All About Audiobooks: A Reading Via Your Ears Challenge

[Minnie]

All about audio
Freestyle yo!
Duration: June 28, 2017-June 28, 2018
1.)Howl's Moving Castle narrated by Jenny Sterlin
2.)Sherlock Holmes: The Rediscovered Railway Mysteries and Other Stories narrated Benedict Cumberbatch
3.)The Magician's Nephew narrated Gringa of the Barrio (youtube)
4.)Carmilla narrated Elizabeth Klett (librivox)
5.)The String of pearls narrated various (librivox)
6.)The Hobbit narrated various
7.)Leaves of Grass various (librivox)
8.)Castle in the Air narrated by Jenny Sterlin
9.)House of Many Ways narrated by Jenny Sterlin
10.)William Shakespeare's Star Wars: Verily, A New Hope narrated Various (youtube)
11.)Rebecca narrated Terry Malone (youtube)
12.) The Poems of Sappho: An Interpretative Rendition Into English (librivox)
13.)The Legend of Sleepy Hollow narrated by Chip (librivox)
14.)The Day the Crayons Quit narrated by storybook nanny (youtube)
15.)Gingerbread Baby narrated by storybook nanny (youtube)
16.)The Adventure of the Blue Carbunkle narrated by David Clarke (librivox)
17.)Basil Rathbone reads Edgar Allen Poe
18.)The Cask of Amontillado narrated by Bill Wallis
19.) The poems of Emily Dickinson narrated by Julie Harris
20.)The Phantom of the Opera narrated Various (Big Finish Classic`s)
21.)A Christmas Carol narrated by Timothy Ackroyd
22.)Chinese Poetry in English Verse narrated by Maryann (librivox)
23.) The Librarian by Andrew Kozma narrated by John Meagher
24.)Beowulf narrated by Dick Ringler
25.)The Colour of Magic narrated by Tony Robinson
26.)Animal Farm narrated by Jason McCoy

[Marla]

Finished. Listened to 20 audiobooks

Updated Msg 475

[Karen ⊰✿, Fiction Aficionado]

Well done Marla!

[Renee]

If anyone's looking for ideas for a full cast audio (or a recommendation) I just listened to Beautiful Messy Love by Tess Woods and it was brilliant. The narrators were perfectly matched to the characters and the story emotionally engaging. It's become my all time favorite audio.

[Louise]

I plan to option 1 - freestyle - myself to the Director's chair (min 25 books) in a year. Starting 3/12/17-3/12/18. Will strike out books as I go and provisionally plan some.

25/25! Challenge Complete 12/5/18, moving onto Audio 2

◈ Female Narrator Forbidden Fruit 13/12/17

◈ Male Narrator The Corpse Reader 18/1/18

◈ Full Cast Stardust 8/5/18

◈ Dramatizations Hallowe'en Party 11/1/18

◈ Celebrity Narrator Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 3/5/18

◈ New-to-Me Narrator Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail 26/3/18

◈ Favourite Narrator Cooking the Books 19/1/18

◈ Less Than 3 Hours Buddhism (Religion, Scriptures & Spirituality) 15/3/18

◈ Between 3 - 5 Hours Blood on Snow 25/1/18

◈ More Than 5 Hours to 9.9 Hours Cocaine Blues 2/1/18

◈ 10 Hours to 14.9 Hours The Golem of Paris 11/3/18

◈ 15 Hours to 19.9 Hours American Gods 9/5/18

◈ 20 Hours to 24.9 Hours Carter Beats the Devil 8/1/18

◈ 25 Hours to 29.9 Hours Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix 20/4/18

◈ 30 Hours to 34.9 Hours A Feast for Crows 22/3/18

◈ 35 Hours to 39.9 Hours Bleak House 3/2/18

◈ 40 Hours and Beyond – or a Trilogy! A Storm of Swords 10/1/18

◈ Digital Downloads Freebies Frogkisser! 14/1/18

◈ Doing it “Old School” The Bell Between Worlds 12/5/18

◈ Planes, Trains, or Automobiles with an Audiobook A Room Full of Bones 5/4/18

◈ Multitasking! Listening on My Portable Music Player (PMP) Audiobook The Woman on the Orient Express 5/1/18

◈ Audie Award Nominees and Winners Nice Dragons Finish Last 11/2/18

◈ Recommended by Others The Gracekeepers 6/2/18

◈ BOM via Audiobook The Martian Chronicles 31/3/18

◈ Classic Read The Odyssey 23/4/18

[MJ Codename: ♕Duchess♕]

I'm in for Executive Director and option 1 Freestyle. I'm starting with 2 books for each chosen category but I know some of them will go up.

