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"I love to read, it stimulates the mind and I often have several books on the go at once depending on how I am feeling. Reading out aloud does help to absorb Uni material better but that would be enough to send someone off to sleep. I would love nothing more than to rewind the clock and read The Gruffalo to my children again (they are now adults)." Children are an appreciative audience aren't they and it's such a special experience. Mr Gumpy's Outing was a favourite of ours | |||
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"I often read books to people in my job. Two of my favourites are Oi Frog! and Chocolate Mousse for Greedy Goose because I get to do really good voices
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I read to little people too as part of my job. My favourite is Giraffes Can't Dance and Room on a Broom, they flow nicely and yes, voices are important | |||
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"I read out loud all the time to my little one. It's wonderful! Mouse Moves House is a particular favourite, but I enjoy reading the Mr Men books the most. They are so funny and full of character. To adults, Ailsa and I have read to each other (she once insisted on reading the entire first novel in the Twilight series to me - I learned to fall asleep with my eyes open). I sometimes read Cormac McCarthy out loud, just for the sheer magnificence of his prose, and I once read the opening passages of Pynchon's Mason & Dixon to a class of MA Creative Writing students. That was a challenge! There is at least one person here who I would read to if I had the chance. It would be the Gunslinger, by Stephen King, because I know she likes that story "I’d happily have Pynchon or Vonnegut read to me! | |||
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"There’s lots of great bits from books that I have folded over. Maybe I’ll read them to someone" Did ya see the one I’m gonna read you? Up there ^ It’s a banger. | |||
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"I would like to read Parenthesis, the 1/2 chapter in Julian Barnes’ A History of the World in 10 & 1/2 Chapters. I’d read it to Pickles. I think he’d like it. "  | |||
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"I'm going with the classic ...the hobbit then lord of the rings. "  | |||
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"I read out loud all the time to my little one. It's wonderful! Mouse Moves House is a particular favourite, but I enjoy reading the Mr Men books the most. They are so funny and full of character. To adults, Ailsa and I have read to each other (she once insisted on reading the entire first novel in the Twilight series to me - I learned to fall asleep with my eyes open). I sometimes read Cormac McCarthy out loud, just for the sheer magnificence of his prose, and I once read the opening passages of Pynchon's Mason & Dixon to a class of MA Creative Writing students. That was a challenge! There is at least one person here who I would read to if I had the chance. It would be the Gunslinger, by Stephen King, because I know she likes that story
I’d happily have Pynchon or Vonnegut read to me!"That’s a date! I’ll bring Pynchon, you bring Vonnegut | |||
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"I read out loud all the time to my little one. It's wonderful! Mouse Moves House is a particular favourite, but I enjoy reading the Mr Men books the most. They are so funny and full of character. To adults, Ailsa and I have read to each other (she once insisted on reading the entire first novel in the Twilight series to me - I learned to fall asleep with my eyes open). I sometimes read Cormac McCarthy out loud, just for the sheer magnificence of his prose, and I once read the opening passages of Pynchon's Mason & Dixon to a class of MA Creative Writing students. That was a challenge! There is at least one person here who I would read to if I had the chance. It would be the Gunslinger, by Stephen King, because I know she likes that story "The man in black fled across the desert, and the gunslinger followed. | |||
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"I read out loud all the time to my little one. It's wonderful! Mouse Moves House is a particular favourite, but I enjoy reading the Mr Men books the most. They are so funny and full of character. To adults, Ailsa and I have read to each other (she once insisted on reading the entire first novel in the Twilight series to me - I learned to fall asleep with my eyes open). I sometimes read Cormac McCarthy out loud, just for the sheer magnificence of his prose, and I once read the opening passages of Pynchon's Mason & Dixon to a class of MA Creative Writing students. That was a challenge! There is at least one person here who I would read to if I had the chance. It would be the Gunslinger, by Stephen King, because I know she likes that story
The man in black fled across the desert, and the gunslinger followed. " | |||
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"I read out loud all the time to my little one. It's wonderful! Mouse Moves House is a particular favourite, but I enjoy reading the Mr Men books the most. They are so funny and full of character. To adults, Ailsa and I have read to each other (she once insisted on reading the entire first novel in the Twilight series to me - I learned to fall asleep with my eyes open). I sometimes read Cormac McCarthy out loud, just for the sheer magnificence of his prose, and I once read the opening passages of Pynchon's Mason & Dixon to a class of MA Creative Writing students. That was a challenge! There is at least one person here who I would read to if I had the chance. It would be the Gunslinger, by Stephen King, because I know she likes that story
I’d happily have Pynchon or Vonnegut read to me!
