1 to 9 of 100 (May 16 -- May 31)
This 2nd half of May is the beginning of a challenge i'm taking very seriously, but not serious in the sense of doing something begrudgingly, no this is a fun serious, and with high levels of necessity. I am done with hearing about current events, so these audio portals to the lavish world of literature will help heal my mind and spirits.
In previous post I gave my first 3 a little more time than will be needed. I can do this with this guiding guideline:
Slightly sped up at 1.2x with an avg daily listening of 15 hrs, Clarissa #'s 4, 5 and 6 at 1.5x
If 1.2x feels too fast, 1.1x will be the norm, but 1.2x is the low high, and 1.5x is the med. high, some books may need to be a high high of 1.7x
Plus the next in line may be begun on the same day as previous was completed.
001 – Dombey and Son – May 16 – 18 – Owen Teale – 41 hours -- I am loving this, touching and humane, I need this kind of story way more than the transgressive meta-fiction of Bret Easton Ellis, who comes close to the end of a grand chronological listing of great authors. These 3 Dickens novels are all on the audible premium plan, and indeed there has to be at least 1 of these listened to per month. Choosing 3 means that it's a ceremonial beginning transforming me into the sort of person who can do this lofty challenge. Owen Teale's narration is much better but similar in some ways to Neville Jasons' Proust. I mention this to make due note on the sad current fact that Neville's voice can be a little on the annoying side, and that is why I'm not doing Proust quite just yet, as I write here i've published the June contents, and when it's published here, that means it was just ratified in the master list in my document. It shall be a tale as old as time to say the following: --- the narrator is almost on the same level in an audiobook as the author is, sometimes the narrator outshines the author, but those would for me be the cases of great mystery and thriller and modern horror works. So what is Dombey and Son about? Why do I avoid saying whatever i'm retaining as I listen to it, well I should and am trying right now. The son being born at the beginning, there's a little bit of time spent where his character is amazing, he's a wiser than his years sort, and I could see the scene with him and his dad by the living room fire. So well written, tugs at the heart strings. But this son's older sister Florence (Flowy as her brother Paul calls her, she was the only one who could make him smile where the face shines when smiling) is the true star of the book and how her dad didn't care about her from the beginning. I think he'll have a ***Zampano moment close to the end. Many other characters, Walter who's senior relative has health problems, i'll need further listens to have all the names and roles etched in my mind and heart. This Dombey is a business guy, bank or firm, he was hoping to have his son take it over after he's gone, but that doesn't work out well, we spend some time before there's other characters being focused on, there's a great blend of those warm hearted characters CD is known for *** Zampano is the tragic figure after the more obvious tragic figure of Gelsomina in one of Federico Fellini's 1st major masterpieces La Strada, give that a watch lovers of fine classic films, maybe you've only watched the old Hollywood movies, and some British ones, it's time to branch out into the European and Asian catalogs of the classics, they in my mind outshine Hollywood!!
002 – Little Dorrit – May 19, 20 – Juliet Stevenson – 40 hours
003 – Our Mutual Friend – May 21, 22 – Meera Syal – 35 hours
Clarissa -- Narrated by: Samuel West, Lucy Scott, Roger May, Katie Scarfe, Nigel Pilkington, Hayward B. Morse, Anna Bentinck and others
004 – Clarissa, or The History of a Young Lady, Volume 1 – May 23, 24 – 33 hours
005 – Clarissa, or The History of a Young Lady, Volume 2 – May 25, 26 – 34 hours
006 – Clarissa, or The History of a Young Lady, Volume 3 – May 27, 28 – 34 hours
007 – Paradise Lost – Simon Vance – May 29 – 9 hours -- I just purchased this for 1 freakin' dollar!!
008 – The Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge – May 30 – Simon Vance – 7 hours -- Rainer Maria Rilke's sole novel translated by Edward Snow.
009 – Religious Affections – May 31 – Simon Vance – 15 hours -- Jonathan Edwards' best work
Simon Vance is one of the best voices, he'll reappear later on!!
June is going to include the Original Folk and Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm, 1st edition (19 hrs), and Jane Austen with Rosamund Pike's much lauded narration. the full plan for June however like all the remaining months of this year will have their own posts, in this foray of mine which may mean that I am just a partial SW member, a living dead zombie who I swear shall not go around munching on brains, munching rather on audiobooks only, with a faint hope that I can help arm some people dismayed on a large and intense scale on current events to feed and nourish thy minds with material that ennobles and informs.
