I tweeted this list out in response to a question on the #TSBC Book Chat, so here it is again! My Top 10 Books of 2020 – some have been reviewed here and some will appear in the following months!
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Wordless Wednesdays #110
By amodini
Posted in 2020, audiobook, BestBooks, books, contemporary, crime, culture and society, education, favorites, lists, must read, non-fiction, recommended, thriller, Top10, wordless_wednesdays , BestBooks, Top10 |
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Audiobook Review : A Spark Of Light by Jodi Picoult
By amodini
Posted in 4_star_rating, books, contemporary, random_house, recommended, women |
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Title : A Spark Of Light Author : Jodi Picoult Narrators : Bahni Turpin Genre : Contemporary Publisher : Random House Audio Listening Length : 13 hours 3 minutes Rating : 4/5 Narrator Rating : 3.5/5 A Spark Of Light is about the The Center in Mississippi, the only clinic that can provide abortions services […]
Read the rest of this entry »Audiobook Review : The Testaments by Margaret Atwood
By amodini
Posted in 4_star_rating, audiobook, books, dystopian, feminist, must listen, must read, random_house, recommended, sci-fi, suspense, women |
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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 : The Rainmaker by John Grisham
By amodini
Posted in 2019, 4.5_star_rating, audiobook, bantam, book-to-movie, books, contemporary, legal thriller, must listen, must read, recommended, wit |
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Title : The Rainmaker Author : John Grisham Narrators : Frank Muller Genre : Legal drama Publisher : Bantam Audio Listening Length : 16 hours 59 minutes Rating : 4.5/5 Narrator Rating : 5/5 I picked up the Rainmaker for a change of pace, assured that with Grisham’s skilled writing I’d be hooked instantly. It […]
Read the rest of this entry »Audiobook Review : The Punishment She Deserves by Elizabeth George
By amodini
Posted in 2018, 2019, 5_star_rating, audiobook, books, contemporary, crime, must listen, must read, mystery, penguin_books, recommended, review, series, suspense |
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Title : The Punishment She Deserves Author : Elizabeth George Narrators : Simon Vance Genre : Mystery Publisher : Penguin Audio Listening Length : 22 hours 48 minutes Rating : 5/5 Narrator Rating : 5/5 Ever want to get down on your knees and give thanks to the good Lord for creating a fabulous writer […]
Read the rest of this entry »Audiobook Review : Missing Presumed by Susie Steiner
By amodini
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 : The Road by Cormac McCarthy
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Posted in 4.5_star_rating, audiobook, book-to-movie, books, dystopian, must read, post-apocalyptic, recommended, sci-fi |
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Title : The Road Author : Cormac McCarthy Genre : Sci-fi (Post-apocalyptic) Narrators : Rupert Degas Listening Length : 5 hours Rating : 4.3/5 Narrator Rating : 5/5 The Road is a post-apocalyptic novel, and it has for the most part only two characters a father and a son. Neither is named – the father […]
Read the rest of this entry »Audiobook Review : Everybody’s Fool by Richard Russo
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Posted in 2018, 4_star_rating, audiobook, book-to-movie, books, contemporary, must read, recommended |
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Title : Everybody’s Fool Author : Richard Russo Genre : Fiction (Contemporary) Narrators : Mark Bramhall Publisher : Random House Audio Listening Length : 18 hours 53 minutes Rating : 4.2/5 Narrator Rating : 5/5 Everybody’s Fool is the sequel to Nobody’s Fool and was written a good 10 years after that released. It is […]
Read the rest of this entry »Audiobook Review : Nobody’s Fool by Richard Russo
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Title : Nobody’s Fool Author : Richard Russo Narrators : Ron McLarty Genre : Fiction Publisher : Random House Audio Listening Length : 24 hours 53 minutes Rating : 4/5 Narrator Rating : 5/5 There comes a time when you try book after book, but none hook you enough to go beyond an hour of […]
Read the rest of this entry »Audiobook Review : We should all be feminists by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
By amodini
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 […]
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