What Book are you reading

originally posted by: Edumakated

originally posted by: JAGStorm

originally posted by: Edumakated
I'm addicted to audiobooks.

I’ve tried that a few times, just can’t get into it. I think i need the paper.
I’ll settle for the kindle but don’t prefer it.

I used to just read a lot paper backs. I had 7 hour road trip I'd take a few times a year and on a whim tried audible and I was hooked. I think the very first one I tried was a Walking Dead book. Then went to Game of Thrones. And then got hooked on post apocalyptical fiction.

I think I've listened to about 200 books now over the past 7 or 8 years.

I pretty much only listen when I am in the car. However, I do sometimes listen when I am cooking or cleaning in the kitchen. I started going on walks in the evening for exercise and will listen then too.

Dude, you should check out Saga. I love that series.

Speaking of "books", I much prefer an actual book, with paper pages, as opposed to electronic (like Kindle, etc.).

I've never really tried an audio book, but I've wanted to I guess. I always just figured I'd be late everywhere I was going because I'd get all into it and wind up sitting at my destination just to get through a critical part.

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"Sky Dog"- story of Duane Allman
"Gospel according to Luke"- story of Steve Lukather (Toto)

I got volumes 4 and 5 of Brent Weeks' Lightbringer series several months ago ... and realized as massive as each book is and as complicated as he tends to like to make his stories (I really enjoyed the Nightangel trilogy), that even though I had previously read volumes 1, 2, and 3, I was never going to understand any of what was going on in book 4 without re-reading the first three books again because it had been a few years.

So I am working my way through book 3 - The Broken Eye. That will set me up to finally read The Blood Mirror and The Burning White and find out how it all ends.

Unlike George R.R. Martin, Brent can actually finish off his grand, complex fantasy series.

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originally posted by: Flyingclaydisk
Speaking of "books", I much prefer an actual book, with paper pages, as opposed to electronic (like Kindle, etc.).

I've never really tried an audio book, but I've wanted to I guess. I always just figured I'd be late everywhere I was going because I'd get all into it and wind up sitting at my destination just to get through a critical part.

Not going to lie, I've done that before... literally just sat in the car waiting on a critical part of story to finish.

With audiobooks, the narration is the key. Good audiobooks have phenomenal narrator(s) whose voices and acting can bring you into the story. I literally search audiobooks by the narrator as the narrator is who makes or breaks the story imho.

I love post apocalyptic / prepper fiction. The best narrator is this guy named Kevin Pierce. Literally hundreds of books. His voice is so commanding. For science fiction, there is RC Bray.

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a reply to: Edumakated

With audiobooks, the narration is the key. Good audiobooks have phenomenal narrator(s) whose voices and acting can bring you into the story. I literally search audiobooks by the narrator as the narrator is who makes or breaks the story imho.

I wonder if this is the same reason I haven’t been able to get into podcasts... Maybe the narrators I’ve heard suck..
I’m also more of a visual person. I’m going to try another audiobook with a good narrator..

a reply to: JAGStorm

I'm not an audio book fan - I can't stand to have someone read to me, as I end up getting impatient, because I'm a fast reader -

- however, I absolutely love the audio versions of C.S. Lewis' "Narnia" series. They are read by established English actors and are just so well done!
Well, except for "The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe", which is a bit weak, though if you like Michael York, you may enjoy it...

...but if you've seen the movie version of that book, you can start the audio versions with "The Horse and His Boy" read by Alex Jennings (English stage actor) who does a phenomenal job, creating a distinct 'voice' for each character..

The other four books are done by Lynn Redgrave ("Prince Caspian"), Jeremy Northam ("The Silver Chair"), Patrick Stewart ("The Last Battle"), and Kenneth Branagh ("The Magician's Nephew").

The above is also the best order to read them in - "The Horse and His Boy" starts out with different main characters in a 'country' near to Narnia (during the time that Peter, Susan, Edmund, & Lucy are the grown up Kings and Queens of Narnia)

Then "Prince Caspian" is about what happens when the four children return to Narnia...and the next two books are direct sequels...
Then the last book, "The Magician's Nephew" is 'technically' labelled 1st in the series, because it tells about the creation of Narnia, but it wasn't the first book written and I think it makes a good 'follow-up' to all the others..

