Audio Books - What are you listening to?

Audio Books - What are you listening to?

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GetCarter

29,395 posts

280 months

Tuesday 9th May 2023
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Remember how bad the film 'Absolute Power' was?

The 20th anniversary book of the same name is one of the best I've ever listened to (Scott Brick reads), and I'm pleased to report that it has little to do with the crap film.

Just checked and according to Audible, I've listened to 293 books. Def in the top three I've ever listened to.

...and the book has sold 110 million copies.

Highly ++ recommended.


DoctorX

7,298 posts

168 months

Tuesday 9th May 2023
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GetCarter said:
Remember how bad the film 'Absolute Power' was?

The 20th anniversary book of the same name is one of the best I've ever listened to (Scott Brick reads), and I'm pleased to report that it has little to do with the crap film.

Just checked and according to Audible, I've listened to 293 books. Def in the top three I've ever listened to.

...and the book has sold 110 million copies.

Highly ++ recommended.
I’ve never read any of his books but I’ve got a spare credit so I’ll give that a go. Thanks

blingybongy

3,876 posts

147 months

Tuesday 9th May 2023
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DoctorX said:
GetCarter said:
Remember how bad the film 'Absolute Power' was?

The 20th anniversary book of the same name is one of the best I've ever listened to (Scott Brick reads), and I'm pleased to report that it has little to do with the crap film.

Just checked and according to Audible, I've listened to 293 books. Def in the top three I've ever listened to.

...and the book has sold 110 million copies.

Highly ++ recommended.
I’ve never read any of his books but I’ve got a spare credit so I’ll give that a go. Thanks
And Scott Brick is an excellent narrator. Ordered.


Edited by blingybongy on Tuesday 9th May 19:56

Griffith4ever

4,285 posts

36 months

Wednesday 10th May 2023
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blingybongy said:
DoctorX said:
GetCarter said:
Remember how bad the film 'Absolute Power' was?

The 20th anniversary book of the same name is one of the best I've ever listened to (Scott Brick reads), and I'm pleased to report that it has little to do with the crap film.

Just checked and according to Audible, I've listened to 293 books. Def in the top three I've ever listened to.

...and the book has sold 110 million copies.

Highly ++ recommended.
I’ve never read any of his books but I’ve got a spare credit so I’ll give that a go. Thanks
And Scott Brick is an excellent narrator. Ordered.


Edited by blingybongy on Tuesday 9th May 19:56
me too! Reviews are excellent apart from the now expected one or two that HATE the narrator, no matter who it is. That and people who can't ignore "he said, she said" :-)

sounds good and will be nice to get away from sci-fi for a break!

Griffith4ever

4,285 posts

36 months

Monday 19th June 2023
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GetCarter said:
Remember how bad the film 'Absolute Power' was?

The 20th anniversary book of the same name is one of the best I've ever listened to (Scott Brick reads), and I'm pleased to report that it has little to do with the crap film.

Just checked and according to Audible, I've listened to 293 books. Def in the top three I've ever listened to.

...and the book has sold 110 million copies.

Highly ++ recommended.
Just finished it on Audible - bloody great !! Thanks

DoctorX

7,298 posts

168 months

Monday 19th June 2023
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Griffith4ever said:
GetCarter said:
Remember how bad the film 'Absolute Power' was?

The 20th anniversary book of the same name is one of the best I've ever listened to (Scott Brick reads), and I'm pleased to report that it has little to do with the crap film.

Just checked and according to Audible, I've listened to 293 books. Def in the top three I've ever listened to.

...and the book has sold 110 million copies.

Highly ++ recommended.
Just finished it on Audible - bloody great !! Thanks
Me too! Enjoyed it, thanks for the recommendation.

otolith

56,177 posts

205 months

Monday 19th June 2023
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Recently went through the two Philip Pullman novels in the new Book of Dust trilogy (third not released yet) and enjoyed those. Then listened to a couple of short stories from the same universe, which were good, but paying a full Audible credit for a short story does grate a bit. Also, the Audible app tends to get a very annoying stutter at the start of chapters when played in the car.

blingybongy

3,876 posts

147 months

Tuesday 20th June 2023
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DoctorX said:
Griffith4ever said:
GetCarter said:
Remember how bad the film 'Absolute Power' was?

