Audiobook Recommendations!

[@FiMilton]

I love audiobooks! I have an autoimmune disorder that involves my immune system attacking my brain so reading from a book can be very challenging sometimes or even impossible depending on the day. With audiobooks I’m able to enjoy a story without getting frustrated with myself, and I can even put it on a slower speed if I’m having trouble understanding. Thank you for the recommendations!

[@manoeksbooknook]

I love audiobooks for the same reason !!

[@e.s.beards]

If you get Libby or borrow box and hook up your local library card you can access loads of them for free!!... sorry ifyou already knew that haha xx

[@Jayariee]

Where do you listen to audibooks?

[@kellydelderfield8469]

Fiona M me too girl! 😱

[@ohohnenyeoo2654]

Jayarie i do so on Libby 🤍

[@withcindy]

the audiobook narration for the lunar chronicles is fantastic too!!

[@aakanshamunshi7829]

i love finding your comments in videos of other people. 🌼

[@tjandthestars]

“Audiobooks count as real reading.” - YES!!!! So happy you made this video. Only this year have I started getting into audiobooks! The last one I listened to was Evelyn Hugo and WOW!!! So fantastic. Also, would highly recommend the audiobook for Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman. I absolutely loved the narrator in that one and I think it’s a story you would love! Think I’m going to be listening to a lot more audiobooks once I start university!!! They’re likely to be my saving grace! 😅 As always, this video was wonderful. Thank you for sharing your experiences and recommendations! Hope you’re doing really well. All the love to you Hannah! 💙💙💙

[@Jayariee]

Where do you listen to audibooks?

[@anaisfaure6647]

Audiobooks mean a lot to me. English is my second language and as a result of that I'm quite a slow reader. I read around 30 pages per hour in English whereas I read around 100 pages per hour in French, my native language. It's not because I don't understand the language or have problems with certain words, I consider myself fairly fluent. I just read slower in a language that's not my mother language. If you're familiar with the experience, you'll know it's very frustrating. So what I do to keep up my "normal" rate of reading, I read along audiobooks. It's much more immersive that way and I retain so much more of the story's content! P.s. I wanna add that, if you're a slow reader, it's not a big deal! Everyone has different paces, it's just that it's frustrating for me 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@emmacarolinereads]

That's very true about reading more slowly in a language that's not your mother tongue. Switch French and English around and that's exactly the same for me. Even if a French book has fewer pages than a book I'm reading in English, it will take me twice or even three times as long to finish the French book because my brain doesn't absorb the language as quickly as English. It also means I often have to re-read the same sentence a few times until it sticks, which is infuriating.

[@ebeth5891]

English is the worst! Good for you learning it so well!!

[@travelwithtaya1108]

Lmao English is my first language and I read between 20 and 30 pages an hour. I've always been super slow at reading :'(

[@anabilsarkar1179]

100 pages per hour !! that's really impressive !!

[@chloeisnotcool699]

Aristotle and Dante is narrated by Lin Manuel Miranda and it is amazing just saying

[@chabelyl3603]

@@madisonmae7513 its true

[@iHeartJace]

How very true! 😊 ❤

[@brownXeyedXgirl1]

He’s fantastic!

[@thegalaxydonutshow]

Chloeisnot cool I could listen to him read the dictionary and I would be entertained

[@shalanedupreez4916]

Ohhh that's the next book on my list, now I'm more excited 😊

[@niksistalking]

*MORE AUDIOBOOKS RECOMMENDATIONS PLEASE* 💜💚💜💚

[@jassanghera5421]

At around 11:20 you look like you're wearing flowers in your hair and its such a cute look!

[@justvynexa]

my favorite audiobook is Fangirl. the narrator did such an amazing job with all of the characters and scenes! thanks so much for the recommendations!

[@erank58]

Totally agree that a fantastic narrator can add a whole new dimension. I actually couldn't get into to Harry Potter when I was in elementary school-- then later I picked up the audio books and FELL IN LOVE. On a side note, The Diviners series by Libba Bray is also incredible on audio -- one narrator, so many complex characters brought to life :)

[@mayfia]

I don't even listen to audiobooks but... you know

[@taylorheston7390]

Currently binging the To All The Boys I Loved Before audiobooks! I’m on Always and Forever, Lara Jean! So good!!

