The Best Audiobooks
9 Audiobooks to Listen To on Your Next Long Roadtrip
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For groggy Monday morning commutes, for a marathon kitchen throw-down, and even for peaceful Sunday afternoons on the couch, audiobooks are your go-to companions. Here's a list of phenomenal listens from our friends at Off the Shelf, a daily blog that connects great books with great readers.
We at Off the Shelf love listening to audiobooks and do so often. Our previous brilliant, fantastic, exceptional, and outstanding audiobook lists offer some selections for listeners of all genres. Here are nine more powerful audio experiences you can't miss.
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1 The Good Girl by Mary Kubica
When Mia Dennett, a young inner-city art teacher and the daughter of a prominent Chicago judge, is abducted as part of a wild extortion plot, things take an unexpected turn when her kidnapper suddenly decides to hide her in a secluded cabin. An addictively suspenseful and taut thriller, The Good Girl exposes how, even in a perfect family, nothing is as it seems.
Narrated by Lindy Nettleton, Johnny Heller, Tom Taylorson, and Andi Arndt
2 Beautiful Stranger by Christina Lauren
Escaping a cheating ex, finance whiz Sara Dillon moves to New York City looking for excitement and passion without a lot of strings attached. There she meets an irresistible Wall Street bad boy, and the manner — and speed — with which he melts her inhibitions turns him from a one-time hookup into her Beautiful Stranger.
Narrated by Grace Grant and Jonathan R. Cole
3 Euphoria by Lily King
Inspired by events in the life of revolutionary anthropologist Margaret Mead, Euphoria is an enthralling story of passion, possession, exploration, and sacrifice from accomplished author Lily King.
Narrated by Simon Vance and Xe Zands
4 Still Foolin’ ’Em by Billy Crystal
Filled with hilarious and heartfelt observations on aging, Still Foolin' 'Em , the Grammy-nominated memoir by one of America's favorite comedians, outlines the absurdities and challenges that come with growing older. This 2014 Audie Audiobook of the Year is read by Billy Crystal himself, with his trademark wit and heart.
Narrated by Billy Crystal
5 A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
A Thousand Splendid Suns, Khaled Hosseini's follow-up to the beloved classic The Kite Runner, is a haunting, heartbreaking, engrossing story of an unforgiving time, an unlikely friendship, and an indestructible love.
Narrated by Atossa Leoni
6 The Light Between Oceans by M. L. Stedman
When a dead man and a living baby wash up on the shores of a remote island off the coast of Australia, the lighthouse keeper and his wife decide to claim the baby as their own. M. L. Stedman's extraordinarily compelling characters in The Light Between Oceans are imperfect people seeking to find their North Star in a world of incomprehensible complexity.
Narrated by Noah Taylor
7 Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty
Big Little Lies is a thought-provoking audiobook, Liane Moriarty deftly explores the reality of parenting and playground politics, ex-husbands and ex-wives, and fractured families. In her pitch-perfect way, she shows us the truth about what really goes on behind closed suburban doors.
Narrated by Caroline Lee
8 The Vacationers by Emma Straub
For the Posts, a two-week trip to the island of Mallorca with family and friends is an escape from the tensions simmering at home in Manhattan. But all does not go according to plan: secrets come to light, old and new humiliations are experienced, childhood rivalries resurface, and ancient wounds are exacerbated in The Vacationers.
Narrated by Kristen Sieh
9 The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt
Composed with the skills of a master, The Goldfinch is a haunted odyssey through present-day America and a drama of enthralling force and acuity. This Audie Award winner is an audiobook of shocking narrative energy and power.
Narrated by David Pittu
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