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That's exciting! I have them in print but haven't read them yet. If I like them enough in print, I'll definitely consider audio.
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This is very true. It also allows you to relax in a way that reading print doesn't. You can close your eyes and really pay close attention to the narration, while nearly taking a nap. And I really enjoy being able to knit while listening to a book.
'Twas the Night Before Christmas by Clement Clarke Moore and narrated by George Takei is available free on Audible: http://mobile.audible.com/?s_ref=%2Fp...
I found the one audio book I can actually listen without loosing the interest and the voice that suits the main character. Since the next Harry Dresden book will be released in May, I wanted to reread the series. I found the sample of the first book Storm Front, liked it and than downloaded the book. James Marsters does a great job - he is at the same time unassuming and on point.
Lady*M wrote: "I found the one audio book I can actually listen without loosing the interest and the voice that suits the main character. Since the next Harry Dresden book will be released in May, I wanted to rer..."I LOVE Marsters as Harry Dresden. I loved the books and was skeptical about the audiobooks. Now I prefer listening to them to reading them.
Lady*M wrote: "I found the one audio book I can actually listen without loosing the interest and the voice that suits the main character. Since the next Harry Dresden book will be released in May, I wanted to rer..."He's great with the audio books, right? I love them, too. I haven't read the stories, only listened to them as audio so it's a bit funny when I read about the books and don't recognise the characters because I only know how their names sound but not how they're written. :-D
I bought Storm Front as a paperback recently to see of I like the story as much in print as I did in audio.
Posting in both listening and watching threads....To share for those that received new Kindles, iPads, or Nooks for Christmas. There's a whole bunch of free ebooks, audiobooks, educational courses and movies on the following site to download:
http://www.openculture.com
"Open Culture brings together high-quality cultural & educational media for the worldwide lifelong learning community. Web 2.0 has given us great amounts of intelligent audio and video. It’s all free. It’s all enriching. But it’s also scattered across the web, and not easy to find. Our whole mission is to centralize this content, curate it, and give you access to this high quality content whenever and wherever you want it. Free audio books, free online courses, free movies, free language lessons, free ebooks and other enriching content — it’s all here. Open Culture was founded in 2006"
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Woot!
Josh wrote: "The Dark Tide surfaces. :-) http://www.audible.com/pd/Mysteries-T..."
You're late! :) We bought it yesterday. Matter of fact I'm headed into town and will be listening to it on my way in.
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I am listening to the audio bokk of Strange Fortune in the evenings, such fun. And I am fascinated by how the narrator portrays the various characters. He has made me fall in love with Major Strange ;)
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I love David Lazarus's gruff and sardonic Valentine Strange. :-D
Listening to audiobooks has encouraged me to listen more to a radio station we have in the UK that does lots of readings of books and adaptations and stuff. I've just been listening to the first of three episodes of The Birds. Such a creepy story.
Anne wrote: "I am listening to the audio bokk of Strange Fortune in the evenings, such fun. And I am fascinated by how the narrator portrays the various characters. He has made me fall in love wi..."It's amazing, right? This story gains so much in audio version.
I'm almost finished with The Dark Tide. *big dreamy sigh*
Becky, which radio station is that? 4 extra?
Hj wrote: "Becky, which radio station is that? 4 extra?"That's the one, Hj.
Becky wrote: "Listening to audiobooks has encouraged me to listen more to a radio station we have in the UK that does lots of readings of books and adaptations and stuff"Oh, I used to listen to Radio 4, but I didn't know that there is a BBC Radio 4 Extra! Thank you, Becky!
Here the link for ''The Birds''. It is for free, but it starts with some two minutes of ads for other programs and you've got 7 days left to listen to it:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b007jq6k
I haven't tried it yet but others rave about it! I'm too busy listening to Josh's audiobooks...
Radio 4 extra is fun. Where else can you listen to Rumpole of the Bailey while having your breakfast? :D
I've been listening to Alan Rickman read Thomas Hardy's The Return of the Native. It's so lovely. I think I'd listen to him read just about anything, but I'm really enjoying the story. Someone here recommended it a while ago, so thank you to whomever that was.
