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Audiobook Review : Apples Never Fall by Liane Moriarty

Title : Apples Never FallAuthor : Liane MoriartyNarrators : Caroline LeeGenre : ContemporaryPublisher : Macmillan AudioListening Length : 18 hours 3 minutesRating : ⭐️⭐️⭐️ 1/2Narrator Rating : ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 1/2 I’ve been a fan of Moriarty’s writing ever since I listened to The Husband’s Secret. So I anticipated a good read/listen when I started Apples Never […]

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Book Review : Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir

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 […]

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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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Wordless Wednesdays #131

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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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Wordless Wednesdays #130

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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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Wordless Wednesdays #129

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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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Wordless Wednesdays #128

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