by Joseph Conrad, originally published in 1903, 2005, Blackstone Audio, read by Frederick Davidson This is an incredibly good book given that it doesn’t have much of a plot and it was written by a Polish person whose English was … Continue reading →
by Wally Lamb, 2009, performed by the author, HarperAudio This is a refreshing Christmas story about a ten-year-old kid in a parochial school in 1964. The author does a great job in reading, particularly the accent of the Russian girl … Continue reading →
by Phillip Margolin, 2008, Harper Audio, narrated by Jonathan Davis We listened to this book on the way from Florida to Rhode Island in the car and we were pleasantly surprised at how good it was. The plot was a … Continue reading →
by Vince Flynn, 2007, Simon & Shuster Audio, Read by George Guidall This one is quite a bit better than Honor Bound from 2009, which was pretty boring. This one has a pretty interesting plot and one that is fairly plausible. … Continue reading →
by Gillian Flynn, Crown Publishing, 2012 I had a little trouble getting my arms around this book. The book is very readable and I think the methodology the author employed, which consisted of alternating entries by the husband and then … Continue reading →
by Chris Cleave, 2012, Simon & Shuster Audio, Read by Emilia Fox This is the story of two female velodrome Olympic cyclists and their relationships. The story is somewhat interesting in that it portrays the stresses inherent in the lives … Continue reading →
Persuasion, by Jane Austen, originally published posthumously in 1818, audiobook, 2001, read by Flo Gibson, Recorded Books, LLC, Prince Frederick, MD I guess I just didn’t get this book. To me it was a redefinition of the word, “dithering.” The heroine, … Continue reading →
by Vince Flynn, 2009, Simon & Shuster Audio, Read by George Guidall I would like to be able to say that I liked this book, but when two days went by after I finished listening to it, I couldn’t remember … Continue reading →
Honor Bound, Terror on the F Train, by Steven R. Roberts, 2012, Rouge River Press, Dearborn, MI This book is a story about a terrorist plot to blow up subway trains and a black Vietnam veteran, retired from the CIA, … Continue reading →
by Ann Patchett, Narrated by Hope Davis, 2011, Audible.com This book is about a pharmacologist (who happens to be in a relationship with the CEO of the pharmaceutical company where she works). She is asked by her boss to go to the Amazon … Continue reading →