Category Archives: Audio Books
Review: The Devil of Nanking by Mo Hayder
The Devil of Nanking by Mo Hayder Published 2004 by Penguin Audio downloaded from library website Read January 2012 12 hours, 43 minutes Narrated by Josephine Bailey and Simon Vance Why I Read It: I am such a sucker. I decided … Continue reading
Filed under 2012 Reviews, Audio Books, C, Mystery
BAND #3: Non-Fiction Audio Books
Bloggers’ Alliance of Non-Fiction Devotees (BAND) is a project to “advocate non-fiction as a non-chore,” and is a joint effort with Amy, Anastasia, Ash, Joy, Kim, Kit, and myself. Any and everyone is welcome (and encouraged) to participate! My idea for this … Continue reading
Review: Secret Historian by Justin Spring
Secret Historian: The Life and Times of Samuel Steward, Professor, Tattoo Artist, and Sexual Renegade by Justin Spring Published 2010 by Farrar, Straus and Giroux Audio book borrowed from the library Narrated by Sean Runnette Winner of the 2011 Lambda … Continue reading
Filed under 2011 Reviews, A, Audio Books, GLBTQ, Non-Fiction
Review: Landing by Emma Donoghue
Landing by Emma Donoghue Published 2007 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Narrated by Laura Hicks 11 Hours, 30 Minutes What would you do if you fell in love with someone who lived 3000 miles away? Would you be able to change … Continue reading
Filed under 2010 Reviews, Audio Books, B, Fiction, GLBTQ
Review: Big Girls Don’t Cry by Rebecca Traister
Big Girls Don’t Cry: The Election that Changed Everything for American Women by Rebecca Traister Free Press, 2010 Audio narrated by Kristen Potter, 12 hours Narrative Nonfiction (Feminism, Politics) Flashback: Fall, 2004. I would turn 18 mere days before the … Continue reading
Filed under 2010 Reviews, A, Audio Books, Gender Studies, Non-Fiction
Review: Suite Scarlett by Maureen Johnson
Suite Scarlettby Maureen JohnsonPublished 2008Unabridged audio by Brilliance Audio Fact: Maureen Johnson is hilarious. I know it, she knows it, John Green knows it, and, once you read this novel, you’ll know it too.* Unless you’ve heard her speak at … Continue reading
Filed under 2010 Reviews, A, Audio Books, Young Adult Fiction
Review: Dexter in the Dark (audio)
Dexter In the Dark by Jeff Lindsay Narrated by Nick Landrum Published 2007 12.75 hours Completed April 2, 2010 It’s difficult for me to admit, but the Dexter Morgan series is one of the rare adaptations that works better on … Continue reading
Filed under 2010 Reviews, Audio Books, B, Fiction, Mystery
Review: Black Girl/White Girl (audio)
Black Girl/White Girl by Joyce Carol OatesBBC Audiobooks America, 2006Nine hoursFinished Reading February 4, 2010 I don’t like to do this, but here’s the Indie Bound summary of this novel: In 1975 Genna Hewett-Meade’s college roommate died a mysterious, violent … Continue reading
Filed under 2010 Reviews, Audio Books, B, Fiction
A Note on Audio Books
I have a new theory: my new-found enjoyment of audio books is in direct correlation with my new enjoyment of talk radio. It started like this: I love Rachel Maddow, but sometimes I miss her shows. Thus, I began downloading … Continue reading
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