Topic: My audiobook playlist

[petrolpetal]

I am listening to fuzzy nation, by Scalzi. Loving it !

[pandamonium]

I am listening to fuzzy nation, by Scalzi. Loving it !

I know right! Also, the second half is the original story, so bonus.

[simonjester]

I just finished "God No" by Penn Jillette on Audible a few months ago. I started reading "Every day is an Atheist holiday" but then put it down after a few chapters, God No was much more enjoyable listening to Penn read it himself so I am going to do the same with this new one.

The passion and excitement he puts into reading his own words adds quite a bit to his stories.

[pandamonium]

So, I really really enjoy Wil Wheaton's voice acting. I did a search on Audible and he narrates some of Robert Zelzany's Chronicles of Amber series. Nerds of this forum: Should I read this series?

[amysrevenge]

Dunno - I've never actually read them myself.

I did listen to Old Man's War, and I'm part way through Ghost Brigade now.  Pretty enjoyable.  Scalzi is up my alley.

[stretcher]

Listening to The Wizard of Oz narrated by Anne Hathaway. She is amazing. I feel like a kid being read the best bedtime story ever.

[amysrevenge]

Listening to The Wizard of Oz narrated by Anne Hathaway. She is amazing. I feel like a kid being read the best bedtime story ever.

I grabbed that since it was free. Haven't gotten around to it yet.

Finished Ghost Brigade. It was fine but I liked old man's war better.

[gcason]

So, I really really enjoy Wil Wheaton's voice acting. I did a search on Audible and he narrates some of Robert Zelzany's Chronicles of Amber series. Nerds of this forum: Should I read this series?

I could never get through them, myself. They were too slowly paced for my taste. YMMV.

[pandamonium]

Oy, Audible is having a sale right now, $9.95 or less for a lot of books. Jon Ronson's Psychopath Test is only $3.95 atm. I already own the book, sadly, but for those who don't (and have an Audible account, I think), it's a steal!

[Tatyana]

So, I really really enjoy Wil Wheaton's voice acting. I did a search on Audible and he narrates some of Robert Zelzany's Chronicles of Amber series. Nerds of this forum: Should I read this series?

I read 'Lord of Light' ages ago, so long ago and so many books ago I can't remember if I liked it.

I think he is pretty full on science fiction.

[petrolpetal]

I am listening to "Infinite Jest" by David Foster Wallace.

Jeepers! the text is about a thousand pages, and the footnotes another 100 pages. Some of the footnotes have footnotes !

Audible decided not to narrate the footnotes - they provide them in pdf - so I am listening, with my pdf file open next to me. A bit distracting.But I can see how Audible faced a very hard decision there. Ultimately, I think they were correct in not audio-ing them.

DFW is a flipping genius - and he is no doubt showing off massively with this work. It is complex, and dense, and funny (very) and absurd and sad and satirical - and he communicates ideas with the very structure of his novel. I am quite overwhelmed by it - but utterly captivated.

I will definitely read it again slowly once I have finished listening. It is an absolute gem.

[pandamonium]

I just started listening to "The Strange Affair of Spring Heeled Jack". I think it's supposed to be a detective/steam punkish story. The elements of steam punk aren't overt, though, so far at least. The narrator is British, so that's a plus. I'm not far enough into the story to really have an opinion about it.

[amysrevenge]

I just started listening to "The Strange Affair of Spring Heeled Jack". I think it's supposed to be a detective/steam punkish story. The elements of steam punk aren't overt, though, so far at least. The narrator is British, so that's a plus. I'm not far enough into the story to really have an opinion about it.

I've heard good things about this one.  It's definitely on my radar.