Unpopular opinion: I used to hate audiobooks until a 14-hour drive changed my mind

I was that person who swore reading had to be a physical book or nothing. Then last fall I had to drive from Pittsburgh to Denver for a family thing, 14 hours each way. A buddy tossed me a copy of 'Project Hail Mary' on audio just to shut me up about podcasts for once. I finished it before Ohio and immediately started another one. I still prefer paper for deep stuff, but I get it now for commutes or chores. Anyone else have a book format they swore off until something specific forced their hand?

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noaht156d agoMost Upvoted

@hannahsingh you nailed it, narrator voice changes everything for me. For deep stuff like philosophy or dense non-fiction, hearing someone read it can actually make it click faster than staring at a page. What narrators have you found that actually add to the material instead of just reading it?

hannahsingh8d ago

Good one, but what counts as "deep stuff" for you, and does the narrator's voice ever change how you feel about the material?

robert_bell7d ago

Deep stuff" for me is stuff that makes me stop and think for a minute, and yeah, a narrator can turn that stuff into background noise.