If I'm in a day dreaming mood then I don't bother with the audiobooks. I know my mind will wander. But if I start off in the right frame of mind and focus--then it's all good. My standard practice is to listen to fiction and read nonfiction on the Nook. Narrator is all-important too. I listened to The Secret History and Donna Tartt did a disservice to her own book by reading it for the audio version. I noticed The Goldfinch wasn't read by her...
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