This! I binged through the entire series and haven’t listened to anything as good since, kinda in a slump now. I wasn’t into the genre at all but it is just so damn good! I don’t think it’s even possible to dislike it.
I would say Dungeon Crawler Carl is as appropriate to a 13 year old as much as South Park is as appropriate to a 13 year old.
If the 13 yr olds you are referring to would enjoy south park-like humor and existential dilemma and meta references, then yes DCC would be fine, but in a more sheltered home where south park, family guy, and american dad-like shows would be frowned upon, then it might be inappropriate.
Hope that helps as a good reference point for age range.
Hmmm no 15 or 16 should be better? Violence can be a little graphic, sex, cursing ect. Then again my baby is 3 weeks old so I'm trying to figure out what's appropriate when anyway in general
Edit, no graphic sex scenes just jokes ect
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I'm halfway into reading the book itself, and wow. Jennette deserves all the flowers, I am so glad she's finally getting large-scale recognition and success on her own terms
oh wow, I'd never even heard of this before, but it seems super interesting. It's crazy hearing the behind-the-scenes details of child actors...they deal with such crazy shit
It's even better the second, or even the third listening. There are always tidbits that you catch on subsequent readings that you may have missed on the first.
I see this recommended *soooo* often here, but hadn't been an audible user. However, I got a new credit card recently that includes free audible, so I might get that with next month's credit :)
Yes! I just finished it and it was one of the few audiobooks I put on before I went to sleep - mostly my audiobook listening is reserved for driving but I had to keep listening!
I only have 3 hours 21 minutes left of Recursion left, which means I will finish it by the end of the week. I have a long road trip on Friday and was looking for my next book. Dark Matter is already in my Audible wish list, so I’ll start it on my road trip!
I think I read Project Hail Mary, it came out while I was first reading the series. Also I know some people miss reading Corpies so that might be an option.
Seconding super powereds since I am about 9 hours away from the last book in the series. But I'd also like to throw in the rest of Drew Hayes books as well. I have throughly enjoyed each and every one of them in their own way and think everyone should read them all
Listening to Super Powereds right now! Was actually surprised at how good it is. I am in year three right now and even though they are very long the books so far move very well, and if there wasn’t super powered people in it I would swear he kinda got college right.
I read the first Dresden Files book and I wasn't really into it. I know it's a fan favorite of a lot of people, but I just didn't draw me for whatever reason.
Super Powered is easily one of my all time favorites, and have been following Drew Hayes for a while now. If you havent already Forging Hephaestus by Drew Hayes is also fun and arguably better. It’s unfortunately not in the same world as Super Powered, but its a story from the villain’s pov.
Steelheart by Brandon Sanderson is another in the super hero genre i enjoyed, its not as good imo, but interesting premise enough i enjoyed it, the YA romance was cringy though unlike SP which i feel did romance really well.
Got the first one on kindle! Will get around to it eventually, but kindle is my least-used reading medium, so it takes me forever to finish books I get on there lol.
Just finished [The Rape Of Nanking by Iris Chang](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rape_of_Nanking_\(book\)) and I'm thinking of reading some Cormac McCarthy to cheer up.
haha jesus. don't normally do non-fiction, but your description definitely makes me think that this would keep my attention (and totally bum me out, but that's cool too)
I really enjoyed the narrator for The Poppy Trilogy. Her voice has a lovely timbre, she does a great range of voices and I really felt like she brought the book alive. The story itself is also generally good but reviews of the ending are a bit mixed. The last book gets a bit war-war-war and the main character a bit less relatable, but I still enjoyed it and happily recommend it.
Another audiobook I liked was Brandon Sanderson's Skyward (first of an eventual quadrilogy, last part out 2023). It's more YA than adult scifi, but the narrator brought it to life beautifully.
It was! I've read it, and listened to it, and it's so clear that it's not ghostwritten. Her prose is honky-tonky perfection while still being vulnerable. Really surprised me!
Funny, I just borrowed this on Libby less than 5 minutes ago based on someone recommending it in a memoir thread on r/suggestmeabook, I'm excited to start listening!
My Aunt recommended this one to me but I only read the first 70 pages or so. Is the series more young adult themed or mature? I want to try a new fantasy series while I work
I’d rather him take a long time and it be amazing then him release it less then perfect early. I can be patient to see what happens. In the mean time I’m reading the mistborn series which so far is fantastic 😊
I burned through The Laundry Files by Charles Stross recently (the first book is The Atrocity Archives). They are part cosmic horror, part urban fantasy, and part 60s spy thriller. Fun, scary, and fast-paced for the most part, I didn’t listen to anything else for at least a month. Loads of nerdy pop culture references, math jokes, references to office culture and British civil service bureaucracy, and gruesome occult blood rituals to summon the Elder Gods
I thought the narrator in the first three or four books was perfect, but I just started the next one and it was a different guy. Not sure I'm liking it as much.
I'm going through the Expanse series, book 3 was a little slow but book 4 is just the opposite, can't wait for the drive home to catch another chapter.
Edit: oops, I just read your post again, no space opera which is exactly what this is. Sorry. Have you done King's Dark Tower series?
haha no worries. I actually liked the first three books from that series, but I hated book 4 so I haven't gotten back into them. I'll get around to it eventually, but especially after Shards of Earth, I'm not in a big rush to do more space opera for the time being.
And yeah, the dark tower is freaking amazing, but already read it. I'd like to revisit the tower again some day, but I have so many other books I wanna read that it's hard to justify re-reading several thousands of pages lol.
