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Recommend me an audiobook please

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FormerlySpeckledyHen · 07/03/2023 23:21

Looking for inspiration.
What have been your recent favourites?

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DisforDarkChocolate · 08/03/2023 08:02

Another one who loves Rivers of London, Kobna is an amazing narrator.

The Vinyl Detective series by Andrew Carmel.

Things in Jars and Himself by Jess Kidd.

Project Hail Mary and The Martian by Andy Weir.

The Time Police by Jodi Taylor.

I also enjoyed Anita Rani's autobiography, and Robert Webb's.

OhBeAFineGuyKissMe · 08/03/2023 07:45

The Wilkie Collins BBC radio collection.

The invisible library by Genevieve Cogman.

And I second Rivers of London - brilliant narration!

RainyReadingDay · 08/03/2023 07:42

The Paying Guests by Sarah Waters, and also Fingersmith. Both very good. Fingersmith has the best twist ever. * *

MargaritMargo · 08/03/2023 07:32

Lessons in chemistry

really enjoyed the story and the narrator was great

Ttwinkletoes · 08/03/2023 07:13

The Miss Read at Thrush Green - the early books of her life as teacher at a country school in the 50s/60s.
Gentle humour.

dancinjo · 08/03/2023 07:12

Raven Black by Ann Cleeves is great , also lessons in chemistry is god too.

Ttwinkletoes · 08/03/2023 07:10

The word is murder by Anthony Horowitz read by Rory Kinnear.
I dint normally read detective novels but this was good, amusing.

SadCelticBunny · 08/03/2023 07:09

Rivers of London series by Ben Aaronovitch
Read by Kobna Holbrook Smith
Honestly, his narration is superb.

Robin and Strike series by Robert Galbraith
Read by Robert Glenister
Again brilliant narration

Jackson Brodie series by Kate Atkinson
Read by Jason Isaacs
As above 😉

Nora Roberts/JD Robb

Madd Adam
Margaret Atwood

Yawningalldaylong · 08/03/2023 06:28

Faking friends Jane Fallon

Soozikinzii · 08/03/2023 05:46

Any jodi picoult or Bill Bryson

Frenchfancy · 08/03/2023 05:38

Kate Atkinson Shrines of Gaiety. My favourite of the year so far.

Last year's favourite was Lessons in Chemistry.

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FormerlySpeckledyHen · 08/03/2023 05:36

Thank you so far - any more please?

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GeorgeAndTimmyTheDog · 08/03/2023 02:24

David Sedaris, I find his voice really comforting if I'm stressed.

Socrateswasrightaboutvoting · 07/03/2023 23:44

Wolf Hall

Xiaoxiong · 07/03/2023 23:23

Non-Fiction: Time to Think by Hannah Barnes - listening to it now and it really keeps it moving along at a good pace, good narrator.

Fiction: any Dickens read by Miriam Margolyes, I struggle with Victorian literature as it can be so wordy but she makes it so engaging and funny and does all the voices!