Rose Madder - Listen While You Work Audiobook Review

What I listened to ...

Rose Madder by Stephen King Genres: Thriller, Suspense, Paranormal Narrators: Stephen King & Blair Brown

     The majority of audiobooks that I have ready access to are Stephen King novels, thanks to one of my best friends who is a huge fan of both audiobooks and King. It is her extensive library of audio books that I usually borrow from. Within the last few years I had attempted to read straight through SK books in chronological order - except skipping the books from his Tower series, wanting to read those back to back. Rose Madder is where I had gotten stuck as it was one of several unfortunate books that was damaged by flooding while in storage. I'm not sure if I am going to proceed with my quest from here, I would rather provide more variety to my reviews, but it is a possibility.

The Tommyknockers - Listen While You Work Audiobook Review

What I listened to ...

The Tommyknockers by Stephen King Genres: Science Fiction, Thriller,    Fantasy Narrator: Edward Hermann

     THIS is the audiobook that I SHOULD have started with. Granted, I would rather experience new books, but I think as a starting point that I should have began with a book that I am already familiar with the story line. I have read The Tommyknockers a couple of times and I must say that this was the most enjoyable experience yet in my adventures into audiobooks. While it is true that only listening to books that I have already read can really limit my choices, I think that by "re-reading" a couple of books may really help me with the whole visualization process that I have been having with audiobooks. Also it may not be such a horrible way to revisit some books that I have wanted to re-read but just have not found the time to do so.

The Return of the King - Listen While You Work Book Review

What I listened to ...

The Return of the King by J.R.R. Tolkien Third book in The Lord of The Rings trilogy Genres: Adventure, Classic,    Fantasy, Young Adult Narrator: Rob Inglis

     Finally! The big epic battle of good vs. evil. Knew it was coming up somewhere in this book. All of the assorted beings we have crossed paths with (elves, dwarves, ents, etc) have put aside their own differences and banded together to defeat the Dark Lord Sauron and his own troop of fantastical creatures. The story is packed full of tension and suspense during this epic battle. Wonderful conclusion to the trilogy but in all honesty, I think this is a series of books that I really need to read on my own before attempting to listen to the audiobook. There is just so much going on that it is really quite easy to get lost.

The Two Towers - Listen While You Work Book Review

What I listened to ...

The Two Towers by J.R.R. Tolkien Second book in The Lord of The Rings trilogy Genres: Adventure, Classic,    Fantasy, Young Adult Narrator: Rob Inglis

     The Fellowship has parted. Sam and Frodo have embarked upon their own path. Frodo had opted to travel alone and not endanger the others in his company. Sam would not allow for his master to bear this cross without Sam by his side. Gandolf is ... well as usual, no one is quite sure just where Gandolf is, though many mourn him and believe him to be dead.

The Fellowship of the Ring - Listen While You Work Book Review

What I listened to ...

The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien First book in The Lord of The Rings trilogy Genres: Adventure, Classic,    Fantasy, Young Adult Narrator: Rob Inglis

     I really should have written these reviews as I finished each book. At this point I have finished the series and must admit that the three books are getting a bit jumbled in my mind as to where one book ended and the next began.

The Hobbit - Listen While You Work Audiobook Review

What I listened to ...

The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien Prequel to The Lord of The Rings trilogy Genres: Adventure, Classic,    Fantasy, Young Adult Narrator: Rob Inglis

     I chose this as the first audiobook to listen to because I had hoped that the fact that I had just seen the movie would help me with visualization. This may have been a mistake. I didn't take into account how different movies can be from the books. I was constantly expecting for such and such to happen and was surprised with entirely different scenes.

Listen While You Work - Feature Introduction

     Being self employed is the dream of many people. You can create your own hours or take time off anytime you want. Sounds great right? However, you learn quickly that if you take too much time off you will have difficulty earning enough income to pay the bills. The flip side of the self employment coin is if you end up pushing yourself to work too much. I joke that "my boss" is a slave driver.