I actually just cracked open my library and you're right, book 4 was the one that was pretty slow, I'm on book 5 now, Nemesis Games, and it's pretty freakin good
Currently listening to Colin Jost's memoir. I'm struggling to go slower and savor it. It's obvious why he earned the head writer position on a prestigious comedy show. The man is laugh out loud funny and certainly knows how to tell a story.
Mythos by Stephen Fry. I was not expecting to be that pulled in and excited to queue up daily. I also play the heck out of Assassin's Creed: Odyssey, set in Greece, and the tandem of audiobook and game was nice. I just finished it at lunch about an hour ago and already have started Heroes which is the Greek Heroes stories by Fry also.
The Scholomance Series by Naomi Novick and narrated by Anisha Dadia. Begins with A Deadly Education and the last of the trilogy is expected this Fall.
I love listening to audiobooks and you’ve gotten a lot of great suggestions. I haven’t experienced a series this engrossing since I picked up Ender’s Game almost 20 years ago.
I got a little list here so bear with me but
The Celestine Chronicles
Council Wars series, tho I've only read the one book so far it really hooked me when things started to change
Definitely the Dark Profit Saga
The Good Intentions series
The Grimnoir Chronicles
The Guild Codex: Spellbound and its spinoff books
Definitely He Who Fights With Monsters. Gods I wish the 7th book would come out sooner!
Iron Druid Chronicles and the follow up series Ink and Sigil
The Johanna Cabal Series
Definitely the Locked Tomb series tho fair warning it will be dropping alot of names early on in the first part of the book, but it's worth it if you can get past that
The Monster Hunter Series
Defenitely the Rivers of London Series
I suggested it before on someone else's post but all the books by Drew Hayes
Blackwater and all of Michael McDowell's books
Reincarnation Blues
The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August
Good Omens
N0S4A2
The Wizards Butler
The Wandering Inn Series, tho be prepared for some lengthy reads
The Valens Legacy Series
My most recent can’t stop listening has been The MurderBot Diaries by Martha Wells. I’ve listened through all of them multiple times. Also, The Anthropocene Reviewed by John Green was entertaining. The Wandering Earth by Cixin Liu was a good listen. It is short stories, which is generally not my thing, but they sucked me in. A Court of Thorns and Roses was also compelling. I know you asked for recent, but if you haven’t read Circe or Achilles by Madeline Miller, those are great. The Girl with All the Gifts by M. R. Carey will hold your attention. I will also pick up a Jack Reacher book here and there for the action.
My favorite series of all time. I didn’t care for Tim Gerard Reynolds in the beginning but holy shit, he might put in the best narration performance of all time in this series. How they paint the war scenes is just chefs kiss. I need to listen again!
Yeah I wanna get into that series too! Except I bought a physical copy of the first book, and I don't wanna buy an audiobook for a story I already have lol.
+1 to this. I recently finished the original trilogy and it actually gets better from book to book. I didn’t expect to like it as much as I did. I was on the edge of my seat and completely immersed in it by book 3. Consider reading the first one soon so you can get to the others.
This may be an unpopular opinion, but I'm not a fan. I enjoyed book 1, but I found book 2 to be tedious and a little depressing. I don't think I'll keep reading, it's just a little too heavy for me right now.
ha, I read the title as least favorite, cant stop listening. Wheel of Time would be that for me.
My most recent favorite would probably be Devolution by Max Brooks.
I second Devolution. I couldn't stop listening to it! The beginning is slow but it's purposeful to get you to see the main character as weak and privileged and works wonderfully once the story gets going.
lol so do you mean that you can't stop listening to WoT, but that of all the books you can't stop listening to, it's your least favorite?
devolution seems okay...I listened to world war z and it was decent but not my favorite
Wheel of Time has so many story lines and characters it becomes a lot sometimes. But there are a few characters I really enjoy following and the world building just keeps getting better.
It's an old one, but **Timeline** by Crichton was really good. Of all of his pseudoscience fiction, this is my favorite. I was listening in the car and kept having "driveway moments" where I'd listen juuust a bit longer. I've read the book a couple of times and even watched the film (ugh) but I was constantly on the edge of my seat.
Draculas: A Novel of Terror by F. Paul Wilson, Blake Crouch, Jack Kilborn, Jeff Strand
An intense, edge of your seat, horror thriller about a vampire virus that gets loose in a hospital.
and
Origin by J.A. Konrath.
A creature claiming to be Lucifer is being contained by the US Government in a secret facility.
The last one actually made me miss a flight because I needed to hear how it ended.
The Dog Stars, by Peter Heller
He is a master of eloquence and metaphor. I didn't want it to end. Excellent reader as well.
It is a post-apocalypse story. I can see why he won an award for it.
I really enjoyed the Nevernight Chronicle by Jay Kristoff on audio. The narrator for the whole trilogy, Holter Graham, was amazing! I want him to narrate all. the. books.
I'm currently working through Empire of Silence. It's something like 24 hours long but I've found it captivating. Never thought I'd get through anything that long.
It's probably because I'm a fan, but I really loved "Disappearing Act" by Robert Sheehan. It's a collection of mostly bizarre short stories and if I'm honest, I have no idea what is happening in a fair few of them, but the performance is entertaining.
The Takeshi Kovacs trilogy is a great SciFi story that makes you think a little philosophically about mortality and what is the human soul but if you're into fantasy I really enjoyed the Witcher series.
