Then there’s the fact that there’s less action and more description and reflection.

I'm currently reading Atlas Shrugged and the care taken with the descriptions is clear and purposeful. I'm both reading the book and also listening to the audio book
It's my first time listening to an audio book. I alternate between the two because I can read faster than listen, but I can listen while folding laundry, cooking, driving. It's quite convenient to have both means available.

I was an avid insatiable reader when I was younger. Then motherhood took up my evenings and spare moments. I had already started backing away from main stream media and entertainment when the Twilight movies came out, but a friend and her daughters convinced me to borrow and read the series. I then jumped into the Harry Potter series and then re-read Pride & Prejudice. (I had read it in high school, but my teacher at the time was horrible and I hated hearing his interpretation of anything and it affected my opinion of the book.) I loved it. My challenge is putting the books down. When I get into a book, tasks start to get put off, I start to stay up later and even things that I typically enjoy, such as posting here on the platform, gets pushed aside. It's hard to balance.

Anyway, I'm adding a few books to my list thanks to your post, although with the time commitment I've invested in Atlas Shrugged, it will take me some to recover before jumping into another book. 😁