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Audiobook Review : The Inimitable Jeeves by P.G. Wodehouse
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...
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Best Books of 2012
I read a bunch of books in 2012, but here are three of the best: – Age of Miracles by Karen Thompson Walker : You’d think that sci-fi and coming-of-age genres wouldn’t mix very well, but they do. The...
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Audiobook Review : Persuasion, Sense and Sensibility (by Jane Austen)
Although my foray into audio-books started as an attempt to make my walks more interesting and to tempt me to go walking even, I have to say that I am hooked. And for that I credit the narrators. I’ve...
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Book Author Event : 5 great authors and their books!
I had the pleasure of attending a Book Event on June 30th, a Sunday afternoon where we got to hear from four different female authors. There was Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni with her recent book “The...
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Audiobook Review : Cold Sassy Tree by Olive Ann Burns
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...
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Audiobook Review : Major Pettigrew’s Last Stand
Title : Major Pettigrew’s Last Stand Author : Helen Simonson Narrator : Peter Altschuler Genre : Romance Publisher : Random House Audio Listening Length : 13 hours 8 minutes Rating : 4.5/5 I came upon...
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Audiobook Review : The Chaperone by Laura Moriarty
Title : The Chaperone Author : Laura Moriarty Narrator : Elizabeth McGovern Genre : Historical Publisher : Blackstone Audio Listening Length : 13 hours 18 minutes Rating : 4.5/5 I must confess that...
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Best Audiobooks of 2014
As I said earlier, this was the year of the audiobook for me. I got started in 2013, and really got going in 2014. I have to thank the local library for all this, because that’s where I get all my...
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Audiobook Review : The Remains Of The Day by Kazuo Ishiguro
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...
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Audiobook Review : A Man Called Ove by Frederik Backman
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...
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Audiobook Review : Still life by Louise Penny
Title : Still Life Series : Inspector Gamache (Book 1) Author : Louise Penny Narrators : Ralph Cosham Genre : Mystery Publisher : Blackstone Audio Listening Length : 9 hours 37 minutes Rating : 4.5/5...
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Poetry for Saturdays
My husband sent me one of these poems via WhatsApp, and I went and looked for more. Pooja Sachdeva is quite the poetess! #1. Kis baat ki jaldi hai? #2. Haan mein characterless hon
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Audiobook Review : All Creatures Great and Small by James Herriot
Title : All Creatures Great and Small Author : James Herriot Narrators : Christopher Timothy Genre : Non-fiction Publisher : Macmillan Audio Listening Length : 15 hours 45 minutes Rating : 5/5 Narrator...
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Audiobook Review : A Feminist Manifesto in 15 Suggestions by Chimamanda Ngozi...
Title : Dear Ijeawele/ A Feminist Manifesto in 15 Suggestions Author : Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Narrators : January LaVoy Genre : Non-fiction Publisher : Random House Audio Listening Length : 1 hour 1...
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Audiobook Review : We should all be feminists by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Title : We should all be feminists Author : Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Narrators : Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Genre : Non-fiction Publisher : Random House Audio Listening Length : 45 minute Rating : 5/5...
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Book Review : Ladder of Years by Anne Tyler
Title : Ladder of Years Author : Anne Tyler Genre : Contemporary Publisher : Vintage Pages : 336 Rating : 4.5/5 Anne Tyler has written The Accidental Tourist, a book I haven’t read (but mean to) which...
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