by Ross Macdonald, 1960, republished in 2010 by Vintage Books, a division of Random House I chose this book for my Kindle as I was going on a month vacation and needed a book that would be light reading. Another … Continue reading →
by Ken Follett, 2004, Signet Publishing This is a typical Ken Follett suspense novel: exciting and suspenseful with good characterizations. It has, however, not much in the way of lasting impressions or value. Also, there are times when I, as … Continue reading →
by Geraldine Brooks, 2011, Audible Audio Edition, narrated by Jennifer Ehle This audiobook is written well and is interesting as it depicts the life of early settlers on what is now called Martha’s Vineyard. It also depicts some of the early … Continue reading →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →