tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post2937475061289767518..comments2024-03-25T09:56:16.164+00:00Comments on An Awfully Big Blog Adventure: The Joy of Audiobooks by Tamsyn MurrayUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-51608376751125960752017-01-25T22:28:28.974+00:002017-01-25T22:28:28.974+00:00Actually, I treat audiobooks as a sort of performa...Actually, I treat audiobooks as a sort of performance, an alternative way to enjoy books I have already read. I like to hear the interpretations. A really good actor can give me something I didn't have when I read it myself. Tony Robinson for the Discworld books, for example. Stephen Fry - and the(British) actor who reads the American versions gave an interview in which he talked about having to work out about 143 different voices for the characters! If you're willing to listen to Star Trek, Jonathan Frakes manages to get all the voices right, including the female ones. Hi Lwaxana Troi replicates the voice of Majel Barrett perfectly.<br /><br />And there are some actors who could get me listening to the phone book, such as Richard Armitage, who read a Georgette Heyer novel, Sylvester. :-)Sue Bursztynskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09362273418897882971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-56214061723170989942017-01-25T20:16:53.578+00:002017-01-25T20:16:53.578+00:00Ha, Penny, I fell asleep last week while listening...Ha, Penny, I fell asleep last week while listening to The Girl With All the Gifts and dreamt about zombies! But I usually listen while cooking or washing up, while waiting for my little boy to fall asleep at bedtime etc. I think I might be addicted...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01486163888826222312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-40811370651848595252017-01-25T20:11:05.386+00:002017-01-25T20:11:05.386+00:00Agree that there should be an audiobook of every b...Agree that there should be an audiobook of every book. And I have listened to Neil Gaiman read his books then read them myself - I could listen to him all day.<br />(Parties - once I am there you can't her rid of me!)Tamsyn Murrayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08041502244181924265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-66412623281830553122017-01-25T18:42:46.975+00:002017-01-25T18:42:46.975+00:00I am completely addicted to audiobooks. I listen w...I am completely addicted to audiobooks. I listen when I walk or exercise, when I'm by myself in the car, and when I'm doing anything mundane around the house (folding laundry, etc.). Lately, because I get up really early, I have a hard time reading print books for very long before I get sleepy. Audiobooks have been a savior, enabling me to keep reading while I do other things. And yes, sometimes I have to invent chores because I want an excuse to finish! Jen Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10343476550309656223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-90013274484407558132017-01-25T11:16:56.547+00:002017-01-25T11:16:56.547+00:00Tamsyn, I agree with you. They are very good if yo...Tamsyn, I agree with you. They are very good if you are a gobbling-up-the-story kind of reader as they do help you to appreciate the storytelling and writing, particularly when the voice feels the right voice. <br /><br />However, I have a couple of personal issues to deal with: my best "free" time for listening to audiobooks (and R4 programmes) seems to be at bedtime but the spoken word has such a soothing, re-assuring effect on me, I slip into sleep far too soon. My life is clearly missing long car journeys and new cat is not interested in walks.<br /><br />Having said that, does anyone have other recommendations for well-read audio titles that they've loved?Penny Dolanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16386668303428008498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-33846098718603366202017-01-25T10:30:01.656+00:002017-01-25T10:30:01.656+00:00I discovered audio books some years ago when my mo...I discovered audio books some years ago when my mother developed an eye condition that, unfortunately, led to blindness. She'd been an avid reader all her life and was determined not to give up her love for stories. The answer was audio books and she'd let me borrow them. They are incredibly relaxing and really there ought to be an audio version of every book! Wonderful for children and journeys too. (Regarding parties, I'm normally one of those who get there in good time but have tendencies to make excuses to sneak off early - usually so I don't lose essential reading before sleeping time!)Hilary Hawkeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12573780178193323715noreply@blogger.com