Read any good books lately???

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Read any good books lately???

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Re: Read any good books lately???

Post by Amy » Jun Wed 22, 2011 2:11 pm

MmeLeota wrote:The problem with audiobooks for me is I tune out...if I'm going to have an audiobook, I have to have the text in front of me as well. Stick me in a car with an audiobook and 20 minutes later, I won't be able to tell you what was said...
That is a big part of the problem with me for audiobooks as well. I feel like I really have to concentrate really hard in order to know what is going on. Thank goodness I never had this problem growing up or I would have really had problems learning things in school :roll: :lol:

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Re: Read any good books lately???

Post by mindflipper » Jun Wed 22, 2011 3:02 pm

MmeLeota wrote:The problem with audiobooks for me is I tune out...if I'm going to have an audiobook, I have to have the text in front of me as well. Stick me in a car with an audiobook and 20 minutes later, I won't be able to tell you what was said...
Sorry to hear that - for me, I've never had a problem with audiobook in the car so it's the perfect solution for going to and from work (after all, how much Disney music can you listen to during the day?). :wink:

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Re: Read any good books lately???

Post by DAR » Jun Sun 26, 2011 9:56 pm

Right now I'm reading Game of Thrones on my book reader.

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Re: Read any good books lately???

Post by mindflipper » Jun Sun 26, 2011 11:02 pm

DAR wrote:Right now I'm reading Game of Thrones on my book reader.
Does the HBO series follow the book or not?

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Re: Read any good books lately???

Post by NaCler » Jun Thu 30, 2011 3:26 pm

DAR - Excellent choice. I'm on Book 3 now and they just get better.

mindflipper - The first season was almost identical to the book. Just a few small details were added/changed and one character emerged on the show that does not play a big part in the book. (Roz, if anyone is watching/wondering)

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Re: Read any good books lately???

Post by mindflipper » Jun Thu 30, 2011 4:13 pm

Thanks for info, NaCler. I watched the first series, and without some background it could be hard to follow (I re-watched the first episode again after the finale). Also, it felt a bid slow, too, which may not be in its favor to getting renewed for a third season if the second season is as slow as the first.

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Re: Read any good books lately???

Post by DAR » Apr Sun 22, 2012 9:12 am

I'm reading the Girl Who Played With Fire

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Re: Read any good books lately???

Post by MmeLeota » Apr Sun 22, 2012 11:44 am

I recently read Water for Elephants.

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Re: Read any good books lately???

Post by Amy » Apr Sun 22, 2012 2:03 pm

MmeLeota wrote:I recently read Water for Elephants.
Did you like it? F1gment read it awhile back and was excited to see the movie ~ but we didn't do that yet...

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Re: Read any good books lately???

Post by Mousekedude » Apr Mon 23, 2012 2:24 pm

Amy wrote: My Mom loves audio books, but I just can't seem to get into them. I travel a lot during the week for work and it would be nice to "read" this way, but I find I just can't concentrate when someone is reading to me. I just end up tuning it out :(
I'm the same way. I'd love to be able to catch up on some of my reading like this. My wife does it all the time. But like you, I just end up tuning it out and don't get anything out of it. Imagine that: too distracted by driving to pay attention to the audio book... :roll: :wink: :lol:

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Re: Read any good books lately???

Post by Jacca5660 » Apr Mon 23, 2012 7:54 pm

Mousekedude wrote:
Amy wrote: My Mom loves audio books, but I just can't seem to get into them. I travel a lot during the week for work and it would be nice to "read" this way, but I find I just can't concentrate when someone is reading to me. I just end up tuning it out :(
I'm the same way. I'd love to be able to catch up on some of my reading like this. My wife does it all the time. But like you, I just end up tuning it out and don't get anything out of it. Imagine that: too distracted by driving to pay attention to the audio book... :roll: :wink: :lol:
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Re: Read any good books lately???

Post by Mousekedude » Apr Tue 24, 2012 9:41 am

Jacca5660 wrote: I didn't know you could read????
I tried to tell you about it in an email a while back, but I guess since you can't read... :twisted: :lol:

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Re: Read any good books lately???

Post by Mousekedude » Apr Tue 24, 2012 9:42 am

On topic, I'm currently about halfway through a collection of works by Robert Louis Stevenson.

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Re: Read any good books lately???

Post by Soarin08 » May Wed 02, 2012 7:06 am

I'm trying to read The Hunger Games trilogy right now... one of my roommates bought them to preview-read them for her 7th grade niece so I'm borrowing them as she finishes. I don't get the hype. :? They're okay but nothing earth-shattering. My biggest complaint is the drawing-out of everything and vague details. Just get to the point, Ms Collins.
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Re: Read any good books lately???

Post by Mark86 » May Wed 02, 2012 11:00 am

Hunger Games trilogy, Ghost in the Wires, and now I am reading Mystery. All of those are highly recommended! :D
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