RedRedRose
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Simon Schama's Citizens (French Revolution); don't agree with the thesis of the book, but he has put together an interesting read.
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I found once I got audiobooks then physical copies simply did not get read, though I do obsessively multitask so gardening = audiobook, work = audiobook, walking the dog = audiobook. While my SO got me a copy of a book I wanted 2 years ago for Christmas and I am barely halfway through, have listened to maybe 200 books in the same amount of time.Finishing the first Mistborn Series now on audiobook. Really loved the narrator and it was good to re-read the books in this way. 27 hours for the last book though.....
Going to listen to Ecstacy by Irvine Welsh next.
Need to get some books to physically read too, but I'm quite enjoying the accessible nature of audio books at the moment. I'm much more likely to just listen to 30 minutes on the fly than I am to pick up a book and read it.
I started them for re-reads as there's loads of books I've loved, but would never have the time and energy to re-read. I do like to read a book (ebooks) for the first time, but going to try a new audiobook that I haven't read before.Just got a whack load of Lindsey Davis Audiobooks on recommendation, hopefully they turn out well
I found once I got audiobooks then physical copies simply did not get read, though I do obsessively multitask so gardening = audiobook, work = audiobook, walking the dog = audiobook. While my SO got me a copy of a book I wanted 2 years ago for Christmas and I am barely halfway through, have listened to maybe 200 books in the same amount of time.
Yeh I have the entire Terry Pratchett and Douglas Adams collection on audiobook, listen to all of it at least once a year on average, some more than others. TP especially seems calming at work since I know what the plots are and its funny which brightens things up. I can zone out then pick up the plot from wherever. Also with so many themes its helpful to pick up something related when somethings going bad to get a different/weird/quirky perspective on it. Last one I did was the Shepherds Crown as its basically all about death of an important person and acceptance, moving on but not forgetting. DEATH as a anthropomorphic personification is such an interesting concept and getting the afterlife you think you deserve is too, even if I am not religious.I started them for re-reads as there's loads of books I've loved, but would never have the time and energy to re-read. I do like to read a book (ebooks) for the first time, but going to try a new audiobook that I haven't read before.
Agree about time though that's the big thing. I listened to 30 minutes taking the dog for a walk earlier and only had to rewind it a few times where I'd zoned out/got distracted.
Must be a short book, it can't take long to write 'sanctimonious wankers'A Critique of Western Buddhism hy Glen Wallis
I've just finished Klara and the Sun. Ishiguro broke a tiny part of my heart with The Remains of the Day and the bugger's done the same with Klara. Love and sacrifice, greatly recommended.
I have indeed and have a copy but it's a long time since I read it. I'm going through my collection for keepers/throwers and will probably reread it soon.Have you read Never Let Me Go? His best book IMO.
I won't say if it'll break or lift your heart
Does it cover the Wagatha Christie trial?“Life is Too Short” by Mickey Rooney
Now on Bauhaus by Frank Whitford.
Oh that book had a huge effect on the young me! Shaped the way I look at the world.Hiroshima by John Hersey. Harrowing, as one would imagine any book on such a subject must be, but still a very good read indeed.