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[darchildre]

Had a guy just now come up to the desk and ask if we had The Sword of Shannara* on audiobook. We do not.

It took everything in me not to ask him if he'd like to get Lord of the Rings instead, since it's almost exactly the same story, but better written.

He asked for a Terry Goodkind audiobook next, though, and so I gave up.




*And, okay, I liked some of the Shannara books a great deal as a kid and yeah, I still have a copy of Wishsong somewhere, but man, Sword is just awful.

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[evolvedcucumber]

Have you listened to LoTR on audiobook yet? Is it any good? My issue with audiobooks that have multiple characters is that too many readers make them all sound the same. But if it sounds good, I'm gonna have to check it out.

(Dude, you're totally my library pimp. How utterly fabulous!)

[Kai]

[darchildre]

I will admit that I haven't listened to the unabridged LotR in a really long time. They're read by Robert Inglis, though, and he's generally reliable.

However! I can thoroughly and completely recommend the BBC radio LotR (from 1981), if you haven't already heard it. It's abridged, of course, being a radio play, but it's 13 hours long and both the cast and the adaptation are fantastic. And the music is great. It is my favorite LotR adaptation out there and we totally have it at KRL. In multiple formats, even. 8)

[evolvedcucumber]

I just squeed. I know another stop I'm adding to my list of errands tomorrow!
Yay!

dissension

[tree]

i'm gonna have to argue with you about Sword vs LotR. i could at least finish Sword. trying to read LotR was like wading through quicksand. with cement boots on. uphill.

of course, with the audio versions, they'd probably both put me to sleep.

Re: dissension

[scribbled_lore]

I couldn't finish either of them so I suppose the whole point is moot for me.