Kate Atkinson's Jackson Brodie books are a very distinctive kind of fiction. They are told with beautiful language, an innovative structure, wit, compassion and an understanding of moral frailty. They are filled with real people, described in ways that capture their individuality while setting them ...
Kate Atkinson's Jackson Brodie books are a very distinctive kind of fiction. They are told with beautiful language, an innovative structure, wit, compassion and an understanding of moral frailty. They are filled with real people, described in ways that capture their individuality while setting them ...
I had this book on my Audible app for too long and decided to listen to it for #SpringHorror and though I wouldn't consider it a true horror novel, it felt more like a dark fable/fairytale rooted in modern times, it did have some horrific elements. A young boy dealing with a whole lot of awful, is...
Warning: listening to this audio while driving is hazardous. I finished this audio this morning while doing errands with my husband. I found that sitting too long at a stop sign can make other drivers angry and driving with blurred vision is a driving hazard, no matter how many times I wiped at my e...
This one has been on my tbr for a year or two (or four) and I was not in a big hurry to get to it because of the whole “YA” thing. Not usually my bag. Luckily for me however, it went on sale and the audio was made available for a cheap add-on. I am a sucker for a deal, so I snatched it up and starte...
This review can also be found at Carole's Random Life.I liked this book even more the second time around. I first read this book several years ago and liked it then so when I saw the audio on sale earlier this month, I decided to revisit the story in audiobook. I really enjoyed the book the first ...
Wow. Just, wow. Review to come later - I have to recover from this amazing book.
I listened to this book (which I had previously read) on audio. The story holds up pretty well even without the pictures. There actually was a disc included which contained the opix but my computer couldn't read the disc. I thought the narrator did a wonderful job as the yew tree, his voice was son...