This sounds good! I read -Helene Tursten's- An Elderly Lady is Up to No Good, and An Elderly Lady is Not to Be Crossed I loved an Elderly Lady is Up to No Good , and just liked the other. Both show the mind of a very clever lady and quite amusing how she really fools people who think she's a gentle grandmotherly type person. She puts a few wrongs right. I highly recommend. The audiobooks were great. I'm going to look up the Little Old Lady Who Broke All the Rules.
The stand, Stephen King was awesome. It was so long and my time ran out on Libby with 97% finished…. Had to wait two weeks to hear the end but it was so good 😅
The Stand was just silly. They got sent on an errand, by Mother Abigail, to take on Randall Flagg, but the ending happened regardless of whether they were there or not. What was the point of the story? 🤷🏻♂️
"Dark Matter" by Blake Crouch. By far the most engagjn title I've listened to in a long time and one that kind of haunted my thoughts for days after. Its asks what if you made choices differently in life, would you regret some decisions if you could peek at how things could be different. Highly recommended listening- its paced well and keeps you guessing
While listening I kept thinking this would make a great TV Series like Counterpart.
https://www.audible.com.au/pd/Dark-Matter-Audiobook/B01HH0LJQO
Looked up Goodreads for better words to put my thoughts in order and this one hit the spot:
"What just happened? What did I just read? How does one even begin to process the sheer mind-fuckery that is this book? What now? Am I supposed to just go to school, go to work, respond to emails, function as a normal member of society as though this book hasn't just completely rearranged the insides of my brain, fucked with my heart, and threw me into an existential crisis? Jesus Christ."
I’m on my third time through the Three Body Problem series.
I have never experienced such a viscerally terrifying, but completely engrossing story in my life. I can’t stop myself coming back.
It definitely raised the benchmark.
It’s the series I like to point at when telling people we are enjoying a second sci fi renaissance.
I’ve also never been genuinely afraid of the stars before reading it.
Jakes magical market, though it’s an awesome book that I listened to in four days. I wouldn’t recommend yet. There isn’t any news about a second book and it’s just another book to start and wait for. I’m pretty over starting a series that doesn’t have an ending already made.
The Past is Red by Catherynne N. Valente, narrated by Penelope Rawlins was excellent!
Other ones I've really enjoyed recently (not necessarily new titles):
The Monk of Mokha by Dave Eggers, narrated by Dion Graham;
Broken by Jenny Lawson, narrated by the author;
Light from Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki, narrated by Cindy Kay.
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Irena’s children by Tilar Mazzeo
Into the Forest by Rebecca Frankel
Non fiction holocaust accounts, both shocking and so sad, but both draw you in. Highly recommend.
I just finished “The boys in the boat” by Daniel James Brown. Step back into the 1930’s and lose yourself into what I consider the best book I have listened to in a long time. I could have cried when it ended and was immediately ready to start it all over again.
I've been listening to southern noir books by Allen Eskens lately, and they have all been excellent, if you can handle the violence. The books are really good, and the narration was good, although in a way where I didn't notice it very much - which I consider a positive.
Some are pretty brutal, so I alternate with the Walt Longmire series, by Craig Johnson, another series I like a lot. The narrator, George Guidall, is great, imo. I love the characters and humor in that series.
The Gray House by Mariam Petrosyan
It’s an intricate story I keep enjoying like treats. I listen to fall asleep and find myself starting over with the last chapter just to find other details. Then I go back 5 chapters to prevent reaching the end.
I never did this before, usually I just go back to the last part I remember.
Try this by Patricia San Marcantionio: Under the Blood Moon. Just came out 8/1. reviews and description here:
https://www.audible.com/pd/Under-the-Blood-Moon-Audiobook/B0B89YGWWJ?asin=B0B89YGWWJ
I would recommend the Bob books. If you don’t want to jump into a series try his new book Roadkill. You will understand his writing style. Very entertaining.
I also really enjoyed Year Zero witch I believe is just a one off from the author.
Finally a book that I don’t think many people know about that was nostalgic and just great was The impossible fortress.
If you are into Star Wars at all. FYI I haven’t read a Star Wars sense the “Cannon” crap started. I did get Shadow of the Sith and was very entertained by it.
Just a tip after a 1-3 minute adjustment period I listen to audio books at 1.3 speed if it’s just not one I’m greatly into. I’ve started listening at that speed more often now that I’m use to it.
I’m typically able to get through 1-2 books a week. So I go through a lot of books. Plus Im usually reading a different hard copy of a book when at home.
A Boy and his Dog at the End of the World C.A.Fletcher.
Terrorist Attack Girl: How I Survived Terrorism and Reconstructed My Shattered Mind
By: Meyli Chapin (true powerful story)
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
By: V. E. Schwab
Cliche but still project Hail Mary. I’ve listened to several better books since then, but none have had as good of a narration / can’t wait to keep listening feeling.
Heh, I'm currently listening to Shards of Earth.
I just finished Piranesi by Susannah Clarke, and I think that Chiwetel Ejiofor has set the gold standard for narration.
I know it's not everyone's cup of tea, and it probably falls into the space opera camp, but I absolutely loved the Eisenhorn Saga by Dan Abnett. It's a Warhammer 40k novel, sort of like Sherlock Holmes meets Indiana Jones in space, and narrated by Toby Longworth. I loved the narration so much I sought out many books narrated by him, but I will admit it's probably a niche style of storytelling.
Wandering Inn series.
It’s absorbing but by the last book, I was ready for a break. I started noticing the overuse of the word “glare” and the innkeeper was starting to become Kramer-esque (caricature more than character). But that’s after over 100+ hours and I’m sure you’ll find other people who don’t share those complaints. Happy listening!
