Anyone with audible?

[Gumnast2014]

Must say I do like audible.

I listen on the long commute to work and really grateful for it.

But I know have a stack of 8 to go and lots of credits to spend.

If you cancel do you loose all your books?

Just signed up after reading this thread looking forward to listening to Americanah tonight...

Lind - I listen to my audiobooks during my commuting, one hour walk at lunchtime and walking dog at home as well as housework.
Recently I finished one book 10 hour book in 2 days (One by One from my library). Kitchen had never been cleaner . I also did very long walk that weekend.

I love good long books though. I bough myself few more cheap classics as well.
Middlemarch, Mary Barton, Nicolas Nickleby and Tess of the D'urbervilles.
I hope all of them will last me till end of June.

antimatter I usually can't bear housework but it's actually not too bad with a good audiobook to listen to. I've just downloaded The Moonstone, Wuthering Heights and The Mayor of Casterbridge as well. Forgot about Tess of the D'Urbervilles. Have actually read all of these (except The Moonstone) years ago as a conscientious teen but quite fancy listening to them now.

Have never managed to listen to 10 hours in 2 days though, that's impressive!

I get far more done around the house and garden, and the dog gets fabulous walks now I've discovered audiobooks. I downloaded Barchester Towers today and I have Issy Bradley and the Chris Froome book lined up, just to mention a few.

10 hours in 2 days is seriously impressive, though I've covered off most of the Serrailler series in about 3 days a piece as I simply can't stop listening.

Middlemarch does sound amazing, that's on my list for later in the year.

Disclaimer by Renee Knight. Only published last month (in print and on audio). Heard Jane Garvey interviewing her on Woman's Hour and JG said she could not put it down, so I immediately downloaded it and am loving it.

I've discovered The Chronicles Of St Mary's series and have been happily snurking my way through dog walks and house work for the last week.

We are also Times Plus subscribers, and I get a free Kindle book and a free Audible book every month as part of the subscription. Have had some really good ones.

Finished Serrailler 7 last night, and need to choose my next one from what is waiting in my Audible App....

I listened to Clare Balding's Walking: My Family and Other Rambles last week, and loved it. Recommended if you're looking for something upbeat (apart from one sad moment about her dog).

This week's listen couldn't be more different - it's Nabokov's Lolita, narrated by Jeremy Irons. Feeling slightly disturbed by it, but it is good.

Just bought Anna Karenina in a mad moment yesterday. It's 38 hours long so had better be good. Have been wanting to read it for ages.

Duchess - would love to know if AK is good/readable/listenable when you get round to listening to it please.

Will be a while before I get to it but couldn't resist it at that price (was in their most recent flash sale ) The sample sounded good though - David Horovitch.

Oops that should say David Horovitch narrating.

Just finished listening to A God in Ruins by Kate Atkinson, narrated by Alex Jennings. Absolutely loved it, superb story and excellent narration - couldn't fault it. Did not want it to end :)

I finished listening to Funny Girl by Nick Hornby, narrated by Emma Fielding.

I really enjoyed it and narrator made it into something special. I cared about Sophie Straw and am glad I paid actual money for it (his books were on offer on Audible last week)

I got Audible for the long drives I have to do but found that I struggle to keep track of any plot - so end up reading the book as well as listening.

Now listening to The Fry Chronicles which is Stephen Fry's autobiography. Quite enjoying it.

I'm listening to Small Island by Andrea Levy at the moment and really enjoying it. The narration is excellent which can make or break an audiobook for me.

Currently reading peter james dead simple.

Great narrator and good story. Listened to 4 hours so far today

I listen to at least a book a week.

Can't actually function without audible now as NEED an audio book to do housework...
Faves this year - a God in Ruins and Two Brothers (Ben Elton).

I am listening to Jumpa Lahiri The Lowland this week. I really like it. I am glad I bought it (got Kindle copy for 99p and added Audible narration - in total for under 5 pounds).

We love Audible in this house too. Have had loads of different books but current favourites by a country mile are any of the How To Train Your Dragon books by Cressida Cowell. They are read by David Tennant and are quite simply brilliant as he brings them to life......to the extent that I cnanot actually stand the films.

DS loves books and the films, however in the films Tootless the dragon becomes some kind of super dragon while in the books he is thought to be a small common or garden dragon...and he stutters. The whole point in the books are that he is thought to be so ordinary and small, not a dragon worthy of the heir to the tribe.

Also loved An Anthropolgist on Mars by Oluver Sacks

Just remembered this excellent thread! Does anyone know if there are any good plays done on audible? When I last looked there only a few great classics like Chekov and Shaw with a fantastic cast but largely American which I think might be off putting, but maybe I'm being closed minded?

Audible for the kids is bloody brilliant. I was flicking through to see whether anyone had mentioned David Tennant reading the Hiccup books. It is an unbelievably good combination, and 'leave DS to go to sleep with book on' becomes 'adults compete to skulk outside DS door to hear a few chapters' He has a different accent for every Viking tribe - Alvin the Treacherous as a Brummie is epic.

Miriam Margolyes reading the Worst Witch and Tony Robinson doing the Wee Free Men are pretty good too.

I may have said this before.
A cheaper (free) way to listen to audio books is to use your local library. I use the London Borough of Tower Hamlets library group and they have quite a large library of Audio books.
By supporting our local library's we might save them for our children and our children's children.

Longest thread I have ever started!!!

Fingersmith by Sarah Waters is wonderful. Excellent narration, and I thoroughly enjoyed it

Can anyone recommend me a series similar to simon serellier series by susan hill.
Thanks