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Laughing and crying on the dog walk: a discussion

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Today’s discussion is about audiobooks, which you can now buy via Libro.fm which offers a bookshop-ethical alternative to Audible. You can support my bookshop by buying your audiobooks here.

I do not listen to a lot of audiobooks. And yet, often, the audiobook that I am listening to is my favourite that I am reading, and they generally go on to be an MVP in the annual grand scheme of things I most enjoyed about that year. Which is weird, isn’t it? What’s going on here. Am I somehow stumbling across only the best audiobooks in existence? Am I actually confusing my enjoyment of the book with my enjoyment at just being outside with my dog? Am I somehow getting a deeper understanding of the book because it’s being read to me? Is it because I spend so much longer listening to a book than I would reading it on a page? Do I just like sexy voices? This is something I can’t quite put my finger on, and I’d love to hear your thoughts, innocent and experienced, on the topic on audiobooks in the comments, plus your recommendations. Here are some of mine.