Anonymous
Post 02/28/2022 12:45     Subject: I loved these audiobooks. What's next?

Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Hot tip - ya’ll are my people.

Check with your local library to get all of these for FREE. I downloaded the apps Libby and Hoopla and connected my library card and presto! Instant free access to all the books.

I usually have 2-3 books I’m “reading” at a time. One serious, one drama and one self-help.


Agree, but my audio options are limited at the library. Plus, I have an audible subscription with 11 credits. And if you cancel, you lose them all. So I keep it going...


Download 11 credits worth of books and then cancel. Once you download they are yours. If you run out of books eventually you can join up again. I prefer Chirp to Audible though.


well, yes. That’s the obvious solution. But I do tend to like popular books, so I don’t want 11 right now.


You might be able to download the 11 books, cancel, then return books to exchange for credits or other titles after you’ve canceled the membership. Call audible and ask if you can.


You can "return" books with Audible? Huh?
Anonymous
Post 02/28/2022 12:13     Subject: I loved these audiobooks. What's next?

Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Hot tip - ya’ll are my people.

Check with your local library to get all of these for FREE. I downloaded the apps Libby and Hoopla and connected my library card and presto! Instant free access to all the books.

I usually have 2-3 books I’m “reading” at a time. One serious, one drama and one self-help.


Agree, but my audio options are limited at the library. Plus, I have an audible subscription with 11 credits. And if you cancel, you lose them all. So I keep it going...


Download 11 credits worth of books and then cancel. Once you download they are yours. If you run out of books eventually you can join up again. I prefer Chirp to Audible though.


well, yes. That’s the obvious solution. But I do tend to like popular books, so I don’t want 11 right now.


You might be able to download the 11 books, cancel, then return books to exchange for credits or other titles after you’ve canceled the membership. Call audible and ask if you can.
Anonymous
Post 02/27/2022 19:42     Subject: I loved these audiobooks. What's next?

Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Hot tip - ya’ll are my people.

Check with your local library to get all of these for FREE. I downloaded the apps Libby and Hoopla and connected my library card and presto! Instant free access to all the books.

I usually have 2-3 books I’m “reading” at a time. One serious, one drama and one self-help.


Agree, but my audio options are limited at the library. Plus, I have an audible subscription with 11 credits. And if you cancel, you lose them all. So I keep it going...


Download 11 credits worth of books and then cancel. Once you download they are yours. If you run out of books eventually you can join up again. I prefer Chirp to Audible though.


well, yes. That’s the obvious solution. But I do tend to like popular books, so I don’t want 11 right now.
Anonymous
Post 02/27/2022 18:46     Subject: I loved these audiobooks. What's next?

Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Hot tip - ya’ll are my people.

Check with your local library to get all of these for FREE. I downloaded the apps Libby and Hoopla and connected my library card and presto! Instant free access to all the books.

I usually have 2-3 books I’m “reading” at a time. One serious, one drama and one self-help.


Agree, but my audio options are limited at the library. Plus, I have an audible subscription with 11 credits. And if you cancel, you lose them all. So I keep it going...


Download 11 credits worth of books and then cancel. Once you download they are yours. If you run out of books eventually you can join up again. I prefer Chirp to Audible though.
Anonymous
Post 02/27/2022 18:33     Subject: Re:I loved these audiobooks. What's next?

Anonymous wrote:It's a take on a classic, but the audiobook version of Circe was absolutely fantastic. I could listen to the narrator read the phonebook, she was that good.


+1

This one was great.
Anonymous
Post 02/27/2022 16:51     Subject: I loved these audiobooks. What's next?

If you search celebrities read books, audible will give you a list of stars reading books. I really liked Claire Danes reading The Handmaid’s Tale. Jeremy Irons read Lolita,which was the perfect voice for such a creepy tale.
Anonymous
Post 02/27/2022 13:19     Subject: Re:I loved these audiobooks. What's next?

It's a take on a classic, but the audiobook version of Circe was absolutely fantastic. I could listen to the narrator read the phonebook, she was that good.
Anonymous
Post 02/27/2022 13:00     Subject: I loved these audiobooks. What's next?

Anonymous wrote:Black Cake - new this month (first time author) and terrific on audio


I can't wait for this one! (On hold at the library)

The Lincoln Highway
Where'd You Go Bernedette
This Tender Land
Beach Read (light, funny)
Anonymous
Post 02/27/2022 12:57     Subject: I loved these audiobooks. What's next?

I usually listen and read books. Here’s some I enjoyed lately:

The Startup Wife was really good and a good listen.
I like Agatha Christie mysteries and many are read by Dan Stevens, the guy on Downton Abbey
Claire Danes read the Handmaid’s Tale
Jake Gyllanhall read The Great Gatsby.


Anonymous
Post 02/27/2022 10:05     Subject: I loved these audiobooks. What's next?

Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:The Push
Crying in H Mart
The Hate U Give (YA book, but still really good!)
The Vanishing Half
Something in the Water
What Happened To You (non fiction, but really good)
Educated
Where the Crawdads Sing
Little Fires Everywhere
The Dutch House
Nothing to See Here
Where’d You Go Bernadette
The Help

I listen to a LOT of audio books…


Nothing To See Here was a GREAT audiobook!


Author? There are 11 audiobooks by that title
Anonymous
Post 02/27/2022 09:01     Subject: I loved these audiobooks. What's next?

Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I'm listening to The Pull of the Stars by Emma Donoghue.

I think it's well done--I'm enjoying the narration and the book isn't too long (about nine hours total).

I love audio books because I find that I will enjoy listening to things that I many not love reading and visa versa. The Pull of the Stars relies heavily atmosphere which is why it's working so well as an audiobook.


OP-- I have this page bookmarked for potential audiobook picks. The Matrix by Lauren Groff is heavily in the running. I did listen to Apples Never Fall by Liane Moriarty-- engrossing and well done. It's a fun book with a lot of twists and insights. Great narration.


oops

https://slate.com/culture/2021/12/best-books-2021-audiobooks-audible-narrators.html
Anonymous
Post 02/27/2022 09:01     Subject: I loved these audiobooks. What's next?

Anonymous wrote:I'm listening to The Pull of the Stars by Emma Donoghue.

I think it's well done--I'm enjoying the narration and the book isn't too long (about nine hours total).

I love audio books because I find that I will enjoy listening to things that I many not love reading and visa versa. The Pull of the Stars relies heavily atmosphere which is why it's working so well as an audiobook.


OP-- I have this page bookmarked for potential audiobook picks. The Matrix by Lauren Groff is heavily in the running. I did listen to Apples Never Fall by Liane Moriarty-- engrossing and well done. It's a fun book with a lot of twists and insights. Great narration.
Anonymous
Post 02/27/2022 08:52     Subject: I loved these audiobooks. What's next?

I'm listening to The Pull of the Stars by Emma Donoghue.

I think it's well done--I'm enjoying the narration and the book isn't too long (about nine hours total).

I love audio books because I find that I will enjoy listening to things that I many not love reading and visa versa. The Pull of the Stars relies heavily atmosphere which is why it's working so well as an audiobook.
Anonymous
Post 02/27/2022 08:41     Subject: I loved these audiobooks. What's next?

Anonymous wrote:I listened to Local Woman Missing and thought it was really good.


Does this have child trauma?
Anonymous
Post 02/27/2022 08:34     Subject: I loved these audiobooks. What's next?

Anonymous wrote:Agree with so many of above. The (JKR) Robert Galbraith audible books are great. The narration is done really well and the story telling very engaging. Listen to in order as stories build on each other. I keep checking when next book out.


What’s the order?