Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 56,368 Performance 4.5 out of 5 stars 50,163 Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 50,065
Hillbilly Elegy
Hillbilly Elegy is a passionate and personal analysis of a culture in crisis - that of white working-class Americans. The decline of this group, a demographic of our country that has been slowly disintegrating over 40 years, has been reported on with growing frequency and alarm but has never before been written about as searingly from the inside. J. D. Vance tells the true story of what a social, regional, and class decline feels like when you were born with it hung around your neck.
In Mamaw's Contradictions Lay Great Wisdom
By: J. D. Vance
Overall 5 out of 5 stars 2,270 Performance 5 out of 5 stars 2,200 Story 5 out of 5 stars 2,200
He Who Fights with Monsters 11: A LitRPG Adventure
Jason and his companions managed to forestall the inexorable undead, but their battle is far from done. Both they and their enemies are scattered across a strange realm, one that someone must conquer if anyone is to get out alive. Territory by territory, factions fight to reunite their people and conquer the realm. Jason must contend with alliances he doesn’t want, friends he cannot find, and enemies ranging from angelic despots to the power of an undead god. He must face a realm that has been warped by his own mind and find a way to save a friend whose sacrifice got them this far.
stop moralizing at us so much
By: Shirtaloon, and others
Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 74,466 Performance 4.5 out of 5 stars 65,190 Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 65,041
It Ends with Us
Lily hasn’t always had it easy, but that’s never stopped her from working hard for the life she wants. She’s come a long way from the small town where she grew up—she graduated from college, moved to Boston, and started her own business. And when she feels a spark with a gorgeous neurosurgeon named Ryle Kincaid, everything in Lily’s life seems too good to be true.
Not what I expected.
By: Colleen Hoover
Overall 5 out of 5 stars 29,771 Performance 5 out of 5 stars 28,643 Story 5 out of 5 stars 28,644
The Women
Women can be heroes. When twenty-year-old nursing student Frances “Frankie” McGrath hears these words, it is a revelation. Raised in the sun-drenched, idyllic world of Southern California and sheltered by her conservative parents, she has always prided herself on doing the right thing. But in 1965, the world is changing, and she suddenly dares to imagine a different future for herself. When her brother ships out to serve in Vietnam, she joins the Army Nurse Corps and follows his path.
WOW. Just Wow
By: Kristin Hannah
Overall 5 out of 5 stars 136,380 Performance 5 out of 5 stars 111,513 Story 5 out of 5 stars 110,459
Atomic Habits
No matter your goals, Atomic Habits offers a proven framework for improving - every day. James Clear, one of the world's leading experts on habit formation, reveals practical strategies that will teach you exactly how to form good habits, break bad ones, and master the tiny behaviors that lead to remarkable results. If you're having trouble changing your habits, the problem isn't you. The problem is your system. Bad habits repeat themselves again and again not because you don't want to change, but because you have the wrong system for change.
Author went overboard hawking his site
By: James Clear
Overall 5 out of 5 stars 476 Performance 5 out of 5 stars 461 Story 5 out of 5 stars 461
The Briar Club
Washington, DC, 1950. Everyone keeps to themselves at Briarwood House, a down-at-the-heels all-female boardinghouse in the heart of the nation’s capital where secrets hide behind white picket fences. But when the lovely, mysterious widow Grace March moves into the attic room, she draws her oddball collection of neighbors into unlikely friendship. Grace’s weekly attic-room dinner parties and window-brewed sun tea become a healing balm on all their lives, but she hides a terrible secret of her own.
Seriously? Recipes?
By: Kate Quinn
Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 23,444 Performance 4.5 out of 5 stars 21,158 Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 21,133
The Housemaid
I only try on one of Nina’s pristine white dresses once. Just to see what it’s like. But she soon finds out...and by the time I realize my attic bedroom door only locks from the outside, it’s far too late. But I reassure myself: The Winchesters don’t know who I really am. They don’t know what I’m capable of....
