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Originally Posted by badgoodDeb
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)
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That's why while I'm doing errands, I only listen to books I've listened to before (i.e. Dresden Files). Too many short stints. When I drive to my sister's (2.5 hours), I listen to a not-heard-before book. Started
The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman this morning. He's not one of my authors, but I'm always willing to give one of his books a chance. I'm about 2 hours in and ENJOYING it, so onward! Excellent narrator.
How about 'enveloped'?