Mel Brooks “All About Me”, Steve Jobs, the Walter Isaacson one (good but long), Viola Davis “Finding Me”, Sally Field “In Pieces”, Elton John “Me” read by Taron Edgerton, Sonya Sotomayor “My Beloved World” read by Rita Moreno.
Listening to Ron Chernoff’s Hamilton now. Good but very long.
Has anyone mentioned Born a Crime by Trevor Noah? This is one of the first audiobooks I listened to while trying to pass time in beltway traffic driving my son’s carpool to/from to his school. It is excellent and narrated by him.
Another I liked is An American Marriage by Tayari Jones. I listened to nearly the whole thing on a road trip then finished the last few chapters by hard copy book. I missed the wonderful narration.
Agree that Daisy Jones is best enjoyed as an audiobook due to its format and ensemble cast of narrators.
My most recent favorite is This is Happiness by Niall Williams. I was mesmerized by narrator Dermot Crowley’s brogue. Quintessential Irish storytelling!
Yes, “Born A Crime” is excellent!
Straight Shooter, a memoir by Stephen A. Smith. Narrated by Stephen A. Smith.
For any SciFi fans, I enjoyed “Project Hail Mary” (by Andy Weir narrated by Ray Porter) more in audio form.
I liked the “Demon Copperhead” audio version as well, but I did have to increase the speed quite a bit. I actually find speeding up some audio books helps with the enjoyment for slower moving plots. I had to do that with “Out Stealing Horses” and “The Night Watchman.” I love audio books because I can multi-task. I listen while I do yard work or while driving on longer trips.
Noah’s book was one of the books we listened to on our AZ-ME round trip last year. It was so enjoyable. Only Noah could read that one. I just loved how he voiced his mother and grandmother. Actually, just love listening to him in general.
We have been listening to audiobooks since before there was audible and before audible was part of Amazon (2008). ShawSon and ShawWife are dyslexic and gradually ShawD and I started listening to. I’m sure we have over a thousand titles.
Recently,
A Constellation of Vital Phenomena by Anthony Marra is one of the best books I’ve read in a decade.
The Escape Artist by Jonathan Freedland was riveting, especially the first half.
Enjoyed Moriarty by Anthony Horwitz.
We also enjoyed Born a Crime, but listened to that eons ago.
OK, so where do you get your audio books from? The library? Amazon? Other?
I get mine from the library through Libby
We subscribe to a service, Scribd - they’ve got audio as well as “reading” books - 30 days free and under $12 a month thereafter - we definitely get our money’s worth!
In that vein, I really enjoyed listening to Flea: Acid for the Children and Dave Grohl: The Storyteller. Both read by the artists.
Memoirs are my favorite audio books as well.
Recent memoirs that I enjoyed: You’ll Grow Out of It: Jessi Klein (Hilarious), Mean Baby: Selma Blair, and I’m glad my mom died: Jeanette McCurdy.
I also enjoyed Hello, Molly!
Adding Pete Townsend and Viola Davis to my list!
This was an excellent listen! And I have Selma Blair’s on my list (but not available yet)!
Hope it isn’t off topic too much. I’ve never liked audio books EXCEPT for all the Harry Potters narrated by Jim Dale. However, I recently got a Graphic Audio account and I love the interpretations there. I am NOT a high brow listener so I’ll just say one that I really liked was Devon Monk Wayward Souls series. They are like old radio stories with sound effects and different actor voices.
I got DH to check out a couple audio books from the library for his recent hospital stay. I don’t think he finished any. It is a good option for test drives.
My library has a very good selection of audiobooks - I get them via Libby app.
@shawbridge I read (didn’t listen) to A Constellation of Vital Phenomenon almost ten years ago. Bleak subject matter, but a worthwhile read! One of few books I’ve rated five stars in my Goodreads account. It sent me down a rabbit hole wanting more historical context.
I have a 1 per month subscription on Audible which I find 100% worth it.
Having said that, I always check and have books on hold on Libby. The audible credits accumulate if not used, which is fine with me. If the book I want is not available through the library I don’t mind getting it on Audible.
@4kids4us, we read Constellation in a book group that includes the owner of a wonderful (and, I think, influential) independent book store owner. Authors often come to the store for readings. So a number of them are happy to join our book group (usually by Zoom but we have had a couple in person). Marra was a thoughtful, humble guy.
Didn’t know about Libby. Will alert the troops.
Are you familiar with Overdrive? It is the same thing (and I think it’s even the same company) but a MUCH better user experience.
ETA: “On May 1, 2023, the OverDrive app will be discontinued. We encourage you to make the switch to Libby, our newer reading app. Libby is made by the same people, with the same goal of connecting you to your library and to your favorite books, audiobooks, and magazines.”
Yep!! 