One Big Cliche’
By: Freida McFadden
Overall 5 out of 5 stars 44,956 Performance 5 out of 5 stars 40,340 Story 5 out of 5 stars 40,301
A Court of Mist and Fury
Feyre survived Amarantha's clutches to return to the Spring Court - but at a steep cost. Though she now has the powers of the High Fae, her heart remains human, and it can't forget the terrible deeds she performed to save Tamlin's people. Nor has Feyre forgotten her bargain with Rhysand, High Lord of the feared Night Court. As Feyre navigates its dark web of politics, passion, and dazzling power, a greater evil looms - and she might be key to stopping it.
Shippers will either Love it or Hate it
By: Sarah J. Maas
Overall 5 out of 5 stars 753 Performance 5 out of 5 stars 729 Story 5 out of 5 stars 729
Impact Winter Season 3
The stakes couldn’t be higher. Darcy, who once seemed to be our only hope for surviving the vampire apocalypse, has gone to the dark side—she’s now the reigning vampire queen. Meanwhile, her sister Hope must lead the charge to save humanity—on a path that’s taking her straight to Darcy. Will an emboldened Hope destroy her own sister to save the world? Would a godlike Darcy ever allow that to happen? They say hope is a dangerous thing, and they just might be right.
Terrific new season; intriguing, tense, exciting
By: Travis Beacham
Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 1,376 Performance 5 out of 5 stars 1,343 Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 1,343
All the Colors of the Dark
1975 is a time of change in America. The Vietnam War is ending. Muhammad Ali is fighting Joe Frazier. And in the small town of Monta Clare, Missouri, girls are disappearing. When the daughter of a wealthy family is targeted, the most unlikely hero emerges—Patch, a local boy, who saves the girl, and, in doing so, leaves heartache in his wake. Patch and those who love him soon discover that the line between triumph and tragedy has never been finer. And that their search for answers will lead them to truths that could mean losing one another.
Best book of 2024
By: Chris Whitaker
Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 32,922 Performance 4.5 out of 5 stars 30,530 Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 30,534
Fourth Wing
Twenty-year-old Violet Sorrengail was supposed to enter the Scribe Quadrant, living a quiet life among books and history. Now, the commanding general—also known as her tough-as-talons mother—has ordered Violet to join the hundreds of candidates striving to become the elite of Navarre: dragon riders. But when you’re smaller than everyone else and your body is brittle, death is only a heartbeat away...because dragons don’t bond to “fragile” humans. They incinerate them.
Erotica with Dragons
By: Rebecca Yarros
Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 2,254 Performance 4.5 out of 5 stars 2,205 Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 2,205
The Coldest Case: The Past Has a Long Memory
Someone is committing random murders across Chicago—and making sure detectives Billy Harney (Aaron Paul) and Patti Harney (Krysten Ritter) are first on the crime scene. What connects the victims, and why is the killer leaving clues behind with each body? Billy and Patti are scrambling to stop the next killing when their father, Chief of Detectives Dan Harney (Beau Bridges), is kidnapped. But in their race to track him down, they uncover pieces of his past that simply can’t be true. Could their own flesh and blood be covering up a dark secret?
Re: Good!
By: James Patterson, and others
Overall 4 out of 5 stars 3,770 Performance 4 out of 5 stars 3,621 Story 4 out of 5 stars 3,620
Eruption
Michael Crichton, creator of Jurassic Park, ER, Twister, and Westworld, had a passion project he’d been pursuing for years, ahead of his untimely passing in 2008. Knowing how special it was, his wife, Sherri Crichton, held back his notes and the partial manuscript until she found the right author to complete it: James Patterson, the world’s most popular storyteller.
