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Originally Posted by Sidelle
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So, anyways... I have a serious question for the busy people who use audiobooks for reasons of convenience and/or lack of free time to sit down with a book... If you suddenly had more time and it didn't make a difference in your life either way, which method would you prefer the most? Old-school or audiobook?
I have yet to try the audiobook thing. I'm concerned that there is too much potential for stories that I love to become corny and ridiculous with someone reading every word aloud while changing character voices, playing out dramatic scenes, etc... (They do change character voices, right? Cuz I really don't know. [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.])
I also wonder if audiobooks ever make a listener feel awkward during certain stories. [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.] |
They're best for stuff like listening to stuff while you're doing stuff. This way you can read a novel while you're doing the mindless grind of farming bone chips, camping Quillmane's ph, doing the
dishes, shoveling snow, or riding your bike because the cops took your license.
First book I got my hands(ears) on was Silence of the Lambs as read by Kathy Bates. I've listened to two 28-hour unabridged novels(Kite Runner and A Thousand Splendid Suns Read by the author, Khaled Hosseini) and books with two different voice actors doing separate recordings (the Fault in our Stars, read by the author John Green by popular demand, and another by an actress) and ones read by an entire cast of phenomenal actors(Ender's Game).
Does it get awkward with a male reader doing female parts? Only for the reader. This is why John Green hired someone to read his, since the main character was a 16-year-old girl and he was afraid it would be weird. You'll see; actors just change their inflection and tone for different gender characters. It's not done to a ridiculous amount.
EXCEPT..... one notable exception was 50 Shades of Grey as read by Gilbert Gotfried.