tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post4042120784802026412..comments2024-03-29T08:39:57.608-04:00Comments on Jungle Red Writers: Audiobooks and some literary fashion Jungle Red Writershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16646429819267618412noreply@blogger.comBlogger46125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-49294753193298490992012-09-28T08:22:39.202-04:002012-09-28T08:22:39.202-04:00Ro-
Truly, Madly. Deeply is one of my all time fa...Ro-<br /><br />Truly, Madly. Deeply is one of my all time favorite movies. <br /><br />~janJungle Red Writershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16646429819267618412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-5813400148765760552012-09-28T08:14:34.303-04:002012-09-28T08:14:34.303-04:00All right...crush confession...I saw Alan Rickman ...All right...crush confession...I saw Alan Rickman milling about outside Lincoln Center once, pre-theatre. Yow. Saw Seminar last year, barely heard a word. Just watched him . Ever see the movie Dogma?Rosemary Harrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08033747422699443024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-41946046215773788292012-09-28T08:11:42.884-04:002012-09-28T08:11:42.884-04:00Catriona - I've loved Alan Rickman and Juliet ...Catriona - I've loved Alan Rickman and Juliet Stevenson ever since Truly, Madly, Deeply. And how funny was she in Bend it like Beckham? Looking forward to our 50 Shades of cozy panel at bouchercon1 Any JRs who are going should check us out Thursday afternoon!Rosemary Harrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08033747422699443024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-18588140455244514832012-09-27T18:40:32.171-04:002012-09-27T18:40:32.171-04:00Marianne, I couldn't get out to walk today, so...Marianne, I couldn't get out to walk today, so I'm going to have to come up with some chore tonight so I can get back to Hank's book.<br /><br />Catriona,<br />I love Alan Rickman<br /><br />Deb, you really should give them another try. I think I love them so much because my mother used to read to me and I just love being read to. <br /><br />~jan <br /><br />thanks Laura! Jungle Red Writershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16646429819267618412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-17557005543677986972012-09-27T18:31:19.707-04:002012-09-27T18:31:19.707-04:00Jan, Tuesday Morning has a website where you can l...Jan, Tuesday Morning has a website where you can locate stores. Sadly, they don't sell audio books on the site. But, as Karen wrote, you can find remaindered audio books at Books-A-Million, too. Now, if Big Lots would just carry them.Laura Benedicthttp://www.laurabenedict.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-79182840837861775722012-09-27T17:43:12.779-04:002012-09-27T17:43:12.779-04:00I have listened to maybe two books on tape,so that...I have listened to maybe two books on tape,so that tells you how long ago it was. It was an okay experience. I think I'm one of those people who must READ the story. Perhaps this is because of my long-ago volunteer work with Books On Tape, where I was required to read along in the book and listen to the tape for mispronunciations, missed words, throat-clearing, etc. I don't really like having something read to me. I loved it when I was a youngster but once I started reading on my own, nobody could read the story fast enough for me to find out what happened! But after reading all the responses today to Jan's blog, I now wonder if I should reconsider. (Oh, and I have never wanted an IPod!)<br /><br />Capcha attempt number two. It had better go through this time. A couple of days ago I had to make something like five attempts. I agree with Jan about this whole thing! My first one had the word Kill in it, by the way.Deb Romanonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-6738083355085231992012-09-27T16:37:15.869-04:002012-09-27T16:37:15.869-04:00I want those stockings, but only if I can get the ...I want those stockings, but only if I can get the legs too. The text would be in sixteen-point going round my hockey-goalie calves.<br /><br />On audio books - I'd listen to Alan Rickman or Juliet Stevenson read anything.<br /><br />Has anyone tried to listen to the audiobook of The Da Vinci Code. Hee-larious French accent. It made Inspector Clouseau sound good.Catriona McPhersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17234089279665716446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-9018258394386052202012-09-27T16:36:04.464-04:002012-09-27T16:36:04.464-04:00Hallie, I always get the headset cord wrapped arou...Hallie, I always get the headset cord wrapped around something int he dishwasher when I'm loading/unloading it while listening to a book. You'd think I'd have learned but it happens all the time!<br /><br />Rhys, Katherine is wonderful with your books! <br /><br />And THE OTHER WOMAN is a fabulous audiobook. The little surprise at the end still makes me smile.Marianne in Mainenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-50942240325788933582012-09-27T16:32:48.995-04:002012-09-27T16:32:48.995-04:00Interesting Hallie,
