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Re:A Civil War over Semicolons: Biographer Robert Caro and H... by dinkleberg on Sunday January 08, 2023 @05:08PM (#34303715)
If you like audio books, I'd definitely recommend listening to his books. I find these epic length books much easier to get through in audio form.
Re:A Civil War over Semicolons: Biographer Robert Caro and H... by twoodfin on Sunday January 08, 2023 @07:21PM (#34305032)
Agree. The Audible versions of The Power Broker and the LBJ books have excellent narration.
Re:A Civil War over Semicolons: Biographer Robert Caro and H... by superposeur on Sunday January 08, 2023 @11:18PM (#34306695)
The high point of my reading life was listening to the audio Caro books. In a book review, George Will somewhat derogatorily called the Caro style "incantatory", with Caro's relentless repetition of metaphors such as the "dam" of Southern Democrats holding back Civil Rights, and phrases such as the "three R's" of Roosevelt, Rayburn, Russell. But it is this incantatory style that makes the writing spring to life in audio. And, yes, you can make your way through them while doing laundry or driving to work.