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Title: Another Role

Author: Reed Farrel Coleman

Narrator: Cheech Marin

Format: Unabridged

Length: 44 mins

Language: English

Release date: 11-25-14

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 5 votes

Genres: Fiction, Short Stories & Anthologies

Publisher's Summary:

"Another Role" is a short story from the collection Indian Country Noir.

Step into Indian Country. Enter the dark welter of troubled history throughout the Americas, where the heritage of violence meets the ferocity of intent. Features brand-new stories by: Mistina Bates, Jean Rae Baxter, Lawrence Block, Joseph Bruchac, David Cole, Reed Farrel Coleman, O'Neil De Noux, A.A. Hedge Coke, Gerard Houarner, Liz Martnez, R. Narvaez, Kimberly Roppolo, Leonard Schonberg, and Melissa Yi. Sarah Cortez, a law enforcement officer, is the award-winning author of the poetry collection How to Undress a Cop. She brings her heritage as a Tejana with Mexican, French, Comanche, and Spanish blood to the listener. Liz Martnez's stories have appeared in Manhattan Noir, Queens Noir, and Cop Tales 2000. She is a member of Wordcraft Circle of Native Writers and Storytellers, and she lives in New York.

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Title: See You in Paradise

Author: J. Robert Lennon

Narrator: Eric Michael Summerer

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8 hrs and 8 mins

Language: English

Release date: 11-11-14

Publisher: Dreamscape Media, LLC

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 6 votes

Genres: Fiction, Short Stories & Anthologies

Publisher's Summary:

In J. Robert Lennon's America, a portal to another universe can be discovered with surprising nonchalance in a suburban backyard, adoption almost reaches the level of blood sport, and old pals return from the dead to steal your girlfriend. Sexual dysfunction, suicide, tragic accidents, and career stagnation all create surprising opportunities for unexpected grace in this full-hearted and mischievous depiction of those days (weeks, months, years) we all have when things just don't go quite right.

Critic Reviews:

"Unconventional yet emotionally resonant stories... Much like his contemporaries Kevin Wilson or Wells Tower, Lennon is one of those writers who defies categorization and is as likely to fit comfortably into Weird Tales as he is into Granta. (Kirkus Reviews)

"[Lennon] leads us through his own magic portal into weird, slightly-aslant worlds brewed and steeped in the hot coils of his brain." (The Quivering Pen)

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Title: Butterflies in the Rain

Subtitle: A Short Story

Author: Anne Zouroudi

Narrator: Liza Ross

Format: Unabridged

Length: 39 mins

Language: English

Release date: 10-28-14

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: Fiction, Short Stories & Anthologies

Publisher's Summary:

Archie Schwartz is close to the end of his life, but he's not intending to go quietly, or before he's secured the future of the Montana land his family have farmed for generations.

In the midst of a storm, a stranger - Rosita - arrives to help with Archie's care, winning the old man over with her hot Latin looks. But is Rosita a perfect angel, or a devil in disguise? And will Archie live to regret placing himself in her hands?

Well known for her evocative portraits of Greece in her Greek Detective mysteries, here award-winning author Anne Zouroudi turns her pen to the wide-open spaces of the American Midwest, in a story which probes at the heart of love and death.

Anne Zouroudi's novels have been shortlisted for ITV3's Crime Thriller Awards, the Desmond Elliott Prize for Sparkling New Fiction, and the Coventry Inspiration Book Awards. In 2012 she won the East Midlands Book Award for The Whispers of Nemesis.

Critic Reviews:

"Absorbing and beautifully written, and reveals the savage, superstitious reality behind the pretty façade that is all that most of us know of any Greek island" (Literary Review)

"Lovely, delicious prose and plot - as tasty as one of those irresistible honey-soaked Greek confections" (Alexander McCall Smith)

"Firmly in the delicious subgenre of crime-cum-gastroporn pioneered by Andrea Camilleri ... Essentially gloriously sunny escapism, the perfect holiday read" (Daily Telegraph, Summer Reads)

Members Reviews:

butterflies

Somewhat interesting story, but half way through book it ended. No further chapters, no ending of story, not a happy reader. Thank goodness it was free!

