booksncatsnbooksncatsnDec 19, 2022

Audiobooks are reading, just like using an ebook reader, a bound book, an app, or any other format is still reading.

Don’t be elitist, just✨let people enjoy things✨however works best for them.

Plus, if it’s a big book and there’s a cat on your lap, it’s tiring to hold the up all the time. Or sometimes the cat lays on the book.

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Show threadRo Gutiérrez Abréu ✨️Dec 19, 2022
@la_marteau @bookstodon when I am tired or unable to focus listening to a book 📖 is such a pleasure. I think it brings back the feeling of being read stories in childhood, even when the subject matter is fully adult. I have favorite narrators I look for. It really is ableist in several ways to snob on audio. Don't people listen to NPR?
Show threadMatilda
@CaroCrow @la_marteau @bookstodon Who are your favorite narrators?
Dec 19, 2022 at 3:07amWeb
Show threadRo Gutiérrez Abréu ✨️Dec 19, 2022
@owlislost @la_marteau @bookstodon Ah. I have a couple of favorites... Joy Nash, Stephen Dexter, Chris Brinkley, Simon Prebble, Rosalyn Landor. Just a few. Dexter does an amazing job with local accents and vernacular. 🎧🎤
Show threadMatildaDec 19, 2022
@CaroCrow @la_marteau @bookstodon Thank you!
Show threadbooksncatsnbooksncatsnDec 19, 2022

@CaroCrow @bookstodon @owlislost

I can barely read anything right now other than books for grad school (MA in English), and unfortunately audiobooks are too slow (ugh) so I’m not a connoisseur.

Huge shoutout to both Rob Inglis and Andy Serkis for their incredible readings of the Hobbit/LOTR books.

Would love to hear other people’s favorites!

Show threadMatildaDec 19, 2022
@la_marteau @CaroCrow @bookstodon My kids and I listened to Wil Wheaton narrate John Scalzi’s Fuzzy Nation and I was blown away by how good he was.
Show threadbooksncatsnbooksncatsnDec 19, 2022

@owlislost @CaroCrow @bookstodon

Wil Wheaton is a gem in this world.

Show threadMatildaDec 19, 2022
@la_marteau @CaroCrow @bookstodon A thousand times yes
Show threadbooksncatsnbooksncatsnDec 19, 2022

@owlislost @bookstodon

How was Fuzzy Nation? I've read the Old Man's War series but nothing else of his. I loved his characters and writing style.

Show threadMatildaDec 19, 2022
@la_marteau @bookstodon Fuzzy Nation is fantastic. It’s a reboot of the 1960s novel https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuzzy_Nation It’s very different from the Old Man’s War series. I had read it some years ago and thought it might make a good audiobook for us to listen to. Was not disappointed!
Fuzzy Nation - Wikipedia

Show threadbooksncatsnbooksncatsnDec 19, 2022
@owlislost @bookstodon I’ll give it a try! Thanks!
Show threadwendydoylepalumboDec 19, 2022
@la_marteau @CaroCrow @bookstodon @owlislost you can speed up the speed on audible.