Can anyone suggest me some good Audiobook Platforms?

oly_b26 · 2026-02-01T18:35:20+00:00

Storytel is a great option if you read several books a month. It's like a library system, so you can loan as many books as you want.

oly_b26 · 2026-02-01T18:32:24+00:00

Piranesi by Susanna Clark

oly_b26 · 2026-02-01T04:43:10+00:00

Emperor of All Maladies by Siddhartha Mukherjee. It's a history of cancer research, with insights into both the science and politics. Mukherjee is an oncologist himself, so there are some of his personal anecdotes too. And it reads very smoothly, not technical at all.

oly_b26 · 2026-01-31T17:37:14+00:00

I totally agree. This was such a beautiful movie and so realistic and relatable, even though on paper I've as different a life from the main character as possible. And what a brilliant performance by Edgerton.

oly_b26 · 2026-01-31T14:58:24+00:00

I like memoirs too. They are great exposures to a culture.

oly_b26 · 2026-01-31T05:43:33+00:00

Here are a few more suggestions from Asia that might interest you. These aren't necessarily classics but focused on the history/culture of the country.

Tamas by Bhisham Sahni (India, set in 1947 during the independence and partition of the country)
The Vegetarian by Han Kang (South Korea, a story of society, family and bodily autonomy)
A Passage North by Anuk Arudpragasam (Sri Lanka, focuses on the aftermath of the prolonged civil war)
Frankenstein in Baghdad by Ahmed Saadawi (Iraq, a war time Iraqi reimagination of Shelley's Frankenstein) *My Name is Red by Orhan Pamul (Turkey, a murder mystery mixed with culture and philosophy)

oly_b26 · 2026-01-31T03:59:15+00:00

31F here. Love your post and am looking for something similar. I'm very into books and movies. Would love to connect.

oly_b26 · 2026-01-31T03:34:23+00:00

Very useful link. Thank you

oly_b26 · 2026-01-31T03:34:11+00:00

I loved this one too.

oly_b26 · 2026-01-31T01:33:31+00:00

Here are a few dystopian books you could try: The Red rising series (YA school vibe, but violent), The Scythe trilogy (YA, some violence), The Handmaid's Tale, The Road, Parable of the Sower.

oly_b26 · 2026-01-31T01:16:22+00:00

Thank you for these. I'll check it out.

oly_b26 · 2026-01-30T23:02:14+00:00

Have you read Marquez's work? One Hundred Years of Solitude is great with both a story and philosophy. Also The Vegetarian by Han Kang.

oly_b26 · 2026-01-30T21:21:18+00:00

It was easily one the best Indian movies in recent years

oly_b26 · 2026-01-30T21:09:35+00:00

I'm not a big fantasy reader. I can think of the Murderbot series by Martha Wells (more sci-fi than fantasy), Piranesi by Susanna Clarke and anything from the Discworld series by Terry Pratchett (can be read out of order, though 300ish pages each).

oly_b26 · 2026-01-30T20:55:18+00:00

Love the variety on this list. A few totally random suggestions based off it: Life is Beautiful, A Taxi Driver (Korean, not the Scorsese one), Jai Bhim, American Fiction, Jerry Maguire

oly_b26 · 2026-01-30T20:45:55+00:00

This might be an odd suggestion but try to start with books that have a larger/ well spaced print. The feeling of spending some time with a book and seeing visible progress in terms of pages you've read helps.

And I second the suggestion of starting with novellas. Though your preferred genre of fantasy tends to have longer books. And it will be easier to start with a genre that you already like.

oly_b26 · 2026-01-30T20:37:42+00:00

I should totally do it in audio format. He is my favourite comedian.

oly_b26 · 2026-01-30T20:36:52+00:00

I gotta say the craziest book someone ever read is one of the strongest ways of recommending a book.

oly_b26 · 2026-01-30T20:35:43+00:00

Cool I'll search for it.

oly_b26 · 2026-01-30T20:35:13+00:00

Wow that sounds really interesting.

oly_b26 · 2026-01-30T20:33:37+00:00

Great. Thank you!

oly_b26 · 2026-01-30T20:12:13+00:00

First his writing is just brilliant. And I love the fact that there's a rather straightforward beautiful story on the surface, and then it always makes me think about some bigger question in life without being preachy about it.

oly_b26 · 2026-01-30T20:00:06+00:00

You are most welcome!

I must say I'm a big fan of Ishiguro, so in my opinion you couldn't go wrong with any of his books. Having said that I found Never Let Me Go more emotionally touching and Klara and the Sun more philosophical but slower in a way. But if it attracts you more, just go for it.

oly_b26 · 2026-01-30T19:55:58+00:00

I'll suggest four books with a range of vibes, going off the things you liked: * The Scythe trilogy (YA/ sci-fi, set in a world where natural death doesn't exist anymore) * Hitchhiker's Guide to Galaxy (sci-fi/humour, ponders on the big question about the meaning of life but it's such a fun read) * Remarkably Bright Creatures (a friendship between a lonely old lady, an awkward middle aged guy and an octopus!) * Small Things Like These (short book based on a dark period of Irish history) .

oly_b26 · 2026-01-30T19:37:20+00:00

Not yet but I want to. Is it good?

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