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’ve just started reading again, and while I totally understand the concept of audio books, when I’m reading (at least for now) I’m constantly going back and re-reading sentences or paragraphs to ensure I understood them, or even sometimes looking up terms or context I don’t understand.
I don’t have experience with audiobooks but can’t help but feel like they would just fly by and I wouldn’t take everything in. I’m sure this isn’t the case for some people or certain authors.