tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6998770.post702532719802049835..comments2024-03-28T11:59:25.316-04:00Comments on The AC is On: How Do You Read?Anvilcloudhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07974744042579564912noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6998770.post-80375990091948593452015-02-19T10:19:52.240-05:002015-02-19T10:19:52.240-05:00As one who has only listened to a couple of audio ...As one who has only listened to a couple of audio books, oddly enough while working in the kitchen, I found that this post has made me think why not try an audio book again...so thanks for the push, AC. However, I do wholeheartedly agree with your comment that some parts of a book need to be skimmed over!Beatrice P. Boydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08281239556392874979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6998770.post-88765540318888166102015-02-18T14:50:24.456-05:002015-02-18T14:50:24.456-05:00A few years ago I made a road trip with our daught...A few years ago I made a road trip with our daughter who was moving across the country to go to grad school. We borrowed a bunch of audio books from the library, got out on the highway packed to the gill in her little Nissan,put a book in the cd player...and there was so much road noise in that rattletrap car that we couldn't hear a single thing! We laughed ourselves silly. I haven't tried listening to a book since then, although I do like podcasts.Kerryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281288495129054688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6998770.post-54725128170125005822015-02-18T12:03:21.318-05:002015-02-18T12:03:21.318-05:00I have to speed read! Have to. I usually read a wo...I have to speed read! Have to. I usually read a worthy book at least twice, once for plot and action and again for language, detail and slower enjoyment.<br />Hmm, maybe I should try listening the second time. I have a whole bunch of knitting that is not getting knit.MARY Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13178370815712313585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6998770.post-19609208651469885642015-02-17T09:50:59.170-05:002015-02-17T09:50:59.170-05:00i don;t think i could listen to a book.. i would f...i don;t think i could listen to a book.. i would find myself tuning in and out of it.. missing parts because i got distracted.. Hena Tayebhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15419428884435062756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6998770.post-82889310145908987862015-02-17T07:47:59.555-05:002015-02-17T07:47:59.555-05:00AC--as I get older (having just passed a decade mi...AC--as I get older (having just passed a decade milestone...ahem) I find I am having more difficulty concentrating. Flitting comes much easier...so I read a bit, then flit, I FB a bit, then flit, I knit a bit, then flit...<br />I too love Barbara Kingsolver, although Flight BehavioUr (so spelled so you don't cringe) less engaging than other books she wrote. Certainly Poisonwood Bible is the top of my list, but I also liked her earlier novels--The Bean Trees; Pigs in Heaven. I also liked Prodigal Summer--also an environmental theme but less heavy handed that Flight BehavioUr.<br />As for listening to books (while I knit)--I know I would get lost in my knitting pattern--and I would either lose my place in the book, or lose my place in the pattern.<br />SIGH--the vagaries of aging.KGMomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05165941950953938943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6998770.post-66603220262638468692015-02-16T21:22:01.442-05:002015-02-16T21:22:01.442-05:00Before I got into photography, I often had an audi...Before I got into photography, I often had an audio book on the go. I'd take it walking with me. Now I take my camera instead.Hilaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12787493532006658679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6998770.post-48084789939861609422015-02-16T12:22:30.413-05:002015-02-16T12:22:30.413-05:00I've tried listening...can't do it. Const...I've tried listening...can't do it. Constantly waiting for the inflections to be used correctly and drives me nuts when they're not!Hahaa...They all sound like a robot.<br />hughugsDonnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00181520825012037531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6998770.post-83104732603803794792015-02-16T11:31:41.178-05:002015-02-16T11:31:41.178-05:00I just finished my 16th book for 2015. Fifteen of...I just finished my 16th book for 2015. Fifteen of those were fiction and one autobiography. I have to keep a list of what I read, and since I utilize my public library, they have a list of my "check-outs" in case I get there without my list. (I don't even have to show they my card anymore..they know me by sight.) Try Jonathan Kellerman's work. I find them delightfully thrilling and hard to put down. I like Ken Follett's works, too. They are mostly very long, but you might like them on audio, especially if your hands get tired of holding a tome!! "Pillars of the Earth" by Follett was wonderful, but very long.<br />I don't care for audio books. It is different reading the "more seamy"parts and swear words than it is to listen to them. It's just a little idiosyncrasy of mine.Ha! Jimmie Earlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06117301181626973474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6998770.post-6777852889158795822015-02-16T10:19:43.244-05:002015-02-16T10:19:43.244-05:00I don't read as much as I used to or as much a...I don't read as much as I used to or as much as I'd like. Distraction is the main issue and I blame my love of the internet. I jump from book to book, a few pages here, a few pages there. Basically, I surf books like I surf the net. A few months ago, I found the NPR station for my area and I listen to it all the time now. I've found that I really like getting my information this way, so I think I would also enjoy audio books. You know, I heard (on NPR) that Audio is the next big thing, just as Video/youtube for the general public became the big new thing a few years back.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6998770.post-43612953806083051392015-02-16T01:34:11.277-05:002015-02-16T01:34:11.277-05:00I have never tried an audio book.
Is the latest ...I have never tried an audio book. <br /><br />Is the latest Inspector Banks novel Abattoir Blues?ADRIANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07113961163396562781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6998770.post-88258160405426906512015-02-15T20:25:00.781-05:002015-02-15T20:25:00.781-05:00Except for the Barbara Kingsolver books, I've ...Except for the Barbara Kingsolver books, I've read all the ones you talked about, some on paper, some digital. Every oncein a while, I like an audiobook---especially when I'm driving, except that once, I had to park for an hour so I could read the end before I got to my destination. For me, it's all about the stories, and the medium is superficial.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01371934652072358264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6998770.post-49267440598298363752015-02-15T19:35:07.467-05:002015-02-15T19:35:07.467-05:00I always have 2 or 3 library books on the bedside ...I always have 2 or 3 library books on the bedside table, usually I fill the hot water bottle, snuggle down with it under my knees and read a few chapters before dozing off. I keep a list of all the books I read, mostly fiction.Shammickitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11969803866899076638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6998770.post-1531985563642216962015-02-15T15:37:17.435-05:002015-02-15T15:37:17.435-05:00I'm afraid I might fall asleep if I listened t...I'm afraid I might fall asleep if I listened to a book. TV puts me to sleep. Well, the commercials do. :)EG CameraGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12803759124643467711noreply@blogger.com