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A horrible family

Revisado: 08-04-24

The Fletchers, the main characters in this book, reminded me of those in Schitt’s Creek with the exception that they were unappealing and humorless. I do not recommend. Although I always enjoy Ballerini’s narration.

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Plodding Plot

Revisado: 06-28-24

Supreme egotist Kelsey Grammer both co-wrote and narrates this mystery, which he tells in the first person. The plot is very simple and rather than weaving together clues about various suspects, they come on stage one after the other. And then, in the last chapters, this plain vanilla tale leads our hero to an S&M and BND chamber. Yuck.

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Historical Fiction par Excellence

Revisado: 06-13-24

I normally don't go for historical fiction, but this writer, with her gorgeous vocabulary and phrasing, won me over.The book provided a great insight into the Renaissance and how people lived then.

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All Ego

Revisado: 01-31-24

This book is so cheerful that it made me depressed, listening to it. Very little depth and not really entertaining.

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Not worth the time

Revisado: 10-13-23

This is a slow, meandering story featuring characters with few redeeming qualities. And their occupations — real estate, plastic surgery, outsider-art gallerist— lack drama in the exposition. I hope Laura Lipman isn’t losing her touch. Narration was good, though.

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Glad when this ended

Revisado: 05-17-23

Unless you are interested in Broadway of the 1950s, an actress who never made it big, and an alcoholic, but functional father, this is not for you. Why did I buy it? I was interested in a part of her career as a writer and editor that she barely touched upon

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Parallel Lives

Revisado: 03-04-23 El oyente recibió este título gratis

A lyrical love story that spans the Atlantic Ocean, Tunnel of Mirrors takes the reader back a century to immigrant life in New York City, faithfully evoking the sights and sounds and street life of bygone days.

Rachel, the headstrong daughter, of a stern, religious father, yearns for freedom – yet the only way she can escape him is by marriage to a man she never loved.

Across the water, Ciaran lives by his wits and his brawn, with none to call his own. Years pass, a husband abandons his wife, a child is born from violence, and two souls learn to live with loneliness and disappointment.

Circumstance brings them together in an unexpected way, and this beautifully written tale unfolds in a leisurely, yet suspenseful way. The excellent narrator, Tony Reynolds, succeeds in making the voices of the main characters distinct and compelling.

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Very different story from The Undoing

Revisado: 02-16-23

Interesting how the screenwriter used this as a starting point for the Nicolle Kidman/Hugh Grant film. There’s much more about the internal life of the female character. Drags a bit, almost too much detail. But in the end a satisfying listen.

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Laura Lippman Does It Again

Revisado: 01-26-23

An engaging story of a determined woman to survive at any cost. Especially liked the internal monologues.

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A devastating book

Revisado: 12-15-22

As a recent widow, I found the story of Joyce Maynard and her husband’s love, cancer diagnosis and death horribly sad. I cried many times while listening. Perhaps it was cathartic. It is books like these that touch us so deeply that stay in the memory forever.

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