Audiobooks discussion

I'm starting the month continuing with a nonfiction title: The Palace: From the Tudors to the Windsors, 500 Years of British History at Hampton Court. Narration a great fit, worth dropping a credit on this one.

I'm enjoying Murder at Melrose Court, which contains elements of Agatha Christie, Downton Abbey and Jeeves. The narrator is great. This is the only audiobook I've listened to where there are occasional barks from a dog.

how the bleep is it april ALREADY!!!!

I have 3 in progress (as always)

Finishing up James - showed up as a skip the line at the library (7 day borrow only) - so i've been heads down listening to that.

Also listening to Sisters in Science (nf, science-physics) and Savage Run (mystery/thriller)

I started the series by William Kent Krueger. I enjoyed "Iron Lake."

Brenda wrote: "I started the series by William Kent Krueger. I enjoyed "Iron Lake.""

I love William Kent Krueger's novels and the narrator!

I finished The Final Game. A bit campy but clever enough to keep me interested. Now I'm about halfway through Hamnet and it's fine so far. I think I wanted something more from this book. It's mostly a romance/family drama set during the plague.

Brenda wrote: "I started the series by William Kent Krueger. I enjoyed "Iron Lake.""

I love Krueger's stand-alone novels, but I listened to the first 2 of the mystery series and found them too "thriller-y" for my taste - women and children in danger, for instance.

Newest listen is ... finally... Outlander! Book 1!

Outlander

Been wanting to read this forever, and couldn't decide if I wanted to read the physical copy or listen to the Audible, but I finally just bit the bullet and got the audible.

32+ hours... wish me luck! lol

Arielle wrote: "Newest listen is ... finally... Outlander! Book 1!

Outlander

Been wanting to read this forever, and couldn't decide if I wanted to read the physical copy o..."

I listened to this years ago narrated by the wonderful Davina Porter. While I have several beefs with the book and didn't continue the series, the naration was great.

I just started listening to Phantasma by Kaylie Smith before Enchantra comes out next week

I'm listening to The River We Remember .

I'm listening to an obscure X-Men prose novel, Smoke and Mirrors !

I am currently listening to The Bone Shard War by Andrea Stewart. I am enjoying the book, but I am not crazy about the narrators.

Currently listening to two books, continuing my multiple audios, The Ride: Paul Revere and the Night That Saved America by Kostya Kennedy and The Lost Trees of Willow Avenue: A Story of Climate and Hope on One American Street by Mike Tidwell.


Not really enjoying the narrator on the Paul Revere book, but it is short, just over 5 hours, so I will be through it quickly enough and I'm interested in the biography/history.

Kristie wrote: "I'm listening to The River We Remember ."

And this is another really good William Kent Krueger.

I am beginning April with Say Nothing by Patrick Radden Keefe (nonfiction). An exploration of a kidnapping and murder of a widowed mother of 10 in Northern Ireland, but even more, an up close look at “The Troubles” in 1970’s - 1980’s (so far) Northern Ireland. Great listen (you must adapt to the narrator’s, Matthew Blaney, native accent; glad I spent some time there years ago to help out!)

Fran wrote: "Kristie wrote: "I'm listening to The River We Remember ."

And this is another really good William Kent Krueger."

I hope so. I'm only about 10% in. So far, I'm intrigued.

Marijke wrote: "I am beginning April with Say Nothing by Patrick Radden Keefe (nonfiction). An exploration of a kidnapping and murder of a widowed mother of 10 in Northern Ireland, but even more, an up close look ..."

this is also a mini-series on netflix when you get done listening!

i'm a fan of his - i really liked his one about the chinese smuggling (the snakehead)

Marijke wrote: "I am beginning April with Say Nothing by Patrick Radden Keefe (nonfiction). An exploration of a kidnapping and murder of a widowed mother of 10 in Northern Ireland, but even more, an up close look ..."

Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland was recommended by a friend prior to a visit to Northern Ireland a few years ago. I thought it was excellent. I'm going to have to put The Snakehead: An Epic Tale of the Chinatown Underworld and the American Dream on my wishlist. Thank you Dee. Nonfiction is not my go to genre until it's fascinating - then it is.

Fran wrote: "I finished The Final Game. A bit campy but clever enough to keep me interested. Now I'm about halfway through Hamnet and it's fine so far. I think I wanted something..."

I loved Hamnet and learned a lot as well. I hope you have a similar experience.

Just started 1984 by George Orwell, Frank Mueller is the narrator.

