POSSIBLE SPOILERS SO READ ON AT YOUR OWN PERIL This was a very clever and (mostly) enjoyable book to listen to. It is one of these meta book within a book type things and my head felt messed with over what was real (ie. made up by the author) and what was made up (ie.Continue reading “The Proof of My Innocence (AUDIOBOOK)- Jonathan Coe, Narrated by: Sam Woolf, Alana Maria, Charlotte Worthing, Mark Stobbart, Roy McMillan – 05.12.24”
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Off to Be the Wizard: Magic 2.0, Book 1 – Scott Meyer (AUDIOBOOK) Narrator – Luke Daniels – 28.11.24
Hmm, not sure what I made of this audiobook. The American narrator was a bit winey and annoying, as was the main character (maybe well cast narrator !?). The premise was that a small number of people throughout history have figured out that reality as we know it is just a matrix like computer programmeContinue reading “Off to Be the Wizard: Magic 2.0, Book 1 – Scott Meyer (AUDIOBOOK) Narrator – Luke Daniels – 28.11.24”
Thursday Nexts Books 1-7 – Jasper Fforde – 15.12.24
I was talking to the partner of one of my book group friends and it turns out that we share a love of Jasper Fforde books, also I learned that there is a new Thursday Next book coming out later this/next year, and both of these things prompted me to re-read books 1-7 in thisContinue reading “Thursday Nexts Books 1-7 – Jasper Fforde – 15.12.24”
A Beginner’s Guide To Breaking and Entering – Andrew Hunter Murray (AUDIOBOOK) Phil Dunster: narrator – 28.10.24
This is a ‘cosy mystery’ type story about a young man who illegally lives in rich people’s fancy houses when he knows they are going to be away for a while. Even though it is illegal, he doesn’t steal anything or hurt anybody, so feels it’s actually redressing a moral balance. Unfortunately he gets caughtContinue reading “A Beginner’s Guide To Breaking and Entering – Andrew Hunter Murray (AUDIOBOOK) Phil Dunster: narrator – 28.10.24”
1984 – George Orwell – 23.10.24
Recently the audible daily deal was the book Julia which is a sequel/companion book to George Orwell’s 1984 and I bought it and thought I’d better refresh my memory by re-reading 1984 first. When I used to go around schools doing author visits I had a power point slide show and talked about books thatContinue reading “1984 – George Orwell – 23.10.24”
Peach Blossom Spring (BOOKGROUP) – Melissa Fu – 19.11.24
Peach Blossom Spring was pretty well received by our book group, with us giving it an average score of 7/10. We liked that we learned something about the history of China during WWII (being invaded by the Japanese) and also the civil war that followed between communist and nationalist Chinese. The beginning of the storyContinue reading “Peach Blossom Spring (BOOKGROUP) – Melissa Fu – 19.11.24”
Annie Bot – Sierra Greer – 17.10.24
This book had a very interesting premise: an AI ‘sex doll’ is allowed to develop her own thoughts and feelings and grows more and more toward actual sentience. The progression of Annie from just existing to please her owner/boyfriend to realising that she has worth and agency in her own right is well handled, andContinue reading “Annie Bot – Sierra Greer – 17.10.24”
A Murder of Crows (Dr Nell Ward Mysteries Book 1) – Sarah Yarwood-Lovett – 10.10.24
I quite enjoyed this cosy murder mystery. The main protagonist Dr Nell Ward (who turns out to actually be Lady Eleanor Somebody Something, but to her credit she plays this down and tries to live like a normal person) who is an expert in bat ecology, is in the wrong place at the wrong timeContinue reading “A Murder of Crows (Dr Nell Ward Mysteries Book 1) – Sarah Yarwood-Lovett – 10.10.24”
Children of Time (Audiobook) –Adrian Tchaikovsky (Author), Mel Hudson (Narrator) – 20.10.24
My son recommended this book to me, and since I have read and enjoyed several books by Adrian Tchaikovsky, I bought it and gave it a go. It’s set in a future where humans have pretty much destroyed the planet through both climate change and war and have sent out ark ships of sleeping peopleContinue reading “Children of Time (Audiobook) –Adrian Tchaikovsky (Author), Mel Hudson (Narrator) – 20.10.24”
The Vanishing of Margaret Small – Neil Alexander (Audiobook) Annie Aldington (Narrator), Rachel Atkins (Narrator) – 13.10.24
This is not the kind of book I normally read, and I didn’t know much about it when I started to listen, but actually I found it on the whole really fun and interesting to listen to, largely, perhaps, due to the fabulous main narrator who really brought the character of Margaret Small to lifeContinue reading “The Vanishing of Margaret Small – Neil Alexander (Audiobook) Annie Aldington (Narrator), Rachel Atkins (Narrator) – 13.10.24”
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