Entries tagged with "books on tape"

'Give her hell from us, Peeves.'

posted by srah on January 24, 2007 12:33 PM

Tags: books, books on tape, harry potter, harry potter and the order of the phoenix

For more than a month now, I have been working my way through the book-on-tape of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. It's such a long book that I haven't reread it since it first came out, and I thought I probably ought to have a refresher before the movie comes out. The book-on-tape format works well for a book like this - I just pick up where I left off every time I get in the car and don't have to lug that huge tome around. I started it before driving up to Michigan for Christmas, have...

'I'm not a Frenchie! I'm a Belgie!'

posted by srah on November 22, 2005 5:02 PM

Tags: agatha christie, books, books on tape, evil under the sun

I've taken up listening to audiobooks in the car. For someone like apete, who actually has a commute from home to work, this makes sense. For me, it's a little weirder, because I live about five minutes from work. But I'm enjoying my literature, even if it does just come in short bursts. It's also accompanied me to such exciting destinations as Cincinnati and Delightful Downtown Hamilton (just minutes from shopping and fun!), which the format is a bit better suited for. The current audiobook in question is Agatha Christie's Evil Under the Sun, as read by David Suchet. Mr...