Just MaureenDec 19, 2022
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Audiobooks are reading, just like using an ebook reader, a bound book, an app, or any other format is still reading.

Don’t be elitist, just✨let people enjoy things✨however works best for them.

Plus, if it’s a big book and there’s a cat on your lap, it’s tiring to hold the up all the time. Or sometimes the cat lays on the book.

#books #bookstodon #cats #gatekeeiping #DisabilityAccess #ebook #audiobooks #audiobookscountasreading

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Dec 19, 2022 at 2:49amWeb
Show threadColorblind CowboyDec 19, 2022
@la_marteau @bookstodon I can’t read ebooks tho, because when I’m snuggling with my rabbit, his ears will hit the screen and turn the page.
Show threadMatildaDec 19, 2022
@colorblindcowboy @la_marteau @bookstodon My pets do this too.
Show threadColorblind CowboyDec 19, 2022
@owlislost @la_marteau @bookstodon See it’s a real problem, isn’t it? He also likes to steal bookmarks from my paper books. Can’t win. 🤷‍♂️
Show threadMatildaDec 19, 2022
@colorblindcowboy @la_marteau @bookstodon Lol
Show threadMatildaDec 19, 2022
@colorblindcowboy @la_marteau @bookstodon I’ve learned so much about rabbits just in the last five minutes.
Show threadbooksncatsnbooksncatsnDec 19, 2022
@colorblindcowboy @owlislost @bookstodon isn’t discourse lovely?
Show threadMatildaDec 19, 2022
@la_marteau @colorblindcowboy @bookstodon Exactly what I’m here for.
Show threadColorblind CowboyDec 19, 2022
@la_marteau So very much learning.
Show threadColorblind CowboyDec 19, 2022
@owlislost @la_marteau @bookstodon He happens to have ears with fairly thin fur, so they are conductive enough to act as touch on the ol’ screen.
Show threadbooksncatsnbooksncatsnDec 19, 2022

@colorblindcowboy @owlislost @bookstodon

I love him. What is his name?

Show threadRo Gutiérrez Abréu ✨️Dec 19, 2022
@la_marteau @bookstodon when I am tired or unable to focus listening to a book 📖 is such a pleasure. I think it brings back the feeling of being read stories in childhood, even when the subject matter is fully adult. I have favorite narrators I look for. It really is ableist in several ways to snob on audio. Don't people listen to NPR?
Show threadMatildaDec 19, 2022
@CaroCrow @la_marteau @bookstodon Who are your favorite narrators?
Show threadRo Gutiérrez Abréu ✨️Dec 19, 2022
@owlislost @la_marteau @bookstodon Ah. I have a couple of favorites... Joy Nash, Stephen Dexter, Chris Brinkley, Simon Prebble, Rosalyn Landor. Just a few. Dexter does an amazing job with local accents and vernacular. 🎧🎤
Show threadMatildaDec 19, 2022
@CaroCrow @la_marteau @bookstodon Thank you!
Show threadbooksncatsnbooksncatsnDec 19, 2022

@CaroCrow @bookstodon @owlislost

I can barely read anything right now other than books for grad school (MA in English), and unfortunately audiobooks are too slow (ugh) so I’m not a connoisseur.

Huge shoutout to both Rob Inglis and Andy Serkis for their incredible readings of the Hobbit/LOTR books.

Would love to hear other people’s favorites!

Show threadMatildaDec 19, 2022
@la_marteau @CaroCrow @bookstodon My kids and I listened to Wil Wheaton narrate John Scalzi’s Fuzzy Nation and I was blown away by how good he was.
Show threadbooksncatsnbooksncatsnDec 19, 2022

@owlislost @CaroCrow @bookstodon

Wil Wheaton is a gem in this world.

Show threadMatildaDec 19, 2022
@la_marteau @CaroCrow @bookstodon A thousand times yes
Show threadbooksncatsnbooksncatsnDec 19, 2022

@owlislost @bookstodon

How was Fuzzy Nation? I've read the Old Man's War series but nothing else of his. I loved his characters and writing style.

