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Bxrlover wrote: "Couldn't take one more minute of this one. Waaaaaaaaaaaay too academic and dry for my liking. If it appeals to anyone other than scientists I would be surprised (I am a big Bryson fan AND an RN who is fascinated by science!!). Oh well.I tried this one and gave up on it, too. I suspect it was a much more interesting read in traditional format than on audio.
Working on Black Swan Green. The slang was a bit difficult at the beginning but now I am enjoying it.
I'm re-listening to the seven books in the Chief Inspector Gamache/Three Pines Mysteries by Louise Penny. It isn't often that a mystery is as good the second time when listenned to back to back immediately after the first listen, but all of these are. I had to re-listen, I didn't want to leave Three Pines! The narrator is perfect for Gamache's old-world persona and Louise Penny's prose is stunning, charming, funny, and even poetic.
I'm listening to Wanda McCaddon (a/k/a Nadia May) read The Secret Scripture, having to pay careful attention as the protagonist's Irish accent is rather heavy.
HiI use EBSCOhost a lot but It seems to be unavailable to me today.
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Xe: It really should have gone in the Promotions folder - the quarterly threads are intended for discussing what folks are currently reading. There's no way to drag and drop items there, so we'll leave this alone ... and now you know. John
Bxrlover wrote: "Started A Short History of Nearly Everything and the jury is still out. I didn't expect it to be so scientific ( despite the blatantly obvious description and cover graphic...)."I'm listening to his At Home: A Short History of Private Life and it seems to go off in tagents regularly, almost leaving domestic life behind completely. At least I don't find his narration of his own books off-putting as so many seem to do.
John wrote: "Xe: It really should have gone in the Promotions folder - the quarterly threads are intended for discussing what folks are currently reading. There's no way to drag and drop items there, so we'll l..."So sorry, John - thanks for letting me know. I'll copy and past it over there instead and delete it from here. Should I make it it's own thread?
Yes, a thread for each specific offer as they come along - thanks!
John wrote: "Yes, a thread for each specific offer as they come along - thanks!"Done! Thanks, John :)
Oh my gosh I did not want to get out of my car at all this week I went to a conference and wish I could have driven for 2 more hours to finish A Grown-Up Kind of Pretty: A Novelby, Joshilyn Jackson narrated very well by the author and it is really good!!!!
I finished The Geography of Bliss yesterday. I enjoyed it, even liked the author narrating it. Towards the end he says that long work commutes contribute to unhappiness and that made me chuckle. I look forward to mine because that's more reading time! I'm sure many of us in this group can relate.Now I am listening to Catching Fire.
Finished 204 Rosewood Lane
Started
The Hunger Games
read hard cover but want to listen to the audible version before the movie becomes available on VUDU.
Ancestral wrote: "Bxrlover wrote: "Started A Short History of Nearly Everything and the jury is still out. I didn't expect it to be so scientific ( despite the blatantly obvious description and cover graph..."Despite the tangents I enjoyed At Home: A Short History of Private Life. I think Bryson is the perfect narrator for his books with his dry wit and melifluous voice.
By far however, In a Sunburned Country is his best novel in my humble opinion.
Bxrlover wrote: "By far however, In a Sunburned Country is his best novel in my humble opinion. ..."Is this the same as Down Under , because I like that one best, too. So much so, I sent a copy back to my Dad in Australia to read; and one to my grandmother, and one to my mother, my aunt, and so on.
Kelly wrote: "I finished The Geography of Bliss yesterday. I enjoyed it, even liked the author narrating it. Towards the end he says that long work commutes contribute to unhappiness and that made me chuckle. ..."If you liked it, then you'd probably like Weiner's new one Man Seeks God: My Flirtations with the Divine, too.
Re: Bryson ... yes, those are the same Australian (themed) book, just different titles.
I'm still in Siberia with Ian Frazier,Travels in Siberia. He's the narrator too and is not terribly good at it, but that's okay. I love the book.
