Sea Wolf (audiobook) – reviewed by Bus (patron)

   

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Browsing the Online Bookshelf – reviewed by Ron (patron)

I was out of town recently, far too long to borrow a library book without paying a fine. One thing I did, that has already been recommended here, was listen to an audiobook I downloaded from Library-To-Go (American Colossus: The Triumph of Capitalism, 1865-1900, by H. W. Brands; a good book!) There’s another option I [...]

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Still Alice (audiobook) – reviewed by Jean (patron)

Still Alice by Lisa Genova, is a story about a fifty year-old woman who is very smart and happily married.  She is also a professor at a university.  This novel is very interesting,  describing the early onset of Alzheimer’s disease (which the character faces) and taking you through most of her life. It is surprising [...]

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Robinson Crusoe (audiobook) – reviewed by Bus (patron)

I am a member of the audiobooks service of the Coquitlam Public Library.  Over the past three weeks, I have been enthralled listening to the trials and joys of Robinson Crusoe,  picked for me by the community services librarian Teresa. Written by Daniel Defoe, this is a story about a young man who refused all [...]

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Watership Down (audiobook) – reviewed by Arline (patron)

This is the second time I read Watership Down by Richard Adams, written in 1972.  It is about an imaginary conversation among rabbits; more specifically, it is about the life story of rabbits. The author treats the rabbits as if they are live people and converses with them about how they live.  The rabbits overgrow and overpopulate [...]

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