Thursday, August 24, 2006
THE VIRGIN SUICIDES by Jeffrey Eugenides, read by Nick Landrum
The first novel by Eugenides, author of the Pulitzer prize-winning MIDDLESEX, reminds listeners that sitcom suburbia is a façade and that troubles lurk just behind the pretty paint. Five bizarre deaths of the Lisbon daughters reflect the point of view of the town’s collective consciousness. Nick Landrum makes the ethereal feel real and the unusual, commonplace.
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ONCE by Morris Gleitzman, read by the author
Gleitzman reads the tale of Felix, a Jewish boy who runs away from the convent where his parents had him hidden in a gentle and utterly alive manner emphasizing his skill as a consummate storyteller. This story of children in the Holocaust is poignant and powerful without being frightening or graphic.
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GAME OF SHADOWS by Fainaru-Wada, Lance Williams, read by Scott Brick
This encyclopedic documenting of the steroids scandals and professional sports has a focus on baseball's Barry Bonds, and encompasses the seedy world behind many of our athletic “heroes.” Scott Brick's narration matches a laid-back style of much of the book, and his impeccable timing engrosses the listener.
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AN ORDINARY MAN by Paul Rusesabagina, Tom Zoellner, read by Dominic Hoffman
No ordinary man could recount his life in Rwanda with such eloquence and style as autobiographer Paul Rusesabagina, the manager of the real-life Hotel Rwanda, who was able to save 800 refugees from massacre. Listeners will never believe that narrator Dominic Hoffman isn't the writer adding a dimension of realism and personal involvement.
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SUITE FRANCAISE by Irene Nemirovsky, read by Daniel Oreskes, Barbara Rosenblat
Two complex, polished, and moving novellas by Irene Nemirovsky, who died in Auschwitz in 1942, are cause for rejoicing and for deep mourning for what was lost. Two incomparable actors, Daniel Oreskes and Barbara Rosenblat, perform in a virtually flawless production that will repay multiple listenings.
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