I did sample this copy though, and it was MUCH easier to follow what was going on when they weren’t trying to cut the book down to 3% of it’s original amount.
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Okay, so I’m probably not listening to this and will just read it because who tf is going to spend 47 hours with one story. Finally I noticed that it said it was an abridged copy, and well goddamn yes they must have abridged it quite a bit to get it that short!Ĭurious, I went to see how long the unabridged copy was. In doing so, I noticed that the run time for the audiobook was only about 2.5 hours, which was SHOCKING because the book itself is over 500 pages! The audiobooks I’ve listened to have been around 6-8 hours usually, and those were for ~250ish page books, so this was absolutely baffling. Listen online or offline with Android, iOS, web, Chromecast, and Google Assistant. Get instant access to all your favorite books. The language and writing wasn’t an issue, it just seemed like things were moving SO FAST and with barely any explanation! It was like “This is Joe he’s captain of this ship now their old captain died horribly the navy is coming to town –” like my god I had to stop and just try to figure out why I was struggling so much. The Count of Monte Cristo audiobook written by Alexandre Dumas. I started a sample of it to see if I liked the narrator, and was really struggling to keep up with what was happening. I was starting an audiobook of The Count of Monte Cristo, since I’ve had a copy of it for a few years and not ever started it, and thought it might be a good one to listen to while walking my dog and doing chores and such. Hey y’all! I’ve been finding my way into audiobooks more in the past couple of years, and recently ran into an unexpected problem and decision.