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Title: Going Down South

Author: Dan Hoffman

Narrator: Graham Halstead

Format: Unabridged

Length: 54 mins

Language: English

Release date: 06-18-14

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

A novelette about a nihilistic young man from New York City, Going Down South depicts an isolated and apathetic way of navigating life and romance in a way that will resonate with most Millennials. When Jared Steinfarb decides that his life in Brooklyn has grown too dissolute, he moves in with an old friend from college who is studying to be a minister in Nashville, Tennessee. There, he meets Sylvia, an earnest Christian girl from the Midwest - she becomes an opportunity for his depravity to reach new depths, as Jared finds that his lecherous nature has followed him down south.

Members Reviews:

Good read

Since I started to follow Thought Catalog, I've always wanted to get an book of some sort.

Thanks for it.

It's funny, pleaseant read.

Nice!

This is a great read! Dan Hoffman writes a very honest, relatable depiction of himself and the post-collegiate experience. Definitely worth purchasing..

hoff's da bomb

love dan hoffman's stuff. been following him on TC for a minute and waiting for this ebook almost as long. pic on the cover is hilarious.

Just not good

I have been a fan of TC for a while now. The idea of TC original fiction seemed like a great extension. Unfortunately, this falls short, for way too many reasons. Simply put, I validates the complaints of those who have for so long considered TC a perfect snapshot of young melancholy. You know those people that make fun of you for reading and (like me) sometimes enjoying TC content? Yeah, this is the kind of work they are making fun of you for.

great read, funny, but kind of dark

Bought this because I saw something about Dan Hoffman and Philip Roth on Gawker, and since I like Roth I figured, what the hell. This is a great read. I laughed out loud. The narrator is despicable, but I love it. There's a lot going on here.

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Title: Anetapus

Author: J.P. Theoglich

Narrator: J.P. Theoglich

Format: Unabridged

Length: 6 mins

Language: English

Release date: 06-13-14

Publisher: JP Theoglich

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

Anetapus was written by a homeschooling student who participated in his very first NaNoWriMo in 2013. Anetapus was his finished project and is his first ebook. The audiobook version is narrated by his mother.

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Título: El joven Nathaniel Hawthorne [Young Nathaniel Hawthorne]

Autor: Víctor Sabaté

Narrador: Juan Manuel Martínez

Formato: Unabridged

Duración: 1 hr and 59 mins

Idioma: Español

Fecha de publicación: 06-13-14

Editor: Audiomol

Categorías: Fiction, Contemporary

Resumen del editor:

Un ya no tan joven aspirante a escritor, a quien la rutina y la necesidad de ganarse la vida han hecho desistir de sus aspiraciones, descubre que uno de sus viejos textos de juventud ha sido plagiado. ¿Cómo conseguir que los demás crean en lo que dice cuando ni él mismo se atreve a hacerlo? La cuestión resulta especialmente difícil si el supuesto plagiario es un autor fallecido hace un siglo y medio.

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Opiniones de los miembros:

Demasiado interesante para no leerla.

Una nueva aportación al eterno juego literario del texto dentro del texto, de los textos que generan textos, del fascinante artificio de las letras. ¡Muy bien, Sabaté!

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Title: The Sky People

Author: Patricia Grace

Narrator: Anna Dudding

Format: Unabridged

Length: 4 hrs and 12 mins

Language: English

Release date: 06-12-14

Publisher: Penguin Books NZ

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

In this collection of Patricia Grace's stories we meet the sky people, those under the guardianship of Ranginui and Sky Parent, who are the unwanted, the dispossessed, the wounded in love. But shining through even the darkest human condition is the light to which sky people everywhere aspire. To love and in turn be loved; to create and to belong; even, perhaps, to fly.

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Title: Loving Ways

Author: Maurice Gee

Narrator: Lyndal Howley

Format: Unabridged

Length: 7 hrs and 12 mins

Language: English

Release date: 06-12-14

Publisher: Penguin Books NZ

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

May, David, and Alan Macpherson have the same father but different mothers, and their paths in life have been enormously different. The three have come together after 35 years at the Nelson orchard of their dying father, Robert Macpherson. The old tugmaster, domineering and earthy still, is being nursed by May's daughter, Heather, who also runs the orchard. A strange love exists between her and the old man.

As summer runs into autumn and the apples are harvested, the desires and beliefs of the ill-matched siblings - each, in some way, loving or loved - are frustrated, satisfied, put to the test until, at last, a shocking act of violence brings their unlikely reunion to an end.

In Loving Ways the award-winning Maurice Gee returns to the familiar territory of Nelson. Not even the main characters themselves are fully aware of the strange undercurrents which stir this superb contemporary novel. This is Gee at his finest.

