Audio Books reviews from Reddit
Summary
We analyzed 182 Reddit reviews across 29 subreddits and 40 posts to rank the best Audio Books brands recommended by redditors, including communities like r/suggestmeabook, r/booksuggestions, r/audiobooks, r/discworld, r/stephenking. Top-rated brands include Audible (4.8/5), Stephen King (4.7/5), Discworld (4.4/5).
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Reviews182
Subreddits29
Posts40
Brands66
Products79
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#1
Audible
4.8
(31)
"I hope you are using a service like Audible."
"Her “Parable of the Sower” is terrific."
"Oh World War Z!!!! Combines zombies with history and has an absolutely stunning audible cast!!"
"If you like historical fiction, Wolf Hall is one of the best audiobooks I've ever heard."
"Listen to Red Rising (Part 1 of 2) (Dramatized Adaptation) by Pierce Brown on Audible."
"You will get best audiobook collection, best sales and deals, credit system is great and all members get free access to the Plus Catalog [with over 70,000 titles]."
"The best audiobook app is Audible. It's expensive, it's Amazon, Reddit does not like that, you might not like that, I don't like it, but it is the best app."
"World War Z is the best version of this you will ever get."
"Hands down, it has the most amazing library of titles ever."
"The obvious answer which fits your bill is Audible."
#2
Stephen King
4.7
(22)
"Best audiobook of stephen king"
"Four Past Midnight and Skeleton Crew. Lots of famous narrators. Really enjoyed both of these on audio."
"The Talisman and then BlackHouse. Frank Muller is the best King Narrator."
"Needful things was great, as was Misery!"
"I loooooved the Revival audiobook. Took me a minute, but once I was in I was hooked"
"I finished The green mile audio book in 3 days, loved it."
"Gotta be Duma Key. But if you want a change up, try Skeleton Crew for a great start on his short story collections."
"I thoroughly enjoyed Misery"
"Night Shift! I personally love the short stories. And each one takes you in different direction."
"The Green Mile, Dreamcatcher, Different Seasons, The Tommyknockers, and Under The Dome all have phenomenal narrators."
#3
Discworld
4.4
(17)
"The "Night Watch" audio drama is, in my opinion, absolutely exceptional."
"Stephen Briggs Guards, Guards is brilliant!"
"Moving pictures is genuinely a much better experience. The actor is excellent."
"I’m just here to say I love the Indira Varma ones too."
"The audiobook version with Stephen Briggs is phenomenal. Does a great job of bringing the characters to life, especially Jackrum."
"The witches books are all great. Varma is just brilliant in narrating them."
"I was just about to recommend Indira Varma's performances. I enjoy the other series as well in these new audiobook productions, but she is by far the best."
"I LOVE the Witches series with Indira Varma as the narrator."
"If you can find them then the OG Stephen Briggs/ Nigel Planer recordings are wonderful."
"I like the audios with Colin Morgan (Rincewind), Jon Culshaw (City Watch), Indira Vharma (Witches) and Sisn Clifford (DEATH) a lot."
#4
Libro.fm
4.6
(5)
"You can download ur book drm free if you want to "keep" the books you buy."
"You can download your books DRM free and store or listen to them however you want."
"My favorite is Libro.fm"
"Libro.fm is another one to look at! They are more expensive in general than Amazon but you actually own your audiobooks and can listen on any device."
"I've been with audible for years but I'm trying to not use Amazon as much and libro donated to a local bookstore you select when you purchase, you actually own the books instead of needing libation to download them."
#5
Librivox
4.0
(5)
"Librivox!
https://librivox.org/."
"Librivox is great, but it's main flaw is that some of the volunteer recordings are quite poorly done."
"Librivox.org"
"Librivox - public domain recordings of public domain books."
"If you're looking for something free and easily accessible, LibriVox is a source for audiobooks made of public domain books. They are read by volunteers so voices and accents vary, but in my experience most are easily understandable."
#6
Project Hail Mary
4.8
(4)
"My favorites have been Project Hail and basically anything written and narrated by Neil Gaiman."
"PROJECT HAIL MARY!!! PROJECT HAIL MARY!!! PROJECT HAIL MARY!!!"
"Project Hail Mary - by Andy Weir"
"Apparently Project Hail Mary & Dungeon Crawler Carl are audible exclusives."
#7
Andy Weir
4.8
(4)
"It’s read by my favorite voice actor, it’s a straightforward sci-fi adventure."
"I absolutely loved ‘Project Hail Mary’."
"Highly recommend Project Hail Mary or The Expanse."
"Project Hail Mary, World War Z (unabridged), the New Frontiers trilogy by Joshua Dalzelle"
#8
Rosamund Pike
4.8
(4)
"Both options are great. I'd start with Pike and then switch over when thru hers so far."
"Rosamond Pike is great, fantastic even."
"I am also particular about readers, but the Rosamund Pike books are great. She does a great job."
