Personally, for me, I prefer Audiobooks because I can get through an audiobook faster (generally) than a book. Now, I still read faster than a narrator when I actually sit down and read. That said, I rarely sit down and read because I’m busy with life or messing around on my computer. An audiobook I can stick in my ears and listen while I do chores, drive, go for a walk, etc. A physical book (or eBook - see this discussion: Reading: Digital or Physical?), I actually have to make the time to sit down and read, which is usually before bed if I’m not sitting up at my computer too late. Now, with a single-narrator audiobook, if the narrator doesn’t work, than you’re better off just reading the thing. So, there is that to contend with. To wrap this back to Doctor Who, I really wish that more of the original novels (which are out of print and hard get ahold of, especially outside the UK) would get unabridged audiobook editions.
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