So one of the greatest things about my Kindle is the fact that I can listen to audio books on it ~ do you do that? When I bought my Kindle 2 a few years ago, I got a deal if I signed up for Audible ~ little did I know that a few years later I'd have almost 80 books in audio, and be totally hooked!!
I have a long commute to work ~ 67 miles each way ~ so it's perfect to catch up reading I'm behind on, and I discovered for 1st person books that I have a hard time getting into when reading. I adored Karen Marie Moning's Highlander books, and was so upset when she went to the fever books because they were in the 1st person ~ but when I listened to them Audio, I found myself unable to stop, and zoomed through all 5 books ~ even paying primo dollar for a few of them. But it was so worth it! The narration made her writing come alive, and I fell in love with Mac and Barons.............and another series I adore in audio is JD Robb's In Death series ~ I had fallen behind by a few books, so thought, I'll catch up this way. LOL, I got so hooked on Susan Ericksen's narration that I wound up getting every In Death there is, and now I'm working my way through the Nora Roberts stories she's narrated........and I have every one of these books in print, also, that's how good they are.
I never thought I'd be a person to enjoy audio books ~ as I love when I read to immerse myself into the story, and 'live' it in my head ~ but I've actually found if the narration is good, I can do the same thing with a good audio book. I will sometimes sit in my drive after I'm home still listening if I'm at a good point, lol!
So http://www.audible.com/ has become a secret obsession of mine ~ do you have one?
It is so nice to hear from another "audiophile." I adore audio books and have listened to every KMM and JD Robb book I can find. I have also listened to some books that I never would have read, like The Odyssey by Homer and even Pride and Prejudice, which I tried to read and had a difficult time with the old English. After listening to P&P I wound up reading all of Jane Austen's books in print. The narrator of the Harry Potter series, Jim Dale, is fabulous! Talk about making the characters come to life.
ReplyDeleteI recently found out that my library has audiobooks available to check out. This has been a real benefit as I have been out of work for over a year and can't really afford to buy them anymore.
Thanks for the post!
Terri
Oh, that's one of the things I love best about Audio books ~ books I normally would not pick up and read, like 1st person or straight fiction are awesome in Audio! I'm so hooked, lol, and have started branching out ~ Have you ever listened to Celia Rivenbark? Oh, her books are a riot!
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