Do books on tape count if someone asks what's the last book you read?

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1NfamousACE_2
03/26/2024
07:58 PM
#1
And do you listen to them?
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Baron_Ox
03/26/2024
07:59 PM
#2
no, and no.

the second no just because I let my mind wander when I listen to stuff, so I don't think I can properly follow a story in that way.
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Powdered_Toast
03/26/2024
08:01 PM
#3
It's like saying you beat a game but you watched a let's play.
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Rosstin316
03/26/2024
08:03 PM
#4
No ones ever gonna know that I listened to it instead of read it so yes, absolutely.
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MorbidFaithless
03/26/2024
08:25 PM
#5
I think so, yes. People have listened to stories a lot longer than they've read them.
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MrResetti
03/26/2024
08:26 PM
#6
It counts
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knightmarexx
03/26/2024
08:41 PM
#9
Some Audiobooks definitely enhance the experience.... Like the one with casts.
1NfamousACE_2
03/26/2024
08:43 PM
#10
knightmarexx posted...
Some Audiobooks definitely enhance the experience.... Like the one with casts.

i just downloaded like 2 books with a cast, cant wait to listen to them
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Raikuro
03/26/2024
08:43 PM
#11
Baron_Ox posted...
no, and no.

the second no just because I let my mind wander when I listen to stuff, so I don't think I can properly follow a story in that way.
Some people skim through some paragraphs but still count it as reading
knightmarexx
03/26/2024
08:43 PM
#12
1NfamousACE_2 posted...
i just downloaded like 2 books with a cast, cant wait to listen to them

Oh, which two?
Baron_Ox
03/26/2024
08:52 PM
#13
Raikuro posted...
Some people skim through some paragraphs but still count it as reading
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Bleuets
03/26/2024
08:53 PM
#14
Id count it. But if Im in conversation I do make it clear that Im listening to an audio book rather than reading it.
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Ifrit
03/26/2024
08:53 PM
#16
Absolutely. And no, it's nothing like watching a lets play of a video game. There's no difference in reading a book and listening to an audio book.
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archizzy
03/26/2024
08:57 PM
#17
I dont care if someone counts it. I just know I have no interest in them. I like the actual books. Nothing from an electronic device for me. I want to have a book in my hands.
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SkittyOnWailord
03/26/2024
08:58 PM
#18
Well, you didn't read it, so that should be obvious. You could instead say you heard a book being read to you.

Otherwise you could read books to a newborn baby and tell everyone they've read a bunch of books lately. :p
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Damn_Underscore
03/26/2024
09:00 PM
#19
You have to specify it was an audiobook but yes
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Funcoot
03/26/2024
09:00 PM
#20
I think it counts, but if it comes up with me I specify that I listened to the audiobook. But most of the time I prefer physical books, because I retain the information better if I read it.
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ItsNotA2Mer
03/26/2024
09:05 PM
#21
GregsMedley posted...
Feels kinda ableist to say they don't count. Some folks don't have the option to literally read and I can't imagine saying it doesn't count to them.

Words mean what words mean. Big difference between reading something, and listening to it.
But nobody should be judged for choosing to listen to books instead of reading them.
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LeoRavus
03/26/2024
09:32 PM
#23
Do audio books have special effects sounds like those old radio programs?
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andri_g
03/26/2024
09:57 PM
#24
Powdered_Toast posted...
It's like saying you beat a game but you watched a let's play.
However, if your intent is to "go through a game" to clear it from your backlog, watching a let's play start-to-finish is alternative, but legitimate, way to do it.

I once did this with a friend for Limbo; I played and they watched. When they asked "What happens if you [...]?", I'd hand the controller to them, but they wouldn't take it.

[ Btw, we played with my copy of the game on his console, so he received the achievements for it. ]
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LeoRavus posted...
Do audio books have special effects sounds like those old radio programs?
Some do. IIRC, SW Dark Empire does. Edit : Btw, it has a 2h 32m run-time.

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RetuenOfDevsman
03/26/2024
10:02 PM
#25
Well, did you read it?
Itachi157
03/26/2024
10:03 PM
#26
Does not count.

I mean you could be illiterate and listen to the audiobook. Absolutely does not count as a book you read. But then again nobody's going to know if you claim to have read it.
FolkenRawr
03/26/2024
10:10 PM
#27
Yes, of course. Gateguarding reading is fucking weak
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Villain_S_Fiend
03/26/2024
10:23 PM
#28
It's an inconsequential detail, so you might as well just count them. You absorbed the book in some manner and the result is the same, whether read or heard. I feel like the folks who care enough to "disqualify" books on tape are maybe too concerned with the aesthetic of being a book reader.

But shit, you might gain some cool points if you say it was on a physical cassette, rather than digital/streaming. Bonus points if you have the huge clamshell box for the four-tape set in your car.
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ItsNotA2Mer
03/26/2024
11:08 PM
#29
GregsMedley posted...
I wasn't speaking about people who have the choice, though. I understand what you mean, but it feels like it's just gatekeeping literature consumption and really isn't all that serious.

Yeah, if you're talking about someone who can't actually read a book for whatever reason, it's definitely awesome that they don't have to miss out.
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