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Author Topic: AUSTEN AUDIO BOOKS  (Read 6550 times)
Deb R.
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« on: April 22, 2008, 11:28:46 AM »
New member Mutt mentioned in another thread that he has been listenting to Mansfield Park on audio.  Made me try to remember if we have ever discussed JA books on tape.  I've got to say that it's never occurred to me to seek out any.

Mutt, what did you think of MP on tape?  Did you read the book first, or was this your first taste of MP?  Have you listened to any other JA books on tape? 

Anyone else have a go at this?
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« Reply #1 on: April 24, 2008, 09:11:53 AM »
No, you're not boring me at all.  I haven't listened to any JA audio books, so can't really comment.  But anything with Amanda Root has my vote!  And the idea of an audio play sounds so much better than listening to one solitary reader for hours and hours and hours.

The poetry pieces -- are they your creations? 
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« Reply #2 on: July 27, 2008, 07:37:24 PM »
When the cassette player in my car still worked, I listened to all the books on tape during my commute to work. I thought they   were very entertaining to listen to, especially as I sometimes was amused by something that I hadn't realized was funny before hearing it out loud.
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« Reply #3 on: July 28, 2008, 01:26:00 PM »
What I think I'll try next is to listen to the audio books while reading the texts at the same time. It will be different than just hearing it. I've heard two different audio presentations of Persuasion, and they were different from each other. One excelled at the minor characters, the other gave the main characters the spark of life.
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« Reply #4 on: July 31, 2008, 07:21:09 AM »
A local thrift shop had the first 3 Potter books on cassette.  I don't have a cassette player here, but the car I'll be driving in Florida still does, so I'm going to finally get to hear Jim Dale's rendition of the books. 

I do still own JA's letters on cassette; they're read by Fiona Shaw who (of course) does a fabulous job.
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