Posted by Dinah on September 24, 2009, at 10:00:18
In reply to Re: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night » Dinah, posted by Sigismund on September 24, 2009, at 2:16:22
I have developed a liking for audiobooks too! And it's in my audiobook waiting list. I have to confess that one reason it's never made it in to my cart was that I was a bit cautious about the reader. Long term he holds up?
I like reading reading. And for things like nonfiction, where I may want to skim or go back over some things I may like it better. But for fiction, an excellent reader can weave a spell even better than a book alone can. Like the bards of the old days. The Harry Potter series and the Lemony Snicket series spring instantly to mind as wonderful books that are even more wonderful read with the magic of a talented voice. And I must confess that I like Jonathan Kellerman immensely when John Rubenstein is reading, but not so much in print.
My therapist (keeping this Psychological) has really been taken with the idea that I'm aspergerish, as opposed to a bit schizotypal. Me, I don't know. I think I have some of the neurological deficits, but my theory of mind is good.
On the other hand, I often don't get jokes, and my mind is very literal. Too literal really to feel comfortable sometimes with repartee.
Oh, one nonfiction exception. My son *asked* to relisten to "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson. Richard Matthews is wonderful at conveying the dry humor of the book, and my son and I are laughing away while learning all sorts of interesting things that often seem to be echoing what he's learning in science this year! It's fascinating.
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