Is listening to a "book" reading?
Without the printed word
definitions can get fuzzy
Along the right side of this page, you'll notice that a new "What I'm Listening To" section has been added under "What I'm Reading."
"Listening" lists music that I've purchased recently — all downloaded from Apple's iTunes.
But it doesn't show the audio versions of two "books" that I'm currently "reading." Sometimes I just listen to "Wild at Heart," by John Eldredge, and sometimes I read along with the sound, holding the book and turning the pages, while hearing the narrator. The same with "Hannibal Rising," by Thomas Harris.
When I've only listened to a book, have I read it? It doesn't really matter, I guess ... but it's awkward to say, "I just read (insert book name)" when you've only listened to it.
Confusing? A little.
(Notice "Casino Royale" and "The Dante Club" are off the reading list — I finished them in November and December, respectively. I enjoyed both.)
definitions can get fuzzy
Along the right side of this page, you'll notice that a new "What I'm Listening To" section has been added under "What I'm Reading."
"Listening" lists music that I've purchased recently — all downloaded from Apple's iTunes.
But it doesn't show the audio versions of two "books" that I'm currently "reading." Sometimes I just listen to "Wild at Heart," by John Eldredge, and sometimes I read along with the sound, holding the book and turning the pages, while hearing the narrator. The same with "Hannibal Rising," by Thomas Harris.
When I've only listened to a book, have I read it? It doesn't really matter, I guess ... but it's awkward to say, "I just read (insert book name)" when you've only listened to it.
Confusing? A little.
(Notice "Casino Royale" and "The Dante Club" are off the reading list — I finished them in November and December, respectively. I enjoyed both.)
posted by Ken Carpenter at 12:28 PM
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