What audiobooks do you listen to more than once?

[Cathy]

What books do you relisten to? Right now my list includes Bang the Drum slowly and Shakespeare . What books do you relisten to and why?

[John, Moderator]

Two that I can think of: Bleak House by Charles Dickens (I'd completely forgotten the plot!) and Blue Highways by William Least Heat-Moon (I wanted to see if it seemed "dated" a decade later - nope).

I don't keep books I've ripped from discs after listening, but with Audible, one's Library is forever.

[Heidi]

I love all the Harry Potter books on audio and could listen to them over and over.

[Lara]

Harry Potter and the Wheel of Time series. I have also listened to Anne of Green Gables series more than once.

[Jenny]

Ditto on the Harry Potter series. Also The Life & Times of the Thunderbolt Kid (Bill Bryson), Niagara Falls All Over Again (Elizabeth McCracken), all of Fannie Flagg's books - especially A Red Bird Christmas and Buffalo Girls & Lonesome Dove (Larry McMurtry).

[Wendy T]

I'm going to have to check out the Harry Potter series on Audio.

[Laura]

Sue Grafton's alphabet mysteries beginning with A is for Alibi, The Beekeeper's Apprentice, the Anne of Green Gables series definitely, and the Mitford series beginning with At Home in Mitford, if you're looking for a cozy, heartwarming read.

[Lori]

I too, love the Harry Potter. I've listened to Lord of the Rings many times. I've listened to The Number One Ladies Detective Agency series more than once. I really like listening to Terry Pratchet's series about Tiffany Aching. It started with The Wee Free Men. I'm getting this urge to go get my i-Pod right now and start something all over again. I also enjoy Richard Peck's books over and over.

[Cathy]

John wrote: "Two that I can think of: Bleak House by Charles Dickens (I'd completely forgotten the plot!) and Blue Highways by William Least Heat-Moon (I wanted to see if it seemed "dated" a decade later - nope..."

Yes, I really appreciate that Audible keeps track of your purchases and you can download them again at any time. (Were that ITunes were so user-friendly.) Someday I will get around to listening to all of War and Peace.

[Sallie(GeorgiaGirl)]

glad to see am not the only one who has listened to Harry Potter more than once - I love them. I also have listened to Diana Gabaldon's series but they are long but well worth it.

[Heidi]

Has anyone heard the british version of Harry Potter read by Steven Fry??? I am very curious how they compare to Jim Dale (whom I love). Speaking of british readers, I also love audiobooks of both the Bridget Jones books and have listened to them several times.

[John, Moderator]

I liked Barbara Rosenblatt's reading of Bridget Jones, too - although I found the plot of the sequel Over The Top.

[Laura]

I love listening to Stephen Briggs read Terry Pratchett's books. I've listened to Going Postal at least twice.

[Wendy T]

I started listening to The book Thief by Markus Zusak tonight.

[Laura]

John wrote: "I liked Barbara Rosenblatt's reading of Bridget Jones, too - although I found the plot of the sequel Over The Top."

I think anything Barbara Rosenblatt does tends to be really good listening. Have you listened to others with her John?

[Laura]

Wendy T wrote: "I started listening to The book Thief by Markus Zusak tonight."

That's a tremendous book, I've never listened to it tho.

[Sara ♥]

The audio for The Book Thief was really good. I'm a fan of Allan Corduner so far. I've listened to that one and Inkdeath.

[John, Moderator]

Laura - doesn't Rosenblatt read the Amelia Peabody mystery series? Those were very well read.

[Beth]

I've listed to the Cazelet Chronicles (by Elizabeth jane Howard) many times. They are unabridged, and many hours long. I adore them. I've also listened to All Creatures Great and Small, and All Things Bright and Beautiful, by James Herriot, several times. I love the unabridged versions.

[Jules]

Laura wrote: "John wrote: "I liked Barbara Rosenblatt's reading of Bridget Jones, too.."

I think anything Barbara Rosenblatt does tends to be really good li..."

I very much enjoyed her reading of Comfort Foods by Kate Jacobs.

[Heidi]

Laura wrote: "Wendy T wrote: "I started listening to The book Thief by Markus Zusak tonight."

That's a tremendous book, I've never listened to it tho.

"
Wow I just finished the Book Thief audio book today - it was excellent! I highly recommend it.

[Heidi]

Sara ♥ wrote: "The audio for The Book Thief was really good. I'm a fan of Allan Corduner so far. I've listened to that one and Inkdeath. "

That is the best audio book I have listended to since Harry Potter(s).