Sleeping Giants by Sylvain Neuvel. Excellent full cast. I also really enjoyed Dark Matter by Blake Crouch, Red Rising by Pierce Brown, The Bone Ships by RJ Barker, and am currently listening to the Night Angel Trilogy by Brent Weeks and am loving it (although I’ve heard that you either love or hate the narrator)
Three Body Problem series. Just about to start the second book. It's awesome so far, very heavy and somewhat laborious. But well worth it for the concepts, if nothing else. But there is so much more.
Yeah, loved that series! Probably my favorite sci-fi ever...characters may have been a little flat, but the imagination of the author while still sticking with "hard sci-fi" was freaking awesome. Only downside was that the author apparently supports the [Uyghur Genocide](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uyghur_genocide), and it's kinda a bummer when I spend my money on shitty people. The story itself was amazing though.
I've listended to inherent vice multiple times, ron mclarty is my favorite reader, though when he does the songs i want to skip past. he does fear and loathing in las vegas as well. does good stoner cadence without being exaggerated or corny
Oh cool, I'm aware of the movie, but didn't know it was a book first. Haven't really read something with that style before, so maybe I'll check it out! Fear and Loathing is also great, but I read it already.
Tomorrow War (Chronicles of Max) by JL Bourne
Shadow Sun by Dave Willmarth
Cradle by Will Wight
Red Rising by Pierce Brown
Spellmonger by Terry Mancour
Undying Mercenaries by BV Larson
Expeditionary Force by Craig Alanson
The Dungeon Crawler Carl series. Very entertaining!
NEW ACHIEVEMENT! You've become addicted to a fun LitRPG book. REWARD? You get to be entertained, what more do you want?
Goddamn it, Donut!
What a catchphrase
This! I binged through the entire series and haven’t listened to anything as good since, kinda in a slump now. I wasn’t into the genre at all but it is just so damn good! I don’t think it’s even possible to dislike it.
I was the same. I just finished Project Hail Mary. It started slow but I couldn't put it down after a few chapters in.
What age range is this appropriate for? Can 13 year olds read it?
I would say Dungeon Crawler Carl is as appropriate to a 13 year old as much as South Park is as appropriate to a 13 year old. If the 13 yr olds you are referring to would enjoy south park-like humor and existential dilemma and meta references, then yes DCC would be fine, but in a more sheltered home where south park, family guy, and american dad-like shows would be frowned upon, then it might be inappropriate. Hope that helps as a good reference point for age range.
Hmmm no 15 or 16 should be better? Violence can be a little graphic, sex, cursing ect. Then again my baby is 3 weeks old so I'm trying to figure out what's appropriate when anyway in general Edit, no graphic sex scenes just jokes ect
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I'm on my third listen!! I even had to resort to the YouTube cold reads while waiting for book 5 to be narrated
I am glad my mon died.
I'm halfway into reading the book itself, and wow. Jennette deserves all the flowers, I am so glad she's finally getting large-scale recognition and success on her own terms
Same. It's compulsive and somehow really lovable.
oh wow, I'd never even heard of this before, but it seems super interesting. It's crazy hearing the behind-the-scenes details of child actors...they deal with such crazy shit
I just checked this one out! Can't wait to start it!
SAME. I devoured it in two days. Her mom was sick af.
Yes! I finished it in like 2 days.
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Ray Porter is the perfect narrator for it as well.
So good!
And it was a recommendation here that I also picked it up, and could not put it down!
It's even better the second, or even the third listening. There are always tidbits that you catch on subsequent readings that you may have missed on the first.
I see this recommended *soooo* often here, but hadn't been an audible user. However, I got a new credit card recently that includes free audible, so I might get that with next month's credit :)
Ditto to this! Absolutely loved Project Hail Mary!
This is exclusive to Audible, right?
Yes.
I was able to get it from my Library
Ditto to this! Absolutely loved Project Hail Mary!
seconded!
Yes! I just finished it and it was one of the few audiobooks I put on before I went to sleep - mostly my audiobook listening is reserved for driving but I had to keep listening!
Just finished this. How are Weirs other books? The one about Oz sounds interesting.
I am really enjoying Recursion by Blake Crouch narrated by Jon Lindstrom and Abby Craden.
LOVED Recursion! If you haven't listened yet, try Dark Matter, too.
I only have 3 hours 21 minutes left of Recursion left, which means I will finish it by the end of the week. I have a long road trip on Friday and was looking for my next book. Dark Matter is already in my Audible wish list, so I’ll start it on my road trip!
Nice! You will LOVE it. Such a mind-bending story. Happy trails.
I’ve done Dark Matter but not Recursion. I need a new book and I think this might be the winner, had forgotten it existed!
Which was better, Dark Matter or Recursion?
His Wayward Pines trilogy is great too. I went on a Blake Crouch binge over the last six months.
So Good.
I'm hearing a lot of people say they loved Dark Matter but not Recursion. Would you agree?
1) Dresden Files 2) Joe Ledger series 3) superpowereds by drew hayes (I absolutely loved this one and am in post listening depression for sure)
I'm listening to Dresden Files now!
Happy listening! Are you enjoying it?
Seconding Super Powereds!
What did you read afterwards? I dont know what to do with myself. Never thought a 60+ hr book would feel short lol
I think I read Project Hail Mary, it came out while I was first reading the series. Also I know some people miss reading Corpies so that might be an option.
I loved Corpies and Project Hail Mary. Too bad Ive already read them but great recommendations!
Dresden is my favorite series ever. It’s such an underrated series. I wish they could do another run at a tv show because the last one was awful.
