Jul
15
Fiction
First Published in 2009
Publisher: Penguin Viking
Click to buy Brooklyn by Colm Toibin with free delivery
Book Synopsis:
Work in 1950s Ireland is hard to find. Eilis Lacey does what she thinks is best and makes the long and arduous journey across the Atlantic to Brooklyn, America. For the first time, Eilis is on her own, in a strange city, living in a boarding house filled with other working girls and a scrutinizing landlady. Eilis is isolated and far away from home.
Gradually, however, as Eilis gets used to her new life, her job working in a department store, taking evening classes in book keeping, Friday night dances in the church hall, and maybe an American man… Eilis starts to realize, she’s found a kind of happiness.
But where does Eilis belong? In Ireland with her family or in her new found home, Brooklyn? Read more... (876 words, 7 images, estimated 3:30 mins reading time)
Posted in Adult Fiction, Book Reviews contemporary fiction Fiction Immigrants Ireland USA
Jul
01
Fiction / Light Reading
First Published in 2004
Publisher: Rupa & Co
National Bestseller in India
Click to buy Five Point Someone by Chetan Bhagat with free delivery
Book Synopsis:
3 friends, Hari, Alok and Ryan, are students at IIT, India’s most prestigious technological university. Instead of mugging their lives away like the rest of the cohort, they decide to have the time of their lives.
All the things not to do at university and more: mess up your grades, drink vodka on the faculty rooftop, date a professor’s daughter…
A funny and dark story of friendship and trying to survive IIT with a five-point something GPA. Will they make it?
My Book Review:
I picked up this book at a bookshop in Mysore, India, when I was attending a wedding there last week. I thought, I’ve experienced this country, so I should experience more of its contemporary fiction. Chetan Bhagat is apparently a lauded writer in India having written 4 novels to date: Read more... (466 words, 7 images, estimated 1:52 mins reading time)
Posted in Adult Fiction, Book Reviews, Light Reading contemporary fiction Fiction Humour India Light Reading
Jun
09
I enjoy browsing through bookshops online through Reading Like Rabbits and the Book Depository. Don’t forget that you get Free Delivery Worldwide for books purchased through my site!
Here are the best of my fiction book list reviews:
For Fiction Storybook Readers looking for the best story book, I recommend:
This was my first audio book purchase and I absolutely loved it. The Help was not only Audible.com’s the highest-rated audiobook of 2009, but it is also its highest-rated audiobook of all time. It’s also been on the New York Times bestseller list for 51 weeks and is presently at No.1. So I started with quality….click here to read the full book review.
Read more... (857 words, 79 images, estimated 3:26 mins reading time)
Posted in Adult Fiction, Book Reviews
Jun
08
Come to Reading Like Rabbits to find a good book review that is linked to a bestseller book store and a fantastic audio book shop. This is a real readers book review site.
For the best book reviews recommendations in the Fiction Prose Genre, I recommend:
For Recommended Mystery Books / Crime Books / Thrillers:
Winner of the CWA Ellis Peters Historical Award
England, 1171 and a child is in danger…In Cambridge a child has been hideously murdered and other children have disappeared. The Jews, who provide a large part of King Henry’s revenue, are being accused of the crimes by angry townspeople, therefore the king wants the real killer found, and quickly.…Click here to read the full book review.
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Posted in Adult Fiction, Book Reviews
Jun
04
Fiction / Science Fiction
First Published in 1966
Publisher: Harcourt, Brace & World
Flowers for Algernon won the Hugo Award for Best Short Story in 1960
and was joint winner of the Nebula Award for Best Novel in 1966
Click here to buy the book Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes (free delivery worldwide)
Book Synopsis:
With an IQ of 68, Charlie Gordon works as a sweeper in a bakery. He thinks has friends, but little does he know he is the butt of their jokes, an amusing plaything.
Charlie’s life changes radically when he undergoes an experimental operation that to enhance his intelligence. Charlie becomes a genius.
However, Algernon, the mouse who had been successfully enhanced before Charlie, dies. Charlie has to live with the knowledge that his new life and his insights into the world are only temporary. Read more... (911 words, 7 images, estimated 3:39 mins reading time)
Posted in Adult Fiction, Book Reviews, Science Fiction contemporary fiction Fiction Genius Science Fiction
May
28
Fiction
First Published in 1989
Publisher: Faber and Faber
Winner of the 1989 Booker Prize
Click here to buy The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro (free delivery)
Book Cover Synopsis:
The aging butler of Darlington Hall, Stevens, begins on a rare holiday through the English countryside and deep into his past.
