Audiobook recommendations- shall we share our highlights & duds??

I've just listened to my third dud in a row - The Driver's Seat. Most of the story was so boring and Judi Dench's voice didn't suit the dark story.

Today's daily deal is 1984 by George Orwell. I don't know this recording though. If it was the one recorded by Samuel West I would have recommended it - I borrowed it from the library a couple of years ago and he was a really good narrator.

Richard Armitage reading Hamlet, Prince of Denmark: A Novel. Really helped me understand the play, its a brilliant story and he narrates it so well.

I downloaded the Audible app, must have registered some time in the past, so it knew me AND immediately saw the books I had in iTunes so that was easy. Definitely thinking of getting a subscription.

No, only some. In fact it's probably only about a quarter, if that. I listen to audio books when at home doing chores, like today (laundry and cooking) or when in the car etc. But never when the DC are at home or even DH - seems a bit rude to stick headphones on when they're about :)

I love a good book and often have an audio book, a book or kindle book (novel) on the go, and maybe something non-fiction too.

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It's been a busy week with not much listening time but today I'm finally getting into The Year of Living Danishly and thoroughly enjoying it. Love the gentle humour, well written and a good narrator too.

I am hooked on my Audible books. I don't get nearly enough time to read, but I am getting through more books on Audible than I do in paperbacks. I can listen whilst doing really dull stuff (folding washing, tidying kitchen, going to pick up children, car journeys if they're not with me). Love it.

My last one was Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozie Adichie which a few people have mentioned. Anjoa Andoh is the most amazing narrator - I really missed hearing her voice when I'd finished it! I also enjoyed Wild by Cheryl Strayed, The Memory of Love by Aminatta Forna and The Miniaturist. I'm listening to We Were the Mulvaneys by Joyce Carol Oates at the mo and really loving that too. A good narrator makes such a difference. No real duds so far. I downloaded The Beautiful and the Damned but struggled with it - can't work out yet whether it's the story, the narrator or whether I was too distracted when I started listening.

My boys love Harry Potter read by Stephen Fry (obviously) and the Lemony Snicket books which are read by that guy from the Rocky Horror Show... Tim Curry? I love listening with them. Also Diary of A Wimpy Kid

I've been downloading books from iTunes but maybe need to look into joining Audible?

My recommendation is anything by Trollope read by Timothy West, who is the best reader I ever heard and perfect for Trollope - captures every nuance.

Was just coming on to post the same Quog. Bought here too - it was on my daily deal wish list

Today's daily deal is Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell - £2.99. Just bought :)

LibriVox also has a lot of classic audiobooks free that are downloadable. I use that, the library and occasionally find things on youtube which I've found great for trying before buying. Gutenberg also has free classics.

Amazon also has a thing where if you buy kindle books that have an audiobook, you can buy the audiobook for way cheaper on Audible (like £3.99 compared to £17+). If you have kindle books, you can go through their listings on amazon to see if you can pick up an audiobook cheap. I think the audiobooks have to have whispersync, but not sure on that yet.

The audiobook I enjoyed most lately was a children's book I listened to with the kids in the morning that I'd originally come across on Youtube but has since gone on the amazon list (it's how I found out about the audible thing): The Trumpet of the Swan by E.B. White. Done by the author and included him playing the trumpet. That just made the whole book really come to life and we all loved it.

I'd only looked up the book when one of my kids found a quote from it elsewhere, found the youtube audio book and played it as a laugh as the kids have hated listening to audiobooks before. Now I've looked up tons of places for audiobooks and they have requests for the queue. The wonders of falling into internet rabbit holes sometimes.

Antimatter I also have listened to At Home and while Bill Bryson is a little tedious he is listenable and you get used to his narration while never being excited by it. But the Roberts guy who reads A Short History is just really annoying. If he mentions a French or Australian character he has to put on the accompanying accent - it is just awful, awful stuff.

I've very recently started listening to audiobooks and read two so far - Passenger 23 by Sebastian Fitzek, which had a stupid story and crap dialogue but a great cast, and The Woman who Went to Bed for a Year by Sue Townsend. That was slightly better but I wouldn't recommend either. The narration from Caroline Quentin in T.W.W.W.T.B.F.A.Y was superb, though.

Just downloaded The Driver's Seat by Muriel Spark from the library. Judi Dench is the narrator.

I had a look at The Tea Planter's Wife but it didn't really appeal to me. DH bought the paperback a while ago (he quite likes sweeping family sagas) so might ask him what he thought of it when he gets round to reading it. Itching to get stuck into an audio book once the DC have gone back to school, although this coming week is going to be rather busy.

moving audiobooks are fantastic. I love being read to. You are right - a good narrator makes all the difference. On today's deal I am not convinced by the reviews.