Literature And the Person Who Listens To It

I recently discovered Librivox.org. It's a fantastic site with lots of public domain audio books. I've made extensive use of it over the last month or so.
Previously, the only audio book I'd ever made it all the way through was a biography of Alexander Hamilton. And, at the time I listened to it, the only reason I made it through was because we lived in Somerset and I drove frequently back and forth between there and Louisville. Other than that, I could not handle audio books.
I find I still have some trouble with them. I listen at work, and try as I might to appropriately prioritize, I find that my work crowds out my pleasure listening and I frequently can't adequately follow the story. No matter, though, as the work day is long and I can just back up and try again.
As keeping track of the story is especially difficult when there is something else I'm supposed to be doing, I've found that the audio is terrific for my long list of wished-for re-reads. Since I'm familiar with the plot, missing a minute or five doesn't bother me.
When I first found the site I listened to Treasure Island, which was somehow new to me. I knew the story, had seeen movies, plus various other stories stolen from it, but somehow I had never read it. It was terrific.
Another new one for me is Rudyard Kipling's Kim, which I have not quite finished, but I am close. Very entertaining. I've also listened to quite a few Wodehouse stories, which are especially good as most last between 20 and 45 minutes so I can select one of those late in the day and hear the whole thing.
The re-reads have been the best, though, since my attention can wander. I've listened to Hamlet, A Connecticut Yankee In King Arthur's Court, Julius Caesar, and various Sherlock Holmes stories. I also listend to Turgenev's Fathers and Sons, which is one of my favorite books. I have intended to re-read it for ages, but I hadn't touched it in almost twenty years.
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As for reading the old fashioned way, I've had some difficulty lately in finding a really good book.
I read Graham Swift's Out of This World. Pretty good, but no Waterland. Waterland was outstanding, but I've now read three others by him and none were even remotely close to as good.
I have a very thin book of essays by Christopher Hitchens which I picked up on the Barnes and Noble bargain shelf. It's slow going, though. He's a talented writer and I really appreciate his arguments, but he's just not very likeable. I can certainly understand why he gets under conservatives' skins, since I'm an ultra-liberal and generally agree with him but even I think he's a pompous ass.
I'm also re-reading Huckleberry Finn. I'm about half-finished. Brian mentioned he bought it at Borders and I thought "hmm, I should probably give that another look." So I am doing so.