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Inside Audiobook, by Alix Ohlin Play Audiobook Sample

Inside Audiobook

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Read By: Tandy Cronyn Publisher: Recorded Books, Inc. Listen Time: at 1.0x Speed 6.67 hours at 1.5x Speed 5.00 hours at 2.0x Speed Release Date: June 2012 Format: Unabridged Audiobook ISBN: 9781470301095

Quick Stats About this Audiobook

Total Audiobook Chapters:

16

Longest Chapter Length:

57:36 minutes

Shortest Chapter Length:

01:41 minutes

Average Chapter Length:

37:04 minutes

Audiobooks by this Author:

4

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Publisher Description

A critically acclaimed, award-winning author, Alix Ohlin pens a masterpiece of emotional complexity with Inside. In this literary tour de force, a therapist named Grace attempts to help a man recover from his failed suicide attempt. Meanwhile, Grace's teen patient Annie runs away from home to reinvent herself in New York, and Grace's ex-husband leaves the comfort of a successful relationship to attempt to help native peoples in the bleak Arctic. ''A skillful storyteller attractively quick-witted and wry.''- J. M. Coetzee

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"Wow. In the middle of it, I was crying, from contemplating all the ways people and life hurt and damage each other, the cycle, or maybe spiral, never ending. Tug, experiencing the horrifying things people did to their friends, neighbors, family, being damaged beyond repair, causing his own damage, of a less horrifying but still life-changing nature. Annie's parents failing her over and over, creating a wary person lacking a center. Mitch just muddling through his life, failing and injuring and unable to have a satisfying life. Grace never really getting past the struggling stage. It may not be the most subtle book, or the most complex, but what it contained felt real to me."

— Laurie (4 out of 5 stars)

Inside Listener Reviews

Overall Performance: 3.2857142857142856 out of 53.2857142857142856 out of 53.2857142857142856 out of 53.2857142857142856 out of 53.2857142857142856 out of 5 (3.29)
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  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5 Narration Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5 Story Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5

    " I loved this book. I felt so connected to the characters that I actually missed them when I was finished reading it. Very interesting book that gets you thinking. "

    — Amber, 2/20/2014
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5 Narration Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5 Story Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5

    " I enjoyed it. It asks a very I interesting question, can anyone really help anyone else if they don't really want to be helped? I think it's a smart and touching novel and would make a great book club selection. Great one for discussion. "

    — Diana, 2/15/2014
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5 Narration Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5 Story Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5

    " Characters are clear, sharp; love how she repeats their appearances in different times/spaces... "

    — Careyleah, 2/14/2014
  • Overall Performance: 2 out of 52 out of 52 out of 52 out of 52 out of 5 Narration Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5 Story Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5

    " I just could not get myself to care about any of these characters. The therapists displayed no sense of boundaries. Everyone just came across and shallow, self-absorbed and frankly, pathetic. "

    — Krisa, 2/13/2014
  • Overall Performance: 1 out of 51 out of 51 out of 51 out of 51 out of 5 Narration Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5 Story Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5

    " Okay, I wanted to like this book - it was about a therapist, so it should have been right up my alley. But I got about 1/3 into it and I just thought, "This book is not doing anything for me, why am I wasting my time waiting for this to get better?" So, I stopped. It started out well enough - therapist skiing, stumbles across a man trying to kill himself, she stops him takes him home, starts "therapizing." Then things shift to her guilt about her life and the reader loses track of the man and the intricacy of that relationship and moves into "when I was young I did something I have a lot of guilt for therefore I shall moan about it forever." Urgh. So, it could have gotten better, I don't know. But for me, it wasn't better fast enough. "

    — Melissa, 1/27/2014
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5 Narration Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5 Story Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5

    " Characters are fascinating and the story is full of lovely details but the ending is less than satisfactory. "

    — Sarah, 1/19/2014
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5 Narration Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5 Story Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5

    " It was okay, but I didn't bother to finish it. I know why would I rate it a 3 then? Well I think other people will like it. "

    — Christine, 12/9/2013
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5 Narration Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5 Story Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5

    " Interesting but odd...Ended poorly "

    — Lauren, 12/8/2013
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5 Narration Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5 Story Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5

    " just a peek inside the lives of others, very well done. "

    — Tina, 6/3/2013
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5 Narration Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5 Story Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5

    " I really enjoyed this book. It is a bit different but delves into the mind of several people and why they do the things they do. I haven't talked to anyone else who has read this but I would recommend it. "

    — Nancy, 3/26/2013
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5 Narration Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5 Story Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5

    " Entertaining. It had so much potential but fell a bit flat. "

    — Niki, 2/4/2013
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5 Narration Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5 Story Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5

    " I found it hard to love this book. Most of the characters were completely unlikable and I dreaded reading the chapters that involved them. The idea of the book was interesting and the way the stories and characters were linked together I liked. I think this book is definitely overrated. "

    — Ashley, 11/13/2012
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5 Narration Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5 Story Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5

    " The book is soft and subtle with its knives, but they cut just as deep. "

    — Aben, 10/13/2012
  • Overall Performance: 2 out of 52 out of 52 out of 52 out of 52 out of 5 Narration Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5 Story Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5

    " I usually love it when authors use different sections and times to play with interconnected characters -- in this case, four Canadians who are all therapists and/or varying levels of screwed up -- but all these people felt unrealistic, and the whole thing left me cold. "

    — gwen, 8/22/2012

About Alix Ohlin

Alix Ohlin is the author of four books, most recently the novel Inside, which was a finalist for the Scotiabank Giller Prize and the Rogers Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize. Her work has appeared in The New Yorker, Tin House, Best American Short Stories, and many other places. She lives in Vancouver, where she chairs the creative writing program at the University of British Columbia.

About Tandy Cronyn

Tandy Cronyn was born in Los Angeles in 1945. She has appeared in many plays both on and off Broadway, and has also made several film and television appearances, including Twisted and Law & Order: Cruel and Unusual.