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I did a search and came up with only the Harry Potter Audio Books thread, so anyways, what do you think of Audio books? Do you prefer them to reading, do you read while listening to them or just for entertainment? And who's your favorite reader?
I've only ever heard the Harry Potter audio books, the ones by Jim Dale and I love them!!! I downloaded them to my ipod...but I lost it....so no more portable audiobooks for me ![]()
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I have some hanging around, lots of old classics belonging to my dad. Whoever read the Dickens ones was a talented individual.
But I do have the Harry Potters, which are a gift, really and truly. They're too expensive for me for the most part. But I do also have Winnie the Pooh on audiobook, and those are just lovely when I feel like tea and a nice sit down next to the fire.. ![]() |
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You know whenever I had to sit in one of my English classes during high school and we started a new book, I hated when we had to listen to it on tape. The reader would go so slow and I'd be on the next chapter. Well, I discovered the Great Gatsby on tape, and that was so much easier than me having to read it. I think when its something completely wretched like the Great Gatsby, I enjoy it quite a lot.
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english class is so boring for me. our class will be on like the second chapter and i'd have finished the book
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I like reading a book first and then hearing it on tape. Take for example that I have pretty much five copies of the various Winnie the Pooh stories hanging around my house. A few years ago, somebody gave me the audiobook versions and I have to say, they added so much extra character, I fell in love with them all over again! The same can be said of Lian Hearn's Grass for His Pillow books- those are just gorgeous on tape. I don't think I could ever do it without reading the book first though. As in, I have the Harry Potter audiobooks, but I read the books physically before I ever listened to them.
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Audio books are a life-saver to me at times. I'm visually impaired, and sometimes I really just can't read anymore. I'll get headaches or severe eyestrain, so in these cases, I most definitely like to pull out an audio book and just listen to it while I do somehting else.
I did notice that most of the audio books I have heard during English classes were somewhat monotonous, and I would just prefer to read the books. Dickens works are fabulous on audio tape though!
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![]() ![]() I adore audio books. They are a complete life-saver on long car trips. Any time I have to drive long distances, I go to the library for a new audio book. I only own one because they are so darned expensive. The one I bought (because it was relatively cheap) is On the Road by Jack Kerouak and read by Matt Dillon. ![]() ![]() But I've also borrowed a friend's HP audio books for a long trip and they are fantastic! I've also listened to The Theif Lord while driving and working in my classroom. Except for HP, I had not read the books before listening to them. Sometimes I find my mind wandering away from the book (to concentrate on a silly thing like traffic!) and so I just rewind a bit and listen on. I love them!
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I know! I hate the fact that they're so expensive! I've been wanting to purchase the Potter books for the past however many years they've been on audio books and it just seems to keep going up. I think the least expensive one was POA and it was still a bit much much. And I really want DH not POA.
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Audio books are very expensive at times. They are brilliant though, if I'm doing something else like painting or writing, I can listen to a good story at the same time. But, they do need to be read by someone who has a good voice and not boring.
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The expense is truly shocking. The Harry Potter ones are ridiculous, though I do understand why they cost more.
I just can't compute the price with the equality of a book being readily available. Bit of a disincentive when those with visual issues are stuck weighing the vast cost of the cds as against the book- and wondering why the difference had to be so huge. |
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I've got a couple of audio tapes, but after a while if they're used a lot they ripple or they start jumping or something. Unless you scratch a CD, they do seem to last longer. |
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you can still go to the library though and check them out.
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Yes, it's a possibility, but my little library doesn't offer a very wide selection.
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... I like audio books for work.. I have a factory job over the summer, and it is sooo boring.. I download (legally) videos, and audiobooks to my Ipod... makes work a bit less boring ^^'' .. Until my Ipod battery dies.
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At my library, we have to pay a small fee to check out an audio book. Is this the same everywhere?
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