What should I listen to next?

[Lisa]

I need a recommendation of what to listen to next. I have an extensive TBR list

http://www.goodreads.com/review/list/...

and can't seem to decide on one.

I have listened to:
To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee
Devil in the White City, Erik Larsen
Outlander, Diana Gabalodon
The Bonesetter's daughter, Amy Tan
and Every Last One, Anna Quindlan

And enjoyed all of them.

Ideas appreciated

[Chris]

I've heard that TKaM is quite well narrated.

[Lisa]

Yes, it was very good.

[Chris]

I'm loving 11/22/63 right now. It's Stephen King but not at all a horror/thriller

[Heidi]

Lisa you are private so I can't read your tbr list. If you list some of them I might be able to give you a yay or nay.

[Lisa]

I reset my privacy....to goodreads members

I was thinking perhaps a classic...

A tree grows in brooklyn
the little prince
the woman in white
my antonia

or maybe A prayer for Owen Meany (since the ALL CAPS in the book annoyed me and I quit reading it)

But are they good to listen to?

[Lisa]

Chris wrote: "I'm loving 11/22/63 right now. It's Stephen King but not at all a horror/thriller"

I will check mark this on for the future-I usually enjoy old Stephen King-but I hear this one is good.

I probably should have said that I will borrow the next one from the library so new releases are hard to get-and won't have long enough to listen during my commute

[Sara ♥]

Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption was great! I really loved the audio, other than the guy's mispronunciation of "Ephrata" 5000 times! (It's this tiny town in Washington that I happen to be familiar with... ee-PHRAY-tuh, not EFF-re-tuh!)

[Kara]

Outlander is a great historical romance, and I've heard the audio is excellent. If you like fantasy I could give you a lot more recommendations.

I've also heard Devil in the White City is interesting... nothing special to note on the audio though.

[Heidi]

Kara wrote: "Outlander is a great historical romance, and I've heard the audio is excellent. If you like fantasy I could give you a lot more recommendations.

I've also heard Devil in the White City is interes..."

I think those are ones she has already listened to (or that is how I read her post?)

[Heidi]

Ok I looked through your tbr list - here are some I liked/loved Graceling, Will Grayson, Will Grayson, Water for Elephants, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, Garden Spells, Ready Player One, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks.

[Lisa]

Heidi wrote: "Ok I looked through your tbr list - here are some I liked/loved Graceling, Will Grayson, Will Grayson, Water for Elephants, [book:The Girl With the Dragon..."

Oh-I forgot about The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo-I have that earmarked specifically for audio book since reading in print lost my attention quickly. Everyone says it is so good-and it just didn't hook me-

Thank you for all the suggestions! I think I am set for awhile!

Oh-and yes, you read my post correctly-I have read the ones I listed in the initial post.

[Heidi]

Lisa wrote: "Heidi wrote: "Ok I looked through your tbr list - here are some I liked/loved Graceling, Will Grayson, Will Grayson, Water for Elephants, [book:The Girl ..."

The Girl WTDT is a slow mover -- I almost gave up on it a few times. Once you get midway through it gets good. I liked book 2 in the series the best. I think part of the problem with the series as a whole is that the author passed away and they were afraid to edit things and all 3 books needed some serious editing (too many tedious facts).

[MissSusie]

Lisa wrote: "I reset my privacy....to goodreads members

I was thinking perhaps a classic...

A tree grows in brooklyn
the little prince
the woman in white
my antonia

or maybe A prayer for Owen Meany (since th..."

Woman in White & My Antonia are 2 of my all time favorites you can get them both from librivox.org or some good ones at audible too

[Sara ♥]

Amen, Heidi! They all needed SERIOUS editing!

[Serena_v]

Lisa wrote:

I was thinking perhaps a classic...


and can't seem to decide ..."

'Rebecca", read by Anna Massey, is excellent in audio format and should be available through your library.

I only made it half way through Owen Meany and could only listen in the car, as his narration for Owen's voice was quite jarring at times.

"A Town Like Alice" was really good as well.

[Janice]

Lisa wrote: "I reset my privacy....to goodreads members

I was thinking perhaps a classic...

A tree grows in brooklyn
the little prince
the woman in white
my antonia

or maybe a prayer for Owen Meany (since th..."

I really loved My Antonia, it was one of my first audio books years ago, and I don't recall who narrated, but it was a Recorded Books production.
I also more recently enjoyed Year of Wonders by Geraldine Brooksanother historical fiction that was a great read, with an excellent narrator.

[Janice]

Lisa wrote: "I reset my privacy....to goodreads members

I was thinking perhaps a classic...

A tree grows in brooklyn
the little prince
the woman in white
my antonia

or maybe a prayer for Owen Meany (since th..."

I really loved My Antonia, it was one of my first audio books years ago, and I don't recall who narrated, but it was a Recorded Books production.
I also more recently enjoyed Year of Wonders by Geraldine Brooksanother historical fiction that was a great read, with an excellent narrator.

[Kara]

Lisa wrote: "Oh-I forgot about The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo-I have that earmarked specifically for audio book since reading in print lost my attention quickly."


