The Ghost and Maisie Dobbs |
I'm back in the driver's seat and what a drive it is! I've a new route, with PLENTY of listening time only thing is, the Volkswagens CD Player has packed up AGAIN!
Talking to VW, I was b...
Posted by Audiogeist on Sat, 27 Oct 2007 10:18:00 PST |
Blaze and Round Ireland with a Fridge |
School's out! This should mean far less traffic on the roads, and less cause for expletives. What's actually happened is that every local authority I drive through has decided to start ripping up the ...
Posted by Audiogeist on Sun, 29 Jul 2007 02:46:00 PST |
Burning Bright & Maisie Dobbs |
I had a blissful week listening to Burning Bright by Tracy Chevalier. It's a beautiful novel with a warm Dickensian feel inspired by William Blake. The review will be posted on www.audiogeist.com soon...
Posted by Audiogeist on Tue, 12 Jun 2007 03:16:00 PST |
Half of a Yellow Sun |
Poor me, I've got tonsillitis! Before my throat started feeling like a Hamster with hedgehogs stuffed in its neck&I'd started listening to Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's Half of a Yellow Sun.
It's read b...
Posted by Audiogeist on Sun, 13 May 2007 07:44:00 PST |
Chesil Beach & Gentle Axe |
I must say that Ian McEwan's genius never ends. I enjoyed every captivating minute of Chesil Beach, which he reads himself. Wedding night nerves take on a brand new concept as we're told about Floren...
Posted by Audiogeist on Thu, 26 Apr 2007 02:40:00 PST |
Laurell K. Hamiltons Strange Candy |
Laurell K. Hamilton's 'Strange Candy' is taking me to and from work. It's a collection of short stories including an Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter.
The journey to work has been doubly pleasurable becau...
Posted by Audiogeist on Thu, 05 Apr 2007 12:45:00 PST |
Edit Red |
I've lots of writing stagnating in the depths of my laptop. Wanting to do more with it, posts by founding editor of Edit Red, Alan Emmins really appealed to me.
So, i've taken the plunge and pos...
Posted by Audiogeist on Mon, 26 Mar 2007 10:38:00 PST |
The trouble with the MP3.... |
I've two CDs that i've not been able to play through my car stereo simply because they're MP3 CDs. There's me, thinking that i've got a modern car, with mod cons like air con, and windows that go brrr...
Posted by Audiogeist on Sat, 17 Mar 2007 04:08:00 PST |
A 'petrol malfunction' and Jim Butcher |
I was slightly terrified by the thought of my car breaking down at some point over the weekend. When i first heard the news about Tesco and Morrison's 'petrol malfunction' i thought it was a conspirac...
Posted by Audiogeist on Tue, 06 Mar 2007 01:40:00 PST |
Love in the Present Tense by Catherine Ryan Hyde |
I've just ripped off the wrapper and slotted in CD one of Love in the Present Tense by Catherine Ryan Hyde into my player.If you don't know, she also wrote Pay It Forward - which was turned into a fil...
Posted by Audiogeist on Sat, 24 Feb 2007 05:14:00 PST |
