Tag: Audiobook Challenge

(Audio)Book Talk: LIFE ITSELF, by Roger Ebert
June 6, 2013 reading

(Audio)Book Talk: LIFE ITSELF, by Roger Ebert

Life Itself: A Memoir Roger Ebert Audiobook read by Edward Herrmann (IMDb) Grand Central Publishing (September 2012), Paperback (ISBN 0446584967 / 9780446584968) Memoir/essays, 448 pages Source: Purchased audiobook (Hachette Audio, 2011, ISBN 9781611133226; Audible ASIN B005MM7F1S) Reason for reading: Personal, via DearReader.com and the Slate Culture Gabfest podcast Opening lines: “I was born inside the movie of my life. The visuals were before me, the audio surrounded me, the plot unfolded inevitably but not necessarily. […]

(Audio)Book Talk: THE HITCHHIKER’S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY Trilogy, by Douglas Adams
June 4, 2013 reading

(Audio)Book Talk: THE HITCHHIKER’S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY Trilogy, by Douglas Adams

Douglas Adams‘ Hitchhiker’s Guide to The Galaxy, Parts 1-3 The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy Audiobook read by Stephen Fry (IMDb) Crown, 2004, hardcover (ISBN 1400052920 / 9781400052929) Fiction (sci-fi/humor/satire), 224 pages Audio edition: Audible ASIN B0009JKV9W (Random House Audio, 2005) The Restaurant at the End of the Universe Audiobook read by Martin Freeman (IMDb) Del Rey, 1997, paperback (ISBN 0345418921 / 9780345418920)  Fiction (sci-fi/humor/satire), 256 pages  Audio edition: Audible ASIN B000GPCO0S (Random House Audio, […]

(Audio)Book Talk: GIRL WALKS INTO A BAR…, by Rachel Dratch
April 18, 2013 reading

(Audio)Book Talk: GIRL WALKS INTO A BAR…, by Rachel Dratch

Girl Walks into a Bar . . .: Comedy Calamities, Dating Disasters, and a Midlife Miracle Rachel Dratch (Twitter) Gotham (February 2013), Paperback (ISBN 1592407579 / 9781592407576) Nonfiction/memoir, 272 pages Source: Purchased audiobook (Penguin Audio, 2012; Audible ASIN B007R6B0AY) Reason for reading: Personal Opening lines: “‘Hey, I know you!’ said the stranger. “I was on Third Avenue in New York, emerging from the Starbucks. “The stranger turned to his friend and nudged him. ‘Do you know […]

(Audio)Book Talk: SOCIETY’S CHILD, by Janis Ian
March 26, 2013 reading

(Audio)Book Talk: SOCIETY’S CHILD, by Janis Ian

Society’s Child: My Autobiography Janis Ian (Facebook) (Twitter) Audiobook read by the author Tarcher (2009), trade paper (ISBN 1585427497 / 9781585427499) Autobiography/memoir, 384 pages Source: Purchased audiobook (Audible, Inc.; ASIN B0089IC1KC) Reason for reading: Personal; 2013 Grammy Award winner, Best Spoken-Word Album; 2013 Audie Awards nominee, Narration by Author(s) Opening lines (from the Prologue): “I was standing alone on a stage in Encino, California, halfway through the first verse of my song ‘Society’s Child.’ ‘Come […]

(Audio)Book Talk: WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN, by Lionel Shriver
February 19, 2013 reading

(Audio)Book Talk: WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN, by Lionel Shriver

We Need to Talk About Kevin: A Novel Lionel Shriver (Wikipedia page) (Goodreads) Audiobook read by Coleen Marlo Harper Perennial (2006), Paperback (ISBN 006112429X / 9780061124297) Fiction, 432 pages Source: Purchased paperback; purchased audiobook (Harper Audio, 2011; Audible ASIN B006QGIFWC) Reason for reading: Personal (long-term TBR, topical fiction) Opening lines: “Dear Franklin, “I’m unsure why one trifling incident this afternoon has moved me to write to you. But since we’ve been separated, I may most […]

(Audio)Book Talk: YEAR ZERO, by Rob Reid
January 17, 2013 reading

(Audio)Book Talk: YEAR ZERO, by Rob Reid

Year Zero: A Novel Rob Reid (Facebook) Audiobook read by John Hodgman Del Rey (July 2012), Hardcover (ISBN 0345534417 / 9780345534415) Fiction (SF/speculative), 384 pages Source: Purchased audiobook (Random House Audio; Audible ASIN B008J9GD28) Reason for reading: Personal Opening lines: “Aliens suck at music. And it’s not for a lack of trying. They’ve been at it for eons, but have yet to produce even a faintly decent tune. If they had, we’d have detected them […]

