Audio books are not for everyone! But I just can't read for pleasure. I had been a reader all my life and did not realize what a loss stories would be to my life. When I had my first sudden vision change period (around 2008??), I had already not been pleasure reading since about 2000 my therapist suggested audio books to me and it really changed my life.
But yeah, I do/did read fast and an audio book takes longer for me. I used to make myself finish everything I started but now If I'm just not at all happy or intrigued in the first 10 minutes I allow myself to not continue. In that Murderland book, there were a few pronunciations that were dubious. There was one book I listened to set in Seattle where Alki was a major place and it is not Al-key...
I do not like condensed books, back in the days of Cassette tapes they tried to make things in hour long segments and condensing books, I want the written word and not the story of the book. There is a whole era from about 1980-2000 where it can be really hard to find non-abridged books.
On the other hand, settling down to a 30-hour book is a commitment! I think it was Kalama in the previous thread who suggested the Author Robin Hobb -- I've enjoyed everything I've read so far, but sometimes I'd rather go the 12-16 hours of a "normal" book or the 7-10 of a short one
