10 audiobooks for fans of The Hunger Games
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Remarkably Bright Creatures
by Shelby Van Pelt
Narrated by Marin Ireland, Michael Urie
★ 4.83 ABR Score (1.4M ratings)★ 4.36 Goodreads (1.3M) ★ 4.79 Audible (62.8K)More about this pick
Marin Ireland and Michael Urie breathe warmth into this unlikely story about a widow who forms a bond with a giant Pacific octopus while cleaning the aquarium at night.
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To Kill a Mockingbird
To Kill a Mockingbird • Book 1
by Harper Lee
Narrated by Sissy Spacek
★ 4.82 ABR Score (7.0M ratings)★ 4.26 Goodreads (7.0M) ★ 4.8 Audible (49.0K)More about this pick
Sissy Spacek channels Scout's adult voice looking back on childhood innocence lost to ugly truths about justice and prejudice.
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The Correspondent
by Virginia Evans
Narrated by Maggi-Meg Reed, Jane Oppenheimer, Carly Robins, Jeff Ebner, David Pittu, Chris Andrew Ciulla, Mark Bramhall, Petrea Burchard, Robert Petkoff, Kimberly Farr, Cerris Morgan-Moyer, Peter Ganim, Jade Wheeler, Various
★ 4.81 ABR Score (383.3K ratings)★ 4.53 Goodreads (364.9K) ★ 4.8 Audible (18.3K)More about this pick
Through discovered letters, the life story of a remarkable woman unfolds across decades of love, loss, war, and artistic passion. This epistolary novel examines how written words preserve and transform our understanding of both ordinary and extraordinary lives.
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The Lovely Bones
by Alice Sebold
Narrated by Alice Sebold
★ 3.89 ABR Score (2.5M ratings)★ 3.86 Goodreads (2.5M) ★ 4.01 Audible (2.2K)More about this pick
Fourteen-year-old Susie watches from heaven as her family deals with her murder and her killer walks free. Sebold's own narration adds haunting intimacy to this story of grief, healing, and justice deferred.
- 5
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Harry Potter • Book 3
by J.K. Rowling
Narrated by Jim Dale
★ 5.00 ABR Score (5.0M ratings)★ 4.58 Goodreads (4.9M) ★ 4.94 Audible (130.7K)More about this pick
Jim Dale's narration transforms this into the series' emotional turning point, giving each character distinct life while building genuine dread alongside the mystery. His performance alone justifies the nearly 12-hour listen.
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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)More about this pick
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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A Thousand Splendid Suns
by Khaled Hosseini
Narrated by Atossa Leoni
★ 4.66 ABR Score (1.8M ratings)★ 4.46 Goodreads (1.8M) ★ 4.61 Audible (15.2K)More about this pick
Two Afghan women from different generations find sisterhood and strength amid decades of war, oppression, and domestic violence in Kabul.
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The Rithmatist
Rithmatist • Book 1
by Brandon Sanderson, Ben McSweeney
Narrated by Michael Kramer
★ 4.56 ABR Score (86.0K ratings)★ 4.25 Goodreads (75.3K) ★ 4.71 Audible (10.7K)More about this pick
Michael Kramer's performance elevates this magic-school mystery into something genuinely gripping—he nails the outsider protagonist's frustration while making the chalk-based magic system feel tactile and urgent.
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Under the Banner of Heaven
by Jon Krakauer
Narrated by Scott Brick
★ 4.28 ABR Score (236.0K ratings)★ 4.01 Goodreads (226.8K) ★ 4.44 Audible (9.2K)More about this pick
Krakauer dissects Mormon fundamentalist violence and polygamy through a double murder case, with Scott Brick handling the disturbing details unflinchingly.
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Wild Dark Shore
by Charlotte McConaghy
Narrated by Cooper Mortlock, Katherine Littrell, Saskia Maarleveld, Steve West
★ 4.18 ABR Score (391.4K ratings)★ 4.11 Goodreads (386.5K) ★ 4.29 Audible (4.9K)More about this pick
The Salt family maintains the world's last seed bank on a remote Antarctic island until a mysterious woman washes ashore. The full cast creates distinct voices for this isolated family facing both environmental collapse and human secrets.
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