Enthusiasms

Enthusiasms is an edited stream of consciousness, by Simen.

I was under the impression that I had bought an audiobook from Audible. As it turns out, I’ve apparently been paying them $15 every month for some sort of credits with which I can apparently buy more audiobooks. I don’t even like audiobooks. I like reading books. I’m not picky: I’ll take ink on paper or pixels on screen, but I’d like to read it myself, if you please. When I try to buy one audiobook, I end up paying for five.

Before I get out of this deal—which is probably karmic justice for my refusal to read the mile-long legalese note that websites throw at you when you register—I’d like to get the books I paid for. So what say you, internet? Any book recommendations, and especially books that work well as audiobooks and are available from Audible?

Oct 7, 2011