Listening to Books

Do you listen to audio books? I do sometimes, mainly on long car journeys (and there will be a time when we can do such things again!).

I love the Terry Pratchett Discworld audio books for these. Great story lines and plenty of laughs - what’s not to like about that combination?

On a long haul trip to Scotland, we can get through one complete audio book on the way up and another one on the journey home!

I think Going Postal, Raising Steam, and Men at Arms work particularly well but I won’t pretend to be unbiased here. These are probably my three favourite Pratchett stories.

What are your favourite audio books? Do you like funny or serious tales for these? Fiction or non-fiction?

I must admit I’ve not tried a non-fiction audio book? Any thoughts on these and are there any you would recommend?

I do know audio is a great way to get stories in to people who may not sit down and read a hard or paperback so let’s hear it for the audio book (some pun intended!).

I also love the way Talking Books make stories more accessible too.

And at the end of the day the story is the important thing. What you want is to find the format that suits you. (In my case, paperbacks, Kindle, and audio).