I can almost hear the cries "heretic! liar!" I see the stones being thrown. I have always been in two minds about it myself. Much like my dilemma of book vs kindle.
Audio book. Being somewhat of a puritist, I always felt I would be hypocritical if I say I have read a book, if I had listened to it on audio. Not that I have really listened to any, other than The Enchanted Wood or Fantastic Mr Fox on cd with the kids....
But with my books to read pile ever growing, I thought this might be a way to get through a couple of books.
A woman in my book club was once discussing her favourite Jane Austen novel (Persuasion). She has read the book many times, but she said that she also enjoyed listening to the audio book, read by Greta Sacchi. That was enough to peak my interest.
The other day I read a conversation on the subject which was posted on Good Reads. And many people were in my camp. Life is busy, can't always get through books quickly, so why not listen to an audiobook while doing the housework (or sitting in a dark room waiting for a toddler to go to sleep).
Then someone commented: "I am blind. This is how I read." That nailed it for me. Why not? And even better if it is well read by a familiar actress.
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