Sep. 15th, 2008

lizzybennet: (books)
The Full Cupboard of Life (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, Book 5) The Full Cupboard of Life by Alexander McCall Smith


My review


rating: 3 of 5 stars
I listened to this on audiobook and it did not go over well. Those of you who are familiar with the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency know that the main characters names is Mma Precious Ramotswe. It's the "Mma" that drove me crazy all through the book. Before when I read these books, I assumed that Mma was an abbreviation, sort of like Mrs., which translated into a word. Not so. It is actually pronounced M-m-a. The narrator sounded like she stuttered every single time she said Mma. It drove me crazy. Mmmmmmmmmmma Ramotswe....Not fun to listen too.



In my opinion, some books that are fun, light reads just do not translate well to audio books. This series is one of those. The narration gets very repetitious.



But **spoiler alert** I was very happy that they finally got married :)


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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams


My review


rating: 5 of 5 stars
My new job, sitting in front of a computer clicking numbers, allows me to listen to my iPod all day. Most people there have earbuds in their ears all day long, as stare at their computers. It's all very Fahrenheit 451. BUT it is awesome because now, although I have much less reading time, I can consume more literature than usual thanks to the wonders of audio books!!



I started and finished "Hitchhiker's Guide" today. It was so dang good! I kept laughing out loud; the writing is so witty!! The version I listened to was narrated by the author and he did such an amazing job with the voice expression, joke inflection, and sound effects. I just loved it.


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