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English teacher here— I recommend that students listen to the audio while reading. They get a lot from it.

I do it when I can. I don’t read much faster than if I were to speak the words myself. It helps me keep focused.

Audiobooks by themselves are still “reading a book” for the purpose of this argument. So yeah, immersive reading still counts as reading.

There’s no way to “cheat” reading a book, nor is there a right or wrong or better or more or less valid way.

I really enjoy listening to the audiobook while reading, especially if there are a lot of non-English names and terms so I can hear the pronunciations. I listen to them at 2x speed while reading (it’s the fastest I can get without the audio being unintelligible to me). I can read faster silently if I count purely words per minute like when I read newspapers, etc., but I think it helps me retain story and characters better to be fully immersed.

You mean reading + audiobook together? Yeah, it’s called immersive reading and known to improve experience of reading. I do this sometimes too when I have both, especially when Im feeling down or just tired. It helps me focus on the reading and to really get into the story. Even better if it’s a full cast audio. I can’t do audiobook on it’s own because I have shit attention span but immersive reading works for me.

You know this is not a contest, right? You are not going to be disqualified for using illegal equipment. Do whatever works for you and call it whatever you want to call it. There’s no question in my mind that this is reading, but I also don’t think it matters whether it is or not.

I do this. I love reading physical books, but I also want to learn the correct way to pronounce characters ’ names and just some English words in general. I’m not a native English speaker, so audiobooks help a lot.

I like to listen sometimes (especially the dramatic readings) I then try to find a movie based on the novel [I don’t stray past my readings to not spoil the plot] it helps me put a face to the words.

And sometimes I just straight read through so it depends on how I’m feeling at the moment

I think this would drive me insane. There’s no way I wouldn’t skip ahead.

I love audio books but I can’t just sit down and listen to them. Audio books, for me, are for when I’m driving or maybe cooking. I need to be doing something but also doing something that doesn’t take a lot of brain power.

I don’t know I would say this doesn’t “count as reading”

I do it when I’m mentally tired but still want to find out what happens next in the book I’m reading. Great after a long day or after reading for hours on end and you want to switch the pace.

If you consume novels it counts. Audiobooks count, what you said counts, it all counts. Can we move past the gatekeeping BS of whether or not something counts as ‘real’ reading.

Absolutely. I do this almost exclusively. I crank the audio speed up to 2.5, sometimes 3 and then it’s more on par with my actual reading speed. But it helps me focus more and not have my thoughts wonder as much since I’m using my ears and eyes to absorb the story.

It’s good. It’s expensive, but I like to do it sometimes depending on the book. Hardest part is synching the audio to your reading speed or close enough so you don’t go insane.

I enjoy it, but it can get a little confusing if the two books are in different genres.

If it works for you, great! Personally it would drive me crazy because I can read much faster than I can listen. This reminds me of grade school class readings and how I’d always read ahead because I was bored.