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Review: From Here to Eternity

By Jan

on October 26th, 2019

From Here to Eternity: Traveling the World to Find the Good Death Author: Caitlin Doughty; Genre: Non-fiction; Format: Audiobook; Narrator: Caitlin Doughty; Publisher: Recorded Books (2017); Rating: . A fascinating review of the death practices of a few other countries, and how we Westerners might benefit from rethinking our own methods. Written (and narrated) by a young mortician who clearly…

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Review: Queen Victoria’s Mysterious Daughter

By Jan

on October 3rd, 2019

Queen Victoria’s Mysterious Daughter: A Biography of Princess Louise Author: Lucinda Hawksley; Genre: Biography; Format: Audiobook; Narrator: Jennifer M. Dixon; Publisher: Tantor Audio (2018); Rating: . Queen Victoria had nine children (who all looked exactly alike, btw) between 1841 and 1857, although she was frightened of childbirth and didn’t like children. And she wasn’t a very good mother… Go figure….

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Review: A Boy and His Dog at the End of the World

By Jan

on September 19th, 2019

A Boy and His Dog at the End of the World Author: C.A. Fletcher; Genre: Fantasy; Format: Audiobook; Narrator: C.A. Fletcher; Publisher: Hachette Book Group (2019); Rating: . A boy lives with his family on a remote island after most of the people on Earth are long gone. A stranger steals his beloved dog and the boy decides to get…

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Review: The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek

By Jan

on September 19th, 2019

The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek Author: Kim Michele Richardson; Genre: Historical Novel; Format: Audiobook; Narrator: Katie Schorr; Publisher: Blackstone Audio (2019); Rating: . Set in 1930s Kentucky, this was a fascinating story about a young woman who delivers books to rural homes. She rides a mule as she works for the Kentucky Pack Horse library service, a short-lived, but…

Review: The Sisters Brothers

By Jan

on September 19th, 2019

The Sisters Brothers Author: Patrick deWitt; Genre: Western, satire; Format: Ebook; Publisher: Ecco (2011); Rating: . Damn that cover. It drew me in and wouldn’t let me go. The designer was Suet Yee Chong at Harper Collins, and she perfectly captured the contents of this story. It’s dark, it’s violent, and it’s quite silly at times. I laughed aloud at…

Review: Just A Guy

By Jan

on September 19th, 2019

Just A Guy: Notes from a Blue Collar Life Author: Bill Engvall; Genre: Memoir, sort of; Format: Audiobook; Narrator: Bill Engvall; Publisher: Macmillan Audio (2007); Rating: . This isn’t really a memoir, so don’t expect to hear the nitty-gritty details of struggling as a standup comic. It’s just an extension of Engvall’s comedy routines, really, with a few tender-hearted stories…

Review: The King’s Justice

By Jan

on September 18th, 2019

The King’s Justice (A Stanton and Barling Mystery, Book 1) Author: E. M. Powell; Genre: Historical Mystery; Format: Audiobook; Narrator: James Langton; Publisher: Brilliance Audio (2018); Rating: . Fairly standard historical mystery that is very similar to several other series in this genre: A mismatched pair of investigators, one superior in rank and the other a would-be apprentice, is reluctantly…

Review: The Death of Mrs. Westaway

By Jan

on August 31st, 2019

The Death of Mrs. Westaway Author: Ruth Ware; Genre: Gothic mystery; Format: Audiobook; Narrator: Imogen Church; Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio (2018); Rating: . A British gothic mystery set in modern time about a young woman who tries to infiltrate an old Cornish family to get part of an inheritance. The setting was a spooky old estate that seemed like…

Review: From Here to Eternity

Review: Queen Victoria’s Mysterious Daughter

Review: A Boy and His Dog at the End of the World

Review: The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek

Review: The Sisters Brothers

Review: Just A Guy

Review: The King’s Justice

Review: The Death of Mrs. Westaway

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