Ekho

ekhothecat.bsky.social

26 June 2025 20:33

That's not to say that people shouldn't enjoy audiobooks if that's their preferred form of entertainment and storytelling. I just think it's unwise to conflate the two, especially as a parent of two children who need to learn to read in order to grow into literate human beings.

Ekho

ekhothecat.bsky.social

26 June 2025 20:33

In my experience, not typically. A person listening to an audiobook is being fed the story, the tone, and the impression through the narrator's voice. A person reading a book is immersing themselves wholly in their own imagination.

Manas

treetotaller.bsky.social

26 June 2025 20:33

As someone who listens to audiobooks, it’s literally not reading, no matter how much you tell that to yourself.

lexii 🚦

pickledlexii.bsky.social

26 June 2025 20:32

I disagree, because reading a physical book helps learning how words are written. Listening helps with vocab, but only vocally. Both books are books, but listening isn't reading

cdollarsign.bsky.social

26 June 2025 20:32

It’s the “vocalized by someone else” part that makes it different.