What Books Are You Listening To? Showing 451-500 of 1,555

[Michael]

John I do most of my reading on audio but so many in my to read list esp. in the horror genre are not on audio.

[John]

I understand. I have quite a wide-ranging taste so my audiobooks (and my physical ones) are from right across the spectrum. I didn't mean to babble on about King; it's just that when I hear his name it hits a nerve! I'm listening to Poppet by Mo Hayder at the moment. A terrific thriller set partly in a lunatic asylum. Check it out.

[Michael]

read Birdman and enjoyed it gave it 4* will have get back into the Caffery series.

You are on the money about King this was is no exception, at least 250 pages about the main characters life from age 6 to his twenties. it is autobiographical he plays guitar, has a terrible motorcycle accident. he makes so many references to songs of the fifties, sixties and seventies. I can relate to them because that was my era but a younger reader may have some problems.

[John]

I never thought about that, Michael. King does like referring to old songs. He did it in the early days as well. Of course, the younger generation will no doubt be a bit lost. I believe he writes while belting out thumping rock tunes... I don't know how he does it!

[Latasha]

it was ok, more of the same, really. right now I'm listening to it's ok. I didn't like how it skipped around to different POV's in the beginning.

[Char]

I'm listening to a full cast dramatization of Neil Gaiman's The Graveyard Book. It's utterly charming.

[Latasha]

Charlene wrote: "I'm listening to a full cast dramatization of Neil Gaiman's The Graveyard Book. It's utterly charming."

that's on my to read list! I finished The Bad Place. wow, was it weird!

[Walter]

Finished The Modern Scholar- Odyssey of the West II- From Athens to Rome and the Gospels. Now listening to The Modern Scholar - Odyssey Of The West III (3) The Medieval World

[Char]

Latasha, The Graveyard Book was utterly charming. Sorry you didn't like the Koontz book. :(

I started The Time Machine.

[John]

Who's the narrator of your Time Machine, Latasha? The best one I listened to was the actor Robert Hardy. This was years ago and was a library rental. I've since tried to get my hands on it again, but have failed miserably. The best time travel book ever, in my opinion.

[Tressa]

I commute more with my son now, so I've started up listening to audios in the car with him. We started No Talking yesterday and he's enthralled. He has read another book by the author and really liked it, and he's planning on reading this one too because it's on his AR list. I told him we could start another audio but he wants to listen and read it.

Two other ones I checked out are Tuck Everlasting, a favorite childhood book of mine, and Lunch-Box Dream.

I downloaded the audio for Gillian Flynn's Sharp Objects today and will start listening to that. I'm about to start reading her Dark Places.

[Char]

John wrote: "Who's the narrator of your Time Machine, Latasha? The best one I listened to was the actor Robert Hardy. This was years ago and was a library rental. I've since tried to get my hands on it again..."

It was me that listened to The Time Machine and it was narrated by Bernard Mayes. I love the story, but I hated this narrator. He just about put me to sleep.

[jb]

I got A Christmas Carol narrated by Tim Curry on audible. It's so fun to listen to him narrate.

[John]

Charlene, I apologise. Thank you.

[Char]

Jenn, that sounds fun. :)

[Char]

John, no need for apologies.
I wish I had heard the version you did.

[jb]

I love when I get a Tim Curry narrated book. He did a part in Dracula. It was wonderful.

[Kate]

jennbunny wrote: "I got A Christmas Carol narrated by Tim Curry on audible. It's so fun to listen to him narrate."

I listened to this at Christmas, he was amazing. :D

[Tressa]

I NEVER get sick of A Christmas Carol in any way, shape, or form.

[jb]

I feel the same. A Christmas Carol is a timeless book. Such a good story. I even like the movie Scrooged with Bill Murray.

[K4tie]

Thumbs up on Scrooged :)

[Tressa]

You know that odd feeling you get when you are several chapters into a book with kind of a generic title and you finally realize you've read it before? Well, I was listening to Sharp Objects and it dawned on me that I had read this last year. So now I'm listening to Blackbird House even though I read it back when it came out. It's one of my favorite books so I wanted to hear it read aloud.

[John]

Tressa, I do the same myself. Ever since I was a young child I have loved being read to. Also, a lot of the audiobooks which I buy I have read years ago.

[Char]

I'm listening to Innocents Lost by Michael McBride.

[Tressa]

Looks good, Charlene.

John, when the narrator's voice is just right, I love being lulled into a good story. It's almost like an out-of-body experience. Luckily I can still drive without killing anyone.

Sometimes it's best to revisit favorite books through an audio. I feel I can let the mood of the story wash over me without concentrating and getting bogged down on the details and characters I may forget. But I've also enjoyed audios for books I've never read before.

Last year I painted 12 dining room chairs while being engrossed with Mystic River; the narrator did an excellent job. And I painted a room while listening to The Martian Chronicles.

[John]

Tressa, you're a woman after my own heart.

[Tressa]

LOL!

[jb]

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow is still free on audible.

[Latasha]

I just listened to The Birds and I loved it!! I think this is the first thing I've read by her and I have not seen the movie. my library had the audio production so if your interested, check yours to see if they have it. it's very good!

[Tressa]

So funny that I think of The Birds only in movie form and not book/audio. Must be an interesting book to listen to.

I just finished the excellent Blackbird House and there were different readers for every chapter, and they all did a good job.

Mrs. Dalloway has been on my TBR list for so many years, and I started listening to it this morning. Not sure if I just wasn't paying attention, but it was hard to stay focused on the story. Hope it's not too dull for me and I can finally mark it off my list.

[Latasha]

actually, I've never seen the movie. I know right?!

[Char]

Latasha wrote: "I just listened to The Birds and I loved it!! I think this is the first thing I've read by her and I have not seen the movie. my library had the audio production so if your intereste..."

I'm going to do that!!

I'm still listening to Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal. It's flat out hilarious.

[Latasha]

oh I bet it is!! I've listened to 2 Christopher Moore books and they were so funny!

[John]

Poppet by Mo Hayder

[Char]

I finished Lamb and now I'm onto Damned by Chuck P. (I can never spell his last name right.)

[Latasha]

I know who your talking about. Haunted is on my to read list, it has been for a while.

[sonya]

I'm listening to the outlander

[Eileen]

Sonya wrote: "I'm listening to the outlander"

Enjoy Sonya!! One of my all-time favorites.

[Shawn]

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[Char]

I'm listening to Bossypants and laughing like hell.

[Latasha]

The Girl with All the Gifts for the monthly listen. I'm really liking it so far!

[Latasha]

I found a (so far) good recording of paradise lost on iTunes. I've only listened to the first part but i liked it. here's the link if anyone else is interested:

https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/p...

[Michael]

as I posted on Currently reading thread

[Char]

Michael wrote: "as I posted on Currently reading thread "

I LOVED this one, Michael! I hope you do too. It's a brutal story.

[Char]

I finished listening to The House of Silk: A Sherlock Holmes Novel and now I'm listening to The Dreaming Jewels. So far, so good!

[Michael]

@ Charlene it is brutal esp. in the context of the victims. But it has me riveted.

[Char]

Michael wrote: "@ Charlene it is brutal esp. in the context of the victims. But it has me riveted."

I know EXACTLY what you're saying.

[Latasha]

I'm listening to omg I love this narrator!!! I'm about 20% into it..40+ hrs?! but I'm really, really enjoying it!

[Walter]

Listening to The Modern Scholar: Odyssey of the West IV : Toward Enlightenment, a classical education through the great books and fourth in a seven lecture series, as my commute book.

[Char]

I'm starting the audio of Gone Girl.