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Post by Mr42 on Sept 12, 2014 22:54:40 GMT
Aside from when I was really young, and used to listen to the radio late at night and there's be someone reading out something like 'Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy' or some Tolkien thing, I've not really ever sat back and listened to them, aside from when I thought something might be a bit deep or profound and I was looking for samples to use on recordings.
Do people listen to them? I know it's probably down to who is reading them / what kind of voice is narrating, am not sure I could sit at work or on a bus and listen to someone reading a book to me, yet, there seems to be a LOT of them about. Are people into them?
Bizarrely I noticed on Spotify the other day that there are a bunch of audio books of H.P. Lovecraft, and, because I don't read that much, I thought this might be handy for having a proper peruse of his work, but, all the people reading them annoyed me within the first minute. Probably chock full of potential samples too!
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Post by sellotapethecat on Sept 14, 2014 9:31:41 GMT
www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2014/r4-good-omensI'm not normally a fan of audio books, same, the voices never seems quite right to me or annoying. I've just been told though that the BBC are doing a radio adaptation of one of my favourite books with a massive star studded cast including Peter Serafinowicz. Will definitely give this a listen when it comes out in December and before the TV series next year. Gamora Might be relevant to your interests too
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Post by billywind on Oct 16, 2014 21:35:30 GMT
Im not a huge on for fiction generally but I like non fiction, and audio books are ace for it, especially since if you drop files in the 'audiobooks' folder on my MP3 player, you can play them at double speed. Most recent was Mein Kampf and a series of incredible lectures about psychoanalysis. Brilliant way of learning.
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Post by Mr42 on Oct 17, 2014 8:54:47 GMT
I have listened to a few on psychology and sociology in the past actually, more like lectures for learning rather than books particularly, but, yeah, they were cool, and great for nabbing samples for songs. I think I might start listening to more to be honest, either at work or to go to sleep to. Let the knowledge seep in subconsciously at the very least.
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