Audible.com Listening Club – Reviewer of the Month
Today, the Audible.com Listening Club named me its “Reviewer of the Month” for my blog post about Steven James’ audiobook, Placebo. I’m always honored to receive an award, and this is a great group. If you love audiobooks, make sure to check it out.
Audible is running a sweepstakes where the winner gets:
If you’re a fan of audiobooks this is worth checking out. You can enter the sweepstakes here.
Audible.com, an Amazon company, is the leading provider of audiobooks – a business that’s booming. Being an avid audiobook listener and originally from New Jersey, I found the following video tour of Audible’s headquarters interesting.
The Great Gatsby, starring Leonardo DiCaprio, is coming to theaters May 10. The new movie trailer (see below) was just released, and it looks like it should be a good film.
For those looking to revisit the book upon which the film is based, a new audiobook production of the novel, narrated by Jake Gyllenhaal, will be available on Audible.com starting Tuesday, April 9.
I just finished listening to the audiobook version of The Silver Linings Playbook, and it was excellent. As always, I wanted to read the novel before seeing the movie, and I’m glad I did. From what I’ve heard, the movie changed several key elements of the book. What made this book so enjoyable was the terrific character development and wonderfully absurd dialogue. This novel is tragic, romantic and psychotic, all at once. And the Philadelphia Eagles, Kenny G and Southern New Jersey are all integral parts of the story. It’s unlike any book I’ve ever read, and it’s one I won’t soon forget.
Here’s an excerpt from the audiobook: