FF: Reader Interpretation

Cascabel and Veggies Read

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My audiobooks this week and last are repeats…  Except they aren’t.  While I’m familiar with both novels, these have different readers.  It’s an interesting look at how very much audiobooks are an interpretation of written prose—and a reminder that each reader also interprets a book.

And now for the usual reminder…  The Friday Fragments is not a book review column; it’s a list of what I’m reading and maybe a bit about my opinions.  I always read the Comments section, because I enjoy learning what other people are reading.  Oh, and I don’t usually list shorter works unless in a collection or articles.  I also don’t usually list my scattered research reading.

Completed:

The Secret of Chimneys by Agatha Christie.  Audiobook.  Spy thriller crossed with country house mystery.  Inspector Battle.

Harrowing the Dragon by Patricia A. McKillip.  Short stories.  A good, varied collection.

In Progress:

The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie.  Audiobook.  First Poirot.

Ombria in Shadow by Patricia A. McKillip.  I think I missed this one, so new to me!  Waiting nervously to find out just how deceptive one character is being.  I rather like him, but he could be a complete rat.

Also:

American Archeology, current issue.  Finished.

The latest Smithsonian.  Just starting.