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That's when I use them as well. Seriana Sedai Send a noteboard - 23/06/2010 04:51:09 AM
I purchased TFoH on audiobook recently to see how it was. I hated it.


I can't stand audiobooks either. The only decent ones I've ever heard were read by great actors.

The few audiobooks I've heard were all atrocious. I've hated all the WOT ones I've listened to a bit. Flat, boring and distracting - the reading and tone of both the man and woman annoyed me completely. I'm really puzzled that some people love those (and audiobooks in general). To me, this is a format I'd love if I were blind, but otherwise it's really not something for me.


Like on long drives or doing housework or when I'm on the treadmill.

I listen to books when I'm exercising or gardening.
I don't like the WoT ones, but I have a few because people knew I like the books and they knew I liked audiobooks so they got them for me. I listen to them because I like WoT and even if the voices are annoying sometimes I get something new from listening to it.
I have the Lord of the Rings and the Hobbit all read by Rob Inglis. He has a beautiful voice. His Treebeard is better than any I've ever heard. He's with the Royal Shakespeare Company though, so go figure.
I also like how Jim Dale reads the Harry Potter books. I have a couple of them.
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The audiobooks are atrocious Sidious - 22/06/2010 02:37:20 PM 1528 Views
what's the recent chapter? newyorkersedai - 22/06/2010 02:50:31 PM 1105 Views
Well, that's fairly typical for audiobooks. Sareitha Sedai - 22/06/2010 03:47:23 PM 1329 Views
Well, that's not quite how it is BlackAdder - 22/06/2010 11:09:48 PM 1151 Views
Re: The audiobooks are atrocious lewsparadox - 22/06/2010 03:16:58 PM 1172 Views
Aren't they all? I know the CDs are read by them, too *NM* BlackAdder - 22/06/2010 11:06:19 PM 538 Views
Re: The audiobooks are atrocious DomA - 22/06/2010 03:40:32 PM 1236 Views
I like them for when I want to read but can't physically read Sareitha Sedai - 22/06/2010 03:49:58 PM 1164 Views
Re: I like them for when I want to read but can't physically read DomA - 22/06/2010 05:45:21 PM 1099 Views
Agreed *NM* Sidious - 22/06/2010 05:54:09 PM 959 Views
That's when I use them as well. Seriana Sedai - 23/06/2010 04:51:09 AM 1062 Views
Re: The audiobooks are atrocious shadar - 24/06/2010 05:35:40 AM 1028 Views
I'm quite the fan entyti - 22/06/2010 04:29:08 PM 1140 Views
Re: I'm quite the fan Gerbeaud - 22/06/2010 05:24:59 PM 1027 Views
Is that the same reader Mossman - 23/06/2010 12:33:10 AM 1127 Views
Jeez that's frigtening FanEditor10 - 23/06/2010 07:09:28 PM 1375 Views
It would be, but they pronounce it correctly - 'swan' *NM* BlackAdder - 23/06/2010 10:01:22 PM 1053 Views
i dont have the patience for audio books to begin with. *NM* nigelgoboom - 23/06/2010 06:42:14 PM 515 Views
The WOT audiobooks are great... Ashaman Narishma - 23/06/2010 06:48:09 PM 1077 Views
I've only heard the first few that had a man and a woman switching chapters. everynametaken - 24/06/2010 02:58:03 AM 1012 Views
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