Best audiobook on Reddit

224 reviews from r/audiobooks, r/suggestmeabook, r/stephenking and 24 more subreddits

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#1

Stephen King

4.6
(27)
"11/22/63 by Stephen King"
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"I listened to Pet Sematary on my last long drive, one of the best audiobooks I’ve ever purchased. Michael C Hall narrated it."
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"The narrator does an incredible job."
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"11/22/63 by Stephen King. Such a great story and the narration was really good too."
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"I highly recommend It by Stephen King read by Steven Weber he nails the narration and leaves a piece of his soul into the masterpiece."
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"It is so good I wish I could listen to it for the first time again."
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"I just finished listening to Fairy Tale and totally enjoyed it."
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"Duma Key was my favorite King book even before I heard the audiobook."
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"Duma Key, Revival, Rose Madder are all amazing audiobooks as well."
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"Here to add It as highly recommended."
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#2

Audible

4.5
(15)
"The 'Audible Edition' recorded around 2013 with a full cast including Alan Cumming and Tim Curry is wonderful."
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"Audible is the best in terms of quality and selection and ease of obtaining books."
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"Audible is the best if you can afford the subscription, hands down."
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"Project Hail Mary"
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"Ready Player One"
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"The Hank The Cowdog series entertained us."
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"I would also suggest the Percy Jackson series."
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"Hitchhikers guide to the Galaxy for lots of giggles."
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"Audible is great for the plus catalog."
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"Audible right now has a deal where you can get three months for $.99 per month."
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#3

Andy Weir

5.0
(12)
"I recently listened to Project Hail Mary and it was SO good."
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"Andy Weir - Project Hail Mary."
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"Project Hail Mary - Andy Weir"
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"Project Hail Mary. I read the book and was persuaded to listen to the audio book. I’m honestly not sure which experience I liked more but the audio book is so much fun."
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"Project Hail Mary on audiobook is fantastic."
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"Project Hail Mary."
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"My list goes something like this. Project Hail Mary."
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"Hail Mary by Andy Weir."
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"Well Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir is great."
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"One of the best - and possibly *the* best - audiobook I've ever listened to."
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#4

Dungeon Crawler Carl

5.0
(8)
"Dungeon Crawler Carl. It’s hilarious. The voice acting is top notch."
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"I’d go with Dungeon Crawler Carl this is so much fun!!!"
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"I would absolutely recommend the Dungeon Crawler Carl series if you are looking for quality narration with unique features."
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"Jeff Hayes narrating Dungeon Crawler Carl. I listened to the first 3 books thinking I was listening to an entire cast."
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"Is amazing. Jeff Hays is the second best narrator I have ever listened to."
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"Jeff Hayes does it all and is fucking impeccable."
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"It's a good story made transcendent in the audio format."
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"If you don't love that audiobook I will film myself eating a grilled cheese."
#5

Brandon Sanderson

5.0
(8)
"Lots of Brandon Sanderson, his Steelheart series, Mistborn, Elantris, and Stormlight Archive."
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"Brandon Sanderson - Mistborn series."
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"The Mistborn series by Brandon Sanderson."
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"Anything by Brandon Sanderson, but I’d recommend Skyward."
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"Tress of the Emerald Sea by Brandon Sanderson! It has a lot of connections to his wider novel universe."
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"They really enjoyed Tress of the Emerald Sea."
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"Skyward by Brandon Sanderson. A coming of age, dog fighting book with amazing character development."
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#6

Andy Serkis

4.2
(9)
"Serkis’ the silmarillion is the best choice. The way he makes the voices for the Elves is very good."
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"Andy Serkis. No contest."
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"Serkis for sure. The man can do a Gollum impression in Gandalfs voice. He's amazing."
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"Andy Serkis 1000%."
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"Lord of the Rings Trilogy read by Andy Serkis."
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"I wasn’t a huge fan Andy Serkis version when I first started but he won me over. His is excellent."
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"I much preferred the Sirkis version. Inglis did a good job, but the men’s voices, particularly Aragorn’s were too nasal and it bothered me."
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"The Serkis one is pretty solid and his tones is really similar to what the actors sounded in the movies trilogy."
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"I love Rob Inglis. Serkis is so breathless and over the top that it drives me to distraction."
#7

