Tamara Descoryphées
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The Safe Man
- By: Michael Connelly, Terrill Lee Lankford
- Narrated by: Jack Quaid, Titus Welliver, full cast
- Original Recording
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 481
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 481
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 481
When Brian Holloway (Jack Quaid, The Boys) was hired by famous horror author Paul Robinette (Titus Welliver, Bosch) to crack an antique safe in his home, he had no idea what he was about to encounter. Opening that safe door unleashed something sinister — something that continues to haunt him. But what exactly? And can whatever slipped through that threshold be stopped?
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4 out of 5 stars
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what do the actors all sound drunk?
- By Gib on 06-06-24
- The Safe Man
- By: Michael Connelly, Terrill Lee Lankford
- Narrated by: Jack Quaid, Titus Welliver, full cast
Loved it!
Reviewed: 05-19-24
Great short story. I loved it. Narration was extremely good. That’s a big compliment from me considering I HATE ASMR and have misophonia.
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The Winter of Frankie Machine
- By: Don Winslow
- Narrated by: Dennis Boutsikaris
- Length: 9 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 3,045
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,664
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2,660
Frank Machianno is a late-middle-aged ex-surf bum who runs a bait shack on the San Diego waterfront. An affable Italian with a love of people and life, he's a stand-up businessman, devoted father, and a beloved fixture in the community. He's also a hit man - specifically, a retired hit man. Back in the day when he was one of the most feared members of the West Coast Mafia, he was known as Frankie Machine.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Five stars straight across the board
- By Eric Taylor on 06-28-12
- The Winter of Frankie Machine
- By: Don Winslow
- Narrated by: Dennis Boutsikaris
Pretty great, lots of people
Reviewed: 07-12-23
Overall a good story. Performance is excellent. There can be quite a few confusing moments because there are A LOT of one-off characters.
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Marrow
- By: Aditi Brennan Kapil
- Narrated by: Harriet Harris, Zehra Fazal, Michael Cullen
- Length: 3 hrs and 52 mins
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 701
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 637
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 637
Aspiring audio producer Harriet (Fazal) gets the career boost of a lifetime: the chance to interview internationally famous thriller writer Lili Novak, who has agreed to give a masterclass about her creative process. The dream gig takes a dark turn, however, as Lili immediately dives into an eerie recount of her childhood.
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5 out of 5 stars
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I was initially confused..
- By Samantha Wirkus on 03-30-23
- Marrow
- By: Aditi Brennan Kapil
- Narrated by: Harriet Harris, Zehra Fazal, Michael Cullen
This was AMAZING!!!
Reviewed: 06-14-23
Holy cow! This was so incredibly good. I don’t even have words to write this review.
The story is really well written but truly the voice talent makes this Audible over the top excellent.
5 thousand stars all around.
This, right here, is the only reason I spend copious amounts of time on this app searching for the one golden nugget. So many times I just want to give up on Audible but then I find a book like this and it makes all the wasted time and effort worth it.
Highly recommend! I’m still agog. It was sooooo good!
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Summit Lake
- By: Charlie Donlea
- Narrated by: Shannon McManus
- Length: 8 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 11,384
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 10,468
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 10,448
Some places seem too beautiful to be touched by horror. Summit Lake, nestled in North Carolina’s Blue Ridge Mountains, is that kind of place. But two weeks ago, Becca Eckersley, a first-year law student and daughter of a powerful attorney, was brutally murdered there. Now the town is reeling with grief, and the police are baffled.
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3 out of 5 stars
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I'm easy to please with a book, but this was off.
- By Nicole D. on 01-17-19
- Summit Lake
- By: Charlie Donlea
- Narrated by: Shannon McManus
Can’t get past the narration
Reviewed: 06-13-23
I really did try to enjoy this story but I couldn’t get past the narrator’s voice. It was so robotic and sounded like AI most of the time. You could hear her focus on over enunciating all the “t”s, no matter where in the word the letter fell. It took any and all inflection opportunities away.
The story seemed like it could be good(?) but I just can’t listen to an AI tell a story
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Time Enough
- By: Jay Martel
- Narrated by: Soneela Nankani, Vikas Adam
- Length: 4 hrs and 56 mins
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 239
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 220
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 220
Bobby N. Kowen is living his life to the fullest. He’s making friends, he’s learning new things all the time, he’s falling in love, he’s having adventures. He’s doing more in a single week than most of us experience in a lifetime. But that’s the thing. That one week is all that Bobby has. Birth to death...in just seven days. Bobby’s life is truly a race against time. No one who meets him will ever be the same. And they will each wonder: Do we live too long to really appreciate how precious life is?
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5 out of 5 stars
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Take the plunge and listen... you won't regret
- By jewelandlarry on 11-23-22
- Time Enough
- By: Jay Martel
- Narrated by: Soneela Nankani, Vikas Adam
Truly unique, exactly what I wanted
Reviewed: 11-15-22
I loved this book. This is exactly what I want in an Audible Original. The length was perfect (one personal-sized jigsaw puzzle length). This story isn’t a mystery, isn’t a love story, isn’t any kind of “wash, rinse, repeat” trope. It’s the kind of story that you’ll kind of always just remember. I’m very happy to have found it. What a very cool story! It was fartastic. ;-) Worth every single minute.
