Best Audiobooks for Beginners

[Jan Mc]

Bookbub recently posted this article, but I disagree with some of their choices. https://www.bookbub.com/blog/audio-bo...

If you were going to recommend books for a beginner listener (of any reading level or genre), what would you choose?

[Jan Mc]

Some ideas:
Any of the Harry Potter books, of course...

The Mystwick School of Musicraft - YA

Pax - YA

Black Crow, White Snow - short story/fantasy

The Dispatcher - short story/sci-fi

The Wrong Unit - short story/sci-fi

Just One Damned Thing After Another - comedic fantasy/sci-fi

An Irish Country Doctor - fiction

All Creatures Great and Small - fiction

Love, Lucy - memoir

Born a Crime - memoir

Lessons in French - historical romance

[Robin P]

I agree about Born a Crime and Just One Damned Thing After Another.

The Martian - as long as they aren't put off by swearing, the snarky tone is even better on audio than print or movie

Dog on It - humorous mystery (narrated by a dog)

The Cold Dish - western mystery

Theft of Swords - fantasy

The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics - nonfiction about the US rowing team, fascinating even for non sports fans

The Hate U Give - YA but fine for adults too

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe - YA - LGBT friendly and narrated by Lin-Manuel Miranda

Bloody Jack - upper grade/ YA but enjoyable by anyone

[Becky]

Jan wrote: "Some ideas:
Any of the Harry Potter books, of course...

The Mystwick School of Musicraft - YA

Pax - YA

Black Crow, White Snow - short story/fantasy

The Dispatche..."

I completely agree with the Harry Potter series! Excellent narration and a wonderful story for any age.

[Becky]

The only book I have to add is Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton
Narrated by Scott Brick

The narration is well done, the book is not too long, and it has dinosaurs. It is on my frequent re-listen list.