"Robinson Crusoe" by Daniel DeFoe was a pretty interesting and, in turns, exciting book. You'd suspect that a man who spends twenty-eight years on an otherwise uninhabited island wouldn't be all that interesting, but the tale of how he came to the island, starting with his father's prophetic warning, was only the beginning of the adventures ( Read more... )

"The Blockade Runner" by Jules Vern

This adventure story set during the Civil War features an British Merchant, James Playfair bent on fortune by running through the Union blockades to trade with the South. Their ship, The Dolphin was built to purpose as the fastest vessel of its kind. The captain's plans got a wrench in the works early on their ( Read more... )

"The Time Machine" was a pretty enjoyable little story. Like "Wuthering Heights" we had a couple different viewpoints as the story had extended dialogue from narrator other than the original one. We actually are never told the main protagonist's name. The narrator, who is not the protagonist, merely refers to the former as "The Time-traveler ( Read more... )

I have two and a half horses to go. Got all the big ones except one foot on Zeke as he turned up with an abscess and was too sore to stand on the other foot. The good news is it appears to be resolving and I should be able to get his other foot. Just have Chewy's front feet and Kitt and Tru-D to go, so all the "little" ones and there you have it ( Read more... )

"Around the World in Eighty Days" by Jules Verne was an interesting listen. The main character was dispassionate, which could have made an exceptionally boring story save for his more passionate travel companions. Phileas Fogg was a resourceful man, both in money and mind, which allowed him to surmount many of the difficulties he encountered in ( Read more... )

"Through the Looking-Glass was a fun little romp. Alice was less insufferable, perhaps having grown some after her first encounter with Wonderland. I was surprised to find her age in this one a mere seven and a half, which makes her impertinence in the first book more understandable as the actions of an absolute child who is still learning ( Read more... )

The reader they had for Huckleberry Finn was quite good and did well with the accents and vocal mannerisms of the characters ( Read more... )

Another Victorian-era novel. There is the requisite young woman who gets married by the end, but I have to say it was a bit more interesting than Jane Austen's work given the twists and surprises and revelations that wound their way through it ( Read more... )

Two more books down. I really need to sit down at my computer and cancel this Audible subscription because I can't for the life of me figure out how to do it from my phone in the app ( Read more... )

This one was pretty engaging. I didn't realize that it was written in first person. That was a surprise ( Read more... )