Remarkably Bright Creatures is an enjoyable, feel-good book.
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Audiobook Review: Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt
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Posted in 4_star_rating, audiobook, books, contemporary, feel-good, harper audio, humor, imaginative, lovely things, must listen, must read, quirky, recommended, wit |
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Book Review : Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
By amodini
Posted in 2021, 2022, 5_star_rating, adventure, books, favorites, fun stuff, humor, must listen, must read, penguin_books, recommended, sci-fi, suspense, wit |
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Title : Project Hail MaryAuthor : Andy WeirGenre : Science fictionPublisher : PenguinRating : ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Andy Weir’s first book The Martian is one of my favorite books of all time. I loved the book and I loved the film that was based on the book. Well, after that Weir wrote Artemis, which I tried reading […]
Read the rest of this entry »Book Review : Ladder of Years by Anne Tyler
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Posted in 2021, 4.5_star_rating, books, contemporary, lovely things, must read, recommended, wit, women |
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Title : Ladder of Years Author : Anne Tyler Genre : Contemporary Publisher : Vintage Pages : 336 Rating : 4.5/5 Anne Tyler has written The Accidental Tourist, a book I haven’t read (but mean to) which was transformed into the fabulous film of the same name starring Geena Davis and William Hurt. Recently I […]
Read the rest of this entry »Audiobook Review : The Flatshare by Beth O’Leary
By amodini
Posted in 2020, 4_star_rating, audiobook, comedy, contemporary, feel-good, humor, macmillan, must listen, must read, quirky, romance, wit, women |
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Title : The Flatshare Author : Beth O’Leary Narrators : Carrie Hope Fletcher, Kwaku Fortune Genre : Romance Publisher : Macmillan Audio Listening Length : 9 hours 58 minutes Rating : 3.8/5 Narrator Rating : 4.5/5 Tiffany Rose Moore needs a place to live. The budget is small, and on the edge of desperation Tiffy […]
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 : 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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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 […]
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 […]
Read the rest of this entry »Audiobook Review : Major Pettigrew’s Last Stand
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 »Audiobook Review : Everything Changes by Jonathan Tropper
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Posted in 2014, 4_star_rating, audiobook, books, contemporary, feel-good, recommended, review, wit |
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[amazon_link id=”0385337426″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link]Title : Everything Changes Author : Jonathan Tropper Genre : Contemporary Narrators : Scott Brick Publisher : Books on Tape Listening Length : 10 hrs 8 min Source : Library Rating : 4/5 Everything Changes is told in the first person by our hero, Zachary King, a young executive in […]
Read the rest of this entry »Audiobook Review : Where’d You Go Bernadette by Maria Semple
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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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