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  • The Good Daughters Audiobook by Joyce Maynard
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    Title: The Good Daughters
    Subtitle: A Novel
    Author: Joyce Maynard
    Narrator: Joyce Maynard, Rebecca Tuttle, Jeff Woodman
    Format: Unabridged
    Length: 8 hrs and 59 mins
    Language: English
    Release date: 10-12-10
    Publisher: HarperAudio
    Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 142 votes
    Genres: Fiction, Contemporary
    Publisher's Summary:
    The best-selling author of Labor Day returns with a spellbinding novel about friendship, family secrets, and the strange twists of fate that shape our lives
    The good daughters: they were born on the same day, in the same small New Hampshire hospital, into families that could hardly have been less alike. Ruth Plank is an artist and a romantic with a rich, passionate, imaginative life. The last of five girls born to a gentle, caring farmer and his stolid wife, she yearns to soar beyond the confines of the land that has been her family's birthright for generations.
    Dana Dickerson is a scientist and realist whose faith is firmly planted in the natural world. Raised by a pair of capricious drifters who waste their lives on failed dreams, she longs for stability and rootedness.
    Different in nearly every way, Ruth and Dana share a need to make sense of who they are and to find their places in a world in which neither has ever truly felt she belonged. They also share a love for Dana's wild and beautiful older brother, Ray, who will leave an indelible mark on both their hearts.
    Told in the alternating voices of Ruth and Dana, The Good Daughters follows these "birthday sisters" as they make their way from the 1950s to the present. Master storyteller Joyce Maynard chronicles the unlikely ways the two women's lives parallel and intersect - childhood and adolescence to first loves, first sex, marriage, and parenthood; from the deaths of parents to divorce, the loss of home, and the loss of a beloved partner - until past secrets and forgotten memories unexpectedly come to light, forcing them to reevaluate themselves and each other.
    Moving from rural New Hampshire to a remote island in British Columbia to the '70s Boston art-school scene, The Good Daughters is an unforgettable story about the ties of home and family, the devastating force of love, the healing power of forgiveness, and the desire to know who we are.
    8 hr 59 min
  • The Wilding Audiobook by Benjamin Percy
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    Title: The Wilding
    Subtitle: A Novel
    Author: Benjamin Percy
    Narrator: Anthony Heald
    Format: Unabridged
    Length: 10 hrs and 13 mins
    Language: English
    Release date: 09-28-10
    Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.
    Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 25 votes
    Genres: Fiction, Contemporary
    Publisher's Summary:
    This is a powerful debut novel set in a threatened western landscape, from the award-winning author of Refresh, Refresh.
    Echo Canyon is a disappearing pocket of wilderness outside Bend, Oregon, and the site of conflicting memories for Justin Caves and his father, Paul. Its now slated for redevelopment as a golfing resort. When Paul suggests one last hunting trip, Justin accepts, hoping to get things right with his father, and agrees to bring along his son, Graham.
    As the weekend unfolds, Justin is pushed to the limit by the reckless taunting of his father, the physical demands of the terrain, and the menacing evidence of the hovering presence of bear. All the while, he remembers the promise he made to his skeptical wife: to keep their son safe.
    Benjamin Percy, a writer whose work Dan Chaon called bighearted and drunk and dangerous, shows his mastery of narrative suspense as the novel builds to its surprising climax. The Wilding shines unexpected light on our shifting relationship with nature and family in contemporary society.
    Benjamin Percy is the author of The Language of Elk and Refresh, Refresh. He has been awarded the Plimpton Prize and a Whiting Writers Award and has been included in Best American Short Stories. He teaches at Iowa State University.
    Critic Reviews:
    Percys excellent debut novel digs into the ambiguous American attitude toward nature as it oscillates between Thoreaus romantic appreciation and sheer gothic horrorA taut plot and cast of deeply flawed characterswill keep readers rapt as peril descends and split-second decisions come to have lifelong repercussions. Its as close as you can get to a contemporary
    Deliverance. (
    Publishers Weekly)
    Members Reviews:
    Benjamin Percy isn't kidding around
    Would you consider the audio edition of The Wilding to be better than the print version?
    Yes. Absolutely. I don't know which was better, the story or the performance, but my insides were frozen in terror and suspense.
    What did you like best about this story?
    I don't think my body has ever physically reacted to a story like this. I had a hard time leaving my car to run into my house, because I was so immersed in this reality.
    Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
    IT MADE ME TREMBLE. Physically TREMBLE! My heart raced!
    A talented writer whose narrative just doesn't seem to cohere
    I came to Percy's novel by way of his short story collection Refresh, Refresh which is quite honestly one of the best I've read. The novel itself seems to come out of a short in that collection, which I think is more suspenseful and uncluttered. Percy has imaginative and captivating prose and I'll always enjoy reading him for that sole quality but the novel seems unfocused and digressive in a way that tends to lose story momentum. For some reason I can see this chopped up into separate short stories that would read well but the characters and their arcs existing under one narrative roof just doesn't seem to cohere. That said, it's still a debut novel to be proud of and I really hope to see Mr. Percy continue to write books as I think he's got tons of talent.
    10 hr 13 min
  • How Evan Broke His Head and Other Secrets Audiobook by Garth Stein
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    Title: How Evan Broke His Head and Other Secrets
    Author: Garth Stein
    Narrator: Oliver Wyman
    Format: Unabridged
    Length: 13 hrs and 45 mins
    Language: English
    Release date: 09-21-10
    Publisher: Audible Studios
    Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 117 votes
    Genres: Fiction, Contemporary
    Publisher's Summary:
    From Garth Stein, the New York Times best-selling author of The Art of Racing in the Rain, Audible presents How Evan Broke His Head and Other Secrets, winner of a Pacific Northwest Bookseller Awardin audio for the first time, and read by one of our most talented narrators, Oliver Wyman.
    Thirty-one-year-old Seattle rocker Evan has been drifting. He had a hit single ten years ago, but lately hes merely been getting by, teaching middle-aged men how to play the electric guitar. When his high-school girlfriend is killed in a car crash, he suddenly finds himself responsible for Dean, the fourteen-year-old son hes never known.
    Dean changes everything. Evan can't keep drifting now that he's a father. He will have to do something about his life if he's going to provide for the two of them. Partly this will mean finally confronting his own father. It will also mean facing up to the nagging, burning issue that is like a hole in his soul: the epilepsy that haunts him and threatens his every moment.
    Critic Reviews:
    "An engrossing family drama." (Publishers Weekly)
    "A compelling tale." (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
    "Funny, bewitching, observant." (The Oregonian)
    Members Reviews:
    Garth Stein is a great story teller
    Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?
    Yes - I love Garth Stein's writing style. He's such an engaging story teller. This story is frustrating and enthralling at the same time.
    Any additional comments?
    Highly recommend Garth Stein's other books!
    really enjoyed listening to this story.
    heart felt and engaging. Oliver Wyman really drew me in with his interpretation and dramatic reading.
    Pretty bad...considering the author's other work
    What could have made this a 4 or 5-star listening experience for you?
    Nothing, the story was so bad that the narrator didn't stand a chance.
    What was most disappointing about Garth Steins story?
    By the middle of the book, all of the characters were quite pathetic and not very like-able, including Evan. By the end, there was no one you were siding with or even rooting for. I just wanted it to end, And don't get me wrong, I love a good pathetic character (Christopher Moore books at full of them), but you have to make them like-able and want them to triumph. Garth Stein spent most of his energy describing (over-describing) the Seattle music scene, which seemed to be more interesting to him than his characters. Same with the over-indulgence of epilepsy descriptions.
    Just to note, if Evan's epilepsy is such a big secret, then how does everyone not notice his medical ID bracelet. Trust me, I had to wear one, everyone can see it and know it's not jewelry. This is just one example (of many) that makes the story so thin that only extremely good characters could overcome the weakness. And that just didn't happen here.
    What three words best describe Oliver Wymans voice?
    even, clear and articulate
    You didnt love this book... but did it have any redeeming qualities?
    Not really...
    Real
    Garth Stein is always Real and doesn't hold back. He keeps my interest and paints a picture of modern real life.
    Another great Audiobook from Garth Stein
    Where does How Evan Broke His Head and Other Secrets rank among all the audiobooks youve listened to so far?
    I loved Garth Stein's Racing with Rain so much as an audible book that I researched for another one by that author.
