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Originally Posted by leebase

Everyone is entitled to their opinion, of course. I do find it an odd one to have. For a normal adult, reading isn't hard. Certainly reading fiction for pleasure isn't hard.

I don't think I implied it was hard. Only that listening to books when you know how to read is lazy.

Originally Posted by leebase

Why do I listen to books? For when I can't read. I listen to books while I drive, while I ride the train to work (I get sick if I try to read while bouncing around, and my neck hurts looking down at my phone). I listen to books when walking my dog. When I am in the kitchen cooking or cleaning the dishes, I listen to books.

I don't drive very often but I don't find the experience of listening to books a very enlightening or entertaining one. I find having to constantly direct my attention towards my ears to be a tiresome one.

I appreciate your position but at the same time, I don't have those problems.

I read books when I ride the train to work (I don't get sick if I try to read while bouncing around and I usually find myself in a very comfortable position for reading.

I read books while walking.

While obviously l don't read while washing dishes, the experience of listening to books being read isn't so great that I feel I'm missing out.

Originally Posted by leebase

When I'm home on the couch or in the bed, I read. Not because it's easier or harder. If I try to listen to a book and I'm not engaged in another activity, I'll fall asleep. Every time. It takes me MORE effort to listen to a book and not fall asleep than it does for me to read a book.

I agree.

Originally Posted by leebase

When I was a child, I'd read books all day long. My step mom would shoo me out of the house...but I'd just take my book and go read outside. I love reading.

Audio books have brought a lot more reading back into my busy adult life. I no longer have hours and hours a day to read. So for me, listening really is the new reading.

That's actually one of the few things I miss about childhood, having the time to read.

I agree that adult life doesn't present the endless hours to read that childhood presented. However any spare time I have to read is spend....reading. Audio books just don't work for me.

However, if audio books work for you, I'm not going to rain on it. I just use my ears for music, not books. To each their own.