"I prefer Rosamund Pike’s narration, but you can’t go wrong with Michael and Kate."
#9
Libby
4.3
(4)
"LIBBY. Get a free library card, sign up at the desk w your librarian and you’ll have access to all of the books for free."
"I will join the Libby chorus."
"Libby is best if 'FREE' is your priority."
"Libby and Hoopla are perfect if you don't care to own the audiobooks."
#10
Neil Gaiman
4.0
(4)
"This has the best production value I've ever heard in an audiobook, with a star-studded full ensemble and Gaiman himself as the narrator."
"American Gods is a great road trip book- good on audio too."
"The Sandman graphic audiobook."
"I'm aware NG is very problematic."
#11
Dungeon Crawler Carl
5.0
(3)
"It *sounds* incredibly stupid, but it is honestly excellent."
"I would suggest Dungeon Crawler Carl but it’s so good it’s gonna kinda spoil anything else you read/listen to."
"The only other correct answer is Dungeon Crawler Carl."
#12
James S.A. Corey
5.0
(3)
"The audio book version of The Expanse series by James SA Corey is revered by fans"
"The Expanse series - longer than 50 hours though."
"100% The Expanse series."
#13
Skyward
4.7
(3)
"Best: Skyward, UK Edition read by Sophie Aldred. The US narrator is already pretty good, but she's in another league."
"Another vote for the Skyward series. The narrator was excellent!"
"Actually there are two versions of the main Skyward series, the US read by Suzy Jackson, and the UK by Sophie Aldred. IMHO Suzy is much better."
#14
Michael and Kate
4.7
(3)
"M&K for me as they also do stormlight archive"
"Michael and Kate mode it alive for me. The brilliance of this was that they understood the importance of the Man narrative and the Woman narrative. I would recommend these to anyone who loves WOT."
"I prefer Michael and Kate but that's just me, I started WoT with them and I've listened to many other things narrated by them so I'm biased."
#15
Paolo Bacigalupi
4.3
(3)
"Loved this book. Science fiction, action adventure set in near future USA after climate change starts to cause serious water shortages and major cities fight for the right to diverate water to their cities."
"The Water Knife by Paolo Bacigalupi."
"The water knife was pretty good"
#16
Andy Serkis
5.0
(2)
"Andy brought the story to life for me and made them easy to consume."
"The Lord of the Rings trilogy narrated by Andy Serkis"
#17
Star Wars
5.0
(2)
"Ahsoka with Ashley's voice is amazing."
"Ahsoka is read by Ashley Eckstein, who voiced Ahsoka in Clone Wars, Rebels, and even for the two seconds in Episode IX."
#18
Will Patton
5.0
(2)
"Love Will Patton."
"Will Patton as a narrator is beyond"
#19
Graphic Audio
5.0
(2)
"Check out the Graphic Audio (Dramatized) editions of the Kate Daniels series by Ilona Andrews and the Night Huntress series by Jeaniene Frost."
"Graphic Audio in general cranks out a lot of full-cast fantasy and fantasy-romance adaptations."
#20
The Expanse
5.0
(2)
"It's been said, but **The Expanse** series. First novel is Leviathan Wakes. Fantastic read."
"The expanse series."
#21
Tokybook
5.0
(2)
"Tokybook is the one I’ve had the most success with."
"Tokybook is the one I’ve had the most success with."
#22
Brandon Sanderson
5.0
(2)
"Listen to anything by Brandon Sanderson. As has been mentioned Michael Kramer & Kate reading are amazing."
"Brandon Sanderson has a few, all really well done I thought."
#23
Bobiverse
5.0
(2)
"The Bobiverse series, loved em on audio for walks and would just keep walking to continue the story."
"Bobiverse (series) - by Dennis E. Taylor"
#24
Atomic Habits
5.0
(2)
"The biggest live changing book I've read multiply times is Atomic Habits by James Clear."
"Atomic habits was a game changer for me!!"
#25
Douglas Adams
5.0
(2)
"The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams"
"Someone's got to say Blindsight by Peter Watts."
#26
Trevor Noah
5.0
(2)
"Born a Crime by Trevor Noah"
"Born a Crime, written and read by Trevor Noah. Funny and thought provoking about his life growing up in South Africa."
#27
Stephen Fry
5.0
(2)
"Harry Potter series read by Stephen Fry"
"Currently listening to the Mythos series, authored and narrated by Stephen Fry. It’s fantastic."
#28
Davina Porter
5.0
(2)
"I just love Davina Porter. She does the Outlander books."
"The Outlander series. Davina Porter is a wonderful narrator/reader."
#29
Alastair Reynolds
4.5
(2)
"House of suns by Alistair Reynolds."
"House of Suns by Alastair Reynolds read by John Lee."