[@MaryAmongStories]

just the video I needed since I'm starting to get into audiobooks 💕

[@mysticsite]

Please do more audiobook recommendations. I like listening to them. There are books I just don't have the patience to read but I can totally listen to the audiobook. Then I feel good about listen to the book even if it isn't that good. Plus when I have a hard time falling asleep, I can turn on an audiobook I've listened to or read before and sleep like a baby

[@Maggie.can.hug.every.cat.]

i never really liked audiobooks, not saying they don't count as real reading, just they didn't suit my style of reading. I am better able to understand and soak up words when I can see them and the spelling and the shape and all that, I don't know if that makes any sense, but seeing the words enhances the experience for me. Also I find it a lot easier to lose focus and str listening. But I have recently discovered that I love listening to books I have already read. I mean it helps that if I'm looking to reread it I must already really like the book, but I feel like this way because I have seen the words before I have more of a feel for them when I'm not looking at them. I like that I can turn the lights off and lie in bed and its like reading or watching a movie without having to use your eyes.

[@kristinmarkussen9016]

I'm the same way! I have listened to audiobooks before without having read the book beforehand, but whenever there's a new book I'm excited to read I nearly always wish to read the printed version for the best experience. Rereading my favorite books however is so enjoyable! And I feel like I'm experiencing it in a completely different way

[@TalkToMaHand]

I also really enjoyed the audiobooks to Six of Crows and Crooked Kingdom and Pride & Prejudice (read by Rosamund Pike).

[@starlotskrista4535]

I actually consider your channel as an audiobook 😂 I just love your voice!!

[@saragoldsmith2913]

Audiobooks help me make my reading goal every year. Struggling with a reading disorder and vision problems, I am always excited to see books in Audio form. Thank you for this video.

[@rachaelmarie3194]

Your videos are so damn calming! I’m a big audiobooker. Thanks for these recommendations Hannah✨✨✨

[@e.s.beards]

Me too!!!🙌

[@VictoriaCaswell]

I listened to the Daughter Of Smoke And Bone trilogy and the narrator is incredible! I highly recommend them!

[@amandafurlan3109]

The diviners series is amazing on audio

[@brownXeyedXgirl1]

I agree!

[@guppy8073]

Really? I love that series so I’ve gotta give it a try

[@blackberryhoney6248]

Thank you for the content warning on The Way I Used to Be! I really appreciate that you take the time to make your channel someplace where no one gets hurt.

[@vixiestarfire]

I work nightshift front desk at a hotel so audiobooks are great for me while I'm looking at the security camera and doing other things 😊 I really like the audiobook for The Daughter of Smoke and Bone. She is really good at giving each character's dialogue a unique voice!

[@teribakerreads]

Like your take on the woman in the window and the point you make with the pacing. Used to listen to quite a few of Agatha Christie audiobooks a while ago. Loved it.

[@laceyridenhour3897]

I just recently got into audiobooks but my favorites so far have been the audio books for all of Rainbow Rowell’s books and the audiobook for The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue.

[@bargeiger50]

I love to read and listen at the same time too, increases remembering what is read. I also enjoy just listening because then I can do it when I'm driving, doing chores etc.

[@plotsandwhatnots]

Audiobooks are greatly important to me, as holding books can be difficult (I have chronic pain and fatigue issues), so thank you for the little list! I love how positive you are about audiobooks. It's refreshing!

[@iHeartJace]

Audiobooks have made my commutes bearable but they have also introduced me to any books I would have otherwise not read. I am a student and I work two jobs so I have zero time in the day to sit down and read like I used to. Some of the audiobooks I enjoyed are the Six of Crows duology, Strange the Dreamer, An Ember in the Ashes (1, 2, 3), Illuminae Files, Harry Potter (an obvious one for me lol). Those are just off the top of my head. Wonderful video! 😊

[@zach1529]

I know this video isn't recent but I just wanted to say thank you for this video and for these recommendations! I really related to what you said about why you sometimes go for audiobooks. I've struggled with focusing while reading since I was a kid and I always have had to reread entire paragraphs because I had too much going on in my head. But reading with an audiobook narration really does help me to drown out everything else I can't stop thinking about and read so much faster. Also having some sentences strung together verbally can help sometimes with understanding what the author means grammatically if they have a very lush writing style. Anyways sorry for the long comment, but really, thanks Hannah! Would love to see more audiobook recs in the future! 😊

[@Advaitsatya]

Audiobooks are great but i prefer physical books though. Nothing can replace the joy of holding a great book in our hand and reading it on a warm sunny day on the seaside.

[@mia_aaa_]

You can read both at the same time to improve the experience.

