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Audiobook Review : The Audacity of Hope by Barack Obama

[amazon_link id=”0307455874″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link]Title : The Audacity of Hope Author : Barack Obama Narrator : Barack Obama Publisher : Random House Audio Listening Length: 6 hours and 10 minutes Source : Library Rating : 4.5/5 I do not read much non-fiction but downloaded this audiobook on the recommendation of a friend, and have […]

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Audiobook Review : Cold Sassy Tree by Olive Ann Burns

[amazon_link id=”B00817T8DO” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link]Title : Cold Sassy Tree Author : Olive Ann Burns Narrator : Tom Parker Publisher : Blackstone Audio Listening Length: 12 hours and 54 minutes Source : Library Rating : 5/5 This novel is situated in the fictional town of Cold Sassy, Georgia. It is told from the view-point of […]

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Audiobook Review : A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry

[amazon_link id=”140003065X” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link]Title : A Fine Balance Author : Rohinton Mistry Narrator : John Lee Genre : Society/Culture Listening Length : 24 hours and 29 minutes Pages : 603 Rating : 5/5 “A Fine Balance” is quite a tome. I realized this when I tried to download it from the local library […]

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Audiobook Review : Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? by Mindy Kaling

[amazon_link id=”0307886271″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link]Title : Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? Author : Mindy Kaling Narrator : Mindy Kaling Publisher : Random House Audio Rating : 4.5/5 After I discovered that I liked audiobooks because they make my walk/commute more interesting, I’ve listened to quite a few. “Is Everyone Hanging Out without Me” […]

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Audiobook Review : Persuasion, Sense and Sensibility (by Jane Austen)

[amazon_link id=”0786118229″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link]Although my foray into audio-books started as an attempt to make my walks more interesting and to tempt me to go walking even, I have to say that I am hooked. And for that I credit the narrators. I’ve been lucky enough to listen to three of the best, Frederick […]

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Audiobook Review : The Inimitable Jeeves by P.G. Wodehouse

[amazon_link id=”B001CEI2XU” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link]Rating : 4/5 Narrator : Frederick Davidson Length : 6 hours 5 minutes (Image on left indicative of audiobook – it is not the same audiobook though) I’m a big fan of P.G.Wodehouse but his books, at least in print, are generally not in the local library. What with this […]

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