What are your thoughts on audiobooks / talking books?

For a while, back when I first got my car and it had a cassette deck, I would check out some of Wodehouse's Jeeves books (they have several) and listen to those while driving. It worked well, because they are rather light reading, and they are all in first-person anyway, so the single narrator made little difference. However, I tried this with Far from the Madding Crowd, and stopped after one paragraph. No good.
Unfortunately, since I got a CD player installed the joy of Wodehouse is one I've been forced to seek exclusively on the printed page, as books on CD are a bit scarce at the library, and are in some cases rather expensive. I had thought, however, just for fun, of going ahead and purchasing that audio copy of Ulysses I've had my eye on... :D

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Originally Posted by Jamesian

I had thought, however, just for fun, of going ahead and purchasing that audio copy of Ulysses I've had my eye on... :D

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Significantly less brain-eye strain quotient? ;)

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Originally Posted by bazarov

My last audiobook was Grimm's Cat in shoes( that's surely not an English title) before 15 years ago.
No!

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Hmm, I think the title in English is Puss in Boots.

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hum not sure this is the correct section but, is anyone else here who likes audiobooks?
That is a recent discovery for me, I've always been the sort of "a book must be read not listened to" person, but I've recently experienced a couple of dramatized version of two books I've read years ago (the picture of Dorian Gray and Murder on the Orient Express) and enjoyed them very much.

What do you think of audiobooks?

Ann, we already had a thread on audio books. Here it is: http://www.online-literature.com/for...ighlight=audio. I posted my comments in there.

Audio books are a wonderful alternative to the printed versions. Especially in the evening, when my eyes tell me they're to tired to read, I put in a CD and have first rate actors read the book to me. (I like those better than the dramatized versions, mostly because my favourite parts seem to be missing.) I close my eyes and enjoy. :D

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Originally Posted by Virgil

Ann, we already had a thread on audio books. Here it is: http://www.online-literature.com/for...ighlight=audio. I posted my comments in there.

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thanks so much Virgil :)
is there any search toll in order to avoid double posting?
thanks!!

It's not really a big deal if such a topic as this is being discussed in more than one thread Anne :) I think Virgil posted that link so he could let you know about it and to not have to re-post his own thoughts.

You can search any specific forum (General Literature or General Chat for instance) by clicking the Search http://www.online-literature.com/for.../menu_open.gif link at the top of any page, then choose "Advanced Search".

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Originally Posted by Razeus

Been thinking about doing this. I think it will help me save some time on my "reading". Plus I'll just read along to the books I already have. This may seem like a cop out, but BOY I have alot of unread books I've bought over the course of the last year.

LOL I guess I can get more reading done if I wasn't on the computer so much and doing my college course. Sigh!

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I believe that the beauty of 'reading' lies in actually...'reading' lol
That's why I personally, like reading the novels or the books better than watching them as movies or Tv series or whatever, and sure I'd rather read than listen to it as an audio book.
Holding a book, and sitting there, reading, imagining and contemplating is what matters about the book. Ebooks to me are like songs, you usualy listen to them on the subway on your way home, listening can't capture your feelings and senses...aaaaand,I got carried away as usual, so bottom line is, don't listen,read!...lol.

I've listened to a couple and while I find them harder to follow than reading - they're actually not too bad if they're done in a "Radio-play" type manner..

Anyone else ever 'listen' to a book before?

edit - because I downloaded the free one in the Evening Standard by the way!

I have listened to a number of books. Igt is different from reading it is pleasant. If I want to really pay attention, listening isn't as good as reading. They are different media of communications.

Umm, its kinda weird...I prefer reading with my own eyes. But its great for the gym...especially during the school year. I get stressed out when I get tons of homework, so sometimes I just load up a book we are reading at school and listen while at the gym. Killing two birds with one stone! Stress reliever and homework is done. But it really isn't the same. But I've only done this a few times.