My world as a book worm

Becoming By  Michelle Obama Published:   13th november 2018 Genre:  non fiction, autobiography Edition :  Audiobook Source:  Monthly subscription HOURS: 19.1h Pages:  426 My rating : 5/5  Goodreads rating : 4.65/5 Read:  2019 This was definetly one of the books of the year of 2018 that I really wanted to read. However, when I went to the book shop and saw such a big book I had my doubts that I would be reading it soon. But then, something happen! I made the decision of subscribe audiobooks from Kobo, to give it a try... and guess what? Found that this book is narrated no other than by Michelle Herself! So then I saw THE oportunity!  Why did I find it so fascinating? Being an autobiograpy narrated by the person herself I could feel the emotions during the reading. The good, the bad, the sad and the happy!  I couldn't stop listening to it until the book was finished.  The magic of audiobooks is that ...

Audiobooks - Yes or No My question today is related with audiobooks. Personally, I have never tried and I have mixed feelings regarding this. However, I am a bit curious and concerned about them at the same time. I feel that this is a bit like my feelings regarding ebooks. If at first I didn't want to invest and try them, nowadays they are a big part of my life. Regarding audiobooks I think they can be good if: 1) you are very tired to focus on reading but at the same time dont want to loose the moment to "read" the books; 2) Time saving (for example I get sick if reading while on movement, so with audiobooks I would avoid wasting reading time); 3) There are subscriptions on amazon, kobo.... On the other hand: 1) It is not the same as reading; 2) Can work as a lullaby and people would fall asleep. 3) The audiobooks are expensive. Are the subscriptions really worth it? I haven't read a lot yet about audiobooks. However I intend to.  I w...