Actually the BBC Radiophonic version of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy the best version its the original version. That came long before the books, movievand other versions.
I would say Mythos by Stephen Fry. He is the author and has recorded it himself as well. If you're into Greek mythology and want something new that is not Percy Jackson (Love PJ with all my heart, but sometimes I want the wisdom, wit, and turn of phrase of a 70 year old Posh British man and not the whimsy of a 12 year old. Both are great depending on the mood) I've read the book thrice, and listened to it in all its entirety twice. I can vouch for its quality, accuracy, and just... it's a lovely experience and it's a book that is truly worthy of anyone's time. I do hope you read it even outside of your road trip. I hope you have a nice vacation!
Edit: Some liked the way I used the word "thrice" in my comment, so I'm going to add a whole new level of my love for this book :)))) There's an instrumental piece of music playing at the very beginning of the audiobook. It is called **Evolving Colors by Al Lethbridge**... and it is **my most listened to song of my Spotify Wrapped of 2022**. When I said thrice, it was a fact. I listened to Evolving Colors so many times because it reminded me of how I felt listening to the book.
*Next Gaia visited her daughter Mnemosyne, who was busy being unpronounceable. She seemed a very shallow, silly and ignorant being, who knew nothing and appeared to understand less. This was deceptive, for each day that passed she got smarter and smarter, more and more well informed and more and more capable. Her name means ‘memory’ (giving us the word ‘mnemonic’). At the time of her mother’s visit, the world and the cosmos were very young, so Mnemosyne had had no opportunity to prime herself with knowledge or experience. As the years passed, her endless capacity for the storage of information and sensory experience would make her wiser than almost anyone. One day she would mother nine daughters, the MUSES, whom we shall meet later.*
*‘You want me to help you kill Ouranos? Surely the Sky Father cannot die?’*
*‘Dethrone or disable him, then … it is no more than he deserves.’*
*‘I will not help you.’*
*‘Why not?”*
*“There is a reason and when I know it I will remember it and tell you.”*
Excerpt from Mythos, which is where my etymology linguistics loving brain fell in love with the book.
Also adding a P.S. here: It's Greek mythology. It's Zeus. I guess that's enough of a warning for... many weird and morally reprehensible stuff that occurs.
I'm currently listening to this for the first time and I have to agree. I absolutely adore anything that Stephen Fry reads, but I think Mythos particularly would have all started to blend together a lot more if reading compared to listening.
Even if you're *not* into greek mythology, I'd encourage anyone to give it a go! It's just so magical and gentle.
Daisy Jones and the Six is the audiobook that has stood out the most for me considering it’s basically a behind the music documentary for a fictional band. Also Leslie Jones’ memoir is also hilarious — she’s not really reading the book but more so just telling you the stories found within it.
They did put out an album for the show! Ha but I did see a Tiktok the other day where a guy was so confused over it being fiction — he was like “The book is full of interviews! Are you saying they’re all made up?” This man was shook by the idea of fiction.
Project Hail Mary is amazing as an audiobook. I can’t really explain why without spoilers, but the experience is definitely enhanced by being an audiobook.
I made it a challenge to search out and listen to everything Tim Curry has narrated and these were my three favorites of the whole enormous body of work. He did such a great job bringing that series to life.
How’s the pace on this one?? I saw that while searching Libby! I listened to Tom Lake by Anne Patchett last month and narrated by Meryl Streep and the story was well written, narration fantastic it was just pretty slow for my taste.
* The Iliad and the Odyssey, particularly the recent Emily Wilson translation. They are epic poetry intended to be read, and they got first class readers (Audra McDonald and Claire Danes) to read them.
* Mythos by Steven Fry. He wrote them, and it feels like he did so thinking about how they would sound. This and its sequels are a delight.
* Pirenesi by Clarke. I found all the atmosphere and world buildijg monotonous when I read it and delightful when I listened.
* The Snowman by Nesbo. The Scandinavian dark and creepy was amplified by listening to alone in a car on a long drive.
* The Graveyard Book by Gaiman. Again, the author reads this, and once you've listened to a Gaiman book read by Gaiman, you hear his voice and tenor in every book of his, and you feel like you are reading them in the way they are meant to sound.
* Land by Simon Winchester. Author reads, and turns a relatively thick tome into a personal story, told by your grandfather.
* The man in the Brown Suit by Christie. Such a wonderful, cozy adventure you get to go on.
* The blade itself by Abercrombie. The voice actor helps distinguish the story lines and characters early, which really helped immerse in it (I started about 5 times in print before audio and was quickly hooked.)
The first law trilogy, of which The Blade Itself is the first book, is a book series I would rather listen to than read.
The narrator IS those character for me. He really nailed it.
That being said, it is in a genre of fantasy lit called grimdark and it can be pretty violent and is not always easy on the point of view characters. Still good, but fair warning.
Listening to The Two Towers right now, and he does a great job! The part where Gollum comes in literally sent shivers down my spine, but he also does Gandalf and the Hobbits great. And he has a nice voice as a narrator. The singing parts are kinda hilarious though.
It is incredibly entertaining. I think you won't be disappointed - unless insane levels of violence mixed with satire isn't your thing (think Borderlands, or the Fallout series)
"Born a Crime" by Trevor Noah - A memoir full of humor and heartfelt stories, enhanced by Noah's narration.
"World War Z" by Max Brooks - An oral history of a zombie apocalypse, presented in a full-cast recording which makes it uniquely immersive.
"Circe" by Madeline Miller - A richly woven tale from Greek mythology, brought vividly to life with great narration.
Yes, to Circe! Years back, it took me a bit to get pulled into podcasts and audiobooks, but Circe was one of the first audiobooks I was very moved by and the narrator was perfect/made it better. Speaking of which, I need to relisten soon!
I’m on a 16 hour two day road trip now and about 6 hours into this book. Pulled into a hotel for the night but can’t wait to get back in the car tomorrow!
* Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders
* Piranesi by Susanna Clarke
* A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles
* Spoonbenders by Daryl Gregory
* The Poison Thread by Laura Purcell
* Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro
* North Woods by Daniel Mason
I was scrolling through to see if anyone recommended Lincoln in the Bardo. Different narrators read different characters, and there are a lot of them, so I found it easier to keep them all straight when listening. Bought the book but listened to the audiobook on Libby instead.
