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mrfart: May 26, 2004; Dear diary, today I
became a captain.

I just finished 'the thousand autumns of jacob de zoet' by David Mitchell and enjoyed it a lot.
If anybody knows something in a similar vein, I would be thankful for any recommendations.
I'll give number9dream a try, but I don't know if it's Mitchell's writing I'm after, or just another story set in Japan.
His other novels re supposed to be rather different.
Some books I really liked were 'people who eat darkness' by Richard Lloyd Parry, based on a true story.
And 'Out' by natsuo Kirino, a book that I only later found out to be pretty old already.
having been to Japan a lot, I like stories about the real day to day people who get mixed up in an adventure/drama more than anything else I guess.
No matter which period the story is set in.

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# ¿ Apr 29, 2024 03:40

mrfart: May 26, 2004; Dear diary, today I
became a captain.

Tea Bone posted:

The Bone Clocks is excellently narrated and gives a whole new context to Jacob De Zoet. I quite enjoyed Bone Clocks but didn't really get on with Jacob De Zoet so ymmv

Thanks, I might listen to it. But for now I had my David Mitchell fill since finishing number9dream.
It's an OK book, but a bit too much Murakami fanfiction.

# ¿ Apr 1, 2017 16:37

mrfart: May 26, 2004; Dear diary, today I
became a captain.

Just finished Six Four by Hideo Yokoyama.

I'm not sure what to think of it.
It feels like a harcore political bureaucratic version of the Wire at times. This is no chopstick Hercules Poirot.
And it moves slow, the bloody thing takes 24 hours. The narrator was not my cup of tea, but in the end it was an intriguing story with deeply damaged characters that leaves you in a void.
And probably with a better understanding of workings of the Japanese police internal affairs than the average Japanese cop.

# ¿ Apr 13, 2017 20:31

mrfart: May 26, 2004; Dear diary, today I
became a captain.

buglord posted:

e: jesus mary and joseph this is the first post in literal months.

Yeah, i gave up my audible subscription because I didn't use it enough.

I'm listening to the Dutch/flemish version of 'Congo: The Epic History of a People' by David Van Reybrouck.
Great book if you're interested in seeing the history from the side of people who are usually ignored by history writers.

Also, I found out I'm entitled to use the database of the Flemish audio book collection for the blind for free, because of my problems with dyslexia.
So I don't think I'll be needing audible for a while.

# ¿ Jan 9, 2018 12:29

mrfart: May 26, 2004; Dear diary, today I
became a captain.

NikkolasKing posted:

This is an extremely odd question but I have to ask somebody because I sure as hell don't know.

Is getting somebody to record an audiobook for personal use illegal? I'm only asking because I'm legally blind and there's just no way to really get through a dense text with my visual impairment. I have no interest in sharing it with anybody, just having it for myself.

The book in question is a philosophical text called Being and Time by Martin Heidegger. It's something I'm working up to, I'm not so arrogant as to think I could handle it now but I figured I might as well ask this question now because why not. I would als oneed a recording because I'm certain I'll need to go over passages and stuff

I found one translation that will be up in the public domain the start of 2023 and I don't expect to be dead in five years so I guess I could theoretically wait and then go beg some altruistic fool on LibriVox to record it for me.

I posted this already couple of weeks ago, but I found out I'm entitled to use the database of the Flemish audio book collection for the blind for free, because of my problems with dyslexia.
Doesn't the US have something similar? Or is that all a bit too 'socialist'.
My mom has been reading books for them for decades now.
And very often it's a book that has been requested by somebody. Usually something academic that gives her headaches about pronunciations of scientific terms.

Also, I thought you were allowed to make a copy for personal use. Or is that only with software?

# ¿ Feb 3, 2018 21:20

mrfart: May 26, 2004; Dear diary, today I
became a captain.

Lordshmee posted:

I just finished A People�s Tragedy by Orlando Figes about the Russian Revolution. Since this topic is barely mentioned let alone covered in American schools I learned A LOT and recommend it as long as you can take dense histories. The author never goes on about anything overlong, there�s just a TON of poo poo that went down between 1890 and 1924 in Russia. My takeaway is that the Russians are a cursed people who haven�t really caught a break in like 400 years...

I�d like to continue on with the history. Anyone got any recommendations for history of the USSR from the rise of Stalin to, say, the end of WW2?

That reminded me I was gonna listen to russian rulers podcasrt, which already has 160 episodes apparently.
It seems to be rather poorly recorded, though.
At least in the beginning.

# ¿ Feb 25, 2019 13:35

mrfart: May 26, 2004; Dear diary, today I
became a captain.

I don�t even know anything about d&d, but I�m enjoying dungeon crawler Carl a lot. It�s something that I admittedly would never have read in print. But the narration is just perfect and it�s great to listen to in the background without having to spend too much attention to it.

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# ¿ Apr 29, 2024 03:40

mrfart: May 26, 2004; Dear diary, today I
became a captain.

Minotaurus Rex posted:

Anyone know if there�s any decent dedicated devices to play audiobooks on that have a) good battery & b) are affordable and maybe for extra points c) can play podcasts? Currently using a 2019 iPod Touch but the complete bastards at Apple have decided to discontinue this product line! Fuckers! Anyone got any ideas what to get next that�s not a smartphone (don�t want a smartphone)

You could buy one of these 10 bucks usb stick players and download podcast with media monkey or something. You�d be the coolest kid on the block.
I appreciate not wanting a smartphone, but it�s probably cheaper than a dedicated ipod type device.

# ¿ Mar 11, 2024 10:20

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