Time to Be in Earnest: A Fragment of Autobiography Audiobook (Unabridged)

" This was disappointing. It is basically excerpts from a diary, which is less than riveting. It offers virtually no insights into the author's character, personality or life. It's almost as if she became tired of people hounding her to learn what she was like, and so turned out something interminably boring to get them off her back. Stick to her fiction, would be my advice. "

" I really enjoyed reading about her childhood, education, and family. I was very interested in her thoughts on writing and her genre. 4 stars for that. I got tired of the political talk and I found the mundane diary details (how her cat acts when she comes home from being gone a few days) rather boring. 2 stars for those sections. "

" Not a fan of this particular item but of P.D. James in general "

" A slow-paced, out of date, reluctant autobiography by the somewhat cantankerous British Mystery Icon. I found it completely fascinating. I wish she'd do it again, now that she's added another 15 years to her already long and interesting life. "

" Couldn't resist a memoir from one of my favorite authors. An interesting approach -- a year in the life, instead of the life overall. She ranges back and forth through her life, however, and sprinkles her running account of current activities with memories of the past. "

" I love PD James. Adore her writing. Would have thought she could rewrite the phone book and it would be great. But it must be a bad sign that I just can't get through this book. I keep putting it down to read something else. What is that about? "

" Worth reading just for this particularly lovely description of a sighting of a rare and shortlived butterfly and the privilege of seeing it. "

" She's brilliant, literary, misanthropic, searingly sharp, and somehow modest to boot. Oh, and she's 88. "

" P.D. James writes about her life and its challenges, including a husband who never recovered from wartime trauma. Anything P.D. James writes reads beautifully, and her autobiography is no exception. "

" This is a yearly read for me. I enjoy James's fiction work, but also enjoy this year-long record of her life. It's fascinating to see how life influences the art of an artist. This will be my third reading of the book and I already see things I missed before. "

" Checked this one out of the Library, twice. I should buy a copy. Very readable story of PD James journey which led her to become a great mystery author after working over 30 years in a government job she never per really cared for. "

" really interesting to follow P.D. James' activities over one year. "

" I love P. D. James and it was a treat to get a glimpse of this amazing and talented woman. "

" Fascinating woman and a wonderful writer. It seems a bit backwards to read her autobiography when I haven't ever read any of the mysteries for which she is famous, but I can't regret my decision to read this at all. I just wish I could meet this amazing woman! "

" Amazingly well written for a journal. Her love and grasp of the english language is evident even in a book that is meant simply as a record of her days events and the memories they spark from the past. "

" She is an excellent writer. "

" This is a yearly read for me. I enjoy James's fiction work, but also enjoy this year-long record of her life. It's fascinating to see how life influences the art of an artist. This will be my third reading of the book and I already see things I missed before. "

" really interesting to follow P.D. James' activities over one year. "

" Worth reading just for this particularly lovely description of a sighting of a rare and shortlived butterfly and the privilege of seeing it. "

" I love PD James. Adore her writing. Would have thought she could rewrite the phone book and it would be great. But it must be a bad sign that I just can't get through this book. I keep putting it down to read something else. What is that about? "

" She is an excellent writer. "

" A slow-paced, out of date, reluctant autobiography by the somewhat cantankerous British Mystery Icon. I found it completely fascinating. I wish she'd do it again, now that she's added another 15 years to her already long and interesting life. "

" Couldn't resist a memoir from one of my favorite authors. An interesting approach -- a year in the life, instead of the life overall. She ranges back and forth through her life, however, and sprinkles her running account of current activities with memories of the past. "

" Amazingly well written for a journal. Her love and grasp of the english language is evident even in a book that is meant simply as a record of her days events and the memories they spark from the past. "