#30
Courtney Summers
4.5
(2)
"Sadie, by Courtney Summers. It plays out like a true crime podcast. It's so good"
"Sadie by Courtney Summers! It’s a thriller/literary fiction written in a podcast form (so it works really well in audiobook)"
#31
Spotify
3.0
(2)
"Why did no one recommend Spotify? Audiobooks are part of the plan."
"Spotify only gives you 15 hrs a month, so not even enough for one audiobook."
#32
Tamsyn Muir
5.0
(1)
"Gideon the Ninth (and sequels) is one of the best audiobooks (and books) I’ve ever listened to. The voice actor Moira Quirk is a vocal genius."
#33
Jon Krakauer
5.0
(1)
"Anything by Jon krakauer! Into thin air is one of my faves of all time."
#34
Pierce Brown
5.0
(1)
"Red Rising by Pierce Brown. This one gripped me from the jump."
#35
Harlan Ellison
5.0
(1)
"Harlan Ellison narrates a good amount of his short stories and does a fantastic job."
#36
James S. A. Corey
5.0
(1)
"The Expanse is an excellent (and completed!) sci-fi series and the audiobooks do it justice."
#37
Ta-Nehisi Coates
5.0
(1)
"The Water Dancer by Ta-Nehesi Coats"
#38
Evan Winter
5.0
(1)
"The Rage of Dragons by Evan Winter. The narrator is fantastic!"
#39
Ben Aaronovitch
5.0
(1)
"Midnight Riot by Ben Aaronovitch. The reader, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, is an excellent actor."
#40
Zora Neale Hurston
5.0
(1)
"Their eyes were watching God by Zora Neale Hurston. It’s a dramatization, and I loved listening to it while drifting off to sleep."
#41
Jonathan Keeble
5.0
(1)
"Jonathan Keeble gives the greatest performance I’ve ever heard in like 10 years of devouring audiobooks."
#42
Sangu Mandanna
5.0
(1)
"The voices of the characters is just so good and the audio really adds to the humor and coziness of the book. Highly recommend!!!"
#43
Bryan Cranston
5.0
(1)
"Brian Cranston reads The Things They Carried. It’s excellent!"
#44
Ruth Ware
5.0
(1)
"Anything narrated by Imogen Church. She does Ruth Ware books."
#45
Sebastian Junger
5.0
(1)
"Sebastian Junger’s The Perfect Storm is incredible."
#46
Lady of the Army
5.0
(1)
"Lady of the Army: The Life of Mrs. George S. Patton. A masterpiece of seminal research."
#47
Bessel van der Kolk
5.0
(1)
"It's a psych nonfiction book and very long (11 hours audio) but the narrators voice is smooth as butter."
#48
Wil Wheaton
5.0
(1)
"Wil Wheaton killed it narrating "Starter Villain" by John Scalzi."
#49
Cabin Pressure
5.0
(1)
"Recommend the radio series Cabin Pressure. Though be prepared for the attention when you start laughing out loud."
#50
Callie Hart
5.0
(1)
"Quicksilver by Callie Hart - the man who narrates the Kingfisher part has me all kinds of tied up and in love."
#51
Kate Mulgrew
5.0
(1)
"Nosferatu by Joe Hill was *amazing* as an audiobook, read by Kate Mulgrew"
#52
Lisa Jewell
5.0
(1)
"I really liked None of This is True by Lisa Jewell in audiobook. Especially if you like thrillers."
#53
Dolly Parton
5.0
(1)
"Dolly Parton’s memoir. Her voice is so lovely and distinctive."
#54
Demi Moore
5.0
(1)
"Demi Moore’s memoir. Beautiful."
#55
Legend of the Galactic Heroes
4.0
(1)
"I enjoyed listening to Legend of the Galactic Heroes, which is on Audible."
#56
Scribd
4.0
(1)
"Scribd has the graphic audio! You can listen to multiple books a month as well rather than just the one you get from Audible."
#57
Libby and Hoopla
4.0
(1)
"The graphic/ dramatized audiobooks are also available through Libby and Hoopla (you need a library card and the selection varies by library)."
#58
Audiobooks.com
4.0
(1)
"I use audiobooks.com and also hoopla is ran by libraries so if you have a card you can use it."
#59
Cormac McCarthy
4.0
(1)
"Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy."
#60
Frank Herbert
4.0
(1)
"I've heard that the Dune audiobook uses a lot of cool sound effects (plus it's long)."
#61
Matt Dinniman
4.0
(1)
"Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman"
#62
Christopher Moore
4.0
(1)
"Christopher Moore has some wacky comedies you may like. Fool and Lamb are my favorites."
#63
David Grann
4.0
(1)
"Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI"
#64
Blake Crouch
4.0
(1)
"I listened to the audiobook and loved it."
#65
Warhammer
4.0
(1)
"The Horus Heresy Series from Warhammer has a whole series of audio books."
#66
John Ringo
4.0
(1)
"The Last Centurion by John Ringo is a great road trip tale."
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