Any audiobooks that are also just great *books*?

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Anonymous wrote:For more literary choices, I thought "The Overstory" was pretty good as an audio book. As was "The Love Songs of W.E.B. Dubois."

+ 1 for Overstory - one of my favorite books ever.

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Last year I listed to The Count of Monte Cristo and couldn’t wait to get back to it each day! So good!

I also listened to War and Peace because I figured I’d never read that one. Would NOT recommend as an audiobook.

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Anonymous wrote:Last year I listed to The Count of Monte Cristo and couldn’t wait to get back to it each day! So good!

I also listened to War and Peace because I figured I’d never read that one. Would NOT recommend as an audiobook.

Ha, impressed you even got through it! It would probably be exhibit A of books that would not translate well into audio!

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The Hobbit read by Andy Serkis is one of my favorites to listen to. I wish he had done LOTR too.

Winter’s Bone was great as an audiobook.

I’ve enjoyed most of the Stephen King audiobooks I’ve listened to. The narrators are always good.

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Circe
Great story via audiobook
The narrator's delivery and voice is amazing

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Claire Danes’ reading of the Handmaids Tale is fantastic. Audible exclusive.

Pachinko was an excellent book with a great audio version.

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I find fiction on audio books much harder to follow, especially if my mind wanders a bit.

In terms of non fiction, John Green's The Anthropocene Reviewed was a great listen.

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A great (and easy) listen was Rachel McAdams' version of "Anne of Green Gables" (free for Audible subscribers I think?).

I was a huge fan of the series as a girl and really wanted a "comfort listen" and this delivered. It was a little heartbreaking both how funny I found it now (apparently, I took Anne's travails much more seriously as a 12-yr old reader!) and how much I felt for Marilla now as a middle-aged mom (she had seemed somewhat grim & unsympathetic to a younger me). McAdams wasn't perfect but she really nails Anne which is key.

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Anonymous wrote:I find fiction on audio books much harder to follow, especially if my mind wanders a bit.

In terms of non fiction, John Green's The Anthropocene Reviewed was a great listen.

I just put a hold on a the Anthropocene Reviewed and have listened to both Guns, Germs, Steel and Collapse by Jared Diamond at DCUM’s recommendation and I loved them. Ditto Hidden Valley Road on recommendation and enjoyment level.

Anyone else have nonfiction audiobooks they loved? Y’all have done really well for me so far!

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Bumping this thread because someone created a new thread asking for audiobook recommendations.