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David Akiva Klionsky
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Jim Gladstone
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"A witty dissection and resurrection of an off-kilter, loopy family" (Bookmarks)
"Gladstone's nuanced characters are utterly believable...it will remind many readers of their own troubled clans." (Time Out, New York)
"Every adult trying to shake the shackles of their upbringing will find a comforting spark of recognition." (The Weekly News (Miami))
"Gladstone's real comedic genius lies in Josh's high school and college recollections...that each pack the punch of today's best short stories. (Think David Sedaris.)" (The Book Reporter)
An entire family comes of age simultaneously in this funny and poignant novel, narrated by a gay 22-year-old son torn between embracing and rejecting his quirky suburban kin. After abandoning a planned suicide, Joshua Royalton returns to his childhood home to unravel the elaborate tales, theories, and neuroses he developed while growing up, including a fictional history of Chinese restaurants, a mortal fear of crows, an obsession with singer Carly Simon, and his parents' addiction to jigsaw puzzles.
Reinvention, reconciliation, and and the power of transforming life into art infuse Josh's stories, ultimately leaving the listener with a sense of hope and optimism.
The critically acclaimed winner of a Foreword Award for independent publishing, The Big Book of Misunderstanding is a hidden gem of contemporary domestic fiction. Author Jim Gladstone's pop culture writing has appeared in The New York Times, Billboard, The Chicago Tribune, and dozens of other publications.
"This book is sweet and true and surprisingly honest in a world of worked-up horseshoe. I related to all the characters in the book. I have met people like them. I've even been a few of them." (Susan Werner, singer-songwriter, The Gospel Truth, Last of the Good Straight Girls)
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As Charly struggles to recover from her brain injury, she begins to realize that the events of that fateful night are trapped in the damaged right side of her brain. Now, she must put the jigsaw pieces together to discover the identity of the man who tried to kill her...before he finishes the job he started.
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Who Else Laughed, Cried, and Shuddered?
- By Jennifer Chichester on 09-16-22
By: Freida McFadden
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Dead Med
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- Length: 10 hrs and 3 mins
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When Heather McKinley dreamed of becoming a doctor, she imagined curing sick kids and sporting pink stethoscopes. She never anticipated the sleepless nights, grueling exams, and endless labs. And she certainly never knew that her medical school earned the nickname Dead Med thanks to the tragic history of students overdosing on illegal drugs. But Heather would never consider doing anything like that. That is, until her longtime boyfriend dumps her, she finds herself failing anatomy, and her world starts to crumble.
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Hmm
- By Morgan Meaux on 08-22-24
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Holiday Hideaway
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- By: Mary Kay Andrews
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Tilly Farriday isn’t feeling very jolly this season. Recently divorced and broke, she’s squatting in one of her rental agency’s properties until her new home is ready. The sprinkles on top of the burnt Christmas cookie that is her life? The new owner shows up early, forcing Tilly to hide in the attic to save her job…and what remains of her dignity.
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I ain’t afraid of no ghosts
- By 🔥 Phx17 🔥 on 10-31-24
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Mr. and Mrs. Christmas
- By: Michelle Stimpson
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There's no place like home for the holidays ... especially for Lesley Carver. Life in the big city just wasn't her jam and now she's back in Hickory Falls, working at the family diner and helping her mom after she took a tumble. Lesley longs to build a life here, working at the cafe, selling her handmade ornaments and ... er, apparently reviving her high school crush on her best friend’s older brother. Only one problem, her mom wants her to leave Hickory Falls far behind.
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Loved the book!
- By Amazon Customer on 11-15-24
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- Shanna Tidwell
- 06-22-21
Great listen
This books seems autobiographical…. That’s the way it’s written. It’s a great coming of age story. It’s about growth within a family. How no matter your childhood you will always see some part of it as fucked up. You will always find things to blame your parents for. None of us are perfect and neither are our parents. You can relate to the awkwardness of being a teen and trying to discover who you are. Of questioning everything even your own existence. The exploration of sexuality and defying your own.
I loved that the character was close in age to me at the time the store takes place. So many 70’s-90’s references.
Narration by David Klionsky was exceptional.
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- Deedra
- 06-28-21
The Big Book of Misunderstanding
This was a very good book.It was a coming of age book for a young man growing up in the suburbs of 1980's Philadelphia.Everything in his life,going to the zoo every year,eating Chinese food family style,everything was done the same way,with the family until his brother bulked.Dad had it all planned out and ran the family with a tight fist until it went wrong.Once one thing fell out of place,everyone could see what was really going on and our young man could find his way out of the closet.There was too much information for me at some points.It was a nice visit home for me. David Akiva Klionsky was a fine narrator.I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.'
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