Do auido dramas count as audio books?

[kingstoken]

I listened to one of the Big Finish Doctor Who audio dramas on Spotify, do you guys think that counts as an audio book? Could I use it to goes towards my book bingo, do you think?

Comments

[stonepicnicking_okapi]

I think it could count. How long was it?

[kingstoken]

It was an hour long, so probably wouldn't be a novel written down, but I counted novelette and things before for the Bingo, so I was thinking this might be the same.

[pauraque]

Interesting question. My first thought was that if I read the published script of a play I'd count that as a book, but if I watched the same play performed on stage I wouldn't. But since your bingo is a challenge you set for yourself, I think it's up to you how you define the scope of that challenge.

[kingstoken]

True! I can set rules however I like, it is just for fun after all, but I've just never thought about it before today.

[smallhobbit]

I don't see why not. They're full length original stories, unlike many radio dramas which are abbreviated and adaptions of the original.

[kingstoken]

Aw, thanks, that makes me feel better for including it.

[misbegotten]

Absolutely! I group audio dramas and audiobooks together in my media list. Sure, audio dramas are shorter than a lot of audiobooks but a lot of books are short ; it's not as if I am measuring my media intake by page number.

[kingstoken]

Yeah, that is kind of what I was thinking too, they're like audio books. I was just second guessing myself because this was the first time I was considering it for the book bingo. Thanks!

[badfalcon]

I'd absolutely count it, yes

[kingstoken]

Thank you!