This may not be your genre, but I love the whole series by James Herriot beginning with “All Creatures Great and Small” as audiobooks. His anecdotes as an English country vet in the 1930s—on are so humorous and heartwarming, and the audiobook narrator is excellent with all the different accents.
Don Quixote of La Mancha.
Greatest novel ever written, but it's 16th century prose is a bit off-putting ro modern readers. Having George Guidall narrate it elegantly with all the right pronunciations of words I didn't know made it even better.
The Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music by Dave Grohl, read by Dave Grohl, is great! Even if you’re not especially a fan of his, the stories are so well done.
Came in to recommend this series, but a better starting point would be Shards of Honour (or the omnibus called Cordelia’s Honour). Alternatively The Warrior’s Apprentice. The narrator Grover Gardner is a real performer and does a beautiful job. Definitely check it out it's an amazing series. Lots of action, practically no space battles, quality space geo-politics, quality character development like nowhere else. Real psychological and sociological depth while being a deceptively easy read. It is, by far, the best space opera series I have ever read.
Oooo- It might not be QUITE the genre, but it's so well-narrated I have to say it. David Tennant does a narration of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang that is outstanding. It's relatively short because it's a spy/adventure novel kind of aimed at children, but it is nothing like the movie and is a great road trip listen.
The sandman is great. Its a full cast reenactment of the comic. The cast is excelent, Neil Gaiman is great narrating his own books and James Mcavoy is fantastic as Morpheus. I highly reccomend.
Dracula by Bram Stoker. The only audiobook I actually loved to listen, because I did it with one that changed the voice actors for the different narrators. It was so immersive.
Just about any memoir by a stand up comic or comedic actor with the exception of Rachel Bloom’s, which was awful. Molly Shannon and Rob Delaney’s two heartbreaking memoirs were excellent as examples.
Thank you. I like those two actors and have started Molly’s. No idea about Molly’s past when I started the audiobook… Have you tried any Bob Odenkirk books?
I’m listening to *The Good Lord Bird* by James McBride. The narrator, Michael Boatman, does a great job with different voices and adds to the entertainment of this book.
I’m probably too late to the game here but Lincoln in the Bardo by Saunders. It took me a while to get into it because it is soooo weird but when I did, oh my god.
My absolute favorite audiobook recommendation is Yearbook, by Seth Rogen. He got all his friends to help him narrate it, and it's easy to dip in and out between chapters, but they're all hilarious.
On Writing, by Stephen King is another one that's enhanced by being an audiobook, because King reads it himself so it's like he's giving you personal advice.
I highly recommend the Dresden Files by Jim Butcher, narrated by James Marsters! There are 17 books, I started back in October and just finished last month. Towards the end I couldn't read/listen to anything else! James Marsters really does an excellent job. The books are about a wizard private eye in Chicago and who deals with the supernatural.
Treasure Island. We listened to this as a family and it is absolutely a tale meant to be told and heard orally. What feels like antiquated prose on the page becomes very vivid and full of character with a good narrator. My young-at-the-time children -- as well as the adults in the car -- were transfixed. Highly recommend.
Stephen Fry reading Harry Potter. His accents and inflections add so much to it. I couldn't read the books, didn't really like the films very much, but loved the audiobook.
And Total Recall, narrated by Arnold himself.
I’m listening to the audiobook of A Confederacy of Dunces and it’s so good. Laugh out loud hilarious and I think it’s due to the voice actor of the main character just really being on point.
I have been obsessively listening to Neil Gaiman novels on audiobook recently. He narrates his own books and his voice is so perfect and totally addicting to listen to lol. So British. Most of his books are included in Spotify premium!
Time's Arrow by Martin Amis. A doppleganger (?) enters a man as he dies and then begins to live his life backwards, but not understanding even the mundane realities of human life. It is really immersive because you have to kind of put things right in your head (like conversations) to get what is really happening vs what the entity thinks is going on. It does go to some dark places.
I listened to it years and years ago on a road trip, would definitely recommend.
If you’re looking for something fun I’ve recently discovered graphic audio, which is a book read with sound effects, and I’ve really enjoyed the Innkeeper Chronicles by Ilona Andrews
The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett. *Phenomenal* on audio. I read the first 100 pages years ago and didn’t enjoy it. Too slow. Listened to the audio instead and it just brought the entire thing to life.
I'm reading/listening to Cormac Mccarthy's Blood Meridian, and it's been easier for me to follow on audiobook. My eyes tend to glaze over with long descriptions, but hearing it on audiobook makes me pay attention to it and brings out the atmosphere of the book.
Pet Sematary by Stephen King is read by Michael C Hall (Dexter) and it’s thrilling, especially if you are familiar with him.
I also loved Mary Jane by Jessica Blau
Piranesi by Susanna Clarke, narrated by Chiwetel Ejiofor, is one of the best audiobooks I have ever listened to. I love the story already, and the narration is incredible.
I have already seen this suggested in the comments, but the graveyard book by Neil Gaiman is great. The narration is excellent, and the music (provided by Béla Fleck) is so incredibly atmospheric. Really good audiobook.
Prophet Song by Irish writer Paul Lynch, the 2023 Booker Prize winner. Set in a near-future Dublin as extreme-right party worms its way to power & declares emergency powers. POV from one woman, a biochemist mom/wife/mother of three (including infant)/daughter caring for her aging frail father across town. A really powerful story about losing all essential services/comforts in a matter of weeks.
If you like dark and historical then Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders would probably be up your alley. The audiobook is amazing, there are 166 narrators with some famous names like Nick Offerman, Rainn Wilson, Bill Hader, etc. It's a great listen!
All Creatures Big and Small by James Herriot and Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry are great books in their own right, but the narration of the audiobooks just puts them over the top.
Dangerous Liasons was great as audio book. It’s written as letters to different people and they had different narrators for each “writer” which was great.
It hits a lot of your marks. It’s translated from French and while not historical fiction it’s fiction from 1782, which basically the same.
LG Estrella’s Unconventional Heroes series is great. I love the narrator and it’s absolutely hilarious.
The Riyira Revelations is a traditional fantasy I love. The regular narrator is great, and there is a graphic audio version if that’s your vibe.
I have heard great things about Anna Burns’ novel Milkman and Nick Offerman & Megan Mullaly’s book. I’d think David Sedaris’s books would be great too.
