Do many book readers also enjoy audio books? I would like to give them a shot this year, I've never tried an audio book yet. I fear I would just stop listening at some point but have the audio continue to play and miss half the plot 🤔
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It's really a hit or miss for me. Whether I like an audiobook or not depends on the genre, subject, writing style, and especially the narrator and his voice. Besides, just as @macchiata I think audiobooks are good for leisure time, not serious reading (science, history, etc.).
As a sidenote, I strongly recommend the Tube channel Horror Babble if you like classic horror stories, especially Lovecraft et consortes. Ian does a fantastic job as a narrator, and some of his recordings are real audio dramas with music, background sounds, and so on.
Appreciate your views and reply, thank you my friend!
Wanting to improve on reading more without the actual time to sit down and open a book is quite the annoyance, figured audiobooks could be a good "in-between" I will give one a shot regardless!
And thank you for the recommendation I will check the horror babble channel out and see if its my kind of style, cheers! :D
I love audiobooks but they're not really for serious reading, just something before bed time. If I want to get serious, always a physical book where I can highlight it.
Thanks for the reply, was great to hear others opinions! many reasons why most people dislike them are the reasons I presumed I would also. I think I will give them a shot but for more knowledge-based informational books, no plots or storylines. 😅
I like both options.
I should give a more mainstream book a try with audio versions
Sure. It helps a lot sometimes.
I've tried it a few times. It's easy because you cab do it everywhere, even in bed, but I've fallen a sleep during 'listening' a few times.
And I sometimes don't like the voice of the narrator. I hardly listen to books anymore now.
That's the issue I thought I'd have too, any samples I've listened to the narrators voice just doesn't fit at all. But I figured the more mainstream popular works would have better outcomes 😅
No, most people read faster than they listen, plus while reading ur mind can make a vivid picture, does not happen with audio books.
Interesting opinion, it makes sense! I am a notoriously slow reader as my vision is quite poorly, the words blur and I have to re-read sentences often.