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Audiobook Review : The Breadwinner by Deborah Ellis

By amodini Posted in 2015, 2017, 4.5_star_rating, audiobook, books, culture and society, must listen, recommended, women | Comments Off on Audiobook Review : The Breadwinner by Deborah Ellis

Title : The Breadwinner Author : Deborah Ellis Narrators : Rita Wolf Genre : Contemporary Publisher : Listening Library Listening Length : 2 hours 59 minutes Rating : 4.5/5 Narrator Rating : 4/5 Parvana lives with her parents and siblings in Taliban-ruled Kabul. Parvana’s learned father ekes out a living as a reader-writer in their […]

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Audiobook Review: How To Be A Woman by Caitlin Moran

By amodini Posted in 4.5_star_rating, audiobook, books, feminist, must listen, must read, recommended, wit, women | Comments Off on Audiobook Review: How To Be A Woman by Caitlin Moran

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 […]

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Poetry from Pink: Tu Chal

By amodini Posted in 2016, bollywood, india, must listen, poetry, recommended, women | 1 Comment »

Recently I reviewed the Hindi film Pink on Amodini’s Movie Reviews. It features a lovely poem, in Amitabh Bachchan’s voice, as the credits roll. Here is the poem and it’s translation in English: Tu khud ki khoj mein nikal             // Go out, search for yourself Tu kis liye hataash hai   […]

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Audiobook Review : Unbecoming by Rebecca Scherm

By amodini Posted in 4.5_star_rating, audiobook, books, crime, must listen, must read, penguin_books, recommended, review, suspense | Comments Off on Audiobook Review : Unbecoming by Rebecca Scherm

Title : Unbecoming Author : Rebecca Scherm Narrators : Catherine Taber Genre : Mystery/Thriller Publisher : Penguin Audio Listening Length : 13 hours 30 minutes Rating : 4.5/5 Narrator Rating : 5/5 Unbecoming is an unusual coming-of-age novel. It is told from the point of view of the main protagonist, young, amenable, sharp-witted Grace, who’s […]

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Audiobook Review : The Girl With All The Gifts by M. R. Carey

By amodini Posted in 2014, 4.5_star_rating, audiobook, books, hachette, must read, recommended, sci-fi | 2 Comments »

Title : The Girl With All The Gifts Author : M. R. Carey Narrators : Finty Williams Genre : Sci-fi Publisher : Hachette Audio Listening Length : 13 hours 4 minutes Rating : 4.5/5 Narrator Rating : 5/5 Melanie is a 10 year old girl. She is considered special. That is why she, and others […]

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Audiobook Review : The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins

By amodini Posted in 2016, 4.5_star_rating, audiobook, books, must listen, must read, mystery, penguin_books, recommended, review, thriller | 1 Comment »

Title : The Girl on the Train Author : Paula Hawkins Narrators : Clara Corbett, India Fisher, Louise Brealey Genre : Mystery Publisher : Penguin Audio Listening Length : 10 hours 59 minutes Rating : 4.5/5 Narrator Rating : 5/5 This book is based on an intriguing premise – woman on passing train sees something […]

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Audiobook Review : The Bees by Laline Paull

By amodini Posted in 4.5_star_rating, audiobook, books, learning, must listen, recommended | Comments Off on Audiobook Review : The Bees by Laline Paull

[amazon_link id=”0062331175″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link]Title : The Bees Author : Laline Paull Narrator : Orlagh Cassidy Genre : Contemporary Publisher : Harper Audio Listening Length : 10 hours 15 minutes Rating : 4.5/5 Narrator Rating : 5/5 This book was on my to-read list for many, many weeks before I actually checked it out […]

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Audiobook Review : The Remains Of The Day by Kazuo Ishiguro

By amodini Posted in 2015, 5_star_rating, audiobook, books, culture and society, favorites, lovely things, must read, recommended, Tantor Audio | Comments Off on Audiobook Review : The Remains Of The Day by Kazuo Ishiguro

[amazon_link id=”B002EXUV32″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link]Title : The Remains of The Day Author : Kazuo Ishiguro Narrator : Simon Prebble Genre : Contemporary Publisher : Tantor Audio Listening Length : 8 hours 13 minutes Rating : 5/5 Narrator Rating : 5/5 This is one of those books that you come across every once in a […]

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Audiobook Review : The Paying Guests by Sarah Waters

By amodini Posted in 2015, 4.5_star_rating, audiobook, books, culture and society, historical, literature, mystery, penguin_books, recommended, romance, thriller, women | 1 Comment »

[amazon_link id=”1594633118″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link]Title : The Paying Guests Author : Sarah Waters Narrator : Juliet Stevenson Genre : Historical Publisher : Penguin Audio Listening Length : 21 hours 28 minutes Rating : 4.5/5 It is the 1920s and Frances Wray and her mother live in genteel poverty in their South London home. Their […]

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The Best Books of 2014

By amodini Posted in 2014, 2015, books, favorites, lists, must read, mystery, recommended, sci-fi | 1 Comment »

This has been the year of the audio-book for me, but more on that later. I did actually read some books, and here are my Top 4 out of all them. [amazon_link id=”0553418025″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link]#1. The Martian by Andy Weir This was without doubt the Best Book of 2014, and I knew it as […]

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