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Favorite Audiobooks and Why Audiobooks Are Great
The video shares the creator’s favorite audiobooks, explaining why audiobooks are a preferred way to read and recommending specific titles across various genres.
Why Audiobooks?
- Discovered in college while walking between classes.
- Ideal for multitasking: walking dogs, cleaning, running errands.
- Enjoy hearing authors narrate their own work for a personal touch.
- Audiobooks can make complex or structurally challenging books easier to follow.
Recommended Audiobooks by Genre
Non-Fiction Audiobook Recommendations
- The Defining Decade — A guide to making the most of your 20s by a practicing therapist.
- How to Not Die Alone by Logan Yuri — Relationship advice narrated by the author, who works at Hinge.
- Biased — An accessible exploration of implicit bias.
- Invisible Women — Discusses the gender data gap and its societal impacts.
- Essay collections like The Anthropocene Reviewed by John Green, especially when narrated by the author.
Memoirs & Educational Memoirs
- I’m Glad My Mom Died by Jeanette McCurdy.
- Know My Name.
- Braiding Sweetgrass — Combines Native American wisdom and botany.
- Smoke Gets In Your Eyes — Mortician’s personal reflections.
Books Better as Audiobooks
- Books with unique structures or multiple points of view (e.g., Normal People, How High We Go in the Dark, Out There).
- Multiple narrators help differentiate characters and perspectives.
- Horror audiobooks add immersive spooky atmosphere, such as:
- The Hacienda
- Comfort Me With Apples
- When the Reckoning Comes
- Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires (Note: Contains scenes with rodents and cockroaches; sensitive listeners beware.)
- Accents can enhance or detract from the experience depending on authenticity.
Funny & Humorous Audiobooks
- The Wisteria Society of Ladies Scoundrels and The League of Gentlewomen Witches — Cheeky, absurd humor.
- The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy.
- Terry Pratchett’s Guards! Guards! and other Discworld series audiobooks.
- T. Kingfisher’s cozy fantasy and romance series, including:
- World of the White Rat
- Saint of Steel
- Swordheart
Romance Audiobooks
- Enjoyed for easy listening and light pacing.
- Favorites include Casey McQuiston’s:
- Red, White & Royal Blue
- One Last Stop
- Beach Read
- Seven Days in June
Miscellaneous Top Audiobooks
- Monk and the Robot duology.
- Neil Gaiman’s works like The Graveyard Book.
- Fairy tale or allegory-like stories work well on audio.
- Adventures of Amina al-Rafi — Praised for dynamic narration and character interplay.
- Assassin’s Apprentice series — Found confusing on audio; better in print.
Additional Notes
- The creator prefers multiple narrators for books with multiple points of view.
- Speed adjustments (slower or faster) can enhance the listening experience.
- Some audiobooks include sound effects or extra audio elements (e.g., bird calls in The Anthropocene Reviewed).
- Sensitive listeners should be cautious with certain horror titles due to graphic or unsettling content.
Notable Authors and Titles Mentioned
- John Green (The Anthropocene Reviewed)
- Logan Yuri (How to Not Die Alone)
- Jeanette McCurdy (I’m Glad My Mom Died)
- Robin Wall Kimmerer (Braiding Sweetgrass)
- Caitlin Doughty (Smoke Gets In Your Eyes)
- Kate Folk (Out There)
- Greer Hendricks (Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires)
- Terry Pratchett (Guards! Guards!)
- T. Kingfisher (various cozy fantasy/romance)
- Casey McQuiston (Red, White & Royal Blue, One Last Stop)
- Neil Gaiman (The Graveyard Book)
- Amina al-Rafi (series)
- Robin Hobb (Assassin’s Apprentice)
The video encourages viewers to share their own audiobook recommendations and questions in the comments.
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