Female Narrator
1. Etiquette & Espionage 2/4/18-2/5/18
2. The Girls in the Garden 4/30-5/01

Male Narrator
1. The Heroes 2/27/18-3/7/18
2. Drunken Fireworks 2/26/18-2/26/18

Celebrity Narrator
1. Two Kinds of Truth 12/20-12/20
2. The Help 1/2-1/4

New-to-me Narrator
1. Sleeping Giants 4/19-4/20
2. Waking Gods 4/24-4/25
3. The Girls in the Garden 4/30-5/1

Favorite Narrator
1. The Furthest Station 4/2/18-4/2/18
2. The Purloined Poodle 4/26-4/27
3. The Squirrel on the Train 4/27-4/28

Less Than 3 Hours
1. The Breathing Method 1/9-1/9
2. A War of Gifts 1/8/18-1/8/18
3. Mile 81 4/22-4/23
4. In the Tall Grass 4/21-4/21

3-5 hours
1. Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption: A Story from Different Seasons 1/15-1/15
2. The Silent Boy 2/1-2/1
3. The Furthest Station 4/2-4/2
4. Coraline 2/14/18-2/15-18

5-9 hours
04. The Body 1/8-1/8
05. Apt Pupil 1/9-1/9
06. Faceless Killers 1/10/18-1/12/18
07. Persuasion 1/24/18-1/24/18
08. Dark Prophecy 2/24/18-2/25/18
09. Dark Revelations 2/26/18-2/26/18
10. Clementine 3/13/18-3/14/18

10-14 hours
1. The Lovely Bones 2/2/18-2/4/18
2. Shadow of the Hegemon 2/8/18-2/10/18
3. Dreadnought 3/12/18-3/14/18
4. World Without End3/14/18-3/15-18
5. The Redeemer 3/19/18-3/21/18
6. The Eyes of the Dragon 3/22/18-3/24/18
7. The Broken Girls 5/14-5/14

15-19 hours
1. The Snowman 3/24/18-3/27/18
2. Phantom 4/6/18-4/9/18

20-24 hours
1. The Three Musketeers 4/11-4/17
2. The Leopard 4/2/18-4/6/18

25-29 hours
1. Needful Things 2/18/18-2/24/18
2. Wizard and Glass

30-34 hours
1. The Eye of the World
2.

35-39 hours
1. Cursor's Fury Captain's Fury
2. Brother Odd Odd Hours Deeply Odd Odd Apocalypse

40+ hours I'm "cheating" with this one and using it to finish two series: Codex Alera and Parasol Protectorate
1. Princeps' Fury First Lord's Fury
2. Soulless Changeless Blameless Heartless Timeless

Planes, Trains, or Auto
1. Red Country 3/9/18-3/22/18
2. In the Woods 5/10-5/12

Classic Read
1. Psycho 4/27-4/29
2. Murder on the Orient Express 4/29-4/30

Started: December 3, 2017
Finished: N/A

[Kristie]

Heather Codename: ♕Dutchess♕ wrote: "40+ hours (I'M LOOKING AT YOU KEN FOLLETT. YOU WORDY BASTARD.)"

hahaha!!!

[MJ Codename: ♕Duchess♕]

Kristie wrote: "Heather Codename: ♕Dutchess♕ wrote: "40+ hours (I'M LOOKING AT YOU KEN FOLLETT. YOU WORDY BASTARD.)"

hahaha!!!"

He's ridiculous, I swear. I think he forgets authors are no longer paid by the word or sentence.

[Chales]

You could do Shogun. 56 hours of my life I am never getting back. Fifty. Six.

[MJ Codename: ♕Duchess♕]

You couldn’t pay me enough 😂

[Karen ⊰✿, Fiction Aficionado]

LOL so true Heather

[Karen ⊰✿, Fiction Aficionado]

Chales wrote: "You could do Shogun. 56 hours of my life I am never getting back. Fifty. Six."

ouch

[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

Welcome Louise and Heather!

[MJ Codename: ♕Duchess♕]

3 down

[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

Mini congrats, Heather!

[MJ Codename: ♕Duchess♕]

6/50

[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

Mini congrats, Heather!

[Jessica-Robyn]

2019 Challenge:
Duration: 01/01/2019 - 12/31/2019
Level: Remixer (6), Freestyle
Completed: 2/6

1. Celebrity Narrator - What I Know for Sure Read by Oprah (Mar/19)
2. Between 3 - 5 Hours - The Witches 4 hours (Oct/19)
3. Male Narrator
4. Full Cast
5. Classic Read
6. Duets

2018 Challenge:
Duration: 01/01/2018 - 12/31/2018
Level: Audio Technician (12), Freestyle
Completed: 6/12

1. Female Narrator - The Eyre Affair (Jan/18)
2. Dramatizations - Stardust BBC production, full cast abridged. (May/18)
3. Multitasking! - Pops: Fatherhood in Pieces (Jul/18)
4. Less Than 3 Hours - Milk and Honey (Feb/18)
5. Recommended by Others - Brown Girl Dreaming (Feb/18)
6. Planes, Trains, or Automobiles - Vancouver Trip - Space Opera (Aug/18)

[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

Welcome to the challenge Jessica-Robyn!

