bookshelf

The Castle by Franz Kafka

Written 1922, Translated by Mark Harman (c) 1998
9 tapes / 12 hours, Narrated by George Guidall
Recorded Books, Read 04/06/09, Blog 04/19/09

Goofy costumes, inexplicable behavior on the part of the locals, incomprehensible motives, concealed identities, and myriad Catch-22 rules- this is the black-and-white grandfather of the Swingin' Sixties Technicolor TV fantasy, "The Prisoner"; the only thing missing is Patrick McGoohan.

Middlemarch by George Eliot

A Study of Provincial Life
Written: 1871. Audible download,31 hrs. Narrated by Nadia May
Text: Project Gutenberg http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/8227
Read: 02/02/08

This novel covers a wealth of subjects: the nature of politics, medical advancement, families, education, modernization, inequality, etc. Extremely entertaining, the book illuminates the realities of the past and present and reaffirms that there’s nothing new under the sun. On my list to read again.

Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas

47 hours, narr John Lee, Written 1844, (c) 2008 Audible 01/16/09
http://www.gutenberg.org/files/1184/1184-h/1184-h.htm#2HCH0061

What a great revenge fantasy! The time just flew by. I think that I finished it in about a week, listening during my walks in the morning, at work during the mindless processing of files, and during meal preparation. Since the weather's been chilly, I've also lingered in bed in the morning after hearing the early alarm, snuggling in with my iPod.