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I think my next audio book will be Widdershins. That one looked interesting yesterday while I was on the train, but I didn't want to turn off my music to hear the two chatty girls behind me (who obviously didn't read the sign that said they were in the quiet car. grrrrr.) so I ended up listening to music I haven't listened to in a long time. Things like Enya, Loreena McKennit (I always spell her name wrong), Franki Valli and the Four Seasons, Simon and Garfunkle, the stress relief cd by Lee R. Bartel, and a few other random things that popped up on my player. It was rather nice. Not the complete variety of music I have on there, but good enough for a few hours of quality reading and knitting time.
Alison wrote: "I've been listening to Alan Rickman read Thomas Hardy's The Return of the Native. It's so lovely. I think I'd listen to him read just about anything, but I'm really enjoying the story...."Glad you like it! He has an amazing voice. Wish he did more audiobooks.
Susinok wrote: "Alison wrote: "I've been listening to Alan Rickman read Thomas Hardy's The Return of the Native. It's so lovely. I think I'd listen to him read just about anything, but I'm really enjo..."Aha! I thought it might have been you, Susinok, but I wasn't entirely sure. Thank you, my friend. Yes, his voice is sublime. I love his dialogue.
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I'm looking forward to getting back to Widdershins, but it might be a day or two.
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I think Paul has a very soothing sort of voice, which helps. :-)
I'm 2 hrs from the end of The Dark Tide and I DO NOT WANT IT TO END!
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Oh God, yes, he does. And yes, it helps. A lot! Great narrator choice!
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Oh noes!
I have to listen to this one as well. Part of me wants to get to it asap, and the other part of me wants to wait so the story doesn't end quite so fast.
Jordan wrote: "Susinok wrote: "I'm 2 hrs from the end of The Dark Tide and I DO NOT WANT IT TO END!"Oh noes!
I have to listen to this one as well. Part of me wants to get to it asap, and the other part of me ..."
There should be a word for that, the feeling when you want to finish a book to know how the story ends, while at the same time not wanting the story to end...:)
Anne wrote: "There should be a word for that, the feeling when you want to finish a book to know how the story ends, while at the same time not wanting the story to end...:) "Lets call it AEgony. ;-)
Calathea wrote: "Anne wrote: "There should be a word for that, the feeling when you want to finish a book to know how the story ends, while at the same time not wanting the story to end...:) "Lets call it AEgony...."
Good one, Calathea! ;-)
Calathea wrote: "Anne wrote: "There should be a word for that, the feeling when you want to finish a book to know how the story ends, while at the same time not wanting the story to end...:) "Lets call it AEgony...."
Excellent!
I was listening to an audiobook of a het romance that I like and have read a few times, perhaps 3 or 4. I kept thinking it must be skipping (I was in the car) because phrases I remembered didn't come up, scenes seemed shorter than I remembered, etc.. When I got home I checked - it was abridged!!!! I was horrified. I abhor abridged books. Fortunately Audible was sympathetic to my request for a refund (which now I think about it probably read more like the reaction of someone discovering that there were cockroaches in the house), so I've bought a more expensive unabridged audiobook by the same author (I felt honour-bound to use the refund that way).
I suggested to Audible that they make it possible for people like me to select a setting which makes it impossible for us to buy an abridged book inadvertently. They're considering the idea!
Jordan wrote: "Susinok wrote: "I'm 2 hrs from the end of The Dark Tide and I DO NOT WANT IT TO END!"Oh noes!
I have to listen to this one as well. Part of me wants to get to it asap, and the other part of me wants to wait so the story doesn't end quite so fast. ..."
I felt exactly the same. I consoled myself with the thought that I'll listen to them all again, soon.
I finally saw Weekend (2011) on DVD. I loved it!It's a quiet movie, which leaves you a bit melancholic, but not crushed or anything. Not the typical gay movie either.
I loved both actors, they look so natural in their roles. It is set in Nottingham, and this add to the charm for me, I'm a bit of an anglophile.
