Michelle
First novel published
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Post by Michelle on Aug 7, 2013 15:52:42 GMT -5
(It's very possible there is a thread here on this already, but here I go anyway).
Since leaving these boards, I have become addicted to audiobooks. Since the baby, it's easily half of my reading and I'm always looking for recommendations.
So what books have you enjoyed in audio?
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Post by lostinwonders on Aug 7, 2013 16:54:07 GMT -5
I mostly listened to classics because I can download them freely on the internet and sometimes, classics are tedious to read on paper and it is easier to listen to them. Plus, there is a great website where volunteers do a great job (there is classical music at the beginning and the end of the chapter...). Unfortunately, it is in French and I don't know it there is any website like this in English. I just know Librivox but for what I have seen so far, it is not as good as the French website :/
But you are probably looking for modern books and I can't help you in that matter
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Bina
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Post by Bina on Aug 7, 2013 16:56:11 GMT -5
I'm a bit jealous how well audiobooks work for most people. I'm so bad at it, I tend to zone out after 10 minutes, even worse when I try it on a run.
But I've managed a couple of Wodehouse stories, I think they work really well as audiobooks!
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Michelle
First novel published
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Post by Michelle on Aug 7, 2013 19:06:06 GMT -5
I do love Wodehouse in audio!
I can't do Librivox anymore - I've been spoiled by professional narrators. I do like classics on audio though. use the library so still free.
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Post by lostinwonders on Aug 8, 2013 2:32:27 GMT -5
I do love Wodehouse in audio! I can't do Librivox anymore - I've been spoiled by professional narrators. I do like classics on audio though. use the library so still free. Oh, I have never thought using the library to get audiobooks  Can be a good idea. Though I don't really like the library in my town. It is a really small town and most of the time the books I want to read aren't there and that is ssssooo frustrating! |
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Post by Pilleriin on Aug 12, 2013 10:51:47 GMT -5
It's not a book, but I'm addicted to the audio version of the Economist!! |
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Kristie
Novel turned into BBC miniseries
"If a book is well written, I always find it too short."
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Post by Kristie on Aug 12, 2013 13:08:31 GMT -5
I love this series called The Hangman's Daughter on audio. I listened to the first two books, The Hangman's Daughter and The Dark Monk, which were narrated by this amazing guy, Grover Garland. I LOVE his voice. When I actually read the third book, The Beggar King, I "heard" him reading in my mind I also really like the Harry Potter books on audio! |
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Can be a good idea. Though I don't really like the library in my town. It is a really small town and most of the time the books I want to read aren't there and that is ssssooo frustrating! 
