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badgoodDeb · 10-25-2019, 12:15 PM

I listen to audio books only while doing long cross-country drives. Yes, reading a book is engrossing of my attention — but listening makes me hear all the little details that I don’t pay attention to when reading. (This is due to the slower speed of voice, vs reading.). True, listening in short bits might not be wholly engrossing, but listening for 8 hours straight (barring every 2 hour pit stops) is very immersive.

* (I need another term, rather than using engrossing twice, but I’m not finding it just now)

10-25-2019, 12:15 PM	#2708
badgoodDeb Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,555 Karma: 64462893 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Harrisburg outskirts Device: Palms, K1-4s, iPads, iPhones, KV, KO1	I listen to audio books only while doing long cross-country drives. Yes, reading a book is engrossing of my attention — but listening makes me hear all the little details that I don’t pay attention to when reading. (This is due to the slower speed of voice, vs reading.). True, listening in short bits might not be wholly engrossing, but listening for 8 hours straight (barring every 2 hour pit stops) is very immersive. * (I need another term, rather than using engrossing twice, but I’m not finding it just now) Last edited by badgoodDeb; 10-25-2019 at 12:18 PM.