Ahhhh, I had been waiting for this new book by Kathy Reichs for a long time! I was surprised that they released the written, electronic, AND audio versions of Fire and Bones (8 hours and 41 minutes) all at the same time. This new Temperance Brennan story takes place in Washington DC and is a... Lire la Suite →

Things I don't Want To Know is a very short "living autobiography," as Deborah Levy, the author, calls it, and the first of a series of three books. In this first book, Levy tells about her childhood in South Africa and her family's exile to England. The writing is very British, with dry humour and... Lire la Suite →

I loved Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers, by Jesse Q. Sutanto! I laughed many times, and it was also touching and annoying and stressful and nail-biting and everything else a good summer novel should be. This was a perfect book to rest my poor brain after the death-focused summer (events and readings) I've had... Lire la Suite →

Smoke Gets in Your Eyes, by Caitlin Doughty, is a fascinating book and I absolutely loved it! The author, who is a mortician, tells the story of how she started working in a mortuary and then went to "death school" to learn how to embalm dead people. This sounds gloomy and depressing, but she talks... Lire la Suite →

The Celebrants, by Steven Rowley, (narrated very nicely by the author,) tells the story of six friends, Alex, Jordan, Jordy, Naomi, Craig, and Marielle, as they go through the ups and downs of their lives over about three decades. They became friends in university, where one of them died. That death spurs the idea of... Lire la Suite →

Absolution, by Alice McDermott, tells the story of three American women: Charlene, the wife of a businessman sent to Vietnam in the early sixties, Tricia, the wife an engineer also sent to Vietnam, and Charlene's daughter. The first 7 hours of the book are told by Tricia, the next 2 hours are told by Charlene's... Lire la Suite →

I just finished listening to The Other Family Doctor, by Karen Fine, and it was very interesting. The author talks about the difficulties she encountered when trying to become a female veterinarian, how few vet schools exist, how sexist many vets were when she tried to find a job. She also talks about puppy mills,... Lire la Suite →

The Chess Men is the final book of Peter May's Lewis trilogy. It's a lovely book to listen to, with the strong Scottish accent of the excellent narrator. The three books are wonderful as they dive into the culture, history, and atmosphere of this area far away from the rest of the world where life... Lire la Suite →

I selected this book because it was pretty short (8 hours of narration) and not too serious or depressing, even though it does take place in London after the first World War. It was a fun story, very British, narrated by a woman with a quite strong British accent who didn't do men's voices well... Lire la Suite →

The summary of Nagasaki, by Eric Faye, sounded really good, and the book got many awards, but I was really surprised by the whole thing. There was no end, really, and no resolution of anything. I think the book was originally written in French and based on a true story, which makes it interesting, and... Lire la Suite →

Wow, this book was LONG! More than 15 heures! But it was really fascinating and I don't regret having started it. I first saw One Doctor, by Brendan Reilly, in one of the episodes of Elementary. Joan Watson was reading it, and so I became intrigued. In this first-person narrative, this doctor talks about his... Lire la Suite →

I finished listening to Tom Lake by Ann Patchett this afternoon. LONG book, 11 and a half hours. I am not sure yet what I think about this book. It was at the same time too long and also just right, too slow and also calming, boring and also interesting. It is the lovely--that's it,... Lire la Suite →

The Travelling Cat Chronicles, by Hiro Arikawa, was a nice break after the more depressing and serious stuff I've been reading lately. It was the story of a young man and his cat, told by the cat. Together, they travel and visit some of the young man's childhood friends, and some of their pets, too.... Lire la Suite →