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Reading ability must be the goal with the criticism though? If it's just listening to a story you might as well watch it, or play it.
by tapland 8y ago
Reading ability must be the goal with the criticism though? If it's just listening to a story you might as well watch it, or play it.
- forthefuture 8y agoMany people listen to audiobooks in situations where they can't watch or play things, like driving or working out.
- psychedelic 8y agoExactly. I've gone through 12 audio books this year while I drive to and from work. I can't say I retain as much as I would if I had read them, but I also wouldn't have read any of them due to time constraints.
- flukus 8y agoThere's a lot more to take away from books than just reading ability and story. You have to imagine/visualise the world the author is painting so it's a creative effort. You're inside the characters, hearing their experiences, thoughts and motivations which teaches empathy. The latter especially is typically missing from other mediums or done in a much more shallow way through flashbacks or exposition and is usually the reason "the book was better than the movie". All that does come across in audio books though, you just miss the actual reading and imagining the voices.