10 to 22 of 100 for the whole month of June 2026When I can I will change my username to ABookComa, for that spells it out better, i'm hooked up to the book machine and am of no further use to anyone else here on Similar Worlds, you may mute or block me, but if this doesn't bother you, then there... See More »
1 to 9 of 100 (May 16 -- May 31)This 2nd half of May is the beginning of a challenge i'm taking very seriously, but not serious in the sense of doing something begrudgingly, no this is a fun serious, and with high levels of necessity. I am done with hearing about current events, so... See More » (3)
I must approach my books in a more orthodox way, one at a timeWhat I plan on beginning and completing before listening to a second of anything else are the 3 favorite Dickens novels of Katie from Books and Things 1. Dombey and Son -- 41 hours -- May 16 to May 20 2. Little Dorrit -- 40 hours -- May 21 to May 24... See More »
My audiobook mix for May 20261. Les Miserables -- read by Bill Homewood, after this will move on to Mr. Homewood's recordings for The Count of Monte Cristo and then Rabelais' Gargantua and Pantagruel, the funniest book I know of. 2. Our Oriental Heritage -- read by Robin... See More »
The book series i'll be listening to mostis Will Durant's 11 volumes Story of Civilization, which in later volumes were co-authored by his wife I believe Ariel. It's a charming encapsulation of history, that began being published around the 1950s with a volume on some Eastern parts, but the... See More »
This was the scariest audiobook I ever heard, it was in fact too scary for me to get past the 3rd or 4th chaptersBut I will be re-entering it's super spooky world soon, this was written in the 80s, and quality wise it's up there with Shirley Jackson's great Haunting of Hill House, but more atmospheric, there's more of an outdoor element, and this recording... See More »
My new audiobook for the month, read by the author himself!!I think Bret's style is refreshing, but I find his most famous novel to be too much of a challenge with it's endless speech about what people are wearing and so on, I need another of his hits to break me in, to be totally whisked away. He sounds... See More »
