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@Disintegrator @kauljade Same. I was reading an audiobook by Ta-Nehisi Coates and had to keep rewinding bc he was sharing gems that I wanted to write down in my reading journal. I still haven’t finished that one because there were things he said that I wanted to unpack and just sit with.

@ChicSheri @kauljade yeah i always have to rewind because i realize i have no idea whats happening.

i don’t think this is true?

@69yolo420swag69 @miro_whatevs @jer__sk @kauljade And you gotta be blocked.

@ChicSheri @miro_whatevs @jer__sk @kauljade You gotta be a troll 💀

@Disintegrator @kauljade For me, I don’t really feel like either is faster unless I raise the speed on the audiobook. I don’t read nearly as many audiobooks as I do physical or ebooks. I agree about getting distracted… I take a break if I’m unfamiliar with a word so I can add it to my dictionary app.

@ChicSheri @kauljade its different for everyone but reading a written book is much faster for me than listening to an audiobook. the only thing that slows me down with a written book is getting distracted; in that instance the audiobook keeps going on its own and so thats faster kinda.

@rowwyaboat @kauljade And blocked.

@ChicSheri @kauljade So take my current read - it’s 450 pages and my kindle is telling me it will take me 4 hours. The audio is literally 13 hours. Even if I’m faster than average, even at half my speed you’ll beat the audio by 5 hours

@guiltyasginny @kauljade Libby does the same. I know how much time it takes me to read, which is why I said what I said. And now that I’m sitting with it & seeing the behavior of a lot of the ppl responding to my comment I’m starting to see why ppl don’t want to read nor participate in bookish spaces.

@ChicSheri @kauljade idk this feels true, kindle calculates how long a book will take you based off your reading speed and mine is routinely 3-5 hours, it just depends on the individual

@miro_whatevs @jer__sk @kauljade And blocked.

@ChicSheri @jer__sk @kauljade those audiobooks are tanking your reading comprehension. read for ONCE.

@rowwyaboat @kauljade Agree to disagree.

@ChicSheri @kauljade For an average speed reader you’re going to read print far faster then someone could read an audiobook

@jer__sk @kauljade No. We aren’t.

@ChicSheri @kauljade well we’re talking about reading not listening

@alittleleader I’d say the most dangerous.

Police officers using AI to write police reports is about to catapult us into the dumbest timeline so far.

@at56_ @TheCinesthetic So true.

@TheCinesthetic Lovecraft Country was such a bold mix of horror, history and social commentary, cancellation after one season still stings 🔥

Lovecraft Country (2020) hit with that mix of horror, history, and pulp, each episode shifting genres while tying it all back to real-world trauma, and HBO pulling the plug after one season still feels like a massive miss.

@whittomd @RezLiza @kauljade To you.

@ChicSheri @RezLiza @kauljade No. Narrators read much slower than people can read.

@mirinziel @ulasdifficile @kauljade And as I said ppl often say they “read” audiobooks. Hence my response. And NO…we will not debate if audiobooks are reading or not bc that is not the point. Okay.

@ChicSheri @ulasdifficile @kauljade the tweet is about reading speeds of people, with audio books the speed is set. U can change it to 2x and the 6 hour long audio will be 3. 10 will be 5. This defeats the discussion on how people can read a book in 3-5 hours

@CJ13twt @kauljade Maybe for you. You don’t know what other ppl do in their head.

@ChicSheri @kauljade They read slower out loud than you do in your head. They also often just read slowly -- I usually speed up audio books to like 1.10.

@ulasdifficile @kauljade No. I’m saying that reading a book generally takes longer than 3-5 hours. This includes both audio and ebook/physical. Then… I’m saying that what could account for her quicker pace is reading an audiobook at 1.5x or 2x speed. K.

@ChicSheri @kauljade But you said audio books take longer? You assumed they’re using them and using them on high speed. 🤦🏻‍♂️ can’t they just read books???

@siteunderconst1 @bigtruckerking @RezLiza @kauljade To you.

@ChicSheri @bigtruckerking @RezLiza @kauljade It is not even an opinion. Reading aloud takes longer, because we pause and add emphasis when speaking. Words leaving our lips takes more time than words entering our heads. Extended dialogue slows audiobooks down to to a crawl.

@ulasdifficile @kauljade I’m not assuming. I’m offering one explanation as to why she may think that reading a book takes as little as 3 hours.

@ChicSheri @kauljade Why’re you assuming they’re using audiobooks but not reading actually? What did that come from?

@Omnipresen38174 @RezLiza @kauljade If there’s nothing to disagree with then why are you here speaking to me? 🤔

@ChicSheri @RezLiza @kauljade Well it depends on the reading speed of the reader, there’s nothing to disagree on really

@drymartinitwist @bigtruckerking @RezLiza @kauljade Maybe for you. Some ppl read more slowly. And to suggest ppl who read slower than others are illiterate (while they are reading might I add) is asinine and speaks to you lack of critical thinking skills.

@ChicSheri @bigtruckerking @RezLiza @kauljade But it's just not true. If you're literate it's much faster to read in your head than to read aloud, especially a narrated story that's read for dramatic purposes.

@purenigma @kauljade I’m not being rude. I’m being clear. I told you I wasn’t debating what is or isn’t reading and yet you tried to debate it, despite that not even being the point. It’s unnecessary.

@ChicSheri @kauljade i mean … ok lol . getting rude isn’t bolstering your argument but you got it , i guess

@purenigma @kauljade I don’t care what you agree with or your opinion on what is or isn’t reading. The facts I stated remain regardless.

@ChicSheri @kauljade i .. am not . i’ve just never agreed with audiobooks being “reading” a book . you are listening to a book . i believe they actively use different parts of the brain . that is the MOST ok thing ever . but they are different . it’s not a bad thing to recognize .