tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post4188713740078186279..comments2023-10-25T05:30:54.507-04:00Comments on Oh Get A Grip!: What have I been reading?Ashe Barkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03390519279886657608noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-69377148290183505352016-11-27T13:46:12.925-05:002016-11-27T13:46:12.925-05:00No headphones or earbuds - can't stand them ei...No headphones or earbuds - can't stand them either. I play the audiobook through the car speakersAshe Barkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03390519279886657608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-23026768192862932562016-11-18T07:54:18.850-05:002016-11-18T07:54:18.850-05:00Oh, do I agree about the Kindle, Jean! I refuse to...Oh, do I agree about the Kindle, Jean! I refuse to give the 800 pound gorilla even more business. I buy my ebooks from Smashwords or All Romance if I can. Amazon makes my stomach hurt!Lisabet Saraihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05162514190572269660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-32321231790172280302016-11-17T15:33:09.334-05:002016-11-17T15:33:09.334-05:00You seem to read as much as you write, Ashe! I hav...You seem to read as much as you write, Ashe! I have a library of ebooks (PDFs) in my "Documents" on my home computer and my work computer, mostly because I agreed to review them. I can also read them on my phone, since I get into my inbox that way. A Kindle would probably be more efficient, but I know Amazon owns them, and I hate to give that company more than it has already. Audio books sound cool, but listening to them in public and being overheard would be MUCH worse than accidentally showing cover art to a librarian or snoopy bystander! The audio experience really seems designed for solitary drivers who need to make fairly long trips.Jean Robertahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08805088081675965859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-71063605364516011402016-11-16T18:55:24.600-05:002016-11-16T18:55:24.600-05:00"the one-click experience is fatal"
Sto..."the one-click experience is fatal"<br /><br />Story of my life, Ashe. <br /><br />Like you, I have different preferences for different formats. I've noticed my recall is best when reading in print, so if I really want to get into a book, I read it that way. I blow through a lot of stuff on the Kindle, too, and I love audiobooks while in the car or at the gym. Audiobooks let me get through big novels I'd never make it through in any other form (I get intimidated by thick books, funny as that is). Recently, I've been using audio to conquer the giant Marketplace series. <br /><br />To the historical fiction fan above, Robert Graves was absolutely formative for me. I lived for I, Claudius and Claudius the God, and then I was delighted in college when I discovered Tacitus and realized how much Graves had cribbed from that. Annabeth Leonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07455191827664110878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-39630250093002336262016-11-16T05:30:25.417-05:002016-11-16T05:30:25.417-05:00I haven't tried audio books. It probably has s...I haven't tried audio books. It probably has something to do with my generation, but when I have headphones or earbuds on, I feel cut off from my environment. And I don't have a car anymore, so I don't need distraction while I drive.<br /><br />I do find it fascinating that you prefer to consume different genres through different media.<br /><br />And given your youthful romance reading choices, I can understand why you just love to write the stuff you do! Just think, you are nurturing a whole new generation of edgy romance readers!<br />Lisabet Saraihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05162514190572269660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-12586318804558080442016-11-16T01:37:03.146-05:002016-11-16T01:37:03.146-05:00As you like historical fiction, what do you think ...As you like historical fiction, what do you think of Robert Graves ('Claudius'), Choderlos de Laclos ('Dangerous Liaisons'), and--particularly--Bernard Cornwell? I read Cornwell's 'Agincourt' a few years ago. I've always admired the real David v. Goliath history of the battle, and Cornwell explains much detail of the art of archery. I was so inspired that I ATTEMPTED to read a downloaded free copy of Shakespeare's 'Henry V' (that's for another day...or PBS).VallinSFAShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17903851690810215514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-73266084461768235382016-11-15T17:43:09.401-05:002016-11-15T17:43:09.401-05:00Ah, Kathleen Woodiwiss! I remember when The Flame ...Ah, Kathleen Woodiwiss! I remember when The Flame and the Flower came out, and I resolved never again to waste my time on romances without as much sex as hers. Her history wasn't impeccable, but the sex was hot. Eventually I read historicals with better history and even better sex, especially those by Roberta Gellis, but Woodiwiss may have been the first to go there and make it work commercially. Sacchi Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10801164916418570059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-64901872419456534232016-11-15T10:56:21.826-05:002016-11-15T10:56:21.826-05:00When I look for something to read for my own pleas...When I look for something to read for my own pleasure, it usually winds up being mainstream stuff. My gig as Storytime editor @ ERWA supplies more than enough erotica and erotic romance. I also have plenty of books as backup. Being an antique dealer, I come across things at random. That's a good thing. If I just depended on what I search, I'd never see some of the stuff.Daddy Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12927663248424944119noreply@blogger.com