What’s up Everyone I hope you guys are having a fantastic day!
I recently got my hands on the first Hunger Games book as a gift (thanks, local library anniversary event!). Now, here’s the kicker—I know zilch about this series, like absolutely nothing.
So, I stumbled upon the audiobook sample on Play Store and, surprise, I really liked it!
Now, here’s where I need your take. As a newbie to this whole book-reading thing (my first three were Cursed Child, DUNE, Mistborn, and Hunger Games will be my fourth),
I’m considering diving into The Hunger Games while simultaneously listening to the audiobook.
What are your thoughts on this approach? Any pros or cons you’ve experienced? I’m all ears (or eyes, in this case) for your insights!
Thanks in advance guys!
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It’s a form of immersive reading. I personally love it & do it whenever I can (borrowing both text & audio from my library). It helps me focus on the story. It’s fun when you enjoy the narrator in particular, which sounds like you do. Doing both is especially helpful to me for challenging books. Not saying this book will be a challenge, but remember that reading is a skill and, if you’re not in practice, it can be easy to let your mind wander.
Go for it and see how you like it! There’s little to lose.
Sounds fun, like you’d be super focused on the book
Personally I do either or, but doing both may work for you. Through my job I’m somewhat familiar with literacy studies etc. It seems to be the case that especially for persons with dyslexia, listening and reading at the same time strengthens the reading skills and makes it easier to concentrate.
I’m not a fan of audio books but I did read the whole series, which didn’t really hit well with me honestly. The films only slightly backed it up for me. Now if there was a certain District 8 Hospital Helper named Charlie reading the audiobook it might be a different story. At the end of the day, if you enjoy it, do it
I’ve done this once but not with The Hunger Games and only with a book which I’d read a bunch of times before. Even then it was a bit confusing and I only kept going because, although I generally prefer reading, I wanted to listen to it too on the commute.
If it’s your first time with the story I’d recommend sticking to one medium. It’ll be much easier to immerse yourself in the world if it’s either all audio or all all text and you can always go back afterwards and experience it the other way once you’re finished.
(The Hunger Games trilogy are some of my favourite books btw! I absolutely devoured them even at the age of 26.)
Let me get this straight. You read Cursed Child, but not any of the mainline Harry Potter books… and then, as your second book, went straight for DUNE?
To answer your question, I think it’s fine to listen to the audiobook while reading. That way you’ll know how to spell Peeta (not Pita).
Let me get this straight. You read Cursed Child, but not any of the mainline Harry Potter books… and then, as your second book, went straight for DUNE?
Hey there! 😄 Yeah, my reading journey has been a bit unconventional. Cursed Child was a total accident—I found it during some free time at the school library, took it home without permission, and voila, my love for reading sparked there! (didn’t even know it was the scripted edition, to be honest).
As for DUNE, the impending movie got me curious, and diving into that book was a bit of a rollercoaster at first. It turned out to be a literary Masterpiece, though! After Mistborn, I’ve now found myself delving into The Hunger Games Series.
I switch between listening to audiobooks and reading the same book if I can get both.
I think it’s great. If I’m working or doing chores, I can listen as I go, and when I’m in bed or relaxing, I can read.
I’ve found that both listening to and reading a book at the same time can provide insight that I wouldn’t have picked up on. I did this with Demon Copperhead and listening to the book gave me a whole new insight to Demon than what I had imagined in my head while reading.
It’s a great way to enjoy a book. I do that when I really want to devour a book, get fully immersed and tear through it as fast as possible. Usually, I’m reading on Kindle and listening on Audible, so it syncs my place between the different apps. I don’t usually listen while I’m actually reading, though there’s nothing wrong with doing that either. Reading along while you listen is a good approach if you’re finding something kind of difficult. The audio helps you keep momentum and the visual helps you stay focused.
I prefer to do one or the other but not both. When I read a book my mind makes up voices for all the characters and an audiobook would interfere with that I think
That being said, sometimes I can tear thru books faster with an audiobook. (I got hooked my my son who has severe dyslexia and was encouraged to use audiobooks)
For books I really enjoy, I recommend just reading them. And I absolutely loved all the hunger games.
I’ve only read the hunger games as a book, but I believe the audiobook is by Tatiana Malsany who is a fantastic actress. I’m a huge fan of orphan black that she acts in. So I’d recommend it off of that alone
I’ve done it before. Usually in the form of a book I really like and can’t put down - getting the audio version from the library means I can keep “reading” while I have to work lol.
As for reading and listening at the same time, I’ve done that for some books I’ve found difficult to follow. For instance, Camus’s Myth of Sisyphus - my brain kept losing the thread in the middle of sentences, so having the audio as well helped keep me on track.