    13 hr 45 min
  • Eat Pray Love. Eine Frau auf der Suche nach allem quer durch Italien, Indien und Indonesien Hörbuch von Elizabeth Gilbert
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    Titel: Eat Pray Love. Eine Frau auf der Suche nach allem quer durch Italien, Indien und Indonesien
    Autor:: Elizabeth Gilbert
    Erzähler: Julia Fischer
    Format: Abridged
    Spieldauer: 11 hrs and 53 mins
    Sprache: Deutsch
    Veröffentlichungsdatum: 09-16-10
    Herausgeber: Lagato Verlag
    Bewertung: 5 von 5 von 3 Stimmen
    Kategorien: Fiction, Contemporary
    Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers:
    Mit Selbstironie, Charme und Intelligenz erzählt die Autorin von ihrer Reise durch die Welt und zu sich selbst.
    Kritik Bewertungen:
    Engagiert, intelligent und höchst unterhaltend! Die Schilderung ihrer Zeit in Indien ist wunderbar und ehrlich geschrieben.
    -- Time Magazin
    11 hr 53 min
  • The Things a Brother Knows Audiobook by Dana Reinhardt
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    Title: The Things a Brother Knows
    Author: Dana Reinhardt
    Narrator: Joshua Swanson
    Format: Unabridged
    Length: 6 hrs and 28 mins
    Language: English
    Release date: 09-14-10
    Publisher: Listening Library
    Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 10 votes
    Genres: Fiction, Contemporary
    Publisher's Summary:
    The story of a young marines return from war in the Middle East and the psychological effects it has on his family.
    But when Boaz walks through the front door after his tour of duty is over, Levi knows theres something wrong. Boaz is home, safe. But Levi knows that his brother is not the same.
    Maybe things will never return to normal. Then Boaz leaves again, and this time Levi follows him, determined to understand who his brother was, who he has become, and how to bring him home again.
    Award-winning author Dana Reinhardt introduces readers to Levi, who has never known what he believes, and whose journey reveals truths only a brother knows.
    Members Reviews:
    Strong Relationships Slow Pace
    The Things a Brother Knows is more of a coming of age novel than a realistic novel about a marine returning home from the war. Fourteen year old Levi idolized his charming and talented older brother, but didn't really know him when he chose the marines over a scholarship to an ivy league college. When Boaz returns from the war, Levi is seventeen and expecting the family to return to what it was before Bo enlisted. But Boaz is isolating himself and ignoring everyone, yet Levi's parents are pretending everything is fine. When Bo announces he is leaving on a long hike to rediscover himself, Levi snoops in Bo's room and learns that Bo is not being truthful about where he is going or why he is leaving. Levi joins Bo on his long hike over his older brother's protests, and it is Levi who is changed by their journey. The strong, loving and often humorous relationships are what make this novel special. Unfortunately, they will also turn off many YA readers. Although the relationships are authentic, and not at all sappy, there just isn't enough action or humor to hold the interest of most young adult - especially male - readers.
    And the youngest shall lead them
    Very compelling characters in this book. A younger brother grows up hard and fast as he seeks to understand what has happened to his older brother, returned from fighting in an unspecified war. This story lays out the costs that the whole family bears when the oldest brother goes off to fight in a controversial war. While the oldest son returns, nobody is the same when he does. There are gaps and fissures in the family, and neither the older brother nor the adults are prepared to close or cross them. It is left to the young brother, the one left behind, to find a way to reach out and deal with the damage to his older brother and to the relationships with his family. The story protrays, both literally and figuratively, a coming of age story that is powerful and real, but appropriate in language and tone. Very well-done.-
    Brothers and War, a tough combination, worth reading
    Brothers have a different bond, and this story of older brother returning from Middle East, avoids most of the cliches while exploring the family dynamics of the distance between everyday life and war experiences. The younger brother was easier to understand than the older, their inability to communicate very typical male, but I found myself wishing there was more direct confrontation. It seemed to take a long time to surface despite the well done tension that increased with every chapter.
    6 hr 28 min
  • Matter of Trust Audiobook by Sydney Bauer
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    Title: Matter of Trust
    Author: Sydney Bauer
    Narrator: Bill Ten Eyck
    Format: Unabridged
    Length: 16 hrs and 50 mins
    Language: English
    Release date: 08-31-10
    Publisher: Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd
    Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 35 votes
    Genres: Fiction, Contemporary
    Publisher's Summary:
    It's been a long time since criminal defence attorney David Cavanaugh has heard his childhood friend Chris Kincaid speak of Marilyn Maloney; for hers is a name from the past, from a time when David, Chris, and the third in the gang of three, Mike, vowed never to let a girl get in the way of their friendship. But now Chris is the "successful, happily married US Senator for New Jersey", and when he pleads with David to return home to help him locate the girl he "used" to love, David reluctantly agrees, leaving his wife and baby daughter behind in Boston.
