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Title: Lucky Stiff

Subtitle: Memoirs of an Undead Lover

Author: Tonia Brown

Narrator: Damien Siemer

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10 hrs and 10 mins

Language: English

Release date: 08-16-17

Publisher: Tonia Brown

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 2 votes

Genres: Fiction, Humor

Publisher's Summary:

Peter Lyles was unremarkable in life, but unforgettable in death. After overdosing, Peter's friends almost bring him back to life, turning him into a zombie with the help of "sex-magic" Voodoo. His unforgettable adventure takes him from bedroom to bedroom, giving him a career as the hottest gigolo, not quite alive, while he denies his hunger for human flesh. At times humorous, at times touching, but always sexy, sexy, sexy - Lucky Stiff will leave you wanting more. Peter's just that good.

Members Reviews:

Lucky Stiff: Memoirs of an Undead Lover

I came across this book and sat on the fence on if I wanted to read it. Seeing that it was free at the time I decided to just download it to my kindle, and there is sat for a few days. I read a few other things and kept coming back to it and thinking to myself "Do I really want to read a book about a zombie that involves sex?" The answer kept being no. . .I mean I just couldn't wrap my mind around it so I kept putting of reading it. When I finally pulled it up on my Kindle and started reading it I just couldn't stop. It was truly a great book, and don't be like me and pass it up because of zombie that likes to get it on.

Not many people can take a zombie and turn it into something else, while keeping the important things that same as well. If you ever take the time to read my reviews you will find I love all things zombie. Its strange I know. But I'm also picky about my zombies. . .I like them to be classic, and talking zombies just make me mad. But this wasn't a book about a zombie apocalypse it was a book about a young man that died before his time, and through some very sexy magic was bought back. Because of this I was able to put aside my zombie views and just go for the ride.

Yeah I know its still about a zombie that has sex, and that can seem a little gross. But its not like Peter was rotting and falling apart while he was at it. There is a reason why Peter has so much sex, and its a good one. . .there is also a reason why he isn't rotting as well, but you'll have to read the book to know why.

I enjoyed seeing something a little different from the zombie genre. Though it still doesn't mean I'll be looking out for those talking zombies. . .they still make me mad, well except for Peter and Bub they are the only talking zombies I think I'll ever accept.

Would I recommend this book? Yes, don't be discourage because what its about. . .there is a great story here and I encouraged you to give it a shot and to keep an open mind.

More than just a loner with a boner!

My first thought when I heard about this novel was, "I do not want to read about some zombie's rotted genitalia falling off mid-coitus." Once I started reading, I was pleasantly surprised at how logically Brown worked out the details of how and why Peter becomes a zombie gigolo. I don't want to spoil the story, but Brown's explanations make perfect sense in her story world and instead of smacking readers over the head with obvious exposition, we see things through Peter's eyes and learn about his "condition" as he does...over time.

Speaking of Peter, he is notable for more than just his undeath and priapismic condition. Brown writes Peter so well that you can't help but fall in love with him. He's the man women want and men want to be like.

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Title: The Albuquerque Turkey

Author: John Vorhaus

Narrator: John Vorhaus

Format: Unabridged

Length: 7 hrs and 40 mins

Language: English

Release date: 06-27-17

Publisher: Spoken Word Inc

Ratings: 1 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: Fiction, Humor

Publisher's Summary:

Master con artist Radar Hoverlander is getting out of the life...unless his old man drags him back in.

After their last big con netted them a nice chunk of change, Radar Hoverlander and his grifter girlfriend, Allie Quinn, have vowed to go straight. But Radar's fragile commitment to clean living is put to the test when an oddly hefty lady in red shows up and stalks him through the streets of Santa Fe. Except that's no lady - it's Radar's dad, Woody Hoverlander, a world class con artist in his own right.

Radar correctly figures if his dad is in drag, he must be in trouble. Woody is on the lam, with a Vegas hard guy after him and a large debt to clear. To help him, Radar must break his vow to leave cons behind - and risk losing Allie, who is determined to protect their nest egg and steer clear of bad influences.

Radar's best pal, the usually hapless Vic Mirplo, had started creating art as a con, but now he's coming into money as his sculptures start to sell. When Radar needs someone to flash some cash in Vegas and play the reckless gambler so that he can get his father off the hook, he reinvents Mirplo as the ultimate high roller - the Albuquerque Turkey - and dangles him as bait.

Art fraud, casino cons, love, loyalty, and plenty of double - and triple - crosses...they all prove that the odds of what happens in Vegas staying in Vegas are about as long as Radar Hoverlander staying straight.

Members Reviews:

John Vorhaus Is The Tao...

