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Addison - The Goblin Emperor [Jan 15, 2020]
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You're welcome :)
This actually sounds interesting and might be my only br (so far) in January lol. Joining.
Diana Stormblessed wrote: "This actually sounds interesting and might be my only br (so far) in January lol. Joining."I'm happy you will be joining us!
I loved this one too, I hope you enjoy it!
Been on my list. Audiobookin' this one.
I'm in chapter 4 and I'm bored to tears!
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Don't want to hear that... I'm falling behind on BRs... I have way too many this week... Choko & Soo just added Hawk to the pile... and Virginie & Anni added half of Armageddon Outta Here & Dark Days...
I finished. Can’t say I was a huge fan. Very slow and I found my interest waning quickly. There were some good spots and was very well written. Just too slow for my tastes.
Brian wrote: "I finished. Can’t say I was a huge fan. Very slow and I found my interest waning quickly. There were some good spots and was very well written. Just too slow for my tastes."Yes, very slow.
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Yes, ver..."
Sometimes, when I hear a book is slow, these days, I think: "3x speed will solve that ;)"
Timelord Iain wrote: "Tammie wrote: "Brian wrote: "I finished. Can’t say I was a huge fan. Very slow and I found my interest waning quickly. There were some good spots and was very well written. Just too slow for my tas..."Lol. I listen between 2.75-3.5 depending on the narrartor. I think when I listened to this one is was hoopla which only goes up to 2x.
Timelord Iain wrote: "Tammie wrote: "Brian wrote: "I finished. Can’t say I was a huge fan. Very slow and I found my interest waning quickly. There were some good spots and was very well written. Just too slow for my tas..."Hahaha
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Hoopla updated sometime around October, and now goes up to 3x... I was so happy, since I'd just started listening to everything at 3x... but you're the first confirmation about the change I've gotten...
I bought a new phone in September, and updated everything... so I couldn't remember if they added 2.5-3x options, or I just never used them before, since I hadn't tried going above, yet...
ooh I haven't used Hoopla in awhile. might again if they go that fast now.
Hoopla for me still only goes up to 2. :/
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That's weird... I have an iPhone, but usually updates like that go to all marketplaces... is there an update you can get in your app store?
Hoopla started allowing 3x speed when I got the Greenlit Audiobook app for 3x speed listening to other books... but that shouldn't be related... Greenlit uses a ton more battery than Hoopla/Audible/iBooks...
Audible goes up to 3.5x, I know...
nope, no updates. I can look into the other app. my phone is a Moto g6
How is anyone able to listen to this > 1x?! I tried 1.5 with much failure. All these goblin and elf names and history bomb dropped in the first few chapters. Feel like I need to start over already.
First audio I did at 1.5. Even when I started 1 just seemed like they were talking way too slow.
I don’t know how people can listen at 3.0 speed. Sounds like Alvin and the Chipmunks
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I tend to slow down, a bit, at the start of a new fantasy series/etc, but once I'm used to the characters, I speed it back up...
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I think that has a lot to do with how the app is speeding up the audio... what stopped me from increasing from 2x to 3x for so long, was finding an app that did it right...
Done right, 3x speed just sounds like someone speaking in a bit of a rush, without taking breaths, really... you only really noticed how sped-up it really is, when the audiobook includes music at the start/end or on chapters...
Timelord Iain wrote: "Keith wrote: "How is anyone able to listen to this > 1x?! I tried 1.5 with much failure. All these goblin and elf names and history bomb dropped in the first few chapters. Feel like I need to start..."Are you usually listening at increased speeds when commuting, or doing something brainless? I'm listening on Audible w/ Kyle McCarley as narrator and he's a pretty good pace.
I'm in chapter 9 now and I've read over 100 pages. I think I've given this book a good chance to get better, and it has improved slightly, but not enough. I'm just not into reading about the goings on of the court. I'm waiting for something big to happen. I will probably give it another chapter or so, and if nothing changes I'm going to abandon it.
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brainless & semi-brainless... driving, playing video games without important story (Action RPGs, MMOs, etc)... sometimes I even leave it playing while I'm reading/typing on GR/reddit, but not often...
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Still gonna read/try, but probably gonna do a couple other BRs first...
Tammie wrote: "Brian wrote: "I finished. Can’t say I was a huge fan. Very slow and I found my interest waning quickly. There were some good spots and was very well written. Just too slow for my tastes."Yes, ver..."
Uh oh...in that case I'll just use the 14 day reprieve and push this back a bit...I have 3 BRs s13-15 NOT counting this one. And I'm yet to start this one and Ten Thousand Doors...
Still planning on doing this tho...
Brian wrote: "I don’t know how people can listen at 3.0 speed. Sounds like Alvin and the Chipmunks"
EDIT: @Brian: I'm an audio noob (I've listened to maybe four audiobooks before this) and I'm doing the Moontide Quartet at 1.75x and got used to the pace....so much so that I have to force myself not to crank it up to 2. It's one of those things that you can never (or rather its really hard and seems extremely futile) go back to a lower setting once you get attuned and I think @Virginie was explaining how there is tech to counter the squealies...
Yeah I hear ya. I usually listen at 1.5 or 1.75 depending on narrator. 1.0 seems way too slow now. But, 3.0 I can’t understand anything on Audible. Lol
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Around 60%... it's definitely political story, and coming of age (as the reviews mention alot)...
Random comment: I seem to be reading a lot of books that Mayim rated 5 stars, lately... and it feels weird :D
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I can see why some people say nothing really happens in this book (action-wise)... maybe you just need to be in the right mood for the book... as a result of the tone, I found the book very relaxing... I was just happy with Maia's decisions in general... none of that screaming at the character in my head that some books can induce :D
At this point, I just wish the author wrote more... it doesn't seem like she's released too many things, and it took 4 years to announce a semi-sequel was in the works (different MC, same world, similar time period)... and now it's going on 6 years from release, and little seems to be known about this sequel... she DOES have an alt-historical coming out this year, tho, so I might check that out... the blurb is vague and mostly says that the book isn't what you think it is...
If the sequel ever comes out I'll BR it with you, I enjoyed this book when I read it.
Timelord Iain wrote: "So... I'm 2 minutes from the end... I think my favorite thing about this book is how Maia's growth is never really commented on... it just creeps up on you, until you suddenly realize how much more..."Just learned she's published quite a bit under her name Sarah Monette - https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...
I'm halfway through Goblin Emperor and it's refreshing reading a character like Maia. Some of the disputes brought to the emperor seem trivial and I have a vague understanding of them, hopefully I'm not penalized at the end for not knowing. I think the bridge thing will be important so trying to wrap my head around that.
Tammie wrote: "I'm in chapter 4 and I'm bored to tears!"I "ethically" started on the 30th to keep within the rules and read a couple pages...I'll wind this around all my other reads and keep my updates to the minimum...won't bomb the thread...just populate it abit in case someone else starts the book and decides to reuse this space...
If anyone is here/wants to read with me.....
*arms outstretched*
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Hawk (other topics)Armageddon Outta Here (other topics)
Dark Days (other topics)
The Goblin Emperor (other topics)
January 15, 2020.
Requested by Tammie.