Yeah, I'm much the same way. I enjoy it but I can't listen and do anything that isn't autopilot. I'd just drop 50 million stitches or lose track of the book if I tried to knit.
I started listening to the Eye of the World! I can't promise that I will make it through, as I tend to have a mental hiccup around the Dragon Reborn, but I'm hoping maybe listening instead of reading will cure me of it?
Anyway - I noticed for the first time how beautiful these books are. I...