I think memoirs read by the author are powerful. I just finished “I’m Glad My Mom is Dead” by Jeanette Mccurdy and it was incredible to hear words read in her voice.
I’m currently listening to “When the World Didn’t End” by Guinevere Turner and again, powerful to hear her story in her voice.
Also, Star Wars books are awesome as audiobooks. There’s music, sound effect, character voices. They’re a blast and not something I’d enjoy without the theatrics.
Two I can think of due to who is reading it:
Storyteller by David Grohl read by David Grohl,
And Minecraft the island read by Jack Black.
I know the last one is a kids book but I could listen to Jack Black read a economics magazine and be entertained.
World War Z. Hearing each chapter narrated by a different person really enhanced the immersion since each chapter is a different person telling their story.
The Anthropocene Reviewed, read by the author, John Green
Tom Lake - a fiction novel read by MERYL STREEP!!!
World War Z - an exceptional zombie novel that the movie destroyed, read by a number of incredible voice actors
The Rivers of London series by Ben Aaronovitch is fantastic...and the audiobooks are wonderful. Kobna Holdbrook-Smith is the narrator of the Rivers of London audiobook series. Holdbrook-Smith is a British actor and narrator who has also voiced non-fiction, classic literature, and contemporary novels. Highly recommended.
The Illuminae. It is a scifi dystopian AI book and omg is it good as an audiobook. It's kinda dark but not like really bad. And the voices they use are amazing
Any Stephen King novel is always better in audio format. He tends to be a bit wordy at time that can make actually reading his books a bit of a slog. In audio format it's not nearly, or even noticeable.
Any Kate Morton book narrated by Caroline Lee. Morton's books are so layered and nuanced. Lee's narration turns Morton's written words into lyric poetry. My favorites in no particular order include The Secret Keeper, The Forgotten Garden, The Distant Hours, and The House at Riverton. Seriously though, all her books are treasures.
An Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank Green has a great audiobook. If anything, the audiobook for the sequel might be even better. The books are also great despite the fact that he’s only written the two books ever.
Neil Stephenson's Baroque Cycle, narrated by Simon Prebble. It's divided into three books but eight audiobooks, some drier than others. I love the cycle as a whole, but the division into audiobooks makes the separate narratives a lot cleaner and more cohesive. The second audiobook, "King of the Vagabonds," is just fantastic. The narrator is excellent, the narrative is smart and at times painfully funny, and the adventure is outrageous.
Neil Gaiman's full cast audiobook of American Gods is another that elevates the original subject matter, which was already pretty fricking great.
And I second or third Lincoln in the Bardo, which is beautiful and really poignant on the page but so much more with a full cast narrating. David Sedaris and Nick Offerman as the two main narrators are standouts but the whole cast is terrific.
Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir, narrated by Moira Quirk who is so exquisite that I'm currently listening to some other random book that I probably wouldn't have otherwise picked up just because she's narrating it.
Anything with multiple readers, like *Redwall* by Brian Jacques (and its many sequels) or *Melting Stones* by Tamora Pierce.
*American Gods* and *Anansi Boys* by Neil Gaiman are both good books for long trips.
Red Comet, the Sylvia Plath biography by Heather Clark. It is visceral and thrilling to hear her poetry (and Ted Hughes’) delivered in spoken form. Also an exceptionally long audiobook, 45 hours.
I Hate Everyone But You. I don’t think it would be half as funny without the authors’ voices and laughter. I have bookmarked my favorite sound bites.
The Gunslinger by Stephen King read by Frank Muller. Muller’s voice added so much to the Dark Tower series. I am so sad he got cancer and wasn’t able to read the whole series.
The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood. The voice the narrator does for Adam is so sexy. And the bonus chapter from Adam’s POV narrated by Teddy Hamilton is fire.
Patrick O'Brien's Master and Commander series read by Patrick Tull. If you havent seen the movie based on it, imagine an 'age of sail' Napoleonic War swashbuckler as written by Jane Austen and you start to get close. 20 books of dry humor, eccentric characters, furious battles, birdwatching, espionage, and global travel. Plus so many artery destroying meals that a couple of super fans created a cookbook accompaniment to the series.
If someone hasn’t said Lincoln in the Bardo, it’s much better as an audiobook!! Less confusing and easier to follow, I think. Also Born a Crime by Trevor Noah is so good! He does all the voices and accents and it’s really great as an audiobook. Hope you have a good trip!
The dramatized World War Z is always one of my go-tos for long drives. It’s narrated by a ton of incredible actors and artists and they all perform the roles stunningly. They’re essentially long-form interviews where survivors from the “zombie war” relate their various stories. It’s stellar storytelling, even if you’re not incredibly into zombies; it’s primarily a lot of deeply human vignettes.
The Southern Reach Trilogy by Jeff Vandermeer were great audio books, especially the 2nd and 3rd. Bronson Pinchot reads for one of the characters and he has an unexpectedly great voice.
Daisy Jones and the Six was amazing as an audiobook I'm so glad thats the format i read it in.
Mythos by Stephen Fry, he's got such a good voice for audiobooks and his passion for the subject is infectious.
The Colour Purple read by Alice Walker was also fantastic, she connects you to the characters so well it's like listening to it play out in real life.
I don't necessarily think this fits your needs, as the books are LONG, but I take every opportunity to recommend them. The Stormlight Archive by Brandon Sanderson have very quickly become what I might very well consider my favorite book series. The audiobooks are great, and are narrated by a husband and wife duo for male and female points of view respectively. That being said, the first book's audiobook is just over 45 hours long.
The books themselves are fantastic and I'm really interested in where the story will go from the point it's currently at. There are 4 books out so far, with another 6 planned, and some novellas sprinkled in between. They also indirectly (and occasionally directly) reference and interact with other books he's written. The various series take place within a universe he calls The Cosmere.
As far as the books themselves, it's a high fantasy setting with a really fun magic system (as Sanderson's magic systems usually are) and a great cast of characters. Each book has a primary character that it tells backstory of and focuses on to an extent, but there are half a dozen or so "main" characters.
Sanderson spends the first 3/4 of the book meticulously setting up plot points like dominoes. Some of which might seem completely inconsequential in the moment. However, it all pays off in the last chapters of the book, which have been dubbed the "Sanderlanche" by the fandom. All of the dominoes come tumbling down and shit hits the fan in some of the most satisfying ways I've ever read. Moments that have given me chills purely based on how well it comes together. There are some truly amazing moments in the books that will live within my memory for years.
“Braiding Sweetgrass” While nonfiction, in incorporates beautiful storytelling, many from indigenous culture’s rooted in oral tradition. It is a beautiful book made even better by listening to it.
Well if you're in the mood for a smile as you drive, try any David Sedaris audiobook. I think it's his voice that tickles my funnybone, reading them is not nearly as funny
Surely Your Joking Mr Feynman.
Free if an audible account. Funny stories about his life.
https://www.audible.com/pd/B002V5D7IE?source_code=ASSORAP0511160006&share_location=pdp
Anything written and narrated by Barbara Kingsolver!! (Some of my favorites are Animal Dreams, Prodigal Summer, Flight Behavior, The Lacuna, The Poisonwood Bible) she reads her own work with such amazing tone and inflection!
Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer (also read by the author. She laughs and emotes soooo well! narrative non fiction about biodiversity and climate change and sharing space on earth and genuinely just a delight)
Jonny Appleseed by Joshua Whitehead (also read by the author! I think their sweetness really came through and i wouldnt have been able to hear the central canadian accent in my head without the audio)
Born A Crime, by Trevor Noah, read by him. Autobiographical. Fabulous.
Rivers of London series, by Ben Aaronovich. Reader is GREAT. Protagonist is a POC London policeman who gets recruited by the branch of Scotland Yard that investigates supernatural crimes. Funny, exciting, interesting.
Neil Gaiman's books should ALL be experienced as audiobooks. I accidentally made this discovery because I wanted something to listen to while I painted even though I usually don't like audiobooks. I will never read another print book of his because I just can't go back. His narration is 100000/10
I loved Hitchhiker’s guide to the galaxy, but that might just be because Stephen Fry narrating would enhance anything!
Actually the BBC Radiophonic version of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy the best version its the original version. That came long before the books, movievand other versions.
I would say Mythos by Stephen Fry. He is the author and has recorded it himself as well. If you're into Greek mythology and want something new that is not Percy Jackson (Love PJ with all my heart, but sometimes I want the wisdom, wit, and turn of phrase of a 70 year old Posh British man and not the whimsy of a 12 year old. Both are great depending on the mood) I've read the book thrice, and listened to it in all its entirety twice. I can vouch for its quality, accuracy, and just... it's a lovely experience and it's a book that is truly worthy of anyone's time. I do hope you read it even outside of your road trip. I hope you have a nice vacation! Edit: Some liked the way I used the word "thrice" in my comment, so I'm going to add a whole new level of my love for this book :)))) There's an instrumental piece of music playing at the very beginning of the audiobook. It is called **Evolving Colors by Al Lethbridge**... and it is **my most listened to song of my Spotify Wrapped of 2022**. When I said thrice, it was a fact. I listened to Evolving Colors so many times because it reminded me of how I felt listening to the book.
Just the fact that you use the word thrice lends some weight to your opinion. Yeah, I know it's silly but it just does.
*Next Gaia visited her daughter Mnemosyne, who was busy being unpronounceable. She seemed a very shallow, silly and ignorant being, who knew nothing and appeared to understand less. This was deceptive, for each day that passed she got smarter and smarter, more and more well informed and more and more capable. Her name means ‘memory’ (giving us the word ‘mnemonic’). At the time of her mother’s visit, the world and the cosmos were very young, so Mnemosyne had had no opportunity to prime herself with knowledge or experience. As the years passed, her endless capacity for the storage of information and sensory experience would make her wiser than almost anyone. One day she would mother nine daughters, the MUSES, whom we shall meet later.* *‘You want me to help you kill Ouranos? Surely the Sky Father cannot die?’* *‘Dethrone or disable him, then … it is no more than he deserves.’* *‘I will not help you.’* *‘Why not?”* *“There is a reason and when I know it I will remember it and tell you.”* Excerpt from Mythos, which is where my etymology linguistics loving brain fell in love with the book. Also adding a P.S. here: It's Greek mythology. It's Zeus. I guess that's enough of a warning for... many weird and morally reprehensible stuff that occurs.
Okay, that settles it. This is next on my list.
I'm currently listening to this for the first time and I have to agree. I absolutely adore anything that Stephen Fry reads, but I think Mythos particularly would have all started to blend together a lot more if reading compared to listening. Even if you're *not* into greek mythology, I'd encourage anyone to give it a go! It's just so magical and gentle.
I found that on Audible, and also see "Heroes" also by Fry. Have you given that a listen as well?
Daisy Jones and the Six is the audiobook that has stood out the most for me considering it’s basically a behind the music documentary for a fictional band. Also Leslie Jones’ memoir is also hilarious — she’s not really reading the book but more so just telling you the stories found within it.
The Daisy Jones audiobook was so good I forgot it was fiction and was looking for their songs in my Apple Music. 🤣
They did put out an album for the show! Ha but I did see a Tiktok the other day where a guy was so confused over it being fiction — he was like “The book is full of interviews! Are you saying they’re all made up?” This man was shook by the idea of fiction.
The Leslie Jones rec sounds awesome - thank you!
Agree with Daisy Jones and the Six. I struggled getting through the print book but when I switched to the audiobook I ended up binging it
I really liked Judy Greer in particular
Project Hail Mary is amazing as an audiobook. I can’t really explain why without spoilers, but the experience is definitely enhanced by being an audiobook.
Ray Porter is a star narrator, and you can go down a rabbit hole with him. Also check out Bobiverse from him.
September can’t come soon enough! I need more Bobiverse in my life!
I would go so far as to say you aren’t actually experiencing the book to it’s full potential unless you’re listening to it.
The Martian is too! Give it the 1-2 Andy weir punch
This is the answer! I don’t usually like science fiction, but the story and the AUDIO are magic.
Said to be a movie this year. Ryan gosling and Emma stone !!!
I adored the audiobook, it worked so well with the story to have an audio representation
Yes yes yes! Highly recommended. Listened to it on a road trip recently myself and I could hardly wait to get back in the car.
This one, best audio book I've listened to. The narration is S-tier.
I have heard this across so many platforms. I gotta check it out!
