Dinara Tengri

"Welcome to Delmak-O! It's a world filled with mysteries and incredible possibilities. You are here because you have applied for a transfer from your most recent employment. Perhaps you were dissatisfied with your previous occupation, and felt that you needed change. Perhaps you feel that your life lacks direction and you see yourself as a failure for not achieving your life goals (that is, if you had any to begin with) We know that what you seek is purpose . Rejoice! Because your prayers have been answered and you have been selected along with thirteen other purposeless lucky individuals to be the first to settle the mysterious virgin world of Delmak-O. As per our request, you have arrived here in a disposable, one-way craft, called a noser. We hope you will find your new accommodations in our camp satisfactory.  Pay no attention to the large structures in the jungle, Their purpose will be revealed to you in due time. Do not be alarmed by the me...

Image source: Audible Title: The Man in the High Castle Author: Philip K. Dick Year of publishing: 1962 I listened to: Audiobook by Brilliance Audio Narrated by: Jeff Cummings It's America in 1962. Slavery is legal once again. The few Jews who still survive hide under assumed names. In San Francisco the I Ching is as common as the Yellow Pages. All because some 20 years earlier the United States lost a war, and is now occupied jointly by Nazi Germany and Japan. I streamed The Man in the High Castle on Audible, and it took me about two weeks to finish it. And while for the most part I enjoyed both the story and the narration, I have to say I was a little disappointed. Cummings, I thought, did a very good job narrating this book. Aside from having a voice that's nice to listen to, he gave great performances, portraying very diverse characters in this book. While I found his German and Japanese accents comical at first, I then got used to them. So much about...

Want to participate in Musing Mondays? Check out  A Daily Rhythm Well, NaNoWriMo is drawing to a close, and it looks like I won! Before I do my crazy celebratory dance, I want to thank you for being patient with me this past month. I have been a little absent from my blog, as the first draft of my novel ate up most of my free time. So thank you :)       Now that I'm done with my own, I'm happy to dive in other people's books again. I am currently working on my review for Jane Eyre ,     plus, there's a whole bunch of books I want to R&R before 2016. Some of them have been on my TBR for a long time, others I just randomly picked out at the library.   Cleo, by Helen Brown   The full title of this book is Cleo: How an Uppity Cat Helped Heal a Family . I've been wanting to read this book for a very long time.     The Man in the H...

If you want to take part in Musing Mondays go to A Daily Rhythm Question: What audiobook are you listening too right now? I don’t really like to listen to books. When I read a book, I know I’m in for a very personal experience. I get invested in the story, and the characters come to life with the power of my own imagination. In a way, reading is a personal interaction between the author and myself.   When I listen to some other person read the book for me, the experience loses some if its intimacy. The narrator becomes the middleman between me and the author. Not to mention I have a tendency to drift off. My thoughts take me elsewhere, and I end up missing some pretty important paragraphs. That doesn't mean I'm anti-audiobooks. I like the fact that they exist, for one. And I can make an excpetion, if I like the narrator or if the audiobook is free. Then again, if the narration is totally sub par, you couldn't pay me to listen to it. Right ...