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Review: Elis & John Present the Holy Vible

Review: Elis & John Present the Holy Vible

Elis and John Present the Holy Vible: The Book The Bible Could Have Been by Elis James.
My rating: 4 of 5 stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Duration: 11 hrs 43 mins.
Publisher: Orion Publishing Group Limited.

Elis and John Present The Holy Vible by Elis James and John Robins is a jovially rambling, warm, open, and very fu…
Review: All That Remains: A Life in Death

Review: All That Remains: A Life in Death

All That Remains: A Life in Death by Sue Black.
My rating: 5 of 5 stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Duration: 11 hrs 20 mins.

All that Remains: A Life in Death by Sue Black is an introduction to forensic anthropology like no other. In this memoir Professor Black lays out her own journey to becoming one of the most respec…
Review: Under the Paw

Review: Under the Paw

Under the Paw: Confessions of a Cat Man by Tom Cox.
My rating: 4 of 5 stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Duration: 6 hrs 35 mins.

Under the Paw: Confessions of a Cat Man by Tom Cox is part memoir and part Ode to a Cat. A biography of sorts told through the author's history of befriending moggies, we get to know Tom as…
Throwback Thursday Review: Best Foot Forward

Throwback Thursday Review: Best Foot Forward

Best Foot Forward by Adam Hills.
My rating: 4 of 5 stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Audiobook Duration: 8 hrs 8 mins.

Though I was hoping for a little more about his personal life rather than just his journey into standup, Adam Hills' book, Best Foot Forward, was still funny, warm, engaging, and full of his tradema…
Throwback Thursday Review: 21st-Century Yokel

Throwback Thursday Review: 21st-Century Yokel

21st-Century Yokel by Tom Cox.
My rating: 4 of 5 stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Duration: 10 hrs 40 mins.

This was the first audiobook I have heard by Tom Cox, and I wasn't really sure what to expect. Initially I thought it might have been a mistake to have it narrated by the author (four words that can strike fe…
Throwback Thursday Review: Flesh and Blood: A History of My Family in Seven Maladies

Throwback Thursday Review: Flesh and Blood: A History of My Family in Seven Maladies

Flesh and Blood: A History of My Family in Seven Maladies by Stephen McGann.
My rating: 4 of 5 stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Duration: 10 hrs 53 mins.

Deftly and compassionately narrated by Stephen McGann, Flesh and Blood charts his life and family history through a medical lens. Far from being clinical, it is the st…
Throwback Thursday Review: Notes from a Small Island

Throwback Thursday Review: Notes from a Small Island

Notes from a Small Island by Bill Bryson. My rating: 3 of 5 stars ⭐⭐⭐
Duration: 10 hrs 29 mins.
Notes from a Small Island was the first Bill Bryson book to bring him to my attention, when my Dad read the book in the 90s and recommended it. Somehow, despite listening to several other Bryson audiobooks…
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