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A Mercy by Toni Morrison
Reader: Toni Morrison Short Review: A beautiful book, but difficult to listen to at times. Dr. Morrison is a wonderful reader in small doses, but perhaps should have handed this book over to a pro to read in its entirety.
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The Book Thief by Marcus Zusak
Reader: Allan Corduner Short Review: This is absolutely a fantastic audiobook. When next I need to convince someone that audiobooks are worth considering, I'll recommend this book first. It's gorgeously written, and beautifully read. Moreover, it's a book that truly matters.
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Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides
Reader: Kristoffer Tabori Short Review: A novel I absolutely love, full of gorgeous language, beautifully-rendered characters, and entrancing history and myth. Tabori's reading is downright fantastic, and Eugenides remains one of the most talented writers of his generation. This is one of the best books I've ever read or listened to.
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The Book of Lost Things by 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 series of retellings of classic fairytales, several of which villanize women for no clear reason. I expected and hoped for more from the book itself. Thankfully, I truly enjoyed Crossley's narration, and allowed it to carry me through a book that otherwise left me scratching my head and feeling disappointed and maligned.
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The Young Wan by Brendan O’Carroll
The Young Wan
Author: Brendan O’Carroll
Reader: Donada PetersShort 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.
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Beowulf, translated by Seamus Heaney
Beowulf, translated by Seamus HeaneyTranslator: Seamus Heaney
Reader: George GuidallShort Review: Heaney’s excellent translation read well, though not perfectly, by Guidall.
Long Review: You know already whether or not you want to listed …
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Four Souls by Louise Erdrich
Author: Louise Erdrich
Reader: Anna Fields
Short Review: Four Souls is a belated sequel to Tracks, and thus the continuation of the story of Fleur Pillager—one of the recurrent characters in Erdrich’s series …
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Across the Nightingale Floor by Lian Hearn
Across the Nightingale Floor (Tales of the Otori, Book 1)Author: Lian Hearn
Readers: Kevin Gray and Aiko Nakasone
Short Review: Look Mom—I’m panning a well-loved book!
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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 … -
The Killer Angels by Michael Shaara
The Killer Angels
Available from Audible.comAuthor: Michael Shaara
Reader: Stephen Hoye
Short Review: Michael Shaara’s Pulitzer Prize winning masterwork about the Battle of Gettysburg, well-read and voiced by Stephen Hoye. One of the best pieces of historical fiction … -
Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke
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 …
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The Master Butchers Singing Club by Louise Erdrich
The Master Butchers Singing Club
Author: Louise Erdrich
Read by: Louise Erdrich