That’s a date! I’ll bring Pynchon, you bring Vonnegut "In! | |||
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There is so much I want to read to someone but he doesn’t understand Spanish, so it will be all a waste of time and my voice haahaahahaha | |||
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"I can't do it. I start inventing accents, I build my own backstories for them, I need to add more characters to balance the new subplots, it's utterly fucked. Halfway through Jane Eyre, she had a prosthetic arm that was a gun! It was hot! "I'd totally listen to that  | |||
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"I can't do it. I start inventing accents, I build my own backstories for them, I need to add more characters to balance the new subplots, it's utterly fucked. Halfway through Jane Eyre, she had a prosthetic arm that was a gun! It was hot! "CD, did you ever read Pride & Prejudice & Zombies? Or Sense & Sensibility & Sea Monsters? I have a feeling they might tickle your funnybone. | |||
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"My ex used to write about us and then read them to me. It was lovely and it would melt my heart and drive me wild all at the same time. Sigh. " A few years ago, for Christmas, I wrote Ailsa a collection of short stories based on our past experiences. 12 stories from 12 moments of our life together. That was a good Christmas | |||
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"I love being read to by someone who is good at it. Makes me feel safe and warm, like I was when my parents would read to me. Esp my dad, even as a grownup, if I went home when I was sick, he would sit beside me on the sofa and read to me. Thanks OP, it wasn't intended but you just reminded me of hapoy memories MrsAbz " My dad used to read aloud to us too. | |||
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"My ex used to write about us and then read them to me. It was lovely and it would melt my heart and drive me wild all at the same time. Sigh. A few years ago, for Christmas, I wrote Ailsa a collection of short stories based on our past experiences. 12 stories from 12 moments of our life together. That was a good Christmas "Aww that's so lovely | |||
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"I love being read to by someone who is good at it. Makes me feel safe and warm, like I was when my parents would read to me. Esp my dad, even as a grownup, if I went home when I was sick, he would sit beside me on the sofa and read to me. Thanks OP, it wasn't intended but you just reminded me of hapoy memories MrsAbz My dad used to read aloud to us too. "Its such a comforting thing. I miss hearing his voice making the words come alive. MrsAbz | |||
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"If you were going to read a book or a chapter to someone else - what book would you choose? And is there someone specific you want to read it to?" Book of poetry and war and peace.. Noone specific. | |||
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"I think that I would like to read "Under Milk Wood" aloud to someone who would appreciate the wonderful writing and use of language, although really it needs someone with a soft Welsh accent not a horrible corrupted Yorkshire one (that's my accent I'm criticising, not any other Yorkshire person, a traditional Yorkshire accent is a joy to hear)." Not really familiar with it, but I do remember listening to Richard Burton reading it once, in narration to an animated version | |||
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"I think that I would like to read "Under Milk Wood" aloud to someone who would appreciate the wonderful writing and use of language, although really it needs someone with a soft Welsh accent not a horrible corrupted Yorkshire one (that's my accent I'm criticising, not any other Yorkshire person, a traditional Yorkshire accent is a joy to hear). Not really familiar with it, but I do remember listening to Richard Burton reading it once, in narration to an animated version" I have the Burton reading of it on audio. It’s fantastic. | |||
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"I used to read to my ex-wife at night. Always felt a bit self-conscious if I’m honest, but she loved it." I read aloud to all three of my wives - sometimes the same book got read three times. They all seemed to enjoy it. | |||
