Books That are Better as AudioBooks

[Viper 12212]

What are some books you listened to as an audio book that you liked better than reading it yourself?

I liked the new Thrawn book last year. The guy did a good job on all the voices and they included Star Wars sound effects. I'm looking forward to the sequel later this month. I wonder how LotR would be. I imagine the songs would sound much better than when I tried to sing it in my head.

[SimonBolivar 11032]

I thought The Martian was set perfectly for an audio book and the reader did a great job.

[TKthunder2 5058]

Ready Player One and Mistborn were great audio books

[SimonBolivar 11032]

2 hours ago, TKthunder2 said:

Ready Player One and Mistborn were great audio books

+1 for Ready Player One. I want Whil Wheaton to do more audiobooks.

[High Plains Drifter 11161]

World War Z audio book was very good.

[MillerEP 30838]

The Magic 2.0 series. The reader does a magnificent job hitting the timing and pauses which really brings out the humor and wit. If you're just reading it you may miss or skip right over some of it.

[gyroprotagonist 2597]

the Dark Tower (series) was really great as an audio book.  I think the last one was done by a different reader, though. 

Same guy did Talisman and Dark House and i am sure a lot of other King books

[TKthunder2 5058]

1 hour ago, gyroprotagonist said:

the Dark Tower (series) was really great as an audio book.  I think the last one was done by a different reader, though. 

Same guy did Talisman and Dark House and i am sure a lot of other King books

The first guy did a great job (I think he did the first 5 books), the second guy sucked.

[gyroprotagonist 2597]

yeah, I think he was (almost?)killed in motorcycle accident or something.

[Chewbacca 7827]

Lonesome Dove was a great audiobook but it was long as hell.  Something like 36 hours.

[Irish Wrist Watch 1470]

Barry Bostwick does a masterful job bringing Half Asleep in Frog Pajamas to life. By far Tom Robbins' best. A self-centered stockbroker gets desperate and horny. She runs into a most unusual character. About 18 hours of humor, folklore and history.

FWIW, local libraries can get most audio books for you for a pittance to listen to. Mine charges 50 cents or so.

Edited September 27, 2018 by Irish Wrist Watch

[Irish Wrist Watch 1470]

On 7/12/2018 at 7:24 AM, SimonBolivar said:

I thought The Martian was set perfectly for an audio book and the reader did a great job.

The Martian was excellent.

[Irish Wrist Watch 1470]

If you like police detective novels, Michael Connelly has some good ones. Make sure you go with Harry Bosch.

 

Aaronovitch has a couple of pretty good vampire stories, told with a lot of humor: Moon over Soho and Rivers of London come to mind.

[Delta Charlie 152]

Grisham books are also good listens.  Michael Beck (from the 70s film "The Warriors") does a great job with the Southern accents in the Grisham novels.

[Sbbruin 22082]

Larry King's reading of "The Bible" is riveting.