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somebody explain the appeal of audiobooks to me

I honestly don't get it. Why listen to some guy read a book ...
pearl fragrant space
  08/19/15
2.5 hour commute.
charismatic toaster center
  08/19/15
Tough to jerk off when you have to keep flipping the page.
Brass Painfully Honest Plaza Wrinkle
  08/19/15
have you ever operated an automobile?
Self-absorbed cowardly address
  08/19/15
seems like it would be tough to focus on the narrative when ...
pearl fragrant space
  08/19/15
(Woman)
Razzle-dazzle self-centered faggot firefighter stage
  08/19/15
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pink violent orchestra pit personal credit line
  12/11/17
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Fluffy twisted skinny woman office
  08/19/15
I don't really get them either. I guess on your commute or s...
aqua nudist friendly grandma
  08/19/15
I was thinking the same thing, except the exact opposite. I ...
thirsty hominid
  08/19/15
aren't you liable to let your mind wander and lose track of ...
pearl fragrant space
  08/19/15
You should really be reading a lot faster than they are spea...
Razzle-dazzle self-centered faggot firefighter stage
  08/19/15
I read VERY slowly and get distracted and lost in thought ab...
white station knife
  08/19/15
Sorry I wasn't raised a chinese robot or a hebrew. I was gro...
thirsty hominid
  08/19/15
lol you are ridiculous
pearl fragrant space
  08/19/15
180
Razzle-dazzle self-centered faggot firefighter stage
  08/19/15
if you're so well versed in the CHASE, explain your humiliat...
outnumbered floppy stead puppy
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Exciting sinister boltzmann
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Irate Salmon Double Fault Juggernaut
  12/11/17
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Bull Headed Seedy Sex Offender
  12/11/17
*reads a novel while driving*
swashbuckling keepsake machete pit
  08/19/15
millenials don't read anymore it's like listening to a po...
Ivory Trailer Park Organic Girlfriend
  08/19/15
You never listen to an audiobook instead of reading a book. ...
Talented Reading Party
  08/19/15
I'm not sure just listening to someone read a book really qu...
pearl fragrant space
  08/19/15
I actually learn MORE this way. I passed the bar by listenin...
thirsty hominid
  08/19/15
(Visual learner)
slimy vibrant roast beef
  08/19/15
it's true
pearl fragrant space
  08/19/15
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pearl fragrant space
  08/19/15
Dat DRIVETIME.
slimy vibrant roast beef
  08/19/15
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thirsty hominid
  08/19/15
when the reading is done well (about 10% of audiobooks) it's...
Slate house legal warrant
  08/19/15
Hmm
razzmatazz public bath
  08/20/15
Cr
Lavender market
  12/11/17
(Nig)
Bull Headed Seedy Sex Offender
  12/11/17


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Date: August 19th, 2015 3:11 PM
Author: pearl fragrant space

I honestly don't get it. Why listen to some guy read a book when you can just read it yourself?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2967480&forum_id=2#28583618)



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Date: August 19th, 2015 3:13 PM
Author: charismatic toaster center

2.5 hour commute.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2967480&forum_id=2#28583633)



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Date: August 19th, 2015 3:13 PM
Author: Brass Painfully Honest Plaza Wrinkle

Tough to jerk off when you have to keep flipping the page.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2967480&forum_id=2#28583634)



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Date: August 19th, 2015 3:13 PM
Author: Self-absorbed cowardly address

have you ever operated an automobile?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2967480&forum_id=2#28583635)



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Date: August 19th, 2015 3:13 PM
Author: pearl fragrant space

seems like it would be tough to focus on the narrative when you're navigating traffic

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2967480&forum_id=2#28583642)



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Date: August 19th, 2015 4:07 PM
Author: Razzle-dazzle self-centered faggot firefighter stage

(Woman)

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Date: December 11th, 2017 7:27 PM
Author: pink violent orchestra pit personal credit line



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2967480&forum_id=2#34893454)



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Date: August 19th, 2015 4:44 PM
Author: Fluffy twisted skinny woman office



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2967480&forum_id=2#28584303)



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Date: August 19th, 2015 3:13 PM
Author: aqua nudist friendly grandma

I don't really get them either. I guess on your commute or something but my mind tends to wander unless I'm actually reading, and anything I really wanted to read I would feel like I might be missing something

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2967480&forum_id=2#28583636)



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Date: August 19th, 2015 3:16 PM
Author: thirsty hominid

I was thinking the same thing, except the exact opposite. I don't know why someone would read/strain their eyes, etc. when they can have someone read it to them at 1.5x speed.