[PamB]

Duration: 1/2/18 to 1/2/19
Level: Director (30 Books) - Freestyle

Read: 22/30

◈ Audie Award Nominees and Winners
1. In the Embers

◈ Female Narrator
1. Midnight Pleasures 1/3/18
2. Cold-Hearted Rake 1/23/18
3. Unbeautifully 4/8/18

◈ Duets
1. Nowhere But Here 1/6/18
2. Love Tap 3/26/18
3. The Fear That Divides Us 3/27/18

◈ New-to-Me Narrator
1. The One 3/3/18
2. Undeniable 4/5/18

◈ Less Than 3 Hours
1. Blonde Date 1/5/18
(duration 2.24)

◈ More Than 5 Hours to 9.9 Hours
1. Fairest 2/11/18 (duration 6.32.49)

◈ 10 Hours to 14.9 Hours
1. The Beautiful and the Cursed 1/13/18
(duration 12.31.53)
2. Walk the Edge 1/15/18 (duration 11.27.34)
3. No Good Duke Goes Unpunished 4/2/18 (duration 12.33.58)

◈ 15 Hours to 19.9 Hours
1. Cress 2/6/18 (duration 15.41.03)

◈ 20 Hours to 24.9 Hours
1. Winter 3/14/18 (duration 23.30.37)

◈ “Buddy Read” via Audiobook
1. Ready Player One 1/4/18
2. Cinder 1/11/18
3. Dark Prince 4/21/18

◈ Multitasking! Listening on My Portable Music Player (PMP) Audiobook
1. A Rogue by Any Other Name 3/25/18

◈ Digital Downloads Freebies
1. Scarlet 1/17/18 (from the public library)
2. Unattainable 4/15/28

◈ In-Sync Multimedia
1. Never Judge a Lady by Her Cover 4/4/18

(view spoiler)[CATEGORIES:

◈ Female Narrator✔️
An audiobook with one female narrator.

◈ Male Narrator
An audiobook with one male narrator.

◈ Duets ✔️
An audiobook with one female and one male narrator.

◈ Dramatizations
An abridged audiobook with background music/noises like the “old school” radio plays (e.g. BBC Radio Drama Guards! Guards! by Terry Pratchett). Also known as “Performance” audios, if you’re doing a search.

◈ New-to-Me Narrator✔️
A narrator that you haven’t heard before.

◈ Less Than 3 Hours✔️
An audiobook that you can read in one day!

◈ Between 3 - 5 Hours
An audiobook that falls in this range.

◈ More Than 5 Hours to 9.9 Hours✔️
An audiobook that is over 5 hours in length.

◈ 10 Hours to 14.9 Hours✔️
An audiobook that is a CHUNKSTER! ;) More than 10 hours in length, but less than 15.

◈ 15 Hours to 19.9 Hours✔️
An audiobook that is a Colossal Chunkster! More than 15 hours in length, less than 20.

◈ 20 Hours to 24.9 Hours ✔️
An audiobook that is a Super Colossal Chunkster! More than 20 hours in length, less than 25.

◈ 25 Hours to 29.9 Hours
An audiobook that is a Super-Duper Colossal Chunkster! More than 25 hours in length, less than 30.

◈ 30 Hours to 34.9 Hours
An audiobook that is a Monstrous Chunkster! More than 30 hours in length, less than 35.

◈ 35 Hours to 39.9 Hours
An epic, indeed! More than 35 hours in length, less than 40.

◈ In-Sync Multimedia✔️
Use an audible sync option to read-along! Such as the new read-along with your Kindle option by audible.com called Whispersync, which remembers your last stopping point in either device. However, you may read a book using any two media choices your desire, as long as one of them is via audio.

◈ Digital Downloads Freebies✔️
Keep it legal! Public libraries using OverDrive Media Console, or Bolinda Audio (BorrowBox), or OneClickDigital downloads. There are also free sites like:
librivox.org
Project Gutenberg Audio Books Project

◈ Multitasking! Listening on My Portable Music Player (PMP) Audiobook ✔️
Put on those headphones, get cleaning, gardening, grocery shopping, power-walking, even knitting while “reading” a book! Use your Smartphone, MP3, Walkman, portable CD player, iPod, episodic podcast, whatever! Just make Oprah proud.

◈ Audie Award Nominees and Winners
You be the judge. Try an audiobook that has been nominated or won an Audie – any category counts – and lists may be found at audiopub.org (look to the right of the screen for past years).✔️

◈ “Buddy Read” via Audiobook ✔️
Read a “Buddy Read” book via audio and/or listen to your book with another person. (hide spoiler)]

[Karen ⊰✿, Fiction Aficionado]

Welcome Pamela!

[Louise]

Any suggestions for 35-29.9 books?

