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Unpopular opinion: I used to think audiobooks were cheating, but listening to one on a 6 hour drive to Columbus changed my mind.
Last month I was stuck in construction traffic on I-71 and the narrator's voice just pulled me into the story in a way reading never did, has anyone else had that moment where a format just clicked for them?
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graceprice5mo ago
It is funny how we put these rules on ourselves about what counts as "real" reading. That moment you described, getting pulled in by the narrator's voice, happens because audiobooks tap into a different part of our brain. We are so used to learning and processing stories through our ears, from being read to as kids. It is like the format unlocks something that print alone sometimes can't reach, especially when you are tired or stuck in traffic. Maybe the real pattern here is that we need to stop judging how people take in stories and just be glad they are taking them in at all.
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luna5895mo ago
@graceprice I actually think print CAN give that performance feel if you read with enough voice.
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lilycraig5mo ago
Exactly. Plus the good audiobooks feel almost like a performance, not just someone reading words off a page. When you get a narrator who actually acts out the different characters and pauses in the right places, it adds a whole layer that print just can't do. I've listened to books I probably never would have finished in print form purely because the narrator made them feel alive, especially with long, dense classics that drag on paper.
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