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How do you feel about audiobooks?
(lemmy.world)
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Here's the thing about paper books; they're like vinyl. I love everything about them. I love the feel, I love the smell, I love the sensation of running your finger down a page. Just like I love vinyl; the way you have to handle each disk with care, blowing off the dust and gently setting the needle in the groove. The pop and hiss as it turns.
But I can't bring a record player in my car, any more than I can read a book while driving.
Life is busy, and complicated, and paper books are slow and simple.
For me, switching to audiobooks meant that I read more in weeks than I had in years before. That's really all that matters. The words are the same, the box just isn't as pretty. I love the pretty box, but I'll give it up to get the words.
I occasionally buy a hardcover of a book I listened to on audiobook if I really liked it. Sometimes I'll even switch back and forth on the same book depending on if I have the time to sit down and read paper.
I’ve been doing this for the more complex books with a lot of world building.