Does anyone enjoy “Audio Books” ? I tend to like them and find them relaxing too.
Does anyone enjoy “Audio Books” ? I tend to like them and find them relaxing too.
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Does anyone enjoy “Audio Books” ? I tend to like them and find them relaxing too.
I listen to them all the time. Great way to read and clean house.
I love them too
Love them. I listen when I’m driving, doing chores or taking a bath.
Why haven’t I listened to them when taking a bath?!?! ??♀️
Idk ?
Yes I LOVE them!
my fav
Love my audio books. Can do so much multi tasking.
Yes, I use Libby and Overdrive through my local library.
Yes I do. Especially on a long lone car journey, decorating or gardening. Love them.
I love them. They make my commute 100% more enjoyable.
@Marla me too! I only commute a half an hour one way but it’s a very enjoyable half hour!
@Emily agreed. 45 minutes one way for me
Listen to a couple a week while working. Love them.
I love them
I listen to them before bed. It’s my favorite thing.
Love them!
NO!
I just can’t get into them. Unless it’s an audio drama, that is.
No. I get distracted and forget I’m supposed to be listening.
Yes! There are very few I couldn’t get into based on the persons voice
I love them, but a lot depends on the narratter
I love to listen to them while I cook.
I listen to my cds while playing on my tablet. But there are some books, such as “The Stand”, which is impossible to find on cd, that I want to listen to, so I just bought a Kindle paperwhite.
I use Audible and they have The Stand. It’s in my library. 🙂
@Terence thats why I got the Kindle. I will dedicate books and prime video to it. My tablet for everything else.
@Anne I just joined Prime coz got a firestick. I can listen to my books on my tv. It’s great,lol.
They put me to sleep every time
@Mary you need to be doing something while you’re listening. I go out like a light if I sit down to listen
I love them!!! I find the story more interesting with the voice changes and I get through it faster. ?
they are how i pushed through Moby Dick.
if ya just sit and losten you will pass out. i usually work while listening. literally, getting paid while listening to classic Paper Weights.
Yes!
Love them
I am so grateful for the opportunity to listen to books while I’m commuting! I get to enjoy books I would never have the time to sit down and read. I find the performance of the narrator really makes the book come alive. Having a great narrator makes all the difference.
Listen to them every day on my hour commute to class!
I really like them while driving, it keeps me relaxed in traffic.
Both my son and I love them. He enjoys them for bedtime and I like them for my commute.
I can only listen to them as I can no longer read much. I can sometimes read a few articles in a magazine but never much more than that. So they’re my lifeline.
I would love to enjoy them but I always find something annoying about the voice. One time I tried one narrated by Jason Alexander and I kept thinking about episodes of seinfeld instead of the book.
Great for long Texas drives.
Don’t get enough time on my own to listen to them. Managed one for the first time last week. Not sure if it’s something I like yet.
I like them a lot!!!!
Love them
Absolutely. I can enjoy my books while driving or cleaning or knitting or other situations where holding a book isn’t feasible!
I always have one that i listen to. I also always one book in my kindle that o read to. I love it.
@Necla me too!!!!
It depends on who’s reading them. Some are good. Some not so much.
I listened to Stephen Fry narrate the 1st Harry Potter and loved it but have never got into any since unfortunately. I think I can only do stories I already know for some reason. Might have to try again for the car
It took me a while to adjust to them but I adore them now. I get most of my reading done via audiobook these days because my life is so busy.
I listen to them all day at work. Love them.
Very much. I spend a lot of time in the car as well as ironing etc so ideal.
Love them…I have a long drive to work, they make the drive easier and the time fly by
Listen too then when I drive or clean house. Love them!!!
Absolutely love them!! Listened to 60 in 2018!!!!
I love to listen to them when I’m driving, so enjoyable
I do!
Love to listen to them when driving and when doing housework. I agree with the people who have said that the talents of the narrator are key.
I do…… wonderful for when I’m driving
I’m using them more and more. Listening to one right now while I knit ?
No. I can’t concentrate on a story I hear for so long. I’d just not follow and do something else
My companion in multitasking: Driving, folding laundry, cleaning kitchen, putting on makeup, etc. 🙂
Oddly, I enjoy reading fiction and listening to non-fiction.
I listen in bed . Great for sleepless nights
I have them for when I’m working. Housework or gardening. Really enjoy them but if I ever sit down to listen they put me to sleep and I miss half of it
@Susan and me xx
I listen in the car, at bedtime, when cooking and cleaning, doing my make up…
Daily.
Love them
If I can’t find the book itself. And that’s all they offer for it .. then will take it
That’s how I read all my books while I’m busy I listen to them keeps my anxiety down ?
No
I listen to them in my way to work and home.
I love them!
That’s how I read all my books while I’m busy I listen to them keeps my anxiety down ?
Yes ?
When my eyes get tired
Love them!!
Only in car
I enjoy audiobooks too. It’s so nice to lose yourself in a story. In fact I still have available some free promo codes of my own audiobooks – if anyone is interested please DM me.
Yes – they’ve saved my life recently! Had baby number four and breastfeeding – just cannot manage a physical book so have been “plugged in” and really grateful for a good audio book.