Reading a John Vorhaus novel is like an exercise in Taoist faith: You have no idea where the path will take you, but whatever unexpected twists and turns you encounter along the path, you know it will end up somewhere you want to be.

I composed that (oh so clever) line as I was less than halfway (41%, according to my Kindle) through THE ALBUQUERQUE TURKEY.

I still agree with the basic sentiment, but I might update my analogy to state that reading a John Vorhaus novel is and act of Taoist faith because as your journey devolves into madness, you trust (hope, pray) that the Tao will deliver you sane (Tao willing), to someplace you want to be, and you will have enjoyed the ride.

Mr. Vorhaus is one of the greatest writers of comedic adventures since Douglas Adams, Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett or P.G. Wodehouse!

Lovable characters? Check.

Hate-able characters? Check.

Poetically adept use of language? Check.

Mind-blowing plot twists? CHECK!

Laugh-out-loud funny moments? CHECK!

Genuine tension creating the NEED to turn those pages as fast as the eye can scan them? Frickin' CHECK!!!

There are times in THE ALBUQUERQUE TURKEY when you think you see where the story is going. You're wrong. Always. Vorhaus is astounding at setting up your expectations, then obliterating them, often rearranging the game board so that it's an entirely new game!

But the game is always a blast -- sometimes a tense and hair-pulling blast, but always a blast -- and, naturally, we the readers are the ultimate winners!

A Bit Of A Guess

I had problems with the voice in THE ALBUQUERQUE TURKEY. It seemed a bit off to me, like my GPS had lost its signal. It took me a bit of time to figure out it related to word choice and some unusual phrases and dialogue. So at various points along the way, I was ready to give it up, and move on to my next read.

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Title: Ella

Subtitle: A Stepmum's Tale

Author: J. L. Higgs

Narrator: J. L. Higgs

Format: Unabridged

Length: 7 hrs and 25 mins

Language: English

Release date: 06-21-17

Publisher: Author's Republic

Ratings: 2 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: Fiction, Humor

Publisher's Summary:

Sylvia Stark is a reporter determined to find a real story when she interviews Cinderella's wicked stepmother, Charlotte. Her life turns upside down when she discovers the stepmother is not wicked, the princess was spoilt and Humpty Dumpty is not an egg. After Sylvia and her camera-man, Stuart, are kidnapped by a corrupt Secret Service officer and then rescued by Humpty Dumpty, she is even more determined to find out the truth behind the fairytale. How is the Fairy Godmother involved in both the fairytale and nursery rhyme?

Members Reviews:

... in exchange for an honest review and I really enjoyed it. I liked watching as the mystery unfolded ...

I received a downloaded version of this book in exchange for an honest review and I really enjoyed it. I liked watching as the mystery unfolded itself and feeling like I was involved. However the whole book was written in a way that I would expect a Jr. fiction novel to be written. In fact I found myself wanting to recommend it to my 1o year old niece many times, but I was unable too because of some of the topics discussed. There were some important plot points that circled around adultery and sex, though not in an extreme way. All in all the whole book was fairly innocent but still because the subjects are brought up I cant recommend it to her or it would raise some questions. More than once I got the feeling that the author would have made an excellent Jr. fiction author, but chose to be a YA author instead. The MC Sylvia Stark is a little confusing at times but is also pretty adorably blond. And I liked her cameraman Stuart and her interactions with each other. The book had a decent plot and it felt like it was doing a good job building up to the big reveal at the end but when the end was revealed it didnât make as much sense as I was hoping. I didnât really like how Humpty Dumpty was brought into the book. It felt like Chapter 26 ended the book, and chapter 27 began the next one. I think it would have been better if J.L. Higgs had introduced Humpty in the beginning of the book. Even if it was just a brief mention. She could have re worded the first page in a way where Sylvia could be upset that she was reporting on such a week topic and Stuart could say something like,

âHey, its better than reporting on Lullabies and Nursery rhymes like Humpty Dumpty, or Twinkle Little Starâ

That way it would make Chapter 27 ironic and it would make the whole thing feel more connected. It would also indicate that reporting on Nursery rhymes was for the lowest reporters, and would really make us feel for her in 27. So, even though it wasnât my favorite book in the world I still enjoyed it. It was a very easy read and so much fun! I definitely donât consider reading it a waist of my time, and I am looking forward to reading the second one. I am sure I would read it again. (less)

A fun new view of the classic tale!

As a stepmother of two, I was immediately attracted to the idea of Cinderella told from the stepmother's point of view. We've all grown up thinking that Cinderella is the poor, mistreated young woman and we embrace her grace featured in the typical fairytale. If you love fairytales, then you'll want to get your hands on this fun book. I found myself giggling at the twists and turns that J. L. Higgs took with the story and love the overall lesson held within the pages.

