We’re halfway through The Odyssey for Trish’s readalong. I’ve been listening to Ian McKellen read the epic to me on audio and using the Fagles translation in print as a supplement. This week, we read Books 7-12. If you’d like to read other participants’ thoughts, head over to Trish’s Week 2 post to see who’s …
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Books for Your Ears: Nonfiction Favorites
A few Fridays ago I introduced a miniseries featuring some of my favorite audiobooks. This week, I’ll be focusing on nonfiction. I’ve selected three of my favorites: The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls (narrated by Julia Gibson) The Glass Castle opens with Walls, the author, in a taxi in New York City. She looks out …
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The Odyssey: Books 1-6
I’m a bit late with my first post about The Odyssey for Trish’s readalong. I’ve been listening to Ian McKellen read the epic to me on audio, which is fantastic. The problem came when I sat down to write my summary of books 1 through 6 and couldn’t work out the exact play-by-play. I’ve been …
Books for Your Ears: Fiction Favorites
A few Fridays ago I introduced a miniseries featuring some of my favorite audiobooks. This week, I’ll be focusing on fiction. I’m so excited to share these picks with you! The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery (narrated by Barbara Rosenblat and Cassandra Morris) Of course, I must start with the audiobook that got …
Halloween for the Faint of Heart: Spooky Audiobooks
Last Friday I introduced a miniseries featuring some of my favorite audiobooks. Since Halloween is right around the corner, I thought I’d highlight two of my spookier picks!
I didn’t realize until I began writing this post that both of my choices are (1) about young boys battling the forces of evil, and (2) narrated by Brits! The two books provide quite different experiences, though: the first is spooky and fantastical, while the second is rather zany.