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Title: When God Was a Rabbit

Author: Sarah Winman

Narrator: Sarah Winman

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8 hrs and 25 mins

Language: English

Release date: 03-03-11

Publisher: Headline Audiobooks

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 91 votes

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

This is a story about a brother and a sister.

It's a story about childhood and growing up, friendships and families, triumph and tragedy, and everything in between. More than anything, it's a story about love in all its forms.

Members Reviews:

Poorly Executed

This book wasnt for you, but who do you think might enjoy it more?

The beginning was interesting and I liked the main characters and the author's style of prose. She just couldn't seem to tie the plot together and create a good middle and end. Disappointing.

What do you think your next listen will be?

Therese Raquin, by Emile Zola

How did the narrator detract from the book?

The narrator was marginal.

What reaction did this book spark in you? Anger, sadness, disappointment?

I did feel anger about what happened to the main character and with the brother's storyline.

Any additional comments?

I would rate this book a "C". Not terrible, but not well done.

Good read

Well written, absorbing and touching. A gentle story of people resolving the past and how their lives have intersected to make their worlds what they are.

A new, true, authentic voice

At the start of listening to 'When God Was a Rabbit' I thought it was going to be a drag: the voice was a bit whiny and she spoke very quickly. But I think it was just transitioning from my previous listen that caused the problem because I very quickly got caught up with Elly and Joe and Jenny Penny and Charlie and Nancy.

Part 1 of the book was completely and utterly wonderful. I laughed at the funny bits and the voice that Ms Winman gave to the characters was individual enough that it made the story flow very well. Elly's voice throughout the book is genuine and believable. I grew up during the same time and related to so many things on a cultural level. The emotional resonance that Elly brings to the story rang very true for me. When Elly got attached to Jenny Penny and then had to separate from her - I felt the pain of that moment. But there were so many more than just that one. Each of the moments that mattered (not that any of them didn't) really touched me.

Part 2 of the book was also wonderful, but also reflected on the characters now that they were older. And this part also seemed to bring into balance Part 1 in a way, for me. I haven't read that many books with 9/11 as a part of the plot, so this was exploratory for me, in a way. Yet, I trusted that Ms Winman would remain true to the voice of Elly and I wasn't disappointed. Reading of someone else's experience of that time expanded my knowledge of the event in a different way. And I appreciated that, actually.

I would recommend this book to anyone who wanted a coming of age tale with strong characterization and a strong storyline. I will definitely be keeping an eye out for Ms Winman's next book and await it eagerly!

When God was a Rabbit

I loved this book, pretty much immediately - it was recommended by 2 friends who had read it, and I recognized it from various trending book lists.

It was warm, engaging, funny and tragic. A real feelings read. I couldn't help but relating to the main character as well as the other wonderful characters that complete this unique story.

By far one of my top 10 as of late.

so disappointed

The story completely fell apart in the last part of the book.

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Title: Gets No Love

Author: Eric Pete

Narrator: Marc Damon Johnson

Format: Unabridged

Length: 9 hrs and 45 mins

Language: English

Release date: 02-22-11

Publisher: Recorded Books

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 12 votes

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

Lance has cleaned up his act, but his bad-boy past keeps coming back to haunt him. He struggles to win back the love of his life, who just left him at the altar. He and his friend Ahket, an ex-thug turned rapper, try not to resort to the violence of their past in their search for redemption. Lances gritty reality and heart-wrenching decisions make this book by award-winning best-seller Eric Pete a must-read.

Members Reviews:

Interesting Read

I enjoyed this audio book as it had a pretty good story line. I stumbled on it because I've enjoyed listening to the narrator Marc Damon Johnson. I love his voice because he really pulls you into the story and makes the characters live.

The story line was much different than I thought it would be and at first I was not interested in hearing a story about a rapper. But, after listening to the book, I felt it was quite entertaining.

The only thing I felt was amiss was the crazy girl that kept appearing on the scene that continued running after the main character Lance.

