Comments | riofriotex: Recording the Reading, 2007, #11

riofriotex

Recording the Reading, 2007, #11 - 13

Jun 24, 2007 11:05

Catching up here!
( 11 - Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China )

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shemumbles June 25 2007, 13:37:57 UTC

I listened to Naked but I really hated David Sedaris' voice. I enjoyed reading Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim, so I think I'll read instead of listen to anything else I choose by him. However, I bet his readings of the brother parts were classic!

riofriotex June 25 2007, 16:22:37 UTC

Yeah, I hated the voice, but I think authors read their own work best. His work seems well suited to listening to during my commute. Right now I'm trying to listen to Stephen Hawking's A Briefer History of Time, and this is one that would probably be better for me to read - I keep having to replay segments to be sure I understand them!

shemumbles June 25 2007, 17:39:37 UTC

In general, I can't really listen to non-fiction. It doesn't hold my attention as well, and I can't re-read things I didn't understand completely the first time. I did listen to Bill Bryson's In a Sunburned Country (read by the author) and that was excellent. I also listened to The Professor and the Madman about the making of the OED, and that was fascinating.

riofriotex June 25 2007, 20:56:13 UTC

Agree. A well-written biography might work, or other books that read like a narrative. Hawking's stuff is a little too conceptual!

PBwiki and PowerPoint help... anonymous June 27 2007, 16:05:38 UTC

I'm not sure if this will work or not, but check out the link in the last post on this topic. It coverts your presentation to video, which you should be able to include in your wiki.
http://forums.pbwiki.com/viewtopic.php?t=3412&sid=0e39f60c0486ba4b48562bd3d880d34c

If this doesn't work, email me let me know.
*Starr