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- Narrated by: Dion Graham
- Length: 20 hrs and 30 mins
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Valentino's travels, truly Biblical in scope, bring him in contact with government soldiers, janjaweed-like militias, liberation rebels, hyenas and lions, disease and starvation, and a string of unexpected romances. Ultimately, Valentino finds safety in Kenya and, just after the millennium, is finally resettled in the United States, from where this novel is narrated.
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A Story Aching to be Told
- By Susan on 04-24-13
By: Dave Eggers
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Heroes of the Frontier
- By: Dave Eggers
- Narrated by: Rebecca Lowman
- Length: 12 hrs and 4 mins
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Josie and her children's father have split up, she's been sued by a former patient and lost her dental practice, and she's grieving the death of a young man senselessly killed. When her ex asks to take the children to meet his new fiancée's family, Josie makes a run for it, figuring Alaska is about as far as she can get without a passport. Josie and her kids, Paul and Ana, rent a rattling old RV named the Chateau, and at first their trip feels like a vacation.
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Where is my resolution?
- By Jeff Bonasse on 08-04-16
By: Dave Eggers
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Your Fathers, Where Are They? And the Prophets, Do They Live Forever?
- By: Dave Eggers
- Narrated by: MacLeod Andrews, Mark Deakins, Michelle Gonzalez, and others
- Length: 5 hrs and 26 mins
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In a barracks on an abandoned military base, miles from the nearest road, Thomas watches as the man he has brought wakes up. Kev, a NASA astronaut, doesn't recognize his captor, though Thomas remembers him. Kev cries for help. He pulls at his chain. But the ocean is close by, and nobody can hear him over the waves and wind. Thomas apologizes. He didn't want to have to resort to this. But they really needed to have a conversation, and Kev didn't answer his messages. And now, if Kev can just stop yelling, Thomas has a few questions
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Very enjoyable!
- By NicoleA2 on 01-07-15
By: Dave Eggers
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Femlandia
- By: Christina Dalcher
- Narrated by: Brittany Pressley, Cassandra Morris
- Length: 10 hrs and 54 mins
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Miranda Reynolds always thought she would rather die than live in Femlandia. But that was before the country sank into total economic collapse and her husband walked out in the harshest, most permanent way, leaving her and her 16-year-old daughter with nothing. The streets are full of looting, robbing, and killing, and Miranda and Emma no longer have much choice - either starve and risk getting murdered or find safety. And so they set off to Femlandia, the women-only colony Miranda's mother, Win Somers, established decades ago.
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Not a good audiobook
- By Joël on 12-30-21
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The Museum of Rain
- By: Dave Eggers
- Narrated by: Jeff Daniels
- Length: 34 mins
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Oisín Mahoney is an American Army vet in his 70s who is asked to lead a group of young grand-nieces and grand-nephews on a walk through the hills of California’s Central Coast. Walking toward a setting sun, their destination is a place called The Museum of Rain, which may or may not still exist, and whose origin and meaning are elusive to all. In one of his most elegiac stories, Eggers gives us a beautiful testament to family, memory, and what we leave behind.
By: Dave Eggers
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Vox
- By: Christina Dalcher
- Narrated by: Julia Whelan
- Length: 9 hrs and 27 mins
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On the day the government decrees that women are no longer allowed more than 100 words daily, Dr. Jean McClellan is in denial. This can't happen here. Not in America. Not to her. This is just the beginning. Soon women are not permitted to hold jobs. Girls are no longer taught to read or write. Females no longer have a voice. Before, the average person spoke 16,000 words a day, but now women only have 100 to make themselves heard. But this is not the end. For herself, her daughter, and every woman silenced, Jean will reclaim her voice.
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Please ignore the negative reviews.
- By Amanda W. on 09-05-18
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The Complete Circle Series
- Black/Red/White/Green
- By: Ted Dekker
- Narrated by: Rob Lamont, Tim Gregory
- Length: 52 hrs and 25 mins
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An epic tale of evil and rescue, betrayal and love, and a terrorist threat unlike anything the human race has ever known.
