Best audiobooks on Reddit

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Stephen King

4.7

(102)

"Not necessarily funny, but the audiobook for Under the Dome by Stephen King is great."

"Stephen King’s Pet Sematary read by Michael C. Hall was deeply terrifying."

"Also another good long one is The Stand by Stephen King."

"Had the whole family enraptured on a road trip."

"Duma Key by Stephen King read by John Slattery is A++."

"Pet Semetary with Michael C hall."

"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."

Neil Gaiman

5.0

(13)

"American Gods by Neil Gaiman."

"Has he read Coraline by Neil Gaimon?"

"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."

"Could be great as an audiobook."

"Or Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman!"

"The Graveyard book or Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman!"

Bill Bryson

5.0

(12)

"A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson."

"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!"

"Anything by Bill Bryson."

Andy Weir

5.0

(9)

"Project Hail Mary. Please. Please! So good!!"

"Loved the production of Project Hail Mary - back that one up!"

"For sci-fi, Project Hail Mary or The Martian by Andy Weir."

"My not reading husband loved Project Hail Mary."

"Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir."

"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."

Jim Butcher

4.7

(9)

"If you're looking for something light and fun, the early Dresden Files books are solid."

"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."

"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."

Dungeon Crawler Carl

4.8

(8)

"If you like Murderbot, try Dungeon Crawler Carl."

"Dungeon Crawler Carl!"

"Get him book one of Dungeon Crawler Carl. It has a tendency to really hook anyone that gives it a try."

"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."

"Dungeon crawler carl"

Ernest Cline

5.0

(6)

"I second the recommendations for Ready Player One, as well as Ready Player Two."

"Ready player one."

"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"

Max Brooks

4.8

(6)

"World War Z - so many famous actors in that one."

"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."

Martha Wells

4.8

(6)

"The Murderbot Diaries by Martha Wells is really good. Narrated by Kevin R. Free."

"The Murderbot Diaries series by Martha Wells is a great listen."

"Martha Wells Murderbot Diaries is fun and fast paced."

"Murderbot Diaries by Martha Wells, my all-time comfort."

"Wonderfully read by Kevin R. Free."

#10

Bobiverse

4.3

(6)

"Bobiverse. It's funny, light, engaging and has a great narrator."

"Bobiverse is audible exclusive I think"

"If you're ok with an occasional cuss word, the Bobiverse books are also great, and also read by Ray Porter like PHM."

"Bobiverse - no a litrpg but all the books are amazing."

"Bobiverse."

"Bobiverse series (same narrator as PHM) 5 books."

#11

Terry Pratchett

5.0

(5)

"Anything from Discworld by terry prachett."

"All the discord books by Terry Pratchett."

"Any of the Discworld novels by Terry Pratchett are great."

"The Discworld books by Terry Pratchett are very good."

"Check out Discworld, Howl’s moving castle (trilogy), and Wizards Guide to Defensive Baking."

#12

J.K. Rowling

5.0

(5)

"The Harry Potter books!"

"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."

#13

J.R.R. Tolkien

5.0

(5)

"Lord of the Rings performed by Andy Serkis."

"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."

#14

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"

#15

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"

#16

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"

#17

Emily Tesh

10.0

(2)

"Silver in the Wood by Emily Tesh. Soothing voice. Perfect for the book's atmosphere."

"Silver in the Wood by Emily Tesh is wonderful to listen to on audiobook."

#18

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."

#19

Audible

4.8

(4)

"I use audible. You get credits every month to buy audio books."

"Audible has thousands of books for free in their catalogue depending on the plan."

"Audible and Apple Books."

"BTW, audible can work out quite reasonable. $15 gets you one book a month to keep forever."

#20

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."

#21

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."

#22

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!"

#23

John Steinbeck

5.0

(3)

"East Of Eden-John Steinbeck. Legendary book in general but fantastic narration."

"East of Eden - John Steinbeck"

"It was a long, but East of Eden was a great audiobook!"