[Allegra]

Once I finally tried this form, I realized I prefer audio in certain circumstances (i.e., very long books, distasteful situations). And with the right narrators, sometimes they're just more fun.
To keep expanding my horizons, I'm going to go for Audio Technician

Female Narrator: Laughter of Dead Kings
Male Narrator: A Horse Walks Into a Bar
Duets: If a Tree Falls at Lunch Period
Full Cast: Agnes of God Not sure if a taped play counts, so... American Gods
Dramatization: Four Graham Greene Thrillers: Our Man in Havana/The Fallen Idol (The Basement Room)/Travels With My Aunt/Brighton Rock
Celebrity Narrator: Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day -Read by 2018 Oscar Winner Frances McDormand!
New-to-Me Narrator: Public Library and Other Stories Read by the author, Ali Smith (with a voice and accent I could listen to forever)
Favorite Narrator: Stephen Fry reading his own The Hippopotamus (The sole reason I picked this up was Fry's narration; his writing was a bonus.)
Volunteer Narrator: The End of Something
Less than 3 Hours: A Light History of the English Language
Between 3 - 5 Hours: Everyman (4.5 h)
More than 5 Hours to 9.9 Hours: Dark Chocolate Demise (7.5 h)
10 Hours to 14.9 Hours: The Book of Lost Things (11 h)
15 Hours to 19.9 Hours: The Cookbook Collector
30 Hours to 34.9 hours: Outlander (32.5 h)
40 Hours and Beyond – or a Trilogy!: 1Q84 (47 h)
Doing it “Old School”: Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl
In-Sync Multi-Media: American Gods
Planes, Trains, or Automobiles with an Audiobook: The Plot Against America
Multitasking: Traveling with Pomegranates: A Mother-Daughter Story
Audie Award Nominees: The Pleasure of My Company: A Novella (2004)
BOM via Audiobook: Turtles All the Way Down
"Buddy Read" via Audiobook: When Will Jesus Bring the Pork Chops?
Classic Read: The Witches of Eastwick
Re-Read a Favourite: Nineteen Eighty-Four

[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

Welcome Allegra!

[Karen ⊰✿, Fiction Aficionado]

Louise wrote: "Any suggestions for 35-29.9 books?"

I really enjoyed

The Song of Ice and Fire series probably will be in that length too,

Maybe have a scroll through this thread as I think about a year ago we had some people giving recommendations

[Louise]

Thank you. I've been doing that and Storm of Swords is my 40+ and Feast for Crows my 30-34.9, Dance with Dragons is over 40+ again (and not currently available free from the library...) so not probably on the list for this year. New York looks good and is of the right length but not available cheap/free to me so will keep looking for suggestions. EDIT: Seen Bleak House suggested and going for that :D

Annoying I listened to Clash of Kings which matches this the week before I started the challenge!

[Karen ⊰✿, Fiction Aficionado]

I’m listening to bleak house at the moment ;)

[Beth]

All About Audiobooks : A Reading Via Your Ears Challenge
Duration: 1/29/18 - 1/29/19
Goal: Remixer: 6-10 books
read: 10/10 books! 1/28/2019.
***

I completed 17 last time (message 476). Here's my post for another year.

Classic: The Moonstone 4/18/2018
Favorite Narrator: Norse Mythology 1/23/2019 (I have listened before to Trigger Warning: Short Fictions and Disturbances and The Truth is a Cave in the Black Mountains).
Female Narrator: Hope in the Dark 1/14/2018
New-to-Me Narrator: The Stars Are Legion 3/2/2018
Volunteer Narrator: Manfred 10/7/2018
Less Than 3 Hours: Poems - John Keats 4/23/2018
Between 3 - 5 Hours: The Owl Service 8/22/2018
More Than 5 Hours to 9.9 Hours: Three Men in a Boat 1/27/2019
10-14 hours: Vortex 8/26/2018
Digital Downloads Freebies: The Time Machine 12/30/2018

[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

Welcome ( back ) Beth!

[MJ Codename: ♕Duchess♕]

Updated 520 I'm still updating it because I've been lazy and forgot.

[MJ Codename: ♕Duchess♕]

Updated 520 with all audio listened to so far this year.

[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

Mini congrats Heather!

[MJ Codename: ♕Duchess♕]

Updated post 520

[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

Heather Codename: ♕Dutchess♕ wrote: "Updated post 520"

Nice Progress; you are almost there! Mini congrats!

[MJ Codename: ♕Duchess♕]

Updated post 520 again.

[Karen ⊰✿, Fiction Aficionado]

Heather Codename: ♕Dutchess♕ wrote: "Updated post 520 again."

well done! Just those big ones to go :o

[MJ Codename: ♕Duchess♕]

Besides Follett, I have to go through my books and see which ones will fit. I think Abercrombie’s books will work, but I’m not 100% sure.