[@alisonfabi1081]

The They Both Die At The End audiobook is SO good, I love it so much!! Would recommend 👌🏽

[@pepezu]

yess!! i just finished it a couple hours ago and i loved it

[@mariama1735]

She didn’t like it lmao

[@melaniekramkram6956]

I am so going to listen to The Way I Used To Be... Thank you for your recommendations!

[@SometimesRainie]

YAS AUDIOBOOKS!! i freaking love audiobooks! I’m going to admit initially i wasn’t too much of a fan of audiobooks but i got rly interested in it and now hooked to it because of my busy schedule and this is my only alternative to reading a physical book but YES ITS STILL READING!!💗💗 (this set up reminded me of ur first few months of even years of being on booktube haha)

[@chroniclesoftae1280]

I’d definitely love to see more videos like this. I recently started listening to audiobooks and I love it. I agree that the narrator makes or breaks the audiobook. In general, I’ve had good experiences with audiobooks and listening to them allows me to get so much more reading done than before!

[@onedaytaymar]

I really would love to see your favorite audio books of all time video!!! Also, I HIGHLY recommend Born A Crime by Trevor Noah. The audio book took his stories of his childhood to a WHOLE NEW level, especially when he speaks in all the different South African dialects in his book.

[@hello_beeeez]

I love audiobooks. I listen to them every day while driving to and from work and whenever I’m cooking or cleaning. I actually got scribd about a month ago after seeing it mentioned in one of your videos, and I adore it! I just finished listening to Lord of Shadows on it. My all time favourite audiobook is How to be a Normal Person by TJ Klune. The narrator is perfect and the story is just so sweet and adorable. I’ve probably listened to it at least 5 times, it’s my go to whenever I need something comforting that just makes me happy.

[@shalanedupreez4916]

Ahhhhh my Hubby got me a scribed subscription in Aug 😍😍 I'm LOVING it... And yes, the book I am currently listening to, a gentlemens guide to vice and virtue... And I love you EVEN more now for bringing that book into my life... Brilliant wit and writing.. And before that I listened to the ember in the ashes series... And oh my gosh.... 😍😍😍 I'm so so hooked!!!

[@tori.1513]

Absolutely loved this video. I myself can't read so I didn't get into books until I listen to my first audiobook which was the two princesses of bamarre. I would love to hear more of your audiobook suggestions. Love your videos.

[@Erin_P_xoxo]

Yay! I’ve started driving to work and takes me 45 minutes there and the same back. Music can get a bit boring and the radio usually sucks so I’m starting to listen to audiobooks so this video has come at the perfect time!

[@seeowlread]

I totally depend on audiobooks and I’m getting a Scribd subscription for my birthday! I’d love to hear more of your favorites. I think Simon vs. is one of my favorite audiobooks.

[@vickygilardi8973]

You should definitely make a podcast recommending or talking about books. Your voice is sooo soothing, it's beautiful

[@hanabanana8028]

YES. I LOVE AUDIOBOOKS. PLEASE MORE AUDIOBOOK THEMED VIDEOS!!

[@dianaalvarezrocha5557]

You know which audiobook I loooved? “The perks of being a wallflower”. It was perfect.

[@witheredahlia]

in holland, we have an app called Storytel. you have to pay an amount a money a month and you can listen to all the books that the app offers. i really recommend it to the dutch viewers! the dutch version of Aristotle and Dante is amazing and the narator is soooo good, i really recommend it

[@teresarollen7425]

I just started listening to audio books within the last month and I love them! Love this video and hope you do more of them. I have a few that you mentioned on my TBListened to list and going to add some of the others. I have trouble sometimes concentrating on a book too and I find that I concentrate better listening to an audio book. So far though, I have found that I need to sit down and listen to them and not multitask.

[@chabelyl3603]

My favorite audiobooks are The Lunar Chronicles audiobooks I think the woman who narrates them did an amazing job 💜

[@bookspastelitos8260]

As someone who works full-time, it’s hard to find time and sometimes have the energy to read a book, but listening to audiobooks makes the work day go by faster and helps me get through my continuously growing TBR list.

[@mandymahoney9993]

I want more audiobook recommendations! As a mom of three, sitting down and reading a physical book is quite challenging. Audiobooks are perfect for my lifestyle. Loved this video.

[@miri_b15]

This video comes at the perfect time for me since I really just discovered audiobooks for me and I'm looking for recommendations! I'd be really interested in a part two!

[@captivatecharm]

I use Scribd too, it is amazing and I love audiobooks - I have a long commute to work and audiobooks are a fantastic way to get thru all of the books I want to read. Oh, and Hannah - The Night Circus is narrated by Jim Dale, it was awesome.

