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Originally Posted by KenFisher
Dune was one of the audiobooks that I listened to in January. It is one of my favorites. Later in the year I will listen to the next couple in the series. I hope to finish Dune Messiah and Children of Dune before the end of the year.
Ken
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Great; thanks!
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Originally Posted by issybird
I listen to a lot of longer audiobooks also because I like classics and non-fiction, and 20 hours seems to be where listening fatigue kicks in for me. The ability to speed things up on the various apps I use most - Audible, OverDrive, Downpour - is a godsend. I almost never listen to non-fiction at the base rate and even fiction can stand a slight increase, for which the Audible for Android app is best, as having the most granular settings.
I see Dune has several narrators. You can really crank it up for Scott Brick, is all I'm going to say.  |
20 hours seems just about it to me too before an audiobook seems fatiguing. Maybe I could even say anything over 15 hours. But sometimes a longer one is just so tempting!
I pretty much only use the Audible app now (for iPhone, but I may be switching to an Android soon), and I just switched from the monthly membership to the platinum yearly in January to maximise my value so seeing as I now have a boatload of credits waiting to be used I'll probably only be using that app for the foreseeable future. I know OverDrive but have never used it. I really should because you can't beat free (well, after the library membership fee). I wasn't sure what Downpour is but with a quick search I see it seems to be like Audible. What's the advantage to it versus Audible?
When there was more time, I would also speed up my audiobooks. Now, I can barely pay attention at the normal rate! This has to do with me listening to audiobooks now while doing more complex things so it's more of a challenge to listen well. I even tried the
slower rate, heh, but that just annoyed me. It made it sound like the narrators were on drugs or falling into a coma. Although, I'll keep your advice in mind and might need to take it (especially with this Brick) if I listen to Dune with its hefty length.