Written by: Larry McMurtry The War and Peace of the West, this book meticulously tracks the adventures of a few cowboys and an Indian who likes to pop out of the grass and kill them. Probably because the cowboys are retired Texas Rangers and killed the rest of his tribe. This may not be exactly […]
Written by: Robert A. Heinlein Boy meets girl. Boy and girl go to Mars, have baby, die. Baby raised by Martians, becomes man. Man returns to Earth with special powers, lives with hippies in a water nest. Government scared. Length: 16.25 hrs 9/2003: This is where the term ‘grok’ comes from, a word that nobody […]
Written by: Alexander Dumas A guy in Napoleonic France gets screwed, imprisoned, escapes, finds some treasure and gets super rich, then takes a “Mission Impossible” type revenge on his enemies by creating elaborate scenarios and doing other awesome stuff. Length: 17.75 hrs 5/2003: Went a little long at times but overall a really good story. […]
Written by: Fyodor Dostoevsky This really long book is read by an old Russian guy (or at least in the voice of one) who speaks slowly and quietly, drawing the listener deep into every drawn out word. The result is a narration that takes forever to get through, but totally pulls you deep into the […]
Written by: George Orwell Opening note – this is likely the only review of 1984 that does not contain the word “dystopia”. Just not gonna do it. While starting off fairly sedately and matter of factly bringing the reader (er, listener) into a believable world of the future, you are able to maintain hope things will […]
whispered words from literary masters, cheesy hacks, inspirational gurus, and fluffy crap artists into my ears. These are there stories.