Gypsy12 wrote: "Just started 1984 by George Orwell, Frank Mueller is the narrator."

Mueller was wonderful, it's too bad we lost him so soon.

Marijke wrote: "I am beginning April with Say Nothing by Patrick Radden Keefe (nonfiction). An exploration of a kidnapping and murder of a widowed mother of 10 in Northern Ireland, but even more, an up close look ..."

The guide on our excursion for the Belfast area on an Irish Sea cruise said that during the worst of it relatives refused to visit, let alone tourists!

John wrote: "Marijke wrote: "I am beginning April with Say Nothing by Patrick Radden Keefe (nonfiction). An exploration of a kidnapping and murder of a widowed mother of 10 in Northern Ireland, but even more, a..."

Back in the day, there was a group of expat people from N Ireland who moved to Amersterdam to get away from the violence.

Robin P wrote: "Arielle wrote: "Newest listen is ... finally... Outlander! Book 1!

Outlander

Been wanting to read this forever, and couldn't decide if I wanted to read the..."

Yes! She reminds me of the narrator from the Call the Midwives Series which I also really enjoyed! Just started listening in the last few days, but so far I like the writing style and the narration is great!

Arielle wrote: "Newest listen is ... finally... Outlander! Book 1!

Outlander

Been wanting to read this forever, and couldn't decide if I wanted to read the physical copy o..."

I read the entire series and think it was great! It is sort of akin to reading the entire "Wheel of Time" series by Robert Jordan, which I sort of intend to do someday, if I can block out several years worth of listening to do it. It took many, many hours over several years to finish the whole series, some of the later books are 55 or more hours long. It is not one to try to "marathon read". Davina Porter is a great narrator and does an outstanding job with the material.

I read Witches of East End by Melissa de la Cruz yesterday, and I liked it enough to continue with the sequel Serpent's Kiss.

John wrote: "Marijke wrote: "I am beginning April with Say Nothing by Patrick Radden Keefe (nonfiction). An exploration of a kidnapping and murder of a widowed mother of 10 in Northern Ireland, but even more, a..."

There was an Irish bar next to the Catholic college I attended in the 70s. It's my educated belief that the heavily accented Northern Ireland owner and employees were supporting the troubles.

Catching up! A few days ago, I finished The Death of Lyndon Wilder and its Consequences Thereof, historical fiction/Regency romance without much romance, but a very good story.

I just finished Tough Luck by Sandra Dallas, a sweet historical fiction/western. Excellent narration by Mia Hutchinson-Shaw.

I am in the middle of Austen at Sea by Natalie Jenner, another historical novel that I am enjoying. Narrator is actor Rupert Graves, and I'm not crazy about it.

In between my historical fiction, I have continued the epic fantasy series The 13th Paladin by Torsten Weitze and will be starting #9 soon.

Jan Mc wrote: "Catching up! A few days ago, I finished The Death of Lyndon Wilder and its Consequences Thereof, historical fiction/Regency romance without much romance, but a very good story.

I ..."

I got that audiobook years ago on John's recommendation and kind of forgot about it, I'll have to move it up on my TBR.

Jan Mc wrote: "Catching up! A few days ago, I finished The Death of Lyndon Wilder and its Consequences Thereof, historical fiction/Regency romance without much romance, but a very good story.

I ..."


I liked Lyndon Wilder, keep hoping there'll be another from the author.

I am listening to the classic Fidelity. It must be an older version because it’s not really narrated, more read. There isn’t any character differentiation, and after each chapter, she says “End of Chapter One”, then “Fidelity by Susan Glaspell. Chapter Two”. It’s too bad because the book is ready a character study.

I've been listening to Comedy Comedy Comedy Drama by Bill Odenkirk and read by the author. There have been some chuckles but as I never watched his HBO program Mr. Show this middle stretch has gone some distance over my head.

This listening to multiple books at the same time is working out for me, especially since I like to read books from all sorts of genres. I'm definitely getting through books at a quicker pace these days.

Recently finished:
Tilt by Emma Pattee. A massive earthquake creates chaos in Portland and a 9-month pregnant woman is trying to get to her husband on foot. Phones don't work, not many cars are driving. It was an okay book.

Yesterday finished:
The Lost Trees of Willow Avenue: A Story of Climate and Hope on One American Street by Mike Tidwell. This book I enjoyed more. I liked the frame of the author's neighborhood how the trees are being effected by climate change. The best part of the book is he discusses solutions, what is being done and in the works.

