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3 Immersive Audiobooks any Book Buff Should Know
If you’re a major book buff (like us!), first of all, you’re in good company, friend. And secondly, you’re going to love these three books we’re about to share with you below. These immersive audiobooks will; transport you to another realm and drop you right into the shoes of the protagonist. Gone are the days of book lovers having a stack of books beside their bed in the “to be read” pile. This once notable sign of an avid reader has recently been replaced with a digital list of “to be listened to” immersive audiobooks and sometimes it comes with great sound effects.
Immersive audiobooks – The Rise in Popularity of Audiobooks
Over the last decade or so, audiobooks have soared in listening rates. More and more authors are publishing both written and audio versions of their books, and more and more book fans have been turning to audiobooks. Furthermore, the expansion and popularization of immersive audiobooks has converted even the most classic readers to make the switch to audiobooks. Immersive audiobooks offer a Immersive listening experience to the reader, much like one would experience in a movie theater.
If you’ve yet to give it a go, here are a few reasons why you’ll want to:
- It requires fewer physical resources and is, therefore, more eco-conscious.
- It engages more individuals and offers individuals with dyslexia, vision impairment, and learning differences easier access to books.
- The narrators, voice actors, music, and sound-effects climax to create a truly unique and gripping auditory listening experience.
- It allows you to read/listen on the go.
Immersive audiobooks are fast becoming the superior way to read your favorite books!
3 Immersive Audiobooks You’ll Want to Add to Your List
A Reflection
A Reflection is a potent non-fiction short story, originally published in 1894, written by the esteemed American author Kate Chopin. Kate Chopin was a novelist and short-story author, most popularly known for her novel, The Awakening, which is still a highly studied text today. However, after she experienced the passing of her husband and became a widow in her thirties with six young children, she turned to writing as a source of emotional outpour. A Reflection is a short but rich piece by Kate Chopin that touches on themes of life, spirituality, universal connections, and the woven experiences of our existence. In essence, this piece is a reflection of Chopin’s personal viewpoint on some of the major questions we all ponder day after day.
The orchestration of the powerful two-minute piece is inspirational, reflective, and deeply emotional. The sounds of the natural elements bring a sense of tranquility and peace to the listener, which seems to mirror the internal point of view that Chopin was sharing with her readers.
Author: Kate Chopin
Produced by: Canarit Audiobooks
Directed: Gil Geva
Recording and Editing: Shalev Alon
Performers: John Fellaporta
SFX Soundly, Adam Vitovsky
The Story of an Hour
Another unmissable and heartfelt Kate Chopin short story. In this seven-minute short story, we follow the moments leading up to and following the moment when Protagonist Louise Mallard is told about her husband Bentley’s involvement in a train accident and eventual passing. Set in a bustling newsroom, a mix of friends and practical strangers, Lousie begins to process the biggest news of her life thus far.
This gripping story is emotionally transcended when translated into the immersive audiobook version. Listeners can hear the tension and heartbreak in Louise’s voice. Her sobs become their sobs, as they are swept into a wave of emotional complexities as Lousie tries to find a way to cope with the loss of the most important person in her life.
Author: Kate Chopin
Produced by: Canarit Audiobooks
Directed: Gil Geva
Recording and Editing: Shalev Alon
Performers: Brianne Bogle, Katherine Lee McEwon
SFX Soundly, Adam Vitovsky
An Unfinished Story
American novelist, poet, and short-story author, William Sydney Porter, is more popularly known by his pen name, O. Henry. He made a name for himself with his emotionally packed short stories, laced with wit, warm characterization, and wordplay, and often punctuated with clever twist endings.
An Unfinished Story follows the life of a young girl, Dulcie, a shop girl who lives on no more than six dollars a week. It tells the story of the department store she works in and the systematically impoverished lives that girls like her struggle to escape. There are strong themes of loneliness in this short seventeen-minute story, with undertones of desire, classism, and hope. In the immersive audiobook version, we experience the moments of the rise and fall of Dulcie’s life with the harsh lock of a door, a dramatic run up the stairs, and a sorrowful flop onto the bed.
Author: O.Henry
Produced by: Canarit Audiobooks
Directed: Gil Geva
Recording and Editing: Shalev Alon
Performers: John Delaporta, Mike Witts, Nicole Reviva, Jamila Hache
SFX Soundly, Adam Vitovsky