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Literary Audio Books (unabridged)
By an Amazon.com customer
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-timeThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time by Mark Haddon
Buy new: $17.99 / Used from: $6.78
Heard this was a good one
The Plot Against America: A NovelThe Plot Against America: A Novel by Philip Roth
Buy new: $45.00 / Used from: $0.01
supposed to be roth's best
The Two Towers (The Lord of the Rings, Book 2)The Two Towers (The Lord of the Rings, Book 2) by J.R.R. Tolkien
Buy new: $31.49 / Used from: $25.17
Rob Inglis sings! Very well produced
Middlesex: A NovelMiddlesex: A Novel by Jeffrey Eugenides
Buy new: $32.97 / Used from: $3.25
Highbrow book
On Writing: A Memoir Of The CraftOn Writing: A Memoir Of The Craft by Stephen King
Buy used from: $38.78
fascinating and read by King himself!
The John Updike Audio Collection CDThe John Updike Audio Collection CD by John Updike
Buy new: $25.76 / Used from: $17.92
stories by Updike
Rabbit at RestRabbit at Rest by John Updike
Buy used from: $1.50
Finale to the trilogy (tetralogy)
The Best American Short Stories of the CenturyThe Best American Short Stories of the Century
Buy used from: $4.29
Mainstream Anthology CD
Right Ho, Jeeves (Audio Editions)Right Ho, Jeeves (Audio Editions) by P.G. Wodehouse
Buy new: $19.77 / Used from: $8.75
Hilarious tale, I heard it on a trip
The DarlingThe Darling by Russell Banks
Buy new: $39.95 / Used from: $5.70
probably good
Anil's GhostAnil's Ghost by Michael Ondaatje
Buy used from: $3.28
more by English patient author
The Minority Report and Other StoriesThe Minority Report and Other Stories by Philip K. Dick
Buy new: $19.72 / Used from: $1.48
nothing like the movie!
The Great FireThe Great Fire by Shirley Hazzard
Buy new: $29.99 / Used from: $5.19
don't know about this book, wouldn't it be great to hear hazzard in the car?
Call It SleepCall It Sleep by Henry Roth
Buy used from: $4.31
a critic friend swears by reader George Guidall
Into Thin AirInto Thin Air by Jon Krakauer
Buy used from: $1.00
Kracauer reads his own gripping book
Just So Stories (Classic Literature With Classical Music. Children's Favorites)Just So Stories (Classic Literature With Classical Music. Children's Favorites) by Rudyard Kipling
Buy used from: $20.00
Supposedly delightful
Oryx and CrakeOryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood
Buy used from: $2.43
Well received
Invisible Man: A novelInvisible Man: A novel by Ralph Ellison
Buy used from: $9.55
dark and brooding
The RottweilerThe Rottweiler by Ruth Rendell
Buy new: $79.95 / Used from: $9.88
Highbrow genre
The Souls of Black FolkThe Souls of Black Folk by W. E. B. Du Bois
Buy new: $44.95 / Used from: $8.57
influential essays
A Walk in the WoodsA Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson
Buy new: $89.95 / Used from: $12.95
funniest book on tape I've heard
Neither Here Nor There: Travels in EuropeNeither Here Nor There: Travels in Europe by Bill Bryson
Buy used from: $3.88
abridged, but I'll allow it just this once
Angela's Ashes (AUDIO CASSETTE)Angela's Ashes (AUDIO CASSETTE) by Frank McCourt
Buy used from: $2.36
Frank McCourt reads, also hilarious!
MiseryMisery by Stephen King
Buy used from: $3.33
This genre book gets tiresome at parts, but parts are electrifying and intellectually delightful
RebeccaRebecca by Daphne, Dame Du Maurier
Buy used from: $1.54
Anna Massey's reading is remarkable; this is by far the best audiobook performance I have heard!