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Mostly Harmless by Douglas Adams
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 […]
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So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish by Douglas Adams
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, […]
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Life, the Universe, and Everything by Douglas Adams
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 […]
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The Restaurant at the End of the Universe by Douglas Adams
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 […]
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The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
Short Review: A great reading of one of my favorite goofy novels.
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The Penelopiad by Margaret Atwood
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
Short Review: The third and final book in a wonderful trilogy, well-read by the author and a full cast.
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The Subtle Knife by Philip Pullman
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.
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The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman
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 […]
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The Last of the Mohicans by James Fenimore Cooper
Author: James Fenimore Cooper
Read by: Robertson DeanShort Review: A beautifully-read version of a book I don’t actually like very much.
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Housekeeping by Marilynne Robinson
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.
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Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov
Lolita
Author: Vladimir Nabokov
Read by: Jeremy IronsShort Review: Nabokov’s beautifully-written, disturbing story of a pedophile’s love for a young girl, read by the inimitable Jeremy Irons.
