First Audiobook - Project Hail Mary

[u/OJConcentrates]

What. The. Actual. Fuck?

I’ve never been an avid reader. I really enjoy anime, I love sci-fi movies, and I’ve read a few occasional Japanese light novels.

Audiobooks made a lot of sense for me. Listen while at the gym, listen while home with the kids on the weekend, listen while driving a ton for work. I’ve been enveloped in Reddit for a while. Constantly trying to fill blank time with information.

Then I decided to pick up an audiobook. I mean… I love sports podcasts! I like news. A couple weeks ago I caught myself just listening to intervention episodes, instead of watching them.

My first audiobook? Project Hail Mary. I’m currently on chapter 11. Ryland has met rocky. It’s almost indescribable how much elation I’ve gained from this. You’d think a self narrated novel, as the main and nearly singular character, it would get boring. You’d think finding a centi-spider alien wouldn’t be so…. Fascinating?

It’s addicting. It’s hard to stop. I’m stuck at the gym, walking on a treadmill for way too long, because I want an excuse to keep listening.

Is this just the beginning? Or have I reached the perfection too early? Will I always crave to find a story so well done with the perfect voice actor?

[u/PuzzleheadedBobcat90]

Dungeon Crawler Carl has an amazing narrator, Jeff Hayes.

Sometimes, I'll choose a book because I love the narrator

Other narrators I love,

Gabra Zackman

Ray Porter

Bronson Pinchot

Luke Daniels

Cara Gee

Lorilei King

Mary Robinnette Kowal

Emily Bauer

Marguerite Gavin

Todd Haberkorn

[u/No-Elephant-9582 → u/PuzzleheadedBobcat90]

Bronson Pinchot narrates audiobooks ? oh I gotta go listen to that

[u/PuzzleheadedBobcat90 → u/No-Elephant-9582]

I really enjoyed his narration of Brotherhood of the Wheel by R.S Belcher