Show threadMatildaDec 19, 2022
@la_marteau @bookstodon Fuzzy Nation is fantastic. It’s a reboot of the 1960s novel https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuzzy_Nation It’s very different from the Old Man’s War series. I had read it some years ago and thought it might make a good audiobook for us to listen to. Was not disappointed!
Fuzzy Nation - Wikipedia

Show threadbooksncatsnbooksncatsnDec 19, 2022
@owlislost @bookstodon I’ll give it a try! Thanks!
Show threadwendydoylepalumboDec 19, 2022
@la_marteau @CaroCrow @bookstodon @owlislost you can speed up the speed on audible.
Show threadDigitalRobDec 19, 2022
@la_marteau @bookstodon Amen!
Show threadJust MaureenDec 19, 2022
@la_marteau @bookstodon yes!!! 100000000% yes!
Show threadTammy Garrison, MLISDec 19, 2022
@bookstodon @la_marteau oh no. This discussion has reared its ugly head over on the new site. It circled around with alarming regularity over on Twitter. It’s reading. It lights up the language centers of the brain. Visually impaired people read.
Show threadsiopaopeiDec 19, 2022
@la_marteau @bookstodon I agree. Some people consume books better this way. Personally I can't because I'm very easily overstimulated by sounds, but I can see how this could be enjoyable for others. Of course, let's not forget that for many, this is the only way they can enjoy books.
Show threadBeth PariseauDec 21, 2022
@la_marteau @bookstodon what about podcasts? Are they equivalent to a magazine article? (Please say yes!)
Show threadbooksncatsnbooksncatsnDec 21, 2022

@bookstodon @BPariseau podcasts are just as good at giving information or telling stories as a magazine, of course!

I love podcasts, I listen to them a lot while doing chores or driving. Both informational and storytelling ones. Any recommendations??

Show threadBeth PariseauDec 21, 2022

@la_marteau @bookstodon well, I'm a big true crime junkie, but I know that's not everyone's cuppa. Top listens there are My Favorite Murder and Wicked Words. Also a fantastic combo of cold cases and amazing investigative journalism called Counterclock, and one called Your Own Backyard, which actually helped crack a case. If you like Metallica, the 10 episode podcast they did last year about the making of the Black Album was amazing.

What are your favorites?

Show threadbooksncatsnbooksncatsnDec 21, 2022

@BPariseau @bookstodon I am on a spooky fiction kick, I’m working on “TANIS” right now. I also loved “Bubble,” it was clever and hilarious.

For nonfiction, “Sawbones” is always fun, “Hardcore History” for car trips, “Ologies” for random fun knowledge, “You’re Wrong About” is magical, I want to be Sarah Marshall when I grow up.

#podcasts #podcastrecommendation #sci-fi #fantasy #nonfiction

Show threadBeth PariseauDec 21, 2022
@la_marteau @bookstodon oh yeah, "You're Wrong About" is on my (neverending, ever-growing) list!
Show threadjiujensu🇵🇸Dec 25, 2022
@BPariseau @la_marteau @bookstodon
In the The Wrong About orbit, i like Maintainence Phase (wellness debunking), If Books Could Kill (worst books ever by former pod partner of Sarah Marshall, Michael Hobbes), American Hysteria (moral panics, recently hallmark movie talk- amazing), There Are No Girls On The Internet (follow anything Bridget Todd does!), Behind the Bastards has some good ones - i don't listen to each one though, Stuff Mom Never Told You
Show threadjiujensu🇵🇸Dec 25, 2022

@BPariseau @la_marteau @bookstodon

Movement Memos and The Stacks - both are super progressive and talk about books

Show threadVicki ZieglerDec 28, 2022

@la_marteau @bookstodon Totally agree. When my avid reader mother-in-law went blind late in life, she turned to audiobooks - and I would still very much characterize her as an avid reader. The format, by necessity, just had to change.

This is also the consensus of our #SilentBookClub group, who often distinguish between "books I read with my eyes" versus "books I read with my ears" when giving their updates. This is reflected in our group reading lists - for example: http://bookgagabooks.ca/2022/11/27/books-booklovers-and-the-delicious-questions-they-pose/

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