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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]20 :( This thread is shaming me!![/quote]

It seems most people are including audio books, which isn’t quite the same in terms of effort. [/quote]

Really?  I think focusing on audio books is different but not easier.  I cannot listen to audio fiction, for example, but really enjoy audio nonfiction.  I both read and listen to a mix of “easy” and “hard” books.[/quote]

Audio books take more time and effort. It's easier to read. [/quote]

In what planet...[/quote]
I don’t understand their comment either [/quote]

I agree with the first post, or at least,  audio books require different effort. I find them very challenging to start, and the level of focus required is much higher for me (especially when I know nothing about the book and have no context) than with a paper book. I’m a fast reader on the page and find visual reading requires virtually no effort so it might depend on your mind. Once I’m into an audiobook I love it but I have to exert discipline to get there. [/quote]

Audiobooks don't feel like reading to me - to me they take less effort - but I definitely still feel a connection with the book. I don't have a problem with calling it having "read" a book.[/quote]

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