The Age Of Innocence, almost a social commentary of the 1920s, starts off well, but grew tiresome and stretched towards the end.
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Audiobook Review : The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton
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Posted in 2.5_star_rating, 2021, audiobook, books, culture and society, feminist, historical, literature, romance, social issues, women |
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Audiobook Review : Clockdance by Anne Tyler
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Posted in 2021, 3_star_rating, audiobook, books, feminist, great narrators, random_house, women |
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Clockdance with large stretches of seeming nothingness and short bursts of activity, is a relative disappointment, but still showcases a master at her craft.
Read the rest of this entry »Audiobook Review : The Testaments by Margaret Atwood
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Title : The Testaments Author : Margaret Atwood Narrators : Ann Dowd, Mae Whitman, Bryce Dallas Howard Genre : Dystopian/Sci-fi Publisher : Random House Audio Listening Length : 13 hours 18 minutes Rating : 4.5/5 Narrator Rating : 4.5/5 The Testaments is a sequel to The Handmaids Tale, set 15 years after the events of […]
Read the rest of this entry »Audiobook Review : Missing Presumed by Susie Steiner
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Posted in 2019, 4_star_rating, audiobook, books, crime, feminist, literature, mystery, random_house, recommended, review, series, women |
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Title : Missing Presumed Author : Susie Steiner Narrators : Juanita McMahon Genre : Mystery Publisher : Random House Audio Listening Length : 12 hours 52 minutes Rating : 4/5 Narrator Rating : 5/5 Missing Presumed is Book 1 in the Manon Bradshaw novels. Book 2 is out already and I hope there are many more […]
Read the rest of this entry »Audiobook Review : We should all be feminists by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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Posted in 2018, 5_star_rating, audiobook, books, culture and society, feminist, lovely things, must listen, must read, random_house, recommended, women |
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Title : We should all be feminists Author : Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Narrators : Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Genre : Non-fiction Publisher : Random House Audio Listening Length : 45 minute Rating : 5/5 Narrator Rating : 3/5 “We should all be feminists” is adapted from Adichie’s TEDx talk on the same subject. I enjoyed this […]
Read the rest of this entry »Audiobook Review : A Feminist Manifesto in 15 Suggestions by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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Posted in 2018, 5_star_rating, audiobook, books, culture and society, favorites, feminist, lovely things, random_house, recommended, women |
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Title : Dear Ijeawele/ A Feminist Manifesto in 15 Suggestions Author : Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Narrators : January LaVoy Genre : Non-fiction Publisher : Random House Audio Listening Length : 1 hour 1 minute Rating : 5/5 Narrator Rating : 5/5 “Dear Ijeawele” is a Adichie’s letter to a friend with suggestions on how to […]
Read the rest of this entry »Book Review : The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
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Posted in 2018, 4_star_rating, books, culture and society, dystopian, feminist, houghton_mifflin_harcourt, must read, sci-fi, women |
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Title : The Handmaid’s Tale Author : Margaret Atwood Genre : Dystopian sci-fi Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Rating : 4/5 Set in a not-so-distant future, The Handmaid’s Tale is a horrifying look-see into what could happen were the baser tenets of patriarchy to take over the world. In this new world, governments, as we […]
Read the rest of this entry »Audiobook Review: How To Be A Woman by Caitlin Moran
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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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