Time for another Tag Thursday! I came across this fun one from Kristin Kraves Books and since I love to listen to audiobooks, it only made sense for me to jump on this one!
HAVE YOU ALWAYS LISTENED TO AUDIOBOOKS OR WHEN DID YOU BEGIN?
I think I started listening to audiobooks sometime in 2013 or so. I don’t really remember, but I know it had to do with Audible and then finding out that the libraries had Hoopla and Libby (which used to be Overdrive) and all that.
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE AUDIOBOOK?
Oh wow that’s a hard one. I would say Illuminae or Broken Things. For me it also really depends on who the narrator is. For me, that can make or break an audiobook for me.
WHAT IS YOUR LEAST FAVORITE THING ABOUT AUDIOBOOKS?
When the narrator isn’t engaging or just puts me to sleep. If I can’t understand them even if I’m listening at a normal speed.
WHAT DO YOU THINK IS THE DIFFERENCE IN EXPERIENCE BETWEEN PHYSICALLY READING A BOOK AND LISTENING TO IT?
It’s really just how engaged you are. Both ways are great ways to process a book, and I feel like listening to a book that is a genre that you don’t really like to read normally can help you expand your genre tastes.
HOW AND WHEN DO YOU LISTEN?
I use either Hoopla, Libby, Scribd, or Audible, and I listen to it both commuting to and from work, or sometimes at work when I need to concentrate or want to be antisocial.
WHAT STYLE/GENRE DO YOU PREFER?
Young Adult novels are my favorite, but sometimes I’ll listen to historical fiction and full cast novels that are fun to engage in.
WHAT ARE SOME AUDIOBOOK/NARRATOR RECOMMENDATIONS?
Jennifer Ikeda, Kami Garcia, Erin Spencer, Sarah Drew, Kathleen Gati, Illuminae, Broken Things, The Bear and the Nightingale.
- Dini @ Dini Panda Reads
- Brittany @ Brittany the Book Guru
- Sammie @ The Writerly Way
- Marti @ Bookish Treats
- YOU!
Sometimes Leelynn Reads 
I’ve heard really good things about the Illuminae audiobook. I read the physical version, but now I might reread it…
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That’s exactly what I’m doing! I ended up reborrowing the audiobook for Illuminae so I can enjoy it that way. I ended up speed reading the hard cover one night so I want to go back and enjoy it better lol.
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Thanks for the tag! I won’t have many answers to this one since I haven’t listened to a lot of audiobooks until now lol but it’ll be fun to do!
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Thanks Dini! It’s always fun to see what you’ve listened to, even if it’s not a whole bunch of audiobooks. It may make you want to listen to more one day 😀
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I’ve started another audiobook this week which is a record for me — two in one week! It’s Tan France’s book and it’s hilarious! I love the gorgeous Fab5 men 😍
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I definitely enjoy reading audiobooks, but it depends greatly on the reader. If I don’t like their voice, I usually don’t continue listening.
Great post!
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Thanks so much Sara! Yes, that’s how I feel so much! I feel like if I can’t listen to their voice, or I feel like the voice doesn’t match the character very well, then I can’t listen to it. That’s happened to me a couple of times and I ended up either reading the physical book or skipping it completely.
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What a fun tag! I loved the audiobook for Illuminae so much! It felt so engaging and entertaining. Thanks for tagging me! 🙂
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You’re welcome Marti! I can’t wait to see your answers 🙂 I didn’t finish Illuminae on audiobook yet, but that’s exactly how I feel about it!
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Great post, Leelynn – I want to do this tag! I can’t find any others that are specific to audio.
I know what you mean, when the narrator isn’t as good it can ruin my experience too. I’ve just downloaded the multi-cast audio of Gaiman’s Sandman; can’t wait to listen to it.
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