 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: A darkly funny, pot-infused novel of teenage maladjustment in the tradition of Beautiful Children from a compelling new voice in American fiction. For a high school senior, Addison Schacht has a lot of preoccupations. Like getting into college. Selling drugs to his classmates. His complicated relationship with his best friend (NOT his girlfriend) Digger. And he's just added another to the list: the murder of his classmate Kevin Broadus, and his own absurd, obsessive plan to investigate the death. When presented with an essay question on his application to the University of Chicago - "What are your best and worst qualities?" - Addison finds himself provoked into giving his final, unapologetic say about all of the above and more. Addison Schacht finds good company among American literature's cadre of unsettled, restless youth, from Huck Finn to Holden Caulfield. The November Criminals takes on the terrain of the classic adolescent truth-telling novel and with nerve and erudition carves out its own unique territory. Editorial Reviews: Almost every review of Sam Munsons guiltily good debut novel, The November Criminals, reports that the main character is a modern Holden Caulfield. If only J.D. Salinger had done us all the favor of recording himself reading his cult classic, The Catcher in the Rye! The stories have in common a certain style, a kind of moderately autobiographical rant from the perspective of the authors teenage hero except freaked out dropout Holden could learn a thing or seven from Munsons narrator, Addison Schacht. Holden is obsessed with the mystery of sex; Addison gets laid regularly, thanks to his un-girlfriend, Digger. They arent dating, they just have an agreement. Also, her real name is Phoebe, which happens to be the name of Holdens little sister. Both Phoebes have important sidekick roles, and both Phoebes much more regularly engage in heroic behaviors than the so-called protagonists. Holden gets liquored up and makes a fool of himself everywhere he goes; Addison gets stoned and mostly plays it cool, even if hes trembling with fear and loathing inside. Holden feels immense pressure; Addison feels no pressure at all, with his mother six feet under and his weakling father teaching pottery classes all day. Holden is failing out of school because he just doesnt see the point of education; Addison is in the gifted program, an avid translator of the most difficult Latin, and eagerly applying to colleges. Addison is applying to the University of Chicago (from which Munson graduated in 2003), answering an essay question concerning his best and worst qualities. The novel-length response to this prompt is comprised of both a diatribe against the various disgusting elements of life in Baltimore (where of course Munson himself grew up) and the specific details of his quest to solve the murder of a fellow student. But Addison doesnt really know the student, who is African American in repeatedly relevant ways, and the murder itself doesnt really need much solving. So this very light thread of mystery is woven into a complex, meandering self-portrait of Addison where Addison is pretty much Sam Munson, and Sam Munson is doing the narrating. Munson spews forth his rant with a genuine vitriol and an impeccable sense of timing. He cracks Holocaust jokes and rages against mediocrity. He sounds a little like Henry Rollins, a lot like Seth Rogen, and entirely like himself. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The November Criminals Subtitle: A Novel Author: Sam Munson Narrator: Sam Munson Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 59 mins Language: English Release date: 04-20-10 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 47 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: A darkly funny, pot-infused novel of teenage maladjustment in the tradition of Beautiful Children from a compelling new voice in American fiction. For a high school senior, Addison Schacht has a lot of preoccupations. Like getting into college. Selling drugs to his classmates. His complicated relationship with his best friend (NOT his girlfriend) Digger. And he's just added another to the list: the murder of his classmate Kevin Broadus, and his own absurd, obsessive plan to investigate the death. When presented with an essay question on his application to the University of Chicago - "What are your best and worst qualities?" - Addison finds himself provoked into giving his final, unapologetic say about all of the above and more. Addison Schacht finds good company among American literature's cadre of unsettled, restless youth, from Huck Finn to Holden Caulfield. The November Criminals takes on the terrain of the classic adolescent truth-telling novel and with nerve and erudition carves out its own unique territory. Editorial Reviews: Almost every review of Sam Munsons guiltily good debut novel, The November Criminals, reports that the main character is a modern Holden Caulfield. If only J.D. Salinger had done us all the favor of recording himself reading his cult classic, The Catcher in the Rye! The stories have in common a certain style, a kind of moderately autobiographical rant from the perspective of the authors teenage hero except freaked out dropout Holden could learn a thing or seven from Munsons narrator, Addison Schacht. Holden is obsessed with the mystery of sex; Addison gets laid regularly, thanks to his un-girlfriend, Digger. They arent dating, they just have an agreement. Also, her real name is Phoebe, which happens to be the name of Holdens little sister. Both Phoebes have important sidekick roles, and both Phoebes much more regularly engage in heroic behaviors than the so-called protagonists. Holden gets liquored up and makes a fool of himself everywhere he goes; Addison gets stoned and mostly plays it cool, even if hes trembling with fear and loathing inside. Holden feels immense pressure; Addison feels no pressure at all, with his mother six feet under and his weakling father teaching pottery classes all day. Holden is failing out of school because he just doesnt see the point of education; Addison is in the gifted program, an avid translator of the most difficult Latin, and eagerly applying to colleges. Addison is applying to the University of Chicago (from which Munson graduated in 2003), answering an essay question concerning his best and worst qualities. The novel-length response to this prompt is comprised of both a diatribe against the various disgusting elements of life in Baltimore (where of course Munson himself grew up) and the specific details of his quest to solve the murder of a fellow student. But Addison doesnt really know the student, who is African American in repeatedly relevant ways, and the murder itself doesnt really need much solving. So this very light thread of mystery is woven into a complex, meandering self-portrait of Addison where Addison is pretty much Sam Munson, and Sam Munson is doing the narrating. Munson spews forth his rant with a genuine vitriol and an impeccable sense of timing. He cracks Holocaust jokes and rages against mediocrity. He sounds a little like Henry Rollins, a lot like Seth Rogen, and entirely like himself. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/A-Summary-of-Things-Fall-Apart-by-Chinua-Achebe-Audiobook/B00QVYKO9G Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: A Summary of Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe Author: Quark Notes Narrator: Ron Masa Format: Unabridged Length: 2 hrs and 19 mins Language: English Release date: 12-15-14 Publisher: Snowball Publishing Ratings: 1.5 of 5 out of 6 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Save time on the go with the compact format and concise summary of the book Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe. Explore key quotations from the book. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Quark Notes) Mon, 15 Dec 2014 15:19:37 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/A-Summary-of-Things-Fall-Apart-by-Chinua-Achebe-Audiobook/B00QVYKO9G thebookvoice.com 02:19:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: A Summary of Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe Author: Quark Notes Narrator: Ron Masa Format: Unabridged Length: 2 hrs and 19 mins Language: English Release date: 12-15-14 Publisher: Snowball Publishing Ratings: 1.5 of 5 out of 6 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Save time on the go with the compact format and concise summary of the book Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe. Explore key quotations from the book. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: A Summary of Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe Author: Quark Notes Narrator: Ron Masa Format: Unabridged Length: 2 hrs and 19 mins Language: English Release date: 12-15-14 Publisher: Snowball Publishing Ratings: 1.5 of 5 out of 6 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Save time on the go with the compact format and concise summary of the book Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe. Explore key quotations from the book. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/A-Lady-Cyclists-Guide-to-Kashgar-Audiobook/B0083JNAYI Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: A Lady Cyclist's Guide to Kashgar Subtitle: A Novel Author: Suzanne Joinson Narrator: Susan Duerden Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 21 mins Language: English Release date: 05-22-12 Publisher: Tantor Audio Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 25 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: It is 1923. Evangeline (Eva) English and her sister Lizzie are missionaries heading for the ancient Silk Road city of Kashgar. Though Lizzie is on fire with her religious calling, Eva's motives are not quite as noble, but with her green bicycle and a commission from a publisher to write A Lady Cyclist's Guide to Kashgar, she is ready for adventure. In present day London, a young woman, Frieda, returns from a long trip abroad to find a man sleeping outside her front door. She gives him a blanket and a pillow, and in the morning finds the bedding neatly folded and an exquisite drawing of a bird with a long feathery tail, some delicate Arabic writing, and a boat made out of a flock of seagulls on her wall. Tayeb, in flight from his Yemeni homeland, befriends Frieda and, when she learns she has inherited the contents of an apartment belonging to a dead woman she has never heard of, they embark on an unexpected journey together. A Lady Cyclist's Guide to Kashgar explores the fault lines that appear when traditions from different parts of an increasingly globalized world crash into one other. Beautifully written and peopled by a cast of unforgettable characters, the novel interweaves the stories of Frieda and Eva, gradually revealing the links between them and the ways in which they each challenge and negotiate the restrictions of their societies as they make their hard-won way toward home. A Lady Cyclist's Guide to Kashgar marks the debut of Suzanne Joinson, a wonderfully talented new writer. Critic Reviews: "Beautifully written in language too taut, piercing, and smartly observed to be called lyrical, this atmospheric first novel immediately engages, nicely reminding us that odd twists of fate sometimes aren't that odd." (Library Journal) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Suzanne Joinson) Tue, 22 May 2012 18:50:48 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/A-Lady-Cyclists-Guide-to-Kashgar-Audiobook/B0083JNAYI thebookvoice.com 10:21:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: A Lady Cyclist's Guide to Kashgar Subtitle: A Novel Author: Suzanne Joinson Narrator: Susan Duerden Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 21 mins Language: English Release date: 05-22-12 Publisher: Tantor Audio Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 25 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: It is 1923. Evangeline (Eva) English and her sister Lizzie are missionaries heading for the ancient Silk Road city of Kashgar. Though Lizzie is on fire with her religious calling, Eva's motives are not quite as noble, but with her green bicycle and a commission from a publisher to write A Lady Cyclist's Guide to Kashgar, she is ready for adventure. In present day London, a young woman, Frieda, returns from a long trip abroad to find a man sleeping outside her front door. She gives him a blanket and a pillow, and in the morning finds the bedding neatly folded and an exquisite drawing of a bird with a long feathery tail, some delicate Arabic writing, and a boat made out of a flock of seagulls on her wall. Tayeb, in flight from his Yemeni homeland, befriends Frieda and, when she learns she has inherited the contents of an apartment belonging to a dead woman she has never heard of, they embark on an unexpected journey together. A Lady Cyclist's Guide to Kashgar explores the fault lines that appear when traditions from different parts of an increasingly globalized world crash into one other. Beautifully written and peopled by a cast of unforgettable characters, the novel interweaves the stories of Frieda and Eva, gradually revealing the links between them and the ways in which they each challenge and negotiate the restrictions of their societies as they make their hard-won way toward home. A Lady Cyclist's Guide to Kashgar marks the debut of Suzanne Joinson, a wonderfully talented new writer. Critic Reviews: "Beautifully written in language too taut, piercing, and smartly observed to be called lyrical, this atmospheric first novel immediately engages, nicely reminding us that odd twists of fate sometimes aren't that odd." (Library Journal) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: A Lady Cyclist's Guide to Kashgar Subtitle: A Novel Author: Suzanne Joinson Narrator: Susan Duerden Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 21 mins Language: English Release date: 05-22-12 Publisher: Tantor Audio Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 25 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: It is 1923. Evangeline (Eva) English and her sister Lizzie are missionaries heading for the ancient Silk Road city of Kashgar. Though Lizzie is on fire with her religious calling, Eva's motives are not quite as noble, but with her green bicycle and a commission from a publisher to write A Lady Cyclist's Guide to Kashgar, she is ready for adventure. In present day London, a young woman, Frieda, returns from a long trip abroad to find a man sleeping outside her front door. She gives him a blanket and a pillow, and in the morning finds the bedding neatly folded and an exquisite drawing of a bird with a long feathery tail, some delicate Arabic writing, and a boat made out of a flock of seagulls on her wall. Tayeb, in flight from his Yemeni homeland, befriends Frieda and, when she learns she has inherited the contents of an apartment belonging to a dead woman she has never heard of, they embark on an unexpected journey together. A Lady Cyclist's Guide to Kashgar explores the fault lines that appear when traditions from different parts of an increasingly globalized world crash into one other. Beautifully written and peopled by a cast of unforgettable characters, the novel interweaves the stories of Frieda and Eva, gradually revealing the links between them and the ways in which they each challenge and negotiate the restrictions of their societies as they make their hard-won way toward home. A Lady Cyclist's Guide to Kashgar marks the debut of Suzanne Joinson, a wonderfully talented new writer. Critic Reviews: "Beautifully written in language too taut, piercing, and smartly observed to be called lyrical, this atmospheric first novel immediately engages, nicely reminding us that odd twists of fate sometimes aren't that odd." (Library Journal) Members Reviews: Terrible Narration I don't know what I was thinking when I bought this book. I guess it was because I like riding a bicycle and I've actually been to Kashgar. So I had interests in common with the book--right? My own stupid fault. There are many terrible warning reviews here and I took a chance anyway. I thought--really how bad can it be?? This is without a doubt the weirdest and most extreme narration that I have ever experienced in a recorded book. I am not just talking about digital downloads from Audible since 2005--I am including my entire history of listening to recorded books on CDs and cassette tapes. That is quite a feat--literally thousands of books and this takes the cake. Just plain terrible. It really is a shame because the story itself has some potential in a quirky way. Not enough however to keep me listening past chapter 12 (I can't believe I made it that far) out of 40(!!!). What I would like to know is what were these production people thinking??? Mind boggling. Great story, terrible narration Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why? yes, great story How could the performance have been better? terrible monotone performance, the worst narrator I have heard on audible Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting? yes, despite the terrible narration Any additional comments? definitely worth listening too, despite the narration Step Away From the Bike! Normally I am the guy who writes a review defending a book that other people gave a poor review, but this time the shoe is on the other foot. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/In-Watermelon-Sugar-Audiobook/B06Y4DGHNC Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: In Watermelon Sugar Author: Richard Brautigan Narrator: Bronson Pinchot Format: Unabridged Length: 2 hrs and 21 mins Language: English Release date: 04-25-17 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 7 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: iDEATH is a place where the sun shines a different color every day and where people travel to the length of their dreams. Rejecting the violence and hate of the old gang at the Forgotten Works, they lead gentle lives in watermelon sugar. In this book, Richard Brautigan discovers and expresses the mood of the counterculture generation. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Richard Brautigan) Tue, 25 Apr 2017 20:22:15 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/In-Watermelon-Sugar-Audiobook/B06Y4DGHNC thebookvoice.com 02:21:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: In Watermelon Sugar Author: Richard Brautigan Narrator: Bronson Pinchot Format: Unabridged Length: 2 hrs and 21 mins Language: English Release date: 04-25-17 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 7 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: iDEATH is a place where the sun shines a different color every day and where people travel to the length of their dreams. Rejecting the violence and hate of the old gang at the Forgotten Works, they lead gentle lives in watermelon sugar. In this book, Richard Brautigan discovers and expresses the mood of the counterculture generation. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: In Watermelon Sugar Author: Richard Brautigan Narrator: Bronson Pinchot Format: Unabridged Length: 2 hrs and 21 mins Language: English Release date: 04-25-17 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 7 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: iDEATH is a place where the sun shines a different color every day and where people travel to the length of their dreams. Rejecting the violence and hate of the old gang at the Forgotten Works, they lead gentle lives in watermelon sugar. In this book, Richard Brautigan discovers and expresses the mood of the counterculture generation. Members Reviews: wished I'd kept it so glad to see I could purchase it again Had this book years and years ago, wished I'd kept it so glad to see I could purchase it again. Different cover from the original edition but contents are the same Five Stars Great price, new book- shrink-wrapped.. Five Stars Great book! Good book, Kindle formatting doesn't hinder the reading The book is interesting, however strange it may seem. Glimpses and thoughts ramble through the book, a few pages and simple stories create the sketch of what a normal book would include but that's why this works. It's the pieces not directly related but still connecting that can pull you along through the book. Five Stars There is trout fishing but that may not be the point https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Offshore-Audiobook/B01MYQAHR0 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Offshore Author: Penelope Fitzgerald, Alan Hollinghurst - introduction Narrator: Jot Davies, Alan Hollinghurst, Stephanie Racine Format: Unabridged Length: 5 hrs and 1 min Language: English Release date: 12-15-16 Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Limited Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 15 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Penelope Fitzgerald's Booker Prize-winning novel of loneliness and connecting is set among the houseboat community of the Thames and has a new introduction from Alan Hollinghurst. On Battersea Reach, a mixed bag of the temporarily lost and the patently eccentric live on houseboats, rising and falling with the tide of the Thames. There is good-natured Maurice, by occupation a male prostitute, by chance a receiver of stolen goods. And Richard, an ex-navy man whose boat, much like its owner, dominates the Reach. Then there is Nenna, an abandoned wife and mother of two young girls running wild on the muddy foreshore, whose domestic predicament, as it deepens, will draw this disparate community together. Critic Reviews: "An astonishing book.... Offshore is a marvellous achievement: strong, supple, humane, ripe, generous and graceful." (Bernard Levin, Sunday Times) "Perfectly balanced...the novelistic equivalent of a Turner watercolour." (Washington Post) "This Booker prize winner is a slightly dark, witty novel.... The brilliant Fitzgerald takes a subtle squint at thwarted love, loneliness and the human need to be necessary." (Val Hennessy, Daily Mail) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Penelope Fitzgerald) Thu, 15 Dec 2016 04:49:40 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Offshore-Audiobook/B01MYQAHR0 thebookvoice.com 05:01:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Offshore Author: Penelope Fitzgerald, Alan Hollinghurst - introduction Narrator: Jot Davies, Alan Hollinghurst, Stephanie Racine Format: Unabridged Length: 5 hrs and 1 min Language: English Release date: 12-15-16 Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Limited Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 15 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Penelope Fitzgerald's Booker Prize-winning novel of loneliness and connecting is set among the houseboat community of the Thames and has a new introduction from Alan Hollinghurst. On Battersea Reach, a mixed bag of the temporarily lost and the patently eccentric live on houseboats, rising and falling with the tide of the Thames. There is good-natured Maurice, by occupation a male prostitute, by chance a receiver of stolen goods. And Richard, an ex-navy man whose boat, much like its owner, dominates the Reach. Then there is Nenna, an abandoned wife and mother of two young girls running wild on the muddy foreshore, whose domestic predicament, as it deepens, will draw this disparate community together. Critic Reviews: "An astonishing book.... Offshore is a marvellous achievement: strong, supple, humane, ripe, generous and graceful." (Bernard Levin, Sunday Times) "Perfectly balanced...the novelistic equivalent of a Turner watercolour." (Washington Post) "This Booker prize winner is a slightly dark, witty novel.... The brilliant Fitzgerald takes a subtle squint at thwarted love, loneliness and the human need to be necessary." (Val Hennessy, Daily Mail) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Offshore Author: Penelope Fitzgerald, Alan Hollinghurst - introduction Narrator: Jot Davies, Alan Hollinghurst, Stephanie Racine Format: Unabridged Length: 5 hrs and 1 min Language: English Release date: 12-15-16 Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Limited Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 15 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Penelope Fitzgerald's Booker Prize-winning novel of loneliness and connecting is set among the houseboat community of the Thames and has a new introduction from Alan Hollinghurst. On Battersea Reach, a mixed bag of the temporarily lost and the patently eccentric live on houseboats, rising and falling with the tide of the Thames. There is good-natured Maurice, by occupation a male prostitute, by chance a receiver of stolen goods. And Richard, an ex-navy man whose boat, much like its owner, dominates the Reach. Then there is Nenna, an abandoned wife and mother of two young girls running wild on the muddy foreshore, whose domestic predicament, as it deepens, will draw this disparate community together. Critic Reviews: "An astonishing book.... Offshore is a marvellous achievement: strong, supple, humane, ripe, generous and graceful." (Bernard Levin, Sunday Times) "Perfectly balanced...the novelistic equivalent of a Turner watercolour." (Washington Post) "This Booker prize winner is a slightly dark, witty novel.... The brilliant Fitzgerald takes a subtle squint at thwarted love, loneliness and the human need to be necessary." (Val Hennessy, Daily Mail) Members Reviews: Puffing insincerity Disappointing reading of fine novel. Every phrase is overspoken and preceded by a rushed and audible intake of breath. Adequate reading How did the narrator detract from the book? He renders the characters' voices well (even when faced with a Canadian accent), but I found his tone when reading the narrative sing-song and infantilising, like he was reading me Winnie the Pooh. Quite unsuitable for a bleak, grown-up novel like this one. Any additional comments? Not Fitzgerald's best, but a strong book compressed, allusive, subtle and often funny, much like her others. The voice of Alan Hollinghurst's baritone reading his insightful Introduction to the reissue is a treat and almost worth the price of the audiobook. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Innocents-and-Others-Audiobook/B019R2F4MA Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Innocents and Others Subtitle: A Novel Author: Dana Spiotta Narrator: January LaVoy Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 17 mins Language: English Release date: 03-08-16 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 68 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: From "a major, unnervingly intelligent writer" (Joy Williams), "rich, funny, learned, and tonally fresh" (Jeffrey Eugenides), comes a novel about aspiration, film, work, and love. Dana Spiotta's new novel is about two women, best friends, who grow up in LA in the '80s and become filmmakers. Meadow and Carrie have everything in common - except their views on sex, power, moviemaking, and morality. Their lives collide with Jelly, a loner whose most intimate experience is on the phone. Jelly is older, erotic, and mysterious. She cold calls powerful men and seduces them not through sex but through listening. She invites them to reveal themselves, and they do. Spiotta is "a wonderfully gifted writer with an uncanny feel for the absurdities and sadnesses of contemporary life, and an unerring ear for how people talk and try to cope today" (The New York Times). Innocents and Others is her greatest novel - wise, artful, and beautiful. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Dana Spiotta) Tue, 08 Mar 2016 00:58:32 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Innocents-and-Others-Audiobook/B019R2F4MA thebookvoice.com 08:17:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Innocents and Others Subtitle: A Novel Author: Dana Spiotta Narrator: January LaVoy Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 17 mins Language: English Release date: 03-08-16 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 68 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: From "a major, unnervingly intelligent writer" (Joy Williams), "rich, funny, learned, and tonally fresh" (Jeffrey Eugenides), comes a novel about aspiration, film, work, and love. Dana Spiotta's new novel is about two women, best friends, who grow up in LA in the '80s and become filmmakers. Meadow and Carrie have everything in common - except their views on sex, power, moviemaking, and morality. Their lives collide with Jelly, a loner whose most intimate experience is on the phone. Jelly is older, erotic, and mysterious. She cold calls powerful men and seduces them not through sex but through listening. She invites them to reveal themselves, and they do. Spiotta is "a wonderfully gifted writer with an uncanny feel for the absurdities and sadnesses of contemporary life, and an unerring ear for how people talk and try to cope today" (The New York Times). Innocents and Others is her greatest novel - wise, artful, and beautiful. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Innocents and Others Subtitle: A Novel Author: Dana Spiotta Narrator: January LaVoy Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 17 mins Language: English Release date: 03-08-16 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 68 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: From "a major, unnervingly intelligent writer" (Joy Williams), "rich, funny, learned, and tonally fresh" (Jeffrey Eugenides), comes a novel about aspiration, film, work, and love. Dana Spiotta's new novel is about two women, best friends, who grow up in LA in the '80s and become filmmakers. Meadow and Carrie have everything in common - except their views on sex, power, moviemaking, and morality. Their lives collide with Jelly, a loner whose most intimate experience is on the phone. Jelly is older, erotic, and mysterious. She cold calls powerful men and seduces them not through sex but through listening. She invites them to reveal themselves, and they do. Spiotta is "a wonderfully gifted writer with an uncanny feel for the absurdities and sadnesses of contemporary life, and an unerring ear for how people talk and try to cope today" (The New York Times). Innocents and Others is her greatest novel - wise, artful, and beautiful. Members Reviews: Likable story and a wonderful reader Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why? So far in life, I have not met in person any other Dana Spiotta fans though I know she has many. In the main, the people I know choose books with plots and aren't particularly charmed by Dana Spiotta type characters or obsessive film buffs. What was one of the most memorable moments of Innocents and Others? What was memorable to me was January LaVoy's read of it. Compared to her performance, the written text might have felt limp. What does January LaVoy bring to the story that you wouldnt experience if you just read the book? Her talent. Plus her voice is a lovely one. Beautifully written profile of the artist's psyche Any additional comments? A beautifully written novel about art, friendship, feminism, love, and human nature. Dark, quirky and eccentric this story is an intricately interwoven tale of a unique cast of characters. A far cry from your typical pop fiction, an interesting and worthwhile listen. Bored me to tears This book wasnt for you, but who do you think might enjoy it more? I don't know why I didn't like this book I listened to maybe 3 hours on various car rides, then I had to stop. It was boring me to tears, and I listen to audiobooks to help me stay awake while driving. What could Dana Spiotta have done to make this a more enjoyable book for you? I didn't see the purpose of the story. What three words best describe January LaVoys performance? Mildly annoying (sorry...that's only 2 words). Any additional comments? Some magazine (Marie Claire maybe?) gave it a good review, so I thought I'd give it a try. I should've waited for other Audible listeners to weigh in before purchasing the audiobook. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Unit-Audiobook/B0030EYAUE Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Unit Author: Ninni Holmqvist Narrator: Suzanne Toren Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 50 mins Language: English Release date: 12-11-09 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 96 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: When Dorrit Wegner turned fifty, the government transferred her to a state-of-the-art facility where she can live out her days in comfort. Her apartment is furnished to her tastes, her meals expertly served, and all at the very reasonable non-negotiable price of one cardiopulmonary system. Once an outsider without family, derided by a society bent on productivity, Dorrit finds within The Unit the company of kindred spirits and a dignity conferred by 'use' in medical tests. But when Dorrit also finds love, her peaceful submission is blown apart and she must fight to escape before her 'final donation'. ©2009 Ninni Holmqvist; (P)2009 Audible, Inc. Editorial Reviews: Just as ghost stories are better experienced aloud around a campfire, Ninni Holmqvists The Unit is best enjoyed through the intuitive narration of Suzanne Toren. Her sincere and direct intonation serves as a guide through the waters of a cautionary tale. As a listener, you feel the horrors of a controversial government-operative intensified by Torens rendition. Shortly following her 50th birthday, Dorrit Weger is brought to the Second Reserve Bank Unit for biological material, where she will be provided a comfortable apartment surrounded by every luxury she could ask for - from state-of-the-art swimming and diving facilities to an elegant art gallery filled with contemporary exhibitions. She will flourish in her community, she will fall in love, and - best of all - she will never have to worry about finances for the rest of her life. In Dorrits world, we are introduced to a society in which people are either needed or dispensable. Under this regime, once those who are dispensable reach a certain age, they are expected to sacrifice for the betterment of those who are needed - by checking into the Unit. Behind the walls of the Unit, Dorrit and her peers are required to serve as biomedical lab rats, participating in pharmaceutical experiments and organ donations that will ultimately lead to their death. Holmqvists remarkable novel is a dystopia that asks us to question our contemporary world by holding up a mirror to our societal expectations. A writer and editor of moderate success, Dorrit enters her fifties without a husband or children of her own. She has led a life of quiet happiness with her career, her gardening, and a dog named Jock. But because her life has not contributed to what is conventionally expected of a woman, she is dispensable. The authors keen characterization is punctuated by Torens narration. At the storys inception, Dorrit is an obedient individual who feels contempt for her situation but not desperation. But as the story develops, she undergoes a wealth of emotional changes that come alive through Torens voice. Furthermore, the novel offers a cast of characters that surround Dorrit, from other dispensables to the Units staff, that Toren aptly portrays through varying cadences. The Unit will raise evocative questions that will linger in the days after youve finished listening. -- bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Ninni Holmqvist) Fri, 11 Dec 2009 13:55:01 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Unit-Audiobook/B0030EYAUE thebookvoice.com 08:50:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Unit Author: Ninni Holmqvist Narrator: Suzanne Toren Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 50 mins Language: English Release date: 12-11-09 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 96 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: When Dorrit Wegner turned fifty, the government transferred her to a state-of-the-art facility where she can live out her days in comfort. Her apartment is furnished to her tastes, her meals expertly served, and all at the very reasonable non-negotiable price of one cardiopulmonary system. Once an outsider without family, derided by a society bent on productivity, Dorrit finds within The Unit the company of kindred spirits and a dignity conferred by 'use' in medical tests. But when Dorrit also finds love, her peaceful submission is blown apart and she must fight to escape before her 'final donation'. ©2009 Ninni Holmqvist; (P)2009 Audible, Inc. Editorial Reviews: Just as ghost stories are better experienced aloud around a campfire, Ninni Holmqvists The Unit is best enjoyed through the intuitive narration of Suzanne Toren. Her sincere and direct intonation serves as a guide through the waters of a cautionary tale. As a listener, you feel the horrors of a controversial government-operative intensified by Torens rendition. Shortly following her 50th birthday, Dorrit Weger is brought to the Second Reserve Bank Unit for biological material, where she will be provided a comfortable apartment surrounded by every luxury she could ask for - from state-of-the-art swimming and diving facilities to an elegant art gallery filled with contemporary exhibitions. She will flourish in her community, she will fall in love, and - best of all - she will never have to worry about finances for the rest of her life. In Dorrits world, we are introduced to a society in which people are either needed or dispensable. Under this regime, once those who are dispensable reach a certain age, they are expected to sacrifice for the betterment of those who are needed - by checking into the Unit. Behind the walls of the Unit, Dorrit and her peers are required to serve as biomedical lab rats, participating in pharmaceutical experiments and organ donations that will ultimately lead to their death. Holmqvists remarkable novel is a dystopia that asks us to question our contemporary world by holding up a mirror to our societal expectations. A writer and editor of moderate success, Dorrit enters her fifties without a husband or children of her own. She has led a life of quiet happiness with her career, her gardening, and a dog named Jock. But because her life has not contributed to what is conventionally expected of a woman, she is dispensable. The authors keen characterization is punctuated by Torens narration. At the storys inception, Dorrit is an obedient individual who feels contempt for her situation but not desperation. But as the story develops, she undergoes a wealth of emotional changes that come alive through Torens voice. Furthermore, the novel offers a cast of characters that surround Dorrit, from other dispensables to the Units staff, that Toren aptly portrays through varying cadences. The Unit will raise evocative questions that will linger in the days after youve finished listening. -- Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Unit Author: Ninni Holmqvist Narrator: Suzanne Toren Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 50 mins Language: English Release date: 12-11-09 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 96 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: When Dorrit Wegner turned fifty, the government transferred her to a state-of-the-art facility where she can live out her days in comfort. Her apartment is furnished to her tastes, her meals expertly served, and all at the very reasonable non-negotiable price of one cardiopulmonary system. Once an outsider without family, derided by a society bent on productivity, Dorrit finds within The Unit the company of kindred spirits and a dignity conferred by 'use' in medical tests. But when Dorrit also finds love, her peaceful submission is blown apart and she must fight to escape before her 'final donation'. ©2009 Ninni Holmqvist; (P)2009 Audible, Inc. Editorial Reviews: Just as ghost stories are better experienced aloud around a campfire, Ninni Holmqvists The Unit is best enjoyed through the intuitive narration of Suzanne Toren. Her sincere and direct intonation serves as a guide through the waters of a cautionary tale. As a listener, you feel the horrors of a controversial government-operative intensified by Torens rendition. Shortly following her 50th birthday, Dorrit Weger is brought to the Second Reserve Bank Unit for biological material, where she will be provided a comfortable apartment surrounded by every luxury she could ask for - from state-of-the-art swimming and diving facilities to an elegant art gallery filled with contemporary exhibitions. She will flourish in her community, she will fall in love, and - best of all - she will never have to worry about finances for the rest of her life. In Dorrits world, we are introduced to a society in which people are either needed or dispensable. Under this regime, once those who are dispensable reach a certain age, they are expected to sacrifice for the betterment of those who are needed - by checking into the Unit. Behind the walls of the Unit, Dorrit and her peers are required to serve as biomedical lab rats, participating in pharmaceutical experiments and organ donations that will ultimately lead to their death. Holmqvists remarkable novel is a dystopia that asks us to question our contemporary world by holding up a mirror to our societal expectations. A writer and editor of moderate success, Dorrit enters her fifties without a husband or children of her own. She has led a life of quiet happiness with her career, her gardening, and a dog named Jock. But because her life has not contributed to what is conventionally expected of a woman, she is dispensable. The authors keen characterization is punctuated by Torens narration. At the storys inception, Dorrit is an obedient individual who feels contempt for her situation but not desperation. But as the story develops, she undergoes a wealth of emotional changes that come alive through Torens voice. Furthermore, the novel offers a cast of characters that surround Dorrit, from other dispensables to the Units staff, that Toren aptly portrays through varying cadences. The Unit will raise evocative questions that will linger in the days after youve finished listening. -- Members Reviews: very depressing I kept reading it hoping it would get better but it kept getting more depressing. she did do a good job captivating emotions and describing things. Makes you think This is not really an uplifting story, even though the tone is rarely negative. Instead the writer forces you to think about your political leanings. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Girlchild-Audiobook/B00823A4YE Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Girlchild Subtitle: A Novel Author: Tupelo Hassman Narrator: Tupelo Hassman Format: Unabridged Length: 5 hrs and 45 mins Language: English Release date: 05-28-12 Publisher: Tantor Audio Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 41 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Rory Hendrix is the least likely of Girl Scouts. She hasn't got a troop or even a badge to call her own. But she's checked the Handbook out from the elementary school library so many times that her name fills all the lines on the card, and she pores over its surreal advice ("Uniforms, disposing of outgrown"; "The Right Use of Your Body"; "Finding Your Way When Lost") for tips to get off the Calle: that is, the Calle de las Flores, the Reno trailer park where she lives with her mother, Jo, the sweet-faced, hard-luck bartender at the Truck Stop. Rory's been told that she is one of the "third-generation bastards surely on the road to whoredom". But she's determined to prove the county and her own family wrong. Brash, sassy, vulnerable, wise, and terrified, she struggles with her mother's habit of trusting the wrong men, and the mixed blessing of being too smart for her own good. From diary entries, social workers' reports, half-recalled memories, arrest records, family lore, Supreme Court opinions, and her grandmother's letters, Rory crafts a devastating collage that shows us her world, even as she searches for the way out of it. Tupelo Hassman's Girlchild is a heart-stopping and original debut. Critic Reviews: "This debut possesses powerful writing and unflinching clarity." ( Publishers Weekly) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Tupelo Hassman) Mon, 28 May 2012 21:17:33 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Girlchild-Audiobook/B00823A4YE thebookvoice.com 05:45:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Girlchild Subtitle: A Novel Author: Tupelo Hassman Narrator: Tupelo Hassman Format: Unabridged Length: 5 hrs and 45 mins Language: English Release date: 05-28-12 Publisher: Tantor Audio Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 41 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Rory Hendrix is the least likely of Girl Scouts. She hasn't got a troop or even a badge to call her own. But she's checked the Handbook out from the elementary school library so many times that her name fills all the lines on the card, and she pores over its surreal advice ("Uniforms, disposing of outgrown"; "The Right Use of Your Body"; "Finding Your Way When Lost") for tips to get off the Calle: that is, the Calle de las Flores, the Reno trailer park where she lives with her mother, Jo, the sweet-faced, hard-luck bartender at the Truck Stop. Rory's been told that she is one of the "third-generation bastards surely on the road to whoredom". But she's determined to prove the county and her own family wrong. Brash, sassy, vulnerable, wise, and terrified, she struggles with her mother's habit of trusting the wrong men, and the mixed blessing of being too smart for her own good. From diary entries, social workers' reports, half-recalled memories, arrest records, family lore, Supreme Court opinions, and her grandmother's letters, Rory crafts a devastating collage that shows us her world, even as she searches for the way out of it. Tupelo Hassman's Girlchild is a heart-stopping and original debut. Critic Reviews: "This debut possesses powerful writing and unflinching clarity." ( Publishers Weekly) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Girlchild Subtitle: A Novel Author: Tupelo Hassman Narrator: Tupelo Hassman Format: Unabridged Length: 5 hrs and 45 mins Language: English Release date: 05-28-12 Publisher: Tantor Audio Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 41 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Rory Hendrix is the least likely of Girl Scouts. She hasn't got a troop or even a badge to call her own. But she's checked the Handbook out from the elementary school library so many times that her name fills all the lines on the card, and she pores over its surreal advice ("Uniforms, disposing of outgrown"; "The Right Use of Your Body"; "Finding Your Way When Lost") for tips to get off the Calle: that is, the Calle de las Flores, the Reno trailer park where she lives with her mother, Jo, the sweet-faced, hard-luck bartender at the Truck Stop. Rory's been told that she is one of the "third-generation bastards surely on the road to whoredom". But she's determined to prove the county and her own family wrong. Brash, sassy, vulnerable, wise, and terrified, she struggles with her mother's habit of trusting the wrong men, and the mixed blessing of being too smart for her own good. From diary entries, social workers' reports, half-recalled memories, arrest records, family lore, Supreme Court opinions, and her grandmother's letters, Rory crafts a devastating collage that shows us her world, even as she searches for the way out of it. Tupelo Hassman's Girlchild is a heart-stopping and original debut. Critic Reviews: "This debut possesses powerful writing and unflinching clarity." ( Publishers Weekly) Members Reviews: THERE IS ANOTHER WAY TO LIVE. The subject is repugnant. Just to know that children are subjected to such depths of physical and emotional pain and turmoil creates a lethal level of anger and fury within us. However, the descriptions of the inner life of this girlchild can give us the impetus to confront this cycle of children giving birth to children. At an individual level, from where comes the inner voice within some children that says there is a better way to live and drives the determination to pursue it. In Hassmans book, Rory Dawn Hendrix hears this voice. She is the child of an unknown father and her 15 year-old mother, who was the child of a 13 year-old mother by an unknown father. In too many cases, the father and/or lover of the mother is the father of the new girlchild. Rorys inner voice comes from an old, tattered Girl Scout Manual. She knows that other girls do not live like she does. Books impact lives. There are other factors that reinforce her resolve. She has three older brothers who broke away from the life of booze, gambling and petty crime. She has a librarian and a couple of teachers who recognize her high level of intelligence. She has a grandmother who protects and cares for her during her early childhood. The owner of the bar where her mother works is a decent guy who tries to protect her. As a retired university professor, I came to know some of these young people who were survivors who heard this inner voice and succeeded. This is an interesting book. I recommend it. A Talented Author Any additional comments? I was attracted to this book thinking it would be funny but I assure you it is not. I also admit that I didn't finish the book, but I didn't because it just got too depressing for me to listen to anymore, not because it wasn't well written or a great story. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Chronicle-of-a-Last-Summer-Audiobook/B01FY3QDEE Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Chronicle of a Last Summer Subtitle: A Novel of Egypt Author: Yasmine El Rashidi Narrator: Yasmine El Rashidi Format: Unabridged Length: 4 hrs and 38 mins Language: English Release date: 06-28-16 Publisher: Random House Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 12 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: A young Egyptian woman chronicles her personal and political coming of age in this debut novel. Cairo, 1984. A blisteringly hot summer. A young girl in a sprawling family house. Her days pass quietly: listening to a mother's phone conversations, looking at the Nile from a bedroom window, watching the three state-sanctioned TV stations with the volume off, daydreaming about other lives. Underlying this claustrophobic routine is mystery and loss. Relatives mutter darkly about the newly appointed President Mubarak. Everyone talks with melancholy about the past. People disappear overnight. Her own father has left, too - why, or to where, no one will say. We meet her across three decades, from youth to adulthood: as a six-year-old absorbing the world around her, filled with questions she can't ask; as a college student and aspiring filmmaker preoccupied with love, language, and the repression that surrounds her; and then later, in the turbulent aftermath of Mubarak's overthrow, as a writer exploring her own past. Reunited with her father, she wonders about the silences that have marked and shaped her life. At once a mapping of a city in transformation and a story about the shifting realities and fates of a single Egyptian family, Yasmine El Rashidi's Chronicle of a Last Summer traces the fine line between survival and complicity, exploring the conscience of a generation raised in silence. Critic Reviews: "A remarkably clear, generous, and elegant reading of metropolitan life in Cairo. Yasmine El Rashidi has an extraordinary eye for detail: on the streets of Cairo, at school, at home, in the realm of politics, she captures everything and in the process gives one of the most uncannily clairvoyant and astute portrayals of today's Egypt. The streets are exceptionally dirty, life can be stultifying, cruel, and unsafe, the buildings couldn't be uglier, and the secret police lies in wait just about everywhere. Rashidi has always been unsparing in her frequent bulletins about the Arab Spring and its aftermath in The New York Review of Books. Here she is no less penetrating, though this also happens to be a moving and lyrical account of a young woman's maturation from early girlhood, through adolescence, and adulthood." (André Aciman, author of Harvard Square) "Yasmine El Rashidi's debut is politically minded, but with a beating heart at its core - a beautiful alchemy between an achingly human coming-of-age story and a political examination of a country with a deep, nuanced history." (ELLE) "A moving and memorable portrait of a girl growing up under a repressive regime, struggling with its imposed silences, and finding her voice. In clear and elegant prose, Chronicle of a Last Summer probes the space in which the personal and the political meet and, at times, collide." (Laila Lalami, author of The Moor's Account) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Yasmine El Rashidi) Tue, 28 Jun 2016 11:21:56 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Chronicle-of-a-Last-Summer-Audiobook/B01FY3QDEE thebookvoice.com 04:38:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Chronicle of a Last Summer Subtitle: A Novel of Egypt Author: Yasmine El Rashidi Narrator: Yasmine El Rashidi Format: Unabridged Length: 4 hrs and 38 mins Language: English Release date: 06-28-16 Publisher: Random House Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 12 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: A young Egyptian woman chronicles her personal and political coming of age in this debut novel. Cairo, 1984. A blisteringly hot summer. A young girl in a sprawling family house. Her days pass quietly: listening to a mother's phone conversations, looking at the Nile from a bedroom window, watching the three state-sanctioned TV stations with the volume off, daydreaming about other lives. Underlying this claustrophobic routine is mystery and loss. Relatives mutter darkly about the newly appointed President Mubarak. Everyone talks with melancholy about the past. People disappear overnight. Her own father has left, too - why, or to where, no one will say. We meet her across three decades, from youth to adulthood: as a six-year-old absorbing the world around her, filled with questions she can't ask; as a college student and aspiring filmmaker preoccupied with love, language, and the repression that surrounds her; and then later, in the turbulent aftermath of Mubarak's overthrow, as a writer exploring her own past. Reunited with her father, she wonders about the silences that have marked and shaped her life. At once a mapping of a city in transformation and a story about the shifting realities and fates of a single Egyptian family, Yasmine El Rashidi's Chronicle of a Last Summer traces the fine line between survival and complicity, exploring the conscience of a generation raised in silence. Critic Reviews: "A remarkably clear, generous, and elegant reading of metropolitan life in Cairo. Yasmine El Rashidi has an extraordinary eye for detail: on the streets of Cairo, at school, at home, in the realm of politics, she captures everything and in the process gives one of the most uncannily clairvoyant and astute portrayals of today's Egypt. The streets are exceptionally dirty, life can be stultifying, cruel, and unsafe, the buildings couldn't be uglier, and the secret police lies in wait just about everywhere. Rashidi has always been unsparing in her frequent bulletins about the Arab Spring and its aftermath in The New York Review of Books. Here she is no less penetrating, though this also happens to be a moving and lyrical account of a young woman's maturation from early girlhood, through adolescence, and adulthood." (André Aciman, author of Harvard Square) "Yasmine El Rashidi's debut is politically minded, but with a beating heart at its core - a beautiful alchemy between an achingly human coming-of-age story and a political examination of a country with a deep, nuanced history." (ELLE) "A moving and memorable portrait of a girl growing up under a repressive regime, struggling with its imposed silences, and finding her voice. In clear and elegant prose, Chronicle of a Last Summer probes the space in which the personal and the political meet and, at times, collide." (Laila Lalami, author of The Moor's Account) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Chronicle of a Last Summer Subtitle: A Novel of Egypt Author: Yasmine El Rashidi Narrator: Yasmine El Rashidi Format: Unabridged Length: 4 hrs and 38 mins Language: English Release date: 06-28-16 Publisher: Random House Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 12 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: A young Egyptian woman chronicles her personal and political coming of age in this debut novel. Cairo, 1984. A blisteringly hot summer. A young girl in a sprawling family house. Her days pass quietly: listening to a mother's phone conversations, looking at the Nile from a bedroom window, watching the three state-sanctioned TV stations with the volume off, daydreaming about other lives. Underlying this claustrophobic routine is mystery and loss. Relatives mutter darkly about the newly appointed President Mubarak. Everyone talks with melancholy about the past. People disappear overnight. Her own father has left, too - why, or to where, no one will say. We meet her across three decades, from youth to adulthood: as a six-year-old absorbing the world around her, filled with questions she can't ask; as a college student and aspiring filmmaker preoccupied with love, language, and the repression that surrounds her; and then later, in the turbulent aftermath of Mubarak's overthrow, as a writer exploring her own past. Reunited with her father, she wonders about the silences that have marked and shaped her life. At once a mapping of a city in transformation and a story about the shifting realities and fates of a single Egyptian family, Yasmine El Rashidi's Chronicle of a Last Summer traces the fine line between survival and complicity, exploring the conscience of a generation raised in silence. Critic Reviews: "A remarkably clear, generous, and elegant reading of metropolitan life in Cairo. Yasmine El Rashidi has an extraordinary eye for detail: on the streets of Cairo, at school, at home, in the realm of politics, she captures everything and in the process gives one of the most uncannily clairvoyant and astute portrayals of today's Egypt. The streets are exceptionally dirty, life can be stultifying, cruel, and unsafe, the buildings couldn't be uglier, and the secret police lies in wait just about everywhere. Rashidi has always been unsparing in her frequent bulletins about the Arab Spring and its aftermath in The New York Review of Books. Here she is no less penetrating, though this also happens to be a moving and lyrical account of a young woman's maturation from early girlhood, through adolescence, and adulthood." (André Aciman, author of Harvard Square) "Yasmine El Rashidi's debut is politically minded, but with a beating heart at its core - a beautiful alchemy between an achingly human coming-of-age story and a political examination of a country with a deep, nuanced history." (ELLE) "A moving and memorable portrait of a girl growing up under a repressive regime, struggling with its imposed silences, and finding her voice. In clear and elegant prose, Chronicle of a Last Summer probes the space in which the personal and the political meet and, at times, collide." (Laila Lalami, author of The Moor's Account) Members Reviews: A moving portrait of deep history It may be hard for some to see this as a novel of the Egyptian uprising of 2011, but in one way it is. El Rashidi paints the picture of a household at three moments in modern Egyptian history -- 1984, 1998, 2014 -- and shows that for all the revolutions and changes that have happened in that country during those decades, very little is moved. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/A-Room-with-a-View-Audiobook/B002V1CCQQ Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: A Room with a View Author: E.M. Forster Narrator: John Franklyn Robbins Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 20 mins Language: English Release date: 12-16-99 Publisher: Recorded Books Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 36 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: E.M. Forster's masterful, romantic comedy of manners tells the tale of an Englishwoman who steps out of her rigid, hierarchical society to find love. Lucy Honeychurch lives in Windy Corners, her family's country estate in Suffolk, England, where she is engaged to the respectable, fastidious Cecil Vyse. But she cannot forget a man named George Emerson, whom she met by chance on a trip to Florence. In Italy, she felt emancipated from her conventional upbringing, and her embrace with George moved him to declare his undying love. Forced to choose between two men, two marriages, and two markedly different ways of seeing the world, Lucy faces a difficult decision. Beautifully narrated by John Frandlyn-Robbins, A Room with a View is one of the 20th century's most charming and compelling novels. Editorial Reviews: Forster's classic recounts the adventures of English tourists who meet in an Italian pensione and follows their intersecting lives when they return to England. With Franklyn-Robbins's narration, listeners can't help but catch Forster's subtle irony and playful humor. Whether you read this classic long ago or have never read it, the advice remains the same. Listen to this audio version. You will be amply rewarded by Franklyn-Robbins's performance of Forster's wickedly funny critique of his people - nineteenth-century, middle- and upper-middle-class Britons - who traveled abroad. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (E.M. Forster) Thu, 16 Dec 1999 14:11:47 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/A-Room-with-a-View-Audiobook/B002V1CCQQ thebookvoice.com 08:20:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: A Room with a View Author: E.M. Forster Narrator: John Franklyn Robbins Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 20 mins Language: English Release date: 12-16-99 Publisher: Recorded Books Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 36 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: E.M. Forster's masterful, romantic comedy of manners tells the tale of an Englishwoman who steps out of her rigid, hierarchical society to find love. Lucy Honeychurch lives in Windy Corners, her family's country estate in Suffolk, England, where she is engaged to the respectable, fastidious Cecil Vyse. But she cannot forget a man named George Emerson, whom she met by chance on a trip to Florence. In Italy, she felt emancipated from her conventional upbringing, and her embrace with George moved him to declare his undying love. Forced to choose between two men, two marriages, and two markedly different ways of seeing the world, Lucy faces a difficult decision. Beautifully narrated by John Frandlyn-Robbins, A Room with a View is one of the 20th century's most charming and compelling novels. Editorial Reviews: Forster's classic recounts the adventures of English tourists who meet in an Italian pensione and follows their intersecting lives when they return to England. With Franklyn-Robbins's narration, listeners can't help but catch Forster's subtle irony and playful humor. Whether you read this classic long ago or have never read it, the advice remains the same. Listen to this audio version. You will be amply rewarded by Franklyn-Robbins's performance of Forster's wickedly funny critique of his people - nineteenth-century, middle- and upper-middle-class Britons - who traveled abroad. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: A Room with a View Author: E.M. Forster Narrator: John Franklyn Robbins Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 20 mins Language: English Release date: 12-16-99 Publisher: Recorded Books Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 36 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: E.M. Forster's masterful, romantic comedy of manners tells the tale of an Englishwoman who steps out of her rigid, hierarchical society to find love. Lucy Honeychurch lives in Windy Corners, her family's country estate in Suffolk, England, where she is engaged to the respectable, fastidious Cecil Vyse. But she cannot forget a man named George Emerson, whom she met by chance on a trip to Florence. In Italy, she felt emancipated from her conventional upbringing, and her embrace with George moved him to declare his undying love. Forced to choose between two men, two marriages, and two markedly different ways of seeing the world, Lucy faces a difficult decision. Beautifully narrated by John Frandlyn-Robbins, A Room with a View is one of the 20th century's most charming and compelling novels. Editorial Reviews: Forster's classic recounts the adventures of English tourists who meet in an Italian pensione and follows their intersecting lives when they return to England. With Franklyn-Robbins's narration, listeners can't help but catch Forster's subtle irony and playful humor. Whether you read this classic long ago or have never read it, the advice remains the same. Listen to this audio version. You will be amply rewarded by Franklyn-Robbins's performance of Forster's wickedly funny critique of his people - nineteenth-century, middle- and upper-middle-class Britons - who traveled abroad. Members Reviews: Great novel from Edwardian England Enjoyable recording but the narrator pronounces Mr Beebe's name like "Mr Bee Bee". It takes getting used to after seeing the film. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Chemistry-of-Tears-Audiobook/B009CYJ8DU Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Chemistry of Tears Author: Peter Carey Narrator: Jefferson Mays, Susan Lyons Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 58 mins Language: English Release date: 09-19-12 Publisher: Recorded Books Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 26 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Critics have used every possible superlative to praise the works of two-time Man Booker Prize winner Peter Carey. In The Chemistry of Tears, Carey continues to astound with a story of love, death, and human invention. Museum curator Catherines affair comes to an abrupt end with her married lovers untimely death. Denied outward grief by the nature of their relationship, Catherine retreats into isolation. Delving into notebooks more than a century old, she feels a growing connection to Henry Brandling, who in 1854 gave life to a mechanical creature. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Peter Carey) Wed, 19 Sep 2012 12:44:12 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Chemistry-of-Tears-Audiobook/B009CYJ8DU thebookvoice.com 08:58:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Chemistry of Tears Author: Peter Carey Narrator: Jefferson Mays, Susan Lyons Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 58 mins Language: English Release date: 09-19-12 Publisher: Recorded Books Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 26 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Critics have used every possible superlative to praise the works of two-time Man Booker Prize winner Peter Carey. In The Chemistry of Tears, Carey continues to astound with a story of love, death, and human invention. Museum curator Catherines affair comes to an abrupt end with her married lovers untimely death. Denied outward grief by the nature of their relationship, Catherine retreats into isolation. Delving into notebooks more than a century old, she feels a growing connection to Henry Brandling, who in 1854 gave life to a mechanical creature. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Chemistry of Tears Author: Peter Carey Narrator: Jefferson Mays, Susan Lyons Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 58 mins Language: English Release date: 09-19-12 Publisher: Recorded Books Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 26 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Critics have used every possible superlative to praise the works of two-time Man Booker Prize winner Peter Carey. In The Chemistry of Tears, Carey continues to astound with a story of love, death, and human invention. Museum curator Catherines affair comes to an abrupt end with her married lovers untimely death. Denied outward grief by the nature of their relationship, Catherine retreats into isolation. Delving into notebooks more than a century old, she feels a growing connection to Henry Brandling, who in 1854 gave life to a mechanical creature. Members Reviews: Not worth reading Great! How exciting to write a negative review of a book others seem to love. And how annoying! The main character is someone I would never want to know. She is a woman who has been the lover of a man for thirteen years but thinks no one knew of their relationship. Catherine is egotistical and manic. For a "mature" woman to behave with the poor judgment she displays toward one who is kind, over and over again, is rephrehensible. Catherine acts like a baby. She drinks, snorts cocaine and feels sorry for herself. Frankly, as a woman, it was easy to tell that the author was a man. Catherine is a caricature of how a man might see a woman in such a position. And, if that is not bad enough, another woman is added to the plot and she is equally crazy and unlikeable. Follow that with a bizarre secondary story about a mechanical contraption and surely you will understand the title. No? Well, that's what is supposed to be so innocuous, right? Hardly. Avoid at all costs or prepare to be irritated. Museum conservator investigates mysterious object Beautifully written, the author introduces us to the world of an expert museum conservator who becomes intrigued by a mysterious artwork that she figures out how to put together. Museum politics and office rivalries interfere with her quest, but more disabling, she grieves the loss of her secret, longterm lover. She cannot share her grief, but begins to find some distraction in discovering how to repair the mechanism of the object and in trying to get along with her new young assistant. The heroine discovers notebooks written by the nineteenth-century maker of the object, adding other layers of history and cultural contexts; there is a lot going on! Carey's book deserves to be read, as well as heard, to really savor his use of language, but the narrators make it a great listen as well. I needed to listen to "The Chemistry of Tears" more than once because the characters, especially the heroine and her relationships interested me and because the history of the object was so surprising. It is a book that has stayed with me. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/To-the-Islands-Audiobook/B01GSQTW6W Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: To the Islands Author: Randolph Stow Narrator: Humphrey Bower Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 13 mins Language: English Release date: 06-09-16 Publisher: Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 2 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Behind the uneasy trees rose the hills, and beyond them again the country of the lost, huge wilderness between this last haunt of civilisation and the unpeopled sea. Exhausted and losing faith, an Anglican minister flees his mission in Australia's northwest for the vast emptiness of the outback. In the soul country of the desert, the old man searches for the islands of the Aboriginal dead, reflecting on past transgressions and on his life's work. A Lear-like tale of madness and destruction, published when Randolph Stow was only 22, To the Islands is compelling and wise - a poetic masterpiece. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Randolph Stow) Thu, 09 Jun 2016 16:29:58 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/To-the-Islands-Audiobook/B01GSQTW6W thebookvoice.com 07:13:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: To the Islands Author: Randolph Stow Narrator: Humphrey Bower Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 13 mins Language: English Release date: 06-09-16 Publisher: Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 2 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Behind the uneasy trees rose the hills, and beyond them again the country of the lost, huge wilderness between this last haunt of civilisation and the unpeopled sea. Exhausted and losing faith, an Anglican minister flees his mission in Australia's northwest for the vast emptiness of the outback. In the soul country of the desert, the old man searches for the islands of the Aboriginal dead, reflecting on past transgressions and on his life's work. A Lear-like tale of madness and destruction, published when Randolph Stow was only 22, To the Islands is compelling and wise - a poetic masterpiece. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: To the Islands Author: Randolph Stow Narrator: Humphrey Bower Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 13 mins Language: English Release date: 06-09-16 Publisher: Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 2 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Behind the uneasy trees rose the hills, and beyond them again the country of the lost, huge wilderness between this last haunt of civilisation and the unpeopled sea. Exhausted and losing faith, an Anglican minister flees his mission in Australia's northwest for the vast emptiness of the outback. In the soul country of the desert, the old man searches for the islands of the Aboriginal dead, reflecting on past transgressions and on his life's work. A Lear-like tale of madness and destruction, published when Randolph Stow was only 22, To the Islands is compelling and wise - a poetic masterpiece. Members Reviews: Anglican Aboriginal Mission A deep psychological book which we are studying in our book club. An amazing product for such a young author to have produced. He certainly experienced something amazing and was very aware back in those days when I myself was growing up and living in WA but preoccupied with myself. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Tender-Bar-Audiobook/B00TYT7TLQ Hören Sie sich dieses volle Hörbuch kostenlos bei https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> Titel: Tender Bar Autor:: J. R. Moehringer Erzähler: Ulrich Noethen Format: Abridged Spieldauer: 6 hrs and 51 mins Sprache: Deutsch Veröffentlichungsdatum: 03-21-13 Herausgeber: Argon Verlag Kategorien: Fiction, Literary Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers: Eine abwechselnd bewegende und urkomische Geschichte über tapfere Kinder, mitfühlende Männer, starke Mütter und die Kraft von Träumen. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (J. R. Moehringer) Thu, 21 Mar 2013 08:48:51 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Tender-Bar-Audiobook/B00TYT7TLQ thebookvoice.com 06:51:00 no Hören Sie diesen Titel kostenlos bei thebookvoice.com Hören Sie sich dieses volle Hörbuch kostenlos bei https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> Titel: Tender Bar Autor:: J. R. Moehringer Erzähler: Ulrich Noethen Format: Abridged Spieldauer: 6 hrs and 51 mins Sprache: Deutsch Veröffentlichungsdatum: 03-21-13 Herausgeber: Argon Verlag Kategorien: Fiction, Literary Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers: Eine abwechselnd bewegende und urkomische Geschichte über tapfere Kinder, mitfühlende Männer, starke Mütter und die Kraft von Träumen. Hören Sie sich dieses volle Hörbuch kostenlos bei https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> Titel: Tender Bar Autor:: J. R. Moehringer Erzähler: Ulrich Noethen Format: Abridged Spieldauer: 6 hrs and 51 mins Sprache: Deutsch Veröffentlichungsdatum: 03-21-13 Herausgeber: Argon Verlag Kategorien: Fiction, Literary Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers: Eine abwechselnd bewegende und urkomische Geschichte über tapfere Kinder, mitfühlende Männer, starke Mütter und die Kraft von Träumen. Mitglieder Bewertungen: Great book - questionable seller - buyer beware I bought the book through Amazon from Book Depository and received a German language version that is about 2/3 the size of a paperback with very small print. They say it was advertised in German. Maybe I missed it, but it must not have been prominently stated that it was in German and miniature. They offered for me to return at my expense and they would refund. It's in the trash. It is a great book. I read it before and shared it with others. Apparently one too many others, because I lost it. Ordering a new one. I'm rating the book as 5 stars. The fact that a bookseller from the UK sold me a German version is another issue. I would say I loved it, but it was in German I would say I loved it, but it was in German, so I could not understand it. I had to buy the English version from Barnes and Noble, and that I loved. The Tender Bar I did not realize the book was in German. It would be nice to highlight foreign language books to avoid ordering by mistake. It was in perfect condition and arrived on time Rview on the Tender Bar Wonderful book! I've read it twice and also recommend Sutton by this same author. You won't be able to put it down. Excellent As expected and on time https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Go-Set-a-Watchman-by-Harper-Lee-Audiobook/B013J8FU5E Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Go Set a Watchman by Harper Lee Subtitle: Summary & Analysis Author: Instaread Narrator: Michael Gilboe Format: Unabridged Length: 29 mins Language: English Release date: 08-07-15 Publisher: Instaread Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 12 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Jean Louise Finch tries to go home again and finds tiny Maycomb, Alabama, grappling with the emerging civil rights movement in the mid-1950s. Set nearly 20 years after the events in To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee's classic American novel Go Set a Watchman looks at the earlier book's beloved characters in a different and sometimes shocking light. Go Set a Watchman, however, was written first and became the groundwork from which To Kill a Mockingbird was developed. At 26 Jean Louise, who managed to grow up color-blind in the Deep South, has been living in New York City. She arrives home for her fifth annual two-week visit eager to see her father, Atticus. She also plans to see her longtime suitor, Henry "Hank" Clinton, her brother's best friend and junior partner in Atticus' law firm. She thinks she may be ready to settle down and give Atticus some grandchildren, but what she discovers undermines every assumption she has ever had.... Please note: This is a summary and analysis of the book and not the original book. Inside this Instaread Summary & Analysis of Go Set a Watchman you'll find: About the author: With Instaread, you can get the summary and analysis of a book in 15 minutes. We read every chapter, summarize it, and analyze it for your convenience. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Instaread) Fri, 07 Aug 2015 02:48:51 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Go-Set-a-Watchman-by-Harper-Lee-Audiobook/B013J8FU5E thebookvoice.com 00:29:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Go Set a Watchman by Harper Lee Subtitle: Summary & Analysis Author: Instaread Narrator: Michael Gilboe Format: Unabridged Length: 29 mins Language: English Release date: 08-07-15 Publisher: Instaread Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 12 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Jean Louise Finch tries to go home again and finds tiny Maycomb, Alabama, grappling with the emerging civil rights movement in the mid-1950s. Set nearly 20 years after the events in To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee's classic American novel Go Set a Watchman looks at the earlier book's beloved characters in a different and sometimes shocking light. Go Set a Watchman, however, was written first and became the groundwork from which To Kill a Mockingbird was developed. At 26 Jean Louise, who managed to grow up color-blind in the Deep South, has been living in New York City. She arrives home for her fifth annual two-week visit eager to see her father, Atticus. She also plans to see her longtime suitor, Henry "Hank" Clinton, her brother's best friend and junior partner in Atticus' law firm. She thinks she may be ready to settle down and give Atticus some grandchildren, but what she discovers undermines every assumption she has ever had.... Please note: This is a summary and analysis of the book and not the original book. Inside this Instaread Summary & Analysis of Go Set a Watchman you'll find: About the author: With Instaread, you can get the summary and analysis of a book in 15 minutes. We read every chapter, summarize it, and analyze it for your convenience. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Go Set a Watchman by Harper Lee Subtitle: Summary & Analysis Author: Instaread Narrator: Michael Gilboe Format: Unabridged Length: 29 mins Language: English Release date: 08-07-15 Publisher: Instaread Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 12 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Jean Louise Finch tries to go home again and finds tiny Maycomb, Alabama, grappling with the emerging civil rights movement in the mid-1950s. Set nearly 20 years after the events in To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee's classic American novel Go Set a Watchman looks at the earlier book's beloved characters in a different and sometimes shocking light. Go Set a Watchman, however, was written first and became the groundwork from which To Kill a Mockingbird was developed. At 26 Jean Louise, who managed to grow up color-blind in the Deep South, has been living in New York City. She arrives home for her fifth annual two-week visit eager to see her father, Atticus. She also plans to see her longtime suitor, Henry "Hank" Clinton, her brother's best friend and junior partner in Atticus' law firm. She thinks she may be ready to settle down and give Atticus some grandchildren, but what she discovers undermines every assumption she has ever had.... Please note: This is a summary and analysis of the book and not the original book. Inside this Instaread Summary & Analysis of Go Set a Watchman you'll find: About the author: With Instaread, you can get the summary and analysis of a book in 15 minutes. We read every chapter, summarize it, and analyze it for your convenience. Members Reviews: Not what I had hoped This is a good download if you want a summary and simple analysis. I had already read the book and had hoped for more in depth analysis - not here. Also found the reader's voice to be a bit too monotone for my taste. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Sixteen-Pleasures-Audiobook/B00H2060CS Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Sixteen Pleasures Author: Robert Hellenga Narrator: Hillary Huber Format: Unabridged Length: 12 hrs and 2 mins Language: English Release date: 12-03-13 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 12 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: I was twenty-nine-years-old when the Arno flooded its banks on Friday, November 4, 1966. On Tuesday I decided to go to Italy, to offer my services as a humble book conservator, to save whatever could be saved, including myself. The Italians called them "Mud Angels," the young foreigners who came to Florence in 1966 to save the city's treasured art from the Arno's flooded banks. American volunteer Margot Harrington was one of them, finding her niche in the waterlogged library of a Carmelite convent. Within its walls she discovered a priceless Renaissance masterwork: a sensuous volume of sixteen erotic poems and drawings. Inspired to sample each of the ineffable sixteen pleasures, Margot embarks on the intrigue of a lifetime with a forbidden lover and the contraband volume - a sensual, life-altering journey of loss and rebirth in this exquisite audiobook of spiritual longing and earthly desire. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Robert Hellenga) Tue, 03 Dec 2013 00:13:26 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Sixteen-Pleasures-Audiobook/B00H2060CS thebookvoice.com 12:02:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Sixteen Pleasures Author: Robert Hellenga Narrator: Hillary Huber Format: Unabridged Length: 12 hrs and 2 mins Language: English Release date: 12-03-13 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 12 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: I was twenty-nine-years-old when the Arno flooded its banks on Friday, November 4, 1966. On Tuesday I decided to go to Italy, to offer my services as a humble book conservator, to save whatever could be saved, including myself. The Italians called them "Mud Angels," the young foreigners who came to Florence in 1966 to save the city's treasured art from the Arno's flooded banks. American volunteer Margot Harrington was one of them, finding her niche in the waterlogged library of a Carmelite convent. Within its walls she discovered a priceless Renaissance masterwork: a sensuous volume of sixteen erotic poems and drawings. Inspired to sample each of the ineffable sixteen pleasures, Margot embarks on the intrigue of a lifetime with a forbidden lover and the contraband volume - a sensual, life-altering journey of loss and rebirth in this exquisite audiobook of spiritual longing and earthly desire. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Sixteen Pleasures Author: Robert Hellenga Narrator: Hillary Huber Format: Unabridged Length: 12 hrs and 2 mins Language: English Release date: 12-03-13 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 12 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: I was twenty-nine-years-old when the Arno flooded its banks on Friday, November 4, 1966. On Tuesday I decided to go to Italy, to offer my services as a humble book conservator, to save whatever could be saved, including myself. The Italians called them "Mud Angels," the young foreigners who came to Florence in 1966 to save the city's treasured art from the Arno's flooded banks. American volunteer Margot Harrington was one of them, finding her niche in the waterlogged library of a Carmelite convent. Within its walls she discovered a priceless Renaissance masterwork: a sensuous volume of sixteen erotic poems and drawings. Inspired to sample each of the ineffable sixteen pleasures, Margot embarks on the intrigue of a lifetime with a forbidden lover and the contraband volume - a sensual, life-altering journey of loss and rebirth in this exquisite audiobook of spiritual longing and earthly desire. Members Reviews: Favorite book of all time. This is my favorite comfy book ever. I love Robert Hellenga's work and have all his books. But the Sixteen Pleasures is a favorite because I remember being in elementary school when the flood occurred. I remember my teacher commenting that the Italians "didn't deserve to have all that art if they didn't have the sense to take care of it". Why I remembered that I have no idea, but it seemed so wrong at the time. Then a few years later I visited Europe for the 1st time in the summer of 1970, with a group of students and fell in love for the last time....with the people, the art, the gritty place Italy was back in those days. Robert Hellegna seems to love it in much the same way, and conveys the contradictory nature of the country itself...all loving and yelling and saintly and divinely hedonistic. I just love this book on a rainy day or any other kind of day. Wish someone would make a movie of it but would probably wreck it. Love love LOVE this book. The beginning of my Hellenga trip I read this book when it came out and I've remembered it ever since and I've read all of Hellenga's books as they come out. He is a master story teller and as other reviewers have said, I, too, have given away several copies of this book when I hear someone is going to Florence or Bologna (Fall of a Sparrow). I love all of them but probably this one the most since it was my first of his novels. I'll not go into details or plot or reasons because the other 5 star reviewers have already done so. I just want to contribute a 5 star rating and I'd do the same for all of them and now in August 2014 I've ordered his latest as well. Can't wait to read it. years later, it is still the one When I learned a close friend was traveling to Florence, I hurried to get this book for her. I remembered it very well so many years later, the vivid writing, the fascinating descriptions, the carefully developed characters and the enveloping story. Recently I read 1/3 of a current "best seller" and was so depressed I thought I would have to give up reading fiction. Then I pulled this little pleasure up again and thought perhaps it is just time to go back to some of my old favorites. This would be one of those. It Gets My Recommendation Great plot and characters.... Based on a true happening in Florence 50 years ago. The Arno flooded and many US students went to help rescue works of art. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/My-Name-Is-Leon-Audiobook/B01GS7UXMI Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: My Name Is Leon Author: Kit de Waal Narrator: Lenny Henry Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 52 mins Language: English Release date: 07-26-16 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 18 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: For fans of The Language of Flowers, a sparkling, big-hearted, pause-resisting debut set in the 1970s about a young black boy's quest to reunite with his beloved white half brother after they are separated in foster care. Leon loves chocolate bars, Saturday morning cartoons, and his beautiful, golden-haired baby brother. When Jake is born, Leon pokes his head in the crib and says, "I'm your brother. Big brother. My. Name. Is. Leon. I am eight and three quarters. I am a boy." Jake will play with no one but Leon, and Leon is determined to save him from any pain and earn that sparkling baby laugh every chance he can. But Leon isn't in control of this world where adults say one thing and mean another, and try as he might he can't protect his little family from everything. When their mother falls victim to her inner demons, strangers suddenly take Jake away; after all, a white baby is easy to adopt while a half-black nine-year-old faces a less certain fate. Vowing to get Jake back by any means necessary, Leon's own journey - on his brand-new BMX bike - will carry him through the lives of a doting but ailing foster mother, Maureen; Maureen's cranky and hilarious sister, Sylvia; a social worker Leon knows only as "The Zebra"; and a colorful community of local gardeners and West Indian political activists. Told through the perspective of nine-year-old Leon, too innocent to entirely understand what has happened to him and baby Jake but determined to do what he can to make things right, he stubbornly, endearingly struggles his way through a system much larger than he can tackle on his own. My Name Is Leon is a vivid, gorgeous, and uplifting story about the power of love, the unbreakable bond between brothers, and the truth about what, in the end, ultimately makes a family. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Kit de Waal) Tue, 26 Jul 2016 16:18:51 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/My-Name-Is-Leon-Audiobook/B01GS7UXMI thebookvoice.com 07:52:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: My Name Is Leon Author: Kit de Waal Narrator: Lenny Henry Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 52 mins Language: English Release date: 07-26-16 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 18 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: For fans of The Language of Flowers, a sparkling, big-hearted, pause-resisting debut set in the 1970s about a young black boy's quest to reunite with his beloved white half brother after they are separated in foster care. Leon loves chocolate bars, Saturday morning cartoons, and his beautiful, golden-haired baby brother. When Jake is born, Leon pokes his head in the crib and says, "I'm your brother. Big brother. My. Name. Is. Leon. I am eight and three quarters. I am a boy." Jake will play with no one but Leon, and Leon is determined to save him from any pain and earn that sparkling baby laugh every chance he can. But Leon isn't in control of this world where adults say one thing and mean another, and try as he might he can't protect his little family from everything. When their mother falls victim to her inner demons, strangers suddenly take Jake away; after all, a white baby is easy to adopt while a half-black nine-year-old faces a less certain fate. Vowing to get Jake back by any means necessary, Leon's own journey - on his brand-new BMX bike - will carry him through the lives of a doting but ailing foster mother, Maureen; Maureen's cranky and hilarious sister, Sylvia; a social worker Leon knows only as "The Zebra"; and a colorful community of local gardeners and West Indian political activists. Told through the perspective of nine-year-old Leon, too innocent to entirely understand what has happened to him and baby Jake but determined to do what he can to make things right, he stubbornly, endearingly struggles his way through a system much larger than he can tackle on his own. My Name Is Leon is a vivid, gorgeous, and uplifting story about the power of love, the unbreakable bond between brothers, and the truth about what, in the end, ultimately makes a family. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: My Name Is Leon Author: Kit de Waal Narrator: Lenny Henry Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 52 mins Language: English Release date: 07-26-16 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 18 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: For fans of The Language of Flowers, a sparkling, big-hearted, pause-resisting debut set in the 1970s about a young black boy's quest to reunite with his beloved white half brother after they are separated in foster care. Leon loves chocolate bars, Saturday morning cartoons, and his beautiful, golden-haired baby brother. When Jake is born, Leon pokes his head in the crib and says, "I'm your brother. Big brother. My. Name. Is. Leon. I am eight and three quarters. I am a boy." Jake will play with no one but Leon, and Leon is determined to save him from any pain and earn that sparkling baby laugh every chance he can. But Leon isn't in control of this world where adults say one thing and mean another, and try as he might he can't protect his little family from everything. When their mother falls victim to her inner demons, strangers suddenly take Jake away; after all, a white baby is easy to adopt while a half-black nine-year-old faces a less certain fate. Vowing to get Jake back by any means necessary, Leon's own journey - on his brand-new BMX bike - will carry him through the lives of a doting but ailing foster mother, Maureen; Maureen's cranky and hilarious sister, Sylvia; a social worker Leon knows only as "The Zebra"; and a colorful community of local gardeners and West Indian political activists. Told through the perspective of nine-year-old Leon, too innocent to entirely understand what has happened to him and baby Jake but determined to do what he can to make things right, he stubbornly, endearingly struggles his way through a system much larger than he can tackle on his own. My Name Is Leon is a vivid, gorgeous, and uplifting story about the power of love, the unbreakable bond between brothers, and the truth about what, in the end, ultimately makes a family. Members Reviews: My Name Is Leon Very well written and enlightening book. Anyone who works with children should read this. A good read. Among the Best This is unputdownable. The story and the narration were superb. Themes of family, racism, growing up eloquently presented. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Firefly-Dance-Audiobook/B007Y81PXC Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Firefly Dance Subtitle: Four Novellas About Growing Wise and Growing Up Author: Sarah Addison Allen, Kathryn Magendie, Phyllis Schieber Narrator: Frances Fuller Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 8 mins Language: English Release date: 04-30-12 Publisher: Belle Books, Inc. Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 30 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Bright lights flicker in the dark evenings of summer. Pinpoints of hope float against the black descent of night. The sweetest of small and innocent creatures finds its way through the shadows. Fireflies seem to dance on sheer air, illuminating the space between heartbeats. Children give off a similar brave glow, despite the challenges of their young lives. The lessons of childhood are often painful, the shedding of fragile wings in the gloam of an uncertain future. These rich novellas are small jewels reflecting the essence of what it means to grow up dancing among the shadows of life, carrying a brave, small beacon because you know that even the brightest days always, always, end in darkness. Childhood can be so sweetly sad and sadly sweet, profound and deceptively easy to categorize, yet poignant to remember. New York Times best-selling novelist Sarah Addison Allen (Garden Spells, Sugar Queen, The Peach Keeper) anchors The Firefly Dance with her wistful and funny novella about Louise, a North Carolina girl whose keen observations of the lives around her weaves an unforgettable spell with just a hint of everyday magic. Kathryn Magendie's Petey deals wryly with her family's move from the cool blue mountains of North Carolina to the hot flatlands of Texas. Augusta Trobaugh's stoic Georgia girl leads us through her surreal encounter with a mysterious backwoods toddler who turns out to be anything but ordinary. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Sarah Addison Allen) Mon, 30 Apr 2012 13:60:57 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Firefly-Dance-Audiobook/B007Y81PXC thebookvoice.com 08:08:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Firefly Dance Subtitle: Four Novellas About Growing Wise and Growing Up Author: Sarah Addison Allen, Kathryn Magendie, Phyllis Schieber Narrator: Frances Fuller Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 8 mins Language: English Release date: 04-30-12 Publisher: Belle Books, Inc. Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 30 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Bright lights flicker in the dark evenings of summer. Pinpoints of hope float against the black descent of night. The sweetest of small and innocent creatures finds its way through the shadows. Fireflies seem to dance on sheer air, illuminating the space between heartbeats. Children give off a similar brave glow, despite the challenges of their young lives. The lessons of childhood are often painful, the shedding of fragile wings in the gloam of an uncertain future. These rich novellas are small jewels reflecting the essence of what it means to grow up dancing among the shadows of life, carrying a brave, small beacon because you know that even the brightest days always, always, end in darkness. Childhood can be so sweetly sad and sadly sweet, profound and deceptively easy to categorize, yet poignant to remember. New York Times best-selling novelist Sarah Addison Allen (Garden Spells, Sugar Queen, The Peach Keeper) anchors The Firefly Dance with her wistful and funny novella about Louise, a North Carolina girl whose keen observations of the lives around her weaves an unforgettable spell with just a hint of everyday magic. Kathryn Magendie's Petey deals wryly with her family's move from the cool blue mountains of North Carolina to the hot flatlands of Texas. Augusta Trobaugh's stoic Georgia girl leads us through her surreal encounter with a mysterious backwoods toddler who turns out to be anything but ordinary. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Firefly Dance Subtitle: Four Novellas About Growing Wise and Growing Up Author: Sarah Addison Allen, Kathryn Magendie, Phyllis Schieber Narrator: Frances Fuller Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 8 mins Language: English Release date: 04-30-12 Publisher: Belle Books, Inc. Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 30 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Bright lights flicker in the dark evenings of summer. Pinpoints of hope float against the black descent of night. The sweetest of small and innocent creatures finds its way through the shadows. Fireflies seem to dance on sheer air, illuminating the space between heartbeats. Children give off a similar brave glow, despite the challenges of their young lives. The lessons of childhood are often painful, the shedding of fragile wings in the gloam of an uncertain future. These rich novellas are small jewels reflecting the essence of what it means to grow up dancing among the shadows of life, carrying a brave, small beacon because you know that even the brightest days always, always, end in darkness. Childhood can be so sweetly sad and sadly sweet, profound and deceptively easy to categorize, yet poignant to remember. New York Times best-selling novelist Sarah Addison Allen (Garden Spells, Sugar Queen, The Peach Keeper) anchors The Firefly Dance with her wistful and funny novella about Louise, a North Carolina girl whose keen observations of the lives around her weaves an unforgettable spell with just a hint of everyday magic. Kathryn Magendie's Petey deals wryly with her family's move from the cool blue mountains of North Carolina to the hot flatlands of Texas. Augusta Trobaugh's stoic Georgia girl leads us through her surreal encounter with a mysterious backwoods toddler who turns out to be anything but ordinary. Members Reviews: Firefly Dance has a wonderful variety If you could sum up The Firefly Dance in three words, what would they be? The variety is impressive and the delivery is excellent. I'm from the south, and I often cringe when I hear people trying to do southern accents. Sometimes, the narrator was absolutely channeling my well-educated southern mother and sometimes, she sounded like someone out of Deliverance. Not many people can do that. I also really enjoyed the dark almost Gothic quality of the story. I recommend this highly! If youve listened to books by the authors before, how does this one compare? For anything set in the south, this is the best I have heard, in terms of the accents. Other than the accents in the delivery, I think the variety in Firefly Dance makes it more interesting to listen to. What does Frances Fuller bring to the story that you wouldnt experience if you just read the book? A lot of emotion. I really felt that she 'got' the characters. I enjoy listening to her. Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry? Both!! Any additional comments? I'd love to here more things read by Frances. Nice! Which character as performed by Frances Fuller was your favorite? Petey was my favorite character and I think the narrator connected to her as well. These stories are presented as "growing up" tales but the themes are universal and already grown up. I really enjoyed the stories and the narration. Fake Southern Accent Alert! How would you have changed the story to make it more enjoyable? I know these were short stories, but every single one of them ended very abruptly and without any kind of closure. They kind of seemed pointless. Would you be willing to try another one of Frances Fullers performances? No way. Her fake Southern accent was TERRIBLE. She was trying too hard. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Orchard-Keeper-Audiobook/B00D7MM1WS Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Orchard Keeper Author: Cormac McCarthy Narrator: Ed Sala Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 7 mins Language: English Release date: 06-06-13 Publisher: Recorded Books Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 69 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: One of Americas most celebrated novelists, Cormac McCarthy announced his towering presence on the literary stage with his first novel, The Orchard Keeper. Within the pages of this classic work, John Wesley Rattner, his uncle Ather, and bootlegger Marion Sylder find their lives dangerously entwined in pre-World War II Tennessee. There, the mens tragedies and struggles are mirrored by the looming specter of industrialization. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Cormac McCarthy) Thu, 06 Jun 2013 08:59:47 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Orchard-Keeper-Audiobook/B00D7MM1WS thebookvoice.com 08:07:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Orchard Keeper Author: Cormac McCarthy Narrator: Ed Sala Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 7 mins Language: English Release date: 06-06-13 Publisher: Recorded Books Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 69 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: One of Americas most celebrated novelists, Cormac McCarthy announced his towering presence on the literary stage with his first novel, The Orchard Keeper. Within the pages of this classic work, John Wesley Rattner, his uncle Ather, and bootlegger Marion Sylder find their lives dangerously entwined in pre-World War II Tennessee. There, the mens tragedies and struggles are mirrored by the looming specter of industrialization. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Orchard Keeper Author: Cormac McCarthy Narrator: Ed Sala Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 7 mins Language: English Release date: 06-06-13 Publisher: Recorded Books Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 69 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: One of Americas most celebrated novelists, Cormac McCarthy announced his towering presence on the literary stage with his first novel, The Orchard Keeper. Within the pages of this classic work, John Wesley Rattner, his uncle Ather, and bootlegger Marion Sylder find their lives dangerously entwined in pre-World War II Tennessee. There, the mens tragedies and struggles are mirrored by the looming specter of industrialization. Members Reviews: Contains the embryo of McCarthy's future greatness The disadvantage McCarthy has when an obsessive reader finally works back to his first book, is invariably McCarthy will be unfairly graded against his own amazing output. I liked 'Orchard Keeper'. I really did. It was superior in most ways to most writing out there, but it just didn't hold up against other McCarthy. If one considers 'Suttree' and 'Blood Meridian' to be his masterpieces (and thus 5 stars) and 'The Road', 'No Country for Old Men' and 'All the Pretty Horses'/'the Border Trilogy' to be solid pieces of American literature (all 4 stars), it is unavoidable that 'the Orchard Keeper' rates only three. The great thing about reading this first McCarthy is you can see the germs of all of McCarthy's potential built into it. It contains the embryo of McCarthy's future greatness: great prose, amazing characters, beautiful scenes. If you love McCarthy, don't skip 'the Orchard Keeper', just don't expect it to blow you down, dry you out, and blow you away like 'Blood Meridian' or 'Suttree'. not so good I could not keep up with this book it just changed courses to many times and I could not stay on track with the storyline. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Promised-World-Audiobook/B002VACLJU Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Promised World Author: Lisa Tucker Narrator: Tanya Eby Format: Unabridged Length: 9 hrs and 46 mins Language: English Release date: 09-01-09 Publisher: Brilliance Audio Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 6 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: "Suicide by police" was obviously Billy's intended result, but the aftermath of his death brings shock after shock for Lila when she discovers that her twin - the person she thought she was closer to than anyone in the world - was not only estranged from his wife, but also charged with endangering the life of his middle child and namesake, eight-year-old William. Lila's quest for answers puts her job, her marriage, and even her sanity at risk as she begins to learn the horrible truth about her family. When Billy's children are in danger of repeating the twins' tragic past, all of the characters will have to confront their own complicity and recognize the deep guilt that always tortured Billy even as he spun a beautiful dream of the future from the stories he loved - a classic American myth of redemption and second chances. The Promised World is an epic tale of intimacy, betrayal, and lost innocence that will haunt listeners long after they hear the final words. Critic Reviews: "A masterfully told story that delves deep into the human psyche and examines the frailty of the human mind after a tragedy and the powerful, lifelong impact of childhood memories." (Booklist) "Engrossing and suspenseful, Tucker's remarkable fourth novel unveils the motives behind the curious behavior and superfluous lies of unusually close-knit fraternal twins...[a] satisfying, imminently readable novel." (Publishers Weekly) "A compulsively readable story...nothing is as it appears in this suspenseful, well-crafted look at truth and betrayal...a haunting, harrowing story." (Library Journal) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Lisa Tucker) Tue, 01 Sep 2009 04:51:17 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Promised-World-Audiobook/B002VACLJU thebookvoice.com 09:46:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Promised World Author: Lisa Tucker Narrator: Tanya Eby Format: Unabridged Length: 9 hrs and 46 mins Language: English Release date: 09-01-09 Publisher: Brilliance Audio Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 6 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: "Suicide by police" was obviously Billy's intended result, but the aftermath of his death brings shock after shock for Lila when she discovers that her twin - the person she thought she was closer to than anyone in the world - was not only estranged from his wife, but also charged with endangering the life of his middle child and namesake, eight-year-old William. Lila's quest for answers puts her job, her marriage, and even her sanity at risk as she begins to learn the horrible truth about her family. When Billy's children are in danger of repeating the twins' tragic past, all of the characters will have to confront their own complicity and recognize the deep guilt that always tortured Billy even as he spun a beautiful dream of the future from the stories he loved - a classic American myth of redemption and second chances. The Promised World is an epic tale of intimacy, betrayal, and lost innocence that will haunt listeners long after they hear the final words. Critic Reviews: "A masterfully told story that delves deep into the human psyche and examines the frailty of the human mind after a tragedy and the powerful, lifelong impact of childhood memories." (Booklist) "Engrossing and suspenseful, Tucker's remarkable fourth novel unveils the motives behind the curious behavior and superfluous lies of unusually close-knit fraternal twins...[a] satisfying, imminently readable novel." (Publishers Weekly) "A compulsively readable story...nothing is as it appears in this suspenseful, well-crafted look at truth and betrayal...a haunting, harrowing story." (Library Journal) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Promised World Author: Lisa Tucker Narrator: Tanya Eby Format: Unabridged Length: 9 hrs and 46 mins Language: English Release date: 09-01-09 Publisher: Brilliance Audio Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 6 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: "Suicide by police" was obviously Billy's intended result, but the aftermath of his death brings shock after shock for Lila when she discovers that her twin - the person she thought she was closer to than anyone in the world - was not only estranged from his wife, but also charged with endangering the life of his middle child and namesake, eight-year-old William. Lila's quest for answers puts her job, her marriage, and even her sanity at risk as she begins to learn the horrible truth about her family. When Billy's children are in danger of repeating the twins' tragic past, all of the characters will have to confront their own complicity and recognize the deep guilt that always tortured Billy even as he spun a beautiful dream of the future from the stories he loved - a classic American myth of redemption and second chances. The Promised World is an epic tale of intimacy, betrayal, and lost innocence that will haunt listeners long after they hear the final words. Critic Reviews: "A masterfully told story that delves deep into the human psyche and examines the frailty of the human mind after a tragedy and the powerful, lifelong impact of childhood memories." (Booklist) "Engrossing and suspenseful, Tucker's remarkable fourth novel unveils the motives behind the curious behavior and superfluous lies of unusually close-knit fraternal twins...[a] satisfying, imminently readable novel." (Publishers Weekly) "A compulsively readable story...nothing is as it appears in this suspenseful, well-crafted look at truth and betrayal...a haunting, harrowing story." (Library Journal) Members Reviews: Good character development I remain confused about the blurb on the book itself because it seems to me to be more about everyone connected to the mail twin Billy, not only his sister Lila. Yes, she is terribly disoriented by his death but mostly her character seems to be unconscious or sleeping. She finally takes hold of her life in the last third of the book, figuring out who lied, who's on her side etc. Don't want to give away anything. Lisa Tucker built the tension very craftily - made me think of 'Rashomon' where everyone sees something different. I don't mean its totally like that book, but Tucker does give all sides of the story which I really liked. At the end of one section you think you have figured out 'whodunit' but two pages later you find out you're completely wrong. I love a mystery that isn't easy to solve. Good story telling, terrific character development and very evocative description. Highly enjoyable, fascinating mystery, and hard to put down. Don't Miss This One This was a spellbinding read. It was a fascinating study in how sincere love can become all consuming, leaving no room to breathe. Telling the story from each character's viewpoint past and present was surprisingly effective. It's by far my favorite of Lisa Tucker's books and I have enjoyed them all. HORRIBLE... The description on the back of the book did NOT match the storyline at all. There were too many unknowns and unanswereds in this story. Nothing seemed to mesh and I spent most of my time in a printed tennis match....back and forth with no correlation between chapters. DO NOT READ. I always finish books no matter how horrible, but this is one that I did not. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Andrajos-Audiobook/B00Z81BUCS Escuche este audio libro completo gratis en https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> Título: Andrajos Autor: Alicia Ordiz Narrador: Alba Sola Formato: Unabridged Duración: 6 hrs and 49 mins Idioma: Español Fecha de publicación: 06-09-15 Editor: Booka Calificaciones: 4.5 de 5 de 3 votos Categorías: Fiction, Literary Resumen del editor: Tras la muerte de su madre, Elena descubre un cuaderno que cambiará la relación con su padre y llevará su vida hasta límites imprevistos. Carmen, explotada por un padre autoritario, sueña con una vida diferente que llega de la forma menos esperada. Dos historias que se entrelazan dejando pistas a cada paso hasta descubrir el secreto que las mantiene unidas. Andrajos es una novela ágil,directa, actual, donde el lector queda atrapado desde las primeras páginas narrada por una de las mejores actrices del doblaje español. Please note: This audiobook is in Spanish. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Alicia Ordiz) Tue, 09 Jun 2015 06:13:41 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Andrajos-Audiobook/B00Z81BUCS thebookvoice.com 06:49:00 no Escucha este título completo gratis en thebookvoice.com Escuche este audio libro completo gratis en https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> Título: Andrajos Autor: Alicia Ordiz Narrador: Alba Sola Formato: Unabridged Duración: 6 hrs and 49 mins Idioma: Español Fecha de publicación: 06-09-15 Editor: Booka Calificaciones: 4.5 de 5 de 3 votos Categorías: Fiction, Literary Resumen del editor: Tras la muerte de su madre, Elena descubre un cuaderno que cambiará la relación con su padre y llevará su vida hasta límites imprevistos. Carmen, explotada por un padre autoritario, sueña con una vida diferente que llega de la forma menos esperada. Dos historias que se entrelazan dejando pistas a cada paso hasta descubrir el secreto que las mantiene unidas. Andrajos es una novela ágil,directa, actual, donde el lector queda atrapado desde las primeras páginas narrada por una de las mejores actrices del doblaje español. Please note: This audiobook is in Spanish. Escuche este audio libro completo gratis en https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> Título: Andrajos Autor: Alicia Ordiz Narrador: Alba Sola Formato: Unabridged Duración: 6 hrs and 49 mins Idioma: Español Fecha de publicación: 06-09-15 Editor: Booka Calificaciones: 4.5 de 5 de 3 votos Categorías: Fiction, Literary Resumen del editor: Tras la muerte de su madre, Elena descubre un cuaderno que cambiará la relación con su padre y llevará su vida hasta límites imprevistos. Carmen, explotada por un padre autoritario, sueña con una vida diferente que llega de la forma menos esperada. Dos historias que se entrelazan dejando pistas a cada paso hasta descubrir el secreto que las mantiene unidas. Andrajos es una novela ágil,directa, actual, donde el lector queda atrapado desde las primeras páginas narrada por una de las mejores actrices del doblaje español. Please note: This audiobook is in Spanish. Opiniones de los miembros: Excelente El desarrollo de las dos historias fue impecable.pero lo más significativo es la enseñanza de vida donde unas veces estamos arriba y de repente estamos abajo.Y lo mejor es que la protagonista asimilado la lección y fue recompensada.Es de destacar la nobleza de Pepe y su amor profundo por Carmen hasta el final,a pesar de no haber permitido ella la consumación del matrimonio(por su trauma de violación),,y la mentira blanca que le dijo a Elena de que ella era su hija,ya que el fruto de la violación se perdió.Me gustó la calidad humana de los personajes sin techo y su afán de superación,y ni se diga de Carlos y su amor verdadero y sin egoísmo para con Elena. De refilón mencionó la infidelidad,intriga y traición de su difunto prometido,su madre y la mejor amiga de Elena. En fin,bella y aleccionadora historia con un final feliz in Nice surprise This book was a very nice surprise. The author does a good job of creating a plot that engages you. The plot reveals itself by going back in time and coming back to the present so that you get a glimpse of the present day characters. Super Recomendable Me encanto! Me pareció bien escrito. Muy emotivo, ágil. Lo empezas y no podes para de leerlo hasta el final. Lo recomiendo! Sorprendente No sé cómo describir bestia novela que me ha dejado totalmente sorprendida. La forma que se desarrolla la historia contada por los diferentes personajes, la agonía de los mismos, el desenlace, todo ha sido perfectamente llevado para mantener el interés en la historia. Me ha gustado mucho y se la recomiendo. Andrajos Es un libro muy interesante en la cual me abre los ojos de que debo enseñarles a mis hijas y eso es ser humildes, caritativas y darles los valores de la vida. Recomendaría a todos este libro ya que nos enseña muchas cosa que debemos valorar y cuidar. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Hold-Back-the-Stars-Audiobook/B06ZYD4934 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Hold Back the Stars Subtitle: A Novel Author: Katie Khan Narrator: Gemma Whelan Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 34 mins Language: English Release date: 05-23-17 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: A startling and evocative novel, harkening to both One Day and Gravity. A man and a woman revisit memories of their love affair on a utopian Earth while they are trapped in the vast void of space with only 90 minutes of oxygen left. After the catastrophic destruction of the Middle East and the United States, Europe has become a utopia, and every three years the European population must rotate into different multicultural communities, living as individuals responsible for their own actions. While living in this paradise, Max meets Carys and immediately feels a spark of attraction. He quickly realizes, however, that Carys is someone he might want to stay with long-term, which is impossible in this new world. As their relationship plays out, the connections between their time on Earth and their present dilemma in space become clear. When their air ticks dangerously low, one is offered the chance of salvation - but who will take it? An original and daring exploration of the impact of first love and how the choices we make can change the fate of everyone around us, this is an unforgettable listen. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Katie Khan) Tue, 23 May 2017 00:55:18 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Hold-Back-the-Stars-Audiobook/B06ZYD4934 thebookvoice.com 08:34:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Hold Back the Stars Subtitle: A Novel Author: Katie Khan Narrator: Gemma Whelan Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 34 mins Language: English Release date: 05-23-17 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: A startling and evocative novel, harkening to both One Day and Gravity. A man and a woman revisit memories of their love affair on a utopian Earth while they are trapped in the vast void of space with only 90 minutes of oxygen left. After the catastrophic destruction of the Middle East and the United States, Europe has become a utopia, and every three years the European population must rotate into different multicultural communities, living as individuals responsible for their own actions. While living in this paradise, Max meets Carys and immediately feels a spark of attraction. He quickly realizes, however, that Carys is someone he might want to stay with long-term, which is impossible in this new world. As their relationship plays out, the connections between their time on Earth and their present dilemma in space become clear. When their air ticks dangerously low, one is offered the chance of salvation - but who will take it? An original and daring exploration of the impact of first love and how the choices we make can change the fate of everyone around us, this is an unforgettable listen. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Hold Back the Stars Subtitle: A Novel Author: Katie Khan Narrator: Gemma Whelan Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 34 mins Language: English Release date: 05-23-17 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: A startling and evocative novel, harkening to both One Day and Gravity. A man and a woman revisit memories of their love affair on a utopian Earth while they are trapped in the vast void of space with only 90 minutes of oxygen left. After the catastrophic destruction of the Middle East and the United States, Europe has become a utopia, and every three years the European population must rotate into different multicultural communities, living as individuals responsible for their own actions. While living in this paradise, Max meets Carys and immediately feels a spark of attraction. He quickly realizes, however, that Carys is someone he might want to stay with long-term, which is impossible in this new world. As their relationship plays out, the connections between their time on Earth and their present dilemma in space become clear. When their air ticks dangerously low, one is offered the chance of salvation - but who will take it? An original and daring exploration of the impact of first love and how the choices we make can change the fate of everyone around us, this is an unforgettable listen. Members Reviews: Worth it in the end(s) I found myself more interested in the space scenes than in the flashbacks of their courtship, which seemed overly lengthy and got a bit bogged down in the details, but in the end(s) (that ending!), it was worth it and I grew to care for Carys and Max and their plight. Looking forward to the movie adaptation that was recently announced. Stressful in a good way! *I kind of sort of(?) got this eArc of this book from Netgalley so thank you to the publisher for this chance! It doesnât change my opinions at all *I say sort of because itâs already out through one publisher but itâs not out through this one xD) What I Liked -From the very beginning Hold Back The Stars was a thrilling, somewhat stressful adventure. It has been quite a while since I felt so strongly about a book as I did for Hold Back The Stars. My heart was pounding, my hands were sweating, I just wanted the main characters to be okay. As the story progressed, my emotions didnât go away, they stayed with me until the very last page. Hold Back The Stars is an emotional adventure that had me stressed out and, at some points, almost in tears. -I highly enjoyed the story of Hold Back The Stars, it was unlike anything I have ever read in a while (well, I donât often read science fiction for some reason). But the main characters are trapped in a void with only 90 minutes of oxygen? YES, THIS WAS A BOOK I HAD TO READ. And Iâm glad I did. The story skips back and forth from them in space to their lives on Earth. There are questions and mysteries that go unanswered until the very last few pages. And life on Earth is also equally as unique, the people live in one area for a year and change it up so they donât form enemies or relationships until theyâre old enough. Now that was very interesting to me! What I Didnât Like -While I did love the story there were some parts that felt slow or unnecessary. I was so bored at some points that I just began skimming. Sometimes their past memories were boring as well. The only consistently interesting part was when they were in space, this is why I only give it a 3/5 instead of a 4/5. Overall -Grab some tissues and take a nice hot bath because this book is one stressful (in a good way) and an emotional ride. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Zero-K-Audiobook/B01MA3DP25 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Zero K Author: Don DeLillo Narrator: Jesper Bllehuus Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 33 mins Language: English Release date: 10-14-16 Publisher: Lindhardt og Ringhof Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: "Zero K" er Don DeLillos frste roman i ti r og er en mesterlig skildring af livet og kampen mod dden. Jeffrey Lockharts far, Ross, er mangemilliardr og gift med den yngre kvinde, Artis, som er uhelbredeligt syg. Ross er hovedinvestor i et afsides liggende og hemmeligt kompleks, hvor alvorligt syge mennesker fryses ned i hbet om, at de kan vende tilbage til livet den dag, hvor medicinske fremskridt ville kunne kurere dem. Jeffrey slutter sig til Ross p komplekset for at sige farvel til sin stedmor, inden hun fryses ned, da Ross fortller, at han har i sinde at flge med hende og lade sig fryse ned. ©2016 Lindhardt og Ringhof. Tanslated by Mich Vraa (P)2016 Lindhardt og Ringhof Critic Reviews: Et af DeLillos bedste vrker DeLillo lister en hjerteskrende historie om en sn, der forsger at genskabe forholdet til sin far, ind i en tankevkkende roman. -- PUBLISHERS WEEKLY bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Don DeLillo) Fri, 14 Oct 2016 12:15:09 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Zero-K-Audiobook/B01MA3DP25 thebookvoice.com 08:33:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Zero K Author: Don DeLillo Narrator: Jesper Bllehuus Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 33 mins Language: English Release date: 10-14-16 Publisher: Lindhardt og Ringhof Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: "Zero K" er Don DeLillos frste roman i ti r og er en mesterlig skildring af livet og kampen mod dden. Jeffrey Lockharts far, Ross, er mangemilliardr og gift med den yngre kvinde, Artis, som er uhelbredeligt syg. Ross er hovedinvestor i et afsides liggende og hemmeligt kompleks, hvor alvorligt syge mennesker fryses ned i hbet om, at de kan vende tilbage til livet den dag, hvor medicinske fremskridt ville kunne kurere dem. Jeffrey slutter sig til Ross p komplekset for at sige farvel til sin stedmor, inden hun fryses ned, da Ross fortller, at han har i sinde at flge med hende og lade sig fryse ned. ©2016 Lindhardt og Ringhof. Tanslated by Mich Vraa (P)2016 Lindhardt og Ringhof Critic Reviews: Et af DeLillos bedste vrker DeLillo lister en hjerteskrende historie om en sn, der forsger at genskabe forholdet til sin far, ind i en tankevkkende roman. -- PUBLISHERS WEEKLY Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Zero K Author: Don DeLillo Narrator: Jesper Bllehuus Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 33 mins Language: English Release date: 10-14-16 Publisher: Lindhardt og Ringhof Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: "Zero K" er Don DeLillos frste roman i ti r og er en mesterlig skildring af livet og kampen mod dden. Jeffrey Lockharts far, Ross, er mangemilliardr og gift med den yngre kvinde, Artis, som er uhelbredeligt syg. Ross er hovedinvestor i et afsides liggende og hemmeligt kompleks, hvor alvorligt syge mennesker fryses ned i hbet om, at de kan vende tilbage til livet den dag, hvor medicinske fremskridt ville kunne kurere dem. Jeffrey slutter sig til Ross p komplekset for at sige farvel til sin stedmor, inden hun fryses ned, da Ross fortller, at han har i sinde at flge med hende og lade sig fryse ned. ©2016 Lindhardt og Ringhof. Tanslated by Mich Vraa (P)2016 Lindhardt og Ringhof Critic Reviews: Et af DeLillos bedste vrker DeLillo lister en hjerteskrende historie om en sn, der forsger at genskabe forholdet til sin far, ind i en tankevkkende roman. -- PUBLISHERS WEEKLY Members Reviews: Mixed; Not as good as the reviews indicated The second two-thirds of the book is very thought provoking and explores DeLillo's views on death and dying. The story of the cryogenics facility in the desert seemed trite. Also, found that a high powered financial executive would lose his will to live when his second wife undergoes the procedure and is stored in the facility. Leaves one with the impression that thousands of years from now, those pods with people stored will be found with no idea of what to do with them! So much for immortality! His best book, so far DeLillo writes beautifully, never a word out of place. His reflections about life and death are terse, almost apollonian. He controls the emotions of his characters the way he controls his language, that is masterfully. In a society dominated by emotional manipulation, this skill really elevates his writing above that of his contemporaries. This book is a feast for DeLillo's fans, you will find echoes of his previous works, all seamlessly woven into this novel. I must admit that on the first reading i gave him 4 stars, but when i picked up this book again, a year later, when my father was determined to let himself die, i could fully appreciate it. In a social system that worships money above everything else, there is no place for religion, the only narrative that could assuage our fear of death. So how does the financial elite, the 1%, pursue immortality after unleashing death and destruction on a planetary scale? Zero K is the answer, as absurd as any irrational belief. Latest by DeLillo Zero K, the latest by an award winning author contrasts the desire to control the ends of our lives with the harsh realities of our modern world. Includes science fiction, literary fiction, and stream of consciousness, spanning several genres all in one novel. While not a long read, it is a deep read. I Wanted to Like "Zero K," but... I count Don DeLillo's "White Noise" to be among my favorite books of all time; I've read most (but not all) of Mr. DeLillo's work, so I cracked the spind of "Zero K" with great anticipation. I found the protagonist in too many situations where he simply describes things he's watching - whether projected on screens for him to watch (he never really finds out why) at a very remote and fantastic place where his step-mother and, later, his father go to be frozen and (hopefully) later to be reanimated into a better/different world. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Hardboiled-Wonderland-und-das-Ende-der-Welt-Audiobook/B00TLG7QTM Hören Sie sich dieses volle Hörbuch kostenlos bei https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> Titel: Hardboiled Wonderland und das Ende der Welt Autor:: Haruki Murakami Erzähler: David Nathan Format: Unabridged Spieldauer: 17 hrs and 39 mins Sprache: Deutsch Veröffentlichungsdatum: 04-04-14 Herausgeber: Ronin - Hörverlag Bewertung: 4.5 von 5 von 3 Stimmen Kategorien: Fiction, Literary Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers: Tokyo, ferne Gegenwart: Zwischen Wirklichkeit und virtueller Realität. Datendiebstahl ist an der Tagesordnung: Einem genialen greisen Wissenschaftler ist es gelungen, bei einer Gruppe professioneller Datenfälscher eine Gehirnwäsche durchzuführen. Er entnimmt ihnen Informationen, die er in Gehirne von unwissenden Versuchspersonen einspeist. Der 35-jährige Held und Ich-Erzähler ist der Einzige, der die Prozedur überlebt. Fortan versucht er, die dunklen Machenschaften des Professors mit allen Mitteln zu durchkreuzen... ©2011 Dumont (P)2014 Ronin Hörverlag Kritik Bewertungen: 'Mit dem Wunderland' liegt ein Herzstück der Romanwelt des Haruki Murakami vor. Von ihm aus lassen sich die anderen Romane und Erzählungen besser verstehen. -- Hubert Winkels, DIE ZEIT Haruki Murakami gelingt es, die Qualitäten von Stephen King, Franz Kafka und Thomas Pynchon unter einen Hut zu bringen. Er gehört zu den großen Erzählern der Gegenwart. -- Der Tagesspiegel bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Haruki Murakami) Fri, 04 Apr 2014 00:57:35 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Hardboiled-Wonderland-und-das-Ende-der-Welt-Audiobook/B00TLG7QTM thebookvoice.com 17:39:00 no Hören Sie diesen Titel kostenlos bei thebookvoice.com Hören Sie sich dieses volle Hörbuch kostenlos bei https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> Titel: Hardboiled Wonderland und das Ende der Welt Autor:: Haruki Murakami Erzähler: David Nathan Format: Unabridged Spieldauer: 17 hrs and 39 mins Sprache: Deutsch Veröffentlichungsdatum: 04-04-14 Herausgeber: Ronin - Hörverlag Bewertung: 4.5 von 5 von 3 Stimmen Kategorien: Fiction, Literary Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers: Tokyo, ferne Gegenwart: Zwischen Wirklichkeit und virtueller Realität. Datendiebstahl ist an der Tagesordnung: Einem genialen greisen Wissenschaftler ist es gelungen, bei einer Gruppe professioneller Datenfälscher eine Gehirnwäsche durchzuführen. Er entnimmt ihnen Informationen, die er in Gehirne von unwissenden Versuchspersonen einspeist. Der 35-jährige Held und Ich-Erzähler ist der Einzige, der die Prozedur überlebt. Fortan versucht er, die dunklen Machenschaften des Professors mit allen Mitteln zu durchkreuzen... ©2011 Dumont (P)2014 Ronin Hörverlag Kritik Bewertungen: 'Mit dem Wunderland' liegt ein Herzstück der Romanwelt des Haruki Murakami vor. Von ihm aus lassen sich die anderen Romane und Erzählungen besser verstehen. -- Hubert Winkels, DIE ZEIT Haruki Murakami gelingt es, die Qualitäten von Stephen King, Franz Kafka und Thomas Pynchon unter einen Hut zu bringen. Er gehört zu den großen Erzählern der Gegenwart. -- Der Tagesspiegel Hören Sie sich dieses volle Hörbuch kostenlos bei https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> Titel: Hardboiled Wonderland und das Ende der Welt Autor:: Haruki Murakami Erzähler: David Nathan Format: Unabridged Spieldauer: 17 hrs and 39 mins Sprache: Deutsch Veröffentlichungsdatum: 04-04-14 Herausgeber: Ronin - Hörverlag Bewertung: 4.5 von 5 von 3 Stimmen Kategorien: Fiction, Literary Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers: Tokyo, ferne Gegenwart: Zwischen Wirklichkeit und virtueller Realität. Datendiebstahl ist an der Tagesordnung: Einem genialen greisen Wissenschaftler ist es gelungen, bei einer Gruppe professioneller Datenfälscher eine Gehirnwäsche durchzuführen. Er entnimmt ihnen Informationen, die er in Gehirne von unwissenden Versuchspersonen einspeist. Der 35-jährige Held und Ich-Erzähler ist der Einzige, der die Prozedur überlebt. Fortan versucht er, die dunklen Machenschaften des Professors mit allen Mitteln zu durchkreuzen... ©2011 Dumont (P)2014 Ronin Hörverlag Kritik Bewertungen: 'Mit dem Wunderland' liegt ein Herzstück der Romanwelt des Haruki Murakami vor. Von ihm aus lassen sich die anderen Romane und Erzählungen besser verstehen. -- Hubert Winkels, DIE ZEIT Haruki Murakami gelingt es, die Qualitäten von Stephen King, Franz Kafka und Thomas Pynchon unter einen Hut zu bringen. Er gehört zu den großen Erzählern der Gegenwart. -- Der Tagesspiegel https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Crying-Place-Audiobook/B06XC2RFWJ Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Crying Place Author: Lia Hills Narrator: Mark Coles Smith Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 52 mins Language: English Release date: 03-01-17 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 1 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: After years of travelling, Saul is trying to settle down. But one night he receives the devastating news of the death of his oldest friend, Jed, recently returned from working in a remote Aboriginal community. Saul's discovery in Jed's belongings of a photo of a woman convinces him that she may hold the answers to Jed's fate. So he heads out on a journey into the heart of the Australian desert to find the truth, setting in motion a powerful story about the landscapes that shape us and the ghosts that lay their claim. The Crying Place is a haunting, luminous novel about love, country, and the varied ways in which we grieve. In its unflinching portrayal of the borderlands where worlds come together and the past and present overlap, it speaks of the places and moments that bind us. The myths that draw us in. And, ultimately, the ways in which we find our way home. Critic Reviews: "A brave and devastating novel of grief, place and belonging. I was swept up in her voice and by her storytelling skills right from the opening pages and I wasn't released back into the world until I reached the end. Even then, the novel doesn't let you go. Its grace, its compassion and its deep humanity make you see our country anew." (Christos Tsiolkas, author of The Slap) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Lia Hills) Wed, 01 Mar 2017 11:41:28 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Crying-Place-Audiobook/B06XC2RFWJ thebookvoice.com 10:52:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Crying Place Author: Lia Hills Narrator: Mark Coles Smith Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 52 mins Language: English Release date: 03-01-17 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 1 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: After years of travelling, Saul is trying to settle down. But one night he receives the devastating news of the death of his oldest friend, Jed, recently returned from working in a remote Aboriginal community. Saul's discovery in Jed's belongings of a photo of a woman convinces him that she may hold the answers to Jed's fate. So he heads out on a journey into the heart of the Australian desert to find the truth, setting in motion a powerful story about the landscapes that shape us and the ghosts that lay their claim. The Crying Place is a haunting, luminous novel about love, country, and the varied ways in which we grieve. In its unflinching portrayal of the borderlands where worlds come together and the past and present overlap, it speaks of the places and moments that bind us. The myths that draw us in. And, ultimately, the ways in which we find our way home. Critic Reviews: "A brave and devastating novel of grief, place and belonging. I was swept up in her voice and by her storytelling skills right from the opening pages and I wasn't released back into the world until I reached the end. Even then, the novel doesn't let you go. Its grace, its compassion and its deep humanity make you see our country anew." (Christos Tsiolkas, author of The Slap) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Crying Place Author: Lia Hills Narrator: Mark Coles Smith Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 52 mins Language: English Release date: 03-01-17 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 1 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: After years of travelling, Saul is trying to settle down. But one night he receives the devastating news of the death of his oldest friend, Jed, recently returned from working in a remote Aboriginal community. Saul's discovery in Jed's belongings of a photo of a woman convinces him that she may hold the answers to Jed's fate. So he heads out on a journey into the heart of the Australian desert to find the truth, setting in motion a powerful story about the landscapes that shape us and the ghosts that lay their claim. The Crying Place is a haunting, luminous novel about love, country, and the varied ways in which we grieve. In its unflinching portrayal of the borderlands where worlds come together and the past and present overlap, it speaks of the places and moments that bind us. The myths that draw us in. And, ultimately, the ways in which we find our way home. Critic Reviews: "A brave and devastating novel of grief, place and belonging. I was swept up in her voice and by her storytelling skills right from the opening pages and I wasn't released back into the world until I reached the end. Even then, the novel doesn't let you go. Its grace, its compassion and its deep humanity make you see our country anew." (Christos Tsiolkas, author of The Slap) Members Reviews: A journey to the heart of reconciliation An interesting psycho-geographic story of a man pursuing answers to his best friends death. This journey is circuitous (and sometimes long-winded) taking us to the heart of memory and reconciling the past - colonisation, the erasure of first nation history and the painful inadequacy for our first people of living two-ways, the dispossession, the fragmentation the griefs and losses. This is a vivid depiction of some of the character and characters of the desert, an Aboriginal outstation and its people and the remaining culture. While it could use an edit (some prose is a little florid for me) this is an original story seeking to reconcile the past. Intriguing but not engaging Intrigued by the plot but did not keep me captivated. Found it a bit difficult to commit to. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Girl-Through-Glass-Audiobook/B01AGMZ16E Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Girl Through Glass Subtitle: A Novel Author: Sari Wilson Narrator: Tavia Gilbert Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 12 mins Language: English Release date: 01-26-16 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 86 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: In the roiling heat of the summer of 1977, 11-year-old Mira enters the high-stakes world of New York City ballet, a fiercely competitive world of struggle, obsession, passion for beauty - and something sinister that will challenge her, protect her, and ultimately take her innocence. After her parents' divorce and a childhood spent between her father's tony Upper East Side dwelling and her mother's disordered Brooklyn habitat, young Mira becomes fascinated with the perfectionism, power, and promise of glory that ballet offers. Over the course of four years, she hones her talent, becoming a dancer for Balanchine - one of "Mr. B's girls" - eventually attracting the attention of 47-year-old Maurice, a reclusive, charismatic balletomane who haunts the city's dance studios and takes the young girl under his wing. As Mira plunges deeper into the ballet world, her relationship with Maurice intensifies, isolating her and taking her to darker and darker places within herself. In the present day, Kate, a professor of dance at a Midwestern college, embarks on a risky affair with a student that threatens to obliterate her career and upend the life she has painstakingly created for her reinvented self. When she receives a letter from a man she has long thought dead, Kate is hurled back to the dramas of a past she thought she had left behind. This enthralling literary debut is told in interweaving narratives that move between past and present, illuminating the costs and privileges of ambition and excellence and whether the sacrifices we make for an ideal destroy us - or save us. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Sari Wilson) Tue, 26 Jan 2016 11:47:40 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Girl-Through-Glass-Audiobook/B01AGMZ16E thebookvoice.com 10:12:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Girl Through Glass Subtitle: A Novel Author: Sari Wilson Narrator: Tavia Gilbert Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 12 mins Language: English Release date: 01-26-16 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 86 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: In the roiling heat of the summer of 1977, 11-year-old Mira enters the high-stakes world of New York City ballet, a fiercely competitive world of struggle, obsession, passion for beauty - and something sinister that will challenge her, protect her, and ultimately take her innocence. After her parents' divorce and a childhood spent between her father's tony Upper East Side dwelling and her mother's disordered Brooklyn habitat, young Mira becomes fascinated with the perfectionism, power, and promise of glory that ballet offers. Over the course of four years, she hones her talent, becoming a dancer for Balanchine - one of "Mr. B's girls" - eventually attracting the attention of 47-year-old Maurice, a reclusive, charismatic balletomane who haunts the city's dance studios and takes the young girl under his wing. As Mira plunges deeper into the ballet world, her relationship with Maurice intensifies, isolating her and taking her to darker and darker places within herself. In the present day, Kate, a professor of dance at a Midwestern college, embarks on a risky affair with a student that threatens to obliterate her career and upend the life she has painstakingly created for her reinvented self. When she receives a letter from a man she has long thought dead, Kate is hurled back to the dramas of a past she thought she had left behind. This enthralling literary debut is told in interweaving narratives that move between past and present, illuminating the costs and privileges of ambition and excellence and whether the sacrifices we make for an ideal destroy us - or save us. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Girl Through Glass Subtitle: A Novel Author: Sari Wilson Narrator: Tavia Gilbert Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 12 mins Language: English Release date: 01-26-16 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 86 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: In the roiling heat of the summer of 1977, 11-year-old Mira enters the high-stakes world of New York City ballet, a fiercely competitive world of struggle, obsession, passion for beauty - and something sinister that will challenge her, protect her, and ultimately take her innocence. After her parents' divorce and a childhood spent between her father's tony Upper East Side dwelling and her mother's disordered Brooklyn habitat, young Mira becomes fascinated with the perfectionism, power, and promise of glory that ballet offers. Over the course of four years, she hones her talent, becoming a dancer for Balanchine - one of "Mr. B's girls" - eventually attracting the attention of 47-year-old Maurice, a reclusive, charismatic balletomane who haunts the city's dance studios and takes the young girl under his wing. As Mira plunges deeper into the ballet world, her relationship with Maurice intensifies, isolating her and taking her to darker and darker places within herself. In the present day, Kate, a professor of dance at a Midwestern college, embarks on a risky affair with a student that threatens to obliterate her career and upend the life she has painstakingly created for her reinvented self. When she receives a letter from a man she has long thought dead, Kate is hurled back to the dramas of a past she thought she had left behind. This enthralling literary debut is told in interweaving narratives that move between past and present, illuminating the costs and privileges of ambition and excellence and whether the sacrifices we make for an ideal destroy us - or save us. Members Reviews: I'm not even finished but so irritated already. What would have made Girl Through Glass better? It's pointe pronounced POINT. Not pwont. I am so distracted by that....it's silly, I know. But COME ON. In less OCD thoughts, so far, this book is just getting nowhere and not even fast. So many authors these days do that thing....you know....the thing where they jump back and forth from the past and the present. If it's done well, it's a good tool for suspense and an interesting way to present the history of a character. In this case, it's just choppy. What do you think your next listen will be? I'm not sure yet. What didnt you like about Tavia Gilberts performance? Aside from the pointe/pwont thing,I actually think Ms. Gilbert is a good performer. She does various voices for the different characters very well and seamlessly. She has a good grasp of French pronunciation,aside, of course, from "pwont." As an aside, there have been a few cases where she does say pointe and I almost celebrate when she does. What reaction did this book spark in you? Anger, sadness, disappointment? Darkness. I have not finished the book, so this sentiment may change, but the book's main character is insipid. I think we are supposed to think she is a woman of strength and determination, but truly, she is weak and lets things happen to her. She hasn't, thus far anyway, shown any strength or will power. Any additional comments? I am hoping this book takes a turn towards the end, where I am currently. Mostly decent My main problem with listening to this book was the narrater's insistence on saying " pa-went" instead of "pointe." It set my teeth on edge every time I heard it. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Suddenly-a-Knock-on-the-Door-Audiobook/B007TXJT2Q Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Suddenly, a Knock on the Door Subtitle: Stories Author: Etgar Keret, Miriam Shlesinger (translator), Nathan Englander (translator), Sondra Silverston (translator) Narrator: Michael Chabon, Ben Marcus, Gary Shteyngart, Neal Stephenson, Ira Glass, Josh Radnor, Willem Dafoe, Nicole Krauss Format: Unabridged Length: 5 hrs and 7 mins Language: English Release date: 04-16-12 Publisher: Macmillan Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 116 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Audie Award Nominee, Multi-voiced Performance, 2013 Read by an all-star cast and featuring a bonus story special to the audio edition, Suddenly, a Knock on the Door is a one-of-a-kind audiobook. Bringing up a child, lying to the boss, placing an order in a fast-food restaurant: in Etgar Kerets new collection, daily life is complicated, dangerous, and full of yearning. In his most playful and most mature work yet, the living and the dead, silent children and talking animals, dreams and waking life coexist in an uneasy world. Overflowing with absurdity, humor, sadness, and compassion, the tales in Suddenly, a Knock on the Door establish Etgar Keretdeclared a "genius" by The New York Timesas one of the most original writers of his generation. Audio Track listing: "Suddenly, a Knock on the Door", read by Ira Glass; "Lieland", read by Adam Thirlwell; "Cheesus Christ", read by Dave Eggers; "Simyon", read by Nicole Krauss; "Shut", read by George Saunders; "Healthy Start"; read by Ben Foster; "Teamwork", read by Mathieu Amalric; "Pudding", read by Aimee Bender; "Unzipping", read by Miranda July; "The Polite Little Boy", read by Ben Marcus; "Mystique", read by Willem Dafoe; "Creative Writing", read by Stanley Tucci; "Snot", read by John Sayles; "Grab the Cuckoo by the Tail", read by Gary Shteyngart; "Pick a Color", read by Robert Wisdom; "Black and Blue", read by Stella Schnabel; "What Do We Have in Our Pockets?" read by Michael Chabon; "Bad Karma", read by Lorin Stein; "Ari", read by Rick Moody; "Bitch", read by Nathan Englander; "The Story, Victorious", read by Scott Shepherd; "A Good One", read by David Rakoff; "What, of This Goldfish, Would You Wish?" read by Gary Shteyngart; "Not Completely Alone", read by Michael Chernus; "One Step Beyond", read by Shea Wigham; "Big Blue Bus", read by Josh Charles; "Hemorrhoid", read by Michael Buscemi; "September All Year Long", read by Neal Stephenson; "Joseph", read by Mark Duplass; "Mourners Meal", read by Shalom Auslander; "Parallel Universes", read by Todd Hasak-Lowy; "Upgrade", read by Josh Radnor; "Guava", read by Ira Glass; "Surprise Party", read by Scott Shepherd; "What Animal Are You?" read by Jonathan Safran Foer; and "Asthma Attack", read by Etgar Keret. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Etgar Keret) Mon, 16 Apr 2012 01:59:44 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Suddenly-a-Knock-on-the-Door-Audiobook/B007TXJT2Q thebookvoice.com 05:07:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Suddenly, a Knock on the Door Subtitle: Stories Author: Etgar Keret, Miriam Shlesinger (translator), Nathan Englander (translator), Sondra Silverston (translator) Narrator: Michael Chabon, Ben Marcus, Gary Shteyngart, Neal Stephenson, Ira Glass, Josh Radnor, Willem Dafoe, Nicole Krauss Format: Unabridged Length: 5 hrs and 7 mins Language: English Release date: 04-16-12 Publisher: Macmillan Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 116 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Audie Award Nominee, Multi-voiced Performance, 2013 Read by an all-star cast and featuring a bonus story special to the audio edition, Suddenly, a Knock on the Door is a one-of-a-kind audiobook. Bringing up a child, lying to the boss, placing an order in a fast-food restaurant: in Etgar Kerets new collection, daily life is complicated, dangerous, and full of yearning. In his most playful and most mature work yet, the living and the dead, silent children and talking animals, dreams and waking life coexist in an uneasy world. Overflowing with absurdity, humor, sadness, and compassion, the tales in Suddenly, a Knock on the Door establish Etgar Keretdeclared a "genius" by The New York Timesas one of the most original writers of his generation. Audio Track listing: "Suddenly, a Knock on the Door", read by Ira Glass; "Lieland", read by Adam Thirlwell; "Cheesus Christ", read by Dave Eggers; "Simyon", read by Nicole Krauss; "Shut", read by George Saunders; "Healthy Start"; read by Ben Foster; "Teamwork", read by Mathieu Amalric; "Pudding", read by Aimee Bender; "Unzipping", read by Miranda July; "The Polite Little Boy", read by Ben Marcus; "Mystique", read by Willem Dafoe; "Creative Writing", read by Stanley Tucci; "Snot", read by John Sayles; "Grab the Cuckoo by the Tail", read by Gary Shteyngart; "Pick a Color", read by Robert Wisdom; "Black and Blue", read by Stella Schnabel; "What Do We Have in Our Pockets?" read by Michael Chabon; "Bad Karma", read by Lorin Stein; "Ari", read by Rick Moody; "Bitch", read by Nathan Englander; "The Story, Victorious", read by Scott Shepherd; "A Good One", read by David Rakoff; "What, of This Goldfish, Would You Wish?" read by Gary Shteyngart; "Not Completely Alone", read by Michael Chernus; "One Step Beyond", read by Shea Wigham; "Big Blue Bus", read by Josh Charles; "Hemorrhoid", read by Michael Buscemi; "September All Year Long", read by Neal Stephenson; "Joseph", read by Mark Duplass; "Mourners Meal", read by Shalom Auslander; "Parallel Universes", read by Todd Hasak-Lowy; "Upgrade", read by Josh Radnor; "Guava", read by Ira Glass; "Surprise Party", read by Scott Shepherd; "What Animal Are You?" read by Jonathan Safran Foer; and "Asthma Attack", read by Etgar Keret. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Suddenly, a Knock on the Door Subtitle: Stories Author: Etgar Keret, Miriam Shlesinger (translator), Nathan Englander (translator), Sondra Silverston (translator) Narrator: Michael Chabon, Ben Marcus, Gary Shteyngart, Neal Stephenson, Ira Glass, Josh Radnor, Willem Dafoe, Nicole Krauss Format: Unabridged Length: 5 hrs and 7 mins Language: English Release date: 04-16-12 Publisher: Macmillan Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 116 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Audie Award Nominee, Multi-voiced Performance, 2013 Read by an all-star cast and featuring a bonus story special to the audio edition, Suddenly, a Knock on the Door is a one-of-a-kind audiobook. Bringing up a child, lying to the boss, placing an order in a fast-food restaurant: in Etgar Kerets new collection, daily life is complicated, dangerous, and full of yearning. In his most playful and most mature work yet, the living and the dead, silent children and talking animals, dreams and waking life coexist in an uneasy world. Overflowing with absurdity, humor, sadness, and compassion, the tales in Suddenly, a Knock on the Door establish Etgar Keretdeclared a "genius" by The New York Timesas one of the most original writers of his generation. Audio Track listing: "Suddenly, a Knock on the Door", read by Ira Glass; "Lieland", read by Adam Thirlwell; "Cheesus Christ", read by Dave Eggers; "Simyon", read by Nicole Krauss; "Shut", read by George Saunders; "Healthy Start"; read by Ben Foster; "Teamwork", read by Mathieu Amalric; "Pudding", read by Aimee Bender; "Unzipping", read by Miranda July; "The Polite Little Boy", read by Ben Marcus; "Mystique", read by Willem Dafoe; "Creative Writing", read by Stanley Tucci; "Snot", read by John Sayles; "Grab the Cuckoo by the Tail", read by Gary Shteyngart; "Pick a Color", read by Robert Wisdom; "Black and Blue", read by Stella Schnabel; "What Do We Have in Our Pockets?" read by Michael Chabon; "Bad Karma", read by Lorin Stein; "Ari", read by Rick Moody; "Bitch", read by Nathan Englander; "The Story, Victorious", read by Scott Shepherd; "A Good One", read by David Rakoff; "What, of This Goldfish, Would You Wish?" read by Gary Shteyngart; "Not Completely Alone", read by Michael Chernus; "One Step Beyond", read by Shea Wigham; "Big Blue Bus", read by Josh Charles; "Hemorrhoid", read by Michael Buscemi; "September All Year Long", read by Neal Stephenson; "Joseph", read by Mark Duplass; "Mourners Meal", read by Shalom Auslander; "Parallel Universes", read by Todd Hasak-Lowy; "Upgrade", read by Josh Radnor; "Guava", read by Ira Glass; "Surprise Party", read by Scott Shepherd; "What Animal Are You?" read by Jonathan Safran Foer; and "Asthma Attack", read by Etgar Keret. Members Reviews: Spices of imagination behind the door... If you could sum up Suddenly, a Knock on the Door in three words, what would they be? Imagination, idealistic, wonderland. What was one of the most memorable moments of Suddenly, a Knock on the Door? I was really surprised by the Ari story. I loved the details and the crazy turn that the story took. Really Really loved it! What does the narrators bring to the story that you wouldnt experience if you just read the book? I loved the different variations of tones and the accents that each narrator brought to each story. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Grief-Is-the-Thing-with-Feathers-Audiobook/B076HSHCSH Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Grief Is the Thing with Feathers Subtitle: A Novel Author: Max Porter Narrator: Jot Davies Format: Unabridged Length: 1 hr and 43 mins Language: English Release date: 10-31-17 Publisher: Tantor Audio Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 3 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Here he is, husband and father, scruffy romantic, a shambolic scholar - a man adrift in the wake of his wife's sudden, accidental death. And there are his two sons who like him struggle in their London apartment to face the unbearable sadness that has engulfed them. The father imagines a future of well-meaning visitors and emptiness, while the boys wander, savage and unsupervised. In this moment of violent despair they are visited by Crow - antagonist, trickster, goad, protector, therapist, and babysitter. This self-described "sentimental bird", at once wild and tender, who "finds humans dull except in grief", threatens to stay with the wounded family until they no longer need him. As weeks turn to months and the pain of loss lessens with the balm of memories, Crow's efforts are rewarded and the little unit of three begins to recover: Dad resumes his book about the poet Ted Hughes; the boys get on with it, grow up. Part novella, part polyphonic fable, part essay on grief, Max Porter's extraordinary debut combines compassion and bravura style to dazzling effect. Full of angular wit and profound truths, Grief Is the Thing with Feathers is a startlingly original and haunting debut by a significant new talent. Critic Reviews: "[A] remarkable debut. Like a prose poem in its splendid language but with its own swift flow, this is highly recommended for ambitious readers." ( Library Journal Starred Review) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Max Porter) Tue, 31 Oct 2017 12:00:41 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Grief-Is-the-Thing-with-Feathers-Audiobook/B076HSHCSH thebookvoice.com 01:43:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Grief Is the Thing with Feathers Subtitle: A Novel Author: Max Porter Narrator: Jot Davies Format: Unabridged Length: 1 hr and 43 mins Language: English Release date: 10-31-17 Publisher: Tantor Audio Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 3 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Here he is, husband and father, scruffy romantic, a shambolic scholar - a man adrift in the wake of his wife's sudden, accidental death. And there are his two sons who like him struggle in their London apartment to face the unbearable sadness that has engulfed them. The father imagines a future of well-meaning visitors and emptiness, while the boys wander, savage and unsupervised. In this moment of violent despair they are visited by Crow - antagonist, trickster, goad, protector, therapist, and babysitter. This self-described "sentimental bird", at once wild and tender, who "finds humans dull except in grief", threatens to stay with the wounded family until they no longer need him. As weeks turn to months and the pain of loss lessens with the balm of memories, Crow's efforts are rewarded and the little unit of three begins to recover: Dad resumes his book about the poet Ted Hughes; the boys get on with it, grow up. Part novella, part polyphonic fable, part essay on grief, Max Porter's extraordinary debut combines compassion and bravura style to dazzling effect. Full of angular wit and profound truths, Grief Is the Thing with Feathers is a startlingly original and haunting debut by a significant new talent. Critic Reviews: "[A] remarkable debut. Like a prose poem in its splendid language but with its own swift flow, this is highly recommended for ambitious readers." ( Library Journal Starred Review) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Grief Is the Thing with Feathers Subtitle: A Novel Author: Max Porter Narrator: Jot Davies Format: Unabridged Length: 1 hr and 43 mins Language: English Release date: 10-31-17 Publisher: Tantor Audio Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 3 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Here he is, husband and father, scruffy romantic, a shambolic scholar - a man adrift in the wake of his wife's sudden, accidental death. And there are his two sons who like him struggle in their London apartment to face the unbearable sadness that has engulfed them. The father imagines a future of well-meaning visitors and emptiness, while the boys wander, savage and unsupervised. In this moment of violent despair they are visited by Crow - antagonist, trickster, goad, protector, therapist, and babysitter. This self-described "sentimental bird", at once wild and tender, who "finds humans dull except in grief", threatens to stay with the wounded family until they no longer need him. As weeks turn to months and the pain of loss lessens with the balm of memories, Crow's efforts are rewarded and the little unit of three begins to recover: Dad resumes his book about the poet Ted Hughes; the boys get on with it, grow up. Part novella, part polyphonic fable, part essay on grief, Max Porter's extraordinary debut combines compassion and bravura style to dazzling effect. Full of angular wit and profound truths, Grief Is the Thing with Feathers is a startlingly original and haunting debut by a significant new talent. Critic Reviews: "[A] remarkable debut. Like a prose poem in its splendid language but with its own swift flow, this is highly recommended for ambitious readers." ( Library Journal Starred Review) Members Reviews: Odd, but also unique in capturing grief We can't live without experiencing grief and yet we never seem to prepare each other for it. It is both universal and incredibly personal. Max Porter's Grief Is The Thing With Feathers captures both the chaotic, disjointed, unmoored early stages and the eventual moving on, while also acknowledging that you are never quite the same. The missing star in this review is due to the many references to Ted Hughes' writing. If the reader is unfamiliar with that work, it leaves out the fullness of Porter's intent. Best book I've read in years! But not everyone's cup of tea. Have read this multiple times. Compelling, fascinating! This is the kind of literature you need to "chew on" to really derive its full meaning. Grief is a Thing with Feathers A small book (114 pages) that on one hand can be quickly read, on the other hand, I read it twice to get its full meaning as it's written in an unusal manner. The story is about mourning and survival after the death of a loved one, so the disjointed style very accurately catches your thinking and feelings at such a time. This may sound depressing, but it's not, it even has a few funny moments. Before reading it though, I'd look up "Ted Hughes, Sylvia Platte and crow" on Wickipedia as the protaganist is writing a book about them, they are mentioned quite a bit, and are relevant to his thinking. It only takes a minute to check this out and it's worth it. If you don't know Emily Dickens' mini poem "Hope is a Thing with Feathers", check that out, too. Both of these references add depth to this very moving and inciteful book. It's all about the crow One of the quirkiest and most unique Memoir books I have ever read. If you enjoy experimental writing which is dark and meaty, this is a phenomenal read. Heartbreaking. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Mercy-of-a-Rude-Stream-Audiobook/B00PV23WXO Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Mercy of a Rude Stream Subtitle: The Complete Novels Author: Henry Roth Narrator: Christopher Kipiniak Format: Unabridged Length: 60 hrs and 58 mins Language: English Release date: 11-20-14 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 4 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: This "landmark of the American literary century" (Boston Globe) is finally published as one volume, appearing with a brilliant new introduction. Sixty years after the publication of his great modernist masterpiece, Call It Sleep, Henry Roth, a retired waterfowl farmer already in his late eighties, shocked the literary world with the announcement that he had written a second novel. It was called, he reported, Mercy of a Rude Stream, the title inspired by Shakespeare, and it followed the travails of one Ira Stigman, whose family had just moved to New York's Jewish Harlem in that "ominous summer of 1914". "It is like hearing that... J. D. Salinger is preparing a sequel to The Catcher in the Rye," the New York Times Book Review pronounced, while Vanity Fair extolled Roth's new work as "the literary comeback of the century." Even more astonishing was that Roth had not just written a second novel but a total of four chronologically linked works, all part of Mercy of a Rude Stream. As the story unfolds, we follow the turbulent odyssey of Ira, along with his extended Jewish family, friends, and lovers, from the outbreak of World War I through his fateful decision to move into the Greenwich Village apartment of his muse and older lover, the seductive but ultimately tragic NYU professor Edith Welles. Set in both the fractured world of Jewish Harlem and the bohemian maelstrom of the Village, Mercy of a Rude Stream echoes Nabokov in its portrayal of sexual deviance, and offers a harrowing and relentless family drama amid a grand panorama of New York City in the 1910s and Roaring 20s. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Henry Roth) Thu, 20 Nov 2014 10:57:56 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Mercy-of-a-Rude-Stream-Audiobook/B00PV23WXO thebookvoice.com 60:58:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Mercy of a Rude Stream Subtitle: The Complete Novels Author: Henry Roth Narrator: Christopher Kipiniak Format: Unabridged Length: 60 hrs and 58 mins Language: English Release date: 11-20-14 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 4 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: This "landmark of the American literary century" (Boston Globe) is finally published as one volume, appearing with a brilliant new introduction. Sixty years after the publication of his great modernist masterpiece, Call It Sleep, Henry Roth, a retired waterfowl farmer already in his late eighties, shocked the literary world with the announcement that he had written a second novel. It was called, he reported, Mercy of a Rude Stream, the title inspired by Shakespeare, and it followed the travails of one Ira Stigman, whose family had just moved to New York's Jewish Harlem in that "ominous summer of 1914". "It is like hearing that... J. D. Salinger is preparing a sequel to The Catcher in the Rye," the New York Times Book Review pronounced, while Vanity Fair extolled Roth's new work as "the literary comeback of the century." Even more astonishing was that Roth had not just written a second novel but a total of four chronologically linked works, all part of Mercy of a Rude Stream. As the story unfolds, we follow the turbulent odyssey of Ira, along with his extended Jewish family, friends, and lovers, from the outbreak of World War I through his fateful decision to move into the Greenwich Village apartment of his muse and older lover, the seductive but ultimately tragic NYU professor Edith Welles. Set in both the fractured world of Jewish Harlem and the bohemian maelstrom of the Village, Mercy of a Rude Stream echoes Nabokov in its portrayal of sexual deviance, and offers a harrowing and relentless family drama amid a grand panorama of New York City in the 1910s and Roaring 20s. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Mercy of a Rude Stream Subtitle: The Complete Novels Author: Henry Roth Narrator: Christopher Kipiniak Format: Unabridged Length: 60 hrs and 58 mins Language: English Release date: 11-20-14 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 4 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: This "landmark of the American literary century" (Boston Globe) is finally published as one volume, appearing with a brilliant new introduction. Sixty years after the publication of his great modernist masterpiece, Call It Sleep, Henry Roth, a retired waterfowl farmer already in his late eighties, shocked the literary world with the announcement that he had written a second novel. It was called, he reported, Mercy of a Rude Stream, the title inspired by Shakespeare, and it followed the travails of one Ira Stigman, whose family had just moved to New York's Jewish Harlem in that "ominous summer of 1914". "It is like hearing that... J. D. Salinger is preparing a sequel to The Catcher in the Rye," the New York Times Book Review pronounced, while Vanity Fair extolled Roth's new work as "the literary comeback of the century." Even more astonishing was that Roth had not just written a second novel but a total of four chronologically linked works, all part of Mercy of a Rude Stream. As the story unfolds, we follow the turbulent odyssey of Ira, along with his extended Jewish family, friends, and lovers, from the outbreak of World War I through his fateful decision to move into the Greenwich Village apartment of his muse and older lover, the seductive but ultimately tragic NYU professor Edith Welles. Set in both the fractured world of Jewish Harlem and the bohemian maelstrom of the Village, Mercy of a Rude Stream echoes Nabokov in its portrayal of sexual deviance, and offers a harrowing and relentless family drama amid a grand panorama of New York City in the 1910s and Roaring 20s. Members Reviews: Get over yourself! This book wasnt for you, but who do you think might enjoy it more? People who like self-involved whiners. What was most disappointing about Henry Roths story? This book truly put me off listening for so long that I've accrued 7 credits! The main character in this book would have been a huge waste of space on earth. I couldn't even finish it so I do hope that it had something redeemable in the end. What about Christopher Kipiniaks performance did you like? He made me hate the character. You didnt love this book... but did it have any redeeming qualities? Nope. Any additional comments? I really hope I am just stupid and didn't get the point of this book. If someone says it is great, or even good, then he isn't telling the emperor that he is buck-naked. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Goulds-Book-of-Fish-Audiobook/B004EK5I9A Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Gould's Book of Fish Author: Richard Flanagan Narrator: Humphrey Bower Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 48 mins Language: English Release date: 12-01-10 Publisher: Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 38 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Once upon a time that was called 1828, before all the living things on the land and the fishes in the sea were destroyed, there was a man named William Buelow Gould, a convict in Van Dieman's Land who fell in love with a black woman and discovered too late that to love is not safe. Silly Billy Gould, invader of Australia, liar, murderer, forger, fantasist, was condemned to live in the most brutal penal colony in the British Empire, and there ordered to paint a book of fish. Once upon a time, miraculous things happened.... Critic Reviews: "Flanagan's fact-based fiction is a miraculously vulgar and sensationally evocative listen. The story of Billy Gould, a convict who has been sent to Van Dieman's Land, a Tasmanian penal colony, in 1828, reveals in graphic detail both the essence of inhumanity and bizarre acts of humanity. This vivid description of prison life combined with the story's surrealistic miracles could be a life-changing experience for the listener. Taking his cue from the enormous imagination of the author, Humphrey Bower catches the excessive vitality of Gould. Sometimes the manic pace of his narration overwhelms the novel's quieter moments, but the convict himself would probably not be disturbed. Prepare yourself to be drawn in, tossed about, horrified, and totally dazzled." (AudioFile magazine) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Richard Flanagan) Wed, 01 Dec 2010 01:42:31 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Goulds-Book-of-Fish-Audiobook/B004EK5I9A thebookvoice.com 10:48:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Gould's Book of Fish Author: Richard Flanagan Narrator: Humphrey Bower Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 48 mins Language: English Release date: 12-01-10 Publisher: Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 38 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Once upon a time that was called 1828, before all the living things on the land and the fishes in the sea were destroyed, there was a man named William Buelow Gould, a convict in Van Dieman's Land who fell in love with a black woman and discovered too late that to love is not safe. Silly Billy Gould, invader of Australia, liar, murderer, forger, fantasist, was condemned to live in the most brutal penal colony in the British Empire, and there ordered to paint a book of fish. Once upon a time, miraculous things happened.... Critic Reviews: "Flanagan's fact-based fiction is a miraculously vulgar and sensationally evocative listen. The story of Billy Gould, a convict who has been sent to Van Dieman's Land, a Tasmanian penal colony, in 1828, reveals in graphic detail both the essence of inhumanity and bizarre acts of humanity. This vivid description of prison life combined with the story's surrealistic miracles could be a life-changing experience for the listener. Taking his cue from the enormous imagination of the author, Humphrey Bower catches the excessive vitality of Gould. Sometimes the manic pace of his narration overwhelms the novel's quieter moments, but the convict himself would probably not be disturbed. Prepare yourself to be drawn in, tossed about, horrified, and totally dazzled." (AudioFile magazine) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Gould's Book of Fish Author: Richard Flanagan Narrator: Humphrey Bower Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 48 mins Language: English Release date: 12-01-10 Publisher: Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 38 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Once upon a time that was called 1828, before all the living things on the land and the fishes in the sea were destroyed, there was a man named William Buelow Gould, a convict in Van Dieman's Land who fell in love with a black woman and discovered too late that to love is not safe. Silly Billy Gould, invader of Australia, liar, murderer, forger, fantasist, was condemned to live in the most brutal penal colony in the British Empire, and there ordered to paint a book of fish. Once upon a time, miraculous things happened.... Critic Reviews: "Flanagan's fact-based fiction is a miraculously vulgar and sensationally evocative listen. The story of Billy Gould, a convict who has been sent to Van Dieman's Land, a Tasmanian penal colony, in 1828, reveals in graphic detail both the essence of inhumanity and bizarre acts of humanity. This vivid description of prison life combined with the story's surrealistic miracles could be a life-changing experience for the listener. Taking his cue from the enormous imagination of the author, Humphrey Bower catches the excessive vitality of Gould. Sometimes the manic pace of his narration overwhelms the novel's quieter moments, but the convict himself would probably not be disturbed. Prepare yourself to be drawn in, tossed about, horrified, and totally dazzled." (AudioFile magazine) Members Reviews: A bewildering experience Flanagan created a twisting, turning tale that is both entertaining and bewildering. This book demands multiple readings. And, the experience is more enjoyable with every reading. The audio version is top-notch; the narrator completely nails the performance. Wonderful, Funny & Oh So Well Written! Just discovered this writer from down under and plan to read everything I can. Started with The Long Narrow Road ... and then found this book. Both were incredibly well written. Can see how he nabbed the Man Booker Prize and is so well reviewed around the globe. The books are entirely different but equally satisfying . Gould is the more humorous of the two and the most fantastical with the early years of Tasmanian history (early 1800's) as a backdrop. You will incidentally learn a great deal about Tasmania while you learn to love the larger than life William Buelow Gould who was a real prisoner artist. So beneath this entertaining, thoughtful tale are the bones of s true story and the crazy birth of a nation. Just read it...the work defies description. A Treasure What made the experience of listening to Gould's Book of Fish the most enjoyable? Richard Flanagan is a treasure, and like so many treasures, he is precious, and undiscovered. Passages like, "Maybe we have lost the ability , that sixth sense that allows us to see miracles and have visions and understand that we are something other, larger than what we have been told", and " I have stolen songs from God," and lastly, "There is much more I don't know:....Why an alphabet can be contained in a world, but a world could never be contained in an alphabet", are but a few of the Gems that one finds in this book. One theme in this book that floats through the story is the power of words, how they can be used to revise the history of the world we live in, and as a result, create a world that has absolutely no resemblance to the world we live in. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Lie-in-Wait-Audiobook/B01MR9SLZB Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Lie in Wait Author: G. J. Minett Narrator: Joe Jameson Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs and 7 mins Language: English Release date: 02-23-17 Publisher: Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 20 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: A dark, addictive thriller, ingeniously plotted with a twist that will make you gasp. A man is dead. A woman is missing. And the police have already found their prime suspect.... Owen Hall drives into a petrol station to let his passenger use the facilities. She never comes back - and what's more, it seems she never even made it inside. When Owen raises a fuss, the police are called - and soon identify Owen himself as a possible culprit, not least because they already have him in the frame for another more sinister crime. Owen's always been a little different, and before long others in the community are baying for his blood. But this is a case where nothing is as it seems - least of all Owen Hall.... bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (G. J. Minett) Thu, 23 Feb 2017 23:14:00 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Lie-in-Wait-Audiobook/B01MR9SLZB thebookvoice.com 11:07:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Lie in Wait Author: G. J. Minett Narrator: Joe Jameson Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs and 7 mins Language: English Release date: 02-23-17 Publisher: Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 20 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: A dark, addictive thriller, ingeniously plotted with a twist that will make you gasp. A man is dead. A woman is missing. And the police have already found their prime suspect.... Owen Hall drives into a petrol station to let his passenger use the facilities. She never comes back - and what's more, it seems she never even made it inside. When Owen raises a fuss, the police are called - and soon identify Owen himself as a possible culprit, not least because they already have him in the frame for another more sinister crime. Owen's always been a little different, and before long others in the community are baying for his blood. But this is a case where nothing is as it seems - least of all Owen Hall.... Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Lie in Wait Author: G. J. Minett Narrator: Joe Jameson Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs and 7 mins Language: English Release date: 02-23-17 Publisher: Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 20 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: A dark, addictive thriller, ingeniously plotted with a twist that will make you gasp. A man is dead. A woman is missing. And the police have already found their prime suspect.... Owen Hall drives into a petrol station to let his passenger use the facilities. She never comes back - and what's more, it seems she never even made it inside. When Owen raises a fuss, the police are called - and soon identify Owen himself as a possible culprit, not least because they already have him in the frame for another more sinister crime. Owen's always been a little different, and before long others in the community are baying for his blood. But this is a case where nothing is as it seems - least of all Owen Hall.... Members Reviews: LIE IN WAIT.. Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why? I honestly don't know if I would. The narrator was awesome, just great, however, the storyline was choppy, the characters were hard to keep up with. Except OWEN! The author did one heck of a job getting into his mind. Did the plot keep you on the edge of your seat? How? Unfortunately not, I found myself thinking about other things constantly while listening to this book. This is through no fault of the narrator, he did a wonderful job with the main character, and that, my friend wasn't easy! Have you listened to any of Joe Jamesons other performances before? How does this one compare? No, but I will after this book. If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be? OWEN, I AM? OWEN??? WILLIE??? Any additional comments? HAS THE POTENTIAL FOR BEING A FIVE STAR (in my opinion.) JUST NEEDS CLARIFICATION OF CHARACTERS, FEWER CHAPTERS, AND LESS CHOPPY. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Spoils-Audiobook/B06XX882PK Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Spoils Author: Brian Van Reet Narrator: Nicol Zanzarella, Armando Duran, Andrew Eiden Format: Unabridged Length: 9 hrs and 7 mins Language: English Release date: 04-18-17 Publisher: Hachette Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 11 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: The Kite Runner meets The Things They Carried in this explosive debut that maps the blurred lines between good and bad, soldier and civilian, victor and vanquished. It is April 2003. American forces have taken Baghdad and are now charged with winning hearts and minds. But this vital tipping point is barely recognized for what it is, as a series of miscalculations and blunders fuels an already-simmering insurgency intent on making Iraq the next graveyard of empires. In dazzling and propulsive prose, Brian Van Reet explores the lives on both sides of the battle lines: Cassandra, a 19-year-old gunner on an American Humvee who is captured during a deadly firefight and awakens in a prison cell; Abu Al-Hool, a lifelong mujahedeen beset by a simmering crisis of conscience as he struggles against enemies from without and within, including the new wave of far more radicalized jihadists; and Specialist Sleed, a tank crewman who goes along with a "victimless" crime, the consequences of which are more awful than any he could have imagined. Depicting a war spinning rapidly out of control, destined to become a modern classic, Spoils is an unsparing and morally complex novel that chronicles the achingly human cost of combat. Critic Reviews: "Brian Van Reet's beautiful, intense, and at times disturbing novel Spoils traces the motivations and desires of combatants on both sides of the Iraq War, showing us what happens when increasing violence and chaos start to warp the choices they're able to make." (Phil Klay, author of Redeployment) "Van Reet's lean prose accommodates a laconic style suggesting military reports and detail-rich context fed by a keen eye and memory. He embeds the reader with the unwashed troops in a cramped Humvee, in a dark cell where only screams penetrate, and in the mind of a Muslim fighters with two decades of campaigning, a dead son, lost wife, scant wins, and more doubts than faith can ease. A fine piece of writing that should stand in the front ranks of recent war novels." (Kirkus) "In his debut novel, Brian Van Reet sets his characters on a collision course amidst the chaos of the early stages of the Iraq War...As the story unfolds, flesh and convictions are pitted against each other, drawing blood with every inch surrendered.... At its core, Spoils is a narrative of intertwining struggles, with each character bound and trapped by the Iraq War in one way or another. The storytelling is both intense and surreal.... In time, Van Reet's Spoils may become a classic of the Iraq War." (Foreign Policy) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Brian Van Reet) Tue, 18 Apr 2017 10:15:06 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Spoils-Audiobook/B06XX882PK thebookvoice.com 09:07:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Spoils Author: Brian Van Reet Narrator: Nicol Zanzarella, Armando Duran, Andrew Eiden Format: Unabridged Length: 9 hrs and 7 mins Language: English Release date: 04-18-17 Publisher: Hachette Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 11 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: The Kite Runner meets The Things They Carried in this explosive debut that maps the blurred lines between good and bad, soldier and civilian, victor and vanquished. It is April 2003. American forces have taken Baghdad and are now charged with winning hearts and minds. But this vital tipping point is barely recognized for what it is, as a series of miscalculations and blunders fuels an already-simmering insurgency intent on making Iraq the next graveyard of empires. In dazzling and propulsive prose, Brian Van Reet explores the lives on both sides of the battle lines: Cassandra, a 19-year-old gunner on an American Humvee who is captured during a deadly firefight and awakens in a prison cell; Abu Al-Hool, a lifelong mujahedeen beset by a simmering crisis of conscience as he struggles against enemies from without and within, including the new wave of far more radicalized jihadists; and Specialist Sleed, a tank crewman who goes along with a "victimless" crime, the consequences of which are more awful than any he could have imagined. Depicting a war spinning rapidly out of control, destined to become a modern classic, Spoils is an unsparing and morally complex novel that chronicles the achingly human cost of combat. Critic Reviews: "Brian Van Reet's beautiful, intense, and at times disturbing novel Spoils traces the motivations and desires of combatants on both sides of the Iraq War, showing us what happens when increasing violence and chaos start to warp the choices they're able to make." (Phil Klay, author of Redeployment) "Van Reet's lean prose accommodates a laconic style suggesting military reports and detail-rich context fed by a keen eye and memory. He embeds the reader with the unwashed troops in a cramped Humvee, in a dark cell where only screams penetrate, and in the mind of a Muslim fighters with two decades of campaigning, a dead son, lost wife, scant wins, and more doubts than faith can ease. A fine piece of writing that should stand in the front ranks of recent war novels." (Kirkus) "In his debut novel, Brian Van Reet sets his characters on a collision course amidst the chaos of the early stages of the Iraq War...As the story unfolds, flesh and convictions are pitted against each other, drawing blood with every inch surrendered.... At its core, Spoils is a narrative of intertwining struggles, with each character bound and trapped by the Iraq War in one way or another. The storytelling is both intense and surreal.... In time, Van Reet's Spoils may become a classic of the Iraq War." (Foreign Policy) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Spoils Author: Brian Van Reet Narrator: Nicol Zanzarella, Armando Duran, Andrew Eiden Format: Unabridged Length: 9 hrs and 7 mins Language: English Release date: 04-18-17 Publisher: Hachette Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 11 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: The Kite Runner meets The Things They Carried in this explosive debut that maps the blurred lines between good and bad, soldier and civilian, victor and vanquished. It is April 2003. American forces have taken Baghdad and are now charged with winning hearts and minds. But this vital tipping point is barely recognized for what it is, as a series of miscalculations and blunders fuels an already-simmering insurgency intent on making Iraq the next graveyard of empires. In dazzling and propulsive prose, Brian Van Reet explores the lives on both sides of the battle lines: Cassandra, a 19-year-old gunner on an American Humvee who is captured during a deadly firefight and awakens in a prison cell; Abu Al-Hool, a lifelong mujahedeen beset by a simmering crisis of conscience as he struggles against enemies from without and within, including the new wave of far more radicalized jihadists; and Specialist Sleed, a tank crewman who goes along with a "victimless" crime, the consequences of which are more awful than any he could have imagined. Depicting a war spinning rapidly out of control, destined to become a modern classic, Spoils is an unsparing and morally complex novel that chronicles the achingly human cost of combat. Critic Reviews: "Brian Van Reet's beautiful, intense, and at times disturbing novel Spoils traces the motivations and desires of combatants on both sides of the Iraq War, showing us what happens when increasing violence and chaos start to warp the choices they're able to make." (Phil Klay, author of Redeployment) "Van Reet's lean prose accommodates a laconic style suggesting military reports and detail-rich context fed by a keen eye and memory. He embeds the reader with the unwashed troops in a cramped Humvee, in a dark cell where only screams penetrate, and in the mind of a Muslim fighters with two decades of campaigning, a dead son, lost wife, scant wins, and more doubts than faith can ease. A fine piece of writing that should stand in the front ranks of recent war novels." (Kirkus) "In his debut novel, Brian Van Reet sets his characters on a collision course amidst the chaos of the early stages of the Iraq War...As the story unfolds, flesh and convictions are pitted against each other, drawing blood with every inch surrendered.... At its core, Spoils is a narrative of intertwining struggles, with each character bound and trapped by the Iraq War in one way or another. The storytelling is both intense and surreal.... In time, Van Reet's Spoils may become a classic of the Iraq War." (Foreign Policy) Members Reviews: Like a punch in the gut Like a punch in the gut. The prose is stripped down, the settings forlorn, and the disconnect between the politics and reality of war is evident from the start. Our protagonists are placed guarding a cross roads when all hell breaks lose- and the consequences just take you down into the muck--no one is a winner here-- the Iraqis, the foreign fighters (who themselves split between the more traditional and radical elements), or the U.S. soldiers. I doubt this is any different than any past war. But the settings and characters are well drawn and the prose is clear and powerful. I just loved this book I just loved this book. As a reader, you leave a piece of your heart with each character. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Gargoyle-Hunters-Audiobook/B01MV7W7ZY Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Gargoyle Hunters Subtitle: A Novel Author: John Freeman Gill Narrator: John Freeman Gill Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs and 27 mins Language: English Release date: 03-21-17 Publisher: Random House Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 23 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Hilarious and poignant, The Gargoyle Hunters is a love letter to a vanishing city, and a deeply emotional story of fathers and sons. Intimately portraying New York's elbow-jostling relationship with time, the novel solves the mystery of a brazen and seemingly impossible architectural heist - the theft of an entire historic Manhattan building - that stunned the city and made the front page of the New York Times in 1974. With both his family and his city fracturing, 13-year-old Griffin Watts is recruited into his estranged father's illicit and dangerous architectural salvage business. Small and nimble, Griffin is charged with stealing exuberantly expressive 19th-century architectural sculptures - gargoyles - right off the faces of unsung tenements and iconic skyscrapers all over town. As his father explains it, these gargoyles, carved and cast by immigrant artisans during the city's architectural glory days, are an endangered species in this era of sweeping urban renewal. Desperate both to connect with his father and to raise cash to pay the mortgage on the brownstone where he lives with his mother and sister, Griffin is slow to recognize that his father's deepening obsession with preserving the architectural treasures of Beaux Arts New York is also a destructive force, imperiling Griffin's friendships, his relationship with his very first girlfriend, and even his life. As his father grows increasingly possessive of both Griffin's mother and his scavenged touchstones of the lost city, Griffin must learn how to build himself into the person he wants to become and discover which parts of his life can be salvaged - and which parts must be let go. Maybe loss, he reflects, is the only thing no one can ever take away from you. Tender, funny, and achingly sad, The Gargoyle Hunters introduces an extraordinary new novelist. Critic Reviews: "In the spirit of Jonathan Lethem and J. D. Salinger, John Freeman Gill strips the mask off New York City in this poignant, incisive, irreverent novel about fatherhood, art, obsession, creation, and destruction. This novel salvages so many things, not least our abiding relationship with the past. This is a wonderful, compelling debut." (Colum McCann, National Book Award-winning author of Let the Great World Spin and TransAtlantic) "The Gargoyle Hunters is wonderful, strong, funny, with yards and yards of beautiful writing. Its pages are full of reading pleasures.... Extraordinary." (Annie Proulx, Pulitzer Prize- and National Book Award-winning author of The Shipping News and "Brokeback Mountain") "John Freeman Gill's The Gargoyle Hunters is a brilliant evocation of many things: the world of a 13-year-old boy, with its mixture of thoughtless destructiveness and wrenching emotion; a son's relationship with a charismatic, architecture-loving, thieving father; the endless changes to timeless Manhattan during the crumbling, tumultuous 1970s. Funny, heartbreaking, elegiac, unforgettable - David Mitchell's Black Swan Green meets E. B. White's Here Is New York." (Gretchen Rubin, number-one New York Times best-selling author of The Happiness Project) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (John Freeman Gill) Tue, 21 Mar 2017 05:34:32 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Gargoyle-Hunters-Audiobook/B01MV7W7ZY thebookvoice.com 11:27:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Gargoyle Hunters Subtitle: A Novel Author: John Freeman Gill Narrator: John Freeman Gill Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs and 27 mins Language: English Release date: 03-21-17 Publisher: Random House Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 23 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Hilarious and poignant, The Gargoyle Hunters is a love letter to a vanishing city, and a deeply emotional story of fathers and sons. Intimately portraying New York's elbow-jostling relationship with time, the novel solves the mystery of a brazen and seemingly impossible architectural heist - the theft of an entire historic Manhattan building - that stunned the city and made the front page of the New York Times in 1974. With both his family and his city fracturing, 13-year-old Griffin Watts is recruited into his estranged father's illicit and dangerous architectural salvage business. Small and nimble, Griffin is charged with stealing exuberantly expressive 19th-century architectural sculptures - gargoyles - right off the faces of unsung tenements and iconic skyscrapers all over town. As his father explains it, these gargoyles, carved and cast by immigrant artisans during the city's architectural glory days, are an endangered species in this era of sweeping urban renewal. Desperate both to connect with his father and to raise cash to pay the mortgage on the brownstone where he lives with his mother and sister, Griffin is slow to recognize that his father's deepening obsession with preserving the architectural treasures of Beaux Arts New York is also a destructive force, imperiling Griffin's friendships, his relationship with his very first girlfriend, and even his life. As his father grows increasingly possessive of both Griffin's mother and his scavenged touchstones of the lost city, Griffin must learn how to build himself into the person he wants to become and discover which parts of his life can be salvaged - and which parts must be let go. Maybe loss, he reflects, is the only thing no one can ever take away from you. Tender, funny, and achingly sad, The Gargoyle Hunters introduces an extraordinary new novelist. Critic Reviews: "In the spirit of Jonathan Lethem and J. D. Salinger, John Freeman Gill strips the mask off New York City in this poignant, incisive, irreverent novel about fatherhood, art, obsession, creation, and destruction. This novel salvages so many things, not least our abiding relationship with the past. This is a wonderful, compelling debut." (Colum McCann, National Book Award-winning author of Let the Great World Spin and TransAtlantic) "The Gargoyle Hunters is wonderful, strong, funny, with yards and yards of beautiful writing. Its pages are full of reading pleasures.... Extraordinary." (Annie Proulx, Pulitzer Prize- and National Book Award-winning author of The Shipping News and "Brokeback Mountain") "John Freeman Gill's The Gargoyle Hunters is a brilliant evocation of many things: the world of a 13-year-old boy, with its mixture of thoughtless destructiveness and wrenching emotion; a son's relationship with a charismatic, architecture-loving, thieving father; the endless changes to timeless Manhattan during the crumbling, tumultuous 1970s. Funny, heartbreaking, elegiac, unforgettable - David Mitchell's Black Swan Green meets E. B. White's Here Is New York." (Gretchen Rubin, number-one New York Times best-selling author of The Happiness Project) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Gargoyle Hunters Subtitle: A Novel Author: John Freeman Gill Narrator: John Freeman Gill Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs and 27 mins Language: English Release date: 03-21-17 Publisher: Random House Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 23 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Hilarious and poignant, The Gargoyle Hunters is a love letter to a vanishing city, and a deeply emotional story of fathers and sons. Intimately portraying New York's elbow-jostling relationship with time, the novel solves the mystery of a brazen and seemingly impossible architectural heist - the theft of an entire historic Manhattan building - that stunned the city and made the front page of the New York Times in 1974. With both his family and his city fracturing, 13-year-old Griffin Watts is recruited into his estranged father's illicit and dangerous architectural salvage business. Small and nimble, Griffin is charged with stealing exuberantly expressive 19th-century architectural sculptures - gargoyles - right off the faces of unsung tenements and iconic skyscrapers all over town. As his father explains it, these gargoyles, carved and cast by immigrant artisans during the city's architectural glory days, are an endangered species in this era of sweeping urban renewal. Desperate both to connect with his father and to raise cash to pay the mortgage on the brownstone where he lives with his mother and sister, Griffin is slow to recognize that his father's deepening obsession with preserving the architectural treasures of Beaux Arts New York is also a destructive force, imperiling Griffin's friendships, his relationship with his very first girlfriend, and even his life. As his father grows increasingly possessive of both Griffin's mother and his scavenged touchstones of the lost city, Griffin must learn how to build himself into the person he wants to become and discover which parts of his life can be salvaged - and which parts must be let go. Maybe loss, he reflects, is the only thing no one can ever take away from you. Tender, funny, and achingly sad, The Gargoyle Hunters introduces an extraordinary new novelist. Critic Reviews: "In the spirit of Jonathan Lethem and J. D. Salinger, John Freeman Gill strips the mask off New York City in this poignant, incisive, irreverent novel about fatherhood, art, obsession, creation, and destruction. This novel salvages so many things, not least our abiding relationship with the past. This is a wonderful, compelling debut." (Colum McCann, National Book Award-winning author of Let the Great World Spin and TransAtlantic) "The Gargoyle Hunters is wonderful, strong, funny, with yards and yards of beautiful writing. Its pages are full of reading pleasures.... Extraordinary." (Annie Proulx, Pulitzer Prize- and National Book Award-winning author of The Shipping News and "Brokeback Mountain") "John Freeman Gill's The Gargoyle Hunters is a brilliant evocation of many things: the world of a 13-year-old boy, with its mixture of thoughtless destructiveness and wrenching emotion; a son's relationship with a charismatic, architecture-loving, thieving father; the endless changes to timeless Manhattan during the crumbling, tumultuous 1970s. Funny, heartbreaking, elegiac, unforgettable - David Mitchell's Black Swan Green meets E. B. White's Here Is New York." (Gretchen Rubin, number-one New York Times best-selling author of The Happiness Project) Members Reviews: A 1970s Tale Of Woe And Destruction It's so strange. I just finished the book Greyhound about a 12 year old coming of age on a cross country bus trip. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Illegal-Audiobook/B01AO3XBEO Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Illegal Author: Lawrence Hill Narrator: Gideon Emery Format: Unabridged Length: 12 hrs and 19 mins Language: English Release date: 01-25-16 Publisher: Recorded Books Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 241 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Keita Ali has nothing: no bank account, no papers, no legal identity. A runner, he has fled home - a brutal dictatorship that produces the world's fastest marathoners - to live as an illegal refugee in a wealthy Western nation, surviving on winnings from local races. But the government is cracking down on illegal immigrants, so Keita - who will be executed if he is deported to his homeland - goes underground. Now a series of crises call for him to earn quick money: an unscrupulous businessman targets him, a serious health problem erupts, and, most troublingly, officials in Keita's native country kidnap his sister, threatening to execute her unless he pays a ransom. As Keita struggles to resolve these problems, he discovers a troubling political connection between his native and his adoptive countries. The Illegal is a rich, riveting novel that weaves a complex moral and psychological web. