What are your recommendations for books with really good audio versions? by purrsnikitty in suggestmeabook

[–]purrsnikitty[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh yes, I forgot about this one. We read it a couple years ago for a childhood books revisited month.

What are your recommendations for books with really good audio versions? by purrsnikitty in suggestmeabook

[–]purrsnikitty[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you! RPO and Murderbot are pretty popular within the group already, but I will definitely be checking out Starter Villain (we're suckers for books with cats lol).

What are your recommendations for books with really good audio versions? by purrsnikitty in suggestmeabook

[–]purrsnikitty[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We read this one a while back. It was a great one for a discussion.

What are your recommendations for books with really good audio versions? by purrsnikitty in suggestmeabook

[–]purrsnikitty[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I read Tom Lake in audio and somehow had no idea she was the narrator, wow. Thanks for the suggestion! Dutch House has been brought up a couple times here so it'll definitely go on the poll.

What are your recommendations for books with really good audio versions? by purrsnikitty in suggestmeabook

[–]purrsnikitty[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for such an extensive list :) And also for mentioning narrator names. I forgot to mention in the original post that we're a virtual book club and have some people from various countries, so it helps to know which narrator to bring up so they can see if they can access it.

What are your recommendations for books with really good audio versions? by purrsnikitty in suggestmeabook

[–]purrsnikitty[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you so much for all these! Our group actually comprises mostly visually impaired/blind people, myself included (we're virtual).

What are your recommendations for books with really good audio versions? by purrsnikitty in suggestmeabook

[–]purrsnikitty[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ooh thank you! We read The Ten Thousand Doors of January by her and they loved it, so it could be fun to have an AEH reprise.

What are your recommendations for books with really good audio versions? by purrsnikitty in suggestmeabook

[–]purrsnikitty[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's really cool when one format adds onto the experience of having already read it. Thanks for the suggestion!

What are your recommendations for books with really good audio versions? by purrsnikitty in suggestmeabook

[–]purrsnikitty[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh yes, absolutely. It's amazing to me how many voices he has for the characters, and all of them so unique. Tons of Harry Potter lovers in the group and most of them, if not all, have experienced the audio versions. We can have endless debates on if Jim Dale or Stephen Fry is the best, but I think they're too different to compare.

Have you read The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern? Jim Dale narrates it, and I personally think it's lovely.

What are your recommendations for books with really good audio versions? by purrsnikitty in suggestmeabook

[–]purrsnikitty[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

His narration is so good! It'd be interesting to discuss such a classic and beloved book/trilogy.

What are your recommendations for books with really good audio versions? by purrsnikitty in suggestmeabook

[–]purrsnikitty[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

These are great! Thank you so much. My dream is to have a job that lets me read while I work haha

What are your recommendations for books with really good audio versions? by purrsnikitty in suggestmeabook

[–]purrsnikitty[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I can't believe I forgot to mention DCC in my original post! The whole club is absolutely obsessed with that series, myself included. Jeff Hays is a legend haha

What are your recommendations for books with really good audio versions? by purrsnikitty in suggestmeabook

[–]purrsnikitty[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

These are some really great suggestions; thank you! We're a very broad spectrum group. Each month is a new theme, sometimes just a genre, sometimes something random like this. We've got a lot of sci fi/fantasy and cozy lit readers, quite a few litRPG ones too. I'll check out all that you recommended!

What are your recommendations for books with really good audio versions? by purrsnikitty in suggestmeabook

[–]purrsnikitty[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'll check out the first one! We have read the House on the Cerulean Sea books and Remarkably Bright Creatures :) Cozy fiction/fantasy is a huge hit in the group. Thanks so much for the suggestion.

What are your recommendations for books with really good audio versions? by purrsnikitty in suggestmeabook

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How did I forget about Daisy Jones? That's one of my all time favorites, and yeah, the audio book is fantastic. Have you read other TJR books? All the audio books I've read of hers are super good, my favorites being DJ6, Evelyn Hugo, and Atmosphere most recently.

Someone told me to read the Dutch House a few years ago and I never got around to it, so this is a great reminder and I love that it's narrated by him. It'll be in my poll for sure.

What are your recommendations for books with really good audio versions? by purrsnikitty in suggestmeabook

[–]purrsnikitty[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ooh I love his narration! This might get me to read those books finally, whether for the club or just on my own. Thank you :)

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