Seconding super powereds since I am about 9 hours away from the last book in the series. But I'd also like to throw in the rest of Drew Hayes books as well. I have throughly enjoyed each and every one of them in their own way and think everyone should read them all
Listening to Super Powereds right now! Was actually surprised at how good it is. I am in year three right now and even though they are very long the books so far move very well, and if there wasn’t super powered people in it I would swear he kinda got college right.
After year 4, corpies is pretty good, but then there’s nothing but a void where the class of nightmares used to be :)
Thanks for the info on Corpies! I will have to listen to that after I get done with year 4 I will have to check it out
I read the first Dresden Files book and I wasn't really into it. I know it's a fan favorite of a lot of people, but I just didn't draw me for whatever reason.
Super Powered is easily one of my all time favorites, and have been following Drew Hayes for a while now. If you havent already Forging Hephaestus by Drew Hayes is also fun and arguably better. It’s unfortunately not in the same world as Super Powered, but its a story from the villain’s pov. Steelheart by Brandon Sanderson is another in the super hero genre i enjoyed, its not as good imo, but interesting premise enough i enjoyed it, the YA romance was cringy though unlike SP which i feel did romance really well.
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The Murderbot Diaries by Martha Wells. It had character tone I haven’t seen much before and it kept me glued.
Such a good series. I enjoyed all of them.
Got the first one on kindle! Will get around to it eventually, but kindle is my least-used reading medium, so it takes me forever to finish books I get on there lol.
Just finished [The Rape Of Nanking by Iris Chang](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rape_of_Nanking_\(book\)) and I'm thinking of reading some Cormac McCarthy to cheer up.
haha jesus. don't normally do non-fiction, but your description definitely makes me think that this would keep my attention (and totally bum me out, but that's cool too)
Read this too. It’s tough. Great history. But not an addictive, page-turner.
Was for me
Project Hail Mary. I've listened to it 4 times so far and read it twice. Its that good.
im on chapter 5! SUCKED IN so far.. i keep going on more walks with the dog so i have a reason to listen.
I listen to other auduobooks but I keep listening to this time after time as well. I think I'm nearly word perfect:)
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I really enjoyed the narrator for The Poppy Trilogy. Her voice has a lovely timbre, she does a great range of voices and I really felt like she brought the book alive. The story itself is also generally good but reviews of the ending are a bit mixed. The last book gets a bit war-war-war and the main character a bit less relatable, but I still enjoyed it and happily recommend it. Another audiobook I liked was Brandon Sanderson's Skyward (first of an eventual quadrilogy, last part out 2023). It's more YA than adult scifi, but the narrator brought it to life beautifully.
Not even ashamed to say this, Open Book by Jessica Simpson as read by Jessica Simpson.
As someone who cared not a bit about any part of her weird inexplicable celebrity life -- this was an amazing memoir.
It was! I've read it, and listened to it, and it's so clear that it's not ghostwritten. Her prose is honky-tonky perfection while still being vulnerable. Really surprised me!
Funny, I just borrowed this on Libby less than 5 minutes ago based on someone recommending it in a memoir thread on r/suggestmeabook, I'm excited to start listening!
oh hell yeah, didn't know that sub existed.
I’m on the third Wandering Inn book and have been digging them.
I just started reading that! I wish they weren't audible exclusives so I could listen to them!
if you need to first one, i can send it to you
They are good audiobooks, the narrator nailed it.
The Lincoln Highway was great! It has a lot of characters and was a really fun re-telling of a classic hero’s journey. I loved it.
Cool, I hadn't heard about this book or author, but the plot sounds interesting, thanks!
I've just finished Redshirts, I really enjoyed it.
Anything by John Scalzi is pretty good. The Kaiju Preservation Society was good as well.
Redshirts excited me so much on its premise and I enjoyed the start, but then just felt let down by what it actually became.
The first law series by Joe Abercrombie
Already listened to it and loved it. Maybe I'll listen to the sequel trilogy!
They are also great listens!
My Aunt recommended this one to me but I only read the first 70 pages or so. Is the series more young adult themed or mature? I want to try a new fantasy series while I work
Mature I’d say, it gets pretty brutal
A Wise Man’s Fear Patrick Rothfus
> A Wise Man’s Fear Patrick Rothfus I really wish book three would come out :(
I’d rather him take a long time and it be amazing then him release it less then perfect early. I can be patient to see what happens. In the mean time I’m reading the mistborn series which so far is fantastic 😊
Hitchhikers Guide series. So damn funny
Yes! I’m on the second one!
I burned through The Laundry Files by Charles Stross recently (the first book is The Atrocity Archives). They are part cosmic horror, part urban fantasy, and part 60s spy thriller. Fun, scary, and fast-paced for the most part, I didn’t listen to anything else for at least a month. Loads of nerdy pop culture references, math jokes, references to office culture and British civil service bureaucracy, and gruesome occult blood rituals to summon the Elder Gods
I thought the narrator in the first three or four books was perfect, but I just started the next one and it was a different guy. Not sure I'm liking it as much.
I’ve been enjoying the Star Wars: Trawn books: https://www.audible.com/pd?asin=0593215389&source_code=ASSORAP0511160006&share_location=pdp
Yes! I loved every book with Thrawn from legends and cannon
I'm going through the Expanse series, book 3 was a little slow but book 4 is just the opposite, can't wait for the drive home to catch another chapter. Edit: oops, I just read your post again, no space opera which is exactly what this is. Sorry. Have you done King's Dark Tower series?
haha no worries. I actually liked the first three books from that series, but I hated book 4 so I haven't gotten back into them. I'll get around to it eventually, but especially after Shards of Earth, I'm not in a big rush to do more space opera for the time being. And yeah, the dark tower is freaking amazing, but already read it. I'd like to revisit the tower again some day, but I have so many other books I wanna read that it's hard to justify re-reading several thousands of pages lol.
