# Amazon Audible—do you like it? Book recommendations?

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> [@Little\_Nemo](#):
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> _World War Z_ by Max Brooks. Look for the unabridged version. They had a full cast doing the various sections of the book.

I mentioned this specific version in a related thread a while back:

> [@Recommend a good audiobook for driving](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-good-audiobook-for-driving/961911/2):
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> Two I have and recommend, although they’re more sci-fi with some comedic moments are **The Martian** (nearly 11 hours) and **Snowcrash** (17ish hours).
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> The writing style of The Martian, being mostly (not exclusively) an audiolog lends itself to the audiobook format, and Snowcrash is always a ton of fun.
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> Otherwise, my favorite audiobook for travelling is the extended version of the **World War Z** (12ish hours) - since it’s also based on ‘interviews’ and works well as an audiobook, and as a bonus has huge scifi actor cast, it is excellent. And since each piece is shorter, you have a lot of chances to pause easily if you need to stop the trip for food/bladder breaks.
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> Have a safe trip!

Basically, any novel that feels like it should be read aloud is a fine pick. I also have a bunch of stand up comedian books: Carlin, Lewis Black, Dave Barry, and Denis Leary. To be fair though, I don’t have an audible sub though - they’ll offer 1-2 free audible credits a year as a trial membership, so I’ll take them, and cancel the sub before it renews.

99% of the time I want to read, not listen. The 1% is road trips, during which they are awesome.

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