It's like you need sonar,...Interesting Hallie,<br /><br />It's like you need sonar, huh? <br /><br />But actually, usually when I'm in the kitchen, I'm not using earbuds. I have one of those amplifiers that also charges the IPHONE while it plays the book/or music. <br /><br />I''m not sure I could chop vegetables with earbuds in either.Jan Broganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11323983086318138814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-14181194732511427292012-09-27T16:23:16.884-04:002012-09-27T16:23:16.884-04:00I love audiobooks, but only when I'm driving. ...I love audiobooks, but only when I'm driving. If I try to do ANY WORK (cook clean...) with earbuds in I get in an accident. Trip. Drop something. Smash into something. It's as if I need my hearing working to keep from getting into trouble.<br /><br />Am I the only one like that??Hallie Ephronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04759439029582054503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-11427291597202840102012-09-27T16:21:25.368-04:002012-09-27T16:21:25.368-04:00Denise Ann,
Although I hate to pump it, Audible ma...Denise Ann,<br />Although I hate to pump it, Audible makes it somewhat cheaper if you are willing to sign up for the monthly plan. You can make CDs from the files, which I still have to do so I can get my husband to listen to the STeve Jobs biography. <br /><br />Unknown, I do not know who you are, but I have this lovely image of a woman at a big wooden farm table, quilting while a calm, soothing voice tells a terrific story. <br /><br />Hank, I'm off to Adams Farm to get in my three miles and at least three chapters of The Other Woman!Jan Broganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11323983086318138814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-25718818357126215122012-09-27T15:27:52.574-04:002012-09-27T15:27:52.574-04:00Hearing THE OTHER WOMAN on audio was a profoundly ...Hearing THE OTHER WOMAN on audio was a profoundly strange experience!<br /><br />I finally realized it was because I'd heard my OWN voice reading it for the past year! Once I got used to Ilyana Kadushin,(the actor who reds the TWILIGHT books!)--I loved it. But initially it was a big surprise.<br /><br /><br />We listen to audiobooks in the car all the time. And sometimes we sit in the driveway when we get home so we can finish a chapter!Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420701704169428286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-3348683551188559762012-09-27T14:07:36.274-04:002012-09-27T14:07:36.274-04:00I love sewing or knitting to audio books. I've...I love sewing or knitting to audio books. I've made a few sweaters, socks and dozens of quilts while listening. My favorites include Anthony Trollope, who had a wonderful, biting sense of humor and more glorious storylines than Downton Abbey, and the Harry Potter series, for which the reader won several awards. The books WERE much better than the (very good) movies!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11573744900187432357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-4796558718152165132012-09-27T13:33:40.648-04:002012-09-27T13:33:40.648-04:00I listen to audio books whenever I am driving. I ...I listen to audio books whenever I am driving. I have "Gold" by Christopher Cleave going now (it's terrific), and just before that I listened to a ten-part BBC radio production of "War & Peace." I listened to that one twice! (Talk about Russian names.)<br /><br />My problem is that I spend so much money on the CDs (always unabridged). My new resolution is to use the library. And, to really figure out the danged-nab ipod which I have owned for several years.<br /><br />I vary my choices -- light/heavy -- fiction/nonfiction -- and always enjoy. I generally give them away after I listen so I can assuage some of my guilt about the $$$.Denise Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02790883493798517829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-89465453172969633332012-09-27T13:14:49.785-04:002012-09-27T13:14:49.785-04:00Ro,
Also writing down Lolita. ALthough I read it l...Ro,<br />Also writing down Lolita. ALthough I read it long ago, I bet it is spectacular with Jeremy Irons reading it.<br /><br />Has anyone noticed that sometimes Capsha won't let you through no matter how close you get, <br /><br />and some days it lets you through if you can't even read what's going on and just guess?<br />Jan Broganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11323983086318138814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-28391701379041824262012-09-27T13:10:56.423-04:002012-09-27T13:10:56.423-04:00Me, too Marihelen.