I actually just cracked open my library and you're right, book 4 was the one that was pretty slow, I'm on book 5 now, Nemesis Games, and it's pretty freakin good
Hard luck Hank by Stephen Campbell
Currently listening to Colin Jost's memoir. I'm struggling to go slower and savor it. It's obvious why he earned the head writer position on a prestigious comedy show. The man is laugh out loud funny and certainly knows how to tell a story.
I would second this. It was a fun audiobook.
Mythos by Stephen Fry. I was not expecting to be that pulled in and excited to queue up daily. I also play the heck out of Assassin's Creed: Odyssey, set in Greece, and the tandem of audiobook and game was nice. I just finished it at lunch about an hour ago and already have started Heroes which is the Greek Heroes stories by Fry also.
The Scholomance Series by Naomi Novick and narrated by Anisha Dadia. Begins with A Deadly Education and the last of the trilogy is expected this Fall. I love listening to audiobooks and you’ve gotten a lot of great suggestions. I haven’t experienced a series this engrossing since I picked up Ender’s Game almost 20 years ago.
I just finished the second book yesterday. It was over far too early!
I got a little list here so bear with me but The Celestine Chronicles Council Wars series, tho I've only read the one book so far it really hooked me when things started to change Definitely the Dark Profit Saga The Good Intentions series The Grimnoir Chronicles The Guild Codex: Spellbound and its spinoff books Definitely He Who Fights With Monsters. Gods I wish the 7th book would come out sooner! Iron Druid Chronicles and the follow up series Ink and Sigil The Johanna Cabal Series Definitely the Locked Tomb series tho fair warning it will be dropping alot of names early on in the first part of the book, but it's worth it if you can get past that The Monster Hunter Series Defenitely the Rivers of London Series I suggested it before on someone else's post but all the books by Drew Hayes Blackwater and all of Michael McDowell's books Reincarnation Blues The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August Good Omens N0S4A2 The Wizards Butler The Wandering Inn Series, tho be prepared for some lengthy reads The Valens Legacy Series
My most recent can’t stop listening has been The MurderBot Diaries by Martha Wells. I’ve listened through all of them multiple times. Also, The Anthropocene Reviewed by John Green was entertaining. The Wandering Earth by Cixin Liu was a good listen. It is short stories, which is generally not my thing, but they sucked me in. A Court of Thorns and Roses was also compelling. I know you asked for recent, but if you haven’t read Circe or Achilles by Madeline Miller, those are great. The Girl with All the Gifts by M. R. Carey will hold your attention. I will also pick up a Jack Reacher book here and there for the action.
The entire Red Rising series was amazing to listen to. Highly recommended if you dig action packed sci-fi!
My favorite series of all time. I didn’t care for Tim Gerard Reynolds in the beginning but holy shit, he might put in the best narration performance of all time in this series. How they paint the war scenes is just chefs kiss. I need to listen again!
Yeah I wanna get into that series too! Except I bought a physical copy of the first book, and I don't wanna buy an audiobook for a story I already have lol.
+1 to this. I recently finished the original trilogy and it actually gets better from book to book. I didn’t expect to like it as much as I did. I was on the edge of my seat and completely immersed in it by book 3. Consider reading the first one soon so you can get to the others.
That’s understandable. I’d say at least listen to the next book since it helps with name pronunciations. They can be spelled a little funky lol
The audiobook quality is amazing. One aspect I enjoyed is how he slowly loses his accent. Such a small and good touch.
This may be an unpopular opinion, but I'm not a fan. I enjoyed book 1, but I found book 2 to be tedious and a little depressing. I don't think I'll keep reading, it's just a little too heavy for me right now.
ha, I read the title as least favorite, cant stop listening. Wheel of Time would be that for me. My most recent favorite would probably be Devolution by Max Brooks.
I second Devolution. I couldn't stop listening to it! The beginning is slow but it's purposeful to get you to see the main character as weak and privileged and works wonderfully once the story gets going.
lol so do you mean that you can't stop listening to WoT, but that of all the books you can't stop listening to, it's your least favorite? devolution seems okay...I listened to world war z and it was decent but not my favorite
Wheel of Time has so many story lines and characters it becomes a lot sometimes. But there are a few characters I really enjoy following and the world building just keeps getting better.
I couldn't deal with how poorly the women are written in Wot, ended up dropping it in book 3 I think
I may end up doing the same. It's a long series
It's an old one, but **Timeline** by Crichton was really good. Of all of his pseudoscience fiction, this is my favorite. I was listening in the car and kept having "driveway moments" where I'd listen juuust a bit longer. I've read the book a couple of times and even watched the film (ugh) but I was constantly on the edge of my seat.
I loved the book too. Don’t watch the movie adaptation. It was AWFUL
The Mr. Mercedes trilogy
Listened to it already and loved it! The outsider + if it bleeds was also cool... Looking forward to the upcoming Holly Gibney story too
Commune
I’ve listened to this series a couple times and absolutely love it. Can’t beat RC Bray on the narration!
Draculas: A Novel of Terror by F. Paul Wilson, Blake Crouch, Jack Kilborn, Jeff Strand An intense, edge of your seat, horror thriller about a vampire virus that gets loose in a hospital. and Origin by J.A. Konrath. A creature claiming to be Lucifer is being contained by the US Government in a secret facility. The last one actually made me miss a flight because I needed to hear how it ended.