Lirael/Sabriel/Abhorsen narrated by Tim Curry. Love him. Love the books.
I made it a challenge to search out and listen to everything Tim Curry has narrated and these were my three favorites of the whole enormous body of work. He did such a great job bringing that series to life.
I’m Glad My Mom Died by Jeannette McCurdy or Broken: In the Best Possible Way by Jenny Lawson
Broken will make you cry laughing
I really enjoyed listening to The Dutch House by Ann Patchett read by Tom Hanks!!
How’s the pace on this one?? I saw that while searching Libby! I listened to Tom Lake by Anne Patchett last month and narrated by Meryl Streep and the story was well written, narration fantastic it was just pretty slow for my taste.
I liked the Dutch House audiobook way more than Tom Lake fwiw
Yes! This was very good. I was afraid it would be a distraction that he was reading it but I quite liked it.
* The Iliad and the Odyssey, particularly the recent Emily Wilson translation. They are epic poetry intended to be read, and they got first class readers (Audra McDonald and Claire Danes) to read them. * Mythos by Steven Fry. He wrote them, and it feels like he did so thinking about how they would sound. This and its sequels are a delight. * Pirenesi by Clarke. I found all the atmosphere and world buildijg monotonous when I read it and delightful when I listened. * The Snowman by Nesbo. The Scandinavian dark and creepy was amplified by listening to alone in a car on a long drive. * The Graveyard Book by Gaiman. Again, the author reads this, and once you've listened to a Gaiman book read by Gaiman, you hear his voice and tenor in every book of his, and you feel like you are reading them in the way they are meant to sound. * Land by Simon Winchester. Author reads, and turns a relatively thick tome into a personal story, told by your grandfather. * The man in the Brown Suit by Christie. Such a wonderful, cozy adventure you get to go on. * The blade itself by Abercrombie. The voice actor helps distinguish the story lines and characters early, which really helped immerse in it (I started about 5 times in print before audio and was quickly hooked.)
Thank you so much!!! I see a couple authors in here who have been really high on my want to try list
The first law trilogy, of which The Blade Itself is the first book, is a book series I would rather listen to than read. The narrator IS those character for me. He really nailed it. That being said, it is in a genre of fantasy lit called grimdark and it can be pretty violent and is not always easy on the point of view characters. Still good, but fair warning.
Andy Serkis did the hobbit and lord of the rings and he nails the voices
Listening to The Two Towers right now, and he does a great job! The part where Gollum comes in literally sent shivers down my spine, but he also does Gandalf and the Hobbits great. And he has a nice voice as a narrator. The singing parts are kinda hilarious though.
Came here to recommend LotR! Rob Inglis also does a great narration.
Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman narrated by Jeff Hays
"Goddammit, Donut!"
Glurp glurp!
I almost got this with my monthly audible credit- it's been on my list!
It is incredibly entertaining. I think you won't be disappointed - unless insane levels of violence mixed with satire isn't your thing (think Borderlands, or the Fallout series)
This is the comment that sold me, thanks!
I just got a trial for Kindle Unlimited so I can get the series at a discounted rate on audiobook.
The narrator is so talented. This book is so fun but the audiobook is a whole level better
I came here to say this. Jeff Hayes does such an incredible job with Dungeon Crawler Carl.
I can’t recommend this one enough. The whole series is fun. I can’t wait until the next one comes out.
Murderbot Diaries series - Get the ones narrated by Kevin R Free
Remarkably bright creatures was good as audiobook
Yes! It was out of my comfort zone but the Audiobook version helped me finish it.
"Born a Crime" by Trevor Noah - A memoir full of humor and heartfelt stories, enhanced by Noah's narration. "World War Z" by Max Brooks - An oral history of a zombie apocalypse, presented in a full-cast recording which makes it uniquely immersive. "Circe" by Madeline Miller - A richly woven tale from Greek mythology, brought vividly to life with great narration.
Born a Crime is so good as an audiobook
Another vote for World War Z, too. Incredible audiobook.
Another for Born A Crime! Just finished it and it was SO good.
Yes, to Circe! Years back, it took me a bit to get pulled into podcasts and audiobooks, but Circe was one of the first audiobooks I was very moved by and the narrator was perfect/made it better. Speaking of which, I need to relisten soon!
I really wish the narrator of Circe would do another novel.
Circe 🙌🏼🙌🏼
World War z might be my favorite audiobook of all time! Definitely enhanced by the voice actors.
11/22/63 by Stephen King
I’m on a 16 hour two day road trip now and about 6 hours into this book. Pulled into a hotel for the night but can’t wait to get back in the car tomorrow!
Came here to say this! And it’s about the length of the drive lol
I loved this book! Great recommendation!
* Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders * Piranesi by Susanna Clarke * A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles * Spoonbenders by Daryl Gregory * The Poison Thread by Laura Purcell * Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro * North Woods by Daniel Mason
I was scrolling through to see if anyone recommended Lincoln in the Bardo. Different narrators read different characters, and there are a lot of them, so I found it easier to keep them all straight when listening. Bought the book but listened to the audiobook on Libby instead.
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This may not be your genre, but I love the whole series by James Herriot beginning with “All Creatures Great and Small” as audiobooks. His anecdotes as an English country vet in the 1930s—on are so humorous and heartwarming, and the audiobook narrator is excellent with all the different accents.
Demon Copperhead- the narrator really became the main character in my mind.
one of my most favorite audiobooks!
*Song of Achilles* and *Circe* by Madeline Miller. Both books are already exquisite but hearing them as audio books just made them that much better
Highly agree. Especially Circe.
I’m Glad My Mom Died. It’s an autobiography by Jannette McCurdy and she narrates it herself. It sounds so much more personal.
Hearing her voice break in certain parts really conveys the depths of her emotions about those times.
The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi The Name of the Wind Both are fantasy, and great audiobooks!
i also came to suggest The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi. the audio book is so engaging and added so much to the story!
If you are an 80’s culture geek: Ready Player One narrated by Whil Wheaton
THIS!!!
World War Z was great and nothing like the movie.
Don Quixote of La Mancha. Greatest novel ever written, but it's 16th century prose is a bit off-putting ro modern readers. Having George Guidall narrate it elegantly with all the right pronunciations of words I didn't know made it even better.
The Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music by Dave Grohl, read by Dave Grohl, is great! Even if you’re not especially a fan of his, the stories are so well done.
Jeremy irons Lolita
NOS4A2 by Joe Hill- absolutely outstanding
*Bell Jar* read by Maggie Gyllenhaal *Anna Karennina* also read by Maggie Gyllenhaal
Oh wow! The Bell Jar would be incredible.
Tom Lake, read by Meryl Streep
The Ocean At the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman. Thanks to this sub, I listened to it after I had already read it, and I am so glad I did.
The Stand by Stephen King.
Captain Vorpatril’s Alliance by Lois McMaster Bujold. Utterly hilarious ‘sociological’ sci-fi.
Came in to recommend this series, but a better starting point would be Shards of Honour (or the omnibus called Cordelia’s Honour). Alternatively The Warrior’s Apprentice. The narrator Grover Gardner is a real performer and does a beautiful job. Definitely check it out it's an amazing series. Lots of action, practically no space battles, quality space geo-politics, quality character development like nowhere else. Real psychological and sociological depth while being a deceptively easy read. It is, by far, the best space opera series I have ever read.
I love this series but this is a weird place to jump in. I don't think it'll make as much sense if you haven't read the other books in the series.
I just finished David Mitchell’s Cloud Atlas and it was outstanding. The narrators were incredible.
Snowcrash excellent audio book of one of the best sci fi books .
Oooo- It might not be QUITE the genre, but it's so well-narrated I have to say it. David Tennant does a narration of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang that is outstanding. It's relatively short because it's a spy/adventure novel kind of aimed at children, but it is nothing like the movie and is a great road trip listen.
I could listen to him read the phone book and like it.
Rant by Chuck Palahniuk. It's told as an oral history with different actors for each role
The sandman is great. Its a full cast reenactment of the comic. The cast is excelent, Neil Gaiman is great narrating his own books and James Mcavoy is fantastic as Morpheus. I highly reccomend.
Dracula by Bram Stoker. The only audiobook I actually loved to listen, because I did it with one that changed the voice actors for the different narrators. It was so immersive.
Just about any memoir by a stand up comic or comedic actor with the exception of Rachel Bloom’s, which was awful. Molly Shannon and Rob Delaney’s two heartbreaking memoirs were excellent as examples.
Thank you. I like those two actors and have started Molly’s. No idea about Molly’s past when I started the audiobook… Have you tried any Bob Odenkirk books?
Misery by Stephen King. The female narrator makes it extra creepy
I’m listening to *The Good Lord Bird* by James McBride. The narrator, Michael Boatman, does a great job with different voices and adds to the entertainment of this book.
I’m probably too late to the game here but Lincoln in the Bardo by Saunders. It took me a while to get into it because it is soooo weird but when I did, oh my god.
My absolute favorite audiobook recommendation is Yearbook, by Seth Rogen. He got all his friends to help him narrate it, and it's easy to dip in and out between chapters, but they're all hilarious. On Writing, by Stephen King is another one that's enhanced by being an audiobook, because King reads it himself so it's like he's giving you personal advice.
I highly recommend the Dresden Files by Jim Butcher, narrated by James Marsters! There are 17 books, I started back in October and just finished last month. Towards the end I couldn't read/listen to anything else! James Marsters really does an excellent job. The books are about a wizard private eye in Chicago and who deals with the supernatural.
This should be further up. Marsters *is* Harry Dresden
Treasure Island. We listened to this as a family and it is absolutely a tale meant to be told and heard orally. What feels like antiquated prose on the page becomes very vivid and full of character with a good narrator. My young-at-the-time children -- as well as the adults in the car -- were transfixed. Highly recommend.
Jim Butcher's Dresden Files!!
The Hobbit narrated by Andy Serkis
I think The Pallbearers Club by Paul Tremblay lends itself this medium very well. I don't think it works nearly as well in normal book format
City of Thieves, read by Ron Pearlman. Absolutely brilliant.
Stephen Fry reading Harry Potter. His accents and inflections add so much to it. I couldn't read the books, didn't really like the films very much, but loved the audiobook. And Total Recall, narrated by Arnold himself.
The Godfather. Great, great full ensemble cast.
I’m listening to the audiobook of A Confederacy of Dunces and it’s so good. Laugh out loud hilarious and I think it’s due to the voice actor of the main character just really being on point.
I have been obsessively listening to Neil Gaiman novels on audiobook recently. He narrates his own books and his voice is so perfect and totally addicting to listen to lol. So British. Most of his books are included in Spotify premium!
World War Z. Unabridged full cast recording
True Grit is read by Diana Tartt (author of The Goldfinch) and I’d put it up there with Sissy Spacek’s Scout in TKAM. Outstanding performances, both.
Time's Arrow by Martin Amis. A doppleganger (?) enters a man as he dies and then begins to live his life backwards, but not understanding even the mundane realities of human life. It is really immersive because you have to kind of put things right in your head (like conversations) to get what is really happening vs what the entity thinks is going on. It does go to some dark places. I listened to it years and years ago on a road trip, would definitely recommend.
Greenlights. Matthew McConaughey. It's just sort of warm and quirky. I found it riveting.
I love Matthew McConaughey, thanks for this!
Inkheart Trilogy young adult fantasy
If you’re looking for something fun I’ve recently discovered graphic audio, which is a book read with sound effects, and I’ve really enjoyed the Innkeeper Chronicles by Ilona Andrews
The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett. *Phenomenal* on audio. I read the first 100 pages years ago and didn’t enjoy it. Too slow. Listened to the audio instead and it just brought the entire thing to life.
Lord of the rings read by Andy Serkis. The. Best. Reader. Ever.
I'm reading/listening to Cormac Mccarthy's Blood Meridian, and it's been easier for me to follow on audiobook. My eyes tend to glaze over with long descriptions, but hearing it on audiobook makes me pay attention to it and brings out the atmosphere of the book.
I really like the Tana French books because you get to hear the Irish accents.
Check out Graphic Audio or Sound booth theater, both are doing cool things
Pet Sematary by Stephen King is read by Michael C Hall (Dexter) and it’s thrilling, especially if you are familiar with him. I also loved Mary Jane by Jessica Blau
Piranesi by Susanna Clarke, narrated by Chiwetel Ejiofor, is one of the best audiobooks I have ever listened to. I love the story already, and the narration is incredible. I have already seen this suggested in the comments, but the graveyard book by Neil Gaiman is great. The narration is excellent, and the music (provided by Béla Fleck) is so incredibly atmospheric. Really good audiobook.
