Audiobook Recommendations reviews from Reddit
Summary
We analyzed 131 Reddit reviews across 16 subreddits and 31 posts to rank the best Audiobook Recommendations brands recommended by redditors, including communities like r/audiobooks, r/selfie, r/suggestmeabook, r/Fantasy, r/audible. Top-rated brands include Andy Weir (4.9/5), Jim Butcher (4.7/5), Bill Bryson (4.8/5).
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Subreddits16
Posts31
Brands83
Products88
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#1
Andy Weir
4.9
(7)
"The audiobook is TREMENDOUS."
"I’d recommend Project Hail Mary as well."
"Project Hail Mary (16 hrs) or The Martian (11 hrs) by Andy Weir."
"Project Hail Mary won audiobook of the year last year."
"Incredible book, incredible narration."
"Absolutely fantastic audiobook."
"The one by Andy Weir, narrated by Ray Porter"
#2
Jim Butcher
4.7
(6)
"The Dresden Files series by Jim Butcher."
"Jim Butcher-Dresden series."
"The Dresden Files by Jim Butcher"
"Dresden Files and/or Rivers of London. Both are not only excellent urban fantasy series, but their audiobooks are amazing."
"The Codex Alera series by Jim Butcher."
"Dresden Files series by Jim Butcher."
#3
Bill Bryson
4.8
(5)
"My favorite Bryson is A Walk in the Woods. Hilarious."
"I’ll second the recommendations here for Bill Bryson’s books."
"Oh Bill Bryson! My favorite is At Home. But his books are really good and informational."
"There are some great stories and history to learn along the way."
"Have A Walk In The Woods (or any Bill Bryson) ready to go too."
#4
Stephen King
4.6
(5)
"I absolutely love Stephen King audiobook adaptations."
"Oh and the dark tower by Stephen King."
"The Gunslinger Saga by Stephen King"
"Pet Sematary."
"Doctor Sleep read by Will Patton ... were good from Stephen King."
#5
Richard Osman
5.0
(4)
"The Thurdsay Murder Club by Richard Osman would totally fit the age."
"I would try The Thursday Murder Club."
"Thursday Murder Club."
#6
Matt Dinniman
5.0
(4)
"I'd 100% recommend Dungeon Crawler Carl instead."
"Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman."
"Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman"
"Audiobooks of Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman are hilarious."
#7
Brandon Sanderson
4.8
(4)
"If you like fantasy then Mistborn and Stormlight Archive are absolute slam dunks."
"Mistborn series by Brandon Sanderson. Fantasy series."
"Mistborn by Brandon Sanderson is great if you like epic fantasy"
"Mistborn is great fantasy."
#8
J.K. Rowling
5.0
(3)
"The Harry Potter series narrated by Jim Dale."
"Harry Potter is a must ❤️"
"Harry Potter and the witcher. Great readers on both"
#9
Ed McDonald
4.3
(3)
"Audiobooks for it are 🔥."
"Check out the Ravens Mark trilogy by Ed Mcdonald."
"Blackwing by Ed McDonald."
#10
Beware of Chicken
5.0
(2)
"It's in my top 5 favorites of all time and I've relistened to The audiobook 3 times."
"I’m listening to the Beware of Chicken audiobooks and I agree that they would be a good fit."
#11
Ilona Andrews
5.0
(2)
"The best and my all time favorite Kate Daniels from Ilona Andrews."
"Kate Daniel's by Ilona Andrews."
#12
The Martian
5.0
(2)
"The Martian has a phenomenal audiobook."
"The Martian by Andy weir the guy who does the audiobooks is amazing voice like butter!"
#13
Leigh Bardugo
5.0
(2)
"I love the audiobook for Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo."
"Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo."
#14
Susanna Clarke
5.0
(2)
"Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrel by Susanna Clarke (I think this book is exactly what you're looking for, def try this one)"
"Is like 24 hrs of fun."
#15
The Expanse
5.0
(2)
"If you like Sci-fi the expanse is an amazing series"
"The Expanse"
#16
Joe Abercrombie
5.0
(2)
"Top tier narration: * The First Law by Joe Abercrombie."
