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Dolores Claiborne Audible Audiobook – Unabridged

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"An unforgettable, unflinching glimpse into a mind driven to murder" (San Francisco Chronicle) - the number-one national best seller from Stephen King about a housekeeper with a long-hidden secret from her past...one that tests her own will to survive.

Dolores Claiborne is suspected of killing Vera Donovan, her wealthy employer, and when the police question her, she tells the story of her life, harkening back to her disintegrating marriage and the suspicious death of her violent husband 30 years earlier. Dolores also tells of Vera's physical and mental decline and how she became emotionally demanding in recent years.

Given a voice as compelling as any in contemporary fiction, the strange intimacy between Dolores and Vera - and the link that binds them - unfolds in Dolores' account. Dolores Claiborne is "a literary triumph. The finest of King novels...a plot of enormous energy.... Read this book." (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)

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  1. Listening Length
    9 hours and 15 minutes
  2. Author
    Stephen King
  3. Narrator
    Frances Sternhagen
  4. Audible release date
    January 1, 2016
  5. Language
    English
  6. Publisher
    Simon & Schuster Audio
  7. ASIN
    B019FQXNOE
  8. Version
    Unabridged
  9. Program Type
    Audiobook
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Listening Length 9 hours and 15 minutes
Author Stephen King
Narrator Frances Sternhagen
Whispersync for Voice Ready
Audible.com Release Date January 01, 2016
Publisher Simon & Schuster Audio
Program Type Audiobook
Version Unabridged
Language English
ASIN B019FQXNOE
Best Sellers Rank #4,024 in Audible Books & Originals (See Top 100 in Audible Books & Originals)
#36 in Movie, TV & Video Game Tie-In Fiction
#123 in TV, Movie & Game Tie-In Fiction
#127 in Horror Fiction

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Ronald Roark
5.0 out of 5 stars Good book
Reviewed in the United States on April 1, 2024
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JMD
5.0 out of 5 stars true Stephen King
Reviewed in the United States on May 3, 2024
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Amazing character build up. As always incredible story from my favorite author. Beautifully written story of a trouble life that you feel to be part of the story. One chapter seemed strange but it worked so well.
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Dana Fisher
4.0 out of 5 stars Great book
Reviewed in the United States on October 22, 2023
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This was surprisingly completely different than the movie adaptation. Stephen King is a great author. This was truly one of his classics.
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Charles Collins
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent condition!
Reviewed in the United States on February 2, 2024
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I could not believe the condition of this book! It’s a first edition from 1993 and it’s immaculate…can barely tell it’s been touched. I’m so excited to complete my collection with one of the last few books I needed. Would definitely recommend buying from this seller!
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April in CT
5.0 out of 5 stars Hilarious!!
Reviewed in the United States on July 6, 2013
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This review is for the novel, but its also for the audiobook edition as well. I read this when it 1st came out. I thought it was awesome. I dont really remember though if i laughed while reading it because it was such a long time ago. But i do remember it was good & that it was one of Kings good 90s novels. All his 70s & 80s stuff is topnotch, but once the 90s hit, his stories started to be hit or miss. This was one of the hits. Anyway, i usually dont read books more than once except for my all time fav the shining which i read thrice & then listened to the audio version as well bringing the total up to 4. I dont like to read anymore. But i love listening to audiobooks now. So lately i been buying the audio versions of all his old hits so now i've "read" a lot of his books more than once which is a good thing because listening to the audio version gives you a slightly different experience. Sometimes that difference is good & sometimes its not. This audio version was down right hilarious to me LOL!! At 1st when i started listening to it i was quite turned off by Frances Sternhagens gruff narration. I know thats probably because for years i've had the sound Kathy Bates' portrayal of Dolores Claiborn in my head. So to hear a different voice associated with that character was kinda off putting for the 1st hour or so. But once the ball got rolling, then man i was rollin too!! Its 1 thing to read lines of dolores telling us about such things as how vera donovan had a "shiit" savings account and how it was paying out its dividends, but its a whole other thing to actually hear things like that being said aloud with the inflections that Frances Sternhagen uses. It was just priceless in the humor department. God i was laughing throughout the entire 9 hours+ of it. If you like this novel, you should most definately try the audiobook, no question. Even if you never read it, try the audio as well. Its not much like the movie though so be aware of that. The movie is actually much better than the novel. Its 1 of the only times i know of that a movie outshown the source book.
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Cathy J.
5.0 out of 5 stars Read the book
Reviewed in the United States on March 3, 2024
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Couldn’t wait to see the movie. Excellent movie
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Arlie Pinkston
3.0 out of 5 stars Delores Claiborne
Reviewed in the United States on July 5, 2023
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The Delores Claiborne book was pretty beat up! The others were pretty nice.
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Kyndri Hopkins
4.0 out of 5 stars Sometimes all a woman has left to hold on to is being a b*tch
Reviewed in the United States on January 21, 2024
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The structure of this story mixed with the use of misspellings to denote an accent makes you tumble headfirst into this tale of good old-fashioned motherly love and maybe a little bit of revenge. It's got everything, senile old women, eclipses, small island towns, and a sassy housekeeper with a penchant for swearing. I'd recommend it for sure.
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S. DAVIDSON
5.0 out of 5 stars So good!!
Reviewed in Canada on October 30, 2022
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This is absolutely one of my favourite books! Literally couldn't putnit down!
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Anna Theresa Almeida
5.0 out of 5 stars Leitura que prende a atenção
Reviewed in Brazil on February 15, 2022
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A leitura flui a ponto de vc conseguir ler em um dia se for feriado ou fds. Adorei o livro!
Foi meu primeiro do Stephen King e foi uma boa escolha para começar.
Quanto ao produto em si, conforme as fotos q postei, é uma edição econômica, com aquelas folhas tipo jornal, capa mais frágil etc...
Acho q vale a pena mesmo assim, é só ter um pouco mais de cuidado.
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Anna Theresa Almeida
5.0 out of 5 stars Leitura que prende a atenção
Reviewed in Brazil on February 15, 2022
A leitura flui a ponto de vc conseguir ler em um dia se for feriado ou fds. Adorei o livro!
Foi meu primeiro do Stephen King e foi uma boa escolha para começar.
Quanto ao produto em si, conforme as fotos q postei, é uma edição econômica, com aquelas folhas tipo jornal, capa mais frágil etc...
Acho q vale a pena mesmo assim, é só ter um pouco mais de cuidado.
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Manuel
3.0 out of 5 stars Buen libro mal envío
Reviewed in Mexico on September 1, 2021
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El libro llegó con daños en la portada.
La historia es cautivadora.
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virge
5.0 out of 5 stars À ne pas manquer !
Reviewed in France on February 2, 2024
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J ai dévoré ce livre extrêmement prenant et top ! À ne pas manquer le lire ! J ai adoré !
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Linda
5.0 out of 5 stars Back to back in 2 days!
Reviewed in Sweden on August 30, 2022
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Took me 2 days to read this book that doesn't have any chapters. I just couldn't stop. Easily in top 5 of all King's book I've read and that's quite the pile!
Delivered fast without problem and just as described! Read it
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