by Ken Follett, 1989 This is an interesting book, and a quick read, about the building of a cathedral in medieval England. It is well researched and provided a lot of insight regarding how life was in those times. Follet was … Continue reading →
by David Safford, 2007, Little, Brown and Company, New York This book is about the final few months of World War II, covering April of 1945 through June. To show the various events, the author uses the personal experiences of six … Continue reading →
by Leo Tolstoy, Translated from the Russian by Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky Wow! This one took me over four months to read. I wasn’t sure whether I would ever get through it. The issue wasn’t that it was so long; … Continue reading →
by Lilian Jackson Braun, Read by George Guidall, 2002 by Lilian Jackson Braun, 2002 by Recorded Books, LLC Since I am a cat person (we have three cats), I always wondered what these books were like. We had a long … Continue reading →
by Ruth Rendell, Read by Barbara Rosenblat We listened to this recorded book on a long road trip. The writing is fairly decent and the characters are pretty well developed. The book is billed as a mystery, however, and its downfall … Continue reading →
by Cormac McCarthy, 2006, Vintage International, New York This book is a very quick read and it really moves along. There are a few places in the book, however, that are a bit hard to follow. The villain of the … Continue reading →
by Phillip Roth, 2006, Recorded Books, LLC, read by George Guidall This book is the story of a man who lived his life thinking he was doing all the right things, only to end up dying alone. The man suffered a great … Continue reading →
by Stephen King, 2005, Audioworks (Simon & Shuster), read by Jeffrey DeMunn This book was very pleasant to listen to. The characters are wonderful and the reading by Jeffrey DeMunn captures their Down-East Maine accents very well. Because the entire … Continue reading →
by Larry McMurtry, 2006 I listened to this audiobook on a long, three-day trip from Florida to New England and that is the only reason I finished it. This effort by Larry McMurtry is feeble. It is an attempt to … Continue reading →
by Adam Zamoyski, 2004 This book is an extremely well-written account of Napolean’s invasion of Russia in 1812. In addition to a very readable style, I also liked the author’s overview of the political situation in Europe prior to the war, … Continue reading →