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I'm been listening to the Spenser novels by Robert B. Parker. They have both been keeping my interest during car rides, and putting me to sleep at bedtime. As long as those two effects don't get mixed up, I'll keep listening.
They are comfortably short, and while I've certainly liked some stories (and some narrators) better than others, the neo-noir tone has been consistently enjoyable. |
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OTOH, I have the new Bruno, Chief of Police on Audible. And while I read this when it released this spring in the UK, I haven't listened to it, so that might be fun. Or maybe a Campion? I don't know yet, but something reliable is definitely called for! Too much drek of late.
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My summer pool listens also have been a lot of drek. It’s been virtually all mysteries for me this summer and the Mrs. Pollifax and Ellery Queen books were terrible; the Nero Wolfe books were fine, overall, but it was a low bar. Aubrey/Maturin was missed. A lot. Quote:
In addition to the terrible Mrs. Pollifax I’m currently listening to in the pool, I’m also listening to The Way We Live Now, Trollope’s longest novel. Unfortunately, it’s yet another in a dud summer. I’d been keeping it in reserve; once I’d finished his two six-novel sequences, I’ve found Trollope’s novels to be more hit or miss, but many think The Way We Live Now is his masterwork. Alas! It’s certainly good enough, but where’s the wit? And too many plot dead ends. No wonder it’s his longest….. Don’t get me wrong; I still love him. But this is a letdown. |
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I read the first few Mrs Pollifax book back in my pre-audiobook days. My wife had several of them. I thought they were cute. I was considering retrying the first one in audio. Was there something particular you found terrible about them? Or just the premise?
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I agree that the first few Mrs. Ps were fun; the cold war environment gave them some point. But as with all series, this one tailed off and once she's in imaginary countries with imaginary issues.... As for the audiobooks, a post in another thread could not be more germane: Quote:
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I'm listening to the Kimberly Farr's EXCELLENT reading of Elizabeth Strout's Olive Kitteridge.
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Finally started the Jim Dale narrated HP series. Listened to them all many times read by Stephen Fry whom remains my favourite so far (but only 5 chapters into book one).
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Perhaps it's time to listen to these again. I've been in a really drek place with my recent listens, and these might just be the ticket. A thought. |
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But I'd be remiss if I didn't mention the elephant in the room. So to all those who espouse the "that''s just the way it was back then" defense of the rampant racism and misogyny in Tom Sawyer: I don't remember cringing nearly as often when reading other books written during the same period/culture. The shock value is significant. It would be much easier for me to recommend other, less disturbing, classics to young people than to try to explain why they should look past women and people of color being treated so casually horrible to the slightly above average literature beyond. *shrug* |
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Listening to All Creatures Great and Small by James Harriot and read by Christopher Timothy. Read the books, saw the series, now for the audiobook. Good so far - chapter 10. One of my favorite books.
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