Our book club's debate on audiobooks got heated, then I tried one in Portland
My book club has argued for months about whether audiobooks count as reading. Last week I flew to Portland for work and forgot my paperback, so I grabbed Libby on my phone and listened to 14 hours over 3 days. Honestly, the narrator changed how I heard the characters, and the plot stuck just as well as when I read it. I brought it up at our next meetup and the debate reset, which felt like a small win. Have any of you tracked whether your comprehension differs between audio and print?
Man, I've noticed the same thing with podcasts versus reading articles, some stuff just locks in better when someone talks it through. I say whatever keeps you in the story counts.