Sometimes quiet reading just does not do the trick. My partner has a lovely voice and I love to hear him read aloud. Roger Hamilton’s book, “Wink and Grow Rich” is great for this. Each chapter is a story/fable in itself and just the right length for reading aloud. It really is like having my own Jackanory service.
That was a lovely programme in my childhood, when an actor or actress would simply read a story. There were very few frills, just the blend of words and the skill to convey them. How simple! Yet I remember the pleasure of those programmes very well.
Sometimes I ask John to read things because I want him to get the message. I am sure he realizes this, though we have not discussed it, and he is very patient with me about it. But Wink! is really inspiring both of us. We both have Aha! moments, even though for different reasons. I am looking forward to today’s chapter on “The Fisherman”
Out of curiosity, I googled “reading aloud.” It was not surprising to find many education articles, mostly lauding its benefits….but also there were some sites about reading aloud text on websites. One of them is www.blogbard.com I can hear as I write a sample from The Huffington Post. It sounds like a male robot, without expression, even though that many of the posts are written by women.
And over on www.yakitome.com the same robot, US Mike is reading Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll. Rather surreal to hear Alice’s thoughts about making a daisy chain in the metronomic tones of Mike.
I read that people want to catch up on blogs during their commutes, but I know that listening to a wonderful, live, English man who knows how to read aloud is a totally different experience than hearing this robot rattle along!
