Audiobook reviews from Reddit
Summary
We analyzed 326 Reddit reviews across 33 subreddits and 84 posts to rank the best Audiobook brands recommended by redditors, including communities like r/audiobooks, r/suggestmeabook, r/audible, r/stephenking, r/Fantasy. Top-rated brands include Stephen King (4.6/5), Andy Weir (5.0/5), Dungeon Crawler Carl (4.8/5).
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Reviews326
Subreddits33
Posts84
Brands81
Products65
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#1
Stephen King
4.6
(28)
"Fairy Tale by Stephen King is amazing on audio book."
"I recommend Pet Sematery narrated by Michael C. Hall (Dexter)."
"Michael C. Hall narrates Pet Sematary by Stephen King."
"11/22/63 by Stephen King"
"I listened to Pet Sematary on my last long drive, one of the best audiobooks I’ve ever purchased. Michael C Hall narrated it."
"The narrator does an incredible job."
"11/22/63 by Stephen King. Such a great story and the narration was really good too."
"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."
"It is so good I wish I could listen to it for the first time again."
"I just finished listening to Fairy Tale and totally enjoyed it."
#2
Andy Weir
5.0
(17)
"Project Hail Mary ist the best Audiobook adaption I ever listened to."
"Is absolutely fantastic."
"One of the best audio books I've heard."
"I recently listened to Project Hail Mary and it was SO good."
"No other audiobook so far has drawn me in like this one or stuck with me for so long after."
"Andy Weir - Project Hail Mary."
"Project Hail Mary - Andy Weir"
"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."
"Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir is probably the best fit."
"Project Hail Mary on audiobook is fantastic."
#3
Dungeon Crawler Carl
4.8
(17)
"Dungeon crawler Carl."
"Jeff hayes does an amazing job with it."
"Dungeon crawler carl is amazing, very highly recommended."
"Dungeon Crawler Carl is absolutely hilarious and chaotic."
"The best audio book, bar none, is Dungeon Crawler Carl."
"Everyone on here is going to tell you to listen to Dungeon Crawler Carl, and they're right, it's great."
"Dungeon Crawler Carl. It’s hilarious. The voice acting is top notch."
"I’d go with Dungeon Crawler Carl this is so much fun!!!"
"I would absolutely recommend the Dungeon Crawler Carl series if you are looking for quality narration with unique features."
"Jeff Hayes narrating Dungeon Crawler Carl. I listened to the first 3 books thinking I was listening to an entire cast."
#4
Brandon Sanderson
5.0
(10)
"Y’all will love it"
"Lots of Brandon Sanderson, his Steelheart series, Mistborn, Elantris, and Stormlight Archive."
"The Mistborn Series narrated by Michael Kramer is incredible!"
"Brandon Sanderson - Mistborn series."
"The Mistborn series by Brandon Sanderson."
"Anything by Brandon Sanderson, but I’d recommend Skyward."
"Tress of the Emerald Sea by Brandon Sanderson! It has a lot of connections to his wider novel universe."
"They really enjoyed Tress of the Emerald Sea."
"Skyward by Brandon Sanderson. A coming of age, dog fighting book with amazing character development."
#5
Jim Butcher
5.0
(8)
"The Dresden Files series by Jim Butcher"
"I'd highly recommend those."
"Narrated by James Marsters, need I say more?"
"All have excellent audiobooks."
"The Dresden Files series about a Private Investigator/Wizard in modern-day Chicago."
"I also love Marsters narration of the Dresden Files by Jim Butcher."
"The Dresden Files audio books get high marks from fans."
"Dresden Files is my go to audiobook recommendation."
#6
Max Brooks
4.9
(8)
"Max Brooks has a great Bigfoot book... it’s a pretty fun listen."
"Devolution by Max Brooks is really good."
"World War Z is always my first rec for a good audiobook."
"If you haven’t done World War Z yet, then you have to."
"De evolution by Max Brooks. I will say nothing more than it is absolutely worth it's 9 hour run time."
"Full cast and no annoying instance with one character played by different actors."
"Presented as a nonfiction oral history of the zombie apocalypse."
"The narrating style is pretty immersive."
#7
Trevor Noah
5.0
(7)
"Born a crime is what got me into audiobooks, it’s so well done"
"My favorites so far have been."
"Born a crime by Trevor Noah is also a good listen."