#24

Matt Dinniman

5.0

(3)

"Strongly recommend Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman - the audiobook is phenomenal"

"Dungeon crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman - hands down best audiobook I’ve ever listened to."

"For comedy/fantasy, Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman"

#25

Douglas Adams

5.0

(3)

"The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams."

"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."

#26

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."

#27

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."

#28

Ray Bradbury

4.7

(3)

"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."

#29

The Wandering Inn

4.7

(3)

"The one I first picked up a couple years ago that set the standard for audiobook quality is The Wandering Inn."

"I've recently found The Wandering Inn and love that series."

"The wandering inn is really good. I haven’t tried the audiobook but it looks promising."

#30

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"

#31

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."

#32

Libby

4.0

(3)

"I have the Libby app and it includes audiobooks."

"I also recommend Libby."

"Agree with other users who recommend Libby, the library service. It's a great way to listen to audiobooks without breaking the bank."

#33

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"

#34

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."

#35

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."

#36

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."

#37

Charles Dickens

5.0

(2)

"David Copperfield by Charles Dickens (narrated by Simon Vance)."

"Is so good."

#38

Harry Potter

5.0

(2)

"Harry Potter."

"I'm suggesting the Harry Potter books because you didn't have them in your list."

#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

Drew Hayes

5.0

(2)

"Super Powereds by Drew Hayes. This will last many very long trips."

"Try Super Powereds by Drew Hayes."

#41

Bonnie Garmus

5.0

(2)

"Currently enjoying Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus."

"Lessons In Chemistry was so so well done by the audiobook reader."

#42

Temeraire series

5.0

(2)

"Temeraire is my favorite book series ever."

"It is set in Napoleonic Wars where each side has dragons."

#43

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."

#44

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."

#45

Amazon

5.0

(2)

"I have an echo dot, and all I say is 'Alexa, read my book' and it starts playing audible from my phone."

"All she would have to say is Alexa, open Audible and it will play the current book she is listening to."

#46

N/A

5.0

(2)

"Dungeon Crawler Carl ( the actual audio is great and they will be things you can listen to 3 to 4 times)"

"My initial recommendations would be Discworld, Dungeon Crawler Carl, and/or Christopher Moore’s books."

#47

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."

#48

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"

#49

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."

#50

11/22/63

5.0

(2)

"11/22/63 & The Green Mile"

"11/22/63 by Stephen King"

#51

Dresden Files

5.0

(2)

"Marsters does an amazing job narrating. Highly recommend."

"Lots of buzzers that start ticking in earlier books go off in later books."

#52

Duma Key

5.0

(2)

"Duma Key audiobook is flipping great!"

"Duma key was fantastic"

#53

Larry Correia

5.0

(2)

"Bronson Pinchot narrates and every single character is absolutely and completely uniquely delivered. The voice acting is fantastic."

#54

Lemony Snicket

4.5

(2)

"You can find a great audiobook of the first book on youtube by looking it up and its voiced by tim curry"

"A Series of unfortunate events has great audio books"

#55

The Expanse

4.5

(2)

"The Expanse by James SA Corey."

"The expanse books are great!"

#56

Markus Zusak

4.5

(2)

"The Book Thief."

"The book is narrated by Death and the narrator, Allan Corduner, does a fantastic job."

#57

Bram Stoker

4.5

(2)

"Dracula. There’s a free version on Spotify that’s quite good."

"I have heard there are some versions with great narrators out there."

#58

Gregory David Roberts

4.5

(2)

"Shantaram - Gregory David Roberts"

"Shantaram audiobook is pretty good!!"

#59

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."

#60

Shelby Van Pelt

4.5

(2)

"Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt."

"I am currently enjoying Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt."

#61

C.S. Lewis

4.5

(2)

"Chronicles of Narnia series."

"Chronicles of Narnia has some good audiobooks as well!"

#62

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!"

#63

Alex Grecian

4.0

(2)

"I recently really enjoyed the audiobook for Red Rabbit by Alex Grecian."

"Straight out Weird W."

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