Got any recommendations for me...Me, too Marihelen.<br /><br />Got any recommendations for me? Any great narrators. I'm especially interested in history and historical right now. <br /><br />Jan Broganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11323983086318138814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-1924131870475273052012-09-27T12:54:34.553-04:002012-09-27T12:54:34.553-04:00Audiobooks have saved my sanity. I used to travel...Audiobooks have saved my sanity. I used to travel 50 miles per day round trip here in the D/FW area to work and back. I worked for the save doctor for 23 years and over time I started to calculate how much time I wasted in the car. After I discovered audiobooks I no longer felt that way. I will also admit to sitting in my driveway or a parking lot long enough to finish a chapter. I also discovered some great authors and readers that way.Marihelen Ligonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-19949835101953738752012-09-27T12:45:28.881-04:002012-09-27T12:45:28.881-04:00Karen,
At Books A million, what form do the audiob...Karen,<br />At Books A million, what form do the audiobooks come in? CDS? <br /><br />And I'm writing Three Junes and the Clinton memoir into my TBR notebook. <br /><br />Laura -<br />In what part of the country is Tuesday Mornings stores? <br /><br />Felicia, can you recommend your favorite narrators? It makes a huge difference to me.<br /><br />Michele - I never thought about weeding. Maybe I'd actually garden if I did it with an audiobook. <br /><br />Jan Broganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11323983086318138814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-28991832420307125982012-09-27T12:39:55.803-04:002012-09-27T12:39:55.803-04:00Lisa,
I only know about it because someone told me...<br />Lisa,<br />I only know about it because someone told me in the comments page here. Just google Selfcontrol. It's a free download, that you can set to shut down all your Internet access and more importantly YOUR EMAIL, for as long as you set it for.<br /><br />I had it, but it never worked for email, which is my worst temptation, so this morning I went into the preferences (Make sure to check local connections) and it completely cut me off.<br />I am so happy Jan Broganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11323983086318138814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-36958062948272858542012-09-27T12:37:47.939-04:002012-09-27T12:37:47.939-04:00Okay,
Now back.
First of all, I am still laughing...Okay,<br />Now back.<br /><br />First of all, I am still laughing at Skipperhammond, driving 50 miles out of her way BECAUSE I HAVE MISSED SO MANY EXITS because of audio books. <br /><br />And Linda, you are right, they can be an even worse distraction in city traffic. I really shouldn't have them on in the car even in suburban traffic. As it is, I shut it off whenever I have to make left hand turns.<br /><br />And Leslie, I feel a little bit the same way when I am walking somewhere beautiful. All this meditation and Zen living-in-the-moment philosophy I read - you want to be where you are E SPECIALLY when it's somewhere beautiful. So I try to actually do silent walking medication for the first twenty minutes. Then treat myself to a book for the later miles. <br /><br />when I want to go more than three miles, I absolutely need a book. <br /><br />Audiobooks are really best for laundry folding and closet cleaning, I think. Especially if you are like me and not geared to organization. <br /><br />Jan Broganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11323983086318138814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-13750034692289582842012-09-27T12:35:44.275-04:002012-09-27T12:35:44.275-04:00I want to know about the self-control timer! Pleas...I want to know about the self-control timer! Please, do elaborate. :-)Lisa Alberhttp://www.lisaalber.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-69452646845548009432012-09-27T12:35:20.939-04:002012-09-27T12:35:20.939-04:00I want to know about the self-control timer! Pleas...I want to know about the self-control timer! Please, do elaborate. :-)Lisa Alberhttp://www.lisaalber.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-56108367042097694832012-09-27T12:29:17.118-04:002012-09-27T12:29:17.118-04:00Wow!
I finally figured out how to make my self-c...Wow! <br /><br />I finally figured out how to make my self-control timer work and wrote for two hours unable to check the Internet and can see I have a lot of responding to do.<br /><br />First of all. The stockings are from Zohara. I don't actually know who that is, but thats what the NYDN Pageviews blog says. And yes, there are slippers, but they look like ballet slippers and I couldn't get the photo to center on the post so I ditched it at the last minute.<br />MOre to come:Jan Broganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11323983086318138814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-64236512771596906472012-09-27T12:22:48.047-04:002012-09-27T12:22:48.047-04:00I want the stockings too. Where can we find them, ...I want the stockings too. Where can we find them, Jan? Could they be official Jungle Red uniform?<br />I remember once pulling into my driveway at the end of a long trip and sitting there for an extra half hour because I had to see how the audio book ended.<br />I adore all my books on Audible. Katherine Kellgren is a brilliant reader and has had two Audie nominations for my books.Rhys Bowennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-73989949122438486022012-09-27T12:18:52.450-04:002012-09-27T12:18:52.450-04:00Like Linda, I don't have an iPod but you'r...Like Linda, I don't have an iPod but you're all making the case that maybe I could have some fun with one.Sofie Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16830230500527705589noreply@blogger.com