Its not cheating, some books can only be read, while others are improved with audio.
I prefer reading books, there is something special about holding a book in your hands, insering a book mark or jotting down something illegible in the margins.
I have read a massive amount of books in my time as a psychotherapist for 25 years.
For me, it is far better to read books to fully understand and examine the theories, concepts and methods illustrated by the authors. Marginalia comes to its fore.
However, I do listen to my fair share of audiobook. My main gripe with audiobooks is the readers voice. I cannot stand the squeeky, high pitched, robotic, nasally, sounds like AI, might well be AI, especially american female voices. Being British, just one paragraph and I am immediately put off and turn them off.
I have recently tried to listen to "Into the Into the Deep Wood 01, The Witch by Polina Volkova". I had to stop listening after a few paragraphs. If only the reader had a british voice.
I find switching back and forth between pages to find something you remember reading a few days ago is too difficult with an audiobook. No marginalia with audiobooks.
Do authors select who reads their books. maybe they do not. They should have readers from different countries and different languages.
My favourite audiobook reader is David Thorpe. I have the entire series of Mark Dawson's; John Milton, Beatrix Rose, Isabella Rose, Group 15, plus the novellas and more recently the Charlie cooper series.
I do not experience the same excitement reading those books.
I’m curious as to what people think about Audiobooks?
They just seem so expensive to me, and the concept still feels like cheating to me.
Its not cheating, some books can only be read, while others are improved with audio.
I prefer reading books, there is something special about holding a book in your hands, insering a book mark or jotting down something illegible in the margins.
I have read a massive amount of books in my time as a psychotherapist for 25 years.
For me, it is far better to read books to fully understand and examine the theories, concepts and methods illustrated by the authors. Marginalia comes to its fore.
However, I do listen to my fair share of audiobook. My main gripe with audiobooks is the readers voice. I cannot stand the squeeky, high pitched, robotic, nasally, sounds like AI, might well be AI, especially american female voices. Being British, just one paragraph and I am immediately put off and turn them off.
I have recently tried to listen to "Into the Into the Deep Wood 01, The Witch by Polina Volkova". I had to stop listening after a few paragraphs. If only the reader had a british voice.
I find switching back and forth between pages to find something you remember reading a few days ago is too difficult with an audiobook. No marginalia with audiobooks.
Do authors select who reads their books. maybe they do not. They should have readers from different countries and different languages.
My favourite audiobook reader is David Thorpe. I have the entire series of Mark Dawson's; John Milton, Beatrix Rose, Isabella Rose, Group 15, plus the novellas and more recently the Charlie cooper series.
I do not experience the same excitement reading those books.