    What starts as a favour to a friend soon turns into a major murder investigation when a woman's bruised and battered body is hauled from the freezing waters of the Passaic. Marilyn is dead, Chris is charged with her murder, and David faces the harrowing responsibility of defending one childhood friend accused of killing another....
    Critic Reviews:
    "Bauer hurtles readers into a world of intrigue" (David Baldacci)
    Members Reviews:
    So very bad
    Redundant to the inth degree. I have enjoyed this authors books in the past but this one...........???? The content of this novel could have filled 2-3 chapters instead of dragging us painfully through hours and hours and hours of dribble. I'm close to the end now but honestly don't think I care enough to finish.
    Absolute rubbish
    I recently read Sydney Bauer's 'Undertow' which is one of the best books I've read this year. I immediately went looking for other books by this sensational author (I'd never heard of). I listened to two hours of this meaninglyless drivel and gave it away. I felt insulted that an authour could waste a reader's/listener's time with such meaninless nonsense.
    Not So Bad
    Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?
    I found this book very interesting. Enough so that I am searching for this author's other books. The reader also did a good job with his inflections for several characters. I would recommend this as a well written book.
    What did you like best about this story?
    The story line was what I liked best.
    Have you listened to any of Bill Ten Eycks other performances before? How does this one compare?
    n/a
    Who was the most memorable character of Matter of Trust and why?
    D C
    16 hr 50 min
  • Fraud Audiobook by Anita Brookner
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    Title: Fraud
    Author: Anita Brookner
    Narrator: Anna Massey
    Format: Unabridged
    Length: 7 hrs and 3 mins
    Language: English
    Release date: 07-07-10
    Publisher: Audible Studios
    Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 28 votes
    Genres: Fiction, Contemporary
    Publisher's Summary:
    When Anna Durrant is reported missing, her friends seem unconcerned at her disappearance. After all, her life has been one of concealment.
    For years Anna submitted to the protective dependence of her mother, and even after Amy Durrants death she simply conformed to the expectations of others.
    Increasingly, Anna feels herself trapped by these expectations. Only by drawing on extraordinary strength and determination can Anna break away and enjoy her freedom, finally taking charge of her own destiny.
    Members Reviews:
    Jamesian, Whartonesque, Eliotlike
    It took me awhile to get into this book. At first I kept thinking, "There's just not enough THERE there," because of the veeeery slowly revealed plot, the way there is scarcely any of what we're used to calling "action," and the way the characters lead such uneventful, lonely, empty, chilly, disappointed lives. But then at a certain point I realized that I was hooked. The characters' loneliness, their tiny (and larger) disappointments, the multiple small ways they hide the truth from themselves and each other, and their lack of true connection with one another--the fraud of all their lives--IS the point, and I'm sure there are parts of this book I won't ever forget. I now want to read everything else Anita Brookner has written. She writes beautiful sentences, and is very, very similar in plot, style and substance to Henry James (think Beast in the Jungle), Edith Wharton (think Age of Innocence), and even George Eliot (the doctor in Fraud bearing more than a passing similarity to the Doctor in Middlemarch). If you've read and loved those authors/those works, you're in for a real treat here. (By contrast, if you've read The Beast in the Jungle and thought exasperatedly, "There's just no THERE there," then do yourself a favor and skip this one.)
    The great Anna Massey is positively flawless as narrator.
    Grade: A. Bechdel test: Pass.
    Top Shelf Brookner
    It's hard to describe the appeal of Anita Brookner's novels. They're all similar in tone. They have similar themes, characters, and pacing. They tend to be heavy on exposition and the fine dissection of tiny moments. They focus on people with lonely and often uneventful, disappointed lives. And yet, I find them riveting. I especially enjoy listening to them. Brookner's sentences are perfectly balanced, gently ironic, and wryly amusing. Every moment sheds light and insight into some corner of the human psyche. They're small novels about tiny worlds that have a big impact,
    This one is outstanding. A cast of icy, unhappy people whose minor errors and small disappointments are somehow important.
    Anna Massey could read a microbiology textbook and make it entertaining. I love her terse, clipped voice, which is somehow perfect for these characters. It's a brilliant performance.
