I am contemplating subscribing to Audible books for, well, audible books. Can the great hive mind of YACF (and especially Fboab) recommend any good ones that specifically benefit from being read aloud? So not good reads per se, but rather ones that take advantage of the spoken word. I am thinking Alan Partridge's Nomad might be a good start.
Sorry, I just caught this.
Chris says: The Martian, because RC Bray. I don't entirely concur, but, thought it fair to pass it on.
I have (checks) 617 books on audible.
Harry Potter is better read by Stephen Fry than by me.
A Walk In The Woods is better read by William Roberts. He reads Bill Bryson better than Bill Bryson does. (Sorry Bill)
Michael Jayston reads John Le Carre pretty blimmin well.
I cannot imagine me doing a better job of We Are Completely Beside Ourselves by Karen Joy Fowler than Katherine Mangold does
The Chaos Walking Series (Patrick Ness, young adult trilogy) is read brilliantly by Humphrey Bower.
Kobna Holbrook Smith does a fantastic job for Ben Aaronovitch- he *is* Peter Grant.
The Girl on the Train (Paula Hawkins) is read by a trio of women who really really bring the characters to life.
Nicholas Hoult (who I cannot bear on screen) does a great job on Nick Hornby's Slam
Gone Girl - Julia Whelan & Kirby Heyborne make it incredibly funny,
Helen MacDonald does an appalling job of Hawk. Bill Bryson mangles his own books. Generally, getting an actor in is a much better idea.