I've discovered that I tend to find audiobook fiction tediously slow. I'm on my sixth in the last two years, I think, and my review of all audiobook fiction always includes a comment about the slow pacing. Now I'm starting to wonder - do I just like to read faster when I see the printed page?
Are there any books you've both read and listened to? Did you notice anything about the pacing?
I've listened to many non-fiction titles, and I always adore those, but I think I hear them more as NPR essays than as an interminable narrative. (Non-fiction I listened to includes Freakonomics, Sarah Vowell essays, David Foster Wallace essays, adventure stories, and hsitory.) It is interesting to note that non-fiction is almost always read by the author - maybe I like that aspect of it.
I prefer audiobooks because I can do other stuff when listening, like knit or drive or stuff in purchasing. I like the slower pacing, especially when I am reading a mystery, because I have a bad habit of jumping to the end of the page/chapter/book to see what's going to happen. That's a bit harder to do with audio books.
When reading for a class, though, I prefer hard copy, as it is easier to find where you left off, harder to fall asleep to, and much quicker. But I don't have to read for class these days, so I prefer audio.
I've both read and listened to The Murder Room and (both P. D. James) and I like them both ways. I've listened to both of them upwards of 7 times. I really like the narrator used for the P. D. James mysteries in general. If I start listening to a book and don't like the particular narrator, then it's curtains and I won't finish it. ONe book that I would love to hear is the Gun Seller, whether read by Hugh Laurie or not
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Are there any books you've both read and listened to? Did you notice anything about the pacing?
I've listened to many non-fiction titles, and I always adore those, but I think I hear them more as NPR essays than as an interminable narrative. (Non-fiction I listened to includes Freakonomics, Sarah Vowell essays, David Foster Wallace essays, adventure stories, and hsitory.) It is interesting to note that non-fiction is almost always read by the author - maybe I like that aspect of it.
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When reading for a class, though, I prefer hard copy, as it is easier to find where you left off, harder to fall asleep to, and much quicker. But I don't have to read for class these days, so I prefer audio.
I've both read and listened to The Murder Room and (both P. D. James) and I like them both ways. I've listened to both of them upwards of 7 times. I really like the narrator used for the P. D. James mysteries in general. If I start listening to a book and don't like the particular narrator, then it's curtains and I won't finish it. ONe book that I would love to hear is the Gun Seller, whether read by Hugh Laurie or not ( ... )
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