Light soundtrack videos while listening
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100 audiobooks in 6 1/2 months
In previous post I gave my first 3 a little more time than will be needed. I can do this with this guiding guideline:
Slightly sped up at 1.2x with an avg daily listening of 15 hrs, Clarissa #'s 4, 5 and 6 at 1.5x
If 1.2x feels too fast, 1.1x will be the norm, but 1.2x is the low high, and 1.5x is the med. high, some books may need to be a high high of 1.7x
Plus the next in line may be begun on the same day as previous was completed.
May – 248 hours at normal speed
001 – Dombey and Son – May 16 – 18 – Owen Teale – 41 hours -- I am loving this, touching and humane, I need this kind of story way more than the transgressive meta-fiction of Bret Easton Ellis, who comes close to the end of a grand chronological listing of great authors. These 3 Dickens novels are all on the audible premium plan, and indeed there has to be at least 1 of these listened to per month. Choosing 3 means that it's a ceremonial beginning transforming me into the sort of person who can do this lofty challenge. Owen Teale's narration is much better but similar in some ways to Neville Jasons' Proust. I mention this to make due note on the sad current fact that Neville's voice can be a little on the annoying side, and that is why I'm not doing Proust quite just yet, as I write here i've published the June contents, and when it's published here, that means it was just ratified in the master list in my document. It shall be a tale as old as time to say the following: --- the narrator is almost on the same level in an audiobook as the author is, sometimes the narrator outshines the author, but those would for me be the cases of great mystery and thriller and modern horror works. So what is Dombey and Son about? Why do I avoid saying whatever i'm retaining as I listen to it, well I should and am trying right now. The son being born at the beginning, there's a little bit of time spent where his character is amazing, he's a wiser than his years sort, and I could see the scene with him and his dad by the living room fire. So well written, tugs at the heart strings. But this son's older sister Florence (Flowy as her brother Paul calls her, she was the only one who could make him smile where the face shines when smiling) is the true star of the book and how her dad didn't care about her from the beginning. I think he'll have a ***Zampano moment close to the end. Many other characters, Walter who's senior relative has health problems, i'll need further listens to have all the names and roles etched in my mind and heart. This Dombey is a business guy, bank or firm, he was hoping to have his son take it over after he's gone, but that doesn't work out well, we spend some time before there's other characters being focused on, there's a great blend of those warm hearted characters CD is known for *** Zampano is the tragic figure after the more obvious tragic figure of Gelsomina in one of Federico Fellini's 1st major masterpieces La Strada, give that a watch lovers of fine classic films, maybe you've only watched the old Hollywood movies, and some British ones, it's time to branch out into the European and Asian catalogs of the classics, they in my mind outshine Hollywood!!
002 – Little Dorrit – May 19, 20 – Juliet Stevenson – 40 hours
003 – Our Mutual Friend – May 21, 22 – Meera Syal – 35 hours
Clarissa -- Narrated by: Samuel West, Lucy Scott, Roger May, Katie Scarfe, Nigel Pilkington, Hayward B. Morse, Anna Bentinck and others
004 – Clarissa, or The History of a Young Lady, Volume 1 – May 23, 24 – 33 hours
005 – Clarissa, or The History of a Young Lady, Volume 2 – May 25, 26 – 34 hours
006 – Clarissa, or The History of a Young Lady, Volume 3 – May 27, 28 – 34 hours
007 – Paradise Lost – Simon Vance – May 29 – 9 hours -- I just purchased this for 1 freakin' dollar!!
008 – The Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge – May 30 – Simon Vance – 7 hours -- Rainer Maria Rilke's sole novel translated by Edward Snow.
009 – Religious Affections – May 31 – Simon Vance – 15 hours -- Jonathan Edwards' best work
Simon Vance is one of the best voices, he'll reappear later on!!
June is going to include the Original Folk and Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm, 1st edition (19 hrs), and Jane Austen with Rosamund Pike's much lauded narration. the full plan for June however like all the remaining months of this year will have their own posts, in this foray of mine which may mean that I am just a partial SW member, a living dead zombie who I swear shall not go around munching on brains, munching rather on audiobooks only, with a faint hope that I can help arm some people dismayed on a large and intense scale on current events to feed and nourish thy minds with material that ennobles and informs.
Light soundtrack videos while listening
[media=https://youtu.be/7aqWJmCD68w]
[media=https://youtu.be/YdVmnSVaZVk]
[media=https://youtu.be/dpU-w8tKy6M]
46-50, M