I have six credits I need to use up on Audible, what are your favorites?
I have six credits I need to use up on Audible, what are your favorites?
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I have six credits I need to use up on Audible, what are your favorites?
Listening to Lincoln in the Bardo is an amazing experience. Nearly 200 voice actors, including a lot of voices you will recognize. It was like listening to a Broadway production.
Oh it’s difficult to give you any piece of advice without knowing what you like… You may want to buy 6 different genres or pick the books according to the reader ?
Just finishing The Great Alone—2 chapters to go-very good so far!
Ok-dial back the glowing review a bit. Last 2-3 chapters are very disappointing. Like a bad romance novel-yuck. Not believable, too clean and easy—ugh so many authors take this lazy, how-do-I-wrap-this-up FAST approach. The rest was interesting tho. Just skip the end ?
Noooo, I just started listening and had my hopes up! I can’t stand bad endings.
Twist me the complete trilogy is on there. I was in your same spot a while back and looked for the longest books to get as much as I could with my free credits. Tried this one and was happily surprised. It’s dark, but interesting.
Sing Unburried Sing
I loved this audiobook!
Don Quixote, The Poisonwood Bible, The Hummingbird’s Daughter, Anna Karenina.
Renegades by Marissa Meyer all the way
Have you read Robert Galbraith books yet? If you like English accents and mysteries, these are perfect.
The audio play about Francis of Assisi is a treat. Different actors. It feels like a classic radio program. I’ll get you the full title if you want it.
Harry Potter series, Wrinkle in Time, Ready Player One…
The Glass Castle
Grantchester Mysteries by James Runcie. 6 books in the set.
A Vicar Sydney Chambers playing at being a detective.
A great read and it was also good series on PBS.
I’m listening/reading The Belles right now. It’s pretty good.
Stephen Fry reading Sherlock Holmes.
To be fair, I haven’t personally HEARD them, but I bet I’d love them. And so would you.
I HAVE! Like everything read by Stephen Fry, it’s an absolute delight! I have started listening to his reading Harry Potter! A marvel!!!!!!
I’d love an audible download of Stephen Fry reading some poetry. Or Shakespeare.
Or even just the phone book.
Before audiobooks existed I purchased his autobiographical books read by himself on cd (Moab is my washpot is the first volume)… It is quite brilliant… His “partner in comedy” Hugh Laurie (better known to some as Dr House) also read classics (I purchased the cd of his reading of Great Expectations…) : just as great! ?
Anna Karenina had me listening on my lunch break.
@Karen read by Stephen Fry?
@Chloé – sorry I’m not sure who the narrator was. It was back in 2004.
OK… No problem, I can always check it online ?
Born a Crime by Trevor Noah. He narrates his own book. And Ready Player One narrated by Wil Wheaton! I also love the Harry Potter narrations.
Salvage the Bones or Astrophysics for People in a Hurry
The princess diarist read by Carrie fisher
Born a Crime by Trevor Noah and My Life in Parts by Bryan Cranston for memoirs. Both narrated by the authors and both excellent regardless of whether you’re a fan of them.
I just listened to All Quiet on the Western Front, narrated by Frank Muller. One of the best fiction performances I’ve listened to. Brought the words to life like poetry — considering that this book is translated to English, it’s especially impressive.
City of Brass by S. A. Chakraborty
Tea Rose, Whispering Bayou
shogun by cavell. It is 50hrs so it is worth a credit!! and the narration was awesome.
Don’t know your genre, but I always recommend these two books when asked about audible. The Gold Coast and it’s sequel , The Gate House by Nelson DeMille. Read by Christian Rummel. The stories are great, the narrator is perfection.
Neil Gaiman narrates any of the books he writes, and he is a PHENOMENAL voice narrator. I say go for a Neil Gaiman book. Especially one you are hesitant to read yourself. He brings them to life.
Born A Crime, Trevor Noah
The Stand by Stephen King; City of Thieves by David Benioff; Promise Me, Dad by Joe Biden.
I want to buy A Rage in Harlem because it’s narrated by Samuel L. Jackson who I think would be an amazing narrator. Unfortunately that audible book is not available in Canada for some reason.
Born a Crime by Trevor Noah. He reads and it’s funny and thought provoking.
I also really enjoyed this one!
Penn Cage series by Greg Isles. Nice and long, and good listens.
Wishful Drinking by Carrie Fisher
Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society and Ron Chernow’s biography of Alexander Hamilton.
Just finished Ready Player One. It was great!
currently on anno dracula by kim newman and loving it
Geekerella
The Well of Lost Plots! Deceptive Cadence, by Kathryn Guare!! The best!!
Anything read by Jane Entwhistle or Juliette Stevenson. Sorry if I butchered those spellings…I just love a British reader.
AMOK!!! Even has musical transitions. It’s intense and a bit theatric
The thirteenth tale or a gentleman in Moscow..
Louise Penny. I also echo “The Thirteenth Tale” and also highly recommend “The Shadow of the Wind” by Carlos Ruiz-Zafon.
Storied life of a.j. Fickry
Anything read by British reader Jim Dale (he reads the Harry Potter Series)
American Gods by Neil Gaiman, The Heart’s Invisible Furies by John Boyne, 11/22/63 by Stephen King
Before we were yours. Awesome novel , amazing narration!
Amazing story. Devastating, but such heroic characters.
The Saboteur by Andrew Gross. WWII in Norway. The reader can pronounce the Norwegian names and words and does the accents just right.
Ernest Cline’s Ready Player One, Louise Penny’s Inspector Gamache series, Kevin Hearne’s Iron Druid Chronicles
The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss (fantasy, great voices), We Are Legion: We Are Bob by Dennis E. Taylor (space sci fi), and The Man Who Mistook His Wife For a Hat by Oliver Sacks (non-fiction, psychology)
Let us know what books you picked!
11/22/63 or Thirteenth Tale
Oooohhh, I didn’t know. Thank you!
Before we were yours, the nightingale, and delirium series
Definitely A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles. Also The #1 Ladies Detective Agency by Andrew McCall Smith.
Eleanor Olliphant is completely fine
The Goldfinch
Kite runner
I listen to a lot of audiobooks. Here are some of my recent favorites: Elinor Oliphant is completely fine; Americanah; The Heart’s Invisible Furies; Born a Crime by Trevor Noah; Dreamland by Sam Quinones(non-fiction);Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel. Lincoln in the Bardo was terrific on audio but I read along with the kindle edition which helped a lot to track. Although I only read A Gentleman in Moscow, I would have loved listening to it, I’m sure.
I honestly liked the experience of physically reading Americanah over listening to it, but its so wonderful that it needs to get read one way or another!
Adding Dreamland, waiting for it from the library but will add the audiobook too…I listened to Radium Girls, powerful and disturbing book…
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde read by Richard Armitage is incredible!! loved it! Also The Subtle Art of Not Giving A F*ck is good on audio book too!!
Lonesome Dove read by Will Patton, Handmaid’s Tale read by Claire Danes, Walter Mosley’s Easy Rawlings series, Before We Were Yours, Killers of the Flower Moon, World War Z, The Revenant, The Blood of Emmett Till…
East of Eden was also a great listen
The Great Alone, The Goldfinch, Pachinko.
Just finishing The Great Alone and love it!
Loved The Great Alone My best book this year so far Everything else will be measured by it
@Jennifer If you liked The Great Alone you also like Educated by Tara Westover. It’s amazing!
@Cas thanks i will check it out
Just went to add it to my good reads too read pile and it was already there ?
My Absolute Darling by Gabriel Tallent
Invisible man by ellison
The Hating Game!