tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000858.post2057340741630374308..comments2023-01-27T13:00:06.764-05:00Comments on Eclectic Indulgence... classic literature reviews: AudiobooksEclectic Indulgencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09773640906287038956noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000858.post-9004573563065364102010-08-07T13:04:54.974-04:002010-08-07T13:04:54.974-04:00As I listen to "Heidi" I realize just ho...As I listen to "Heidi" I realize just how the narrator can sway my opinion of the book. This novel seems childish to me, and from the perspective of a young Swiss girl, it makes a bit of sense. But my internal monologue would be more serious and 'adult', and I think that would help me a little more with the story. I don't know whether it's more accurate or not, but it would help me relate a little more, especially when dialogue is concerned.<br /><br />Glad you stumbled across my blog... hope you stay awhile. I'll be checking out yours as well.Eclectic Indulgencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09773640906287038956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000858.post-10301927272270439102010-08-07T09:24:10.227-04:002010-08-07T09:24:10.227-04:00Hi. I found your blog through Blog Hop Friday and ...Hi. I found your blog through Blog Hop Friday and have enjoyed reading it. This year I made several personal reading goals, one of which was to read 12 classics. <br />I have also recently started using audiobooks, and find I like them for certain situations: when I'm walking outside or on the treadmill or for a book that I might otherwise not have tackled due to the length (recently, Atlas Shrugged). In line with your comments, narration is key for me: if I don't like the narrator, I won't listen.TheBookGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04299629066975342607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000858.post-56286893560282599692010-07-31T09:10:34.698-04:002010-07-31T09:10:34.698-04:00I recently had a similar post on my blog about aud...I recently had a similar post on my blog about audiobooks. It was the first time that I had ever really listened to them. Here is the post if you are interested<br />http://www.pageturnersbooks.org/2010/06/different-perspective-from-audiobook.html<br /><br />On what you said, I have actually found that the best audibooks to listen to are those that you have actually already read. Only because my attention can wander a little if I am listening to the story being read, and if I know the story I don't miss anything. <br /><br />I have also found that listening to easier reads, light hearted ones, like Harry Potter and The Hobbit are the best because the dramatisation of it is really fun. <br /><br />Having a good narrator is also essential. The Harry Potter audiobooks I have listened to are narrated by Stephen Fry, a very talented and hilarious English actor that brings the characters alive. <br /><br />Audiobooks just aren't the same as readding a proper book for me, but they definitely have their placeRebecca Chapmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14144719070318640603noreply@blogger.com