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[Laura]

wasn't the first book of green rider scheduled for 1st of may? Or did I get it wrong?

[Quinn]

Laura wrote: "wasn't the first book of green rider scheduled for 1st of may? Or did I get it wrong?"

Oops I mean on June 10 lol. I should stop post so early morning

[Niki Hawkes, I made it past GOTM... barely]

I also have green rider for may 1st. Laura and I put it on our tracker lol.

[Niki Hawkes, I made it past GOTM... barely]

The green rider thread still says may 1st. Let us know if you need an adjustment. I'm most excited for this one.

[Quinn]

The first book green rider is on may 1, second book of the rider First Rider's Call is on June 10. Can you add that one please.

[Niki Hawkes, I made it past GOTM... barely]

Quinn wrote: "The first book green rider is on may 1, second book of the rider First Rider's Call is on June 10. Can you add that one please."

lmao - I should also not post first thing in the morning XD.

[Quinn]

Niki Hawkes wrote: "Quinn wrote: "The first book green rider is on may 1, second book of the rider First Rider's Call is on June 10. Can you add that one please."

lmao - I should also not post first thi..."

Agree Lol!

[Jenna, I'd be free if not for Temper & Edgewalker]

Anyone up for The Faithful and the Fallen (starting with Malice) in May or June?

[Petrik]

Jenna wrote: "Anyone up for The Faithful and the Fallen (starting with Malice) in May or June?"

Please give it a try everyone! the first book is really character driven and slow paced but after that everything only gets better! :)

[Emma]

Jenna wrote: "Anyone up for The Faithful and the Fallen (starting with Malice) in May or June?"

Yes! I've been meaning to get to this for ages!

[Angela, I'm Silverfox lost]

Yes! I want too. I would prefer June.

[Petrik]

yeay! so excited to see all of you start this series! :)

[Solseit]

That series is sooooooo good! Enjoy!

[Gelisvb]

Yes, I would love to read Malice

[Dani]

I'd really like to join too as I recently bought the book, but it'll depend on how my other reads go.

[Niki Hawkes, I made it past GOTM... barely]

I was thinking of doing Malice on audio, but john keating is one of the few narrators I don't care for. He uses weird inflections constantly which makes every other sentence sound like a question. If I join this one, it will be a physical read. :)

[Petrik]

Niki, I heard from my friend Mary that the audiobook is really horrible and it stop her from reading the book so I suggest to do a physical read! :)

[Dani]

I'm also doing a physical read Niki :-)
But I may be reading it out loud, making every other sentence sound like a question for my own personal amusement ;-)

[Petrik]

Dani took the sword out of her scabbard? she decided to do fight Niki? Niki dodged the first slash? xD

[Laura]

you guys are real funny. :)) It makes me wanna join the physical read for this one. but that may be also only because I don't have any audio version of this book (or that of any other book as a matter of fact:)).

[Dani]

I wouldn't really fight Niki though. She has a scary dog :-)

[Laura]

now jokes aside guys (girls obviously included:)), do you recommend audio books?
I am ashamed to admit but this is the truth, I didn't even know they existed until last year and never tried one till now. It is ok if you consider that I heard about something called e-book or kindle only about very very few years back.
I read the old fashion way and though my mother never read for me when I was little I made it a habit to read for my boys and they seem to enjoy it a lot. I keep wondering if it is the same with audio books - like someone reading you a story. when I read i imagine a certain voice for each character and I suppose it's the same for everyone. Are audio books more pleasant that way? I got the feeling from your comments that some of them really put you off from reading a book which is really good just because of the voice of the narrator. So do you recommend them or not?

[Jenna, I'd be free if not for Temper & Edgewalker]

I will add Malice for June then. :)

[Jenna, I'd be free if not for Temper & Edgewalker]

Laura wrote: "now jokes aside guys (girls obviously included:)), do you recommend audio books?
I am ashamed to admit but this is the truth, I didn't even know they existed until last year and never tried one ti..."

Not the best voice for this question because I've only read one audiobook, but I think it really depends on the narrator. Some can make a book even better, but yes, some can ruin a book too.

[Solseit]

Laura wrote: "now jokes aside guys (girls obviously included:)), do you recommend audio books?
I am ashamed to admit but this is the truth, I didn't even know they existed until last year and never tried one ti..."

It was a game changer for me. I pretty much like all the audiobooks I read but I tend to get the book (ebook usually) and the audiobook. It helped me to improve the amount of books I read - usually, I am quite tired in the evenings so it helps that to read a ton more!

