{"id":1710,"date":"2021-11-09T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-11-09T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/readwithstefani.com\/?p=1710"},"modified":"2021-11-07T19:53:41","modified_gmt":"2021-11-07T17:53:41","slug":"top-ten-audiobook-recommendations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/readwithstefani.com\/mk\/top-ten-audiobook-recommendations\/","title":{"rendered":"Top Ten Audiobook Recommendations"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thatartsyreadergirl.com\/top-ten-tuesday\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/readwithstefani.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/TTT-NEW.png?resize=500%2C203&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><figcaption><em>Click the image to be taken to the blog hosting Top Ten Tuesday<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>This week I&#8217;m again doing my own topic, specifically listing the top ten audiobooks I&#8217;ve listened to. I&#8217;m very picky about my audiobooks and have been getting more into them recently. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"312\" height=\"475\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/readwithstefani.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/5985499.jpg?resize=312%2C475&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1711\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/readwithstefani.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/5985499.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/readwithstefani.com\/?attachment_id=1711\" class=\"wp-image-1711\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/readwithstefani.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/5985499.jpg?w=312&amp;ssl=1 312w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/readwithstefani.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/5985499.jpg?resize=197%2C300&amp;ssl=1 197w, 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class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"315\" height=\"475\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/readwithstefani.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/56783258._SY475_-1.jpg?resize=315%2C475&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1720\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/readwithstefani.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/56783258._SY475_-1.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/readwithstefani.com\/?attachment_id=1720\" class=\"wp-image-1720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/readwithstefani.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/56783258._SY475_-1.jpg?w=315&amp;ssl=1 315w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/readwithstefani.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/56783258._SY475_-1.jpg?resize=199%2C300&amp;ssl=1 199w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/readwithstefani.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/56783258._SY475_-1.jpg?resize=8%2C12&amp;ssl=1 8w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 315px) 100vw, 315px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/50617579-howl-s-moving-castle\">Howl&#8217;s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones<\/a>, narrated by Kristin Atherton &#8211; fantastic book and narration overall<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/6761479-what-i-talk-about-when-i-talk-about-running\">What I Talk About When I Talk About Running by Haruki Murakami<\/a>, narrated by Ray Porter &#8211; my favorite non-fiction audiobook, I find the story so inspiring, and the narration pairs perfectly with it<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/11276785-seriously-i-m-kidding\">Seriously&#8230;I&#8217;m Kidding by Ellen DeGeneres<\/a>, narrated by Ellen DeGeneres &#8211; one I listened to years ago, I&#8217;ve since stopped following Ellen by her narration was hilarious and left a lasting impression it seems. I mean, her tips on becoming a billionaire here were precious: <em>Write a series of books about magical, vampire, teenage hobbits. Turn it into a movie franchise! <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/20421585-the-hobbit\">The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien<\/a>, narrated by Anthony Jackson, Paul Daneman, John Justin, Heron Carvic, Wolfe Morris &#8211; the audiobook was the perfect way for me to reread this<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/33234608-a-boy-called-christmas\">A Boy Called Christmas by Matt Haig<\/a>, narrated by Stephen Fry &#8211; Stephen Fry is hands down my favorite audiobook narrator. Other than Neil Gaiman that is. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/36755627-the-trials-of-morrigan-crow\">Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow by Jessica Townsend<\/a>, narrated by Gemma Whelan &#8211; a fantastic middle-grade audiobooks<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/55342799-piranesi\">Piranesi by Susanna Clarke<\/a>, narrated by Chiwetel Ejiofor &#8211; the book itself is hard to describe, but I can promise the audiobook is amazing<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/53435637-the-sandman\">The Sandman Audible Original by Neil Gaiman and Dirk Maggs<\/a>, narrated by Neil Gaiman, Riz Ahmed, Kat Dennings, Taron Egerton, James McAvoy, Samantha Morton, Bebe Neuwirth &#8211; this could&#8217;ve been any book Gaiman narrates, but I&#8217;ve opted to include The Sandman as the most recent one I&#8217;ve read. This is one of the best audiobook productions ever, and here I&#8217;m referring not to the narration, but the whole package from music to sound effects, etc. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/54476314-the-ickabog\">The Ickabog by J.K. Rowling<\/a>, narrated by Stephen Fry &#8211; as I said above, Fry is my favorite audiobook narrator<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/56783260-cloud-cuckoo-land\">Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr<\/a>, narrated by Marin Ireland and Simon Jones &#8211; my favorite book of 2021 so far, both story and narration are 5+<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What&#8217;s your favorite audiobook and audiobook narrator? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Leave your TTT in the comments. <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week I&#8217;m again doing my own topic, specifically listing the top ten audiobooks I&#8217;ve listened to. I&#8217;m very picky about my audiobooks and have been getting more into them recently. 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