Mark and the Pink Cadillac (2024)

• George Orwell’s 1984

• An Audible Original adaptation
• By: George Orwell, Joe White - adaptation
• Narrated by: Andrew Garfield, Cynthia Erivo, Andrew Scott, and others
• Length: 3 hrs and 27 mins
• Original Recording

It’s 1984, and life has changed beyond recognition. Airstrip One, formerly known as Great Britain, is a place where Big Brother is always watching, and nobody can hide. Except, perhaps, for Winston Smith. Whilst working at the Ministry of Truth, rewriting history, he secretly dreams of freedom. And in a world where love and sex are forbidden, where it’s hard to distinguish between friend and foe, he meets Julia and O’Brien and vows to rebel.

• 5 out of 5 stars

• Marvelous

• By Tancredi on 04-04-24

• I'm Glad My Mom Died

• By: Jennette McCurdy
• Narrated by: Jennette McCurdy
• Length: 6 hrs and 26 mins
• Unabridged

Jennette McCurdy was six years old when she had her first acting audition. Her mother’s dream was for her only daughter to become a star, and Jennette would do anything to make her mother happy. So she went along with what Mom called “calorie restriction,” eating little and weighing herself five times a day. She endured extensive at-home makeovers while Mom chided, “Your eyelashes are invisible, okay? You think Dakota Fanning doesn’t tint hers?” She was even showered by Mom until age sixteen while sharing her diaries, email, and all her income.

• 4 out of 5 stars

• Unexpectedly poor narration

• By Blurryface on 08-10-22

• A Murder to Remember

• By: Brynn Kelly
• Narrated by: Brittany Pressley, Max Roll
• Length: 10 hrs and 3 mins
• Original Recording

Jane Austen fan Amelia Bennett sneaks away from a dull tour of an English country manor, only to run into a man more dashing than Mr. Darcy himself. About to lose his ancestral home to family debts, charming aristocrat Tom Calder invites his American guest to join him in drinking his way through the estate’s priceless wine collection. But when they wake in his bed the next morning, they’re convinced that in their drunken haze they witnessed a murder. Problem is, the body has vanished and no one believes them.

• 5 out of 5 stars

• Loved this sweet, surprising, and laugh out loud story

• By Ginger Warburton on 03-03-24

• 48 Laws of Power

• By: Robert Greene
• Narrated by: Richard Poe
• Length: 23 hrs and 6 mins
• Unabridged

Amoral, cunning, ruthless, and instructive, this piercing work distills 3,000 years of the history of power into 48 well-explicated laws. This bold volume outlines the laws of power in their unvarnished essence, synthesizing the philosophies of Machiavelli, Sun Tzu, Carl von Clausewitz, and other infamous strategists. The 48 Laws of Power will fascinate any listener interested in gaining, observing, or defending against ultimate control.

• 5 out of 5 stars

• You don't have to be a psychopath to like this.

• By Gaggleframpf on 02-25-16

• The Rip

• By: Holly Craig
• Narrated by: Carly Foxx, Shalom Brune-Franklin
• Length: 10 hrs and 18 mins
• Unabridged

Luxury villas on hot white sand, views for miles over turquoise water. Flawless hostess Penny gathers guests to an island for her husband’s birthday celebrations. But she soon regrets inviting self-obsessed Eloise. When a child vanishes on the night of the party, their perfect island weekend is ripped apart. Even paradise harbours murky secrets… Has he been taken? Has he drowned? In the panic to find any trace, Penny casts about for someone to blame—even if that person is her own daughter, Rosie. Even clear waters descend to pitch black.

• 5 out of 5 stars

• Intriguing, Engaging, AND BEST NARATORS EVER

• By Hadassah on 03-12-24

• The Girl Who Was Taken

• By: Charlie Donlea
• Narrated by: Nina Alvamar
• Length: 10 hrs and 49 mins
• Unabridged

Nicole Cutty and Megan McDonald are both high school seniors in the small town of Emerson Bay, North Carolina. When they disappear from a beach party one warm summer night, police launch a massive search. No clues are found, and hope is almost lost until Megan miraculously surfaces after escaping from a bunker deep in the woods. A year later the best-selling account of her ordeal has turned Megan from local hero to national celebrity.

• 5 out of 5 stars

• Great book!!!

• By tarafarah7: Tara Brown on 06-07-17