[@climbinguphill]

The Will Grayson, Will Grayson audiobook is one of the best audiobooks I have ever listened to, as is Aristotle and Dante. I love audiobooks, they help me read so much faster!

[@abilezm5745]

I know this video is a year old. But I've been searching for an audio book. And when you mentioned "the way I used to be" I felt all the emotions of that book all over..I read the physical copy when it came out. So good. .

[@yulissac4364]

I have all the to all the boys I've loved before books and love them so much

[@saishreemohankumar4807]

I listened to "To all the boys I have loved before" trilogy. It is a really good audio book combo. I feel the audiobook helps you imagine the scene a lot better. What I do is, play the audio and it helps imagine around me. Love the experience that audiobooks give.

[@beccadootdadoo]

Heretics Anonymous' audiobook is amazing. The book is great anyway but the audiobook helps so much in building the characters and the sassy tone of the mc. It's just great, 10/10 would recommend

[@adhdru]

Hi Hanna! 👋🏽 Thanks for the video, and YES I’d love to see more recs for audiobooks, cause they can be really cool (or really bad 😓) so having more vids like this one will definitely come in handy when picking the next 😬

[@MaksJavinar]

I love listening to audiobooks especially during commutes and YES it is count as reading 😍😍

[@starlitbri]

The only audiobook I've listened to has been an autobiography, and the author read it which was cool

[@theaspiringlibrarian22]

My favorite audiobooks are the Blackout/All Clear duology by Connie Willis. The narrator is Katherine Kellgren, and her voices are so amazing!! The books can be confusing (they're historical fiction with time travel elements, three people get stuck in WWII) but she makes them much easier to follow!

[@BookishlyKatherine]

I live in Southern California and being stuck in traffic is part of my life but audiobooks have made it so much more bearable. I LOVE the audio for Aristotle and Dante discover the Secrets of the Universe narrated by Lin Manuel Miranda.

[@LadyReadsTheBooks]

I just started listening to audiobooks last week, and I wish I would’ve started a long time ago! I listened to Everything I Never Told You, The Chemist, and Girl In Pieces and the narrators where awesome! I read The Way I Used To Be and loved it, so now I’ll have to listen to the audiobook!

[@bookswithalyssaj449]

thanks for all the recommendations!! i will def be picking up the woman in the window on audiobook!

[@toobashaikh5922]

Yay new Hannah video! Life is good again!

I needed this video so much! I'm still pretty new to audiobooks, but I've been wanting to get into them more so I'm adding all of the ones you recommended in this video to my list!

[@piae106]

Neil Gaiman audiobooks are great too. He’s an excellent narrator and i just feel more immersed in the story if he does it ☺️ Audiobooks can really affect how your “experience” the book, which is why I love them

[@charlottelupin692]

I love celebrity biographies if they narrate them themselves, it's so fun to hear them talk about their own experiences. Some of my other favs include the German Rick Riordan audiobooks.

[@FCBGiulia]

When I was little I loved audiobooks and now I’m starting listening again and I’m having the best time 💝 I tend to listen to audiobook when I’m having breakfast and lunch or while I’m driving and it change my reading experience :) can’t wait to listen some of the books you recommend 👌

[@raveenaappadoo1801]

recently ordered the way i used to be so excited to read it

[@lucylume]

Yes please, do another audiobook recommendation video :) this video was very contemporary which isn't my favourite genre so could you recommend more fantasy etc xx

[@melanie6759]

I've gotten more used to listening to audiobooks. It took me a while to stay focused. Thank you for this video!

[@cierarobinson2482]

Just finished The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo on audible based off of your recommendation from another video. It was sooooooo good! I had never heard of it before, but so glad I listened to it! Thanks a lot!

[@velveteennike9720]

please do more audiobook recs! I love audiobooks and they're so convenient to listen to :)

[@jacquelinearnold278]

Hey Hannah! Thank you soo soo much for all your recommendations. I’ve never been much of a read BUT I’ve recently made a self discovery~ I love audiobooks. I am a cross country trucker, and spend months out here. It really helps me pass the time. I just love it. With that said, I’m a blank page, please send me some recommendations. Thank you!

[@hustleszn488]

The best part of audiobooks imo is that you can go for a walk while you listen so you can work on your physical health anddd mental wellness at the same time

[@ThisIsCharles95]

If you haven't yet, listen to the His Dark Materials series audiobook narrated by the author. It has a full amazing cast, music, and it's so, so good. It really brings a whole new experience to the books. The voice for Lord Asriel is on my list of favourite sounds.