See reviews:
http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/wee...
http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/weeke...
Or the official website:
http://www.weekend-film.com/home/
ETA: I posted this in the wrong topic, but I've got a good excuse. Have you noticed that in the title here it says ''What We're Watching > What we're listening to''?
Hj wrote: "I suggested to Audible that they make it possible for people like me to select a setting which makes it impossible for us to buy an abridged book inadvertently. They're considering the idea! ..."When you are browsing books, check the left hand column, there are options to check and un-check. I always make sure to un-check abridged, so that I don't get abridged results.
I have ALMOST bought abridged before, but caught it in time. I BET that's the highest return rate at Audible, those of us who inadvertently bought abridged.
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As for abridged. No way do I want that. If I want a summary I can just read a few reviews here! Lol. Having a permanent setting for a profile like that would be nice.
I got back into Widdershins on my way home and while doing the dishes that had piled up. I was in the right frame of mind to handle monsters. I love Whyborne, however he spells that. He's such an introvert it's kinda cute. It sucks though that most of his coworkers make fun of him. But then there's Griffen who makes everything better. :-)
Hj wrote: "I was listening to an audiobook of a het romance that I like and have read a few times, perhaps 3 or 4. I kept thinking it must be skipping (I was in the car) because phrases I remembered didn't c..."The horror!
While there are books I'd probably have been happy to see abridged, generally the idea of abridged audiobooks is horrible. It's like having an abridged pizza with no cheese. Or abridged cookies with no chocolate chips. Or abridged sex with no...well you get the idea. ;-)
I was searching for a bunch of Pratchett ones recently and had to be careful as there are several abridged recordings of those. I'm sure they are nicely ready bu Tony "Baldrick" Robinson, but, um, no.
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It's a quiet movie, which leaves you a bit melancholic, but not crushed or anything. Not the typical gay movie either.
I loved both actors, they l..."
Thank you for the recommendation, Antonella. I haven't seen this one yet.
Susinok wrote: "Hj wrote: "I suggested to Audible that they make it possible for people like me to select a setting which makes it impossible for us to buy an abridged book inadvertently. They're considering the i..."Thanks Susinok! I do do that, but I get carried away sometimes and forget. I bought this one during a sale, and actually paid cash rather than a credit because the price was right. Now I know why.
I'm just lazy, and want the system to do all the work for me! The feature I really wish Audible would adopt is the ability to sort results by price. I can't think of another website which doesn't, and it's a feature I use on Amazon all the time. I wanted to buy Persuasion and there are several different recordings (I assume partly because it's out of copyright). Of course the narrator matters a lot in making a choice, but one might as well go though checking them in price order!
Johanna wrote: "Thank you for the recommendation, Antonella. I haven't seen this one yet. "You are welcome. I really loved it. IMO there isn't a single wrong note in it.
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I've just started listening to TDT. I got emotional when I saw that it was out. I thought:"This is the end." I..."
The nice thing though, is that you can always listen to them again! And again!
I know I've already listened to the second one about two or three times. So far it's been my favorite, though I also liked the fourth quite a bit. I'll be getting to the Dark Tide soon.
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Started on In Sunshine or in Shadow audiobook last night. Some of the stories I already know, some I don't. Should be fun. And 14+ hours! Lots to listen to.
I am just starting the Adrien English series starting with Fatal Shadows over again. It's like revisiting an old friend and its amazing how much I forgot from reading it years ago. I think listening to it gives a pleasurable new dimension.
Becky wrote: "Started on In Sunshine or in Shadow audiobook last night. Some of the stories I already know, some I don't. Should be fun. And 14+ hours! Lots to listen to."I just finished that one over holiday break, and it WAS fun :)
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That's so true. I read the books a long time ago. The last two I'd skimmed more recently, but it was still fun to listen to them and get to know the stories and characters all over again.
I just started Dark Tide last night! I just don't want it to end!
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I agree. When done well, it makes the whole experience of story that much more intense. (Assuming both the writing and narration hold up.)