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Originally Posted by WT Sharpe
I should add that I'm giving this a big thumbs up. It's very much off the beaten track. I had to re-read the last chapter online after composing the post above to get the full impact of this metaphysical mystery.
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This is going on my list. One reason I'd like an audiobooks subforum is that I'd appreciate Librivox recommendations, as Librivox must be a very mixed bag.
While swimming, I've started listening to
The Mauritius Command, the fourth in the Aubrey/Maturin series, narrated by Simon Vance and it's wonderful. Among other sterling aspects, these books are so witty; I'd say lol-funny except for the swimming bit. *glug* A friend made me promise to try these books and I enjoyed the first enough to buy the whole shebang at 95% off; then when I saw the second book available immediately in audio on Overdrive I thought I'd give that a try. Those remaining 20 books will never be read. They're an even better listen than read.
While driving/walking I'm listening to
Birds Without Wings by Louis de Bernières, narrated by John Lee and equally terrific. I've bumped up the speed to 1.25X as Lee's narration is a tad slow; just the same I will look out other books by him as he's a marvelous reader.
Speaking of narrators, I'm fairly new to audiobooks and I think it's notable that so far, Simon Vance and Nadia May have provided close to two-thirds of my listens (fiction and non for both). I think they're both great, but I admit that I recently cued up another Nadia May only to realize I needed a break from her.
I love how I can consume more content with audiobooks! I'm on my 12th and 13th books since becoming a convert in March.
