What book are you reading?

[Sidelle]

Originally Posted by Ahldagor [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

casual listener scum get out of our reading thread.

^^Lol.

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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.]

[Tradesonred]

Originally Posted by Sidelle [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

^^Lol.

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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.]

It really depends on the reader. Neuromancer is read by William Gibson himself and i really enjoyed it. It has a music for different scenes, electronic music, well done. Same with the dark tower audio book. Some are just a robot reader and those are really bad, and i had to stop the audio book version of Menzoberanzzan because the reader was unbearable. Kinda depends how much effort was put into it.

[Ahldagor]

Originally Posted by Dr. Edge [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I read so freaking much tech stuff and text books for school.
I enjoy zoning out to a good audiobook to relax

really lame excuse

[Crede]

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Great book. Thank you for telling me about this Shawshank Redemption:

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"'The Count of Monte Cristo', by Alexander Dumbass." - Hayward

[Sarajo]

Originally Posted by Sidelle [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

^^Lol.

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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.

[Millburn]

Originally Posted by Tradesonred [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

It really depends on the reader. Neuromancer is read by William Gibson himself and i really enjoyed it. It has a music for different scenes, electronic music, well done. Same with the dark tower audio book. Some are just a robot reader and those are really bad, and i had to stop the audio book version of Menzoberanzzan because the reader was unbearable. Kinda depends how much effort was put into it.

Man it can not be stressed enough how much of a difference the reader makes when it comes to audiobooks. The Wheel of Time has some of the best readers (they're a husband and wife pair who switch out who's reading depending on if the chapter is from the perspective of a man or woman) I've ever listened to and that's literally the only way I can get through the middle books in the series anymore.

[Dr. Edge]

Michael Kramer and Kate Reading do the WOT series, they're awesome

[Sidelle]

I'm gonna try an audiobook one of these days just to see what it's all about. Thx for infoz.

[Hailto]

This thread isn't about audiobooks, more book recommendations.

[Abbot]

Originally Posted by Hailto [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

This thread isn't about audiobooks, more book recommendations.

I like audio books. I rememeber my first audio book. It was James Earl Jones reading The Raven. Ever since that .. I try for audio books whenever feasible.

I recommend the audio book The Raven as read by James Earl Jones. Audio books.



audio books.