![]() I had a hard time reading this book to myself, so I got the audiobook. The magical realism mood of this novel is best articulated by someone who sounds like he’s narrating a fairy tale, and that man is Armando Duran. I DID hear that right!” Love in the Time of Choleraby Gabriel García Márquez, Narrated by Armando Duran See? In fact, his tone is so patient and calm, like that of the author who is likely desensitized to such violent behavior, that oftentimes I would be listening and think, “Wait. His tone stays level although never monotone, never rising to an exclamation the way mine would if I were retelling the STORY OF THE VAMPIRE KILLER. Tom Perkins, this book’s narrator, does anything but that. The tendency, it seems, when dealing with sensational subject matter is to sensationalize its presentation vocally as well. Whoever Fights Monsters: My Twenty Years Tracking Serial Killers for the FBI by Robert Ressler, Narrated by tom perkinsĪs you may have gathered from this memoir’s subtitle, this book is action-packed with real-life criminal activity. That’s a really important quality to me personally because my mind tends to wander, and if the reader goes slowly, but on a dramatic pace, it helps my mind stay in the world of the story. Similarly, because the novel itself uses the pacing of white space, the pacing of this novel is rendered very well. This novel takes place in the Carolinas, and although the author reads with a fairly neutral accent-at least, to me-the dialogue is articulated so convincingly in tone and delivery that, again, we are never confused when there is stacked dialogue. Young Godby Katherine Faw Morris, Narrated by elizabeth evans It remains true to the original, yet it’s a new experience as well. If you’ve never read this book-or even if you have, I definitely recommend the audiobook. Sissy Spacek, though, has the perfect reflective tone of our adolescent narrator, Scout. One of my pet peeves when I get an audiobook is that the narrator has the wrong accent, too much of an accent, or it’s very clearly, as we say in the south, put-on. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee Narrated by sissy Spacek They would have even been about the same age, and they have a similar irreverence as did men like Hemingway, those of the Lost Generation. You know John Slattery’s dulcet tones-probably-from his role as Roger Sterling on Mad Men. Because the narrator of this novel is the same age and would have the same accent and manner of speaking as Sterling, the mental transition is easy. A Farewell to Armsby Ernest Hemingway, Narrated by John Slattery Still, Maggie Gyllenhaal brings this classic to life, enthralling us in the world of its setting and rendering each emotion relatable. This is a coming-of-age tale of a woman in New York in the 1960s, and much of its drama is in reflection and self-discovery. Unlike all three novels I’ve listed so far, The Bell Jar, while a classic, is not plot-driven. The Bell Jarby Sylvia Plath, Narrated by Maggie Gyllenhaal Every character’s accent is flawless, and we’re never left wondering, as I do with many audiobooks that have stacked dialogue, Wait, who’s talking? Graham’s is a truly genius performance. Although we have a wide arc of characters, from adolescent tomboy protagonist to middle-aged Arab genius, Dion Graham shows that he. This novel was just published earlier this year, but its plot line is equally cinematic. American Warby Omar el-Akkad, Narrated by Dion Graham Similar to the above title, the bar is set very high for such a beloved novel, and yet, these actors impeccably relate the likes of some of our favorite mafia men, including Michael, Sonny, and of course, Don Vito. I tried to find each of the actors’ names who narrate this gangster classic, but what you really need to know is the answer to this question: are they as perfect as the film representation? That answer is Yes. The Godfatherby Mario Puzo, Narrated by full cast The original, the novel, is no exception, and Claire Danes does great work showing the muted perspective of the unnamed narrator, known in the series as June. ![]() You’re probably familiar with The Handmaid’s Tale from its recent adaptation into the Hulu series, so you know how cinematic Margaret Atwood’s writing can be. 10 of the Best Audiobook Narrators (and Their StandOut Work) On Audible The Handmaid’s Taleby Margaret Atwood, Narrated by Claire Danes ![]()
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