I expected a better story
By: Michael Crichton, and others
Overall 5 out of 5 stars 174,983 Performance 5 out of 5 stars 159,662 Story 5 out of 5 stars 159,107
Project Hail Mary
Ryland Grace is the sole survivor on a desperate, last-chance mission - and if he fails, humanity and the Earth itself will perish. Except that right now, he doesn't know that. He can't even remember his own name, let alone the nature of his assignment or how to complete it. All he knows is that he's been asleep for a very, very long time. And he's just been awakened to find himself millions of miles from home, with nothing but two corpses for company.
Bazinga
By: Andy Weir
Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 17,110 Performance 4.5 out of 5 stars 16,418 Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 16,417
First Lie Wins
The identity comes first: Evie Porter. Once she’s given a name and location by her mysterious boss, Mr. Smith, she learns everything there is to know about the town and the people in it. Then the mark: Ryan Sumner. The last piece of the puzzle is the job. Evie isn’t privy to Mr. Smith’s real identity, but she knows this job isn't like the others. Ryan has gotten under her skin, and she’s starting to envision a different sort of life for herself. But Evie can’t make any mistakes—especially after what happened last time.
What’s The lie?
By: Ashley Elston
Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 24,395 Performance 4.5 out of 5 stars 20,272 Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 20,150
48 Laws of Power
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.
You don't have to be a psychopath to like this.
By: Robert Greene
Overall 5 out of 5 stars 34,048 Performance 4.5 out of 5 stars 30,358 Story 5 out of 5 stars 30,318
A Court of Wings and Ruin
Feyre has returned to the Spring Court determined to gather information on Tamlin's maneuverings and the invading king threatening to bring Prythian to its knees. But to do so, she must play a deadly game of deceit - and one slip may spell doom not only for Feyre but for her world as well.
Jennifer Ikeda declined to continue with theseries
By: Sarah J. Maas
Overall 5 out of 5 stars 1,833 Performance 5 out of 5 stars 1,760 Story 5 out of 5 stars 1,760
The Anxious Generation
There is no bigger public health story now than the collapse in youth mental health. The numbers are terrifying and dominate our headlines. There has been much debate over how we got here, and what to do next, and bestselling author and social psychologist Jonathan Haidt is at the white-hot center of that discourse. Haidt has spent his career speaking wisdom and truth into the most difficult landscapes—communities polarized by politics and religion, campuses battling culture wars, and now the perfect storm contributing to a public health emergency for Gen Z.
A Parenting Book for the 2020's
By: Jonathan Haidt
Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 553 Performance 4.5 out of 5 stars 532 Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 532
The God of the Woods
Early morning, August 1975: a camp counselor discovers an empty bunk. Its occupant, Barbara Van Laar, has gone missing. Barbara isn’t just any thirteen-year-old: she’s the daughter of the family that owns the summer camp and employs most of the region’s residents. And this isn’t the first time a Van Laar child has disappeared. Barbara’s older brother similarly vanished fourteen years ago, never to be found.
Good story telling
By: Liz Moore
Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 9,444 Performance 5 out of 5 stars 9,147 Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 9,146
Funny Story
Daphne always loved the way her fiancé Peter told their story. How they met (on a blustery day), fell in love (over an errant hat), and moved back to his lakeside hometown to begin their life together. He really was good at telling it…right up until the moment he realized he was actually in love with his childhood best friend Petra.
Funny Story is a Wonderful Read
By: Emily Henry
Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 1,450 Performance 4.5 out of 5 stars 1,422 Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 1,423
After You've Gone
Tessa and Charlie have been best friends since childhood. Now Tess is a famous travel writer who documents her adventures on social media while Charlie rarely leaves the safety of her home, living in fear after narrowly escaping a vicious attack years earlier. But despite their different lives, their bond of friendship remains unbreakable...even in death.