"My favorite autobiographies I’ve listened to are : - Trevor Noah « born a crime »"
"So far it’s been Trevor Noah’s Born a Crime."
"Born A Crime, written and narrated by Trevor Noah."
"Some good comedians reading their own memoirs, like Trevor Noah’s Born a Crime."
#8
Joe Abercrombie
5.0
(7)
"The First Law trilogy by Joe Abercrombie, performed by Steven Pacey! The books are grimdark, with some fantasy elements, but holy shit, they are so entertaining."
"I absolutely loved the characters and story on audiobook."
"The Blade Itself by Joe Abercrombie is the first book in an excellent 10 book fantasy series with incredible audiobooks."
"The Blade Itself by Joe Abercrombie is the first book in an excellent 10 book fantasy series."
"The best books I have read are Joe Abercrombies First Law books."
"The Goat of Audiobooks and grimdark."
"Narrated by Steven Pacey who does an incredible job with the audio book."
#9
The Lord of the Rings
4.6
(7)
"I’ve been listening to Andy Serkis’ narration of The Lord of the Rings books & he’s unsurprisingly very good."
"Rob Inglis is the definitive answer."
"I say do the Inglis first for the authentic feel and then Serkis for your reread."
"Andy Serkis 100%. He puts an immense amount of effort into his voices."
"Inglis is the best but he is more for fans of audiobooks."
"The Inglis version is far superior in my view."
"The Serkis version is much more of a performance."
#10
Audible
4.4
(7)
"The 'Audible Edition' recorded around 2013 with a full cast including Alan Cumming and Tim Curry is wonderful."
"Audible is the best in terms of quality and selection and ease of obtaining books."
"Audible is the best if you can afford the subscription, hands down."
"Audible is great for the plus catalog."
"Audible right now has a deal where you can get three months for $.99 per month."
"I use Audible for my new releases (2 credits for $23 each month) and their Plus Catalog."
"There is a good amount of Ruby Dixon on plus and I find her narrators bring a lot of personality to the dialogue."
#11
Bill Bryson
4.8
(6)
"Bill Bryson, anything."
"Bryson really makes science fun and shows the human side of a lot of scientists."
"In A Sunburned Country by Bill Bryson"
"In A Sunburned Country by Bill Bryson"
"Also, anything written and read by Bill Bryson."
"Bill Bryson is definitely worth a try."
#12
Andy Serkis
4.0
(7)
"Andy Serkis. No contest."
"Serkis for sure. The man can do a Gollum impression in Gandalfs voice. He's amazing."
"Andy Serkis 1000%."
"I wasn’t a huge fan Andy Serkis version when I first started but he won me over. His is excellent."
"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."
"The Serkis one is pretty solid and his tones is really similar to what the actors sounded in the movies trilogy."
"I love Rob Inglis. Serkis is so breathless and over the top that it drives me to distraction."
#13
Robert Jordan
5.0
(5)
"14 books. Will keep you busy for a while."
"Wheel of time .author Robert Jordan. 14 book series 32+ hours per book."
"Rosamund Pike narrating ‘The Wheel of Time’ series by Robert Jordan is just spectacular."
"I recommend the Wheel of Time series."
"The entire wheel of time series will keep you busy for a couple of weeks."
#14
Daisy Jones and the Six
5.0
(5)
"I just finished the audiobook for Daisy Jones and the Six and it was amazing. Full cast."
"My wife recommended Daisy Jones and the Six to me and I recently listened to that audio book on a road trip. It was amazing."
"Some fabulous audio books with great narrators: Daisy Jones and the Six"
"Daisy Jones and the Six is remarkable as an audiobook."
"I really enjoyed Daisy Jones and the Six as it had a full cast."
#15
Ann Patchett
4.8
(5)
"The Dutch House by Ann Patchett (narrated by THE Tom Hanks)."
"Tom Hanks reading The Dutch House is a great listen."
"Meryl Streep narrates Tom Lake by Ann Patchett. It's worth a listening."
"I particularly like The Dutch House by Patchett read by Tom Hanks."
"Tom lake by Ann patchet!"
#16
Martha Wells
4.8
(5)
"The murderbot diaries are great audiobooks!"
"I highly recommend the Murderbot Diaries by Martha Wells, narrated by Kevin R Free. They're awesome, and I've listened to the series like a dozen times."
"Highly recommended!"
"Murderbot Diaries? The individual books aren't too long, but quite addictive!"
