What are we listening to? (audiobooks) - Page 93

Tarana · 10-16-2015, 02:17 PM

I am currently listening to On Basilisk Station by David Weber. The first 1/3 of the book is slow and somewhat boring. Really picked up after that.

I'm not thrilled with the reader's choice of voice for Honor Harrington. Sounds too little girlish. But, I'm over that... just letting you know to expect that.

ApK · 10-16-2015, 02:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Tarana

I'm not thrilled with the reader's choice of voice for Honor Harrington. Sounds too little girlish. But, I'm over that... just letting you know to expect that.

I assume you're listening to the edition read by Allyson Johnson?
I happened to like her performance, though I see that a great many folks rather hated it.

There is another version out there (from cassette I think) read by Madelyn Buzzard. I've heard part of it, and she does sound more mature and serious, but I preferred Johnson.

pwalker8 · 10-16-2015, 03:35 PM

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Originally Posted by CRussel

I'm like you, I tend to love the idea of getting really big books for a single credit. But then I'm listening to the same book for a long time unless I'm traveling.

I generally go for books that I'm interested in, rather than worry about the length of the book. I have such a backlong of books that it would take me over a month of listening 24x7 to get through them all. I have a several of audiobooks that I want to pick up, the new Riordan, the new Butcher and a couple of the new Weber books, but I want to whittle down the pile a bit first. Maybe in a month or so, I'll go on another buying spree.

pwalker8 · 10-16-2015, 03:38 PM

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Originally Posted by ApK

I assume you're listening to the edition read by Allyson Johnson?
I happened to like her performance, though I see that a great many folks rather hated it.

There is another version out there (from cassette I think) read by Madelyn Buzzard. I've heard part of it, and she does sound more mature and serious, but I preferred Johnson.

I have really gotten use to Allyson Johnson over the years. To a certain extent, I think that it's a matter of expectation rather than lack of talent.

CRussel · 10-16-2015, 07:52 PM

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Originally Posted by ApK

I assume you're listening to the edition read by Allyson Johnson?
I happened to like her performance, though I see that a great many folks rather hated it.

There is another version out there (from cassette I think) read by Madelyn Buzzard. I've heard part of it, and she does sound more mature and serious, but I preferred Johnson.

I've never seen the cassette version, but I admit I wasn't a fan of Ms. Johnson. If for no other reason that her pronunciation of several key words that were just OFF. But one does learn to endure it.

pwalker8 · 10-25-2015, 07:07 AM

Just completed King Kelson's Bride, the last of Katherine Kurtz's Deryni audiobooks in my list and the last of them in chronological order. Who knows, depending on how the Childe Morgan cycle does, they will go back and record the Camber Cycle.

Next up is Larry Correia's Swords of Exodus, the second of the Dead Six series.

Catlady · 10-25-2015, 11:52 AM

I just finished Linwood Barclay's most recent domestic thriller, Broken Promise. I'd been putting off reading it because I knew that it was going to leave loose ends that will be dealt with in a follow-up novel next spring, but I finally couldn't resist anymore. The story was fun to listen to, even though the part of it that was resolved was rather predictable.

This is another book that used what seems to be a currently popular technique of a first-person narration and a third-person narration by two different performers. (Happily, neither of them was Scott Brick, who seems to be the narrator on every other book I listen to in this genre!)

Barclay reuses a lot of characters from previous books, which are usually set in an upstate New York community called Promise Falls. Most of the references to events in past books are kept vague, though, so it doesn't matter if you've read them.

Now I'm waiting for Tuesday's release of James Kaplan's The Chairman, the second and last installment of his massive Frank Sinatra biography. Ohhhh, Frankie!

CRussel · 10-25-2015, 04:54 PM

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Originally Posted by CRussel

I'm stuck in my own 36 hour marathon with Tai-Pan. And a new 32 hour David Weber Safehold book. Sigh. I need more time to be able to listen!

