Author Archives: Lanea

Lanea is professional web monkey and writer with an academic background in Celtic Studies and Literature, a dangerous knitting addiction, and a serious hankering for an MLS degree.

Paula Spencer by Roddy Doyle

May 6, 2008 – 10:27 am

Paula Spencer
Author: Roddy Doyle
Reader: Ger Ryan
Short Review: A novel featuring the engaging lead character from Doyle’s The Woman Who Walked Into Doors gloriously read in the perfect Dublin accent by Ger Ryan.
Long Review: Paula Spencer is a recovering alcoholic, recovering longtime victim of domestic violence, widow, house-cleaner, and mother weighed down by a lot of […]

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Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke

March 26, 2008 – 5:50 am

Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell: A Novel
Author: Susanna Clarke
Reader: Simon Prebble
Short Review: A gorgeously read version of a Hugo Award winning modern epic I absolutely love. Clarke’s novel is part Harry Potter, part Tolkein, part comedy of manners, and part historical fiction of the Napoleonic Wars. It’s long, detailed, engaging, and […]

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Brokeback Mountain by Annie Proulx

March 12, 2008 – 8:07 pm

Brokeback Mountain

Author: Annie Proulx

Reader: Campbell Scott

Short Review: A ground-breaking story about the nature of love and sexuality, beautifully-read by one of my favorite audio book narrators.

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Mostly Harmless by Douglas Adams

March 8, 2008 – 8:28 am

Mostly Harmless
Author: Douglas Adams
Reader: Martin Freeman
Short Review: A good reading of my least favorite book in the series.
Long Review: The disappearance of Fenchurch, the appearance of Random, the multiple Trillians–it’s all too much, and too dark to fit well into the series. Adams himself was open about his disappointment in the tone […]

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So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish by Douglas Adams

March 8, 2008 – 7:47 am

So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish
Author: Douglas Adams
Reader: Martin Freeman
Short Review: Another decent reading of a book I love, which suffers by comparison to the Stephen Frye reading of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy.
Long Review: Er, fourth verse, same as the second? Thankfully, no.
I love this series, as I […]

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Life, the Universe, and Everything by Douglas Adams

March 8, 2008 – 7:15 am

Life, the Universe and Everything
Author: Douglas Adams
Reader: Martin Freeman
Short Review: Another decent reading of a book I love, which suffers by comparison to the Stephen Frye reading of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy.
Long Review: My opinions on this audiobook are, sensibly, quite similar to my opinions on The Restaurant at the End of […]

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The Restaurant at the End of the Universe by Douglas Adams

March 5, 2008 – 5:41 am

The Restaurant at the End of the Universe
Author: Douglas Adams
Reader: Martin Freeman
Short Review: A decent reading of a book I love, which suffers by comparison to the Stephen Frye reading of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy.
Long Review: I love this series, as I mentioned in my review of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to […]

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The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams

February 19, 2008 – 5:03 am

Short Review: A great reading of one of my favorite goofy novels.

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The Penelopiad by Margaret Atwood

February 12, 2008 – 6:13 pm

Short Review: Margaret Atwood’s retelling of a portion of The Odyssey in Penelope’s voice, her contribution to the Canongate Myth Series, read by Laurel Merlington.

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The Amber Spyglass by Philip Pullman

February 12, 2008 – 5:29 am

Short Review: The third and final book in a wonderful trilogy, well-read by the author and a full cast.

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