This was my first attempt at an audio book. I will be honest right from the get-go in stating that if Benedict Cumberbatch was not the reader, I may not have made this purchase.
I am a huge fan of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, and all things Sherlock, so I was willing to see what author John Taylor would do with Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson.
There is a total of 4 stories included, and although they are not of the caliber of Doyle, I did like them.
I had the hardest time with the whole audiobook concept. For some reason, I had a very difficult time picturing the story in my mind as I listened. This is never an issue when I am physically reading a book.
Do you listen to audiobooks? I will definitely give more of them a try, but I was certainly expecting a better experience from it. How do you compare it to actually reading a story?
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I, too, have recently discovered audiobooks free from my library. Love Sherlock and especially Benedict. I am keeping 4-5 audio books on my Kindle Fire and finding a wonderful way to go to sleep. After 30 years of my nightly ocean tape, I think I fall asleep as soon as the audio book begins. I have it set to shut off off after 20 minutes so have to do some backtrackig the next day but the sleep is so welcome.
I too need noise to sleep and I think I am going to give this a try myself. Thank you for sharing!
I love audio books – I don’t have time to sit and read anymore, because when I do have time to myself I like to DO something (not toddler related!). I can listen to a book while working at the allotment or while I’m crocheting… I love them! But it massively depends on the reader. A poor one really puts me off a book. If they are dull or over the top it ruins it for me.
I love audio books!! But it may stem from the fact that I have dyslexia so for the first 10 years of my life I was heavily reliant on listening to stories. Even now that I am a writer and a compulsive reader I read very slow. Audio books are a great time saver, take the tedium out of driving and a well done audio book is reminiscent of the days of good old fashioned radio theater. (And no I’m not old enough to remember those days)
I’m not old enough either, but I found a station on my Sirius XM that plays those old radio shows😀