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aspygirlsmom_1995's review
challenging
dark
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
scherzo's review
4.0
**** Ray Bradbury's "Exchange," read by Rochelle Oliver
A major returns to his childhood library on his way to report to war duty.
**** Walter R. Brooks' "Ed Has His Mind Improved," read by Tony Roberts
Story of Wilbur Pope's talking horse, Ed, who learns to read.
*** Italo Calvino's "The Adventures of a Reader," translated by William Weaver and read by John Shea
Reader meets a woman at the beach.
**** Molly Giles' "The Writers' Model," read by Blair Brown
Spunky main character answers writers' questions at first
** Adam Haslett's "Notes to My Biographer," read by Isaiah Sheffer
Manic main character won't take his meds.
**** Audrey Niffenegger's "The Night Bookmobile," read by Christina Pickles
Main character's life is changed by encounters with a bookmobile that contains everything she ever read.
**** Evelyn Waugh's "The Man Who Liked Dickens," read by Leonard Nimoy
Explorer is helped by a man who wants him to stay to read Dickens aloud.
A major returns to his childhood library on his way to report to war duty.
**** Walter R. Brooks' "Ed Has His Mind Improved," read by Tony Roberts
Story of Wilbur Pope's talking horse, Ed, who learns to read.
*** Italo Calvino's "The Adventures of a Reader," translated by William Weaver and read by John Shea
Reader meets a woman at the beach.
**** Molly Giles' "The Writers' Model," read by Blair Brown
Spunky main character answers writers' questions at first
** Adam Haslett's "Notes to My Biographer," read by Isaiah Sheffer
Manic main character won't take his meds.
**** Audrey Niffenegger's "The Night Bookmobile," read by Christina Pickles
Main character's life is changed by encounters with a bookmobile that contains everything she ever read.
**** Evelyn Waugh's "The Man Who Liked Dickens," read by Leonard Nimoy
Explorer is helped by a man who wants him to stay to read Dickens aloud.
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