In less than 2 weeks I’ll b e making the 8-10 hour journey to the USDF Finals and need suggestions on audio books. No horror types. Thanks in advance!
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In less than 2 weeks I’ll b e making the 8-10 hour journey to the USDF Finals and need suggestions on audio books. No horror types. Thanks in advance![/QUOTE]
The Help.
It’s read by different women, according to the point of view, it really brings out the story.
Other than that I had mostly non-fiction for my ride to work:
A History of the world in six Glasses
An Edible History of Humanity, both by Tom Standage.
Your local library might have a good selection you can download on your tablet or phone, plug it into your car radio via converter or bluetooth,
Camelia Net or something, works with the free overdrive app…
Most books are like 15 hours, but sometimes I download a couple, in case I change my mind about the subject, or hate the story.
I also had Going Postal by Terry Pratchett, fun Brit accent.
Tried ‘end of Eternity’ by Asimov
I have the hard copy of "the War of the Worlds’, and bought my hubby a biography of a person he admired (in addition to the two hard cover books he had but never read)
I also had a few language courses, some worked better than others, particularly when the extras are not included, like print materials…
Carl Sandburg’s “Lincoln”.
Bill Bryson’s “A Walk in the Woods.” It was my first experience with Bill Bryson’s audio books many years ago on a trip. The only down side is that sometimes I was laughing so hard I thought I might need to pull over.
Depends on what you like. Louise penny has the inspector gamash series-absolutely outstanding. Deborah Harkness has a witch/vampire series-excellent. Sara Donati has a historical fiction series-incredible. I borrow books from the library but you can get the first on free from audible and they have a larger selection. I loved my audible subscription but canceled it when I stopped commuting to work.
I have the BBC iplayer radio app on my phone. There is so much good stuff on there to listen to, that you can’t run out, or fail to find something good. I bluetooth the phone to the Sync on my truck, or earbuds in the barn. http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio
Alan Bennett reading Winnie the Pooh ?
I love all of Liane Moriarty’s books.
I’ll second The Help. It’s a full cast production, so excellent.
The Martian. Soooo much better than the movie. Same plot but more on the main characters thoughts which are hilarious.
Unbroken. WWII vet true story. Excellent writing and narration. Despite the subject there’s a lot of humor here too.
I’ve got a whole list of sci-fi/fantasy books, too if you’re into that genre!
If you haven’t read/listened to the Harry Potter books those are fabulous. All the voices are done by one person. It sounds like and ensemble.
The boys on the boat, if you like Unbroken. A page turner!
- The help,
- The boys on the boat
- All the light you cannot see
- Enders game
I am working on unbroken
Thank you all! I’ve read the Help and loved it so I know the others will be up my alley!
I’ve listened to a ton of audiobooks with my kids over the years so most of mine are “family friendly” or YA.
I’ll agree with The Help being a great audiobook. The reader who reads Skeeter also read The Secret Life of Bees which is another great audiobook. In a similar theme, you can listen to To Kill a Mockingbird read by Sissy Spacek - she did a great job reading it.
No one can argue that Jim Dale is phenomenal in reading Harry Potter; and a few years ago I searched for other audiobooks that he read just because he’s so good. 
One of my other favorites was The Star of Kazan by Eva Ibbotsen - definitely a YA book (the main characters are 12 or 13, I think) but it was a really good story we’ve listened to a few times when we run out.
I’m also looking for suggestions as I have a road trip coming up – 22 hours each way so I need a bunch. I will have a 14 year old in the car, so I need it to be family-friendly and interesting to her as well.
I second the Harry Potter books. Jim Dale reads them and he performs more than 150 voices in HP and the Goblet of Fire. I actually prefer the audio books over the movies. I believe the first book is 18 hours long.
Another vote for Secret Life of Bees!
I liked the audio version so much I got a paperback version & read it.
Movie was disappointing.
The Lovely Bones is good too, but sad.
(did not see that movie)
And Black Beauty and/or National Velvet would be appropriate listening considering where you’re going 
also on my ‘reading list’ in the past year:
The Art of War - Sun Tzu
The Art of War for Women - Chin Ning Chu
The Prince - Machiavelli
(I found that a lot of people who reference either have never read it…)
The Nightingale is faaaaantastic.
Neil Gaiman’s American Gods – there’s a tenth anniversary addition, full cast, 19 hours. It was a great listen.
