tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-761784460667108854.post1707546048712290556..comments2023-11-09T03:33:41.728-05:00Comments on Jenny and Kelly Read Books: Jenny's Status Reportkellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07832228313612518377noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-761784460667108854.post-62805260835229681342014-10-06T15:45:01.156-04:002014-10-06T15:45:01.156-04:00As you know, I listen to a lot of aBooks (just fin...As you know, I listen to a lot of aBooks (just finished <i>The Devil Wears Prada</i> this week -- have you read that book? It's better than the movie [hard to imagine -- that's a great movie!]... at least, story-wise. Also, good narrator). Annnywhooo... a good aBook really has to have a lot more going for it to be enjoyable. First, you have to be able to follow the story which, in the case of a dense history, seems like would be difficult. And secondly.. a good narrator (and honestly, if a narrator is good enough, s/he should be able to help you out with the first thing! I'm not sure I would have made it through reading <i>Sea Wolf</i> on my own but the narrator totally kept me interested). Aaand... it sounds like you had neither. It pisses me off when I can hear inconsistencies in the narrator -- did you buy that book from audible? If so, you can return it.<br /><br />For a fast reader, I also think aBooks can be annoying because someone reading aloud will *always* take longer than reading it in your head (even if you're *not* that fast of a reader, actually. Heh.) My friend Jan struggles sometimes when she listens to an aBook and says, "Just finish it already!!" It's a different mindset, for sure. But it's going to make a long book *even longer* which is, of course, no good.kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07832228313612518377noreply@blogger.com