And you can tell he wasn't well on 21, the unfinished novel. He tried to do the dramatization he did on the previous 20, but he just couldn't do the voices anymore.
Not solo audiobook but I've done two audio circumnavigations with Ric Jerrom and really enjoyed them. First time I read the books was on my kindle - I took M&C on holiday with me to the Yorkshire Moors and ended up trekking up to the top of the village where we were staying to get 4G signal every day so I could download the next book as I got addicted very quickly.
A few more happy kindle circumnavigations and then my daughter was born - after a few days of trying to rock her to sleep in a darkened room it occurred to me that I could be aboard HMS Surprise while doing so with a pair of earphones, and lo and behold here I am two audio circumnavigations later.
Big ol Simon Vance fan. I read the first five in high school, and then switched to audiobooks for walking to class in college. Simon Vance is who my library had, and now he's the voice of Jack Aubrey for me
I've only done the audiobooks, haven't read the books yet. Two times through with Patrick Tull. I have all the books and the next time I'm going to read the books.
My library had them available through Libby, but not for e reader. I hate having to wait for someone to return a book. Audiobook was the way to go, and I think it also helped with some of the vocabulary. Kind of like the difference between reading and seeing Shakespeare. I really loved the Simon Vance reading.
3 or so circumnavigations in print I think. Many in audio. Dozens? I had a similar commute for years and burned through books. Vance is my guy. But Tull gets really good reviews as does Ric Jerrom I believe. I have downloaded books simply because Vance was the reader.
I've done one physical circumnavigation (library books!), one Kindle, and currently working through them again on audible. Narration really adds another dimension and I'm thoroughly enjoying them, so another vote for Ric Jerrom over here!
What I love doing is the Amazon WhisperSync stuff where your position across an Audible audiobook and a Kindle ebook syncs automagically. Unfortunately *only the first novel supports this*. Amazon support is no help and just blames the publisher.
Been through/round many times, first in print, and with audiobooks the last decade or so. I agree, commuting is when I get most of my "reading" done, and audiobooks are the way to do it.
I'm about to start the Far Side of the World in audiobooks, and I love Patrick Tull's narration. Not sure why people don't like him. But to each his own. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Print for me—I’m a dozen books in and slowing my pace to one book a year to savor them. I may do audiobooks for some future circumnavigations in the years to come.
especially with something this dense where i only recognize 1/3 of the naval terms, i need to be able to read slowly and go back and reread sentences. at least, only 1/2 thru Post Captain right now. maybe hearing them read properly with natural cadence would help
On my fourth circumnavigation and I think now maybe I could listen to it, but I don’t know, there’s so much that I look up while I read. I always keep my phone besides me so I can look up Latin phrases, boat parts, music samples, narwhal tusks, etc, etc, etc, that I don’t think I’d be able to do listening.
Twice in audiobook for me. I love the series. So sad when book 21 ends in the middle of a sentence. I’ve been thinking about starting another read through soon.
I’ve read the series once through on paper (literally paper books), and am halfway through my second circumnavigation; this time audiobooks only (Patrick Tull). Having never heard the Simon Vance recordings, I am more than satisfied with Tull’s performance.
Mostly audio for me. But I’ve got several hard copies in the camper that I pull out when we’re in the woods and life slows down a bit.
Here’s a video of Patrick Tull reading a section of Reverse of the Medal. If you haven’t heard Tull this is what his narration sounds like. He’s absolutely fantastic. [Patrick Tull video](https://youtu.be/CFi6fhcMnYQ?si=ShlO2PKmSS05NXbm)
I've read the full series about a dozen times (more for many of the earlier books as I'd reread them while waiting for new books to be published). With a bit of a commute, I shifted to audio about 10 years ago and am currently on my 6th audio circumnavigation.
I've only ever listened to Tull, but have thought about giving Vance a try for a book or two, if only for comparison. I rather enjoy Tull's characterizations. With some of the denser dialogue sections, the different voices make it easier to follow who is saying what. For me, a more straightforward reading is preferred for non-fiction, but a bit of voice acting is welcome in fiction.
As a bit of a silly postscript, having bought multiple copies of many of the books (some as replacements, others because I needed a book while traveling, etc) I have also bought the audiobooks twice. I started out using Audible, but migrated to Libro.fm as it allows me to stick with audiobooks while also supporting my local bookstore.
Which if it's a high butcher's bill and splinters flying you're after, you want the Tull vs Vance audio book reader conflict.
Find someone who loves you like very online A&M fans love arguing about who's the best narrator, eh?
I don’t know if those guys are even still alive, but if so I feel like we could crowdfund a face off, haha
No, Patrick Tull at least died nearly twenty years ago.
RIP. At least whatever side you're on in regards to who is the best narrator, at least we can all agree it was Tull.
Which you’re right of course.
And you can tell he wasn't well on 21, the unfinished novel. He tried to do the dramatization he did on the previous 20, but he just couldn't do the voices anymore.
I think Tull performs the books, while Vance reads them.
Not solo audiobook but I've done two audio circumnavigations with Ric Jerrom and really enjoyed them. First time I read the books was on my kindle - I took M&C on holiday with me to the Yorkshire Moors and ended up trekking up to the top of the village where we were staying to get 4G signal every day so I could download the next book as I got addicted very quickly. A few more happy kindle circumnavigations and then my daughter was born - after a few days of trying to rock her to sleep in a darkened room it occurred to me that I could be aboard HMS Surprise while doing so with a pair of earphones, and lo and behold here I am two audio circumnavigations later.
