Audio book (audible) recommendations please

[AromaticSpices]

Hello!

I have a very long walk coming up soon and I'd like to download an audio book to entertain me. The sort of genres I enjoy include post-apocalypse style dystopia, travel, comedy, thriller novels, the easier-to-follow Terry Pratchets although I've not read one in years. Not a fan of "chick lit" particularly but not overly fussy.

I've just joined the month free trial so I get one book for free - anyone want to recommend something? I don't see anything that really catches my eye. Bonus if it's read by someone interesting! Or is it usually just narrated by the author?

[tobee]

I highly recommend At Home by Bill Bryson.

[user1471437486]

The Girl with All the Gifts, and The Boy on the Bridge - MR Carey

Rotherwierd by Andrew Caldecott

[user1471437486]

Sorry posted too soon. The Rivers of London series.

[brittanyfairies]

I've spent all my credits this year on The Chronicles of St Mary's books by Jodi Taylor. Time travel, history, humour, great stories, what's not to love?

[AromaticSpices]

Ooh great suggestions, thanks everyone! I absolutely LOVED The Girl With All The Gifts user1471437486 and I didn't know MR Carey had written another so that's going to the top of the list.

Will put the rest on my wish list!

[borlottibeans]

The Rivers of London books are excellent in audio form. They're good books anyway but the actor who reads them really adds something extra.

[slipperyeel]

Wolf Hall. Bloody brilliant.

[prunemerealgood]

Im listening to Eleanor Elephant Is Completely Fine and the narrator is brilliant.
I can't say how good it'll be, it's certainly intriguing. It's not chick-lit!

[EnthusiasmIsDisturbed]

I loved the narration of Eleanor

My favourite is Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie read by Adjoa Andoh

I about about to listen to Purple Hibiscus

[MsAwesomeDragon]

I've just finished Wool by Hugh Howey. And the other 2 in the series, Shift and Dust I think. It's a post-apocalyptic trilogy and it completely engrossed me. The narration was good too. I'd thoroughly recommend all 3 books.

I enjoyed The Tea girl of Hummingbird Lane. That's the story of a young woman who grew up in the hill tribes of China. It grabbed me in a completely different way. She's the same age as me, but her life is/was so incredibly different to mine, all because of the place we were born. It was really interesting.