Books I've listened to recently:
Josh Foer - Moonwalking with Einstein
Arthur C Clarke - 2001 and Childhood's End
Douglas Adams - The Long, Dark Tea Time of the Soul
Philip K Dick - Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep (abridged)
Tina Fey - Bossypants
Bill Bryson - A Short History of Nearly Everything
Daniel H Wilson - Robopocalypse
George Orwell - 1984

I'm sure there's another couple but they escape me at the moment. Audio books are great, I like having stories read to me.
( Noeli overtheshoulderboulderholderthingstraplatchboobs, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 9:50, 6 replies, latest was 15 years ago)

2001, A Short History and 1984
three of my favourite books
( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 9:52, Reply)

I'd only read A Short History before, probably three or four times.
I came fresh to the other two. 1984 was excellent but ultimately depressing and quite sickeningly violent in the last couple of chapters, and 2001 was epically mind-bending although it left a lot of unanswered questions. I have 2010 and 2061 on my "to read" pile which'll hopefully answer a few of them.
( Noeli overtheshoulderboulderholderthingstraplatchboobs, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 9:55, Reply)

hahaha
answers hahahahha
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 9:56, Reply)

I seem to remember the later '2000' novels were not as satisfying
1984 was heartbreaking i thought
( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 9:57, Reply)

my friend gave me a john wyndam audio book
it's 7 hours, I think i need a long car journey to appreciate it
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 9:52, Reply)

I can't listen to audiobooks when I have to concentrate on anything
I miss too much
( Peej, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 9:57, Reply)

I've been trying audio books
but can't get to grips with them at all, my mind's too impatient to get onto the next sentence. Though the quality of the community-recorded ones on Gutenberg range from excellent, to a nasal American voice proclaiming 'If' by Rudyard Kipling, with no understanding of the structure.
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 9:53, Reply)

Does he do all of Jones' sound effects as he reads?

( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 9:54, Reply)

Have you ever seen his* tribute to Jimi Hendrix?
*chap who played Jones


It's fucking incredible.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 9:56, Reply)

No I haven't I'll google at lunchtime
didn't he die ear;ier this year?
( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 9:57, Reply)

I hope not. He was hugely entertaining.
Seriously, Google the Hendrix tribute - it's properly impressive.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 10:01, Reply)

Maybe High Tower died?

( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 10:04, Reply)

Jones
had a show at Edinburgh. So he may have died metaphorically, but he's definitely still breathing.

He had a poster that billed him as "As seen in the 1980's"*


*actually it said as seen in Police Academy and heard in Gremlins, but the gist was the same.
( scarpe We Stole Bikes, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 10:08, Reply)

His version of Led Zeppelin's 'Immigrant Song' is most amusing.

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 10:10, Reply)

*googles*
*concurs*
( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 10:27, Reply)

*shakes hands*

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 10:33, Reply)

I listen to audiobooks everyday during my commute
Just Finished A Game of Thrones and have started A Clash of Kings. In the last year I have listened to the unabridged Lord of the rings, harry fucking potter, a load of star wars novels and shhhh don't tell Monty but a load of discworld books read by Nigel Planer.
( Peej, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 9:57, Reply)

Did you ever get the BBC Dramatisation of Childhood's End?

( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 10:00, Reply)

Also, get the "Alien Voices" series of plays with Lenoid Neemoy and the guy who plays 'Q'.
They do classics like The Invisible Man and The Time Machine
( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 10:01, Reply)

My father could be Leonard Nimoy's twin.
He also used to lecture on Logic, which was rather lolarious.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 10:09, Reply)

I'm hoping he lives long and prospers

( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 10:22, Reply)

He just narrowly escaped death in that US hurricane actually.
Evacuation, widespread destruction, power cut off etc.

He seemed to find it exhiliarating, the dim twat.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 10:33, Reply)

My mate's husband just made it out too
Talk about frying pan to fire though, he is headed for Featherstone
( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 10:37, Reply)

Nope, I couldn't find it.
The book was spectacular, though, I seriously enjoyed it.
( Noeli overtheshoulderboulderholderthingstraplatchboobs, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 10:09, Reply)

ooh, Bossypants is lovely.
Far too short though.
( scarpe We Stole Bikes, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 10:05, Reply)

No it's not.

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 10:08, Reply)

See, you are only succeeding in making me laugh now.

( scarpe We Stole Bikes, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 10:12, Reply)

Are you implying that my mother is some kind of cunt?

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 10:15, Reply)

She had some kind of cunt - you

( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 10:22, Reply)

Yeah?
Well I raped your gran.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 10:31, Reply)

She larved it!
SLAAAYG
( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 10:35, Reply)

Oh. Good-oh.
Could you ask her what she's doing next Turesday night, then?

There's a tea dance on that I was hoping to invite her to.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 10:41, Reply)

Oh, go on then.
Sure, why not? Yes, I am.
( scarpe We Stole Bikes, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 10:28, Reply)

RIGHT - THAT'S IT.

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 10:31, Reply)

It's on, bruddah.
(is that what they say these days?)
( scarpe We Stole Bikes, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 10:33, Reply)

*consults the 'yout man dem'*
I believe so.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 10:40, Reply)

I loved it, it had me giggling much of the way through.

( Noeli overtheshoulderboulderholderthingstraplatchboobs, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 10:09, Reply)