Title : Underground Railroad Author : Colson Whitehead Narrators : Bahni Turpin Genre : Historical Publisher : RandomHouse Listening Length : 10 hours 44 minutes Rating : 3.5/5 Narrator Rating : 4/5 This book imagines the underground railroad, to be an actual railroad, instead of what it actually was – a network of secret escape […]
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Audiobook Review : Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead
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Posted in 2016, 2017, 3.5_star_rating, audiobook, books, historical, random_house, slavery |
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Audiobook Review : The Couple Next Door by Shari Lapena
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Posted in 2016, 2017, 3_star_rating, audiobook, books, crime, mystery, penguin_books |
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Title : The Couple Next Door Author : Shari Lapena Narrators : Kirsten Potter Genre : Mystery Publisher : Penguin Audio Listening Length : 8 hours 40 minutes Rating : 3.3/5 Narrator Rating : 4/5 Babysitter having bailed last minute, Anne and Marco leave baby daughter Cora at home alone while stepping out for dinner […]
Read the rest of this entry »Audiobook Review : The Breadwinner by Deborah Ellis
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Posted in 2015, 2017, 4.5_star_rating, audiobook, books, culture and society, must listen, recommended, women |
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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 […]
Read the rest of this entry »Audiobook Review : A Man Called Ove by Frederik Backman
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Posted in 2015, 4_star_rating, audiobook, book-to-movie, books, contemporary, humor, lovely things |
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Title : A Man Called Ove Author : Frederik Backman Narrators : George Newbern Genre : Contemporary Publisher : Dreamscape Media Listening Length : 9 hours 9 minutes Rating : 4/5 Narrator Rating : 5/5 Ove (pronounced Oova) Lindahl is a 59 year old Swedish widower who has recently been laid off from work. He […]
Read the rest of this entry »Audiobook Review : 11.22.63 by Stephen King
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Posted in 2017, 4_star_rating, audiobook, books, historical, review, simon_schuster, time-travel |
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Title : 11.22.63 Author : Stephen King Narrators : Craig Wasson Genre : Sci-fi, Time-travel Publisher : Simon & Schuster Audio Listening Length : 30 hours 44 minutes Rating : 4/5 Narrator Rating : 4.5/5 I picked up this book because this was described as a time travel story (am a sucker for time-travel tales), which it […]
Read the rest of this entry »Audiobook Review: How To Be A Woman by Caitlin Moran
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Posted in 4.5_star_rating, audiobook, books, feminist, must listen, must read, recommended, wit, women |
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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 […]
Read the rest of this entry »Audiobook Review : The Bridges of Madison County by Robert Waller
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Title : The Bridges of Madison county Author : Robert Waller Narrators : Kelli O’Hara, Steven Pasquale Genre : Romance Publisher : Hachette Audio Listening Length : 3 hours 50 minutes Rating : 2.5/5 Narrator Rating : 4/5 Francesca Jones is a housewife living in Madison County, Iowa. She meets Robert Kincaid, a freelance photographer […]
Read the rest of this entry »Audiobook Review : The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce
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Title : The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry Author : Rachel Joyce Narrators : Jim Broadbent Genre : Contemporary Publisher : Random House Audio Listening Length : 9 hours 57 minutes Rating : 3.5/5 Narrator Rating : 5/5 Harold Fry is an ordinary man living out his retirement in Knightsbridge. One day he receives a letter […]
Read the rest of this entry »Audiobook Review : Unbecoming by Rebecca Scherm
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Posted in 4.5_star_rating, audiobook, books, crime, must listen, must read, penguin_books, recommended, review, suspense |
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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 […]
Read the rest of this entry »Audiobook Review : The Girl With All The Gifts by M. R. Carey
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Posted in 2014, 4.5_star_rating, audiobook, books, hachette, must read, recommended, sci-fi |
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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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