What are we listening to? (audiobooks)

[Tarana]

I finished Brothers In Arms by Lois Bujold (Vorkosigan Saga). Wonderful book! Again! Gardner Grover was as usual quite excellent.

I started the latest Jodi Taylor book, but am setting it aside. Distractions between election and bad news on my eyes are just making it hard to concentrate and Chronicles of St Mary's requires some concentration as events happen fast. I think I'll do another Myrtle Clover instead. So A Body In the Trunk by Elizabeth Spann Craig will be my next listen.

[issybird]

Originally Posted by Tarana

I finished Brothers In Arms by Lois Bujold (Vorkosigan Saga). Wonderful book! Again! Gardner Grover was as usual quite excellent.

I started the latest Jodi Taylor book, but am setting it aside. Distractions between election and bad news on my eyes are just making it hard to concentrate and Chronicles of St Mary's requires some concentration as events happen fast. I think I'll do another Myrtle Clover instead. So A Body In the Trunk by Elizabeth Spann Craig will be my next listen.

I’m very sorry about your eyes. I know damage was done that couldn’t be undone, but I’d hoped that was the end of it and that they wouldn’t continue to degrade.

[Apache]

Originally Posted by Tarana

I finished Brothers In Arms by Lois Bujold (Vorkosigan Saga). Wonderful book! Again! Gardner Grover was as usual quite excellent.

I started the latest Jodi Taylor book, but am setting it aside. Distractions between election and bad news on my eyes are just making it hard to concentrate and Chronicles of St Mary's requires some concentration as events happen fast. I think I'll do another Myrtle Clover instead. So A Body In the Trunk by Elizabeth Spann Craig will be my next listen.

Sorry about your eyes. Have you looked into the National Library Service. They offer free audiobooks for those who are visually impaired. My mother has macular degeneration and loves this service. They even offer free audio players for those who are technology declined, like my 83 year old mother.
Apache

[CRussel]

Originally Posted by Apache

Sorry about your eyes. Have you looked into the National Library Service. They offer free audiobooks for those who are visually impaired. My mother has macular degeneration and loves this service. They even offer free audio players for those who are technology declined, like my 83 year old mother.
Apache

Yes, very sorry about your eyes, but a second recommendation for the National Library Service. An amazing service for those who need it.

[Apache]

I had originally wanted to set her up using Audible through an echo, but she resisted. She prefers the reader supplied by the NLS. With the mild weather we get this time of year she enjoys sitting out side while listening.
Apache

[SeaBookGuy]

A novel that's been on my TBR pile for a while: The Chaperone by Laura Moriarty - interesting story so far with excellent narration.

[pwalker8]

I still have about 4 hours on Heir of Novron. I figure I should finish it this weekend. A 30 hour book takes a while when you listen in the car but don't have to commute anymore. I still find that I tend to nod off listening when I'm not doing something else.

[Tarana]

Originally Posted by issybird

I’m very sorry about your eyes. I know damage was done that couldn’t be undone, but I’d hoped that was the end of it and that they wouldn’t continue to degrade.

The actual vision hasn't worsened at this point, but I'm taking the med with all the awful side effects to reduce optic nerve swelling to prevent more loss. It's just very frustrating. Nobody gets this back a second time much less a 4th time. But there are a very few of us who are atypical.

Originally Posted by Apache

Sorry about your eyes. Have you looked into the National Library Service. They offer free audiobooks for those who are visually impaired. My mother has macular degeneration and loves this service. They even offer free audio players for those who are technology declined, like my 83 year old mother.
Apache

I will ask my regular ophthalmologist about this the next time I'm there. I haven't been able to read printed material in years due to ghosting, but I guess he has to sign off on it. Thanks for the link. I might not need the equipment now, but eventually, I will have to come up with ideas on how to load Mp3 audiobooks onto my Ipods to listen.

[pwalker8]

I finally finished up Heir of Novron. It was a very good book, read by a very good narrator and at 30 hours, it's an excellent value.

I decided to move on to the next book in Drake and Stirling's The General series (The Steel). It's just 10 hours long. Then I move on to Butcher's Peace Talks. That should carry me to the end of the year.

I had a bit of a problem switching books on the ride home yesterday. The categories was no longer accessible via books in carplay. Fortunately, Apple had fixed the bug, so the problem was fixed by downloading the 14.2 update for my iPhone. Audible now supports categories in carplay as well.

[issybird]

I finished the 30+ hours of The Last Chronicle of Barset; the plotting was perfunctory albeit with a surprise or two, but the characterizations, dialogue and social commentary were exemplary and Timothy West did his usual marvelous narration. Sorry I am to be done with Barsetshire, but at least there’s more Trollope read by West in my future.

I’ve started the sixth Flashman book by George MacDonald Fraser, Flashman’s Lady read by Colin Mace. This is one of my favorite series of all time, right up there with Patrick O’Brian’s Aubrey/Maturin books, so this is in the nature of a treat. I parcel these books out very slowly - I read the first of the series in the summer of 2016.

[Tarana]

Since last posting, I finished Cleaning is Murder (Myrtle Clover) by Elizabeth Spann Craig and narrated by Judy Blue. She is doing an excellent job now narrating. This is the final audiobook in this series. I don't know if they are behind or if this is it because there are 3 ebooks out since 2019. Next is Plan for the Worst (latest Chronicles of St Mary's) by Jodi Taylor and narrated by Zara Ramm. She does such a wonderful job of narration - so much attitude. Finally, High Druid's Blade (Book 1 of 3 Defenders of Shannara) by Terry Brooks and narrated by Simon Vance. He struggled a bit the first few chapters, but sortof warmed to it then.

Just starting Book 2 of Defenders of Shannara called Darkling Child by Terry Brooks and narrated by Simon Vance.

Out of the shorts, Total Recall by Philip Dick and narrated by Phil Gigante was the only one outstanding. I'm happy to say that I don't have many short stories or novellas left that aren't part of a collection.

[HLS]

Audiobook companion for My sister the serial killer

[taosaur]

Now I'm on the last book of the third Elderling Realms series by Hobb, but I skipped Liveship Traders for now. I actually got somewhat far along in the next (I believe last) trilogy from the library before the hardening certainty that I had missed a trilogy or two, which spoiled a few things for me in terms of who will or will not die and how some relationships will go. Some people have remarked on how bleak they found this arc of the series, though, so maybe I did myself a favor. For some reason my library offered trilogies 1, 2 and 4, but not 3.

[Tarana]

Originally Posted by taosaur

Now I'm on the last book of the third Elderling Realms series by Hobb, but I skipped Liveship Traders for now.

I have to use text-to-speech on this one. I have trouble understanding Ann Flosnik due to tinnitus. I have book one, but waiting to catch the other 2 on a sale. Have Tawny audiobooks though.

[JustCoffee]

I'm currently listening to "What every BODY is Saying" by Joe Navarro, a former FBI Special Agent and body language specialist. It's interesting.