Especially if you’re paying or spending an Audible credit. My wife read Orconomics and got me to give it a chance. I go to buy it and it’s like 12.5 hours long. I laughed and said it’s barely a book, and she said “not everyone can be a Barney Anderson”
I had a friend recommend a 3 book series to me that he liked. They were each about 8-9 hours long. I blasted through them do fast, especially since I listened to them at 2x speed since I didn't care for them, but wanted to talk to him about them for relationship building to then eventually recommend Mistborn
I was the same way for years. The last two stormlights broke me of that habit. Bored the shit out of me. Now I look forward to a tight ten hour audio book and stop worrying about value vs time.
I fell asleep listening to a sanderson audiobook and when I woke up the next morning (i slept in mind you) it was still playing. Wasn't even close to being done.
I listen to a lot of stuff while I'm at work so I often chew through books. After listening to aSoIaF for the hundreth time, Sanderson is pretty much the only option I have if I want to get close to getting a month's worth of listening. The man has spoiled me.
You should check out Cradle by Will Wight if you haven’t already read it. It’s not like 20 hours a book or something but it’s 13 long. Feels like Sanderson but more magical combat, amazing and deep magic system along with great character growth, big ahh world building too.
I know it's an exaggeration, but my friend started the series around when I did, and she listened to the books on at least 2x speed at work. Finished all 5 at insane speeds. Pretty sure it somehow rewired her brain, though.
I've been gradually turning the playback speed up. Now 2.0x sounds normal and normal speed is painful to listen to. Going faster than 2x depends on the narrator though.
My book group was MORTIFIED when I suggested a book that was 25 hrs long... I was like "wait is that really long?"... having recently read the first four stormlight books 😬
I listen to audiobooks when I'm at work so a 10 hour audiobook lasts me about a day or two. I was so excited by how long Mistborn was only to then find out about Stormlight Archive afterwards. Way of Kings took me like 2 weeks
I do a reread (listen) of each series when a new bool is released. It took me 4 months to get up to WAT and about another 2-3weeks to finish that. Buddy of mine said “I ain’t got time for that, I’ll just use Coppermind for anything I don’t remember or recognize”
I'm the same way as you(this is the reason I'm still like 6 years behind on doctor who lmao). This is just my first read through but I'm already planning to reread everything again after to have full context and see what I missed the first time. I'm only like 20 characters into WoR atm
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In all honesty sanderson has ruined other audiobooks for me as I feel ripped of by anything under 20 hours now.
Especially if you’re paying or spending an Audible credit. My wife read Orconomics and got me to give it a chance. I go to buy it and it’s like 12.5 hours long. I laughed and said it’s barely a book, and she said “not everyone can be a Barney Anderson”
Right the credits make it all feel like the same price so you get so much more value from a book by the lord of Doug's over anyone else.
"Lord of Doug's" made me literally guffaw, well done
Thank you i always try a new one but just read tress so got all the dougs in my head
BARNEY ANDERSON
Is WoK written by a purple tyrannosaur
I had a friend recommend a 3 book series to me that he liked. They were each about 8-9 hours long. I blasted through them do fast, especially since I listened to them at 2x speed since I didn't care for them, but wanted to talk to him about them for relationship building to then eventually recommend Mistborn
ah, the brandon sanderson fan special, going through extreme lengths just to recommend mistborn to everyone that reads anything more than road signs
Don’t forget failing dreadfully, other people not holding up their part of the deal and the crushing disappointment that comes with it
I listen to audiobooks as well but chuckled at the audiobook listener misspelling trope you demonstrated.
It does get pretty hard sometimes lmao
“How do I speel Relaine? Is it Rlain? Rilayne?”
I feel ripped off by anything under 40 hours
Saaaaaame
I was the same way for years. The last two stormlights broke me of that habit. Bored the shit out of me. Now I look forward to a tight ten hour audio book and stop worrying about value vs time.
I fell asleep listening to a sanderson audiobook and when I woke up the next morning (i slept in mind you) it was still playing. Wasn't even close to being done.
“I woke up three days later to Michael Kramer saying ‘Chapter One’”
God that’s the worst, because you know you missed hours and have to go figure out where the fuck you finally fell asleep at
I tend to take a screenshot of where I start so that if I do fall asleep I know I have a starting point lol
That’s a fantastic idea holy heck
I listen to a lot of stuff while I'm at work so I often chew through books. After listening to aSoIaF for the hundreth time, Sanderson is pretty much the only option I have if I want to get close to getting a month's worth of listening. The man has spoiled me.
Robert Jordan: am I a joke to you?
I actually tried with Wheel Of Time, couldn't get into it. Maybe I'll try again later
Not a series (save for Dark Tower) but Stephen King books can really get up there as well. I think IT is the longest book a lot of people have read
You should check out Cradle by Will Wight if you haven’t already read it. It’s not like 20 hours a book or something but it’s 13 long. Feels like Sanderson but more magical combat, amazing and deep magic system along with great character growth, big ahh world building too.
Cradle <33333333
Real dude. I listened to the first 4 stormlights before I read all the Mistborn books and saw the time to complete and was like "that's it?"
27 hours in an afternoon 🤣
It takes a Bondsmith of at least 3rd Ideal to understand speech at 3x speed
Oh! Oh! I can do you one better! I have lost this ability, but in college I would listen to Calculus and Physics lectures at 4.25x speed
Depends of the planet xD
I know it's an exaggeration, but my friend started the series around when I did, and she listened to the books on at least 2x speed at work. Finished all 5 at insane speeds. Pretty sure it somehow rewired her brain, though.
I've been gradually turning the playback speed up. Now 2.0x sounds normal and normal speed is painful to listen to. Going faster than 2x depends on the narrator though.
My book group was MORTIFIED when I suggested a book that was 25 hrs long... I was like "wait is that really long?"... having recently read the first four stormlight books 😬
Its definitely helped me get myself to try new things. Its like you said, its "oh thats like nothing" when its 20 hours or less
Mood lol.
62.75hr long audiobook: light work. That's light work.
I listen to audiobooks when I'm at work so a 10 hour audiobook lasts me about a day or two. I was so excited by how long Mistborn was only to then find out about Stormlight Archive afterwards. Way of Kings took me like 2 weeks
I do a reread (listen) of each series when a new bool is released. It took me 4 months to get up to WAT and about another 2-3weeks to finish that. Buddy of mine said “I ain’t got time for that, I’ll just use Coppermind for anything I don’t remember or recognize”
Your friend is a coward /jk
I'm the same way as you(this is the reason I'm still like 6 years behind on doctor who lmao). This is just my first read through but I'm already planning to reread everything again after to have full context and see what I missed the first time. I'm only like 20 characters into WoR atm
The rereads go hard after knowing so much lore. Especially the Gavilar scenes. Gods that man was a storming….chullhead
So I keep hearing lol so excited to find out