Unpopular opinion: The audiobook debate in our club is getting old

I brought this up at our last meeting and got some eye rolls. Our book club has 12 members and 6 of us listened to the audio version of The Poisonwood Bible while the other 6 read the print. The divide was obvious. The audiobook folks picked up on the accents and rhythm of the voices better, but the print readers caught more details in the descriptions. We spent a full 20 minutes arguing about which one counts as 'reading' and I just wanted to talk about the plot. Has anyone else's club gotten stuck on this argument instead of discussing the actual story?

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eva_ward8819d ago

12 members and a 20 minute argument sounds about right for a club that can't agree on what reading even means. Did the print-only folks actually listen to any of the audio to compare, or did they just assume it was cheating? Because I've noticed people who refuse to try audiobooks tend to have the strongest opinions about them.

elliotr3919d ago

Gotta disagree a bit here. I've tried audiobooks for a few books and they just don't work for me. My mind wanders too much and I miss details, then I have to rewind constantly. It's not about thinking it's cheating, it's about how my brain processes information differently. Some people absorb info better through listening, some through reading text, and that's fine either way.