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EdsTeioh posted:Is there only the full cast version? As far as I know it's the only one Audible sells, yes.
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SomeMathGuy posted:As far as I know it's the only one Audible sells, yes. Gotcha. That was the only one I found, but I was phone searching. You recommend it? So far I've gone through 2 Gibson novels, Snow Crash and am working through the 2nd Expanse novel.
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Feb 4, 2017 22:09
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They announced the director for a new Dune movie, so I would seriously consider waiting for a new recording, personally.
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Feb 4, 2017 22:58
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Ah hell, this audiobook only has one guy reading it out, instead of ten guys
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Feb 5, 2017 00:25
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Apoffys posted:You can get a refund from Audible quite easily, even if you bought it ages ago. I got "Monster Hunter International" and after puking a bit and getting through almost hte entire thing, I dropped it and walked away. Got a refund several months later, no questions, no stress, no problem
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space kobold posted:If you dig that style of story, I'd entirely recommend We Are Legion (We Are Bob). https://www.amazon.com/Are-Legion-Bob-Bobiverse-Book-ebook/dp/B01LWAESYQ Cool, thanks! grabbed it for a few dollars. Almost done with the Magic series and will give it a listen after. I finally realized I can up the reading speed on the Audible ap... There were some long books I wish I'd have done that for.
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I've got a request, for good nonfiction stuff. Something educational and useful would be preferred, but the main criteria it not be too old of a source that it puts me out (I always struggle with staying awake to Xenophon and Dickens and Aurelius ). I'd prefer it to not be one that's super short or too politically oriented, I need something to study to. I'm specifically interested in books about design based thinking for problem solving in engineering spheres- maybe infrastructure or environmental or electrical. I'm sure there's plenty on aerospace but I'm not particularly interested in those, i've read a lot of them. I would prefer ones that don't spend all their time wanking over specific companies because they all seem to be compiled of breathless swooning over Steve Jobs or whatever managent genius developed a new doo-wop toy by asking someone to do it for them, and I'm much more interested in more granular, engineering-oriented stuff than team management. Bonus if it's not some 20 minute or two hour talk being repacked, audible is glutted with those.. 
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Feb 8, 2017 10:41
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My first thought was Packing for Mars by Mary Roach. It's a little bit aerospacey in that it has to do with space travel, but mostly focuses on the challenges of staying alive in space, how they were tested/solved so far, and what needs to be figured out for long term space living. It's quite fascinating and covers really interesting aspects like hygiene, food, climate and all that that's told in a fun way. She has a couple other books I've not read yet. I just got Stiff, which is about the use of cadavers which sounds strange, but she does a nice job of making the info interesting so I'm looking forward to listening to it.
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Feb 8, 2017 14:09
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I'm halfway through it so can't totally vouch for it yet, but Atomic Accidents by James Mahaffey is a pretty cool dissection of every radiation-based accident in history, beginning with Nikola Tesla sticking his head into a hitherto unknown X ray beam. It's written very much for the benefit of a layperson and, once the development of radioactive piles and nuclear weapons is in the picture, much of the book is dedicated to how these things and their failsafes are engineered. Judging from the title, you might think it's a fear mongering thing but it's exactly the opposite. I'm enjoying it so far.
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Feb 8, 2017 18:19
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coyo7e posted:
How about beer? Brewmasters Art, while a lecture series, is an interesting listen on the industry. Technical aspects are quite light, but it's a good overview.
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Audiobooks are awesome, I particularly like then for calming me down for sleep. Storytel has a sleep feature which lets me easily skip back to where I fell asleep, very useful. Listening to Brian Aldiss' Hothouse right now, it's pretty weird.
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Awesome thanks for the recommendations. I've heard about Stiff before on some interview.
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I've got Stiff; I did a one sentence review somewhere in the thread. It's not bad. And it's more history than technical explanations, but The Poisoner's Handbook: Murder and the Birth of Forensic Medicine in Jazz Age New York is a hell of a good listen. There's also a documentary now on Netflix by the same name. Mister Facetious fucked around with this message at 22:12 on Feb 8, 2017 |
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Feb 8, 2017 20:59
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I feel like it's a sin to say I consumed this via audiobook, but Anne Lamott's "Bird by Bird" is really fantastic in terms of books on writing. The narrator they got is also pitch perfect for the tone of the book.
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Feb 11, 2017 04:19
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It's never a sin to have a professional reader read a book to you. Trevor white is how I finally got to read Catch 22 and with the pacing and rhythm it's supposed to have 
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I'm halfway through the first Expanse book Leviathan Wakes on my kindle and really liking it. I'm considering moving over and listening to them on audiobook instead since I go through books so much faster that way (thank you commute). Anyone listened to these and can comment on how good the narration is?
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Feb 12, 2017 21:16
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Books 1-2 and 4-6 have excellent narration. They couldn't get the regular guy for book 3 and by all accounts the replacement sucks, but luckily enough they're actually re-recording three with the original one and expect to have it out in a couple months (E: 'by march' according to the tweet.)
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Feb 15, 2017 01:41
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Mary Roach is typically enjoyable. The only book I wasn't super into was the one on war (I think it was Grunt). It was interesting but the topic doesn't quite appeal to me. I just finished You Can't Touch My Hair by Phoebe Robinson. Definite laugh out loud moments. Points I could relate to as a woman and points that were socially educational since I am not a woman of color. Highly recommended if you like 2 Dope Queens (which you probably should).
