Audiobooks

Hoycie · November 2013

I'm not a huge audio book person but I have been using them on road trips. However since I have to start working out, I can't read an actual book while bouncing on an elliptical. I've been fortunate to find some audio books that have great narrators and kept my ADD at bay. Also I've noticed that some books are better read than listened to but once I'm turned off by the audio, I can't pick up the book. Which books do you guys think have great narrators?

P.S. I'm currently in a food coma so I'm not sure if this even makes any sense. If it doesn't, forgive me.

myJunegirls · November 2013

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packfan20 · November 2013

Hmmm....I'm not sure that I'm allowed to recommend any books to you.
:P

duxcaelo · November 2013

Memoirs of a Geisha is very well done. I liked the narrator for the Mercy Thompson series. Anything read by Neil Gaiman is spectacular, Neverwhere especially so.

For YA, I loved the narrator for the Inheritance Cycle by Christopher Paolini, but the story was hit or miss at times. I enjoyed listening to His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman. It starts with The Golden Compass and is a full cast.

RevJen · November 2013

LOL .... Stephen Weber does an awesome job on IT. Rosalyn Landor is another favorite reader of mine. She does The Winter Sea but I think she mostly sticks to historical fiction. Davina Porter is also good. She's part of an ensemble cast for Innocent Traitor.

Hoycie · November 2013

packfan20 said:

Hmmm....I'm not sure that I'm allowed to recommend any books to you.
:P

Hahaha. Prob not lol

Hoycie · November 2013

RevJen said:

LOL .... Stephen Weber does an awesome job on IT. Rosalyn Landor is another favorite reader of mine. She does The Winter Sea but I think she mostly sticks to historical fiction. Davina Porter is also good. She's part of an ensemble cast for Innocent Traitor.

I borrowed IT from my library and I don't know what I did wrong but it isn't playing and doesn't have a return button. I'm waiting for the time to expire and just renew it.

RevJen · November 2013

I wish I could lend from my audible account.

myJunegirls · November 2013

I will concur that Stephen Webber did an AMAZING job narrating it. When he stutters for Stuttering Bill- it is awkward. Which means it was well done!

RevJen · November 2013

The physick book of deliverance dane was good on audio too.

Hoycie · November 2013

RevJen said:

The physick book of deliverance dane was good on audio too.

I read this a few years ago. It was good and reminded me a lot of Practical Magic.

dmlk413 · November 2013

Diana Gabaldon narrates Outlander beautifully but am I remembering correctly that you aren't a fan of Outlander?

AshleyT121 · November 2013

Eleanor and Park was incredible on audio. I adored the narrators.

Harry Potter is amazing on audio and so is The Art of Racing in the Rain. Both have great narrators as well.

Hoycie · November 2013

dmlk413 said:

Diana Gabaldon narrates Outlander beautifully but am I remembering correctly that you aren't a fan of Outlander?

Hoycie · November 2013

AshleyT121 said:

Eleanor and Park was incredible on audio. I adored the narrators.

Harry Potter is amazing on audio and so is The Art of Racing in the Rain. Both have great narrators as well.
I have read all of these and loved them. TAoRitR was the first book to EVER make me cry/ugly cry, I swear!

Hoycie · November 2013

If anyone is interested, I recently listened to The Perks of Being a Wallflower on audio and it was fabulous!

ThisModernLove · November 2013

These are the audiobooks I've liked:

Non-Fiction:
Beyond the Beautiful Forevers - Katherine Boo (I'm listening to this know and love the narrator)
Kitchen Confidential - Anthony Bourdain
Under the Banner of Heaven - Jon Krakauer

Fiction:
HARRY POTTER!
Eleanor and Park
Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist

cnthrdlywt2bwZ · November 2013

The Scorpio Races was great on audio!

cnthrdlywt2bwZ · November 2013

Saving Francesca, Stories I Only Tell My Friends, Ready Player One, and Paper Towns were also good.

packfan20 · November 2013

Fall of Giants by Ken Follett.

sfgiantsjo · November 2013

Ready Player One!!! Wil Wheaton!!!

Rob Lowe's book is pretty fabulous, too. He narrates himself.

sfgiantsjo · November 2013

If you send me your email addy and a book you want, I'll gift one to you from audible. I've got loads of credit. Seriously, I'd love to.

Jliongrrrl · November 2013

I really liked Where'd You Go, Bernadette by Maria Semple.

The Hunger Games Trilogy is good on audiobook, maybe you want a reread before the Catching Fire movie comes out?

I agree with pp that Ken Follett's Fall of Giants was great on audio. I'm listening to Winter of the World now and it's just as good.

Chelsea Handler narrates herself which is pretty entertaining imo. Same for Bossypants and Tina Fey.

LaBellaBarv66 · November 2013

Liesl and Po by Lauren Oliver is (i believe) the same narrator as the one for the HP books and it was pretty cute.
I also liked Practical Demonkeeping by Christopher Moore on audio

Memoirs are usually not bad on audio because they're usually told by the author in their voice.

(also second Eleanor & Park, Nick & Norah)

Hoycie · November 2013

Jliongrrrl said:
I really liked Where'd You Go, Bernadette by Maria Semple.
The Hunger Games Trilogy is good on audiobook, maybe you want a reread before the Catching Fire movie comes out?
I agree with pp that Ken Follett's Fall of Giants was great on audio. I'm listening to Winter of the World now and it's just as good.
Chelsea Handler narrates herself which is pretty entertaining imo. Same for Bossypants and Tina Fey.

Where'd you go, Bernadette was great on audio. Had I not listened to audio, I may have put it down.

Hoycie · November 2013

sfgiantsjo said:
If you send me your email addy and a book you want, I'll gift one to you from audible. I've got loads of credit. Seriously, I'd love to.

That's a really kind offer.

Hoycie · November 2013

SilverGlitter05 said:
Liesl and Po by Lauren Oliver is (i believe) the same narrator as the one for the HP books and it was pretty cute.
I also liked Practical Demonkeeping by Christopher Moore on audio
Memoirs are usually not bad on audio because they're usually told by the author in their voice.
(also second Eleanor & Park, Nick & Norah)

I'll check these out. Thanks!

cnthrdlywt2bwZ · November 2013

Oh yes- Christopher Moore's A Dirty Job was one of my first audiobooks. Quality. Bloodsucking Fiends was good too. I think I also listened to Fool as well. He reminds me of Neil Gaiman though, so take that as you will.

jesigirli · November 2013

A Discovery of Witches and Shadow of Night (All Souls Trilogy) by Deborah Harkness are both wonderfully narrated, as is The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield.

trinakb · November 2013

I love Nora Roberts books on audio.

Some others...
If I Stay
Will Grayson, Will Grayson
Thirteen Reasons Why
The Graveyard Book

I love listening to Christmas books in December some good ones...

Wishin' and Hopin'
Skipping Christmas
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever

Hoycie · November 2013

I figure I can't go wrong with Neil Gaiman on audio.

I read The Graveyard book on paperback but I'm going to try Neverwhere on audio.

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