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"I've never really listened to audiobooks, I find they can get a bit monotonous in the tone of voice and I can easily zone out when listening so I prefer hard copies. The smell of a new book is amazing 😁" I think the skills of the narrator are crucial in providing a good experience with audio books, as you say, a poor narrator can just make you completely loose interest. I am a poor reader and find audio books a great way to access literature that would I otherwise would not tackle. | |||
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"Written, I can't listen to audiobooks I've tried and the voice always puts me off. Mrs " Try one with lenny Henry narrating. He is wonderful. Eg Anansi boys. | |||
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"Written for me it's about turning that page over ![]() A friend and I said the exact same thing yesterday. There’s a simple pleasure in turning a page | |||
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"I absolutely love both, if I’m reading something that’s really quite intimate or technical then it has to be in a written format I love an audiobook in a car. It’s just wonderful to listen to and especially when there’s a good narrator. When the kids were small, we listen to Harry Potter and Artemis fowl on an audiobook, we would often pull over and wait for the chapter to end before we got out the car because we were all so glued to the story - which was great fun and a lovely thing to have shared With them. " We listened to a lot of audio books with the kids. One narrator whose name I've forgotten had such a comforting voice. | |||
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"I absolutely love both, if I’m reading something that’s really quite intimate or technical then it has to be in a written format I love an audiobook in a car. It’s just wonderful to listen to and especially when there’s a good narrator. When the kids were small, we listen to Harry Potter and Artemis fowl on an audiobook, we would often pull over and wait for the chapter to end before we got out the car because we were all so glued to the story - which was great fun and a lovely thing to have shared With them. We listened to a lot of audio books with the kids. One narrator whose name I've forgotten had such a comforting voice. " Don’t know if it’s him but Michael Jayston is really good and has a smooth calming voice, he is also very good at characterisation as well, sadly he died last year. | |||
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"I absolutely love both, if I’m reading something that’s really quite intimate or technical then it has to be in a written format I love an audiobook in a car. It’s just wonderful to listen to and especially when there’s a good narrator. When the kids were small, we listen to Harry Potter and Artemis fowl on an audiobook, we would often pull over and wait for the chapter to end before we got out the car because we were all so glued to the story - which was great fun and a lovely thing to have shared With them. We listened to a lot of audio books with the kids. One narrator whose name I've forgotten had such a comforting voice. Don’t know if it’s him but Michael Jayston is really good and has a smooth calming voice, he is also very good at characterisation as well, sadly he died last year. " No it wasn't him. I think this man is still alive, I heard his voice on the radio recently. Of course all the books we listened to then were on cassette tape ![]() | |||
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"Written only for me. I love the smell of books. I’m a bit weird in that I don’t like to break the spine of books. One of the great joys in life is a trip to Waterstones in Birmingham." That is good. I also like the smell of books too ![]() | |||
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"Comic books for me " I like new notebooks. Easy to read. | |||
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"Comic books for me I like new notebooks. Easy to read. " Right! Just one line at a time | |||
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"I enjoy both. Audio books can make tasks such as ironing so much more enjoyable but I can't listen without doing something else at the same time. Actual books that you hold in your hand and those you read on a device are good too. " Hi nicecouple, that is good you enjoy both, yes, you are right there, audio books can make such tasks more enjoyable and listen without doing something else at the same time too ![]() | |||
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"Audio books are great for me as I do a lot of walking ...also if I go into the office I have a 1.5 hour commute each way, so that's a great opportunity. I was an avid reader when younger, but holding the book for long periods gives me cramp in my hand - it was perhaps the precursor to arthritis on reflection " Hi midnight, that is good you use audio books when you are walking and in the office too ![]() | |||
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"Audio books because I drive. I used to read on the train but now I drive I don’t have the same dead time" That is good you use audio books, when you drive too ![]() | |||
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"Written, I can't listen to audiobooks I've tried and the voice always puts me off. Mrs Try one with lenny Henry narrating. He is wonderful. Eg Anansi boys. " Does he do any romantasy or sapphic smut 😂 I'll try those. Mrs | |||
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"Written, I can't listen to audiobooks I've tried and the voice always puts me off. Mrs " Hi knightso, that is good you prefer written books, yes, it also depends on the voice too ![]() | |||
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"Love books. Not sure what it is about a physical book but I don’t get the joy from audiobooks in the way that I do with an actual book. Maybe because you dedicate time completely to a physical book whereas you are usually doing other things when listening to an audiobook. Interesting question. " That is good you like physical books too ![]() | |||
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"I like both, but I prefer the written books more, because i like the to hold the book and I want to read it at my own pace and not someone elses like when you listen to the book and I can also imagining it in my head more of what is happening, you can say that I just prefer the freedom of old fashioned reading. Having said that I also like the audiobooks too because I get enjoyment from the spoken word and how the authour is describing things like the landscape and how the characters in the book sounds like and acts. It would be intersting to see which one you prefer or are you like me and like both type of formats too? ![]() I too like both but prefer audiobooks (Audible) for lengthy work like “A clash of kings” from the A song of ice and fire series and physical books for shorter work like poetry. | |||
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"I love books, I'm ok with audio books as long as I am doing something else while listening to them, I was listening to Jeff Waynes War of The Worlds a couple of months ago I fell asleep listening to it and had the weirdest dreams." Hi _aizy, that is good you love books, yes, you are right there, audio books are good as long you are doing something else too ![]() | |||
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"I was listening to Jeff Waynes War of The Worlds a couple of months ago I fell asleep listening to it and had the weirdest dreams." First time I listened to that (ie, the album) was in the dark with headphones on. Incredible piece of work, it's approaching fifty years old, and is STILL magnificent | |||
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"I was listening to Jeff Waynes War of The Worlds a couple of months ago I fell asleep listening to it and had the weirdest dreams. First time I listened to that (ie, the album) was in the dark with headphones on. Incredible piece of work, it's approaching fifty years old, and is STILL magnificent " It really is I love it, just not when you fall asleep! | |||
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"I enjoy both but tend to listen to more audio books as I listen whilst I work or walk but can be picky about the narrators voice. I prefer to read a book in the bath, so maybe it's more about the setting for me " Hi wanderer, yes, that is good you enjoy both and how you like to read a book in the bath too ![]() | |||
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"Due to work really got into audiobooks, though heavily depends on how good the narrator is " Yes it does. I think Rory Kinnear is very good. | |||
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"I love written books, not to keen on paperbacks so almost all my bookshelves are full of hardbacks. Tried a kindle once and I just couldn't take to it, might be a little weird but I love to see physically how many pages I've left to read." Hi sparkle, that is good you love written books. I also love to see physically how many pages I have left too ![]() | |||
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