Never tried them but don't outright hate them

>>7980191
/lit/ approved: non-fiction when working out or traveling
pleb approved: replacing the reading of literature with audible

>>7980206
this
They are probably nice for some books, it depends on the style

It is decent.

If you can focus as well on an audiobook as you can on a regular book then there is no difference to get mad about.
Some books might even gain something with the audio, while I'm sure some lose something. Either way it's not a huge difference.
I know because my eyes have been bad lately so audiobooks are my only choice.

I do, anyway. Just finished the first third of Anna Karenina during mealtimes, car rides, and walks. Also learned a lot about normans before that.
They're pretty good desu, especially when you're in a position where actually reading is a no-no. I still read actual books, but it's good for filling in the gaps

>>7980191
They are ok IF the voice fits the story.
I am into Lovecraft and there is one guy who makes the stories amazing. Wayne June. He even did the voiceover for the Lovecraftian game Darkest Dungeon. But otherwise I sometimes get annoyed because you have to keep at the pace of the reader.

>>7980191
I love them for going on a long walk or hike.

Sometimes I feel like a long walk is a waste of time but it doesn't when I have an audio book with me.

Syncing up with a real book is easy because you just wait for the chapter on the audio book to end.

>>7980191
Autobiographies spoken by the author are great. Sometimes it's nice to just have someone talk about themselves.