I thought the Hail Mary narration was delightful.
Flames wouldn't be eternal if they actually consumed anything.
Lilah ,'Not Fade Away'
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."
Laura - May 23, 2025 2:47:35 pm PDT #28310 of 28342
Our wings are not tired.
Jessica - May 23, 2025 3:36:27 pm PDT #28311 of 28342
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I love audiobooks but I am so picky about narrators that I will turn it off and then maybe never open that book again in any format because it has been POISONED. So it can be risky!
I'm supposed to be going back to the office 5 days a week in June though, so I'll definitely be stepping up my book and podcast listening time.
-t - May 23, 2025 4:31:54 pm PDT #28312 of 28342
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
5 days a week! Ugh. I’m sorry.
I keep looking at Project Hail Mary and thinking that maybe I won’t read it but I’m pretty sure there’s no reason behind that, just me being weird. Y’all liked it?
meara - May 23, 2025 5:00:41 pm PDT #28313 of 28342
t, I bounced off his other book after the Martian, but enjoyed Hail Mary, I think it was much more like the Martian. So depends on how you felt about that book, I guess.
dcp - May 23, 2025 5:22:30 pm PDT #28314 of 28342
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
-t, I bounced off Project Hail Mary, about 1/3 in, it didn't have the humor that The Martian did. It's still in my Kindle library, so I may try it again someday.
Laura - May 23, 2025 5:30:12 pm PDT #28315 of 28342
Our wings are not tired.
We did it for my book club a couple of months ago, and it wasn't a struggle, as I enjoy Weir. I felt the audio added to the story.
-t - May 23, 2025 6:08:54 pm PDT #28316 of 28342
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Thanks! I forgot there was another book in there, now I kind of remember trying a sample and not wanting to go on with it. I’m probably just mixing the two up. Good to have y’all’s input to consider next time it floats up as an option
bennett - May 23, 2025 7:03:24 pm PDT #28317 of 28342
I listened to several books by Simon Winchester - non-fiction about geological events such as Krakatoa, the San Francisco earthquake, as well as his "The Professor and the Madman" about the beginning of the OED. He narrates several of them himself and is good at it. Recommended.
Back in the day, I listened to all the Patrick Obrien books while commuting. One reader was much better than the other and now I can't remember which.
These days I find I can't concentrate on new audiobooks, so I listen to old favorites while I embroider.
bennett - May 23, 2025 7:14:36 pm PDT #28318 of 28342
Hmm. Looking back thru my Audible library, I =think= the better narrator was Patrick Tull, but I couldn't swear to it.
Consuela - May 23, 2025 10:08:37 pm PDT #28319 of 28342
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Patrick Tull is ridiculously good in the Aubrey-Maturin novels! That's the way I read those books, with his narration. So good.