I read and thoroughly appreciated the audio version of the short story collection, Neighbors and Other Stories. Diane Oliver wrote the stories in a period of continued civil rights activity in the United States just when the major Civil Rights Acts were before Congress and ultimately passed. She died in 1966, two years after their … Continue reading Neighbors and Other Stories – Diane Oliver (Audio Narrator Emma Rachelle)
Category: Book Reviews
Murder Your Employer – Rupert Holmes (audible narrators – Simon Vance and Neil Patrick Harris)
Listening to the Audio Version of this novel is a blast!! It was narrated in part by Neil Patrick Harris, playing Cliff Iverson, a brilliant and well-educated engineer who was fired and defamed by a nefarious boss. In particular, the boss redesigned an aircraft in a way that will kill at least one plane load … Continue reading Murder Your Employer – Rupert Holmes (audible narrators – Simon Vance and Neil Patrick Harris)
Ordinary Human Failings – Megan Nolan (Audio book narrated by Jessica Regan)
Carmel Green at 15 is bright, a good student, an avid reader, the daughter of John and Rose. Her half brother Ritchie is a good bit older the product of John's first marriage. We know early on, in 1990s London, that Carmel's ten year old daughter is Lucy, born out of wedlock, and conceived in … Continue reading Ordinary Human Failings – Megan Nolan (Audio book narrated by Jessica Regan)
A Love Song for Ricki Wilde – Tia Williams (Audio Narrators: Mela Lee and Preston Butler)
I don't do Romance novels. Oops. This is a lovely and well plotted tale of Richard Wilde, Jr. fourth daughter (Ricki) of the Wilde funeral home chain Wildes -- and the misfit. Ricki's older sisters grew up to run franchises and please their Dad. Their mother just drinks booze these days. Ricki just wants to … Continue reading A Love Song for Ricki Wilde – Tia Williams (Audio Narrators: Mela Lee and Preston Butler)
Cloud Cuckoo Land – Anthony Doerr (audio) Narrators – Marin Ireland and Simon Jones
It took me several tries to get into the rhythm of Cloud Cuckoo Land. I felt at first I was stuttering through a series of confusing and incomplete pieces of stories. I was and it was all for a profoundly rewarding purpose! Cloud Cuckoo Land is in fact a tapestry with a theme. It presupposes … Continue reading Cloud Cuckoo Land – Anthony Doerr (audio) Narrators – Marin Ireland and Simon Jones
A Body on the Doorstep (London Ladies’ Murder Club Book 1) – Marty Wingate (Audio) Narrator – Naomi Frederick
Admission: Marty Wingate just got a buyer for all of her mystery series. I loved listening to the audio version of A Body on the Doorstep. I ate it all up as fast as I could, enjoying its historical setting in 1921 London, the cast of characters from the fading music hall actors, to the … Continue reading A Body on the Doorstep (London Ladies’ Murder Club Book 1) – Marty Wingate (Audio) Narrator – Naomi Frederick
The Women – Kristin Hannah (audio narrator Julia Whelan)
Wow. I read The Women via an audio edition. How to start? Not everyone will be able to read this book. It is raw and for many of us who were old enough to be US citizens during the Vietnam war and the years that followed it, this brings home so many issues, some that … Continue reading The Women – Kristin Hannah (audio narrator Julia Whelan)
The House of Eve – Sadeqa Johnson (Audible Narrators – author, Ariel Blake, Nicole Lewis)
Sadeqa Johnson has officially become a "read everything she writes" person. I didn't notice at first that this novel that was making a splash various places I go was by the author of "The Yellow Wife," a novel I read last year about the mixed race "wife" of a Richmond slave jail owner. The House … Continue reading The House of Eve – Sadeqa Johnson (Audible Narrators – author, Ariel Blake, Nicole Lewis)
Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine – Gail Honeyman (Audible Narrator – Cathleen McCarren)
This is a belated coming of age book about a thirty year old woman who experienced severe childhood trauma that left her physically and mentally scarred. Her effort at a relationship in her 20s did not work out. And she decides that living alone and going to her accounts receivable job and not knowing how … Continue reading Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine – Gail Honeyman (Audible Narrator – Cathleen McCarren)
Prequel: An American Fight Against Fascism – Rachel Maddow (audio – read by Maddow)
Rachel Maddow reads Prequel to us, this wonderfully told tale of prominent American fascists from post WW1 through WW2, whose movements led to seditious acts, high level cover ups and friendly relations with and funding from Hitler. I always enjoy Maddow on her show but now I plan to go back and buy her other … Continue reading Prequel: An American Fight Against Fascism – Rachel Maddow (audio – read by Maddow)
They Called me Bookworm 