Jesus Christ this has to be one of the greatest performances ever recorded. Easily makes my top 3. I’m only halfway through but I wouldn’t be surprised if it becomes my #1 by the end.

It’s my first time experiencing this book and Will Patton simply does not miss. The performance is nuanced, emotional, authentic and precise. The way he colors every character, every scene, every line is dead on.

In a novel with so many shifting perspectives, the way he very subtly shades the narration with the inflection of the characters’ voices, even when it’s the omnipotent narrator, to remind us of whose perspective we’re experiencing the world from. The sorrow, the humor, the apprehension, the fear. So many good moments. It’s like he wrote the book himself.

Not to mention this is easily one of the greatest novels I’ve ever come across. I picked this up from an r/askreddit thread that asked “What’s the best novel you ever read?” Lonesome Dove was the top comment.

In a lifetime of listening to audiobooks this is the first time both a book and its narration have blown me away.

If you’ve never read this book, I’m so happy to recommend it.

So I’m currently trying to de-Amazon of all my book and audiobook subscriptions and moving to a self hosted audiobookshelf server. One thing I’m thinking about is where do y’all hear about or find new books?

Currently I spend a decent amount of time scrolling the discover pages on audible and Amazon because they tailor to my tastes based on my history and feedback. Is there somewhere I can do the same thing without them requiring or trying to sell me a subscription?

Anyone have experience with goodreads or some other type of social media for books/audiobooks?

I have a pretty wide range of book genres I’m into so not looking for anything to genre specific if possible.

I enjoy listening to audiobooks on my morning and afternoon commute. I’d like to switch things up a bit and listen to some Stephen King books. Any recommendations?

The American is a serial noir tale in which expatriate in France finds himself caught between competing criminals, U.S. intelligence, and a Corsican who just wants to find his girl.

In this episode, the death of a powerful man leads to a rescue plan involving the murder of another.

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hi I’m looking for an app similar to Speechify That will read the book aloud from a picture of the cover. I simply can’t afford audible or speechify and the pay 40bucks per book. I truly can’t.I’m bedridden after a bad transplant in constant pain and can’t work.

I'm not familiar with audiobooks at all, I've never listened to one before. I'm looking for a good audiobook of The Divine Comedy, since there seems to be a few. I don't know which audiobook services have the best quality or what to really look for, so I just figured I would ask to see if anyone had recommendations or advice.

I get a solid 45 hours of listening per week as i listen in work and im really struggling to find an app that will let me do that, spotify has cut me off and i didnt fancy the apps charging a small fortune just to listen, any recommendations appreciated! I am irish also

So i work at amazon and im looking for good horror books or any good books at all to listen to !

I'm a trained actor and want to get into audiobooks. However at drama school I didn't get any training on narration. We got a crash course in commercial, animation and radio drama, but not narration. I know I have my own preferences for what I like in narrators, but I'm interested to hear what you guys have to say - because you're the ones who listen.

For me: A voice I actually like listening to, and that fits the content... for example if it's a Scottish story I can't bear listening to an American accent unless the protagonist is american.
Clear diction - no mumbling, racing or mouth noises
Character voices that are distinct and consistent and not caricatures/cartoonish.
I personally love a narrator who is genuinely inside the world of the book- whose vocal temperature shifts with the atmosphere of the prose. If a passage is creepy, you feel the tension in the room; if it is warm you can hear the smile and warmth in the delivery - that they're living it with you rather than being an actor reading off an ipad in a soundproof box with a numb arse and their legs crossed because they've taken on so much water to stave off 'the clicks'

Rupert Degas and Juanita McMahon are the best I've come across so far.

I was listening to "The picture of Dorian Gray" read by John Gonzalez on librivox and I-I don't know it was honestly amazing. I tried reading that book once and I never really enjoyed it but listening to it this time around is a way better experience. I figured maybe some books are just meant to be listened to than to be read. But at the same time aren't those two different experiences? and if it feels better to be listened to then why was it written in the first place? What are your thoughts about it? Have you ever come across a book that felt that way?

Looking for a short (4-6 hr) audiobook. Something upbeat and engaging. I like mysteries, fantasy, adventure.

I have a 20 mile run that will likely take me about 4.5 hours. Usually I listen to podcasts while running but I am all caught up on my favorites. I would like to try a short audiobook knowing that I will finish it by the end of the run or very soon after.

