Title : Skinny Dip Author : Carl Hiaasen Series : Skink Series Narrators : Stephen Hoye Genre : Crime, Humor Publisher : Books On Tape Listening Length : 13 hours 30 minutes Rating : 5/5 Narrator Rating : 5/5 Reading Carl Hiaasen has been on my radar a while, and I’ve finally gotten around to […]
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Audiobook Review : Skinny Dip by Carl Hiaasen
By amodini
Posted in 2018, 5_star_rating, audiobook, books, contemporary, crime, humor, must listen, must read, quirky, recommended, series, suspense, wit |
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Audiobook Review : All Creatures Great and Small by James Herriot
By amodini
Posted in 2018, 5_star_rating, audiobook, book-to-movie, books, feel-good, fun stuff, lovely things, macmillan, must listen, must read, non-fiction, recommended |
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Title : All Creatures Great and Small Author : James Herriot Narrators : Christopher Timothy Genre : Non-fiction Publisher : Macmillan Audio Listening Length : 15 hours 45 minutes Rating : 5/5 Narrator Rating : 5/5 I rarely read non-fiction, but one of my all time favorites in non-fiction is the series of books by […]
Read the rest of this entry »Audiobook Review : The Kitchen House by Kathleen Grissom
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Posted in 2_star_rating, 2018, audiobook, books |
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Title : The Kitchen House Author : Kathleen Grissom Narrators : Orlagh Cassidy, Bahni Turpin Genre : Historical Publisher : Blackstone Audio Listening Length : 12 hours 55 minutes Rating : 2/5 Narrator Rating : 4/5 At 7 years of age Lavinia is brought in as an indentured servant to the plantation of Capt. James […]
Read the rest of this entry »Audiobook Review : The Brutal Telling by Louise Penny
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Posted in 2009, audiobook, Blackstone Audio, books, crime, mystery |
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Title : The Brutal Telling Series : Inspector Gamache (Book 5) Author : Louise Penny Narrators : Ralph Cosham Genre : Mystery Publisher : Blackstone Audio Listening Length : 13 hours 12 minutes Rating : 1/5 Narrator Rating : 4.5/5 A body has been found in the Three Pines Bistro and antiques shop owned by […]
Read the rest of this entry »Audiobook Review : Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead
By amodini
Posted in 2016, 2017, 3.5_star_rating, audiobook, books, historical, random_house, slavery |
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Title : Underground Railroad Author : Colson Whitehead Narrators : Bahni Turpin Genre : Historical Publisher : RandomHouse Listening Length : 10 hours 44 minutes Rating : 3.5/5 Narrator Rating : 4/5 This book imagines the underground railroad, to be an actual railroad, instead of what it actually was – a network of secret escape […]
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 Breadwinner by Deborah Ellis
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Posted in 2015, 2017, 4.5_star_rating, audiobook, books, culture and society, must listen, recommended, women |
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Title : The Breadwinner Author : Deborah Ellis Narrators : Rita Wolf Genre : Contemporary Publisher : Listening Library Listening Length : 2 hours 59 minutes Rating : 4.5/5 Narrator Rating : 4/5 Parvana lives with her parents and siblings in Taliban-ruled Kabul. Parvana’s learned father ekes out a living as a reader-writer in their […]
Read the rest of this entry »Audiobook Review : A Man Called Ove by Frederik Backman
By amodini
Posted in 2015, 4_star_rating, audiobook, book-to-movie, books, contemporary, humor, lovely things |
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Title : A Man Called Ove Author : Frederik Backman Narrators : George Newbern Genre : Contemporary Publisher : Dreamscape Media Listening Length : 9 hours 9 minutes Rating : 4/5 Narrator Rating : 5/5 Ove (pronounced Oova) Lindahl is a 59 year old Swedish widower who has recently been laid off from work. He […]
Read the rest of this entry »Audiobook Review : 11.22.63 by Stephen King
By amodini
Posted in 2017, 4_star_rating, audiobook, books, historical, review, simon_schuster, time-travel |
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Title : 11.22.63 Author : Stephen King Narrators : Craig Wasson Genre : Sci-fi, Time-travel Publisher : Simon & Schuster Audio Listening Length : 30 hours 44 minutes Rating : 4/5 Narrator Rating : 4.5/5 I picked up this book because this was described as a time travel story (am a sucker for time-travel tales), which it […]
Read the rest of this entry »Audiobook Review: How To Be A Woman by Caitlin Moran
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Posted in 4.5_star_rating, audiobook, books, feminist, must listen, must read, recommended, wit, women |
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Title : How to be a woman Author : Caitlin Moran Narrators : Caitlin Moran Genre : Feminist Publisher : HarperAudio Listening Length : 8 hours 45 minutes Rating : 4.5/5 Narrator Rating : 4.5/5 Caitlin Moran talks of many “female” topics in this book : sexism, kids, relationships, expectations, feminism etc. Chapter by chapter […]
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