tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119990365479009764.post3834022722480321600..comments2024-03-14T18:09:09.667-05:00Comments on Do Some Damage: Reading Books and "Reading" AudiobooksUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119990365479009764.post-4207122704750371462017-07-02T10:12:15.304-05:002017-07-02T10:12:15.304-05:00YES! It doesn't matter HOW you read - what mat...YES! It doesn't matter HOW you read - what matters is that you get the words in, however best fits in with your life. There's so much snobbery around audiobooks, ebooks, whatever; and it does my head in.<br /><br />Personally, I read faster than I listen. I don't drive, and my daily commute is about 20 minutes each way by bus, so I'm better off using my listening time for podcasts (which I can do while I write, something that I know isn't the case for many people, but that's how my brain works). So my reading time is better spent text-on-paper/text-on-Kindle. But that's what suits ME best.<br /><br />I didn't realise Roxanne Gay read Hunger though, I suspect the audio version would actually be enhanced from the text for that.Stringer Bellehttp://lastyearsgirl.pixlet.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119990365479009764.post-40145886503487691762017-06-30T17:30:14.314-05:002017-06-30T17:30:14.314-05:00I'm an avid audiobook listener. I've been ...I'm an avid audiobook listener. I've been an Audible subscriber for over a decade. Heck, I'm not sure how long it's been. Audio is now probably my most preferr d means of consuming a story. I'm always jazzed when a narrator I love (Scott Brick is my fav) reads a book I wanna read. Scott D. Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15293540073601809197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119990365479009764.post-13187195104991722752017-06-30T13:17:14.177-05:002017-06-30T13:17:14.177-05:00I love audio books as well. I especially love to l...I love audio books as well. I especially love to listen to books set outside the U.S. when they are read by a speaker from that area. For example, listening to Gerard Doyle read Adrian McKinty absolutely enhances the "reading" experience beyond what a printed book could do. I can't listen to books while I am driving (too distracted) or doing odd jobs. Instead I listen while I am running, well jogging, actually walking since it gets me out of the house not in a car. I also am more motivated to walk because I want to find out what happens next. I even splurged and bought a new player that I use just for audio book so I don't loose my place, and Bluetooth headphones so I look "cool." Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119990365479009764.post-65363318804441854512017-06-30T12:41:31.274-05:002017-06-30T12:41:31.274-05:00I love audiobooks - listen to a book daily on my c...I love audiobooks - listen to a book daily on my commute to and from work. With a newish kid, my time in the car is often the only time I have to just focus on a book aside from before bed, which, as you say can be tough because you're already wiped. I've become addicted to the Kindle Whispersync option, which lets you link your ebook with the audio and pick up wherever you left off. THE FUTURE IS NOW. But seriously - it's a different experience, for sure, but no matter what I'm listening to, I'm still "reading" - either the same book, or a different one at other times when I can sit and read.Alex Segurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07173378562449185812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119990365479009764.post-35107875064993613532017-06-30T12:27:14.250-05:002017-06-30T12:27:14.250-05:00i listen to books if i think i'll dig the stor...i listen to books if i think i'll dig the story, but not the sentences.<br /><br />many of the books i read are "beautifully written" and i don't want those in my earholes, but in my eyes so i can linger and etc all over the sentences<br /><br />if it's a story-teller, often i enjoy the audio -- beats listening to nearly anything else. thrillers are good for that, but cormac mccarthy is more for the eyes. in my opinion. your miles may be various<br />etcSteve Weddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03876211586767139613noreply@blogger.com