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HarryT,
I liked the Harry Potter ending as well and I am glad that I stayed with the series to the end. Having listened to some of Stephen Fry's radio programs before, I can imagine that he would be perfectly suited as a narrator for the audio book. Perhaps I will give an audio edition of HP a try soon.
nekokami,
biking and listening to audio books is a dangerous combination. The earplugs and the voice of the narrator will blank out quite a bit of the surrounding environment making it more dangerous when you're in traffic.
I experimented with different volume levels and headphone/earplug combinations but in the end decided, that it wasn't worth it. Turning the sound volume down far enough so that I still felt enough awareness for traffic left the story immersion experience wanting (if that is proper English).
Jogging is different because you are much slower and can usually stay farther away from vehicle traffic than you can with a bike (at least if you want to go at bike speeds).
Then again I might be just overcautious and you would not consider it dangerous, at all.
fryandlaurie
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