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Not cheating! What elitists have wrong about audio books
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David AstleCrossword compiler and ABC Radio Melbourne presenter
July 9, 2021 1.09pm
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Heard any good books lately? A thriller, a memoir, a cli-fi sci-fi? Many of us do it, download the audio story rather than reading its physical counterpart. But why? What’s the appeal of heard over read? And how does the preference influence our brains?
As a marginal scribbler, I favour the tangible book. Most of my library teems with circled quotes, offshoot ideas, potential crossword fodder. Yet others in the family – from the sunrise dog-walker to the bus-hopping commuter – vouch for the uttered yarn. Nor are they alone.