Anyone Ever Try Audio Books?

[Lost Cause]

A truck driving friend of mine buys them like hotcakes.
He's a long distance driver, and usually goes through a novel a trip.
I was thinking of doing that if I get into a long commute job, or a high traffic congestion area.

Anyone ever tried one?
How was it?
Did it keep you interested with voice inflections, or was it like a lecture?
Do you recommend one in particular, or an audio novel I should seek out?
Are there any porn novels in audio?

Thanks in advance for suggestions!

 

[marksgirl]

I've listened to a few and they are pretty cool. My mother listens to them all the time in her car, she loves them. The Unabridged ones are always better too!

 

[KillerMuffin]

I used to listen to them on the truck with el Stud-o when he drove OTR.

They're easy to listen to.

You have two versions, abridged and unabridged. I recommend that you skip abridged versions of novels and stick with unabridged.

W.E.B. Griffin has most of the Brothehood of War and The Corps on audio in the unabridged format.

The guy who read it was good. His voiced suited the story.

 

[Guest]

Yes, I have all of Bill Brysons books in audio in my car and have had one or two close shaves with the police for laughing too hard when recieving a ticket.

 

[patient1]

My parents are deeply into them.

Normally, the books are edited, & one actor does all of the narration & each of the characters. Sometimes it's practically comical.

Sometimes it's brilliant. The Harry Potter books are unedited for tape, I'm told. The actor is the best I've ever heard. He has a distinct voice for each of the many characters, young or old, male or female, human or not.


Try them at your local library, you'll get a sense of them.

 

[Guest]

Good advice above, and I agree.

My wife and her grandfather have used them a lot, and like them.

 

[tswyk]

I travel tons and LOVE these things! They hold my interest and make the time fly by.

Cracker Barrel has this deal where you go in and buy a tape from them, but if you stop at ANY Cracker Barrel when you finish it, you get your money back, less about $3 per week that you've had it.

You can usually also check them out of your local library, or buy them at used book stores (and then trade them back in for more).

As for what to listen to - I'd say whatever you like to read - or watch at the movies. I tend to lean towards mystery stuff - so that's what I listen to the most.

Patricia Cornwell
Jonathan Kellerman
Faye Kellerman
Sue Grafton - series of "A is for Alibi", "B is for whatever...
James Patterson

 

[ma_guy]

I bought a couple of them but my car's cassette deck promptly ate them.

Of course the first one I tried to listen to was David Brock's "The Seduction of Hillary Clinton" so maybe it was more a political statement on the part of the tape player than anything else.

 

[Lost Cause]

Thanks so far.......

I was thinking of audio books that when I'm done with them, I can pass them on to those around me.

I really like sci-fi, and might try the old classics.

How about self-help, and motivation audios?

Maybe learn a new language, or is that too tasking to drive to?


Am I overthinking this subject?

 

[LukkyKnight]

V is for Vulva

I travel tons and LOVE these things! They hold my interest and make the time fly by.

Cracker Barrel has this deal where you go in and buy a tape from them, but if you stop at ANY Cracker Barrel when you finish it, you get your money back, less about $3 per week that you've had it.

You can usually also check them out of your local library, or buy them at used book stores (and then trade them back in for more).

As for what to listen to - I'd say whatever you like to read - or watch at the movies. I tend to lean towards mystery stuff - so that's what I listen to the most.

Patricia Cornwell
Jonathan Kellerman
Faye Kellerman
Sue Grafton - series of "A is for Alibi", "B is for whatever...
James Patterson

C is for cunnilingus is the kind of Grafton title I'm looking for.

 

[tswyk]

Re: V is for Vulva

C is for cunnilingus is the kind of Grafton title I'm looking for.

"D" is for Deeper...

 

[LukkyKnight]

E is for Erotic
F is for Fucking
G is for... well, perhaps it's too easy...

 

[Azwed]

Re: Thanks so far.......

I was thinking of audio books that when I'm done with them, I can pass them on to those around me.

I really like sci-fi, and might try the old classics.

How about self-help, and motivation audios?

Maybe learn a new language, or is that too tasking to drive to?


Am I overthinking this subject?

You should get the original Star Wars radio Dramas if you have not heard them for sure then.

 

[SpiceCake]

The best books on tape I have listened to are by Mark Leyner. He reads his own books - it's fucking hilarious. He does a wonderful job!

Et Tu, Babe - a must hear!

It's about his divorce - kind of! LOL