I have recently been getting back into audiobooks and was discussing them with a friend when this question came up. Obviously picture/comic books, manga and the like would not work in the format, but what other kind of books would not work in an audio format?

I was thinking House of Leaves for the obvious reasons, but is there a book you can think of that narratively or otherwise would not be well translated to audiobook?

OR a book that would need to be read in a certain way in order for an audio format to work?

  • the-tea-queen@alien.topOPBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    This is a very thoughtful answer. Being able to take your time often makes the book more engaging for me. Letting myself read lines multiple times and think of them multiple ways without having them structured by narration.

    • NoQuarter6808@alien.topBEnglish
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      1 year ago

      I also like to make note and underline things, and mark off certain pages to get back to that. Listening is more passive for me, that’s when I listen to comedy podcasts