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My Life in France
My Life in France by Julia Child Published: 2006 Narrated by: Kimberly Farr I grew up watching Julia Child with my parents. I had no interest in actually cooking at that age, but I loved how easy and fun she made it seem. She even used a sword to cut up a chicken that time. I want to cut up a chicken with a sword. Many of my culinary ambitions can probably be traced back to her in some way. I have yet to cut up anything with a sword, but it will happen. Julia Child led a more interesting life than many realize. She doesn’t go into World War…
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Audiobook Humble Bundle
If you’re a fan of video games, you’ve probably heard of the Humble Bundle. They are collections of games made available to purchase at the price of your choosing, in which the proceeds are split between the creators and charity. Altruistic shopping, what more do you want? This time they’re offering a bundle of DRM-free audiobooks. Here’s the pickings: The Satanic Verses – Salman Rushdie Stolen – Lucy Christopher Abandon – Meg Cabot Junky – William S. Burroughs Found – Margaret Peterson Haddix And if you pay more than the average (currently $5.62), you get these as well: A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius – Dave Eggers Blood Meridian –…
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Fuzzy Nation
Fuzzy Nation by John Scalzi Published: 2011 Narrated by: Wil Wheaton This is the third novel I’ve listened to Wil Wheaton narrate, the second written by John Scalzi, and he always does a great job. I don’t know why I seem to go into these books thinking I’d rather have someone else reading, but by the end of the first chapter I’m always enthralled. Scalzi is officially in my good books after this one as well. Things were a bit patchy after RedShirts, and I was happy to find I loved Old Man’s War, but I was still a bit wary going into this one. In a way this book…
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Gun Machine
Gun Machine by Warren Ellis Published: 2013 I really did not like Crooked Little Vein, Warren Ellis’ first novel, but I love his comics, so I decided to give his second novel a try. I’m happy to say he improved enormously this time around. My main complaint with Crooked Little Vein was that it had virtually no plot. It was just a series of bizarre fetishes he found on the Internet, strung together with a silly secret government treasure hunt. This novel actually had distinct characters, a story, conflict – you know, all those things that novels need. Gun Machine is a hard-boiled detective novel set in New York City,…
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The Kraken Wakes
The Kraken Wakes by John Wyndham Published: 1953 Narrated by: Alex Jennings A lot of stories take place in a world after an apocalypse, but The Kraken Wakes follows a couple who witness the first warning signs and live through the worst of it. In The Day of the Triffids, Wyndham used the societal breakdown as a backdrop to a more personal story, but in The Kraken Wakes he really focused on how the world was reacting. The personal story was still there, but it felt like its purpose was to give a viewpoint for this larger problem rather than to really explore the relationship. This is the first-hand account…