Best audiobooks on Reddit
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#1
Stephen King
4.7
(99)
"Stephen King’s Pet Sematary read by Michael C. Hall was deeply terrifying."
"Had the whole family enraptured on a road trip."
"Duma Key by Stephen King read by John Slattery is A++."
"The Stand with Grove Gardner. His character voices are definitive to me."
"IT is hands down the best of those 3, in my opinion. Steven Weber took that to a new level."
"Christine and The Long Walk are definitely worth checking out."
"Christine and The Long Walk are definitely worth checking out."
"A classic horror novel that keeps you engaged."
"A gripping post-apocalyptic tale."
"An intriguing time travel story."
#2
Bill Bryson
5.0
(11)
"A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson (I second this earlier recommendation.)"
"A short history of nearly everything by bill bryson is excellent non-fiction that kept my kid entertained..."
"For a family friendly, educational, and interesting non-fiction, try A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson."
"Anything by Bill Bryson. A Walk in the Woods."
"Anything by Bill Bryson. The Life and times of the Thunderbolt kid."
"Bill Bryson, Short history of nearly everything and At home. Very funny and educative!"
"Bill Bryson, Short history of nearly everything and At home. Very funny and educative!"
"Anything by Bill Bryson."
"Anything by Bill Bryson."
"A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bryson."
#3
Neil Gaiman
5.0
(9)
"Read by the author is a great listen."
"Ray Bradbury and Neil Gaiman The Graveyard Book was good."
"The Graveyard book or Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman!"
"The Graveyard Book is an excellent book that meets these criteria."
"The Graveyard Book is an excellent book that meets these criteria."
"Or Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman!"
"The Graveyard book or Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman!"
"Neil Gaiman's GOOD OMENS is only $6 for the next couple of days on Chirp Books"
"Dude, good omens is pretty fantastic on audio."
#4
Jim Butcher
4.6
(8)
"The Dresden Files. It’s the only series that I’m aware of where fans actively advise people to listen to the audiobook."
"The Dresden Files are excellent."
"Dresden Files, Jim Butcher."
"Dresden Files, Jim Butcher."
"The Dresden Files."
"James speaks at an actual normal speaking pace and really seems to act out what’s going on rather than just reading it."
"Wizard for hire in Chicago just trying to make ends meet. It starts with a good first few books and then starts to get epic around book 4."
"Has 2 or 3 significant sex scenes over about 17 books."
#5
Ernest Cline
5.0
(5)
"I second the recommendations for Ready Player One, as well as Ready Player Two."
"Ready player One."
"Ready Play One - Ernest Cline."
"I’d throw ready player one into the mix."
"Ready Player One by Ernest Cline and narrated by Wil Wheaton. 15 hrs 40 mins"
#6
Max Brooks
4.8
(5)
"There’s an unabridged version now."
"The voice cast is incredible"
"Unabridged World War Z is always my first suggestion."
"+ World War Z - Full cast"
"World War Z if you’re ok with zombie apocalypse."
#7
Star Wars
5.0
(4)
"Darth Plagueis. Narrator is great and story can fit into canon and legends."
"As others have said, Darth plagueis. Narrator is great and story can fit into canon and legends"
"Darth Plagueis"
"You’ve gotta check out Darth Plagueis"
#8
Andy Weir
5.0
(4)
"If you liked Project Hail Mary, you may also like The Martian also by Andy Weir."
"Me recommend these: Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir 16hr 10mins"
"For sci-fi, Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir"
"Is significantly better as an audio book."
#9
Pet Sematary
5.0
(4)
"Pet Semetary and Salem’s Lot"
"Consider yourself lucky you get to listen to all these great stories, here you go: - Pet Sematary - Salem’s Lot - It - The Dark Tower Series"
"Pet Sematary narrated by Michael C Hall and The outsider or Doctor Sleep narrated by Will Patton"
"Pet Sematary read by Michael C. Hall"
#10
Project Hail Mary
5.0
(4)
"My most listened to is Project Hail Mary."
"Project Hail Mary by Andy Weirs"
"I just finished Project Hail Mary after a million recommendations on Reddit and I loved it."
"Project Hail Mary (Andy Weir) is an awesome audio book. I loved it so much"
#11
J.R.R. Tolkien
5.0
(4)
"The Hobbit."
"Lord of the Rings."
"I’m currently listening to The Hobbit narrated by Bob Inglis and it’s delightful!"
"Hobbit/LOTR, Percy Jackson, Chronicles of Narnia."
#12
Brandon Sanderson
5.0
(4)
"Brandon Sanderson's stories are so immersive, especially as audiobooks."