[Rayne]

Audiobook Challenge
Duration: January 1 - December 31, 2018
Level: Executive Director (50 books)
Freestyle Option

Read 50/50

◈ Female Narrator
Between Shades of Gray - Feb 21
American Fire: Love, Arson, and Life in a Vanishing Land - Mar 15
In the Distance There Is Light - Mar 29
Staying For Good - Jun 12
Unexpected - Jul 23

◈ Male Narrator
Duck! - Feb 22
Damaged Like Us - Apr 03
Red Dirt Heart 3 - Apr 18
The Quarterback - Jun 08
Tequila Sunrise - Aug 22

◈ Duets
An American Marriage - Mar 7
When Dimple Met Rishi - Mar 12

◈ Celebrity Narrator
How to Train Your Dragon - Aug 5

◈ New-to-Me Narrator
Jack: Grime and Punishment - Mar 06
Patchwork Paradise - Mar 19
Doing It Over - Jun 04
The Little Library - Jul 31

◈ Favourite Narrator
Rebel - May 02
Imperial Stout - Aug 16
Twisted and Tied - Aug 31

◈ Less Than 3 Hours
The Hero Two Doors Down: Based on the True Story of Friendship Between a Boy and a Baseball Legend - Feb 28
Finding Love: The Perfect Size for You - Feb 24
Desert Tryst - Jul 06

◈ Between 3 - 5 Hours
Wishful Drinking - Jan 19
His Quiet Agent - Feb 22

◈ More Than 5 Hours to 9.9 Hours
The Opposite of Loneliness: Essays and Stories - Jan 30
Encore - Feb 16
Making It Right - Jul 02

◈ 10 Hours to 14.9 Hours
Unforgiven - May 18
The Marriage Lie - May 31

◈ 15 Hours to 19.9 Hours
The Alice Network - Mar 23

◈ 40 Hours and Beyond – or a Trilogy!
The Selection - 8hr 7m - Jan 25
The Elite - 7hr 42m - Jan29
The One - 7hr 25m - Jan 30
Happily Ever After - 9h 7m - Jan 31
The Heir - 8h 48m - Feb 06
The Crown - 7hr 12m - Feb 12

◈ In-Sync Multimedia
Stillhouse Lake - May 24

◈ Digital Downloads Freebies
Mature Content - Jan 18
Wild Trail - Feb 14
Solo - Aug 27

◈ Planes, Trains, or Automobiles with an Audiobook
Salvation - Feb 24
Magpie - Feb 28
Autoboyography - Aug 11

◈ Multitasking! Listening on My Portable Music Player (PMP) Audiobook
Texas Heat - Feb 26
Hounded - Apr 10
Hexed - Apr 26

◈ Audie Award Nominees and Winners
Sister of Mine - May 09

◈ Recommended by Others
The Magpie Lord - Feb 20

◈ “Buddy Read” via Audiobook
Killman Creek - Jun 18

[Louise]

Finished challenge today (Post 519) to Director's Chair level :D. Now moving onto Audio Challenge 2.

[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

Congratulations Louise!

[Rayne]

Finished. Executive Director. post 552.

[Karen ⊰✿, Fiction Aficionado]

Congrats Brooklyn!

[Li'l Owl]

Finished!


~ All About Audiobooks: A Reading Via Your Ears Challenge ~ 2020
Duration 360 Days
January 1- December 31, 2020
Level Director: 25+ books
🎧 26/26

Brilliance Audio Presents
B Bolt by Dick Francis 2/5/20 5★'s
R Relic by Douglas Preston 1/12/20 5★'s
I Without Trace by Simon Booker 4/13/20 5★'sp
⭐Imogen (N)
L The Killing Code by J.D. Kirk 8/11/20 5★'s
⭐Logan (C)
L The Hunting Party by Lucy Foley 8/1/20 5★'s
I The Interrupted Tale by Maryrose Wood 7/13/20 5★'s
A A Litter of Bones by J.D. Kirk 6/18/20 5★'s
⭐Angus (N)
N Even Money by Dick Francis 3/17/20 5★'s
⭐Nick (C)
C I Looked Away by Jane Corry 1/31/20 5★'s
E Stalker on the Fens by Joy Ellis 1/7/20 5★'s

B R I L L I
A N C E

A A Gift for Dying by M.J. Arlidge 2/18/20 5★'s
U Under Orders by Dick Francis 3/27/20 5★'s
D Dick Francis's Refusal by Felix Francis4/2/20 5★'s
I I Know Who You Are by Alice Feeney 1/17/20 5★'s
O One For Sorrow by Sarah A. Denzil 7/15/20 5★'s

A U D I O

P Poison Orchids by Sarah A. Denzil 4/21/20 4.5★'s
R Reflex by Dick Francis 7/23/20 5★'s
E Eragon by Christopher Paolini 1/27/20 5★'s
S Wundersmith: The Calling of Morrigan Crow by Jessica Townsend 3/1/20 5★'s
E Captive on the Fens by Joy Ellis 2/12/20 5★'s
N Nobody Gets Hurt by R.J. Bailey 5/26/20 5★'s
T The Trials of Morrigan Crow by Jessica Townsend 2/25/20 5★'s
S Safe From Harm by R.J. Bailey 5/7/20 5★'s

P R E S E
N T S

Ear
E Killer on the Fens by Joy Ellis 1/1/20 5★'s
A Thicker than Water by J.D. Kirk 6/25/20 5★'s
⭐Angus (N)
R Her Last Lie by Amanda Brittany 4/26/20 4.5★'s
⭐Racine (N)