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Title: Stolen

Author: Susan Lewis

Narrator: Julie Maisey

Format: Unabridged

Length: 15 hrs and 49 mins

Language: English

Release date: 02-17-11

Publisher: Random House Audiobooks

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 18 votes

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

Lucy Winters parents have always been there for her. Loving, gentle and kind they have given her everything she could have wished for. Now, estranged from her husband, she has moved to the country to take over their thriving auction business. The moment she begins to prepare for her first sale she knows shes made the right decision. And she dares to hope that at last she is living the life she has always dreamed of.

Members Reviews:

Another fantastic read!

Thank you Susan Lewis for another fantastic read! I've read all her books now and STOLEN just like all the rest kept me completed interested and unable to stop listening .

I'm a very big fan

Loved It!

Another great read by Susan Lewis I just wanted to keep on listening at every opportunity I had. Good narrator too!

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Title: Caribou Island

Subtitle: A Novel

Author: David Vann

Narrator: Bronson Pinchot

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8 hrs and 18 mins

Language: English

Release date: 01-18-11

Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 92 votes

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

On a small island in a glacier-fed lake on Alaskas Kenai Peninsula, Gary and Irenes marriage is unraveling. Alone now that the children are grown, Gary, driven by 30 years of diverted plans, is determined to build from scratch the cabin he has always wanted, believing it will recapture what once drew him to Alaska. Irene knows better. She suspects that the cabin is Garys first step to leaving her.

Soon they are hauling logs out to Caribou Island in good weather and in terrible storms, in sickness and in health. But setbacks begin to create chinks in Garys half-baked design, while Irene is stricken with mysterious headaches and troubling flashes of her tragic past. With each trip to the island their desperation escalates, and when winter comes early, the punishing desolation of the prehistoric wilderness will threaten to push Irene and Gary to the edge and end a marriage sustained by pain and rage that has been simmering for years.

A noir novel rooted in a world of profound violence and regret, Caribou Island is an exploration of marriage and exile set against the interminable restlessness of Alaskas primal landscape.

Critic Reviews:

Vann renders luminous prose in this haunting tale of hardened hearts and broken dreams. (Booklist)

Members Reviews:

Stunning story!

I can only echo what the previous reviewer had to say. In fact, I almost gave up on this book because the characters seemed so inhospitable and unapproachable, in some ways like the setting. Somewhere in about the middle of the story, things started to get more interesting, and I could not put the book down. As the situations are set up and it becomes obvious how life has gradually stripped these people from their souls, their life force, their energies, the story comes to its only logical conclusion. In some ways this book is cautionary tale, and I, too, am still thinking about it.

Thought-provoking, for good or for bad.

I finished this audiobook a few hours ago and I'm still thinking about it. I'm an audiobook junkie (as my credit card bill will reflect) and listen everyday. This one is sticking with me, perhaps not in a good way, but I can't stop thinking about these characters. David Vann somehow has taken the most mundane situations and turned them into nail-biters. The funny thing about this book is you really don't even like most of the characters. I suspect this might be because I see myself in them and I don't like what I see. Caribou Island is a case study in the intensely difficult realm of personal relationships and he does not pull any punches. Also, Bronson Pinchot does a great job with the narration. It never pulls you away from the story, which to me is the best thing a narrator can do. Get this book. You won't be sorry. Or maybe you will be, but it won't be because of the writer.

Great Listen

By far the best book I have got from audible. Its refreshing to find an author who doesn't write to comfort the reader. There are no good guys or bad guys here just the raw side of life. Along with vivid description of Alaska and Vanns refreshing brutal style I think Vann is author to keep an eye out for in the future.

Worst book I've ever read our listened to

The only good thing about this book was the narrator. He did an excellent job. But the story was dismal. There was nothing but miserable, victim-type people and no character development.

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Title: The Lemon Table

Author: Julian Barnes

Narrator: Timothy West, Prunella Scales

Format: Unabridged

Length: 6 hrs and 7 mins

Language: English

Release date: 01-13-11

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 45 votes

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

In a collection that is wise, funny, clever and moving, Julian Barnes has created characters whose passions and longings are made all the stronger by the knowledge that, for them, time is almost at an end.

