Getting more into audio books means I am having Opinions

[sasha_feather]

I met with a prospective roommate today. He seems fine and nice, kind of a nerdy white guy who grew up on a farm.

I listened to one of my favorite books, "Aristotle and Dante discover the secrets of the universe", which is narrated by Lin-Manuel Miranda. I like LMM but I'm not sure he was quite the right narrator for this particular story. I also am sort of annoyed by myself for having such complex opinions about this; I wish I could just enjoy the audio book without over-thinking it. But this is my brain, here I am.

Aristotle in the book is quiet, contemplative, sometimes morose, somewhat of a loner. LMM is energetic, charming, funny. He's also so famous that it's hard to forget you're listening to him (or at least, famous to me, an erstwhile Hamilton fan). Ari speaks in short sentences. LMM speaks in paragraphs. You see? I would like to hear this story read by someone with a quieter energy.

I'm working on a 1,000-piece puzzle called "Merlin's workshop." It's quite challenging and my roommate has helped me some. We're almost finished.

Earlier this week I really over-did it, because the weather was nice and I had a bit of energy. The next day, I had to sleep most of the day. It's a reminder to myself that my limits are there for a reason.

Comments

[starshipfox]

It's exciting that "Aristotle and Dante" received the kind of attention that led to the audiobook being read by such a famous figure, but I can see how LMM might not feel like the right voice for Ari.

I'm glad the prospective roommate seems OK. I hope you find someone good!

[sasha_feather]

I feel weird complaining about it, as it was a well-done audio book, but I have strong feelings about this book apparently. There were a couple of very funny meta moments where LMM says (as Ari) "I definitely *don't* want to study Alexander Hamilton."