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Favorite Audiobooks….

ready. set. go!

Liz #questionnaire #audio book

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Carolyn

As You Wish (Cary Elwes)

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Cat

@Carolyn I second this suggestion!

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Dot

The Dollhouse.

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Kaci

Becoming, Heavy: An American Memoir, The Silver Linings Playbook, Mr Penumbra’s 24 hour bookstore

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Cathy

@Kaci loved Becoming and Mr Penumbra (listened to it with my kids on a road trip). I’ll have to check out the others.

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Kelly

The Greatest Love Story Ever Told

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Janice

@Kelly yes yes yes! This!

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Cathy

Born a Crime, Man Called Ove, Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Frye, Ready Player One, The Rosie Project

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Lyndsay

Born a Crime by Trevor Noah
The Wednesday Wars

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Jamie

Becoming.
Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo.
Greatest Love Story Ever Told.
Harry Potter

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Jennica

Born a Crime, Becoming, Beartown

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Jennica

I did not mean to pick all books beginning with a “B” ?‍♀️

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Cathy

@Jennica All good ones, though!

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Lisa

A Man Called Ove

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Shereen

Educated by Tara Westover….

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Alisa

Confessions of a domestic failure! Its hilarious!

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Sara

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

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Christy

Good Omens, Harry Dresden series, Rivers of London series, Bryant and May series, Flavia de Luce series, Anansi Boys.

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Hillary

The Help, Defending Jacob, Remember Me, The Midwive’s Confession and Pretty Girls.

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Heather

The james Paterson books are definitely enjoyable during my commute

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Christy

Where’d You Go Bernadette, Furiously Happy.

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Sarah

Harry Potter
Becoming
Educated

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Katie

??? I was skimming the suggestions and read these as one title ???

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Sheri

@Katie lol

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Kelli

The Martian

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Leona

One Heart at a Time by Delilah

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Megan

Naked, Angela’s Ashes.

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Trisha

I loved The Boys in the Boat on audio. I’m listening to Vox right now.

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Jennifer

@Trisha Vox’s narrator is wicked good!!! I had to search and put a hold on everything she narrates.

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Trisha

@Jennifer totally agree

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Cat

As You Wish by Cary Elwes. I can’t recommend the audio version of this book enough. It’s so good. Well if you have seen and like the movie The Princess Bride.

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Jes

@Cat !!!!! Thank you for that recommendation! I’m going to have to get this one next. One of my favorite movies!

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Cat

@Jes oh my goshhhh you have to listen to it stat! The audio is read by a bunch of the actors, directors, and the author of the book The Princess Bride. It’s soooo good.

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Amanda

Stories I Only Tell My Friends by Rob Lowe. A History of Witches is wonderful too.

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Carmen

The narrator of Circe was awesome.

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Lisa

yes please

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Danielle

Anything Neil Gaiman has written, Born a Crime, I am Malala, A Man Called Ove, David Sedaris books, The Help, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian, The Night Circus, Harry Potter Series, Notorious RBG, Yes Please, In Cold Blood, Rebecca, Flavia de Luce Mysteries, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo series, and for guilty pleasure Rhys Bowen books…

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Allison

Open by Andre Agassi. I don’t even like sports. I don’t even know how tennis works. But it was awesome! I couldn’t stop listening. So glad my dad told me to give it a try!

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Jes

The Outlander Series. Davina Porter (the narrator) is amazing. I couldn’t get into reading the books- but the audio is so engaging.

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Jennifer

@Jes I usually hate when female narrators do the male parts, but she is phenomenal! I really felt like I was there with Claire and Jamie! (not sure if I spelled those correctly)

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Christy

11/22/63

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Tina

Angelas Ashes
Calypso
Digging to America

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Taylor

The Queen of Hearts by Kimmery Martin

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Mari-Anne

Death of a Snob by MC Beaton, but only the version narrated by Davina McCall. She is delightful as this book’s narrator.

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Cyd

“Becoming” by Michelle Obama, read by Michelle herself.

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Katie

The Glass Castle – so many emotions!

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Claudia

Eleanor Oliphant, A River of Stars, Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows, I Feel Bad About My Neck ( by Nora Ephron, very funny) , Born A Crime, Becoming, A Tree Grows In Brooklyn…

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Mikki

Before we were your’s and hillbilly elegy were 2 of my favorites

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Jana

– The Green Mile
– I Am Not My Father’s Son
– Born a Crime
– Big Little Lies
– The Keeper of Lost Things

All EXCELLENTLY narrated. I have many more but these are awesome.

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Maureen

I’m seriously loving “The Book of Speculation”, read by Ari Fliakos. His characters each come alive with his various accents and intonations. I’d listen to him read me the back of a cereal box his voice is that amazing! I will look for other books read by him now.