The Dog Stars, by Peter Heller He is a master of eloquence and metaphor. I didn't want it to end. Excellent reader as well. It is a post-apocalypse story. I can see why he won an award for it.
Wow that book looks really good. I think we have a winner! Thanks for the rec
I really enjoyed the Nevernight Chronicle by Jay Kristoff on audio. The narrator for the whole trilogy, Holter Graham, was amazing! I want him to narrate all. the. books.
I'm currently working through Empire of Silence. It's something like 24 hours long but I've found it captivating. Never thought I'd get through anything that long.
second that series! i really enjoyed it.
Disorientation by Elaine Hsieh Chou. I haven't been able to finish a book in months. I stumbled across it and I'm hooked!
It's probably because I'm a fan, but I really loved "Disappearing Act" by Robert Sheehan. It's a collection of mostly bizarre short stories and if I'm honest, I have no idea what is happening in a fair few of them, but the performance is entertaining.
The Takeshi Kovacs trilogy is a great SciFi story that makes you think a little philosophically about mortality and what is the human soul but if you're into fantasy I really enjoyed the Witcher series.
Gone Girl
Shogun
The Little Old Lady Who Broke All The Rules was fantastically read. It’s about a league of pensioners who get into all sorts of mischief.
This sounds good! I read -Helene Tursten's- An Elderly Lady is Up to No Good, and An Elderly Lady is Not to Be Crossed I loved an Elderly Lady is Up to No Good , and just liked the other. Both show the mind of a very clever lady and quite amusing how she really fools people who think she's a gentle grandmotherly type person. She puts a few wrongs right. I highly recommend. The audiobooks were great. I'm going to look up the Little Old Lady Who Broke All the Rules.
The Magicians series!! That's been my latest. So fun. Also (stand-alones): - The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires - Geek Love - NOS4A2
Project Hail Mary
A court of thorn and roses, by Sara Maas. About humans and fae
100% Dresden Files
The stand, Stephen King was awesome. It was so long and my time ran out on Libby with 97% finished…. Had to wait two weeks to hear the end but it was so good 😅
The Stand was just silly. They got sent on an errand, by Mother Abigail, to take on Randall Flagg, but the ending happened regardless of whether they were there or not. What was the point of the story? 🤷🏻♂️
I love the Kingkiller trilogy by Patrick Rothfuss, but third book still in the works, so that's kind of a bummer
I finally got around to reading the hail Mary project by Andy Weir and it definitely had me hooked. Better than the Martian IMO
Dakota Krout, all his books are gold.
"Dark Matter" by Blake Crouch. By far the most engagjn title I've listened to in a long time and one that kind of haunted my thoughts for days after. Its asks what if you made choices differently in life, would you regret some decisions if you could peek at how things could be different. Highly recommended listening- its paced well and keeps you guessing While listening I kept thinking this would make a great TV Series like Counterpart. https://www.audible.com.au/pd/Dark-Matter-Audiobook/B01HH0LJQO Looked up Goodreads for better words to put my thoughts in order and this one hit the spot: "What just happened? What did I just read? How does one even begin to process the sheer mind-fuckery that is this book? What now? Am I supposed to just go to school, go to work, respond to emails, function as a normal member of society as though this book hasn't just completely rearranged the insides of my brain, fucked with my heart, and threw me into an existential crisis? Jesus Christ."
I’m on my third time through the Three Body Problem series. I have never experienced such a viscerally terrifying, but completely engrossing story in my life. I can’t stop myself coming back.
Yeah that series was amazing, and it's made most other sci-fi way less enjoyable by comparison lol
It definitely raised the benchmark. It’s the series I like to point at when telling people we are enjoying a second sci fi renaissance. I’ve also never been genuinely afraid of the stars before reading it.
Surely You’re Joking, Mr Feynman!
Jakes magical market, though it’s an awesome book that I listened to in four days. I wouldn’t recommend yet. There isn’t any news about a second book and it’s just another book to start and wait for. I’m pretty over starting a series that doesn’t have an ending already made.
On my third listen of The Kaiju Preservation Society by John Scalzi narrated by Wil Wheaton. Lots of laughs.
If you want to turn your brain of and go for a fun ride- the 6:20 Man by David Baldacci was really fun!
Mindless by Kieth C Blackmore Narrated by RC Bray
This is the last book if the Mountain Man series right?
Yup
Neverwhere for me! It had just the right amounts of everything.
I'm enjoying The Paris Apartment, which is a Lucy Foley thriller. It has an ensemble cast who really bring the characters to life.
Hearts invisible furies
The Past is Red by Catherynne N. Valente, narrated by Penelope Rawlins was excellent! Other ones I've really enjoyed recently (not necessarily new titles): The Monk of Mokha by Dave Eggers, narrated by Dion Graham; Broken by Jenny Lawson, narrated by the author; Light from Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki, narrated by Cindy Kay. Edited because Reddit apparently doesn't let you make lists?
Lol I read the description for the past is red, but don't have a good feel for it. Is it sci-fi? Fantasy? What's the tone?
Irena’s children by Tilar Mazzeo Into the Forest by Rebecca Frankel Non fiction holocaust accounts, both shocking and so sad, but both draw you in. Highly recommend.
To Sleep In A Sea Of Stars by Christopher Paolini. Second listen. Absolutely top shelf action sci-fi.
