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Re:Ask HN: What are your favorite audio books? by brandoncordell on Tuesday January 08, 2013 @03:15PM (#5028203)
So far it's been World War Z, hands down.

The book lends itself to the audio format extremely well due to the fact that a large part of the book takes place in the form of interviews. The author (Max Brooks) plays the part of the interviewer.

Another reason I love it is the cast. Alan Alda, Rob Reiner, Henry Rollins, Mark Hamill, John Tuturro among others make it a fantastic listen.

Re:Ask HN: What are your favorite audio books? by scottrb on Tuesday January 08, 2013 @01:59PM (#5027747)
The tenth anniversary edition of American Gods is read by a great cast, and is more like a play than an audio book. Each character is read well. Really sucked me in.
Re:Ask HN: What are your favorite audio books? by philwebster on Tuesday January 08, 2013 @02:22PM (#5027906)
Thank you, American Gods sounds great! It didn't occur to me to look for audio dramas, but I have always liked them because I grew up listening to a show called Adventures in Odyssey that was extremely well done. (It was built around an extremely conservative Christian viewpoint that I have since strayed from, but the stories have stuck with me through the years.)