04-04-2013, 05:45 AM | #61 |
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Can't stand audio books myself they go so slow compared to the speed I read at, I get very bored very quickly in fact I don't think I've ever got through the first chapter with one.
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04-04-2013, 05:49 AM | #62 |
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You should try listening to the Harry Potter books as suggested in one of the earlier posts. I just started the second book, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets narrated by Jim Dale and he really does a fantastic job and I've only listened to the first chapter. I just finished listening to the dramatized version of Watership Down and I immensely enjoyed it. So try listening to more than one audiobook before making a decision and make sure you choose a good narrator.
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04-04-2013, 07:41 AM | #63 |
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Audio books would simply be too slow for me. However, I'm leaning toward trying one.
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04-04-2013, 11:07 AM | #64 |
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It's really quite different being read to or reading yourself. I'm a very fast reader, but am happy to listen to an audiobook which goes at a much slower pace.
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04-04-2013, 12:21 PM | #65 |
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at the gym
I listen to audiobooks all the time at the gym which I attend regularly or when I am walking in the street. Everything depends on the reader. If you get readers like Jim Dale, Jon Rubenstein or Jim Broadbent (whom I am listening to currently) the experience is that of a fine theatrical performance. Go to Audible.com and find out. If on the other hand, you listen to the audible version provided by the Kindle or the Gutenberg project, you will be disappointed or worse, because these versions are computer generated.
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04-04-2013, 01:25 PM | #66 |
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I have been on the fence about trying audiobooks. I've been to audible.com quite a few times, but haven't pulled the trigger as of yet. This thread has been very instructive to me. I do quite a few things that would be conducive to audiobooks. Commuting an hour each way for work. I ride my exercise bike daily, so I could do it then as well. I just need a small push!!!
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04-04-2013, 01:52 PM | #67 |
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I think Audible offers a free book or two if you join. Is that a sufficient push?
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04-04-2013, 02:43 PM | #68 |
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I read a lot of books, physical and e-books. I didn't like audio books, but since I couldn't read while using the weight machines at the 'Y' I kept trying. As several people have suggested, start with books you know. I started with some books I like to reread occasionally, moved onto the Jim Dale - Harry Potter series (also read in book form). The narrator is very important. Audible has a sample button so you can get an idea of how the narrator sounds. There is some zany current 'radio' drama from ZBS that I like.
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The only audiobooks I have ever tried were for Shakespeare plays that I was already familiar with. They were fine but not as good as seeing the plays. I don't know if I would have been able to follow an unfamiliar play using sound alone.
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I usually have the speed at 1.3x to 1.4x, depending on the narrator. If it's a complex book or if I'm too sleepy to process the words as fast, I can turn it down. It's great! |
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Soooo - I tried again with the audio books. I have the Audible App on my Android and a bunch of classics I got for free. So when I went to pick up my crochet project, I kicked off Jane Eyre.
I left the speed at 1x because I wanted to hear the natural speed of the speaker. The experience was quite good. In fact, this book would be great to read. Don't know if there are any Jane Eyre fans out there, but my mother told me that although she enjoyed many period works (like Austen for example), Jane Eyre was a book that she could re-read many times. That's why I picked the book. I don't really have time to read it at the moment, but I can listen to it at the times I can't read. I definitely couldn't read and crochet - that would be a disaster. |
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