I took a year or so of college french long ago, am trying again to pick up french.
I'm comfortable reading mystery and romance books, partly because you can follow and enjoy those stories even if you miss half the words.
But I wasn't at all able to understand those same books as audiobooks!
So recently I've been alternating listening to and reading them, and sometimes do both at once.
It really helps me follow the torrent of spoken french, and after a few months of nightly listening, I'm starting to be able to follow spoken books better.
Do others do this? What are your favorite books to do this with?
I'm trying Eragon now. (Borrowed the printed book from the local Alliance Francaise; thanks, guys!). Have also enjoyed it with Maigret, Gamache, and Hamish Macbeth stories.