I use them while driving. During work I also have to drive a bit every day so they are a nice break.
Relaxing, yes. So much so, they put me to sleep. Give me anything but.
Love Audible books! Listen to them during my work commute.
My favourite way to read ☺️
Yes, I listen to them while working
Love!
Yes love them. When in car or walking the dog!
I do when my eyesight is bad
I absolutely love them. Especially when I’m walking my dog or doing gardening. I’m currently listening to win the crawdads sing
Love them. Especially when doing chores or canning
All I do is audible, gives me so much more reading time- driving, walking, grocery shopping, sleeping, on lunch .. always
My husband is almost finished with it, he’s enjoying the book.
Love them when I’m working or driving ❤️
Yes love them especially when working from home or driving with work
I tried my first one last month
How do u manage to download without costing a fortune as going on cruise and as WiFi on ship very dear
You download the book in advance then it stays on your kindle or phone etc
Yep but which are best sites that don’t charge s monthly charge of fortune as not fast reader etc
I used audible for a long time before i discovered libby which is free. But I was spoiled by audible so I still use both. But I always check Libby first to see if whatever I want is free.
Thank u
Ah! I use audible so I’m not sure. Take a look though at this link. Overdrive is one site that people tend to use
https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/bookriot.com/2016/09/15/11-websites-find-free-audiobooks-online/amp/
@Amanda thank u
Yep! Love them. I go thru about 60 a year.
I love them!
Love them! It’s makes driving much more relaxing
I love books on cds! Driving or working at home. I must say also that first reading a book and then listening to it are two very different experiences. I love both reading and listening to the book!
Love them!
I can’t drive without them!❤️ I get Overdrive and Libby through the Library and check out physical books on CD all of the time.
Yes I listen while I do housework
I love audio books and podcasts! They allow me to consume so much more literature than I could just reading.
I’m legally blind so that is all I listen to some books I will listen to several times I like the way I can picture it in my mind while I’m listening
I don’t really like them, luckily I can still hold a paper book
@Ann luckily? Uh oh were you in an accident? So sorry to hear that
Yes! I love to crochet or drive while listening
I read this quickly and thought you liked to crochet and drive while listening ? That would be some crazy multitasking!
I’m not a big fan but I have listened to one before, only because the book was written by and about a guy in a band that I love and he also read the book for the audio version so I got to listen to him read me his book ??
Never tried one yet. My g-ma loved them when she was older. Will have to try one. LOL
I can’t seem to focus on them, a reason I read more than watching tv. I wish I did, though.
I like them
Me!??♀️
I love listening to them during my commute back and forth to work
I read them all the time. 🙂
I love them. I listen to them while I’m working and knitting
I have one every turned on with Alexa and I sleep better.
Yep, I love audible. It’s great to listen to a book while I craft/bake etc
I love listening to them while I’m working and driving.
I listen to them when my eyes get tired reading. Some books suit audio better than others
? I love audiobooks
They are great when driving!
Love them!
New to me this year
I fall asleep listening to them
@Alaura that’s if you’re sitting down. I’m sure you wouldn’t if you were working
Love audiobooks! I listen to them during long drives or while doing housework. It keeps me from getting too bored.
This week was 1st time I ventured into an audio book. “Dirty John” I really enjoyed it. I cleaned my house while listening. I will try it again when I take a Road trip.
Anyone have any suggestions on my next one to listen to?
Listen to Sally Fields autobiography. Really wonderful on audio.
all.the.time…
.at a superbowl party and wish i brought my ear buds.
I want to but I’m afraid I won’t be able to concentrate. I’m easily distracted
Yes! I do! I’ve been a big fan of audiobooks through Audible. As a mother of a young child under 5 it’s really saved my sanity sometimes. I rarely have time to sit and read now, or when I do the kiddo suddenly needs me, of course. That’s parenthood. Having Audible/audiobooks has allowed me to enjoy books in the car during my drives and commute to work, and has helped me keep up with my favorite writers and series!
I have a hard time with them keeping my attention.
Great for long journeys.
I love them!!
Out of curiosity…does anyone else get annoyed by certain readers? Their voices I mean. I just got done with Dead and Breakfast, local NW writer. I loved it but the voice was too whiny lol
@Shelley YES!! So the audio for Harry Potter is awesome but then he narrated The Night Circus and it annoyed me!
@Shelley yes I always preview the audio books because some readers I just can’t listen to. I loved “the break” by Marian Keyes as a book but when I heard the voice on the audio I couldn’t listen to it. She hadn’t an annoying voice as such but she just sounded different to how the book sounded in my head ?
@Shelley yes I do get annoyed by some readers voices so I always listen to the sample before I buy
yes. I tried to listen to the author , Rebecca Serle, read her book The Dinner List. Nasally, inflections off and distracted from the story which might have been decent otherwise. The reader who did I Am Pilgrim was not that good either.
Well thank you ladies. ❤️? I don’t feel so bad for being annoyed ?
I hated Pachinko because of the narrator. She sounded like she was reading to a group of 1st graders.
Yea! Voice plays a big role in my enjoyment of the book
Me also!!!!
My fav mode, especially when life is pressing in. Loved hem for years!