[@kyrawinroth]

I've enjoyed audiobooks for quite a while now. I agree, it does count as reading, and being a single mom I usually find it hard to get time to sit and read; as much as I want to, there's always something that demands my attention, so audiobooks really come in handy. If you're a Gilmore Girls fan I strongly recommend listening to Talking as Fast as I can by Lauren Graham herself. It's a memoir and I thought it was so so funny, but I don't think I would have enjoyed it as much if I had read it on paper

[@mythica8]

These all sound amazing, and I’d love to see more audiobook recommendations!

[@xreadingsolacex]

ooh ooh ooh ooh i didn't realize TATBILB had an audiobook i'll have to check it out when i finally get around to that one!!! i'm a bit of an audiobook noob but from what i've listened to - my favorite by far (which i think you'll appreciate) is hands-down the AEITA books they're so, so good

[@TheVitoria0]

I love this kind of videos, thanks! I'd love to see more of it.

[@izzakmendez8318]

Thanks, I watched a few of these on my trip from washington, to florda

[@bridgembooks3694]

I really want to listen to the way I used to be! I have heard so many amazing things about the audiobook. I also know of a lot of middle grade books that are fantastic audio books! I have so many good memories of listening to those growing up.

[@saragoldsmith2913]

I love Keirsten White’s Paranormalcy series in Audiobook. To me the reader just makes it that much better and the humor is great.

[@wondroushaze]

I listened to the Percy Jackson books and it was p e r f e c t 😍 also p&p by Rosamund Pike and Aristotle and Dante … ! Love audiobooks 💞

[@leap-of-faith]

Coming to this video a little late but I have to recommend My Beloved World which is Sonia Sotomayor’s memoir (she’s the first female Latinx Supreme Court judge) and it’s narrated by Rita Moreno who is a very famous Latinx actress (she has an EGOT so her storytelling abilities are extremely good to say the least) and the audiobook was so good!!! I felt so emerged in learning about Sotomayor’s life and it was just the best experience!

[@LillithEater]

I live in Colorado too! We probably shop at the same bookstore. :)

[@pebna-jay]

I'd love to hear the All Time Favorites list of audiobooks! I just signed up for the free month subscription through scribd and would love to know what books you thought were really good in audiobook format! I really trust your suggestions because I have liked other books I have read that you recommend or said you enjoyed.

[@JayGTheAwkwardBookworm]

The Way I Used to Be was so so good!!

[@HyDrOpYrO777]

I use the app overdrive. I love your recommendations. I listened to the 100 series on audiobook.

[@Shaye208]

I loved The Way I Used To Be I read it in Februrary and still think about it...It will definitely stick with me... I also loved After I Do! I read it in July and it was my second favorite read of the summer out of I believe 33 books ( the first being History Is All You Left Me)

[@konraddax3659]

Thank you for sharing your favorites. Please keep making your excellent videos!

[@zeryyyyy6835]

I don't listen to audio books I can't concentrate unless I'm reading it but I love all your videos u make such good content so yeh

[@denisbrahimaj2567]

Thank you for posting this! I am currently listening to Anne of green gables but it's really difficult.

[@anacuravic7240]

I recently discovered your channel and I'm really enjoying your videos! Also I recently got into audiobooks and I'm planning to listen to To all the boys I've loved before :) The way I used to be also sounds interesting and I feel like I'm going to cry so much once I start it (thank you for recommending it, I didn't even know about it before) I'd love to know what other audiobooks you enjoyed! One audiobook that I keep recommending is To kill a kingdom, I absolutely loved it :)

[@jarbuthnot196]

I live in Colorado. We may even shop at the same bookstore!

[@whichonespink7]

Watching from Littleton, CO! I highly recommend hanging out at the Tattered Cover bookstore. The downtown Denver one is my favorite, and afterward you can go have a glass of wine in Union Station. Hope you're doing well

[@pam1256]

Omg you posted this on the day Sadie by Courtney Summers came out! The audiobook is my favourite!!!

[@ashlee6341]

Could you do an updated video on this? 😊

[@hollyturner4186]

I would really recommend the BBC Radio 4 dramatisations of The Hobbit and LotR. They're very well done and easier going than reading the books.

[@rishikadembani8807]

I love audiobooks so much! Thanks for these amazing recs.❤️

[@kyliestrupp1050]

Could you possibly do an updated one please!!!!!

[@rafaela00002]

Please, do more audiobook recommendations!!!!