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 John Grisham, 2006, Audible Audio Edition, narrated by Craig Wasson, 2006 I listened to this book on CD driving down to Florida from Rhode Island this year. I didn’t pay much attention to it when I checked it out … Continue reading →
by Norman Mailer, 1968, The New American Library I picked this book up and decided to try it again as I had tried to read it back in 1968 in college when I belonged to a book club. I found … 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 Erik Larson, 2011, Broadway Paperbacks, New York This is a fascinating book, well-written and extremely well-researched. I was amazed at how well the author could reconstruct events that occurred so many years ago. I couldn’t help compare his work … 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 James Mann, 2010, Penguin Books This book was very disappointing, primarily because it was so repetitious. There were over sixty pages devoted to objections by various individuals to Reagan’s Berlin Wall speech. Many of the objections were repeated numerous … 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 →