If the audio narration with Vance doesn't grab you, then it's a no go.

[Grumpus, Hearing aide]

Also check out the group bookshelf. We had a discussion about it a few months ago and suggested that if folks wanted to add a book there it should be a 4 or 5 star recommendation. There was supposed to be a thread so you could supply a more detailed reason for your decision to post it but I don't think much came of it. Anyway, I certain you'll find some GoodListens there as well.

[Lori]

Lisa wrote: "I reset my privacy....to goodreads members

I was thinking perhaps a classic...

A tree grows in brooklyn
the little prince
the woman in white
my antonia

or maybe A prayer for Owen Meany (since th..."

I absolutely loved My Antonia!

[Carol]

Lisa wrote: "I reset my privacy....to goodreads members

I was thinking perhaps a classic...

A tree grows in brooklyn
the little prince
the woman in white
my antonia

or maybe A prayer for Owen Meany (since th..."

Lisa, I thought A Prayer for Owen Meany, narrated by Joe Barrett, was an excellent listen. I've never seen the print version, so I don't know about the all caps, but maybe it's when Owen is speaking? Barrett's interpretation of Owen's voice is spot on, I couldn't imagine reading the book without his narration!

[Lisa]

Yes, the All caps are Owen's voice in the book. Drove me nuts for some reason. I couldn't get past it and stopped reading. This is definitely one to try on audiobook for me.

[jaxnsmom]

Here are two great places to get ideas:

Literature Map http://www.literature-map.com/
Enter the name of an author you enjoy. That name will show up surrounded by authors to try.

www.whatshouldireadnext.com
Type in the title of a book you enjoyed. You'll have to select the right one, and then you'll get a list of books that are recommended.

[Penni]

Henrietta Lacks is EXCELLENT on audio. Gilead by Marilynne Robinson is excellent and should available be at your library, if the word is in order. Probably one of my favourites in the last year was Old Filth by Jane Gardam.

Is 11/22/63 narrated well? Listening to the sample on audible it sounds maddeningly drawn out!

I'm off to play with those links above.

[Post Hypnotic]

What about non-fiction? Any fans of non-fiction here? I listen to more non-fiction than fiction, myself. I really enjoy it. Recent titled include: A.J. Jacobs "The Guinea Pig Diaries" and "The Know it All."

[jaxnsmom]

One of my favorites is A Briefer History of Time by Stephen Hawking. Erik Davies does a great job narrating, bringing humor and warmth to a topic that could be a dry lecture. I am not in any way a science/physics person, but the information was presented in a way I could understand, and there were fun tidbits thrown in too. Did you know Einstein was offered the presidency of Israel in 1952? And Isaac Newton was an unpleasant and devious man? Want to know how the Stargate works? Can you tell I loved this book? :)

[Lee]

Carlyn wrote: "What about non-fiction? Any fans of non-fiction here? I listen to more non-fiction than fiction, myself. I really enjoy it. Recent titled include: A.J. Jacobs "The Guinea Pig Diaries" and "The Know..."

I read a lot of nonfiction, too, Carlyn. Some recent ones I liked are "The Man in the Rockefeller Suit", "Summer at Tiffany", "Annabel: An Unconventional Life", "Mop Men" and anything by Mary Roach.

[Regina]

Susie wrote: "Woman in White & My Antonia are 2 of my all time favorites you can get them both from librivox.org or some good ones at audible too "

Thanks! I keep meaning to read a Woman in White but never can fit it in!

[Linda]

The Woman in White is a good book, but a slow read, I am currently reading it but had to take a break from it.

[Regina]

Good to know. I felt the same way about The Moonstone

[John, Moderator]

Carlyn wrote: "What about non-fiction? Any fans of non-fiction here? I listen to more non-fiction than fiction, myself. I really enjoy it. Recent titled include: A.J. Jacobs "The Guinea Pig Diaries" and "The Know..."

I listen to quite a bit of non-fiction as well. One that I can recommend as probably being better heard than read would be: The Geography of Bliss: One Grump's Search for the Happiest Places in the World, and yes, this is one of the few author-narrated books I thought worked out okay.

[Post Hypnotic]

Some great suggestions here. Thanks. I'll be downloading some of these soon. I've just downloaded a few that I'm in various stages with: "The Hidden Reality," by Brian Greene and "Thinking, Fast and Slow," by Daniel Kahneman. The physics title is interesting, but I find it hard to focus on this for too long, an hour or so at a time. I find physics fascinating, but it's not really my area of expertise by a long shot. "The Geography of Bliss" sounds more up my alley. I loved Dan Airely's "Predictably Irrational" and "The Happiness Hypothesis" by Jonathan Heidt, etc.

If you get a chance, check out my companies web site (www.posthypnoticpress.com) and let me know what you think of our titles. It's still early days, but I'm loving making audiobooks as much as I love listening to them. I'm really excited to be recording Joel Bakan's "Childhood Under Siege" and "The Corporation," both of which are in post production right now. Another great title is Carmen Aguirre's book, "Something Fierce: Memoirs of a Revolutionary Daughter," which recounts her time living underground as the daughter of a Chilean resistance fighter. Etc.