The 20th anniversary book of the same name is one of the best I've ever listened to (Scott Brick reads), and I'm pleased to report that it has little to do with the crap film.

Just checked and according to Audible, I've listened to 293 books. Def in the top three I've ever listened to.

...and the book has sold 110 million copies.

Highly ++ recommended.
Just finished it on Audible - bloody great !! Thanks
Me too! Enjoyed it, thanks for the recommendation.
I'm about 10 hours in.
It's very good.

covmutley

3,028 posts

191 months

Wednesday 28th June 2023
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I enjoyed Absolute Power too. Very good.

Onto another Harry Hole story now (Nemeis) I always enjoy these.

Listened to the free Jack Whitehall safe space series too - most of them were pretty funny!

DoctorX

7,298 posts

168 months

Thursday 11th April
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Audible Original of 1984.

Excellent production values and cast. Sadly, I didn't find the story any more engaging than when I was made to read it at school hehe


toasty

7,483 posts

221 months

Thursday 11th April
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Slow Horses by Mick Herron.

Well narrated and serves up a pretty dystopian view of the back offices of the Secret Services.

toasty

7,483 posts

221 months

Tuesday
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A freebie short story on Audible.

The Dispatcher by John Scalzi, read by Zachary Quinto.

The Dispatcher and a cop investigate the disappearance of another dispatcher in a slightly alternate version of Chicago.

At only just over 2 hours, this is well worth the time spent listening.

Griffith4ever

4,285 posts

36 months

Tuesday
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I've done a lot of Scalzi recently. I like his stories and really like Wil Wheaton as a narrator (Enson whatever on STNG).

Collapsing Empire trilogy - good space/sci-fi/political and quite funny. Less sci-fi more politics. Very strong main characters.
The Androids Dream - bloody hillarious and mad.
Redshirts - excellent and funny, again.
Agent to the Stars - again, excellent, and hillarious at times.

On the subject of scifi - "Not Alone" - 2 books, great.

If you like HHGTTG, / scifi humour, "Will leave the galaxy for good" - book 3 in the Jacques McKeown series just came out and is hillarious. Loved 1&2 as well

toasty

7,483 posts

221 months

Tuesday
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Griffith4ever said:
I've done a lot of Scalzi recently. I like his stories and really like Wil Wheaton as a narrator (Enson whatever on STNG).

Collapsing Empire trilogy - good space/sci-fi/political and quite funny. Less sci-fi more politics. Very strong main characters.
The Androids Dream - bloody hillarious and mad.
Redshirts - excellent and funny, again.
Agent to the Stars - again, excellent, and hillarious at times.

On the subject of scifi - "Not Alone" - 2 books, great.

If you like HHGTTG, / scifi humour, "Will leave the galaxy for good" - book 3 in the Jacques McKeown series just came out and is hillarious. Loved 1&2 as well
Wil Wheaton was a good narrator on Ready Player One, also recommended.

I'll checkout your suggestions. Thanks.

Griffith4ever

4,285 posts

36 months

Tuesday
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toasty said:
Wil Wheaton was a good narrator on Ready Player One, also recommended.

I'll checkout your suggestions. Thanks.
He reads with tone and pacing like few others. It feels like he's practiced before he reads it aloud, or, he's one hell of a fast reader! :-)

Lots of Scalzi's characters are dry/sarcastic and Wheaton does that with aplomb, male or female chars.

towser

923 posts

212 months

Tuesday
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DoctorX said:
Audible Original of 1984.

Excellent production values and cast. Sadly, I didn't find the story any more engaging than when I was made to read it at school hehe
Exactly this.....brilliant production and I did enjoy the book way back - but this story such as it was didn't do anything for me. Underwhelmed!