Audiobook week continues with a meme! Fun, fun. Here are Jen’s questions and my answers:
Current/Most Recent Audiobook:
(Right now, I’m listening to Main Street, by Sinclair Lewis – specifically, to this version from Recorded Books Classics Library.
Impressions:
I’d been meaning to read Main Street for quite some time, so getting it on audio is a good way for me to check it off my list. I’m on the seventh disc now and really enjoying it. Barbara Caruso’s narration is wonderful – and very true to the times in which the story was set, and I’m well into the story of Carol Kennicott’s bumpy introduction to small-town life and loving it.
Current/Most Recent Favorite Audiobook:
(Before starting Main Street, I was enjoying the Percy Jackson and the Olympians books on audio. I’ve listened to the first two (The Lightning Thief and The Sea of Monsters) and had so much fun that they almost made me forget that I was sitting in traffic for most of the time that Percy and pals were battling monsters from Greek myths. I have the third installment, The Titan’s Curse, waiting for me on audio as soon as I finish Main Street, and I can’t wait.
Favorite Narrator You’ve Discovered Recently:
(I really, really liked Rosalyn Landor’s voice narrating Never Let Me Go, by Kazuo Ishiguro. She was exactly the way I’d have imagined Kathy H. sounding, and her matter-of-fact tone made the book even more chilling to hear. She also didn’t do my pet peeve among audiobook narrators: change her voice in a silly, distracting way when reading lines spoken by a character of the opposite sex. (It drives me nuts when male audiobook narrators talk in a squeaky voice to suggest a woman’s voice, and when female narrators become weirdly gruff to suggest a man.)
One Title From Your TBL (To Be Listened) Stack Or Your Audio Wishlist:
(I’m dying to hear Kate Morton’s books read on audio – any of them. I’ll probably start with The Forgotten Garden. My library branch doesn’t have it, but I’m planning to reserve it soon and have a copy brought over from another branch. But first I want to finish the rest of the Percy Jackson and the Olympians books on audio – I have, I believe, three more to go.
Psst – since I’m still trying to deal with the consequences of my library shenanigans, there’ll be TWO posts on Friday – my final Audiobook Week post on Friday morning, and a Mo’ Books, Mo’ Problems update on Friday afternoon. Books overload! You’re welcome, or my apologies, depending on your perspective.
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I listened to Never Let Me Go, too, and it was memorable! I also listened to Lightning Thief and the second one, and liked them.
I’ll be posting some impressions of NEVER LET ME GO soon – as soon as I can, anyway – it really was a thought-provoking book, wasn’t it?
Yes, definitely!
Best audiobooks I’ve ever heard:
Tom Robbins – Fierce Invalids home from hot climates (I think you’ve heard)
Stephen King – Delores Claiborne (read by Frances Sternhagen–perfect)
Lee – To kill a Mockingbird (has to be read by Roses Prichard)
Ooooh, an audio version of MOCKINGBIRD… I’m putting that on my dream audio list now. I’ll bet I’d love it.
Rosalyn Landor’s narration of Never Let Me Go was perfect!! I really enjoyed listening to The Forgotten Garden… it kept me on the treadmill for hours.
That’s a ringing endorsement! I usually listen to music while running, or my thoughts. At some point, if I get a bigger capacity iPod, I might start downloading audiobooks… it’s a good idea.
I read The Forgotten Garden and loved it…I have two of her other books sitting on my bookshelf and hope to get to them soon. I might try to do audio of her newest book – The Secret Keeper.
I’ve listened to Rosalyn Landor before – she narrated Alison Weir’s The Lady Elizabeth which was fantastic! She also narrated Sophie Kinsella’s The Undomestic Goddess – another good audio!
~Kristin @ Always With a Book
Oooh, thanks for the tips! I’m going to look at those to see if they sound like interesting plots, and now that I know I like Rosalyn Landor I’ll be seeking her out when I can.
def want the kate morton audios!
thx for the reminder 😉
You’re welcome! 🙂 I don’t know when I’ll get to them because I’ve got to finish the Percy Jackson books too, but they’re next on my list.
I read the first two Percy Jackson books but I might need to pick up the third on audio because you make it sound really good!
I haven’t started the third yet, but I’m really excited to listen! I enjoyed the first two on audio and it was a good way to get them read.
I never got to the Percy Jackson books. Maybe I’ll try them in audio.
I’ve really been enjoying them! The narrator grates from time to time, but for the most part he’s very good, and the stories are such fun.
Have fun with the Percy Jackson series! It’s quite a saga!
Thanks! I’m enjoying them so far – such a creative, fun premise.
The Forgotten Garden looks intriguing! I’ll have to try a Landor book sometime. Thanks for the recs!
Anytime! 🙂 I’m looking forward to digging into some Kate Morton and will be sure to post my impressions when I do.