I have a physical copy of this book, which I read a long time ago, so only remembered vaguely. This is the newly released extended version of the already long book, and it was a biggie. A virus is accidentally released from a government lab in the USA somewhere and very quickly the world fallsContinue reading “The Stand – Stephen King (AUDIOBOOK) – 27.12.23”
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Christmas Pie – Jodi Taylor – 26.12.23
The annual Christmas short story by Jodi Taylor was fun as always. The team go on what should be a simple time jump to find the authentic recipe for mince pies (originally called Christmas Pies) and of course all kinds of shenanigans ensue. It was narrated this time by Markham, which was a refreshing changeContinue reading “Christmas Pie – Jodi Taylor – 26.12.23”
Dead Man in a Ditch: Fetch Phillips, Book 2 – Luke Arnold – 10.12.23
One Foot in the Fade: Fetch Phillips Book 3 – Luke Arnold – 20.12.23 After slogging through Thomas Mann’s Magic Mountain, I wanted something fun to read, and I remembered how much I enjoyed the first part of this series by Luke Arnold. Set in a world that used to have magic users and allContinue reading “Dead Man in a Ditch: Fetch Phillips, Book 2 – Luke Arnold – 10.12.23”
The Magic Mountain – Thomas Mann – 03.12.23
Wow – this is a BIG book. It took me a whole month to read, and I usually read at least two books a week! It’s not just that it had 700 plus pages (I’ve read other doorstops with similarly many pages) but that each page is so densely packed. It’s amazing actually that aContinue reading “The Magic Mountain – Thomas Mann – 03.12.23”
The Kaiju Preservation Society – John Scalzi (AUDIOBOOK) (Narrator – Wil Wheaton) – 29.11.23
I’m currently ploughing my way through Thomas Mann’s The Magic Mountain on my kindle (81% through – woo!) and although I’m enjoying it, it’s pretty heavy going so I wanted something light for my audiobook listening. I had previously listened to, and enjoyed Agent to the Stars, by John Scalzi, so I though this bookContinue reading “The Kaiju Preservation Society – John Scalzi (AUDIOBOOK) (Narrator – Wil Wheaton) – 29.11.23”
The Death of Sir Martin Malprelate (AUDIOBOOK) – Adam Roberts (Author) George Weightman (Narrator) – 23.11.23
I have read and enjoyed several Adam Roberts books (Bete is one of my all time favourites) and I didn’t realise that he is a Professor of 19th Century Literature at Royal Holloway, London University and a leading authority on the works of Charles Dickens. Most of his novels are kind of dystopian sci-fi orContinue reading “The Death of Sir Martin Malprelate (AUDIOBOOK) – Adam Roberts (Author) George Weightman (Narrator) – 23.11.23”
The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry (Audiobook) – Gabrielle Zevin (Author), Scott Brick (Narrator) – 20.11.23
I read this book because I really enjoyed Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by the same author. There is a lot to like about the book. Set in a bookshop and centred around people who love to read, it is definitely going to resonate with bibliophiles, and the characters’ journeys certainly tugged at my heartstrings,Continue reading “The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry (Audiobook) – Gabrielle Zevin (Author), Scott Brick (Narrator) – 20.11.23”
Starling House – Alix E. Harrow (AUDIOBOOK) (Narrator – Natalie Naudus) – 16.11.23
I absolutely loved Alix E. Harrow’s first novel – The Ten Thousand Doors of January, so I was excited to read this as the hype around it promised a return to form. I did enjoy it, very much in fact, but… I guess I just wasn’t completely blown away like I hoped I would be.Continue reading “Starling House – Alix E. Harrow (AUDIOBOOK) (Narrator – Natalie Naudus) – 16.11.23”
The Island of Missing Trees – Elif Shafak (AUDIOBOOK) – 14.11.23
This book is told from two points of view in alternating chapters – Ada, a teenage girl who is mortified when she has a loud breakdown/outburst at school on the first anniversary of her mother’s death (at first I thought, oh no, another annoying young adult protagonist, but I got past that when I gotContinue reading “The Island of Missing Trees – Elif Shafak (AUDIOBOOK) – 14.11.23”
Everything I Never Told You – Celeste Ng (AUDIOBOOK) – 06.11.23
Wow! I love Celeste Ng’s writing – so beautiful. While this book is very much written from the perspective of experiencing bigotry as a Chinese American and/or a mixed race couple (ethnic Chinese and white American) in the 1970s there is so much about the family dynamics in the book which would resonate, I thinkContinue reading “Everything I Never Told You – Celeste Ng (AUDIOBOOK) – 06.11.23”
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