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So... what's the consensus on audiobooks?

>> No.13803524
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OKAY if you don't have much time to read
OKAY if you are listening to a work originally of the oral tradition
NOT OKAY as a replacement for reading actual books (unless you fall under the first condition)
NOT OKAY if you are listening to a librivox recording

>> No.13803645

>>13803494
What if I listen to an audiobook faster than I can read the same material because I hate some sort of learning disability?

>> No.13803712

Some stories are meant to be heard.

>> No.13803722

>>13803524
This is a LibriVox recording. All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain.

>> No.13803723

>>13803524
OKAY for sleepies?

>> No.13803731
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Depends on the book, some stuff is really easy listen to and absorb while more scientific/philosophic books I find I need to read.

I love going on long walks while listening to audiobooks.

>> No.13803734

>like to listen to audiobooks at work
>ear gets sore because of head cold
>money stolen

>> No.13803753

Yui is the type to read audiobooks.

>> No.13803928

>>13803723
Only if it is genre fiction

>> No.13803940

>can't learn new words because you can't see the spelling
>Can't read anything even remotely complex since you can't quickly and easily reread a passage
It's only ok if it's the lowest of the low genre fiction

>> No.13803959

>>13803494
I'm too lazy for actual reading so I just get in bed, close my eyes, and listen to audiobooks all day.

>> No.13803975

>>13803959
I don't see how that's any lazier than watching movie adaptations, as long as you pay attention to the narration its just a tad different from reading yourself.

>> No.13803990

I listened to the complete man in yellow and can say it was a great experience.

>> No.13803998

NOT
READING
Audiobooks should be placed on the Schedule I list of controlled substances. They can only be administered by a trained professional to people who need them (I.e the blind)
People caught with audiobooks without a prescription belong in prison.

>> No.13804022

>>13803998
Based

>> No.13804044

>>13803998
I have terrible eyesight but can actually read without my glasses. I still prefer audiobooks since reading tires my eyes and makes me sleepy.

>> No.13804733

>>13803998
*Schedule II

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>>13803722
>tfw I can hear the voice
GET A GOOD MIC AND SPEAK LIKE A NORMAL PERSON YOU FUCK

>> No.13806159

>>13803524
aren't any of the librivox recordings good?

>> No.13806195

>>13806159
This is a LibriVox recording. All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain.

>> No.13806329

>>13806159
there are rumours of a good librivox recording
i ain't never seen it though
tis' just that: a myth
don't waste yer time chasin' it
*spits*

>> No.13806435

>>13803524
Plato got it perfectly. fpbp

>> No.13806445

I fall asleep every night to the Durant audio books on YouTube to learn via osmosis, does that count?

>> No.13806467

>>13803494
As long as you are fully understanding the content then there's no difference. The only difference I could imagine is that you could highlight a physical book which doesn't make much of a difference. Anyone who says "audiobook bad" is just a pseud soiboy NPC.

>> No.13807643

>>13806329
>>13806159
The Mysterious Stranger was a good one.

>> No.13807657

>>13806329
Siddharth is good one.

>> No.13808694

>>13803494
Nothing.
People learn better while listening to others not seeing words of others.

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>>13806435
Isn't that Socrates

>> No.13808950

anyone else like listening to audiobooks at the gym?
feel like i might as well because otherwise i'm spending 90-120 minutes just working out when i could be consuming some knowledge as well

>> No.13808975

>>13808950
I listened to a decent chunk of 1984 doing this, though I've since fallen off the wagon of lifting.

>> No.13808976

>>13806159
Count of Monte Cristo was ok

>> No.13809016

>>13808711
no.

>> No.13809054

>>13808950
>consuming
Key phrase for audiobook users

>> No.13809064

>>13809054
sure
i am a consumer
i listen to music, read books and watch films. but i do not compose music, write books or make films.

>> No.13810270

>>13809064
Ok moron