tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2790614306320534072.post4307785209687915412..comments2024-03-28T14:20:08.699-04:00Comments on The Book Rat: 2 DNFs + 2 UN-DNFsMistyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11436497955518156688noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2790614306320534072.post-70887762943372541842019-07-09T17:31:50.416-04:002019-07-09T17:31:50.416-04:00Oh, I will absolutely continue listening to a bad ...Oh, I will absolutely continue listening to a bad audiobook with a good narrator, but even the best book can't save a bad narration.<br /><br />Also, I am still angry about that book. The casual encouragement of bulimia is still mind-boggling to me, but when I think about the upskirt section, I literally feel my blood pressure rise. =|Mistyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11436497955518156688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2790614306320534072.post-48064929360546019892019-07-09T15:34:38.795-04:002019-07-09T15:34:38.795-04:00OMG hard pass on "hey, bulemia is a healthy a...OMG hard pass on "hey, bulemia is a healthy and effective diet choice" *and* "to be attractive you must lose weight" *and* "it's OK for men to take upskirt shots if they're hot/powerful men" *and* basically everything else about that book. Wow.<br /><br />I totally feel you on audiobooks- a slightly annoying narrator can absolutely kill the experience (sometimes so much so that I won't even try the book in print format). On the other hand, a great narrator has led to be listening books I otherwise wouldn't, because I know they're talented and I want to support their career. I tend not to DNF if I don't feel drawn to or involved with an MC (mostly because I feel that's a mood-driven thing for me, and subject to change daily). But I DNF if the writing is so sloppy, purple, or inconsistent that I get pushed out of the world, if there's an obvious agenda to the book, and if the pace is too slow/there isn't tension for the first half.Beth Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01898921671895123053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2790614306320534072.post-73266850960295408622019-05-04T18:07:58.626-04:002019-05-04T18:07:58.626-04:00A string of bad narrators when I was first trying ...A string of bad narrators when I was first trying out audiobooks actually almost kept me from listening to them entirely. Now I can mostly just go with it, but man, I love when I find a good narrator!<br /><br />I might continue with the SGH series when I'm in the mood for something like that. I can see it getting better, and it was fun enough. But sometimes my cheese tolerance will probably be too low. lol!Mistyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11436497955518156688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2790614306320534072.post-56384669591276412292019-05-03T17:27:19.821-04:002019-05-03T17:27:19.821-04:00I've got a book series that I like and its rig...I've got a book series that I like and its right up my alley, but the narrator on the audio made me hate on the series when I started out by listening. So, I get that one.<br /><br />Oh, yeah, unhealthy and unsafe stuff that is touted even in passing is a no-go for me. Lately, I've been getting snarly about a few books that had gals smacking the guy around when it wasn't her in danger, but her feeling angry. The reverse would have readers up in arms.<br /><br />Haha! I actually like the Southern Ghost Hunter series. I started with book four though and had it on audio. It does stay light and cheesy with a few thrills. Some stuff makes you raise an eyebrow. But, its nice for a lazy few hours here and there.<br /><br />There are so many different factors that have me DNF-ing or that keep me pushing through to the end. I'd like to say they are hard and fast rules, but no... sometimes, it will work for one and not another.<br /><br />Cute kitty sighting!Sophia Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07909417504496472472noreply@blogger.com