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English II (2023-2024) - Spring 2024 - Form 8706
King on Why He Loves a Good Audiobook
by Stephen King
efends the genre, recommends his 10 favorites, and asks to see
always tiresome Harold Bloom¹ among them-claim that listening to
eading. I couldn't disagree more. In some ways, audio perfects
nd of mine likes to tell the story of how she got so Involved in Blair
of Sue Miller's Lost in the Forest that she missed her turnpike exit
Boston. Another swears he never really "got" Elmore Leonard until he
Howard reading The Hot Kid and heard the rhythm of the dialogue
argue for the sanctity of the page and the perfect communion of
with no intermediary. They say that if there's something you don't
ok, you can always go back and read it again (these seem to be
ogically challenged they've never heard of rewind, or can't find the
eir CD players). Bloom has said that "Deep reading really demands
that part of you which is open to wisdom. You need the text in front
man who has clearly never listened to a campfire story.
ms with audiobooks, sure. It's annoying to be on a long road trip
me latest Nelson DeMille has a nervous breakdown (this actually
North Carolina; somewhere between Nowhere and Nowhere in
der, Scott Brick, developed the world's worst stutter). It's more
bad reader is paired up with a good book (a fate that has befallen
e at least once). Most annoying is when you have a certain book in
d it at a retail outlet, a thing that happens a lot. Once you get past
test political bloviators,2 and Agatha Christie, audio pickings are apt
gments. I hate abridgments. Abridgments should be outlawed. No,
Questi
What can be inferred from the title, based on the Information in the text?
A The author encourages writers and readers to engage in oral
B
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communication.
The author supports the oral reading of books to improve public
skills.
The author believes a good oral reading of a book improves the
experience.
The author prefers creating his books orally rather than in writt