Do you have a favorite book on tape or CD? A favorite audio-book reader?

Answer 1

"Cadillac Beach" by Tim Dorsey narrated by George Wilson is a laugh riot for adults only. Well that's not exactly true, but the large amount of violence, sex, and drug use is not for young listeners. Eccentric Serge A. Storms is on a quest to find his grandfather's murderer and the stolen gems that were the reason for the death. Nothing will stop Serge, not the sanitarium, not the hired hitmen, not the sports reporter Serge kidnaps, and certainly not his plans to invade Cuba. Wild and crazy does not even begin to cover this whirlwind tour of Miami. Think of "Cadillac Beach" as a cross between Dave Barry and Hunter S. Thompson then kick it just shy of Thompson in the spectrum.

Janet Evanovich's Stephanie Plum series is excellent, but only when read by C.J. Critt. There has been a re-recording of the series narrated by Lorelei King and, frankly, she can't cut it. King's voice is dead and boring compared to Critt's energy and range of voices. Stephanie Plum is the newest bond enforcement agent in Trenton and is starting to make a name for herself as the Terror of Trenton. Start with "One For The Money" (the darkest of the series-the rest are lighter and much more fun) on the Recorded Books LLC versions. Critt also performs wonderfully on Evanovich's "Metro Girl" and "Motor Mouth."

Donald Westlake's Dortmunder series is another one that has translated to audio well. Westlake has developed the Dortmunder series into a genre all its own-the comedic crime caper. The series is read by Michael Cramer who has an incredible range of voices. "Drowned Hopes" is by far the magnus opus of the series, but the others should not be ignored. Look for "Why Me?", "Good Behavior", "Bad News" and "Don't Ask." The earlier novels "The Hot Rock", "Bankshot", and"Jimmy The Kid" show their age a bit, but are still fun reads (or in this case, listens).

Answer 2

I love the Harry Potter series on audio. The guy is amazing and won some awards.

I also like Tim Curry who read the Unfortunate Events series on audio.

Answer 3

There are quite a few, yet i fairly loved the outlet to Johnathan Franzen's The Corrections. there's a passage about "...Acorns rained down upon homes with out loan...". this is not any longer the first line although this is totally descriptive and telling with out declaring too a lot. the entire first paragraph is below: "The insanity of an autumn prairie chilly the front coming by. you would possibly want to sense it; something negative become going to ensue. The sunlight low contained in the sky. A minor effortless. A cooling favourite individual. Gust after gust of affliction. bushes lower than pressure, temperatures, falling. the entire northern faith of issues coming to an end. No little ones contained in the yards the following. Shadows lengthened on yellow zoysia. pink o.ok. and pin o.ok. and swamp white o.ok. rained acorns on homes with out mortage. hurricane residing house windows shuttered contained in the empty bedrooms. And the drone and hiccup of a garments dryer, the nasal connection of a leaf blower, the ripening of community apples in a paper bag..."

Answer 4

Jim Dale from Harry Potter
Peter Coyote has a great voice.
Edward Asner for Carl Haiasen books.

Answer 5

I really enjoyed the audio version of Ender's Game, by Orson Scott Card. It was read by several different people. I also like Brendan Fraser's reading of Inkspell. His use of different voices is amazing.

Answer 6

George Carlin. Napalm and Silly Putty, narrated by George Carlin

Answer 7

if you are traveling to Columbus, you must get a Rod Parsley cd. HE is the teleevangelist here. His favorite saying is-Delayed obediance is disobience. He is a real freak. I watch him every Sunday and get worked up into a sexual frenzy.