Monthly Archives: June 2011

Book Review: Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter by Tom Franklin

Posted on June 9, 2011 by CarrieK

Title: Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter Author: Tom Franklin Genre: Contemporary fiction, mystery Publisher: Harper Perennial Rating: 4 out of 5 stars Source: Print copy from the publisher for this book tour First line: The Rutherford girl had been missing for … Continue reading →

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Audiobook Week: Audiobooks for the uninitiated

Posted on June 9, 2011 by CarrieK

Today’s discussion topic for Audiobook Week is “Audiobooks for the uninitiated: Whether you just started listening or have a long history with audiobooks, you probably have some suggestions for those new to audio whether for narrators, titles, or ways to … Continue reading →

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Audiobook Week: Mid-week meme

Posted on June 8, 2011 by CarrieK

Today’s topic for Audiobook Week is a meme: Current/most recent audiobook: I’m on the last two-thirds of The Time Traveler’s Wife by Audrey Niffenegger, narrated by William Hope and Lauren Lefkow. This is a reread for me, and yet I’m … Continue reading →

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Audiobook Review: The Story of a Marriage by Andrew Sean Greer

Posted on June 8, 2011 by CarrieK

Title: The Story of a Marriage Author: Andrew Sean Greer Genre: Contemporary fiction, literary fiction Publisher: Picador Rating: 3 out of 5 stars Source: Audiobook from the public library Audiobook reader: S. Epatha Merkerson First line: We think we know … Continue reading →

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Audiobook Review: The Dark and Hollow Places by Carrie Ryan

Posted on June 7, 2011 by CarrieK

Title: The Dark and Hollow Places Author: Carrie Ryan Genre: Paranormal fiction, dystopian fiction, zombie fiction Publisher: Delacorte Books for Young Readers Rating: 4 out of 5 stars Source: Audiobook from the public library Audiobook reader: Allyson Ryan First line: … Continue reading →

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Audiobook Week: Sound effects in audiobooks

Posted on June 7, 2011 by CarrieK

Today’s Audiobook Week discussion question: “Love them? Hate them? Take them or leave them? How do you feel about sound effects in audiobooks? Alternate suggestions: Single narrator vs. multiple narrators vs. full cast, audio dramatizations, etc.” I have only listened … Continue reading →

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Winner of The Wild Thornberrys: Season One

Posted on June 6, 2011 by CarrieK

Congratulations to Michele!

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Audiobook Week: My audiobook year

Posted on June 6, 2011 by CarrieK

Welcome to day one of Audiobook Week! I am very excited about this week, as I L-O-V-E audiobooks. Today’s topic is to talk about our audiobook year. How and when do you listen to audiobooks? I listen every chance I … Continue reading →

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