Audiobooks RMD

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 35622

I'm about halfway through Ready Player One, as read by Will Wheaton. It's the most amazingly geeky, fantasy wish fulfilment, pile of nonsense I've ever 'read'.

Very enjoyable.

Also, when Wheaton does a 'grown up' voice, he sounds just like Tim Allen.

markg · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 15348

Yeah it's undemanding but really good fun.

Currently listening to Doug Stanhope's "Digging Up Mother" which is fucking brilliant as an audiobook.

Findus Fop · **Joined:** 14th May, 2009 **Posts:** 2957

markg wrote:

Yeah it's undemanding but really good fun.

Currently listening to Doug Stanhope's "Digging Up Mother" which is fucking brilliant as an audiobook.

I tired a little of it by the end. His dull-voiced mates were doing too much of the narration as he was too sozzled to carry on.

markg · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 15348

Yeah, a bit maybe, I'm nearly at the end and really enjoyed it, though.

markg · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 15348

Talking books that have accompanied me on my ramblings and runnings lately have been, Children Of Time and We Are Legion (We Are Bob). Children Of Time was a space opera and a good one at that, definitely worth the time. I'm about halfway through We Are Legion which is more of a romp and loads of fun so far.

markg · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 15348

Ended up listening to all three of these "Bobiverse" books. They started off strong but each one was better than the last and I actually loved them by the end.

Dr Lave · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 5969

markg wrote:

Talking books that have accompanied me on my ramblings and runnings lately have been, Children Of Time and We Are Legion (We Are Bob). Children Of Time was a space opera and a good one at that, definitely worth the time. I'm about halfway through We Are Legion which is more of a romp and loads of fun so far.

Loved Children of Time when I read it. So, very good!

Bought We are Legion a while back, but never got round to listenting to it. Started because of your recommendation and I'm really enjoying it.

I was put off because I'm wary of the somewhat new trend of[i] 'science fiction geek authors, writing science fiction that only references science fiction because they've only read science fiction, and all their characters are science fiction geeks that keep talking" and it boggles my mind it's getting big directors adapting it all*.

But half way through Bobiverse 1 and it's managed to side step (most of) that. It's just great fun. Addictive and I'm enjoying every second.

* e.g. The Martian, Ready Player One etc.

Dr Lave · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 5969

Findus Fop wrote:

Ok, I'm a bit new to this audiobook game.

I loved the Alan Partridge books because they're read by Alan.

I enjoyed the Vic Reeves autobiography because it's read by Vic.

I enjoyed the Narnia books because they're recordings of BBC radio play versions of the books, with a full cast and other trappings.

Now, what I'm having trouble with is fiction. Is it typical for the reader to "do" the voices for all the characters? Because I started listening to Shantaram the other day, and while I found the aussie guy doing an Indian accent a little off-putting, I found him putting on a sultry female voice for the protagonist's love-interest absolutely ludicrous, and I had to stop listening and delete it. No way am I listening to 48 hours of that nonsense.

Is that normal? Or is it more common for voices to be read flatly, in a he said, she said, kind of way?

The unabridged His Dark Materials Books have Pullman as the narrator and a cast for the main parts. It's brilliant.

Grim... · **Posted:** Wed Feb 21, 2018 16:28

Clearly pulpy military scifi with a teenager's sense of humour is where it's at.

Ahem.

markg · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 15348

Dr Lave wrote:

markg wrote:

Talking books that have accompanied me on my ramblings and runnings lately have been, Children Of Time and We Are Legion (We Are Bob). Children Of Time was a space opera and a good one at that, definitely worth the time. I'm about halfway through We Are Legion which is more of a romp and loads of fun so far.

Loved Children of Time when I read it. So, very good!

Bought We are Legion a while back, but never got round to listenting to it. Started because of your recommendation and I'm really enjoying it.

I was put off because I'm wary of the somewhat new trend of[i] 'science fiction geek authors, writing science fiction that only references science fiction because they've only read science fiction, and all their characters are science fiction geeks that keep talking" and it boggles my mind it's getting big directors adapting it all*.

But half way through Bobiverse 1 and it's managed to side step (most of) that. It's just great fun. Addictive and I'm enjoying every second.

Yeah there are occasional nerdy references but they're only really ever asides, jokes about naming things etc. I loved all the hard scifi stuff about these space battles sometimes over in less than the blink of an eye having occurred at relativistic speeds, the time dilation, "frame-jacking". I just thought it was all pretty clever but not in your face clever. There's some pretty deep stuff in there but it somehow never felt contrived.

markg · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 15348

Currently listening to Enlightenment: Now. I've found myself getting increasingly morose about the state of the world, especially since having a daughter. But in a rational way this book lays out a compelling series of counterpoints to the gloomy intuitions about the trajectory of humanity that it can be hard not to acquire from years of following the news. And there's just some really interesting facts along the way. Definitely the book I needed right now.

KovacsC · **Posted:** Mon Sep 09, 2019 11:07

I have 2 credits on Audiable.

I already have the chimp paradox and the dev ops handbook.

Any books in a similar vain to to listen to?