[Dacia]

Ah Barbara Rosenblant as Amelia Peabody - heaven in audio!

[Wendy T]

Heidi wrote: "Sara ♥ wrote: "The audio for The Book Thief was really good. I'm a fan of Allan Corduner so far. I've listened to that one and Inkdeath. "

That is the best audio book I have listened to since..."

Heidi, I'm an truly enjoying listening to The Book Thief. Thanks for mentioning Harry Potter as I'm going to start the series in the 2010, so good to know they are good listen too as well.

[Barbara]

Barbara Rosenblat does Renee in The Elegance of the Hedgehog. She does an excellent job. I'm still laughing over her version of the rap song. This was my first experience with her. Glad to hear she does Comfort Foods. It's on my wish list at the library's media mall.

[Laura]

John wrote: "Laura - doesn't Rosenblatt read the Amelia Peabody mystery series? Those were very well read."

Actually yeah she does! And she was great in Elegance of the Hedgehog as well. She's very talented.

Is anyone else a fan of John McDonough as a reader? My husband just picked up
Wicked The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West because he read it, and we both loved the At Home in Mitford series.

[Laura]

Julie wrote: "Laura wrote: "John wrote: "I liked Barbara Rosenblatt's reading of Bridget Jones, too.."

I think anything Barbara Rosenblatt does tends to be really good li..."

I very much enjoyed her reading of..."

Good to know about Comfort Foods, Julie, will def. have to look that one up.

[Wendy T]

Barbara wrote: "Barbara Rosenblat does Renee in The Elegance of the Hedgehog. She does an excellent job. I'm still laughing over her version of the rap song. This was my first experience with her. Glad to hear she..."

I'm actually listening to this book once I'm done with my current Audio book. Looking forward to this one now.

[Laura]

It's a terrific book Wendy, but I'll warn you that in some parts it gets pretty deep and philosophical (my understanding is the author is or was a philosophy professor), and so when I read it, I also checked out the library book. It helped to be able to slowly read parts of it. Great book tho.

[Lori]

I listened to "The Philosopher's Stone" read by Stephen Fry. It was good. However, I had Jim Dale so stuck in my head that I just really prefer his reading.
Lori
Heidi wrote: "Has anyone heard the british version of Harry Potter read by Steven Fry??? I am very curious how they compare to Jim Dale (whom I love). Speaking of british readers, I also love audiobooks of both..."

[Dacia]

Pretty much anything from Orson Scott Card I can listen to over and over - and many things by Terry Pratchett.

I also have several series that I sort of take turns, on. When I finish one series I go on to the next, then the next, and then back to the first. They are...
1. Shadow Series by O.S.Card (starting with Ender's Game and going through Ender in Exile with all the Shadow books in between)
2. Wheel of Time by Robert Jordan (good for 2-3 months of listening).
3. Homecomming by O.S.Card
4. The Tiffany Aching triology by Terry Pratchett
5. A Song of Ice and Fire by George RR Martin

If I rotate through all of those, I get to each maybe once every 9 months or so.

[Heidi]

Lori wrote: "I listened to "The Philosopher's Stone" read by Stephen Fry. It was good. However, I had Jim Dale so stuck in my head that I just really prefer his reading.
Lori
Heidi wrote: "Has anyone heard ..."

Thanks for replying Lori - I am glad you prefered Jim Dale, that puts my mind at rest about it :)

[Lara]

Dacia wrote: "Pretty much anything from Orson Scott Card I can listen to over and over - and many things by Terry Pratchett.

I also have several series that I sort of take turns, on. When I finish one seri..."

I am on my third audio re-read of The Wheel of Time. I love those audiobooks, and, since I drive a lot for my job, I go through about one a month...wow, that means when the series is over, it will take me more than a year to read them all!

I have also read Harry Potter several times, and Anne of Green Gables.

[Ancestral]

Although I only got them just after the New Year, I have already listened to the Millennium series more than once. Definitely keepers in my library.

[Bee]

Any and every Terry Pratchett is worth listening to many times, once a year at least. The narrators read with such love and passion. It's excellent. It's what got me into audiobooks in the first place.

[Thomas]

Lord of the Rings every 1-2 years, The Message Bible, the first few Harry Potters, and Jim Dale doing 'A Christmas Carol' every Christmas, Meryl Streep's version of 'The Legend Sleepy Hollow' in the fall.

[Javasapien]

I've listened to around 300 audiobooks and so far the only ones I've listened to more than once are:
Outlander - 3 times
Dragonfly in Amber - (Outlander #2) - 2 times
Voyager - (Outlander #3) - 2 times
The Thirteenth Tale - 2 times.