"Anything Brandon Sanderson (stormlight archives is my favorite)."
"So far it's 4 main books and a few spin off ones. Hundreds of listening hours."
"I can whole-heartedly recommend anything narrated by Michael Kramer & Kate Reading."
#13
J.K. Rowling
5.0
(4)
"Harry potter is engaging, not hard to follow, and excellently narrated as an audiobook."
"Harry Potter"
"Harry Potter are brilliant audio books."
"Harry potters, divergents, ready player one series, and the hunger games are what comes immediately to my mind."
#14
Dungeon Crawler Carl
4.8
(4)
"Dungeon Crawler Carl!"
"Dungeon Crawler Carl."
"Dungeon Crawler Carl. It is like a drug."
"Dungeon Crawler Carl is action-packed and hilarious and the audiobooks are top-notch."
#15
Ray Bradbury
4.8
(4)
"Ray Bradbury also Roald Dahl’s Book of Ghost Stories"
"I really recommend the audiobook for Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury."
"I really recommend the audiobook for Something Wicked This Way Comes."
"Haven't listened to the book yet but Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury is a classic and i'd definitely consider it horror for all ages."
#16
Taylor Jenkins Reid
5.0
(3)
"Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid."
"*Daisy Jones & The Six* is a masterpiece."
"Purely for Judy Greer’s performance!"
#17
Rick Riordan
5.0
(3)
"Percy Jackson."
"He enjoys listening to the following: The Percy Jackson series."
"Percy Jackson series. Anything by Rick riordain really."
#18
Black Library
5.0
(3)
"Eisenhorn omnibus"
"Eisenhorn is a solid recommendation."
"Eisenhorn is really good, because Toby Longworth is one of the top two talents at Black Library, rivaled by Keeble."
#19
Ben Aaronovitch
4.7
(3)
"Rivers of London series by Ben Aaronovitch - narrator is Kobna Holdbrook and he’s brilliant."
"The book is great but narrated by Kobna Holdbrook-Smith makes it so so so good."
"We frequently take long(ish) road trips (~9 hrs) and have been listening to the Rivers of London and Stranger Times. Both are light, but engaging enough to work for long stretches."
#20
Philip Pullman
4.7
(3)
"Story is fantastic and there is an armored bear"
"I remember really enjoying the His Dark Materials trilogy as books on tape."
"His Dark Materials trilogy by Philip Pullman."
#21
IT
4.7
(3)
"Steven Webber narrating IT is what got me to listen to audiobooks."
"Steven Webbers reading of IT is amazing"
"I’ve heard very good things about IT narrated by Steven Weber"
#22
Terry Pratchett
4.7
(3)
"The Discworld books by Terry Pratchett are very good."
"Check out Discworld, Howl’s moving castle (trilogy), and Wizards Guide to Defensive Baking."
"Guards! Guards!"
#23
Under the Dome
4.3
(3)
"Under the dome is best audiobook for me."
"Under the Dome was a long one, but I thought it was really good and kept my interest."
"I’m currently enjoying Under the Dome."
#24
Duma Key
5.0
(2)
"Duma Key audiobook is flipping great!"
"Duma key was fantastic"
#25
11/22/63
5.0
(2)
"11/22/63 & The Green Mile"
"11/22/63 by Stephen King"
#26
The Stand
5.0
(2)
"My favorite book of all time is The Stand and I've listened to that in all its versions."
"The Stand, IT and Dr Sleep were amazing"
#27
Joyland
5.0
(2)
"Joyland. It's free on Spotify. Great characters and great voices"
"Joyland and anything by Will Patton. His voice is majestic."
#28
Discworld
5.0
(2)
"Have you done Discworld at all or Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy."
"Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, 87th Precinct, Southern Vampire (True Blood), Discworld."
#29
Harry Potter series
5.0
(2)
"Jim dale narrated Harry Potter books."
"My go to audiobooks since I was a child have been the Stephen Fry narrated Harry Potter series."
#30
Harry Potter
5.0
(2)
"Harry Potter."
"I'm suggesting the Harry Potter books because you didn't have them in your list."
#31
Larry Correia
5.0
(2)
"Bronson Pinchot narrates and every single character is absolutely and completely uniquely delivered. The voice acting is fantastic."
"Bronson Pinchot narrates and every single character is absolutely and completely uniquely delivered. The voice acting is fantastic."
#32
Temeraire series
5.0
(2)
"Temeraire is my favorite book series ever."
"It is set in Napoleonic Wars where each side has dragons."
