Ooh, might have to listen!
I get confused. I remember everything. I remember too much, and... some of it's made up, and... some of it can't be quantified, and... there's secrets.
River ,'Safe'
Literary Buffistas 3: Don't Parse the Blurb, Dear.
There's more to life than watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer! No. Really, there is! Honestly! Here's a place for Buffistas to come and discuss what it is they're reading, their favorite authors and poets. "Geez. Crack a book sometime."
-t - May 27, 2020 10:18:09 am PDT #25904 of 28176
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Toddson - May 27, 2020 10:23:55 am PDT #25905 of 28176
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
For some reason, I just can't deal with audiobooks. I like e-books fine, but the audio just doesn't work for me.
-t - May 27, 2020 10:45:31 am PDT #25906 of 28176
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I have to match the right audiobook with the right other activity (if I try to just listen to an audiobook and do nothing else I will drift off to sleep which is not terrible except I will not actually hear the story) - right now I've got the Complete Works of Sherlock Holmes as narrated by Stephen Fry as my book to listen to while I'm working (if I get caught up in something I'm doing and miss a little bit it doesn't frustrate me too much and Stephen Fry's voice is generally quite soothing) and the Murderbot Diaries to listen to while I do household chores (I don't know, it helps motivate me somehow?). I looooooove audiobooks while I'm driving but I haven't been doing much of that lately...
Jessica - May 27, 2020 11:17:17 am PDT #25907 of 28176
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I love audiobooks but I am also a massive snob when it comes to narrators so I frequently bail and buy the eBook instead.
Cashmere - May 27, 2020 11:24:48 am PDT #25908 of 28176
Now tagless for your comfort.
I am an audiobook snob, too. I've had some great books ruined by the narration.
But the ones I love--I will listen to them over and over. The narrator for TAofML also narrated Alexis Hall's Glitterland which is also fantastic in a different way.
I once had a message conversation with AH on Goodreads about getting an audio version of Pansies. I helped find the narrator--they were looking for a good Geordie accent, and ended up with Cornell Collins who also narrates KJ Charles' Magpie Lord series.
I play six degrees of Joel Leslie with gay romance authors all the time.
bennett - May 27, 2020 11:46:22 am PDT #25909 of 28176
I also liked Hallowed Hunt a lot better on my latest re-read. I found the characters more appealing and the world building more interesting. But the world is very different there, and I missed the Bastard, my favorite of the Five Gods.
-t - May 27, 2020 12:31:50 pm PDT #25910 of 28176
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
The Bastard is certainly all over Penric's stories
bennett - May 27, 2020 12:45:08 pm PDT #25911 of 28176
I thought "Penric and the Shaman" did a nice job of mixing the Five Gods with the shamanistic religion of Hollowed Hunt.
-t - May 27, 2020 1:03:39 pm PDT #25912 of 28176
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Totally. Having read that improved my reread of Hallowed Hunt, I'm sure. Penric having Desdemona and shamanic training/powers seems like it should be Too Much but I guess he's got enough other flaws and weaknesses that it isn't? For me, anyway.
Consuela - May 27, 2020 2:12:05 pm PDT #25913 of 28176
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
I thought "Penric and the Shaman" did a nice job of mixing the Five Gods with the shamanistic religion of Hollowed Hunt.
... I can't remember if I've read that one. I'll have to check.