The Lord of the Rings

4.5
(6)
"Rob Inglis is the definitive answer."
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"I say do the Inglis first for the authentic feel and then Serkis for your reread."
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"Andy Serkis 100%. He puts an immense amount of effort into his voices."
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"Inglis is the best but he is more for fans of audiobooks."
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"The Inglis version is far superior in my view."
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"The Serkis version is much more of a performance."
#8

Trevor Noah

5.0
(5)
"Born a crime by Trevor Noah is also a good listen."
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"My favorite autobiographies I’ve listened to are : - Trevor Noah « born a crime »"
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"So far it’s been Trevor Noah’s Born a Crime."
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"Born A Crime, written and narrated by Trevor Noah."
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"Some good comedians reading their own memoirs, like Trevor Noah’s Born a Crime."
#9

Robert Jordan

5.0
(5)
"14 books. Will keep you busy for a while."
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"Wheel of time .author Robert Jordan. 14 book series 32+ hours per book."
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"Rosamund Pike narrating ‘The Wheel of Time’ series by Robert Jordan is just spectacular."
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"I recommend the Wheel of Time series."
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"The entire wheel of time series will keep you busy for a couple of weeks."
#10

Max Brooks

5.0
(5)
"Devolution by Max Brooks is really good."
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"World War Z is always my first rec for a good audiobook."
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"De evolution by Max Brooks. I will say nothing more than it is absolutely worth it's 9 hour run time."
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"Full cast and no annoying instance with one character played by different actors."
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"Presented as a nonfiction oral history of the zombie apocalypse."
#11

Jim Butcher

5.0
(5)
"All have excellent audiobooks."
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"The Dresden Files series about a Private Investigator/Wizard in modern-day Chicago."
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"I also love Marsters narration of the Dresden Files by Jim Butcher."
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"The Dresden Files audio books get high marks from fans."
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"Dresden Files is my go to audiobook recommendation."
#12

Joe Abercrombie

5.0
(4)
"The Blade Itself by Joe Abercrombie is the first book in an excellent 10 book fantasy series."
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"The best books I have read are Joe Abercrombies First Law books."
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"The Goat of Audiobooks and grimdark."
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"Narrated by Steven Pacey who does an incredible job with the audio book."
#13

Libby

4.8
(4)
"Libby. It's free!"
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"Libby is really excellent and I use it every day."
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"You can use Libby/ Hoopla for to get audiobooks for free."
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"Libby is a great option for listening to short audiobooks."
#14

Rob Inglis

4.5
(4)
"Rob Inglis is iconic, but Andy Serkis did amazing as well and is much newer and higher recording quality."
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"Inglis. No question."
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"ROB INGLIS. Every single gd time. It’s the only authorized audiobook version as well!"
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"Rob Inglis for LOTR, but Andy Serkis for The Hobbit."
#15

Dave Eggers

5.0
(3)
"Ethan Hawke’s narration of The Eyes and the Impossible by Dave Eggers is wonderful."
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"The Eyes and the Impossible by Dave Eggers narrated by Ethan Hawke."
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"This has become my favorite audiobook of ALL TIME!"
#16

Philip Pullman

5.0
(3)
"The His Dark Materials Trilogy written and narrated by Phillip Pullman with a full cast."
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"There is an excellent audiobook production narrated by a full cast."
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#17

Ben Aaronovitch

5.0
(3)
"Kobna Holbrook-Smith reading the Rivers of London series by Ben Aaronovitch is amazing."
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"Excellent audiobooks."
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"If fantasy will work, then The Rivers of London series by Ben Aaronovitch are aces."
#18

Graphic Audio

5.0
(3)
"You could try looking for books done by graphic audio, they have full casts and sound effects and music!"
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"These audiobooks are acted by a full cast, which makes them very enjoyable to listen to and not monotonous at all"
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"Get them! Having a full move production as an audiobook is life changing."
#19