[Chris]

Jenna wrote: "I will add Malice for June then. :)"

I keep hearing so many things about this. I want to join too, just going to have to figure out how to shuffle overbooked schedule.

[Gelisvb]

Laura wrote: "now jokes aside guys (girls obviously included:)), do you recommend audio books?
I am ashamed to admit but this is the truth, I didn't even know they existed until last year and never tried one ti..."
Well, I'm pretty new to teh audiobooks worls, but they often imporove the reading experience.For exemple Red Rising has a great audiobook, the Emperor's blades also was pretty good.
But for exemple the audiobook of Sarker shade of magic was pretty bad. It depends.

[Chris]

Yes, I definitely loved the audios to the Red Rising books. Tim Gerard Reynolds is one of the best narrators.

Gelisvb, they did switch the narrators for the other two books in the Darker Shades of Magic series. Much better.

[Emma]

I LOVE audio if the narrator is right. I tend to listen to them alongside the book as I only listen in the car. I find them really good for longer stories as I think you get more value for money. If you are reading a short book alongside you might not get much listening time if reading the book too. I tend to listen to longer stories on audio.
The raven boy series with Will Patten is amazing. Also anything by Robin Hobb or Brandon Sanderson is enhanced by audio. I always stop listening if I happen upon a terrible narrator as they can easily ruin a book. My favourite is The narrator for the Matthew Corbett ( Speaks the Nightbird) series.

[Quinn]

Audiobooks sounds nice. It would be great if I can hear it.

[Niki Hawkes, I made it past GOTM... barely]

Dani wrote: "I'm also doing a physical read Niki :-)
But I may be reading it out loud, making every other sentence sound like a question for my own personal amusement ;-)"

Hahahaha - do it!!! And if at any point you start to annoy yourself, then you'll know how I feel when that guy reads to me. :P

[Niki Hawkes, I made it past GOTM... barely]

Petrik wrote: "Dani took the sword out of her scabbard? she decided to do fight Niki? Niki dodged the first slash? xD"

Haha - Niki gets her own sword out and flails.

[Niki Hawkes, I made it past GOTM... barely]

Dani wrote: "I wouldn't really fight Niki though. She has a scary dog :-)"

::picks up pup:: en guarde! XD

[Niki Hawkes, I made it past GOTM... barely]

Laura wrote: "now jokes aside guys (girls obviously included:)), do you recommend audio books?
I am ashamed to admit but this is the truth, I didn't even know they existed until last year and never tried one ti..."

I started listening to audiobooks a few years ago when I was finishing college and working full time. I didn't have time to read and that made me sad. All of the sudden, I could experience books at work, in the car, while doing chores. Basically it turned reading into an all day activity instead of "when I have time." Then I got an eye strain injury and audiobooks kept me sane.

What I'm saying is - I'm a huge fan of audiobooks! There aren't many I don't like and there are a lot of cases where I think the audio version enhanced the experience. I have a list somewhere of my favs that I'll find for you. I think Jenna also had a topic started where everyone chimed in with their favorites. Kramer and Reading are the best!! :)

[Niki Hawkes, I made it past GOTM... barely]

Niki Hawkes wrote: "Laura wrote: "now jokes aside guys (girls obviously included:)), do you recommend audio books?
I am ashamed to admit but this is the truth, I didn't even know they existed until last year and neve..."

Found it! https://nikihawkes.com/2015/09/14/nik...

[Dani]

Thanks for the scary visual Niki. That'll cost me my good night's sleep for sure ;-))

[Dani]

Laura there's certainly nothing to be ashamed of. I myself always knew about audio books but never really considered listening on a regular basis. Don't ask me why. Until I tried it seriously last year for the first time and ended up reading an entire fantasy trilogy back to back and I had loved it.
Audio when it's done right (and by this I mean when you encounter a voice that works for you - which is a completely personal thing), it can be a great and therefore I think an enhancing experience of the book.
And for me personally, the best thing about reading audio books means I can cram more 'reading time' in my day which I'm really pleased with as I'm a slow reader.

So yes, a definite recommendation from me.

One of my favorite voices so far are Simon Vance (and he's done a TON of books) and Kate Reading. The person who's doing Riyria is also good. Tim whatshisface (I apologize but sleep deprivation temporarily has turned my memory into soup).

[Margret, Caladan Brood Face]

Oh man if that narrator sounds like he's putting question marks on every sentence I do not wanna know what the battle scenes and sex scenes would be like...

