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Fiction audiobooks you've enjoyed? (mander.xyz)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I'm looking for easy-to-listen-to fiction audiobooks. Something I can tune in while doing other stuff without getting distracted.

I find some authors have styles that are a bit more sophisticated than others. The more thought-provoking, the more difficult I find to enjoy an audiobook while doing something else. I catch myself stopping whatever I'm doing to pay attention to the book, which is not what I want.

So for example I've found The Witcher books very easy to listen to, it wouldn't matter if I missed a few seconds and I never found myself stopping to ponder about the text itself. The narrator was great too. Also bonus points as it was a long saga of books.

In contrast I would never want to listen to a Terry Pratchett book while doing something else. He's probably my favourite English author but I find he's too much of a genius, and my poor brain wouldn't be able to digest it all if I'm not giving it my attention 100%.

I hope this makes sense?

How's your experience with audiobooks?

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[–] oddityoverseer 24 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Project Hail Mary is my #1 fav audiobook, hands down. Just don't look up anything about it beforehand, because spoilers would really ruin it. All you need to know its about a scientist on a spaceship who has a very important mission.

[–] GenesisJones 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This is a tremendous book. Also my favorite.

HOWEVER

I don't know if it fits op's requirements of being able to work to it without focusing on it. I certainly wouldn't want to have my first experience with this story cheapened because I wasn't paying attention.

So entertaining, so enthralling. I love that book with all my heart.

[–] oddityoverseer 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Fair enough. I missed that requirement. Personally, I wouldn't be able to listen to most audiobooks while working, but I guess it depends on what kind of work. If it's mindless work like washing dishes or driving, no problem.

[–] GenesisJones 1 points 1 year ago

Right, I wouldn't see the point of listening to a book only to tune it all out

But I'm not judging anyone for doing it.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This is also my favorite. If you haven't yet, check out the expeditionary force. First 2 or 3 are free on audible Plus. The first half of the first book is a bit slow but once the AI moves in it gets funny as hell.

[–] oddityoverseer 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'll check them out. I just started the bobiverse books, which are also similar and have the same narrator.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Bobiverse is great, I've listened to them multiple times. RayPorter is a god.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Jazz hands! Freaking excellent audio book.

[–] oddityoverseer 2 points 1 year ago

Emergency Skin is also really good, but its a short-story.