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Originally Posted by Larla
Do you mean a 20+ page soliloquy by John Galt is easier to get through by listening?
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Absolutely!
I listened to "Atlas Shrugged" maybe a decade ago. I'd read it every 10 or 12 years since I was a teenager. That long speech, and as I recall it was quite a bit more than 20 pages, was fun to listen to. It wasn't that much fun to read.
I listened to the narration by Christopher Hurt, which was done in his own unique manner and it was so well done that when I read it again I'm sure I'll listen. I've always admired Rand's writing if not her philosophy but in this narration it struck me for the first time that this was a little like viewing a black and white comic. It was extremely visual. I usually visualize in color but this came through in beautiful black and white. it was quite an experience.
There aren't many audiobooks that I prefer to reading but there are a few and this was certainly one of them.
"The Fountainhead", my favorite Rand book, wasn't that way at all. Reading it was a lot like listening.
Barry