Clockdance with large stretches of seeming nothingness and short bursts of activity, is a relative disappointment, but still showcases a master at her craft.
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Audiobook Review : Clockdance by Anne Tyler
By amodini
Posted in 2021, 3_star_rating, audiobook, books, feminist, great narrators, random_house, women |
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Audiobook Review : Exhalation by Ted Chiang
By amodini
Posted in 2021, 3_star_rating, audiobook, books, imaginative, philosophical, random_house, sci-fi |
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Title : ExhalationAuthor : Frederik BackmanNarrators : Ted Chiang, Eduardo Ballerini, Dominic Hoffman, Amy LandonGenre : Sci-fiPublisher : Random House AudioListening Length : 11 hours 22 minutesRating : 3/5Narrator Rating : 3.5/5 I picked this audiobook of 9 separate tales because they were rooted in sci-fi. And they are, but they also attempt to answer […]
Read the rest of this entry »Book Review : Circling The Sun by Paula McLain
By amodini
Posted in 2015, 2021, 3_star_rating, books, culture and society, historical, women |
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Title : Circling The Son Author : Paula McLain Genre : Historical Publisher : Ballantine Pages : 400 Rating : 2.5/5 Beryl Clutterbuck is a rancher’s daughter in 1920s Kenya. Brought up by her father, after her mother, sick of the hard-scrabble life of the farm, ups and leaves with her younger brother, Beryl grows […]
Read the rest of this entry »Audiobook Review : A Fearsome Doubt by Charles Todd
By amodini
Posted in 2019, 3_star_rating, audiobook, books, mystery |
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Title : A Fearsome Doubt Author : Charles Todd Narrators : Samuel Gillies Genre : Mystery Publisher : Recorded Books Listening Length : 11 hours 37 minutes Rating : 3/5 Narrator Rating : 4.5/5 Inspector Ian Rutledge helped make the case that got Ben Shaw convicted and hanged. His death has caused Shaw’s family much […]
Read the rest of this entry »Audiobook Review : Then She Was Gone by Lisa Jewell
By amodini
Posted in 2019, 3_star_rating, audiobook, contemporary, crime, suspense |
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Title : Then She Was Gone Author : Lisa Jewell Narrators : Helen Duff Genre : Mystery Publisher : Dreamscape Media Listening Length : 10 hours 12 minutes Rating : 3/5 Narrator Rating : 4/5 Ellie Mack, a lovely teenager, the light of her mother’s life, disappears one day. The police believe that she has […]
Read the rest of this entry »Audiobook Review : The Couple Next Door by Shari Lapena
By amodini
Posted in 2016, 2017, 3_star_rating, audiobook, books, crime, mystery, penguin_books |
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Title : The Couple Next Door Author : Shari Lapena Narrators : Kirsten Potter Genre : Mystery Publisher : Penguin Audio Listening Length : 8 hours 40 minutes Rating : 3.3/5 Narrator Rating : 4/5 Babysitter having bailed last minute, Anne and Marco leave baby daughter Cora at home alone while stepping out for dinner […]
Read the rest of this entry »Audiobook Review : The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler
Title : The Big Sleep Author : Raymond Chandler Narrator : Elliott Gould Genre : Mystery Publisher : Phoenix Books Listening Length : 6 hours 11 minutes Rating : 3/5 Narrator Rating : 4/5 I’m not a big Raymond Chandler fan, but everytime I listen to a not-so-good book, I strive to try something new. […]
Read the rest of this entry »Audiobook Review : Night Film by Marisha Pessl
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Posted in 2013, 2015, 3_star_rating, books, mystery, random_house, thriller |
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[amazon_link id=”0812979788″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link]Title : Night Film Author : Marisha Pessl Narrator : Jake Weber Genre : Contemporary Publisher : Random House Audio Listening Length : 23 hours 9 minutes Rating : 3/5 I’d read many wonderful reviews of this book and was attracted by the “mystery/psychological thriller” bit. Unfortunately, what I’d missed, […]
Read the rest of this entry »Audiobook Review : The Woman Upstairs by Claire Messud
By amodini
Posted in 2015, 3_star_rating, audiobook, books, contemporary, women |
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[amazon_link id=”0307743764″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link]Title : The Woman Upstairs Author : Claire Messud Narrator : Cassandra Campbell Genre : Contemporary Publisher : Random House Audio Listening Length : 11 hours Rating : 3/5 The book blurb seemed to indicate that “The Woman Upstairs” would be about a lonely spinster and her life as influenced […]
Read the rest of this entry »Book Review : Trouble Has a New Name
By amodini
Posted in 2014, 3_star_rating, arc, bollywood, books, chick-lit, culture and society, harlequin, india, romance, women |
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[amazon_link id=”B00LZPQGP2″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link]Title : Trouble Has a New Name Author : Adite Banerjie Genre : Romance Publisher : Harlequin Pages: 192 Publish Date : July 15th, 2014 Source : Author Rating : 3/5 This is author Banerjie’s second romance novel after “The Indian Tycoon’s Marriage Deal”. And in this novel, she has […]
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