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Do you listen to author/book playlists?
Do you create your own?
No to both! I feel as though I buck the trend with this one but I’m not a playlist person at all and never have been. I only listen to music whilst I’m driving, and even then I’ll often turn the radio off or switch stations if the song begins to irritate me.
I find I can tune out the background hum of talking if my family are chatting or watching TV, but for some reason I find music to be distracting.
Do you love music or prefer quiet when reading?
I always thought just the fact that they offer those playlists was kind of weird. I guess books and music just don’t go together in my mind.
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I can see how songs might inspire an author but I don’t find that they enhance the reading experience.
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I like it quiet when I read. I have bad tinnitus, so I always have noise to deal with. Don’t need more.
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I don’t listen to music while reading, but I have looked up specific songs when they seem to have significance to the story. But I don’t listen to it while reading, I just look it up for reference if I’m not familiar with it.
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I find I’ve not heard of most of them and that just makes me feel old 😂
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Music has always been important in our lives,so yes…i listen to music while reading. Plus,i help Aja James find music for her stories.
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That is so amazing – I just assumed the author chose all the songs!
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She does. I simply send a selection every week,based on what she tells me she’s looking for.
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But you’re still involved. I don’t listen to much music so wouldn’t be a great help!
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True. We simply have a LOT of music,so we have a LOT to choose from. Still….if i’d try to send her the music we like best,she’d probably tell me to bugger off🤣
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I can’t listen to music while reading. I have listened to author playlist while walking or working out but even then, rarely.
Karen @For What It’s Worth
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I only really listen to music when I’m driving.
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After this post went up, I”m seeing that a lot of my bookish friends don’t do playlists. So now I wonder who does… Probably Book-Tok and Bookstagramers. LOL
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I’m all about the reading, listening to music is a distraction for me.
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