Kazuo Ishiguro’s contemporary classic is haunting and beautiful. A tale of life between the two world wars in a grand English house, of the way we choose to live our lives, and the love we may have lost because of our choices. Read more... (676 words, 13 images, estimated 2:42 mins reading time)
Posted in Adult Fiction Age England Fiction
May
12
I’m back! I’ve been MIA for over a month because I was working as a News Anchor in Myanmar (Burma). What an experience… My eyes have been opened – in many ways.
I’ve just up loaded my latest review Nanny Returns by Nicola Kraus & Emma Mclaughlin.
And coming up in the next couple of days, my reviews of The Millennium Trilogy by Stieg Larsson.
Sneak Preview: I spent 2 hours a day traveling to and from the TV station in Myamnar listening to the audiobooks of The Millennium Trilogy. They made boring journey’s exciting. The story is compelling, complicated and gripping. The narrator Saul Reichlin is amazing. I loved all three books.
x Julie
Book Reviews – Reading Like Rabbits
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
The Girl Who Played with Fire
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest
Posted in Adult Fiction, Audio Books, Book Reviews
May
12
(3/5)
Chick Lit / Light Reading / Fiction
First published in 2009
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Click here to buy Nanny Returns by Nicola Kraus & Emma Mclaughlin (free delivery)
Book Synopsis:
Nan from the Nanny Diaries is back in New York twelve years after the ill-fated nanny-cam night, the night Nan was fired. She is now married to HH (Harvard Hottie) who how has a name, Ryan. Nan is finally settling down and renovating her new (falling apart) home, and is trying to get her consulting business up and running. But is surprised at Ryan’s sudden desire start a family. What startles her the most is her resistance to the idea.
Then, Nan gets a drunken visit in the middle of the night from Grayer X, now 16 years old. He has found the nanny-cam tape…
Read more... (676 words, 9 images, estimated 2:42 mins reading time)
Posted in Adult Fiction, Book Reviews, Light Reading Chick Lit contemporary fiction Fiction Humour Satire USA
Apr
01
The Help
by Kathryn Stockett
(5/5)
Fiction
First Published in 2009
Publisher: Penguin
Click to buy the book The Help by Kathryn Stockett
Click to buy the audiobook The Help by Kathryn Stockett
Book Synopsis:
1962 in Jackson, Mississippi, three women, as different as can be, Skeeter, Aibileen and Minny come together for an underground project, which if exposed, would put them all at risk.
Skeeter is a 22-year-old white woman who has just returned home after graduating from university. But in 1962, mothers care more about their daughter’s marriage prospects than their career hopes.
Aibileen is an astute black maid who is bringing up her seventeenth white child. When Aibileen’s own son died, as his employers looked the other way, something changed inside her. She is dedicated and caring towards the little girl she is raising, but she knows that they will have to part ways someday. Read more... (691 words, 10 images, estimated 2:46 mins reading time)
Posted in Adult Fiction, Audio Books, Book Reviews, My Favourite Books
Mar
25
I’ve discovered Audio Books!
I’ve been listening to podcasts like the New York Times Book Review and B&N Meet The Writers which I have enjoyed very much, but I’m now ready for more. I get motion sickness if I read while traveling, so I get really bored and frustrated not to be able to be engaged in a book while I’m getting from one place to another.
So, I decided to sign up for an audio book membership with Audible.com to listen to audio books on my i phone/i pod/ MP3 player. I used to think of audio books as being expensive, but I’ve realised, they can be cheaper than buying an actual book!
