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Name: Michael (Cork, Ireland)
Reviews Written: 7
Titles Rated: 20

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  • Rivers of London: Rivers of London, Book 1
    By Ben Aaronovitch
    Narrated By Kobna Holdbrook-Smith
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    My name is Peter Grant and until January I was just probationary constable in that mighty army for justice known to all right-thinking people as the Metropolitan Police Service (as the Filth to everybody else). My only concerns in life were how to avoid a transfer to the Case Progression Unit - we do paperwork so real coppers don't have to - and finding a way to climb into the panties of the outrageously perky WPC Leslie May.
    UNABRIDGED 9 hrs and 58 mins
    Rivers of London: Rivers of London, Book 1 | [Ben Aaronovitch]
    Rivers of London: Rivers of London, Book 1
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    "A Classic"
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    I will never look at Covent Garden in the same light again!! Audible please release more of this series. Deserves to be a classic . Very well read. Am now hooked on this author.

    10 of 12 people found this review helpful
  • 11.22.63
    By Stephen King
    Narrated By Craig Wasson
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    What if you could go back in time and change the course of history?11.22.63, the date that Kennedy was shot - unless.... King takes his protagonist Jake Epping, a high school English teacher from Lisbon Falls, Maine, 2011, on a fascinating journey back to 1958 - from a world of mobile phones and iPods to a new world of Elvis and JFK, of Plymouth Fury cars and Lindy Hopping, of a troubled loner named Lee Harvey Oswald and a beautiful high school librarian named Sadie Dunhill who becomes the love of Jake's life.
    UNABRIDGED 30 hrs and 43 mins
    11.22.63 | [Stephen King]
    11.22.63
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    "11.22.63 Stephen King..Reigns supreme!!"
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    Stephen King surpasses himself with this latest novel.The writing is crafted beautifully and grips the listner from the opening lines. I lived(and loved) every moment of the book so good was the narration by Craig Wasson. Fans of the JFK saga and 60's America will love it. The canvas and spirit of the age is evocative, and for those who lived through it ,nostalgic.
    It's crying out to translate to the silver screen.

    10 of 10 people found this review helpful
  • One Day
    By David Nicholls
    Narrated By Anna Bentinck
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    He is Dexter Mayhew, tall, dark, and (she can't deny it) handsome. She is Emma Morley, bottled red hair, wilfully badly dressed, all principles and no action. Could this be the dawn of the rest of their lives? Or are Dex and Em living proof that - despite an unlikely beginning - men and women really can be just good friends?
    UNABRIDGED 16 hrs and 25 mins
    One Day | [David Nicholls]
    One Day
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    "Brilliantly written."
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    This deserves its place on the best seller list hands down. It is so well written with great character development.The narration by Anna Bentinck further enhances the experience. This is a must listen for all Audible fans.Forget the movie and listen to the book!!

    0 of 1 people found this review helpful
  • A Quiet Belief in Angels
    By R J Ellory
    Narrated By Vincent Marzello
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    In 1930s Georgia, 12-year-old Joseph hears of the brutal murder of a young girl, the first of a series of killings that will take 10 lives. Compelled by fear and duty, Joseph and his friends are determined to protect the people of Augusta Falls.
    UNABRIDGED 17 hrs and 2 mins
    A Quiet Belief in Angels | [R J Ellory]
    A Quiet Belief in Angels
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    "Best listen in a long time"
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    From the moment I started to listen to this book I was captivated. It was my first time listening to any book by R J Ellory.It is an emotionally draining but rewarding book and excellently narrated.It very much surprised me to later discover that the author is not American, as I had imagined, so brillantly does he write of Georgia in the US.I was so taken with the book that I emailed the author directly and to my surprise had a reply by return!!! Would recommend this book highly.

    2 of 3 people found this review helpful
  • Madame Bovary: A Signature Performance by Leelee Sobieski
    By Gustave Flaubert
    Narrated By Leelee Sobieski
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    A Signature Performance: Leelee Sobieski's Emma is sultry but vulnerable, offering a sympathetic rendering of the heroine and her plight, allowing the listener to draw his own conclusions about Madame Bovary in this cautionary tale of love, passion, and desperation.
    UNABRIDGED 12 hrs and 36 mins
    Madame Bovary: A Signature Performance by Leelee Sobieski | [Gustave Flaubert]
    Madame Bovary: A Signature Performance by Leelee Sobieski
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    "Madame Bovary"
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    I was very disappointed with the narrator Leelee Sobieski. Her English pronunciation at times was curious. Her French pronunciation on the other hand was good.Her dramatic style at times was irritating and her attempt at characterisation was feeble. Overall her narration distracted from the story and in another narrators hands I would not have struggled to finish the book.

    3 of 3 people found this review helpful
  • Burning Bright
    By Tracy Chevalier
    Narrated By Cornelius Garrett
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    Against the backdrop of a city anxious over the bloody French revolution, a surprising bond forms between Jem, whose family have moved from Dorset, and streetwise Londoner Maggie Butterfield.
    UNABRIDGED 9 hrs and 22 mins
    Burning Bright | [Tracy Chevalier]
    Burning Bright
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    "Excellent book."
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    As with all of Tracy Chevalier books this is very well written. The reading by Cornelius Garrett really captures the mood of London at the time. An excellent book.

    0 of 0 people found this review helpful
  • Eye of the Needle
    By Ken Follett
    Narrated By Eric Lincoln
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    One enemy spy knows the secret of the Allies' greatest deception, a brilliant aristocrat and ruthless assassin - code name: "The Needle" - who holds the key to the ultimate Nazi victory.
    UNABRIDGED 9 hrs and 16 mins
    Eye of the Needle | [Ken Follett]
    Eye of the Needle
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    "Excellent story line but........"
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    Excellent story line but let down by third rate dramatisation accents.The narrator was more than capable and dramatisation was unnecessary.
    However I learned to live with the deficiencies and recommend the book wholeheartedly.

    0 of 0 people found this review helpful
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