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Your BEST Audible listen for a 7 hour drive......

Posted on 7/17/25 at 9:33 am
Posted by FineWine
Natchez, MS
Member since May 2009
213 posts
Posted on 7/17/25 at 9:33 am
I'm talking the book that kept you engaged, informed, or entertained....to the point that you hated to get to your destination because you wanted to keep listening!

Thanks.
Posted by tigersaint74
Poopoo, Hawaii
Member since Feb 2007
710 posts
Posted on 7/17/25 at 9:52 am to
11-22-63 by Stephen King. Very entertaining and the narrator does an amazing job with the voices of the different characters.
Posted by DukeSilver
Member since Jan 2014
2922 posts
Posted on 7/17/25 at 9:54 am to
Start Dungeon Crawler Carl or the Red Rising series.
Posted by 225rumpshaker
Texas
Member since Sep 2006
11944 posts
Posted on 7/17/25 at 10:46 am to
Project Hail Mary would be good for that timeframe

Edit: You could start the Dresden Files as well, they are quick but there are a lot of them
This post was edited on 7/17/25 at 10:48 am
Posted by Lawyered
The Sip
Member since Oct 2016
36765 posts
Posted on 7/17/25 at 11:24 am to
Challenger by Adam higganbotham

You know how it ends but the buildup to it and how they picked the astronauts and their backgrounds and the numerous failures of nasa throughout the process will keep you intrigued
Posted by SLafourche07
Member since Feb 2008
10001 posts
Posted on 7/17/25 at 12:17 pm to
I'll second:

11-22-63
and
Project Hail Mary

Both excellent books with great narrators.


I'll throw in Red Rising, as well.
Posted by spehog
Little Rock
Member since Mar 2011
1159 posts
Posted on 7/17/25 at 10:18 pm to
Second dungeon crawler Carl. Red rising is awesome too no clue how the narrator does. 11/23/63 was also really good too second fav king book behind The Stand.
Posted by TheChosenOne
Member since Dec 2005
18834 posts
Posted on 7/18/25 at 2:55 pm to
I'll add a 3rd for Project Hail Mary. Narrator does a terrific job. Listened to it on a road trip with the whole family in the car and everyone was listening in.
Posted by txbd
Valhalla
Member since Jan 2014
2326 posts
Posted on 7/18/25 at 2:58 pm to
quote:

Second dungeon crawler Carl. Red rising is awesome too no clue how the narrator does. 11/23/63 was also really good too second fav king book behind The Stand.


Personally not a fan of the red rising narrator. I use that to fall asleep sometimes. DCC or Project Hail Mary is the way to go if you want to stay engaged with the audio book without drifting.
Posted by Breesus
House of the Rising Sun
Member since Jan 2010
69371 posts
Posted on 7/18/25 at 9:14 pm to
The Hobbit
Fellowship of the Ring
Way of Kings
Mere Christianity
Hitchhiker’s Guide
Posted by MSTiger33
Member since Oct 2007
21403 posts
Posted on 7/18/25 at 11:14 pm to
DCC

/thread
Posted by LSUfan20005
Member since Sep 2012
9119 posts
Posted on 7/19/25 at 7:09 am to
Terminal List
Posted by XenScott
Pensacola
Member since Oct 2016
3942 posts
Posted on 7/19/25 at 8:47 am to
The Facade by Michael Heiser
Posted by Zakatak
Member since Nov 2011
461 posts
Posted on 7/19/25 at 5:13 pm to
One Second After

The narrator does an ok job. When he reads a womans voice it occasionally sounds like a tranny but its not enough to distract from the story which will open your eyes about how delicate our way of life is now.

The narrator for 2nd and 3rd book in the series is better in my opinion.
Posted by SATNIGHTS
Red Stick
Member since Jan 2008
2366 posts
Posted on 7/23/25 at 9:10 pm to
God dammit Donut
Posted by Ace Midnight
Between sanity and madness
Member since Dec 2006
94593 posts
Posted on 7/27/25 at 12:03 pm to
Heck, I'd listen to Carlin's Ghosts of the Ostfront - that's just about right.
Posted by TheGooner
Baton Rouwage
Member since Jul 2016
1203 posts
Posted on 7/27/25 at 1:25 pm to
For something different and hilarious checkout the first Harry Flashman novel called The Flashman Papers.

The reader is great as well.
Posted by Maderan
Member since Feb 2005
868 posts
Posted on 7/30/25 at 9:17 am to
Can't go wrong with:

Ready Player One- Great as an audio book and different enough to the movie)
Dresden Files- The first book, Storm Front, is doable in 7 Hours at 1.2 speed if you want something with a bow on it
Red Rising Series
DCC- Good but still LitRPG so plot isn't that deep

For an off the map recommendation:
Vorkosigan Saga by Lois McMaster Bujold
I started with The Warrior's Apprentice but there are a number of ways to do the order of the books. Witty main character that is a different sort of hero.
Posted by Gerry Laval
Member since Apr 2025
161 posts
Posted on 7/30/25 at 3:07 pm to
Rich Dad’s Cashflow Quadrant
Posted by DeoreDX
Member since Oct 2010
4223 posts
Posted on 7/31/25 at 3:07 pm to
quote:

Vorkosigan Saga by Lois McMaster Bujold


I've never read the Vorkosigian series but I have always loved the Chalion series Bujold put out. One of those series I've loved that you don't see mentioned very often.
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