Active discussions

Please or to access all these features

Talk
What we're reading

Find your new favourite book or recommend one on our Book forum.

Original poster

Best audio books you can recommend?

92 replies

VenusInBlurs · 21/09/2019 01:40

I couldn't find a current audio books thread so I'm hoping this isn't a duplicate of an existing one.

I'm bed bound for the coming month and a friend has kindly given me 12 Audible credits to use while I'm recuperating I love her Smile

Normally I'm a prolific Audible listener while I'm driving.
As an example I listened to 117 books last year in addition to good old fashioned reading.
I've read most of the classics, I enjoy original thrillers, good real life books ie A Life Of Crime and Unnatural Causes,Marian Keyes or Taylor Jenkins Reid and the latest Dawn O'Porter type books.

I'm listening to The July Girls now.

Any suggestions for good listens or books you've enjoyed recently? And why?
Anything at all, it doesn't matter if it's not something I'd usually like as long as you think it's good and you really liked it.

OP posts:
FATEdestiny · 21/09/2019 16:29

The Seven Sisters books by Lucinda Reily are worth a listen.

I assume you've listened to Harry Potter already?

Original poster
VenusInBlurs · 21/09/2019 16:25

Thank you everyone, please keep them coming Smile

I've read quite a few of these already (sorry), reading has always been my hobby as well as closely related to my profession. I don't want to be that person by listing the ones I've read.

I've finished The July Girls and really liked it. I'm reading The Chestnut Man by Soren Sveistrup now.

Any and all suggestions are appreciated, I'll look at anything.

OP posts:
NannyR · 21/09/2019 16:16

I really liked "alias grace" by Margaret Attwood.

ChessieFL · 21/09/2019 16:12

I really enjoyed Sue Perkins’ book East of Croydon. She reads it herself. It’s both funny and touching. It covers her travels in Asia as well as some autobiographical elements.

Chris Packham’s autobiography Fingers In The Sparkle Jar was also really good - again he reads it himself.

SnowsInWater · 21/09/2019 06:03

Check out Dervla Kirwan's books, first one is The Ruin, can't remember the title of the other off the top of my head but both are really good.

SofiaAmes · 21/09/2019 05:27

I very much enjoyed the audiobook of "The Hate U Give" and her second book "The Come Up." Also Celeste Ng: "LIttle Fires Everywhere" and "Everything I Never Told You." And Jonas Jonasson: "Hundred Year Old Man Who Climbed out of the Window" and "The Girl Who Saved the King of Sweden" and his other books. And all the Fredrik Backman's especially "Britt-Marie Was Here"

BobbyGentry · 21/09/2019 05:20

Lived = loved ❤️

BobbyGentry · 21/09/2019 05:19

Flight of the concords original BBC radio broadcast for fun

Hilary Mantel’s Wolf Hall (the third book is available for preorder)

Philip Pullman’s ‘His Dark Materials’ (5th book is available for preorder)

1Q84 by Murakami (Japanese surrealist)

The luminaries by Eleanor Catton (took a while to sink in to the story but glad I persisted)

Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke (Totally lived this book)

hagsrus0 · 21/09/2019 05:04

C.J. Sansom's Shardlake novels (Henry VIII period), narrator is excellent.

Norah Lofts, especially the Sussex trilogy, Knight's Acre etc. Really well done.

Terry Pratchett read by Nigel Planer or Stephen Briggs.

CarolDanvers · 21/09/2019 04:14

That's should be Hallie Rubenhold.

CarolDanvers · 21/09/2019 04:14

Dolores Claiborne by Stephen King. I've read it years ago and loved it but had mostly forgotten so decided to do an audible listen. It's written in the first person and the actress who reads it is perfect. Also The Five - the untold stories of the victims of Jack The Ripper by Hallie Listened to it while working the dog and would have to avoid other walkers as was crying listening to it. Just so sad but so interesting and thought provoking.

HeronLanyon · 21/09/2019 03:40

Jayston.

HeronLanyon · 21/09/2019 03:39

Restless - William Boyd
Our friends in Berlin.
Mapp and Lucia E F Benson make me laugh out loud but not for everyone.
All time fave - rogue male geoffrey household. The robin Browne reading marginally better even than Michael Jayson. Beautiful amazing book. Gripping. Thought provoking. Unbelievable was written in 1939.

cantfindausername2 · 21/09/2019 03:28

Stephen King's books are amazing. So are Jodi Taylor's. The narrator makes or breaks a good book I believe.

Original poster
VenusInBlurs · 21/09/2019 03:27

I've resisted reading or listening to Eleanor Oliphant, I'm not sure what puts me off, I'll take another look at it snowystar . So many people have raved about it that I think I should give it a chance, thank you Smile

Similarly, I've stayed away from Becoming, in general I avoid political autobiographies. Although Michelle Obama isn't a politician I assumed that her book too would be about her husband and the White House. Again, so many people enjoyed it that I'm guessing that it isn't a political biography. In fact it sounds inspirational.

OP posts:
snowystar · 21/09/2019 02:27

Jane Fallon books on Audible are also really good and easy to listen to.

I recently listened to Michelle Obama's autobiography, I was a bit hesitant but found it fantastic to listen too.

snowystar · 21/09/2019 02:24

I've just listened to Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine
Novel by Gail Honeyman

I absolutely loved it !!

Please create an account

To comment on this thread you need to create a Mumsnet account.

Join Mumsnet Log In

This thread is closed and is no longer accepting replies. Click here to start a new thread.

Swipe left for the next trending thread