11/22/63
by Stephen King, 2011, Scribner, New York My first comment on this book is that it is long … very long. While the book was interesting and the concept is thought-provoking, it did bog down a bit at times. Stephen … Continue reading →
Tag Archives: Fiction
World Without End
by Ken Follett, 2008, New American Library, Penguin Books Ltd., London I am a bit conflicted on this book. Follett is a very good writer who can keep the pace going in his novels, at least to some extent. This … Continue reading →
A Secret Kept
by Tatiana de Rosnay, Read by Simon Vance, 2010, Macmillan Audio I was really looking forward to this novel as I really enjoyed Sarah’s Key. Also, I have really liked everything that Simon Vance has done previously. Oh, how I … Continue reading →
Heart of Darkness,
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 →
Wishin’ and Hopin’
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 →
Executive Privilege
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 →
Protect and Defend
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 →
Gone Girl, A Novel
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 →
Gold: A Novel
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
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 →