Suggestions for audiobook please (book/s or author/s). Thanks in advance! ?
Suggestions for audiobook please (book/s or author/s). Thanks in advance! ?
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Suggestions for audiobook please (book/s or author/s). Thanks in advance! ?
The first audiobook I ever listened to was The Nightingale by Kristen Hannah and I loved it! I’ve also heard Bossypants by Tina Fey is fantastic, but I had already read that :).
An American Marriage by Tayari Jones and The Erotic Stories of Punjabi Widows!
Beartown by Fredrik Backman was great in audio.
Also I really enjoyed You and Hidden Bodies by Caroline Kepnes in audio.
Most recently I listened to The Baker’s Secret by Stephen P. Kiernan. It took me a little longer to enjoy this one but it ended up being really great!
Anything narrated by John Lee. Also, some of the best ones I’ve listened to: Small Great Things (Jodi Picoult), And Then There Were None (Agatha Christie, read by Dan Stevens), the Cemetery of Forgotten Books books (Carlos Ruiz Zafon), Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore (Robin Sloan).
I also like memoirs read by the author, like those of Carrie Fisher.
The Book Thief and The Serial Killer Whisperer. I’m listening to Green River, Running Red and it’s good too. But I absolutely loved The Book Thief.
Anything narrarated by Scott brick
Books by Tana French. That Irish accent ❤️
Authors: Donna Tartt, Jonathan Franzen, Don Winslow, Narrators: Ari Fliakos, David Pittu, Bahni Turpin, Dion Graham
Oh god no, no Donna Tartt. I’ve been slogging through that miserable Goldfinch for WEEKS. I’ve only kept going so I can say I finished. I hate the reader, I hate the characters, I hate the story. It’s a chore to pick up. I’ve been breaking it up with others to keep me from launching my devices through my car window on the commute.
Oh wow. You should not take my recommendations then. I love The Goldfinch.
Different strokes. I know a lot of people loved it, clearly. I just cannot relate at all to any of these people or stories.
Yes. A lot of people love it, but a lot of people hate it as well. It blows my mind when people say it’s not a good book because I liked it so much.
I’d be interested to hear why you thought so. Maybe I could use a different perspective on this. Another reader here mentioned how much she loved art history and that’s was a hook for her, but for myself, I didn’t feel the history was compelling enough. Did you like Theo? Sympathize with his plight? I just couldn’t help feeling that all the characters seemed to land where they were blown and made the worst of it.
Sure. Theo was alright, but he served as a vehicle to get to the more interesting characters: Boris and Hobie. I did find the art interesting. The plot twist was epic, and I liked that the story reached across continents. There was really nothing about it I disliked. It’s one of the top 5 novels I’ve ever read. The narrator of the audiobook was really good as well.
Thank you for taking the time to respond. I’ve got 12 hours left of 32 so maybe I just haven’t gotten to the payoff.
You should finish it if you’re that far in. There’s good things to come. Some people don’t like the Vegas part of the book, and some don’t like other parts, but it all fit together nicely in the end for me.
Louise Penny’s Gamache series!
Duma Key by Stephen King (read by John Slattery) was pretty great.
Robert Galbraith (jk Rowling) books. Especially if you love British accents. Beth Harbison, love all her books, fun reads. Jennifer Weiner, next best thing!
Anything narrated by Jim Dale!
Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine
The Library at the Edge of the World
84, Charing Cross Road
The Invention of Wings
Pavilion of Women
Have not heard this book, but Jim Dale does an excellent job narrating the Harry Potter books!
I meant anything that Jim Dale narrates.
Cannot recommend “Boys in the Boat” as read by Edward Herrmann highly enough! Favorite read/listen of 2018 so far.
I Feel Bad About my Neck narrated by the author, Nora Ephron. The Greater Journey and Unbroken, both narrated by Edward Herrmann. Philip Pullman’s Sally Lockhart series narrated by Anton Lesser. And pretty much anything narrated by Juliet Stevenson.
I think there should be an audiobook challenge in Goodreads like there is a reading challenge
I add my audio books to my challenge anyway. It takes time to still listen. And I still have to focus and use the words to create imagery for myself.
the little stranger by Sarah Waters good story, excellent reader
Theft of Swords or The Crown Tower by Michel J Sullivan. One of the best narrators and stories ever. If you like fantasy
Stephen King’s Insomnia read by Eli Wallach
Born a Crime by Trevor Noah
One Summer by Bill Bryson
Snowball (bio of Warren Buffett)