So I use Goodreads pretty religiously to track what I’ve been reading, but lately I’ve listened to a few audiobooks of books that were in my “to read” list. It feels like cheating by putting them on my read list but it’s not like I’m going to read the physical book now that I’ve listened to it … so I guess I’ll move it over, but I’m wondering if most of you guys would consider it as a book read. For example, if your yearly goal was to read 15 books, would audiobooks count?
I am recovering from a brain injury and cannot read physical print and sometimes not even an ebook. A lot of my stuff is ebooks but about 1/4 is audiobooks.
This is a very ableist take and it’s exhausting. I see you’re chilling, OP, and that’s awesome, so this is for everyone else who claims we don’t read when we’re injured or have delays or other difficulties because it’s an audio book. It’s ableist gatekeeping.
Those of us who can’t physically read are still consuming the media. Telling me “you don’t read” is a problem that y’all need to deconstruct.
I’ll get back to physical media and be able to read more but right now this is where my brain is in the healing process. Audio books absolutely count.
(Cue the down votes, sadly)