February 1, 2008 – 7:49 am
His Dark Materials, Book Two: The Subtle Knife
Author: Philip Pullman
Reader: Philip Pullman and a full cast
Short Review: Like The Golden Compass, this is a wonderful adventure told by a surprisingly-talented author-narrator and a full cast. The book is a bit less fantastic, in a sense, because some of it is set in our world, but no less enjoyable.
January 25, 2008 – 5:44 am
His Dark Materials, Book I: The Golden Compass
Author: Philip Pullman
Reader: Philip Pullman and a full cast
Short Review: A fantastic tale of adventure, rebellion, childhood, growth, and bears told by a surprisingly-talented author-narrator and a full cast.
Long Review: I’m a big fan of this book and the others in the trilogy, so I was excited […]
January 14, 2008 – 7:59 pm
Author: James Fenimore Cooper
Read by: Robertson Dean
Short Review: A beautifully-read version of a book I don’t actually like very much.
January 10, 2008 – 10:29 am
Housekeeping: A Novel
Author: Marilynne Robinson
Read by: Becket Royce
Short Review: Robinson’s prize-winning, gorgeous, intricate novel about women and the fragility of family, and of sanity, and the need to create and maintain a sense of home, no matter what happens. It is read well, if not perfectly, by Beckett Royce.
January 4, 2008 – 7:02 pm
Into Thin Air
Author: Jon Krakauer
Read by: Jon Krakauer
Short Review: An author-narrated memoir of one of the most tragic seasons on Mt. Everest.
Long Review: This book was highly recommended to me by a family member, and I was very curious to literally hear the tale in the author’s own voice. Anyone familiar with the story of […]
January 2, 2008 – 6:41 pm
The Master Butchers Singing Club
Author: Louise Erdrich
Read by: Louise Erdrich
Short review: A beautifully written historical novel set in Germany and North Dakota between the two World Wars.
Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov
Lolita


Author: Vladimir Nabokov
Read by: Jeremy Irons
Short Review: Nabokov’s beautifully-written, disturbing story of a pedophile’s love for a young girl, read by the inimitable Jeremy Irons.