Joseph Andrews--

[rueful]

Lizap, it depends on whether you have an ipod or a different brand of mp3 player, I think. The link below is to their FAQs, and the second question is about the two formats. I have an ipod, so I took the audiobook format and it worked fine. If the FAQ doesn't answer the question, you can send an email to their help desk. I had trouble with my download because of a problem with their credit card processor, and their customer service answered me pretty quickly, considering it was a weekend, and they were very nice and helpful.

www.silksoundbooks.com/help.html#bm2

[lizap]

Thanks, guys! I went ahead and used the mp3 format, and it worked fine.

[rueful]

Great, lizap! I hope you like it. Some of the language was hard for me to get, but I didn't care, it was just an excuse to replay portions.

[tipou]

i think it's been a while since i have not written a totally hysterical post about rufus, so there you go...
i am now at chapter 26, and some of the character spoke french and italian... OHMYGOD how sexy. had i known i would not have listened to that in my car. i almost had an accident looking for rewind button.
if i hear him say "amour" once more i swear i scream.

[rueful]

Well, now I have to go back and relisten to that chapter at bedtime. Thanks for the great idea!

Are you enjoying the actual story, besides listening to Rufus's lovely reading?

[tipou]

these accents start a bit earlier, with the story of leonora and bellemine, who just arrived from paris.

yes, i love it. very peculiar, but a big change from modern novels, what elegance... these people could write... reminds me of voltaire quite a bit.

[rueful]

Yes, the sentence structure is so complex, it really takes a different mindset when listening. But Fielding does such an amazing job of capturing the quirks and foibles of the characters and describing universal human traits, both good and bad. For example, I love his description of Slipslop at the beginning and how at various points when she's talking with her Lady, Slipslop will answer whatever way she thinks most advantageous to herself, even if she has to contradict something she's said previously. I've had co-workers like that.

[peach]

It has been refreshing listening to this, I haven't gotten as far yet but it's been wonderful. The language, it's so descriptive, and true they don't write like this anymore. I recently read a book about the letters that John and Abigail Adams wrote to each other, it was based on the HBO miniseries, if you want to read the lost art of letter writing delve into this little gem.

[tipou]

while listening to this reading of JA i often think about what a pleasure writing can be.

you can feel the pleasure of playing around with words, the pleasure of leading readers on... you can actually imagine harding smiling as you burst out laughing at some passages.

the nice thing about having someone read JA aloud to you, is that you can actually overcome the language level, so different from our own.

also, when it is well done, the person reading becomes the writer, having a blast spinning this tale for you, telling you the story as it comes out of his head. this brings vibrant life to what would perhaps otherwise appear as a dry, old novel.

a good interpretation like this one is an homage to any author. and a blast for the listener.

[rueful]

, when it is well done, the person reading becomes the writer, having a blast spinning this tale for you, telling you the story as it comes out of his head.

Yes! You have put your finger on it exactly. When I listen to this I feel like Rufus is telling me a story about people he knows personally and really is having fun in the telling.

[tipou]

you've been so nice to me today i fear a trap

[rueful]

Hee hee! That's so funny that you say that--You'll figure it out when you see my reply in the Radish Cake thread!