E A R

⭐Narrator (N) Character (C) Series (S)



**********************************
CHALLENGE COMPLETE!
~ All About Audiobooks: A Reading Via Your Ears Challenge ~ 2019
Duration 360 Days
🍁September 18, 2018 - September 18, 2019
Level Director: 25+ books
🎧 26/26

Brilliance Audio
B Hide and Seek by M.J. Arlidge 2/2/19 5★'s
Narrated by Elizabeth Bower 5★'s
R The Ex-Wife by Jess Ryder 12/2/18 5★'s
Character Name: Ruby
I The Sleeper by Emily Barr 5★'s 10/25/18
Character Name: Iris
Narrated by Imogen Church
(*5★'s)
L The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield 11/11/18 5★'s
Narrated by Bianca Amato as Margaret Lea and Jill Tanner as Vida Winter (*5★'s)
Character Name: Margaret Lea
L The Proposal by S.E. Lynes 1/12/19 4★'s
Narrated by Tamsin Kennard 5★'s
Character Name: Lindsay
I The Rules of Magic by Alice Hoffman 1/27/19 4★'s
Character Name: Aunt Isabelle
A Liar Liar by M.J. Arlidge 12/20/18 5★'s
Narrated by Elizabeth Bower 5★'s
Character Name: Alissa
N Never Smile at Strangers by Jennifer Jaynes3] 6/1/19 4★'s
Narrated by Anne Johnstonbrown 5★'s
C Never Look Back by Clare Donoghue 8/17/19 5★'s
E What She Left Behind by Ellen Marie Wiseman 1/16/19 5★'s
Narrator Tavia Gilbert 5★'s




A Physik by Angie Sage 11/3/18 4.5★'s
Narrated by Gerard Doyle
(*5★'s)
U Medea's Curse by Anne Buist 12/12/18 3.5★'s
Narrator Rebecca De Unamuno (5★'s)
D A Study in Scarlet and The Sign of Four by Arthur Conan Doyle 5★'s 10/21/18
Narrated by B. J. Harrison
(*5★)
I I Know You Know by Gilly Macmillan 1/8/19 5★'s
Narrated by Steve West 5★'s,  Steve Brand 5★'s  and Imogen Church 5★'s
O Bleed for Me by Michael Robotham 5/7/19 5★'s
Narrated by Sean Barrett 5★'s
(Character Joe O'Laughin)



Gemma Whelan (Favorite Narrator)
G Gone to Dust by Matt Goldman 10/5/18 4.5★'s
Narrated by Andrew Macleod
(*4★)
E Enquiry by Dick Francis 11/15/18 5★'s
M Love Me Not by M.J. Arlidge 2/7/19 5★'s
Narrated by Elizabeth Bower 5★'s
M Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow by Jessica Townsend 10/12/18 5★'s
Character Name: Morrigan
Narrated by Gemma Whelan
(*5★'s)
A Queste by Angie Sage 11/20/18 4.5★'s



W Tear Me Apart by J.T. Ellison 11/27/18 5★'s
Character: Mindy White
H The Doll's House by M.J. Arlidge 12/17/18 5★'s
(Helen Grace series)
Narrated by Elizabeth Bower (5★'s*) & Scott Joseph (5★'s*)
E Play Dead by Anne Frasier 5★'s 10/1/18
Character: Elise Sandburg
Narrated by Natalie Ross
(*5★'s)
L Little Boy Blue by M.J. Arlidge 1/20/19 5★'s
Narrated by Elizabeth Bower 5★'s
A Flyte by Angie Sage 5★'s 9/25/18
Narrated by Gerard Doyle
(*5★'s)
N The Next Girl by Carla Kovach 5/19/19 5★'s
Narrated by Tamsin Kennard 5★'s



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**Narrators rated separately (*)

*First letter in the book’s title
*First letter in the author’s first or last name
*First letter of a character’s first, last, or nick-name.

[Li'l Owl]

Could someone add a link to my challenge, please?
Thanks!

[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

Li'l Owl wrote: "Could someone add a link to my challenge, please?
Thanks!"

done! :D

[Jess]

Duration: 24/09/18-23/09/19

Levels:
Sound Engineer: 16-20 books

CATEGORIES: - Thirty categories from which to choose.

◈ Female Narrator
An audiobook with one female narrator.
The Green Road by Anne Enright Narrated by Caroline Lennon 29/12/18

◈ Male Narrator
An audiobook with one male narrator.
The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux Narrated by Keith Wickham 28/09/18

◈ Duets
An audiobook with one female and one male narrator.
Enchantment by Orson Scott Card Narrated by Stefan Rudnicki and Gabrielle De Cuir 20/06/19

◈ Full Cast
An unabridged audiobook with several narrators; there is a narrator per character (e.g. American Gods by Neal Gaiman). To find these, you can search most sites by the term “Full Cast.”

◈ Dramatizations
An abridged audiobook with background music/noises like the “old school” radio plays (e.g. BBC Radio Drama Guards! Guards! by Terry Pratchett). Also known as “Performance” audios, if you’re doing a search.


