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December 24, 2023
Fiction, Short Stories, Literature, World, Classic
Gillian
Last Stories

By: William Trevor / Narrated By: Simon Vance

Length: 4 hrs and 58 mins

ALL Yikes! -and- Good Cow! Basically? Typical William Trevor…

Last Stories
November 4, 2023
Fiction, Classic, Literature, Historical, Horror
Gillian
The Turn of the Screw

By: Henry James / Narrated By: Penelope Rawlins, Ben Elliot

Length: 4 hrs and 51 mins

The return of a favorite… yesssss!

The Turn of the Screw
October 28, 2023
Fiction, Classic, Sci Fi
Gillian
Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said

By: Philip K. Dick / Narrated By: Phil Gigante

Length: 7 hrs and 44 mins

In which: I TRIED to love this, honestly!!!

Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said
October 15, 2023
Fiction, Classic, Kids, Animals
Gillian
The Wind in the Willows

Series: The Wind in the Willows, Book 1

By: Kenneth Grahame / Narrated By: Michael Page

Length: 6 hrs and 14 mins

Of all the versions out there? Michael Page brings sheer pleasure, unadulterated joy to this classic!

The Wind in the Willows
October 8, 2023
Fiction, Humor, Classic, American
Gillian
Bluebeard

The Autobiography of Rabo Karabekian (1916-1988)

By: Kurt Vonnegut / Narrated By: Mark Bramhall

Length: 7 hrs and 19 mins

Not the best Vonnegut, but oh! the ending! Wow…!

Bluebeard
Gillian
March 6, 2022
Fiction, Classic, World

Northanger Abbey

Gillian
March 6, 2022
Fiction, Classic, World
Northanger Abbey

By: Jane Austen / Narrated By: Rachel Atkins

Length: 8 hrs and 23 mins

PERFECT Narration, came to really love Catherine!

Tagged: Women's History, Jane Austen, Favorite

Gillian
January 30, 2022
Fiction, Sci Fi, Classic, World

2001: A Space Odyssey

Gillian
January 30, 2022
Fiction, Sci Fi, Classic, World
2001: A Space Odyssey

Series: Space Odyssey Series, Book 1

By: Arthur C. Clarke / Narrated By: Dick Hill

Length: 6 hrs and 42 mins

Thank GOSH the introduction by Clarke is edifying!!! And Dick Hill… is that you?!

Gillian
January 22, 2022
Fiction, Classic, American

The Bridge of San Luis Rey

Gillian
January 22, 2022
Fiction, Classic, American
The Bridge of San Luis Rey

By: Thornton Wilder / Narrated By: Sam Waterston

Length: 3 hrs and 42 mins

Exquisitely narrated! Well-crafted! …BUT…

Tagged: Commuting

Gillian
December 18, 2021
Fiction, Classic, World

Howards End

Gillian
December 18, 2021
Fiction, Classic, World
Howards End

By: E.M. Forster / Narrated By: Nadia May

Length: 11 hrs and 3 mins

I know I know I know: Forster’s Masterpiece and all that -BUT-

Gillian
November 6, 2021
Fiction, Classic, World, Military

The Road Back

Gillian
November 6, 2021
Fiction, Classic, World, Military
The Road Back

A Novel

By: Erich Maria Remarque / Narrated By: Graham Halstead

Length: 11 hrs and 7 mins

History is written by the Victors, but War is lived and survived by those who lived it, who died it

Tagged: Veterans Day, WWI, Favorite

Gillian
November 6, 2021
Fiction, Classic, American

House Made of Dawn

Gillian
November 6, 2021
Fiction, Classic, American
House Made of Dawn

A Novel

By: N. Scott Momaday / Narrated by: N. Scott Momaday, Darrell Dennis

Length: 6 hrs and 29 mins

Dare I say it of this Classic? It’s not meeeee, it’s the danged novel…!

Tagged: Veterans Day, Native American Heritage

Gillian
October 30, 2021
Fiction, Mystery, Historical, Classic, American, Kids

The Halloween Tree

Gillian
October 30, 2021
Fiction, Mystery, Historical, Classic, American, Kids
The Halloween Tree

By: Ray Bradbury / Narrated By: Kirby Heyborne / Narrated By: Bronson Pinchot

Length: 3 hrs and 38 mins

Kirby Heyborne? Oops, sorry dude: Bronson Pinchot? Uhm, muuuuch better

Tagged: Halloween, Commuting

Gillian
October 23, 2021
Fiction, Classic, Horror, Thriller, Sci Fi

The Invasion of the Body Snatchers

Gillian
October 23, 2021
Fiction, Classic, Horror, Thriller, Sci Fi
The Invasion of the Body Snatchers

By: Jack Finney / Narrated By: Kristoffer Tabori

Length: 6 hrs and 39 mins

Given how old this is? Oooooh, a Classic that aged well!

Tagged: Halloween

Gillian
October 2, 2021
Fiction, Classic, American

Invisible Man

Gillian
October 2, 2021
Fiction, Classic, American
Invisible Man

A Novel

By: Ralph Ellison / Narrated By: Joe Morton

Length: 18 hrs and 36 mins

Verrrry good, exceeeeedingly powerful, but Jeez H. what a slog.

