Audiobooks Like A Painted House

10 audiobooks for fans of A Painted House

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   Calico Joe

   by John Grisham

   Narrated by Erik Singer

   ★ 4.10 ABR Score (52.4K ratings)

   ★ 3.89 Goodreads (50.4K) ★ 4.42 Audible (2.0K)

   4h 35m listening time • Released 2012

   A rookie sensation's career ends when a bitter pitcher throws at his head, creating a thirty-year wound between fathers and sons. Erik Singer's gentle narration captures both the nostalgic baseball setting and the deeper story of forgiveness and redemption.

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   A rookie sensation's career ends when a bitter pitcher throws at his head, creating a thirty-year wound between fathers and sons. Erik Singer's gentle narration captures both the nostalgic baseball setting and the deeper story of forgiveness and redemption.

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   Bleachers (Grisham, John)

   by John Grisham

   Narrated by John Grisham

   ★ 3.78 ABR Score (48.0K ratings)

   ★ 3.54 Goodreads (47.0K) ★ 4.19 Audible (1.1K)

   4h 19m listening time • Released 2003

   Grisham reads his own nostalgic story about former football players gathering to mourn their legendary coach, reflecting on glory days and the price of winning at all costs.

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   Grisham reads his own nostalgic story about former football players gathering to mourn their legendary coach, reflecting on glory days and the price of winning at all costs.

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   Theo of Golden

   by Allen Levi

   Narrated by David Morse

   ★ 4.85 ABR Score (178.8K ratings)

   ★ 4.57 Goodreads (168.5K) ★ 4.89 Audible (10.3K)

   13h 12m listening time • Released 2025

   A mysterious stranger buys pencil portraits in a small Southern town, with David Morse's weathered voice adding layers of intrigue to every encounter.

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   A mysterious stranger buys pencil portraits in a small Southern town, with David Morse's weathered voice adding layers of intrigue to every encounter.

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   The Hate U Give

   The Hate U Give • Book 1

   by Angie Thomas

   Narrated by Bahni Turpin

   ★ 4.83 ABR Score (1.1M ratings)

   ★ 4.45 Goodreads (1.0M) ★ 4.78 Audible (45.9K)

   11h 50m listening time • Released 2017

   Bahni Turpin's narration gives each character a distinct, lived-in voice that makes Starr's internal conflict feel devastatingly real. This is essential listening for anyone who wants to understand why this book became a cultural phenomenon.

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   Bahni Turpin's narration gives each character a distinct, lived-in voice that makes Starr's internal conflict feel devastatingly real. This is essential listening for anyone who wants to understand why this book became a cultural phenomenon.

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   The Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell

   by Robert Dugoni

   Narrated by Robert Dugoni

   ★ 4.68 ABR Score (253.5K ratings)

   ★ 4.45 Goodreads (230.8K) ★ 4.67 Audible (22.7K)

   11h 41m listening time • Released 2018

   Born with red pupils that make him a target for bullying, Sam Hell navigates childhood with the help of two fellow misfits and family faith. Author Robert Dugoni narrates his own touching story.

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   Born with red pupils that make him a target for bullying, Sam Hell navigates childhood with the help of two fellow misfits and family faith. Author Robert Dugoni narrates his own touching story.

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   Atmosphere: A GMA Book Club Pick

   by Taylor Jenkins Reid

   Narrated by Kristen DiMercurio, Julia Whelan, Taylor Jenkins Reid

   ★ 4.68 ABR Score (778.0K ratings)

   ★ 4.33 Goodreads (758.2K) ★ 4.7 Audible (19.8K)

   9h 52m listening time • Released 2025

   Joan Goodwin abandons her quiet professor life to join NASA's first female astronaut program, chasing childhood dreams among the stars. The multi-narrator approach captures different perspectives in this space race drama.

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   Joan Goodwin abandons her quiet professor life to join NASA's first female astronaut program, chasing childhood dreams among the stars. The multi-narrator approach captures different perspectives in this space race drama.

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   My Friends

   by Fredrik Backman

   Narrated by Marin Ireland

   ★ 4.58 ABR Score (421.8K ratings)

   ★ 4.36 Goodreads (413.4K) ★ 4.64 Audible (8.5K)

   13h 22m listening time • Released 2025

   Backman explores how four teenagers' friendship changes a stranger's life decades later, with Marin Ireland capturing every nuance of this deeply moving tale.

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   Backman explores how four teenagers' friendship changes a stranger's life decades later, with Marin Ireland capturing every nuance of this deeply moving tale.

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   UnDivided

   Unwind Dystology • Book 4

   by Neal Shusterman

   Narrated by Luke Daniels

   ★ 4.57 ABR Score (34.4K ratings)

   ★ 4.45 Goodreads (32.4K) ★ 4.77 Audible (2.0K)

   12h 57m listening time • Released 2014

   Luke Daniels brings devastating clarity to this finale, making the moral reckoning hit harder than any previous book in the series. The stakes feel genuinely apocalyptic because he forces you to hear the humanity in every side of an impossible conflict.

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   Luke Daniels brings devastating clarity to this finale, making the moral reckoning hit harder than any previous book in the series. The stakes feel genuinely apocalyptic because he forces you to hear the humanity in every side of an impossible conflict.

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   The Road to Tender Hearts

   by Annie Hartnett

   Narrated by Mark Bramhall

   ★ 4.56 ABR Score (64.2K ratings)

   ★ 4.35 Goodreads (61.9K) ★ 4.78 Audible (2.2K)

   11h 48m listening time • Released 2025

   A lottery winner embarks on a cross-country quest to find his high school crush, collecting orphaned kids and a death-predicting cat along the way. Bramhall perfectly balances the story's dark comedy with its surprising warmth.

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   A lottery winner embarks on a cross-country quest to find his high school crush, collecting orphaned kids and a death-predicting cat along the way. Bramhall perfectly balances the story's dark comedy with its surprising warmth.

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    Say Goodbye for Now

    by Catherine Ryan Hyde

    Narrated by Nick Podehl, Teri Schnaubelt

    ★ 4.38 ABR Score (29.8K ratings)

    ★ 4.37 Goodreads (27.5K) ★ 4.55 Audible (2.3K)

    9h 41m listening time • Released 2016

    Nick Podehl and Teri Schnaubelt bring richness to Hyde's story of outsiders finding belonging in 1950s Texas—their dual narration deepens the emotional weight of a love and friendship that society forbids.

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    Nick Podehl and Teri Schnaubelt bring richness to Hyde's story of outsiders finding belonging in 1950s Texas—their dual narration deepens the emotional weight of a love and friendship that society forbids.

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