Listening to Audio books
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Re: Listening to Audio books
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After I left my job, I would listen to them while I was sitting at home working on a puzzle. For some reason, listening to a book helped my mind focus on putting together larger puzzles.
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I've used it to listen to books while going to work (by bike!) or when I wanted to read a book really fast, I'd use the audio to keep the reading going.
It is just a matter of finding your sweet spot I would say
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That's true. It's practical. Is it as enjoyable as reading physical books though?george_bass wrote:IMO, audio books are more efficient in terms of time. Whether it is cooking, doing some sport, or whatever, an audio book allows you to do other things at the same time.
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Exactly my point. I can't imagine myself listening to books and enjoying them equally!AK413 wrote:I can't follow if I am not looking at the words. Its a shame because I drive 30 min each way for work, and could get a lot more books in that way.
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Well, it's simply different. It depends on the situation.AA1495 wrote:That's true. It's practical. Is it as enjoyable as reading physical books though?
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As others have said much depends on the narrator. And from participating in audiobook forums on the internet I soon learned that everybody likes different narrators. Tastes vary widely. I soon learned which ones to avoid.
That went on for nearly a decade and then surgery improved my eyes so that I can read on a Kindle, which I've been doing ever since.
I prefer the Kindle and I haven't listened to a book since 2009 but that's about to change. There's a book I've been wanting to re-read that I can't find except as an audiobook and I just bought it. It'll arrive in about a week and I plan to listen to it when it does. It'll be an old/new experience for me.
I do think listening is a different experience than reading but I don't think it's an inferior experience or a better one. It's just a little different.
Barry
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