The stories included are:

Critic Reviews:

"A master at work, a writer in absolute control of his material. . . . Sweet, sour, bitter, wistful, ruminative, comic, elegiacThe Lemon Table is . . . a joy to read." (San Francisco Chronicle)

"Beautifully wrought elegies for lost youth, lost promises and lost loves [that] attest to Mr. Barnes's growing depth as a writer, his newly embraced ability to create stories that are as affecting as they are cunning, as emotionally resonant as they are prettily fashioned." (New York Times)

"Filled with emotional resonance and hard-won wisdom, The Lemon Table is a virtuoso performance of remarkable clarity and insight." (Los Angeles Times Book Review)

Members Reviews:

A Real Downer

I picked up this collection of short stories on the strength of Barnes's Booker-winning novel, The Sense of an Ending. Similarly, most of these stories also deal with aging--but without the humor and touch of hope found there. Quite a few deal with artists, musicians and writers who have lost their talent; several others involve elderly people who suffer from Alzheimer's and their caretakers. Overall, I found it rather sad and depressing, although finely written.

Banal, petty characters mocked by author.

Really, no fun at all. Too bad, because I dearly love Prunella Scales. She is one of the very best readers. Barnes just comes off as mean-spirited to come up with these miserable creatures and then make fools of them in narrative.

Bit of a lemon

Sorry Mr Barnes, I know you are a good writer, but this collection of short stories did not leave me wanting more - in fact I couldn't even finish it.

The usual genius

What made the experience of listening to The Lemon Table the most enjoyable?

Julian Barne's impeccable writing and being able to hear it read properly.

What did you like best about this story?

The range and variety of characters.

Have you listened to any of Timothy West and Prunella Scales s other performances? How does this one compare?

Yes, they are always wonderful. These first class narrators make all the difference.

Did you have an emotional reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

Some of the stories are quite disturbing...they have stayed with me

Any additional comments?

I love his work and it is so fantastic to hear it read so well. Loved it. Make a long journey very enjoyable.

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Title: The Radleys

Subtitle: A Novel

Author: Matt Haig

Narrator: Toby Leonard Moore

Format: Unabridged

Length: 9 hrs and 32 mins

Language: English

Release date: 12-28-10

Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 111 votes

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

Just about everyone knows a family like the Radleys. Many of us grew up next door to one. They are a modern family, averagely content, averagely dysfunctional, living in a staid and quiet suburban English town. Peter is an overworked doctor whose wife, Helen, has become increasingly remote and uncommunicative. Rowan, their teenage son, is being bullied at school, and their anemic daughter, Clara, has recently become a vegan. They are typical, that is, save for one devastating exception: Peter and Helen are vampires and have ;for seventeen years been abstaining by choice from a life of chasing blood in the hope that their children could live normal lives.

One night, Clara finds herself driven to commit a shocking - and disturbingly satisfying - act of violence, and her parents are forced to explain their history of shadows and lies. A police investigation is launched that uncovers a richness of vampire history heretofore unknown to the general public. And when the malevolent and alluring Uncle Will, a practicing vampire, arrives to throw the police off Clara's trail, he winds up throwing the whole house into temptation and turmoil and unleashing a host of dark secrets that threaten the Radleys' marriage.

The Radleys is a moving, thrilling, and radiant domestic novel that explores with daring the lengths a parent will go to protect a child, what it costs you to deny your identity, the undeniable appeal of sin, and the everlasting, iridescent bonds of family love. Read it and ask what we grow into when we grow up, and what we gain - and lose - when we deny our appetites.

Editorial Reviews:

Does the supersaturated marketplace really need another vampire novel? Luckily for Matt Haig, only if its a particularly good treatment of the subject. Though The Radleys is his first foray into the genre, Haigs five previous novels have given him ample opportunity to find a strong narrative attitude that is both utterly modern and classically cheeky. Toby Smiths compelling voice work hangs a hat equally comfortably on both this family of vampires numbing suburban assimilation and their ancient philosophical questions.

