Here's the thing about paper books; they're like vinyl. I love everything about them. I love the feel, I love the smell, I love the sensation of running your finger down a page. Just like I love vinyl; the way you have to handle each disk with care, blowing off the dust and gently setting the needle in the groove. The pop and hiss as it turns.

But I can't bring a record player in my car, any more than I can read a book while driving.

Life is busy, and complicated, and paper books are slow and simple.

For me, switching to audiobooks meant that I read more in weeks than I had in years before. That's really all that matters. The words are the same, the box just isn't as pretty. I love the pretty box, but I'll give it up to get the words.