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The Guest Lecture by Martin Riker
4.0
This book is told via stream of consciousness as the narrator lays awake in bed the night before she is to give a speech. There are a lot of ideas and anxieties on display and it worked very well in audiobook format.
Hot Springs Drive by Lindsay Hunter
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
A character driven story (thriller?) of friendship, family, betrayal, motherhood, hungers of all sorts, loneliness. I really liked it and the audiobook is well read.
Parade by Rachel Cusk
3.5
An interesting book, I listened to the audiobook and think I would have preferred to read it, due to the format of this book. It's not exactly a linear story, so I was a bit confused at first since all the artists in the book are just called "G". Themes of identity, art and being an artist, motherhood and womanhood.
Tom Lake by Ann Patchett
medium-paced
4.25
This is a great audiobook!! Set during the early days of COVID on a cherry farm, a woman tells her grown daughters all about the summer she spent starring in a play at Tom Lake alongside an actor who would go on to be very famous. Ann Patchett is a great storyteller!
The Cautious Traveller's Guide to the Wastelands by Sarah Brooks
adventurous
dark
3.5
Good world building in this dark apocalyptic story. Interesting story and characters, very descriptive and a well read audiobook. I think I would have liked this better if I read it rather than listened, though.
The Book of Love by Kelly Link
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
3.75
I went into this knowing that very long books are generally not my jam, but I wanted to love this one. I enjoyed the characters and I never felt bored, but the main feeling I took away was not a feeling of love is powerful, but more that magic is complicated and confusing. Maybe that's sort of the point, love is a complicated and confusing magic of its own. Life is magic. I haven't read the author's previous works, but I think I would appreciate her style more in short story format.
Humor Me by Cat Shook
3.5
This was pretty good! a mostly lighthearted story with elements of a rom-com that also deals with grief, touches on the me too movement, and has well fleshed out characters. Presley was not my favorite, but as the story went on, she grew on me. The audiobook was well read, and I love a happy ending.
Olympus, Texas by Stacey Swann
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
This was a fun one. Zeus's brood in modern day Texas. The audiobook was well read. Fiery and lovable characters, a quick read!
Tell Me Who You Are by Louisa Luna
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I liked this a lot! Dr. Caroline was a great character, an unreliable (and unlikable) narrator I couldn't help but love. The other narrators were also really good characters, I just really enjoyed Caroline the most. The story kept me guessing, questioning all sorts of plot points! The audiobook was well read, with each narrator having a distinct voice.