Anonymous
Post 02/25/2021 21:09     Subject: Re:Long car ride with 15 year old daughter - book idea to listen to?
Anonymous wrote:Born A Crime by Trevor Noah. I learned so much from his book but it is also very engaging.


+1 his narration in the audiobook is great

The Book Thief is a good fiction choice. The voice actor is excellent
Anonymous
Post 02/25/2021 19:42     Subject: Re:Long car ride with 15 year old daughter - book idea to listen to?
Conviction by Denise Mina. Great book, lovely Scottish accents.
Anonymous
Post 02/25/2021 19:38     Subject: Re:Long car ride with 15 year old daughter - book idea to listen to?
Born A Crime by Trevor Noah. I learned so much from his book but it is also very engaging.
Anonymous
Post 02/25/2021 18:47     Subject: Long car ride with 15 year old daughter - book idea to listen to?
What about one of Jenny Lawson’s (“The Blogess”) books?
Anonymous
Post 02/25/2021 18:46     Subject: Long car ride with 15 year old daughter - book idea to listen to?
Anonymous wrote:Fiction or nonfiction? What sort of things is she into -- historical romances (Pride and Prejudice, then Longbourn)? Mysteries/thrillers (Ruth Ware)?

Also, if you want to be the clueless white suburban mom who doesn't understand anything, The Help is a great way to let your daughter know.

Love the Hitchhiker and Good Omens suggestions.

PG Wodehouse or Saki if you're feeling retro, but give a listen in advance because there are some terrible narrators out there.

Lindy West or David Sedaris essays are good for cal trips -- built-in stopping points.


I’m the Hitchhiker’s PP—love the David Sedaris suggestion—my 14yo would love him!
Anonymous
Post 02/25/2021 15:27     Subject: Long car ride with 15 year old daughter - book idea to listen to?
Becoming (Michelle Obama bibliography)
Anonymous
Post 02/25/2021 15:22     Subject: Long car ride with 15 year old daughter - book idea to listen to?
The Fault in Our Stars.
Anonymous
Post 02/25/2021 14:19     Subject: Long car ride with 15 year old daughter - book idea to listen to?
Fiction or nonfiction? What sort of things is she into -- historical romances (Pride and Prejudice, then Longbourn)? Mysteries/thrillers (Ruth Ware)?

Also, if you want to be the clueless white suburban mom who doesn't understand anything, The Help is a great way to let your daughter know.

Love the Hitchhiker and Good Omens suggestions.

PG Wodehouse or Saki if you're feeling retro, but give a listen in advance because there are some terrible narrators out there.

Lindy West or David Sedaris essays are good for cal trips -- built-in stopping points.
Anonymous
Post 02/25/2021 12:39     Subject: Re:Long car ride with 15 year old daughter - book idea to listen to?
I enjoyed the audio book of The War that Saved My Life.
Anonymous
Post 02/25/2021 12:37     Subject: Long car ride with 15 year old daughter - book idea to listen to?
What kind of stuff do you both normally read?

If you’re into sci-fi or fantasy, my daughter and I enjoyed the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (read by Martin Freeman) and Good Omens.
Anonymous
Post 02/25/2021 11:49     Subject: Long car ride with 15 year old daughter - book idea to listen to?
The Giver.
Anonymous
Post 02/25/2021 11:47     Subject: Re:Long car ride with 15 year old daughter - book idea to listen to?
Rough Magic (Lara Prior-Palmer)
The Accidental Alchemist (Gigi Pandian)
In a Sunburned Country (Bill Bryson)
Norse Mythology (Neil Gaiman)
The Vampire Hunter (Seth Grahame-Smith)
Anonymous
Post 02/25/2021 11:30     Subject: Long car ride with 15 year old daughter - book idea to listen to?
Anonymous wrote:The Help is a really good audiobook.


Thx!
Anonymous
Post 02/25/2021 11:25     Subject: Long car ride with 15 year old daughter - book idea to listen to?
The Help is a really good audiobook.
Anonymous
Post 02/25/2021 11:23     Subject: Long car ride with 15 year old daughter - book idea to listen to?
Thx!