This was a free short story from Audible. Generally speaking I really like Neil Gaiman's writing, but this was one of those stories I just didn't "getThis was a free short story from Audible. Generally speaking I really like Neil Gaiman's writing, but this was one of those stories I just didn't "get." Your results may differ....more
Easy Rawlins confronts the anti-Communist hysteria of the late 40's in this second in a series. Ably narrated and very well-written. Very highly recomEasy Rawlins confronts the anti-Communist hysteria of the late 40's in this second in a series. Ably narrated and very well-written. Very highly recommended....more
Another fine entry in the Walt Longmire series. Retired Sheriff Lucian Connolly plays a bigger part in this book than he has for a while, which is greAnother fine entry in the Walt Longmire series. Retired Sheriff Lucian Connolly plays a bigger part in this book than he has for a while, which is great. Highly recommended....more
Lady Georgie is back, and living temporarily in a stately home where she is charged with training a rough-and-ready Australian to become the heir to aLady Georgie is back, and living temporarily in a stately home where she is charged with training a rough-and-ready Australian to become the heir to a Dukedom. Things are not going too badly until the present Duke is found dead and Aussie Jack is the prime suspect. With Darcy O'Mara's help, Georgie solves the crime. Lots of fun on the way, and Katherine Kellgren does her usual fine job narrating....more
First in a series set in ancient Rome, which I think I'll continue reading as time permits. It's the sort of historical mystery from which one learns,First in a series set in ancient Rome, which I think I'll continue reading as time permits. It's the sort of historical mystery from which one learns, fairly effortlessly, quite a bit about the time and place where it's set. I fear that most of what I know of ancient Rome comes from reading Edith Hamilton 50+ years ago, at least until this year when I listened to both Roberts' book and Thomas Harris' Imperium. The King's Gambit was a good mystery with an engaging protagonist.Recommended....more
I read this for a prompt: "The first book in a series you haven't read." The "series" is actually a trilogy on the life of Cicero. I'm not sure I'll rI read this for a prompt: "The first book in a series you haven't read." The "series" is actually a trilogy on the life of Cicero. I'm not sure I'll rush to complete the trilogy, but I will probably read it in paper format if I do, rather than listening to it on Audible as I did with this book. I found all the Roman names slightly difficult to keep straight when just listening. That said, it was a good book, I learned a lot, and I kept checking to make sure it was actually published in 2006, since many of the political events seemed eerily parallel to some things that have been going on here lately. I would recommend this book to people interested in ancient Rome or politics in general....more
A harrowing tale of time travel in which a 1970s Black woman is transported back to 1815 Maryland, repeatedly, for a purpose that she eventually figurA harrowing tale of time travel in which a 1970s Black woman is transported back to 1815 Maryland, repeatedly, for a purpose that she eventually figures out. On some occasions she is able to bring her white husband back with her. Dana experiences much of what it was like to be a slave in those times, and what she does not experience, she witnesses. Both she and her husband Kevin, who are both writers, are significantly changed by this experience. This is a classic and still very much worth reading. The narrator in this audio version did an excellent job, and I had a hard time disconnecting from the story. I read this for the prompt "A book set in two different time periods," and it is also one of the Guardian's "1000 Novels You Must Read." I've had this book on my mental "to read someday" list for a while, and I'm glad I finally made time to read it. Very highly recommended....more
I was born in the area where this book is set, and now live there again. But because my father was in the Army, I never felt trapped here as ElizabethI was born in the area where this book is set, and now live there again. But because my father was in the Army, I never felt trapped here as Elizabeth Strout appears (from a recent New Yorker interview) to have. Strout now lives here part of the time again, married to someone who was a friend of friends of mine in my brief sojourn at the local high school. All this is to say that the scenes and people in Olive Kitteridge are both familiar and unfamiliar to me. I only gave the book three stars because I have a hard time saying I liked it -- I found it rather depressing in many ways and had a bit of a struggle staying the course with it. And yet, not only was it well-written, but there were so many insights into the hidden pain that lies just under the surface in most people's lives, that I was finally glad that I had read it. I would definitely recommend it....more
Many of the books I read are audiobooks, but I had to choose one for the Ultimate Popsugar Reading Challenge and decided on this one as I had recentlyMany of the books I read are audiobooks, but I had to choose one for the Ultimate Popsugar Reading Challenge and decided on this one as I had recently listened to Adrian Mckinty's the Cold, Cold Ground and wanted more. The books, originally planned as a trilogy, have now grown to a series, so I will have several more Sean Duffy stories to enjoy. I like to listen to books set in Ireland, rather than reading them, because I enjoy hearing them read with the appropriate accents.
Set during the Falkland Islands war, which concerns the Royal Irish Constabulary because the British Army units they rely on for help during the Troubles are being diverted to the Falklands, I Hear the Sirens in the Street deals also with the brief time of hope in Belfast caused by the DeLorean automobile factory. It is a very complicated book and for that reason was a little harder for me to follow, especially since my listening time was shortened and interrupted The frequently-used trope of regular policeman butting heads with intelligence services and the FBI (because the torso Duffy finds in a suitcase belongs to an American) is used quite effectively here. The relationships between Catholic Duffy and his Presbyterian colleagues in the RUC are culturally fascinating. I recommend this series highly....more
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