◈ Celebrity Narrator
Category name says it all: Somebody famous narrates. Examples: James Marsters reading Jim Butcher’s Dresden Files series or Anne Hathaway reading The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. BTW, when searching, audible.com is calling this their “A-List Collection.”
Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha by Roddy Doyle Narrated by Aiden Gillen 30/07/19

◈ New-to-Me Narrator
A narrator that you haven’t heard before.
Circe by Madeline Miller Narrated by Perdita Weeks 07/01/19

◈ Favourite Narrator
A narrator that you have heard and loved before and would recommend to others.

◈ Volunteer Narrator
A narrator that is not professional, but volunteers to read books. (Such as those used on librivox.org)

◈ Less Than 3 Hours
An audiobook that you can read in one day!

◈ Between 3 - 5 Hours
An audiobook that falls in this range.
Reckless by Cornelia Funke 05/03/19

◈ More Than 5 Hours to 9.9 Hours
An audiobook that is over 5 hours in length.
The Sellout by Paul Beatty Narrated by Prentice Onayemi 06/10/18 9.36 hours

◈ 10 Hours to 14.9 Hours
An audiobook that is a CHUNKSTER! ;) More than 10 hours in length, but less than 15.
Shadow of the Fox by Julie Kagawa 23/01/19 - 14:45 hours

◈ 15 Hours to 19.9 Hours
An audiobook that is a Colossal Chunkster! More than 15 hours in length, less than 20.
Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel García Márquez 10/02/19 15:41 house

◈ 20 Hours to 24.9 Hours
An audiobook that is a Super Colossal Chunkster! More than 20 hours in length, less than 25.
Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell 20/09/19 21:27 hours

◈ 25 Hours to 29.9 Hours
An audiobook that is a Super-Duper Colossal Chunkster! More than 25 hours in length, less than 30.

◈ 30 Hours to 34.9 Hours
An audiobook that is a Monstrous Chunkster! More than 30 hours in length, less than 35.

◈ 35 Hours to 39.9 Hours
An epic, indeed! More than 35 hours in length, less than 40.
The Passage by Justin Cronin 14/08/19 36:48 hours

◈ 40 Hours and Beyond – or a Trilogy!
Beyond epic, indeed! Time to implant ear buds in your head. Forty hours or more! For this one we will also allow a trilogy that qualifies in length, or three books anywhere within a series, if you “read” all of it/them via audio.
War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy 14/03/19 61 hours

◈ In-Sync Multimedia
Use an audible sync option to read-along! Such as the new read-along with your Kindle option by audible.com called Whispersync, which remembers your last stopping point in either device. However, you may read a book using any two media choices your desire, as long as one of them is via audio.
Dracula by Bram Stoker narrated by a full cast including Tim Curry and Alan Cumming 20/10/18 (Whispersync)

◈ Digital Downloads Freebies
Keep it legal! Public libraries using OverDrive Media Console, or Bolinda Audio (BorrowBox), or OneClickDigital downloads. There are also free sites like:
librivox.org
Project Gutenberg Audio Books Project
audiobooksync.com - scheduled release dates
...Audiobooksync has free audiobooks over the Northern Hemisphere’s summer.
The Good Immigrant by Nikesh Shukla 30/10/18 (Libby)

◈ Doing it “Old School”
Use audiobook CDs, or cassette, or even LPs or 8-Track-Tapes, if you have them! Don’t have the right equipment? Oftentimes your public library will have these devices to loan.

◈ Planes, Trains, or Automobiles with an Audiobook
Go on a road trip, holiday, or just listen during your daily commute to work while “reading” in your car or public transportation!
Dalila by Jason Donald 09/03/19

◈ Multitasking! Listening on My Portable Music Player (PMP) Audiobook
Put on those headphones, get cleaning, gardening, grocery shopping, power-walking, even knitting while “reading” a book! Use your Smartphone, MP3, Walkman, portable CD player, iPod, episodic podcast, whatever! Just make Oprah proud.
By the Light of the Moon by Dean Koontz 07/04/19

◈ Audie Award Nominees and Winners
You be the judge. Try an audiobook that has been nominated or won an Audie – any category counts – and lists may be found at audiopub.org (look to the right of the screen for past years).

◈ Recommended by Others
Audiobooks recommended by your friends or other NBRC members.
The Witch Elm by Tana French 24/04/19

◈ BOM via Audiobook
Read a NBRC Book of the Month via audio.

◈ “Buddy Read” via Audiobook
Read a “Buddy Read” book via audio and/or listen to your book with another person.

◈ Classic Read
Have you always wanted to broaden your reading horizons and get to that classic everyone seems to talk about? Try it via audio.
The Mystery of the Yellow Room by Gaston Leroux 17/02/19

◈ Re-Read a Favourite
Old or new, choose a book you’ve read and loved - and see if you could possibly love it even more via audio. (Note: The right narrator is even more crucial here!)