Quick Fun Listen
By: Margot Hunt
Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 23,127 Performance 4.5 out of 5 stars 21,800 Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 21,798
Iron Flame
Everyone expected Violet Sorrengail to die during her first year at Basgiath War College―Violet included. But Threshing was only the first impossible test meant to weed out the weak-willed, the unworthy, and the unlucky. Now the real training begins, and Violet’s already wondering how she’ll get through. It’s not just that it’s grueling and maliciously brutal, or even that it’s designed to stretch the riders’ capacity for pain beyond endurance. It’s the new vice commandant, who’s made it his personal mission to teach Violet exactly how powerless she is–unless she betrays the man she loves.
I wish I could throw this book off a cliff.
By: Rebecca Yarros
Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 677 Performance 5 out of 5 stars 661 Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 661
The Black Bird Oracle
Deborah Harkness first introduced the world to Diana Bishop, an Oxford scholar and witch, and vampire geneticist Matthew de Clermont in A Discovery of Witches. Drawn to each other despite long-standing taboos, these two otherworldly beings found themselves at the center of a battle for a lost, enchanted manuscript known as Ashmole 782. Since then, they have fallen in love, traveled to Elizabethan England, dissolved the Covenant between the three species, and awoken the dark powers within Diana’s family line.
Disappointed.
By: Deborah Harkness
Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 34,792 Performance 5 out of 5 stars 30,352 Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 30,293
It Starts with Us
Lily and her ex-husband, Ryle, have just settled into a civil coparenting rhythm when she suddenly bumps into her first love, Atlas, again. After nearly two years separated, she is elated that for once, time is on their side, and she immediately says yes when Atlas asks her on a date. But her excitement is quickly hampered by the knowledge that, though they are no longer married, Ryle is still very much a part of her life—and Atlas Corrigan is the one man he will hate being in his ex-wife and daughter’s life.
Good narration. Story was meh.
By: Colleen Hoover
Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 4,591 Performance 4.5 out of 5 stars 4,489 Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 4,488
The Housemaid Is Watching
From New York Times, USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Freida McFadden comes the next installment of the unbelievably twisty, tension-packed and globally bestselling Housemaid series. This book can be enjoyed as a standalone listen: and once you start, it will have you up all night until the final explosive twist.
How did this get good reviews?
By: Freida McFadden
Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 3,592 Performance 5 out of 5 stars 3,413 Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 3,413
You Like It Darker
“You like it darker? Fine, so do I,” writes Stephen King in the afterword to this magnificent new collection of twelve stories that delve into the darker part of life—both metaphorical and literal. King has, for half a century, been a master of the form, and these stories, about fate, mortality, luck, and the folds in reality where anything can happen, are as rich and riveting as his novels, both weighty in theme and a huge pleasure to digest.
Chilling and beautiful stories
By: Stephen King
Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 7,399 Performance 5 out of 5 stars 7,151 Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 7,152
Listen for the Lie
After Lucy is found wandering the streets, covered in her best friend Savvy’s blood, everyone thinks she is a murderer. Lucy and Savvy were the golden girls of their small Texas town: pretty, smart, and enviable. Lucy married a dream guy with a big ring and an even bigger new home. Savvy was the social butterfly loved by all, and if you believe the rumors, especially popular with the men in town. It’s been years since that horrible night, a night Lucy can’t remember anything about, and she has since moved to LA and started a new life.
The Truth doesn’t matter
By: Amy Tintera
Overall 5 out of 5 stars 145,170 Performance 4.5 out of 5 stars 126,038 Story 5 out of 5 stars 125,788
A Game of Thrones
Winter is coming. Such is the stern motto of House Stark, the northernmost of the fiefdoms that owe allegiance to King Robert Baratheon in far-off King's Landing. There Eddard Stark of Winterfell rules in Robert's name. Far to the north, behind the towering Wall, lie savage Wildings and worse - unnatural things relegated to myth during the centuries-long summer, but proving all too real and all too deadly in the turning of the season. Yet a more immediate threat lurks to the south, where Jon Arryn, the Hand of the King, has died under mysterious circ*mstances....
Terrible editing, though...
By: George R.R. Martin
