Audible Island Books

[Becky Lindroos]

And as a coincidence - I’m currently reading and listening (both) to The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair by Joël Dicker. -  Good stuff - it’s kind of postmodern crime and hilarious -and creepy at the same time (shades of Lolita there, too - but not really).   It's translated from the French but the author is Swiss.   It’s been compared to Philip Roth’s The Human Stain but I don’t see it.    

Anyone else read it? -  2012 in France - 2014 US

Becky 


> On Jan 18, 2016, at 3:23 PM, Becky Lindroos <bekker2 at icloud.com> wrote:
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> I really did enjoy Against the Day with Dick Hill reading -  and Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell - 
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> Bek
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>> On Jan 18, 2016, at 2:54 PM, John Bailey <sundayjb at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> Haven't heard the audio but I second Ozeki's A Tale for the Time Being
>> as such a great book. Probably my favourite read this decade.
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>> Also Gibson's The Peripheral is light but fun and the audio sample I
>> just listened to had a great kinda lazy flow to it.
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>> On Tue, Jan 19, 2016 at 9:39 AM, Jemmy Bloocher <jbloocher at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Yes, because I only listen when I can't read, and only when running I tend
>>> to pick lighter fare, things which perhaps make pleasant listening for the
>>> sounds (Prodigal Summer by Barbara Kingsolver gasp! was a total joy) . I
>>> tried AtD numerous times, but it has to be read physically for me. I may be
>>> tempted by Gaddis though now I know they're available.
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>>> On 18 Jan 2016 20:17, "Steven Koteff" <steviekoteff at gmail.com> wrote:
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>>>> I'll go to bed with that in my head tonight.
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>>>>> On Jan 18, 2016, at 2:13 PM, Erik Burns <eburns at gmail.com> wrote:
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>>>>> reads like a humorless Gaddis.
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