The Best Narrated Audiobooks (article)

taosaur · 03-12-2012, 03:29 PM

http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/the-...o-books-167299

The only one I've heard on the list is Me Talk Pretty One Day, which is brilliant. The comments have me wanting to track down the Dark Tower audiobooks, though I've put a big enough chunk of my life into those books

Shack70 · 03-12-2012, 03:33 PM

Check out The First Law Trilogy by Joe Abercrombie. Narration is excellent!

Synamon · 03-12-2012, 03:43 PM

I agree with them that Douglas Adams' version of HHGTTG is superior to Stephen Fry's. My favourite reader is Simon Vance, he's very good at giving life to history or classics or philosophy.

steven522 · 03-12-2012, 04:17 PM

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Originally Posted by taosaur

The comments have me wanting to track down the Dark Tower audiobooks, though I've put a big enough chunk of my life into those books

Frank Muller was one of the best for audiobooks. His voice alone brought to mind a seasoned wild west adventurer and fit so well with the content of King's Dark Tower series.

If, like myself, you have time on a daily commute then an audiobook can be be very welcome companion. I highly recommend finding and a least listening to one of the Muller read books.

spacebrew · 03-12-2012, 04:49 PM

I accidentally happened into the Dark Tower Series. The first one I heard was read by George Guidall though. He was pretty amazing himself, but Frank Muller is incredible.

I also had a real good time with Stephen King's 11-22-63, narrated by Craig Wasson. He was remarkable. I guess they're all good.

Synamon · 03-12-2012, 04:51 PM

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Originally Posted by spacebrew

I also had a real good time with Stephen King's 11-22-63, narrated by Craig Wasson. He was remarkable. I guess they're all good.

I wasn't that impressed, his pacing and tone kept changing every few minutes.

tubemonkey · 03-13-2012, 04:10 AM

I look at good narration as a bonus; but content always wins out. I'd rather listen to a poorly read book of content I like, than a well read book of content I don't like.

Justin Nemo · 03-13-2012, 09:41 AM

I don't know about the best, but I can certainly remember the worst. The book or series of books was the fantasy series The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever. The guy who was reading it had a really heavy Bronx or Jersey accent. It was like Tony Soprano doing Bada Bing in your ear. Suffice it to say I didn't get very far with those audio books, but I did love reading the novels.

speakingtohe · 03-13-2012, 07:16 PM

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I look at good narration as a bonus; but content always wins out. I'd rather listen to a poorly read book of content I like, than a well read book of content I don't like.

Eek! Lots of excellent audio books, but some are dreadful due to the reader.

Helen

sabredog · 03-13-2012, 08:07 PM

The Audible Lost Fleet audio books read by Christian Rummel. His ability to switch between different character accents is remarkable.

Blossom · 03-13-2012, 08:27 PM

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Originally Posted by speakingtohe

Eek! Lots of excellent audio books, but some are dreadful due to the reader.

Helen

Too true! I checkout out Metro Girl by Janet Evanovich which is narrated by C.J. Critt. Critt does an okay job on the earlier Stephanie Plum novels so I didn't expect how bad of job she did on Metro Girl but I couldn't get past the first chapter.

I love Lorelei King! Her narration on the Stephanie Plum novels was just wonderful! I went and checked out more of her work from the library. The variety of voices she does amazes me.

Xe Sands hypnotic voice is another one I enjoy, although her male voices are very much alike. I don't recommended listening to her voice while driving, You might become too relaxed.

I've just started listening to audiobooks regularly. I didn't know there was narrators out there that could dramatize so well. I am on the hunt for others like Lorelei King.

astrangerhere · 03-14-2012, 07:49 AM

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Originally Posted by sabredog

The Audible Lost Fleet audio books read by Christian Rummel. His ability to switch between different character accents is remarkable.

I enjoyed the reading, but had to quit on the third book because I didn't like the writing.

Rupert Degas reads all English translations of the novels of Haruki Murakami and I ADORE him. I also second all those who commented about Frank Mueller.

taosaur · 03-14-2012, 08:25 AM

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Rupert Degas reads all English translations of the novels of Haruki Murakami and I ADORE him.

I guess he is pretty good, at least as far as differentiating characters, but he's also very easy to fall asleep to (which is not all bad!). I do find it necessary to run his readings at +20% speed

Blue Tyson · 03-14-2012, 08:32 AM

My favorite is Veronica Giguere, doing The Secret World Chronicle. Several books worth.

Free, too!

spacebrew · 03-16-2012, 08:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Synamon

I wasn't that impressed, his pacing and tone kept changing every few minutes.

Yeah, that's the point! Follow the ebb and tide of the story, crescendos and climaxes with dramatic change to tone and pace...

03-12-2012, 03:29 PM	#1
taosaur intelligent posterior Posts: 1,562 Karma: 21295618 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Ohiopolis Device: Kindle Paperwhite 2, Samsung S8, Lenovo Tab 3 Pro	The Best Narrated Audiobooks (article) http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/the-...o-books-167299 The only one I've heard on the list is Me Talk Pretty One Day, which is brilliant. The comments have me wanting to track down the Dark Tower audiobooks, though I've put a big enough chunk of my life into those books

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Shack70 Guru Posts: 777 Karma: 1043626 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: York, Pa Device: Kindle Paperwhite 11th Generation	Check out The First Law Trilogy by Joe Abercrombie. Narration is excellent!

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spacebrew Enthusiast Posts: 41 Karma: 27540 Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: North Dallas Device: PRS-T1, PRS-350, Droid X2	I accidentally happened into the Dark Tower Series. The first one I heard was read by George Guidall though. He was pretty amazing himself, but Frank Muller is incredible. I also had a real good time with Stephen King's 11-22-63, narrated by Craig Wasson. He was remarkable. I guess they're all good.

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tubemonkey monkey on the fringe Posts: 45,746 Karma: 158575914 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Seattle Metro Device: Moto E6, Echo Show	I look at good narration as a bonus; but content always wins out. I'd rather listen to a poorly read book of content I like, than a well read book of content I don't like.

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Justin Nemo Stercus accidit Posts: 330 Karma: 513878 Join Date: Mar 2012 Device: Nookpadle 6	I don't know about the best, but I can certainly remember the worst. The book or series of books was the fantasy series The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever. The guy who was reading it had a really heavy Bronx or Jersey accent. It was like Tony Soprano doing Bada Bing in your ear. Suffice it to say I didn't get very far with those audio books, but I did love reading the novels.

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Blue Tyson Blue Captain Posts: 1,595 Karma: 5000236 Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Australia Device: Kindle Keyboard 3G,Huawei Ideos X3,Kobo Mini	My favorite is Veronica Giguere, doing The Secret World Chronicle. Several books worth. Free, too!