When I first began listening to audiobooks, one of my fears was that the narrator’s voice would be an unwelcome … More
Category: Audiobook
Audiobook review: The Warlow Experiment by Alix Nathan, narrated by Mark Meadows
Herbert Powyss is a man of the Enlightenment, devoting his time to the study of horticulture, science and philosophy at … More
Audiobook review: An American Marriage by Tayari Jones, narrated by Sean Crisden and Elsa Davis
Roy and Celestial are a young professional black couple in Atlanta. Life looks good until Roy is falsely accused of … More
Podcast review: The Last Days of August by Jon Ronson
In The Butterfly Effect, Jon Ronson dissected how technology shaped porn, which in turn shaped the internet, sexuality and arguably, … More
Audiobook review: This Is How It Ends by Eva Dolan
Ella is young anti-gentrification activist and Molly is a veteran of campaigns from Greenham Common to the present day who … More
Audiobook review: Eight Million Ways to Die written and narrated by Lawrence Block
Since I discovered Lawrence Block a few years ago I’ve read a lot of his novels and was a bit … More
Audiobook review: Cragside by LJ Ross, narrated by Jonathan Keeble
When a novel opens with a detective on his way to a murder mystery evening, it’s not hard to guess … More
Audiobook review: Kill the Father by Sandrone Dazieri (Colomba Caselli #1)
Usually when I read fiction in translation it’s a slim literary volume put out by an independent press, so it’s … More
Audiobook review: West Cork by Sam Bungey and Jennifer Forde
Although West Cork is a true story, and there has been recent media coverage, I’m going to keep this review … More
Subscription, cheap and free – where do you get bargain audiobooks?
I previously wrote about how I learnt to love audiobooks. Once you’ve acquired a habit, where do you get your … More