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Stuff I Love Post 3
Feb. 6th, 2021 02:02 pmAudiobooks. I go through times of listening to lots and then I don't listen for a while. And it's a bit like my physical To Be Read pile - books keep getting added to my To Be Listened To pile, because Audible has an offer on...
I last posted back in May, and since then I've finished C J Tudor's The Other People, which despite my initial concerns I did enjoy. After that came the sixth in Joy Ellis' Jackman and Evans series, The Patient Man which I enjoyed, and really liked the plot. After which came The Jane Austen Society by Natalie Jenner, which has been highly rated, but I found unconvincing. And then Bedlam by L J Ross, which might have been better if I'd liked the main character.
All these were read by Richard Armitage (no surprise there!). After which came The Chekhov Collection of Short Stories, which Armitage had himself selected following the curtailed run of Uncle Vanya. I'm still not a fan of Chekhov. Next was Beatrix Potter: The Complete Tales, with each story read by a different actor. I've never read more than a few of the stories, so it was good to hear them all. Another Jackman and Evans story, They Disappeared, followed. Once again this pushed all the right buttons for me. And after that, Reality and Other Stories, by John Lanchester, with four different narrators. Generally, I'm not a fan of the spookier stories, but these worked well for me.
Audible sometimes do freebies, which is why I moved onto French & Saunders: Titting About which was entertaining, and perfect for listening to while doing chores. A sale meant I bought a copy of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irvine, read by Tom Mison. A combination of always wanting to read the story, plus liking Tom Mison attracted me. Then another freebie, The Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams, which again was something I'd thought worth reading sometime, read by RA, was a no-brainer.
And so into the current year. I'm slowly listening to RA read David Copperfield by Charles Dickens. It's not a book I particularly like, but when it turned out Poirot wasn't available for non-US listeners, free credits were given to those who pre-booked it, so I thought 'why not'. I listen to about an hour's worth each week, interspersed with other reads. I've just finished The Burning Girls by C J Tudor, which is narrated by RA and Gemma Whelan. I didn't like it as much as the two previous Tudor books I've heard; there were too many things which looking back didn't make sense. And I'm currently listening to The Garden of Angels by David Hewson (again RA). So far it's interesting, but it's a long book, so I will reserve judgement until the end.
After which, I have two part-listened to audiobooks, both put on hold when the new RAs came out. And, pause while I count, nine which I've bought as offers (two for one, where I've wanted one and there other has been 'ooh, I wouldn't mind that') or had as freebies. It's definitely getting as bad as my physical To Be Read pile!
I last posted back in May, and since then I've finished C J Tudor's The Other People, which despite my initial concerns I did enjoy. After that came the sixth in Joy Ellis' Jackman and Evans series, The Patient Man which I enjoyed, and really liked the plot. After which came The Jane Austen Society by Natalie Jenner, which has been highly rated, but I found unconvincing. And then Bedlam by L J Ross, which might have been better if I'd liked the main character.
All these were read by Richard Armitage (no surprise there!). After which came The Chekhov Collection of Short Stories, which Armitage had himself selected following the curtailed run of Uncle Vanya. I'm still not a fan of Chekhov. Next was Beatrix Potter: The Complete Tales, with each story read by a different actor. I've never read more than a few of the stories, so it was good to hear them all. Another Jackman and Evans story, They Disappeared, followed. Once again this pushed all the right buttons for me. And after that, Reality and Other Stories, by John Lanchester, with four different narrators. Generally, I'm not a fan of the spookier stories, but these worked well for me.
Audible sometimes do freebies, which is why I moved onto French & Saunders: Titting About which was entertaining, and perfect for listening to while doing chores. A sale meant I bought a copy of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irvine, read by Tom Mison. A combination of always wanting to read the story, plus liking Tom Mison attracted me. Then another freebie, The Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams, which again was something I'd thought worth reading sometime, read by RA, was a no-brainer.
And so into the current year. I'm slowly listening to RA read David Copperfield by Charles Dickens. It's not a book I particularly like, but when it turned out Poirot wasn't available for non-US listeners, free credits were given to those who pre-booked it, so I thought 'why not'. I listen to about an hour's worth each week, interspersed with other reads. I've just finished The Burning Girls by C J Tudor, which is narrated by RA and Gemma Whelan. I didn't like it as much as the two previous Tudor books I've heard; there were too many things which looking back didn't make sense. And I'm currently listening to The Garden of Angels by David Hewson (again RA). So far it's interesting, but it's a long book, so I will reserve judgement until the end.
After which, I have two part-listened to audiobooks, both put on hold when the new RAs came out. And, pause while I count, nine which I've bought as offers (two for one, where I've wanted one and there other has been 'ooh, I wouldn't mind that') or had as freebies. It's definitely getting as bad as my physical To Be Read pile!
