MY LIFE WITH BOB Flawed Heroine Keeps Book of Books, Plot Ensues

Pamela Paul, editor of the NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW, and narrator Eileen Stevens make excellent partners for Paul's memoir. After a pleasant introduction by Paul herself, Stevens performs with such enthusiasm that she could be the author. Despite the title, the audiobook is not just for those who adore books as much as she does. (Her passion borders on obsession.) In fact, those wishing a book about books will be disappointed; this is a memoir that mentions books without delving into analyses of them. Stevens has a chipper delivery and audible expressiveness, which make her nice company as Paul travels the world and marries a couple of times. I found myself enjoying Paul's story enough to hope that she'd reinforced her floor to bear the weight of her excess reading material. A.C.S. © AudioFile 2017, Portland, Maine [Published: DECEMBER 2017]