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I have the same feelings about Elizabeth Acevedo and have also listened to all her books on audio -- Pride was my first (and my gateway drug) and I'm so glad.

I do like audiobooks but am super picky about basically all the things you wrote about -- if those things align then it's a great experience but if even one of them is off, forget it. I discard probably 90% of the audiobooks I try.

That said, there have been some great ones in my life. Here are a few of the ones I have loved in the past couple years:

> The House of Broken Angels by Luis Alberto Urrea (he's great in print too but his narration had me driving my commute, literally laughing out loud)

> The Signature of All Things by Elizabeth Gilbert

> The Other Einstein by Marie Benedict

As for authors whose books work really well on audio, I've never gone wrong with anything by Tracy Chevalier (I have listened to all her books rather than read them in print) and John Green (ditto).

There are also some FANTASTIC children's books on audio (I actually listen to way more children's books than adult books because my kids love them and I find I enjoy them too).

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Thanks for your audiobook recommendations; I will definitely try those audiobooks out. I'm glad to hear there are others that are really picky about their audiobook listening and won't hesitate to discard one when it isn't working. I have no problems DNF'ing a book I'm not enjoying, I won't feel bad by doing the same with an audiobook. :)

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Most of the time I like 1.25 …but I always start at 1 until I get acclimated to the setting and characters…then I speed it up just a bit to 1.25

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I admire your ability to listen to audiobooks faster than 1x speed, I've tried and I just don't like the sound of it. I have heard some people say they go as high as 2x and I can't fathom that. I'd like to be able to enjoy a faster speed; I'll keep trying. :)

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I love being able to read faster with audiobooks. Most narrators are too slow for me and I enjoy completing more books in less time. <3

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I'm looking to read the Whole Middle Earth Series with Narrations by Andy Serkis over Christmas. The sample audiobooks on YouTube by Harper Collins are captivating enough.

Having watched the Peter Jackson series 3 times over, I now want to read while listening.

I'm so excited

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I love it when I hear that reading/listening to books brings people so much joy. That is an ambitious goal, but it sounds like you are determined. Let me know how you enjoyed them.

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Ambitious it is hoping I don't catch Christmas FEVER🤭

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I love audiobooks, but I only listen to them during my commute. I definitely recommend nonfiction on audio. 90% of what I listen to is speed up nonfiction from Libby.

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