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Old 20-12-2012, 00:20   #16
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Re: Can We Really Listen To A Book?

Surely the corollary is this...if you are deaf can you watch a film with subtitles?

It's a no brainer...enjoy it while you can.
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Old 20-12-2012, 02:14   #17
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Re: Can We Really Listen To A Book?

I prefer to actually read, but, you can't read whilst you're driving.
So, I like audiobooks for that. I remember listening to storytapes a lot as a child but I lost interest because I've always loved to read and preferred reading.
I like librivox. I've thought about volunteering for them, but I am not sure about my voice.
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Old 20-12-2012, 06:37   #18
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oh my librivox. I listened to one of those. There was one guy kept reading the same line and then stopping. Why they didn't edit it out I dunno. Also different people reading different chapters... No consistency or a bad narrator can make all the difference in an audiobook.

I do like the full cast stuff with effects sometimes. But prefer Graphic Audio releases for that and they do series like Deathlands mostly.
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Old 20-12-2012, 12:32   #19
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You've just reminded me-I had the Titanic audiobook from there-A male voice for the first chapter then an American woman for the rest. Strange. But, I never complain if it's for free.
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Old 20-12-2012, 12:38   #20
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I've tried with an audiobook found it quite good just had my eyes closed and used my imagination to picture the story. Which was all well and good until I kept falling asleep and waking up a few chapters later. Only reason I did it was I can't ever seem to get comfortable when reading a book at home. On a sun lounger on a beach i'm fine.
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Old 20-12-2012, 14:11   #21
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Re: Can We Really Listen To A Book?

Audiobooks are OK but I much prefer full cast dramatisations.

BBC Radio wipe the floor with everyone out there but a company called Big Finish Productions have been making audio dramas for about 15 years, including new episodes of Doctor Who every month. Their Eighth Doctor adventures on Radio 7 (now Radio 4 Extra) are pretty awesome:

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Old 20-12-2012, 16:24   #22
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I've tried with an audiobook found it quite good just had my eyes closed and used my imagination to picture the story. Which was all well and good until I kept falling asleep and waking up a few chapters later. Only reason I did it was I can't ever seem to get comfortable when reading a book at home. On a sun lounger on a beach i'm fine.
I can't either -I think It's because at home, there's always something I could be doing..Work, housework, dog walking...etc.

If it's at night I could, but then other half is home and I would feel rude if I ignored him to read a book...It only half makes sense, as I ignore him when I work or faff about on the 'net!
I suppose because those things can be tertiary.

I read in bed sometimes..But again quite often in bed there are better things to do!
I get very 'into' books and can't do anything else at the same time as reading...It's a primary activity.
When you're on holiday you can't do anything else but relax if you're not meant to be anywhere..
I think I need to get a book for over xmas.
(For when all the 'grown-ups' are talking and I'm stuck for something to do

I am going to order a new one
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Old 20-12-2012, 16:45   #23
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I think I need to get a book for over xmas.
(For when all the 'grown-ups' are talking and I'm stuck for something to do

Come on say it! You meant 'For when all the boring old farts are talking'.
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Old 21-12-2012, 15:12   #24
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I love audiobooks.

First, I used to get them from the Library, in CD and cassette formats. I really liked them but I found they used to make me drowsy and almost fall asleep.

After fighting this for some time, through book after book, I listened to 'The Wasp Factory' by Iain Banks narrated by Peter Kenney; dead weird & dark but very funny in places; the phone conversations with his brother in particular had me in hysterics.

I think that's when got hooked into taking them more seriously; that book and the fact that we had bought an iPad. I discovered that the iPad works just the same as a kindle reader so we can download both audio and kindle to it.

Then I joined 'Audible.co.uk' and signed up for a book-a-month. This is owned by Amazon too. I've been a member for year now so I've had 12 books so far.

But, what about the drowsiness, I hear you say? Well, I've combated that by putting my iPad on a stand next to my desktop PC and then work on an electronic jigsaw while I'm listening.

I use one half of the brain taking in the story while the other half is mechanically working on a really hard jigsaw. No more drowsiness.

This works great for me!

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Old 21-12-2012, 15:50   #25
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After fighting this for some time, through book after book, I listened to 'The Wasp Factory' by Iain Banks narrated by Peter Kenney; dead weird & dark but very funny in places; the phone conversations with his brother in particular had me in hysterics.
I want to get this, now. LOVED the book, and I don't usually like fiction.






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Come on say it! You meant 'For when all the boring old farts are talking'.
Haha I'm not young enough to say that, anymore!
I'm a bit of a black sheep, and quite often my family talk about things and people I'm unfamiliar with so I can either sit there in silence, not daring to say anything or I can go do something else.... If I dare go near a computer I get shouted at so a book is the solution lol
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Old 21-12-2012, 15:58   #26
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I don't get it Sugarmouse...you tell us that you are now too old to call people B.O.F.....but that you daren't go near a computer for fear of being shouted at.....maybe at home you are still the 'child'.
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Old 21-12-2012, 16:11   #27
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I don't get it Sugarmouse...you tell us that you are now too old to call people B.O.F.....but that you daren't go near a computer for fear of being shouted at.....maybe at home you are still the 'child'.
Yes, she comes across as a sweet innocent child that wouldn't get her tit's out for anyone.


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Old 21-12-2012, 19:17   #28
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After fighting this for some time, through book after book, I listened to 'The Wasp Factory' by Iain Banks narrated by Peter Kenney; dead weird & dark but very funny in places; the phone conversations with his brother in particular had me in hysterics.
I want to get this, now. LOVED the book, and I don't usually like fiction.
was one of the first audibooks that I listened to. Quite good....
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Old 22-12-2012, 06:55   #29
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I don't get it Sugarmouse...you tell us that you are now too old to call people B.O.F.....but that you daren't go near a computer for fear of being shouted at.....maybe at home you are still the 'child'.
I think you're right. A lot to do with my moving out very young, and to do with my only just beginning a friendship with my Father, recently. I'm never totally relaxed in family company and I think they do see me as a child still. But then I'm sure a lot of young or young-ish people experience things like that at Christmas when returning to a parental home or atmosphere.
I don't find the conversation boring-I just can't join in on a lot of it :/
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Yes, she comes across as a sweet innocent child that wouldn't get her tit's out for anyone.


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was one of the first audibooks that I listened to. Quite good....
I do intend to get it, I loved the book but I've not read it for a long time, think I would still enjoy it on audio.
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Old 22-12-2012, 07:23   #30
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Tit's?!
Your greengrocer's perhaps?

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