Close Menu
    October 2025
    M T W T F S S
     12345
    6789101112
    13141516171819
    20212223242526
    2728293031  
    Book Suggestions

    I need to buy 4 audiobooks and I have no idea what to get

    I accidentally subscribed to audible and have to use 4 credits before I cancel, could you guys help me pick?

    I'm still developing my taste in books, so I'm pretty open, but some things I definitely do like:

    Dark, historical books like The Indifferent Stars Above (about the Donner party) and Endurance (about the Shackleton exhibition).

    Nonfiction in general that reads like a novel. Not dry, good pacing, strong focus on humanized characters (not just names and dates).

    Horror: The Shining and Misery but please don't suggest more King, I'm a bit tired of him.

    Not a big fan of fantasy or sci-fi.

    Thanks so much for any suggestions!

    by SymmetricDickNipples

    Related:

    View 21 Comments

    21 Comments

    2. scandalliances on

      The Devil’s Highway by Luis Alberto Urrea — the true story of a border crossing in the Arizona desert where more than half of the group died after they were abandoned by their guide. Urrea is a journalist and novelist. Utterly engrossing book.

      Empire of Pain (about the Sackler family and the opioid epidemic) or Say Nothing (about a murder during the Troubles in Ireland), both by Patrick Radden Keefe, are also excellent.

    4. agweandbeelzebub on

      if you like memoirs or autobiographies, Mark Morris has a new memoir out which he narrates himself. It’s really interesting.

    5. Pencil-Sketches on

      The Silk Roads by Peter Francopian is one of the best books I’ve ever read and vastly expanded my understanding of world history. I’ve heard the audiobook narration is excellent, and it’s nice and long so a good bang for your buck.

      Opus by Gareth Gore is an astounding look into Opus Dei, its cult like practices, and how it has affected the European economy as well as American politics. It absolutely reads like fiction but is incredibly well researched, and is as objective as possible. Enlightening and terrifying. Again, I have heard the audiobook narration is fantastic.

      Lastly, I know you say no more King, but the audiobook version of The Stand is excellent. Again, nice and long so a good bang for your buck.

    6. Good-Variation-6588 on

      Dark, historical: Nothing to Envy (about North Korea) or Under the Banner of Heaven (about the history of the Mormon religion and its founders)

      Nonfiction in general that reads like a novel: The Best Minds: A Story of Friendship and Madness; Free: A Child and a Country at the End of History; Crying in H Mart

      I’ve actually read all of the above on audible (except for Under the Banner…)

    7. Mind101 on

      {{Devil in the White City}}

      {{In Cold Blood}}

      {{Empire of Pain}}

      {{Bad Blood}}

      I meant Bad Blood as in the book on Theranos smh.

    9. Turbos19 on

      The Tattooist of Auschwitz-

      I’m glad my mom died- (I know, but just give it a go)

      The Alice network

      Everything sad is untrue

      Happy reading!

    11. Specialist-Web7854 on

      4 excellent books – Non-fiction: Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer, and Tunnel 29 by Helen Merriman. Fiction: City of Thieves by David Benioff and The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver.

    13. kalush73 on

      A Woman Of No Importance by Sonia Purnell

      Anything by Erik Larson

      Destiny Of The Republic by Candice Millard

    14. EMZIZZME on

      What Happened To You by: Perry and Winfrey
      The body keeps score by: Bessel Van Der Kolk
      Know my name by: Miller
      The Women by: Hannah

    15. fmnstbiblio on

      The Confessions of Frannie Langton by Sara Collins is excellent, and I listened to the audiobook so I can attest that it specifically is great. It’s a historical fiction with very dark themes, but also incredibly interesting and moving.

    16. bitbuddha on

      I’ll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman’s Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer – amazing non fiction, if you are not familiar with the case, don’t google anything until you finish it, fascinating stuff…
      Dark Places by Gillian Flynn (multiple narrators, well made audiobook)

    18. mykneto on

      Try Yesterdays Gone. It is a sci fi ish genre but it reads almost like a tv series in a way. It’s engaging and the story is pretty cool.

    19. Fluffy-Cee on

      I’m listening to a new memoir right now called a “well-trained wife: escape from the Christian patriarchy” It’s read by the author and it definitely reads like a novel and is so so fascinating.

    20. BlueIvysMom on

      Totally been in this situation with Audible. Based on your interests, I highly, highly recommend The Billionaire Murders: The Mysterious Deaths of Barry and Honey Sherman by Kevin Donovan. It’s a fascinating case and the author narrates it himself which I always love.

      This might be a bit less up your alley, but I recently downloaded Spare by Prince Harry when I had to use or lose an Audible credit. I wasn’t super interested in reading it but it was reviewed quite highly so I figured why not. I LOVED it. I just found the inner workings of the royal family to be so interesting (if antiquated). Prince Harry’s narration is really good as well. Just an idea!

    Leave A Reply