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Escape from Virtual Island
- An Audio Comedy
- By: John Lutz
- Narrated by: Paul Rudd, Jack McBrayer, Sue Galloway, and others
- Length: 4 hrs and 28 mins
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 6,934
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 6,150
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Story4 out of 5 stars 6,147
In the year 2038, there’s only one destination that can play host to the world’s wealthiest adventure seekers: the Pengalaman Island Resort and Virtual Reality Theme Park. Located on a private South Pacific island, guests here live out their wildest fantasies in custom-made virtual reality simulations while also enjoying the usual amenities of an exclusive five-star getaway. All is relatively breezy until famed billionaire and avid guest, Mr. Wagner, goes missing within a virtual simulation. His only hope? A daring rescue led by Derek Ambrose and his ragtag search party.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Story is a Bit Stupid
- By Jeffrey veals on 04-03-20
- Escape from Virtual Island
- An Audio Comedy
- By: John Lutz
- Narrated by: Paul Rudd, Jack McBrayer, Sue Galloway, Jane Krakowski, Jason Sudeikis, Seth Meyers, Kenan Thompson, Olivia Wilde, Rachel Dratch, Henry Winkler, full cast
The most I’ve been entertained in a long time!
Reviewed: 02-07-22
This was a tremendously fun fun fun production. The characters are lovable. The story is funny, touching, and so well written.
I never write reviews, but this one deserves so much recognition.
I cannot recommend this audible enough!
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The Graveyard Book: Full-Cast Production
- By: Neil Gaiman
- Narrated by: Neil Gaiman, Derek Jacobi, Robert Madge, and others
- Length: 8 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 19,569
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 17,983
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 17,926
Nobody Owens, known to his friends as Bod, is a normal boy. He would be completely normal if he didn't live in a sprawling graveyard, being raised and educated by ghosts, with a solitary guardian who belongs to neither the world of the living nor of the dead. There are dangers and adventures in the graveyard for a boy. But if Bod leaves the graveyard, then he will come under attack from the man Jack - who has already killed Bod's family…
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5 out of 5 stars
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Unique children's story... Loved it!
- By shelley on 12-04-17
Beautifully engrossing story
Reviewed: 08-12-21
Love love love this story! I cried at the end. The momma in me fell to pieces with the final dialogue of Mrs. Owens. Gaiman is a master.
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Stardust
- By: Neil Gaiman
- Narrated by: Neil Gaiman
- Length: 6 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 11,156
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 8,847
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 8,826
Tristran Thorn has lost his heart to the hauntingly beautiful Victoria Forester. One crisp October night, as they watch, a star falls from the sky, and Victoria promises to marry Tristran if he'll retrieve the star and bring it back for her. It is this promise that sends Tristran on the most unforgettable adventure of his life.
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4 out of 5 stars
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This is an ADULT fairytale
- By Rebecca on 01-25-08
- Stardust
- By: Neil Gaiman
- Narrated by: Neil Gaiman
Best ever!!! Listen ALL the way through
Reviewed: 07-24-21
Amazing book, read by the amazing author. Loved loved loved the interview at the end. Never use a whet stone on obsidian. Ha ha
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The Code of the Woosters
- Jeeves to the Rescue
- By: P. G. Wodehouse
- Narrated by: Jonathan Cecil
- Length: 7 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,246
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1,720
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,710
Witty Wodehouses�s best-loved creation is the master-servant team of Bertie Wooster, the charming nitwit, and Jeeves, his effortlessly superior valet and protector. Newsweek says "they are at their best in The Code of the Woosters." Newsweek says "they are at their best in The Code of the Woosters."
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5 out of 5 stars
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Best Wodehouse narrator
- By Philip on 03-09-05
- The Code of the Woosters
- Jeeves to the Rescue
- By: P. G. Wodehouse
- Narrated by: Jonathan Cecil
My Favorite One, so far...
Reviewed: 01-18-21
This book is the best of Wooster and the best ending so far. I am in love with Jeeves and Wooster and all the friends and relations. This book should only be enjoyed after you’ve become well acquainted with the whole set of characters and their back stories, IMO. I only say that because this book is truly amazing and should be honored by the reader’s full appreciation of the characters. It’s a full length story, the second full length Jeeves book I’ve listened to so far. I am listening to them in order so I’ve listen to several of the short stories as well but you don’t need to go in order. However, each story does have at least one reference to a previous tale so I’d recommend reading them in order just catch the inside references. Also, I’m sticking with Cecil narrating. His story telling is just way too much fun. No one else can voice Wooster’s fop-headed innocence like him. I can’t get enough. I’m addicted. 😀
Loved this book!!!
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Thank You, Jeeves
- By: P. G. Wodehouse
- Narrated by: Jonathan Cecil
- Length: 6 hrs
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,126
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 966
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 955
Bertie Wooster's newfound enthusiasm for the banjolele results in his eviction from his apartment and, to his outrage, having to take notice from his hitherto devoted manservant, Jeeves. Repairing to the country with his banjolele and new valet, Brinkley, Bertie soon finds himself in no shortage of trouble. A visit to an American yacht ends with him locked in a stateroom by a prospective father-in-law.
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5 out of 5 stars
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I laughed so hard I missed my exit.
- By Andrew on 07-14-07
- Thank You, Jeeves
- By: P. G. Wodehouse
- Narrated by: Jonathan Cecil
It’s 1000x a “yes, yes yes!!!”
Reviewed: 01-16-21
I have listened to about 5-6 Jeeves and Wooster books now. I tried one other narrator and even the TV series with Hugh Laurie. No one can do it like Cecil though. No one. In caps: NO ONE. His narration of the characters is so three dimensional. The transitions of characters during back and forth conversations by one narrator could not be done better. The inflection and tone he gives them really embody the uniqueness of each character. I think much of the comedy might be lost on me if not for Cecil’s incredible skill at narration. He doesn’t just narrate, he acts the scenes out fully. Dash it all, I’m hooked!
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