[Li'l Owl]

Moderators of NBRC wrote: " Li'l Owl wrote: "Could someone add a link to my challenge, please?
Thanks!"

done! :D"

Thanks!

[Sassafrass]

I'm going to give this one a try! Can I backdate to Jan 1?

[Sassafrass]

Audiobook Challenge
Duration: January 1 - December 31, 2018?
Level: Executive Director (50 books)
Freestyle Option

◈ Female Narrator
An audiobook with one female narrator.

◈ Male Narrator
An audiobook with one male narrator.

◈ Duets
An audiobook with one female and one male narrator.

◈ Full Cast
An unabridged audiobook with several narrators; there is a narrator per character (e.g. American Gods by Neal Gaiman). To find these, you can search most sites by the term “Full Cast.”

◈ Dramatizations
An abridged audiobook with background music/noises like the “old school” radio plays (e.g. BBC Radio Drama Guards! Guards! by Terry Pratchett). Also known as “Performance” audios, if you’re doing a search.

◈ Celebrity Narrator
Category name says it all: Somebody famous narrates. Examples: James Marsters reading Jim Butcher’s Dresden Files series or Anne Hathaway reading The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. BTW, when searching, audible.com is calling this their “A-List Collection.”

◈ New-to-Me Narrator
A narrator that you haven’t heard before.

◈ Favourite Narrator
A narrator that you have heard and loved before and would recommend to others.

◈ Volunteer Narrator
A narrator that is not professional, but volunteers to read books. (Such as those used on librivox.org)

◈ Less Than 3 Hours
An audiobook that you can read in one day!

◈ Between 3 - 5 Hours
An audiobook that falls in this range.

◈ More Than 5 Hours to 9.9 Hours
An audiobook that is over 5 hours in length.

◈ 10 Hours to 14.9 Hours
An audiobook that is a CHUNKSTER! ;) More than 10 hours in length, but less than 15.

◈ 15 Hours to 19.9 Hours
An audiobook that is a Colossal Chunkster! More than 15 hours in length, less than 20.

◈ 20 Hours to 24.9 Hours
An audiobook that is a Super Colossal Chunkster! More than 20 hours in length, less than 25.

◈ 25 Hours to 29.9 Hours
An audiobook that is a Super-Duper Colossal Chunkster! More than 25 hours in length, less than 30.

◈ 30 Hours to 34.9 Hours
An audiobook that is a Monstrous Chunkster! More than 30 hours in length, less than 35.

◈ 35 Hours to 39.9 Hours
An epic, indeed! More than 35 hours in length, less than 40.

◈ 40 Hours and Beyond – or a Trilogy!
Beyond epic, indeed! Time to implant ear buds in your head. Forty hours or more! For this one we will also allow a trilogy that qualifies in length, or three books anywhere within a series, if you “read” all of it/them via audio.

◈ In-Sync Multimedia
Use an audible sync option to read-along! Such as the new read-along with your Kindle option by audible.com called Whispersync, which remembers your last stopping point in either device. However, you may read a book using any two media choices your desire, as long as one of them is via audio.

◈ Digital Downloads Freebies
Keep it legal! Public libraries using OverDrive Media Console, or Bolinda Audio (BorrowBox), or OneClickDigital downloads. There are also free sites like:
librivox.org
Project Gutenberg Audio Books Project
audiobooksync.com - scheduled release dates
...Audiobooksync has free audiobooks over the Northern Hemisphere’s summer.

◈ Doing it “Old School”
Use audiobook CDs, or cassette, or even LPs or 8-Track-Tapes, if you have them! Don’t have the right equipment? Oftentimes your public library will have these devices to loan.

◈ Planes, Trains, or Automobiles with an Audiobook
Go on a road trip, holiday, or just listen during your daily commute to work while “reading” in your car or public transportation!

◈ Multitasking! Listening on My Portable Music Player (PMP) Audiobook
Put on those headphones, get cleaning, gardening, grocery shopping, power-walking, even knitting while “reading” a book! Use your Smartphone, MP3, Walkman, portable CD player, iPod, episodic podcast, whatever! Just make Oprah proud.

◈ Audie Award Nominees and Winners
You be the judge. Try an audiobook that has been nominated or won an Audie – any category counts – and lists may be found at audiopub.org (look to the right of the screen for past years).

◈ Recommended by Others
Audiobooks recommended by your friends or other NBRC members.

◈ BOM via Audiobook
Read a NBRC Book of the Month via audio.

◈ “Buddy Read” via Audiobook
Read a “Buddy Read” book via audio and/or listen to your book with another person.

◈ Classic Read
Have you always wanted to broaden your reading horizons and get to that classic everyone seems to talk about? Try it via audio.

◈ Re-Read a Favourite
Old or new, choose a book you’ve read and loved - and see if you could possibly love it even more via audio. (Note: The right narrator is even more crucial here!)

[Vicki]

2018 is almost over, so will you be having this challenge again in 2019? I love audiobooks but I don't have much time to do this challenge, only about 7 weeks. I don't know how I've missed it all year!