Book Club

[Dusty1]

@Mellyg I am all over the place. I love my "man" books like the Jack Reacher series by Lee Child, Joe Pickett by CJ Box, Ryder Creed by Alex Kava, Mitch Rapp by Vince Flynn, etc..

I love a biography, especially if it is read by the author. Alan Cumming, Val Chmerkovskiy, Bobby Bones, Chrissy Metz, Adam Rippon, Frank McCourt, etc...

I love a lot of YA, because they used to be all of the great stories with less violence & schmex. Recent YA books have gotten a lot more schmex. 

I love Kami Garcia, Sarah Maas, Richelle Mead, Lisa McMann, Angie Grigalounas, Melissa Marr, Stephenie Meyer, Lauren Kate, Becca Fitzpatrick, Jennifer L. Armentrout.

I love a good vampire, shapeshifter or werewolf-Patricia Briggs, Chloe Neill, Faith Hunter, Darynda Jones, Carrie Vaughn, Rachel Vincent, Jaye Wells.

I like a good novel, but sometimes they are just too "real" & depressing. 

Some good ones though are-Alka Josh "The Henna Artist" & " The Secret Keeper Of Jaipur"

"Where The Crawdads Sing" by Delia Owens

"The Dutch House" Anna Patchett read by Tom Hanks

Kristin Hannah "The Nighengale"

Kim Michelle Richardson & Jojo Moyes books are really good.

[Mellyg]

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@Dusty1 wrote:

@Mellyg I am all over the place. I love my "man" books like the Jack Reacher series by Lee Child, Joe Pickett by CJ Box, Ryder Creed by Alex Kava, Mitch Rapp by Vince Flynn, etc..

I love a biography, especially if it is read by the author. Alan Cumming, Val Chmerkovskiy, Bobby Bones, Chrissy Metz, Adam Rippon, Frank McCourt, etc...

I love a lot of YA, because they used to be all of the great stories with less violence & schmex. Recent YA books have gotten a lot more schmex. 

I love Kami Garcia, Sarah Maas, Richelle Mead, Lisa McMann, Angie Grigalounas, Melissa Marr, Stephenie Meyer, Lauren Kate, Becca Fitzpatrick, Jennifer L. Armentrout.

I love a good vampire, shapeshifter or werewolf-Patricia Briggs, Chloe Neill, Faith Hunter, Darynda Jones, Carrie Vaughn, Rachel Vincent, Jaye Wells.

I like a good novel, but sometimes they are just too "real" & depressing. 

Some good ones though are-Alka Josh "The Henna Artist" & " The Secret Keeper Of Jaipur"

"Where The Crawdads Sing" by Delia Owens

"The Dutch House" Anna Patchett read by Tom Hanks

Kristin Hannah "The Nighengale"

Kim Michelle Richardson & Jojo Moyes books are really good.

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I am all over the place with what I read and go in spurts with some genres. I have found the narration can have a huge impact (for me). 

You mentioned you liked Alan Cummings biography. He's narrated a good number of audiobooks, and since you like vampire books, he was a narrator for Dracula. 

I enjoy Andi Ardnt narrations; she narrates a handful of YA (I *think* she has a lot more in romance). My niece was listening to a YA series, while I wasn't paying attention to the story, the narration was wonderful! Lauren Fortang is another great narrator that narrates  a lot of YA books.

Scott Brick is a wonderful narrator for a lot of "action" books (I think he did the Jack Reacher series, or at least a good part). 

I hope that helps you sort through some books to listen to based on narrator. I'm sure more will come to mind (at least narrations that I find particularly captivating, for whatever that's worth)! 

[AuntG]

All my audio books come from the public library. I just search them out on the library's website. Then I download them to my little Amazon Fire device. Two weeks later, they automatically are returned.

One important thing is to make sure you like the voice of the reader. Sometimes I narrow my search to those readers who voices I like.

[Lilysmom1]

@Mellyg , i like mysteries, true crime, fiction, family sagas.  LM

[BornToShop]

I am a diehard physical book reader and have only listened to an audiobook when relocating out of state.  Some of my Book Club buddies do the audiobooks.  Their biggest complaint is the narrator can be the deal breaker at times. That would annoy me big-time!

[proudlyfromNJ]

I can't do audio books as my mind starts to wander and I keep missing parts. I stick to books or reading them on my IPad.

[Etoile308]

@Lilysmom1, I think most libraries also still have the physical CDs you can borrow. 

[Lilysmom1]

Thanks everyone.  I have put a few on hold at the library.

Does anyone listen on their iPhone?  I think that is what I would like to do.  LM

[lork]

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@Lilysmom1 wrote:

Thanks everyone.  I have put a few on hold at the library.

Does anyone listen on their iPhone?  I think that is what I would like to do.  LM

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I often listen to audio books on my phone, it's so handy!   Since I live alone, I don't use earphones; sometimes I even play it over a portable speaker.   I especially enjoy "southern" readers, ie Fanny Flagg (who often reads books she's written).  The Miss Julia books are read by a "southern lady", and if you really want a hoot, listen to "The Sweetpotato Queen's Book on Love".   I have only used the public library's service and found it to suit my needs perfectly.

[Lilysmom1]

@lork , thanks for your reply.  I have requested some from my library and look forward to trying this.  I think I will use my phone also through Bluetooth.  I plan to do it while quilting.  Almost finished cleaning up the garden so as it cools I will begin quilting.  LM