Speedy: The Story of One Mexican in the Vietnam War | 
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! 🤷ðŸ»â€â™€ï¸ðŸ‘ðŸ»ðŸ‘🻠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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