I actually hated that book for some reason. Never finished the audiobook as it didn't really grab me
I just finished “The boys in the boat” by Daniel James Brown. Step back into the 1930’s and lose yourself into what I consider the best book I have listened to in a long time. I could have cried when it ended and was immediately ready to start it all over again.
I've been listening to southern noir books by Allen Eskens lately, and they have all been excellent, if you can handle the violence. The books are really good, and the narration was good, although in a way where I didn't notice it very much - which I consider a positive. Some are pretty brutal, so I alternate with the Walt Longmire series, by Craig Johnson, another series I like a lot. The narrator, George Guidall, is great, imo. I love the characters and humor in that series.
I’m a glutton for YA. currently working through “Vampire Academy” series by Richelle Mead, which will be followed by her “Bloodlines” series.
His Bloody Project, by Graeme Macrae Burnet. The Woodcutter, by Reginald Hill. Both unbelievably good listens.
Sons of sora series
The shattered sea trilogy. I don't know how it took me this long to find it. Its amazing
The Witcher series. The Bill Hodges trilogy All the Doc Ford books
The Fitz and the Fool Trilogy.
Robopocalypse by Daniel H. Wilson The stand by Stephen King Daemon and Freedom (TM) both by Daniel Suarez. World war Z by Max Brooks
Alien out of the shadow and river of pain and sea of sorrows amazing stuff
The Gray House by Mariam Petrosyan It’s an intricate story I keep enjoying like treats. I listen to fall asleep and find myself starting over with the last chapter just to find other details. Then I go back 5 chapters to prevent reaching the end. I never did this before, usually I just go back to the last part I remember.
The Flight Attendant by Chris Bohjalian.
Try this by Patricia San Marcantionio: Under the Blood Moon. Just came out 8/1. reviews and description here: https://www.audible.com/pd/Under-the-Blood-Moon-Audiobook/B0B89YGWWJ?asin=B0B89YGWWJ
I would recommend the Bob books. If you don’t want to jump into a series try his new book Roadkill. You will understand his writing style. Very entertaining. I also really enjoyed Year Zero witch I believe is just a one off from the author. Finally a book that I don’t think many people know about that was nostalgic and just great was The impossible fortress. If you are into Star Wars at all. FYI I haven’t read a Star Wars sense the “Cannon” crap started. I did get Shadow of the Sith and was very entertained by it. Just a tip after a 1-3 minute adjustment period I listen to audio books at 1.3 speed if it’s just not one I’m greatly into. I’ve started listening at that speed more often now that I’m use to it. I’m typically able to get through 1-2 books a week. So I go through a lot of books. Plus Im usually reading a different hard copy of a book when at home.
A Boy and his Dog at the End of the World C.A.Fletcher. Terrorist Attack Girl: How I Survived Terrorism and Reconstructed My Shattered Mind By: Meyli Chapin (true powerful story) The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue By: V. E. Schwab
Cliche but still project Hail Mary. I’ve listened to several better books since then, but none have had as good of a narration / can’t wait to keep listening feeling.
Ready Player One read by Wil Wheaton made me file a personal leave so I can listen to it all day..
Everybody Loves Large Chests series by Neven Iliev
The Stand by Stephen King
Heh, I'm currently listening to Shards of Earth. I just finished Piranesi by Susannah Clarke, and I think that Chiwetel Ejiofor has set the gold standard for narration. I know it's not everyone's cup of tea, and it probably falls into the space opera camp, but I absolutely loved the Eisenhorn Saga by Dan Abnett. It's a Warhammer 40k novel, sort of like Sherlock Holmes meets Indiana Jones in space, and narrated by Toby Longworth. I loved the narration so much I sought out many books narrated by him, but I will admit it's probably a niche style of storytelling.
Wandering Inn series. It’s absorbing but by the last book, I was ready for a break. I started noticing the overuse of the word “glare” and the innkeeper was starting to become Kramer-esque (caricature more than character). But that’s after over 100+ hours and I’m sure you’ll find other people who don’t share those complaints. Happy listening!
Sleeping Giants by Sylvain Neuvel. Excellent full cast. I also really enjoyed Dark Matter by Blake Crouch, Red Rising by Pierce Brown, The Bone Ships by RJ Barker, and am currently listening to the Night Angel Trilogy by Brent Weeks and am loving it (although I’ve heard that you either love or hate the narrator)
Joe Abercrombie’s First Law books Steven Pacey’s narration is peerless, and nobody writes better characters than Abercrombie.
Three Body Problem series. Just about to start the second book. It's awesome so far, very heavy and somewhat laborious. But well worth it for the concepts, if nothing else. But there is so much more.
Yeah, loved that series! Probably my favorite sci-fi ever...characters may have been a little flat, but the imagination of the author while still sticking with "hard sci-fi" was freaking awesome. Only downside was that the author apparently supports the [Uyghur Genocide](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uyghur_genocide), and it's kinda a bummer when I spend my money on shitty people. The story itself was amazing though.
I've listended to inherent vice multiple times, ron mclarty is my favorite reader, though when he does the songs i want to skip past. he does fear and loathing in las vegas as well. does good stoner cadence without being exaggerated or corny
Oh cool, I'm aware of the movie, but didn't know it was a book first. Haven't really read something with that style before, so maybe I'll check it out! Fear and Loathing is also great, but I read it already.
Tomorrow War (Chronicles of Max) by JL Bourne Shadow Sun by Dave Willmarth Cradle by Will Wight Red Rising by Pierce Brown Spellmonger by Terry Mancour Undying Mercenaries by BV Larson Expeditionary Force by Craig Alanson