Category Archives: fiction
Arctic Summer
Arctic Summer by Damon Galgut 2014/352 pages rating: 6 /fiction – fictionalized biography Nonfiction which “reads like a novel” is fairly common and I’ve read a fair amount, but a novel which “read like a biography” is rather unusual – in fact this … Continue reading
On Such a Full Sea
On Such a Full Sea by Chang-rae Lee 2014/368 pages read by B. D. Wong 11h 8m rating: 8 / dystopian fiction “Don’t sanctuaries become prisons, and vice versa, foremost in the mind?” asks the unnamed Narrator in Chang-rae Lee’s … Continue reading
A Tale for the Time Being x2
A Tale for the Time Being x2 by Ruth Ozeki (Canada) 2013 / 422 pages read by Ruth Ozeki 14h 43m rating – 8 / fiction This is a re-read because although I read it for the Booker Group back … Continue reading
The Sheltering Sky
The Sheltering Sky by Paul Bowles 1949 / 352 pages read by Jennifer Connelly 10h 30m rating: 6 / classic At first this seemed like a really dumb story wrapped in wonderful silky language. A married American couple and their good friend travel around … 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
Happy All the Time
Happy All the Time by Laurie Colwin 1978 / 213 pages read by Marc Vietor 6h 13m Rating: 8 / 20th century fiction Reading group selection – (Bookgroup List) – I first thought it was going to be some stupid romance, but … Continue reading
The Rosie Effect
The Rosie Effect by Graeme Simsion 2014 / 352 pages Read by Dan O’Grady 7h 32m Rating: 7.5 / fiction (humor) This is the sequel to The Rosie Project (which I guess I neglected to review!) and, as with most sequels, it loses … Continue reading
Historical Fiction – 2014
Due to a discussion in a reading group I got to wondering about the Historical Fiction I’ve read in the past year (2014) So I did a little survey analysis since I’d never actually done a count. I read … Continue reading
Mrs. Queen Takes the Train x2
Mrs. Queen Takes the Train by William Kuhn 2012 / 384 pages Read by Simon Prebble 9h 33m Rating: 8 / fun fiction Okay – in part because William Kuhn, the author, is going to be (is/was) available at the … 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
