Sci-Fi16h 10m
Project Hail Mary
The single best argument for listening rather than reading. Ray Porter turns a problem-solving novel into a performance.
4.8 / 5by Ahmad Raza Hassan
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Memoir12h 10m
Educated
Westover's memoir of leaving a survivalist family for Cambridge, read by Julia Whelan with remarkable restraint.
4.7 / 5by Ahmad Raza Hassan
Fiction12h 08m
Circe
Greek myth retold from the witch's side, in a narration that sounds like it is being remembered rather than performed.
4.6 / 5by Ahmad Raza Hassan
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Audiobooks.com4.5 / 530 days, 3 titles on most offersthen $14.95 / month (US)
Audible4.5 / 530 days, 1 creditthen $14.95 / month (Premium Plus, US)
Libro.fm4.5 / 5First month, 1 creditthen $14.99 / month (US)
Everand4 / 530 daysthen From $11.99 / month
Chirp4 / 5Not applicablethen No monthly fee; deals often $0.99–$5.99
Kobo Audiobooks4 / 530 daysthen $12.99 / month for 1 credit (US)
Spotify Audiobooks3.5 / 5Premium trial where availablethen From $11.99 / month (Premium)
Storytel4 / 5Typically 14–30 daysthen Varies by country
Apple Books Audiobooks3.5 / 5Not applicablethen Per title, typically $9.99–$29.99
Downpour3.5 / 530 daysthen $12.99 / month for 1 credit; rentals from about $5
AudiobookSTORE.com3 / 5Free audiobook on signupthen Frequent sales; club credit around $12.99
Libby4.5 / 5Not applicablethen FreeDeciding what to pay for
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