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Title: Leaven of Malice

Subtitle: The Salterton Trilogy, Book 2

Author: Robertson Davies

Narrator: Frederick Davidson

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8 hrs and 51 mins

Language: English

Release date: 05-13-09

Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 47 votes

Genres: Fiction, Humor

Publisher's Summary:

The following announcement appeared in the Salterton Evening Bellman: "Professor and Mrs. Walter Vambrace are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Pearl Veronica, to Solomon Bridgetower, Esq., son of ..." Although the malice that prompted the insertion of this false engagement notice was aimed at three people only - Solly Bridgetower, a junior instructor in English at Waverly University; Pearl Vambrace, the subdued daughter of a domineering professor; and Gloster Ridley, the anxiety-ridden editor of the Evening Bellman - the leaven of malice will change permanently, for good or ill, the lives of many of the citizens of Salterton. Robertson Davies jumps at the opportunity this situation provides to create memorable characters and lasting impressions.

©1996 Pendragon Ink; (P)1996 Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Critic Reviews:

"Leaven of Malice is leaven of sheer delight." (Globe and Mail)

"His writing is full of zest, wit, and urbanity. The soundness of his moral is apparent. The leaven of malice grows, and swells, and sooner or later touches all of us." (New York Times Book Review)

"The reader will find it a riot - engrossing from opening prank to final curtain." (Toronto Star)

Members Reviews:

Gentle part 2 of trilogy

If you could sum up Leaven of Malice in three words, what would they be?

Set in the late fifties or early sixties in an imagined Canadian university town the characters leave us wanting to "read" part three.

What did you like best about this story?

Characters and motivations, misunderstandings and assumptions and the folly that ensues.

Have you listened to any of Frederick Davidsons other performances before? How does this one compare?

Performance was good as it was for the first book in the series. The only flaw was a technical one- from time to time (say 4 times in the book) the audio levels dropped briefly and then returned to normal.

If you could take any character from Leaven of Malice out to dinner, who would it be and why?

No thanks! Far better to be a fly on the wall.

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Title: Uneasy Money

Author: P. G. Wodehouse

Narrator: Simon Vance

Format: Unabridged

Length: 6 hrs and 19 mins

Language: English

Release date: 03-27-09

Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 60 votes

Genres: Fiction, Humor

Publisher's Summary:

But now, in perfect innocence, thinking only to pass along an interesting bit of information, she had crushed Bill as effectively as if she had used a club for that purpose.

Critic Reviews:

"Wodehouse's masterful language makes high comedy out of situations that would be dull or slapstick in less capable hands. He invites reading aloud....[Simon Vance] has a pleasant voice and a sympathetic feel for the material." (AudioFile)

"Uneasy Money offers plot twits that keep the ending from being too predictable and humor as sharp as in any of his other stories. Reader Simon Vance has a pleasant, Wodehousean voice that never becomes cloying." (Library Journal)

Members Reviews:

What Fun Silliness!

Audio versions of Wodehouse novels are so reasonably priced I always keep some on my iPod for breaks from more intense listening experiences. As always, in PGW, the story is about class, money, inheritance, confused identities and engagements. This time the Brits visit America. Bees, a monkey, "wild" dancing and alcohol contribute to the silliness. Simon Vance provides the proper British tone essential to enjoying Wodehouse. Golfing, shown in the cover art, provides some humorous comments but does not really contribute to the plot.

Wodehouse brings out the best!

With all the various narration styles competing to interpret the Wodehouse array of characters, Simon vance does one better. He honors the writing. With style, and eye to subtlety and of course talent, this is by far one of the best readings of a Wodehouse gem!

Good Wodehouse. Not his best, but good.

What made the experience of listening to Uneasy Money the most enjoyable?

Wodehouse absurd plot.

Would you be willing to try another book from P.G. Wodehouse? Why or why not?

Of course. I'm a fan of Wodehouse and pulled this one down for a trip I took.

