Audiobooks are awesome! They allow people to enjoy literary works while walking, driving, or just sitting in a place where the print accessibility of books may be limited. I spend a lot of time commuting to work and I want to be intentional with my time and money. One way I invest in myself and enjoy literature while I commute is by listening to audiobooks.
I listen to autobiographies and memoirs of people. Many times, the authors are the narrators of their audiobooks reading their own stories. I listen to their voices and it is as if they are speaking directly to me while telling me their trials and triumphs.
I also enjoy listening to cozy mysteries, romantic comedies, historical fiction, and thrillers. Hats off to the people who narrate books and allow for these stories to become more thrilling!
There are benefits of listening to audiobooks as well. Below are some benefits from different sources on why you should consider adding audiobooks to your literary experience.
There are ways to obtain FREE audiobooks! Check your local public library for more information about how you can obtain a digital library card and the platform used for audiobooks.
I wholeheartedly agree with you on the benefits of audiobooks. There is power in the reading experience when an author tells his/her story. I'm sure it is also a joyful and healing experience for the authors as well. Narrating their own work allows them to celebrate the daunting task of writing a book and it helps them to process or reprocess their life experiences if it is a self-help or autobiography genre. Audiobooks were another way for me to level the reading field for my struggling readers when I was in the classroom. I'm currently listening to an audiobook now for our book club read and it is thrilling and suspenseful! If you haven't introduced yourself to audiobooks, take Vatoyia's…