Butterflies in the rain

She caught the feel and spirit of Montana...in many way not unlike the Greek terrain of he "fat man" mysteries....can't wait for the next one

To short

I was getting into it and it was over left feeling HuH? Ilike I missed something.It left some wanting. Sorry

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Title: Pirate Pearls: An Anthology

Author: Maryanne M. Wells

Narrator: Maryanne M. Wells

Format: Unabridged

Length: 1 hr and 1 min

Language: English

Release date: 10-13-14

Publisher: Peacock Pygg Publications, LLC

Genres: Fiction, Short Stories & Anthologies

Publisher's Summary:

Aye, this be a treasure trove, poems and stories of piratical lore. From a cursed ship crew to the battles of Pretty Peg, Cap'n of the Stalwart Heart, ye shall find adventure here. But beware what ye touch and where ye sail, for there be curses aplenty among the pirate pearls.

Members Reviews:

Good but want more

A fun tribute to Pirate Culture. Author says it's a compilation of things she writes each year for International Talk Like A Pirate Day (ITLAPD) and that's cool. Like the mix of poems and short stories. Only problem is it's too short. Hope the author adds to it.

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Title: Murder on a Fishing Trip: A Short Story

Author: Ed Teja

Narrator: Christopher Hall

Format: Unabridged

Length: 47 mins

Language: English

Release date: 09-09-14

Publisher: Ed Teja

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 4 votes

Genres: Fiction, Short Stories & Anthologies

Publisher's Summary:

When an LA private investigator heads to Colorado to see an old buddy and get in a little fishing, he finds that he can't really get away from it all. It's like he never left home. He walks in on a murder that his buddy, the editor and publisher of the local paper wants solved.

Members Reviews:

A strong performance elevates this murder mystery

What made the experience of listening to Murder on a Fishing Trip: A Short Story the most enjoyable?

Great story, very enjoyable and fast paced. The voice acting was simply superb. Mr. Hall's voice makes a detective tale set in a sleepy rural town absolutely gripping. I raced through the 45 minutes of the audiobook. Worth every bit of the 4 or so dollars. Thoroughly enjoyable.

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Title: Flings

Subtitle: Stories

Author: Justin Taylor

Narrator: Justin Taylor

Format: Unabridged

Length: 6 hrs

Language: English

Release date: 08-20-14

Publisher: Dreamscape Media, LLC

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 4 votes

Genres: Fiction, Short Stories & Anthologies

Publisher's Summary:

In a new suite of powerful and incisive stories, Justin Taylor captures the lives of men and women unmoored from their pasts and uncertain of their futures. A man writes his girlfriend a Dear John letter, gets in his car, and just drives. A widowed insomniac is roused from malaise when an alligator appears in her backyard. A group of college friends try to stay close after graduation, but are drawn away from - and back toward - each other by the choices they make. A boy's friendship with a pair of identical twins undergoes a strange and tragic evolution over the course of adolescence. A promising academic and her fiancée attempt to finish their dissertations, but struggle with writer's block, a nasty secret, and their own expert knowledge of Freud.

Members Reviews:

How to be Young

I chose this book after reading a story by the author, "So You're Just What, Gone?" in The New Yorker. It was a brilliant story, and I wanted to read more by the author. But short story collections are difficult in audiobooks. I stick with my audiobooks to the finish, and short story collections work better in small doses. In this case, there was a sense of diminishing returns as story after story focused on aimless young people, often having "flings." The major characters in these stories--typically in their 20s, post-college--lack ambition but not smarts. They don't want to be doctors or lawyers, politicians or business leaders, and the would-be poets lack discipline. They just want to get through the night or the relationship and enjoy some music or sex or drugs.

