Favorite Librivox Recordings?

Yakumo · Post by **Yakumo** » December 5th, 2007, 6:31 pm

I'm currently enjoying Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow by Jerome K Jerome.

The reader is great and its very amusing.

nebgreen · Post by **nebgreen** » December 15th, 2007, 7:37 pm

Martin Clifton's reading of "The Vicar of Wakefield" by Oliver Goldsmith. I tried to read this book in high school, and was really interested in it, but was frustrated because the English was so different from our own. But listening to it these many years later as Mr. Clifton reads it brings it to life for me, and I get the "sense" of what Goldsmith wrote more clearly.

Mark Penfold

caitlinteresa · Post by **caitlinteresa** » December 15th, 2007, 7:49 pm

Well, I loved The Day Boy and the Night Girl by Laurie Ann Walden and The Light Princess by Laura Fox. Also, the Grimms Fairytales by a lot of people.

ontheroad · Post by **ontheroad** » December 27th, 2007, 9:13 am

My favorite recording I've heard so far on Librivox is also the most annoying: Ulysses by Joyce.

When I saw that it was being recorded I couldn't believe that it was possible. The idea of reading it in public made it even more audacious although it is also the source of the annoyance. That aside, it is a testament to the creativity of this group and I salute all of the readers who were courageous enough to record it.

Gesine · Post by **Gesine** » December 27th, 2007, 10:34 am

hugh wrote:hi miss stav, somewhere or other we have lots of text that explains why we don't have ratings on LibriVox ... there are a number of reasons philosophical (eg. ratings are subjective) and pragmatic (eg. we believe ratings tend to discourage rather than encourage lots of audiobook making) ...

i'll poke around and see if i can find it... otherwise i'll write it out again

Here's one (from the LibriVox wiki under "Important Forum Threads," Hugh & shurtagal):

http://librivox.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=454

puffin1 · Post by **puffin1** » December 27th, 2007, 10:44 am

There's a local radio show that features a lot of spoken word recordings, and he's been playing Huckleberry Finn from Librivox - a wonderful reading of it. But because the DJ is taking a few months off, he made sure the audience knew which website to find the recording on (he was only on chapter 19).

jpandya · Post by **jpandya** » December 27th, 2007, 5:45 pm

The House of Mirth. I'm listening to it for the second time.

miss stav · Post by **miss stav** » January 11th, 2008, 10:02 am

The House of Mirth is in deed grate! I listen to it now (fore the first time) and enjoy it.
Oh! How did I forget Sense and Sensibility
and Mansfield Park? They were so grate, I really enjoyed listening to them.
Stav.

fullmoonblue · Post by **fullmoonblue** » January 24th, 2008, 3:14 pm

ontheroad wrote:My favorite recording I've heard so far on Librivox is also the most annoying: Ulysses by Joyce.

When I saw that it was being recorded I couldn't believe that it was possible. The idea of reading it in public made it even more audacious...

I listened to a few chapters (including the final one I think, with the several speakers at once) and was amazed. What a project! I knew then that I'd found a very good and special place, this community.

I've also enjoyed Fanny Hill (hah! so entertaining aloud!!) and the multi-reader version of Kate Chopin's The Awakening... hearing certain French names and phrases pronounced with an accent really brought the story alive for me.

Starlite · Post by **Starlite** » January 24th, 2008, 3:21 pm

I am currently listening to "The Blue Envelope". This is a great story of 2 girls in the arctic complete with mystery, adventure and I hope romance.

Esther

JLaddJr · Post by **JLaddJr** » August 13th, 2009, 11:21 pm

catchpenny wrote:I like The Scarlet Pimpernel read by Karen Savage.

I'm about a third of the way through with this. The book is an excellent classic and Karen Savage's reading is impeccable / very professional. I would recommend the book for anyone who enjoys adventure / historical fiction. Great read!