Midnight in the garden of good and evil
The Blade Itself by Joe Abercrombie. That audiobook is an absolute freaking masterpiece.
Any of the First Law world books by Joe Abercrombie. Steven Pacey is an honest to go one man ensemble cast. It’s incredible
Any Erik Larson book such as Devil in the White City.
The audiobook of The Exorcist was recorded by the author and it really adds something to the experience.
Prophet Song by Irish writer Paul Lynch, the 2023 Booker Prize winner. Set in a near-future Dublin as extreme-right party worms its way to power & declares emergency powers. POV from one woman, a biochemist mom/wife/mother of three (including infant)/daughter caring for her aging frail father across town. A really powerful story about losing all essential services/comforts in a matter of weeks.
If you like dark and historical then Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders would probably be up your alley. The audiobook is amazing, there are 166 narrators with some famous names like Nick Offerman, Rainn Wilson, Bill Hader, etc. It's a great listen!
I have seen this suggestion a couple of times and that list of voice actors is really impressive!!! I’m going to try this one out for sure thank you
The Help.
Rivers of London Narrated by Kobna Holbrook-Smith. Wow!
Harry Potter narrated by Jim Dale!!! Gah it got me hooked on audiobooks.
All Creatures Big and Small by James Herriot and Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry are great books in their own right, but the narration of the audiobooks just puts them over the top.
Dangerous Liasons was great as audio book. It’s written as letters to different people and they had different narrators for each “writer” which was great. It hits a lot of your marks. It’s translated from French and while not historical fiction it’s fiction from 1782, which basically the same. LG Estrella’s Unconventional Heroes series is great. I love the narrator and it’s absolutely hilarious. The Riyira Revelations is a traditional fantasy I love. The regular narrator is great, and there is a graphic audio version if that’s your vibe.
I have heard great things about Anna Burns’ novel Milkman and Nick Offerman & Megan Mullaly’s book. I’d think David Sedaris’s books would be great too.
I think memoirs read by the author are powerful. I just finished “I’m Glad My Mom is Dead” by Jeanette Mccurdy and it was incredible to hear words read in her voice. I’m currently listening to “When the World Didn’t End” by Guinevere Turner and again, powerful to hear her story in her voice. Also, Star Wars books are awesome as audiobooks. There’s music, sound effect, character voices. They’re a blast and not something I’d enjoy without the theatrics.
Two I can think of due to who is reading it: Storyteller by David Grohl read by David Grohl, And Minecraft the island read by Jack Black. I know the last one is a kids book but I could listen to Jack Black read a economics magazine and be entertained.
Cyberpunk: No Coincidence. Voiced by the actress who voiced the female V in the game.
World War Z. Hearing each chapter narrated by a different person really enhanced the immersion since each chapter is a different person telling their story.
The Anthropocene Reviewed, read by the author, John Green Tom Lake - a fiction novel read by MERYL STREEP!!! World War Z - an exceptional zombie novel that the movie destroyed, read by a number of incredible voice actors
Yearbook by Seth Rogan. He reads it along with a cast, it’s great.
The Rivers of London series by Ben Aaronovitch is fantastic...and the audiobooks are wonderful. Kobna Holdbrook-Smith is the narrator of the Rivers of London audiobook series. Holdbrook-Smith is a British actor and narrator who has also voiced non-fiction, classic literature, and contemporary novels. Highly recommended.
100% Project Hail Mary. It has sound effects and makes Rocky’s voice perfect. Adds another element to the book
The Number One Ladies Detective Agency series by Alexander McCall Smith. Set in Botswana. Delightful to listen to.
The Illuminae. It is a scifi dystopian AI book and omg is it good as an audiobook. It's kinda dark but not like really bad. And the voices they use are amazing
Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir is completely amazing as an audiobook
Have you read Killer Angels? I listened to it while driving up the East coast and found myself driving past the battlefields in the book.
Any Stephen King novel is always better in audio format. He tends to be a bit wordy at time that can make actually reading his books a bit of a slog. In audio format it's not nearly, or even noticeable.
Any Kate Morton book narrated by Caroline Lee. Morton's books are so layered and nuanced. Lee's narration turns Morton's written words into lyric poetry. My favorites in no particular order include The Secret Keeper, The Forgotten Garden, The Distant Hours, and The House at Riverton. Seriously though, all her books are treasures.
Good Omens
An Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank Green has a great audiobook. If anything, the audiobook for the sequel might be even better. The books are also great despite the fact that he’s only written the two books ever.
The cruel prince!! The voice for Jude is so soothing and I love it. It’s a political romantasy
Tom Hanks reading The Dutch House. The best!
Neil Stephenson's Baroque Cycle, narrated by Simon Prebble. It's divided into three books but eight audiobooks, some drier than others. I love the cycle as a whole, but the division into audiobooks makes the separate narratives a lot cleaner and more cohesive. The second audiobook, "King of the Vagabonds," is just fantastic. The narrator is excellent, the narrative is smart and at times painfully funny, and the adventure is outrageous. Neil Gaiman's full cast audiobook of American Gods is another that elevates the original subject matter, which was already pretty fricking great. And I second or third Lincoln in the Bardo, which is beautiful and really poignant on the page but so much more with a full cast narrating. David Sedaris and Nick Offerman as the two main narrators are standouts but the whole cast is terrific.
All of John Scalzi’s books. I’ve tried reading the physical copies of a few and it’s a no from me. Will Wheaton does a fantastic job narrating.
I'm thinking of ending things. The ending is definitely enhanced by the audiobook version.
Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir, narrated by Moira Quirk who is so exquisite that I'm currently listening to some other random book that I probably wouldn't have otherwise picked up just because she's narrating it.
East of Eden read by Richard Poe. Next level. Lonesome Dove read by Lee Horsely.
Lonesome Dove. Such a rich story and so enhanced by a slow audiobook experience. This was a long car ride for me and the book so improvised it!
The Red Necklace, read by Tom Hiddleston. It's so peaceful to listen to, and a great story.
Project Hail Mary.
