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Audiobook Review : The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton

By amodini Posted in 2.5_star_rating, 2021, audiobook, books, culture and society, feminist, historical, literature, romance, social issues, women | Comments Off on Audiobook Review : The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton

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 : Clockdance by Anne Tyler

By amodini Posted in 2021, 3_star_rating, audiobook, books, feminist, great narrators, random_house, women | Comments Off on Audiobook Review : Clockdance by Anne Tyler

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 : Exhalation by Ted Chiang

By amodini Posted in 2021, 3_star_rating, audiobook, books, imaginative, philosophical, random_house, sci-fi | Comments Off on Audiobook Review : Exhalation by Ted Chiang

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 […]

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Audiobook Review : Wild by Cheryl Strayed

By amodini Posted in 2021, 4_star_rating, adventure, audiobook, book-to-movie, books, California, celebration, challenge, contemporary, memoir, non-fiction, random_house, recommended, women | Comments Off on Audiobook Review : Wild by Cheryl Strayed

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 […]

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Audiobook Review : Exit West by Mohsin Hamid

By amodini Posted in 2021, 3.5_star_rating, audiobook, books, contemporary, culture and society, imaginative, penguin_books, war | Comments Off on Audiobook Review : Exit West by Mohsin Hamid

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, […]

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Wordless Wednesdays #125

By amodini Posted in 2021, books, images, lovely things, wordless_wednesdays | Comments Off on Wordless Wednesdays #125
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Audiobook Review : The Mother-in-law by Sally Hepworth

By amodini Posted in audiobook, books, contemporary, crime, macmillan, mystery, women | Comments Off on Audiobook Review : The Mother-in-law by Sally Hepworth

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 […]

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Book Review : The Blue Castle by L.M.Montgomery

By amodini Posted in 2020, books, romance, women | Comments Off on Book Review : The Blue Castle by L.M.Montgomery

Title : The Blue Castle Author : L.M.Montgomery Genre : Romance Publisher : Bantam Pages : 224 Rating : 2.5/5 Valancy Stirling, considered an old maid at 29, lives with her family who put her down and poke fun at her every chance they get. Her only solace is reading books by her favorite author […]

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Audiobook Review : Payment In Blood by Elizabeth George

By amodini Posted in 2020, 4_star_rating, audiobook, books, crime, must listen, must read, mystery, recommended, series | Comments Off on Audiobook Review : Payment In Blood by Elizabeth George

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 […]

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Audiobook Review : A Single Thread by Tracy Chevalier

By amodini Posted in 2021, 4_star_rating, audiobook, books, culture and society, great narrators, literature, lovely things, penguin_books, recommended, women | Comments Off on Audiobook Review : A Single Thread by Tracy Chevalier

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 […]

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