I travel a lot for work and was wondering if any of you have listened to any great books on tape. Thank you.
If you haven't already read The Help, the audio version is great with different voices for each of the characters. I also enjoyed listening the audio version of The Secret Life of Bees.
If your looking for something to make you laugh I listened to:
the nanny diaries
harry potter books
saving faith by david baldacci's
anything by nora roberts
anything by kay hooper
any of the Eve Duncan books by iris johansen
any of the Elizabeth Lowell books
The Help and Water for Elephants are both excellent in the audio versions. I listen to a lot of audio books and it really depends on if you like the narrator's style and voice. Some books I've listened to, I had to go back and actually read to feel as if I had really 'got' them- but other books I have already read, I enjoyed listening to even more!
But the two at the top were both excellent!
I never do, but got my husband a collection years ago of Ray Bradbury reading his stories. It was awesome, but it is on cassette and we no longer have a working player. I would probably check out the library and see what they have on CD there and if you hate it you can always turn it off rather than having spent money on it. I think they still put a lot of "major" books on audio recording.
Anyhting by Jen Lancaster. Not sure if she is on tape, but her books are fun and you will find yourself laughing out loud.
A lot of libraries have free book downloads. I have never done it but my mom does it when she travels (4 hours) with my boys to Bar Harbor. My 7 1/2 year old loves listening to books in the car. Its the one thing that keeps him quiet.
i just go to the library and grab whatever they have that sounds interesting.
That being said, I've bought all the harry potter's on cd. The guy who reads them, Jim Dale, is amazing.
On tape? lol Do we still use tape?
Sorry, no answer. I still READ a book if I have a minute. You sound like a good candidate for a kindle or a nook. Santa didnt bring you one I take it?
I just had to laugh at tape :)
www.podiobooks.com
you can download any of them to a CD or to an ipod
I recommend Scott Sigler, A C Hutchins or the book The Pocket and the Pendulum. But there are hundreds of thousands of free books on there to suit your interest or genre you prefer.
Check out your library. I've listened to TONS of audiobooks. Bill Bryson reads most of his own books, those are great (he didn't read A Walk in the Woods, but that reader did a great job, too). The Harry Potter series is fantastic in audiobook format, the reader can do something like 150 different voices/characters. Of course, I love Diana Gabaldon's Outlander series, and the audiobooks are great for hearing the Gaelic spoken out loud. Any of your favorite comedians, even Jesse Ventura's stuff is funny and poignant, David Sedaris, Bill Cosby, etc...
As more and more people listen, the quality has gotten so much better. You will find authors reading their own material more often, too. Robert Rankin is a born story-teller, so I love to listen to his stuff. Many many books are available now, it's becoming the preferred format for a significant number of readers.
But, it all depends on what you like to READ. Just check out what your favorite authors have done, and start with that. I used to get out a bunch at a time so if I didn't like one, I'd just move on to the next one.
Podcasts are fun, too, and many are download-able for free onto any mp3 device. Podcast Alley is a good place to start.