STILL stuck in Tai-Pan. It's not that I'm not enjoying it, but I just don't seem to have much time to listen. And now I have multiple Audible books backed up to read.

pwalker8 · 10-25-2015, 06:48 PM

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Originally Posted by CRussel

STILL stuck in Tai-Pan. It's not that I'm not enjoying it, but I just don't seem to have much time to listen. And now I have multiple Audible books backed up to read.

Time for a road trip!

CRussel · 10-25-2015, 07:14 PM

Yup!! Got a couple coming up, so I'm covered. But meanwhile, I may just need to take a break from it and read one of the other books in my library.

issybird · 10-26-2015, 12:00 PM

I finished up Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, which was quite dishy and entertaining, although I had expected a little more substance - not that it was substance-free, just the balance was not ideal for my interests.

And what a relief, because having finished that, I cleared the decks of current listens for the first time in over two months! I've moved on to Seven Years in Tibet. Great story, pity the prose in on the pedestrian side. Still, I'm so glad of the change from my long-term listens.

And Frederick Davidson's reading of Kidnapped was a pleasure as expected.

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Originally Posted by CRussel

STILL stuck in Tai-Pan. It's not that I'm not enjoying it, but I just don't seem to have much time to listen. And now I have multiple Audible books backed up to read.

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Originally Posted by CRussel

Yup!! Got a couple coming up, so I'm covered. But meanwhile, I may just need to take a break from it and read one of the other books in my library.

I had to break up Moses. Much as I liked it, it turned into a slog at times and was improved by coming back to it with fresh ears.

I'm going to stick to shorter works for a bit, where I can anticipate the end as I cue it up.

CRussel · 10-26-2015, 12:48 PM

Yup, I think I'm going to do that. I've got a little 10 hour read (a new Mercedes Lackey Valdemar book) that I just got, and that will be perfect to break things up. Then I'll go back to Tai-Pan for the trip next week.

ETA: I also realize I still have the Nadia May narration of Cranford to listen to. That should be fun and a good read. Sigh. Too many books, not enough time. I'm going to have to get serious about knitting again this winter.

CRussel · 11-02-2015, 02:43 PM

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Originally Posted by CRussel

Yup, I think I'm going to do that. I've got a little 10 hour read (a new Mercedes Lackey Valdemar book) that I just got, and that will be perfect to break things up. Then I'll go back to Tai-Pan for the trip next week.

ETA: I also realize I still have the Nadia May narration of Cranford to listen to. That should be fun and a good read. Sigh. Too many books, not enough time. I'm going to have to get serious about knitting again this winter.

Yeah, finished Tai-Pan. A good book, but I did not enjoy it nearly as much as Shogun. I suspect it may be a while before I read his others.

Started reading Closer to the Heart, the latest Valdemar novel from Mercedes Lackey. This story arc is a continuation of Mags' story, and I'm actually enjoying it quite a bit. The narrator is Nick Podehl, and he's good, but not great. Still, certainly a change from the founding of Hong Kong!

issybird · 11-02-2015, 05:44 PM

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I've moved on to Seven Years in Tibet. Great story, pity the prose in on the pedestrian side.

Finished and it was absolutely fascinating. One wonders what a Patrick Leigh Fermor or Eric Newby would have made of the same material.

I'm now listening to The Violent Bear It Away by Flannery O'Connor, as both books I wanted to listen to next are awaiting a pronouncement from Audible about the November promotion before I buy them.

WT Sharpe · 11-02-2015, 06:18 PM

Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami, although I may read some of it on my Kindle. It's the MR Book Club selection this month, and with everything else on my plate, I didn't feel like reading a 656 page book when I could be listening to a 656 book while solving jigsaw puzzles. It's pretty interesting, so far, with a government investigation into why all the children on a field trip fell into a trance during which their eyes followed some action no one else could see, a fellow who converses with cats, and a runaway youth named Kafka because, hey! why not?

