madteaparty Posted May 3, 2023 Share Posted May 3, 2023 I really need this right now for various reasons. I’ve realized listening to audiobooks while walking or driving saves me from various pits. Anyway I could not get into Demon Copperhead as recommended here. last ones I really enjoyed were: Cousin Bette (that Balzac really wrote soap operas👍) Where the Crawdads sing, the midnight library, Fleishman is in trouble, Our Country friends. I’ve also listened to everything Kate Atkinson has written. Lessons in Chemistry and Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo remain unfinished. anything?🙏 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ottakee Posted May 3, 2023 Share Posted May 3, 2023 The Mostly True Story of Tanner and Louise Iona Iverson’s Rules for Commuting Any Other Family 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kidlit Posted May 3, 2023 Share Posted May 3, 2023 Just finished The Diamond Eye by Kate Quinn. It's not light--Russian female sniper in WW2--but it's very engrossing (& based on a real person's life.) I definitely enjoyed the audiobook due to the Russian accents. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marbel Posted May 3, 2023 Share Posted May 3, 2023 Some I have found engaging/absorbing: The City and the City by China Mieville, narrated by John Lee Jane Harper's novels The Dry and Force of Nature, narrated by Stephen Shanahan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScoutTN Posted May 4, 2023 Share Posted May 4, 2023 What kinds of books do you like? I am listening to Stephen Fry’s Heroes right now. Greek mythology. Very entertaining. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wathe Posted May 4, 2023 Share Posted May 4, 2023 3 hours ago, ScoutTN said: What kinds of books do you like? I am listening to Stephen Fry’s Heroes right now. Greek mythology. Very entertaining. The whole series is really good: Heroes, Mythos, and Troy 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngelaGT Posted May 4, 2023 Share Posted May 4, 2023 All books by Louise Penny. Her writing is excellent and the reader is fantastic. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingersmom Posted May 4, 2023 Share Posted May 4, 2023 Thank you for listening by Julia Whelan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Corin Posted May 4, 2023 Share Posted May 4, 2023 If you like Kate Atkinson, I bet Golden Hill by Frances Spufford would fit the bill perfectly. I haven't heard the audiobook but the novel is entrancing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busymama7 Posted May 4, 2023 Share Posted May 4, 2023 I really loved recently: The Day the World Came to Town about 911 in Newfoundland All the James Herriot books on audio read by Christopher Timothy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScoutTN Posted May 4, 2023 Share Posted May 4, 2023 1 hour ago, busymama7 said: All the James Herriot books on audio read by Christopher Timothy These. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaplank Posted May 5, 2023 Share Posted May 5, 2023 The Bookwoman of Troublesome Creek Room by Emma Donoghue Giver of Stars Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine Love & Saffron 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hilltopmom Posted May 5, 2023 Share Posted May 5, 2023 My answer is always The Night Circus! narrated by Jim Dale magical realism- if you liked the Midnight Library you’ll like it 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArteHaus Posted May 6, 2023 Share Posted May 6, 2023 I loved Cousin Bette, too. Balzac is…interesting. I also enjoyed Middlemarch by George Eliot. I think I listened to every book she wrote via audiobook (or tried to anyway). Sister Carrie by Theodore Dreiser (sp?). And Edith Wharton. A guilty pleasure, I guess. I don’t know, I particularly like listening to old Victorian novels. Such a strange time period. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KungFuPanda Posted May 6, 2023 Share Posted May 6, 2023 If you want humor, David Sedaris does the audio for all his books. 😬 But definitely do The Night Circus or maybe Children of Blood and Bone. If you like NSFW romance try the Kresley Cole paranormal series. The Valkyries are hysterical. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madteaparty Posted May 6, 2023 Author Share Posted May 6, 2023 1 hour ago, ArteHaus said: I loved Cousin Bette, too. Balzac is…interesting. I also enjoyed Middlemarch by George Eliot. I think I listened to every book she wrote via audiobook (or tried to anyway). Sister Carrie by Theodore Dreiser (sp?). And Edith Wharton. A guilty pleasure, I guess. I don’t know, I particularly like listening to old Victorian novels. Such a strange time period. Ooh. I did love an American Tragedy as a teen. Sister Carrie might fit! I also recall I started Dostoevsky’s The Idiot on audio. That ought to last me the rest of my days (if I get over the name issues). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArteHaus Posted May 6, 2023 Share Posted May 6, 2023 12 hours ago, madteaparty said: Ooh. I did love an American Tragedy as a teen. Sister Carrie might fit! I also recall I started Dostoevsky’s The Idiot on audio. That ought to last me the rest of my days (if I get over the name issues). Oh yes! Dostoevsky, excellent choice. I am an artist so I spend many hours just sitting and have gone through so many audiobooks, especially the Victorian era because they are all…free, lol. You know, I usually wouldn’t suggest Thomas Hardy because his writing is just a bit too flowery or cliche for me. However, I think Tess of the D’Ubervilles was very engaging. Nevertheless, Sister Carrie is one of my favorites. If you get around to it, I hope you enjoy it too:) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SquirrellyMama Posted May 6, 2023 Share Posted May 6, 2023 (edited) Under the Whispering Door and The House in the Cerulean Sea and both excellent fantasy books. The House in the Cerulean Sea is YA fiction. Under the Whispering Door made me cry like no book ever has. It is such a beautiful story ❤️ Kelly Ripa's book Live Wire is hilarious. I couldn't listen to it in public because I would burst out laughing. Kelly Edited May 6, 2023 by SquirrellyMama 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephanier.1765 Posted May 6, 2023 Share Posted May 6, 2023 11 minutes ago, SquirrellyMama said: Under the Whispering Door and The House in the Cerulean Sea and both excellent fantasy books. The House in the Cerulean Sea is YA fiction. Under the Whispering Door made me cry like no book ever has. It is such a beautiful story ❤️ Kelly Ripa's book Live Wire is hilarious. I couldn't listen to it in public because I would burst out laughing. Kelly I'm glad to read this about Under the Whispering Door. It's my next audiobook to listen to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helenalarson Posted May 12, 2023 Share Posted May 12, 2023 (edited) On 5/4/2023 at 2:29 AM, Kidlit said: Just finished The Diamond Eye by Kate Quinn. It's not light--Russian female sniper in WW2--but it's very engrossing (& based on a real person's life.) I definitely enjoyed the audiobook due to the Russian accents. Wow, that's actually the next one on my list. Now I'm even more excited about it. I also loved The Alice Network by Kate Quinn, but it was not an audiobook, but still for sure worth reading. And I can recommend listening to The End of the Affair By Graham Green; it was a good one. But to be honest, I prefer reading to physical books, and it helps me to be more involved and focus on the plot. The last book I read was Feed by M.T. Anderson, and it was a very good book. I needed to read it for my classes, and I enjoyed that task. I also needed to write on it, and thanks to this page https://writingbros.com/essay-examples/feed/ and the samples on that novel I managed to do it. The writing was not as exciting as the reading, but actually, I liked those samples because I managed to understand some things from that novel better. I think there is also an option to listen to it, and it's worth it. Edited May 21, 2023 by helenalarson 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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