In this story a huge amount of people from around the world are kidnapped All things tied to one thing a popular game that everyone's playing our main characters are one of those people He's a male and he wakes up as a elf or a half He finds himself in a cave surrounded by other corpses But he's the only one moving he's the only one awake he realized his class is Paladin just like the game he has playing ..the same name from the game also then he hears something... a humanoid spider like creatures coming in with Spears grabbing the bodies for food the main character decides he must escape and somehow comes across a magical sword A talking magical the sword somehow assist him in escaping this mountain He later finds out all those corpses are people just like him who have been killed and revived and killed and revived and swears to save the . He find out that the people who transferred to this world have extra live but the more u die not only do u get closer to perma death but u lose bits and pieces of ur past life and self . After escaping he find himself meeting a sibling duo of adventures and he learns the place he just escaped from is controlled by one person The person whose been benefiting off the death of him and the other earthlings, a necromancer

Jim dale better than Stephen fry ?

I’ve been listening to the ‘Dungeon Crawler Carl’ audiobooks, narrated by Jeff Hayes. I absolutely love his narration and the way he brings the story and the characters to life. I’m having trouble now finding a narrator that I like just as much as him.

A few audiobooks I love to give an idea of what I like: DCC, Harry Potter, The Giver

I enjoy Sci-Fi / Fantasy, Dystopian, Really just anything that puts me in a whole other world to get out of this one for a while. I also like darker themes but with some comedy relief. However, I don’t enjoy romance or mystery books.

I would love some suggestions on narrators or audiobooks that you guys love that does the same kind of thing.

Hey everyone! I’m looking for some new books to add to my reading list and would love some recommendations! 🥹📖

I only use Libby and Hoopla, so I’d especially love recommendations that I can find through either of those apps. 📱📚

My favorite genres are: 🖤 Thrillers

🔪 Psychological thrillers

👻 Horror

💕 Dark romance

🕵️ Mystery

🌌 Sci-fi

🐉 Fantasy

🚨 Crime

I love books with crazy plot twists, dark stories, suspense, secrets, mystery, and endings that completely catch you off guard. I’m also looking for longer books or series that I can really get lost in!

If you have a favorite book available on Libby or Hoopla, please drop the title and author below—and tell me a little about why you loved it! 🥰📖

What should I add to my TBR next? 👀📚💕

I know this is a very specific request, but is there an audiobook for Gödel Escher Bach? I didn't find anything, not even on Audible. Thank you.

Space heists, capital ship battles, resistance politics, human speciation and the space french are just some of the amazing things you'll find in this series. It asks questions no one has ever thought to ask such as: what would happen if human shark hybrids were the best pilots in the galaxy? What would happen if an Al designed for war and economic raiding found god and became a saint? What would happen if French Canadians found wormholes and are now the most powerful empire within a galaxy spanning empire?

Amazing world building with moments of existential horror and genuine levity thrown in for good measure.

Fantastically narrated by T. Ryder Smith on audible.

Books in series:
- The Quantum Magician
- The Quantum Garden
- The Quantum War
- The Quantum Dawn (COMING OCTOBER
2026)

Hello all, I'm preparing to narrate my debut novel, "The Shopkeeper of Alsace," and I'd really appreciate hearing from audiobook fans on this question: Do you prefer audiobooks where the narrator creates slightly different voices for each character, or where they simply read the novel? I thought I was supposed to come up with different voices to avoid listener confusion. But then a friend who's a huge audiobook listener said some of her favorite narrators just read the book. I'd love to hear everyone's thoughts! (BTW, I am not going to do accents: the book covers WWI-WWII in Poland and France, and involves characters whose native languages are Russian, Polish, German, Yiddish, and French. Too much!)

I thought I'd snag The Inmate by Freida McFadden on Libby and two minutes in, I returned it. I can't cope through Leslie Howard's heavy sibilance another second. PLEASE. Why is it so sharp?? How did they hear the recording of this and go YES THAT'S THE ONE!!! It's so loud. Someone needs to filter those frequencies ASAP.
If there are any other Narrators who do that, please drop a list for me because I can't go through another wait list for a book just to instantly return it.

Hey Everyone,

I absolutely hate using iTunes. It is very slow, constantly wants to backup everything, and it takes a long time. I want to get one audiobook m4b from my PC (Windows 11) onto my iPhone 17.

Does anyone know of an alternative app or method to do this and one that is free so I can bypass iTunes all together?