I’m a little over halfway through Children of Memory and loving it, listening on Audiobookshelf (🥰)
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Just finished book 2 of the Silo series and started book 3. Loving it so far.
Just listening via audible, but this is the second mention of audiobookshelf I’ve read of today, so gonna check that out!
I absolutely loved the Silo series!
Audiobookshelf is awesome, but it takes a little bit of technical elbow grease to set up. I used to be a Smart Audiobook Player devotee but the convenience of being able to stream my books directly over the internet is too great a feature.
Had a wee nosey this morning and really like the sound of it. Plex for audiobooks (and ebooks, podcasts) basically? Already running a plex server so it kinda makes sense to do the same for all my audiobooks!
I assume I’d need to remove audible DRM for my audible stuff before I fire it all on?
Correct. I just went googling for the link and found this project! Looks like it’s much simpler now.
Fantastic, thanks so much. I know what I’m doint after work!
Just about finished with Mistborn: The Final Empire on GraphicAudio. I wasn’t too interested in the plotlines at the balls, but find the parts about allomancy fascinating.
Late to the party, but me too. I love Michael Kramer who is narrating mine, and its one of my favourite series’ to date
I just started watership down on the recommendation from the tale foundry YouTube channel
The others, Jeremy Robinson, audiobookshelf.
After seeing the new and the campy old Dune movies, I’ve been listening to the first book. About 1/3 through. I love the writing, but I find myself exhausted with the trope of “creepy bad fat man loves to abuse young boys”. I imagine that this book influenced the same character archetype in the first Eve Online novel. But, as a gay man, it feels very frustrating like gay pedophilia is somehow being characterized as /the worst pedophilia/ when ALL of it is abhorrent. The gay themes just added to increase the “ick” factor for the common straight reader even more? To really seal in the evilness? Idk, it’s annoying, especially when there’s so much anti-lgbt hate being spread with accusations of pedophilia and grooming, but it seems non-lgbt individuals are making these art… Rant about harmful tropes aside, I am surprised by how well both movies stuck to the main events, although the book is much more likeable than either. The audio file is… Around online.
I’ve never been able to talk myself into tackling the Dune books. They’ve been around so long that they feel a bit like paleo-sci-fi.
Here is a paleo-sci-fi I strongly recommend Free on librevox https://librivox.app/book/9317
From 1909
“Plot summary. The story describes a world in which most of the human population has lost the ability to live on the surface of the Earth. Each individual now lives in isolation below ground in a standard room, with all bodily and spiritual needs met by the omnipotent, global Machine.”
That’s a great term, haha. I guess I didn’t think of it as a commitment, but a curiosity. I likely wouldn’t have gotten so far into the first one if I hadn’t seen the two movies. I wanted to see what was consistent or not. So far, beyond the trope outlined above, the most jarring aspect of the world is the contrast in name types. “Jessica” and “Paul” feel out of place even amongst other members of the same house Atreides. I may or may not keep with the series of books depending on how edgy the author finds himself needing to be to show how desperate and desolate the universe is. But I rarely listen to audiobooks as I get distracted, so I consider this a surprising success.
A while ago I circled back to the Martian Chronicles, a book I haven’t read since grade school. I struggled with it, but finally had to put it down when one woman complained to another woman how, “You just can’t find a good malt on Mars!”
I understand what Bradbury was going for with the book, but the entire thing felt like it couldn’t help but be drenched in the terminology and mindset of when it was written.
I had previously read Dune so I thought I’d have a go at listening to the whole series. 28 books. Idk , maybe it’s doable. The first one is pretty good / ok. A bit basic but that’s ok for a book at bedtime.
I have started the Witcher books, in the chronological order instead of release date. Currently on The Last Wish, on audible
I’m currently listening to TItus Groan by Mervyn Peake, after struggling to find it in book shops.
I’m using XigXag as it’s not Amazon owned and it doesn’t require a subscription. Really great app, though it is mobile only and I’m not sure if it’s available outside the UK.
Love that username!
I just finished The Fold. I’m not sure if I liked it or not. It started strong and then just went off the rails a bit. I don’t really like long drawn out fight sequences in books, movies , etc. and then it just ended without much resolution. Maybe the ending was to setup more books?
I loooved The Fold. You and everyone else is waiting for Peter Clines to write more books in the Threshold series.
Quantum Radio by A.G. Riddle.
Similar style to Bobiverse books. I dig it. Listening on audiobookshelf too!
I was curious about this one, especially since Ray Porter narrated it :-)
relistening to 1984, just finished bioshock for like the 5th time.
im a sucker for distopian theme and would love to find more.
i listen to my books on my phone(mp3 format)
Just finished Star Wars: Path of Deceit yesterday, next in order is Convergence, but I’m still kind of hesitant to start.
Edit: On Audible
Android Smart Audiobook player
Dungeon Crawler Carl
Space team part 6, on scribd
Iron Gold. I see it has a different feel than the first 3 books because of the multiple narrators. Hope I can adjust to that.
I’ve listened to Children of time and really liked it. Did you enjoy Children of Ruin just as much? I’m ready to start that soon.
Upgrade by Blake Crouch. I’ve been on a Blake Crouch tear for the past few months.
Listening to this one via Libby from my local public library.
How do you like Libby? I was exclusively using overdrive because it allowed me to copy MP3s of the audiobooks into audiobookshelf. I’m kind of dreading having to use Libby.
I’m still using the Overdrive app to download the mp3 audio files. Just have to use the library’s Overdrive website to initiate download to the app. But I do use Libby to browse and put items on hold.
It’s…fine. The graphics/design are cute but the workflow isn’t always obvious. A slight learning curve. But, now that I’m used to it, it isn’t a problem.
Agreed, there is something very odd about the layout, the buttons don’t always do what you’d expect.
