Monthly Archives: December 2013

A Radio Play Review: When the Director Yells, “Cut!” You Do NOT Use Your Sword.

The Technicolor Time Machine By Harry Harrison 1981 Radio Play by The British Broadcasting Company The Book: In 1967 Harry Harrison wrote an imaginative and amusing tale of time travel, the details of which still have a certain ring of … Continue reading

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An Audiobook Review: Tiptoe Through the Tulips with Tiny Tim!

A Christmas Carol By Charles Dickens Published by Listening Library Read by Jim Dale The Story:                         It is hard to believe that anyone in the English-speaking world has … Continue reading

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An Audiobook Review: A Ganymede Home Companion

Farmer in the Sky By Robert A. Heinlein Published by Books on Tape Read by Scott Brick The Book:   I have reviewed several others of Heinlein’s juveniles. In general, They are an interesting blend of mindless entertainment with some … Continue reading

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An Audiobook Review: The Ultimate Question is, “Why?”

  And Another Thing By Eoin Colfer Published by Hyperion AudioBooks Read by Simon Jones The Book: Did we really need a sixth volume in The Hitchhikers’ Guide to the Galaxy series? Apparently someone thought so and like so many … Continue reading

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An Audiobook Review: Wait a Minute… How Did That Story Go Again?

The Eyre Affair By Jasper Fforde Published by Penguin Audio Read by Susan Duerdan   The Story:   I had been meaning to read something in this series, “Thursday Next,” for quite some time now, but what with having to … Continue reading

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