10 audiobooks for fans of Cutting for Stone
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The Covenant of Water
by Abraham Verghese
Narrated by Abraham Verghese
★ 4.62 ABR Score (337.4K ratings)★ 4.41 Goodreads (326.1K) ★ 4.65 Audible (11.3K)More about this pick
Three generations of a Kerala family are haunted by a strange condition where family members drown despite being skilled swimmers. Verghese narrates his own sweeping epic, bringing intimate knowledge to this multigenerational saga of love, medicine, and mysterious tragedy spanning eight decades.
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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Harry Potter • Book 4
by J.K. Rowling
Narrated by Jim Dale
★ 5.00 ABR Score (4.4M ratings)★ 4.57 Goodreads (4.2M) ★ 4.94 Audible (125.6K)More about this pick
Jim Dale's performance transforms this darker turn into something almost unbearably gripping—his voices for the Triwizard Tournament's chaos and Voldemort's return will haunt you long after the 20+ hours end.
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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Harry Potter • Book 5
by J.K. Rowling, Mary GrandPré
Narrated by Jim Dale
★ 5.00 ABR Score (3.9M ratings)★ 4.5 Goodreads (3.8M) ★ 4.93 Audible (117.3K)More about this pick
Jim Dale transforms this sprawling fifth book into something transcendent—his voice work captures Harry's adolescent rage with such raw precision that the anger becomes contagious and impossible to look away from.
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Demon Copperhead
by Barbara Kingsolver
Narrated by Charlie Thurston
★ 4.81 ABR Score (858.9K ratings)★ 4.46 Goodreads (824.6K) ★ 4.77 Audible (34.3K)More about this pick
A David Copperfield retelling set in Appalachian poverty, following a boy through foster care and opioid addiction. Charlie Thurston's authentic narration captures Demon's resilient voice and mountain dialect beautifully.
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East of Eden
by John Steinbeck
Narrated by Richard Poe
★ 4.78 ABR Score (674.9K ratings)★ 4.44 Goodreads (655.0K) ★ 4.78 Audible (19.8K)More about this pick
Two California families—the Trasks and Hamiltons—reenact biblical themes of good and evil across generations in Steinbeck's sprawling Salinas Valley epic.
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[Demons] [By: Dostoyevsky, Fyodor] [September, 1994]
Narrated by Malk Williams
★ 4.03 ABR Score (64.3K ratings)★ 4.31 Goodreads (64.3K) ★ 4.71 Audible (17)More about this pick
Malk Williams navigates Dostoyevsky's brutal examination of revolutionary terrorism as Pyotr and Stavrogin's cell faces exposure and turns on its own members.
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Jane Eyre (Charlotte Brontë Collection 1)
Jane Eyre • Book 1
by Charlotte Brontë
Narrated by Thandiwe Newton
★ 4.72 ABR Score (2.4M ratings)★ 4.16 Goodreads (2.3M) ★ 4.8 Audible (21.8K)More about this pick
An orphaned governess falls for her brooding employer, but Rochester harbors a dark secret that threatens their love. Thandiwe Newton brings fierce intelligence and quiet strength to Brontë's independent heroine.
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Crime and Punishment
by Fyodor Dostoevsky, Constance Garnett - translator
Narrated by Anthony Heald
★ 4.56 ABR Score (1.1M ratings)★ 4.29 Goodreads (1.1M) ★ 4.6 Audible (10.4K)More about this pick
Dostoevsky's psychological masterpiece follows a murderer's mental breakdown and eventual redemption. Anthony Heald navigates the Russian soul with haunting precision.
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The Grapes of Wrath Novel
by John Steinbeck
Narrated by Dylan Baker
★ 4.53 ABR Score (1.0M ratings)★ 4.03 Goodreads (1.0M) ★ 4.67 Audible (14.6K)More about this pick
The Joad family loses their Oklahoma farm to dust and banks, then travels Route 66 seeking work in California's fields. Dylan Baker's narration captures both the intimate family struggles and Steinbeck's broader social commentary.
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Nineteen Minutes
by Jodi Picoult
Narrated by Carol Monda
★ 4.44 ABR Score (432.6K ratings)★ 4.18 Goodreads (427.1K) ★ 4.58 Audible (5.5K)More about this pick
Picoult dissects a school shooting from every angle—victim, shooter, parent, judge—in this devastating examination of how quickly everything can change.
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