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Would also be excellent to hear if people have enjoyed audiobooks over the literature equivalent of said book(s)
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This is really interesting. I've never heard of autobiographies made as audiobooks myself. What I mean is I have known that they exist, but I've never purchased such. I really like Benjamin Franklin's autobiography, but sadly I can never hear it read by the actual person. Haha. It must be pretty awesome listening to it, like you're having a personal conversation with the author even if it's totally one-sided.
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Simon Winchester reads his own books, including his somewhat autobiographical "Outposts". He's really quite good and has a very rich voice.
Audiobooks over the years have improved so much. While some of the non professional readers are pretty good, voice talent really is, well, a talent as well as a skill/craft. It's amazing how a really good voice talent can spice up a just ok book. It's also amazing how a bad voice talent (or perhaps I should say an inappropriate voice talent) can ruin a great book. |
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This is the thread!! Hahaha. I was looking for this thread, for that Stephen Fry autobiography recommendation. I thought it was in "What are we listening to" thread which is n pages long. Hahaha.
I'm curious about the crime books on audiobook though, if it should be more thrilling that way. (I like the thought of trying out ASOIAF in audio but it would take too much time, the books itself took me a while) |
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When you say Crime books are you talking about True Crime or Mystery/Crime Fiction?
For fiction I really enjoyed J. A. Konrath's Jack Daniels series. I don't have any True Crime recommendations, sorry! S |
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Both, silverraven! I could spend hours reading a mystery/crime fiction because those are the types of books where I just couldn't put down until I know what happens next (and no, haha. I don't go over the last page just to find out the ending.)
I'll look into the Jack Daniels series, thanks a lot! |
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Janet Evanovich seems to be more of my cup of tea so far, I'll have to take note to purchase her books first. |
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I listen to a lot of novels, biographies and non-fiction books as audiobooks. Here are some of my favorites:
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin The Autobiography of a Yogi (Paramahansa Yogananda) Freedom From The Known (Krishnamurti) Dharma Bums (Jack Kerouac) The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy (Douglas Adams) I put together a list of my favorite free audiobooks that has 100s more if you guys are interested: 100+ Classic Free Audiobooks For Listening Anywhere You Go Last edited by kaaist; 02-26-2015 at 10:32 PM. |
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To Say Nothing of the Dog by Connie Willis, narrated by Steven Crossley
I've listened to this multiple times Moby Dick narrated by Frank Muller. I love it. Muller was born to narrate this one. The Golden Apples of the Sun: And Other Stories by Ray Bradbury, narrated by Michael Prichard Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. Thompson, narrated by Ron McLarty Catch 22 by Joseph Heller narrated by Jay O. Sanders Jurgen by James Branch Cabell, narrated by Robert Blumentheld |
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