10 audiobooks for fans of Flight Behavior
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The Poisonwood Bible
by Barbara Kingsolver
Narrated by Dean Robertson
★ 4.47 ABR Score (813.8K ratings)★ 4.11 Goodreads (798.4K) ★ 4.56 Audible (15.4K)15h 34m listening time • Released 2008 -
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)21h 3m listening time • Released 2022 -
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)16h 14m listening time • Released 2016 -
Heroes: Mortals and Monsters, Quests and Adventures
Stephen Fry's Great Mythology • Book 2
by Stephen Fry
Narrated by Stephen Fry
★ 4.68 ABR Score (68.6K ratings)★ 4.31 Goodreads (61.1K) ★ 4.86 Audible (7.5K)15h 1m listening time • Released 2020Stephen Fry's voice transforms these Greek myths into something irresistible—his wit and warmth make ancient heroes feel urgent and alive, turning 15 hours into pure escapism.
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The Darkest Child
by Delores Phillips
Narrated by Bahni Turpin
★ 4.59 ABR Score (24.3K ratings)★ 4.38 Goodreads (17.8K) ★ 4.76 Audible (6.5K)15h 23m listening time • Released 2018Bahni Turpin's narration transforms this brutally intimate family saga into something unforgettable, capturing the quiet resilience of a girl fighting for escape in 1950s Georgia. A devastating listen that earns every one of its 15+ hours.
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The Storyteller
by Jodi Picoult
Narrated by Mozhan Marno, Jennifer Ikeda, Edoardo Ballerini, Suzanne Toren, Fred Berman
★ 4.57 ABR Score (299.1K ratings)★ 4.3 Goodreads (278.1K) ★ 4.61 Audible (21.0K)18h 13m listening time • Released 2013Multiple narrators bring genuine depth to this emotional story about complicity and forgiveness—each voice makes you feel like you're hearing a different person's truth.
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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)14h 40m listening time • Released 2025Jeremy Sisto's voice carries you through Corby's devastating fall and unlikely redemption with such raw humanity that you stop thinking of prison as punishment and start seeing it as a crucible for grace.
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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)18h 51m listening time • Released 2016 -
The Godfather
The Godfather • Book 1
by Mario Puzo
Narrated by Joe Mantegna
★ 4.35 ABR Score (468.1K ratings)★ 4.4 Goodreads (468.0K) ★ 4.88 Audible (128)18h 5m listening time • Released 2014Puzo's crime epic isn't just a novel about the Mafia — it's a story about power, family, and the American dream pursued by any means necessary.
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Martin Eden
by Jack London
Narrated by Edoardo Ballerini
★ 4.17 ABR Score (56.2K ratings)★ 4.48 Goodreads (56.1K) ★ 4.61 Audible (56)14h 7m listening time • Released 2020Ballerini's measured, introspective performance captures the raw hunger of a working-class man clawing toward literary success—turning London's ambitious novel into a quietly devastating character study about the cost of ambition.
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