Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk by David Sedaris. Read by David Sedaris, Elaine Stritch, Dylan Baker, and Sian Phillips.
3 hours.
A book of parables featuring assorted animals. This is my least favorite of his books. Some of the stories were interesting, but some were too sad for me.
2.5 stars.
Thursday, December 19, 2013
Monday, December 9, 2013
Book #38 in 2013 (Audio)
Calico Joe by John Grisham. Read by Erik Singer.
I was surprised by how much I enjoyed this book. I went in thinking it would be okay, but not that gripping, being about baseball and all, but it was about so much more than that: the father-son relationship, hero worship, decisions that can change not just your life forever, but someone else's too.
Highly recommend.
5 stars.
I was surprised by how much I enjoyed this book. I went in thinking it would be okay, but not that gripping, being about baseball and all, but it was about so much more than that: the father-son relationship, hero worship, decisions that can change not just your life forever, but someone else's too.
Highly recommend.
5 stars.
Monday, December 2, 2013
Book #37 in 2013
Gone by James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge.
Latest installment in the troubles and tribulations of Michael Bennett, NYC detective now in Witness Protection with his 10 adopted children, nanny, and priest-grandfather. Mexican drug lord, Perrine, terrorizes the US and has put a price on the heads of the Bennett family.
Exciting read. More like the old Patterson.
4 stars.
Latest installment in the troubles and tribulations of Michael Bennett, NYC detective now in Witness Protection with his 10 adopted children, nanny, and priest-grandfather. Mexican drug lord, Perrine, terrorizes the US and has put a price on the heads of the Bennett family.
Exciting read. More like the old Patterson.
4 stars.
Monday, November 25, 2013
Book #36 in 2013 (Audio)
Defensive Wounds by Lisa Black. Read by Kirsten Potter.
9 hours, 58 minutes.
Who is responsible for the deaths of three defense attorneys? Forensic scientist Theresa MacLean investigates along with the police.
Good story with a narrator I enjoy. I will "read' more by this author.
4 stars.
9 hours, 58 minutes.
Who is responsible for the deaths of three defense attorneys? Forensic scientist Theresa MacLean investigates along with the police.
Good story with a narrator I enjoy. I will "read' more by this author.
4 stars.
Saturday, November 9, 2013
Book #35 in 2013
Liars and Saints by Maile Meloy.
The book follows the trials and tribulations of four generations of the Santerre family.
Ambivalent feeling about this book. I love the writing and the style, but the plot was disjointed. More like a collection of short stories with cross-over characters. And I didn't really care about any of the characters except maybe Jamie and TJ.
3 stars.
The book follows the trials and tribulations of four generations of the Santerre family.
Ambivalent feeling about this book. I love the writing and the style, but the plot was disjointed. More like a collection of short stories with cross-over characters. And I didn't really care about any of the characters except maybe Jamie and TJ.
3 stars.
Wednesday, October 30, 2013
Book #34 in 2013
Practice to Deceive by Ann Rule.
Interesting enough, but not exactly a page turner. Seems like it could have been shorter: lots of things repeated throughout.
Mystery involves the Christmas time shooting of Russel Douglas on Whidbey Island in Washington state. The book never really determines the "why" of the crime and leaves open some of the "who", too. I guess real life is like that, but it made for a dissatisfying read for me.
3 stars.
Interesting enough, but not exactly a page turner. Seems like it could have been shorter: lots of things repeated throughout.
Mystery involves the Christmas time shooting of Russel Douglas on Whidbey Island in Washington state. The book never really determines the "why" of the crime and leaves open some of the "who", too. I guess real life is like that, but it made for a dissatisfying read for me.
3 stars.
Tuesday, October 29, 2013
Book #33 in 2013 (Audio)
Both Ways is the Only Way I Want It by Maile Meloy. Read by Kirsten Porter and Bronson Pinchot.
5 hours.
Excellent collection of short stories, wonderfully read. My only wish is that it had gone on much, much longer.
5 stars.
5 hours.
Excellent collection of short stories, wonderfully read. My only wish is that it had gone on much, much longer.
5 stars.
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