Category Archives: British
The Wars of the Roses:
The Wars of the Roses: The Fall of the Plantagenets and the Rise of the Tudors by Dan Jones 2014 / 416 pages read by John Curless 15h 7m rating 9 / history – England 15th century (I both read and … Continue reading
The Plantagenets
The Plantagenets: The Warrior Kings and Queens Who Made England by Dan Jones 2012 / 580 pages read by Clive Chafer/ 20h 49m rating: 9 – history of England “The prince was drunk.” So begins Jones fast-paced, bloody and insightful … Continue reading
how to be both
how to be both by Ali Smith 2014/ 384 pages rating – 9 / general fiction The introductory material says this book (even e-book) can be read in two ways – the EYES section first and then the CAMERA section … Continue reading
The Girl on the Train
The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins 2015 / 326 pages Read by Clare Corbett, Louise Brealey, India Fisher / 10h 59m Rating: A / crime (thriller) Something happened to Rachel but she can’t remember what it was – she was drunk … Continue reading
Proof
Proof by Dick Francis 1984 / 272 pages read by Simon Prebble 9h 43m rating B+ / Crime (traditional/thriller) Dick Francis is an old standby for me – I started reading his books in the 1980s, I think, and every … Continue reading
A Place of Execution
A Place of Execution by Val McDermid 2000 / 486 pages Read by Paddy Glynn 14h 34m rating A- / crime I’ve heard this is a classic as well as being a multiple award-winner and I can see that. I wish … Continue reading
An Evil Eye
An Evil Eye by Jason Goodwin 2011 /301 pages Read by Stephen Hoye 9h 34m Rating: B- /historical crime (Yashim the Eunuch Series, Book 4) I’ve been reading along in the Yashim series ever since The Janissary Tree (2007) and have to say … Continue reading
The Children Act
The Children Act by Ian McEwan 2013 / 221 pages Rating: 8/ fiction When a court determines any question with respect to … the upbringing of a child … the child’s welfare shall be the court’s paramount consideration. —SECTION 1( … Continue reading
Mrs. Queen Takes the Train
Mrs. Queen Takes the Train by William Kuhn 2012 / 384 pages Read by Simon Prebble 9h 33m Rating: 7.5 / fun fiction This is coming up on a reading group (BookGroupList) and I’m reading it a bit early because … Continue reading
Human Voices
Human Voices by Penelope Fitzgerald 1988 / Kindle (2013) 144 pages rating 8 / fiction The setting is WWII (1940) England in the offices and studios of the BBC where the remaining staff tries to accommodate the new facts and … Continue reading
The Miniaturist
The Miniaturist by Jessie Burton * 2014 / 421 pages * read by Davina Porter 13h 17m rating: 7 / historical fiction I had a very hard time coming up with a review or a rating for this book. I was … Continue reading
The Handsome Man’s Deluxe Café
The Handsome Man’s Deluxe Café by Alexander McCall Smith 2014 / 257 pages read by Lisette Lecat / 9h 55m rating A++ (for enjoyment) / contemp fiction / Botswana Aaaaahhhh! A fix from the war-filled, depressing books I’ve been reading … Continue reading
