A friend of mine who is familiar with commuting suggested to me that I start listening to books on CD to make my time productive while I commute. I never had the need before, but I do now, and I hate wasting time. So, I checked out a couple of websites, and then opted for my local library, since the price is right. In other words, free! I chose for my first selection, "Milkweed", a book about the Holocaust. (Nothing frivolous for me!) In listening, I thought the dialogue was bordering on juvenile, but I attributed it to the author's writing style. I have read authors who narrate from a child's point of view, although the book is very much an adult read.
I subsequently read about this particular author, and I discovered that he had received some awards... for writing children's books. I took a closer look, and came to the realization that my book of choice is on an 8th grade reading level. Well, duh! (I say that pretty often, don't I?) I would have thought that the library might have differentiated between the various reading levels, and not simply have had the audio books grouped together in a big, indistinguishable clump. Well, this isn't the first time in my adult life that I have "read" a children's book. Besides, it sure beats "reading" "Psych of Aging", or listening to the same oldies that I've been hearing for forty years.
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