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Title: Mad

Subtitle: Mad, Bad and Dangerous to Know Trilogy, Book 1

Author: Chloé Esposito

Narrator: Emily Atack

Format: Unabridged

Length: 9 hrs and 54 mins

Language: English

Release date: 06-15-17

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: Fiction, Humor

Publisher's Summary:

Penguin presents the unabridged downloadable audiobook edition of Mad by Chloe Esposito, read by Emily Atack.

There's something you should know before we go any further: my heart is in the wrong place. Now, don't say I didn't warn you....

Perhaps that's why nothing in Alvie's life has ever gone right. Until now. She can finally abandon her credit card debt - and her fruitless three-way with Tinder and Twitter - when fate gives her the chance to steal her identical twin's perfect life. It's just a shame Beth had to die to make Alvie's dreams come true.

So begin seven days of sex, violence and unapologetic selfies - one wild week that sees Alvie break every rule in the book. She never did have much respect for boundaries. It might be madness, but rules are meant to be broken. Right?

Mad is the first in the sexy, shocking and compulsively listenable Mad, Bad and Dangerous to Know trilogy and the beginning of a roller-coaster ride that those still alive at the end will never forget.

Members Reviews:

I'll be a lost Audible soul until Bad is released!

Would you listen to Mad again? Why?

I absolutely would. I thoroughly enjoyed this book. I'm not sure what I would call this genre, I was looking for a holiday read but this book has become a firm favourite. It demonstrated every persons inner psychopath...perhaps not on the same scale as Alvi!! I honestly could visualise every minute of this book, and would love for it to become a film.

Who was your favorite character and why?

I adored Alvina, her ability to slip in and out of the portrayal of her sister would incredible. It was great to see these psychotic attributes in a leading female - Alvi having played a particularly MAD and BAD character - a character that in my choice of books is usually played by a man.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

YES!

Awful, I wanted to tear my hair out

I think I may be too sane or too old to have read this book. It definitely did not appeal to me. Most of the time you wish for the antagonist to meet a horrible accident or to be killed in a brutal fashion. But mostly the author's over emphasis on inner monologue becomes grating to the point it gives you a headache.

The story is over the top involving murder plots, psychopaths, sex and the mafia and completely implausible. And it all surrounds a psychopathic twin called Alvina. It's like reading a long drawn episode of Sunset Beach - beyond ridiculous and just irritating to the extreme. I persevered until the end but suffice to say I won't be reading this author's books again.

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Titel: American Woman

Autor:: Gayle Tufts

Erzähler: Gayle Tufts

Format: Unabridged

Spieldauer: 4 hrs and 44 mins

Sprache: Deutsch

Veröffentlichungsdatum: 06-14-17

Herausgeber: Audible Studios

Kategorien: Fiction, Humor

Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers:

Gayle Tufts beobachtet mit scharfem Blick und schreibt mit viel Humor und Verstand nicht nur über ihr Leben als Amerikanerin in Deutschland, sondern auch über ihre alte Heimat - über Alltag und Absonderlichkeiten im Land der unbegrenzten Möglichkeiten. Hochaktuell und mit den besten Stücken aus ihrem neuen Bühnenprogramm.

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Kritik Bewertungen:

Diese Frau weckt dieses gewisse Rotweingefühl: ein bisschen trunken, ein bisschen traurig und dabei unendlich selig.

-- Süddeutsche Zeitung

Mitglieder Bewertungen:

The life of a fugitive

This is the second novel I read by Susan Choi, who is a recent discovery for me. Her writing is complex and rich. The first novel I read by her was "My Education," which was pretty amazing. This one was written earlier and concerns a young woman who became involved in anti-establishment terrorism during the Vietnam war. She is wanted by the law and on the run, living an anonymous life, when another underground friend puts her in the position of having to protect three other revolutionaries who are on the FBI most wanted list. She in no way wants to be in this position, but has little choice. The way her relationship with the others evolves, particularly with the heiress (shades of Patty Hearst) who was kidnapped and then espoused her captors' ideals, is the crux of the story. Susan Choi is able to create characters who come to life with minute details and longer, in-depth delving. She changes POV a couple of times, but mostly we are looking through the lens of the heroine, who may have been too young and too in love when she started out on this path. However, that's not a conclusion the author presses. The characters are always given full responsibility for their actions and reactions.

I recommend this book. The only drawback might be that sometimes Choi's descriptions feel a little too long and repetitive, as if each paragraph was a meditation. Not necessarily a bad thing, but I found myself getting impatient in a couple of places.