"Is absolutely fantastic in audio format."
#17
Drew Hayes
5.0
(2)
"Super Powereds by Drew Hayes"
"Extremely fun superhero storytelling."
#18
Tamsyn Muir
5.0
(2)
"The Locked Tomb - Tamsyn Muir."
"Moira Quirk’s narration of The Locked Tomb series is fantastic."
#19
Erin Morgenstern
5.0
(2)
"Narrators are the bomb."
"Narrators are the bomb."
#20
James Patterson
5.0
(2)
"Narrated by Kevin Stillwell"
"Read by Corey Carthew and Stephanie Nemeth-Parker"
#21
Kate Quinn
5.0
(2)
#22
Andy Serkis
4.5
(2)
"The Hobbit, but the new recording from Andy Serkis from last year. It’s the best dramatic reading of a story that I’ve ever heard."
"The more recent versions with Andy Serkis narrating Hobbit, LOTR trilogy & Similarion is better IMO"
#23
Scott Lynch
4.0
(2)
"Also, Lies of Locke Lamora."
"**The Lies of Locke Lamora** which is the first book in **Gentleman Bastards** series."
#24
Benedict Jacka
4.0
(2)
"Alex Verus series by Benedict Jacka."
"**Alex Verus** series narrated by Gildart Jakson."
#25
Ernest Cline
4.0
(2)
"Ready player one by earnest cline."
"Ready Player One. It has nostalgia and adventure."
#26
Martha Wells
5.0
(1)
"Martha Wells Murderbot series is fantastic, and SO well read!"
#27
Simon Vance
5.0
(1)
"Simon Vance ... Scaramouche by Rafael Sabatini, and I must say he does an excellent job."
#28
C.S. Lewis
5.0
(1)
"The Screwtape Letters by CS Lewis"
#29
Craig Allison
5.0
(1)
"The Columbus day series by Craig Allison. It's read by the guy that played Balkey from perfect strangers."
#30
Neil Gaiman
5.0
(1)
"American Gods by Neil Gaiman, read by Dennis Boutsakaris"
#31
James Clear
5.0
(1)
"Atomic habits by James Clear :) "
#32
C.K. McDonnell
5.0
(1)
"The Stranger Times by CK Mcdonell was amazing. Light with a bite! Was funny, clever and imaginative."
#33
Adrian Goldsworthy
5.0
(1)
"Caesar by Adrian Goldsworthy and narrated by Derrick Perkins was fantastic."
#34
Jenny Han
5.0
(1)
"I HIGHLY recommend The Summer I Turned Pretty."
#35
James Martin
5.0
(1)
"Jesus by James Martin"
#36
Jessica McCabe
5.0
(1)
"How to ADHD by Jessica McCabe. Also highly recommend her YouTube channel."
#37
Jesikah Sundin
5.0
(1)
"{Bound by Ravens by Jesikah Sundin}."
#38
Lotta Borg Skolund
5.0
(1)
"Incredible knowledge and insight, but also heartbreaking listening to the experiences of many women."
#39
Dana K White
5.0
(1)
"I like anything by Dana K White!"
#40
Sarah J. Maas
5.0
(1)
"Anthony Palmini! He’s just incredible."
#41
Teddy Hamilton
5.0
(1)
"If Teddy Hamilton or Anthony Palmini narrate it, I’m listening."
#42
Suzanne Wright
5.0
(1)
"Literally anything by Suzanne Wright."
#43
Jeff Hays
5.0
(1)
"Jeff Hays narrating Dungeon Crawler Carl. One of my absolute favourite narrators."
#44
Tom Holland
5.0
(1)
"Author Tom Holland has a great book called Dyansty and another one called Rubicon. They are both about rome and a great read. They are also available on audible in audio book with a great voice actor reading."
#45
Gone Girl
5.0
(1)
"Gone girl is amazing! Just started reading that"
#46
Brent Weeks
5.0
(1)
"Personally I loved Brent Week’s Lightbringer series."
#47
Rob Ingles
4.0
(1)
"Rob Ingles reading The Hobbit."