Your local library should have all these available as they're classics

I'd love to hear what you think, if you get them!

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originally posted by: zosimov
a reply to: putnam6

Have you read Night Shift? There's a story called "Night Surf" which takes place in a post Captain Trips world.. really good, thought provoking, creepy.

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Yea I have, though it was a long time ago like decades, wasn't that like some teenagers on the beach outside of New York or somewhere close. I'll read that now cause you are right it's a great addition to the Stand, plus I'm right at where it all starts to go to hell.

Night Shift was my first SK read, I was 12 years old and loved it so much, so many good stories.

gonna read Night Surf right now....

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originally posted by: NarcolepticBuddha
a reply to: JAGStorm

Michael Crichton The Lost World. Andromeda Strain is next.

I love reading Micheal Crichton novels most are just great reads, read Andromeda Strain a long time ago, like after the original movie.

So many of his earlier works I haven't read though found out recently he wrote under a pseudonym, John Lange and Jeffrey Hudson

Really liked Congo, Sphere, Disclosure, Rising Sun, Jurassic Park, and the Lost World among others but, Looking at his complete catalog I got a lot of catching up to do.

There was awhile were Id read every book of his I could get my hands on. Was also that way with Ken Follet

originally posted by: Edumakated

originally posted by: Flyingclaydisk
Speaking of "books", I much prefer an actual book, with paper pages, as opposed to electronic (like Kindle, etc.).

I've never really tried an audio book, but I've wanted to I guess. I always just figured I'd be late everywhere I was going because I'd get all into it and wind up sitting at my destination just to get through a critical part.

Not going to lie, I've done that before... literally just sat in the car waiting on a critical part of story to finish.

With audiobooks, the narration is the key. Good audiobooks have phenomenal narrator(s) whose voices and acting can bring you into the story. I literally search audiobooks by the narrator as the narrator is who makes or breaks the story imho.

I love post apocalyptic / prepper fiction. The best narrator is this guy named Kevin Pierce. Literally hundreds of books. His voice is so commanding. For science fiction, there is RC Bray.

I like audiobooks too when I drove a lot for work I used to get books on tape all the time.If it was real good Id usually wind up buying the book to so I could read it in my hotel room too.

Dig post-apocalyptic stuff one of the first stories I read was Alas Babylon, obviously, you have read the Road by Cormac McCarthy love his stuff too. The Road though was just one of those books I had to be in the right frame of mind.

originally posted by: putnam6

originally posted by: NarcolepticBuddha
a reply to: JAGStorm

Michael Crichton The Lost World. Andromeda Strain is next.

I love reading Micheal Crichton novels most are just great reads, read Andromeda Strain a long time ago, like after the original movie.

So many of his earlier works I haven't read though found out recently he wrote under a pseudonym, John Lange and Jeffrey Hudson

Really liked Congo, Sphere, Disclosure, Rising Sun, Jurassic Park, and the Lost World among others but, Looking at his complete catalog I got a lot of catching up to do.

There was awhile were Id read every book of his I could get my hands on. Was also that way with Ken Follet

Hm I'd never heard he wrote under a different name.

Clearly he did his research for his novels and his effort shows. What a talent!

a reply to: putnam6

Alas, Babylon is always a good one to pick up and revisit.

originally posted by: ketsuko
a reply to: putnam6

Alas, Babylon is always a good one to pick up and revisit.

Yes it is and it's been decades since I read it too, my Dad told me about it, very well written plus there were places in Florida just like in the book a long time ago. LOL, my brother and I still use it as the code word for when everything goes to hell. Used it a lot in 2020

originally posted by: NarcolepticBuddha
a reply to: JAGStorm

Michael Crichton The Lost World. Andromeda Strain is next.

Oh, man, I love Michael Crichton. I have all his books and just finished reading his latest posthumous book release "Dragon Teeth." But, currently I'm reading Erle Stanley Gardner's Perry Mason series. Been trying to complete my collection and have 81 of 86 of them.


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