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Post by Marina on Dec 30, 2011 18:17:46 GMT -5
So, guys, like them, hate them?
I hear mixed things about them, some are horrid, others are amazing.
Any favorites?
I listened to the first chapter of Dracula read by Michael Fassbender... but honestly I was just listening to his voice, not the story.
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Post by sammybluejay on Dec 30, 2011 23:16:50 GMT -5
I do enjoy them for the most part. I remember really loving listening to the first book of A Series of Unfortunate Events, although that was partially because it was Tim Curry. And my dad absolutely loves them, he'll listen to them on his commute to work.
But, I do find that I fall asleep veeery easily while trying to listen to an audio book, and absorb less. I've always been a visual learner, so I find I take in a lot more if I'm reading off a page rather than listening. This does mean, though, that I enjoy them a lot more if I've actually read the book off the page beforehand.
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Post by onlyaworkingtitle on Dec 31, 2011 2:34:09 GMT -5
I prefer paper to audio, but if you're deaf and/or driving, I'd understand preferring audio.
However, depending on the book itself (its language, diction, intended medium, etc.) and on the reader, the audio can actually be superior to the text. For example:
Lolita read by Jeremy Irons Ofhiawe;o re gasrghargh <3 <3 <3 *flail*
BEST AUDIOBOOK EVER
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Post by sammybluejay on Dec 31, 2011 11:46:24 GMT -5
Lolita read by Jeremy Irons Ofhiawe;o re gasrghargh <3 <3 <3 *flail* Oh my god, WHAT I am finding this audio book! That would be AMAZING! |
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Post by onlyaworkingtitle on Jan 1, 2012 13:44:33 GMT -5
Lolita read by Jeremy Irons Ofhiawe;o re gasrghargh <3 <3 <3 *flail* Oh my god, WHAT I am finding this audio book! That would be AMAZING! YEEEEEES. I am such a fangirl for it, seriously, you have no idea. (If you couldn't tell from my babbling, hearting, and flailing above.) |
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Post by Dodger Thirteen on Jan 4, 2012 18:24:40 GMT -5
I'm torn. On the one hand, it strikes me as an easy way to port about a book; on the other hand, it's not actually reading. It's listening. If I had to "read" a book for class in a short bit of time and I'm obnoxiously busy, I might decide to go the route of an audio book, but that would be rare.
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Post by KatjevanLoon on Jan 4, 2012 23:33:55 GMT -5
I can't. If I do an audio book, I have to pay even more attention than if I read a paper or screen version. So there's no point to it, as I would want to use audio books to multitask.
(I have an auditory processing deficit which means things like podcasts, audio books, talking on the telephone or Skype w/o video, or TV shows w/o video are very frustrating for me to listen to. I need to be able to *see* the person I'm listening to otherwise I lose half of what they're saying. This is also why I murder people who talk in theatres or during shows.)
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Post by onlyaworkingtitle on Jan 5, 2012 0:32:34 GMT -5
This is also why I murder people who talk in theatres or during shows. Please warn me if we ever happen to be in the same theatre. Y'know, scan the crowd at every movie you see and, if I'm there, give a "halloo" so I know to zip my lid. |
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Post by Dodger Thirteen on Jan 5, 2012 1:37:42 GMT -5
...I'd still talk.
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