Jul
16
Fiction / Thriller / Crime
First Published in:2002
Publisher: Dell Publishing Company
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[Click here to buy the Audio Book of Total Recall by Sara Paretsky]
Audio Book Synopsis:
Lotty Herschel is caught up in a whirlwind of the past when a man who claims to be a Nazi death camp survivor, approaches her and her friends seeking his long lost family. Lotty is forced to confront a memory, a secret, from the war that she has long buried. Our heroine, V I Warshawski, sees the pain her friend and mentor is in, and is pulled into the saga though her investigation of the so-called survivor’s past.
V I is simultaneously investigating an insurance fraud case which has an unexpected link to an international conspiracy dating back to Nazi occupied Europe, as well as a means for VI to save her friend. Read more... (687 words, 11 images, estimated 2:45 mins reading time)
Posted in Audio Books, Book Reviews
Jun
07
Best Audio Book Award:
The Help has been on the NYT best seller list for 61 weeks. (Incidentally, I have also been listening to the New York Times Book Review Podcast on my iPhone.) The Help was also the favourite audio book for audio book stores and won the fiction award at the Audies in 2010…Click here to read the full book review.
[Click here to buy the audiobook of The Help]
The Millennium Trilogy is also a regular on the NYT best seller list, with The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo still on the list after 49 weeks. The narrator of this audiobook, Saul Reichlin, is awesome. He tells the story simply and manages to find a unique and distinctive voice for every single character. He also reads women superbly. The Millennium Trilogy is mysterious and alluring with complex characters… Read more... (222 words, 16 images, estimated 53 secs reading time)
Posted in Audio Books, Book Reviews
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
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
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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
