audiobook review

Audiobook Review / Medieval Woman: Village Life in the Middle Ages

It's hard to really comprehend what life was like before central heating, boilers, regular baths and cars, but this book is probably the...

Audiobook Review / Pride and Prejudice

An utterly absorbing audio version of Jane Austen's arguably most popular and timeless tale, brilliantly narrated by the excellent...

Audiobook Review / Not in Your Lifetime: The Assassination of JFK

Not in Your Lifetime: The Assassination of JFK should not be missed by anyone even with a passing interest in the events of 22nd Nov 1963.

Audiobook Review / War for the Planet of the Apes: Revelations - The Official Movie Prequel

Yar. One of the rare DNFs on my shelves, and one of the main reasons I don't like listening to novels on audio. The whole atmosphere can...

Audible Original Review / West Cork

On the morning of Christmas Eve 1994 a woman’s body was found in a hedge in a remote part of West Cork. She was identified as Sophie...

Audiobook Review / Legion: Thirteen Ways of Looking at Lawrence of Arabia

“Lots of people go about saying they alone understand me. They do not see how little they see, each of them separately. My name is...

Audiobook Review / The Madness of Crowds: Gender, Race and Identity

I think it's fair to say that, despite what political stance you take, including none, Douglas Murray is endlessly interesting with his...

Audiobook Review / Why We Sleep: The New Science of Sleep and Dreams

OK. Humans are prone to confirmation bias, where we like to search for things that support our own opinions. This book isn’t that – it’s...

Audiobook Review / The English and their History

Blimey, what a journey! I will write a longer review at some point, but for now, I loved this so much I bought the paperback whilst...

Audiobook Review / The Road to Wigan Pier

Jeremy Northam's narration of this book is awesome. I'll write a proper review at some point, but it's well worth the listen for...

Audio Series Review / The X-Files: Cold Cases (The X-Files (Audible Original) #1)

The best thing about this is that Anderson and Duchovny are talented actors, because any other players (like some of the supporting cast)...

Audiobook Review / On Writing

I had this on my shelf for a long time in the early noughties, along with many other King books I never got round to reading (read some I...

Audiobook Review / The Art of Asking; or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Let People Help

I listened to the audiobook version of The Art of Asking; or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Let People Help and so I think my...

Audiobook Review / Write. Publish. Repeat. (The No-Luck-Required Guide to Self-Publishing Success)

My opinion of this went downwards as I’m currently listening to Stephen King’s On Writing, a vastly superior work. You might think there...

Audiobook Review / Hitch 22

A fascinating bio and always a pleasure to hear the man himself talk about anything really. I did listen to the audiobook, but I’m also...

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