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"I think that I would like to read "Under Milk Wood" aloud to someone who would appreciate the wonderful writing and use of language, although really it needs someone with a soft Welsh accent not a horrible corrupted Yorkshire one (that's my accent I'm criticising, not any other Yorkshire person, a traditional Yorkshire accent is a joy to hear). Not really familiar with it, but I do remember listening to Richard Burton reading it once, in narration to an animated version I have the Burton reading of it on audio. It’s fantastic. " It is, isn't it. I've got several recordings of it, the BBC had a bit of a thing about it several years ago (I think it was an anniversary of Dylan Thomas's birth or death or something). There's the original from 1963 with Burton. Then a few years ago the beeb did a version where they isolated Burton's voice from the original but used new all Welsh actors for the other voices - in the original some were spoken by English actors putting on Welsh accents. More recently there's one with Michael Sheen doing the Burton part, Tom Jones as Captain Cat, and basically every other stunning welsh actor you've ever heard of. I love reading it to myself, but would sound awful speaking it aloud I think. My favourite poem by Thomas though I think is "Do not go gentle into that good night". I hope that when my time comes I shall be able to "Rage, rage, against the dying of the light". | |||
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"I think that I would like to read "Under Milk Wood" aloud to someone who would appreciate the wonderful writing and use of language, although really it needs someone with a soft Welsh accent not a horrible corrupted Yorkshire one (that's my accent I'm criticising, not any other Yorkshire person, a traditional Yorkshire accent is a joy to hear). Not really familiar with it, but I do remember listening to Richard Burton reading it once, in narration to an animated version I have the Burton reading of it on audio. It’s fantastic. It is, isn't it. I've got several recordings of it, the BBC had a bit of a thing about it several years ago (I think it was an anniversary of Dylan Thomas's birth or death or something). There's the original from 1963 with Burton. Then a few years ago the beeb did a version where they isolated Burton's voice from the original but used new all Welsh actors for the other voices - in the original some were spoken by English actors putting on Welsh accents. More recently there's one with Michael Sheen doing the Burton part, Tom Jones as Captain Cat, and basically every other stunning welsh actor you've ever heard of. I love reading it to myself, but would sound awful speaking it aloud I think. My favourite poem by Thomas though I think is "Do not go gentle into that good night". I hope that when my time comes I shall be able to "Rage, rage, against the dying of the light". " I have the DVD of that all star welsh actor version! Impeccable! | |||
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"I think that I would like to read "Under Milk Wood" aloud to someone who would appreciate the wonderful writing and use of language, although really it needs someone with a soft Welsh accent not a horrible corrupted Yorkshire one (that's my accent I'm criticising, not any other Yorkshire person, a traditional Yorkshire accent is a joy to hear). Not really familiar with it, but I do remember listening to Richard Burton reading it once, in narration to an animated version I have the Burton reading of it on audio. It’s fantastic. It is, isn't it. I've got several recordings of it, the BBC had a bit of a thing about it several years ago (I think it was an anniversary of Dylan Thomas's birth or death or something). There's the original from 1963 with Burton. Then a few years ago the beeb did a version where they isolated Burton's voice from the original but used new all Welsh actors for the other voices - in the original some were spoken by English actors putting on Welsh accents. More recently there's one with Michael Sheen doing the Burton part, Tom Jones as Captain Cat, and basically every other stunning welsh actor you've ever heard of. I love reading it to myself, but would sound awful speaking it aloud I think. My favourite poem by Thomas though I think is "Do not go gentle into that good night". I hope that when my time comes I shall be able to "Rage, rage, against the dying of the light". I have the DVD of that all star welsh actor version! Impeccable! " You bring the DVD, I'll show you my bookshelves... | |||
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"Thanks for this OP and all. Just inspired me to start reading The Old Ways by Robert NacFarlane out loud to my dad who has dementia. " | |||
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