My main source of entertainment during this pandemic has been audiobooks. Everyone's rereading The Stand now, right?
AudioBook Binge-Fest
Tag: audio books
A New Twist
I have been a firm believer in watching adaptations before reading the books that they are based on. That enables my mental picture to not influence my level of enjoyment on screen. Then there was American Gods, where I got to experience it both orders. The background concept for the book is what happens to… Continue reading A New Twist
How Do You Read?
Over the weekend I was involved in a fascinating discussion about how our minds process what we read. For years I've been obsessed with the concept of how splotches of ink on the page can transform me into a different world. It turns out that journey is not perceived the same way by everyone. One of… Continue reading How Do You Read?
Forward and Back
The end of the year is such a good time to think about where I’ve been and where I’m going. For me, there is nothing like a deadline to get things done. I’ve read a lot of books this month to boost my annual total even higher, and even though I’ve been working at a new… Continue reading Forward and Back
Soundtracks of Our Lives
Recently Ms. M and I were on one of our many monthly adventures when she brought up how big a role music played in her life when she was growing up. Her whole family listened to and sang the songs of musical theatre. She beamed as she remembered an audition piece she had done in college of… Continue reading Soundtracks of Our Lives
Animal Vegetable Miracle
Last year I discovered the work of Barbara Kingsolver quite by accident. I was browsing through the audiobook section of the library and found Flight Behavior. I vaguely recalled having read something about it, so I decided to give it a go. I love it when authors are talented at reading their own stories, and she definitely… Continue reading Animal Vegetable Miracle
Keeping the House
I was thinking back on my 1950's housewife post after listening to the audio book of Keeping the House by Ellen Baker. It is another of my chance stumble upons while browsing the library's collection. It is a story of a family throughout the 30 years they lived in a beautiful house in a small… Continue reading Keeping the House
Pod People Got Me
I think I've been taken over by the pod people. I look like me, but inside a switch has been flipped and my brain is not functioning correctly, and no, it has nothing to do with my latest bout of insomnia. I have lost the will to read books to the end. So far this… Continue reading Pod People Got Me
Second Attempt
Over the last two years, there were two books that didn't make it past my 50-page rule that I still really wanted to have read: Reza Aslan's Zealot and Philip Roth's The Plot Against America. In both cases I was able to go back and complete them thanks to their audio book versions. For Zealot, it was my professor friend… Continue reading Second Attempt
Gratitude
Today is going to be a very different Thanksgiving Day for my family. My Dad, Barb, and Rebecca are on their way to a tropical adventure. Meanwhile, DH2U and I are so pleasedl to have been invited to join some friends and their extended family for a Thanksgiving brunch at a restaurant. I've never eaten at… Continue reading Gratitude
Grown Up, Now What? 