The story really does an excellent job of blending the pithy vampiric dilemma with everyones everyday struggles. Peter and Helen could probably love each other more, if theyd just tell their kids the truth about the Radley family history. Instead, Peter contemplates an affair with the lady next door, but is afraid the woman will end up rather more dead than laid, while Helen does her best to repress the fact that she was once in love with Peters brother. Peters brother, Byronic poetry professor Will, must of course come to town when Peters daughter faces a choice between being harmed and doing harm. She goes with her instincts, and as the only member of the family who still prefers to practice the more traditionally murderous lifestyle, Wills superior strength and skills put him in a unique position to make the evidence go away. Unfortunately, there are more bodies appearing than disappearing. As the Radleys fight to stay one step ahead of their looming alienation from suburban normalcy, they must make some tough decisions about how best to really preserve their family.

Toby Smith fulfills a variety of narration duties here that make for an exciting listen. He conveys both their boredom with the lifestyle they seek to preserve, and their longing for the lifestyle they gave up long ago.

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Title: The Eternal Prison

Author: Jeff Somers

Narrator: Todd McLaren

Format: Unabridged

Length: 13 hrs and 3 mins

Language: English

Release date: 11-19-10

Publisher: Tantor Audio

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 51 votes

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

"I knew the mechanics of death - and I was caught in its gears."

Avery Cates is a wanted man. After surviving the worst bioengineered disaster in history, Cates finds himself incarcerated - in Chengara Penitentiary. As Chengara has a survival rate of exactly zero, the system's most famous gunner must do some serious plotting. And a betrayal or so later, he achieves his goal. At a price. All he has to do now is defeat some new personal demons, forge some unlikely alliances, and figure out why the people he's killed lately just won't stay dead.

Members Reviews:

Absolutely fantastic

This is the best of the series, so far. The narrative style changes for this one, describing two different timelines that come together in a surprising, and for me, unexpected development. As always, if what you are looking for is pink unicorns and floating hearts, look elsewhere. If you want a gritty and exciting post-Apocalyptic-cyber-punk story, this definitely satisfies.

great

this is a wonderful trilogy....

had fun with all three books..

I hope people can put more content out like this.

My favorite series

I own all the paper back books, and have read through them several times.

I now listen through the audio books whenever I am in between books.

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Title: No Longer at Ease

Author: Chinua Achebe

Narrator: Peter Jay Fernandez

Format: Unabridged

Length: 5 hrs and 31 mins

Language: English

Release date: 09-30-10

Publisher: Whole Story Audiobooks

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 51 votes

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

Obi Okonkwo is an idealistic young man who returns to Nigeria for a job in the civil service following an education in the UK. Managing to resist the bribes that are offered to him, he falls in love with an unsuitable girl and sinks into emotional and financial turmoil. The lure of easy money becomes harder to refuse, and Obi becomes caught in a trap he cannot escape.

Members Reviews:

Don't waste your time.

This book is so depressing I hated it. But it did offer some good insights or learning by making mistakes.

Narrator

Good book. But the narrator has a British accent and is unable to pronounce the Nigerian names etc.

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Title: The Queen of New Beginnings

Author: Erica James

Narrator: Juanita McMahon

Format: Unabridged

Length: 16 hrs and 2 mins

Language: English

Release date: 07-01-10

Publisher: Whole Story Audiobooks

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 55 votes

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

Clayton Miller's life is a mess. His career as one of the country's best comedy script writers has stalled, and his long term girlfriend has left him for his ex best friend and ex writing partner. Just when he thinks his life couldn't get any worse, he commits a spectacularly public fall from grace, and with the press hounding him, his agent banishes him to the middle of nowhere until the dust has settled.

At a remote country house he meets Alice. Alice Shoemaker is a voiceover artist who habitually goes to great lengths to avoid telling the truth. After agreeing to help out a friend, by shopping and cleaning for the unknown man staying at Cuckoo House, she soon becomes suspicious that her strange and obnoxiously rude client has something to hide. But equally so does she. When they discover the truth about each other they form an unlikely friendship, but then Alice discovers Clayton has betrayed her in the worst possible way.

