I had no clue lol. I turned off my notifications earlier and was just going on about my day, not realizing that WWIII was taking place in my comment section 😂
🤣 I did not see it coming.
I'm so glad you kept repeating it in your initial post. It reminded me of getting in trouble in Catholic school and the blackboard, but more importantly, my mother's inspiration about reading and audiobooks. She was Irish and narrated one in her 60's.☘️💚
I had responded to one person's comment on yours and I still have people getting their undies in a twist over it. If I didn't count audiobooks, I would only have 12 for this year. Zero for last year (I have reasons). But as it stands I think I am at over 80 books for this year
(2/2) ...with riffraff who "did it the easy way" because that detracts from their own sense of accomplishment. This is happening with fitness people vs Ozempic users, happens a LOT with very smart people who were very smart before Google and chatgpt could make anyone look very smart. Let 'em whine 🤷♂️
(1/2) it's silly nitpicking from people who feel they've earned their way into an exclusive club (today it's "avid readers") & then tech emerges that makes consuming the knowledge in those books much faster than was possible for them. They like exclusivity & don't appreciate sharing the esteem...
I guarantee any random old lady who works at some rural gas station polishes off more books a month than literally anyone who makes books their personality online
Ps: your brain definitely moves faster than a voice. Audiobooks are so slow that's why I don't like them lol
This is just you projecting your own weird ideas about reading. Reading is the cheapest hobby around, not an exclusive club. The vast majority of avid readers are seventy and knock off three Nora Roberts or generic thrillers a week
I want to say that I’m not an audio book listener, but I fully support people who do! I also have an issue with people who don’t consider graphic novels reading either. Especially when it comes to children reading. I’m even more of a hater when it’s someone who only reads smut… lol.
Like okay Becky, why are you not reading non-fiction, self help, and memoirs? You could be advancing your knowledge and reading skills too, but choose to read spicy books. 🤷🏼♀️ but expect your kid to keep pushing themselves. Or, just let people read or listen to whatever books that keeps them reading.
I resisted e-books for so long, but having to drag a bid stack of trade paperbacks around got to be too much. I have really, really tried audio books, but they don't pull me in like a page does (even if it's electronic!)
I enjoy audiobooks way more than books. I can read books on my commute. Since I started last year I have read over 100 books. Where before I couldn't read one book. It just works for my busy head.
oops, I meant to attach a few book covers, but here is Roy Dotrice narrating a very memorable scene from A Storm of Swords, by George R.R. Martin. (spoilers if you haven't read the book or seen the show)
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Oh goodness, this exactly! The Harry Potter series!! I wasn’t allowed to read it when I was a kid but I listened to the whole series while I ran training for a 10k.. perfection 👌
I had to give up my very large book collection when I developed terrible allergies. Yes, I cried. Thankful for audiobooks and ebooks that keep books accessible for me.
Most educators and librarians agree - listening is an equally valid way to absorb the story. It’s my preferred format for books by authors - David Sedaris and Trevor Noah; novels-in-verse by Elizabeth Acevedo, Kwame Alexander, and Jason Reynolds. Some books are so much richer in audio than in print.
Hell, my mother, head English teacher, said reading comics was reading. “If I can get them reading comics, I can get them to books”. A book is a book is a book. It’s an audioBOOK, right, folks?
This!!! I wish I could track them all down. Because yes, we do all walk around with mini computers that can basically do math for us. And I've never once had to use the pythagorean theorem while out grocery shopping. Liars.
English teacher here, not only would I not make anyone feel unsafe, but I'd applaud them. Read in any way that makes your heart happy and facilitates your engagement; that's all the matters.
I WISH I can get into audiobooks, I HAVE heard some that are good it's just that my brain starts thinking about what was said while it keeps going and then I miss tons and have to constantly go back. I really tried...it's just not for me, but I'm glad it exists for those that enjoy it.
Children’s librarian, avid audiobook listener and member of the 2010 Odyssey Award committee. Audiobooks are reading, period. There are auditory AND visual learners, and they help people with dyslexia especially!
I’m so torn! I learned so much about sentence structure and spelling with physical books but audiobooks helped with pronunciation and kept me interested in the material. Both are wonderful options! I love them both equally 😅
This high school English teacher has always told students that listening to the audio counts as reading… and double points if they follow along with the text. Also, reading is reading no matter what you choose to read, whether it be manga, chapter books, magazines, articles online, etc.
The studies show that when people listened to the audio version they did less well in the comprehension questions that the book readers.
But those studies are recent.
It really depends on the person, which is why I encouraged them to follow along with the text. My sped kids who need the audio also need the test questions and answers read to them to be successful. We all process differently.
Avid reader who influenced my college graduate son Jared when he was young. Eyes have aged with my body & I’m still avid, but the eyes are also tired! 😍
I wish I could enjoy it as much as you do. I've tried. I just keep thinking about what's happening and then I miss tons when my mind wonders and I have to go back so much
I am the exact opposite! An audiobook keeps my attention full stop. A book I have to reread the same paragraph 18364731 times and I *might* retain it. Isn’t it a marvel how differently all of our brains work 😱✨
Yeah I get what you're saying (used to be there).
Why not read along with the audio first. That way you able to maintain concentration and as time goes on, you'll be able to do it (listen to audiobooks while you engage in other activities).
I grew up reading books but listening to Radio shows.
I had a huge collection of Classic comics then read the books!
When TV came I was so disappointed as I presumed my favourite Radio shows would be adapted to TV!
I still really love reading hardcover books, but enjoy reading audiobooks when I’m driving or doing housework. I find myself reading hardcover fiction, but listening to nonfiction. But it’s all reading.
As a librarian I EMPHATICALLY believe audiobooks = real books. Stories are stories and some people are just more audially inclined. It makes a huge difference to some kids when they realize they can hear the stories and comprehend better.
I've recently gotten more into audiobooks. I found almost the whole library for one of my favorite authors given the graphic audio treatment. Full cast and sounds and music to help make it such an enjoyable experience.
I wish I had leisure time enough to read books, because I do enjoy that. But if I want to have hobbies I have to economize on my time. And honestly, listening to a book while doing something with my hands (knitting, baking, gardening) helps me concentrate.
In philosophy there are two key questions: oh, yeah? And so what? Sometimes the first question is important. Is it even true? If someone says audiobooks are or aren’t reading, I can’t see why it matters. So, I can’t get worked up about whether it is or isn’t. You do you.
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I'm so glad you kept repeating it in your initial post. It reminded me of getting in trouble in Catholic school and the blackboard, but more importantly, my mother's inspiration about reading and audiobooks. She was Irish and narrated one in her 60's.☘️💚
As a former hospice nurse it's something to think about in the audiobook business. Just throwing the possibilities out there.
Ps: your brain definitely moves faster than a voice. Audiobooks are so slow that's why I don't like them lol
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I was very lucky to have a radio in my bedroom.
But those studies are recent.
Why not read along with the audio first. That way you able to maintain concentration and as time goes on, you'll be able to do it (listen to audiobooks while you engage in other activities).
I had a huge collection of Classic comics then read the books!
When TV came I was so disappointed as I presumed my favourite Radio shows would be adapted to TV!
Maybe to the younger folks- audio/digital. Once paper you can’t go back and it’s a bit of a curse.