{"id":7327,"date":"2021-08-23T13:22:33","date_gmt":"2021-08-23T13:22:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/daastan.com\/blog\/?p=7327"},"modified":"2021-08-25T13:44:01","modified_gmt":"2021-08-25T13:44:01","slug":"the-audiobooks-vs-reading-debate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/daastan.com\/blog\/the-audiobooks-vs-reading-debate\/","title":{"rendered":"The audiobooks vs reading debate"},"content":{"rendered":"

On our saddest and happiest of days, books serve as great companions.<\/em> The art of storytelling and its compilation in different forms has existed since times immemorial. From Theban Plays, ballads, epics<\/em> to novels<\/em> and short stories<\/em>, the realm of reading encompasses all. However, like every other aspect of our lives, technology<\/em> seems to have revolutionised<\/em> our reading habits too. At first, the term reading catered to the act of absorbing<\/em> or enjoying<\/em> a work of literature from a physical book. But nowadays, other options such as e-books and Audiobooks are also available. Therefore, the question begs, are other forms of familiarising your self with a book as effective as reading or not? Today we at Daastan<\/a> are hoping to settle for you the Audiobooks vs the reading debate<\/em>.<\/p>\n

The reason behind animosity for Audiobooks<\/h2>\n

Those in favour of audiobooks desperately want to pinpoint the moment in history where a conventional reader said that \u201caudiobooks are lesser than reading\u201d.<\/em> Since that unnamed moment, readers seem to have a grudge against them. Conventional readers claim that audiobooks destroy the purpose of reading. For reading is a personal experience between a person and a book, as he flips through the book taking in the scent of its crisp pages and tasting every word written on a page at the tip of their tongue.<\/p>\n

\"Audiobooks\"<\/a>
Illustration by Grace Easton<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

But before giving a final verdict let us hear from the defendant (audiobooks) as to why they should not be considered less than reading.<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s talk about the Pros and Cons of Audiobooks<\/h2>\n

Audiobooks like any other medium have pros as well as cons. The question arises \u201cdo the pros outweigh the cons or vice versa?\u201d<\/em> To explore that we are going to enlist for you some of the wonders and shortcomings of listening to books , leaving up to you to decide whether audiobooks are really worth the hype.<\/p>\n

\"Audiobooks\"<\/a>
via pinterest<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Pros of Audiobooks<\/h3>\n