Libby Audiobook: An American Marriage, Tayari Jones

 

Ah, what a sad story.

Binge listened to it in one day.

We meet newly married Celestial and Roy, one evening after visiting Roy's parents they stay over in a hotel. Roy is wrongly accused of raping one of the guests and sentenced to prison.

Each chapter is the perspective of each, in some instances, the letters they wrote each other while Roy was in prison.  Then, how to cope when he gets out of jail and life has continued.

Beautifully and sensitivity written.

4.5/5

Libby Audiobook: Lessons in Chemistry, Bonnie Garmus

 

Absolutely loved this book. Binge audio listened to this over two days.

Met Elizabeth Zock, a scientist in the 1950's. She falls in love with Calvin, also a scientist and who is a rower and gets her into rowing. They get a dog 06:30. Her journey, trials and tribulations of what she has to deal with not wanting to get married. Then having to deal with being an unwed mother. Then she presents a television program Supper at Six, snd combines cooking with science.

Just so beautifully written. None of the characters grated me.

I highly recommend this book.

5/5

Libby Audiobook: Are You Happy Now? Hanna Jameson

 

Meh.

Started off interesting, friends attended a wedding, one of the guests has a fit of some kind, has she been drugged? What is going on? Turns out it is some or other pandemic causing catatonia. But, only / mainly affects younger generations.

We follow the journey and relationship of four friends.

I battled to keep track with who is who, and when I have to Google to understand a book at the end, it's not a good sign.

Not a book I would recommend. 

2/5

Libby Audiobook: The Infinite Game, Simon Sinek

 

A book recommended via the CEO X Factor.

Cool that I'm track with my comparison of building a business and reputation being a marathon not a sprint. In this book Simon Sinek shares that there isn't an end to building a business, business leaders who are concerned about the longevity of their business are more successful than those who treat it as something to win/a finite goal.

Our lives are finite, but life is infinite ~ it continues with or without us.

No one wins at life, we all die. 

3.5/5

Kindle Audiobook: The Original Twin, Paula Gleeson

 

This got quite high ratings on Goodreads. 

I found it incredibly wishy washy, highly unlikely and all over an absolute slog to get through.

We meet twins, May and June, named after their respective birth months. Their monther disappeared years ago under mysterious circumstances, pn the anniversary of their mom's disappearance, June disappears.

This is not a book I would recommend.

2/5 is being generous.

Kindle Audiobook: A Little Bird, Wendy James

 

Enjoyed this Australian book. Met Josephine (Jojo) who has moved back to where she grew up. Her mom left her and her father, taking her baby sister with her. Sent a note not to look for her.

Good book. All I didn't like was that narrator clipped her words quite a bit.

4/5

Libby Audiobook: The CEO X Factor, KC Rottok Chesaina

 

This has been my morning listen. Love that it wasn't 'the usual suspects'.

Appreciate learning from successful business owners. 

Core values and your team are crucial to your success.

Balance, sense of humour, reading,  empathy are also keys to success.

4.5/5