Have you listened to any of Simon Vances other performances before? How does this one compare?

I actually found this one because I was looking for Simon Vance. I thought he did a great job with a Dickens and, since I'm a Wodehouse fan, this was an easy choice. I'm guessing Vance is British because the Americans in this reading were a bit rough.

If you could rename Uneasy Money, what would you call it?

I think Audible needs to find some better questions to ask. Seriously.

Any additional comments?

This is not the best Wodehouse. But it is good Wodehouse. I'm not sure he had much feel for Americans. He did a better job with dialog involving the British aristocracy of the day. But it is still absurd Wodehouse with some thoroughly enjoyable characters.

early wodehouse

this, i believe, was wodehouse's second effort (after "something fresh").

personally, if you are new to his work, i would start with either the jeeves and wooster stories, or the blandings castle saga. lists of those stories are easily found online.

[note to audible: you are missing a couple of the unabridged versions of the blandings stories ... "pigs have wings" for one]

"uneasy money" was ok, and you can see him working with some of the themes that he will continue to use for the rest of his career, which is interesting for an aficionado.

that said, i prefer other narrators (particularly jonathan cecil but even martin jarvis, federick davidson, or nigel lambert). simon vance is a little to 'standard bbc english' for my taste, but good.

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Title: The Cheese Monkeys

Subtitle: A Novel in Two Semesters

Author: Chip Kidd

Narrator: Bronson Pinchot

Format: Unabridged

Length: 5 hrs and 47 mins

Language: English

Release date: 02-26-09

Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 61 votes

Genres: Fiction, Humor

Publisher's Summary:

Chip Kidd's witty and effervescent coming-of-age novel can only be described as a portrait of the designer as a young man. It's 1957, long before computers have replaced the skillful eye and hand, and our narrator at State U is determined to major in Art. After several risible false starts, he ends up by accident in a new class called "Introduction to Graphic Design," taught by the enigmatic professor-guru Winter Sorbeck - equal parts genius, seducer, and sadist. Sorbeck is a bitter yet fascinating man whose assignments hurl his charges through a gauntlet of humiliation and heartache, shame and triumph, ego-bashing and enlightenment. By the end of The Cheese Monkeys, the members of Art 127 will never see the world the same way again. And, thanks to Chip Kidd's insights into the secrets of graphic design, neither will you.

©2001 Charles Kidd; (P)2009 Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Critic Reviews:

"The Cheese Monkeys is a wonderfully witty book that trafficks in both well observed commentary and outrageous shenanigans and antics." (Newsday)

"Sorbeck shines in three dimensions on the page....a fascinating, funny, and wonderfully written novel...." (Booklist)

Members Reviews:

voice acting on this is too distracting

the book seemed interesting, but the narrator made this absolutely unpalatable with his obnoxious, over-exaggerated voice acting with dialogues. even though the book was started to get interesting after an hour, i just had to stop listening before i stuck an icepick in my ear. i think i'll just finish this on hard copy.

sentimental depravity

Here's how I describe this to my friends: 'A Christmas Story' meets 'Animal House' meets 'Art School Confidential.'

This is a highly entertaining story about an artist's freshman year in the late 50's. The humor takes on its own personality through the performance of Bronson Pinchot. For some reason, one of the main female characters, the narrator's quasi-love-interest, is characterized with an odd Mr. Howell voice (that's Mr Howell of Gilligan's Island).

I recommend this story to anyone who enjoys depraved, oddball comedy, and who enjoys a story about an artist learning to challenge everything he's ever been taught.

Recommended

Wow! Too good to turn away. Quick read and hilarious! Great! Love it! What's next?