#17
J.K. Rowling
4.2
(5)
"All the Harry Potter books are phenomenal."
"You still have the rest of the ‘Harry Potter’ books or perhaps ‘Percy Jackson’ series."
"The entire Harry Potter series narrated by Jim Dale!"
"Harry Potter."
"I was given the chance to listen to Jim Dale. Think I lasted 10 minutes."
#18
Lonesome Dove
5.0
(4)
"Lonesome dove. Oh my goodness what a journey."
"Lonesome Dove."
"Lonesome Dove narrated by Lee Horsley is one of my favorites."
"Is excellent."
#19
Ben Aaronovitch
5.0
(4)
"If you enjoyed Dresden Files, try Rivers of London."
"Kobna Holbrook-Smith reading the Rivers of London series by Ben Aaronovitch is amazing."
"Excellent audiobooks."
"If fantasy will work, then The Rivers of London series by Ben Aaronovitch are aces."
#20
Sirin
5.0
(4)
"Sirin is fantastic. It allows for bookmarks and a place for annotations within those bookmarks."
"Sirin is the best, been using it for over a year"
"I use sirin, it works great"
"I use sirin 10/10"
#21
GraphicAudio
5.0
(4)
"Graphic Audio is the name of the audiobook production company. They basically turn the book into a radio play. Every character has a different voice actor. There’s a lot more acting performance and they add sound effects and music."
"The best audiobook for me are anything by GraphicAudio just because it feels very immersive."
"Go take a browse through GraphicAudio."
"Try the audiobook publisher GraphicAudio the audiobooks published by them have a full cast along with sound effects."
#22
World War Z
5.0
(4)
"World War Z. Full cast version. Audiobook is the perfect medium for this."
"World War Z is also amazing as an audiobook."
"The audiobook for World War Z is phenomenal."
"Was just done so damn well, it's like a movie."
#23
Harry Potter
5.0
(4)
"Stephen Fry (Harry Potter), Jim Dale (The Night Circus also Harry Potter)"
"Read by Stephen Fry."
"Harry Potter read by Stephen Fry."
"Harry Potter!"
#24
Project Hail Mary
5.0
(4)
"Project Hail Mary! Such a fun listen."
"Some fabulous audio books with great narrators: Project Hail Mary"
"For fiction i’d recommend project hail mary by andy weir."
"Is also great."
#25
Matt Dinniman
5.0
(4)
"Dungeon Crawler Carl is amazing!"
"My favorite audio books this year were Dungeon Crawler Carl."
"Jeff Hays reading Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman (series) is fantastic."
"Jeff Hays does an AMAZING job narrating."
#26
Graphic Audio
5.0
(4)
"Not Jeff Hays (who is fantastic), but check out Graphic Audio, they have a ton of books with full cast acting."
"You could try looking for books done by graphic audio, they have full casts and sound effects and music!"
"These audiobooks are acted by a full cast, which makes them very enjoyable to listen to and not monotonous at all"
"Get them! Having a full move production as an audiobook is life changing."
#27
Piranesi
4.8
(4)
"Some fabulous audio books with great narrators: Piranesi"
"I really enjoyed Piranesi. Not too long and the narration is great."
"I REALLY enjoyed the audiobook of Piranesi by Susanna Clarke (narrated by Chiwetel Ejiofor). A stunning production."
"Is pretty good."
#28
Libby
4.8
(4)
"Libby. It's free!"
"Libby is really excellent and I use it every day."
"You can use Libby/ Hoopla for to get audiobooks for free."
"Libby is a great option for listening to short audiobooks."
#29
BookPlayer
4.8
(4)
"I use BookPlayer and absolutely love it!"
"+1 for bookplayer :)"
"I use bookplayer there’s nothing better imo :)"
"I use BookPlayer but I’m sorry I can’t confirm whether it’s available on android"
#30
Diana Gabaldon
4.8
(4)
"I love all of the Outlander audiobooks."
"Davina porter is incredible."
"If you like historical fantasy the Outlander series is spectacularly read in the audiobooks."
"Outlander by Diana Gabaldon"
#31
Rob Inglis
4.5
(4)
"Rob Inglis is iconic, but Andy Serkis did amazing as well and is much newer and higher recording quality."
"Inglis. No question."
"ROB INGLIS. Every single gd time. It’s the only authorized audiobook version as well!"
"Rob Inglis for LOTR, but Andy Serkis for The Hobbit."