10-26-2015, 12:48 PM	#1392
CRussel (he/him/his) Posts: 12,296 Karma: 80074820 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Sunshine Coast, BC Device: Oasis (Gen3),Paperwhite (Gen10), Voyage, Paperwhite(orig), iPad Air M3	Yup, I think I'm going to do that. I've got a little 10 hour read (a new Mercedes Lackey Valdemar book) that I just got, and that will be perfect to break things up. Then I'll go back to *Tai-Pan* for the trip next week. ETA: I also realize I still have the Nadia May narration of Cranford to listen to. That should be fun and a good read. Sigh. Too many books, not enough time. I'm going to have to get serious about knitting again this winter. Last edited by CRussel; 10-26-2015 at 12:51 PM. Reason: added Cranford

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Tarana Wizard Posts: 4,040 Karma: 38840460 Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Minneapolis Device: PWSE, Voyage, K3, HDX, KBasic 7 & 8, Nook Glo3, Echos, Nanos	I am currently listening to On Basilisk Station by David Weber. The first 1/3 of the book is slow and somewhat boring. Really picked up after that. I'm not thrilled with the reader's choice of voice for Honor Harrington. Sounds too little girlish. But, I'm over that... just letting you know to expect that.

10-25-2015, 07:07 AM	#1386
pwalker8 Grand Sorcerer Posts: 7,196 Karma: 70314280 Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Atlanta, GA Device: iPad Pro, iPad mini, Kobo Aura, Amazon paperwhite, Sony PRS-T2	Just completed King Kelson's Bride, the last of Katherine Kurtz's Deryni audiobooks in my list and the last of them in chronological order. Who knows, depending on how the Childe Morgan cycle does, they will go back and record the Camber Cycle. Next up is Larry Correia's Swords of Exodus, the second of the Dead Six series.

10-25-2015, 11:52 AM	#1387
Catlady Grand Sorcerer Posts: 7,419 Karma: 52613881 Join Date: Oct 2010 Device: Kindle Fire, Kindle Paperwhite, AGPTek Bluetooth Clip	I just finished Linwood Barclay's most recent domestic thriller, Broken Promise. I'd been putting off reading it because I knew that it was going to leave loose ends that will be dealt with in a follow-up novel next spring, but I finally couldn't resist anymore. The story was fun to listen to, even though the part of it that was resolved was rather predictable. This is another book that used what seems to be a currently popular technique of a first-person narration and a third-person narration by two different performers. (Happily, neither of them was Scott Brick, who seems to be the narrator on every other book I listen to in this genre!) Barclay reuses a lot of characters from previous books, which are usually set in an upstate New York community called Promise Falls. Most of the references to events in past books are kept vague, though, so it doesn't matter if you've read them. Now I'm waiting for Tuesday's release of James Kaplan's The Chairman, the second and last installment of his massive Frank Sinatra biography. Ohhhh, Frankie!

10-25-2015, 07:14 PM	#1390
CRussel (he/him/his) Posts: 12,296 Karma: 80074820 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Sunshine Coast, BC Device: Oasis (Gen3),Paperwhite (Gen10), Voyage, Paperwhite(orig), iPad Air M3	Yup!! Got a couple coming up, so I'm covered. But meanwhile, I may just need to take a break from it and read one of the other books in my library.

11-02-2015, 06:18 PM	#1395
WT Sharpe Bah, humbug! Posts: 39,072 Karma: 157049943 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Chesapeake, VA, USA Device: Kindle Oasis, iPad Pro, & a Samsung Galaxy S9.	Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami, although I may read some of it on my Kindle. It's the MR Book Club selection this month, and with everything else on my plate, I didn't feel like reading a 656 page book when I could be listening to a 656 book while solving jigsaw puzzles. It's pretty interesting, so far, with a government investigation into why all the children on a field trip fell into a trance during which their eyes followed some action no one else could see, a fellow who converses with cats, and a runaway youth named Kafka because, hey! why not?

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