Monthly Archives: October 2009

Rag and Bone Shop by Robert Cormier

October 27, 2009 – 5:54 am

Rag and Bone Shop Author: Robert Cormier Reader: Scott Shina Short Review: Cormier’s final novel, published posthumously, read by the talented Scott Shina. It’s disturbing, and upsetting, and good despite its flaws. Long Review: The title alone would have made me listen to this audiobook. I am an obsessive W.B. Yeats fan, and the title [...]

By Lanea | Posted in Intrigue Audio Books, Mystery Audio Books, Social Commentary Audio Books, Young Adult Audio Books | Tagged , | Comments (0)

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

October 13, 2009 – 12:00 am

The Hunger Games Available from Audible.com Author: Suzanne Collins Reader: Carolyn McCormick Short Review: Creative, captivating and intense young-adult drama with a strong 16-year-old female protagonist and set in a brutal far-future. Decent reader, but I kept wishing for a bit more emotion in her reading. That said, the story was so captivating that I [...]

By Jeanne | Posted in Sci-fi Audio Books, Social Commentary Audio Books, Young Adult Audio Books | Tagged , | Comments (0)

The Ladies of Grace Adieu by Susanna Clarke

October 4, 2009 – 9:26 am

The Ladies of Grace Adieu and Other Stories Author: Susanna Clarke Readers: Davina Porter and Simon Prebble Short Review: Clarke’s entrancing, charming short stories about the magical world introduced in Jonathan Strange & Mr.Norrell particularly focusing on the women who practice magic in this alternate England and run-ins between Englishpeople and faeries. Prebble and Porter [...]

By Lanea | Posted in Alternate History Audio Books, Best Audio Books, Fantasy Audio Books, Women's Fiction Audio Books | Tagged , , | Comments (0)