Listening to Audio books
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Re: Listening to Audio books
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Hello: I think you would enjoy an audio book with the similar feel of reading it. I find that it's all about using the same senses compared to when I read.minnieminx wrote: ↑09 Jan 2016, 14:21 Hi i have a voucher for audio books but i have never listened to one before and i was wondering if you get the same satisfaction listening to a book rather than reading it. Or i would like to know if you listened to audio books what did you think of it
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I suggest listening to samples before you buy one. The narrator makes a big difference. Not only are some narrators better than others, some narrators fit a particular book better than other narrators.
Nobody can really help you get a good narrator. Everybody's tastes vary a lot. You have to find one you like and that's where samples help.
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Sometimes a great narrator can get me into a not so good story also. A truly great narrator to me is one you can hear the emotion. You can hear and feel when they are smiling and so on.
There have been several books I have stopped what I was doing to listen to the book. The story and the narrator get my attention so well I feel like I crawl into the book.
I make 8 hour car trips to visit my daughter a few times a year and am usually by myself a audiobook really pays off during these times. It keeps my mind busy while driving but yet is not distracting to me. My husband also listens to audiobooks and we find we can both listen to for car trips we take together.
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I agree with you it's not the same when your actually reading the book.
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Yes, you can get easily distracted when listening rather than when you read it.ayoomisope wrote: ↑25 Feb 2018, 03:01 For me it's more of an attention thing. I prefer to look at what I'm reading as that will keep my mind from drifting away from the sound of someone reading to me. Besides, I find audio books too slow for my reading pace.
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I totally agree on this one. Reading is so much better than listening.Amystl26 wrote: ↑30 Jan 2018, 06:46I totally agree! I feel like the speed at which the narrator reads may be too slow for me. I've never listened to a full audio book, but have done snippets, and I remember thinking this exact thing! Plus, one of the reasons I read is because it helps ground me and keep focus with my ADD; If I'm listening to someone else, odds are I probably won't remained focus as much as I would while actually using MY MIND to register the words! Thanks for the response!RachelErmutlu wrote: ↑13 Jan 2016, 23:21 I have not listened to audiobooks because I feel it would not be the same as reading a book. I am a fast reader and I feel some people read audiobooks too slowly. It is also easier for me to pay attention when I am reading the book myself.
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