tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post877892524095110470..comments2024-03-29T10:25:17.813-04:00Comments on Jungle Red Writers: How Do You Say That? The Mysteries of Audiobooks by Leslie BudewitzJungle Red Writershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16646429819267618412noreply@blogger.comBlogger92125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-13711305847572359762020-10-20T12:23:27.208-04:002020-10-20T12:23:27.208-04:00Nice to be two places at once, isn't it?!Nice to be two places at once, isn't it?!Leslie Budewitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11942314846112875042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-52610827539737643052020-10-20T12:23:04.835-04:002020-10-20T12:23:04.835-04:00Hi, neighbor! (That's a regional joke, for the...Hi, neighbor! (That's a regional joke, for the rest of you -- out here, 200 miles is close!)Leslie Budewitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11942314846112875042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-49063239350715562122020-10-20T12:22:14.569-04:002020-10-20T12:22:14.569-04:00The right narrator really makes the story!The right narrator really makes the story!Leslie Budewitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11942314846112875042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-35357751108782143712020-10-20T12:21:15.621-04:002020-10-20T12:21:15.621-04:00I love them for nonfiction, too -- I find I'm ...I love them for nonfiction, too -- I find I'm willing to try on audio books I wouldn't take the time to read in print. And I love the match of "In Pieces" with jigsaw puzzles!Leslie Budewitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11942314846112875042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-50081742564847321122020-10-20T12:19:48.788-04:002020-10-20T12:19:48.788-04:00Isn't Dale fantastic? Something like 750 voice...Isn't Dale fantastic? Something like 750 voices for the Harry Potter series!Leslie Budewitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11942314846112875042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-13774916956821996932020-10-19T08:21:17.330-04:002020-10-19T08:21:17.330-04:00Love listening to audiobooks, help rest my eyes, m...Love listening to audiobooks, help rest my eyes, moving around in my place or going on errands by bus.Clemmie jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00869695292589600177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-21217865625671882272020-10-18T16:25:40.545-04:002020-10-18T16:25:40.545-04:00I love audiobooks. My audible account has over 20...I love audiobooks. My audible account has over 200 books on it. I listen at work, when taking walks or when I'm on a long road trip. Right now I'm working from home, so I'm not in the car much, but when I go back to the office, I'll listen on the short commute as well.<br /><br />I know several people have mentioned Jim Dale... he's a favorite of mine as well. He brings Harry Potter to life. I also really enjoy Amanda Ronconi and Michael Rahhal. Honestly a narrator can make or break an audiobook.<br /><br />And thanks for making sure Spokane is pronounced correctly. :) As someone living in Spokane, it grates on the nerves when it's mispronounced. lolJenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14683157143853956294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-59961991704945591412020-10-18T16:19:02.654-04:002020-10-18T16:19:02.654-04:00I love audiobooks, I listen to them in the car and...I love audiobooks, I listen to them in the car and while cleaning or cooking. I really like luke Daniels (does the Kevin Hearne Iron druids books, his dog voice is incredible, yes, dog). Lorelei King does a variety of series, love her Mercy Thompson series by Patricia Briggs work. Alexandra harris does great work in The Others series by Anne Bishop.Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09747079254596095418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-52079177124500300992020-10-18T15:34:05.678-04:002020-10-18T15:34:05.678-04:00I've come to love audiobooks! I find I love th...I've come to love audiobooks! I find I love them best so far for memoirs and nonfiction. I'm not sure why that is. I'm listening now to Sally Field's fascinating memoir, In Pieces. I used to listen mostly when driving places--but I'm not driving places very much these days. So this summer I listened while doing yard work. This winter I'm going to try listening while I keep plugging away at learning to crochet, and while doing jigsaw puzzles--a newfound pass time. Anyway, I highly recommend In Pieces!Jess Montgomeryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10899665899602780429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-79955672495758809422020-10-18T15:25:31.420-04:002020-10-18T15:25:31.420-04:00I love audio books. They make the day go so much f...I love audio books. They make the day go so much faster. When I used to drive to work, I had an hour commute and would go through a book a week. Now I put them on when I'm ironing or working in the garden. I'm so happy Dara connected with you on pronunciations. I understand it's very difficult to get local names right, we have a town close to me where even the locals can't agree on how to pronounce it. However, I was listening to a book recently that took place in France and the reader kept mispronouncing Nice. I'm sure she has heard about that ad nauseum. :-)<br />I have several readers I love, but my all-time favorite is Jim Dale. I've read books I would never have picked up just because he's the reader. Sammy the Advice Kittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05906849878948917613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-90103011098290943932020-10-18T13:47:57.862-04:002020-10-18T13:47:57.862-04:00Wendy, you are so right! The first Louise Penny bo...Wendy, you are so right! The first Louise Penny book was an audio, and Cosham really brought it to life.