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irisblue

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6. Audiobooks thru the library?

Reply to biophile (Reply #1)

Sat May 16, 2026, 09:00 AM

19 hrs ago

A hundred yrs ago I listened to Great Gatsby on tape(yes I'm old) driving 90 min a day to & from college. I got so involved with the story I started speeding. Cop asked me why I was speeding, I held up the cassette cover. He did not write me a ticket, just told me to slow down.

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The Guardian's 100 best books of all time [View all] Ponietz 21 hrs ago OP

Looks like I need more time biophile 21 hrs ago #1

There's always audiobooks! DaBronx 20 hrs ago #2

True, but I'll still need the extra years! biophile 17 hrs ago #14

Audiobooks thru the library? irisblue 19 hrs ago #6

No Grapes of Wrath? mountain grammy 19 hrs ago #3

Well, it's a British-generated list, so intheflow 19 hrs ago #10

I chalked up to that excuse for not including On The Road by Kerouac 70sEraVet 18 hrs ago #12

A word on who generated the list and by what criteria were used. werdna 19 hrs ago #4

No A Room of One's Own by Wolfe, 1929, but the descendant The HandMaids Tale irisblue 19 hrs ago #5

I curious about your use of "descendant" here. intheflow 19 hrs ago #9

Wolffe book was about a womans need for financial independence & space to be her authentic self irisblue 15 hrs ago #15

I've read 17 pfitz59 19 hrs ago #7

Surprisingly enough NewLarry 19 hrs ago #8

This message was self-deleted by its author Ponietz 17 hrs ago #13

41 Heart of Darkness Make7 13 hrs ago #16

Heavy emphasis on the 19th and early 20th centuries. yardwork 18 hrs ago #11

Ninety seven? Make7 13 hrs ago #17