http://blog.brianlinzy.com/2009/07/01/reading-listening/ Si vis pacem, para bellum Tue, 27 Dec 2011 19:20:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://blog.brianlinzy.com/2009/07/01/reading-listening/comment-page-1/#comment-377 That Hideous Strength | Brian Linzy Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:06:21 +0000 http://blog.brianlinzy.com/?p=956#comment-377 [...] Brian Linzy Not for use by minors. « Reading, Listening [...] [...] Brian Linzy Not for use by minors. « Reading, Listening [...]

]]> http://blog.brianlinzy.com/2009/07/01/reading-listening/comment-page-1/#comment-375 Brian Thu, 02 Jul 2009 13:48:39 +0000 http://blog.brianlinzy.com/?p=956#comment-375 Audiobooks are performances, and the readers are actors. Some are better than others. When a new movie comes out one of the first things we find out is who is starring, and that's often enough to tell you if you want to see the movie. A lot of audiobook listeners start to recognize the better readers and seek out their material. Audible lets you search by narrator. Audiobooks are performances, and the readers are actors. Some are better than others. When a new movie comes out one of the first things we find out is who is starring, and that’s often enough to tell you if you want to see the movie. A lot of audiobook listeners start to recognize the better readers and seek out their material. Audible lets you search by narrator.

]]> http://blog.brianlinzy.com/2009/07/01/reading-listening/comment-page-1/#comment-374 Chrissy Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:34:06 +0000 http://blog.brianlinzy.com/?p=956#comment-374 When I listen to books, I find myself wishing I could read certain passages. Sometimes, I think the reader's inflection is wrong for the passage (not how I'd play it out in my head, or I don't like his voice for a specific character, or whatever), and other times, I just want to see how weird names are spelled. I like the Wiki idea...I'm going to start doing that. Usually, after I listen to a book, I just want to get my hands on a copy of it so that I can read it. When I listen to books, I find myself wishing I could read certain passages. Sometimes, I think the reader’s inflection is wrong for the passage (not how I’d play it out in my head, or I don’t like his voice for a specific character, or whatever), and other times, I just want to see how weird names are spelled. I like the Wiki idea…I’m going to start doing that. Usually, after I listen to a book, I just want to get my hands on a copy of it so that I can read it.

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