Audiobook of To Kill a Mocking Bird by L J Libiran

An Audiobook of The Jaguar’s Song by John le Carr and starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Tobey Maguire and Will Smith is the hottest ticket on the Oprah Book Club. People rave about it. But the real question is: will it work for you? Let’s find out.

audiobook of to kill a mockingbird

The plot is based on an old Biblical tale. King Cufflinks visits the kingdom of Aulac (pronounced “Auh-sigh-ee”) on his way to a feast. There he meets Queen Phoebe, who is expecting him and is suspicious of his motives for visiting. When the king boards her ship, she has a magical spell put upon him that causes all of his attendants to fall dead. He then realizes his queen is a sorceress, and he must take control of her so she can help him defeat against the Lich King… or die trying. Sounds like a good start, right?

I admit I was excited to read this book because of the name. And the cover, oh boy, it’s big. But then I looked it up on Amazon, and apparently it’s a book written by screenwriter Will Smith and it wasn’t in his contract. So, now he’s got a book to sell, but where on Earth does he get the rights to use the name “A Jaguar’s Song”?

One would think that the company that publishes John le Carr’s book would want him to clear any copyright hurdles so the book could be re-published. But apparently they have no interest in letting the book go back on the market. Or perhaps they do, but are holding on to the rights just in case. It doesn’t make much sense to me, but I guess it depends on the circumstances.

Anyway, the whole audiobook of to kill a mockingbird thing is great, I especially liked the part when Wax worries about hurting the birds and then realizes he had been wrong and then he does something to stop it. I particularly like the part when Wax realizes that killing the birds won’t stop their song but then realizes if he does try to stop them he will hurt himself. Then he gets to say he has been reading other books on the subject, and that he likes his wife’s comments on it.

Overall this is a really good book, and I recommend giving it a listen. It makes a good companion to a long time story that I’ve been reading, as it explores the same topics but expands on it and provides a solution that is both better logical and much more humane than Wax’s methods. The audio version doesn’t quite make as much sense as the book text, but it’s a good audiobook all the same. It might not get rid of the Waxes’ sin, but it will get you interested in the subject matter enough to find out for yourself what you’ll have to do if you want to get rid of them permanently. Try it out!