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15th - 21st - Do you listen to audiobooks? If so, do you prefer listening instead of reading? (submitted by Elizabeth @ Silver's Reviews)

I almost never listen to audiobooks. I like the idea of them, but I lack the attention span. What should be enjoyable story time is really just white-noise to my ears.

I absolutely prefer reading. I like being able to put the story together in my head, visualize the place, the time, the people. If a story is really well written, I like being able to stop intermittently and think about what I just read and why the author felt compelled to write it. I want to savor each word like freshly baked cookies.

Which do you prefer?

Comments

  1. ElizabethJuly 17, 2022 at 7:12 PM

    First of all, thank you so much for stopping by my blog. 😀

    I listen when I walk. It is difficult to concentrate when listening to books, though.

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    1. Idea-ist @ GetLostinLitJuly 17, 2022 at 7:45 PM

      You're welcome! I wonder if it's a left-brain right-brain thing? Like the difference between mathematicians and wordsmiths.

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    2. ElizabethJuly 17, 2022 at 7:56 PM

      😊- Perhaps!!! I am definitely not on the mathematical end. 😊

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  2. Louisa @ Words I Write CrazyJuly 17, 2022 at 7:22 PM

    Yeah, I have trouble with audiobooks, but I'm listening to them when I wouldn't normal be getting any reading it, so I love that! Thanks for stopping by! Happy reading!

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    1. Idea-ist @ GetLostinLitJuly 17, 2022 at 7:41 PM

      "I'm listening to them when I wouldn't normal be getting any reading it..." that is a plus-side.

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