Tagged: Accomplices Faves, Black History

Gillian
October 2, 2021
Fiction, Literature, Historical, Magical Realism, Classic, World

Love in the Time of Cholera

Gillian
October 2, 2021
Fiction, Literature, Historical, Magical Realism, Classic, World
Love in the Time of Cholera

By: Gabriel García Márquez / Narrated By: Armando Durán

Length: 15 hrs and 41 mins

A time long past with lush prose that skirts on flowery, but dude! was our hero a creep, or what?!

Tagged: Hispanic Heritage

Gillian
September 18, 2021
Fiction, Classic, Literature, American

To Kill a Mockingbird

Gillian
September 18, 2021
Fiction, Classic, Literature, American
To Kill a Mockingbird

By: Harper Lee / Narrated By: Sissy Spacek

Length: 12 hrs and 17 mins

A reSOUNDingly good book becomes a Heart-Melter with Spacek doing the honors!!!

Tagged: Accomplices Faves

Gillian
September 11, 2021
Fiction, Literature, Historical, Classic, American

The Red Tent

Gillian
September 11, 2021
Fiction, Literature, Historical, Classic, American
The Red Tent

By: Anita Diamant / Narrated By: Carol Bilger

Length: 11 hrs and 50 mins

Beautiful, with enough gore to make it soooo Biblical!

Tagged: Nika, Accomplices Faves, Women's History

Gillian
September 11, 2021
Fiction, Classic, American

Slaughterhouse-Five

Gillian
September 11, 2021
Fiction, Classic, American
Slaughterhouse-Five

By: Kurt Vonnegut / Narrated By: James Franco

Length: 5 hrs and 13 mins

Awesome, in spite of the lackluster narration, but… So it goes…

Tagged: Accomplices Faves, Commuting, Pop

Gillian
September 4, 2021
Fiction, Literature, Classic, World, Short Stories, Humor, Historical

My Man Jeeves

Gillian
September 4, 2021
Fiction, Literature, Classic, World, Short Stories, Humor, Historical
My Man Jeeves

Series: Jeeves and Wooster, Book 1

By: P. G. Wodehouse / Narrated By: Jonathan Cecil

Length: 4 hrs and 51 mins

I can’t imagine ANYONE other than Jonathan Cecil as the voice of P.G. Wodehouse!!!

Tagged: Accomplices Faves, Commuting

Gillian
September 4, 2021
Fiction, Literature, Historical, Classic, World

Villette

Gillian
September 4, 2021
Fiction, Literature, Historical, Classic, World
Villette

By: Charlotte Brontë / Narrated By: Davina Porter

Length: 22 hrs and 39 mins

Loved it, but Lucy Snowe ain’t no Jane Eyre…

Tagged: Accomplices Faves

Gillian
August 21, 2021
Fiction, Action & Adventure, Cowboy Culture, Classic, American, Historical

The Cowboy and the Cossack

Gillian
August 21, 2021
Fiction, Action & Adventure, Cowboy Culture, Classic, American, Historical
The Cowboy and the Cossack

Project: Nancy Pearl’s Book Lust Rediscoveries

By: Clair Huffaker / Narrated By: Phil Gigante

Length: 12 hrs and 41 mins

loved it! Loved It!! LOVED IT!!!

Tagged: Favorite

Gillian
August 14, 2021
Fiction, Classic, World, Historical

The Enchanted April

Gillian
August 14, 2021
Fiction, Classic, World, Historical
The Enchanted April

By: Elizabeth von Arnim / Narrated By: Helen Taylor

Length: 8 hrs and 37 mins

A different version of The Enchanted April—What a deLIGHt!!!

Tagged: Helen Taylor, Favorite

Gillian
June 12, 2021
Fiction, Sci Fi, Classic

A Canticle for Leibowitz

Gillian
June 12, 2021
Fiction, Sci Fi, Classic
A Canticle for Leibowitz

By: Walter M. Miller Jr. / Narrated By: Tom Weiner

Length: 10 hrs and 55 mins

Iffy narration doesn’t get anywhere neeeear keeping this from being an absolutely BEAUTIFUL book!!!

Tagged: Maman, Pandemic, Favorite

Gillian
June 12, 2021
Fiction, Historical, Classic, World, Performance

Les Liaisons Dangereuses

Gillian
June 12, 2021
Fiction, Historical, Classic, World, Performance
Les Liaisons Dangereuses

Stage Play

By: Choderlos de Laclos / Narrated By: Dominic West, Janet McTeer, Una Stubbs, Elaine Cassidy, Adjoa Andoh, Edward Holcroft, Morfydd Clark

Length: 2 hrs and 9 mins

French noblemen with English accents? Yesssss… An abridgment? Hmmmm….

Tagged: Maman, Commuting

Gillian
May 15, 2021
Fiction, Literature, Classic, American

The Chosen

Gillian
May 15, 2021
Fiction, Literature, Classic, American
The Chosen

By: Chaim Potok / Narrated By: Jonathan Davis

Length: 10 hrs and 37 mins

Understated and slow crafting did NOT have me prepared for a tear-filled ending…!

Tagged: Jewish Heritage Month, Life's Summer

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