Billy Brown

Hilarious

Revisado: 11-27-24

My favourite part was Amy Sedaris. I hope she does more of these types of programs.

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Darling, you don't need frills but don't lose your gorgeous backbone

Revisado: 10-14-24

I did enjoy the magnificent Miss Phyrne Fisher the author depicting her without the usual frills. Also allowing a more human with all of of her weakness laid bare. I did love brilliant little man and the depth of all the circus folks. As having a view into their world.
The brutality of the story was hard to hear. I love the Phyrne for serveral reasons. One being that she chooses her lovers not from a lack of confidence more from her own personal strength. She knows who is she and what she wants. She doesn't need her chosen paramour. She just goes with her desires. This alone makes me adore her.
However, in Blood and Circuses it was hard to adjust that she chose the clown from a place vulnerability. Yes she still refuses to give him up, but it wasn't the usual Phryne.
*SPOILER AHEAD*
Then the brutal treatment by the victim's financée (no matter how much grief the character experienced) was abominable. The slut shaming, violence and sexual assault was unacceptable.
I wish there was another way to have show the indomitable strength put heroine has without the barbarism.
Still I'm on to the next story. I do love a good mystery.

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To ease your morbid curiosity

Revisado: 11-27-22

Bone and Sickle is a delightful dark podcast that delves into the mysterious world of folklore and fairy tales. Wonderfully narrated with all aspects investigated. Please do yourself a great pleasure and listen.

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shipwrecked&comatose

Revisado: 10-04-22

If I had to be shipwrecked and comatose I'd love to have Chris Barrie (that brilliant impressionist) reading out the scripts of Red Dwarf while perfectly voicing each member of the crew. I only wish that Chris Barrie had more books on audible he is an utter delight to the ears.

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Meh

Revisado: 06-08-22

Vintage Murder was rather bland. I caught myself drifting off and trying to hurry towards the conclusion. I do adore this series however this novel could be skipped in my opinion. The narrator James Saxon did a wonderful job, yet the story just wasn't there.

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Another Gem by Ngaio Marsh

Revisado: 05-02-22

When it comes to gentlemen detective stories Ngaio Marsh writes her mysteries with the right amount of dark undertones and humour. James Saxon narrated Marsh's characters to life and was just delightful overall to listen to.

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if you like to cuddle up with sorrow

Revisado: 03-24-22

The Virgin Suicides is a beautiful piece of word art. How Jeffrey Eugenides wrote the neighborhood boys narrative is haunting and poetic. The book reads like one of JD Salinger's proses where the meat of the body of work is in the characters and the illusions/feelings others build up around them. (Much to the heartbreak of everyone involved.) Sofia Coppola's film to me is Jeffrey Eugenides' vision. The only reason I rated this version so low is that Giovanni Ribisi's voice wasn't used. Please pay the artist for an unbridged version Audible pretty please with store credits (bought by the customers of course) sprinkled on top?!

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3 stars

Revisado: 03-11-22

I typically do enjoy murders in the quiet English village motifs, however, at times I felt it would have been a better short prose rather than a novel. The plot dragged some and if it wasn't for the appeal of the characters I would've lost interest. I do feel that P.D. James is a great writer and that perhaps this was just a dud and I am willing to continue with the series. It's just a shame about the narrator. I can appreciate a quiet if not subdued performance as long as it doesn't hinder the pace of the plot, but, as before mentioned above it was rather dull.

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If "perfection" was spelt P-O-I-R-O-T..

Revisado: 02-27-22

David Suchet and Hugh Fraser always do beautiful narrative work especially Suchet whose a brilliant character actor. The others did a lovely job of following in Hugh Fraser's style. Also a complete audiobook of all the Poirot short stories should make a fan smile ear to ear.

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Exquisitely Sinister

Revisado: 12-31-21

The Monk is the ideal gothic novel with all the shamefully enthralling details.
To mention a few profane parts there's a bloody nun ghost with a grisly history;
a femme fatale hidden under holy robes to corrupt an virtuous Abbot blinded by his vanity.
I disliked the rape and murder of one of the woefully innocent characters.
However, the rest was enthralling and I sampled several of the other narrators and
wasn't disappointed with my choice with Nicholas Boulton. He really held my interest
considering The Monk was written in the 1700's.
Interestingly, Georgina Sutton actually sang the songs that were in the story and
read one or two parts for the female characters, although, mostly read by Boulton.
Definitely, worth the money or credit.

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