DBSnappa · **Posted:** Mon Sep 09, 2019 11:14

Emotional Intelligence by Daniel Goleman if you haven't read it

Grim... · **Posted:** Mon Sep 09, 2019 11:20

Powerful by Patty McCord.

KovacsC · **Posted:** Mon Sep 09, 2019 11:55

Thanks, those will fit the bill.

KovacsC · **Posted:** Fri Sep 13, 2019 13:50

I did not know you could pause audible.. will give me chance to listen to the books

Findus Fop · **Joined:** 14th May, 2009 **Posts:** 2957

KovacsC wrote:

I did not know you could pause audible.. will give me chance to listen to the books

Yep, you can also rewind 30 seconds or skip forward 30 seconds. It's a well put together player.

KovacsC · **Posted:** Fri Sep 13, 2019 14:16

I meant my membership

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 35622

KovacsC wrote:

I meant my membership

Oh thank god for that. I thought you'd gone simple.

KovacsC · **Posted:** Fri Sep 13, 2019 14:28

gone? I am simple...

Findus Fop · **Joined:** 14th May, 2009 **Posts:** 2957

KovacsC wrote:

I meant my membership

I know, was just joshing

Findus Fop · **Joined:** 14th May, 2009 **Posts:** 2957

Started listening to Mythos by Stephen Fry, after I decided to give God of War another go on the PS4. Admittedly God of War deals with Norse mythology, but it was the trigger I needed.

I highly recommend it. Those Greek gods were some fucked up dudes, with a serious problem with eating their own babies and general familial murder. Fry's analogies and matter of fact language make it all highly relatable, though I must confess I struggle to keep track of who is who, there are some many names being thrown at you.

Mimi · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 20956

Thanks! I bought this after reading your post. I have fallen asleep three times, so have restarted it three times. I’m enjoying it, but also enjoying the words and descriptions run over me, and combined with my exhaustion i keep dropping off.

Findus Fop · **Joined:** 14th May, 2009 **Posts:** 2957

Mimi wrote:

Thanks! I bought this after reading your post. I have fallen asleep three times, so have restarted it three times. I’m enjoying it, but also enjoying the words and descriptions run over me, and combined with my exhaustion i keep dropping off.

When I listen to audiobooks, I think I spend 30% of the time asleep. That's part of the reason I listen to them, a pleasant space to inhabit and doze off on the commute. Some books are brilliant for it. Shantaram is so ludicrously long that I could sleep for 30 minutes and not really miss anything of too much import.

But Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky - I listened to that recently and every time I nodded off, another few millienia would pass. Really lost the plot. So I had to relisten to a lot of that.

Squirt · **Joined:** 31st Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 5545

Findus Fop wrote:

Started listening to Mythos by Stephen Fry, after I decided to give God of War another go on the PS4. Admittedly God of War deals with Norse mythology, but it was the trigger I needed.

I highly recommend it. Those Greek gods were some fucked up dudes, with a serious problem with eating their own babies and general familial murder. Fry's analogies and matter of fact language make it all highly relatable, though I must confess I struggle to keep track of who is who, there are some many names being thrown at you.

Neil Gaiman's Norse mythology audiobook is good, if you can get past his slightly irksome accent. The Norse gods are even more ridiculous than their Greek cousins, with a healthy dose of cross-dressing, getting drunk, turning into sexy horses and stealing things from giants.

Mimi · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 20956

Squirt wrote:

Findus Fop wrote:

Started listening to Mythos by Stephen Fry, after I decided to give God of War another go on the PS4. Admittedly God of War deals with Norse mythology, but it was the trigger I needed.

I highly recommend it. Those Greek gods were some fucked up dudes, with a serious problem with eating their own babies and general familial murder. Fry's analogies and matter of fact language make it all highly relatable, though I must confess I struggle to keep track of who is who, there are some many names being thrown at you.

Neil Gaiman's Norse mythology audiobook is good, if you can get past his slightly irksome accent. The Norse gods are even more ridiculous than their Greek cousins, with a healthy dose of cross-dressing, getting drunk, turning into sexy horses and stealing things from giants.

I happen to have that one reserved from the online library, I think. Yup, I do!

Available in a month and a half (a long wait as I reserved it about three months ago).

Findus Fop · **Joined:** 14th May, 2009 **Posts:** 2957

Squirt wrote:

Findus Fop wrote:

Started listening to Mythos by Stephen Fry, after I decided to give God of War another go on the PS4. Admittedly God of War deals with Norse mythology, but it was the trigger I needed.

I highly recommend it. Those Greek gods were some fucked up dudes, with a serious problem with eating their own babies and general familial murder. Fry's analogies and matter of fact language make it all highly relatable, though I must confess I struggle to keep track of who is who, there are some many names being thrown at you.

Neil Gaiman's Norse mythology audiobook is good, if you can get past his slightly irksome accent. The Norse gods are even more ridiculous than their Greek cousins, with a healthy dose of cross-dressing, getting drunk, turning into sexy horses and stealing things from giants.

Nice, think I will give that a go next. Wherever they hail from, gods are dicks.

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