Here’s the plan I’m getting:
Audible Listener Discount Gold Membership
Read more... (563 words, 9 images, estimated 2:15 mins reading time)
- Price: Monthly: USD$7.49 for the first three months and USD$14.95 thereafter and Annually: USD$149.95
- Benefits: 12 membership credits; 30% discount on future purchases; complimentary subscription to The Wall Street Journal or The New York Times
Posted in Adult Fiction, Audio Books, Authors, Book Reviews, Children's Fiction, Gifts, Non-Fiction Audio Books
Mar
21
Meet author Andrea Levy
Click here to buy The Long Song by Andrea Levy
Click here to buy Small Island by Andrea Levy (free delivery)
Meet author Andrea Levy on at the following bookstores:
When: 27th March 2010 (Saturday)
Where: Kinokuniya (Singapore Main Store), Orchard Road, #03-09/10/15 Ngee Ann City
Time: 3.30pm
OR
When: 27th March 2010 (Saturday)
Where: Borders, Wheelock Place, Orchard Road
Time: 6.30pm
Join award-winning author Andrea Levy as she makes an appearance for her newest book The Long Song, at Kinokuniya Singapore Main Store on 27th March 2010, Saturday at 3.30pm and at Borders (Wheelock) at 6.30pm!
Be sure to catch the winner of these prestigious awards – the Orange Prize and the Whitbread Book of the Year Award (2004), as she shares on her books and writing experience, as well as autograph your copy of her book at this event. Read more... (259 words, 4 images, estimated 1:02 mins reading time)
Posted in Adult Fiction, Authors
Mar
17
(3.5/5)
Fiction / Vampires
Launch Date: 31 May 2010
Publisher: Firebird Press
Click here to buy the book Blood On The Moon by S.M. De Silva (with Free delivery)
Singaporean buyers can click here to order their copy (free delivery and gift wrapped!)
Click here to visit The Daywalker Chronicles official site
Book Synopsis:
Sleet City: decadent and alluring, but infinitely dangerous. A city where crime, cruelty and glamor reign supreme. Vampires and were-creatures have come out of the closet and now mix openly in human society. Vampires are the new breed of celebrities, the glamor gods of Sleet City.
Alegria, a Singaporean supernatural species consultant, receives a package. A package that contains a ring. A ring attached to a severed finger. A severed finger belonging to Alegria’s sister. Read more... (697 words, 7 images, estimated 2:47 mins reading time)
Posted in Adult Fiction, Book Reviews, Fantasy contemporary fiction Fiction Gift Singapore Vampire
Mar
10
Fiction / Vampires
Launch Date: 31 May 2010
Publisher: Firebird Press
Click here to buy this book from Amazon
Click here to visit The Daywalker Chronicles official site
Book Synopsis:
Sleet City: decadent and alluring, but infinitely dangerous. A city where crime, cruelty and glamor reign supreme. Vampires and were-creatures have come out of the closet and now mix openly in human society. Vampires are the new breed of celebrities, the glamor gods of Sleet City.
Alegria, a Singaporean supernatural species consultant, receives a package. A package that contains a ring. A ring attached to a severed finger. A severed finger belonging to Alegria’s sister.
And from here the relentless action begins. Alegria is on a mission to save her sister from Sleet City.
Read more... (240 words, 3 images, estimated 58 secs reading time)
Posted in Adult Fiction, Fantasy, Uncategorized contemporary fiction Fiction Singapore Vampire
Mar
08
(3/5) 
Fiction / Chick Lit / Light Reading
First Published in October 2009
Publisher: Orion
Chicklitreviews.com 2009 Book Awards: Book of the Year and Debut Novel of the Year
Click here to buy this book (free delivery)
Book Synopsis:
Lucy Brown is about to marry a wonderful man. Dan is handsome, caring and funny. Lucy has never been happier, she is about to get everything she has ever wanted.
But, on the eve of her wedding, Lucy dies in an accident.
Lucy has a choice to make: she can go to heaven and be separated from her soul mate, or she could be with Dan forever…as a ghost.
Lucy will not leave Dan, and she makes her choice. But things are not quite so easy for Lucy. She has a task to complete before she can become a ghost. First, she has to find true love for a total stranger. Read more... (416 words, 8 images, estimated 1:40 mins reading time)
Posted in Adult Fiction, Book Reviews, Light Reading Chick Lit contemporary fiction Death Fiction Ghost Light Reading London Love Story
Mar
03
(3.5/5)
Fiction
First Published in 2002
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
International Bestseller
Click to buy this book (free delivery)
Book Synopsis:
Pennsylvania, 1973, fourteen year old Susie Salmon is brutally raped then killed. Susie tells her story as she watches her family from heaven. Susie’s killer was her neighbor, and still lives next door. Susie’s family is desperately trying to cope with their loss. But with no body found and her killer still on the loose, they cannot rest. They become isolated from each other, each member dealing with their grief in their own way.
