From: DAJ <daj9999>
Date: Tue, 14 Apr 2009 17:53:10 -0700 (PDT)

>I
> am very curious as to whether I am alone in this
> reluctance/passion/protectiveness about the interpretation
> of
> characters and moments embedded, and thus heard?? :)
>

Maia's post said it so beautifully that I'm tempted merely to chime "Me, too!" There are some audiobooks that I enjoy (and, as I've mentioned on this list before, I long for more audiobooks for poetry), but, in general, the more I love a book, the less able I am to listen to an audio version or see it on film, because those readings (and visuals, for the actors) then overwrite the version in my head. Harry Potter will never be what he was before I saw the movie, and I stopped listening to the audio version of _Because of Winn Dixie_ when I realized the voice was far too different from the one I heard and treasured when reading the book.

For books that I like (rather than love), the audio version can give me a new perspective on the work or help me to notice elements I miss when reading, but for the others (especially since a writer's style is a large part of a book's appeal for me), I share Maia's perspective.

DAJ


      
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