#48
Patrick Rothfuss
4.0
(1)
"The name of the wind by Patrick Rothfuss was good."
#49
Jean-Christophe Grangé
4.0
(1)
"The passenger by Jean Christophe Grange"
#50
Carl Hiaasen
4.0
(1)
"Skinny Dip by Carl Hiaasen"
#51
Cara Bastone
4.0
(1)
"Cara Bastone’s Love Lines series are rom coms that are in the plus catalog."
#52
Val Kilmer
4.0
(1)
"I loved I'm your Huckleberry by Val Kilmer."
#53
Charles Martin
4.0
(1)
"Thunder and Rain by Charles Martin"
#54
Faith G. Harper
4.0
(1)
"Unfuck Your Brain by Faith G. Harper"
#55
Julia Whelan
4.0
(1)
"My favourite narrators are Natalie Naudus and Julia Whelan! They've both doen some pretty popular books"
#56
Natalie Naudus
4.0
(1)
"My favourite narrators are Natalie Naudus and Julia Whelan! They've both doen some pretty popular books"
#57
Manufacturing Consent by Edward S. Herman and Noam Chomsky
4.0
(1)
"They have Manufacturing Consent by Edward S. Herman and Noam Chomsky, which is an important work."
#58
The Anarchist Handbook
4.0
(1)
"The anarchist handbook. https://www.audible.ca/pd/The-Anarchist-Handbook-Audiobook/B09MZRP4D1"
#59
Sue Grafton
4.0
(1)
"Sue Grafton - listened to all her books - always make me smile"
#60
David Rosenfelt
4.0
(1)
"Books by David Rosenfelt - light and easy to listen to"
#61
Ruby Dixon
4.0
(1)
"Ruby Dixon on plus and I find her narrators bring a lot of personality to the dialogue."
#62
1Q84
4.0
(1)
"1Q84"
#63
David Goggins
4.0
(1)
"Can’t hurt me - David Goggins"
#64
Elizabeth Moon
4.0
(1)
"You might like, Trading in Danger Book 1 by Elizabeth Moon."
#65
Mark Manson
4.0
(1)
"For some brutal honesty."
#66
Terry Brooks
4.0
(1)
"The Shannara series by Terry Brooks."
#67
Lev Grossman
4.0
(1)
"The magicians by lev Grossman."
#68
Stephen Leather
4.0
(1)
"The Jack Nightingale series by Stephen Leather."
#69
John Conroe
4.0
(1)
"The Demon Accords series by John Conroe."
#70
Shannon Mayer
4.0
(1)
"Rylee Adamson series from Shannon Mayer."
#71
Michael J. Sullivan
4.0
(1)
"The Riyria is great."
#72
Raymond E. Feist
4.0
(1)
"Riftwar Series by Raymond E Feist."
#73
R. F. Kuang
4.0
(1)
"R. F. Kuang’s Poppy Wars was also amazing."
#74
Tad Williams
4.0
(1)
"Another (very classic) favorite of mine would be Tad Williams’ Osten Ard series."
#75
Devon Monk
4.0
(1)
"Ordinary Magic by Devon Monk."
#76
Larry Correia
4.0
(1)
"Larry Correia-Monster Hunter and Hard Magic series."
#77
Patricia Briggs
4.0
(1)
"Mercy Thompson by Patricia Briggs."
#78
Shemer Kuznits
4.0
(1)
"Try the Life Reset novels by Shemer Kuznits."
#79
Michael Aderle
4.0
(1)
"Kurthurian Gambit by Michael Aderle."
#80
Jenn Lyons
4.0
(1)
"A Chorus of Dragons series by Jenn Lyons is pretty great on audiobook."
#81
Dion Graham
4.0
(1)
"Dion Graham reading the Chester Himes series about Coffin Head and Grave Digger."
#82
Devon C Ford
3.0
(1)
"The After It Happened series by Devon C Ford."
#83
Dmitry Glukhovsky
3.0
(1)
"If you can deal with thick accents then the metro series by dmitry glukhovsky."
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