manton
manton

Did not finish: Senlin Ascends by Josiah Bancroft. Just couldn’t get into it. Might try to pick it up again some other time in print instead of audiobook. 📚

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frankreiff@mastodon.social
frankreiff@mastodon.social

@manton I did finish it eventually, but it didn’t really have a pulse. Still lots of people love it.

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manton
manton

@kq That happens to me too. I find it hard to focus on audiobooks sometimes until I’m a little ways into it. Also works well for me to start as e-book and then switch to audio to finish it.

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pimoore
pimoore

@manton @kq I can’t listen to audiobooks either, for this very reason. I also found my mind didn’t absorb the content compared to visually reading. Unless I’m just sitting and relaxing while listening, and not doing anything else, forget it. At that point, why would I not just read instead?

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dwalbert
dwalbert

@pimoore @manton @kq I like audiobooks when I’m doing work with may hands that takes minimal but steady focus. The part of my mind that would wander is already occupied, maybe. But I can’t listen to them just hanging around the house.

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manton
manton

@dwalbert @pimoore @kq Yep, same here. Listening while in the car or out walking has worked best for me.

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josephaleo
josephaleo

@manton @kq @dwalbert I’m listening to Joe Abercrombie’s The Blade Itself. Excellent book, excellent narrator. Even so, I find myself losing the thread or snoozing. I often have to replay a chapter.

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joachim@boitam.eu
joachim@boitam.eu

@manton the world building is good, but I also couldn’t force myself to get interested in the action

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manton
manton

@kq The sync works well. The only downside is it only works with Audible. I often get audiobooks from the library via Libby, so those can’t sync, but library e-books will sync with Audible.

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