Monthly Archives: January 2009

The Yiddish Policemen’s Union by Michael Chabon

January 23, 2009 – 5:51 am

The Yiddish Policemen’s Union: A Novel
Author: Michael Chabon
Reader: Peter Riegert
Extra features: The audiobook includes an interview with Michael Chabon about his inspiration for the book, his favorite books and genres, and his writing process.
Short Review: Chabon’s Hugo and Nebula award-winning alternate history of a world without Israel but with a temporary Jewish [...]

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Thud! by Terry Pratchett

January 22, 2009 – 9:00 am

Thud! (A Discworld Novel)
Author: Terry Pratchett
Reader: Stephen Briggs
Short Review: This fun, funny, and often thoughtful story follows Sam Vimes as he investigates the murder of dwarven leader Grag Hamcrusher. Vimes is a father and husband, an unwilling member of the nobility, Commander of the watch, and a good old copper. He is [...]

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Storm Front (Dresden Files, Book 1) by Jim Butcher

January 18, 2009 – 10:25 pm

Storm Front Audiobook by Jim ButcherBook 1

Author: Jim Butcher
Reader: James Marsters

Short Review: Down on his luck detective Harry Dresden also happens to be a real, live wizard. This introduction to Harry’s world includes magic, potions, a talking skull named Bob, werewolves – and of course a murder mystery. James Marsters is brilliant.

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The Shipping News by Annie Proulx

January 13, 2009 – 12:21 pm

The Shipping News
Author: Annie Proulx
Reader: Paul Hecht
Short Review: Proulx’s amazing, National Book Award- and Pulitzer-winning novel about loss, reclamation, love, and Newfoundland read well but slightly too stiffly by Paul Hecht.
Long Review: I love this novel, well and truly. It’s one of the finest books I’ve read on paper in years, and I know [...]

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In the Woods by Tana French

January 12, 2009 – 11:22 am

 In the Woods
 Author: Tana French
 Reader: Steven Crossley
Short Review: This Edgar Award winning novel traces a murder in Ireland, following the detectives investigating the case and flashing back to an earlier, similar unsolved case. It is a good novel beautifully read by Crossley, but the novel itself annoys me in a few spots (which [...]

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The Young Wan by Brendan O’Carroll

January 5, 2009 – 8:49 am

 The Young Wan
 Author: Brendan O’Carroll
 Reader: Donada Peters
 Short Review: A sweet, funny prequel to O’Carroll’s earlier trilogy about Agnes Brown, read with great energy, humor, and personality by the incomparable Donada Peters.
 Long Review: The Young Wan tells the story of Agnes Browne’s early life and her parents’ romance and marriage. Set in a [...]

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