Audible Island Books

[Steven Koteff]

That's a great suggestion, Mark.

I don't do audiobooks very often but I'm partial to ones where the author
reads his/her own work.

I doubt he gets much love on here but I think certain sections of Hitchens
reading his memoir are very good/moving.

Think about the format. I usually save audiobooks for things where the
language (and the physical act of reading it typeset) is maybe less of a
focus--things that are less stylized, or that have their linguistic
integrity compromised by translation, etc. So with audiobooks I lean
disproportionately to non-fiction or lighter fare. I usually end up saving
the format for books I'm semi-interested in, but not necessarily enough so
to spend my precious desk-time with. Or for books I absolutely love and
need to consume in another format (hence Irons's *Lolita*'s appeal).

The first Knausgaard book on audio is decent--at first I thought the guy
reading it was overwrought but developed some affection for it.

I heard a good audiobook of *Anna Karenina *once. I can imagine a perfect
reading of Proust.

Go for something that has elements of orality/yarnness.

If there's anything of Barry Hannah reading his work...

On Mon, Jan 18, 2016 at 11:45 AM, Mark Kohut <mark.kohut at gmail.com> wrote:

> if still available, Jeremy Irons reading you LOLITA is unforgettable.
>
> On Mon, Jan 18, 2016 at 12:29 PM, Allan Balliett <allan.balliett at gmail.com
> > wrote:
>
>> I can't believe my powers have recall have sunk so low today, but here's
>> a manifestation of the problem:
>>
>> I have credit for two audio books at Audible right now and have to use
>> them by the end of the day and, although I admit that everything I want
>> cost $7 or less cash(33 1/3's "Low", for example)  but the credits cost $15
>> each and can 'buy' recordings valued to over $50 each, so every purchase
>> counts and I'm hesitant to 'just buy something.'
>>
>> I also have, for example, all the P titles that are in audiobook on
>> audible snd most of the Jim Harrison (incl several never listened to) and
>> many many more.
>>
>> Listens are more for working in the greenhouse than for driving.
>>
>> Leaning towards that recent title that's about a 'non fiction' love
>> affair with an octopus but fear it may be more whimsical than real.
>>
>> Open to suggestions, you don't even have to check Audible before checking
>>
>> I'm going to go sit in front of some bright lights
>>
>> Thanks in advance.
>>
>> =Allan in WV
>>
>
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