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Post by Marie Chalupová »

I was thinking of listening to this book instead of reading the physical/digital copy. Did someone already listen to it? Did you find it easy to follow or is it the kind of book that benefits from actually reading it?
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I read the digital/physical copy. I think this book could be good in an audio format, but I do hope that the person voicing it is able to really get the points across.
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I have not listened to the audiobook, but I wonder how the notes and exercises would come across in an audiobook. For those areas, reading the physical book might be easier so you can follow along with the exercises and take as much time as you need to write your answers and reflect.
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Post by Julie Gebrosky »

I like audio books sometimes, but it’s so much quicker to read! Plus, as others said, you can complete the exercises easier in standard format. If I’m going to be writing things down, I like physical books better than even ebooks.
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Post by Fredrick Felix Mnjala Maneno »

I have not listened to the audio version of the book yet. All the same I feel that one might not be able to internalize the salient points of the book. I usually find that with listening to audio books might leave one listening passively and miss out on a lot. All the same I guess it all depends on the person.
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Post by Meghan Soderholm »

I have only read the e-book version of this book. I am interested, though, in listening to the audiobook. I hope Christian Espinosa is voicing it. He is very well-spoken, and I want to hear the difference between listening to the book and reading the book with no audio or my voice.
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Post by Saima Rahman »

I haven't tried the audiobook yet. But I hope the narrator does justice to the important points and puts them across well. Also, it will be interesting to hear how they voice the exercises in the book.
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I haven't tried audio book ever. I think if we listen to the audio, the benefit is that we can multitask with other things, such as cooking.
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The audible version is better for me I guess... I can easily ditect errors and typos and it's save much time you can't get tired of enjoyment
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I need to try the audible version with this book... Am eagerly in need of reading this book
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I have not read the audio version. However, I would suggest you read the kindle version or the hard copy, whichever one you prefer. Personally, I am more connected to kindle or hard copies than listening to the book.
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I read the digital copy and I enjoyed it. I advise you to read the kindle version or the hard copy.
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Post by Marie Chalupová »

Lisa8806 wrote: 19 Jun 2023, 21:01 I have not listened to the audiobook, but I wonder how the notes and exercises would come across in an audiobook. For those areas, reading the physical book might be easier so you can follow along with the exercises and take as much time as you need to write your answers and reflect.
Thank you everyone for the replies. If there are exercises then it seems like audiobook is not a good choice, at least for first read through.
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