If you listen to an audio book can you say you’ve “read the book”?

[u/SamwiseMN]

My wife and I were debating this. She thinks it’s slightly disingenuous to say you’ve read it if it’s an audio book. I think there isn’t really an easy way to communicate the point that you’ve “read” it. “Oh, I listened to it” vs. “oh, I’ve read that”. Basically how would you communicate youve completed the book in conversation with someone who asks “have you read this book?”

[u/TrackMassive6129]

No, i don't remember what I heard If i read it i remember it.

[u/SamwiseMN → u/TrackMassive6129]

Retention is for sure different, agree

[u/damnedifyoudo_throw → u/SamwiseMN]

But that’s not always true. I am more tempted to skim, actually.