CD books II - voices

Lately, I have listened to more CD books, especially when I bike to and from work. I now realize how much the voice of the reader affects the story. One of my favourite books to listen to was Rikard Wolff and Hamadi Khemiri reading Montecore a unique tiger by Jonas Hassen Khemiri. This book was probably more entertaining to listen to than to read on its own (I never read the hardcopy).

Right now I listen to Zadie Smith’s book On Beauty. In Swedish it is recorded by Johan Rabeus, he also recorded the Swedish version of The ultimate hitchhiker’s guide to the galaxy by Dougals Adams. When I listen to On Beauty, I hear Arthur Dent and the other characters in Adams' story, but now they are in new costumes and live in Smith’s world. A voice, no matter what it actually says, can really create a picture before me and now I have to alter that picture, it is a strange feeling.
Josefine

My recommendations: Call it whatever you want by Marjaneh Bakhtiari (another good CD book from my latest collection)

Hawaiian soul

I just finished a really good book, Hawaii by James A. Michener. It reminded me of the time when I lived in Hawai’i. He talked about many of the places I recognized, walking up Nu’uanu Street or down in China Town. Those places used to be in my backyard.
It is a novel, which means it’s fictional but it still have its benefits. It is a great start for someone who wants to ease into the history of this former kingdom.
Josefine

My recommendations: Pompeii by Maja Lundgren

Sequels - The Orange Girl

I just borrowed a book from my sister, the sequel to Lena Kallenberg’s book The Orange girl. (if you remember, I recommended it here a couple of entries ago). I didn’t even know that there was a second book; it came as a good surprise.
I hope it is as good as the first was, sometimes that’s not always true. Most of you have probably seen several movies with both a second and a third follow-up and for every movie it has become a bit worse. I will do my best to not judge the book before I have read it. At the same time I will try not to have too high expectations of it.
By the way the name loosely translated would be Love in Stockholm. Perhaps I start to read it tonight.
Josefine

My recommendations: Alexander McCall Smith’s books about Isabel Dalhousie and the Sunday Philosophy club.