I plan to listen to all the Outlander books MANY times as they are my favorite books ever.
Also plan to listen to the Sara Donati "Into the Wilderness" series again and Follett's "Pillars of the Earth" and "World Without End".

Ah, Thomas mentioned The Message Bible. I've listened to that each of the last two years and "The Bible Experience" the year before that. Those I've divided up into daily readings.

There are maybe 20-30 others I would read again, if I didn't already have such a huge Mt TBL already.

[Kristie]

I'm not a re-listener, but I'm intrigued that so many people are. I tend to view my listening time as precious and would rather spend that scarce resource listening to something I haven't heard/read before. I could see a time down the road when I'm feeling more "caught up" on my to-read list that I might want to go back and re-listen to some of my faves, but I'm not feeling that yet.

The only time I might go back to re-listen to something these days is, if I'm about to start the next book in a series, I might go back and listen to the last couple hours of the prior book to remind myself where the story left off, who the characters were, etc. However, I don't keep any books I burned off CD from the library, so it's not always possible to do that.

[Janice]

The only audiobook that I have listened to the second time was Dark Places. I wanted to refresh my memory of the details of the story because we were discussing in one of my groups. I was really glad that I did listen to it again.

I doubt that I will make a practice of it since I have over 30 audiobooks to read the first time through.

[Scott S.]

I listened to Armor three times because it is the book Tom Weiner was born to narrate.

I listened to the Stephen Fry version of Harry Potter and thought he did great. If I ever listen again I'll give Jim Dale a chance, though I can't imagine anyone doing a better job than Stephen Fry did.

[John, Moderator]

I don't keep my burned library books either. Recently, I re-listened to Wilkie Collins' The Moonstone, which I recall having liked the first time, but it didn't hold up well a second time I'm afraid.

[Amy]

I re-listen to all the Harry Potter books narrated by Jim Dale often and all the Riyria books by Michael Sullivan.

[Vernon]

"Miracles & Mischief: Meringue for Your Brain". Because of the narrator, Peter Bohush...

[CatBookMom]

I re-listen to the Miles Vorkosigan books, written by Lois McMaster Bujold and read by the amazing Grover Gardner. These are just so very well done that they are like comfort listens. And I usually find something new to enjoy. Of course, I have a lot more reading and listening time available in my life than many readers, so I can have the luxury of re-reads and re-listens.

[Margaret]

Bujold's books are my current favorite re-listens, both the Vorkosigan series and the first 2 of Chalion. The Sharing Knife series only once so far. Gardener and Kate Reading are superb narrators, Lloyd James very satisfactory.
I re-listened to the first 8 of Laurie King's Mary Russell series so many times that I mentally wore them out. Later, I think King was tired of rewriting the same characters and needed a change. The later books are good, just not as entrancing. I'm about to start her The Bones of Paris, just published and downloaded. It got great reviews.

[Ann]

I've re-listened to the Vorkosigan Saga, too, I just love those books! I have read the Sharing Knife series and liked it, but not as well. I haven't yet listened to the Chalion series, is it similar in tone to the Miles books? It is listed as fantasy, and I'm not usually quite so happy with those as the "space opera", so I keep wondering and not listening, lol ...

[Margaret]

Ann, at least give The Curse of Chalion a try and stick out the first grim chapter. It gets ever more intriguing. You may miss Grover Gardener's marvelous reading but Lloyd James is good in his own way.

[Ann]

Okay, Margaret, I will. :) Knowing that the first chapter is grim but it gets better should help! I like Lloyd James, so that part should be just fine. I do so enjoy Lois' writing style, so I will be hopeful! Thanks!

[Karen]

I love to re-listen, it is like spending time with old friends. I have listened to Harry Potter so many times, Jim Dale is the best (I did like Stephen Fry's too but I only read up to the 4th one with him, prefer Dale).
I am now starting a re-listen of the Temeraire series, Simon Vance is a great narrator. I've listened to the In Death series by JD Robb, love the character's voices by Susan Ericksen

[Samyann]

Well, I've got all 30+ J.D.Robb In-Death books. I re-listen to them for a different reason than Karen, though. I'm old. Going back to book one and starting over is sort of like reading a new book and getting to know Roark all over again :-).

I've listened to Vince Flynn's books more than once.

Strangely, I also pick and choose among narrators. I'll re-listen based on narration, too, not just author. Like Scott Brick or Dick Hill.