Why listening to a book isn’t quite the same thing as reading one

Hindustan Times | BySeema Goswami

Jan 27, 2019 11:59 AM IST

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Reading a book is different from listening to it in various ways- it’s a more active pastime and is a far more immersive experience.

It all started because of a walk in the park. Winters in Delhi are really the only time you can indulge in this pleasure. And I was determined to do just that this year (air pollution be damned!), chalking up my daily 10,000 steps as I meandered through the paths and crooked lanes of Lodi Garden. And just like everyone else, I carried my phone along so that I could pop my earphones in and listen to some music.

In an audio book going back to a particular passage can be quite a harrowing process(Photo imaging: Parth Garg)

While reading a book, you don’t have a narrator inserting himself/herself between the book and yourself, and distorting the experience for you

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