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Audiobook Review: Holly Black’s “The Cruel Prince” Is Torture Porn for Teen Fantasy Fans
Say this for Holly Black’s The Cruel Prince: the title is an undersell. I counted at least four cruel princes, with cruelty levels ranging..
Christmas Audiobook Review: Audible’s “Gather ‘Round the Sound”
About the audiobook: Audible’s annual holiday freebie runs 72 minutes and collects five short “holiday stories from beloved authors and gr..
Christmas Audiobook Review: Charles Dickens’s “A Christmas Carol”
About the book: The timeless Christmas classic, yada yada. The novella so popular it’s spawned innumerable adaptations and a new movie spe..
Christmas Audiobook Review: L. Frank Baum’s “Life and Adventures of Santa Claus”
About the book: Talk about a war on Christmas! In this 1902 fantasy, the Wizard of Oz author offers a complete pagan backstory for the man..
Christmas Audiobook Review: Barbara Robinson’s “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever”
About the book: Barbara Robinson’s story of a troubled family of kids who unexpectedly join the Christmas pageant at the young narrator’s ..
Christmas Audiobook Review: J.R.R. Tolkien’s “Letters from Father Christmas”
About the book: From 1920 to 1942, J.R.R. Tolkien wrote letters to his kids from Father Christmas. The annual North Pole updates were full..
Thanksgiving Audiobook Review: Anne Tyler’s “The Accidental Tourist”
About the book: Anne Tyler’s tenth novel, published in 1985, was largely praised, particularly for the characters of Macon Leary and Murie..
Thanksgiving Audiobook Review: Rick Moody’s “The Ice Storm”
About the book: Rick Moody’s sophomore novel, following Garden State (1992), was published in 1994 and quickly became a modern classic. It..
Thanksgiving Audiobook Review: Jay McInerney’s “Model Behavior”
About the book: Jay McInerney’s sixth novel was published in 1998, to unenthusiastic reviews. He still hadn’t fulfilled the promise of his..
Audiobook review: Philip Pullman’s “The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage”
At one point in La Belle Sauvage, the child protagonists travel in their eponymous canoe along a stream covered in a high mist. That mist,..
Can Audiobooks Save You from a Shameful Life of Not Reading?
I don’t read much anymore. I’ll admit it, even though it’s kind of a bummer. As a kid I read everything within reach, including all my dad..