Comments on: Sunday Salon: Twilight on audio book

By: Kim

Kim — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 14:53:58 +0000

Thanks for the recommendation. I’ve struggled with Bill Bryson in the past — something about his travel writing really rubs me the wrong way — but I have a few books I’m curious to try and see if they change my mind.

By: Miss K

Miss K — Sat, 24 Sep 2011 15:38:35 +0000

I know this thread is two years old, but wanted to add a suggestion: anything Billy Bryson has written is wonderful on audiobook. He reads it himself and is just hilarious.
I also really enjoyed Neal Schusterman’s Unwind on audiobook.

By: Rolling Along with Audiobooks

Rolling Along with Audiobooks — Sun, 12 Jun 2011 14:09:10 +0000

[...] an audio of New Moon by Stephanie Meyer, the second book in the Twilight saga. I had listened to Twilight, mostly just to see what all the fuss was about, and thought it was fine. The writing is terrible [...]

By: Nishita

Nishita — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 16:58:19 +0000

I suppose if done well, the “actors” could make bad material sound a lot better.

I am generally not into audio books anyway, something about them (even good ones) that tend to make me drowsy.

Btw, I have a rather amateurish book review (I had just started bpook blogging) up here:

http://nishitak.wordpress.com/2008/11/08/twilight-book-review/

By: Jen

Jen — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 18:04:09 +0000

Fairest by Gail Carson Levine was a great audiobook my mom and I roadtripped out to PEI It’s a great non traditional fairy tale with a great story, lots of actors in it which definately moves the story along. Plus there is music.. It’s fun and lively.. If you have ever read Ella Enchanted.. You will like Fairest

By: sagustocox

sagustocox — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 19:33:33 +0000

I agree it is easier to forgive bad reading if the book is entertaining while commuting. I just think some books are meant to be listened to rather than read.

By: Joanne

Joanne — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 23:48:32 +0000

I liked this point you made: “What surprised me was how willing I was to forgive bad writing while listening to an audio book.”

I’ve had this happen a few times, the most memorable being a Danielle Steele book. Having read two books by Steele I know that her writing style is not me – but listening to an audio version of the same story I ending up enjoying it.

By: Fyrefly

Fyrefly — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 21:59:04 +0000

I didn’t have a problem with the Yiddish Policeman’s Union on audio – most of the words I could pick up from context, and at least they were pronounced right, which they most certainly wouldn’t have been if I’d been reading the text version.

By: Kim

Kim — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 15:09:33 +0000

Kim L: I can see why a lot of Yiddish would be confusing in an audio book; I’ve wanted to read that book so I’ll probably save it for book form when I get to it. And agreed on Twilight

By: Kim L

Kim L — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 03:18:55 +0000

I listened to Coraline by Neil Gaiman on CD, and that was nice, because it was, at heart, a child’s adventure story. And Neil Gaiman read it himself, and he has such a great voice. So I loved that one, it was all over too soon. I tried The Yiddish Policeman’s Union, but all of the Yiddish confused me and I figure I’ll try again with the actual paperbook at some point.

Ah yes, Twilight. So poorly written, yet so hard to put down.