What are you reading right now?

rostasi · 12-27-2018, 09:35 PM

A couple of years ago, I read an Amazon review of an audio version of a book I bought
called Obfuscation. In the audio sample, the guy reading it couldn’t pronounce the title
(and, yes, the subject) of the book correctly(!) It was amazing that it hadn’t been stalled at the
editor’s desk. I just went back to listen again and it appears to be fixed, but, wow, what a surprise.

~~MicShazam~~ · 12-28-2018, 01:45 AM

One of the things I like about the book format is that I can read at my own pace, pause to think, and even go back a paragraph and reference an earlier line again. That mode of interaction kinda gets lost with audiobooks. They're more about making it easy to plow through books by having them running in the background while you do other things.

~~[MERIT]~~ · 12-28-2018, 02:22 AM

I like to listen to an audio book while I read the book. It's kind of like when you turn perfect balance on for Tony Hawk's Pro Skater. You just sail through it.

Psy-Fi · 12-28-2018, 06:19 AM

Gonna crack this one open later this evening...

It's a tongue-in-cheek homage to lesbian pulp fiction from the 1950's & 60's.

OccultHawk · 12-28-2018, 02:57 PM

There used to be entire adult bookshops full of dirty books about raping teenage hitchhikers. Now erotica is mostly geared toward women.

The Batlord · 12-28-2018, 03:09 PM

*OH grieves*

Lilja · 12-30-2018, 03:49 PM

I am reading the "Lore" books. I used to listen to the
podcast, then saw the show, then read the books. I
know most of the tales he brings up but I just like the
way the guy writes.

**Janszoon** · 12-30-2018, 05:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MicShazam

One of the things I like about the book format is that I can read at my own pace, pause to think, and even go back a paragraph and reference an earlier line again. That mode of interaction kinda gets lost with audiobooks. They're more about making it easy to plow through books by having them running in the background while you do other things.

I almost never listened to audiobooks until a few years ago. I've been a voracious reader since I was pretty young but spending ten or more hours every week commuting by car was kind of killing that so I started listening to audiobooks and they have been a lifesaver. There are some books that I don't think work well in an audio format, but most of the time I think it's a resonable substitute for reading with my eyes (which is how I still consume about a third of my books by the way).

Mindfulness · 12-31-2018, 09:14 AM

out of the 4 classes next semester, only one book. the math stuff is all online i guess :/ shouldnt be too bad. id rather have a physical book but i suppose youd have to write the problem down on a piece of paper anywho.

this is the GD&T book i got though. i learned a bit of it last semester but this is a whole book about it.

Bulldog · 12-31-2018, 01:06 PM

New year's resolution - read 12 new books in 2019 at a rate of one per month.

And I'm starting tomorrow with the biggest, baddest, un-read motherfucker in my house

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12-27-2018, 09:35 PM	#6371 (permalink)
rostasi . Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 4,007	A couple of years ago, I read an Amazon review of an audio version of a book I bought called Obfuscation. In the audio sample, the guy reading it couldn’t pronounce the title (and, yes, the subject) of the book correctly(!) It was amazing that it hadn’t been stalled at the editor’s desk. I just went back to listen again and it appears to be fixed, but, wow, what a surprise.

12-28-2018, 01:45 AM	#6372 (permalink)
~~MicShazam~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Aalborg Posts: 7,636	One of the things I like about the book format is that I can read at my own pace, pause to think, and even go back a paragraph and reference an earlier line again. That mode of interaction kinda gets lost with audiobooks. They're more about making it easy to plow through books by having them running in the background while you do other things.

12-28-2018, 02:22 AM	#6373 (permalink)
~~[MERIT]~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Missouri, USA Posts: 4,814	I like to listen to an audio book while I read the book. It's kind of like when you turn perfect balance on for Tony Hawk's Pro Skater. You just sail through it.

12-30-2018, 03:49 PM	#6377 (permalink)
Lilja Music Addict Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 521	I am reading the "Lore" books. I used to listen to the podcast, then saw the show, then read the books. I know most of the tales he brings up but I just like the way the guy writes.

12-31-2018, 01:06 PM	#6380 (permalink)
Bulldog why bother? Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: UK Posts: 4,840	New year's resolution - read 12 new books in 2019 at a rate of one per month. And I'm starting tomorrow with the biggest, baddest, un-read motherfucker in my house