Will finish today:
The Final Life of Nathaniel Moon by Shawn Inmon. This is book four in the Middle Falls series. They have an interesting premise with rebirth, a type of time travel or redo, and so far each book is slightly different. They are short too, so go quickly.

Also going at the moment:
Boat Baby: A Memoir by Vicky Nguyen. Just started today, already 20% into it and enjoying it so far.

Pamela wrote: "This listening to multiple books at the same time is working out for me, especially since I like to read books from all sorts of genres. I'm definitely getting through books at a quicker pace these..."

Wow. You have some listening energy!

Pamela wrote: "This listening to multiple books at the same time is working out for me, especially since I like to read books from all sorts of genres. I'm definitely getting through books at a quicker pace these..."

As someone with attention-span challenges, I need multiple books at once. Two or three ongoing audios would be "normal".

Fran wrote: "Wow. You have some listening energy!"

It really helps having an audiobook going during work, when I can. It makes the day go by much more pleasantly.


John wrote: "As someone with attention-span challenges, I need multiple books at once. Two or three ongoing audios would be "normal"."

This might be me too, and my new normal. :)

Pamela wrote: "Fran wrote: "Wow. You have some listening energy!"

It really helps having an audiobook going during work, when I can. It makes the day go by much more pleasantly.


John wrote: "As someone with at..."

I am amazed that you can listen to a book at work. I listen while I work out and sometimes find I have zoned out a bit.

Sadly, most of my career was either teaching or making/taking phone calls, so audiobooks didn't work, except for commuting.

Robin P wrote: "Gypsy12 wrote: "Just started 1984 by George Orwell, Frank Mueller is the narrator."

Mueller was wonderful, it's too bad we lost him so soon."

Yes! The narration was awesome. And available on Spotify.

Starting Vera Wong's Guide to Snooping (On a Dead Man) by, Jesse Q. Sutanto narrated by, Eunice Wong

I finished The River We Remember. It was a slow build, but I thought it was very well-written. Really good story.

I am now starting Famous Last Words by Gillian McAllister. This will be my first book by this author.

John wrote: "As someone with attention-span challenges, I need multiple books at once. Two or three ongoing audios would be "normal"

Concur - I have 3 going right now - although I’m traveling so not listening as much as normal

Ok, I am a little behind on my posts! I recently finished Secrets of Rose Briar Hall I gave it 2½ stars. Then I just finished The Education of Dixie Dupree (4 stars). Both of those were kind of heavy and intense with the subject matter! So now I am starting The Jane Austen Society which is narrated by the great Richard Armitage. I am hoping it will be a bit lighter in terms of subject matter. If you are interested in reading my reviews, you can check them out at the following links: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Donna wrote: "Ok, I am a little behind on my posts! I recently finished Secrets of Rose Briar Hall I gave it 2½ stars. Then I just finished The Education of Dixie Dupree (4 stars..."

OK, The Jane Austen Society is going to be a DNF for me. Having a hard time getting into it. At 25% of the way I am not engaged, too many characters, I can't keep track of who is who. . .and frankly, I don't care! Moving on to the next on my TBR, The Secret Life of Beatrice Alright by Brooke Harris. Looks like it's gonna be another emotional one, but hopefully it will be engaging! It's my first for this author, but the reviews look pretty good!

The Tie That Binds

This novel was abley narrated by Danny Campbell. Generally speaking I have enjoyed Kent Haruf books. This one, as with the others I have read, concern people living in rural settings. The subject matter on this one was very strange. However, I did enjoy listening especially because of the narrator.

Donna wrote: ..OK, The Jane Austen Society is going to be a DNF for me. Having a hard time getting into it. At 25% of the way I am not engaged, too many characters, I can't keep track of who is who. . .and frankly, I don't care!"

I found that book just ok myself, you're not missing much.

I enjoyed the entertainment of Witch and Famous (The Witch Way Librarian Mysteries) This is an easy mystery series.

Books releasing today -

The Murder Show
Matt Goldman
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Another Fine Mess (Bless Your Heart #2)
Lindy Ryan
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

I finished 1984 and just started Nicholas Nickleby by Charles DickensI was trying to find a free copy because my library does not have on Libby. I'm happy that LibriVox now has an App on Play Store and it is easy to keep my place instead of having to use the website. There are several versions on the site the one I'm reading is read by Peter John Keebl

Gypsy12 wrote: "I finished 1984 and just started Nicholas Nickleby by Charles Dickens..."

I think this is my next Dickens listen, so thanks for the info, Gypsy12!