Audiobook recommendations

HONKEY TONK

Hi all

I’m looking for audiobook recommendations.

I’m currently listening to the “A higher Loyalty “ which is also narrated by James Comey.

Any other audiobooks with quality narration?

Stigura

Bomber.

TomOnBoard

Anything narrated by Ron Mc Larty is usually well narrated. Whether the book itself is any good will be a matter of opinion.

savemejebus

Anything by and read by David sedaris

Conservatory

I’d love a good audio book but can’t figure out how to pirate them.

TomOnBoard

Conservatory wrote: »

I’d love a good audio book but can’t figure out how to pirate them.

No need to pirate anything. There's 000's of books available free of charge from sites like Librivox

Permabear

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recyclops

Dark tower series. The narrator changes due to one passing away but its still brilliant.

oneilla

The audio book to The Disaster Artist is quite good.

Not that one

Some of the Jack Reacher series is on YouTube as audio book.

Listening to an impressively comprehensive - for its size!- economic history of the world since 1400 on Audible.

An Economic History of the World since 1400

So much fascinating stuff, be it the Dutch guy who sailed with the Portuguese to the Indian Ocean and came back and gave his plans to his compatriots who began to challenge the Portuguese - one of the secrets was that the Portuguese has found the trade winds. The economic history of the Dutch, in fact their whole history, is incredibly impressive. Other stuff, such as while the industrial revolution in western Europe everybody started using steam engines, the Swiss stood alone by using hydroelectric power which was more appropriate for the mountainous terrain. The number of inventors in the industrial revolution who had their inventions robbed is shocking...

Also, The Marshmallow Test was a great, great listen. So much insight there.

Conservatory

Conservatory wrote: »

I’d love a good audio book but can’t figure out how to pirate them.

Audible is quite cheap anyway if you follow the regular giveaways. You can also just replace books you didn't like so that's handy. Unless you're doing long distance truck journeys across America, you're never going to listen to them all. So I cancelled my membership after 5 months and will probably spend the next 5 years listening to the books I collected in those months (naturally they allow you to keep your Audible account books but also use their Audible program when you close your account)

sacamano

I, Partridge: We Need to Talk About Alan - Narrated by him, Partridge.

verycool

oneilla wrote: »

The audio book to The Disaster Artist is quite good.

Gret Sestero, ("oh hi Mark!) reads the audiobook and he does the best impression of Wiseau I've ever heard. It's a great read / listen.


OP it all depends on what you're in to. I'm currently getting through The Expanse, but I'm in to that scifi stuff.

_Whimsical_

It very much depends on your tastes really.

I listened to The Choice by Edith Eger this year and out of the hundreds I've listened to it was the best, both in terms of content and narration. It's 1/3rd Holocaust memoir and the author's story of going on afterward to become a psychologist working in the field of trauma along side Victor Frankl who wrote the very famous book Man's Search for Meaning. It was written when the author was 90 but the story is recalled with such vivid clarity and relayed with such emotion by the narrator that it feels as if you've traveled through this woman's life with her by the end. I'm still amazed that the author didn't narrate it. It's a real labour of love.

JohnnyFlash

sacamano wrote: »

I, Partridge: We Need to Talk About Alan - Narrated by him, Partridge.

This was one of the funniest things I’ve ever listened to.

The Martian was a cracking audiobook. They made it into a movie with that Matt Damon dude.

Birneybau

'Lincoln in The Bardo' has a top quality cast, more like a play than an audiobook:


https://www.google.ie/amp/s/www.wired.com/2017/02/george-saunders-bardo-white-house-audiobook/amp

greencap

Conservatory wrote: »

I’d love a good audio book but can’t figure out how to pirate them.

Mod-redacted
No illegal sh!t.

dr.fuzzenstein

I hear the Mr Bean audio books are extremely hilarious.

Pintman Paddy Losty

Permabear wrote: »

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Don't use headphones if you're going to do this. You need to make sure it's played loud enough for everyone around you to know to know how cultured you are by listening to a drunk's demented gibberish.

Zero Point

TomOnBoard wrote: »

Anything narrated by Ron Mc Larty is usually well narrated. Whether the book itself is any good will be a matter of opinion.

As is anything by Richard Burton. While he mostly recorded poetry and Shakespeare he also did a recording of Arabian nights. Might be worth listening to that alone just for the voice. Nothing sexier than the deep velvety tones of a man who knows how to speak properly and clearly.

Del.Monte

TomOnBoard wrote: »

No need to pirate anything. There's 000's of books available free of charge from sites like Librivox

Ah no, every book that I've tried on Librivox sounds likes it's being ready by a bot - maybe it's just my choice of books but I doubt it.

My recommendation for a summer listen would be "The Story of Lucy Gault" by William Trevor read by Connor Mullen - if you're into that sort of thing.

sinnie8

sacamano wrote: »

I, Partridge: We Need to Talk About Alan - Narrated by him, Partridge.

Possibly the best audiobook i have listened to

_Brian

I listen to Allot of alien sci-fi.
Expeditionary force.
The fear saga
Undying mercenaries
These are all great multi book series.

The Martian (obviously no aliens)

I listen through Audible and it’s starting to get a bit expensive. I’d have to be careful or I’d have a 20hour read done in a week.

LibriVox stuff is all older classical stuff and the narration is brutal by times. It doesn’t work for me.

Mark Boyett is a wonderful narrator.

suicide_circus

TomOnBoard wrote: »

No need to pirate anything. There's 000's of books available free of charge from sites like Librivox

Yeah but the american narration is appalling particularly on books not written by americans

Tom Mann Centuria

Good way to use up three phone credit is buying overpriced audio books on Google play store.