Members Reviews:

Mr Gee polishes a tale of intensity and class one dysfunction

Claustrophobic. What is it in the New Zealand psyche that produces books that are shriven of excess tat such as warmth and humour. Think Janet Frame. This is Maurice Gee in the Frame territory where what is unsaid is as important as the dialogue and the requirement of the reader to think and not spoon fed narrative. Once into the story (about fifty pages) it works for me. Mr Gee is a literary giant and whereas I do not rate "Loving Ways" as highly as say the "Plumb" trilogy, it is no slouch. Many of Mr Gee's novels do contain warmth and humour but this crackles with damaged people in various stages of wreckage and seeking conciliation in their ageing adult lives. The patriarch at the centre is a poisonous well of old style testosterone wrecking ball or balls. It is a highly charged novel with an outcome that scours. At the end, I felt Mr Gee had told the story of a complex, dysfunctional family. His ability to engage with the psychology of his protagonists and describe interactions, barely suppressed violence and emotional sparseness is unsettling but makes for a rewarding read. The setting, semi rural coastal New Zealand, frames the narrative well and provides a good supporting cast of artisans and alternative "escapees".

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Title: Dogside Story

Author: Patricia Grace

Narrator: Lisa Burnett

Format: Unabridged

Length: 7 hrs and 52 mins

Language: English

Release date: 06-09-14

Publisher: Penguin Books NZ

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

There is conflict in the whanau. The young man Te Rua holds a secret for life, the one to die with. But he realises that if he is to acknowledge and claim his daughter, the secret will have to be told. The Sisters are threatening to drag the whanau through the courts. But why? What is really going on?

Meanwhile, wider events are encroaching. Visitors will arrive in numbers to this East Coast site, wanting to be among the first in the world to see the new millennium. There are plans to be put into action, there's money to be made, and there's high drama as the millennium turns. Like Potiki before it, Dogside Story is set in a rural Maori coastal community. The power of the land and the strength of the whanau are life-preserving forces. This rich and vivid novel, threaded with humour, presents a powerful picture of Maori in modern times.

Members Reviews:

Over my head

For somebody who knows a bit about Maori culture, this would probably be a great book. However, I didn't understand enough to follow the plot or language, despite really wanting to learn about the culture and New Zealand in general. Sadly, I gave up reading...

This is a great book!

I read this in Anthropology class in college and I think this is one of the best books I've ever read!

New Zealand's National Treasure

This is my favorite of Grace's novels - the first in which (I feel) her elegant writing style is fully developed. Grace writes in deceptively simple and ordinary language. However what she achieves (she admits by writing slowly and constantly reworking) is actually a rich tapestry interweaving story, deep Maori earth connectedness, myth and the public and inner aspect of characters that are so universal readers from any culture will recognize them. Although her story concerns a Maori intertribal dispute, she approaches character development from a sophisticated 21st century perspective - emphasizing both their human frailties and the psychological underpinnings that motivate them.

If you like Barbara Kingsolver and Carson McCullers, you will love Patria Grace.

A real joy to read.

by Dr Stuart Jeanne Bramhall, author of THE MOST REVOLUTIONARY ACT: MEMOIR OF AN AMERICAN REFUGEE

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Titolo: Ciondolino

Autore: Luigi Bertelli

Narratore: Silvia Cecchini

Formato: Unabridged

Durata: 5 hrs and 28 mins

Lingua: Italiano

Data di pubblicazione: 06-06-14

Editore: Collina d'oro

Valutazioni: 2 su 5 su 1 voti

Categoria: Fiction, Contemporary

Riepilogo Editore:

Fantastico romanzo pubblicato nel 1895, mantiene ancora oggi la freschezza e l'interesse di allora. Luigi Bertelli, detto Vamba, pubblicò questo libro prima del suo più famoso Giornalino di Gian Burrasca: l'intento di educare i suoi giovani lettori si percepisce, ma questo non toglie nulla al divertimento e soprattutto alla sorpresa di apprendere tanto sulla vita delle formiche e degli altri insetti. Infatti Gigino, detto Ciondolino, trasformatosi in una formica, comincia una serie di avventure in questo piccolo mondo la cui complessità non lascia niente a desiderare rispetto ai mondi più grandi. Il libro è ben fruibile, proprio per questo, anche da un pubblico adulto.Cornice musicale: A Bug's life.

Please note: This audiobook is in Italian.

Recensioni dei membri:

Why does this begin at Chapter 32 ???

What would have made Ciondolino better?

I thought I purchased a whole book - and to start the story at Chapter 32 is VERY DISAPPOINTING. Please Audible do something about this ASAP ...

You didnt love this book... but did it have any redeeming qualities?

Sounds good and is still good for my listening skills ...

Any additional comments?