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Lawrence Hill) Mon, 25 Jan 2016 17:33:02 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Illegal-Audiobook/B01AO3XBEO thebookvoice.com 12:19:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Illegal Author: Lawrence Hill Narrator: Gideon Emery Format: Unabridged Length: 12 hrs and 19 mins Language: English Release date: 01-25-16 Publisher: Recorded Books Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 241 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Keita Ali has nothing: no bank account, no papers, no legal identity. A runner, he has fled home - a brutal dictatorship that produces the world's fastest marathoners - to live as an illegal refugee in a wealthy Western nation, surviving on winnings from local races. But the government is cracking down on illegal immigrants, so Keita - who will be executed if he is deported to his homeland - goes underground. Now a series of crises call for him to earn quick money: an unscrupulous businessman targets him, a serious health problem erupts, and, most troublingly, officials in Keita's native country kidnap his sister, threatening to execute her unless he pays a ransom. As Keita struggles to resolve these problems, he discovers a troubling political connection between his native and his adoptive countries. The Illegal is a rich, riveting novel that weaves a complex moral and psychological web. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Illegal Author: Lawrence Hill Narrator: Gideon Emery Format: Unabridged Length: 12 hrs and 19 mins Language: English Release date: 01-25-16 Publisher: Recorded Books Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 241 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Keita Ali has nothing: no bank account, no papers, no legal identity. A runner, he has fled home - a brutal dictatorship that produces the world's fastest marathoners - to live as an illegal refugee in a wealthy Western nation, surviving on winnings from local races. But the government is cracking down on illegal immigrants, so Keita - who will be executed if he is deported to his homeland - goes underground. Now a series of crises call for him to earn quick money: an unscrupulous businessman targets him, a serious health problem erupts, and, most troublingly, officials in Keita's native country kidnap his sister, threatening to execute her unless he pays a ransom. As Keita struggles to resolve these problems, he discovers a troubling political connection between his native and his adoptive countries. The Illegal is a rich, riveting novel that weaves a complex moral and psychological web. Members Reviews: Very good read The narrator was captivating. I loved the way he could switch character and you knew who was talking. Job well done. enjoyable read the narrator was every engaging. the story was very well written. the style of writing from different perspective is very refreshing. it was a enjoyable read. thank you! Needs a good edit to be great The story here is fine, strong characters, and in a broad way-of-the-world sort of mode. But as with The Book of the Negro, there's a sense of slackness around the narrative drive at points, and a sense that a strong story-edit would help. The Illegal Good story, and the narrator is on point with each character. One of my better listens so far. Very good read I really enjoyed this book. Well written and well read. The story flowed nicely. Didn't dwell too long on one thing but moved on just when you would want it too. Plus I'm a sucker for happy endings! https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Reap-Audiobook/B01BIB7DMC Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Reap Author: Eric Rickstad Narrator: R. C. Bray Format: Unabridged Length: 9 hrs and 32 mins Language: English Release date: 02-16-16 Publisher: Tantor Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 34 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Like a cross between Denis Johnson's Already Dead and David Lynch's Blue Velvet, Reap draws us into the hot, still air of a summer backwoods at whose fringes lurk danger and epiphany. Jessup Burke, a lonely, naïve 16-year-old, has grown up without a father in a jobless, indifferent logging town. Out of high school a year early, he now bikes through the woods with his fishing gear, daydreaming of his sweetheart and their secret "home" in an abandoned farmhouse. When Reg, an embittered, paranoid recluse fresh out of jail for growing marijuana, encounters Jessup hitchhiking, he is at first drawn to the boy's easily manipulated naïveté, but the two soon become irreversibly bound. As Jessup unknowingly participates in Reg's perilous criminal behavior, he also endangers himself when his relationship with Marigold, Reg's married younger sister, goes beyond friendship. Jessup's rude awakening into adulthood is rendered in sure and supple prose in this dramatic, action-packed novel. Critic Reviews: "[P]eople and situations twist inexorably in unpredictable, dangerous directions." (Publishers Weekly) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Eric Rickstad) Tue, 16 Feb 2016 16:24:35 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Reap-Audiobook/B01BIB7DMC thebookvoice.com 09:32:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Reap Author: Eric Rickstad Narrator: R. C. Bray Format: Unabridged Length: 9 hrs and 32 mins Language: English Release date: 02-16-16 Publisher: Tantor Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 34 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Like a cross between Denis Johnson's Already Dead and David Lynch's Blue Velvet, Reap draws us into the hot, still air of a summer backwoods at whose fringes lurk danger and epiphany. Jessup Burke, a lonely, naïve 16-year-old, has grown up without a father in a jobless, indifferent logging town. Out of high school a year early, he now bikes through the woods with his fishing gear, daydreaming of his sweetheart and their secret "home" in an abandoned farmhouse. When Reg, an embittered, paranoid recluse fresh out of jail for growing marijuana, encounters Jessup hitchhiking, he is at first drawn to the boy's easily manipulated naïveté, but the two soon become irreversibly bound. As Jessup unknowingly participates in Reg's perilous criminal behavior, he also endangers himself when his relationship with Marigold, Reg's married younger sister, goes beyond friendship. Jessup's rude awakening into adulthood is rendered in sure and supple prose in this dramatic, action-packed novel. Critic Reviews: "[P]eople and situations twist inexorably in unpredictable, dangerous directions." (Publishers Weekly) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Reap Author: Eric Rickstad Narrator: R. C. Bray Format: Unabridged Length: 9 hrs and 32 mins Language: English Release date: 02-16-16 Publisher: Tantor Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 34 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Like a cross between Denis Johnson's Already Dead and David Lynch's Blue Velvet, Reap draws us into the hot, still air of a summer backwoods at whose fringes lurk danger and epiphany. Jessup Burke, a lonely, naïve 16-year-old, has grown up without a father in a jobless, indifferent logging town. Out of high school a year early, he now bikes through the woods with his fishing gear, daydreaming of his sweetheart and their secret "home" in an abandoned farmhouse. When Reg, an embittered, paranoid recluse fresh out of jail for growing marijuana, encounters Jessup hitchhiking, he is at first drawn to the boy's easily manipulated naïveté, but the two soon become irreversibly bound. As Jessup unknowingly participates in Reg's perilous criminal behavior, he also endangers himself when his relationship with Marigold, Reg's married younger sister, goes beyond friendship. Jessup's rude awakening into adulthood is rendered in sure and supple prose in this dramatic, action-packed novel. Critic Reviews: "[P]eople and situations twist inexorably in unpredictable, dangerous directions." (Publishers Weekly) Members Reviews: It is a novel..... Any additional comments? I was incredibly disappointed in this book. The cover says "A Novel" and it sure is a novel. If you are looking for something similar to The Silent Girls- do not purchase this book. It is really not good. The book is about several characters who go about their daily life. There is no plot, drama, twist, or turns. I kept waiting for something, anything to happen. Nothing ever happened. I normally listen to 5-6 audio books a month- but this book was so slow it took me about three weeks to get through it. I am returning it to Audible because it was so bad. I would strong recommend listening to The Silent Girls but not Reap. Usually like this author. This book slow. Really slow until last hour and then you have to listen twice to try my to understand the ending. I was unhappy with the wasted time. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Parnassus-on-Wheels-Audiobook/B002V0PY0I Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Parnassus on Wheels Author: Christopher Morley Narrator: Nadia May Format: Unabridged Length: 3 hrs and 29 mins Language: English Release date: 01-29-04 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 82 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: A roaring good adventure yarn spiced with fiery roadside brawls, the most groaning boards in the history of Yankee cookery, heroic escapes from death, and a rare love story, Roger Mifflin's story shows how bookselling can be one of the world's highest callings: dispelling ignorance while causing constant delight. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Christopher Morley) Thu, 29 Jan 2004 19:23:13 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Parnassus-on-Wheels-Audiobook/B002V0PY0I thebookvoice.com 03:29:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Parnassus on Wheels Author: Christopher Morley Narrator: Nadia May Format: Unabridged Length: 3 hrs and 29 mins Language: English Release date: 01-29-04 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 82 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: A roaring good adventure yarn spiced with fiery roadside brawls, the most groaning boards in the history of Yankee cookery, heroic escapes from death, and a rare love story, Roger Mifflin's story shows how bookselling can be one of the world's highest callings: dispelling ignorance while causing constant delight. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Parnassus on Wheels Author: Christopher Morley Narrator: Nadia May Format: Unabridged Length: 3 hrs and 29 mins Language: English Release date: 01-29-04 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 82 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: A roaring good adventure yarn spiced with fiery roadside brawls, the most groaning boards in the history of Yankee cookery, heroic escapes from death, and a rare love story, Roger Mifflin's story shows how bookselling can be one of the world's highest callings: dispelling ignorance while causing constant delight. Members Reviews: The Magical Mystery Tour: The Parnassus! And it's pulled by a fat horse named Peg (short for Pegasus), followed by a spry dog named Bock, and led by the intrepid Helen McGill and the feisty Roger Mifflin. This absolute charmer of a book is told from the point of view of Helen McGill, a woman getting on in years (thirty-nine...oh, my!), who, for the first time in her life, does something for herself: namely, buys the Parnassus book mobile in an effort to keep it away from her book loving, suddenly-famous-author brother and goes on the road herself. On the way, she and Roger Mifflin have many adventures of their own, enjoyable conversations, meet delightful people, and, well, just make this one of the flat-out best audible experiences I've ever had. Nadia May nails not only Helen, but every single one of the characters, male/female, gruff/sophisticated, reserved/hysterical. She was absolutely made for this book. If you get the kindle whispersync version (or with the free kindle app if you don't have a kindle), this is an inexpensive listen that is sooooooo worth the time. Especially as it's so delightful, the smile will stay with you for many a day. HIGHLY recommended! A Jewel of a Novella Let me ask you this... Are you tired of Listening to graphic sex. foul language, The crippling or mutilation, even murder of another person? While these do have their place, I would urge you to sit back and enjoy Parnassus on Wheels. What a delight to hear. There is everything you could want in this little Gem. Romance + Adventure + Mystery + Humor, and a wee bit of the blarney... You will love it. Old Fashioned Wonderful Read For The Whole Family. The kind of story that is a wonderful read. It reminded me a bit of Dickens but a few hundred years later. I love books. The character in this book loves books. As I said in the title, this is a wonderful sit down for the entire family. This reader was perfect for this book. Cute story although it is very different, for some reason, it reminds me of "The Rainmaker" with Burt Lancaster and Katharine Hepburn. vqa6wvwv3ww3223233vsh mhn6 hmmh.ymhmymhhmm .yy y.y vvmvhvy hv6vy66y6v6v63v. ..y6.ggvgvgvvy6. hhh6. 6. vymmvv qhbkyymym66hhmmhhmb6hhhvh. m 666m6mhhh vvv vmhmy 11. vh h hm https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Lovely-Dark-Deep-Audiobook/B00LNHNEVG Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Lovely, Dark, Deep Author: Joyce Carol Oates Narrator: Jason Culp, Maggi-Meg Reed Format: Unabridged Length: 16 hrs and 11 mins Language: English Release date: 09-09-14 Publisher: HarperAudio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 51 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: From the legendary literary master, winner of the National Book Award and New York Times best-selling author Joyce Carol Oates, a collection of 10 spellbinding stories that maps the eerie darkness within us all. Insightful, disturbing, and mesmerizing in their lyrical precision, the stories in Lovely, Dark, Deep display Joyce Carol Oates' astonishing ability to make visceral the fear, hurt, and uncertainty that lurks at the edges of ordinary lives. In "Mastiff," a woman and a man are joined in an erotic bond forged out of terror and gratitude. "Sex with Camel" explores how a 16-year-old boy realizes the depth of his love for his grandmother - and how vulnerable those feelings make him. Fearful that her husband is vanishing from their life, a woman becomes obsessed with keeping him in her sight in "The Disappearing." "A Book of Martyrs" reveals how the end of a pregnancy brings with it the end of a relationship. And in the title story, the elderly Robert Frost is visited by an interviewer, a troubling young woman who seems to know a good deal more about his life than she should. A piercing and evocative collection, Lovely, Dark, Deep reveals Joyce Carol Oates at her most imaginative and unsettling. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Joyce Carol Oates) Tue, 09 Sep 2014 16:25:12 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Lovely-Dark-Deep-Audiobook/B00LNHNEVG thebookvoice.com 16:11:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Lovely, Dark, Deep Author: Joyce Carol Oates Narrator: Jason Culp, Maggi-Meg Reed Format: Unabridged Length: 16 hrs and 11 mins Language: English Release date: 09-09-14 Publisher: HarperAudio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 51 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: From the legendary literary master, winner of the National Book Award and New York Times best-selling author Joyce Carol Oates, a collection of 10 spellbinding stories that maps the eerie darkness within us all. Insightful, disturbing, and mesmerizing in their lyrical precision, the stories in Lovely, Dark, Deep display Joyce Carol Oates' astonishing ability to make visceral the fear, hurt, and uncertainty that lurks at the edges of ordinary lives. In "Mastiff," a woman and a man are joined in an erotic bond forged out of terror and gratitude. "Sex with Camel" explores how a 16-year-old boy realizes the depth of his love for his grandmother - and how vulnerable those feelings make him. Fearful that her husband is vanishing from their life, a woman becomes obsessed with keeping him in her sight in "The Disappearing." "A Book of Martyrs" reveals how the end of a pregnancy brings with it the end of a relationship. And in the title story, the elderly Robert Frost is visited by an interviewer, a troubling young woman who seems to know a good deal more about his life than she should. A piercing and evocative collection, Lovely, Dark, Deep reveals Joyce Carol Oates at her most imaginative and unsettling. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Lovely, Dark, Deep Author: Joyce Carol Oates Narrator: Jason Culp, Maggi-Meg Reed Format: Unabridged Length: 16 hrs and 11 mins Language: English Release date: 09-09-14 Publisher: HarperAudio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 51 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: From the legendary literary master, winner of the National Book Award and New York Times best-selling author Joyce Carol Oates, a collection of 10 spellbinding stories that maps the eerie darkness within us all. Insightful, disturbing, and mesmerizing in their lyrical precision, the stories in Lovely, Dark, Deep display Joyce Carol Oates' astonishing ability to make visceral the fear, hurt, and uncertainty that lurks at the edges of ordinary lives. In "Mastiff," a woman and a man are joined in an erotic bond forged out of terror and gratitude. "Sex with Camel" explores how a 16-year-old boy realizes the depth of his love for his grandmother - and how vulnerable those feelings make him. Fearful that her husband is vanishing from their life, a woman becomes obsessed with keeping him in her sight in "The Disappearing." "A Book of Martyrs" reveals how the end of a pregnancy brings with it the end of a relationship. And in the title story, the elderly Robert Frost is visited by an interviewer, a troubling young woman who seems to know a good deal more about his life than she should. A piercing and evocative collection, Lovely, Dark, Deep reveals Joyce Carol Oates at her most imaginative and unsettling. Members Reviews: Interesting Having Oates' Stories Together Certain stories were riveting, and I definitely anticipated the endings. But many I found a bit lackluster, personally. Still, Joyce Carol Oates is a favorite writer of mine overall, and listening to these reminded me why: she has a way of almost immediately locking you into her characters, and you find yourself invested in them, if nothing else. I do think they could have picked mire than 2 readers.... for so many stories, their voices, IMO, became tired to listen to. Definitely Dark and Deep She lives up to your need for near poetic photo perfect details about life. Scenes which were handled well but were nearly graphic for my vivid imagination. Well done. what? This book wasnt for you, but who do you think might enjoy it more? This just wasn't for me. All the shorts felt contrived and disjointed. Would you ever listen to anything by Joyce Carol Oates again? maybe... How could the performance have been better? the performances were ok You didnt love this book... but did it have any redeeming qualities? not that I can think of, really missing the foundation of beautiful writing Any additional comments? nope Didn't make it 2 hours This book wasnt for you, but who do you think might enjoy it more? I just couldn't follow the story, and the female narrator was grating. She was overly dramatic and spoke with an anxiety producing fake english-american accent of some sort, like she was in a shakespear play. Disappointing, but I just couldn't keep on going. Has Lovely, Dark, Deep turned you off from other books in this genre? no How could the performance have been better? The female narrator. A more natural speaking voice suits my tastes better. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Waiting-Audiobook/B002V5H1E0 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Waiting Subtitle: A Novel Author: Ha Jin Narrator: Dick Hill Format: Unabridged Length: 9 hrs and 4 mins Language: English Release date: 08-22-08 Publisher: Brilliance Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 77 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: National Book Award, Fiction, 1999 For more than 17 years, this devoted and ambitious doctor has been in love with a modern woman, Manna Wu. But back in the traditional world of his home village lives the wife his family chose for him when he was young - a humble and touchingly loyal woman, whom he visits in order to ask, again and again, for a divorce. In a culture in which the ancient ties of tradition and family still hold sway and where adultery discovered by the Party can ruin lives forever, Lin's passionate love is stretched taut by the passing years. Every summer, his compliant wife agrees to a divorce but then backs out. This time, Lin promises, will be different. Tracing these lives through their summer of decision and beyond, Ha Jin vividly conjures the texture of daily life in a place where the demand of human longing must contend with the weight of centuries of custom. Waiting charms and startles us with its depiction of a China that remains hidden to Western eyes, even as it moves us with its piercing vision of the universal complications of love. Critic Reviews: "Ha Jin's book could hardly be less theatrical, yet we're immediately engaged by its narrative structure, by its wry humor and by the subtle, startling shifts it produces in our understanding of the characters and their situation." (The New York Times Book Review) "A deceptively simple tale, written with extraordinary precision and grace. Ha Jin has established himself as one of the great sturdy realists still writing in a postmodern age." (Kirkus Reviews) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Ha Jin) Fri, 22 Aug 2008 09:46:42 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Waiting-Audiobook/B002V5H1E0 thebookvoice.com 09:04:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Waiting Subtitle: A Novel Author: Ha Jin Narrator: Dick Hill Format: Unabridged Length: 9 hrs and 4 mins Language: English Release date: 08-22-08 Publisher: Brilliance Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 77 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: National Book Award, Fiction, 1999 For more than 17 years, this devoted and ambitious doctor has been in love with a modern woman, Manna Wu. But back in the traditional world of his home village lives the wife his family chose for him when he was young - a humble and touchingly loyal woman, whom he visits in order to ask, again and again, for a divorce. In a culture in which the ancient ties of tradition and family still hold sway and where adultery discovered by the Party can ruin lives forever, Lin's passionate love is stretched taut by the passing years. Every summer, his compliant wife agrees to a divorce but then backs out. This time, Lin promises, will be different. Tracing these lives through their summer of decision and beyond, Ha Jin vividly conjures the texture of daily life in a place where the demand of human longing must contend with the weight of centuries of custom. Waiting charms and startles us with its depiction of a China that remains hidden to Western eyes, even as it moves us with its piercing vision of the universal complications of love. Critic Reviews: "Ha Jin's book could hardly be less theatrical, yet we're immediately engaged by its narrative structure, by its wry humor and by the subtle, startling shifts it produces in our understanding of the characters and their situation." (The New York Times Book Review) "A deceptively simple tale, written with extraordinary precision and grace. Ha Jin has established himself as one of the great sturdy realists still writing in a postmodern age." (Kirkus Reviews) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Waiting Subtitle: A Novel Author: Ha Jin Narrator: Dick Hill Format: Unabridged Length: 9 hrs and 4 mins Language: English Release date: 08-22-08 Publisher: Brilliance Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 77 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: National Book Award, Fiction, 1999 For more than 17 years, this devoted and ambitious doctor has been in love with a modern woman, Manna Wu. But back in the traditional world of his home village lives the wife his family chose for him when he was young - a humble and touchingly loyal woman, whom he visits in order to ask, again and again, for a divorce. In a culture in which the ancient ties of tradition and family still hold sway and where adultery discovered by the Party can ruin lives forever, Lin's passionate love is stretched taut by the passing years. Every summer, his compliant wife agrees to a divorce but then backs out. This time, Lin promises, will be different. Tracing these lives through their summer of decision and beyond, Ha Jin vividly conjures the texture of daily life in a place where the demand of human longing must contend with the weight of centuries of custom. Waiting charms and startles us with its depiction of a China that remains hidden to Western eyes, even as it moves us with its piercing vision of the universal complications of love. Critic Reviews: "Ha Jin's book could hardly be less theatrical, yet we're immediately engaged by its narrative structure, by its wry humor and by the subtle, startling shifts it produces in our understanding of the characters and their situation." (The New York Times Book Review) "A deceptively simple tale, written with extraordinary precision and grace. Ha Jin has established himself as one of the great sturdy realists still writing in a postmodern age." (Kirkus Reviews) Members Reviews: Relatively generic The 3rd person omniscient view is not engaging, and the story lacked a thrust or any sort of unique component. It is very jarring to know what every character is thinking at all times, because at that point you're not experiencing the story with the characters, and may as well cut to the chase, since if you were omniscient you would know how the story ends... An amazing piece of work! An amazing piece of work! The story itself is beyond culture, country and time. It happens everywhere. waiting indeed. I loved this story. it makes you wonder is that grass greener on the other side? reminds me of the fig tree story Lyrically beautiful storytelling This book reads so lyrically that it is a real pleasure to listen to as an audible. Beautiful description and phrasing. I will surely be looking for other works by this author. The narration was perfectly done for the sense of this story. Waiting...for this book to improve What would have made Waiting better? It was terribly boring. I couldn't root for any of the characters. What did you like about the performance? What did you dislike? It was ok. Whiney at times but so were the characters. Strange end to all of the chapters. You didnt love this book... but did it have any redeeming qualities? No https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Chercher-le-vent-Seek-the-wind-Audiobook/B078X2B7D7 Écoutez ce livre audio dans son intégralité gratuitement sur https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> Titre: Chercher le vent [Seek the wind] Auteur: Guillaume Vigneault Narrateur: Patrice Godin Format: Unabridged Durée: 5 hrs and 17 mins Langue: Français Date de publication: 01-16-18 Éditeur: Audible Studios Evaluation: 5 sur 5 sur 1 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Résumé de l'éditeur: La paix a son prix, et il faut parfois brûler les ponts. Il y a déjà longtemps que Jack vit sans Monica. Longtemps aussi que Jack vit sans Jack, un peu. Après des années sous silence, la trêve est toutefois rompue lorsque Tristan, le frère cadet de Monica, réapparaît dans lexistence de Jack. Car on a beau enterrer les souvenirs, lérosion fait son travail. Tristan entraîne alors Jack sur la route, la route sans destination, simplement parce quil faut bouger, parce quil faut prêter ses voiles au hasard. La route où ils feront la rencontre de Nuna, cette jeune femme dont les regards affolent tous les compas. Mais les triangles sont des objets contondants, et le désir, un combustible dangereux. Guillaume Vigneault prouve dans ce deuxième roman combien il a le don de traduire les subtils climats du cœur. Dans une prose élégante et mesurée, il continue de brosser ici le portrait dune génération, dune façon daimer et de se quitter qui lui appartient en propre. Un roman à travers lequel, en mêlant aux ingrédients poivrés du romantisme moderne une pointe liquoreuse de sentimentalisme, lauteur confirme son indéniable doigté dans lart de réussir les plus savoureux cocktails. - Bernard Le Saux, Figaro magazine Please note: This audiobook is in French. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Guillaume Vigneault) Tue, 16 Jan 2018 23:53:17 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Chercher-le-vent-Seek-the-wind-Audiobook/B078X2B7D7 thebookvoice.com 05:17:00 no Écoutez gratuitement ce titre en entier sur thebookvoice.com Écoutez ce livre audio dans son intégralité gratuitement sur https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> Titre: Chercher le vent [Seek the wind] Auteur: Guillaume Vigneault Narrateur: Patrice Godin Format: Unabridged Durée: 5 hrs and 17 mins Langue: Français Date de publication: 01-16-18 Éditeur: Audible Studios Evaluation: 5 sur 5 sur 1 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Résumé de l'éditeur: La paix a son prix, et il faut parfois brûler les ponts. Il y a déjà longtemps que Jack vit sans Monica. Longtemps aussi que Jack vit sans Jack, un peu. Après des années sous silence, la trêve est toutefois rompue lorsque Tristan, le frère cadet de Monica, réapparaît dans lexistence de Jack. Car on a beau enterrer les souvenirs, lérosion fait son travail. Tristan entraîne alors Jack sur la route, la route sans destination, simplement parce quil faut bouger, parce quil faut prêter ses voiles au hasard. La route où ils feront la rencontre de Nuna, cette jeune femme dont les regards affolent tous les compas. Mais les triangles sont des objets contondants, et le désir, un combustible dangereux. Guillaume Vigneault prouve dans ce deuxième roman combien il a le don de traduire les subtils climats du cœur. Dans une prose élégante et mesurée, il continue de brosser ici le portrait dune génération, dune façon daimer et de se quitter qui lui appartient en propre. Un roman à travers lequel, en mêlant aux ingrédients poivrés du romantisme moderne une pointe liquoreuse de sentimentalisme, lauteur confirme son indéniable doigté dans lart de réussir les plus savoureux cocktails. - Bernard Le Saux, Figaro magazine Please note: This audiobook is in French. Écoutez ce livre audio dans son intégralité gratuitement sur https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> Titre: Chercher le vent [Seek the wind] Auteur: Guillaume Vigneault Narrateur: Patrice Godin Format: Unabridged Durée: 5 hrs and 17 mins Langue: Français Date de publication: 01-16-18 Éditeur: Audible Studios Evaluation: 5 sur 5 sur 1 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Résumé de l'éditeur: La paix a son prix, et il faut parfois brûler les ponts. Il y a déjà longtemps que Jack vit sans Monica. Longtemps aussi que Jack vit sans Jack, un peu. Après des années sous silence, la trêve est toutefois rompue lorsque Tristan, le frère cadet de Monica, réapparaît dans lexistence de Jack. Car on a beau enterrer les souvenirs, lérosion fait son travail. Tristan entraîne alors Jack sur la route, la route sans destination, simplement parce quil faut bouger, parce quil faut prêter ses voiles au hasard. La route où ils feront la rencontre de Nuna, cette jeune femme dont les regards affolent tous les compas. Mais les triangles sont des objets contondants, et le désir, un combustible dangereux. Guillaume Vigneault prouve dans ce deuxième roman combien il a le don de traduire les subtils climats du cœur. Dans une prose élégante et mesurée, il continue de brosser ici le portrait dune génération, dune façon daimer et de se quitter qui lui appartient en propre. Un roman à travers lequel, en mêlant aux ingrédients poivrés du romantisme moderne une pointe liquoreuse de sentimentalisme, lauteur confirme son indéniable doigté dans lart de réussir les plus savoureux cocktails. - Bernard Le Saux, Figaro magazine Please note: This audiobook is in French. Avis des membres: Écoutez-le 'on the road' Ce livre me donne un fort sentiment d'envie de voyager. Où d'autre que lorsqu'on est un poisson hors de l'eau, est-on mis à l'épreuve et forcé de compter avec ses fautes et ses forces? Est-ce que je choisis la sécurité ou l'aventure, McDonalds ou le bar minable? Tous ceux qui se sont sentis inspirés par On the Road vont adorer ce livre audio. Écoutez-le dans la voiture! https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Names-Audiobook/B06XRHW6SS Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Names Author: Don DeLillo Narrator: Jacques Roy Format: Unabridged Length: 12 hrs and 4 mins Language: English Release date: 05-16-17 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 7 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Set against the backdrop of a lush and exotic Greece, The Names is considered the book that began to drive "sharply upward the size of his readership" (Los Angeles Times Book Review). Among the cast of DeLillo's bizarre yet fully realized characters in The Names are Kathryn, the narrator's estranged wife; their son, the six-year-old novelist; Owen, the scientist; and the neurotic narrator obsessed with his own neuroses. A thriller, a mystery, and still a moving examination of family, loss, and the amorphous and magical potential of language itself, The Names stands with any of DeLillo's more recent and highly acclaimed works. Critic Reviews: "The Names not only accurately reflects a portion of our contemporary world but, more importantly, creates an original world of its own." (Chicago Sun-Times) "DeLillo sifts experience through simultaneous grids of science and poetry, analysis and clear sight, to make a high-wire prose that is voluptuously stark." (Village Voice Literary Supplement) "DeLillo verbally examines every state of consciousness from eroticism to tourism, from the idea of America as conceived by the rest of the world to the idea of the rest of the world as conceived by America, from mysticism to fanaticism." (New York Times) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Don DeLillo) Tue, 16 May 2017 06:33:60 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Names-Audiobook/B06XRHW6SS thebookvoice.com 12:04:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Names Author: Don DeLillo Narrator: Jacques Roy Format: Unabridged Length: 12 hrs and 4 mins Language: English Release date: 05-16-17 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 7 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Set against the backdrop of a lush and exotic Greece, The Names is considered the book that began to drive "sharply upward the size of his readership" (Los Angeles Times Book Review). Among the cast of DeLillo's bizarre yet fully realized characters in The Names are Kathryn, the narrator's estranged wife; their son, the six-year-old novelist; Owen, the scientist; and the neurotic narrator obsessed with his own neuroses. A thriller, a mystery, and still a moving examination of family, loss, and the amorphous and magical potential of language itself, The Names stands with any of DeLillo's more recent and highly acclaimed works. Critic Reviews: "The Names not only accurately reflects a portion of our contemporary world but, more importantly, creates an original world of its own." (Chicago Sun-Times) "DeLillo sifts experience through simultaneous grids of science and poetry, analysis and clear sight, to make a high-wire prose that is voluptuously stark." (Village Voice Literary Supplement) "DeLillo verbally examines every state of consciousness from eroticism to tourism, from the idea of America as conceived by the rest of the world to the idea of the rest of the world as conceived by America, from mysticism to fanaticism." (New York Times) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Names Author: Don DeLillo Narrator: Jacques Roy Format: Unabridged Length: 12 hrs and 4 mins Language: English Release date: 05-16-17 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 7 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Set against the backdrop of a lush and exotic Greece, The Names is considered the book that began to drive "sharply upward the size of his readership" (Los Angeles Times Book Review). Among the cast of DeLillo's bizarre yet fully realized characters in The Names are Kathryn, the narrator's estranged wife; their son, the six-year-old novelist; Owen, the scientist; and the neurotic narrator obsessed with his own neuroses. A thriller, a mystery, and still a moving examination of family, loss, and the amorphous and magical potential of language itself, The Names stands with any of DeLillo's more recent and highly acclaimed works. Critic Reviews: "The Names not only accurately reflects a portion of our contemporary world but, more importantly, creates an original world of its own." (Chicago Sun-Times) "DeLillo sifts experience through simultaneous grids of science and poetry, analysis and clear sight, to make a high-wire prose that is voluptuously stark." (Village Voice Literary Supplement) "DeLillo verbally examines every state of consciousness from eroticism to tourism, from the idea of America as conceived by the rest of the world to the idea of the rest of the world as conceived by America, from mysticism to fanaticism." (New York Times) Members Reviews: Nightmare of real things, the fallen wonder... I move past the scaffolding and walk down the steps, hearing one language after another, rich, harsh, mysterious, strong. This is what we bring to the temple, not prayer or chant or slaughtered rams. Our offering is language. Don DeLillo, The Names For 4/5 of this book Don DeLillo was surfing in Mao II, White Noise, Underworld, and Libra territory. I was jamming. Words. Names. Cults. Terrorism. It was fantastic. But there was 1/5 (yup, math works) of this book right before the last few pages where DeLillo just let go of the narrative kite. It was like I was meditating and almost ready to escape the wheel with this book Don, and at the very end your chanting just put me to sleep. Still, 4/5 of this book rocked. And maybe it was me and not you Don. Maybe. I'll review tomorrow some more. Maybe I'll even re-read the last 60+ pages. See if I can detect God or meaning in those words. Maybe I'm just tired. Maybe I'm not thinking right. Tomorrow, I'll look at this again with fresh eyes. [Post Rest] I'm still not ready to make it five stars. It doesn't quite belong to the same orbit as those DeLillo novels listed above. HOWEVER, there was something visceral about this novel that grabbed me (and yes lost me for a bit). I remember going to high school in Turkey in the late 80s. Hell, Kurdish Marxist terrorists inadvertently saved my life (long, but true story). DeLillo's novel is an archeology or words, a history of terror, a hunt for God and the economics of understanding. It is at times a frustrating prose poem and at times glorious burp in a cave. It gives serious echoes of MAO II. It is infinitely quotable. It whirls like a dusty dervish on sacred Name of God. Reducing memory and history to the initials of the Great unknown. mixed feelings not an easy read. not sure if it is worth the bother. great narration though https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Situation-and-the-Story-Audiobook/B00CO5FUPY Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Situation and the Story Author: Vivian Gornick Narrator: Madelyn Buzzard Format: Unabridged Length: 4 hrs and 54 mins Language: English Release date: 05-13-13 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 31 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: A guide to the art of personal writing, by the author of Fierce Attachments and The End of the Novel of Love. All narrative writing must pull from the raw material of life a tale that will shape experience, transform event, deliver a bit of wisdom. In a story or a novel the "I" who tells this tale can be, and often is, an unreliable narrator but in nonfiction the reader must always be persuaded that the narrator is speaking truth. How does one pull from one's own boring, agitated self the truth-speaker who will tell the story a personal narrative needs to tell? That is the question The Situation and the Story asks - and answers. Taking us on a reading tour of some of the best memoirs and essays of the past hundred years, Gornick traces the changing idea of self that has dominated the century, and demonstrates the enduring truth-speaker to be found in the work of writers as diverse as Edmund Gosse, Joan Didion, Oscar Wilde, James Baldwin, or Marguerite Duras. This book, which grew out of 15 years teaching in MFA programs, is itself a model of the lucid intelligence that has made Gornick one of our most admired writers of nonfiction. In it, she teaches us to write by teaching us how to read: how to recognize truth when we hear it in the writing of others and in our own. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Vivian Gornick) Mon, 13 May 2013 21:14:21 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Situation-and-the-Story-Audiobook/B00CO5FUPY thebookvoice.com 04:54:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Situation and the Story Author: Vivian Gornick Narrator: Madelyn Buzzard Format: Unabridged Length: 4 hrs and 54 mins Language: English Release date: 05-13-13 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 31 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: A guide to the art of personal writing, by the author of Fierce Attachments and The End of the Novel of Love. All narrative writing must pull from the raw material of life a tale that will shape experience, transform event, deliver a bit of wisdom. In a story or a novel the "I" who tells this tale can be, and often is, an unreliable narrator but in nonfiction the reader must always be persuaded that the narrator is speaking truth. How does one pull from one's own boring, agitated self the truth-speaker who will tell the story a personal narrative needs to tell? That is the question The Situation and the Story asks - and answers. Taking us on a reading tour of some of the best memoirs and essays of the past hundred years, Gornick traces the changing idea of self that has dominated the century, and demonstrates the enduring truth-speaker to be found in the work of writers as diverse as Edmund Gosse, Joan Didion, Oscar Wilde, James Baldwin, or Marguerite Duras. This book, which grew out of 15 years teaching in MFA programs, is itself a model of the lucid intelligence that has made Gornick one of our most admired writers of nonfiction. In it, she teaches us to write by teaching us how to read: how to recognize truth when we hear it in the writing of others and in our own. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Situation and the Story Author: Vivian Gornick Narrator: Madelyn Buzzard Format: Unabridged Length: 4 hrs and 54 mins Language: English Release date: 05-13-13 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 31 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: A guide to the art of personal writing, by the author of Fierce Attachments and The End of the Novel of Love. All narrative writing must pull from the raw material of life a tale that will shape experience, transform event, deliver a bit of wisdom. In a story or a novel the "I" who tells this tale can be, and often is, an unreliable narrator but in nonfiction the reader must always be persuaded that the narrator is speaking truth. How does one pull from one's own boring, agitated self the truth-speaker who will tell the story a personal narrative needs to tell? That is the question The Situation and the Story asks - and answers. Taking us on a reading tour of some of the best memoirs and essays of the past hundred years, Gornick traces the changing idea of self that has dominated the century, and demonstrates the enduring truth-speaker to be found in the work of writers as diverse as Edmund Gosse, Joan Didion, Oscar Wilde, James Baldwin, or Marguerite Duras. This book, which grew out of 15 years teaching in MFA programs, is itself a model of the lucid intelligence that has made Gornick one of our most admired writers of nonfiction. In it, she teaches us to write by teaching us how to read: how to recognize truth when we hear it in the writing of others and in our own. Members Reviews: Barely talks about the difference between Situation and Story I picked up this audiobook to help me understand the difference between a situation and a story and while it does touch in that it's not really what this book was about, at least that's not what I got out of it. This book is more of a short collection of the author's favorite summarized books and essays and the reason why they're written so well which is fine but what's missing for me was that at the end of each summary it's not broken down to what the situation was compared to what the story was. Well written but not what I was expecting. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Kilmeny-of-the-Orchard-Audiobook/B002V8H8L8 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Kilmeny of the Orchard Author: L.M. Montgomery Narrator: Grace Conlin Format: Unabridged Length: 4 hrs and 7 mins Language: English Release date: 11-08-06 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 49 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Twenty-four-year-old Eric Marshall arrives on Prince Edward Island to become a substitute schoolmaster, even though he has a bright future in his wealthy family's business. Eric has taken the two-month teaching post only as a favor to a friend - but fate throws in his path a beautiful, mysterious girl named Kilmeny Gordon. With jet black hair and sea blue eyes, Kilmeny immediately captures Eric's heart. But Kilmeny cannot speak, and Eric is concerned for and bewitched by this shy, sensitive mute girl. For the first time in his life, he must work hard for something he wants badly. And there is nothing he wants more than for Kilmeny to return his love. (P)1996 Blackstone Audio Inc. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (L.M. Montgomery) Wed, 08 Nov 2006 13:40:27 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Kilmeny-of-the-Orchard-Audiobook/B002V8H8L8 thebookvoice.com 04:07:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Kilmeny of the Orchard Author: L.M. Montgomery Narrator: Grace Conlin Format: Unabridged Length: 4 hrs and 7 mins Language: English Release date: 11-08-06 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 49 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Twenty-four-year-old Eric Marshall arrives on Prince Edward Island to become a substitute schoolmaster, even though he has a bright future in his wealthy family's business. Eric has taken the two-month teaching post only as a favor to a friend - but fate throws in his path a beautiful, mysterious girl named Kilmeny Gordon. With jet black hair and sea blue eyes, Kilmeny immediately captures Eric's heart. But Kilmeny cannot speak, and Eric is concerned for and bewitched by this shy, sensitive mute girl. For the first time in his life, he must work hard for something he wants badly. And there is nothing he wants more than for Kilmeny to return his love. (P)1996 Blackstone Audio Inc. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Kilmeny of the Orchard Author: L.M. Montgomery Narrator: Grace Conlin Format: Unabridged Length: 4 hrs and 7 mins Language: English Release date: 11-08-06 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 49 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Twenty-four-year-old Eric Marshall arrives on Prince Edward Island to become a substitute schoolmaster, even though he has a bright future in his wealthy family's business. Eric has taken the two-month teaching post only as a favor to a friend - but fate throws in his path a beautiful, mysterious girl named Kilmeny Gordon. With jet black hair and sea blue eyes, Kilmeny immediately captures Eric's heart. But Kilmeny cannot speak, and Eric is concerned for and bewitched by this shy, sensitive mute girl. For the first time in his life, he must work hard for something he wants badly. And there is nothing he wants more than for Kilmeny to return his love. (P)1996 Blackstone Audio Inc. Members Reviews: Charming. In true Montgomery fashion, a cute little story with simplicity, old-fashioned charm and romance. Concerts for Two in the Apple Orchard While not quite at the level of "Rilla of Inglesides" or "Anne of Green Gables", this is a pretty decent little romantic story of triumph over personal adversity. Like every Montgomery tale I've read, this is set in the Maritime Providences. I love Grace Conlin's voice. It is deep, musical and marvelously plays Lucy Maude Montgomery's wind in tree tops, the smell of flowers, the scent of spring, color of sunset clouds, the royal splendor of apple blossoms, feel of rain drops on one's face and the sparkle of dew in the morning sunlight. Montgomery attention to nature reminds me a bit of Elizabeth von Arnim's books such as "The Enchanted April", "The Solitary Summer" and "Elizabeth's German Garden". One is aware of every tiny breeze and the perfume of the smallest flower. Their stories are so restful, the humor is gentle and romance is tenderly unobtrusive. I know that my next statement will get me in trouble but I boldly go on because I tell only the truth. Today, Kilmeny Gordon's handicap would be viewed as a positive attraction to most men. Indeed, one would be willing to pay extra for the benefit of a silent wife. Ah...blessed peace and quiet at home. One would never have to know what the neighbors are doing. It is interesting to see how our attitudes have changed in the last hundred years. Far from being an outcast, Kilmeny would be a positive star today. Even then, most of the obstacles in this story were in the mind. I am with Eric Marshall, the hero, I think they could have been braved and subdued. Love the book, can't stand the narration The book itself is excellent, but the narrator kills me. I'm an L.M. Montgomery fan and collector of her 1st editions. Having visited Prince Edward Island, I never met anyone who spoke with the Southern accent with which Ms. Conlin narrates the book. The most distracting thing was the mispronunciation of Kilmeny. It's KIL-mah-nee not Kill-many! If you have never read this book before, skip the audio and go for the text. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Our-Story-Begins-Audiobook/B0036K5FCY Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Our Story Begins Subtitle: New and Selected Stories Author: Tobias Wolff Narrator: Anthony Heald Format: Unabridged Length: 13 hrs and 5 mins Language: English Release date: 03-26-08 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 64 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: In this potent new collection, the first in over a decade, Wolff displays his mastery over a quarter century, once again proving himself "a writer of the highest order: part storyteller, part philosopher, someone deeply engaged in asking hard questions that take a lifetime to resolve." (Los Angeles Times) Critic Reviews: "[A]s good as anything Wolff has done...Wolff expertly uses irony and empathy to explore facets of contemporary life." (Publishers Weekly) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Tobias Wolff) Wed, 26 Mar 2008 04:36:38 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Our-Story-Begins-Audiobook/B0036K5FCY thebookvoice.com 13:05:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Our Story Begins Subtitle: New and Selected Stories Author: Tobias Wolff Narrator: Anthony Heald Format: Unabridged Length: 13 hrs and 5 mins Language: English Release date: 03-26-08 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 64 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: In this potent new collection, the first in over a decade, Wolff displays his mastery over a quarter century, once again proving himself "a writer of the highest order: part storyteller, part philosopher, someone deeply engaged in asking hard questions that take a lifetime to resolve." (Los Angeles Times) Critic Reviews: "[A]s good as anything Wolff has done...Wolff expertly uses irony and empathy to explore facets of contemporary life." (Publishers Weekly) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Our Story Begins Subtitle: New and Selected Stories Author: Tobias Wolff Narrator: Anthony Heald Format: Unabridged Length: 13 hrs and 5 mins Language: English Release date: 03-26-08 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 64 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: In this potent new collection, the first in over a decade, Wolff displays his mastery over a quarter century, once again proving himself "a writer of the highest order: part storyteller, part philosopher, someone deeply engaged in asking hard questions that take a lifetime to resolve." (Los Angeles Times) Critic Reviews: "[A]s good as anything Wolff has done...Wolff expertly uses irony and empathy to explore facets of contemporary life." (Publishers Weekly) Members Reviews: Great I have very little experience reading Tobias Wolfe. I tried "Old School" a few years back, but got bored with it. However I gave this collection of short stories a shot and am glad I did. What amazes me is how different each story is. Its almost as if a different person wrote each story. They are all very engrossing and have strong characters. I enjoyed this audio and will definitely listen to it again in the future Wonderful stories and a good reader I loved this book. My only complaint is that they should have included five or ten second gaps between the stories. One story ends and then you immediately hear the title for the next story. Troubling, funny stories that deserve better If you could sum up Our Story Begins in three words, what would they be? Surprising, puzzling, long-lived in my head. What do you think the narrator could have done better? The narrator was OK but seemed to be totally off on his inflections in some stories. Not enough to ruin the stories, tho. Any additional comments? A book you will want to save in your library forever. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Lonely-Polygamist-Audiobook/B0047UTTVU Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Lonely Polygamist Author: Brady Udall Narrator: David Aaron Baker Format: Unabridged Length: 23 hrs and 10 mins Language: English Release date: 10-19-10 Publisher: Recorded Books Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 460 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Brady Udall is the acclaimed author of the internationally best-selling The Miracle Life of Edgar Mint. In The Lonely Polygamist, Udall pens a tragicomic tale starring Golden Richards - who, despite having four wives and 28 children, hasnt quite found fulfillment in life. Like other men in the midst of a mid-life crisis, Golden feels as though hes drowning. His wives squabble amongst themselves, and he hardly has time for all his children - least of all the 11-year-old whos taken a keen interest in explosives. And now his construction business is struggling. Yet even after Golden falls in love again and takes a mistress to alleviate his pain, life continues to fall short of expectations. Udalls skillfully observed tale is as comic as it is sublimely catastrophic. (Publishers Weekly). Critic Reviews: One of the best novels Ive read in a while . . . Golden Richards, middle-aged, 6-foot-6 polygamist with an overbite, is one of the most appealing, original, and brilliantly tragicomic protagonists to appear in American fiction in some time. (Newsday) A wry, sympathetic portrait of a spectacularly dysfunctional family. (The New Yorker) A thick, transporting, critically hailed novel from which you emerge, blinking but sated, into the real world. (Miami Herald) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Brady Udall) Tue, 19 Oct 2010 03:27:00 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Lonely-Polygamist-Audiobook/B0047UTTVU thebookvoice.com 23:10:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Lonely Polygamist Author: Brady Udall Narrator: David Aaron Baker Format: Unabridged Length: 23 hrs and 10 mins Language: English Release date: 10-19-10 Publisher: Recorded Books Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 460 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Brady Udall is the acclaimed author of the internationally best-selling The Miracle Life of Edgar Mint. In The Lonely Polygamist, Udall pens a tragicomic tale starring Golden Richards - who, despite having four wives and 28 children, hasnt quite found fulfillment in life. Like other men in the midst of a mid-life crisis, Golden feels as though hes drowning. His wives squabble amongst themselves, and he hardly has time for all his children - least of all the 11-year-old whos taken a keen interest in explosives. And now his construction business is struggling. Yet even after Golden falls in love again and takes a mistress to alleviate his pain, life continues to fall short of expectations. Udalls skillfully observed tale is as comic as it is sublimely catastrophic. (Publishers Weekly). Critic Reviews: One of the best novels Ive read in a while . . . Golden Richards, middle-aged, 6-foot-6 polygamist with an overbite, is one of the most appealing, original, and brilliantly tragicomic protagonists to appear in American fiction in some time. (Newsday) A wry, sympathetic portrait of a spectacularly dysfunctional family. (The New Yorker) A thick, transporting, critically hailed novel from which you emerge, blinking but sated, into the real world. (Miami Herald) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Lonely Polygamist Author: Brady Udall Narrator: David Aaron Baker Format: Unabridged Length: 23 hrs and 10 mins Language: English Release date: 10-19-10 Publisher: Recorded Books Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 460 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Brady Udall is the acclaimed author of the internationally best-selling The Miracle Life of Edgar Mint. In The Lonely Polygamist, Udall pens a tragicomic tale starring Golden Richards - who, despite having four wives and 28 children, hasnt quite found fulfillment in life. Like other men in the midst of a mid-life crisis, Golden feels as though hes drowning. His wives squabble amongst themselves, and he hardly has time for all his children - least of all the 11-year-old whos taken a keen interest in explosives. And now his construction business is struggling. Yet even after Golden falls in love again and takes a mistress to alleviate his pain, life continues to fall short of expectations. Udalls skillfully observed tale is as comic as it is sublimely catastrophic. (Publishers Weekly). Critic Reviews: One of the best novels Ive read in a while . . . Golden Richards, middle-aged, 6-foot-6 polygamist with an overbite, is one of the most appealing, original, and brilliantly tragicomic protagonists to appear in American fiction in some time. (Newsday) A wry, sympathetic portrait of a spectacularly dysfunctional family. (The New Yorker) A thick, transporting, critically hailed novel from which you emerge, blinking but sated, into the real world. (Miami Herald) Members Reviews: Believe the Hype Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why? I was reticent to read this book after all the media hype & reviews, but delighted I did. Many layers of personality conflict, background, beliefs fit together well to keep you thinking over the seemingly simple events long after you have pressed pause. This author had several plotlines seamlessly weaving together to an explosive, fulfilling ending. It is subtly witty and gives cause for contemplation. The title actually sums up the story. Enjoyed this author's style immensely. Who was your favorite character and why? I enjoyed the main character, the Dad because I could feel his uneasiness to please and desire to want a few minutes alone. He was so patient, kind, and wanted to do the right thing. I admired him. Also liked the son's storyline. I also connected with his isolation and sadness at the hands of bullying. His desire for his "other mother" was sweet and sad and entertaining. Which scene was your favorite? I liked the part where the main character found the chewing gum...if you listen, you'll know what I mean. It was so simple and funny, but the underlying meaning was fantastic. Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you? The end of the story was fantastic. The plotlines tied together smoothly reaching conclusion. This author knows how to write a superb ending. Any additional comments? BUY IT!!! Book Proves That Authors Can Think Sideways I bought this book on the recommendation of Audible and I'm glad I did. I have rarely read a book that made me wonder how an author could come up with that idea; that phrase; that description - all of which combined thrust me into the world of Golden Richards, one of the most confused people I have ever met. Udall takes us through his life and trials from Golden's childhood up until middle age all the while wondering, "Am I supposed to like him or not." And that's part of the point. No one in the book can really decide that either. The writing is brilliant, stunning and absolutely unique. There are moments of such humor that I laughed out loud even while alone. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Quiet-Until-the-Thaw-Audiobook/B072K174S7 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Quiet Until the Thaw Subtitle: A Novel Author: Alexandra Fuller Narrator: Alma Cuervo Format: Unabridged Length: 4 hrs and 44 mins Language: English Release date: 06-27-17 Publisher: Penguin Audio Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 6 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: The debut novel from the best-selling author of Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight and Leaving Before the Rains Come. Lakota Oglala Sioux Nation, South Dakota. Two Native American cousins, Rick Overlooking Horse and You Choose Watson, though bound by blood and by land, find themselves at odds as they grapple with the implications of their shared heritage. When escalating anger toward the injustices, historical and current, inflicted upon the Lakota people by the federal government leads to tribal divisions and infighting, the cousins go in separate directions: Rick chooses the path of peace; You Choose, violence. Years pass, and as You Choose serves time in prison, Rick finds himself raising twin baby boys orphaned at birth in his meadow. As the twins mature from infants to young men, Rick immerses the boys in their ancestry, telling wonderful and terrible tales of how the whole world came to be and affirming their place in the universe as the result of all who have come before and will come behind. But when You Choose returns to the reservation after three decades behind bars, his anger manifests, forever disrupting the lives of Rick and the boys. A complex tale that spans generations and geography, Quiet Until the Thaw conjures the implications of an oppressed history, how we are bound not just to immediate family but to all who have come before and will come after us, and, most of all, to the notion that everything was always, and is always, connected. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Alexandra Fuller) Tue, 27 Jun 2017 20:08:35 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Quiet-Until-the-Thaw-Audiobook/B072K174S7 thebookvoice.com 04:44:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Quiet Until the Thaw Subtitle: A Novel Author: Alexandra Fuller Narrator: Alma Cuervo Format: Unabridged Length: 4 hrs and 44 mins Language: English Release date: 06-27-17 Publisher: Penguin Audio Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 6 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: The debut novel from the best-selling author of Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight and Leaving Before the Rains Come. Lakota Oglala Sioux Nation, South Dakota. Two Native American cousins, Rick Overlooking Horse and You Choose Watson, though bound by blood and by land, find themselves at odds as they grapple with the implications of their shared heritage. When escalating anger toward the injustices, historical and current, inflicted upon the Lakota people by the federal government leads to tribal divisions and infighting, the cousins go in separate directions: Rick chooses the path of peace; You Choose, violence. Years pass, and as You Choose serves time in prison, Rick finds himself raising twin baby boys orphaned at birth in his meadow. As the twins mature from infants to young men, Rick immerses the boys in their ancestry, telling wonderful and terrible tales of how the whole world came to be and affirming their place in the universe as the result of all who have come before and will come behind. But when You Choose returns to the reservation after three decades behind bars, his anger manifests, forever disrupting the lives of Rick and the boys. A complex tale that spans generations and geography, Quiet Until the Thaw conjures the implications of an oppressed history, how we are bound not just to immediate family but to all who have come before and will come after us, and, most of all, to the notion that everything was always, and is always, connected. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Quiet Until the Thaw Subtitle: A Novel Author: Alexandra Fuller Narrator: Alma Cuervo Format: Unabridged Length: 4 hrs and 44 mins Language: English Release date: 06-27-17 Publisher: Penguin Audio Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 6 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: The debut novel from the best-selling author of Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight and Leaving Before the Rains Come. Lakota Oglala Sioux Nation, South Dakota. Two Native American cousins, Rick Overlooking Horse and You Choose Watson, though bound by blood and by land, find themselves at odds as they grapple with the implications of their shared heritage. When escalating anger toward the injustices, historical and current, inflicted upon the Lakota people by the federal government leads to tribal divisions and infighting, the cousins go in separate directions: Rick chooses the path of peace; You Choose, violence. Years pass, and as You Choose serves time in prison, Rick finds himself raising twin baby boys orphaned at birth in his meadow. As the twins mature from infants to young men, Rick immerses the boys in their ancestry, telling wonderful and terrible tales of how the whole world came to be and affirming their place in the universe as the result of all who have come before and will come behind. But when You Choose returns to the reservation after three decades behind bars, his anger manifests, forever disrupting the lives of Rick and the boys. A complex tale that spans generations and geography, Quiet Until the Thaw conjures the implications of an oppressed history, how we are bound not just to immediate family but to all who have come before and will come after us, and, most of all, to the notion that everything was always, and is always, connected. Members Reviews: Read it and weep. And laugh out loud. Tragic, but often startlingly funny, this heartfelt novel gives a unique perspective on the lives, history and philosophy of a small (but representative) group of native American Indians. I read it, then almost immediately re-read it. It is that good. Alexandra Fuller is an extraordinary writer. The novel is short, but the impact is long-lived. Absolutely Authentic Absolutely authentic. Not in any way patronizing. The short sections made it easy to read and then digest. Well written and structured. A great and poignant story. The story of contemporary Native American life, on and off the reservation, is one that should be told. Alexandra Fuller tells it in a fresh and unique way. She captures the life. I love the structure and writing. Prose that cuts to the bone. So touching. Prose that cuts to the bone. So touching. She must have had a past life as a Native American Langugage, Culture, Broken Dreams This book was an impulse choice for me at the book store. I am happy to say it met my hopes! Alexandra Fuller is a new author to me. I had read the flap information and decided to buy the book based on my interest in Indian life. Fuller presents minimalist chapters, each one seeming to carry a little plot and a lot of thought. In small snippets she reveals some of the treasured customs of the Lakota Sioux as well as the deadening live on the Rez for modern tribes. She pulls back the covers on the poverty, alcoholism, freezing cold, and joblessness. The use of Indians for Uncle Sam's draft also makes an appearance. What I liked best were the kernels of wisdom based on Sioux beliefs about time, place, and character. This book (as you can see by the ratings) is definitely not for everyone. I would call it closer to a prose poem than to a novel. It is a book I will definitely read more than once. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Heute-waere-ich-mir-lieber-nicht-begegnet-Audiobook/B00TYV52M2 Hören Sie sich dieses volle Hörbuch kostenlos bei https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> Titel: Heute wäre ich mir lieber nicht begegnet Autor:: Herta Müller Erzähler: Marlen Diekhoff Format: Unabridged Spieldauer: 6 hrs and 36 mins Sprache: Deutsch Veröffentlichungsdatum: 06-13-12 Herausgeber: HörbucHHamburg HHV GmbH Bewertung: 5 von 5 von 1 Stimmen Kategorien: Fiction, Literary Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers: "Ich bin bestellt. Donnerstag Punkt zehn." Eine junge Frau in einer Großstadt in Rumänien auf dem Weg zum Verhör beim Geheimdienst. Sie hat diese Fahrt mit der Straßenbahn schon oft machen müssen, doch diesmal hat sie aus einer Vorahnung heraus Handtuch, Zahnpasta und Zahnbürste eingepackt. Unterwegs lässt sie ihr Leben an sich vorüberziehen: die Kindheit in der Provinz, die Deportation der Großeltern, das sporadische Glück, das ihr mit Paul gelingt. Außen: Haltestellen, ein- und aussteigende Personen, vorbeiziehende Straßen. All dies führt doch immer wieder zurück zu: "Ich bin bestellt." Doch an diesem Tag hält der Fahrer an der Station, an der sie aussteigen muss, nicht an. Und sie beschließt zum ersten Mal, nicht zum Verhör zu gehen. ©2010 Carl Hanser Verlag GmbH (P)2010 Hörbuch Hamburg HHV GmbH bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Herta Müller) Wed, 13 Jun 2012 20:55:18 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Heute-waere-ich-mir-lieber-nicht-begegnet-Audiobook/B00TYV52M2 thebookvoice.com 06:36:00 no Hören Sie diesen Titel kostenlos bei thebookvoice.com Hören Sie sich dieses volle Hörbuch kostenlos bei https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> Titel: Heute wäre ich mir lieber nicht begegnet Autor:: Herta Müller Erzähler: Marlen Diekhoff Format: Unabridged Spieldauer: 6 hrs and 36 mins Sprache: Deutsch Veröffentlichungsdatum: 06-13-12 Herausgeber: HörbucHHamburg HHV GmbH Bewertung: 5 von 5 von 1 Stimmen Kategorien: Fiction, Literary Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers: "Ich bin bestellt. Donnerstag Punkt zehn." Eine junge Frau in einer Großstadt in Rumänien auf dem Weg zum Verhör beim Geheimdienst. Sie hat diese Fahrt mit der Straßenbahn schon oft machen müssen, doch diesmal hat sie aus einer Vorahnung heraus Handtuch, Zahnpasta und Zahnbürste eingepackt. Unterwegs lässt sie ihr Leben an sich vorüberziehen: die Kindheit in der Provinz, die Deportation der Großeltern, das sporadische Glück, das ihr mit Paul gelingt. Außen: Haltestellen, ein- und aussteigende Personen, vorbeiziehende Straßen. All dies führt doch immer wieder zurück zu: "Ich bin bestellt." Doch an diesem Tag hält der Fahrer an der Station, an der sie aussteigen muss, nicht an. Und sie beschließt zum ersten Mal, nicht zum Verhör zu gehen. ©2010 Carl Hanser Verlag GmbH (P)2010 Hörbuch Hamburg HHV GmbH Hören Sie sich dieses volle Hörbuch kostenlos bei https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> Titel: Heute wäre ich mir lieber nicht begegnet Autor:: Herta Müller Erzähler: Marlen Diekhoff Format: Unabridged Spieldauer: 6 hrs and 36 mins Sprache: Deutsch Veröffentlichungsdatum: 06-13-12 Herausgeber: HörbucHHamburg HHV GmbH Bewertung: 5 von 5 von 1 Stimmen Kategorien: Fiction, Literary Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers: "Ich bin bestellt. Donnerstag Punkt zehn." Eine junge Frau in einer Großstadt in Rumänien auf dem Weg zum Verhör beim Geheimdienst. Sie hat diese Fahrt mit der Straßenbahn schon oft machen müssen, doch diesmal hat sie aus einer Vorahnung heraus Handtuch, Zahnpasta und Zahnbürste eingepackt. Unterwegs lässt sie ihr Leben an sich vorüberziehen: die Kindheit in der Provinz, die Deportation der Großeltern, das sporadische Glück, das ihr mit Paul gelingt. Außen: Haltestellen, ein- und aussteigende Personen, vorbeiziehende Straßen. All dies führt doch immer wieder zurück zu: "Ich bin bestellt." Doch an diesem Tag hält der Fahrer an der Station, an der sie aussteigen muss, nicht an. Und sie beschließt zum ersten Mal, nicht zum Verhör zu gehen. ©2010 Carl Hanser Verlag GmbH (P)2010 Hörbuch Hamburg HHV GmbH https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Minotaur-Takes-a-Cigarette-Break-A-Novel-Audiobook/B005XMNTCG Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Minotaur Takes a Cigarette Break: A Novel Author: Steven Sherrill Narrator: Holter Graham Format: Unabridged Length: 9 hrs and 4 mins Language: English Release date: 10-25-11 Publisher: Neil Gaiman Presents Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 1071 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Award-winning author, narrator, and screenwriter Neil Gaiman personally selected this book, and, using the tools of the Audiobook Creation Exchange (ACX), cast the narrator and produced this work for his audiobook label, Neil Gaiman Presents. A few words from Neil on The Minotaur Takes a Cigarette Break: "When Steve and I talked about the ideal voice for M, he suggested Holter Graham.because 'Holters handling of the Minotaurs grunt was PERFECT. Exactly what I heard in my head.'" Five thousand years out of the Labyrinth, the Minotaur finds himself in the American South, living in a trailer park and working as a line cook at a steakhouse. No longer a devourer of human flesh, the Minotaur is a socially inept, lonely creature with very human needs. But over a two-week period, as his life dissolves into chaos, this broken and alienated immortal awakens to the possibility for happiness and to the capacity for love. "Sherrill also insinuates other mythological beasts - the Hermaphroditus, the Medusa - into the story, suggesting how the Southern landscape is shadowed by these myths. The plot centers around the Minotaur's feelings for Kelly, a waitress who is prone to epileptic fits. Does she reciprocate his affections? As the reader might expect, the course of interspecies love never does run smooth." (Publishers Weekly) Steven Sherrill created the artwork used for the audiobook edition of The Minotaur Takes a Cigarette Break. Learn more about and . bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Steven Sherrill) Tue, 25 Oct 2011 13:30:22 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Minotaur-Takes-a-Cigarette-Break-A-Novel-Audiobook/B005XMNTCG thebookvoice.com 09:04:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Minotaur Takes a Cigarette Break: A Novel Author: Steven Sherrill Narrator: Holter Graham Format: Unabridged Length: 9 hrs and 4 mins Language: English Release date: 10-25-11 Publisher: Neil Gaiman Presents Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 1071 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Award-winning author, narrator, and screenwriter Neil Gaiman personally selected this book, and, using the tools of the Audiobook Creation Exchange (ACX), cast the narrator and produced this work for his audiobook label, Neil Gaiman Presents. A few words from Neil on The Minotaur Takes a Cigarette Break: "When Steve and I talked about the ideal voice for M, he suggested Holter Graham.because 'Holters handling of the Minotaurs grunt was PERFECT. Exactly what I heard in my head.'" Five thousand years out of the Labyrinth, the Minotaur finds himself in the American South, living in a trailer park and working as a line cook at a steakhouse. No longer a devourer of human flesh, the Minotaur is a socially inept, lonely creature with very human needs. But over a two-week period, as his life dissolves into chaos, this broken and alienated immortal awakens to the possibility for happiness and to the capacity for love. "Sherrill also insinuates other mythological beasts - the Hermaphroditus, the Medusa - into the story, suggesting how the Southern landscape is shadowed by these myths. The plot centers around the Minotaur's feelings for Kelly, a waitress who is prone to epileptic fits. Does she reciprocate his affections? As the reader might expect, the course of interspecies love never does run smooth." (Publishers Weekly) Steven Sherrill created the artwork used for the audiobook edition of The Minotaur Takes a Cigarette Break. Learn more about and . Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Minotaur Takes a Cigarette Break: A Novel Author: Steven Sherrill Narrator: Holter Graham Format: Unabridged Length: 9 hrs and 4 mins Language: English Release date: 10-25-11 Publisher: Neil Gaiman Presents Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 1071 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Award-winning author, narrator, and screenwriter Neil Gaiman personally selected this book, and, using the tools of the Audiobook Creation Exchange (ACX), cast the narrator and produced this work for his audiobook label, Neil Gaiman Presents. A few words from Neil on The Minotaur Takes a Cigarette Break: "When Steve and I talked about the ideal voice for M, he suggested Holter Graham.because 'Holters handling of the Minotaurs grunt was PERFECT. Exactly what I heard in my head.'" Five thousand years out of the Labyrinth, the Minotaur finds himself in the American South, living in a trailer park and working as a line cook at a steakhouse. No longer a devourer of human flesh, the Minotaur is a socially inept, lonely creature with very human needs. But over a two-week period, as his life dissolves into chaos, this broken and alienated immortal awakens to the possibility for happiness and to the capacity for love. "Sherrill also insinuates other mythological beasts - the Hermaphroditus, the Medusa - into the story, suggesting how the Southern landscape is shadowed by these myths. The plot centers around the Minotaur's feelings for Kelly, a waitress who is prone to epileptic fits. Does she reciprocate his affections? As the reader might expect, the course of interspecies love never does run smooth." (Publishers Weekly) Steven Sherrill created the artwork used for the audiobook edition of The Minotaur Takes a Cigarette Break. Learn more about and . Members Reviews: THE, THE, THE, THE, THE, THE MINOTAUR If living 5000 years does this to your personality, then kill me at 80 please. THE Minotaur has lived 5000 years, yet he is inept and insecure in all things, except mechanical. Forget the title, he does not smoke. He does not drink, swim, talk or have fun. He is Anal. The plot is, he works in a restaurant, lives in a trailer park, helps a guy move and that is it. I worked in a restaurant as a kid, you worked in a restaurant as a kid, 95% of the people who read this have worked in a restaurant. The descriptive, lengthy restaurant tripe might be interesting to rich academia types, but not the average reader. Even Koontz did not go to this length with his fry cook, Odd. Through out the book he is consistently referred to as THE Minotaur. THE writer probably had some deep reason for not giving THE Minotaur a name. THE result for THE reader is that it is hard to empathize with THE Minotaur, since he as no name and in the English language we put THE in front of inanimate objects. His co-workers do call him M, he has no friends. Take THE Minotaur out of the book and you cut it in half. I wanted to give up on this book several times, but kept with it. Despite the lack of story, I did start to feel some empathy for the THE Minotaur toward the last part of the book. If my constant use of THE is irritating you then you do not want to listen to this book. There are characters here from "My Name is Earl", but not well developed. The Minotaur is so un-minotaur like it is unbelievable. His hips and legs are as skinny as a girl. Even obese people have large legs and hips, from carry the load of there upper body. He has no balls. A bull with no balls. He is one sad bull and you will be sad if you expect too much from this. I gave it three stars as the writer does show promise in his prose. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Based-on-a-True-Story-Audiobook/B01MTF022J Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Based on a True Story Author: Delphine de Vigan Narrator: Katy Sobey Format: Unabridged Length: 9 hrs and 7 mins Language: English Release date: 04-06-17 Publisher: Audible Studios for Bloomsbury Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 26 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Today I know that L. is the sole reason for my powerlessness. And that the two years that we were friends almost made me stop writing forever. Overwhelmed by the huge success of her latest novel, exhausted and unable to begin writing her next book, Delphine meets L. L. is the kind of impeccable, sophisticated woman who fascinates Delphine - a woman with smooth hair and perfectly filed nails and a gift for saying the right thing. Delphine finds herself irresistibly drawn to her, their friendship growing as their meetings, notes and texts increase. But L. begins to dress like Delphine, and, in the face of Delphine's crippling inability to write, L. even offers to answer her emails, and their relationship rapidly intensifies. L. becomes more and more involved in Delphine's life until she patiently takes control and turns it upside down: slowly, surely, insidiously. Based on a True Story is a chilling novel of suspense that will leave you questioning the truth and its significance long after the final minute. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Delphine de Vigan) Thu, 06 Apr 2017 11:12:38 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Based-on-a-True-Story-Audiobook/B01MTF022J thebookvoice.com 09:07:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Based on a True Story Author: Delphine de Vigan Narrator: Katy Sobey Format: Unabridged Length: 9 hrs and 7 mins Language: English Release date: 04-06-17 Publisher: Audible Studios for Bloomsbury Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 26 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Today I know that L. is the sole reason for my powerlessness. And that the two years that we were friends almost made me stop writing forever. Overwhelmed by the huge success of her latest novel, exhausted and unable to begin writing her next book, Delphine meets L. L. is the kind of impeccable, sophisticated woman who fascinates Delphine - a woman with smooth hair and perfectly filed nails and a gift for saying the right thing. Delphine finds herself irresistibly drawn to her, their friendship growing as their meetings, notes and texts increase. But L. begins to dress like Delphine, and, in the face of Delphine's crippling inability to write, L. even offers to answer her emails, and their relationship rapidly intensifies. L. becomes more and more involved in Delphine's life until she patiently takes control and turns it upside down: slowly, surely, insidiously. Based on a True Story is a chilling novel of suspense that will leave you questioning the truth and its significance long after the final minute. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Based on a True Story Author: Delphine de Vigan Narrator: Katy Sobey Format: Unabridged Length: 9 hrs and 7 mins Language: English Release date: 04-06-17 Publisher: Audible Studios for Bloomsbury Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 26 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Today I know that L. is the sole reason for my powerlessness. And that the two years that we were friends almost made me stop writing forever. Overwhelmed by the huge success of her latest novel, exhausted and unable to begin writing her next book, Delphine meets L. L. is the kind of impeccable, sophisticated woman who fascinates Delphine - a woman with smooth hair and perfectly filed nails and a gift for saying the right thing. Delphine finds herself irresistibly drawn to her, their friendship growing as their meetings, notes and texts increase. But L. begins to dress like Delphine, and, in the face of Delphine's crippling inability to write, L. even offers to answer her emails, and their relationship rapidly intensifies. L. becomes more and more involved in Delphine's life until she patiently takes control and turns it upside down: slowly, surely, insidiously. Based on a True Story is a chilling novel of suspense that will leave you questioning the truth and its significance long after the final minute. Members Reviews: Kept listening...hoping t would improve I am at 1 hour and 46 min left to finish. Just can't do it. Terribly boring, no action, just a lot of information about what the writer is thinking. The point of view seems to be held by a stupid woman. REVIEW THE NARRATOR IS RATHER TOO SELF-ABSORBED AND FRANKLY A BIT OF A BORE BUT THE CONJECTURE WHETHER L IS A FIGMENT OF HER PARANOIA OR A TRULY MALEVOLENT FRIEND REMAINS TO THE END MAKING FOR AN INTRIGUING READ . DR A clever psychological thriller How many books do you trust to be actually based on reality and are non fiction books completely factual? These are some of the questions that arise in this descriptive, slick psychological thriller. It follows the journey of a novelist with writer's block who seems to have been befriended by a woman who takes a lot of interest in her. The woman is enigmatic and secretive and who knows how much of her is real. It is written in the perspective of the writer and so it shows in detail how her mind unravels and is manipulated. It leaves you pondering whether the protagonist actually imagined the entire thing? Slower burner but stick with it Slow to start but stick with it really gets going. Sticks in your head probably because of the unanswered questions but that is not a bad thing. Gripping persevere. A stupendous feat will you in different psychological states; questioning, hope, anger, fear, relief, doubt. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Oryx-and-Crake-Audiobook/B002V9Z3JG Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Oryx and Crake Subtitle: MaddAddam Trilogy, Book 1 Author: Margaret Atwood Narrator: John Chancer Format: Unabridged Length: 12 hrs and 26 mins Language: English Release date: 01-21-05 Publisher: Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd. Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 120 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Margaret Atwood's classic novel, The Handmaid's Tale, is about the future. Now, in Oryx and Crake, the future has changed: it's much worse. The narrator of this riveting novel calls himself Snowman. When the story opens, he's sleeping in a tree, wearing an old bedsheet, mourning the loss of his beloved Oryx and his best friend Crake, and slowly starving to death. As he tries to piece together what has taken place, the narrative shifts to decades earlier. Why is he left with nothing but his haunting memories? ©2003 Margaret Atwood (P)2014 Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd. Critic Reviews: "Rigorous in its chilling insights and riveting in its fast-paced 'what if' dramatization, Atwood's superb novel is as brilliantly provocative as it is profoundly engaging." (Booklist) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Margaret Atwood) Fri, 21 Jan 2005 10:51:52 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Oryx-and-Crake-Audiobook/B002V9Z3JG thebookvoice.com 12:26:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Oryx and Crake Subtitle: MaddAddam Trilogy, Book 1 Author: Margaret Atwood Narrator: John Chancer Format: Unabridged Length: 12 hrs and 26 mins Language: English Release date: 01-21-05 Publisher: Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd. Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 120 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Margaret Atwood's classic novel, The Handmaid's Tale, is about the future. Now, in Oryx and Crake, the future has changed: it's much worse. The narrator of this riveting novel calls himself Snowman. When the story opens, he's sleeping in a tree, wearing an old bedsheet, mourning the loss of his beloved Oryx and his best friend Crake, and slowly starving to death. As he tries to piece together what has taken place, the narrative shifts to decades earlier. Why is he left with nothing but his haunting memories? ©2003 Margaret Atwood (P)2014 Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd. Critic Reviews: "Rigorous in its chilling insights and riveting in its fast-paced 'what if' dramatization, Atwood's superb novel is as brilliantly provocative as it is profoundly engaging." (Booklist) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Oryx and Crake Subtitle: MaddAddam Trilogy, Book 1 Author: Margaret Atwood Narrator: John Chancer Format: Unabridged Length: 12 hrs and 26 mins Language: English Release date: 01-21-05 Publisher: Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd. Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 120 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Margaret Atwood's classic novel, The Handmaid's Tale, is about the future. Now, in Oryx and Crake, the future has changed: it's much worse. The narrator of this riveting novel calls himself Snowman. When the story opens, he's sleeping in a tree, wearing an old bedsheet, mourning the loss of his beloved Oryx and his best friend Crake, and slowly starving to death. As he tries to piece together what has taken place, the narrative shifts to decades earlier. Why is he left with nothing but his haunting memories? ©2003 Margaret Atwood (P)2014 Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd. Critic Reviews: "Rigorous in its chilling insights and riveting in its fast-paced 'what if' dramatization, Atwood's superb novel is as brilliantly provocative as it is profoundly engaging." (Booklist) Members Reviews: Fantastic I really enjoyed this title, it was so good that it only lasted 2 long listening sessions! I only wish there were more *unabridged* works from Margaret Atwood available at audible. A breath taking dystopia !!! One of the best end-of-the-world books out there. Atwood is a genius at storytelling, she moves from present to past like a boss John Chancer really brings the story to life What made the experience of listening to Oryx and Crake the most enjoyable? This book works well as a standalone -- better than the other two books -- but it does get even better as part of the MaddAdams trilogy. John Chancer does an excellent job bringing Jimmy and the crakers to life. When i think about the book I keep hearing his saying "Ohhh Jimmy" as the crackers, and it brings a smile to my face every time. This is a book in which the narrator ads another layer to the story. Storywise it tells you a lot about Jimmy but less about the world. The two following books flesh out the world better. Good book and I highly recommend it. I'll listen to anything read by John Chancer As a Margaret Atwood fan, it was a double whammy to discover it read by another favorite, John Cancer. His warm voice kept me in my seat. Grotesque objectification of women Sexist view point of lead character and sickening themes of child pornography - couldn't finish it. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Lobster-Kings-Audiobook/B00KAFNN22 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Lobster Kings Subtitle: A Novel Author: Alexi Zentner Narrator: Cassandra Campbell Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs and 27 mins Language: English Release date: 05-27-14 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 41 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: The Kings family has lived on Loosewood Island for three hundred years, and they've been blessed with the bounty of the sea. But for the Kingses, every blessing comes with a curse. Woody Kings, the leader of the island's lobster fishing community and the family patriarch, teeters on the throne. Cordelia, the oldest of Woody's three daughters, stands to inherit the crown after the death of her brother. To do so, however, she has to fend off meth dealers from the mainland while navigating sibling rivalry and the vulnerable nature of her own heart when she falls in love with her stern man. A love story and a modern epic in the grand Shakespearean vein that introduces a fiery and unforgettable heroine, The Lobster Kingsis the story of Cordelia's struggle to maintain her island's way of life in the face of danger from off shore and the rich, looming, mythic legacy of her family's namesake. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Alexi Zentner) Tue, 27 May 2014 09:46:13 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Lobster-Kings-Audiobook/B00KAFNN22 thebookvoice.com 11:27:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Lobster Kings Subtitle: A Novel Author: Alexi Zentner Narrator: Cassandra Campbell Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs and 27 mins Language: English Release date: 05-27-14 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 41 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: The Kings family has lived on Loosewood Island for three hundred years, and they've been blessed with the bounty of the sea. But for the Kingses, every blessing comes with a curse. Woody Kings, the leader of the island's lobster fishing community and the family patriarch, teeters on the throne. Cordelia, the oldest of Woody's three daughters, stands to inherit the crown after the death of her brother. To do so, however, she has to fend off meth dealers from the mainland while navigating sibling rivalry and the vulnerable nature of her own heart when she falls in love with her stern man. A love story and a modern epic in the grand Shakespearean vein that introduces a fiery and unforgettable heroine, The Lobster Kingsis the story of Cordelia's struggle to maintain her island's way of life in the face of danger from off shore and the rich, looming, mythic legacy of her family's namesake. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Lobster Kings Subtitle: A Novel Author: Alexi Zentner Narrator: Cassandra Campbell Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs and 27 mins Language: English Release date: 05-27-14 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 41 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: The Kings family has lived on Loosewood Island for three hundred years, and they've been blessed with the bounty of the sea. But for the Kingses, every blessing comes with a curse. Woody Kings, the leader of the island's lobster fishing community and the family patriarch, teeters on the throne. Cordelia, the oldest of Woody's three daughters, stands to inherit the crown after the death of her brother. To do so, however, she has to fend off meth dealers from the mainland while navigating sibling rivalry and the vulnerable nature of her own heart when she falls in love with her stern man. A love story and a modern epic in the grand Shakespearean vein that introduces a fiery and unforgettable heroine, The Lobster Kingsis the story of Cordelia's struggle to maintain her island's way of life in the face of danger from off shore and the rich, looming, mythic legacy of her family's namesake. Members Reviews: This One is Tedious -- Folklore and Family at Sea I thought this might be an exciting story of how a family made its way in the lobster fishery -- daring ships at sea and all. It was not. Rather, it was a monologue (well narrated by Cassandra Campbell) told by a lobsterman's daughter whose family had fished for lobster since the late 1700's. And thus begins the folklore -- tales about a great grandfather who painted (and tedious descriptions of his paintings and the locales from which he painted) and lots of folklore surround purported "mermaids" and other half creature/half human sea dwellers who influence(d) the Kings family through the centuries. Somehow, this story just never did really grab my interest. The characters weren't very well developed and some of the "action" was contrived to add some zing to the story, it seemed. Moreover, it had a rather sudden ending in which there is: mayhem and death; a daughter vows to relive all the happenings included in her ancestor's paintings; babies happen; and alls well that ends well. Three stars is a pretty generous rating, I think. Ultimately Dissappointing I started off really enjoying this story, but the author lost focus and the ending was rushed and ultimately dissappointing. As always, Cassandra Campbell reads this beautifully ! Her narration saves the story from being a complete train wreck. The pride and weight of family.... This book was excellent - told from the first daughter's point of view. She is the "heir" of the family - the firstborn - and she bears the pride and weight of the family name - a family who has been fishing on a small island for centuries. This book spans her lifetime from the time she was a child - and has a component of myth, legend and stories - that form the "foundation" for them as the island's "First family" A truly enjoyable read! . Incredible One of the best books I've ever had the pleasure of experiencing, from an phenomenal author. The story carefully works it's own mythology into itself in a way that makes it familiar and believable. The story is simultaneously full of moments that make you sit on the edge of your seat and those that create a heartwarming tale of family and love. 10/10 Wonderful downeast yarn. Would you consider the audio edition of The Lobster Kings to be better than the print version? Yes. What other book might you compare The Lobster Kings to and why? Empire Falls. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/My-Cat-Yugoslavia-Audiobook/B06Y1MJ536 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: My Cat Yugoslavia Subtitle: A Novel Author: Pajtim Statovci Narrator: Edoardo Ballerini, Alison Fraser Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 50 mins Language: English Release date: 04-18-17 Publisher: Random House Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 11 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: A love story set in two countries in two radically different moments in time, bringing together a young man, his mother, a boa constrictor, and one capricious cat. In 1980s Yugoslavia, a young Muslim girl is married off to a man she hardly knows, but what was meant to be a happy match goes quickly wrong. Soon thereafter her country is torn apart by war, and she and her family flee. Years later her son, Bekim, grows up a social outcast in present-day Finland, not just an immigrant in a country suspicious of foreigners but a gay man in an unaccepting society. Aside from casual hookups, his only friend is a boa constrictor whom, improbably - he is terrified of snakes - he lets roam his apartment. Then, during a visit to a gay bar, Bekim meets a talking cat who moves in with him and his snake. It is this witty, charming, manipulative creature who starts Bekim on a journey back to Kosovo to confront his demons and make sense of the magical, cruel, incredible history of his family. And it is this that, in turn, enables him finally to open himself to true love - which he will find in the most unexpected place. Critic Reviews: "[Statovci] knows how to disorient - and disarm.... This dark debut has a daring, irrepressible spirit." (The Atlantic) "Powerful.... Dramatic.... Statovci is a tremendous talent. This debut novel - a deserved winner of the Helsingin Sanomat Literature Prize for Best First Novel in 2014 - has an intensity and power that demands a second reading." (Library Journal ) "An elegant, allegorical portrait of lives lived at the margin...A fine debut, layered with meaning and shades of sorrow." (Kirkus Reviews) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Pajtim Statovci) Tue, 18 Apr 2017 09:57:48 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/My-Cat-Yugoslavia-Audiobook/B06Y1MJ536 thebookvoice.com 07:50:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: My Cat Yugoslavia Subtitle: A Novel Author: Pajtim Statovci Narrator: Edoardo Ballerini, Alison Fraser Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 50 mins Language: English Release date: 04-18-17 Publisher: Random House Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 11 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: A love story set in two countries in two radically different moments in time, bringing together a young man, his mother, a boa constrictor, and one capricious cat. In 1980s Yugoslavia, a young Muslim girl is married off to a man she hardly knows, but what was meant to be a happy match goes quickly wrong. Soon thereafter her country is torn apart by war, and she and her family flee. Years later her son, Bekim, grows up a social outcast in present-day Finland, not just an immigrant in a country suspicious of foreigners but a gay man in an unaccepting society. Aside from casual hookups, his only friend is a boa constrictor whom, improbably - he is terrified of snakes - he lets roam his apartment. Then, during a visit to a gay bar, Bekim meets a talking cat who moves in with him and his snake. It is this witty, charming, manipulative creature who starts Bekim on a journey back to Kosovo to confront his demons and make sense of the magical, cruel, incredible history of his family. And it is this that, in turn, enables him finally to open himself to true love - which he will find in the most unexpected place. Critic Reviews: "[Statovci] knows how to disorient - and disarm.... This dark debut has a daring, irrepressible spirit." (The Atlantic) "Powerful.... Dramatic.... Statovci is a tremendous talent. This debut novel - a deserved winner of the Helsingin Sanomat Literature Prize for Best First Novel in 2014 - has an intensity and power that demands a second reading." (Library Journal ) "An elegant, allegorical portrait of lives lived at the margin...A fine debut, layered with meaning and shades of sorrow." (Kirkus Reviews) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: My Cat Yugoslavia Subtitle: A Novel Author: Pajtim Statovci Narrator: Edoardo Ballerini, Alison Fraser Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 50 mins Language: English Release date: 04-18-17 Publisher: Random House Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 11 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: A love story set in two countries in two radically different moments in time, bringing together a young man, his mother, a boa constrictor, and one capricious cat. In 1980s Yugoslavia, a young Muslim girl is married off to a man she hardly knows, but what was meant to be a happy match goes quickly wrong. Soon thereafter her country is torn apart by war, and she and her family flee. Years later her son, Bekim, grows up a social outcast in present-day Finland, not just an immigrant in a country suspicious of foreigners but a gay man in an unaccepting society. Aside from casual hookups, his only friend is a boa constrictor whom, improbably - he is terrified of snakes - he lets roam his apartment. Then, during a visit to a gay bar, Bekim meets a talking cat who moves in with him and his snake. It is this witty, charming, manipulative creature who starts Bekim on a journey back to Kosovo to confront his demons and make sense of the magical, cruel, incredible history of his family. And it is this that, in turn, enables him finally to open himself to true love - which he will find in the most unexpected place. Critic Reviews: "[Statovci] knows how to disorient - and disarm.... This dark debut has a daring, irrepressible spirit." (The Atlantic) "Powerful.... Dramatic.... Statovci is a tremendous talent. This debut novel - a deserved winner of the Helsingin Sanomat Literature Prize for Best First Novel in 2014 - has an intensity and power that demands a second reading." (Library Journal ) "An elegant, allegorical portrait of lives lived at the margin...A fine debut, layered with meaning and shades of sorrow." (Kirkus Reviews) Members Reviews: Weirdly Imaginative So this guy meets a talking cat in a bar and takes him homewhere the cat doesnt get along with the guys pet boa constrictor. My Cat Yugoslavia was quite a book. Its a family drama, a refugee tale, but also a fable. How is the cat like Yugoslavia? The guyBekimis drawn to the cat despite the cats sarcasm, cruelty and sometimes violence. Is that how he thinks Yugoslavia treated him? Its how his father sometimes treated him. But thats another story. Half the novel is the history of Bekims parents. His mother follows Kosovan/Albanian tradition in marrying a virtual stranger, then becoming a dutiful wife and mother. The family flees Kosovo for Finland (the flight episode was a highlight) to escape the Serbian war of the 1990s, and thats where Bekim grows up. The narrators, Edoardo Ballerini and Alison Fraser, were both excellent. Alison Frasers soft Kosovan accent and almost shy voice was just right. Overall, an intriguing listen. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Affair-Audiobook/B01MYZFTT7 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Affair Subtitle: A shocking story of a schoolgirl and a scandal Author: Amanda Brooke Narrator: Avita Jay Format: Unabridged Length: 13 hrs and 31 mins Language: English Release date: 01-12-17 Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Limited Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 58 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: A shocking story about a 15-year-old girl and the man who took advantage of her. "You might as well know from the start, I'm not going to tell on him, and I don't care how much trouble I get in. It's not like it could get any worse than it already is. I can't. Don't ask me why, I just can't." When Nina finds out that her 15-year-old daughter, Scarlett, is pregnant, her world falls apart. Because Scarlet won't tell anyone who the father is. And Nina is scared that the answer will destroy everything. As the suspects mount - from Scarlett's teacher to Nina's new husband of less than a year - Nina searches for the truth...no matter what the cost. Critic Reviews: Praise for Amanda Brooke: "An emotional journey and a great read!" (Fionnuala Kearney) "Full of twists, this is a deeply emotional, poignant tale that will remain with you long after it ends." (Ella Harper) "[A] touching sensitive story...an extraordinary, moving tale." (The Bookseller) "Enchanting, moving and hard to put down." (Closer) "Life affirming." (Sunday Mirror) "A haunting and heartbreaking story that stayed with me long after I'd finished." (Fern Britton) "Magical and unputdownable." (Katie Fforde) "An extraordinary debut novel" (Daily Express) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Amanda Brooke) Thu, 12 Jan 2017 12:30:59 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Affair-Audiobook/B01MYZFTT7 thebookvoice.com 13:31:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Affair Subtitle: A shocking story of a schoolgirl and a scandal Author: Amanda Brooke Narrator: Avita Jay Format: Unabridged Length: 13 hrs and 31 mins Language: English Release date: 01-12-17 Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Limited Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 58 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: A shocking story about a 15-year-old girl and the man who took advantage of her. "You might as well know from the start, I'm not going to tell on him, and I don't care how much trouble I get in. It's not like it could get any worse than it already is. I can't. Don't ask me why, I just can't." When Nina finds out that her 15-year-old daughter, Scarlett, is pregnant, her world falls apart. Because Scarlet won't tell anyone who the father is. And Nina is scared that the answer will destroy everything. As the suspects mount - from Scarlett's teacher to Nina's new husband of less than a year - Nina searches for the truth...no matter what the cost. Critic Reviews: Praise for Amanda Brooke: "An emotional journey and a great read!" (Fionnuala Kearney) "Full of twists, this is a deeply emotional, poignant tale that will remain with you long after it ends." (Ella Harper) "[A] touching sensitive story...an extraordinary, moving tale." (The Bookseller) "Enchanting, moving and hard to put down." (Closer) "Life affirming." (Sunday Mirror) "A haunting and heartbreaking story that stayed with me long after I'd finished." (Fern Britton) "Magical and unputdownable." (Katie Fforde) "An extraordinary debut novel" (Daily Express) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Affair Subtitle: A shocking story of a schoolgirl and a scandal Author: Amanda Brooke Narrator: Avita Jay Format: Unabridged Length: 13 hrs and 31 mins Language: English Release date: 01-12-17 Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Limited Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 58 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: A shocking story about a 15-year-old girl and the man who took advantage of her. "You might as well know from the start, I'm not going to tell on him, and I don't care how much trouble I get in. It's not like it could get any worse than it already is. I can't. Don't ask me why, I just can't." When Nina finds out that her 15-year-old daughter, Scarlett, is pregnant, her world falls apart. Because Scarlet won't tell anyone who the father is. And Nina is scared that the answer will destroy everything. As the suspects mount - from Scarlett's teacher to Nina's new husband of less than a year - Nina searches for the truth...no matter what the cost. Critic Reviews: Praise for Amanda Brooke: "An emotional journey and a great read!" (Fionnuala Kearney) "Full of twists, this is a deeply emotional, poignant tale that will remain with you long after it ends." (Ella Harper) "[A] touching sensitive story...an extraordinary, moving tale." (The Bookseller) "Enchanting, moving and hard to put down." (Closer) "Life affirming." (Sunday Mirror) "A haunting and heartbreaking story that stayed with me long after I'd finished." (Fern Britton) "Magical and unputdownable." (Katie Fforde) "An extraordinary debut novel" (Daily Express) Members Reviews: Whodunnit with a Twist(s) The Affair is one of those stories that makes you want to scream at the characters, "open your eyes!" I had a love- hate relationship with this. The story is told from several alternating pints of view and centers around one 15year old girl's relentless need to keep a secret from her mother, having been suspected of an illicit affair with her English teacher. In the process, her stubbornness born of immaturity and obsession threatens the very core of her mother' sanity, her marriage, the teacher's young family, and her community. I strongly disliked the character of Scarlet and sympathized likewise little with her mother. The soft yet hidden toughness of the voice of the teacher's young wife lends a sense of truth and reality to an otherwise oft-unbelievable tale. I kept blaming the victim and that wasn't fun, but I'd be dying to know what other readers think! Overall, worth listening to, even though it seems long and is terribly frustrating at times, the end result brings you some relief and sense of fulfillment for the characters. Recommend with caution. The Teacher Gets The Amanda Brooks created a literary masterpiece that Avitia Jay narrated to perfection. This story is definitely worth the credits.Fans of Pretty Little Lairs...get this audiobook now! I was hooked and surprise at the true villian in the story as it unfolded...I didnt want to put it down. I listened none stop to the very end. Well done Ladies. Official DeAnn DeVille Review: writer, narrator, philanthropist and Mom Not Brooke's Best I first discovered Amanda Brooke with her novel "Where I Found You" and recently followed it up with "The Child's Secret". I found both were stronger reads - either because of the choice of narrator or because the characters were more sympathetic. With this book, I massively disliked almost all the characters. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Kingdom-Come-Audiobook/B00E0KH2EI Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Kingdom Come Subtitle: A Novel Author: J. G. Ballard Narrator: Andy Caploe Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs and 1 min Language: English Release date: 07-19-13 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 10 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: A violent novel filled with insidious twists, Kingdom Come follows the exploits of Richard Pearson, a rebellious, unemployed advertising executive, whose father is gunned down by a deranged mental patient in a vast shopping mall outside Heathrow Airport. When the prime suspect is released without charge, Richards suspicions are aroused. Investigating the mystery, Richard uncovers at the Metro-Centre mall a neo-fascist world whose charismatic spokesperson is whipping up the masses into a state of unsustainable frenzy. Riots frequently terrorize the complex, immigrant communities are attacked by hooligans, and sports events mushroom into jingoistic political rallies. In this gripping, dystopian tour de force, J.G. Ballard holds up a mirror to suburban mind rot, revealing the darker forces at work beneath the gloss of consumerism and flag-waving patriotism. Critic Reviews: "J. G. Ballard is the undisputed laureate of suburban psychosis.... A brilliant novel." (Literary Review) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (J. G. Ballard) Fri, 19 Jul 2013 04:20:21 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Kingdom-Come-Audiobook/B00E0KH2EI thebookvoice.com 11:01:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Kingdom Come Subtitle: A Novel Author: J. G. Ballard Narrator: Andy Caploe Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs and 1 min Language: English Release date: 07-19-13 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 10 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: A violent novel filled with insidious twists, Kingdom Come follows the exploits of Richard Pearson, a rebellious, unemployed advertising executive, whose father is gunned down by a deranged mental patient in a vast shopping mall outside Heathrow Airport. When the prime suspect is released without charge, Richards suspicions are aroused. Investigating the mystery, Richard uncovers at the Metro-Centre mall a neo-fascist world whose charismatic spokesperson is whipping up the masses into a state of unsustainable frenzy. Riots frequently terrorize the complex, immigrant communities are attacked by hooligans, and sports events mushroom into jingoistic political rallies. In this gripping, dystopian tour de force, J.G. Ballard holds up a mirror to suburban mind rot, revealing the darker forces at work beneath the gloss of consumerism and flag-waving patriotism. Critic Reviews: "J. G. Ballard is the undisputed laureate of suburban psychosis.... A brilliant novel." (Literary Review) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Kingdom Come Subtitle: A Novel Author: J. G. Ballard Narrator: Andy Caploe Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs and 1 min Language: English Release date: 07-19-13 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 10 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: A violent novel filled with insidious twists, Kingdom Come follows the exploits of Richard Pearson, a rebellious, unemployed advertising executive, whose father is gunned down by a deranged mental patient in a vast shopping mall outside Heathrow Airport. When the prime suspect is released without charge, Richards suspicions are aroused. Investigating the mystery, Richard uncovers at the Metro-Centre mall a neo-fascist world whose charismatic spokesperson is whipping up the masses into a state of unsustainable frenzy. Riots frequently terrorize the complex, immigrant communities are attacked by hooligans, and sports events mushroom into jingoistic political rallies. In this gripping, dystopian tour de force, J.G. Ballard holds up a mirror to suburban mind rot, revealing the darker forces at work beneath the gloss of consumerism and flag-waving patriotism. Critic Reviews: "J. G. Ballard is the undisputed laureate of suburban psychosis.... A brilliant novel." (Literary Review) Members Reviews: who is making these narrator calls? So, what was the thinking here, do you suppose? Hmmm, Ballard was English, so let's get a narrator who can do a really REALLY bad British accent? Did the producer think it would what? maybe cute-up this dark novel? it makes the book seem the epitome of what its author was so caustically satirizing. and it utterly wrecks Ballard's final novel, which is a shame. Great Story, Poor Reader Classic J.G. Ballard, a chillingly up-to-date look at a possible future. but Ballard would not be pleased by the reader who adopts a foppish, exaggerated Oxbridge accent for the narrator/chief-protagonist. Ballard would not be pleased. With so many excellent British readers available, why was this American chosen for this book? https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Anatomy-Lesson-Audiobook/B01I5O9DFU Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Anatomy Lesson Subtitle: The Nathan Zuckerman Series, Book 3 Author: Philip Roth Narrator: Malcolm Hillgartner Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 37 mins Language: English Release date: 07-08-16 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 14 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: At 40, the writer Nathan Zuckerman comes down with a mysterious affliction - pure pain, beginning in his neck and shoulders, invading his torso, and taking possession of his spirit. Zuckerman, whose work was his life, is unable to write a line. Now his work is trekking from one doctor to another, but none can find a cause for the pain or assuage it. Zuckerman himself wonders if the pain could have been caused by his own books. And while he is wondering, his dependence on painkillers grows into an addiction to vodka, marijuana, and Percodan. The third volume in the Nathan Zuckerman series, The Anatomy Lesson provides some of the funniest scenes in all of Roth's fiction - as well as some of the fiercest. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Philip Roth) Fri, 08 Jul 2016 11:36:06 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Anatomy-Lesson-Audiobook/B01I5O9DFU thebookvoice.com 07:37:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Anatomy Lesson Subtitle: The Nathan Zuckerman Series, Book 3 Author: Philip Roth Narrator: Malcolm Hillgartner Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 37 mins Language: English Release date: 07-08-16 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 14 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: At 40, the writer Nathan Zuckerman comes down with a mysterious affliction - pure pain, beginning in his neck and shoulders, invading his torso, and taking possession of his spirit. Zuckerman, whose work was his life, is unable to write a line. Now his work is trekking from one doctor to another, but none can find a cause for the pain or assuage it. Zuckerman himself wonders if the pain could have been caused by his own books. And while he is wondering, his dependence on painkillers grows into an addiction to vodka, marijuana, and Percodan. The third volume in the Nathan Zuckerman series, The Anatomy Lesson provides some of the funniest scenes in all of Roth's fiction - as well as some of the fiercest. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Anatomy Lesson Subtitle: The Nathan Zuckerman Series, Book 3 Author: Philip Roth Narrator: Malcolm Hillgartner Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 37 mins Language: English Release date: 07-08-16 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 14 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: At 40, the writer Nathan Zuckerman comes down with a mysterious affliction - pure pain, beginning in his neck and shoulders, invading his torso, and taking possession of his spirit. Zuckerman, whose work was his life, is unable to write a line. Now his work is trekking from one doctor to another, but none can find a cause for the pain or assuage it. Zuckerman himself wonders if the pain could have been caused by his own books. And while he is wondering, his dependence on painkillers grows into an addiction to vodka, marijuana, and Percodan. The third volume in the Nathan Zuckerman series, The Anatomy Lesson provides some of the funniest scenes in all of Roth's fiction - as well as some of the fiercest. Members Reviews: Pain is like a baby crying Pain is like a baby crying. What it wants it can't name. Philip Roth, The Anatomy Lesson The Anatomy Lesson is book # 3 in the Zuckerman Bound trilogy. The first two being The Ghost Writer and Zuckerman Unbound. The Prague Orgy is also included often, as it is the epilogue (thus turning the trilogy into a tetralogy. Anyway, like all of the Zuckerman novels, Roth is brutal in his introspection. Zuckerman has bottled up his anger at his moralist critics and mental anguish at the death of his parents to the extent that he actually suffers physically and is unable to write. This creative castration of Zuckerman serves to drive the narrative (as much as this type of novel has a driven narrative). Mostly, it deals with conversations with friends and doctors, physical relationships with female caregivers, and large doses of philosophical tangents on pain, pleasure, defense of creativity, consciousness, kin, death, doubt, etc. One of my favorite sections of the book was Zuckerman riffing on the inside of his mouth: "When he wasn't sucking liquid pulp or sleeping, he went exploring his mouth with his tongue. Nothing existed but the inside of his mouth. He made all sorts of discoveries in there. Your mouth is who you are. You can't get very much closer to what you think of yourself. The next stop up is the brain. No wonder fellatio has achieved such renown. Your tongue lives in your mouth and your tongue is you. He sent his tongue everywhere to see what he was doing beyond the mental arch bars and elastic bands. Across the raw vaulted dome of the palate, down to the tender cavernous sockets of the missing teeth, and then the plunge below the gum line. That is where they'd opened him up and wired him together. For the tongue it was like the journey up the river in "Heart of Darkness". The mysterious stillness, the miles of silence, the tongue creeping conradianly on toward Kurtz. I am the Marlowe of my mouth." https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Death-in-Summer-Audiobook/B00389O4T8 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Death in Summer Author: William Trevor Narrator: Simon Prebble Format: Unabridged Length: 6 hrs and 30 mins Language: English Release date: 02-12-10 Publisher: Recorded Books Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 22 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: William Trevor has established himself among the most celebrated authors of the past century. In 1997, he was named honorary Commander of the British Empire for his contributions to literature. A New York Times best-seller, Death in Summer is hailed as astonishing by the Los Angeles Times Death in Summer is Trevor at his finesthis fluid, poetic prose and profound understanding of human nature make for an amazingly graceful novel. Simon Prebble delivers a sumptuous reading that equals the deep compassion of this remarkable book. Critic Reviews: "To open William Trevor's ... novel and begin to read is to step into a rarefied world as of a perfect English garden where tea is served on a golden afternoon. It is easy to be beguiled by its harmonies and its design although after a little while once could begin to find it enclosed and confining." (The New York Review of Books, Anita Desai) "For all the wit and charm of Death in Summer, horror stories don't get much more hair-raising than this." (Time, Paul Gray) "Trevor is a master at furnishing realistic detail and withholding it. He knows when to suggest, when to suspend, when to mystify and when to reveal. His narrative has the turns, the hesitations, the flashes of wit and the broken configurations of dance; he is a Balanchine of fiction." (The Los Angeles Times Sunday Book Review, Richard Eder) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (William Trevor) Fri, 12 Feb 2010 16:14:08 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Death-in-Summer-Audiobook/B00389O4T8 thebookvoice.com 06:30:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Death in Summer Author: William Trevor Narrator: Simon Prebble Format: Unabridged Length: 6 hrs and 30 mins Language: English Release date: 02-12-10 Publisher: Recorded Books Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 22 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: William Trevor has established himself among the most celebrated authors of the past century. In 1997, he was named honorary Commander of the British Empire for his contributions to literature. A New York Times best-seller, Death in Summer is hailed as astonishing by the Los Angeles Times Death in Summer is Trevor at his finesthis fluid, poetic prose and profound understanding of human nature make for an amazingly graceful novel. Simon Prebble delivers a sumptuous reading that equals the deep compassion of this remarkable book. Critic Reviews: "To open William Trevor's ... novel and begin to read is to step into a rarefied world as of a perfect English garden where tea is served on a golden afternoon. It is easy to be beguiled by its harmonies and its design although after a little while once could begin to find it enclosed and confining." (The New York Review of Books, Anita Desai) "For all the wit and charm of Death in Summer, horror stories don't get much more hair-raising than this." (Time, Paul Gray) "Trevor is a master at furnishing realistic detail and withholding it. He knows when to suggest, when to suspend, when to mystify and when to reveal. His narrative has the turns, the hesitations, the flashes of wit and the broken configurations of dance; he is a Balanchine of fiction." (The Los Angeles Times Sunday Book Review, Richard Eder) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Death in Summer Author: William Trevor Narrator: Simon Prebble Format: Unabridged Length: 6 hrs and 30 mins Language: English Release date: 02-12-10 Publisher: Recorded Books Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 22 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: William Trevor has established himself among the most celebrated authors of the past century. In 1997, he was named honorary Commander of the British Empire for his contributions to literature. A New York Times best-seller, Death in Summer is hailed as astonishing by the Los Angeles Times Death in Summer is Trevor at his finesthis fluid, poetic prose and profound understanding of human nature make for an amazingly graceful novel. Simon Prebble delivers a sumptuous reading that equals the deep compassion of this remarkable book. Critic Reviews: "To open William Trevor's ... novel and begin to read is to step into a rarefied world as of a perfect English garden where tea is served on a golden afternoon. It is easy to be beguiled by its harmonies and its design although after a little while once could begin to find it enclosed and confining." (The New York Review of Books, Anita Desai) "For all the wit and charm of Death in Summer, horror stories don't get much more hair-raising than this." (Time, Paul Gray) "Trevor is a master at furnishing realistic detail and withholding it. He knows when to suggest, when to suspend, when to mystify and when to reveal. His narrative has the turns, the hesitations, the flashes of wit and the broken configurations of dance; he is a Balanchine of fiction." (The Los Angeles Times Sunday Book Review, Richard Eder) Members Reviews: Master of subtlety It has been a bad summer for Thaddeus Davenant. His wife--who he married for her money, never loved, but had come to appreciate for her kindness--has been killed in a road accident. Left alone with an infant daughter, Thaddeus advertises for a nanny, but when none of the respondents seem to be acceptable, his mother-in-law moves in to care for little Georgina. But one applicant, Pettie, surprised that she didn't get the job, becomes obsessed with the much older Thaddeus, his sad story, and his privileged lifestyle. Although they come from two different worlds, Thaddeus and Pettie have one thing in common: an inability to love, at least in a normal way. Thaddeus's upper class parents were distant and critical while Pettie, raised in an orphanage, only knew the kind of love extended by a "Sunday uncle." Surprised by his own feelings for his new daughter, Thaddeus begins to open his heart and to feel for others, including Pettie and a former mistress who calls him to her deathbed. Pettie's obsession, however, takes them all into darker, more dangerous territory. Trevor is a master at depicting the broad divide between the upper and lower classes as well as the depths of the human heart and the psychological effects of a loveless childhood. Part of his mastery is that he is able to unfold all this subtly, without whacking his readers over the head with a purpose and a moral. While Death in Summer may not be Trevor's best novel, it is well worth reading. Just not my kind of book. I found this hard to follow and dreadfully boring. I recently listened to the unabridged The Count of Monte Cristo and, honestly, that felt like a shorter listen. TO BE FAIR: I probably lack the ability to enjoy subtle, elliptical narratives of ordinary people. If you love Terrence Malick movies, you should probably get this. The writing is beautiful. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Wenjack-Audiobook/B078SZ6J71 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Wenjack Author: Joseph Boyden Narrator: Joseph Boyden Format: Unabridged Length: 1 hr and 8 mins Language: English Release date: 01-09-18 Publisher: Hamish Hamilton Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Short-listed for the 2017 OLSN Northern Lit Award An Ojibwe boy runs away from a North Ontario Indian School, not realizing just how far away home is. Along the way he's followed by Manitous, spirits of the forest who comment on his plight, cajoling, taunting, and ultimately offering him a type of comfort on his difficult journey back to the place he was so brutally removed from. Written by Scotiabank Giller Prize-winning author Joseph Boyden, Wenjack is a powerful and poignant look into the world of a residential school runaway trying to find his way home. Critic Reviews: "A profoundly sensitive writer with the eye of a painter and a heart as big as the country about which he writes." (Frederick Barton) "Boyden is such a fine writer, evoking his characters' emotions in a touching and understandable way." (Toronto Star) "Boyden continues the difficult conversation of reconciliation by allowing us a glimpse into the frightened mind of a child who only knows that home is where he should be - and that Cecilia Jeffrey Indian Residential School is not it." (Maclean's) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Joseph Boyden) Tue, 09 Jan 2018 14:39:28 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Wenjack-Audiobook/B078SZ6J71 thebookvoice.com 01:08:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Wenjack Author: Joseph Boyden Narrator: Joseph Boyden Format: Unabridged Length: 1 hr and 8 mins Language: English Release date: 01-09-18 Publisher: Hamish Hamilton Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Short-listed for the 2017 OLSN Northern Lit Award An Ojibwe boy runs away from a North Ontario Indian School, not realizing just how far away home is. Along the way he's followed by Manitous, spirits of the forest who comment on his plight, cajoling, taunting, and ultimately offering him a type of comfort on his difficult journey back to the place he was so brutally removed from. Written by Scotiabank Giller Prize-winning author Joseph Boyden, Wenjack is a powerful and poignant look into the world of a residential school runaway trying to find his way home. Critic Reviews: "A profoundly sensitive writer with the eye of a painter and a heart as big as the country about which he writes." (Frederick Barton) "Boyden is such a fine writer, evoking his characters' emotions in a touching and understandable way." (Toronto Star) "Boyden continues the difficult conversation of reconciliation by allowing us a glimpse into the frightened mind of a child who only knows that home is where he should be - and that Cecilia Jeffrey Indian Residential School is not it." (Maclean's) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Wenjack Author: Joseph Boyden Narrator: Joseph Boyden Format: Unabridged Length: 1 hr and 8 mins Language: English Release date: 01-09-18 Publisher: Hamish Hamilton Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Short-listed for the 2017 OLSN Northern Lit Award An Ojibwe boy runs away from a North Ontario Indian School, not realizing just how far away home is. Along the way he's followed by Manitous, spirits of the forest who comment on his plight, cajoling, taunting, and ultimately offering him a type of comfort on his difficult journey back to the place he was so brutally removed from. Written by Scotiabank Giller Prize-winning author Joseph Boyden, Wenjack is a powerful and poignant look into the world of a residential school runaway trying to find his way home. Critic Reviews: "A profoundly sensitive writer with the eye of a painter and a heart as big as the country about which he writes." (Frederick Barton) "Boyden is such a fine writer, evoking his characters' emotions in a touching and understandable way." (Toronto Star) "Boyden continues the difficult conversation of reconciliation by allowing us a glimpse into the frightened mind of a child who only knows that home is where he should be - and that Cecilia Jeffrey Indian Residential School is not it." (Maclean's) Members Reviews: A Little Book With A Big Story Thoughtful, thought provoking, and necessary. This little book with the big story affected me deeply. I've loaned it out to several people already who are purchasing copies for family and friends. It's that kind of book. The kind that feels lonely yet vastly connected to everything at the same time; and so you hold it for yourself but, soon, need to share. A story that needs to be heard - beautifully told The story of Chanie Wenjack is a critical piece of Canadian history and it needed to be told. Boyden is the writer to tell that story. I thank him for putting himself in Chanie's cold, wet little shoes and bringing his story out to the world in this beautiful, sensitive way. Five Stars Loved it so much. So sad Five Stars Beautifully written, sad story Harrowing and important to know and remember This is a harrowing telling of the death of Chanie "Charlie" Wenjack, an Ojibwe boy who escaped from one of the concentration camps where the Canadian government incarcerated some 150,000 First Nations children right up until 1996 in an attempt to extinguish First Nations culture. This act by the Canadian government still affects the lives of many First Nations people today. Chanie Wenjack died in 1966 while trying to escape from a school in Kenora. Joseph Boyden is the author of a series of compelling novels, Three Day Road, Through Black Spruce and The Orenda that tell some of the stories of First Nations and their encounters with European and Canadian culture. This may be his best book. The writing is as clear as a brook on the surface, disturbed by the interleaving of many Ojibwe words. The story is mostly narrated by Manitou who take the forms of many different animals on the Canadian shield: Sucker Fish, Crow, Hummingbird, Owl. Mouse, Pike, Spider, Woodtick, Beaver, Snow Goose, Rabbit, Lynx. This is important work. I will be giving a copy to each of my adult children to go along with the Gord Downie graphic novel that also tells this story. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Boy-Who-Followed-Ripley-Audiobook/B006WP7CGC Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Boy Who Followed Ripley Author: Patricia Highsmith Narrator: Kevin Kenerly Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs Language: English Release date: 01-24-12 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 164 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Now part of American film and literary lore, Tom Ripley, "a bisexual psychopath and art forger who murders without remorse when his comforts are threatened" (New York Times Book Review), was Patricia Highsmith's favorite creation. In The Boy Who Followed Ripley, Highsmith explores Ripley's bizarrely paternal relationship with a troubled young runaway, whose abduction draws them into Berlin's seamy underworld. More than any other American literary character, Ripley provides "a lens to peer into the sinister machinations of human behavior." (John Freeman, Pittsburgh Gazette). Critic Reviews: "Ripley is an unmistakable descendant of Gatsby, that 'penniless young man without a past' who will stop at nothing." (Frank Rich) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Patricia Highsmith) Tue, 24 Jan 2012 19:27:14 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Boy-Who-Followed-Ripley-Audiobook/B006WP7CGC thebookvoice.com 00:11:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Boy Who Followed Ripley Author: Patricia Highsmith Narrator: Kevin Kenerly Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs Language: English Release date: 01-24-12 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 164 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Now part of American film and literary lore, Tom Ripley, "a bisexual psychopath and art forger who murders without remorse when his comforts are threatened" (New York Times Book Review), was Patricia Highsmith's favorite creation. In The Boy Who Followed Ripley, Highsmith explores Ripley's bizarrely paternal relationship with a troubled young runaway, whose abduction draws them into Berlin's seamy underworld. More than any other American literary character, Ripley provides "a lens to peer into the sinister machinations of human behavior." (John Freeman, Pittsburgh Gazette). Critic Reviews: "Ripley is an unmistakable descendant of Gatsby, that 'penniless young man without a past' who will stop at nothing." (Frank Rich) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Boy Who Followed Ripley Author: Patricia Highsmith Narrator: Kevin Kenerly Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs Language: English Release date: 01-24-12 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 164 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Now part of American film and literary lore, Tom Ripley, "a bisexual psychopath and art forger who murders without remorse when his comforts are threatened" (New York Times Book Review), was Patricia Highsmith's favorite creation. In The Boy Who Followed Ripley, Highsmith explores Ripley's bizarrely paternal relationship with a troubled young runaway, whose abduction draws them into Berlin's seamy underworld. More than any other American literary character, Ripley provides "a lens to peer into the sinister machinations of human behavior." (John Freeman, Pittsburgh Gazette). Critic Reviews: "Ripley is an unmistakable descendant of Gatsby, that 'penniless young man without a past' who will stop at nothing." (Frank Rich) Members Reviews: Ripley coldly floats between two steep cliffs. This was a slippery Highsmith. Ripley coldly floats between two steep cliffs. He isn't necessarily a likable or even sympathetic narrator, but still manages to be someone it is natural to root for. With the first three books in the Riplad, I bought into the idea that Tom Ripley was absolutely amoral. But that expecation, that setup, makes this novel seem even more crafty. Highsmith bends genders, flips expecations, dodges emotions, transforms motives, etc., and almost clones Ripley with Frank. Probably the most disturbing character in the whole series is Tom's wife Heloise. I can sympathize Tom's amorality easy enough, but I just can't UNDERSTAND Heloise. While nothing about her is directly creepy, it is like Highsmith is using Heloise to point a finger at the West or perhaps at the reader. Once again, Ripley is a fascinating character What did you love best about The Boy Who Followed Ripley? I like how Ripley has evolved and the various situations he is placed in. What did you like best about this story? the author has cleverly placed you inside the mind of Ripley. and a fascinating mind it is Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry? I thought it was great how Ripley wore a ' costume ' and took on the kidnappers. Absolute genius of the imagination Any additional comments? this is not the most thrilling of the Ripley series, but you should give it your time. 4th of Ripliad I was truly moved by the hopelessness of helping Frank. Truly enjoy the author's works. Tom Ripley Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why? Yes. As part of the whole Ripley series. Highsmith's character is a lesson in human nature. the amazing thing about Ripley is that he is such a perfect survivor. Ripley is completely unable to understand the reactions and sensibilities of 'normal' people. and yet he is not devoid of empathy or compassion. He just lacks conscience. He is an enigma but a believable on in Patricia Highsmith's skilled hands. And the reader likes him and doesn't want him to be caught. What other book might you compare The Boy Who Followed Ripley to and why? Denise Mina's Deception - the amount of self-deception by a point of view character is comparable. Although more happens in Mina's book. In the Ripley series it is just Tom Ripley, Tom Ripley, Tom Ripley. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Holy-Grail-Audiobook/B002V5ISLA Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Holy Grail Author: Sir Thomas Malory Narrator: John Franklyn-Robbins Format: Unabridged Length: 4 hrs and 42 mins Language: English Release date: 12-16-99 Publisher: Recorded Books Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 12 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Merlin, Arthur, Galahad, Lancelot - the names conjure images of knights in armor during the age of chivalry. When Le Morte D'Arthur was first published in 1485, it was the first time the mélange of medieval tales had been given unity, form, and the English language. Sir Thomas Malory, an English knight born in the early 1400s, wrote Le Morte D'Arthur - a set of 8 romances having to do with King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table - when he was in Newgate Gaol. The Holy Grail is one of the most famous. (P)1992 by Recorded Books, Inc. Editorial Reviews: The legend of King Arthur is one of the longest-lasting and most-beloved epics in the English language. And it was Sir Thomas Malory who first arranged all of the tales into a long, English text back in 1485, calling it Le Morte D'Arthur. Here, with an expert performance from award-winning actor John Franklyn-Robbins, is one of the most famous tales from Arthurian legend: The Holy Grail. The Grail has a long link to Christian legend, and is the ultimate symbol for a knight's quest. Listen along as King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table embark on their greatest quest. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Sir Thomas Malory) Thu, 16 Dec 1999 22:57:04 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Holy-Grail-Audiobook/B002V5ISLA thebookvoice.com 04:42:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Holy Grail Author: Sir Thomas Malory Narrator: John Franklyn-Robbins Format: Unabridged Length: 4 hrs and 42 mins Language: English Release date: 12-16-99 Publisher: Recorded Books Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 12 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Merlin, Arthur, Galahad, Lancelot - the names conjure images of knights in armor during the age of chivalry. When Le Morte D'Arthur was first published in 1485, it was the first time the mélange of medieval tales had been given unity, form, and the English language. Sir Thomas Malory, an English knight born in the early 1400s, wrote Le Morte D'Arthur - a set of 8 romances having to do with King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table - when he was in Newgate Gaol. The Holy Grail is one of the most famous. (P)1992 by Recorded Books, Inc. Editorial Reviews: The legend of King Arthur is one of the longest-lasting and most-beloved epics in the English language. And it was Sir Thomas Malory who first arranged all of the tales into a long, English text back in 1485, calling it Le Morte D'Arthur. Here, with an expert performance from award-winning actor John Franklyn-Robbins, is one of the most famous tales from Arthurian legend: The Holy Grail. The Grail has a long link to Christian legend, and is the ultimate symbol for a knight's quest. Listen along as King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table embark on their greatest quest. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Holy Grail Author: Sir Thomas Malory Narrator: John Franklyn-Robbins Format: Unabridged Length: 4 hrs and 42 mins Language: English Release date: 12-16-99 Publisher: Recorded Books Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 12 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Merlin, Arthur, Galahad, Lancelot - the names conjure images of knights in armor during the age of chivalry. When Le Morte D'Arthur was first published in 1485, it was the first time the mélange of medieval tales had been given unity, form, and the English language. Sir Thomas Malory, an English knight born in the early 1400s, wrote Le Morte D'Arthur - a set of 8 romances having to do with King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table - when he was in Newgate Gaol. The Holy Grail is one of the most famous. (P)1992 by Recorded Books, Inc. Editorial Reviews: The legend of King Arthur is one of the longest-lasting and most-beloved epics in the English language. And it was Sir Thomas Malory who first arranged all of the tales into a long, English text back in 1485, calling it Le Morte D'Arthur. Here, with an expert performance from award-winning actor John Franklyn-Robbins, is one of the most famous tales from Arthurian legend: The Holy Grail. The Grail has a long link to Christian legend, and is the ultimate symbol for a knight's quest. Listen along as King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table embark on their greatest quest. Members Reviews: Four hours to find the Holy Grail This audiobook is an excerpt from the larger story cycle told by Thomas Malory and printed in 1485, the Morte d'Arthur, the Death of Arthur stories, which have inspired so many modern works, including Lord of the Rings. The reading is lovely. Much of the original language is kept and though words are different and turned around in meaning sometimes, one very quickly catches on, because the reader keeps modern pronunciation. One of my favorite discoveries from this reading was how Malory likes to make rhyming paired alternatives: we still say "whether he will or nil," but he also says "would or nood" and "wist or nist" for knowing or not knowing. All you really need to know to understand this book from (barely) pre-Tudor times is that Siege means seat, not a warfare tactic. As in the Siege Perilous, that only Galahad could safely sit in at the Round Table. Siege is simply a French word, and they used some French in those days that we have exchanged for other French these days. The story cycle of the search for the Grail is short and makes sense from beginning to end. It follows not only the original story by Chretien de Troyes, who probably first imagined the Grail, but the amendments quickly added by other writers such as Robert de Boron to Christianize the story, making the Grail a cup and in fact, THE cup, and adding in Joseph of Arimathea. The original glimpse of the Grail that we got from Chretien was none too Christian and then the author died before he finished the story, so his bestseller book sorely needed a quick fix and got fixes from writers across Europe. Malory faithfully reports the dominant legend as it came down to him from the early 13th century, almost three centuries before he wrote his great collection of Arthur stories. The Grail tales are lively and vivid and have, as intended, many ethical issues which were no doubt discussed in 15th century book discussions. Which should Bors rescue, a maiden being raped, or his brother being beaten to death with whips from thorn bushes? Lionel survives, but one can appreciate just how seriously annoyed he was at the choice Bors made. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Talk-Funny-Girl-Audiobook/B076B2VPQ2 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Talk-Funny Girl Subtitle: A Novel Author: Roland Merullo Narrator: Em Eldridge Format: Unabridged Length: 9 hrs and 52 mins Language: English Release date: 10-24-17 Publisher: Tantor Audio Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 5 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: In one of the poorest parts of rural New Hampshire, teenage girls have been disappearing, snatched from back country roads, never to be seen alive again. For 17-year-old Marjorie Richards, the fear raised by these abductions is the backdrop to what she lives with in her own home, every day. Marjorie has been raised by parents so intentionally isolated from normal society that they have developed their own dialect, a kind of mountain hybrid of English that displays both their ignorance of and disdain for the wider world. Marjorie is tormented by her classmates, who call her "The Talk-Funny Girl," but as the nearby factory town sinks deeper into economic ruin and as her parents fall more completely under the influence of a sadistic cult leader, her options for escape dwindle. But then, thanks to a loving aunt, Marjorie is hired by a man, himself a victim of abuse, who is building what he calls "a cathedral", right in the center of town. Day by day, Marjorie's skills as a stoneworker increase, and so too does her intolerance for the bitter rules of her family life. Gradually, through exposure to the world beyond her parents' wood cabin thanks to the kindness of her aunt and her boss, and an almost superhuman determination, she discovers what is loveable within herself. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Roland Merullo) Tue, 24 Oct 2017 09:50:31 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Talk-Funny-Girl-Audiobook/B076B2VPQ2 thebookvoice.com 09:52:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Talk-Funny Girl Subtitle: A Novel Author: Roland Merullo Narrator: Em Eldridge Format: Unabridged Length: 9 hrs and 52 mins Language: English Release date: 10-24-17 Publisher: Tantor Audio Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 5 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: In one of the poorest parts of rural New Hampshire, teenage girls have been disappearing, snatched from back country roads, never to be seen alive again. For 17-year-old Marjorie Richards, the fear raised by these abductions is the backdrop to what she lives with in her own home, every day. Marjorie has been raised by parents so intentionally isolated from normal society that they have developed their own dialect, a kind of mountain hybrid of English that displays both their ignorance of and disdain for the wider world. Marjorie is tormented by her classmates, who call her "The Talk-Funny Girl," but as the nearby factory town sinks deeper into economic ruin and as her parents fall more completely under the influence of a sadistic cult leader, her options for escape dwindle. But then, thanks to a loving aunt, Marjorie is hired by a man, himself a victim of abuse, who is building what he calls "a cathedral", right in the center of town. Day by day, Marjorie's skills as a stoneworker increase, and so too does her intolerance for the bitter rules of her family life. Gradually, through exposure to the world beyond her parents' wood cabin thanks to the kindness of her aunt and her boss, and an almost superhuman determination, she discovers what is loveable within herself. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Talk-Funny Girl Subtitle: A Novel Author: Roland Merullo Narrator: Em Eldridge Format: Unabridged Length: 9 hrs and 52 mins Language: English Release date: 10-24-17 Publisher: Tantor Audio Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 5 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: In one of the poorest parts of rural New Hampshire, teenage girls have been disappearing, snatched from back country roads, never to be seen alive again. For 17-year-old Marjorie Richards, the fear raised by these abductions is the backdrop to what she lives with in her own home, every day. Marjorie has been raised by parents so intentionally isolated from normal society that they have developed their own dialect, a kind of mountain hybrid of English that displays both their ignorance of and disdain for the wider world. Marjorie is tormented by her classmates, who call her "The Talk-Funny Girl," but as the nearby factory town sinks deeper into economic ruin and as her parents fall more completely under the influence of a sadistic cult leader, her options for escape dwindle. But then, thanks to a loving aunt, Marjorie is hired by a man, himself a victim of abuse, who is building what he calls "a cathedral", right in the center of town. Day by day, Marjorie's skills as a stoneworker increase, and so too does her intolerance for the bitter rules of her family life. Gradually, through exposure to the world beyond her parents' wood cabin thanks to the kindness of her aunt and her boss, and an almost superhuman determination, she discovers what is loveable within herself. Members Reviews: Sad. Good book. Haunting Not sad as in depressing, or as in pitiful, but matter of fact some things in life are sad. And most people are good, but it only takes one bad one close to you whose hurt can shake you to the core. My favorite lines: âDo you ever think itâs unfair?â Sands asked me. "You canât ever know what might come later to fair it up.