#32
Kevin Hearne
4.3
(4)
"It's light on the romance, but try the Iron Druid Chronicles by Kevin Hearne. Luke Daniels narrates, and he is excellent at voices, inflections, and accents."
"Iron Druid Chronicles by Kevin Hearne"
"Iron Druid is great. 10 books."
"Iron Druid by Kevin Hearne. Not my cup of tea, but have read most of them."
#33
Drew Hayes
5.0
(3)
"My go-to recommendation. 4 main books and an offshoot for over 180 hours."
"Super Powereds by Drew Hayes"
"Super Powereds is about kids going to college to become certified superheroes."
#34
Remarkably Bright Creatures
5.0
(3)
"Some fabulous audio books with great narrators: Remarkably Bright Creatures"
"You want 'feel-good' sub genre. That said, try Remarkably bright creatures."
"Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt."
#35
Tom Hanks
5.0
(3)
"I just finished it and was so sad to reach the end."
"The Dutch House, read by Tom Hanks, is pretty terrific."
#36
Rivers of London
5.0
(3)
"Amazing series and narration!!"
"Favorite audiobook series is The Rivers of London, no question. Kobna Holbrook-Smith is an amazing reader, borderline voice actor."
"I love Ben Aaronavitch's Rivers of London series which is both graphic novels AND books."
#37
First Law series
5.0
(3)
"My recommendations for best audio experiences are between The First Law series by Joe Abercrombie."
"+1 for anything First Law, as Steven Pacey is a legend."
"The first law. Steven Pacey is the goat of audiobook narrators."
#38
David Sedaris
5.0
(3)
"I enjoy listening to David Sedaris reading his own stories."
"-Anything by David Sedaris."
"Every book by David Sedaris is worth a listen."
#39
Philip Pullman
5.0
(3)
"The His Dark Materials Trilogy written and narrated by Phillip Pullman with a full cast."
"There is an excellent audiobook production narrated by a full cast."
#40
Dave Eggers
5.0
(3)
"Ethan Hawke’s narration of The Eyes and the Impossible by Dave Eggers is wonderful."
"The Eyes and the Impossible by Dave Eggers narrated by Ethan Hawke."
"This has become my favorite audiobook of ALL TIME!"
#41
The Hobbit
5.0
(3)
"Read by Andy Serkis."
"I love love love the Rob Inglis versions."
"The Hobbit narrated by Andy Serkis."
#42
Craig Dilouie
4.7
(3)
"Here are a few recs that I think fit into your parameters."
"Suffer the Children by Craig Dilouie, read by R.C. Bray"
"I’ve listened to recently and enjoyed."
#43
The Wandering Inn
4.7
(3)
"For a mix of progression and slice-of-life!"
"All well done audiobooks."
"The Wandering Inn."
#44
11/22/63
4.7
(3)
"11/22/63 by Stephen King basically fits all your criteria as well along with being great!"
"Fantastic book and the narrator is great."
"11/22/63 by Stephen King."
#45
Demon Copperhead
4.7
(3)
"Some fabulous audio books with great narrators: Demon Cooperhead"
"Demon Copperhead without a doubt."
"Demon Copperhead."
#46
Ready Player One
4.7
(3)
"I really really enjoyed Ready Player One on audiobook"
"*Ready Player One* stands at the top of the list, and it's not close."
"My comfort book is Ready Player One."
#47
Susanna Clarke
5.0
(2)
"I think this book is exactly what you're looking for, def try this one."
"If you like dark fantasy (not entirely horror), check out Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell."
#48
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."
"The absolute best audiobook is {Brutes of Bristlebrook by Rebecca Quinn} full cast narration and just an excellent performance!"
#49
Pierce Brown
5.0
(2)
"Red rising by pierce brown"
"Red Rising by Pierce Brown. It has a great hero’s journey story."
#50
Station Eleven
5.0
(2)
"An absolutely amazing apocalypse story, follows a band of human survivors who all knew each other before and after."
"Station Eleven is a really good book and I think it would work great in audio book format too."
#51
How to Train Your Dragon
5.0
(2)
"David Tennant narrates the How to Train Your Dragon books, and does a great"
"We loved the How to Train Your Dragon series. There are 12 books so they got us through multiple long trips."
#52
Ilona Andrews
5.0
(2)
"Kate Daniels series and Inkeepers chronicles from Ilona Andrews."