I purchased this to help me listen to Italian - I am learning the language at the moment. Unfortunately when I play this either in iTunes or via the play button in my Audible Library the story begins at Chapter 32 - Why Why Why - or in my very basic Italian - Perchè Perchè Perchè. Very disappointed in the Quality Control and if this is an example of Audible, I won't be extending my membership !!!

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Title: The Sea of Innocence

Author: Kishwar Desai

Narrator: Vayu Naidu

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8 hrs and 25 mins

Language: English

Release date: 06-05-14

Publisher: Whole Story Audio

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

The thrilling new adventure starring Kishwar Desais enthralling heroine, Simran Singh. Simran Singh is desperate for a break and so the idyll of Goa seems perfect - white beaches, blue seas, and no crime. But when a video appears on her phone, featuring a girl being attacked by a group of men, she realises that darkness festers in this supposed paradise. And when she discovers out that the girl is Liza Kay, a British teenager who has gone missing, she knows she must act.

Critic Reviews:

"Desai's Simran Singh novels are endowed with something else: the sense that she is delving not just into mysteries but into subjects that matter deeply. I cannot wait for her next adventure" (Independent on Sunday on Origins of Love)

Members Reviews:

Interesting yet not that much riveting book!

According to National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), every day 93 women are being raped in India.

I know, being an Indian, it's not only a shocking information but also an embarrassing piece of data. Moreover, in my country, we do not celebrate Republic Day, instead, we celebrate "Rape-"public day. Likewise, an Indian author named, Kishwar Desai, has opened our eyes with her new novel, The Sea of Innocence that features the dark, grim and forgotten world of rape victims. Not only that she has even paid tribute to the 16th December, 2012 gang rape victim in Delhi- which happens to be the most horrific gang rape in the history of our country.

Synopsis:

Goa, south India. A beautiful holiday hideaway where hippies and backpackers while away the hours. But beneath the clear blue skies lies a dirty secretâ Simran Singh is desperate for a break and some time away from her busy job as a social worker-come-crime investigator. And so the unspoilt idyll of Goa seems just the place - white beaches, blue seas and no crime. But when a disturbing video appears on her phone, featuring a young girl being attacked by a group of men, she realizes that a darkness festers at the heart of this supposed paradise. And when she discovers out that the girl is Liza Kay, a British teenager who has gone missing, she knows she must act in order to save her. But first Simran must break through the web of lies and dark connections that flourish on these beaches. Everyone, it seems, knows what has happened to the girl but no one is prepared to say. And when more videos appear, and Simran herself is targeted in order to keep her quiet, the paradise soon becomes a living nightmare.

This is the third book in the Simran Singh series. Having never read any other books from this series, didn't much matter to me, since in every series, the author comes up with an all new Simran Singh adventure.

Simran Singh, a social work living in Delhi with her adopted teenage daughter, receives an anonymous racy video of a young girl from her ex-lover, Amarjit, who is top-shot cop in Delhi, while holidaying with her daughter in the beach-lover's paradise of India, Goa. This embarks yet another thrilling and riveting adventure in Simran Singh's life.

But sadly, I've to confess that the book didn't click with me that much. Firstly, the book has got a very slow pace, and at times, I felt like things should really move faster, considering this is a mystery book, the mystery was not properly revealed or layered by the author, because of the narrative style which is at times very dull and going out-of-topic at times.

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Title: The Way Inn

Author: Will Wiles

Narrator: Will Rycroft

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10 hrs and 4 mins

Language: English

Release date: 06-05-14

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Limited

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

The Way Inn takes the polished surfaces of modern life, the branded coffee and the free wifi, and twists them into a nightmare.

The Way Inn is a global chain of identikit mid-budget hotels, and Neil Double is a valued member of its loyalty scheme. Neil is a professional conference-goer, a man who will attend trade fairs, expos, and conventions so you don't have to. This life of anonymised, budget travel would be hell for most, but it's a kind of paradise for Neil, who has turned his incognito professional life into a toxic personal philosophy.

But Neil is about to change. In a brand-new Way Inn in an airport hinterland, he meets a woman - a woman he has seen before in bizarre and unsettling circumstances. She hints at being in possession of an astonishing truth about this mundane world. And then she disappears. Fascinated, and with his professional life unravelling, Neil tries to find the woman again. In doing so he is drawn into the appalling secret that lurks behind the fake smiles and muzak of the hotel.

