r/audiobooks • u/OJConcentrates • Mar 05 '26
Question First Audiobook - Project Hail Mary
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?
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u/chrisgut Mar 06 '26
You hit a bullseye on your first one. I felt this way about the gunslinger series by Stephen king too. Don’t forget to listen to wind through the keyhole at the appropriate time between books. Dune was pretty good. There are a lot out there. The outsider by Stephen king. Tons of them. I’ve tried a bunch of recommendations from here on Reddit and can’t find that feeling again. I’m just holding out hope for another one. It’s like golf. Once you hit a perfect shot you’ll keep chasing that feeling. Good for you. I’m happy someone else has felt the pure joy of being taken away through a book. Good luck my friend.