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From: Betty Tisel <tiselfar>
Date: Tue, 04 Mar 2008 20:55:05 -0600
------ Forwarded Message From: "Robin L. Gibson" <gibsonr at denison.edu> Date: Tue, 4 Mar 2008 21:44:11 -0500 To: Betty Tisel <tiselfar at visi.com> Subject: Re: [CCBC-Net] Is listening to a book reading?
One of the members of my book club regularly listens to our selections rather that reading them. Sometimes there are interesting differences between the two: for instance, when we read The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime, several of us commented on the diagrams (not really illustrations, but they help understand the text/viewpoint of the main character I think), but she was not aware of them even existing. She was fascinated to see them.
In a recent interview with Brian Selznick, I think I recall it mentioned that he had written additional text for the audio version of The Invention of Hugo Cabret. Makes sense right? -- so much of the story is told through the pictures. So I definitely want to listen to it now to see how it is done.
I listened to The Golden Compass before I read it -- in addition to Pullman being a master reader/narrator, I never had to worry about how to pronounce Lyra, Pantalaimon, daemon, etc. I tend to read slowly, stopping to try to pronounce names sometimes. I think this book really flowed better for me as a listener. When reading the book later, I remember thinking, "Oh yeah, this is where I sat listening in the car in the garage because I simply couldn't stop listening." It really is that compelling!
So in answer to Betty's question, I think listening is definitely not reading. It is very valuable and in and of itself, and in the best instances, really can enhance a work, lead to a deeper or better understanding of the text, and bring new readers to a text through their listening experience. A different kind of exercise . . . yes!
Happy listening, Robin
Quoting Betty Tisel <tiselfar at visi.com>:
It would be great to have some kind of neuroscientist step in here and talk about what happens in our brains when we read a story, and what happens in our brains when we listen to a story. It must be quite different.
I am not really invested in the debate "IS LISTENING READING?" We receive stories in many ways. I am curious though about what our brains do with the visual input vs the audio input.
Betty Tisel Minneapolis MN
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Date: Tue, 04 Mar 2008 20:55:05 -0600
------ Forwarded Message From: "Robin L. Gibson" <gibsonr at denison.edu> Date: Tue, 4 Mar 2008 21:44:11 -0500 To: Betty Tisel <tiselfar at visi.com> Subject: Re: [CCBC-Net] Is listening to a book reading?
One of the members of my book club regularly listens to our selections rather that reading them. Sometimes there are interesting differences between the two: for instance, when we read The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime, several of us commented on the diagrams (not really illustrations, but they help understand the text/viewpoint of the main character I think), but she was not aware of them even existing. She was fascinated to see them.
In a recent interview with Brian Selznick, I think I recall it mentioned that he had written additional text for the audio version of The Invention of Hugo Cabret. Makes sense right? -- so much of the story is told through the pictures. So I definitely want to listen to it now to see how it is done.
I listened to The Golden Compass before I read it -- in addition to Pullman being a master reader/narrator, I never had to worry about how to pronounce Lyra, Pantalaimon, daemon, etc. I tend to read slowly, stopping to try to pronounce names sometimes. I think this book really flowed better for me as a listener. When reading the book later, I remember thinking, "Oh yeah, this is where I sat listening in the car in the garage because I simply couldn't stop listening." It really is that compelling!
So in answer to Betty's question, I think listening is definitely not reading. It is very valuable and in and of itself, and in the best instances, really can enhance a work, lead to a deeper or better understanding of the text, and bring new readers to a text through their listening experience. A different kind of exercise . . . yes!
Happy listening, Robin
Quoting Betty Tisel <tiselfar at visi.com>:
It would be great to have some kind of neuroscientist step in here and talk about what happens in our brains when we read a story, and what happens in our brains when we listen to a story. It must be quite different.
I am not really invested in the debate "IS LISTENING READING?" We receive stories in many ways. I am curious though about what our brains do with the visual input vs the audio input.
Betty Tisel Minneapolis MN
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-- Robin L. Gibson 55 Old Farm Road Granville, Ohio 43023 gibsonr at denison.edu ------ End of Forwarded MessageReceived on Tue 04 Mar 2008 08:55:05 PM CST
