I have a set of tapes (wish I had them on CD instead!) of Ian McKellan reading the Fagles translation of The Odyssey. Freaking awesome.
Oh my god. What can it be? We're all doomed! Who's flying this thing!? Oh right, that would be me. Back to work.
Wash ,'Bushwhacked'
We're Literary 2: To Read Makes Our Speaking English Good
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."
Kathy A - Jul 19, 2005 10:32:23 am PDT #8375 of 10002
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
Kate P. - Jul 19, 2005 10:38:27 am PDT #8376 of 10002
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love
Oh! I covet that set. I have Derek Jacobi reading the Iliad (same trans.) and it's way cool, but my love for McKellen burns so much brighter. Must acquire.
Connie Neil - Jul 19, 2005 10:50:10 am PDT #8377 of 10002
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Just read Time magazine's review of book. They don't believe Snape acted on Dumbledore's orders, considering they call it "Snape's latest betrayal". Maybe they read too fast.
beekaytee - Jul 19, 2005 10:52:10 am PDT #8378 of 10002
Compassionately intolerant
Tim Curry does a great job with a few Dune books as well.
An odd and quite surprising favorite is Ed Asner reading Strip Tease by Carl Hiaasen. He's awesome.
Oh, and Edward Hermann reading The Aliensit by Caleb Carr.
beekaytee - Jul 19, 2005 10:54:47 am PDT #8379 of 10002
Compassionately intolerant
Maybe they read too fast.
Maybe so.
I'm going to be shocked-a-mock if it turns out Snape is guilty .
I wonder if, seeing as how we're so close to the finish, JK will be inspired to write a bit faster to get us the next book in less than 2 years. Or, is that how long is takes for the world-wide merchandising machine to grind all the dinero out of each book.
Kathy A - Jul 19, 2005 10:56:17 am PDT #8380 of 10002
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
Edward Hermann reading The Alienist by Caleb Carr
I must get this! I love that man's voice, and that is one of my all-time favorite books.
sumi - Jul 19, 2005 11:00:53 am PDT #8381 of 10002
Art Crawl!!!
Well, really, I can't believe that JKR would be so obvious as to have Snape a villain.
Anne W. - Jul 19, 2005 11:02:48 am PDT #8382 of 10002
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
I have to wonder if one of the reasons Book 7 might take two years is for JKR to gauge audience reaction to events in Book 6 and retcon structure events in the new book accordingly.
Polter-Cow - Jul 19, 2005 11:06:18 am PDT #8383 of 10002
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Heh, Anne. Though one of my favorite things about JKR is the way she "retcon"s. For instance making the diary from CoS a Horcrux. Because back then, it's like, why the hell would he do that? And now it makes sense. She makes me feel like she had it all planned out, and I love that.
beekaytee - Jul 19, 2005 11:07:35 am PDT #8384 of 10002
Compassionately intolerant
I must get this! I love that man's voice, and that is one of my all-time favorite books.
::littleclapsofgeekglee::
You must, you must, you must1 He does an excellent job with some really diverse voices and the story is riveting.
I've mentioned about a thousand times that I a) don't own a tv and b) am dyslexic, so books on tape are more than an occassional thing for me. I listen to them all the time and there are 5 or 6 (besides the HP books which stay in heavy rotation) that I listen to several times a year. the Alienist is one of them.
Also? Patty Jane's House of Curl read by the author, Lorna Lanvik, who weirdly enough, I didn't even know I knew until 5 years after I started listening to the book. Lorna walked from LA to DC with me on the Great Peace March. And unlike nearly every other author I've ever heard, does a GREAT job with the voices in her book.
Songwriters aren't always good singers and authors are often crap readers.
I did, however, just get a Stephen King book from the library. We'll see...
eta: Okay, here's the thing...I may be an enormous dork, but I do NOT use 1s for exclamation marks. I've tried to edit this post, but it gives me no exclam love. Weird, huh?