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The Sunday Salon: The Grouch is In

Sunday Salon

This will be short as I am in a terrible mood this weekend. So terrible, that I don’t want to taint anyone’s good vibe with it so I will just make light of it.

It’s 106 degrees and I had to run errands. Errands are usually not fun anyway, but doing them when it’s 106 outside and you are already grouchy, is really a recipe for disaster. Really.

Don’t shop hungry. I skipped breakfast and had a triple shot Iced Espresso and then went to the market. I bought the entire store and then forgot that my second fridge is on the fritz. This meant that I had to cook everything and then put stuff in the freezer for the week. I was not planning on cooking my entire afternoon away so this was not good.

During this cooking frenzy, the Boy, Girl and Hub all asked for a sandwich. Wha?? Do you not see what I have going on here??

The power keeps going out.

In a perfect world, I would escape to my room and read Annabel but it’s not a perfect world so I will be packing school bags for tomorrow.

Later, we are supposed to go to a friend’s for swimming and relaxation. I sure hope the relaxation happens. I need it bad. Especially since the university starts classes tomorrow which translates to busy, busy, busy.

Hope all of you on the East coast are doing okay. I have been tracking you all via Facebook and so far, I think most of you are doing well.

DNF: The Borrower (Audio)

The Borrower

The Borrower
By Rebecca Makkai; Emily Bauer (Read by)
(Highbridge Company, Compact Disc, 9781611744460)

Why didn’t I finish it?

Within just 30 minutes of listening to this audio version, I came very close to scratching my eyes out. I’ve not heard any other books by this particular reader, but this reading was horrible! Her voice was so animated and chipper that it completely took me out of the narrative. She’d be great for a children’s book, but I don’t think that is what she was going for here. She just didn’t fit the book (imo).

My apoligies to the author, but when a book is on audio, the reader can make or break it and this result was not good.

If you’ve read the book or have a differing opinion of the audio, let me know. Afterall, I only gave it 30  min, but it seemed like an eternity to me and I am not quick to give-up on a book. This is my first DNF (did not finish) of the year!

Source: Book was sent to be as part of Library Thing’s Early Reviewer Program.