As a person who loves reading but recently has little time for it, I tried to switch to audiobooks. However, I keep catching myself losing attention while trying to concentrate on the audiobook. I find myself scrolling back on the recording to catch up on things I missed, and it’s highly frustrating. It puzzles me because I can easily read a physical book in a public place, but I can’t seem to listen to an audiobook in a public setting.
Has anyone else experienced this problem with audiobooks? Do you consider it a good alternative to a physical book when there’s no possibility or time to read a book?
I have this really weird thing where I can easily focus on podcasts or nonfiction audiobooks, but fiction audiobooks are just not compatible with my brain no matter what I do. It sucks because if I could absorb fiction via audiobook I’d get a lot more reading done but nope, I apparently have to absorb fiction specifically via my eyeballs
This is me too, with the exception that I can handle very light and fluffy fiction. Cozy mysteries and minimal spice romance novels (I don’t want to hit a spicy part when I’m sitting on a bus on my way to work) I can manage, but that’s the limit. I definitely lose track of details in those cases, but I usually don’t mind because I can still keep the thread.
Same! … Btw, if you’re into memoirs, Leslie Jones’ audiobook is wayyyy different from the book. It’s basically a long podcast. It’s been such a fun time listening to it. So many raw emotions and hilarious stories.