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After disliking both Bel Canto and State of Wonder, I’d all but given up on Ann Patchett’s novels. JoAnn suggested I try The Magician’s Assistant as a last chance, and I chose to listen to it. About the Book: It isn’t until the charismatic Parsifal, Sabine’s husband and the magician she assisted for . . . → Read More: Thoughts on “The Magician’s Assistant” by Ann Patchett (Audiobook) The Last Nude by Ellis Avery came to me through LibraryThing’s Early Reviewers program. It came out last month. About the Book: Young Rafaela Fano is struggling to carve out a life for herself in 1920s Paris when painter Tamara de Lempika spots her out walking one day and recruits her as a . . . → Read More: Thoughts on “The Last Nude” by Ellis Avery In need of an audiobook, I picked up The Story of Beautiful Girl by Rachel Simon, a book whose cover I love and that I’ve seen around the blogosphere since its publication in 2011. About the Book: On a rainy night in 1968, in rural Pennsylvania, a man and a woman find their . . . → Read More: Thoughts on “The Story of Beautiful Girl” by Rachel Simon (Audiobook) First, current and potential future Reading Buddies, if you haven’t voted for the March book yet, please do so! The poll is over on the right. It’s a close race this month, so be sure to voice your opinion! Ah, Room with a View. How did you like it? I very much enjoyed it . . . → Read More: Reading Buddies Wrap-Up: “A Room with a View” by E.M. Forster I’ve had a copy of Lost on Planet China by J. Maarten Troost on my shelf for a few years now. When I discovered Simon Vance (my new favorite narrator) did the audiobook, I borrowed it from my public library. About the Book: J. Maarten Troost and his wife are ready for a . . . → Read More: Thoughts on “Lost on Planet China” by J. Maarten Troost (Audiobook) The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell was my book club’s pick for December. About the Book: 2060, Rome. Emilio Sandoz has returned from an interplanetary mission to Rakhat with mutilated hands and in a precarious mental state, the solitary survivor of his original team of eight. Back in the care of his mission . . . → Read More: Thoughts on “The Sparrow” by Mary Doria Russell I’d read some good reviews of The Weird Sisters by Eleanor Brown, so when I needed an audiobook and saw my library had this one on the shelf, I decided to give it a go for my daily commute. About the Book: Tiny Barnwell, Ohio, hometown to the three Andreas sisters, is the . . . → Read More: Thoughts on “The Weird Sisters” by Eleanor Brown (Audiobook) I’ve always felt I should read 1984, so when I discovered my library had a version read by Frank Muller, a narrator I know I enjoy, I borrowed the recording to keep me occupied during my daily commute. About the Book: Published in 1949, George Orwell’s 1984 is a classic dystopian novel. The . . . → Read More: Thoughts on “1984″ by George Orwell (Audiobook) I very much enjoyed the Chaos Walking series by Patrick Ness when I read it earlier this year, so when I heard Ness had a new book out, I immediately put in my request at the library. About the Book: Conor O’Malley’s mother is sick. Nothing the doctors try seems to help, though . . . → Read More: Thoughts on “A Monster Calls” by Patrick Ness I spent most of September listening to the Temeraire series by Naomi Novik, read by the marvelous Simon Vance. I borrowed it from my public library. About the Books: I already talked about the first book in this series, His Majesty’s Dragon. Rather than summarize each book, I’ll just say . . . → Read More: Thoughts on the Temeraire Series by Naomi Novik (Audiobooks) |
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