There’s nothing subtle about the narration of Kimberly Breault, but there’s really nothing very subtle about this memoir about an American living in the new Russia. Cohen lays out to public view her relationship with her Russian fiancé, including the abuse, drugs, and sex into which it degenerates. Cohen’s career as an investigative journalist takes her to the seedy sides of a country that is fraught with violence as it struggles to redefine itself and its transition to capitalism. Breault presents Cohen as a trouper who knows what she wants and is not going to give up her ambitions. She is less successful with her presentation of Kevin, which gives him a raspy, strained voice, and her characterization of Cohen’s mother, which is a bit over the top.
Pub Date: Jan. 22, 2005
Duration: 7 hrs, 30 mins
Publisher: Audis Libros Publishing
Review Posted Online: Jan. 22, 2026
James Michener tells the real stories behind the man and his books. The recording is read with skill and consistency although the reader does little to enhance the robust, larger-than-life incidents related in the book. Due to the first-person narrative format, there is no opportunity for the narrator to change his voice. This makes some chapters monotonous as they go on and on in the typical Michener style. The listener may also become confused because the stories are not told chronologically. This is not a great choice for the audio format, but Michener fans may stick with it to the end.
Pub Date: N/A
Duration: 22 hrs
Publisher: Books on Tape
Review Posted Online: Jan. 22, 2026
In a quest for a sense of inner contentment and self-worth, Gloria Steinem brings the reader on a journey of investigation and discovery. Steinem reads the text herself in a straightforward and friendly, but not intimate, presentation which is so easy to listen to it invites repetition--thus ensuring the painless relearning of the lessons of the book. It's difficult to tell from the reading that this audiobook is abridged; each section can stand alone. Nonetheless, the listener wished the book were unabridged. Steinem left me wanting to learn more.
Pub Date: N/A
Duration: 3 hrs
Publisher: Dove Audio
Review Posted Online: Jan. 22, 2026
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