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Title: Three Men in a Boat

Subtitle: (To Say Nothing of the Dog)

Author: Jerome K. Jerome

Narrator: Frederick Davidson

Format: Unabridged

Length: 6 hrs and 39 mins

Language: English

Release date: 01-30-09

Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 80 votes

Genres: Fiction, Humor

Publisher's Summary:

After his final trip up the river Thames with his three companions - - Harris, George, and Montmorency the dog - - Jerome K. Jerome sat down to write his proposed book, The Story of the Thames. But before he could tackle the work in the serious manner intended, his humor took over and gave birth to a masterpiece of unquenchable comedy. This is a classic of English humor, justifiably loved around the world.

Members Reviews:

An absolute gem of a book!

When I first saw this book, it came with the advice that one should not read it if one were in a place where sudden fits of uncontrollable laughter were frowned upon. What good advice that was. The story is an absolute stitch and the narrator perfect for it. I most heartily recommend it.

A Classic for a Reason

This is one of those books that you find authors referring to in the oddest places. After reading... or rather listen to...Connie Willis' "to Say nothing of the Dog" I was excited to see this in Audible. Now I will have to go back and re-listen to Willis's book.

The humor is so dry and so very British. You can see the the influence of this book on so many of the great British humorists of the modern day.

The author occasionally drifts in his descriptions but you will still want to reserve a seat on a boat on the Thames. A delightful listen to escape the commute.

what charm and fun

Would you consider the audio edition of Three Men in a Boat to be better than the print version?

Yes

What about Frederick Davidsons performance did you like?

His accents and different intonation for separate characters are delightful.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Yes, almost. I knew I couldn't do that entirely, but it would have been my preference

Any additional comments?

Print version is engaging but the Audible version captured more of the humor

Really delightful

Very, very funny in a classic British fashion and read in a way that beautifully showcases the humor. It's remarkable how well it's aged.

Will listen again and again

This was my 3rd read over last 30 years: a classic.. And Frederick Davidson is a 6 star narrator! Thank you Jerome

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Title: Right Ho, Jeeves

Author: P. G. Wodehouse

Narrator: Nicolas Coster

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8 hrs and 50 mins

Language: English

Release date: 10-31-08

Publisher: Phoenix Books

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 54 votes

Genres: Fiction, Humor

Publisher's Summary:

Has Jeeves Finally Lost His Grip? In Right Ho, Jeeves, Bertie Wooster- with the aid of his ever-faithful butler, Jeeves attempts to romantically link dreamy, soulful Gussie Fink-Nottle with soppy, sweet Madeline Bassett. But as soon as Bertie takes Gussie and Madeline's love connection into his own hands, things go (expectedly) disastrously wrong! Fortunately, Jeeves steps in to set matters straight.

(P)2008 Phoenix Audio

Members Reviews:

Wrong voice

If I could ask for my money back on this one, I would. The narrator's voice makes all the characters, including the women, sound like tired, old men. None of the fizz of Wodehouse's writing. A disappointment after Jonathan Cecil's reading of Wodehouse.

Involved story. Great fun

Great fun! Quite complex and involved - poor Bertie, never recognized for wit - righfully not, but, well, sigh...

The narrator, Nicolas Coster, was OK, but not fabulous.

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Title: Hot Water

Author: P. G. Wodehouse

Narrator: Jonathan Cecil

Format: Unabridged

Length: 7 hrs and 15 mins

Language: English

Release date: 08-19-08

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 87 votes

Genres: Fiction, Humor

Publisher's Summary:

Mr. J. Wellington Gedge is hoping for some peace and quiet while his wife takes herself off for a while. She, however, has invited numerous visitors to the chateau, to whom he will have to play reluctant host. Senator Opal and his daughter are expected, and so is the chateau's handsome owner Vicomte de Blissac.

When a certain letter goes missing, landing the Senator in the proverbial hot water, it's up to Packy Franklyn, a great pal of the Vicomte's, to sort out the mess. Unfortunately, this involves a little light safe-cracking.

