Tag Archives: audiobook

Working Stiff

Posted on November 13, 2017 by stewartry

Woops – radio silence around here for a bit. Stupid life stuff… Each body tells a story. This is the tale of a woman’s decision to switch over from her residency as a surgeon to training as a medical examiner. … Continue reading →

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Thorn Jack – Katherine Harbour – Kate Rudd

Posted on July 23, 2017 by stewartry

When I started listening to this book, I resisted a little. Teenage urban fantasy, I sighed, and tried to remember what prompted me to buy it. (Ah – I’d gotten the ebook on the cheap, and there was a special … Continue reading →

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Anatomy of a Song – Marc Myers

Posted on April 23, 2017 by stewartry

I love this stuff. I love learning the background, the genesis for a work, be it a book or painting, tv episode or – obviously – a song. Websites like SongFacts are huge rabbit holes that I can and do … Continue reading →

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We Are All Welcome Here – Elizabeth Berg

Posted on April 6, 2017 by stewartry

The first book I ever read by Elizabeth Berg was something I read in one sitting, and was blown away by. That was Range of Motion, and it was a long time ago, and I don’t think I’ve loved any … Continue reading →

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Sleeping Giants – Sylvain Neuvel (audio)

Posted on April 3, 2017 by stewartry

I read this book (via Netgalley) last year, and seized on the audiobook as soon as possible. And listening to it after November 8 was a very different experience from reading it in early 2016. Ah, I thought, that’s why … Continue reading →

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The Night Strangers – Chris Bohjalian, Alison Fraser, Mark Bramhall

Posted on April 2, 2017 by stewartry

Lesson learned: don’t read reviews before reading the book. I know this; I just sort of forget sometimes. Don’t do that. There’s a lot of negativity out there about this book – and spoilers. Totally pointless note to start: I’m … Continue reading →

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Les Misérables – Victor Hugo, translated by Julie Rose – George Guidall

Posted on January 21, 2017 by stewartry

My history with Les Mis: I was lucky enough to see the musical on Broadway with Colm Wilkinson in the lead role. Once that’s happened, you can’t settle for less. I did see it again more locally years later, and … Continue reading →

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The Native Star – M.K. Hobson – Suehyla El-Attar

Posted on January 19, 2017 by stewartry

In a lot of cases, it’s incredibly helpful to be able to listen to a sample of a book on Audible before buying. It often makes all the difference in whether or not I’ll commit to a book. Unfortunately in … Continue reading →

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History of Rock and Roll in Ten Songs – Greil Marcus – Henry Rollins

Posted on January 18, 2017 by stewartry

Ringo Starr isn’t in the R&R Hall of Fame as an individual? Who do I write to about that? The reason I bought this book is the narrator, Henry Rollins. I’m not a fan of punk music, so I didn’t … Continue reading →

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Dragon Bones – Patricia Briggs – Joe Manganiello

Posted on January 2, 2017 by stewartry

Patricia Briggs is an old favorite of mine – I’ve loved her from page one of the first book I ever read by her. Which might well have been this one – not my favorites among her work, the Hurog … Continue reading →

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