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Jana

@Maureen ok weird thing: there are two different versions on Audible by two different narrators. I’ve never seen that before.

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Jennifer

@Jana Harry Potter is like that. Stephen Frye and Jim Dale are narrators. I think it depends on locations/publications.

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Maureen

@Jana oooooh get the Ari Fliakos version! He has impressive vocal range. He narrates men and women so well, and so differently. Let me know what you think!

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Jana

@Jennifer wow, I am an avid audiobook reader & had never seen that before. Interesting.

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Jennifer

@Jana I could be wrong, but I think it’s true.

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Jana

Oh I wasn’t doubting you, just fascinated by this practice

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Ann

Just finished The One by John Marrs…AMAZING!!!

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Kim

This isn’t for everyone but I’m listening to The Prince of Tides by Pat Conroy. I have read it a couple times but to hear the words helps you appreciate his way with words. Some say he is too wordy but I adore his prose. It brings everything alive.

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Valerie

The Other Wife

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Jennifer

Vox
Left Neglected by Lisa Genova

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Jennifer

-Where’d You Go, Bernadette?
-Outlander
-Stories I Only Tell My Friends by Rob Lowe

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Jody

Britt-Marie Was Here, Bossy Pants, Becoming, King of the Mild Frontier, and All the Light We Cannot See

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Sarah

Scrappy Little Nobody by Anna Kendrick
World War Z by Max Brooks
The Shining by Stephen King
Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
The Johnstown Flood by David McCullough

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Brienne

Thirteenth tale

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Lucy

Harry Potter!

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Laura

The Night Circus
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
Harry Potter
The Husbands Secret
Educated

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Cathy

The Spellman Files

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Tonya

Anything narrated by Jim Dale (Harry Potter series). Anything narrated in general is better than stories that are just read.

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Laura

Jim Dale is amazing. My only wish is that he do more!!!!

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Kristen

Harry Potter Series with Jim Dale (who won awards for his narrations), A Christmas Carole with Jim Dale, The Night Circus, Life After Life by Kate Atkinson, Crazy Rich Asians (currently listening to), Where’d You Go Bernadette, A Man Called Ove, Big Little Lies, The Rosie Project, just to name a few! ?

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Jeanne

Everything I never told you

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Brittany

Educated

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Crista

Harry Potter series. Jim Dale is amazing. The Chronicles of the One series (first two books are out) by Nora Roberts — I cant recall the narrator’s name but she’s right up there with Jim Dale, I think.

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Rae

Before We Were Yours

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Jennifer

Anything by David Sedaris

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Stacie

As You Wish by Cary Elwes. If you are a Princess Bride fan, listen to this. It’s narrated by Cary, with cameos from the cast, Rob Reiner (the director), and William Goldman, the author of the book. PURE AUDITORY GOLD. After listening, you will want to go back and watch the movie again with your newfound knowledge.

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Courtney

His voice is dreamy. I will have to download this. It’s my favorite movie ever.

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Stacie

I’m telling you…if you are a fan, this is a love letter you give yourself. It’s wonderful.

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Laura

All of these comments made me buy it. I love the movie.

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Karol

The first time we watched it with my son, he was all “I’m not watching a stupid princess movie.” He can now recite parts by heart. We will have to check this one out!

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Jana

I have never seen that movie—gasp!! I need to watch it so I can listen to this book

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Robin

The Music Shop by Rachel Joyce.

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Ana

Born a crime by Trevor Noah, he narrates de book as well.

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Jennifer

All the light we cannot see, beneath a scarlet sky.

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Susan

A Walk In The Woods by Bill Bryson.

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Amanda

Boys in the Boat

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Sara

Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine, A Man Called Ove, all Harry Potters

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Karen

11/22/63, Okay for Now, The Serpent King, The Heart’s Invisible Furies, The Night Circus, Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, Columbine

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LizQuestion author

Oh my gosh!! You all are Amazeballs! So many great recommendations!! ???

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Abigail

Becoming by Michelle Obama

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Kyra

Rush

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Concetta

So many to list…and at present I’m listening to Becoming read by Michelle Obama. ABSOLUTELY a must listen. I am even more appreciative of the incredible human beings Michelle & Barack are. First to have taken on the challenge of being POTUS & FLOTUS. Second for their bravery to be who they are. I cannot find enough adjectives and am reduced to just saying ‘WOW’ over and over as I listen to her share her experiences from childhood to present. As far as I can tell, she covers ALL the angles of life with humbleness, honesty, grace & love. ❤️

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Tiffany

Eleanor and Park

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