Members Reviews:

One of my favorites from audible

Hot Water, and narrator Jonathan Cecil, are lots of fun. Wodehouse's way with words and joyful tone delighted me the entire time I read this book. There are lots of twists and characters who are full of surprises. Many of the characters are American, and most of the action takes place in France, so there isn't as much emphasis on the British aristocracy as is usual (in the Jeeves/Wooster or Blandings series.) Fans of other Wodehouse novels probably will be as delighted as I was. I plan to listen or read the book again to catch anything I missed!

A Novelist, A Playboy, Criminals & A Lizard Suit

Wodehouse is most famous for two series, the Bertie and Jeeves novels and stories and what Wodehouse himself once referred to as the Blandings Castle saga.

Those who have explored the Masters canon a little more deeply are familiar with two other delightful recurring characters: Ukridge (that foe of the human race) and the nephew-rich Mr. Mulliner. Below that strata are what might be identified as the Valley Fields Chronicles, a series of loosely-connected novels that revolve around that much-abused suburb, including such gems as Sam the Sudden (1925), Big Money (1931) and Ice in the Bedroom (1961).

Then there are all the, for lack of a better term, one-offs: novels with characters that never recur elsewhere, each set in a place that seldom if ever figures in other tales. Among these particular delicacies, Hot Water is one of the most delectable.

Admittedly, Gordon (Oily to his friends) Carlisle and Gerty (the tree on which the fruit of his larcenous life hangs) are recurring characters (most delightfully in Cocktail Time, 1958). But the main characters, Packy Franklyn, Lady Beatrice Bracken, Blair Eggleston, Senator Opal, his charming daughter Jane, the Gedges and the Veek, while all recognizable Wodehouse types, are all indigenous to this one story.

And what a tangled, funny, sweet, ridiculous story it is. Theres no point in summing up the plot because that would ruin the fun. Just imagine what a U.S. Senator, having been elected and re-elected for years on a sound Dry platform, would do if a womana woman who wants him to grant her husband a particular political favorsuddenly came into possession of his latest lettertohisbootlegger.

Jonathan Cecil is very near the top of his game on this onenot quite as good as his performances on Young Men in Spats or Uncle Fred in the Springtime, but very close. Occasionally he fails to pace himself, running out of breath on some of Wodehouses longer sentences but, while disappointing, this doesnt get in the way of the fun. Every character comes through your earphones as a three-dimensional individual, and no nuance is missed.

So memorable oneliners in this one..

another great story by PGW and no better narrator than J Cecil!

His stories ate like alphabet soup. By putting one "letter" i.e.

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Title: Bunter Does His Best

Author: Frank Richards

Narrator: Martin Jarvis

Format: Abridged

Length: 3 hrs and 13 mins

Language: English

Release date: 02-08-07

Publisher: CSA Word

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 7 votes

Genres: Fiction, Humor

Publisher's Summary:

Following the usual order of chaos, this leads to the resignation of many members of the team in protest. Meanwhile, the Fat Owl of the Remove plots to booby trap Smithy in his study, and Harold Skinner has a similar idea with the same bag of flour. Yaroooh!

Hilarious scenes abound in Bunter Does His Best, in which the obstinacy of Harry Wharton, the blitheness of good old Bob Cherry, the suavity of Smithy, the sneakiness of Skinner, and the inevitable idiocy of that doubtful hero, silly Billy Bunter, lead to a glorious conclusion! But, to be sure, their irascible form master, Mr Quelch, has his gimlet eye upon them all....

Martin Jarvis, well known for his readings of the other fictional school-boy, Just William, performs all the characters with his usual multi-voiced brilliance.

Members Reviews:

Big fan of Billy Bunter

Since I was a young lad, I was hooked by Frank Richards engaging style, he has this ability to make BB the most reluctant of all heroes.