"Kate Daniels series by Ilona Andrews - husband and wife authors."
#53
Stephen Fry
5.0
(2)
"Mythos. Book about the ancient gods. Stephen fry reads it."
"Mythos. Written and narrated perfectly by Stephen Fry."
#54
Seth Rogan
5.0
(2)
"Super lighthearted and fun."
"I loved yearbook by seth rogan."
#55
Christopher Buehlman
5.0
(2)
"Narrated by the author himself."
"The Blacktongue Theif written and read by Christopher Buehlman is a clear winner for me."
#56
J.R.R. Tolkien
5.0
(2)
"The Lord of the Rings trilogy unabridged read by Robert Inglis is the gold standard."
"Lotr trilogy Andy serkis narration so awesome."
#57
Dan Carlin
5.0
(2)
"For non-fiction book I recommend The End is Always Near by Dan Carlin."
"If you haven't alreday, 'The End Is Always Near' written and narrated by Dan Carlin!"
#58
Brent Weeks
5.0
(2)
"Worldbuilding and magic system are top, and the characters are great as well!"
"The Lightbringer series by Brent Weeks and narrated by Simon Vance."
#59
Wil Wheaton
5.0
(2)
"Was awesome."
#61
Jeff Hayes
5.0
(2)
"Dungeon Crawler Carl. Jeff Hayes is an amazing narrator."
"And it’s not even close."
#62
Michael C. Hall
5.0
(2)
#63
Neil Gaiman
5.0
(2)
"Is full cast."
"It was a full cast production and it was fantastic."
#64
Mel Brooks
5.0
(2)
"Mel Brooks 'All About Me' read by Mel Brooks."
"It's absolutely wonderful. He is narrating it himself, and he is a genius."
#65
Bethany Joy Lenz
5.0
(2)
"Dinner for Vampires by Bethany Joy Lenz is a fantastic self-narrated memoir!"
"She does fantastic voices, accents, and she SINGS in it."
#66
Red Rising
5.0
(2)
"Red Rising series"
"Red Rising series narrated by Tom Gerard Reynolds. First audiobook I ever listened to and I’ve been hooked since."
#67
Chain Gang All Stars
5.0
(2)
"Chain gang all stars audio book was gripping"
"Chain gang all stars audiobook was excellent"
#68
Bobiverse series
5.0
(2)
"Five books in all. The narrator, Ray Porter, is excellent."
"Great story, great narrator."
#69
Erin Morgenstern
5.0
(2)
"Either of Erin Morgenstern's books (The Night Circus, The Starless Sea.)"
"I love Jim Dale. He's amazing reading The Night Circus."
#70
Andrzej Sapkowski
5.0
(2)
"You might find some interest in checking out 'The Witcher' series"
"The Witcher series read by Peter Kenny are wonderful."
#71
Chuck Wendig
4.5
(2)
"Black River Orchard by Chuck Wendig, read by multiple narrators"
"Black River Orchard by Chuck Wendig is about 22 hours long."
#72
Between
4.5
(2)
"Between is the book you want."
"{Between by LL sterling}."
#73
Starter Villain
4.5
(2)
"Was a great listen!"
"Starter Villain or Kaiju Preservation Society. Both great fun and not to deep!"
#74
Slow Horses
4.5
(2)
"The Slow Horses series, brilliantly narrated."
"Great stuff."
#75
The Women
4.5
(2)
"Some fabulous audio books with great narrators: The Women"
"The Women by Kristin Hannah, Kindred by Octavia Butler."
#76
Hoopla
4.0
(2)
"Hoopla from my local library has a lot of audiobooks that don’t have waitlists like Libby."
"9 free audiobooks a month with a (participating) library card."
#77
Spotify
4.0
(2)
"I've been enjoying Spotify premium recently for audiobooks."
"15 hrs of listening time with a spotify membership."
#78
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."
"I sometimes use VLC app and I don't lose the spot after I close it"
#79
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."
"The Scholomance series by Naomi Novik, beginning with A Deadly Education."
#80
Libro.fm
4.0
(2)
"I've been using libro fm to support indie bookstores."
"Also highly recommend Libro.fm as you can connect it to independent bookstore which benefit your local shop."
#81
YouVersion
4.0
(2)
"Youversion Bible app actually lets you download any version of the Bible and a couple have audio versions built into the app."
"Youversion Bible app has a lot of translations. Many of them audio with different styles for some."
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