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xkcd #2834: Book Podcasts
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I've been working my way through this 1950s podcast by someone named John Tolkien called 'Lord of the Rings'--it's a deep dive into this fictional world he created. Good stuff, really bingeable!
I already listened to/read a few books by jumping between the audiobook and the actual book. An app that would make both match both so you can resume in any form you want would be nice.
I just finished listening to Duma Key by Stephen King. For some reason, the narrator thought it was a good idea to lower the volume of their voice and nearly whisper the really dramatic parts. It'd be like "**Her father was a **^smdfprhfjs"
I had to rewind so many times that I was ready to quit. Fantastic book otherwise, but having an option to jump to text real quick would've been a life saver.
Kindle has this, it's called Whispersync. Of course you need to buy both the book and the audiobook so it's not cheap.