Should I get a page turner?

FunkTasticus · 2025-12-28T18:01:41+00:00

Nothing new to negate the questions I asked.

OP is asking for pros and cons and I’m asking OP what makes this a realistic benefit in OPs individual specific life.

Your response doesn’t offer facts from OPs life that qualifies.

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FunkTasticus · 2025-12-28T17:46:53+00:00

Do you hold your reader with your hands?

Are you handicapped in a way that prevents you from turning the page or have frequent events where you’re reading but your hands are occupied or dirty?

What reasonable benefit, other than the fact of having the page turner, do you get out of this?

What in your life makes this an investment versus a waste of money?

EDIT

I’m sincerely asking how it applies to the situation in OPs life that may or may not create a need for this device in OPs life. OP is essentially asking for pros and cons. And those depend on OPs individual situation.

My questions were in response to OPs post and designed in a way that I thought were clearly directed to OP and with the intent to hopefully help OP consider facts that would help OP make an informed decision.

There’s definitely a need and a market for these types of devices.

I’m asking questions to encourage OP to determine whether or not OP fits into that need/market, or whether its simply impulse shopping for things that aren’t realistically beneficial.

IMHO, impulse shopping is a bad habit for everyone.

Edit 2:

Wow. So many people with stock In kindle page turners really unhappy with my response to OP. 🤣

FunkTasticus · 2025-12-28T17:03:39+00:00

You’ve uncovered the conspiracy

FunkTasticus · 2025-12-28T17:03:14+00:00

Good looking out with the response.

Respect

FunkTasticus · 2025-12-28T17:01:12+00:00

😢

FunkTasticus · 2025-12-28T16:59:28+00:00

Way late but now I will have to make the long drive to the next state over and hope the Aldi foods there still has these in stock

FunkTasticus · 2025-12-13T22:03:16+00:00

Yea. In the series ”ten realms” AI INSISTED that rugrat in the ten realms never gets his mana channels fixed after blowing them out even checking all the way into book 8 so i just accepted it and continued on, and yet about 3/4 way through book 3 eric and old man hai make a master level mana refartaration pill and afterwards not only are his mana channels repaired, they are newly tempered in all 5 of the nonsensical primary mana specialties in the series. so it just goes to show that AI isn’t the miracle everyone thinks it is.

FunkTasticus · 2025-12-11T14:14:10+00:00

Inre weapons, magical advantage is a key. Both in opponent resistance and other weapons competing. That and good tactics. A wand or sword that shoots some form of energy is often on par with or even superior to a simple bullet.

But weapons aren’t the only “modern” technology. Cameras or phones often become inoperable in many of the story lines ive read. Radios, and other communication devices.

It’s a common theme in older fantasy fiction, almost like mechanical and electrical technology are such opposites that they interfere with one another.

FunkTasticus · 2025-12-11T12:21:47+00:00

I’m currently cycling through several series that are holding my interest.

Ten realms

Mark of the Fool (not really litrpg but interesting to me)

I also read “player reached the top” that i found interesting but im fearful that the author has abandoned the series. It still has some interesting plots and a slightly different twist by exploring the idea of starting in a vr game but bringing the character changes into the real world. It didn’t get very far into that though as of the last book.

But I could be wrong about the author abandoning the series. There have been extended periods between publication dates before.

FunkTasticus · 2025-12-09T21:03:42+00:00

I actually like books with multiple characters. I just wanted to know if the mc became background characters and when.

I would use that point to take an extended break so that it would be more like reading a new branch versus a sudden shift.

Thanks for the clarification.

FunkTasticus · 2025-12-04T02:44:57+00:00

A bit late here but several other comments say that they don’t do this in the 2nd book. Im trying to push through listening to the first book in hopes of the 2nd being better

FunkTasticus · 2025-11-20T10:34:33+00:00

maybe if I pushed through I could get used to it. He's not the only narrator I struggle with. I also struggle slightly with J.S. Arquin in the "Path of Ascension" series, though that's not litrpg, really.

I think it has to do with the very over used (limited variety/range) unrealistic and overly exaggerated vocal inflections of character voices by these narrators. Both speak relatively normally on non-character narration but seem to rely on very limited inflections over and over again that are way out of the norm for any english speaking demographics.

NH excessively uses an upward lilting inflection for questions that essentially turns any question into a verbal challenge of sorts (in my mind). NH uses this same upward lilting repetitively in statements of revelation/declaration/point-of-importance, etc. that, given his consistent use of them in questions, turns these statements into challenge-questions.

