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Post by grinch on Nov 17, 2021 0:39:56 GMT
The Christmas Pig (J. K. Rowling)
The newest work from the writer of Harry Potter fame. The cast are quite excellent, especially the young lad who plays the main character Jack and it goes in some rather out there places in parts. Reminds me of the latter half of The Water Babies if truth be told.
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Post by grinch on Dec 16, 2021 18:36:13 GMT
Letters from Father Christmas (J.R.R. Tolkien)
Read by Sir Derek Jacobi. A series of letters that Tolkien wrote to his children as Father Christmas during the years 1920 - 1943.
It’s really lovely and very topical in parts even addressing the war during the latter half of the letters. It’s also interesting to see where perhaps Tolkien got a few of his ideas from when it came to the later published The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.
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Post by grinch on Dec 25, 2021 17:35:14 GMT
Currently listening to The Spiderwick Chronicles series read by Luke Skywalker himself Mark Hamill.
It’s admittedly not a series I grew up reading like many of you and I only have vague memories of the film. Still liking the ideas in it so far.
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Post by grinch on Jan 19, 2022 23:12:51 GMT
The Bolds (Julian Clary)
Read by the author himself. I usually despair at the amount of children’s stories written by comedians which has been populating the shelves as of late but this was actually very well done. And clearly his experience doing pantomime has provided him with some good material as this book is packed with plenty of jokes. Both good and bad. But in the good sense.
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Post by aussiedoctorwhofan on Jan 20, 2022 0:43:36 GMT
The Bolds (Julian Clary) Read by the author himself. I usually despair at the amount of children’s stories written by comedians which has been populating the shelves as of late but this was actually very well done. And clearly his experience doing pantomime has provided him with some good material as this book is packed with plenty of jokes. Both good and bad. But in the good sense. Oh he had a great comedy/sketch/variety type tv show in the early 90's. It was popular here in Oz.. He did the talk show circuit here and got a couple religious people all riled up just by his very presence. He is awesome !
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Post by grinch on Jan 20, 2022 0:44:44 GMT
The Bolds (Julian Clary) Read by the author himself. I usually despair at the amount of children’s stories written by comedians which has been populating the shelves as of late but this was actually very well done. And clearly his experience doing pantomime has provided him with some good material as this book is packed with plenty of jokes. Both good and bad. But in the good sense. Oh he had a great comedy/sketch/variety type tv show in the early 90's. It was popular here in Oz.. He did the talk show circuit here and got a couple religious people all riled up just by his very presence. He is awesome ! Oh yes, he’s a riot. His joke about Norman Lamont is still considered infamous in some circles.
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Post by grinch on Jan 21, 2022 12:02:57 GMT
Thought I’d make a start on Jessica Martin’s Unabridged reading of the Worzel Gummidge books. Considering her well known talents for impersonation, I’m hoping this won’t disappoint.
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Post by grinch on Feb 3, 2022 16:42:48 GMT
The Whisper Man (Alex North)
Read by Christopher Eccleston. Very well written and at times quite enthralling but overall I found some parts of it very pedestrian.
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Post by grinch on Feb 10, 2022 13:08:00 GMT
Bond On Bond (Roger Moore)
Written and read by Sir Roger Moore circa 2012. Part reference book, part memoir of his time working on the series. Extremely detailed and although the late great former Bond actor had clearly aged by this point he had clearly lost none of his charm nor talent for self deprecation.
Only real thing that acts as a point against it is the fact that it doesn’t have any of the wonderful pictures it’s physical counterpart possesses! But alas, such is the price of the audio format.
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Post by grinch on Mar 16, 2022 19:23:54 GMT
Tales of Terror from the Tunnel’s Mouth (Chris Priestly)
Read by Bill Wallis. Priestly writes some terrifically scary stories and although I have read it before there is something to be said about ghost stories being read aloud. Not sure why that is but some of the more academic amongst us could probably explain it.
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Post by grinch on Mar 21, 2022 17:53:22 GMT
Cold Hand in Mine (Robert Aickman)
Read by Reese Shearsmith. The first collection of Aickman’s stories and to be honest, after listening to them I still have no idea how to classify them. Not exactly horror, but rather just.... strange. Little oddities would be a more apt description I suppose. And what oddities they are eith such tales as ‘The Swords’ ‘The Same Dog’ and the excellent ‘Pages from a Young Girls Journal’
I’d honestly recommend you check out Aickman’s writing if you ever get the chance because even though you’ll never get a clear explanation it’ll certainly stick with you and leave you wondering.
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Post by tuigirl on Mar 21, 2022 19:54:17 GMT
The new Scarifyer audiobook by Bafflegab "American Werewolf in Ludlow". Read by Terry Molloy. Proceeds go to the aid for Ukraine. Terry Molloy is a great reader, so this will be some nice distracting fun.
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Post by grinch on Apr 3, 2022 10:12:17 GMT
The First Men in the Moon (H.G. Wells)
Read by Dorian Gray himself Alexander Vlahos. I actually think in hindsight I prefer this story to the likes of The Time Machine and The War of the Worlds. And H.G. Wells’s’ level of worldbuilding is second to none. Especially when it comes to the depiction of the Selenites and their society.
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Post by grinch on Apr 7, 2022 15:17:52 GMT
Tales of Terror from the Black Ship (Chris Priestly)
Read by Bill Wallis. As much as I enjoy the first book, I greatly prefer this one overall. Guess I’m a sucker for those stories with a nautical theme. Or maybe I just suffer from mild thalassophobia. Who can say?
I do think it’s a shame that Bill Wallis passed away before he could get the chance to record the final story of the trilogy. (Uncle Montague’s Tale of Terror)
If you haven’t already guessed, I’d really suggest you give this a listen. Promise you, you’ll never look at a snail the same way afterwards.
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Post by grinch on Jul 23, 2022 18:03:32 GMT
Random Abstract Memory
Written and read by Hattie Hayridge. Extremely short and less an autobiography but rather a recap of some amusing moments in her life but I thought this was very entertaining.
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Post by relativetime on Jul 23, 2022 20:37:11 GMT
Just finished listening to GraphicAudio's full cast adaptation of A Court of Thorns and Roses.
Huh. I have some complicated feelings about this book, I think? Not exactly bad, but not exactly good either. I enjoyed listening in places, but there were some elements and moments I quite honestly could have happily done without. There's some interesting bits of lore and backstory, but it also feels a bit shallow and inconsequential and it feels dumped on the readers in large chunks after long droughts of information too. Whole lot more I could probably say actually, but I'll leave it there. I've had some of the second book spoiled for me and I really don't like what she decides to do with some of the characters, so I'm debating if I'll continue the series or not.
Nothing against the performances or the production though - that all was great! I'll definitely check a few other stories out in their catalogue.
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Post by grinch on Oct 14, 2022 20:06:15 GMT
The Hobbit (J.R.R. Tolkien)
Read by Andy Serkis. It’s a great reading of a great novel. His Gollum is obviously brilliant but also his rendition of the various songs is surprisingly just as good. The Misty Mountains for instance is quite haunting.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 21, 2022 15:56:32 GMT
Cheers. I saw that thread, but I could only see DW related stuff in it, so I wasn’t sure.
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