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Feb 15, 2017 03:49
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NmareBfly posted:Books 1-2 and 4-6 have excellent narration. They couldn't get the regular guy for book 3 and by all accounts the replacement sucks, but luckily enough they're actually re-recording three with the original one and expect to have it out in a couple months (E: 'by march' according to the tweet.) It's book 4, Cibola Burn, that has the bad replacement narrator. I just finished it last week! And yeah the regular narrator is very good.
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Man, John Cleese's So, Anyway is just as great as you'd expect. The man has still got it, in spades.
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Feb 15, 2017 23:36
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I'm listening to Norm MacDonald read his memoir, and it's every bit as amazing as I'd hoped.
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Feb 15, 2017 23:40
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NmareBfly posted:Books 1-2 and 4-6 have excellent narration. They couldn't get the regular guy for book 3 and by all accounts the replacement sucks, but luckily enough they're actually re-recording three with the original one and expect to have it out in a couple months (E: 'by march' according to the tweet.)
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egon_beeblebrox posted:I'm listening to Norm MacDonald read his memoir, and it's every bit as amazing as I'd hoped. I'm pretty sure my top 3 books of last year are all autobiographies, including Norm's and Trevor Noah's.
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If anyone has an audible credit or $18 at their disposal, pick up "Lincoln in the Bardo" by George Saunders. I'm only a few hours in, but it is fairly loving amazing. The production is amazing. It features a full cast, with Nick Offerman playing off David Sedaris for most of the first 40 chapters at least. I usually play audiobooks at 1.5 speed. I'm listening at 1.0 so I can appreciate the performances. Wholly looking forward to taking it all in.
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David Copperfield narrated by Martin Jarvis is perfection. If you get the kindle edition and pay money it works out much much cheaper than a credit.
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wow. they gave away 20 or 30 "great books" on audible a while back. I'm pretty sure david copperfield was in the list. I've got THe Moonstone, Portrait of Dorian Gray, Tres Mescateros, Moby Dick, gently caress Finn (narrated by Elijah Wood), Wizard of Oz, Draculapeter pan, black beauty, wind in the willows, little women, frankenstein, wuthering heights, moll flanders, etc etc.. I'm sorry you missed the chance. FWIW, I have found that the Aubrey/Matarin "Master and Commander" series is really fun in audio form, although you'll probably rewind it a bunch. It's NOT one of the freebies and I got three of them so far, they're a blast. coyo7e fucked around with this message at 18:47 on Feb 18, 2017 |
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Thing about Copperfield is not to give up on it because the beginning is depressing, it's a rollercoaster of a book but Dickens does not leave you weeping at the end of it. This time.
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Credits are in, and I've never read or listened to a Gaiman novel before (though I've seen Coraline, for what it's worth); anyone have an opinion on Norse Mythology?
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I'm the odd duck who's always disappointed by Gaiman's books. The concepts are always great, but the executions are never as good as the ideas. I'll take Terry Pratchett any day.
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Peas and Rice posted:I'm the odd duck who's always disappointed by Gaiman's books. The concepts are always great, but the executions are never as good as the ideas. I'll take Terry Pratchett any day. You don't need to take him, he's already dead
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A human heart posted:You don't need to take him, he's already dead 
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Peas and Rice posted:I'm the odd duck who's always disappointed by Gaiman's books. The concepts are always great, but the executions are never as good as the ideas. I'll take Terry Pratchett any day. I thought The Ocean at the End of the Lane was quite good, better than most of his, and the narration is a delight.
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precision posted:I thought The Ocean at the End of the Lane was quite good, better than most of his, and the narration is a delight. American Gods, as far an audobook goes, brings a lot to the table because it's a full cast reading (very well performed). I have not picked up Norse Mythology but I'm interested. Also, I just finished Lincoln in the Bardo and thoroughly enjoyed it. Also surprised by some of the names in the end credits. It's gotta be the audiobook equivalent of a blockbuster movie or something. I went in blind outside of Offerman and Sedaris, because they're credited on the cover. It's going to make a "re-read" a little more interesting because of all the names involved in the project, I only picked out one of them based on their voice. Jeffrey Tambor. If you can go in blind and Saunders interests you at all, I'd say that's the way to do it.
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Eat This Glob posted:American Gods, as far an audobook goes, brings a lot to the table because it's a full cast reading (very well performed). Oh poo poo, I knew that not! Definitely gonna grab it since it's the only book of his I've not read twice.
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precision posted:Oh poo poo, I knew that not! Definitely gonna grab it since it's the only book of his I've not read twice.
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Audible is doing this "first in the series" sale right now, and The Mote In God's Eye and Forever War are both on it. Anyone listened to either of those?
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EdsTeioh posted:Audible is doing this "first in the series" sale right now, and The Mote In God's Eye and Forever War are both on it. Anyone listened to either of those? I enjoyed the Mote in God's Eye. Been a while since I listened to it, but I thought it was well produced. Obviously you should be into pretty deep SCI-FI if you are going to pick it up. No idea about the forever war though.
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bengy81 posted:I enjoyed the Mote in God's Eye. Been a while since I listened to it, but I thought it was well produced. My normal go-to is William Gibson, but I've been pretty into The Expanse lately and really like it. Not sure if any of that counts as "deep sci-fi" or not.
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coyo7e posted:iirc you need to get the anniversary edition for the full cast reading. Yeah I noticed there's two listed and grabbed the right one. I'm pretty sure the guy who does Shadow is the guy who narrated one of the Philip K. Dick novels I recently listened to, and all the voices are awesome (especially Wednesday).
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EdsTeioh posted:Audible is doing this "first in the series" sale right now, and The Mote In God's Eye and Forever War are both on it. Anyone listened to either of those? I thoroughly enjoyed both but if I had to pick one I'd go with Forever War.
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