    Entertaining and crafty/sly techniques, excellent
    The characters are 3dimensional. Depicts English culture, also theme about getting old, care taking, and different relationships between people Begins w mystery & despite domestic settings the story remains suspenseful.
    Where is She Now?
    [rating = A-]
    A wonder of poetic prose and gentle thought. Anita Brookner takes aim at frauds and those who pretend.
    7 hr 3 min
  • The Shadow Lines Audiobook by Amitav Ghosh
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    Title: The Shadow Lines
    Author: Amitav Ghosh
    Narrator: Raj Varma
    Format: Unabridged
    Length: 10 hrs and 2 mins
    Language: English
    Release date: 04-15-10
    Publisher: Brilliance Audio
    Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 67 votes
    Genres: Fiction, Contemporary
    Publisher's Summary:
    Opening in Calcutta in the 1960s, Ghoshs radiant second novel follows two families - one English, one Bengali - as their lives intertwine in tragic and comic ways. The narrator, Indian-born and English educated, traces events back and forth in time, through years of Bengali partition and violence, observing the ways in which political events invade private lives.
    Critic Reviews:
    "A stunning novel, a rare work that balances formal ingenuity, heart, and mind. (New Republic)
    Members Reviews:
    Excellent narrator. Master story teller.
    Raj Varma's narration enhanced the experience of listening to a master story teller. His voice was fresh, appropriately nuanced and a pleasure to listen to. As always, Amitav Ghosh depicted characters with depth and sympathy. It is an old fashioned family tale and an exploration about what creates a family narrative and history. I thoroughly enjoyed this audio book. I would have given 4.5 or 4.75 stars if possible.
    A more personal novel
    What was one of the most memorable moments of The Shadow Lines?
    One of the scenes I remember most clearly was when Ila (spelling) undressed in front of the narrator and how the narrator was no longer able to hide his interest in Ila.
    Which character as performed by Raj Varma was your favorite?
    I think the character I got the strongest sense of was the narrator's grandmother. Varma gives you a real sense of her strength, her resolve, and her quiet nature.
    Any additional comments?
    I became familiar with Ghosh in his grander, more sweeping stories (such as The Glass Palace, The Sea of Poppies, etc). This story feels much smaller and more personal than those narratives, and that might be because this story has an "I" narrator rather than an unseen 3rd point of view. The scale of events in also smaller as it is not talking about events with truly international impacts as seen in the previously mentioned book. That said, you still have a rich cast of characters and an immersive shifting story.
    Narrator Doesn't Know How to Pronounce
    Though an Indian narrator has been selected for this book, it is remarkable how little he knows how to pronounce Indian words. For instance, the final vowel sound in "Ballygunj" is rendered "oo" rather than the schwa sound it ought to be. Similarly, the vowel in Sena (as in the medieval eastern Indian Sena dynasty), is pronounced as "ee" rather than "ay" (as in "say" or "bay"). And there are innumerable other more or less egregious instances of a similar lack of linguistic familiarity with the world described (and the Bengali that lies behind the author's English). This could have been remedied, of course, by a bit of research. Or, better, a native Calcuttan Bengali might have been found, which would have been easy enough.
    The listening experience is not wholly compromised, but it is remarkable how little thought seems to go into the choice of narrators of Indian English novels. The rating is for the audiobook as a book.
    10 hr 2 min
  • Imperfect Birds Audiobook by Anne Lamott
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    Title: Imperfect Birds
    Author: Anne Lamott
    Narrator: Susan Denaker
    Format: Unabridged
    Length: 11 hrs and 23 mins
    Language: English
    Release date: 04-06-10
    Publisher: Penguin Audio
    Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 111 votes
    Genres: Fiction, Contemporary
    Publisher's Summary:
    A powerful and redemptive novel of love and family, from the author of the best-selling Blue Shoe, Grace (Eventually), and Operating Instructions.
    Rosie Ferguson is 17 and ready to enjoy the summer before her senior year of high school. She's intelligent (she aced AP physics), athletic (a former state-ranked tennis doubles champion), and beautiful. She is, in short, everything her mother, Elizabeth, hoped she could be. The family's move to Landsdale, with stepfather James in tow, hadn't been as bumpy as Elizabeth feared.