[Seán]

Laura wrote: "now jokes aside guys (girls obviously included:)), do you recommend audio books?
I am ashamed to admit but this is the truth, I didn't even know they existed until last year and never tried one ti..."

I think that putting the storytelling voice in the hands of someone else is too risky, and it could lead to a book I would enjoy on my own being ruined. So I'll never listen to an audio-book of a book/series I'm invested in or am pretty sure I'll enjoy. I'll throw on an easier/trashy audio-book if I want to relax, but more recently podcasts have taken over that role so I can't even remember the last audio-book I've listened to.

I take in information much more visually, and am easily put off by a lot of voices, so there is also that. Plus I just enjoy the act of reading so much more and I really don't think you can get a full, personal appreciation of the writing if it's filtered through someone else's interpretation of it. I'll also disregard any review that's based on an audio-book,as I don't think that it's a fair reflection on the book itself. I'd love if Goodreads had a separate section for audio-book reviews!

Probably sounds a bit snobby, but one thing I've learned in my time using Goodreads is that I am really anti-audiobook :p

[Margret, Caladan Brood Face]

I can see disregarding negative views based on the audio because it is so narrator dependent but I hope you still consider positive reviews as worthy of your attention. Just because I was doing zen tasks like running a rototiller while listening doesn't mean I wasn't paying attention!

[Seán]

Margret wrote: "I can see disregarding negative views based on the audio because it is so narrator dependent but I hope you still consider positive reviews as worthy of your attention. Just because I was doing zen..."

Hehe, oh I know the information's still coming through! And I can still appreciate a good audio-book review, but I don't think of it as a review of the actual book, which is why I'd love to see a separate section. The reviews are still useful to get a sense of the book and the story, but writing style is so important to me and that can just be lost by the narrator.

I'm not looking to discredit any audio-book reviews, just saying that they're a different category in my eyes.

[Margret, Caladan Brood Face]

I get you, and I am at the opposite side of the spectrum where if I find a good narrator I try to follow what they narrate.

You may find your audio portfolio increasing post baby despite your best efforts ;)... April right? That's when my oldest kid was born

[Niki Hawkes, I made it past GOTM... barely]

I was actually thinking I get more from the writing style when listening because the narrators slow things down and really make me take time to appreciate it. I also think it allows more freedom for my brain to analyze the craft of storytelling than when I read it. Maybe you just haven't let yourself listen to the good ones yet. ;)

That said, I do tend to feel more immersed in the book when I'm physically reading it, so maybe that's the difference for me.

[Seán]

@Margret: That may well be true! 30th April is the date, so we're nearly there :)

@Niki: I'll just respectfully disagree :) I'm also super picky with voices and sounds in general, so one little nuance in the narrator's voice that I don't like just turns me off. But again, this is completely personal preference and I am in no way saying 'audio-books suck and no one should listen to them.'

The point on the separate review section for them though I will stand by as being objectively the better way to do things :p

[Margret, Caladan Brood Face]

Hey same due date! He was 4 weeks early though haha. Good times good times

[Tammie]

Sean wrote: "Laura wrote: "now jokes aside guys (girls obviously included:)), do you recommend audio books?
I am ashamed to admit but this is the truth, I didn't even know they existed until last year and neve..."

I understand your view point on audio books. I'm very selective when I listen to them. I also much prefer the experience of sitting down and actually reading the words. I feel like it's a more intimate experience than if I'm listening to someone else tell the story. I also tend to like the way I picture the voices sounding in my own head instead of the way the narrator makes them sound. When I choose to listen to an audio book it's either because I'm going on a road trip and I want something to listen to while I''m driving, or I feel a disconnect with a book and just want to get through it faster, or it's a reread.

[Niki Hawkes, I made it past GOTM... barely]

To each his (or her) own I guess haha

[Laura]

Thank you so much guys:))! And thank you Nicky for the list. I have read more than half of the series on it already but I'll give it a try with one of the others. You never know how something is until you try right:). I have already marked what all of you agreed was good audio book and I'll choose from there. audio won't allow me to read all the time however, as I have to always pay attention to my child also when i'm doing something else and can't afford keeping headphones on. but they would allow me to read when we travel. that is true. So I'll give a try:)).

[Niki Hawkes, I made it past GOTM... barely]

I'm glad it was somewhat helpful. :) you'll have to try a few and tell us what you think.

[Laura]

that's a deal.:)