Anybody else like audiobooks?

[ergophobe]

Gurtie,

Don't know your tastes, but here are some that I've really enjoyed lately

Lian Hearn's Tales of the Otori, the original three (Across the Nightingale Floor, Grass for his Pillow, Harsh Cry of the Heron) - thanks to Robert Charlton for this suggestion BTW

Harry Potter series - I love the last book of the series and all of them are well read by Jim Dale

The Help, by Kathryn Stockett. Good story, well read by an ensemble cast.

Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri, also very well read and excellent collection of stories.

I'm not sure if any of those books are up your alley, but if so, they all work quite well as audio. To be honest, Tales of the Otori is a bit difficult if you get hung up on the names (unless your sense of Japanese names is better than mine), but if you just let it flow it's a really engaging story.

If you're a Stephen King fan, the book Duma Key has a great reader. Unfortunately, I hated the story - thought it was great in the middle before it went dime store occult, but had trouble finishing and felt cheated when I did, but maybe that's just because I'm not a Stephen King reader. If you are, it might be a nice intro to audio.

[Gurtie]

still haven't tried it - but I will! Thanks for the tips LM.

If anyone buys audiobooks there's a UK Nationwide offer on Groupon today with a £20 voucher plus free Life or Pi for £5. Since its delivered by email and you can pay by paypal I guess anyone could actually sign up, provided you don't mind daily teeth whitening offers in your mailbox