Members Reviews:

I couldn't put it down....

The story draws you in quickly and you can't stop listening. The characters are rich, flawed and funny. I dare you not to laugh out loud and shed a couple of tears. Well worth the download.

Good story

This is a great easy listen, the right amount of characters that u can get into them without having to follow too many plot lines. The story has some twists and turns, and it moves along at a good pace. Well worth a read.

Enjoyable and well rounded

This was one of those books that delivered more than it promised. Well written, plenty going on, depth of characters and some interesting twists. Satisfying.

The Queen of New Beginnings

Any additional comments?

This is my first Erica James book. Took me a couple of chapters to get into it, but once I got into it I really enjoyed it. The narrator was lovely to listen to and did wonderful accents.

Great story

The Queen of New Beginnings

This book is like a very gentle, English-village-with-duck-pond version (without any murders though) of 'The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo', and with a whole lot of poetic licence, in that you just have no idea what is around the next corner! It really is a book full of surprises that keeps you listening and wanting to know the next part, but feeling great loss when it all ends.

I love Erica James' descriptions of characters, beautifully written so that you can imagine them clearly and I almost found myself seeing them for real! It was as if I was part of the story and cringing with the rest of them at the sometimes cruel and at other times hilarious twists of events.

If you are looking for an easy read that will see your emotions fluctuating, then give this one a go. I am looking for another book of Erica's to follow this one...

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Title: Promises to Keep

Author: Jane Green

Narrator: Cassandra Campbell

Format: Unabridged

Length: 11 hrs and 52 mins

Language: English

Release date: 06-15-10

Publisher: Penguin Audio

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 158 votes

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

From the New York Times best-selling author - a momentous new novel about a family suddenly thrown together.

Callie Perry is a successful family photographer living in upstate New York. She adores her two daughters, has great friends, and actually doesn't mind that her workaholic husband gets home at 9 p.m. every night - that is, when he's not traveling six months out of the year.

Callie's younger sister, Steff, on the other hand, has never grown up. She's a free spirit, living in downtown Manhattan and bouncing between jobs and boyfriends. Lately, she's been working as a vegan chef, even though she can't cook.

Lila Grossman is Callie's best friend and has finally met the man of her dreams. Eddie has two wonderful children, but also a drama queen ex-wife who hates Lila. And then there are Callie and Steff's parents, Walter Cutler and Honor Pitman. Divorced for 30 years, they rarely speak to each other.

The lives of these colorful characters intersect when they each receive a shocking note that summons them together for one extraordinary summer in Maine and changes their lives forever. This novel is about the hard choices we have to face, about having to be your parents' child long after you've grown up, and about the enduring nature of love.

Members Reviews:

Good book, too many recipes!

This is excellent Jane Green fiction. It has interesting, diverse characters dealing with the relationship, family and professional issues we all face, at one time or another, sometimes coming up with denial as a resolution, though at the beginning the reader thinks it's all about perfect people living perfect lives. Lots of brand names, designer names, and indirect fashion advice - if I hear the terms "pairings" and "strappy sandals" one more time it'll be too soon. I wonder if the publisher gets a perk for product placement like in film!

This story is not about the greater problems of serious family dysfunction nor does it have the depth created by a geographic sense of place, in the way that other writers create an additional character (or two) from the setting and ambiance.

It's unfortunate that the narrative is interrupted by recipes (as one of the protagonists is a chef), and it's irritating almost to the point of humor when you hear a recipe for "Fluffed Ricotta", or similar, just at a critical point in the story. I realize these recipes are connected to the plot themes but it almost makes me laugh out loud to listen to a heated conflict between two characters that segues abruptly into "Chili" for example. I think this is a flaw inherent in the audio format and the recipes would not be so intrusive in the printed novel. Fortunately I was able to fast-forward through the cuisine so as not to experience gaps in the story.