I had intended to include this information in my last post but forgot. It's really for Ellen that I'm confessing this and I've advised her to get ready with her "I told you so". With that in mind, here's what happened. . .
Last Saturday I went to the library to return the audio book Dear John. I thought since I was there already, I'd check out the other audio books, since I said I might give it another try before I wrote it off forever. Anyway, they had a larger supply of audio books than they did when I was there before National. Good books even.
Well, even though I had the "not for me" thought in my head, I selected three books. Dirty Blonde by Lisa Scottoline, Shopgirl by Steve Martin and The Devil in the Junior League by Linda Fracis Lee.
So Sunday, after I got home from the movie, I decided to start listening to Dirty Blonde, while I cleaned house (I'd picked up a CD player the day before at WalMart). And later I was kicking myself for not listening to it sooner! I will say, though, that while the reader was better than the Dear John reader, I had a little issue. It was like I was sitting down with my girlfriend and she was telling me this story. It was comfortable and all, but the thing was, she was apparently telling me the story in a restaurant and was eating, and/or drinking and/or taking drags off of cigarettes (I couldn't figure out exactly what it was she was doing) from time to time. Other than that, she was great. I finished listening to it Tuesday night.
Wednesday I popped in Shopgirl (even though I need to finish Kasey Michaels' book so I can write a review! Argh!) and listened to the whole thing. Steve Martin did the reading and I have to say, he could have a whole new career reading books. He was fabulous! The story itself was a bit strange but the reading could not have been better - really.
All the while I'm listening to these books, I'm cleaning house.
I went to work today and was telling someone about it and told him that I'm LOVING audio books and think I'm spoiled now - may not ever be able to sit down and actually read a book. They're great.
Meanwhile, my house has never looked better.
And Ellen says, "I told you so." LOL
4 comments:
I've been meaning to email you privately to give you a list of all my audiobooks - I'd like to send you some you haven't yet read. They're all romance - either RS or RC, and most are so good! I have to say though, the majority of those I listen to, I borrow from the library. But I can give you a list of good ones - good narrators, etc. and since you obviously have a library card...
I'll email you with my personal collection list.
Oh...and I told you so. LOL!
That's great! Just think of what a dent you can make in your TBR (or TBLT - to be listened to) pile.
OMG! Ellen got to you, too!! My house looks awesome when I'm in audiobook mode. Aren't they fantastic?
-honey, who's a true SEP listener
She keeps trying to lure me to the dark side of listen and clean.
I'm resisting. Then SEP handed me an audio book of Match Me If You Can.
She's in cahoots with Ellen. I just know it.
Glad you're having fun, Lucy.
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