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Titel: Resturlaub

Autor:: Tommy Jaud

Erzähler: Christoph Maria Herbst

Format: Abridged

Spieldauer: 4 hrs and 45 mins

Sprache: Deutsch

Veröffentlichungsdatum: 03-31-06

Herausgeber: Argon Verlag

Bewertung: 5 von 5 von 3 Stimmen

Kategorien: Fiction, Humor

Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers:

Tommy Jaud, geboren 1970 im fränkischen Schweinfurt, war nach dem Abitur Zivi im Kindergarten und hätte beinahe ein Germanistik-Studium an der Bamberger Uni abgeschlossen. Stattdessen zog es ihn nach Köln, wo er seitdem als freier Autor arbeitet. Jaud war Headwriter für die SAT.1-Wochenshow und Creative Producer der Kultsendung "Ladykracher". Zuletzt hat er die Drehbücher für die Comedyserie "LiebesLeben" und für die Kinoverfilmung seines ersten Romans "Vollidiot" geschrieben.

Mitglieder Bewertungen:

Entertaining and fun!

Narrator is wonderful. A favorite of mine. Enjoy the crazy plot as it unfolds.

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Title: Piccadilly Jim

Author: P. G. Wodehouse

Narrator: Martin Jarvis

Format: Unabridged

Length: 5 hrs and 15 mins

Language: English

Release date: 02-03-06

Publisher: CSA Word

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 49 votes

Genres: Fiction, Humor

Publisher's Summary:

Wonderfully funny listening that keeps up a swift pace, thanks to the classic combination of Martin Jarvis reading Britain's finest comic writer, P.G. Wodehouse.

Members Reviews:

New Wodehouse characters and a very good story

Another great story from the incomparable Wodehouse, a new set of intriguing characters, getting themselves in unlikely muddles and brought to life so well by Martin Jarvis. You can foresee the disasters coming, but as you can be sure it will all work out happily in the end, relax and enjoy with a gentle smile on your face.

I really enjoyed this one

I first listened to Leave it to Psmith and liked it. I liked this one even more. For anyone that likes the writing style of Wodehouse you'll like this one.

Wodehouse and Jarvis: The perfect combination

You simply cannot go wrong with Wodehouse and a narrator like Martin Jarvis. I would go ahead and say that Jarvis is the definitive narrator for Wodehouse. Piccadilly Jim is a great example of this. Brimming with wit and narrated with equal aplomb, this is a marvellous audiobook. A true must-have.

Laugh Till The End!!!

My first with PG Wodehouse and surprise it's one of the Classic literatures. But it doesn't stop me to love the story so funny and full of adventure.

I love to venture another PG Wodehouse's works available at Audible.

Deliciously Convoluted

What made the experience of listening to Piccadilly Jim the most enjoyable?

Martin Jarvis as narrator is an inspired choice, easily my favourite actor for reading PGW. He brings the words to life with such evident enjoyment, giving each character an accent so finely tuned to their own idiosyncrasies you are never lost in this dense plot of intrigue and counter intrigue. Piccadilly Jim is a comic classic with many unlikely escapades to keep the reader highly entertained

What did you like best about this story?

The plot is constantly delivering new trips and twists to keep the action flowing

What about Martin Jarviss performance did you like?

He is a master of comic accent, his Americans are particularly fun and well realised.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Theoretically you could, and I might do on second and third sittings in future.

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Titel: Ephraim Kishons beste Familiengeschichten

Autor:: Ephraim Kishon

Erzähler: Thomas Fritsch

Format: Abridged

Spieldauer: 2 hrs and 56 mins

Sprache: Deutsch

Veröffentlichungsdatum: 12-22-05

Herausgeber: LangenMüller Herbig

Bewertung: 5 von 5 von 1 Stimmen

Kategorien: Fiction, Humor

Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers:

Die liebenswerten Geschichten über die Familienprobleme des weltbekannten Satirikers stellen den persönlichen Kontakt zwischen dem Autor und seinen vielen Lesern her, da sie all die kleinen Alltagserlebnisse und Schwierigkeiten schildern, die jeden angehen und in jeder Familie passieren. Und hinter der Satire wird immer die echte Liebe des Autors zu seiner Familie spürbar.