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 Posted: Thu Jan 18, 2007 9:10 pm
floatey948 Ugh, I can't stand them. I think it's lame that there's the same voice for every character. Are the voices different in your head as you read, or are they merely variations of your own voice?
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Posted: Wed Jan 24, 2007 6:13 pm
I guess it depends on whether you like hearing your own voice or that of another in your head. I've listened to countless audio books of Shakespeare's works and that has really helped me with English class. I also listened to The Count of Monte Cristo, that wasn't too bad, a little confusing since there are many characters and only one person narrating them all...but mostly i've had a good experience with audio books.
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Posted: Sat Feb 03, 2007 1:41 pm
It depends, sometimes when I'm sick and have trouble seeing, the audio books are the only thing I can handle, and sometimes the audio book is a biography that I have read for school and wouldn't have time to read it with my other homework and the reading for fun.
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Posted: Thu Feb 22, 2007 1:47 pm
I would rather read a paperback than listen to an audio book. If I were driving, I would rather just put on the radio. I can't concentrate on a book while driving enough to enjoy the story.
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Posted: Fri Feb 23, 2007 12:18 am
Itchy Goat I have trouble paying attention to spoken language, so I usually stick to text. Same here, though some people are mostly auditory, and audiobooks are just the thing for them. Those with dyslexia also find much help in them. Being visual, I've only listened to those that other people bought for me and some belonging to family. The narrator makes a huge difference. The first audio book I really liked was Leonard Nimoy reading a Trek novel (I'm a trekkie, hang me...). It was great to listen to because he imitated the other characters' voices and vocal mannerisms perfectly. I've listened to other audiobooks done by actors and many of them seem to be quite better than most because they take cues from the text in voicing the different characters. For some reason when an author reads their own text the result is inconsistant.
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Posted: Sat Feb 24, 2007 8:42 am
I like getting audio books of short stories. They're easy listening and very awesome.
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Posted: Wed May 09, 2007 9:20 am
Has anyone ever tried audiobooks with more than one reader? I know there's a Redwall book out there that's full-cast, and several of Tamora Pierce's books are full-cast. I find them more like listening to a play that way, and then there's no confusion about who's speaking (though some readers do a good job of making each person sound different).
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Posted: Thu May 10, 2007 7:20 pm
OliviaFalconer Has anyone ever tried audiobooks with more than one reader? I know there's a Redwall book out there that's full-cast, and several of Tamora Pierce's books are full-cast. I find them more like listening to a play that way, and then there's no confusion about who's speaking (though some readers do a good job of making each person sound different).
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Romantic Conversationalist
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Posted: Sun May 13, 2007 9:22 am
I like reading out loud to myself for some reason, it makes it alot better than a audio book, and since I'm Norwegian, when I'm reading English books it improves my pronounciation...
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Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2007 7:56 pm
I like some audio books, like the one for Stephen King's Needful Things. The actors really got into character for that. Harry Potter, Maximum Ride, and The Great Gatsby were alright too. Some audio books aren't all that good, but most I listen to are pretty good in comparison. I usually stick to text, but audio is fun sometimes.
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Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2007 7:49 pm
Hehe, I listen to them as I go to sleep and when I'm in a car. My favorite to listen are the Star Wars books, both because they're often read by C3-PO himself and because actually reading them makes me want to kill people. It isn't the best stuff, you know. Although Karen Traviss's wasn't all that bad.
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Posted: Sat Jul 14, 2007 12:27 am
I listen to Mur Lafferty's podcast on I Should be Writing. she has two audio books out, called Heaven and Hell. I've been meaning to check them out, and I would recommend her.
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Posted: Fri Nov 16, 2007 10:02 pm
I have all of the Harry Potter books on CD. I like the narrator's voice. I drove down to N. Carolina alone and listening to it on my CD. It kept me from getting bored. I have The Mist on cassette. It's with 3D sound. I loved it
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Posted: Fri Nov 16, 2007 10:04 pm
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Posted: Mon Jul 14, 2008 11:07 pm
I have checked out the audio for "Bag of Bones" by Stephen King about two years ago... and I only did it because I couldn't finish the damn book on my own! I felt so embarrassed, but it was difficult to get into, so I had to give myself a little boost. Of course, I read along so I could easily understand and after a few chapters, I was able to get back on my feet.
Plus, listening to good 'Ol Mr.King narrate had me melting. twisted
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