Read or Listen? - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

mormegil · 08-20-2009, 03:48 PM

I have fairly long commutes so I enjoy listening to books. I think listening gives me a whole new dimension of it. It is paced and measured. I tend to speed read during the real exciting parts and I miss things.

Laurinquë · 08-20-2009, 05:43 PM

I tried to listen to the Fellowship on CD a few years ago, but first of all the CDs were from the library and were all scratched up, and more importantly, the book has too many details for you be able to listen to it and understand everything that happens. If your attention wavers for just a second you miss something important it seems. Reading it allows you to go back and see what you missed much more easily.

View Poll Results: Read or Listen
Read	22	75.86%
Listen	6	20.69%
Read while listening	0	0%
Watch the movie	1	3.45%
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08-20-2009, 03:48 PM	#1
mormegil Maundering Mage Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 4,651	I have fairly long commutes so I enjoy listening to books. I think listening gives me a whole new dimension of it. It is paced and measured. I tend to speed read during the real exciting parts and I miss things. __________________ “I wish it need not have happened in my time," said Frodo. "So do I," said Gandalf, "and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.”

08-20-2009, 05:43 PM	#2
Laurinquë Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 347	I tried to listen to the Fellowship on CD a few years ago, but first of all the CDs were from the library and were all scratched up, and more importantly, the book has too many details for you be able to listen to it and understand everything that happens. If your attention wavers for just a second you miss something important it seems. Reading it allows you to go back and see what you missed much more easily.