Hi guys, I'm a huge reader and something I love to do is read two physical books, one nonfiction, one fiction, and also listen to an audible. What really got me into audible was Reese Witherspoon's book club, which is fantastic if you haven't started reading their books. But I was talking to my roommate today about audible and audiobooks in general, and she was saying that she doesn't count that as reading. Do you guys agree? I feel like that's wrong and ableist, like it's a different experience but it's for sure reading. There's some books that I would way rather listen to on Audible, like so many, for so many reasons. memoirs or books that are really heavy and I don't want to carry around. What do you think?

Yeah, that's completely ableist, but you know what I love? I love reading and listening at the same time. It enhances. It's like it's less fatiguing. Oh, I love it.

I hate audiobooks. I need the actual, I need the paper cuts. I need the smell of the cover so I can judge that shit.

I think reading a book physically, I think it does something for your mind. I think it's a way of learning that your mind grasps more. but I personally listen to audiobooks just for the sake of time and convenience.

Books for sure.

Well, if your friend wants to be silly, then yeah, technically it's not reading. I don't think anybody said that it's literally reading.

I'm a big fan of audiobooks so I'm gonna agree with your roommate because you're not reading it, you're not looking at any pages or turning any pages you're actually just listening to the book being read to you. So it doesn't count.

Back in the day I used to love books since I'm a reader, but when I heard about audiobooks, It became much easier and I still love it to this day. So I would say audiobooks

Boots for sure

I feel like I've said like, oh, I've read that book. Well, I'm going to be honest, I listened to it on an audible, but I've took in the information.

I can't read.