Barbara - I didn't care for his narration much myself, until at least halfway through the book, if not further on.
I can highly recommend the short audio book; When the Emperor Was Divine. My review:
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
John wrote: "Kelly wrote: "I finished The Geography of Bliss yesterday. I enjoyed it, even liked the author narrating it. Towards the end he says that long work commutes contribute to unhappiness and that mad..."I will have to check that book out, thanks for the recommendation.
Kelly wrote: "I finished The Geography of Bliss yesterday. I enjoyed it, even liked the author narrating it. Towards the end he says that long work commutes contribute to unhappiness and that made me chuckle. ..."Ditto Kelly. I find myself looking for reasons to drive more...lol.
Mejix wrote: "Working on Black Swan Green. The slang was a bit difficult at the beginning but now I am enjoying it."I really enjoyed this.
John wrote: "Barbara - I didn't care for his narration much myself, until at least halfway through the book, if not further on."I've finished Travels in Siberia and enjoyed it for the most part. What is nice about Russian history is that it really is only about 250 years unlike China! I didn't mind Frazier as the narrator. Ironically I met a woman who teaches at the University of Yakut last week and another woman whose father was exiled to Siberia for 10 years! Both in the same day. And the university professor was a beautiful as Frazier described the women to be. She also described herself as being from Siberia, which is a concept as Frazier states, not a country. Thanks for the recommendation!
Finished A Grown-Up Kind of Pretty: A Novel written and narrated by, Joshilyn Jackson she is definitely the exception to the rule her narration was fantastic the book is told by 3 different POV's and each were distinct voices so you knew exactly who was speaking. you may be able to tell I loved this book 5 stars all the way!I am now re-reading The Weird Sisters by Eleanor Brown narrated by, Kirsten Potter I read it in print last year but we are reading it for book club and wanted to refresh my memory so thought I'd give the audio a try as Kirstin Potter is always a good narrator.
John and Fran, I have put Travels in Siberia on my Audible wishlist. Thanks for bringing it to my attention.
PLEASE bear in mind that it took a while for me to get into the book!
John, I listened to the sample and loved the interesting facts. I needed the slowness to think through what was being said. I am a maniac with the 30 second rewind. And it is my own fault if I don't end up liking it. i chose to put it there.
Last night I finished In the Bleak Midwinter by Julia Spencer-Fleming. I really enjoyed this suspense novel and look forward to continuing with the series. I gave this book 4 stars.Today I started listening to Paper Towns by John Green and I started reading Take This Regret by Amy Lichtenhan
Wendy T wrote: "Last night I finished In the Bleak Midwinter by Julia Spencer-Fleming. I really enjoyed this suspense novel and look forward to continuing with the series. I gave this ..."Wendy, I just have to say that I love your avatar.
I started Unbroken: A World War II Story Of Survival, Resilience, And Redemption by Laura Hillenbrand a few days ago, and at first it was slow, for me. But now I am really getting into it, and can't wait to get back when I have to stop to do other things. Edward Herrmann is the narrator, and does a good job.
I'm a big fan of Sue Grafton on audio; as I recall, they change narrators partway through, though both are pretty good.
I like the narrator for A-F (same one so far). I don't like when they change narrators up but normally I can get used to it. With mysteries (Agatha Raisin, Stephanie Plum, Goldy Bear) they have so many books in each series I am guessing it difficult to keep the same narrator.
Being an old geezer, I fondly recall the narrator of the Agatha Raisin books, Penelope Keith, from her British Comedies of a generation ago (or more!): The "Good Neighbours" ("Good Life", UK), "To the Manor Born", etc.
Janice wrote: "I started Unbroken: A World War II Story Of Survival, Resilience, And Redemption by Laura Hillenbrand a few days ago, and at first it was slow, for me. But now I am r..."This is on my TBR list. I'm not sure whether I want it in print or audio, so I'll be interested in your perspective.
Fran wrote: This is on my TBR list. I'm not sure whether I want it in print or audio, so I'll be interested in your perspective. ..."I recently listened to this (Unbroken) and thought Edward Hermann's narration was outstanding.
ok my latest update ....Devil May Care...it was ok, once I got into it. gave 3 stars
One for the Moneynot been impressed by the previous Janet Evanovichbook I tried , but I quite enjoyed this one...(would have like to have given it 3½ stars)
House RulesJodi does it again ....I loved it (It did have one unbelievable and irritating flaw to my mind,but I wont spoil the plot for you ) gave 4 stars
The Forgotten Garden...loved the way the mystery slowly got revealed throughout the whole book....4 stars
I've started Dark Matter..I'm strugling to get into it .....it may just be due to the fact that I have had lots of short listening periods...
but I really love books that grip you right from the start
Javasapien wrote: "Fran wrote: This is on my TBR list. I'm not sure whether I want it in print or audio, so I'll be interested in your perspective. ..."I recently listened to this (Unbroken) and thought Edward Her..."
I agree, it was a great narration. Also, there were parts of this book that were upsetting to me and hard to get through. I find it easier to listen than to actually read through such sections.
Frances I think the earliest Stephanie Plum books are the best.
Listened to a bunch of short stories in the The Hound of Death, not my favorites. The narrator was great though, the stores too morbid for Christie, more like Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.I'm listening to Discord's Apple on my MP3 and the cassettes of To Die For.
Javasapien wrote: "Fran wrote: This is on my TBR list. I'm not sure whether I want it in print or audio, so I'll be interested in your perspective. ..."I recently listened to this (Unbroken) and thought Edward Her..."
Fran wrote: "Janice wrote: "I started Unbroken: A World War II Story Of Survival, Resilience, And Redemption by Laura Hillenbrand a few days ago, and at first it was slow, for me. ..."
I agree, Edward Herrmann's narration is indeed outstanding. I have been both reading the text format, and listening to the audio version. I am amazed once again at how much I miss, and then pick up on, when I switch formats. I am really liking getting to have both. I really do like the print version, due to the pictures, and even a graph of the plane that shows where each different crew member would be during bombing raids. And as previously stated, the narrative version is great!
Thought y'all might like to see this post that the wonderful book blogger "Literate Housewife" has compiled of Favorite Narrators (who aren't on Audible's "A" list of Celebrity Narrators). Men will follow.She's looking for votes, so let her know who you love. (I'm at the bottom cuz it's alphabetical, not for any other reason, I'm sure :)
http://literatehousewife.com/2012/04/...
p.s. She writes lots of great audiobook reviews and leads fun challenges as well.
I'd have a tough time narrowing that list down to five.
Julie C wrote: "HiI use EBSCOhost a lot but It seems to be unavailable to me today.
Is anyone else having a problem once logged in."
Hi Julie, if you are using EBSCOhost via your county library, I believe the service has been transfered to Oneclickdigital in many areas. I can't get the software to work though, I get as far as checkout, but the book doesn't download properly. I have a open helpdesk query, but no response yet. Maybe this has happened in your area too.
Fran wrote: "Janice wrote: "I started Unbroken: A World War II Story Of Survival, Resilience, And Redemption by Laura Hillenbrand a few days ago, and at first it was slow, for me. ..."Fran, if I had to choice one format only for Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience and RedemptionUnbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience and Redemption I think I would go with the text version. It has been helpful to be able to go back and look up things I missed or didn't remember. And the pictures and plane diagram enhance the story. That being said, when I first started reading, it was slow going. Then I started the audio version, and got quickly engaged in the story, and have been hooked into it since. It has been great to have both formats, and I should probably do this more often, but is too time consuming for me to do on a regular basis.
Just finished Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine and the Murder of a President by Candice Millard. Excellent book, fine narration. Non-fiction focuses on James Garfield, the man and the president, his assassination and death, and how the times contributed to his death. Very interesting.
@ Karen, thanks for the link. I'll be sure to look for audiobooks narrated by some of these that are new to me.
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