Daily Archives: August 22, 2015

A Man Called Ove by Fredik Bachman (Sweden) 2014/ 364 pages Read by George Newbern 9h 9m Rating – 7.5  (but an enjoyment level of 9) The blurs and reviews generally say “heart-warming” and “life-affirming” and trite as they are, … Continue reading →

Island by Aldous Huxley 1962/ 354 pages rating 4 / sci-fi (utopian world creation) Well – I certainly can’t say much for this one.  There is only minimal plot and the same can be said for the character development. So … Continue reading →