S/O: What books are better as audiobooks? Recommendations, please!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I usually don't like celebrity memoirs, but here are two that were fantastic on audio:

Bossypants, by Tina Fey

(Laughed so hard at one point, I started crying. Awkard b/c I was solo in the car and stopped at a red light. Guy next to me may have thought I was losing my mind.)

http://www.audible.com/pd/Bios-Memoirs/Bossypants-Audiobook/B004RCBFII/ref=a_search_c4_1_1_srImg?qid=1489758103&sr=1-1

Stories I Only Tell My Friends, by Rob Lowe

(Self-serving at times, but completely interesting and thought-provoking. He's a bright guy with a lot of interesting stories to tell.)

http://www.audible.com/pd/Arts-Entertainment/Stories-I-Only-Tell-My-Friends-Audiobook/B004U5XPH6

On a related note, I did not enjoy Amy Poeler's book as much. Not as interesting or laugh-out-loud funny, and I found it irritating to listen to her complain about how difficult it is to write a book. (If it's so hard, stop whining and do something else.) Same with Mindy Kaling's book. Both authors struck me as too insecure and immature to be interesting. YMMV.

Yes!! I listened to this on a road trip and loved it. I'm sure I got a lot of funny looks from laughing so hard by myself.

[Anonymous]

OP here. I really liked Mindy Kaling's book as an audiobook, if you are looking for comedians. I also liked Aziz Ansari's book, also read by him.

[Anonymous]

Most humorous books. Fresh off the boat. Great delivery. David Sedaris.

[Anonymous]

A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson

[Anonymous]

Harry Potter. OUtlander series.

A lot of books I struggle with are better on audio!

[Anonymous]

I don't know if they're 'better' in audio format than as regular books, but Stephen King books are great to listen to. They're super long so you can get a lot of mileage out of them and highly engrossing. My problem with a lot of audiobooks is that I start tuning out or drifting. I never have that issue with king's books.