<br />Leslie Budewitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11942314846112875042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-63868034940507008172020-10-18T13:46:07.422-04:002020-10-18T13:46:07.422-04:00Ah, yes -- Coeur d'Alene and Boise confound br...Ah, yes -- Coeur d'Alene and Boise confound broadcasters and visitors! Although certainly the NE and SE have their share of less-familiar sounds and names, too. Leslie Budewitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11942314846112875042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-63819421624612248402020-10-18T13:44:02.497-04:002020-10-18T13:44:02.497-04:00I never wanted a Kindle, but my mother gave us the...I never wanted a Kindle, but my mother gave us them for Christmas a few years ago, and while I mostly use it for travel, I've been surprised how much I enjoy it. Leslie Budewitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11942314846112875042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-46031469595288654312020-10-18T13:42:53.120-04:002020-10-18T13:42:53.120-04:00LOL -- thank you, release day sister!LOL -- thank you, release day sister!Leslie Budewitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11942314846112875042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-64880505618754286662020-10-18T11:04:56.260-04:002020-10-18T11:04:56.260-04:00This would be the perfect book to listen to on aud...This would be the perfect book to listen to on audio...if I hadn't already devoured it (><;;)Jonelle Patrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09527120550171265235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-52961694283422236272020-10-18T07:21:04.778-04:002020-10-18T07:21:04.778-04:00Missed you by a few years, but walked the sky brid...Missed you by a few years, but walked the sky bridge on the way home daily. Looking forward to some good reading times.Elisabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09047379987310210498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-11077799393049024662020-10-18T01:26:20.421-04:002020-10-18T01:26:20.421-04:00I prefer to read paperbacks, and occasionally read...I prefer to read paperbacks, and occasionally read Kindle books on my laptop. Linda Heroldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09988385643154235201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-61763761655356426692020-10-17T21:59:25.767-04:002020-10-17T21:59:25.767-04:00I don't usually do audio books as I don't ...I don't usually do audio books as I don't process the spoken word well. In speaking with someone being able to read their lips helps. No, I'm not hearing impaired, it's just my brain is more visual. Speaking of pronunciation- I'm from Western Washington but I lived in CT for several years in the late 80s. Something happened in Idaho that made the national news and hearing a local news reporter try to pronounce Coeur d'Alene was amusing!Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07555352686410904846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-77063662544503360642020-10-17T20:25:41.691-04:002020-10-17T20:25:41.691-04:00I’m so glad to see this topic today. I have a few ...I’m so glad to see this topic today. I have a few friends who look down their noses on listening to a book but with so many books, so little time, I could never enjoy as many books if not for the ability to listen while driving or cleaning house! I just checked my Audible account and found that I have 1015 books in my library, so yes, I am a fan, although I do still read print books. Sometimes I read and listen to the same book. There are books I just cannot listen to because I don’t like the reader and books where the reader is so spot on that I’d actually rather listen than read. Two favorite readers are Robert Glenister reading JK Rowling writing as Robert Galbraith’s Cormoran Strike series and Ralph Cosham and Robert Bathurst reading Louise Penny’s Inspector Gamache books. I did cry when Ralph Cosham died and was thrilled with the choice of Robert Bathurst to continue the series. Spot on. <br />I can’t imagine anyone narrating Craig Johnson’s Longmire as well as George Guidall. And going back to the days when there were only books on <br />tape, Elizabeth Peters’ Vicki Bliss series was read by Kathleen Turner and ruined me for any other Vicki. And I have tapes of Douglas Adams reading his own books, including The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy. Stephen Fry, of the wonderful voice, great as he is, cannot compare to either Douglas Adams or Jim Dale reading Harry Potter. <br />Okay more than you wanted to know and time for dinner, so it’s Wendy signing off. WENDYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11853203454861717860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-52055433365606014442020-10-17T20:09:00.154-04:002020-10-17T20:09:00.154-04:00Melissa, so nice to "meet" you -- and yo...Melissa, so nice to "meet" you -- and your enthusiasm is putting a big smile on my face! My BFF from college -- Seattle University -- is from Boise, so I feel your pain on the mispronunciation. Thank goodness she lives in Seattle so she can do ground-truthing for me, and be my chauffeur on visits and research trips! By research, of course, I mean "eat." :) Leslie Budewitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11942314846112875042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-78907651809817667412020-10-17T20:06:06.368-04:002020-10-17T20:06:06.368-04:00Some narrators just don't work for some listen...Some narrators just don't work for some listeners, but when you find one you like, they can really take you places! Leslie Budewitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11942314846112875042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-52780384534742154092020-10-17T20:02:50.593-04:002020-10-17T20:02:50.593-04:00Wonderful -- thanks!Wonderful -- thanks!Leslie Budewitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11942314846112875042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-43987960327960462032020-10-17T19:59:33.835-04:002020-10-17T19:59:33.835-04:00LOL -- I've never tried listening at night, fo...LOL -- I've never tried listening at night, for the same reason!Leslie Budewitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11942314846112875042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-17012378675106435732020-10-17T19:58:14.494-04:002020-10-17T19:58:14.494-04:00WA Court of Appeals, so we were just across the sk...WA Court of Appeals, so we were just across the skybridge from UPS Law School, in 1984-85. <br /><br />Enjoy the books!Leslie Budewitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11942314846112875042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-44826846283426045022020-10-17T19:56:26.101-04:002020-10-17T19:56:26.101-04:00What a pro -- and so important in British stories....What a pro -- and so important in British stories. Leslie Budewitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11942314846112875042noreply@blogger.com