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Post by quoll on Jul 30, 2007 21:44:20 GMT
I think you can download it 3 times - I had a glitch when I downloaded mine and it needed the three attempts to get it. So if you did it right the first time, you can just go back to your library and download it again.
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Post by lotuspad on Aug 1, 2007 18:47:32 GMT
Well my 30 days was up anyway. Fortunately, I found it. I had thought I deleted the original download after I transferred it my iTune library. Whew!!! I have only finished the first book. I need to move faster here to finish it. Time keeps getting away from me. Can't believe it's freaking August already. Oy vey.
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Post by rueful on Jan 26, 2009 0:00:05 GMT
I have really been enjoying Joseph Andrews. Rufus does such a great job of making each character distinctive. Mr Adams booming voice, like you'd expect from a minister who likes to make such moralistic pronouncements; Lady Booby's little speech impediment, which seems to emphasize her childishness; Slipshod's strenuous attempts to sound intelligent--they all make for great characterizations. Also, I really like Fielding's sense of humor. Even the chapter titles are quite funny.
It's a real treat to have Rufus read me a bedtime story when I'm all stressed out!
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Post by rueful on Jan 26, 2009 18:21:24 GMT
Sorry to answer my own post, but tipou I was wondering if you've started listening and what your opinion about it is.
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Post by tipou on Jan 26, 2009 18:24:31 GMT
i have not.
its on my stupid pc.
i should get myself a mp3 player. to get into the 21st century, or something.
probably tonite, i should savour a couple of chapters...
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Post by rueful on Jan 26, 2009 18:33:00 GMT
Oh, your pc can't be too stupid. It brings you Rufus, doesn't it?
However, I'd definitely recommend an mp3 player. I love having him (and others) read in my ear. It works well on car trips, since motion sickness prevents me from reading. Also, I can listen to a book or to music at night without disturbing my husband. This is a great benefit when I'm suffering from insomnia.
Anyhow, let me know if you like it (I hope so!).
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Post by GreenEyesToo on Jan 26, 2009 19:54:32 GMT
My only problem with this is the language is so archaic, but the voices he uses are terrific.
Tip and Rueful, if you haven't already discovered it, check out Doctor Syn on roofsewell.com - two 10 part serials which are WONDERFUL!
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Post by rueful on Jan 26, 2009 20:20:16 GMT
I don't mind the archaic language, although it does require me to pay close attention, and sometimes I have to go over parts more than once (darn!). For me it's always easier to understand such complex writing if someone else speaks it aloud than to try to decipher it on a page. Shakespeare's like that for me too.
I have listened to Dr Syn, and really enjoyed it! What I wouldn't give to see him in a film remake (RIP Patrick McGoohan). Thanks--roofsewell.com is like a candystore for rufus fans!
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Post by tipou on Jan 26, 2009 20:24:34 GMT
part of litterature, at this period, was actually supposed to be read aloud, and was written accordingly - that was your cultural info-cap for today, january 26, 2008
i tried to read shakespeare once - made no sense, drove me crazy. and the, you hear it, and its magic.
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Post by rueful on Jan 26, 2009 20:29:26 GMT
Absolutely. I had to read a lot of Shakespeare in school. MacBeth, I couldn't get, didn't like, and couldn't stomach Polanski's film, much too violent for a delicate flower like myself. Then, I saw it performed starring Brian Bedford and it was, as you say, magic. A complete revelation.
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Post by peach on Jan 27, 2009 1:02:33 GMT
Rueful I too would love to see him play Dr. Syn., except, it's one of those roles he tries to steer clear of unfortunately.
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Post by rueful on Jan 27, 2009 5:04:53 GMT
It's too bad, but understandable, I guess. After all, when we get going in our conversations here we'd probably want to put him up for just about any role. So he has to be choosier than we would be for him.
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Post by tipou on Jan 30, 2009 3:03:46 GMT
ok, rueful,i just purchased a mp3 player on special at a shop near the office, and managed to get the book in there.
so interesting that i furthered my technological savvy for the sake of a book written hundreds of years ago. hummmm.
so i am all set up, but i wont start tonite, because now i have to find out how to make the hellish device talk to me, and right now i have an awful headache.
hope that dr. hood can help, its almost ten.
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Post by tipou on Jan 30, 2009 12:15:45 GMT
ok,so i could hear the first 3 chapters - i use the word "hear" and not "listen" because i still have to go over the antiquated british language, and then i have to get over the mesmerizing effect of that voice in my head - will have to start again since now the actual sense ofit all is starting to make its way through my brain.
will report back.
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Post by rueful on Jan 30, 2009 13:09:11 GMT
So glad you've joined the modern world! It's not as painful as it sounds. (Except for your headache--those are the worst! I hope you're better now.)
I still zone out occasionally and just hear the voice rather than the words, too, but I don're really mind going back for seconds. Sad to say, I am on my last 45 minutes and I'll finish today! Lately I've been following the great Stephen Fry's advice and listening while I use the treadmill, so it's a good motivator. So now I have to decide whether to start again from the beginning or buy some other book to keep myself going. Or both.
Can't wait to hear your review.
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