#33
Matt Dinniman
5.0
(2)
"Dungeon crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman - hands down best audiobook I’ve ever listened to."
"For comedy/fantasy, Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman"
#34
Drew Hayes
5.0
(2)
"Super Powereds by Drew Hayes. This will last many very long trips."
"Try Super Powereds by Drew Hayes."
#35
I'm Glad My Mom Died
5.0
(2)
"I’m Glad My Mom Died by Jenette McCurdy is a fantastic audiobook."
"The audiobook is so good that it's the only book where I'd recommend people to skip the physical book."
#36
Brian Jacques
5.0
(2)
"The audio books were done by the author and others complete with songs and music."
"On the fiction front, Redwall is great."
#37
Bobiverse
5.0
(2)
"Bobiverse. It's funny, light, engaging and has a great narrator."
"Bobiverse is audible exclusive I think"
#38
Douglas Adams
5.0
(2)
"Hitchhikers guide to the galaxy but get the radio series."
"HitchHiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Can't believe it has not been recommended yet."
#39
Robert Jordan
5.0
(2)
"Excellent audiobooks and hundreds of hours of content."
"I'd highly recommend them if you haven't listened already."
#40
Clive Barker
5.0
(2)
"The thief of always by Clive Barker. Love that book since I was a kid!"
"The Thief of Always by Clive Barker"
#41
Maggie Stiefvater
5.0
(2)
"Scorpio Races is my favorite. The audiobook includes some great music written by the author."
"Maybe The Scorpio Races. I love that one and it's not especially graphic in the bloody areas."
#42
Dave Eggers
5.0
(2)
"This has become my favorite (audio)/book of ALL TIME!"
"I loved 'The Eyes and the Impossible' by Dave Eggers, narrated by Ethan Hawke."
#43
Paulo Coelho
4.5
(2)
"The Alchemist, read by Jeremy Irons."
"I did enjoy The Alchemist audiobook."
#44
Markus Zusak
4.5
(2)
"The Book Thief."
"The book is narrated by Death and the narrator, Allan Corduner, does a fantastic job."
#45
The Expanse
4.5
(2)
"The Expanse by James SA Corey."
"The expanse books are great!"
#46
Martha Wells
4.5
(2)
"Murderbot Diaries by Martha Wells, my all-time comfort."
"Wonderfully read by Kevin R. Free."
#47
Alan Bradley
4.5
(2)
"The Flavia de Luce books by Alan Bradley, maybe? They’re a mystery series for adults."
"The Flavia De Luz series is good."
#48
libro.fm
4.5
(2)
"The easiest and straightforward way to buy audiobooks that go into MYO without further converting encrypted files is libro.fm."
"I heard good things about libro.fm!"
#49
Audible
4.5
(2)
"Audible and Apple Books."
"BTW, audible can work out quite reasonable. $15 gets you one book a month to keep forever."
#50
Alex Grecian
4.0
(2)
"I recently really enjoyed the audiobook for Red Rabbit by Alex Grecian."
"Straight out Weird W."
#51
Rachel Ni Chuirc
5.0
(1)
"I suggest the Knights of Eternity by Rachel Ni Chuirc. One of my favorites and criminally underrated."
#52
Ian McKellen
5.0
(1)
"Read by Ian McKellen is a fantasy set in the stone age."
#53
Robert Thorogood
5.0
(1)
"Marlow murder club by Robert thorogood."
#54
Ann Patchett
5.0
(1)
"Tom Lake & The Dutch House by Ann Patchett - read by Tom Hanks and Meryl Streep."
#55
John Ajvide Lindqvist
5.0
(1)
"*Harbour* by John Ajvide Lindqvist. It's centred around the disappearance of a little girl..."
#56
David Tennant
5.0
(1)
"David Tennant narrating makes them worth it."
#57
James Herriot
4.0
(1)
"*All Creatures Great and Small* series."
#58
Deltora
4.0
(1)
"Deltora quest series is what got me into audiobooks in the early 2000s as a kid but might lean too young."
#59
Mr Ballen
4.0
(1)
"My 12 year old and I listen to Mr Ballen's Medical Mysteries podcast"
#60
Dan Simmons
4.0
(1)
"Hyperion."
#61
P.L. Travers
4.0
(1)
"Mary poppins."
#62
Plague Wars
4.0
(1)
"I would recommend the plague wars series"
#63
Randall Munroe
4.0
(1)
"I suggest What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions by Randall Munroe."
#64
R L Stine
4.0
(1)
"R L Stine books on Spotify"
#65
Alice Feeney
4.0
(1)
"Rock Paper Scissors by Alice Feeney"
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