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As You Know, Octavia

4/7/2009 – 4:27 pm

I’m about halfway through Octavia Butler’s Kindred and I’ve got the same reaction to this book as I did to Parable of Sower and Parable of the Talents: I like it, but not as much as I feel like I’m supposed to. Many people are ga-ga over Butler’s books but I’m only lukewarm on what [...]

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Audio Gaffs

6/29/2007 – 10:57 am

I’m always astonished by pronunciation gaffs in audio books. I don’t expect the readers to pronounce everything correctly, but I do expect an audio editor to do some follow up. I mean, retakes have to be a necessity when recording 20 hours of reading, so I can’t figure out why these blips aren’t picked up. [...]

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Two Lovely Ladies and a Depressing Gent

6/6/2007 – 1:17 pm

I’m currently reading Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell by Susana Clarke and listening to The Time Traveler’s Wife by Audrey Niffenegger (who, besides having a curious last name, has possibly the worst promotional website ever). It’s early days yet, but I’m enjoying both. I’m reading the Clarke at a pace of about 10 pages per [...]

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