Audiobooks Like Open

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Erik Davies narrates Open in a voice that mirrors Agassi's own contradictions — measured and searching, never triumphant, carrying the weight of a man still working out what his life meant. The 18-hour runtime gives Agassi room to breathe, and Davies uses every hour, letting the silences between confessions land as hard as any match point. These recommendations follow in that introspective register — memoirs and biographies where the narrator's craft matches the emotional honesty of the material, and where the listen rewards patience.

10 audiobooks for fans of Open

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    Becoming

    by Michelle Obama

    Narrated by Michelle Obama

    ★ 4.95 ABR Score (1.4M ratings)
    ★ 4.43 Goodreads (1.2M) ★ 4.89 Audible (183.2K)
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    Michelle Obama reading her own memoir creates an intimate conversation about her path from Chicago's South Side to the White House and beyond.

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    The Autobiography of Malcolm X

    by Malcolm X, Alex Haley

    Narrated by Laurence Fishburne

    ★ 4.78 ABR Score (307.2K ratings)
    ★ 4.37 Goodreads (293.7K) ★ 4.9 Audible (13.5K)
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    Malcolm X chronicles his transformation from street hustler to Black nationalist leader to human rights advocate seeking racial understanding. Laurence Fishburne's powerful delivery honors Malcolm's evolving voice across each phase of his remarkable journey.

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    Elon Musk

    by Walter Isaacson

    Narrated by Jeremy Bobb

    ★ 4.61 ABR Score (86.6K ratings)
    ★ 4.32 Goodreads (77.3K) ★ 4.79 Audible (9.3K)
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    Isaacson spent two years shadowing the world's most controversial innovator, and Jeremy Bobb captures both the genius and chaos of Musk's contradictory nature.

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    Master of the Senate

    The Years of Lyndon Johnson • Book 3

    by Robert A. Caro

    Narrated by Grover Gardner

    ★ 4.55 ABR Score (25.9K ratings)
    ★ 4.43 Goodreads (24.3K) ★ 4.81 Audible (1.6K)
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    Grover Gardner's steady, commanding voice transforms Caro's dense political narrative into riveting storytelling—18 hours that feel essential once you grasp how Johnson actually bended the Senate to his will.

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    [A Man in Love: My Struggle: 2 (Knausgaard)] [By: Knausgaard, Karl Ove] [November, 2013] cover

    [A Man in Love: My Struggle: 2 (Knausgaard)] [By: Knausgaard, Karl Ove] [November, 2013]

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    by Karl Ove Knausgård

    Narrated by Edoardo Ballerini

    ★ 4.28 ABR Score (24.9K ratings)
    ★ 4.33 Goodreads (24.5K) ★ 4.62 Audible (464)
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    Ballerini's measured narration matches Knausgaard's obsessive attention to domestic minutiae—making coffee, changing diapers, fighting with his wife become hypnotically compelling.

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    Will

    by Will Smith, Mark Manson

    Narrated by Will Smith

    ★ 4.73 ABR Score (134.9K ratings)
    ★ 4.24 Goodreads (75.8K) ★ 4.87 Audible (59.2K)
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    Will Smith narrates his own raw journey from West Philadelphia to global stardom, sharing the trauma and insecurities behind the megawatt smile.

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    Just as I Am

    by Cicely Tyson, Michelle Burford

    Narrated by Cicely Tyson, Viola Davis, Robin Miles

    ★ 4.72 ABR Score (18.4K ratings)
    ★ 4.51 Goodreads (11.6K) ★ 4.9 Audible (6.7K)
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    Cicely Tyson narrates her own extraordinary journey from shy church girl to groundbreaking actress spanning six decades. Viola Davis and Robin Miles contribute additional voices to this intimate memoir.

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    And There Was Light: Abraham Lincoln and the American Struggle

    by Jon Meacham

    Narrated by Jon Meacham

    ★ 4.60 ABR Score (13.1K ratings)
    ★ 4.45 Goodreads (10.4K) ★ 4.85 Audible (2.8K)
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    Meacham traces Lincoln's moral evolution from prairie lawyer to president confronting secession and slavery's expansion. The author's own narration adds scholarly authority to intimate biographical moments.

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    Lost Moon: The Perilous Voyage of Apollo 13 cover

    Lost Moon: The Perilous Voyage of Apollo 13

    by Jim Lovell, Jeffrey Kluger, Fred Sanders

    Narrated by Fred Sanders

    ★ 4.55 ABR Score (12.0K ratings)
    ★ 4.4 Goodreads (10.5K) ★ 4.87 Audible (1.5K)
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    April 1970: a routine moon mission becomes a fight for survival after a mysterious explosion cripples the spacecraft. Fred Sanders conveys the mounting technical desperation with gripping immediacy.

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    Old Path White Clouds: Walking in the Footsteps of the Buddha

    by Thich Nhat Hanh

    Narrated by Edoardo Ballerini

    ★ 4.51 ABR Score (8.1K ratings)
    ★ 4.43 Goodreads (7.1K) ★ 4.87 Audible (1.0K)
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    Ballerini's unhurried narration transforms Thich Nhat Hanh's retelling into something meditative rather than distant—you don't just learn Buddha's life, you inhabit it alongside him across 16 immersive hours.

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