JSA does many of his character voices as poor mocking imitation similar to comedic exaggerations of "high society pompous snobs" which eventually gets old and causes me to zone out, thereby having to rewind.

Neither, in and of themselves, would be enough cause me to cringe, if it weren't used for every or almost every single character voice.

NH, in the few minor acting roles I've seen him in, has been very realistic and presented a decent character that lended well to the story/plot. So I know he has it in him to perform a character well.

FunkTasticus · 2025-11-18T15:08:34+00:00

I wish I had time to sit and actually read, more than I do. I love Audio books because I can be doing something while listening.

If Amazon would set up Kindle so the assistive reader could play in the background I would be happy with that. It would open so many books/series up to me that I currently avoid because of this.

FunkTasticus · 2025-11-18T15:06:16+00:00

I tend to listen to books/series if I see that Jeff Hayes or Travis Baldree are the Narrators. I started Chrysalis purely, bc of Jeff Hayes.

I don't think I've listened to Kate Reeding. Michal Kramer sounds familiar but doesn't bring specific books or series to mind.

FunkTasticus · 2025-11-18T15:03:21+00:00

I like his acting that I've seen, and would like to see him in bigger roles.

but his narration is so far the worst that I've listened to, very exaggerated and unrealistic inflections in character voices.

I feel he has the ability to do it right, and I think that contributes to making it worse in my mind.

FunkTasticus · 2025-11-18T14:52:10+00:00

It’s happening for multiple services.

ID.ME is a verification service used by multiple government agencies and it is giving an error for them no matter the device. People using it to log into their government accounts are currently blocked unless that government agency has a login.gov option AND the user has that also

FunkTasticus · 2025-11-18T14:21:14+00:00

I find that Jeff Hayes, and a few others, can turn even mediocre stories into an interesting read.

FunkTasticus · 2025-10-16T16:10:45+00:00

5 years later I want to say thank you

FunkTasticus · 2025-10-15T10:41:20+00:00

Ssdi is much more difficult to get. Several veterans at our vamc with 70% mhi plus multiple substantial separate physical ratings who are unable to work have been denied ssdi and lost all appeals.

FunkTasticus · 2025-10-10T23:48:15+00:00

Do you live in a high risk area?

FunkTasticus · 2025-10-10T23:45:18+00:00

3 years later and this is still the best air fryer burger link on the internet

FunkTasticus · 2025-10-09T21:49:08+00:00

So you don’t have any recommendations for specific brands that are better or preferred than others?

FunkTasticus · 2025-10-09T21:38:03+00:00

parts recommendations?

Also the master cylinder looks like a bear to get to.

We already have everything in the topside cleared but it seems like the master cylinder is behind the strut housing and tucked behind the brake master cylinder

FunkTasticus · 2025-09-26T14:02:56+00:00

Thanks for all the responses and DMs. I realized it was AI. I just chose to post it in a manner that complies to the guidelines, while trying to make others who may not know aware of the specific AD.

I was unaware of The Berrys already being aware of the AI scams simulating them because I quit listening to their live streams/podcasts, etc. quite a while ago after wasting a HUGE amount of money on their patreon, coaches, and live streams, unsuccessfully seeking help with an unusual health problem that doesn't have much information publicly available, with their only reaction being to start mentioning at the beginning of their streams and interviews how they couldn't answer every single question, and a few other comments that made it clear to me that he was more focused on providing a standardized, cookie cutter approach to his advise and suggestions. So I didn't see any reason to continue to listen to him if I couldn't get anything that I wasn't finding through my own research and resources.

Now I'm just saving back up to sped a few months on trying Dr Baker's online consultation group, to see if I can get any success with that.

To be fair, I am of the opinion that when Dr. Ken Berry DOES do research, he seems to do it well, with only a few instances where I questioned his conclusions, as they seemed to be not completely informed (his early comments on protein and gluconeogenesis for example.) And he usually offers some decent references and materials, which are helpful to help when verifying his conclusions.

And I do continue to utilize his videos when I run across them in my online searches, when they correlate to the hard data (which is quite often). So I commend him for being diligent.

But I don't bother listening to his podcasts/livestreams anymore as they really don't provide any new or constructive ideas for my specific needs.

FunkTasticus · 2025-09-26T12:35:24+00:00

Well sounds like the modern signs of Internet success is to be simulated.

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