Try free for 30 days

Preview

  • Avenue of Mysteries

  • By: John Irving
  • Narrated by: Armando Duran
  • Length: 20 hrs and 50 mins
  • 3.7 out of 5 stars (24 ratings)

Try Premium Plus free
1 credit a month to buy any audiobook in our entire collection.
Access to thousands of additional audiobooks and Originals from the Plus Catalogue.
Member-only deals & discounts.
Auto-renews at $16.45/mo after 30 days. Cancel anytime.

Avenue of Mysteries

By: John Irving
Narrated by: Armando Duran
Try Premium Plus free

$16.45 per month after 30 days. Cancel anytime.

Buy Now for $33.99

Buy Now for $33.99

Pay using voucher balance (if applicable) then card ending in
Switch payment method
By confirming your purchase, you agree to Audible's Conditions Of Use and Privacy Notice and authorise Audible to charge your designated credit card or another available credit card on file.

Publisher's Summary

Brought to you by Penguin.

Juan Diego’s little sister is a mind reader. As a teenager, he struggles to keep anything secret – Lupe knows all the worst things that go through his mind. And sometimes she knows more. What a terrible burden it is to know – or to think you know – your future, or worse, the future of someone you love. What might a young girl be driven to do if she thought she had the power to change what lies ahead?

Later in life, Juan Diego embarks on a journey to fulfil a promise he made in his youth. It is a long story and it has long awaited an ending, but Juan Diego is unable to write the final chapters.

This is the story of what happens when the future collides with the past.
©2015 John Irving (P)2015 Random House AudioBooks
Literary Fiction Fiction Dream
Show More Show Less

What listeners say about Avenue of Mysteries

Average Customer Ratings
Overall
  • 3.5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    8
  • 4 Stars
    7
  • 3 Stars
    3
  • 2 Stars
    6
  • 1 Stars
    0
Performance
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    12
  • 4 Stars
    6
  • 3 Stars
    3
  • 2 Stars
    0
  • 1 Stars
    0
Story
  • 3.5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    7
  • 4 Stars
    6
  • 3 Stars
    3
  • 2 Stars
    4
  • 1 Stars
    2

Reviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.

Audible.com.au reviews

Amazon Reviews
Sort by:
Filter by:
  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars
Profile Image for Sue

Can't get enough of John Irving

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Definitely. John Irving always enages the reader/listener in such a way that when the book is over you almost grieve for it.

Who was your favorite character and why?

Lupe because she took no crap, and loved her brother enough to die for him

What about Armando Duran’s performance did you like?

He was able to change his voice only slightly and yet you could tell the characters apart, plus his Spanish accent was perfect.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

When Lupe died... It's making me cry now just thinking about it.

Any additional comments?

John Irving is an amazing author. Please make audio versions of more of his back catalogue. The World According to Garp, and The Hotel New Hampshire at least. They are classics.

Report this

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    2 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    4 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    1 out of 5 stars
Profile Image for Daniel Brilliant

I persisted but I couldn't finish this tome.

What would have made Avenue of Mysteries better?

It would have been better if it was along the lines of "A Prayer for Owen Meany" or " A Son of the Circus" To rambling & just a bit weird for me.

Would you ever listen to anything by John Irving again?

Might

Report this

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

In the spirit of reconciliation, Audible acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.