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Brackish Waters

By: Matt Boren
Narrated by: Christina Applegate
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Summary

Christina Applegate slays in this unfiltered comedy about a fed-up mom having an epic existential meltdown after the vacation from hell

When Kate wins an item at her children’s elementary school auction - an all-inclusive trip to SeaView at Sandpiper Bay - she thinks it’s just what her family needs after a decade of career disappointments and a marriage on its last legs. She has no reason to believe that said trip is a Fyre Festival-level fraud and, in fact, the catalyst to her unraveling. But it is. Oh, but it is.

Upon her return home, Kate, a failed writer, sets out to publish the world’s most anthemic one-star Yelp review of SeaView at Sandpiper Bay, detailing her week from hell on its brackish waters. And it will be her masterpiece.

At first, it feels good to let her white-knuckled fingers fly ragefully across the keys. But after a while, Kate wonders: Is her Yelp review like the vacation itself, an ill-advised Band-Aid on problems she doesn’t know how to fix?

©2020 Matt Boren (P)Audible Originals, LLC.

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Really fun listen

Engaging story made infinitely better by great performance. Perfect length and fun premise. Overall really enjoyed!

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Outstanding

Outstanding narration by Christina Applegate. Loved this little short story. Felt her pain and yes, we do all have a Nora in our lives 😉

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Really brilliantly written. Everyone has someone in their lives just like this. Would listen again.

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loved it

can Christina Applegate please perform all audiobooks from now on? I loved the story and the way she told it. brilliant listen if u need a pick me up

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Great life story

Stumbled across this between books, absolutely loved it, great performance of a story that hits many home truths.
Very funny with accurate life observations.

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Hilariously funny, brilliant performance by Christin Applegate.

That someone can delve so deep into oneself and pull out truths that we hide from the world and then to present them in this amusing, self-deprecating way can only be looked upon with absolute awe. Well done Matt. A real achievement.

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Hilarious

This was great, a fantastic pick-me-up. I was having a bad week at work and it really lifted my spirits. Loved the narrator behaving as badly as we all sometimes wish we could, haha! Christina Applegate’s delivery was masterful. I really hope she does more narrations - I think I’d come back just for her.

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f#cking loved it

A captivating vacation from Hell! I felt every bit of the horror experienced. A nice touch of self growth.

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Humorous take on self reflection

I loved the narrator and the story - a short listen perfect for a Sunday afternoon

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something I wouldn't normally

this was something I wouldn't normally listen to but totally loved it. full of reality and stuff that I probably would think but dare not say

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