tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17224228.post6979189540359284386..comments2023-10-25T03:40:54.655-07:00Comments on Neth Space: Review: Journey to the Center of the Earth by Jules Verne (Audiobook)Nethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16963540055415924510noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17224228.post-91508688172404832592008-11-04T09:45:00.000-07:002008-11-04T09:45:00.000-07:00nah...I have a week spot for the likes of Cussler ...nah...I have a week spot for the likes of Cussler and DuBrul that's a hold over from youth.Nethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16963540055415924510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17224228.post-60589186428175175252008-11-04T09:24:00.000-07:002008-11-04T09:24:00.000-07:00Sounds like you're well ahead of me.Sounds like you're well ahead of me.Neil Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13023957663164567385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17224228.post-57601232411146118662008-11-04T09:13:00.000-07:002008-11-04T09:13:00.000-07:00I've read several DuBrul books, though it's been a...I've read several DuBrul books, though it's been a few years since I've picked one up. <BR/><BR/>I've just been picking up used audiobooks at the local used book store. I'd use the library, but it has a terrible selection. I hope to try out Audible sometime in the future, but I really haven't used anything by them yet.Nethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16963540055415924510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17224228.post-48406303222006475102008-11-03T21:00:00.000-07:002008-11-03T21:00:00.000-07:00Forgot to ask, where are you getting your audio bo...Forgot to ask, where are you getting your audio books from? I've been using Audible.com and have been pleased so far. Their gapless playback works great on my iPod.Neil Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13023957663164567385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17224228.post-19471120761871637792008-11-03T20:58:00.000-07:002008-11-03T20:58:00.000-07:00Okay, I know I lurk here and don't post often, but...Okay, I know I lurk here and don't post often, but you said a few things that made me stop and want to comment.<BR/><BR/>First, yes, being so old, the story doesn't really measure up to what we're used to. And from some of the older stories I've read (like Twain, Verne, Dumas, etc.) none of them can really be compared to what we read today. Not that that diminishes the greatness they may have between the covers though.<BR/><BR/>Second, yes, many of these older action stories do make good fodder for TV and film. The action can cover up some of the shortcomings in plot, character development, etc.<BR/><BR/>Finally, I never knew you were a rock doctor. You really need to check out an author called Jack Du Brul. Not the crap he co-wrote with Clive Cussler, that stuff's junk. Read the stuff he wrote by himself. Why? The stories are full of action AND the main character is a geologist.Neil Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13023957663164567385noreply@blogger.com