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Speedy: The Story of One Mexican in the Vietnam War | Francisco Elizalde-Casta�eda

I can only do this if I‘m

1. Really used to the narrator (like Bahni Turpin)
2. Generally only professional VO artists because they speak more clearly (like Bahni Turpin)
3. And only if I‘m just listening to the book and not doing anything else besides listening to the book

#megaspeed #speedfreaks @Cinfhen

And yes, I finished the last 4.5 hours after dinner this way!

Cinfhen That‘s INSANE!!!!! #SpeedFreak #MegaSpeed 😘 4y

Megabooks @Cinfhen it is kind of crazy! I listened to my first book at 1.25x four years ago. Now here I am! 🤷🏻‍♀️👍🏻👍🏻 4y

squirrelbrain Whoa- that is just ridiculous! 🤪 4y

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rockpools 😂😂😂 Wow! 4y

Megabooks @squirrelbrain @rockpools what can I say, I just keep turning it up!! 😂😂 4y

Hooked_on_books I‘m not quite that fast, though I was able to cut Roots from a 30 hour listen to 15 with my standard 2x. My current listen is on 2.2. That thought of listening to it at standard speed is a little unbearable. Though with some books, that might be ok. 4y

janeycanuck Wow! I think I‘ve gone as fast as 1.7x. You are dedicated. 4y

Daisey Wow! I frequently listen at 1.5 and I think I‘ve gotten up to 2.0 a few times, but I don‘t think I‘ve gone any faster. @jewright this is relevant to our discussion yesterday. 4y

JulAnna @Hooked_on_books Roots is one of my all time favorite reads- what is the audiobook like? Cast or one narrator? Would you recommend? 4y

Megabooks @Hooked_on_books I did the same with Ducks, Newburyport, which was over 40! I listen to that one as high as 2.2, but it was too fast all ready to turn it up! 4y

Megabooks @janeycanuck thanks!! 4y

Megabooks @Daisey yeah, I don‘t know how I do it, but it still makes sense, so I go with it! 4y

Hooked_on_books @JulAnna Highly recommend! It‘s a single narrator, Avery Brooks, whose rich, lush voice is like a balm in your ears. He could read an economics textbook and I‘d listen to it. Fabulous! 4y

JulAnna @Hooked_on_books Thanks! 4y

jewright @Daisey I‘m always comfortable at 1.75, but I really haven‘t tried any faster than that, and I‘m always doing some kind of work when I listen to audiobooks. This is impressive! (edited) 4y

Megabooks @jewright thanks!! It depends on the narrator for me. I rarely go that fast, but 2.0 is my usual default! 4y

Reviewsbylola 1.25 is usually my preferred speed and I have to be doing something else too, typically it‘s cleaning. 🤪 4y

Megabooks @Reviewsbylola yeah, I listen between 1.75-2.0 when I‘m cleaning, depending on the narrator. 4y

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Cinfhen

Swing Time | Zadie Smith

Look at my new listening speed @squirrelbrain I‘m getting there!! Not nearly close to @Megabooks or should I call her #MegaSpeed 😊😘😂 I‘m enjoying both book & audio @Kalalalatja not sure why this has a low Litsy rating ?!? 🤔

squirrelbrain Yay! You‘re getting there! I think @Hooked_on_books listens on double-time too.... #speedfreaks 4y

Cinfhen Hehehehe @squirrelbrain GREAT HASHTAG 💕😁🎧😆 4y

Megabooks I bailed on this book years ago, tbh. And yes, my minimum listening speed is 1.7, often I listen at 2.1 or 2.2. I don‘t like Libby/overdrive/scribd as much because you can‘t go above 2. Congratulations on your speed upgrade!! And I love the hashtag #megaspeed! 😁😁😁 4y

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Megabooks @squirrelbrain I like #speedfreaks as well!! 👍🏻👍🏻 4y

Kalalalatja I think the problem for me was the writing style. I feel like Zadie Smith writes a bit pretentiously, and emotionally distant. But tbh, I can‘t really remember if I liked the book or not 🤷‍♀️ 4y

Hooked_on_books @squirrelbrain Yup, 2x for me! 😂 I do sometimes wish I could go even faster. 4y

charl08 I remember it as a good book, but there was an awful lot of stuff covered in it... 4y

Cinfhen I think #megaspeed and #SpeedFreaks are both awesome @Megabooks @squirrelbrain @Hooked_on_books but for now I‘m still #TurtleClass 😉Upgraded from #snailspeed 4y

Cinfhen I like that there‘s several story arcs @charl08 but I‘m still at the beginning of the book ( maybe 150 pages in) so we‘ll see if my interest starts to wane @Megabooks @Kalalalatja I‘m not finding it pretentious....Thank God 🙏🏻I‘ve had plenty of that last week 🙄 4y

Deblovestoread Love #speedfreaks! I now listen at 1.5. I had both of my brothers riding along with me and my Harry Potter book automatically started...they thought I was listening to someone speaking in tongues. 😂 4y

Cinfhen I‘m slowly getting there @kgordon18 / I‘m not sure I‘ll ever reach #SpeedFreaks status though 4y

marleed I think about all the years I listened to audiobooks and never thought to adjust the speed. Litsy taught me to consider speeding things up. My typical at home doing home stuff is 1.5 (1.25 if the narrator has a strong accent I‘m unaccustomed to). I‘m at 1.75 if I‘m out walking and singlely focused on the book. And 1.75 -2x if I‘m reading the book and listening simultaneously (my favorite thing to do!). 1x is now comically slow! 4y

Cinfhen Yeah, 1 is SOOOOOOOOOOOO SLOOOOOOOOWWWWW @marleed but I still can‘t get used to 1.5 or higher 🤷🏼‍♀️ 4y

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