Listening and Reflecting

What did I enjoy about listening to this story?

I enjoyed listening to the reader's tone of voice and how he seemed to bring the story to a different level. It felt as though I was listening to a play, rather than an audiobook, and the man's voice had such strong emotion throughout the story, such as his "singing/storytelling" during The Stranger.

What frustrates you about listening to the book rather than reading it.

I have always preferred reading a book over listening to it, even when I was really young and teacher would read stories aloud to the class. I like seeing the words in front of me, having something substantial in my hands as I watch the story come to life in my head. The act of reading a book  is much different from listening to it. If I get distracted, stop paying attention to the story, the one sentence continue to play through my head until I start to focus again. However, by listening to the audiobook, there are so many possible distractions that would keep me from understanding the novel, and understanding it in a deeper way.