I absolutely HATE being read stories, and even being told stories. I like to read them. In general I have a "listening" attention span disorder. My mind tends to wander off if something isn't absolutely riveting.
So the only reason I bought my first audio book (actually, it was part of a free trial so I didn't actually buy it, I have to admit. But I think Amazon will pay the author nevertheless!) is because I have a long commute to work (45 minutes each way) and my car radio had broken down. Also because I personally know the author. So I downloaded the audio file and added this book I really wanted to read as my first trial.
And I can honestly say, I am riveted! And I'm actually posting this because I recommend not just the book but
listening to it...
It is
Archipelago, by Monique Roffey. A story about a man, his daughter, and his dog aboard a boat in the Caribbean, narrated by Sian Thomas, an Irish actress.
I am just enthralled by this story, by the voice, by the language. And normally, I am not excited by books which have beautiful language but not a lot of plot, and this is such a book -- but it's just wonderful. Maybe because I love the sea, especially the Caribbean, so much! And boats.
I'm posting this just to encourage anyone who is thinking of taking the plunge, to try this one as a start.
Only one quibble: there are a few Spanish words, which the narrator pronounces the Spanish way, with z pronounces th -- Chavez, and Manzanilla, for example. In South America it is pronounced s. Quite irritating -- but I suppose that is nit-picking.
So, sorry to resurrect a dead thread -- but it's one of those topic we can still discuss, can't we?