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How do you feel about audiobooks? (self.sciencefiction)
submitted 1 year ago by Izzy to c/sciencefiction
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A pretty vague question I know, but I'm not looking for any specific answer. I'm just curious what peoples thoughts are on audiobooks. Perhaps how you think they compare to paper books or how listening compares to reading. Any thoughts you have on the subject is welcome.

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[–] DV8 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I get that you feel this way, very occasionally I still feel that with some narrators or authors.

I had to put in conscious effort with my first audiobooks too though. All that I need now is to clearly understand the narrator and have nothing I need to actively focus on. So it's so easy to do while cleaning, cooking, driving, working in the garden etc.

I can also just put them on when going to bed and set the timer to 15 minutes. I accept that I might have to rewind a couple of minutes. I heavily prefer it over holding a real book in my hands and ruining it in my bed.

The biggest downside for me is that I dislike some narrators, which is annoying when you know you like the author's work.

[–] marcos 2 points 1 year ago

I can also just put them on when going to bed and set the timer to 15 minutes.

Hum... I get the idea, but if I did that, I would just sleep 15 minutes later than otherwise. The "sleep doing some activity" is also something I'm unable to relate :)

But then, a lot of people do it.