The other day, I decided that I wanted to learn everything about American history. So I popped in a 30 hour audiobook and throw on my beats and let it do while I lay in bed and relax.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2967480&forum_id=2#28583660)



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Date: August 19th, 2015 3:18 PM
Author: pearl fragrant space

aren't you liable to let your mind wander and lose track of the narrative though?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2967480&forum_id=2#28583672)



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Date: August 19th, 2015 4:08 PM
Author: Razzle-dazzle self-centered faggot firefighter stage

You should really be reading a lot faster than they are speaking it to you brother. Ljl@ your reading capabilities.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2967480&forum_id=2#28584034)



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Date: August 19th, 2015 4:09 PM
Author: white station knife

I read VERY slowly and get distracted and lost in thought about something else a lot. I'm a V10 lawyer btw

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2967480&forum_id=2#28584048)



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Date: August 19th, 2015 4:37 PM
Author: thirsty hominid

Sorry I wasn't raised a chinese robot or a hebrew. I was grown up to play sports and chase attractive women. I read at a normal level, despite making a lot of money. I rather someone read to me (i.e. like a Nordic King) as opposed to be the reader (i.e. jewish servant).

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2967480&forum_id=2#28584268)



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Date: August 19th, 2015 4:48 PM
Author: pearl fragrant space

lol you are ridiculous

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2967480&forum_id=2#28584327)



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Date: August 19th, 2015 4:51 PM
Author: Razzle-dazzle self-centered faggot firefighter stage

180

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2967480&forum_id=2#28584346)



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Date: August 19th, 2015 10:50 PM
Author: outnumbered floppy stead puppy

if you're so well versed in the CHASE, explain your humiliation at the hands of THE BOX?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2967480&forum_id=2#28586552)



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Date: July 20th, 2016 6:56 PM
Author: Exciting sinister boltzmann



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2967480&forum_id=2#30982207)



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Date: December 11th, 2017 7:29 PM
Author: Irate Salmon Double Fault Juggernaut



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2967480&forum_id=2#34893465)



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Date: December 11th, 2017 7:48 PM
Author: Bull Headed Seedy Sex Offender



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2967480&forum_id=2#34893603)



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Date: August 19th, 2015 3:13 PM
Author: swashbuckling keepsake machete pit

*reads a novel while driving*

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2967480&forum_id=2#28583637)



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Date: August 19th, 2015 3:13 PM
Author: Ivory Trailer Park Organic Girlfriend

millenials don't read anymore

it's like listening to a podcast

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2967480&forum_id=2#28583639)



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Date: August 19th, 2015 3:18 PM
Author: Talented Reading Party

You never listen to an audiobook instead of reading a book.

I can read the equivalent of ~300 pages a week just while I do shit like get ready in the morning and falling asleep and talking a mid-day walk.

I've read like 100 books I otherwise would not have read. How is this not credited?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2967480&forum_id=2#28583671)



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Date: August 19th, 2015 3:19 PM
Author: pearl fragrant space

I'm not sure just listening to someone read a book really qualifies as having read it. I feel like you lose a lot from not actually reading and absorbing the words yourself.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2967480&forum_id=2#28583684)



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Date: August 19th, 2015 4:38 PM
Author: thirsty hominid

I actually learn MORE this way. I passed the bar by listening to some indian reading outlines.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2967480&forum_id=2#28584274)



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Date: August 19th, 2015 4:49 PM
Author: slimy vibrant roast beef

(Visual learner)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2967480&forum_id=2#28584334)



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Date: August 19th, 2015 4:50 PM
Author: pearl fragrant space

it's true

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2967480&forum_id=2#28584336)



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Date: August 19th, 2015 4:06 PM
Author: pearl fragrant space



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2967480&forum_id=2#28584018)



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Date: August 19th, 2015 4:39 PM
Author: slimy vibrant roast beef

Dat DRIVETIME.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2967480&forum_id=2#28584281)



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Date: August 19th, 2015 4:48 PM
Author: thirsty hominid



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2967480&forum_id=2#28584322)



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Date: August 19th, 2015 10:53 PM
Author: Slate house legal warrant

when the reading is done well (about 10% of audiobooks) it's like a great performance. it's enjoyable to listen to a story being told by a good storyteller.

the written word is actually a shitty knockoff technology, meant to replicate oral storytelling.

audiobooks are a return to the 'real' thing. humans evolved to enjoy oral storytelling.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2967480&forum_id=2#28586580)



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Date: August 20th, 2015 9:19 PM
Author: razzmatazz public bath

Hmm

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2967480&forum_id=2#28593308)



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Date: December 11th, 2017 7:45 PM
Author: Lavender market

Cr

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2967480&forum_id=2#34893583)



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Date: December 11th, 2017 7:49 PM
Author: Bull Headed Seedy Sex Offender

(Nig)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2967480&forum_id=2#34893606)