Is it better to read a book or listen to it?

[Skeptic]

@michaeljtobias

I have a pretty clear line of demarcation here: Fiction gets ripped and put on usb drives to be listened to in the car. Non-fiction is still consumed through my eyes.

The one exception is short NF or NF that is broken down into smaller bits. Or if I’m taking a road trip…then I’ll listen to NF (Can confirm that Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee is excellent on audio.)

Similar for me, unless it is complicated fiction. No way I’m gonna try to listen to Umberto Eco or James Joyce in a car… :-/

And I do listen to light, popular non-fiction - the kind with a narrative, such as Devil in the White city.

It’s all about the cognitive load, for me. Can’t listen to anything that requires much thinking as audio. I’d rather be able to parse that out in print.