[amazon_link id=”0316204269″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link]Title : Where’s You Go Bernadette Author : Maria Semple Genre : Contemporary Narrators : Kathleen Wilhoite Publisher : Hachette Audio Listening Length : 9 hrs 39 min Source : Library Rating : 4/5 Where’d You Go Bernadette (WYGB here onwards) is an epistolary novel – i.e.; instead of following […]
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Audiobook Review : Where’d You Go Bernadette by Maria Semple
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Posted in 2013, 2014, 4_star_rating, audiobook, books, contemporary, hachette, humor, must read, quirky, recommended, wit, women |
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Audiobook Review : Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
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Posted in 2013, 2014, 5_star_rating, audiobook, books, crime, must read, random_house, recommended, review, thriller |
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[amazon_link id=”B008Y5VE3U” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link]Title : Gone Girl Author : Gillian Flynn Genre : Mystery Narrators : Kirby Heyborne and Julia Whelan Publisher : Random House Audio Listening Length : 19 hrs 11 min Source : Library Rating : 5/5 Nick Dunne and Amy Elliot Dunne have been married five years, when on the […]
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[amazon_link id=”0143124544″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link]I resolved to read at least 30 books in 2013, and I’ve read (or listened to) 39! Yay, Well Done Me, etc. etc. You have probably read my reviews on all of them here, on Goodreads and on my Facebook page 🙂 . In no particular order then, here are […]
Read the rest of this entry »Audiobook Review : The Audacity of Hope by Barack Obama
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Posted in 2013, 4.5_star_rating, audiobook, contemporary, non-fiction, politics, random_house, recommended |
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[amazon_link id=”0307455874″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link]Title : The Audacity of Hope Author : Barack Obama Narrator : Barack Obama Publisher : Random House Audio Listening Length: 6 hours and 10 minutes Source : Library Rating : 4.5/5 I do not read much non-fiction but downloaded this audiobook on the recommendation of a friend, and have […]
Read the rest of this entry »Audiobook Review : Cold Sassy Tree by Olive Ann Burns
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Posted in 2013, 5_star_rating, audiobook, books, culture and society, historical, lovely things, must read, recommended, review |
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[amazon_link id=”B00817T8DO” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link]Title : Cold Sassy Tree Author : Olive Ann Burns Narrator : Tom Parker Publisher : Blackstone Audio Listening Length: 12 hours and 54 minutes Source : Library Rating : 5/5 This novel is situated in the fictional town of Cold Sassy, Georgia. It is told from the view-point of […]
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Posted in 2013, 4_star_rating, arc, books, culture and society, mystery, random_house, recommended, review, women |
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[amazon_link id=”B00DACZTX8″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link]Title : The Last Clinic Author : Gary Gusick Genre : Mystery Publish Date : November 18th, 2013 Publisher : Alibi (Random House) Source : Netgalley/Publisher Rating 4.2/5 Reverend Jimmy Aldridge is a regular protestor outside the local women’s health clinic in the small town of Jackson, Missisipi. One day, […]
Read the rest of this entry »Book Review : Fortune’s Pawn by Rachel Bach
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Posted in 2013, 4_star_rating, arc, books, fun stuff, imaginative, must read, Orbit Books, recommended, romance, sci-fi, series, women |
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[amazon_link id=”0316221112″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link]Title : Fortune’s Pawn (Paradox #1) Author : Rachel Aaron Genre : Sci-Fi Publisher : Orbit Books Publish Date : November 5th 2013 Pages : 368 Source : Netgalley/Publisher ARC Rating : 4.2/5 The main protagonist in this book is Paradoxian mercenary Devianna Morris. Devi is no ordinary merc – […]
Read the rest of this entry »Audiobook Review : A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry
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Posted in 2013, 5_star_rating, audiobook, books, contemporary, culture and society, india, literature, must read, recommended, review |
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[amazon_link id=”140003065X” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link]Title : A Fine Balance Author : Rohinton Mistry Narrator : John Lee Genre : Society/Culture Listening Length : 24 hours and 29 minutes Pages : 603 Rating : 5/5 “A Fine Balance” is quite a tome. I realized this when I tried to download it from the local library […]
Read the rest of this entry »Book Review : The Case of the Love Commandos by Tarquin Hall
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Posted in 2013, 4_star_rating, books, culture and society, desi, food, fun stuff, humor, india, mystery, recommended, simon_schuster, south-asian |
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[amazon_link id=”1451613261″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link]Title : The Case of the Love Commandos Author : Tarquin Hall Genre : Mystery Publisher : Simon & Schuster Publish Date : September 8th 2013 Pages : 320 Source : Netgalley/Publisher Rating : 4/5 This is the second book of the Vish Puri series that I have read; I’ve […]
Read the rest of this entry »Book Review : Teatime For The Firefly by Shona Patel
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Posted in 2013, 4.5_star_rating, arc, books, culture and society, harlequin, historical, india, must read, netgalley, recommended, review, romance, south-asian, women |
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[amazon_link id=”0778315479″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link]Title : Teatime for the firefly Author : Shona Patel Genre : Historical fiction/Romance Publisher : Harlequin MIRA Publish Date : September 24, 2013 Source : Netgalley/Publisher ARC Rating : 4.5/5 Layla Roy is an orphan who’s been brought up by her progressive grandfather. An influential, well-read man, he is […]
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