Mickeroo

JohnnyFlash wrote: »

This was one of the funniest things I’ve ever listened to.

The Martian was a cracking audiobook. They made it into a movie with that Matt Damon dude.

The kindle book of The Martian is only 99p today, you can add the audio book for £3.99 if you buy the e book.

Listening to the second Alan partridge book, Nomad at the moment . It's hilarious.

Mrcaramelchoc

If you join audible you get a free book.
If its your cup of tea id recommend this.its a brilliant listen.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0781B6MZZ/ref=cm_sw_r_sms_awdb_t1_E2nhBbPBZ0EF9

eviltwin

Born A Crime by Trevor Noah. It's a great book anyway but his narration makes it.

0lddog

well, I'm not going to put up a post telling you lot about the public library system

badtoro

The Martian.

suicide_circus

Stephen Fry's More Fool Me - an autobiography read by himself. The soothing voice giving a very honest account of fame, mental meltdown and a sustained cocaine addiction mostly set in 80s and 90s London.

0lddog

0lddog wrote: »

well, I'm not going to put up a post telling you lot about the public library system

This. Forget all the other posts. Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, for instance, have an Overdrive feature where you can listen to many of these professionally download/read audiobooks for free, as well as download ordinary books for free. While the range obviously isn't as huge as Amazon's Audible, it's a brilliant, brilliant free service and if you're really tight you can ask them to order books in for you:

Free downloadable audiobooks & library books from your local library

Del.Monte

Two more titles that come to mind are Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of "The War Of The Worlds" by H G Wells narrated by Richard Burton - not exactly an audiobook but well worth a listen - I have a copy on audio cassette that still gets a play once in a while. Another favourite which I have on CD is "Three Men in a Boat" by Jerome K Jerome read by Nigel Planer (Neil from The Young Ones). One to read or listen to before you die or take with you to a desert island.

Mrcaramelchoc

Bird Box
by Josh Malerman
I really really enjoyed this audio book when i listened to it.its a great story.and very well narrated.

gerrybbadd

Stephen King's Mr. Mercedes trilogy read by Will Patton. Very enjoyable

NomadicGray

recyclops wrote: »

Dark tower series. The narrator changes due to one passing away but its still brilliant.

I was going to suggest this, but I didnt know one narrators passed away, Im only on book 3 but thats an awful shame, he does Eddy so well.

I thought Dune was amazing as was The Stand, though its a lot of listening!

Capt'n Midnight

Zero Point wrote: »

As is anything by Richard Burton. While he mostly recorded poetry and Shakespeare he also did a recording of Arabian nights. Might be worth listening to that alone just for the voice. Nothing sexier than the deep velvety tones of a man who knows how to speak properly and clearly.

Jeff Wayne's, War of the Worlds album , strictly speaking not an audio book, but Burton is good.

verycool

Currently listening to Digging Up Mother: A Love Story by Doug Stanhope.

I'll admit it's one of those 'you have to be in to him' things, as his humour is very dark. Very funny though.

FanadMan

If you're into Red Dwarf, then Infinity Welcomes Careful Drivers read by Chris Barrie would be a good choice. Is typical RD and very funny.

In fact, I think it's on YouTube as well.

beans

'Atlas Shrugged'. By Ayn Rand. Narrated by Scott Brick.

beans

Seriously though, the Dark Tower series has excellent narration from a pair of voice actors. The first 4 were done by Frank Muller, who was replaced by George Guidall after Muller had a serious accident. Great stuff all round.

The Lord of the Rings audiobooks read by Rob Inglis. Absolutely superb.

Vincent Vega

Michael Pollan - 'How to Change Your Mind: What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression, and Transcendence'

Released a month or so back and read by the author.
About halfway through and so far so great.

Here's a little promo skit he did on Stephen Colbert:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qzgtJleG3r8

Crimson King

Millennium book series was excellent, especially the original trilogy.

I am currently on a Jack Reacher buzz, on book 8 and just enjoying the formula (14 hours long on average) so my work journey and at 1.3 X speed means I usually take about a week to get through one.

Dohnjoe

A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson

Best audiobook I've ever listened to, one of the top-sellers for a reason. He makes everything so simple and fascinating at the same time

downeyac

Del.Monte wrote: »

Ah no, every book that I've tried on Librivox sounds likes it's being ready by a bot - maybe it's just my choice of books but I doubt it.

My recommendation for a summer listen would be "The Story of Lucy Gault" by William Trevor read by Connor Mullen - if you're into that sort of thing.

Some narrators are better than others. Elizabeth Klett is brilliant.

Boots234

Skin Deep by Liz Nugent was very good, about to start the Tattooist of Auschwitz

El_Duderino 09

Frank Muller is the best reader I've ever heard. He's dead now unfortunately.

He read Stephen King books like (Rita Hayworth and the) Shawshank Redemption, The Green Mike, plus loads of other Stephen King books.

George Orwell's 1984.

My all time favourite is his reading of Charles Dickens' Great Expectations.

bellylint

Dresden Files (15 books so far) read by James Marsters (Spike from Buffy) does an amazing job to the point where I get lost in the gender differences of female chars and my mind just goes with it. It's like popcorn for your brain at the start and then **** gets real. My favourite series of books.

Did brief history of nearly everything and that is excellent too.

Mind's eye theatre goes to high production level, ie sound effects, mood music, different actors.
Brent weeks stuff started out there but then changed to a different company. Excellent stuff on both forms but definitely lost something with the MET -> single narrator.

accensi0n

Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage is very good