Taylor is an excellent writer. The stories had a lot of charm. I especially liked a couple of them in which the narrator jumped from person to person in a small group of friends, almost arbitrarily, as they made their way through post-college years (the first story) or an attractive woman's 30th birthday party. Others dealt sensitively with family relationships, both with small children and aging parents. A story in which a 72-year-old widow handled her insomnia and her aging friends was touching, and a nice change from the wandering post-grads.

It is usually a mistake for the author to read his own work, and this book was no exception. Justin Taylor read with somewhat stilted enunciation, without a lot of emotion. These are not poems by Robert Frost or TS Eliot, in which the author's voice brings special insight to his work. Professional narrators could have brought more drama, character and interest to the reading.

Overall, a strong writer and an enjoyable book, but the stories would have meant more if they were read one at a time over several months.

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Title: Gingersnaps & Candy Canes

Subtitle: Christmas 2013 Anthology

Author: Susan Sundwall, Christine Collier, Bobbie Shafer, Catherine A. MacKenzie, Mary C. Ryan, Justine Johnston Hemmestad, Marion Tickner

Narrator: Christy R. Diachenko

Format: Unabridged

Length: 3 hrs and 39 mins

Language: English

Release date: 08-06-14

Publisher: Dancing With Bear Publishing

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 2 votes

Genres: Fiction, Short Stories & Anthologies

Publisher's Summary:

Dancing With Bear Publishing is proud to announce their 2013 Christmas anthology! It is chock-full of stories that will bring a tear or two, either from laughing or crying, depending on the story! But no matter which one brings you to tears, you'll have a hard time choosing just one favorite!

Members Reviews:

Heartwarming!

What did you love best about Gingersnaps & Candy Canes?

Charming, heartwarming short stories with a holiday flavor.

What does Christy R. Diachenko bring to the story that you wouldnt experience if you just read the book?

Christy has a lovely, soothing voice with great character impressions! She made the stories come alive.

Any additional comments?

Overall an enjoyable audiobook. Great for listening in the car!

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Title: The Willows

Author: Algernon Blackwood

Narrator: Phil Chenevert

Format: Unabridged

Length: 2 hrs and 19 mins

Language: English

Release date: 06-20-14

Publisher: Spoken Realms

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 4 votes

Genres: Fiction, Short Stories & Anthologies

Publisher's Summary:

"The Willows" is one of Algernon Blackwood's best-known short stories. American horror author H.P. Lovecraft considered it to be the finest supernatural tale in English literature. "The Willows" is an example of early modern horror and is connected within the literary tradition of weird fiction.

Members Reviews:

A Seriously Scary and Disturbing Story

"The whole experience whose verge we touched was unknown to humanity at all. It was a new order of experience, and in the true sense of the word, unearthly"

Although little remembered today, Algernon Blackwood was an influence on many great writers of horror stories, including H.P. Lovecraft. First published in 1907, "The Willows" is one of his best works. It is a story that begins slowly and builds into a sense of disorientation and fear few authors have matched. Compared to "The Willows, "The Blair Witch Project" was like a description of a stroll through Central Park. Things such as killer Sharks, ghosts, witches, werewolves or vampires all have some basis in earthly reality. However, the experiences of the characters in "The Willows" are truly disorienting and terrifying, because they have absolutely no foundation in anything of this world. They have no idea what it is that is confronting them, or what is going to happen to them. Be warned: do not read this truly frightening story on a dark and stormy night.

A wonderful tale of suspense

This novella could have been just another overwritten old-timey story, but once you realize that the florid prose serves a definite purpose to create a character of the environment, the story takes on a creepy, foreboding tone that is perfect. The story never makes clear whether the two campers' experiences are natural or supernatural, lending another layer of suspense. No wonder this story remains a classic -- a wonderful Halloween tale.

Where It All Began

This story is the true source of ALL Cthulhu Mythos stories, and one of the great horror stories.

After re-reading it 12/5/16:

Finished my re-read of The Willows and I did enjoy it. It was nice to see where so many of the themes and concepts of the Cthulhu Mythos originated. That said, I must admit, it seemed less intense this time around. But that's probably just because I'd read it before and knew what was going to happen next.

