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The Lonely Hearts Book Club

Author:
Lucy Gilmore
Read by:
Angie Kane
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Ratings
Book
90
Narrator
44
Release Date
March 28, 2023
Duration
11 hours 7 minutes
Summary
Sloane Parker lives a small, contained life as a librarian in her small, contained town. She never thinks of herself as lonely...but still she looks forward to that time every day when old curmudgeon Arthur McLachlan comes to browse the shelves and cheerfully insult her. Their sparring is such a highlight of Sloane's day that when Arthur doesn't show up one morning, she's instantly concerned. And then another day passes, and another. Anxious, Sloane tracks the old man down only to discover him all but bedridden...and desperately struggling to hide how happy he is to see her. Wanting to bring more cheer into Arthur's gloomy life, Sloane creates an impromptu book club. Slowly, the lonely misfits of their sleepy town begin to find each other and, in their book club, the joy of unlikely friendship—because, as it turns out, everyone has a special book in their heart...and a reason to get lost (and eventually found) within the pages.
Reviews
Profile Avatar Dawn Nov 2023

Cute story, but the narrator had only three voices: male, female, and old man. It was difficult when the character POV's changed to tell everyone apart, esp. since this revolved around a group of people.

Profile Avatar Robert Z. Jan 2024

I loved this book. It had me lauphing out loud countles times. Excellent character development. They cared so much about each other. I liked the way the characters each had a first person perspective. Also learned about classic books. Narrator does a good job. I highly recommend this book.

Profile Avatar Mirte D. Nov 2023

This was really beautiful.

Profile Avatar Carol B. Nov 2023

I fell in love with this title. I am so glad I chose it from the VIP selection. Books, stories, life and how a book club could change the lives of the people contributing. So enjoyable!

Profile Avatar Jennifer B. Apr 2024

Good book

Profile Avatar Tanja A. Mar 2024

This was a surprise-like for me. I didn't expect the perspectives to change and it was a bit hard to tell them apart, but I couldn't do more than two voices, so I'm impressed. Stories where friendship and family if choice are put above romance are so rare and I found myself tearing up a lot more times than I would admit.bonus: I love Anne of Green gables...so it was very relatable for me!

Profile Avatar Brenda D. Mar 2024

I really liked this book. You never know what someone is going through in their life. But it’s good to have friends.

Profile Avatar Emily B. Mar 2024

A bit contrived

Profile Avatar Walking O. Feb 2024

The narration was super enjoyable, with her ability to do different voices for men and women, though all her women sounded the same, so later in the book when she switched POV from Sloan to Maisy, I was a little lost at first. That was the first POV switch, so I wasn't expecting it. I learned to pay attention quickly because the titles of the chapters apparently were the characters speaking all along (?).The book is very entertaining. I highly recommend it. Two thumbs up!

Profile Avatar Tali B. Jan 2024

OK story, didn't really connect to characters

Profile Avatar Carol M. Jan 2024

Charming story about lonely people who make a connection that changes their lives. While I enjoyed the story and characters very much, I was disappointed with the narration.

Profile Avatar Aven F. Dec 2023

it was so bad I couldn't even get through half if it

Profile Avatar Jayde B. Dec 2023

I have enjoyed listening to this book, it has hooked me and I particularly enjoyed the narration for the different characters.

Profile Avatar Heather P. Dec 2023

Decent story line, adequate narrating.

Profile Avatar Bianca1976 Nov 2023

3.5 - it was a cute book

Profile Avatar Elizabeth M. Nov 2023

I loved the idea of platonic love amongst a bunch of lonely strangers.

Profile Avatar Tammy S. Nov 2023

Well narrated and good book. Lots of literary references and sound advice to abstract for practical day to day life. So enjoyed this book.

Profile Avatar Yvonne N. Nov 2023

The narrator did a fantastic job of acting out the different characters. A sweet 'coming together' story.

The Lonely Hearts Book Club

The Lonely Hearts Book Club

Author: Lucy Gilmore
Read by: Angie Kane
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