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Audiobook recommendations- shall we share our highlights & duds??

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Movingonmymind · 01/01/2016 14:25

So far, I have loved The Paying Guests, Christmas Carol (narrated by Tom Baker), Pompeii by Robert Harris. Also non-fiction Pompeii by Mary Beard and Born to Run. HATED Harry Quebert affair as badly-written, sexist tripe and also a cheapy Northanger Abbey download with a really clangy narration- should have forked out for the Juliet Stevenson narration. Wondering what next and any alternative sites to Amazon/audible?

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Grifone · 27/03/2016 18:05

Yes about two weeks ago and I had until the 29th to redeem it. If you haven't received it yet I would contact audible. I have always found their customer service excellent.

whatamidoinghereanyway · 27/03/2016 18:01

Grifone, I bought three books with 3 credits and still haven't got my voucherConfuseddid they email you?

Grifone · 27/03/2016 14:34

I got very excited when I saw it as it was on my wish list and even more so as I had just claimed my £10 listening rewards voucher.

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Movingonmymind · 27/03/2016 12:44

Me too- even better than a choccie egg Smile

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Quogwinkle · 27/03/2016 12:25

Just bought that, Grifone :)

Grifone · 27/03/2016 07:36

SPQR by Mary Beard is today's Daily Deal at £1.99 😊

Grifone · 25/03/2016 08:26

You have to be a member Jujuheyhey.

Jujuheyhey · 24/03/2016 09:08

Can you buy the Audible deal of the day without having a subscription?

Quogwinkle · 17/03/2016 13:11

If anyone is wondering what to use a credit on and needs something that will make you cry helplessly with laughter, I can recommend Sue Perkins's autobiography Spectacles. Am about half way now and it's brilliant.

Quogwinkle · 14/03/2016 12:47

I think I might get this one too. I enjoyed the quirkiness of When God Was A Rabbit, so have hopes that this one will be as enjoyable.

whatamidoinghereanyway · 14/03/2016 08:25

Me too !!

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Movingonmymind · 14/03/2016 08:19

Also tempted, intrigued by storyline and good reviews.

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whatamidoinghereanyway · 14/03/2016 07:52

Today is 'A Year of Marvellous Ways'...contemplating forking out £2.99, has anyone read or listened to this?

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Movingonmymind · 13/03/2016 08:38

Thanks, Quog, will probably get it. Anyone finding the deals of the day have been dire of late? Trashy looking books I wouldn't read for free from the library!

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Quogwinkle · 12/03/2016 21:54

No you haven't missed it on daily deal, Moving - I used a credit for it a while back. It was very good, despite Clare's slightly dodgy attempts at accents :)

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Movingonmymind · 12/03/2016 21:18

Am v tempted by Walking book (though was it on a deal yesterday and i missed it??) . Didnt fsncy her My Family book, kind of annoyed me, but this seems much more like her Ramblings programme which i enjoy.

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Grifone · 11/03/2016 22:40

Had listened to the sample Quog but am.still undecided. I have an hour and 20 minutes to change my mind ☺

RaisinGirls · 11/03/2016 18:46

Thanks. Just downloaded walking home and seems to be fitting the bill as I potter about the house.

Quogwinkle · 11/03/2016 18:27

Walking Home by Clare Balding :)

Quogwinkle · 11/03/2016 18:24

I used a credit for Sue Perkins's autobiography, Spectacles. That's my listen for next week. Would that fit the bill? I would also recommend Clare Balding's two autobiography books (memory fail - have forgotten the titles but the walking one was really funny).

RaisinGirls · 11/03/2016 17:20

DH and DD are away this weekend. Planning to spend this evening sorting and tidying . Any recommendations for a light hearted feel good type audio book - preferably off audible as I've got some credits there.

Quogwinkle · 11/03/2016 16:25

I'd listen to a sample first (she was v good in Alan Bennett's Talking Heads, but I'm not sure she has the right voice for WH). I've got the version read by Michael Kitchen waiting on my iPod.

Grifone · 11/03/2016 14:48

Anyone tempted by today's deal? It is Wuthering Heights read by Patricia Routledge. Will I or won't I Confused?

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Movingonmymind · 29/02/2016 09:53

South, crossfingers for tour next one not being a dud. Am v impressed with Alistair Campbells acutely observed, vaguely autobiographical novel, All in the Mind about a psychiatrist and his patients. Far more entertaining than it sounds! He is excellent at stripping away the pomposity and defences of his characters, some of their experiences are truly humbling. Highly readable, hope he writes more and was never a Campbell fan..

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Quogwinkle · 28/02/2016 16:45

I finished listening to The Year of Living Danishly by Helen Russell and really enjoyed it. A good narrator, despite her mispronouncing of Copenhagen!