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I have all ways loved this series
- By Dustin on 09-02-20
By: Ted Dekker
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The Parade
- A Novel
- By: Dave Eggers
- Narrated by: Dion Graham
- Length: 3 hrs and 43 mins
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An unnamed country is leaving the darkness of a decade at war, and to commemorate the armistice, the government commissions a new road connecting two halves of the state. Two men, foreign contractors from the same company, are sent to finish the highway. While one is flighty and adventurous, wanting to experience the nightlife and people, the other wants only to do the work and go home. But both men must eventually face the absurdities of their positions and the dire consequences of their presence.
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Another Challenging Eggers Work
- By Tom on 03-25-19
By: Dave Eggers
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Her Right Foot
- By: Dave Eggers
- Narrated by: Dion Graham
- Length: 14 mins
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If you had to name a statue, any statue, odds are good you'd mention the Statue of Liberty. Have you seen her? She's in New York. She's holding a torch. And she's in mid-stride, moving forward. But why? In this fascinating and fun take on nonfiction, Dave Eggers investigates a seemingly small trait of America's most emblematic statue. What he finds is about more than history, more than art. What he finds in the Statue of Liberty's right foot is the powerful message of acceptance that is essential of an entire country's creation.
By: Dave Eggers
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Followers
- By: Megan Angelo
- Narrated by: Jayme Mattler
- Length: 13 hrs and 29 mins
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Orla Cadden is a budding novelist stuck in a dead-end job, writing clickbait about movie-star hookups and influencer yoga moves. Then Orla meets Floss - a striving, wannabe A-lister - who comes up with a plan for launching them both into the high-profile lives they dream about. So what if Orla and Floss’s methods are a little shady - and sometimes people get hurt? Their legions of followers can’t be wrong.
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I'm conflicted
- By BadExampleMan on 06-25-20
By: Megan Angelo
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Ministry of Truth
- Democracy, Reality, and the Republicans' War on the Recent Past
- By: Steve Benen
- Narrated by: Rachel Maddow
- Length: 5 hrs and 38 mins
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For as long as historical records have existed, authoritarian regimes have tried to rewrite history to suit their purposes, using their dictatorial powers to create myths, spread propaganda, justify decisions, erase opponents, and even dispose of crimes. Today, as America’s Republican Party becomes increasingly radicalized, it’s not surprising to see the GOP read from a similarly despotic script. Indeed, the party is taking dangerous, aggressive steps to rewrite history—and not just from generations past.
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What stood out the most was the cost of lying that we pay for collectively.
- By D. L. Thompson on 08-14-24
By: Steve Benen
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- FoCoBuzz
- 01-20-14
Terrifying look at a techno-destruction of privacy
[NOTE: Mild spoilers below.]
A terrifying look into a future where companies like Google and Facebook leverage the power of Big Data to obliterate privacy and track every minute aspect of our lives. The Circle is quite obviously a fictionalized portrayal of largely Google but with aspects of Facebook and Twitter thrown in. The ability of the company in the novel to destroy privacy and position itself to establish totalitarian control of our future is a bit of a stretch but not as much as you might think. The novel also gives a glimpse into the naivete of the millenials and other young people whose "progressive" thinking on information, collectivism and social interaction empower this risk to all of our privacy. The term used late in the book - infocommunism - perfectly summarizes the result of this dangerous lurch toward tracking, recording, monitoring, datafying and analyzing all aspects of our lives.
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- Wendy
- 01-14-14
SOOO good!!
What made the experience of listening to The Circle the most enjoyable?
The story sucks you in. The main character was highly relatable to me. Social media is starting to take over the world, politics, and people's minds. Eggers is vivid and super descriptive, I felt like I was there. The complex relationships, sex, and the inner workings and details of the circle sucked me in. One of the best books I have ever read- or listened to. I want a sequel!!
What other book might you compare The Circle to and why?
1984
Have you listened to any of Dion Graham’s other performances before? How does this one compare?
The narrator was flawless. He could even play girls and had great voices for all the characters.
Any additional comments?
Get it!!
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- PC
- 10-18-13
A most insightful book, the "1984" of this century
What did you love best about The Circle?
The insights into the purposes and harm being caused by the big internet companies (Google, Facebook, etc) are nothing short of profound and are very moving.
The author's insights into how big companies work also remind me of the book "The Organization Man" from the 1950s, and his fiction-based warnings of where we're so rapidly heading are both shocking and very well-written.
