Title : The Girl on the Train Author : Paula Hawkins Narrators : Clara Corbett, India Fisher, Louise Brealey Genre : Mystery Publisher : Penguin Audio Listening Length : 10 hours 59 minutes Rating : 4.5/5 Narrator Rating : 5/5 This book is based on an intriguing premise – woman on passing train sees something […]
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Audiobook Review : The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins
By amodini
Posted in 2016, 4.5_star_rating, audiobook, books, must listen, must read, mystery, penguin_books, recommended, review, thriller |
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Audiobook Review : The Remains Of The Day by Kazuo Ishiguro
By amodini
Posted in 2015, 5_star_rating, audiobook, books, culture and society, favorites, lovely things, must read, recommended, Tantor Audio |
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[amazon_link id=”B002EXUV32″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link]Title : The Remains of The Day Author : Kazuo Ishiguro Narrator : Simon Prebble Genre : Contemporary Publisher : Tantor Audio Listening Length : 8 hours 13 minutes Rating : 5/5 Narrator Rating : 5/5 This is one of those books that you come across every once in a […]
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By amodini
Posted in 2014, 2015, books, favorites, lists, must read, mystery, recommended, sci-fi |
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This has been the year of the audio-book for me, but more on that later. I did actually read some books, and here are my Top 4 out of all them. [amazon_link id=”0553418025″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link]#1. The Martian by Andy Weir This was without doubt the Best Book of 2014, and I knew it as […]
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By amodini
Posted in 2012, 4.5_star_rating, audiobook, Blackstone Audio, books, culture and society, historical, literature, lovely things, must read, recommended, women |
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[amazon_link id=”1594631433″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link]Title : The Chaperone Author : Laura Moriarty Narrator : Elizabeth McGovern Genre : Historical Publisher : Blackstone Audio Listening Length : 13 hours 18 minutes Rating : 4.5/5 I must confess that this book caught my attention because I thought the author was Liane Moriarty. I realized my mistake […]
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By amodini
Posted in 2010, 2014, 4.5_star_rating, audiobook, books, culture and society, feel-good, humor, india, lovely things, must read, random_house, recommended, review, romance, south-asian, wit |
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[amazon_link id=”0812981227″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link]Title : Major Pettigrew’s Last Stand Author : Helen Simonson Narrator : Peter Altschuler Genre : Romance Publisher : Random House Audio Listening Length : 13 hours 8 minutes Rating : 4.5/5 I came upon this very interesting audiobook on my library’s website. I thought it interesting because this is […]
Read the rest of this entry »Book Review : Lock In by John Scalzi
By amodini
Posted in 2014, 4_star_rating, arc, books, crime, fun stuff, must read, netgalley, recommended, review, sci-fi, tor |
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[amazon_link id=”0765375869″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link]Title : Lock In Author : John Scalzi Genre : Sci-fi Publisher : Tor Pages: 336 Publish Date : August 26, 2014 Source : Netgalley / Publisher ARC Rating : 4/5 Amazingly, I lover-of-all-that-is-hard-science-fiction hadn’t read John Scalzi before. I corrected that by reading “Lock In” who’s protagonist is a […]
Read the rest of this entry »Audiobook Review : The Husband’s Secret by Liane Moriarty
By amodini
Posted in 2013, 4.5_star_rating, audiobook, books, chick-lit, favorites, must read, penguin_books, recommended, women |
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[amazon_link id=”0399159347″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link]Title : The Husband’s Secret Author : Liane Moriarty Genre : Contemporary Narrators : Caroline Lee Publisher : Penguin Audio Listening Length : 13 hours and 44 min Source : Library Rating : 4.5/5 This is a story of three women. Cecilia Fitzpatrick is the Tupperware queen, managing her wholesome […]
Read the rest of this entry »Book Review : The Weight of Blood by Laura McHugh
By amodini
Posted in 2014, 4.5_star_rating, arc, books, crime, must read, mystery, netgalley, random_house, recommended, review |
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[amazon_link id=”0812995201″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link]Title : The Weight of Blood Author : Laura McHugh Genre : Mystery Publisher : Spiegel & Grau (Random House) Pages: 320 Publish Date : March 11th, 2014 Source : Netgalley / Publisher ARC Rating : 4.5/5 Lucy Dane has grown up in the small rural town of Henbane, in […]
Read the rest of this entry »Book Review : The Martian by Andy Weir
By amodini
Posted in 2014, 5_star_rating, arc, books, crown publishing, humor, must read, netgalley, random_house, recommended, review, sci-fi |
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[amazon_link id=”0804139024″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link]Title : The Martian Author : Andy Weir Genre : Sci-fi Publisher : Crown (Random House) Pages: 385 Publish Date : February 11th, 2014 Source : Netgalley / Publisher ARC Rating : 5/5 From the book blurb : Six days ago, astronaut Mark Watney became one of the first men […]
Read the rest of this entry »Audiobook Review : Where’d You Go Bernadette by Maria Semple
By amodini
Posted in 2013, 2014, 4_star_rating, audiobook, books, contemporary, hachette, humor, must read, quirky, recommended, wit, women |
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[amazon_link id=”0316204269″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link]Title : Where’s You Go Bernadette Author : Maria Semple Genre : Contemporary Narrators : Kathleen Wilhoite Publisher : Hachette Audio Listening Length : 9 hrs 39 min Source : Library Rating : 4/5 Where’d You Go Bernadette (WYGB here onwards) is an epistolary novel – i.e.; instead of following […]
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