Hello!
This week I would like to discuss my thoughts on the world of audiobooks. My own opinion of audiobooks has definitely changed since they brought back into mainstream social media.
Having done a little research on the topic, I found that the first audiobook emerged in 1932. I didn't know this, personally, I had never heard of an audiobook till the emerge of audible back when I used to watch YouTubers as a teenager (Eg Tyler Oakley, Marcus Butler, Sawyer Hartman etc). At the time I wasn't phased by them, I was young and had zero interest in a subscription service for books, not when I could go to a library and read my little heart out.
This is somewhat still my opinion. Fast forward to doing an English degree and simply not having the time to read chunky ass books. I didn't want to subscribe to something for books still but thanks to good ole YouTube I found the big texts on there. Since finishing my degree I have found life happens and I am not able to always sit down and delve into an actual book so I have found myself on YouTube again. This time I look for books that perhaps I wouldn't usually pick up in a bookshop, for example, Carrie Fisher's Wishful Drinking - I am no Star Wars fan but I had heard a lot about this iconic star so I gave her book a go. I got the pleasure of finding a version she herself readout. This was the start and now I have listened to 10+ books this year!
Don't get me wrong I am not about to throwback all my books (I could never) I still very much love reading a physical copy of a book and there is no other feeling like it, but audiobooks do allow me to do other stuff. That is essentially the top and bottom of it.
As I have left University I still want to read as much of the literary canon as possible, and sometimes the novels aren't as exciting as they lead you to believe. I try and listen to one literary book a month just to add to my read list. I am currently listening to William Golding's Lord of the Flies! Not many chapters but it's 7 hours listening time in total. I am enjoying this one quite a bit, the reader does the most amusing voices for different characters.
To finish this post off, it is a big YAY for me with audiobooks! Maybe this isn't the case for you. What is your opinion? If you are an audiobook lover like myself, what are you currently listening to?
Post a Comment