I attempted to listen to this book two years ago but quickly found myself lost because of how dense this book is. There is a lot of information at the beginning and it was hard for me to remember everything. After watching the new movie, I realized I wanted to give this book another chance … More Review: Dune by Frank Herbert
First, here is the table of contents because this audiobook doesn’t come with one. All the stories just run into each other so you need this table of contents if you want to find a specific story/poem. Also thanks Tom (another reviewer on Audible) for providing this list. 1.) 0:10 – 2:03 To —–2.) 2:03 … More Review: The Edgar Allan Poe Audio Collection by Edgar Allan Poe
Title: The Jungle Book Author: Rudyard Kipling Genre: Childrens Classic Pages: 250 The Jungle Book is a collection of seven short fables set in the jungle, each of which is accompanied by a poem. As someone who grew up watching the many different versions of The Jungle Book, this is sadly my first time actually … More Review: The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling
Title: 1984 Author: George Orwell Narrator: Simon Prebble Genre: Dystopian SciFi Length: 11h 22m DNF ~55% (5h 27m left) So I know this book is supposed to be a masterpiece of dystopian writing and a lot of people love it. Unfortunately, I found this story to be pretty boring. I only listened to as much … More Review: 1984 by George Orwell
“The world seems full of good men, even if there are monsters in it.” Dracula is one of the first classic horror books that almost everyone recommends. I first read this book in college and since have read it multiple times. This time I decided to give the full cast audiobook a try and I … More Review: Dracula by Bram Stoker
Title: Jane Eyre Author: Charlotte Bronte Narrator: Thandie Newton Genre: Classic Fiction Length: 19 hrs 10 min Read: 2011, February 22, 2021 It has been 10 years since I have read this classic romance and it was just as enjoyable as I remember. We follow Jane through her childhood as an orphan, to her days … More Review: Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
So shortly after I started this blog I posted my 2020 reading goals. Since its the end of the year I figured we would check in and see how I did on these goals and if I actually reached them. I have added a few goals to this list since I originally created the first … More 2020 Reading Goals Update!
Title: Peter Pan Author: J.M. Barrie Narrator: Adeel Akhtar, Rupert Everett, Gerran Howell, Eleanor Worthington-Cox Genre: Children’s classic Format: Audiobook Pages: 3h 17m Dates Read: 2013, 2017, November 12, 2020 It has been years since I read this book so when I saw this dramatized audiobook available for free through Audible I couldn’t resist rereading … More Review: Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie
The Picture of Dorian Grey is about a young man, Dorian, who sells his soul for eternal youth. With every day that passes a portrait of Dorian, painted by his friend Basil, gets older and he remains forever young. I read this book initially in 2013 and I remember liking it. This time around was … More Review: The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
Title: The Tell-Tale Heart Author: Edgar Allen Poe Narrator: Christopher Lee Format: Audiobook Length: 15 min. Genre: Horror, Classic Date Read: April 1, 2020 I am a huge fan of Edgar Allan Poe so when I decided to participate in the O.W.L.s Magical Readathon I couldn’t resist choosing this story for one of the prompts. … More Review: The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allen Poe
Title: Beowulf Author: Anonymous Anglo-Saxon Poet Narrator: Mike Carbuccia Format: Audiobook (3hr 4m) Genre: Classic, Poetry Date Read: March 22, 2020 The Epic of Beowulf is considered the oldest surviving piece of English literature. This poem is about the legendary Beowulf, a nobleman of the Geats, and his adventures. Sadly, this book was pretty boring. … More Review: Beowulf by Anonymous Anglo-Saxon Poet
Title: Winnie the Pooh, Pooh’s Classics, Vol. 1 Author: A. A. Milne Narrator: Peter Dennis Series: Winnie the Pooh #1 Format: Audiobook Length: 2 hrs and 46 mins Genre: Classic, Children Date Read: March 21, 2020 This may be surprising but I have never read Winnie the Pooh. My mother is a huge fan but … More Review: Winnie the Pooh, Pooh’s Classics, Vol. 1 by A. A. Milne
Red-Haired Ash Reads 