>God bless audiobooks

by Roger Sutton
May 02, 2007 | Filed in Articles & Opinion
>I spent two hours this afternoon undergoing a root canal with only novocaine as my friend. And an audiobook, Sophie Kinsella's Confessions of a Shopoholic, really very dopey but just the thing for the circumstances. I had wondered if I would be able to concentrate enough amidst the drilling and tugging and ER-like passing of pointy instruments between the dentist and his assistant, but it was eerily easy: what was actually going on in my life during that time so was so completely alienating and out of my hands that I escaped quite thoroughly into the story. You should try it.
Roger Sutton
Roger Sutton

Editor Emeritus Roger Sutton was editor in chief of The Horn Book, Inc., from 1996-2021. He was previously editor of The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books and a children's and young adult librarian. He received his MA in library science from the University of Chicago in 1982 and a BA from Pitzer College in 1978.

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Anonymous

>I can't believe I never thought of that! I'm going for the second half of (get this) re-doing an old root canal (not enough to get it done once) next week and will take my audiobook. Thanks!

Jeanette Larson

Posted : Sep 05, 2007 09:13

Roger Sutton

>Gotta go back today :-( But I think this is the painless part.

Posted : May 10, 2007 02:15

Mama Squirrel

>Hope your mouth is feeling better by now!

Mama Squirrel, veteran of two root canals (sans audio distractions)

Posted : May 10, 2007 11:56

Elizabeth

>Ok, I reread my old paperback copy of Is That You, Miss Blue? during a colonoscopy yesterday. I defy anyone to top that. And the book is already very funny, but with the drugs I was on it was HILARIOUS.

Posted : May 04, 2007 12:26

MotherReader

>Well Mr. Selznick, now we know why. Because someone might need to listen to the book during a trip to the dentist.

Roger, I'm surprised at your audiobook choice - and I think I like you just a little bit more now. I hate the dentist, and I will try this audiobook thing next time.

Posted : May 03, 2007 10:38

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