I did something I've never done with Lies Sleeping: I alternated between paper and audio for the duration of the book.
Aaronovitch writes in a multicultural London and uses it all, and I'd say Kobna's only shortcomings are in the American (awkward) and Vietnamese accents (comes off similar to his Sierra Leone). Trained as a theater actor, I suspect his versatility shows in his voices from the Welsh pathologist, to Nightingale's upper-class 'posh,' to the saucy junior apprentice Abigail, to the breathy, Cockney accent of a new character, to the semi-insane voice of a returning one. Kobna Holdbrook-Smith is a deity among readers. As much as I enjoy the written version of Peter Grant, the audio is superb. But then came Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, the reader for Aaronovitch's books. If I listened while cooking, I lost track of either my numbers or the plot (and that's no good when it comes to spices, let me tell you).
When I listened to Harry Potter while driving, I found myself getting sleepy. I believe you until this series, you could have counted my attempts at audio books on one hand, as I suffered many of the same complaints. You will likely not believe me you will tell me that you hate audio books, that you lose track, fall asleep, and are 100% unable to pay attention. Stop reading the paper copy and give listening a go. The Post in Which I Muse on Audio Versions of Books
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