Feb 27th, 2012, 20:06 PM
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| Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Alberta, Canada Posts: 9,886 | Audiobooks - Do You Enjoy Them? Which Ones?
As the title says!  I never thought I would be much of a fan, but I have found a couple of readers that are fantastic, and I will often fall asleep to their readings. They do a great job of becoming the narrative voice, and as I know the stories really well, I just relax into the reading and doze off! But they can keep me alert and relaxed while on long drives, too! They aren't just soporific! I really enjoy Joanna Parker's reading of the Sookie Stackhouse novels, Jane Entwhistle's reading of the Flavia deLuce novels, and the wonderful Stephen Fry's reading of the Harry Potter novels. Do you like audiobooks? What are your faves?  |
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Feb 28th, 2012, 04:26 AM
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I don't really enjoy audio books  I wish I did - I've bought a few in the hopes of being able to listen to them when I'm falling asleep - but I just can't get past the voices of the narrators  |
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Feb 28th, 2012, 08:56 AM
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That totally makes or breaks them! Narrators are vital!! I listened to one of the Hunger Games trilogy on audiobook and was hugely disappointed with their choice of narrator.  The Sookie books and the Flavia books both have cast the perfect voice (particularly since the novels are written in first person) for those characters - at least, the voice matched the voice in my head as I was reading them! |
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Feb 28th, 2012, 16:09 PM
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Feb 28th, 2012, 16:43 PM
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Hmmm. I'm a pretty fast reader, although I have no idea how many wpm, but I also have a theatre background and enjoy listening to the spoken word. I prefer to listen to a book after I have read it. It does make me a little impatient when I am hungry for the plot! Where would one find out one's reading speed? Off to google! |
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Feb 28th, 2012, 20:51 PM
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Mar 20th, 2012, 17:23 PM
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Apr 15th, 2012, 14:47 PM
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