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| chgurlsng Newbie United States Joined 4581 days ago 17 posts - 23 votes Speaks: English* Studies: German, French, Spanish, Biblical Hebrew | Message 1 of 6 10 May 2012 at 4:26am | IP Logged |
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I just started doing L-R with A Christmas Carol. I think the book is too hard for this purpose, but I am already starting to comprehend entire sentences, and I've only done it for about four hours. I am already trying to plan the next book as I'll be finished with this one in a week if I keep up. I want something with more colloquial speech. I can't find any of the following from any of the websites listed in the commercial audiobook thread:
The Hobbit (El Hobbit) Little House on the Prairie (any from the series) The Chronicles of Narnia (found Prince Caspian) Redeeming Love (Amor Redentor) by Francine Rivers Should I just give up on finding my favorite books? I don't like Harry Potter or Twilight (they seem popular on here) but I'm open to suggestions. :) 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| TerryW Senior Member United States Joined 6355 days ago 370 posts - 783 votes  Speaks: English* | Message 2 of 6 10 May 2012 at 6:25pm | IP Logged |
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I had suggested the following in the this thread (Dec 2008):
http://how-to-learn-any-language.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?T ID=13278&PN=72 Las Cincos Personas Thread "If anyone is looking for a Spanish (from the English equivalent) book and Spanish audio combination that is "easier" than Harry Potter or the Dan Brown books (El Codigo DaVinci, Angeles y Demonios), you might want to look into the Spanish version of Mitch Albom's "The Five People You Meet in Heaven." ("Las Cinco Personas Que Encontraras en el Cielo.") ..." Here's a link where you can play the trailer clip from the TV movie, which was great: http://www.amazon.com/The-Five-People-Meet-Heaven/dp/B000JPJ FZM/ref=sr_1_1? ie=UTF8&qid=1336666574&sr=8-1 ie=UTF8&qid=1336666574&sr=8-1">Amazon Trailer Page 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| luke Diglot Senior Member United States Joined 7203 days ago 3133 posts - 4351 votes Speaks: English*, Spanish Studies: Esperanto, French | Message 3 of 6 11 May 2012 at 2:09am | IP Logged |
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The House on Mango Street is pretty good. The Spanish speaker has a pleasant voice and the stories are short and easy to follow. It's written from a child's perspective, so the language is not too complicated. It is very colloquial.
http://www.amazon.com/La-Casa-en-Mango-Street/dp/0679755268 There are 2 CDs in the unabridged audio. http://www.amazon.com/Mango-Street-Spanish-English-Edition/d p/073932280X Edited by luke on 11 May 2012 at 2:11am 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| James29 Diglot Senior Member United States Joined 5373 days ago 1265 posts - 2113 votes Speaks: English*, Spanish Studies: French | Message 4 of 6 11 May 2012 at 3:32am | IP Logged |
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I recommend Cajas de Carton (the English version is called The Circuit). It is an auto biographical story about a 7 year old Mexican migrant farming boy who moves to California back in the 50s. The book follows his life and is quite good. It is a series of several short stories that can all be read separately. The audio well done in a Mexican accent.
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| chgurlsng Newbie United States Joined 4581 days ago 17 posts - 23 votes Speaks: English* Studies: German, French, Spanish, Biblical Hebrew | Message 5 of 6 11 May 2012 at 2:27pm | IP Logged |
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Oh, I like your suggestions! Especially Cajas de Carton. It sounds like a book I would have loved as a kid. Since the recording I'm currently listening to is Castilian, it will be nice to vary the accents.
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| James29 Diglot Senior Member United States Joined 5373 days ago 1265 posts - 2113 votes Speaks: English*, Spanish Studies: French | Message 6 of 6 11 May 2012 at 4:19pm | IP Logged |
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The accent is great in Cajas de Carton. The audio totals about 3.5 hours so you can get through it fairly quickly. My local library has the audio in Spanish. You should definitely be able to find it through library exchange... or you could buy it on audible.com
I think it is/was a great first Spanish audio book. 1 person has voted this message useful |
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