Clockdance with large stretches of seeming nothingness and short bursts of activity, is a relative disappointment, but still showcases a master at her craft.
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Audiobook Review : Clockdance by Anne Tyler
By amodini
Posted in 2021, 3_star_rating, audiobook, books, feminist, great narrators, random_house, women |
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Audiobook Review : Exhalation by Ted Chiang
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Posted in 2021, 3_star_rating, audiobook, books, imaginative, philosophical, random_house, sci-fi |
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Title : ExhalationAuthor : Frederik BackmanNarrators : Ted Chiang, Eduardo Ballerini, Dominic Hoffman, Amy LandonGenre : Sci-fiPublisher : Random House AudioListening Length : 11 hours 22 minutesRating : 3/5Narrator Rating : 3.5/5 I picked this audiobook of 9 separate tales because they were rooted in sci-fi. And they are, but they also attempt to answer […]
Read the rest of this entry »Audiobook Review : Wild by Cheryl Strayed
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Posted in 2021, 4_star_rating, adventure, audiobook, book-to-movie, books, California, celebration, challenge, contemporary, memoir, non-fiction, random_house, recommended, women |
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Title : WildAuthor : Cheryl StrayedNarrators : Bernadette DunneGenre : Non-fictionPublisher : Random House AudioListening Length : 13 hours 2 minutesRating : ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Narrator Rating : ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 1/2 Cheryl loses her mother to cancer and the loss hits her hard. When she tries to keep her siblings together as a family, it doesn’t work and they […]
Read the rest of this entry »Audiobook Review : Britt-Marie Was Here by Frederik Backman
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Posted in 2021, 4.5_star_rating, audiobook, contemporary, feel-good, great narrators, must listen, must read, recommended, simon_schuster, women |
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Title : Britt-Marie Was HereAuthor : Frederik BackmanNarrators : Joan WalkerGenre : ContemporaryPublisher : Simon & Schuster AudioListening Length : 9 hours 18 minutesRating : 4.5/5Narrator Rating : 5/5 Frederik Backman’s books are always nice and often moving. However they can be a little “glib” overdong the sweetness of some scenarios – so I kind […]
Read the rest of this entry »Audiobook Review : Exit West by Mohsin Hamid
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Posted in 2021, 3.5_star_rating, audiobook, books, contemporary, culture and society, imaginative, penguin_books, war |
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Title : Exit WestAuthor : Mohsin HamidNarrator : Mohsin HamidGenre : Contemporary/FantasyPublisher : Penguin AudioListening Length : 4 hours 42 minutesRating : 3.5/5Narrator Rating : 3.5/5 Exit West is about Nadia and Saeed, two people who live in a city which is soon to be overrun by violence and unrest. When they fall in love, […]
Read the rest of this entry »Audiobook Review : Chances Are by Richard Russo
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Title : Chances Are Author : Richard Russo Narrators : Fred Sanders Genre : Contemporary Publisher : Random House Audio Listening Length : 11 hours 17 minutes Rating : 2/5 Narrator Rating : 4/5 Three old friends meet up on Martha’s Vineyard where they’d spent many happy moments as college students. Lincoln is a real […]
Read the rest of this entry »Audiobook Review : The Mother-in-law by Sally Hepworth
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Title : The Mother-in-law Author : Sally Hepworth Narrators : Barrie Kreinik Genre : Mystery Publisher : Macmillan Audio Listening Length : 9 hours 12 minutes Rating : 1/5 Narrator Rating : 2/5 Lucy is married to Ollie. Diana and Tom are Ollie’s parents. While Tom is loving and forgiving towards his children (Ollie also […]
Read the rest of this entry »Audiobook Review : Payment In Blood by Elizabeth George
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Posted in 2020, 4_star_rating, audiobook, books, crime, must listen, must read, mystery, recommended, series |
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Title : Payment In Blood Author : Elizabeth George Narrators : Davina Porter Genre : Mystery Publisher : Recorded Books Listening Length : 14 hours 35 minutes Rating : 4.2/5 Narrator Rating : 4.5/5 Even though I’ve now read a handful of Inspector Lynley books, and find her work just as engrossing as Agatha Christie’s […]
Read the rest of this entry »Audiobook Review : A Single Thread by Tracy Chevalier
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Posted in 2021, 4_star_rating, audiobook, books, culture and society, great narrators, literature, lovely things, penguin_books, recommended, women |
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Title : A Single Thread Author : Tracy Chevalier Narrators : Fenella Woolgar Genre : Historical Publisher : Penguin Audio Listening Length : 10 hours 51 minutes Rating : 4/5 Narrator Rating : 5/5 I’ve read two of Tracy Chevalier’s books before – Remarkable Creatures about young fossil hunter Mary Anning, and Girl With a […]
Read the rest of this entry »Audiobook Review : Educated by Tara Westover
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Posted in 2020, 4.5_star_rating, audiobook, contemporary, culture and society, memoir, must listen, must read, non-fiction, random_house, recommended, women |
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Title : Educated Author : Tara Westover Narrators : Julia Whelan Genre : Non-fiction; Memoir Publisher : Random House Audio Listening Length : 12 hours 10 minutes Rating : 4.3/5 Narrator Rating : 4.5/5 In this book, author Tara Westover describes her childhood with her parents and her siblings on a rural farm in Idaho. […]
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