#audio-book

[ered]

Here’s my take on the whole audio books vs. reading:

Oral tradition of storytelling predates written ones by millennias, and honestly, which one you like is just a personal preference.

The actual difference is

when listening, you have no idea how to write characters’ names

when reading, you have no idea how to pronounce characters’ names

hope this helps!

[collgeruledzebra]

the thing about trying to recommend fiction podcasts to someone who isn't familiar with them is that not only are so so many genres represented but also the level of production can fall anywhere from "basically an audiobook" to "major motion picture minus the pictures"

[spiralling-spires]

Being jurgen leitner the day that gerry almost killed him was probably really surreal. Imagine you’re minding your business, collecting fucked up books, and out of nowhere this goth guy covered in eye tattoos shows up and beats you half to death, then stops, goes, “no you’re too pathetic to be jurgen leitner” and leaves without further elaboration. And you dont correct him, you like being alive after all, and after that you just… continue with your life. And then several years later you tell this to some random guy in the tunnels you’ve been hiding in, and he not only knows who the goth was, but seems somewhat fond of the goth. And then you get brutal pipe murdered by the random guy’s boss. Oops

[may12324]

Eadaz and her queen

[l33n1s]

Tbh I think one of the reasons why Shen Yuan's pretending (in being SQQ) was so successful (because it largely was. The second in command of a major sect being "replaced" in a way that was noticeable enough to cause concern would have been a big deal) is because Shen Jiu was also pretending. SQQ exists as a character that Both SY and SJ take their turn playing. Both Shens are internally emotional messes playing at being The Untouchable Immortal Master Shen™.

I do think it's funny though that SY frequently refers to SJ as a poser and a hypocrite when SY is also those things.

[megumiifushiiguro]

fuck personality tests tell me what do u prefer? paperbacks? hardcovers? e-books? or audio books?

[paleobeastentertainment]

Somewhere in the old world of the middle east, the remnants of a fallen king rules over an ancient, empty desert. For this adventure you won't need Brendan Frasier, just some narration by yours truly for "Ozymandias".

[sabworks]

Nureyev dresses like an 80s Star Trek alien

[fuckyeahgravityfalls]

[giantkillerjack]

Me: hm, I want something to put on the TV as background noise... Huh. Looks like YouTube is recommending something called The Last Unicorn. That's perfect, it's probably some old shitty animation that has aged poorly! I can watch it ironically!

Me, 2 hours later as the credits roll: *crying, cheering, buying the book, composing the songs*

Me, 2 weeks later: So I have compiled all of the quotes from the book that I think could make good tattoos, and also, HOW HAVE I NEVER LEARNED ABOUT HOW THE LAST UNICORN FUCKING SLAPS??? This gay-ass little fairytale fed my soul! Watered my crops! Transed my gender! Can't believe I heard of this story from youtube recommendations, of all places!!

[bluetaho]

Someone isn't taking the divorce well

[leox-un]

therapy hasnt been going too well for him oops

[coolladydot]

Cartea tipărită are farmec chiar și în era e-book-urilor și audio-book-urilor

Pentru mine, scriitorii sunt un fel de zei. Nu este ușor să scrii o carte, din orice categorie ar fi aceasta. Atunci când descopăr o poveste care îmi taie răsuflarea și îmi pune stăpânire pe minte chiar și la mult timp după ce am citit-o, nu am cum să nu mă gândesc cum este în pielea autorului, cum te poți simți când știi că tu ai creat acea lume în care evadează atât de multe persoane. Îmi…

[tarsusingkirk]

i change my mind, lestat would not be jealous of dreamstat once he read daniel's book. he would video call louis with blood tears running down his face and ask if he was really there for louis, if louis really took comfort in that lestat, in that version of him. he would ask through wet sniffs and hoarse voice if he, that lestat, brought louis some form of happiness, of alleviation, of ephemeral safety in those darkened years.

and when louis would look at him for a moment, his face pixelating and blurry with the strength of the wifi connection, and then quietly nod to the side, lestat would smile. a trembling, small thing, red with the blood that they both share.

'i'm glad, mon cher, i'm glad i could still help you despite everything.'

[raitala]

So it is done! The complete read through of SVSSS.

If you have a friend who you can't make read SVSSS, you can now (possibly) make them listen to it whilst driving or folding laundry or something.

21 individual chapter files or a Zip folder of the whole thing can be found here.

There is also the Youtube channel for people who prefer that.

Content warning for the last chapter: Some very bad sex in part 2. Blood and pain. Somewhat dubious consent, considering LBH is out of his mind and SQQ (at least in part) doing it to save Binghe and save the world. Take care of yourself and skip 0:12:00 to 0:19:00 in video 21, part 2 or 1:32:00-1:39:00 on the chapt 21 MP3 if you need to.