I think the story will be most impressive for someone who has experienced being off in the woods, far from any sign of human habitation, preferably lost. The woods just have a feel of their own when you are inside them.

The Willows will give you the willies

I knew little to nothing about "The Willows" prior to reading except that it was "weird", and maybe that made this read such a powerful experience. A convincing and effective horror tale will have a sense of the unexplainable and incomprehensible, almost consuming you, the reader, as much as it does its characters. "The Willows" accomplishes this. The prose is so lyrical, the narrative so smooth, and the building terror so effective and well-paced that it makes for an entertaining and creepy tale. What Blackwood does is quite uncanny; he takes a minimalist premise, one that we've seen in film or read about in literature countless times-- the idea of people going out alone into a godforsaken, secluded place-- and builds it to a level of horror masterpiece.

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Título: Abel Sánchez

Autor: Miguel de Unamuno

Narrador: David Espunya

Formato: Unabridged

Duración: 3 hrs and 4 mins

Idioma: Español

Fecha de publicación: 06-13-14

Editor: Audiomol

Calificaciones: 5 de 5 de 1 votos

Categorías: Fiction, Short Stories & Anthologies

Resumen del editor:

Otro, el favorito, sin que necesariamente haya hecho méritos para ello. La historia se centra en los personajes de dos amigos, Joaquín Monegro y Abel Sánchez, y está contada desde el punto de vista del primero. Joaquín nos relata los muchos sufrimientos que, a lo largo de su vida, le provoca la envidia que siente por su amigo Abel. Este sentimiento se ve exacerbado cuando Abel desposa a Helena, la mujer que Joaquín amaba. Para éste, entonces, serán inútiles todos los intentos que haga por superar esta rivalidad.

Please note: This audiobook is in Spanish.

Opiniones de los miembros:

for carrying a wonderful stock of books

Thanks so much, Amazon, for carrying a wonderful stock of books. These are for college classes and it is wonderful that you delivered so fast.

Primera memoria is a great book from Ana Maria Matute which revolves around the mentality of different classes around the time when the Spanish Civil War was starting. The character of the old grandmother, her beliefs, etc, paint a very accurate picture of the coldness of the upper class. Other psychological themes reveal the extent of the intellectual, political, religious, social, economic division in Spain that culminated with the bloody war.

Abel Sanchez is a classic to read from Unamuno, one of the greatest writers of Spain. Full of mythological archetypes and the eternal fight between good and evil, envy and generosity, jealousy between brothers/friends that reveals a great division within the Spanish society and its mentality.

Wrong language

It did not meet my expectations because it did not specify the language when I bought the book I needed it in English not Spanish so I wasted my money buying this book and now I have it and it is wasting space on my bookshelf

Five Stars

Excellent text for teaching students! Great transaction. Thanks!

Classic

Loved it. Simply written, classic story of envy and competition between friends who otherwise love each other. Great book, great writer. The writer's knowledge of human beings, their emotions, insecurities and obsessions is clearly revealed, and demonstrates why envy may be the worst of the sins.

Not for me.

This story is for someone that is into religion. It's required reading for Spanish classes but I found the book boring, I am not into the history of Cain and Abel. But I suppose that it's a good way for a professor to teach religion at a public university. I would not get it again but I'm sure that there are people out there that are into this kind of stuff. It basically made taking the class worse that attending a Catholic school.

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Title: Someday

Author: Isaac Asimov

Narrator: John W. Michaels

Format: Unabridged

Length: 22 mins

Language: English

Release date: 05-01-14

Publisher: Spoken Realms

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 7 votes

Genres: Fiction, Short Stories & Anthologies

Publisher's Summary:

Isaac Asimov has never laid claim to the title of Mr. Science Fiction, but he personifies science fiction in many ways. For one thing, he has grown up with the field, improving as he went; for another, he is actually a teacher of science by profession. But most significant, perhaps, is the scope of his vision, ranging (like that of science fiction itself) from the infinitely vast - as in many of his novels - to the poignantly small - as in this story Narrated by John W. Michaels.