A few Fridays ago I introduced a miniseries featuring some of my favorite audiobooks. This week, in the final installment of Books for Your Ears, I’ll be focusing on classics. I’ve selected a few of my favorites: To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee (read by Sissy Spacek) Set in Maycomb County, Alabama, during the …
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Thoughts on “The Witches” and the Roald Dahl Audio Collection
Happy Thanksgiving to my American readers! Today I am home with my family. It’s the first time my parents and all four siblings have been together since Christmas 2009. In honor of our family gathering, I’d like to share with you a set of tapes we loved as kids. I’ll also add some thoughts on …
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The Odyssey: Books 13-18
Only six books of The Odyssey and one week left of Trish’s readalong! I’ve been listening to Ian McKellen read the epic to me on audio and using the corresponding Fagles translation in print as a supplement. This week, we read Books 13-18. Same warning as the past two weeks: I like how the story …
Books for Your Ears: Middle Grade and Young Adult Favorites
A few Fridays ago I introduced a miniseries featuring some of my favorite audiobooks. This week, I’ll be focusing on middle grade and young adult novels, all of which I, as an adult, really enjoyed. I’ve selected three of my favorites: The Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian by Sherman Alexie (read by …
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Thoughts on “To the Lighthouse” by Virginia Woolf (Audiobook)
Last week, I realized I was way ahead of where I was supposed to be with The Odyssey readalong, so I switched over and listened to To the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf instead. I’ve only read Mrs. Dalloway by Woolf so far, and I’ve always meant to get to some of her others. About the …
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