Books: I love them, but I've had a hard time recently keeping my mind on the page. It could be the most gripping novel I have read in a while and I'll start drifting off to sleep. What's the problem? Well, I only read while laying down. That's my favorite, comfortable reading position (unless I'm on an airplane, in which case there is no position that could be called comfortable). That being said, I tried to read some David Sedaris, an incredibly witty humorist with one hell of a warped world view that rivals my own. The man is a genius and his works, highly entertaining. I however, will take a week to roll through a chapter of his stuff because I read it between catnaps. Sucks, really.
Then I discovered Audible. You heard of this thing. They are a subsidiary of Amazon.com and all they deal in is downloadable audio books. The convenience is staggering. I get a book, I load it on the ol' iPod, and I drive to and from work, a half hour commute, with instant entertainment. For two weeks, I've been listening to When You Are Engulfed in Flames by David Sedaris. The book is read by him, which makes it all the more fun. I don't know if you have ever listened to Mr. Sedaris before, but I find his vocal delivery a very fun part of the whole experience of his story telling.
Needless to say, I enjoyed the book. However, upon looking back in when I purchased it and reading the customer reviews, I realize how hugely unhelpful those reviews were. Some of them, negative and positive ones, I have to wonder if these readers had listened to the same book. I found none of the elements in which they either complained or gave commendation within the story. One the whole, I think these people just showed up and started writing a random review so as to have their screen name in print somewhere on the internet, other than on their email addy. *shrug*
Go figure. I need a new book to listen to now.
