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?

  • far174@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    I somewhat agree that it is tricky without the written book in hand, but I have found the audiobooks indispensable in getting through the series. Often I’ll use the audiobook to help me focus as I read if I’m trying to read when I’m tired or having trouble focusing. I find some of the storylines much easier to follow than others so I’ll often switch to just audio and go about my chores and stuff. Without them, I’d have to take a lot more breaks while reading and forget things!

    • the-tea-queen@alien.topOPBEnglish
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      10 months ago

      Life hack? I’m gonna try this out with some denser books I’ve been trying to trudge through.