As someone who worked in R&D for a major multi-national company for his whole career, I found this books' insights to be very compelling and nearly overwhelming in both their accuracy and depth. Google is different from other companies, but not *that* different.
Who was your favorite character and why?
Mae Holland, the central character, is very convincing and illustrates how a big company can take a new employee and remake him/her in their own image. This process is similar in many respects to my own development working for my corporate employer - I retired a few years ago after a successful career.
What does Dion Graham bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?
The narration was very effective in developing a better understanding of the book's content, much more so than a traditional text-based book format.
If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?
SECRETS ARE LIES
SHARING IS CARING
PRIVACY IS THEFT
Any additional comments?
I can't recommend this book highly enough - it is must reading for everyone in these rapidly changing times. But where do we go from here, and how would we get there? It may already be too late to change direction.
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- Paul G. Lankford
- 03-23-17
Good concept, but...
...it made its point, over and over. Would have made a terrific short story or novella. The ending is predictable, even though the author seems to think it wouldn't be. But, hey: we've all read 1984!
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- Fernando
- 03-26-14
75% of it is great
Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?
Yes, it was. The comparisson is obvious, but it felt like reading the new 1984. With a new language and modernized.
Would you be willing to try another book from Dave Eggers? Why or why not?
Sure, he sure knows how to tell a story.
Which character – as performed by Dion Graham – was your favorite?
Mae's father. He cracked me up.
Did The Circle inspire you to do anything?
Yes, stay away from facebook
Any additional comments?
The book loses itself a little towards the end. It seems like the author was in a rush to finish the last pages. And I know I'm new at the audiobooks world but it was hard to get used to a man imitating a woman's voice at the beginning.
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- Eileen
- 11-11-13
Sharing is Caring, Oh My!
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If spending your next precious reading time locked into a setting with over zealous utopian-istas who are also narcissistic twenty-something year olds (who you could't stand in high school or college) with unchecked power, and if you have no idea where that could lead, then by all means read the book. If you do have an idea where today's social media's smiley face and frowny face insistence on total transparency 'could' lead, your right; this book will be predicable, not a page turner, and will most likely make you sick to your stomach. If you've never read Orwell's 1984, or Atlas Shrugged, then this might be a book for you, although the characters in the Circle lack the quality and depth some of the characters had in the latter two. The dialogue in the circle is often repetitive and quite boring. Here are a few mantras the Circlers live by, and impose on others: 'Sharing is Caring', 'A Secret is a Lie', 'Privacy is Theft'.
They seem innocent enough right? I mean, at least to a five year old. There is a lot of five year old preachiness in this book.
George Carlin was once quoted in an interview. He said, "When fascism comes to America, it will not be in brown and black shirts. It will not be with jack-boots. It will be Nike sneakers and Smiley shirts. Smiley-smiley Fascism--Germany lost the Second World War. Fascism won't. Believe me, my friend". Let's hope he wrong.
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- Matthew
- 12-01-15
Decent book...thought provoking at the very least
The book has its moments and is overall an interesting take on social media and the associated potential dangers. I couldn't stand the narration...good voice and consistency with different characters but his narrative cadence was ridiculous. His delivery is all flourish and melodrama--like the ringmaster at a circus--to the point of disrupting the story.
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- Gloria
- 10-06-15
Wow... 1984, Brave New World, and Brazil
The book starts off slow and somewhat offputting. But then it begins to build. And then you realize it's like a lobster in a pot of cold water it's begun to boil... Fascinating ideas taken into- sadly- logical extremes and incredible analogies. Well worth reading.
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- E.R.
- 09-04-17
Narrator not very good
I like the story, though I felt like the narrator made the women in the story all sound like valley girls. I feel like many of the sentences were taken out of context because he added a whiny girl voice (that apparently they all have). It was hard to get passed it. I ended up reading the book and only listening to the audio during my commute.
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- Mary
- 02-28-16
I enjoyed this one, but I wanted more.
This was a decent book. I was engaged while listening, but I kept waiting for more of a climax. I liked that the ending wasn't what I was expecting, but it was also kind of abrupt. Overall though, the ideas about the future of technolgy are fascinating and unsettling. I don't regret spending a credit on this. I got through it quickly.
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