2 months – 1,259 hours
The thing is to complete the following audiobooks by the end of October 2026, the first 11 will be what will be the lengthiest choice. Homer and Eastern stuff will be November onwards.
Visuals predominately Dark Shadows, but also at times those which has been posted in 2 pinned posts and select other posts.
September and October I won't be a normal member here on SW, but if needed, tag or message
November and December — Charles Dickensmania!! With Samuel Richardson's Clarissa, Shelby Foote's The Civil War etc
Non-fiction – 797 hrs
1 – 11 – The Story of Civilization – 481 hrs – at 1.7x, then 1.5x
2 – Tori Amos – Resistance – 8 hrs – 1.3x
3 – 8 – E.M. Cioran (6 books) – 35 hrs – 1.2x (on a loop)
9 – John Toland’s Adolf Hitler - 44 hrs -- 1.3x
10 – Joachim C. Fest’s Hitler – 41 hrs -- 1.3x
11 – Parallel Lives of the Noble Greeks and Romans – 83 hrs -- normal speed (on a loop)
12 – The Complete Essays of Montaigne – 49 hrs -- 1.2x (on a loop)
13 – My Name Is Barbra – 48 hrs -- normal speed
14 – You with the Sad Eyes: A Memoir – 8 hrs (797 hrs) -- normal speed
Fiction – 462 hrs
15 – Les Misérables – 65 hrs -- normal speed
16 – 21 – The Lord of the Rings Trilogy (Inglis & Serkis) – 118 hrs -- normal speed
22 – Jane Austen - Complete Novels – 81 hrs -- 1.3x
23 – The Chronicles of Narnia Complete Audio Collection – 34 hrs -- normal speed
24 – Kristin Lavransdatter – 47 hrs -- normal speed
25 -- Doug Bradley's Spinechillers -- (13 volumes) -- 37 hrs (all normal speed to #28)
26. The Exorcist -- 13 hrs
27. The Complete Fiction of H.P. Lovecraft -- 52 hrs
28. Pet Sematary -- 15 hrs (1,259 hrs)
Completions to be listed below besides Cioran
Visuals predominately Dark Shadows, but also at times those which has been posted in 2 pinned posts and select other posts.
September and October I won't be a normal member here on SW, but if needed, tag or message
November and December — Charles Dickensmania!! With Samuel Richardson's Clarissa, Shelby Foote's The Civil War etc
Non-fiction – 797 hrs
1 – 11 – The Story of Civilization – 481 hrs – at 1.7x, then 1.5x
2 – Tori Amos – Resistance – 8 hrs – 1.3x
3 – 8 – E.M. Cioran (6 books) – 35 hrs – 1.2x (on a loop)
9 – John Toland’s Adolf Hitler - 44 hrs -- 1.3x
10 – Joachim C. Fest’s Hitler – 41 hrs -- 1.3x
11 – Parallel Lives of the Noble Greeks and Romans – 83 hrs -- normal speed (on a loop)
12 – The Complete Essays of Montaigne – 49 hrs -- 1.2x (on a loop)
13 – My Name Is Barbra – 48 hrs -- normal speed
14 – You with the Sad Eyes: A Memoir – 8 hrs (797 hrs) -- normal speed
Fiction – 462 hrs
15 – Les Misérables – 65 hrs -- normal speed
16 – 21 – The Lord of the Rings Trilogy (Inglis & Serkis) – 118 hrs -- normal speed
22 – Jane Austen - Complete Novels – 81 hrs -- 1.3x
23 – The Chronicles of Narnia Complete Audio Collection – 34 hrs -- normal speed
24 – Kristin Lavransdatter – 47 hrs -- normal speed
25 -- Doug Bradley's Spinechillers -- (13 volumes) -- 37 hrs (all normal speed to #28)
26. The Exorcist -- 13 hrs
27. The Complete Fiction of H.P. Lovecraft -- 52 hrs
28. Pet Sematary -- 15 hrs (1,259 hrs)
Completions to be listed below besides Cioran
46-50, M