Audio books – yay or nay? Honestly, I cannot remember audio books being so popular a few years back as they are now. Is it just me? It’s like every published book has an audio format. As a child I loved to listen to fairy tales. Those were the days we used to have, brace for it.. CASSETTES! Those were my first “audio books”, and I absolutely loved them. Now, as an adult I do enjoy them, but no-where near as much as I used to as a kid.
I find that my attention span is a lot shorter listening to an audio book and the narrative quickly turns into background noise. It takes me twice as long to get through the book because I constantly need to rewind after I’ve caught myself daydreaming instead of listening to the actual story.
Are audio books convenient? Ab-so-lu-te-ly! The amount of house work that gets done is astonishing. However, they will never be able to replace a physical book in my eyes. Great to mix things up a little once in a while, but definitely not a go to.
PS! See what my thoughts were about a Kindle!
PPS! I chose an audio version of Columbine for this month’s Murder Monday Book Club, so I’m not totally against them- chill 🙂
How do you feel about listening to books instead of reading them? Can’t wait to find out!
In the past, audiobooks have tended to either put me to sleep (no fault of the books; just listening to voices like that makes me drowsy!) or my mind wanders too much in order to concentrate. I’m planning on trying again though- possibly when my daughter goes to school full time so I can actually hear the audiobook. I’m envious of everyone who talks about listening to audiobooks while they do housework or drive places- it’s not something that’s possible for me with my chatterbox daughter home all day, but I’m looking forward to trying again when the house is quieter. 🙂
Awww, yes my mind wanders too! That’s why it takes me forever to get through an audio book. I have no kids, so house is always quiet, I’ll enjoy it while it lasts xx