Audible

So, I'm trying the free trial of Audible, which btw isn't all that free...I've never been one to listen to audiobooks - I think I had one cassette collection of a Star Wars book when I was 10 - so this is like venturing into a brave new world for me. My "free" book was The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis. I've been wanting to read this book for a while (it's been on my Amazon Wish List for some time, I just haven't purchased it yet) so I thought, "why not?"


I must say, this is a weird experience. There are so many variables to enjoying a good audiobook! What if the reader is boring? What if the audio is too low and I can't hear over the din of city life? And what's up with only getting one free book a month and having to pay exorbitant amounts of money for any additional books I want? I might as well just buy the book and enjoy that new/old book smell and have the luxury of reading over the same passage multiple times if I didn't get something. I guess I'm paying for the weightlessness...


This particular audiobook has its definite pros and cons. I can't say I'm happy with the narrator: he's a bit monotinous. But then again, maybe this isn't the best of books to listen to. It's sort of deep and satiric; I often felt like I could have "read" over the last few paragraphs again.


I'm trying one more...a novel this time. Maybe it'll be a better read/listen!