I like audio books because I have a pretty long commute, and obviously can't read during this time. OSC has stated that he was first a playwright and his works are meant to be read aloud, so he thinks the definitive format for his works are the audiobook.
The problem I have is that I forget audio books very quickly. I listened to the Worthing saga about 2 or 3 years back and I honestly cannot remember a single thing about it.
I don't really have any kind of point here, I was just wondering if this is a common thing.
Posted by mr_porteiro_head (Member # 4644) on :
I listen to a lot of audio books.
It varies a lot depending on what I'm doing while listening, and how good the reading for that individual book is, but sometimes I have to listen to a book twice in order for it to equal reading it with my eyes once.
Other times, there's no real difference between reading it with my ears and with my eyes.
Posted by Amanecer (Member # 4068) on :
I used to listen to audio books regularly but stopped because I couldn't really remember anything about them after a few months. That said, Card makes some of the highest quality audiobooks.
Posted by Sean Monahan (Member # 9334) on :
Personally, I don't forget audiobooks any faster than regular books; my problem is that, unlike regular books, I listen to audio books while doing something else, so I end up having something to distract me while I'm listening. I find myself frequently having to re-listen to sections because I haven't been paying attention.
Posted by Rawrain (Member # 12414) on :
Audio is harder for me to imagine making it harder for me to remember, it's not because sound is hard to imagine expecially when it's present, but it just seems to disrupt the process.
When I read though my mind blanks and I see practically a movie, if I am into it enough :D and if that happens I NEVER forget the book... though for books that follow together it get's really hard to draw a line between them, so it has some drawbacks..
Posted by MSgtGunny (Member # 12425) on :
The majority of peoplein the world are visual learners. meaning that they remember things best when they see it. the next most popular is auditory learners. they remember things best when they hear it. the smallest group are kinetic learners who remember things best when being active, like pacing, etc.
We are all a mix of these 3 types of learning, but we tend to be better at one.
I like the audio books because i can listen to them before i go to bed without having to ahve a light on.
Posted by DDDaysh (Member # 9499) on :
Hmm, I wouldn't say that I forget audio books any faster than regular books, but I do tend to forget the TITLES of audio books faster. I think that's because you don't see the title every time you pick up the story.
In general, I remember audio books better, I think, but it may be because I am a more auditory learner.