Novel based on recent historical events

The writing in this novel alternates between very attractive and very wordy. This particular novel is based somewhat on the kidnapping of Patty Hearst and the Symbionese Liberation Army, but the author adds another character who was on the outside of that situation. The psychology of the main narrator fits in with other non--fiction narratives that I have read.

Dark and a little dreary

Although it was beautifully written, it was such a dark novel, that I found it hard to come to terms with. I do remember the Patty Hearst case and that was why I thought I would enjoy it. I didnât NOT enjoy it, but it was hard to relate to and just didnât keep me as riveted as I would have liked. Some passages seemed to go on forever in an almost stream of consciousness way. I preferred the parts that involved a little more action in bringing the story forward.

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Titel: Ich schenk dir die Hölle auf Erden

Untertitel: (K)ein Trennungs-Roman

Autor:: Ellen Berg

Erzähler: Tessa Mittelstaedt

Format: Unabridged

Spieldauer: 11 hrs and 8 mins

Sprache: Deutsch

Veröffentlichungsdatum: 06-12-17

Herausgeber: Audible Studios

Bewertung: 4 von 5 von 1 Stimmen

Kategorien: Fiction, Humor

Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers:

So ein mieser Schuft! Als Carina entdeckt, dass Ehemann Jonas sie betrügt, bricht ihre heile kleine Welt zusammen. Klar, Lust und Leidenschaft sind nach zehn Jahren Ehe und zwei Kindern auf der Strecke geblieben. Doch dass Jonas mit seiner Neuen all die romantischen Highlights genießt, die sich Carina immer gewünscht hat, ist zu viel. Sie beschließt, ihn direkt in die Scheidungshölle zu schicken. Und die Neue gleich dazu. Soll sie ruhig merken, wie angenehm das Leben an Jonas Seite ist, wenn seine Kinder sonntagmorgens Hockeytraining haben oder Brechdurchfall bekommen... Während ihres Rachefeldzugs blüht Carina auf. Die Männer stehen Schlange - und plötzlich auch Jonas. Was tun?

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Title: How to Live Like a Supervillain

Author: Amanda Lash, Dou7g

Narrator: David Sabol

Format: Unabridged

Length: 14 mins

Language: English

Release date: 05-23-17

Publisher: Hyperbolic Productions

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 2 votes

Genres: Fiction, Humor

Publisher's Summary:

Disclaimer: This is a humorous piece of writing intended for a mature audience over 18. All characters are over 18. This is possibly helpful advice from Poison, a knife wielding super strong supervillain in the world of "The Crisis" and "Crisis on Just One Earth" It is advice about how to live like a supervillain even if you don't have any powers and don't want to go to jail. It's all about attitude.

Excerpts:

On high school:

On dating:

On supervillainy:

Members Reviews:

Fun quick and hilarious

I would suggest reading Crisis on one earth first, but even if you haven't read them it's still a funny book and way worth your time. There are far too many quotable lines in here, read it and discover them yourself.

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Title: Five Go Gluten Free

Author: Bruno Vincent

Narrator: Bruno Vincent

Format: Unabridged

Length: 1 hr and 46 mins

Language: English

Release date: 05-18-17

Publisher: Quercus

Genres: Fiction, Humor

Publisher's Summary:

Enid Blyton's books are beloved the world over and The Famous Five have been the perennial favourite of her fans. Now, in this new series of Enid Blyton for Grown-Ups, George, Dick, Anne, Julian and Timmy confront a new challenge: is it possible to get a good gluten-free cream tea?

Julian, Anne, Dick, George and Timmy are all feeling really rather rum, and it's been going on for days. Nothing seems to work, and with their doctors mystified, they're driven to trying out various expedients to cure themselves. Julian goes online to self-diagnose that he's got pancreatic cancer, bird flu and Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease.

Anne decides that the old methods are the best and decides to have herself exorcised - which proves to be an awful lot of bother for everyone, and such a mess. Dick goes to a witch-doctor who calls himself a 'homeopath' ('sounds only one short of sociopath, Dick!') but it's George who discovers they need to go on an exclusion diet, so they enter a world of hard-to-find, maddeningly expensive specialist foods...Just perfect for anyone who likes Deliciously Ella, Amelia Freer and the Naturalista - as well as any reluctant partners who are begrudgingly spiralising courgettes for dinner.

Members Reviews:

One Star

Waste of time reading it

The best of the fun books aimed at adults based on children's novels

As one might expect, this short novel is an amusing take of the Famous Five in a modern context. It deals with the Five facing the problems of deciding to have a healthy diet and the consequences of this new lifestyle. As you can imagine, there are plenty of references to spiralizers, chia seeds, kale etc..

Reasonably funny with as couple of laugh-out-loud moments, this is a pleasant enough experience and worth a visit. Quite enjoyable and the best of the three that I've read (Brexit Island and Parenting being the others).

Five Stars

This a cute little story and if you like English humor, you will like this delightful book!

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Title: Five Give Up the Booze

Author: Bruno Vincent

Narrator: Bruno Vincent

Format: Unabridged

Length: 1 hr and 43 mins

Language: English

Release date: 05-18-17

Publisher: Quercus

Genres: Fiction, Humor

Publisher's Summary:

Enid Blyton's books are beloved the world over and The Famous Five have been the perennial favourite of her fans. Give up alcohol you say? Why, of course they can! Talk about an easy challenge!

Five old friends set about this simple task and find all of a sudden that: the days are longer; they get to see each other for who they really are; the empty laughter of ordinary conversation is so much harder to fake. Yes, they're saving money and losing weight, but the world itself seems to take on a slow, dreary inevitability. Soon they begin to snap at each other, and then fight - until they begin to wonder, have the Five at last found the challenge that will defeat them?

The perfect gift for anyone who has woken up and promised themselves that they will never drink again. Or at least until next weekend.

Members Reviews:

Entertaining

Nothing

Yet another fun book aimed at adults based on children's novels

As one might expect, this short novel is an amusing take of the Famous Five in a modern context. It deals with the Five giving up alcohol for January when they realise the effect that it is having on them. Their resolve is severely tested especially with a wedding to attend.

Reasonably funny with as couple of laugh-out-loud moments, this is a pleasant enough experience and worth a visit. Quite enjoyable.

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Title: Ghosts I Have Met and Some Others

Author: John Kendrick Bangs

Narrator: Cathy Barrat

Format: Unabridged

Length: 3 hrs and 3 mins

Language: English

Release date: 05-12-17

Publisher: SAGA Egmont

Genres: Fiction, Humor

Publisher's Summary:

New York born John Kendrick Bangs was associate editor and then editor of "Life" and "Harper" magazines, eventually finding his way into the Humour department. Here he began to write his own satire and humour.

"Ghosts I Have Met and Some Others" is a delightfully humorous collection of short tales relating encounters with ghosts.

©2017 SAGA Egmont (P)2017 SAGA Egmont

Members Reviews:

Four Stars

This a fun read.. very entertaining.

Five Stars

great

Bangs Spins a Delightful Yarn!

This is one of my all-time-favorite, light reads! Nero Wolf is my all time favorite read - I've read them all about a hundred times - but while Bangs isn't at all Stoutish, he is quite Archie Goodwinish, in this narrative.

I have a first edition of this book and can tell you that the illustrations are either missing or not showing up on my 1st generation Kindle. Even so, it is just as fun to imagine a man calmly conversing with a specter even as his hair is standing on end and, at one point, shooting out of his head with such force as to embed itself in the ceiling in its effort to get away from the horror of what's happening.

This book is a good, old-fashioned hoot and the narrative is such that the reader is not at all disturbed at the prospect of putting it down for an interruption or even for a week, as nothing important is happening, at any point, nor is one likely to forget what's been read prior to the time when one gladly takes it up again.

Fiction Closes In On Reality

"Coleridge, I think it was, was once asked by a lady if he believed in ghosts, and he replied, `No, madame; I have seen too many of them.' Which is my case exactly."

Unless you are out searching for older macabre writers you might not have run across this gem of a classic. Bangs, tries and succeeds excellently to portray visitations by ghosts that come to him, are drawn to him for different reasons throughout his narration. It would seem to the reader that he is being haunted for the impeccable act of truth telling.

"I hold that it is a man's duty in this life to give to the world the benefit of his experience. All that he sees he should set down exactly as he sees it, and so simply, withal, that to the dullest comprehension the moral involved shall be perfect obvious."

Now, having written that and given his quote about the pains one should take upon themselves in the exactness of retelling; one cannot overlook the fact that the ghosts were not interested in his writings as he imagined they might have been. During one such conversation with a specter in his room in the summer of 1895, the ghost admits that it holds him in high regard for the spirit of truth in which he writes, however, makes it clear that while his writing might be truthful it was not interesting.

Throughout Bangs's stories he makes the supernatural into an everyday occurrence that simply cannot be avoided when you are able to see them, such as, is narrated. Even though this may seem to some reader's humdrum, I beg to differ. He truly understood that life is not filled with phantoms the way we see them now portrayed in novels, short stories and movies, yet as common, on occasion comical and sometimes irritating.