Tom Hanks

5.0
(3)
"I just finished it and was so sad to reach the end."
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"The Dutch House, read by Tom Hanks, is pretty terrific."
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#20

Drew Hayes

5.0
(3)
"Super Powereds by Drew Hayes"
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"Check out Drew Hayes, Spells, Swords and Stealth series."
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"Super Powereds is about kids going to college to become certified superheroes."
#21

Dan Carlin

5.0
(3)
"For non-fiction book I recommend The End is Always Near by Dan Carlin."
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"Anything"
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"If you haven't alreday, 'The End Is Always Near' written and narrated by Dan Carlin!"
#22

Neil Gaiman

4.7
(3)
"The Sandman by Neil Gaiman audio is very fun."
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"The Graveyard Book, read by Neil Gaimman."
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"The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman might be good too."
#23

Bobiverse series

5.0
(2)
"Five books in all. The narrator, Ray Porter, is excellent."
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"Great story, great narrator."
#24

Martha Wells

5.0
(2)
"Highly recommended!"
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#25

Lonesome Dove

5.0
(2)
"Lonesome Dove narrated by Lee Horsley is one of my favorites."
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"Is excellent."
#26

Remarkably Bright Creatures

5.0
(2)
"You want 'feel-good' sub genre. That said, try Remarkably bright creatures."
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"Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt."
#27

Carissa Broadbent

5.0
(2)
"The audio is amazing."
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"Along with its sequel, the novella, and standalone in the Crowns of Nyaxia universe are all great audiobooks"
#28

Michael C. Hall

5.0
(2)
#29

Frank Herbert

5.0
(2)
"I can personally recommend the Hyperion Cantos and Dune. Dune especially has some fantastic voice acting."
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"Anyway, can't not say Dune."
#30

Matt Dinniman

5.0
(2)
"Jeff Hays reading Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman (series) is fantastic."
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"Jeff Hays does an AMAZING job narrating."
#31

Rebecca Quinn

5.0
(2)
"I'm going to second The Brutes of Bristlebrook by Rebecca Quinn and The Mate Games by K Loraine and Meg Anne. These are both absolutely amazing."
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"The absolute best audiobook is {Brutes of Bristlebrook by Rebecca Quinn} full cast narration and just an excellent performance!"
#32

N/A

5.0
(2)
"N/A"
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"Read by Michael C. Hall of Dexter fame is probably my favorite audio book."
#33

Cary Elwes

5.0
(2)
"It's super nostalgic and features most of the cast narrating their own excerpts."
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"Incredible insights from the cast about their experiences during the making of 'The Princess Bride'."
#34

The Wandering Inn

5.0
(2)
"For a mix of progression and slice-of-life!"
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"All well done audiobooks."
#35

Project Hail Mary

5.0
(2)
"For fiction i’d recommend project hail mary by andy weir."
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"Is also great."
#36

11/22/63

5.0
(2)
"11/22/63 by Stephen King basically fits all your criteria as well along with being great!"
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"Fantastic book and the narrator is great."
#37

Ilona Andrews

5.0
(2)
"Kate Daniels series and Inkeepers chronicles from Ilona Andrews."
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"Kate Daniels series by Ilona Andrews - husband and wife authors."
#38

Red Rising

5.0
(2)
"Red Rising series"
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"Red Rising series narrated by Tom Gerard Reynolds. First audiobook I ever listened to and I’ve been hooked since."
#39

David Sedaris

5.0
(2)
"-Anything by David Sedaris."
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"Every book by David Sedaris is worth a listen."
#40

Wil Wheaton

5.0
(2)
"Was awesome."
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#41

The Hobbit

5.0
(2)
"I love love love the Rob Inglis versions."
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"The Hobbit narrated by Andy Serkis."
#42

Susanna Clarke

5.0
(2)
"I think this book is exactly what you're looking for, def try this one."
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"If you like dark fantasy (not entirely horror), check out Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell."
#43

LA Meyer

5.0
(2)
"Katherine Kellgren does the reading for Bloody Jack Faber by Meyer, she's great."
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"Bloody Jack Adventures series by LA Meyer!"
#44

Between

4.5
(2)
"Between is the book you want."
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"{Between by LL sterling}."
#45