â The writing is amazing in this book! The author has come up with a dialect that seems to be consistent and effortless, but takes a lot of talent to write/invent. This is a story of overcoming. I did guess the end, but kept reading to see how the author got there. I recommend it for those who like thoughtful studies on the spectrum of what human beings are capable of...such amazing good, and such horrendous evil. Interesting, touching, surprising! I read every novel Roland Merullo writes; I teach 10th grade English and am always on the look-out for novels of quality with adolescent protaagonists. Talk-Funny Girl is well crafted, engaging, and thoroughly worth discussion in any setting. The development of character is good and sustained. The central character uses a distinctive locution that will interest anyone who enjoys thinking about how language works; it's an important part of establishing the character's distance from any culture and touching in its persistence. Not for me About halfway through the book I said to myself that I couldn't keep reading it because it was so depressing, but I hate not to finish reading a book once I start. I plowed ahead but was hard to keep going. To be honest I don't even know what decade the story was supposed to have been in. The portrayal of the girls parents were just so dark and evil it was hard to read and the whole story about the man building the cathedral was just a little too far fetched to me. Felt a lot like a book for young readers A fan of Merullo's Buddha books, this was a bit predictable. Assuming a young woman's voice narration often felt forced and made the character seem a tad "slow". https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Middle-C-Audiobook/B00DL6HGT8 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Middle C Author: William H. Gass Narrator: Jeremy Arthur Format: Unabridged Length: 16 hrs and 26 mins Language: English Release date: 07-30-13 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 24 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: A literary event - the long-awaited novel, almost two decades in work, by the acclaimed author of The Tunnel ("The most beautiful, most complex, most disturbing novel to be published in my lifetime." - Michael Silverblatt, Los Angeles Times; "An extraordinary achievement." - Michael Dirda, The Washington Post); Omensetters Luck ("The most important work of fiction by an American in this literary generation" - Richard Gilman, The New Republic); Willie Masters Lonesome Wife; and In the Heart of the Heart of the Country ("These stories scrape the nerve and pierce the heart. They also replenish the language." - Eliot Fremont-Smith, The New York Times). Gass new novel moves from World War II Europe to a small town in postwar Ohio. In a series of variations, Gass gives us a mosaic of a life - futile, comic, anarchic - arranged in an array of vocabularies, altered rhythms, forms and tones, and broken pieces with music as both theme and structure, set in the key of middle C. It begins in Graz, Austria, 1938. Joseph Skizzen's father, pretending to be Jewish, leaves his country for England with his wife and two children to avoid any connection with the Nazis, who he foresees will soon take over his homeland. In London with his family for the duration of the war, he disappears under mysterious circumstances. The family is relocated to a small town in Ohio, where Joseph Skizzen grows up, becomes a decent amateur piano player, in part to cope with the abandonment of his father, and creates as well a fantasy self - a professor with a fantasy goal: to establish the Inhumanity Museum...as Skizzen alternately feels wrongly accused (of what?) and is transported by his music. Skizzen is able to accept guilt for crimes against humanity and is protected by a secret self that remains sinless. Middle C tells the story of this journey, an investigation into the nature of human identity and the ways in which each of us is several selves, and whether any one self is more genuine than another. William Gass set out to write a novel that breaks traditional rules and denies itself easy solutions, cliff-edge suspense, and conventional surprises...Middle C is that book; a masterpiece by a beloved master. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (William H. Gass) Tue, 30 Jul 2013 20:51:35 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Middle-C-Audiobook/B00DL6HGT8 thebookvoice.com 16:26:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Middle C Author: William H. Gass Narrator: Jeremy Arthur Format: Unabridged Length: 16 hrs and 26 mins Language: English Release date: 07-30-13 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 24 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: A literary event - the long-awaited novel, almost two decades in work, by the acclaimed author of The Tunnel ("The most beautiful, most complex, most disturbing novel to be published in my lifetime." - Michael Silverblatt, Los Angeles Times; "An extraordinary achievement." - Michael Dirda, The Washington Post); Omensetters Luck ("The most important work of fiction by an American in this literary generation" - Richard Gilman, The New Republic); Willie Masters Lonesome Wife; and In the Heart of the Heart of the Country ("These stories scrape the nerve and pierce the heart. They also replenish the language." - Eliot Fremont-Smith, The New York Times). Gass new novel moves from World War II Europe to a small town in postwar Ohio. In a series of variations, Gass gives us a mosaic of a life - futile, comic, anarchic - arranged in an array of vocabularies, altered rhythms, forms and tones, and broken pieces with music as both theme and structure, set in the key of middle C. It begins in Graz, Austria, 1938. Joseph Skizzen's father, pretending to be Jewish, leaves his country for England with his wife and two children to avoid any connection with the Nazis, who he foresees will soon take over his homeland. In London with his family for the duration of the war, he disappears under mysterious circumstances. The family is relocated to a small town in Ohio, where Joseph Skizzen grows up, becomes a decent amateur piano player, in part to cope with the abandonment of his father, and creates as well a fantasy self - a professor with a fantasy goal: to establish the Inhumanity Museum...as Skizzen alternately feels wrongly accused (of what?) and is transported by his music. Skizzen is able to accept guilt for crimes against humanity and is protected by a secret self that remains sinless. Middle C tells the story of this journey, an investigation into the nature of human identity and the ways in which each of us is several selves, and whether any one self is more genuine than another. William Gass set out to write a novel that breaks traditional rules and denies itself easy solutions, cliff-edge suspense, and conventional surprises...Middle C is that book; a masterpiece by a beloved master. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Middle C Author: William H. Gass Narrator: Jeremy Arthur Format: Unabridged Length: 16 hrs and 26 mins Language: English Release date: 07-30-13 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 24 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: A literary event - the long-awaited novel, almost two decades in work, by the acclaimed author of The Tunnel ("The most beautiful, most complex, most disturbing novel to be published in my lifetime." - Michael Silverblatt, Los Angeles Times; "An extraordinary achievement." - Michael Dirda, The Washington Post); Omensetters Luck ("The most important work of fiction by an American in this literary generation" - Richard Gilman, The New Republic); Willie Masters Lonesome Wife; and In the Heart of the Heart of the Country ("These stories scrape the nerve and pierce the heart. They also replenish the language." - Eliot Fremont-Smith, The New York Times). Gass new novel moves from World War II Europe to a small town in postwar Ohio. In a series of variations, Gass gives us a mosaic of a life - futile, comic, anarchic - arranged in an array of vocabularies, altered rhythms, forms and tones, and broken pieces with music as both theme and structure, set in the key of middle C. It begins in Graz, Austria, 1938. Joseph Skizzen's father, pretending to be Jewish, leaves his country for England with his wife and two children to avoid any connection with the Nazis, who he foresees will soon take over his homeland. In London with his family for the duration of the war, he disappears under mysterious circumstances. The family is relocated to a small town in Ohio, where Joseph Skizzen grows up, becomes a decent amateur piano player, in part to cope with the abandonment of his father, and creates as well a fantasy self - a professor with a fantasy goal: to establish the Inhumanity Museum...as Skizzen alternately feels wrongly accused (of what?) and is transported by his music. Skizzen is able to accept guilt for crimes against humanity and is protected by a secret self that remains sinless. Middle C tells the story of this journey, an investigation into the nature of human identity and the ways in which each of us is several selves, and whether any one self is more genuine than another. William Gass set out to write a novel that breaks traditional rules and denies itself easy solutions, cliff-edge suspense, and conventional surprises...Middle C is that book; a masterpiece by a beloved master. Members Reviews: All the world was a stage. But not for all the wor Another great author I backed into. Don't misinterpret me. I haven't just run backward over/into Gass. I haven't just "discovered" or "uncovered" the author. I've quoted him often. I've admired him and scanned used bookshelves for him. In my collegiate years I presumed to know more about Gass than I had a right to presume. I've carefully kept The Tunnel displayed, peacocking, on my shelf for decades. I've collected Gass essay collections, Gass criticisms, other Gass fictions. But all my Gass has, until today, remained unread, his books unopened, those pages uncut, words undisturbed. 'Middle C' is a funky book. A musical prose that dances around the center. A mediocre family in flight, in disguise from Austria to London to the Middle of Middle America. A narrator that hides and disguises, that plots and twists. He jumps from school to store to library to university. He climbs the American ladder, remaking each rung as he climbs. He creates a fictional life and dreams that mankind must perish but also fears we might just survive. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Dog-Logic-Audiobook/B07731BQ95 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Dog Logic Author: Tom Strelich Narrator: Tom Strelich Format: Unabridged Length: 9 hrs and 17 mins Language: English Release date: 11-02-17 Publisher: Owl Canyon Press Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 5 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Hertell Daggett is not what he used to be: once married, once a physicist, and once shot in the head in a New Year's accident. Or possibly Fourth of July, he could never remember - the doctors got the bullet out, but a few specks of copper remained floating in his brain, connecting parts no longer connected in the rest of us, filaments going back to the beginning of time. He remembers the songs of dinosaurs, the dry humor of mastodons, and the rubbery smell of trilobites. He'd once had a future, but now he lives on the outskirts of Bakersfield, a damaged caretaker of a failing pet cemetery. Hertell discovers a time-capsule, actually a vast time-cavern full of people who've lived beneath the pet cemetery since 1963. They are part of a long-forgotten Government program to preserve Western civilization in the charred aftermath of the massive nuclear war triggered by JFK's assassination - at least that's what their computer simulation predicted. He becomes their shepherd and protector leading the duck-and-cover civilization into the astounding, mystifying, and often dismaying world that has wobbled on without them. Like one of those lost tribes stumbling from the jungle into civilization, only this time it's not the primitives who are overwhelmed by civilization, but very much the other way around, and they will pay for it. In protecting his flock, Hertell finds a love he never quite lost, a past he never quite remembered, and a future he never quite imagined. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Tom Strelich) Thu, 02 Nov 2017 05:27:40 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Dog-Logic-Audiobook/B07731BQ95 thebookvoice.com 09:17:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Dog Logic Author: Tom Strelich Narrator: Tom Strelich Format: Unabridged Length: 9 hrs and 17 mins Language: English Release date: 11-02-17 Publisher: Owl Canyon Press Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 5 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Hertell Daggett is not what he used to be: once married, once a physicist, and once shot in the head in a New Year's accident. Or possibly Fourth of July, he could never remember - the doctors got the bullet out, but a few specks of copper remained floating in his brain, connecting parts no longer connected in the rest of us, filaments going back to the beginning of time. He remembers the songs of dinosaurs, the dry humor of mastodons, and the rubbery smell of trilobites. He'd once had a future, but now he lives on the outskirts of Bakersfield, a damaged caretaker of a failing pet cemetery. Hertell discovers a time-capsule, actually a vast time-cavern full of people who've lived beneath the pet cemetery since 1963. They are part of a long-forgotten Government program to preserve Western civilization in the charred aftermath of the massive nuclear war triggered by JFK's assassination - at least that's what their computer simulation predicted. He becomes their shepherd and protector leading the duck-and-cover civilization into the astounding, mystifying, and often dismaying world that has wobbled on without them. Like one of those lost tribes stumbling from the jungle into civilization, only this time it's not the primitives who are overwhelmed by civilization, but very much the other way around, and they will pay for it. In protecting his flock, Hertell finds a love he never quite lost, a past he never quite remembered, and a future he never quite imagined. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Dog Logic Author: Tom Strelich Narrator: Tom Strelich Format: Unabridged Length: 9 hrs and 17 mins Language: English Release date: 11-02-17 Publisher: Owl Canyon Press Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 5 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Hertell Daggett is not what he used to be: once married, once a physicist, and once shot in the head in a New Year's accident. Or possibly Fourth of July, he could never remember - the doctors got the bullet out, but a few specks of copper remained floating in his brain, connecting parts no longer connected in the rest of us, filaments going back to the beginning of time. He remembers the songs of dinosaurs, the dry humor of mastodons, and the rubbery smell of trilobites. He'd once had a future, but now he lives on the outskirts of Bakersfield, a damaged caretaker of a failing pet cemetery. Hertell discovers a time-capsule, actually a vast time-cavern full of people who've lived beneath the pet cemetery since 1963. They are part of a long-forgotten Government program to preserve Western civilization in the charred aftermath of the massive nuclear war triggered by JFK's assassination - at least that's what their computer simulation predicted. He becomes their shepherd and protector leading the duck-and-cover civilization into the astounding, mystifying, and often dismaying world that has wobbled on without them. Like one of those lost tribes stumbling from the jungle into civilization, only this time it's not the primitives who are overwhelmed by civilization, but very much the other way around, and they will pay for it. In protecting his flock, Hertell finds a love he never quite lost, a past he never quite remembered, and a future he never quite imagined. Members Reviews: Tom Strelich is a great storyteller. I thoroughly enjoyed listening to Tom Strelich's Dog Logic. The eerie buffer music sets the stage for Tom to tell his story about our long lost past, present, and future. Great Book! Fun, creative, insightful, with great characters and shockingly contemporary political satire. I highly recommend it Strelich had me laughing, smiling, and shaking my head with an incredibly creative story that combines a deep understanding of technology, government bureaucracy, and human nature with a knee-slapping and sometimes sardonic sense of humor that grabbed my interest and never let it go. I loved his characters and was truly impressed with his deep insight and thoughtful poignant analysis of our human condition and how our society has evolved (if one can use that word). Moreover, Strelich's book couldn't have been timed better given the ridiculous political situation we are currently experiencing. I really enjoyed it and recommend it highly. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Bachelors-Audiobook/B002V1LGX6 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Bachelors Author: Muriel Spark Narrator: Nadia May Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 1 min Language: English Release date: 11-11-08 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 16 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: First found contentedly chatting in their London clubs and shopping at Fortnum's, the cozy bachelors are not set to stay cozy for long. Soon enough, the men are variously tormented - defrauded, stolen from, blackmailed, or pressed to attend horrid séances - and then plunged, all together, into the nastiest of lawsuits. At the center of that suit hovers pale, blank Patrick Seton, the medium. Meanwhile, horrors of every size plague the poor bachelors - from epileptic fits to forgeries, spiritualists foaming with protoplasm, and murder - and each horror delights, lit up by Spark's uncanny wit, at once malicious, funny, and deadly serious. Critic Reviews: "Completely, searingly original." ( The Independent)"One of the most decisive and unmistakable voices in contemporary fiction....Spark concocts a present-tense deadpan that is at once lyrical, extravagant, and gruesomely funny." ( The New Yorker)"Incomparable reader May's gentle British accent perfectly animates The Bachelors, a novel of sophisticated wit." ( Booklist) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Muriel Spark) Tue, 11 Nov 2008 22:58:60 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Bachelors-Audiobook/B002V1LGX6 thebookvoice.com 07:01:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Bachelors Author: Muriel Spark Narrator: Nadia May Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 1 min Language: English Release date: 11-11-08 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 16 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: First found contentedly chatting in their London clubs and shopping at Fortnum's, the cozy bachelors are not set to stay cozy for long. Soon enough, the men are variously tormented - defrauded, stolen from, blackmailed, or pressed to attend horrid séances - and then plunged, all together, into the nastiest of lawsuits. At the center of that suit hovers pale, blank Patrick Seton, the medium. Meanwhile, horrors of every size plague the poor bachelors - from epileptic fits to forgeries, spiritualists foaming with protoplasm, and murder - and each horror delights, lit up by Spark's uncanny wit, at once malicious, funny, and deadly serious. Critic Reviews: "Completely, searingly original." ( The Independent)"One of the most decisive and unmistakable voices in contemporary fiction....Spark concocts a present-tense deadpan that is at once lyrical, extravagant, and gruesomely funny." ( The New Yorker)"Incomparable reader May's gentle British accent perfectly animates The Bachelors, a novel of sophisticated wit." ( Booklist) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Bachelors Author: Muriel Spark Narrator: Nadia May Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 1 min Language: English Release date: 11-11-08 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 16 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: First found contentedly chatting in their London clubs and shopping at Fortnum's, the cozy bachelors are not set to stay cozy for long. Soon enough, the men are variously tormented - defrauded, stolen from, blackmailed, or pressed to attend horrid séances - and then plunged, all together, into the nastiest of lawsuits. At the center of that suit hovers pale, blank Patrick Seton, the medium. Meanwhile, horrors of every size plague the poor bachelors - from epileptic fits to forgeries, spiritualists foaming with protoplasm, and murder - and each horror delights, lit up by Spark's uncanny wit, at once malicious, funny, and deadly serious. Critic Reviews: "Completely, searingly original." ( The Independent)"One of the most decisive and unmistakable voices in contemporary fiction....Spark concocts a present-tense deadpan that is at once lyrical, extravagant, and gruesomely funny." ( The New Yorker)"Incomparable reader May's gentle British accent perfectly animates The Bachelors, a novel of sophisticated wit." ( Booklist) Members Reviews: philosophical black comedy - expressed through description of actions and morality of mostly male singles in late 50s urban British setting. This novel is mostly dialogue and so reads like a play. Even though most of the characters are male, Nadia May seems a fitting narrator for the overall (and often ironic) tone of the book. Similar to the more contemporary Ian McEwan's "Amsterdam," this is a reflection on responsibility, deception, and self-deception (individual and group). It's far from a light comedy, though there are laughs. Captivating plot I felt as though I was living in London in the 1940's. This author should get much more attention than she does Currently. A perfect reading Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why? Yes, I'd recommend it to someone who likes stylish funny unsentimental British fiction. The meticulously rendered seedy London mid-twentieth century setting and the many diverse characters make it a joy to listen to. What did you like best about this story? The characters, and the way they were portrayed by the narrator. Some are sympathetic, most are funny, at least one is really quite awful! Have you listened to any of Nadia Mays other performances before? How does this one compare? I've listened to several others. They're always good, including this one. Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting? Yes, it was hard to put it aside. Any additional comments? Highly recommended! https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Summary-Analysis-Review-of-Jodi-Picoults-Small-Great-Things-by-Instaread-Audiobook/B01N2KA3QD Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Summary, Analysis & Review of Jodi Picoult's Small Great Things by Instaread Author: Instaread Narrator: Susan Murphy Format: Unabridged Length: 30 mins Language: English Release date: 11-25-16 Publisher: Instaread Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 7 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Please note: this is a summary, analysis and review of the book and not the original book. Inside this summary, analysis and review of Jodi Picoult's Small Great Things: bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Instaread) Fri, 25 Nov 2016 01:19:53 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/Summary-Analysis-Review-of-Jodi-Picoults-Small-Great-Things-by-Instaread-Audiobook/B01N2KA3QD thebookvoice.com 00:30:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Summary, Analysis & Review of Jodi Picoult's Small Great Things by Instaread Author: Instaread Narrator: Susan Murphy Format: Unabridged Length: 30 mins Language: English Release date: 11-25-16 Publisher: Instaread Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 7 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Please note: this is a summary, analysis and review of the book and not the original book. Inside this summary, analysis and review of Jodi Picoult's Small Great Things: Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Summary, Analysis & Review of Jodi Picoult's Small Great Things by Instaread Author: Instaread Narrator: Susan Murphy Format: Unabridged Length: 30 mins Language: English Release date: 11-25-16 Publisher: Instaread Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 7 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: Please note: this is a summary, analysis and review of the book and not the original book. Inside this summary, analysis and review of Jodi Picoult's Small Great Things: Members Reviews: Entertaining summary This was an entertaining summary! "Small Great Things" is about a black woman nurse who is charged for murdering the son of a white supremacist. The summary gives an overview of the plot and then lists and analyzes the main characters and their relationships. An analysis of the book's themes is also included. The summary was written very well and I looked forward to reading what would happen next. I don't have much time to read, so these Instaread summaries are perfect for me. It will take you less than half an hour to read and will give you a good idea of what the original book is about! A book about race and gender in America In Jodi Picoultâs Small Great Things, Ruth Jefferson, an African-American delivery nurse is accused murdering the infant son of a white supremacist. Jessica Bennett, a white lawyer, pushes to be her defense attorney, even this will be her first major case. Summary, Analysis & Review of Jodi Picoultâs Small Great Things from Instaread is a comprehensive overview of this novel. It discusses the main characters and themes, and analyzes the authorâs style, concluding that, while it shows the problems of race and gender in America, the main character, Ruth Jefferson, is not developed as fully as that of Jessica Bennett. This summary only takes about 15 minutes to read, but it gives an excellent idea of the content, tone, and worth of the book. After reading this summary, a reader is left with an excellent impression of the worth of the book, making the buy/donât buy decision one that can be made with an informed mind. Great summary of the novel This is a well-written summary of Jodi Picoult's latest book, Small Great Things. I've read the full book and wish I had read this summary first. The summary does an excellent job of presenting the major plot points as well as offering a good analysis. I recommend this to book clubs, as these summaries make wonderful reading companions, and often have analysis sections that offer fresh insights. The problem with Picoult's storyline is that it falls back on the usual stereotypes of whites as being all bad, all being privileged and proponents of white supremacy all the time. Of course, nothing could be further from the truth, and I was disappointed to see Picoult follow such an obviously biased viewpoint as if it were fact. The story has the usual plot points and expected turning points, all of which are well covered by this summary. I don't recommend the full book, but I do recommend this summary. It will give the reader a good look at what the full book is all about before deciding to make the purchase, or even make it a library selection. I highly recommend the summary, but sorry I can't say the same about the full book. A powerful summary of a must-read novel Small Great Things is book one of the Ruth Jefferson series. At the time of this writing, there is also the short story, "Shine", which takes place when Ruth is starting third grade. This is nominally a murder trial, and under the surface a trial of racism and hate, both in the courts and in the characters themselves. I love the echo in that. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Sunday-Only-Christian-Audiobook/B01J238Z1G Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Sunday Only Christian Subtitle: Still Divas Author: E.N. Joy Narrator: Tyra Kennedy Format: Unabridged Length: 6 hrs and 50 mins Language: English Release date: 07-26-16 Publisher: End of the Rainbow Projects Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 23 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: What kind of woman wants a man so badly that she'd be willing to lie to get him? What if that lie includes denying the fact that she has a child? Deborah Lewis is that woman. The suave, debonair Lynox Chase is the man Deborah wants. He's the man Deborah has wanted for years, almost had, but decided to give her ex a try, leaving Lynox hanging. With her ex no longer in the picture, Deborah is willing to eat crow and go claim Lynox. She can't help but worry if he will be forgiving and take her back, but figures after two years, he's had time to get over it. The chase turns into more of a marathon for Deborah. Just when she thinks she's near the finish line, she learns that a woman with kids is a turn-off for Lynox. She finds this out before ever getting the chance to tell Lynox that she had a child by her ex. Can Deborah turn off being a mother just long enough to get Lynox to fall in love with her again? bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (E.N. Joy) Tue, 26 Jul 2016 06:04:54 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Sunday-Only-Christian-Audiobook/B01J238Z1G thebookvoice.com 06:50:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Sunday Only Christian Subtitle: Still Divas Author: E.N. Joy Narrator: Tyra Kennedy Format: Unabridged Length: 6 hrs and 50 mins Language: English Release date: 07-26-16 Publisher: End of the Rainbow Projects Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 23 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: What kind of woman wants a man so badly that she'd be willing to lie to get him? What if that lie includes denying the fact that she has a child? Deborah Lewis is that woman. The suave, debonair Lynox Chase is the man Deborah wants. He's the man Deborah has wanted for years, almost had, but decided to give her ex a try, leaving Lynox hanging. With her ex no longer in the picture, Deborah is willing to eat crow and go claim Lynox. She can't help but worry if he will be forgiving and take her back, but figures after two years, he's had time to get over it. The chase turns into more of a marathon for Deborah. Just when she thinks she's near the finish line, she learns that a woman with kids is a turn-off for Lynox. She finds this out before ever getting the chance to tell Lynox that she had a child by her ex. Can Deborah turn off being a mother just long enough to get Lynox to fall in love with her again? Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Sunday Only Christian Subtitle: Still Divas Author: E.N. Joy Narrator: Tyra Kennedy Format: Unabridged Length: 6 hrs and 50 mins Language: English Release date: 07-26-16 Publisher: End of the Rainbow Projects Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 23 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: What kind of woman wants a man so badly that she'd be willing to lie to get him? What if that lie includes denying the fact that she has a child? Deborah Lewis is that woman. The suave, debonair Lynox Chase is the man Deborah wants. He's the man Deborah has wanted for years, almost had, but decided to give her ex a try, leaving Lynox hanging. With her ex no longer in the picture, Deborah is willing to eat crow and go claim Lynox. She can't help but worry if he will be forgiving and take her back, but figures after two years, he's had time to get over it. The chase turns into more of a marathon for Deborah. Just when she thinks she's near the finish line, she learns that a woman with kids is a turn-off for Lynox. She finds this out before ever getting the chance to tell Lynox that she had a child by her ex. Can Deborah turn off being a mother just long enough to get Lynox to fall in love with her again? Members Reviews: Awesome story I truly enjoyed the storyline of this book, a woman's struggle with issues of the past that would not fully are her to move forward in her life. God knows how to get our attention and lead and guide us if we allow him to; and then how to heal us from all of our past hurts, God is truly Awesome and so is this book Sunday only Christian there ate so many people in this world who profess to be Christian but their actions prove otherwise. Again I say awesome storyline, I had not listened to a book in years and I truly enjoyed listening to the one. thanks. Loved it Both the author and narrator did a wonderful job. The storyline covered a multitude of issues faced by Christians and just people in general. It also covered the negative perceptions sometimes associated with obtaining help from a mental health professional. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Infatuations-Audiobook/B00EDPXAFK Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Infatuations Author: Javier Marías, Margaret Jull Costa (translator) Narrator: Justine Eyre Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 35 mins Language: English Release date: 08-13-13 Publisher: Random House Audio Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 69 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: From the award-winning Spanish writer Javier Marías comes an extraordinary new book that has been a literary sensation around the world: an immersive, provocative novel propelled by a seemingly random murder that we come to understand - or do we? - through one womans ever-unfurling imagination and infatuations. At the Madrid café where she stops for breakfast each day before work, María Dolz finds herself drawn to a couple who is also there every morning. Though she can hardly explain it, observing what she imagines to be their "unblemished" life lifts her out of the doldrums of her own existence. But what begins as mere observation turns into an increasingly complicated entanglement when the man is fatally stabbed in the street. María approaches the widow to offer her condolences, and at the couples home she meets - and falls in love with - another man who sheds disturbing new light on the crime. As María recounts this story, we are given a murder mystery brilliantly reimagined as metaphysical enquiry, a novel that grapples with questions of love and death, guilt and obsession, chance and coincidence, how we are haunted by our losses, and above all, the slippery essence of the truth and how it is told. Critic Reviews: Blindingly intelligent, engagingly accessibleit seems theres nothing Marías cant make fiction do. No wonder hes perennially mentioned as a potential Nobel laureate . . . Maríass rare gift is his ability to make intellectual jousting as suspenseful as the chase scenes in a commercial thriller. Hes tremendously stimulating to read; arresting turns of phrase enfold piercing insights. Kirkus Reviews (starred) A haunting masterpiece . . . The lasting challenge to literature is to achieve a satisfying marriage between high art and the low drives of a simple plot. The Infatuations is just such a novel . . . Marías plays with perception, memory, and guilt like a toreador. With every flourish of his literary cape, the enthralled reader is never allowed to forget that, in the end, the author will make a killing. Just as Macbeth is a thriller thats also a great tragedy, The Infatuations is a murder story thats also a profound story of fatal obsession . . . Great Spanish novels dont come along too often. Don Quixote was first published as long ago as 1620. I wouldnt be surprised if The Infatuations soon acquired an equally devoted following. The Observer Extraordinary . . . [A] masterly novel . . . The classical themes of love, death, and fate are explored with elegant intelligence by Marías in what is perhaps his best novel so far . . . Marías has defined the ethos of our time. Alberto Manguel, The Guardian Marías [is] a consummate stylist . . . The cadences of his exquisite sentences are preserved in translator Costas English, the clauses balanced like a loaded scale . . . It is magic, stupendous, and not done for effect. Booklist (starred) Absorbing and unnerving . . . For all the currents that ripple across its surface, The Infatuations is powered ultimately by the pressure of good old-fashioned suspense . . . A labyrinthine exploration, at once thrilling and melancholy, of the meanings of one mans deathand a vivid testimony to the power of stories, for good or ill, to weave the world into our thoughts and our thoughts into the world. The Sunday Times (London) Hypnotic . . . bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Javier Marías) Tue, 13 Aug 2013 09:37:02 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Infatuations-Audiobook/B00EDPXAFK thebookvoice.com 10:35:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Infatuations Author: Javier Marías, Margaret Jull Costa (translator) Narrator: Justine Eyre Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 35 mins Language: English Release date: 08-13-13 Publisher: Random House Audio Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 69 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: From the award-winning Spanish writer Javier Marías comes an extraordinary new book that has been a literary sensation around the world: an immersive, provocative novel propelled by a seemingly random murder that we come to understand - or do we? - through one womans ever-unfurling imagination and infatuations. At the Madrid café where she stops for breakfast each day before work, María Dolz finds herself drawn to a couple who is also there every morning. Though she can hardly explain it, observing what she imagines to be their "unblemished" life lifts her out of the doldrums of her own existence. But what begins as mere observation turns into an increasingly complicated entanglement when the man is fatally stabbed in the street. María approaches the widow to offer her condolences, and at the couples home she meets - and falls in love with - another man who sheds disturbing new light on the crime. As María recounts this story, we are given a murder mystery brilliantly reimagined as metaphysical enquiry, a novel that grapples with questions of love and death, guilt and obsession, chance and coincidence, how we are haunted by our losses, and above all, the slippery essence of the truth and how it is told. Critic Reviews: Blindingly intelligent, engagingly accessibleit seems theres nothing Marías cant make fiction do. No wonder hes perennially mentioned as a potential Nobel laureate . . . Maríass rare gift is his ability to make intellectual jousting as suspenseful as the chase scenes in a commercial thriller. Hes tremendously stimulating to read; arresting turns of phrase enfold piercing insights. Kirkus Reviews (starred) A haunting masterpiece . . . The lasting challenge to literature is to achieve a satisfying marriage between high art and the low drives of a simple plot. The Infatuations is just such a novel . . . Marías plays with perception, memory, and guilt like a toreador. With every flourish of his literary cape, the enthralled reader is never allowed to forget that, in the end, the author will make a killing. Just as Macbeth is a thriller thats also a great tragedy, The Infatuations is a murder story thats also a profound story of fatal obsession . . . Great Spanish novels dont come along too often. Don Quixote was first published as long ago as 1620. I wouldnt be surprised if The Infatuations soon acquired an equally devoted following. The Observer Extraordinary . . . [A] masterly novel . . . The classical themes of love, death, and fate are explored with elegant intelligence by Marías in what is perhaps his best novel so far . . . Marías has defined the ethos of our time. Alberto Manguel, The Guardian Marías [is] a consummate stylist . . . The cadences of his exquisite sentences are preserved in translator Costas English, the clauses balanced like a loaded scale . . . It is magic, stupendous, and not done for effect. Booklist (starred) Absorbing and unnerving . . . For all the currents that ripple across its surface, The Infatuations is powered ultimately by the pressure of good old-fashioned suspense . . . A labyrinthine exploration, at once thrilling and melancholy, of the meanings of one mans deathand a vivid testimony to the power of stories, for good or ill, to weave the world into our thoughts and our thoughts into the world. The Sunday Times (London) Hypnotic . . . Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Infatuations Author: Javier Marías, Margaret Jull Costa (translator) Narrator: Justine Eyre Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 35 mins Language: English Release date: 08-13-13 Publisher: Random House Audio Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 69 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: From the award-winning Spanish writer Javier Marías comes an extraordinary new book that has been a literary sensation around the world: an immersive, provocative novel propelled by a seemingly random murder that we come to understand - or do we? - through one womans ever-unfurling imagination and infatuations. At the Madrid café where she stops for breakfast each day before work, María Dolz finds herself drawn to a couple who is also there every morning. Though she can hardly explain it, observing what she imagines to be their "unblemished" life lifts her out of the doldrums of her own existence. But what begins as mere observation turns into an increasingly complicated entanglement when the man is fatally stabbed in the street. María approaches the widow to offer her condolences, and at the couples home she meets - and falls in love with - another man who sheds disturbing new light on the crime. As María recounts this story, we are given a murder mystery brilliantly reimagined as metaphysical enquiry, a novel that grapples with questions of love and death, guilt and obsession, chance and coincidence, how we are haunted by our losses, and above all, the slippery essence of the truth and how it is told. Critic Reviews: Blindingly intelligent, engagingly accessibleit seems theres nothing Marías cant make fiction do. No wonder hes perennially mentioned as a potential Nobel laureate . . . Maríass rare gift is his ability to make intellectual jousting as suspenseful as the chase scenes in a commercial thriller. Hes tremendously stimulating to read; arresting turns of phrase enfold piercing insights. Kirkus Reviews (starred) A haunting masterpiece . . . The lasting challenge to literature is to achieve a satisfying marriage between high art and the low drives of a simple plot. The Infatuations is just such a novel . . . Marías plays with perception, memory, and guilt like a toreador. With every flourish of his literary cape, the enthralled reader is never allowed to forget that, in the end, the author will make a killing. Just as Macbeth is a thriller thats also a great tragedy, The Infatuations is a murder story thats also a profound story of fatal obsession . . . Great Spanish novels dont come along too often. Don Quixote was first published as long ago as 1620. I wouldnt be surprised if The Infatuations soon acquired an equally devoted following. The Observer Extraordinary . . . [A] masterly novel . . . The classical themes of love, death, and fate are explored with elegant intelligence by Marías in what is perhaps his best novel so far . . . Marías has defined the ethos of our time. Alberto Manguel, The Guardian Marías [is] a consummate stylist . . . The cadences of his exquisite sentences are preserved in translator Costas English, the clauses balanced like a loaded scale . . . It is magic, stupendous, and not done for effect. Booklist (starred) Absorbing and unnerving . . . For all the currents that ripple across its surface, The Infatuations is powered ultimately by the pressure of good old-fashioned suspense . . . A labyrinthine exploration, at once thrilling and melancholy, of the meanings of one mans deathand a vivid testimony to the power of stories, for good or ill, to weave the world into our thoughts and our thoughts into the world. The Sunday Times (London) Hypnotic . . . https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Barrowfields-Audiobook/B06XBZXS1G Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Barrowfields Subtitle: A Novel Author: Phillip Lewis Narrator: MacLeod Andrews Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs and 12 mins Language: English Release date: 03-07-17 Publisher: Random House Audio Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 14 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: A richly textured coming-of-age story about fathers and sons, home and family, recalling classics by Thomas Wolfe and William Styron, by a powerful new voice in fiction. Just before Henry Aster's birth, his father - outsized literary ambition and pregnant wife in tow - reluctantly returns to the small Appalachian town in which he was raised and installs his young family in an immense house of iron and glass perched high on the side of a mountain. There, Henry grows up under the writing desk of this fiercely brilliant man. But when tragedy tips his father toward a fearsome unraveling, what was once a young son's reverence is poisoned, and Henry flees, not to return until years later when he, too, must go home again. Mythic in its sweep and mesmeric in its prose, The Barrowfields is a breathtaking debut about the darker side of devotion, the limits of forgiveness, and the reparative power of shared pasts. Critic Reviews: "Charming, absorbing, and assured.... Lewis evokes his settings beautifully, and his prose is bracingly erudite. This debut has the ability to fully immerse its readers." (Publishers Weekly) "The Barrowfields is a stunning debut novel rich in character and place, steeped in literature and music, and fraught with family drama.... With clear echoes of Poe and Wolfe, The Barrowfields also gives a nod to Richard Russo by reflecting an appreciation for the eccentricities of regional characters." (Shelf Awareness) "Rich and complex.... Lewis is a master of creating a sense of place." (Kirkus Reviews) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Phillip Lewis) Tue, 07 Mar 2017 15:55:19 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Fiction/The-Barrowfields-Audiobook/B06XBZXS1G thebookvoice.com 11:12:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Barrowfields Subtitle: A Novel Author: Phillip Lewis Narrator: MacLeod Andrews Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs and 12 mins Language: English Release date: 03-07-17 Publisher: Random House Audio Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 14 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: A richly textured coming-of-age story about fathers and sons, home and family, recalling classics by Thomas Wolfe and William Styron, by a powerful new voice in fiction. Just before Henry Aster's birth, his father - outsized literary ambition and pregnant wife in tow - reluctantly returns to the small Appalachian town in which he was raised and installs his young family in an immense house of iron and glass perched high on the side of a mountain. There, Henry grows up under the writing desk of this fiercely brilliant man. But when tragedy tips his father toward a fearsome unraveling, what was once a young son's reverence is poisoned, and Henry flees, not to return until years later when he, too, must go home again. Mythic in its sweep and mesmeric in its prose, The Barrowfields is a breathtaking debut about the darker side of devotion, the limits of forgiveness, and the reparative power of shared pasts. Critic Reviews: "Charming, absorbing, and assured.... Lewis evokes his settings beautifully, and his prose is bracingly erudite. This debut has the ability to fully immerse its readers." (Publishers Weekly) "The Barrowfields is a stunning debut novel rich in character and place, steeped in literature and music, and fraught with family drama.... With clear echoes of Poe and Wolfe, The Barrowfields also gives a nod to Richard Russo by reflecting an appreciation for the eccentricities of regional characters." (Shelf Awareness) "Rich and complex.... Lewis is a master of creating a sense of place." (Kirkus Reviews) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/911/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Barrowfields Subtitle: A Novel Author: Phillip Lewis Narrator: MacLeod Andrews Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs and 12 mins Language: English Release date: 03-07-17 Publisher: Random House Audio Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 14 votes Genres: Fiction, Literary Publisher's Summary: A richly textured coming-of-age story about fathers and sons, home and family, recalling classics by Thomas Wolfe and William Styron, by a powerful new voice in fiction. Just before Henry Aster's birth, his father - outsized literary ambition and pregnant wife in tow - reluctantly returns to the small Appalachian town in which he was raised and installs his young family in an immense house of iron and glass perched high on the side of a mountain. There, Henry grows up under the writing desk of this fiercely brilliant man. But when tragedy tips his father toward a fearsome unraveling, what was once a young son's reverence is poisoned, and Henry flees, not to return until years later when he, too, must go home again. Mythic in its sweep and mesmeric in its prose, The Barrowfields is a breathtaking debut about the darker side of devotion, the limits of forgiveness, and the reparative power of shared pasts. Critic Reviews: "Charming, absorbing, and assured.... Lewis evokes his settings beautifully, and his prose is bracingly erudite. This debut has the ability to fully immerse its readers." (Publishers Weekly) "The Barrowfields is a stunning debut novel rich in character and place, steeped in literature and music, and fraught with family drama.... With clear echoes of Poe and Wolfe, The Barrowfields also gives a nod to Richard Russo by reflecting an appreciation for the eccentricities of regional characters." (Shelf Awareness) "Rich and complex.... Lewis is a master of creating a sense of place." (Kirkus Reviews) Members Reviews: Just Not My Cuppa (not a fan of coming-of-age storres) My response to The Barrowfields is a mixed one. Initially, I was quite caught up in the story of a family moving to the father's North Carolina home town, purchasing an architecturally unique home on a mountainside that had long been abandoned because a family had died mysteriously in it. While the Asters in some ways seem like an ideal family, there's a sense of something dysfunctional about them. Young Henry adores his father, a lawyer who made it rich on a single case and now spends most of his time writing a novel that never seems to be finished, listening to music, and drinking. His mother is a bit of an enabler; she lives her life around her husband's schedule and fetches more drinks whenever she is asked. Henry's sister Threnody is an odd one; she has few friends and relies on the much older Henry for companionship. It is almost like he is the father figure in her life. We're told at the very beginning of the novel that Henry's father "leaves," but that is never really explained until near the end. I started to be less enthusiastic about this novel about halfway through, when Henry leaves for college and starts acting like a moony geek over a girl with the ridiculous name of Story. Story is beautiful. Story is smart. Story is perfect. Story is unattainable. Story is also rather disturbed by some family dysfunction of her own. I hated her. I should be honest and say that I'm not a huge fan of the typical coming-of-age story, and that is what this section feels like. I almost gave up on The Barrowfields but stuck with it to the bittersweet end. A lot of reviewers have mentioned the beautiful language, and I will agree with that to a point. But it is often a bit overwrought for my taste.