10 audiobooks for fans of The Godfather
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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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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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The Great Alone
by Kristin Hannah
Narrated by Julia Whelan
Why this book?
Both audiobooks deliver immersive, character-driven narratives with morally complex protagonists navigating dangerous environments where family loyalty and survival instincts collide. Julia Whelan's narration captures the same atmospheric tension and intimate character depth that makes Joe Mantegna's performance of *The Godfather* so compelling, drawing listeners into a world where personal ambition and dark secrets drive the plot.
★ 4.79 ABR Score (1.3M ratings)★ 4.46 Goodreads (1.2M) ★ 4.7 Audible (58.5K)More about this pick
Julia Whelan captures both Alaska's brutal beauty and a family's desperate struggle when a volatile Vietnam vet moves them off-grid in 1974.
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Small Great Things
Ruth Jefferson • Book 1
by Jodi Picoult
Narrated by Audra McDonald, Cassandra Campbell, Ari Fliakos
★ 4.74 ABR Score (478.4K ratings)★ 4.36 Goodreads (444.3K) ★ 4.75 Audible (34.1K)More about this pick
Three stellar narrators handle this explosive story of a Black nurse forbidden from touching a white supremacist couple's newborn with devastating emotional precision.
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The Storyteller
by Jodi Picoult
Narrated by Mozhan Marno, Jennifer Ikeda, Edoardo Ballerini, Suzanne Toren, Fred Berman
Why this book?
Both audiobooks feature morally complex family dynamics and secrets that unravel across generations, drawing listeners into deeply personal mysteries that explore loyalty and redemption. The ensemble cast narration in *The Storyteller* mirrors the multiple perspectives in *The Godfather*, creating an immersive listening experience that builds tension through layered voices and competing narratives.
★ 4.57 ABR Score (299.1K ratings)★ 4.3 Goodreads (278.1K) ★ 4.61 Audible (21.0K)More about this pick
When an elderly man asks baker Sage to help him die as penance for his Nazi past, she must confront family history and impossible moral choices. Multiple narrators handle the interconnected timelines skillfully, from modern grief support groups to Holocaust survival stories.
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The River
by Wally Lamb
Narrated by Jeremy Sisto
★ 4.47 ABR Score (159.0K ratings)★ 4.3 Goodreads (155.0K) ★ 4.61 Audible (4.0K)More about this pick
Jeremy Sisto voices Corby Ledbetter's journey from addiction and tragedy through prison brutality toward possible redemption in Lamb's latest.
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The Great Believers
by Rebecca Makkai
Narrated by Michael Crouch
★ 4.46 ABR Score (179.2K ratings)★ 4.3 Goodreads (175.1K) ★ 4.59 Audible (4.1K)More about this pick
Yale's art world triumph collides with the AIDS epidemic devastating 1980s Chicago in parallel with a mother's search for her daughter in modern Paris. Michael Crouch navigates both timelines with emotional precision, honoring each character's pain and resilience.
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The House of the Spirits
Trilogía Involuntaria • Book 3
by Isabel Allende, Magda Bogin
Narrated by Thom Rivera, Marisol Ramirez
★ 4.35 ABR Score (328.3K ratings)★ 4.3 Goodreads (325.3K) ★ 4.45 Audible (3.0K)More about this pick
Three generations of the Trueba family navigate love, politics, and supernatural forces in an unnamed Latin American country. The magical realist epic spans decades of political upheaval while exploring how personal relationships intersect with larger historical forces in unforgettable ways.
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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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The Master and Margarita
by Mikhail Bulgakov, George Guidall, Diana Burgin - Translator - translator, Katherine Tiernan O'Connor - Translator - translator
Narrated by George Guidall
★ 4.64 ABR Score (428.1K ratings)★ 4.28 Goodreads (428.1K)More about this pick
George Guidall guides listeners through Bulgakov's wild satire where Satan visits Stalin's Moscow and chaos erupts across the literary scene.
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