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smallhobbit) wrote2023-11-02 10:52 am
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Audiobooks: October 2023
My TBL list is down to 18.
Rumpole for the Defence by John Mortimer read by Bill Wallis.
I definitely prefer Wallis as a Rumpole narrator. I'd heard a number of the stories before, in a slightly different format, but nevertheless I enjoyed listening. Rumpole's attitude of frustration with various aspects of life goes well with queueing in traffic.
Maigret and the Two-Penny Bar by Georges Simenon read by Gareth Armstrong
A slightly strange story, but written in 1931 so it has characters of the period. This is the same era as the English Golden Age, but the people here would be unlikely to feature in a GAD novel, except perhaps as curiousities. I did enjoy it and it confirmed me intention of listening/reading more.
The River's Edge by Joy Ellis read by Richard Armitage
The next (tenth) in the Jackman and Ellis series. I began the series for the narrator but now look forward to the next book for the characters. This ties up some of the events from previous books in a very satisfying way. It was a book I wanted to push through but didn't because I was keen to make it last.
Rumpole and the Golden Thread by John Mortimer read by Bill Wallis
Some more entertaining stories, but I think this may be my final Rumpole for a time. After a while he can become wearing - although this might be because I listened to two in about a month.
It's A Battlefield by Graham Greene read by James Wilby
Quite a slow story. Written in 1934 it's an interesting look at the time and in that respect is similar to the Maigret. In many ways reading novels written in the period can give a greater idea of what it was like then than straight 'history'. There is a typical Greene twist at the end.
Rumpole for the Defence by John Mortimer read by Bill Wallis.
I definitely prefer Wallis as a Rumpole narrator. I'd heard a number of the stories before, in a slightly different format, but nevertheless I enjoyed listening. Rumpole's attitude of frustration with various aspects of life goes well with queueing in traffic.
Maigret and the Two-Penny Bar by Georges Simenon read by Gareth Armstrong
A slightly strange story, but written in 1931 so it has characters of the period. This is the same era as the English Golden Age, but the people here would be unlikely to feature in a GAD novel, except perhaps as curiousities. I did enjoy it and it confirmed me intention of listening/reading more.
The River's Edge by Joy Ellis read by Richard Armitage
The next (tenth) in the Jackman and Ellis series. I began the series for the narrator but now look forward to the next book for the characters. This ties up some of the events from previous books in a very satisfying way. It was a book I wanted to push through but didn't because I was keen to make it last.
Rumpole and the Golden Thread by John Mortimer read by Bill Wallis
Some more entertaining stories, but I think this may be my final Rumpole for a time. After a while he can become wearing - although this might be because I listened to two in about a month.
It's A Battlefield by Graham Greene read by James Wilby
Quite a slow story. Written in 1934 it's an interesting look at the time and in that respect is similar to the Maigret. In many ways reading novels written in the period can give a greater idea of what it was like then than straight 'history'. There is a typical Greene twist at the end.
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Oh, I had forgotten about Rumpole of the Bailey! I must look those up. I like an audiobook and they seem like stories that would lend themselves to it.
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Oh good point! Thank you :)
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