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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 | Comments Off on Audiobook Review : The Flatshare by Beth O’Leary

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 […]

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Audiobook Review : The Inimitable Jeeves by P.G. Wodehouse

By amodini Posted in 2013, 4_star_rating, audiobook, books, comedy, humor, literature, lovely things | Comments Off on Audiobook Review : The Inimitable Jeeves by P.G. Wodehouse

[amazon_link id=”B001CEI2XU” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link]Rating : 4/5 Narrator : Frederick Davidson Length : 6 hours 5 minutes (Image on left indicative of audiobook – it is not the same audiobook though) I’m a big fan of P.G.Wodehouse but his books, at least in print, are generally not in the local library. What with this […]

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Why desi comedy sucks

By amodini Posted in comedy, desi, india, media, tv, usa | Comments Off on Why desi comedy sucks

Recently I read a lovely post by Anuvab Pal, on the Random House blog, about the state of Indian comedy. Well, it’s dismal, although we didn’t need Pal to tell us that. I think Raghuvir Yadav, when he was on “Ranvir, Vinay aur Kaun” said it best – he called it “Chichorapan” in Hindi . […]

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