(Audio)Book Talk: *Where’d You Go, Bernadette* by Maria Semple
December 20, 2012 reading

(Audio)Book Talk: *Where’d You Go, Bernadette* by Maria Semple

Where’d You Go, Bernadette: A Novel Maria Semple (Facebook) Audiobook read by Kathleen Wilhoite Little, Brown and Company (August 2012), Hardcover (ISBN 0316204277 / 9780316204279) Fiction, 336 pages Source: Purchased audiobook (Hachette Audio; Audible ASIN B008XDY8GS) Reason for reading: Personal Opening lines: “The first annoying thing is when I ask Dad what he thinks happened to Mom, he always says, ‘What’s most important is for you to understand it’s not your fault.’ You’ll notice that […]

(Audio)Book Talk: *Shine Shine Shine* by Lydia Netzer
December 13, 2012 reading

(Audio)Book Talk: *Shine Shine Shine* by Lydia Netzer

Shine Shine Shine Lydia Netzer (Blog) (Facebook) (Twitter) Audiobook read by Joshilyn Jackson St. Martin’s Press (July 2012), Hardcover (ISBN 1250007070 / 9781250007070) Fiction, 320 pages Source: Purchased audiobook (Macmillan Audio; Audible ASIN B008M20XUK) Reason for reading: Personal Opening lines: “Deep in darkness, there was a tiny light. Inside the light, he floated in a spaceship. It felt cold to him, floating there. Inside his body, he felt the cold of space. He could still […]

(Audio)Book Talk: *The Longest Way Home*, by Andrew McCarthy
November 13, 2012 reading

(Audio)Book Talk: *The Longest Way Home*, by Andrew McCarthy

The Longest Way Home: One Man’s Quest for the Courage to Settle Down Andrew McCarthy (Twitter) Audiobook read by the author Free Press/Simon & Schuster (September 2012), Hardcover (ISBN 1451667485 / 9781451667486) Travel/memoir, 288 pages Source: purchased audiobook (Brilliance Audio: Audible ASIN B009CMO4KO) Reason for reading: personal Opening lines (from the Prologue): “‘Are you awake?’ Something in the tone of my voice cut through to my sleeping brain. “‘Coming,’ I called back. “‘What time is […]

(Audio)Book Talk: *The Night Circus*, by Erin Morgenstern
October 25, 2012 reading

(Audio)Book Talk: *The Night Circus*, by Erin Morgenstern

The Night Circus Erin Morgenstern (Twitter) (Facebook) Audiobook performed by Jim Dale Doubleday (2011), hardcover (ISBN 0385534639 / 9780385534635) Fiction, 400 pages Source; purchased audiobook (Audible ASIN B005MM7F7W) Reason for reading: personal, seasonal Opening lines: “The circus arrives without warning. “No announcements precede it, no paper notices on downtown posts and billboards, no mentions or advertisements in local newspapers. It is simply there, when yesterday it was not. “The towering tents are striped in white […]

(Audio)Book Talk: *A Grown-Up Kind of Pretty*, by Joshilyn Jackson
October 16, 2012 reading

(Audio)Book Talk: *A Grown-Up Kind of Pretty*, by Joshilyn Jackson

A Grown-Up Kind of Pretty: A Novel Joshilyn Jackson (Facebook) (Twitter) Audiobook read by the author Grand Central Publishing (September 2012), Paperback (ISBN 0446582360 / 9780446582360) Fiction, 352 pages Source: purchased audiobook (Audible ASIN B0071H413M) Reason for reading: personal Opening lines: “My daughter, Liza, put her heart in a silver box and buried it under the willow tree in our backyard. Or as close to under that tree as she could anyway. The thick web of […]

(Audio)Book Talk: *The Barbarian Nurseries*, by Héctor Tobar
August 28, 2012 reading

(Audio)Book Talk: *The Barbarian Nurseries*, by Héctor Tobar

The Barbarian Nurseries: A Novel Héctor Tobar Audiobook narrated by Frankie J. Alvarez Farrar, Straus and Giroux (September 2011), Hardcover (ISBN 0374108994 / 9780374108991)* Fiction, 432 pages Source: Purchased audiobook (Blackstone Audio via Audible.com–Audible ASIN B005PTOP5M) Reason for Reading: personal interest, local/topical, “LA’s Summer Reading Guide” on CBSLA.com *paperback release scheduled September 2012 Opening lines: “Scott Torres was upset because the lawn mower wouldn’t start, because no matter how hard he pulled at the cord, […]