As the years pass, Susie’s siblings and friends grow up, fall in love and experience things that Susie never got to experience herself. However, Susie is not quite finished with life yet… Read more... (616 words, 7 images, estimated 2:28 mins reading time)
Posted in Adult Fiction contemporary fiction Death Fiction Ghost Grief Heaven
Feb
07
by Jonathan Safran Foer
(4/5)
Adult Fiction
First Published in 2006
Publisher: Mariner Books
New York Times Bestseller
Click to buy this book (free delivery)
Book Synopsis:
Oskar Schell is nine years old, and had begun a vital and secret mission that will lead him through New York’s five boroughs. Oskar has found a mysterious key that belonged to his father, who died on September 11th in the World Trade Centre. In his search for the lock that fits his key somewhere in New York, a task that seems like looking for a needle in a haystack, Oskar meets survivors of all kinds. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close is a moving, funny and healing journey.
My Book Review:
I had heard wonderful things about Extremely Loud and Incredible Close. Friends of mine had said it was one of their top 10 books of the year, so I was really looking forward to reading it. Read more... (397 words, 7 images, estimated 1:35 mins reading time)
Posted in Adult Fiction, Book Reviews contemporary fiction Fiction Immigrants New York USA War surviviors
Jan
30
Eragon
Part 1 of the Inheritance Cycle
by Christopher Paolini 
Fiction / Fantasy / Teenage or Adult Fiction
First Published in 2002
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
New York Times Best Seller
Click here to buy this book (free delivery)
Book Synopsis:
A poor farm boy counts himself lucky when he stumbles upon a shiny blue stone. But little does Eragon realize that his find is actually a rare dragon’s egg. He has chanced upon a legacy as old as the Empire.
Eragon’s simple life is turned upside down as he is plunged into an unknown world of dragons, magic, destiny and power. Eragon has to leave all that is familiar and find his way through the Empire ruled by the evil king.
With the future of the empire resting in their hands, Eragon and his young dragon must step up to the challenge and the live up to the legend of the Dragon Riders. Read more... (560 words, 4 images, estimated 2:14 mins reading time)
Posted in Adult Fiction, Book Reviews, Fantasy, Teenage Fiction books for teens Dragon Fantasy Fiction Light Reading Magic Teenage
Jan
08
by Eoin Colfer
Fantasy / Fiction / Children’s Book / Light Reading
First Published in 2001
Publisher: Puffin
International Bestseller
Shortlisted for the Whitbred Children’s Book of the Year
Winner of the WHSmith ‘People’s Choice’ Children’s Book of the Year
Winner of the British Book Awards Children’s Book of the Year
Click to buy this book (free delivery)
Book Synopsis:
Artemis Fowl, a genius criminal mastermind has succeeded in establishing the existence of fairies, and is determined to catch one. After staking out over 100 fairy locations, Artemis succeeds in kidnapping LEPrecon Captain Holly Short.
But these aren’t the toadstool-dancing creatures of fairy tales, these are trained law enforcement fairies, and they are ready to fight back. Just when Artemis Fowl thinks he has them cornered, the fairies stop playing by the rules.
FYI: Artemis Fowl is a twelve-year-old. Read more... (375 words, 3 images, estimated 1:30 mins reading time)
Posted in Adult Fiction, Book Reviews, Children's Fiction, Gifts, Light Reading, Teenage Fiction Action books for teens children's book contemporary fiction Fairy Fiction Gift Light Reading Teenage
Dec
31
by Andy Riley
Adult Picture Book / Gift
First Published in 2003
Publisher: Plume, The Penguin Group
Click to buy this book (free delivery)
Book Synopsis:
Little fluffy rabbits who just don’t want to live any more. This adult picture book, and its sequel, Return of the Bunny Suicides, contains endless ways for a bunny to kill itself. From smoking out of every hole in its body, to flushing itself down an aeroplane toilet, to kicking an alien in the balls, this ridiculously funny book is a fountain of knowledge on rabbit self-killing.
Read more... (237 words, 4 images, estimated 57 secs reading time)
Posted in Adult Fiction, Book Reviews, Gifts Adult Picture Book Gift Humour Morbid
