Monthly Archives: October 2008

The Host: A Novel by Stephenie Meyer

October 30, 2008 – 6:58 pm

The Host: A Novel
Author: Stephenie Meyer
Reader: Kate Reading

Short Review: Meyer’s first foray into sci-fi is very satisfying. Officially an adult novel (in contrast with the young adult label applied to the Twilight series) The Host explores a post-invasion world from the perspective of one of the invaders. It is well written, well read and is still haunting me weeks after I finished listening.

By Jeanne | Posted in Sci-fi Audio Books, Social Commentary Audio Books | Tagged , | Comments (3)

Cat’s Eye by Margaret Atwood

October 29, 2008 – 1:21 pm

Cat’s Eye
Author: Margaret Atwood
Reader: Barbara Caruso
Short Review: Atwood’s Governor General’s Award-winning bildungsroman about girls’ cruelty to other girls, art, childhood, and memory; read crisply by Barbara Caruso. The book follows Elaine Risley, an artist, as she remembers her youth in Canada while preparing for a retrospective of her artwork. It is heartbreaking and [...]

By Lanea | Posted in Award Winning Audio Books, Social Commentary Audio Books, Women's Fiction Audio Books | Tagged , | Comments (2)

Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer (Twilight Saga, Book 3)

October 10, 2008 – 11:32 pm

Eclipse (Twilight Saga, Book 3)
Author: Stephenie Meyer
Reader: Ilyana Kadushin and Matt Walters

Short Review: Meyer gets better with each book. With this book, she has found a good rhythm. The quieter bits of this story have a stronger voice than those in the first 2 books of the saga. Book 3 digs deeply into Bella’s relationships and finally starts to ask the question of “Why?”. We still get good action scenes (because there is always action in a world that has vampires and werewolves) – but we also see Bella make conscious choices with an eye to the consequences in her future.

By Jeanne | Posted in Fantasy Audio Books, Vampire Audio Books, Young Adult Audio Books | Tagged , | Comments (5)