Critic Reviews:

Praise for Care of Wooden Floors':

Funny and richly poetica surreal, farcical, original first novel (The Times Books of the Year)

A very funny novel combining schadenfreude and belly laughs. (Independent)

This is a terrific first novel, written with a very engaging deadpan wit, and an understated sense of the absurd. (Kate Saunders, The Times)

Ingenioushis story has something in common, in terms of manic sensitivity, with Edgar Allan Poes' The Tell-Tale Heart[with] deft and precise descriptive asides. This is a smart and polished debut. (Daily Telegraph)

This novel acquires the queasy allure of a cliff edge, the sense of impending catastrophe becoming strangely compellingaddictive and rather clever, too. (Daily Mail)

Funny, beguiling and quietly profound; a wonderfully well-crafted debut. (TLS)

A nicely turned satire on the notion that the path to spiritual contentment lies in a pristine set of polished wooden floorboards Wiles has an eye for beauty, but an even more impressive eye for ugliness a novel full of impeccably stylish writing (Guardian)

A novel about minimalism and chaos, which reveals more about the interaction of architecture and life than many an earnest treatise. If you want above all a good read, get this one. (Guardian Best Architecture Books of the Year)

Highly idiosyncratic, well-written, with a vivid sense of place is compelling. (Michael Frayn)

Care of Wooden Floors is a wonderful work. Precisely constructed, with an eye that sees in between the everyday spaces of our lives, it sheds new light, not only on ourselves, but on the contemporary novel itself. (Lee Rourke, author of The Canal)

The novel's strength lies in Wiles's wry depiction of the battle between chaos and order. (Sunday Times)

entertainingly conjure[s] up a life lived through aesthetics (Art Review)

Wiles is a talent to watch (The Spectator)

Compelling (Independent on Sunday)

Members Reviews:

Hell created with your comfort in mind

Modern day life is ripe for ridicule and this one deals with the world of business people and their dreaded business conferences. This is a very funny satire and many people (including myself) will recognise the dread of having to network with people you do not know and would never dream of mixing with in private life.

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Title: The Ruby Slippers

Author: Keir Alexander

Narrator: Eric Meyers

Format: Unabridged

Length: 12 hrs and 2 mins

Language: English

Release date: 06-05-14

Publisher: Whole Story Audio

Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 2 votes

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

Old Rosa the bag lady shuffles along the streets, stinking, silent and shunned. Time and again her nephew, Michael Marcinkus, has tried to help - but Rosa remains unknowable. Then Rosa has a terrible accident. As she lies in a coma, Michael visits her squalid flat and unearths something remarkable from the junk: Two glittering pieces of Hollywood history. How on earth has Rosa come to own such treasure? And what is to be done with them now?

Bursting with atmosphere, an unforgettable cast of characters, and set against a New York skyline, The Ruby Slippers is a sweeping story of hidden treasures, forgotten histories and lost connections.

Members Reviews:

Such a great character study

Such a great character study...felt like I knew the characters...could identify with them...and felt the betrayal between all! Made me step back and look at my own selfishness and possibly greediness....

The ruby slippers / Kier Alexander

Am loving this book so far as yet I have not finished reading it but would recommend it

An understated and brilliant debut

Love, loss, greed and redemption are just a few of the themes explored by Keir Alexander in this stunning debut. I was hooked from the start and it's one of those rare books which becomes an imprinted experience that plays over in your mind long after you've finished reading it. I absolutely loved it! The slippers of the title are Judy Garland's from The Wizard of Oz. They are the focal point for a modern parable where each character struggles to find true value in their life.

It's a gripping multi themed story. I was grabbed by a narrative which moves the story forward skilfully in small bites. There's a finely drawn cast of characters each with a tale to tell as their lives and paths weave across a New York backdrop. There's a real sense of place and time as disparate threads are carefully drawn together and the central characters start to learn what really matters. From the laconic, streetwise youth who lives with his god fearing aunt to immigrant refugees seeking a new life, each voice is distinct and different. They become an eclectic microcosm drawn by temptation and opportunity.

The pace is superb; there are moments of genuine pathos balanced by events which brim with true happiness. It's filled with insight into souls motivated by greed. The underlying story about the acquisition of the slippers and their stark juxtaposition to Rosa, the bag lady's life is a tantalising reveal which swept me along and ultimately took me by surprise as the plot unfolded. Original and haunting, this book's a literary gem.

My thanks to Lovereading.co.uk for a pre publication copy as a giveaway. This is a copy of my review posted on Amazon UK.

Toto, I've a feeling we're not in Kansas any more.

We're in New York, actually, following the interlinked stories of aging deli owner Michael, James whose male partner is dying in hospital, teenager Siobhan who treks to the city to find her missing dad, rich bitter invalid McBride, young dude Harrison who hangs out on the corners and stinky old Rosa, the down-and-out owner of a pair of twinkling ruby slippers.

Coming to this directly afterFriendship: A Novel, another Manhattan tale, it was interesting to see how they compared. Friendship is written by an American resident of Brooklyn, Emily Gould, The Ruby Slippers is the debut novel from British writer Keir Alexander.