Argument with husband. He insists audiobooks are not "reading."
I will die on this hill.
And what's the fun in becoming an immortal demon if you're not regular, am I right?
The Mayor ,'End of Days'
Literary Buffistas 3: Don't Parse the Blurb, Dear.
There's more to life than watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer! No. Really, there is! Honestly! Here's a place for Buffistas to come and discuss what it is they're reading, their favorite authors and poets. "Geez. Crack a book sometime."
Cashmere - Mar 24, 2020 6:42:07 pm PDT #25719 of 28195
Now tagless for your comfort.
DavidS - Mar 24, 2020 6:45:08 pm PDT #25720 of 28195
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Argument with husband. He insists audiobooks are not "reading."
Curiously I've heard this discussion many times with Laura Hillenbrand (who because of her CFS vertigo has issues reading, so listens to a ton of audiobooks).
Matt the Bruins fan - Mar 25, 2020 12:12:55 am PDT #25721 of 28195
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
I don't really think of it as reading either, more like listening to a radio play.
Laura - Mar 25, 2020 2:07:56 am PDT #25722 of 28195
Our wings are not tired.
I've had no success with audiobooks, so far, because they don't hold my focus. But they fall into the reading category for me anyway.
-t - Mar 25, 2020 2:38:51 am PDT #25723 of 28195
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
It doesn't feel like reading while I'm listening, but audiobooks I listen to count as books I've read.
Jessica - Mar 25, 2020 3:23:35 am PDT #25724 of 28195
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I will die on this hill.
You have my sword.
Science says audiobooks count as reading since your brain can't tell the difference
Fred Pete - Mar 25, 2020 3:25:51 am PDT #25725 of 28195
Ann, that's a ferret.
I haven't done the audiobook thing, but I'd think that if you listen to the complete text of the original book, it counts. Listening to an abridged version would be like seeing the movie version, or maybe reading the Reader's Digest Condensed Books version.
sj - Mar 25, 2020 3:30:27 am PDT #25726 of 28195
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Audiobooks have been the majority of my reading lately. Although I have less time for them now that ltc is home with me and I'm not out running errands. I have been putting on a movie for her every day and hiding in my room to listen to about an hour of one.
Laura - Mar 25, 2020 3:32:49 am PDT #25727 of 28195
Our wings are not tired.
My place in Otter Lake has quite a number of books that came with the house. They seem to fall into 2 categories. Mysteries from the 40s and 50s, and Reader's Digest Condensed Books. I've read some of each. The old mysteries I find pretty charming. The condensed books are wild. Breakneck speed and leave me without the satisfaction of having actually read a book. Some are okay, but others just aren't right.
We had them in the house when I was a kid, but I don't think I read them back then. I always had my own books or library books.
DXMachina - Mar 25, 2020 3:42:38 am PDT #25728 of 28195
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
X-posted with Press:
My niece, Rachel Harrison, had her first novel, The Return, come out yesterday. Check it out.
Note: it is available as an audiobook also.