Reviews of Irish Audio Books

The Book of Lost Things by John Connolly

The Book of Lost Things Author: John Connolly Reader: Steven Crossley Short Review: A decent book with a major flaw, read beautifully by Steven Crossley. Connolly’s book starts out as a promising depiction of the interior life of a bookish, depressed boy with apparently undiagnosed epilepsy and OCD. Unfortunately, it continues on into an all-too-familiar [...]

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The Likeness by Tana French

The Likeness Author: Tana French Reader: Heather O’Neill Short Review: Tana French’s strong second novel read beautifully by Heather O’Neill. In this sequel to In the Woods, we follow Cassie Maddox in a strange undercover murder investigation. Cassie gets back on her feet and then gets knocked right back off balance imitating her deceased doppelganger [...]

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In the Woods by Tana French

 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 [...]

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The Young Wan by Brendan O’Carroll

 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 [...]

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Beowulf, translated by Seamus Heaney

 Beowulf, translated by Seamus Heaney  Translator: Seamus Heaney  Reader: George Guidall  Short Review: Heaney’s excellent translation read well, though not perfectly, by Guidall.  Long Review: You know already whether or not you want to listed to Beowulf as an audiobook. There are those of us who perk right up at the thought of listening to [...]

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My Dream of You by Nuala O’Faolain

 My Dream Of You  Author: Nuala O’Faolain  Reader: Dearbhla Molloy  Short Review: A beautiful first novel from one of Ireland’s best memoir and non-fiction writers, gorgeously read by Dublin’s excellent Dearbhla Molloy with just the right accent and diction. The novel interlaces a story of a woman approaching menopause while re-awakening her sense of romance, [...]

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Paula Spencer by Roddy Doyle

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 [...]

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