Gonna let my ears do the reading from now on

Col_Decker

So I've not read a book since I gave up half way in to 'Fellowship of the Ring' some 10 years ago. That book put me off ever reading again. Anyhoo I fancy a change from the asshat morning/evening DJs you get on the radio while driving to and from work, so I've signed up to that Audible book club from amazon.

First book to listen to is the Keith Richards autobio read by Johnny Depp.

 

any other lazy ear readers on here? Hit me up with a good book to listen to.

Phil_aka_Pip

I've got LOTR on CD in the BBC radio presentation. Not quite the same as an audio book I know but still quite good. Downsides are the sound effects which can obscure some of the speech.

In general the downside of any audio presentation (for me) is my tendency to go to sleep while listening to it. Sometimes I listen to R4 A book at bedtime but am asleep before its finished.

The downside of a proper book is that my eyes get tired just as easily when I try to read it.

EricTheWeary

Get registered as blind and get them cheap from the RNIB. They also have some audio magazines but they tend to be stuff like Women's Realm and the knitting patterns are really hard to follow.

RocknRollDave

Just read Nile Rodgers' autobiography, which I thoroughly enjoyed.

Really enjoyed both Stewart Copeland and Andy Summers' autobiographies a while back, too.


(Can't advise on audio versions of these, sorry!)

strumjoughlamps

Wife is a mahoosive audiobook user, she has been with Audible for a couple of years now, save quite a bit the monthly credit way. 

chillidoggy

I'm a fan of being read a story by someone who knows how to do it properly. Never tried audio books, but it could well be on the cards now. I'm thinking Mariella Frostrup, but wondering if I might lose the plot at the beginning.

EricTheWeary

chillidoggy said:

I'm a fan of being read a story by someone who knows how to do it properly. Never tried audio books, but it could well be on the cards now. I'm thinking Mariella Frostrup, but wondering if I might lose the plot at the beginning.

based on my mother's experience of listening to a lot of audiobooks ( she is registered blind and gets through a lot of them) basically for the big sellers you do get a big dramatic read but once you wonder into anything lesser known you get some fairly straight forward reading out loud and it can be a bit of an effort to keep on with the book.As an intelligent, well read woman she also tends to find the reading pace annoyingly slow. Still, that won't be a problem for Decker...

chillidoggy

He might have trouble keeping up even at that pace.

octatonic

I don't get a whoile lot of book time due to my schedule but I do a lot of driving so I have an Audible.com app and subscription.

Currently 'reading' 'Rivers of London'.

Excellent stuff.

Col_Decker

Still, that won't be a problem for Decker...

Oi!!!

Col_Decker

chillidoggy said:

He might have trouble keeping up even at that pace.

Oi!!!

Col_Decker

Col_Decker said:

Oi!!!

Meh, who am I kidding?

Really into the Keef Richards read by Johnny Depp. When he does the funny voices it makes I larf. The drunk judge is my favorite.