    But as the school year draws to a close, there are disturbing signs that the life Rosie claims to be leading is a sham, and that Elizabeth's hopes for her daughter to remain immune from the pull of the darker impulses of drugs and alcohol are dashed. Slowly and against their will, Elizabeth and James are forced to confront the fact that Rosie has been lying to them - and that her deceptions will have profound consequences.
    This is Anne Lamott's most honest and heartrending novel yet, exploring our human quest for connection and salvation as it reveals the traps that can befall all of us.
    Editorial Reviews:
    Raw and sensual, Anne Lamotts Imperfect Birds is almost a novel-length poem. With language so descriptive of sound, texture, and scent, the listener is transported to the Northern California town where Elizabeth and James are struggling to raise their teenage daughter Rosie.
    Susan Denakers narration balances a hippie vibe with typical baby boomer nostalgia for the traditional, sensible world they rebelled against. Her voice shifts from cool, impartial observation to embody the cluttered and numb Elizabeth; the bemused, solid James; and Rosie in all her high school drama and indignation.
    Through words and sound, Lamott and Denaker knit together a family of characters who are aching through their everyday world, looking around every corner for some major catastrophe to relieve them at least of the tension among them. The slow-moving catastrophe of the novel is Rosies drug use and Elizabeths inability to take control of the situation.
    This central conflict seeps into all the other relationships in the novel, putting stress on Elizabeth and James marriage and leading Rosie down a dangerous path with a guy from school. There are moments when Elizabeth and Rosie connect, but daughter is trying so hard to break free from mother, that deception and hurtfulness become routine.
    At the beginning of the novel, Elizabeths friend Rae tells her, You stop pretending life is such fun or makes sense. Its often messy and cruel and dull, and we do the best we can. Its unfair, and jerks seem to win. But you fall in love with a few people. Imperfect Birds is the story of how one family holds onto that love through depression, addiction, and the sometimes painful experience of simply growing up.
    Members Reviews:
    Imperfect birds not quite perfect but good.
    If they had had 3.5 stars I would have given the book that rating.
    Imperfect birds came along right at the same time I was dealing with the same issue w/ my 26 year-old step-daughter so I was very well able to relate to it.
    At the beginning of the book I felt lost. The story didn't seem to move forward - just focus on past events every two minutes. I literally felt like the book took one step forward, 2 steps back for the first couple of chapters.
    11 hr 23 min
  • Pay It Forward Audiobook by Catherine Ryan Hyde
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    Title: Pay It Forward
    Author: Catherine Ryan Hyde
    Narrator: Anne Pitoniak, Michael McGlone, Enid Graham, Liam Norton, Leland Gantt, Sharon Quinn, Gordon Weiss, Debra Monk
    Format: Abridged
    Length: 4 hrs and 23 mins
    Language: English
    Release date: 02-22-10
    Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio
    Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 17 votes
    Genres: Fiction, Contemporary
    Publisher's Summary:
    Pay It Forward is a wondrous and moving story about Trevor McKinney, a 12-year-old boy in a small California town who accepts the challenge that his teacher gives his class, a chance to earn extra credit by coming up with a plan to change the world for the better - and to put that plan into action.
    The plan that Trevor comes up with is so simple - and so naive - that when others learn of it they are dismissive. Even Trevor himself begins to doubt when his "pay it forward" plan seems to founder on a combination of bad luck and the worst of human nature.
    What is his idea? Trevor chooses three people for whom he will do a favor, and then when those people thank him and ask how they might pay him back, he will tell them that instead of paying him back they should each "pay it forward" by choosing three people for whom they can do favors, and in turn telling those people to pay it forward. It's nothing less than a human chain letter of kindness and good will. But will it work?
    In the end, Pay It Forward is the story of seemingly ordinary people made extraordinary by the simple faith of a child. In the tradition of the successful and inspirational television show Touched by an Angel, and the phenomenally successful novel and film Forrest Gump, Pay It Forward is a work of charm, wit, and remarkable inspiration, a story of hope for today and for many tomorrows to come.
    Members Reviews:
    This audible.com is terrible
    What would have made Pay It Forward better?
    If it would have read it to me
    What do you think your next listen will be?
    Nothing I'm never getting in this website again
    How could the performance have been better?
    If it read to me
    What reaction did this book spark in you? Anger, sadness, disappointment?
    All 3 in the website
    Any additional comments?
    I will tell all the people I know to never get on here it's a joke. You shouldn't put a book on if a person. Can't read it
    4 hr 23 min

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