Chuck Wendig

4.5
(2)
"Black River Orchard by Chuck Wendig, read by multiple narrators"
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"Black River Orchard by Chuck Wendig is about 22 hours long."
#46

The Expanse

4.5
(2)
"The Expanse is great. And great narration."
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"The expanse is good if you enjoy sci-fi."
#47

Slow Horses

4.5
(2)
"The Slow Horses series, brilliantly narrated."
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"Great stuff."
#48

Bill Bryson

4.5
(2)
"Also, anything written and read by Bill Bryson."
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"Bill Bryson is definitely worth a try."
#49

Naomi Novik

4.0
(2)
"The Scholomance trilogy by Naomi Novik, wizard kids are trapped for four years in a boarding school with a high death rate."
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"The Scholomance series by Naomi Novik, beginning with A Deadly Education."
#50

Libro.fm

4.0
(2)
"I've been using libro fm to support indie bookstores."
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"Also highly recommend Libro.fm as you can connect it to independent bookstore which benefit your local shop."
#51

VLC

4.0
(2)
"I use the VLC app to listen to audiobooks. If you lose your place you can always jump to your estimated time."
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"I sometimes use VLC app and I don't lose the spot after I close it"
#52

Hoopla

4.0
(2)
"Hoopla from my local library has a lot of audiobooks that don’t have waitlists like Libby."
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"9 free audiobooks a month with a (participating) library card."
#53

Kevin Hearne

3.5
(2)
"Iron Druid is great. 10 books."
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"Iron Druid by Kevin Hearne. Not my cup of tea, but have read most of them."
#54

John Flanagan

5.0
(1)
"Are great audiobooks"
#55

The Great Courses

5.0
(1)
"Incredible history of China."
#56

Will Wight

5.0
(1)
"I just finished The travelers gate by Will Wight."
#57

Lois McMaster Bujold

5.0
(1)
"A really good, reasonably long series: The Vorkosigan Saga by Lois McMaster Bujold."
#58

Catharina Maura

5.0
(1)
"The Windsors Series Catharina Maura"
#59

Marc Fennell

5.0
(1)
"Not a book, but I really enjoyed Marc Fennell’s This is Not a Game."
#60

Ana Huang

5.0
(1)
"Twisted Series by Ana Huang"
#61

GraphicAudio

5.0
(1)
"Try the audiobook publisher GraphicAudio the audiobooks published by them have a full cast along with sound effects."
#62

Neil Patrick Harris

5.0
(1)
"Neil Patrick Harris narrates Murder Your Employer and he does an excellent job."
#63

Dean Koontz

5.0
(1)
"“Watchers” (Dean Koontz) narrated by Edoardo Ballerini. Much better than any of the screen adaptations you may have watched."
#64

Randall Munroe

5.0
(1)
"Hilarious in a dry-humored way."
#65

Nick Jones

5.0
(1)
"By far my favourite audio book this year was 'and then she vanished'."
#66

Beastie Boys

5.0
(1)
"Beastie boys book is an excellent listen, especially if you’re a fan."
#67

Murderbot

5.0
(1)
"Check out The Murder Bot series. It’s a full cast and is quite good."
#68

Anthony Horowitz

5.0
(1)
"If you like murder mysteries, Anthony Horowitz has a series that he reads."
#69

Hampton Sides

5.0
(1)
"2 really good history writers with a lot of books"
#70

A. A. Milne

4.0
(1)
"Anything by A. A. Milne, not only his Winnie-the-Pooh books."
#71

Yahtzee Croshaw

4.0
(1)
"Anything by Yahtzee Croshaw is fun"
#72

Lisa Jewell

4.0
(1)
"I read it but heard the audio is fantastic - none of this is true by Lisa Jewell."
#73

Book Player

4.0
(1)
"I use the book player app on IOS. You import the audiobook file on the app and it breaks it up in it's chapters. Very useful"
#74

Louise Penny & Hillary Clinton

4.0
(1)
"State of Terror - a collaboration by Louise Penny and Hillary Clinton - was a surprisingly great audiobook I listened to on a long drive."

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