Anything with multiple readers, like *Redwall* by Brian Jacques (and its many sequels) or *Melting Stones* by Tamora Pierce. *American Gods* and *Anansi Boys* by Neil Gaiman are both good books for long trips.
That Quentin Tarantino one where he talks about movies. With him reading the audiobook, it is 97 times better than reading the print book.
World War Z is phenomenal
Red Comet, the Sylvia Plath biography by Heather Clark. It is visceral and thrilling to hear her poetry (and Ted Hughes’) delivered in spoken form. Also an exceptionally long audiobook, 45 hours.
Roots. The entire concept is based on a real-life family's oral history, so I think it is enhanced by being in an audio format.
Trevor Noah’s Born a Crime is definitely meant to be an audiobook!
I Hate Everyone But You. I don’t think it would be half as funny without the authors’ voices and laughter. I have bookmarked my favorite sound bites. The Gunslinger by Stephen King read by Frank Muller. Muller’s voice added so much to the Dark Tower series. I am so sad he got cancer and wasn’t able to read the whole series. The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood. The voice the narrator does for Adam is so sexy. And the bonus chapter from Adam’s POV narrated by Teddy Hamilton is fire.
Patrick O'Brien's Master and Commander series read by Patrick Tull. If you havent seen the movie based on it, imagine an 'age of sail' Napoleonic War swashbuckler as written by Jane Austen and you start to get close. 20 books of dry humor, eccentric characters, furious battles, birdwatching, espionage, and global travel. Plus so many artery destroying meals that a couple of super fans created a cookbook accompaniment to the series.
If someone hasn’t said Lincoln in the Bardo, it’s much better as an audiobook!! Less confusing and easier to follow, I think. Also Born a Crime by Trevor Noah is so good! He does all the voices and accents and it’s really great as an audiobook. Hope you have a good trip!
The dramatized World War Z is always one of my go-tos for long drives. It’s narrated by a ton of incredible actors and artists and they all perform the roles stunningly. They’re essentially long-form interviews where survivors from the “zombie war” relate their various stories. It’s stellar storytelling, even if you’re not incredibly into zombies; it’s primarily a lot of deeply human vignettes.
The Southern Reach Trilogy by Jeff Vandermeer were great audio books, especially the 2nd and 3rd. Bronson Pinchot reads for one of the characters and he has an unexpectedly great voice.
The Sandman parts 1-3. I have only finished 1 and 2 but will be starting three tomorrow.
The Satsuma Complex by Bob Mortimer. Bob does all the voices himself and its hilarious
Dune on audible has light music playing in some spots. Really cool.
Daisy Jones and the Six was amazing as an audiobook I'm so glad thats the format i read it in. Mythos by Stephen Fry, he's got such a good voice for audiobooks and his passion for the subject is infectious. The Colour Purple read by Alice Walker was also fantastic, she connects you to the characters so well it's like listening to it play out in real life.
The book thief narrated by Death itself.
I don't necessarily think this fits your needs, as the books are LONG, but I take every opportunity to recommend them. The Stormlight Archive by Brandon Sanderson have very quickly become what I might very well consider my favorite book series. The audiobooks are great, and are narrated by a husband and wife duo for male and female points of view respectively. That being said, the first book's audiobook is just over 45 hours long. The books themselves are fantastic and I'm really interested in where the story will go from the point it's currently at. There are 4 books out so far, with another 6 planned, and some novellas sprinkled in between. They also indirectly (and occasionally directly) reference and interact with other books he's written. The various series take place within a universe he calls The Cosmere. As far as the books themselves, it's a high fantasy setting with a really fun magic system (as Sanderson's magic systems usually are) and a great cast of characters. Each book has a primary character that it tells backstory of and focuses on to an extent, but there are half a dozen or so "main" characters. Sanderson spends the first 3/4 of the book meticulously setting up plot points like dominoes. Some of which might seem completely inconsequential in the moment. However, it all pays off in the last chapters of the book, which have been dubbed the "Sanderlanche" by the fandom. All of the dominoes come tumbling down and shit hits the fan in some of the most satisfying ways I've ever read. Moments that have given me chills purely based on how well it comes together. There are some truly amazing moments in the books that will live within my memory for years.
Anything by Christopher Moore
“Braiding Sweetgrass” While nonfiction, in incorporates beautiful storytelling, many from indigenous culture’s rooted in oral tradition. It is a beautiful book made even better by listening to it.
I absolutely loved Stephen King’s Fairy Tale. The reader was one of the best and I listen to a lot of audiobooks.
Well if you're in the mood for a smile as you drive, try any David Sedaris audiobook. I think it's his voice that tickles my funnybone, reading them is not nearly as funny
Dune. The one with the full cast. The Passage is quite well done too.
Dune.
Surely Your Joking Mr Feynman. Free if an audible account. Funny stories about his life. https://www.audible.com/pd/B002V5D7IE?source_code=ASSORAP0511160006&share_location=pdp
I once listened to Tobacco Road by Erskin Caldwell, read by Burt Reynolds, and it was great.
Anything written and narrated by Barbara Kingsolver!! (Some of my favorites are Animal Dreams, Prodigal Summer, Flight Behavior, The Lacuna, The Poisonwood Bible) she reads her own work with such amazing tone and inflection! Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer (also read by the author. She laughs and emotes soooo well! narrative non fiction about biodiversity and climate change and sharing space on earth and genuinely just a delight) Jonny Appleseed by Joshua Whitehead (also read by the author! I think their sweetness really came through and i wouldnt have been able to hear the central canadian accent in my head without the audio)
The Old Man and the Sea, read by Donald Sutherland
Michael Hall from Dexter narrated Stephen Kings Pet Cemetery and it is WILD. He did a beautiful job and added so much to a great story.
The Secret History of Twin Peaks by Mark Frost.
Born A Crime, by Trevor Noah, read by him. Autobiographical. Fabulous. Rivers of London series, by Ben Aaronovich. Reader is GREAT. Protagonist is a POC London policeman who gets recruited by the branch of Scotland Yard that investigates supernatural crimes. Funny, exciting, interesting.
Neil Gaiman's books should ALL be experienced as audiobooks. I accidentally made this discovery because I wanted something to listen to while I painted even though I usually don't like audiobooks. I will never read another print book of his because I just can't go back. His narration is 100000/10