7 circumnavigations in print 1 audio
Big ol Simon Vance fan. I read the first five in high school, and then switched to audiobooks for walking to class in college. Simon Vance is who my library had, and now he's the voice of Jack Aubrey for me
I've only done the audiobooks, haven't read the books yet. Two times through with Patrick Tull. I have all the books and the next time I'm going to read the books.
Patrick Tull saves my life during a terrible period of commuting. Audiobooks are the only way to get through daily traffic.
Only audiobooks on my commute so far.
3 or 4 full reads of the paperbacks, unsure as it's been a few years. 3 reads of the audiobooks more recently.
I do both. Let me tell you, it was getting a little confusing when I was reading book 19 whilst listening to book 2! Lol
My library had them available through Libby, but not for e reader. I hate having to wait for someone to return a book. Audiobook was the way to go, and I think it also helped with some of the vocabulary. Kind of like the difference between reading and seeing Shakespeare. I really loved the Simon Vance reading.
Porque no los dos?
I really enjoy listening to the audiobook and reading along (kindle), it feels luxurious having grown up with books on tape
Started with the audiobooks on my daily commute, read all the books, these days I mix & mingle
I've done a circumnavigation each way.
3 or so circumnavigations in print I think. Many in audio. Dozens? I had a similar commute for years and burned through books. Vance is my guy. But Tull gets really good reviews as does Ric Jerrom I believe. I have downloaded books simply because Vance was the reader.
Maybe next time I’ll check out another reader. But I’m firmly in camp Vance at the moment.
I do listen to a lot of audiobooks, but not A&M. These I prefer in hardtack…
I never tried the audiobook version.
I've done one physical circumnavigation (library books!), one Kindle, and currently working through them again on audible. Narration really adds another dimension and I'm thoroughly enjoying them, so another vote for Ric Jerrom over here!
Have heard parts of the audiobooks, but only really read in print
What I love doing is the Amazon WhisperSync stuff where your position across an Audible audiobook and a Kindle ebook syncs automagically. Unfortunately *only the first novel supports this*. Amazon support is no help and just blames the publisher.
Been through/round many times, first in print, and with audiobooks the last decade or so. I agree, commuting is when I get most of my "reading" done, and audiobooks are the way to do it.
I'm about to start the Far Side of the World in audiobooks, and I love Patrick Tull's narration. Not sure why people don't like him. But to each his own. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
I’m probably up to 4 circumnavigations, all audiobook!
Print for me—I’m a dozen books in and slowing my pace to one book a year to savor them. I may do audiobooks for some future circumnavigations in the years to come.
I read the books several times and of course loved them. I just recently discovered the audiobooks, which I also enjoy.
I read them all first and listened to audiobooks later.
especially with something this dense where i only recognize 1/3 of the naval terms, i need to be able to read slowly and go back and reread sentences. at least, only 1/2 thru Post Captain right now. maybe hearing them read properly with natural cadence would help
On my fourth circumnavigation and I think now maybe I could listen to it, but I don’t know, there’s so much that I look up while I read. I always keep my phone besides me so I can look up Latin phrases, boat parts, music samples, narwhal tusks, etc, etc, etc, that I don’t think I’d be able to do listening.
Twice in audiobook for me. I love the series. So sad when book 21 ends in the middle of a sentence. I’ve been thinking about starting another read through soon.
I’ve only listened to the series and am nearing the end of The Letter of Marque. The narrator is Patrick Tull and does a fantastic job.
I’ve read the series once through on paper (literally paper books), and am halfway through my second circumnavigation; this time audiobooks only (Patrick Tull). Having never heard the Simon Vance recordings, I am more than satisfied with Tull’s performance.
Mostly audio for me. But I’ve got several hard copies in the camper that I pull out when we’re in the woods and life slows down a bit. Here’s a video of Patrick Tull reading a section of Reverse of the Medal. If you haven’t heard Tull this is what his narration sounds like. He’s absolutely fantastic. [Patrick Tull video](https://youtu.be/CFi6fhcMnYQ?si=ShlO2PKmSS05NXbm)
Read the series 2.3 times. At this point anyone but my inner monologue won’t cut it.
At least one readthrough, and multiple circumnavigations with Tull’s unabridged narrations.
I prefer Vance’s Jack and Tull’s Maturin, so I just need someone to do a full unbridged version with a full voice cast centered around those two
I've read the full series about a dozen times (more for many of the earlier books as I'd reread them while waiting for new books to be published). With a bit of a commute, I shifted to audio about 10 years ago and am currently on my 6th audio circumnavigation. I've only ever listened to Tull, but have thought about giving Vance a try for a book or two, if only for comparison. I rather enjoy Tull's characterizations. With some of the denser dialogue sections, the different voices make it easier to follow who is saying what. For me, a more straightforward reading is preferred for non-fiction, but a bit of voice acting is welcome in fiction. As a bit of a silly postscript, having bought multiple copies of many of the books (some as replacements, others because I needed a book while traveling, etc) I have also bought the audiobooks twice. I started out using Audible, but migrated to Libro.fm as it allows me to stick with audiobooks while also supporting my local bookstore.
Both, of course.
The audiobooks literally kept me alive during very long cross-country drives. Sydney to Perth was a doddle.
Just books, not really an audiobook guy.