Audiobooks Like Of Mice and Men Novella

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If you loved Of Mice and Men Novella by John Steinbeck, these audiobooks share similar qualities — same genre, sometimes the same narrator, comparable length, and the kind of ratings that signal a great listen. Fans of Gary Sinise's narration will find familiar voices here too.

10 audiobooks for fans of Of Mice and Men Novella

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    East of Eden cover

    East of Eden

    by John Steinbeck

    Narrated by Richard Poe

    4.78 BLT Score (674.9K ratings)
    ★ 4.44 Goodreads (655.0K) ★ 4.78 Audible (19.8K)
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    The Grapes of Wrath Novel cover

    The Grapes of Wrath Novel

    by John Steinbeck

    Narrated by Dylan Baker

    4.53 BLT Score (1.0M ratings)
    ★ 4.03 Goodreads (1.0M) ★ 4.67 Audible (14.6K)
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    Animal Farm cover

    Animal Farm

    by George Orwell

    Narrated by Ralph Cosham

    4.67 BLT Score (4.7M ratings)
    ★ 4.02 Goodreads (4.6M) ★ 4.74 Audible (43.5K)
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    Orwell's deceptively simple fable about a farm revolution that mirrors the Soviet Union remains one of the most efficient and devastating political allegories ever written.

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    A Christmas Carol: A Signature Performance

    by Charles Dickens, Tim Curry

    Narrated by Tim Curry

    4.63 BLT Score (971.0K ratings)
    ★ 4.09 Goodreads (947.2K) ★ 4.74 Audible (23.8K)
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    Tim Curry's menacing theatrical performance strips away the sentimentality and lets the original's gothic darkness shine: a haunting, darkly funny masterclass.

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    A Christmas Carol

    by Charles Dickens

    Narrated by Maxine Mitchell, Tim Paige, Lucy Rivers, Tieran Wilder, Devon Ryder, Gary Furlong, Joe Arden, Sebastian York, Troy Duran

    3.96 BLT Score (947.6K ratings)
    ★ 4.09 Goodreads (947.6K) ★ 5 Audible (6)
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    Nine voices make this less a parable and more an overheard intimacy: Scrooge's redemption unfolds like a real man's reckoning. (126 characters)

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    The Adventures of Tom Sawyer(Mark Twain Library)

    Adventures of Tom and Huck • Book 1

    by Mark Twain, Paul Bænder, John C. Gerber, True W. Williams

    Narrated by Wil Wheaton

    3.89 BLT Score (1.0M ratings)
    ★ 3.92 Goodreads (1.0M) ★ 3.9 Audible (60)
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    Wil Wheaton's warm, mischievous narration captures the anarchic spirit of Twain's boyhood—you'll hear the river, the schemes, and the genuine heart beneath the chaos.

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    Beowulf

    by Unknown, Robert K. Gordon, Robertson Dean

    Narrated by Robertson Dean

    3.76 BLT Score (350.1K ratings)
    ★ 3.5 Goodreads (349.4K) ★ 4.12 Audible (734)
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    Robertson Dean narrates his own translation with absolute authority. The result is immediate and visceral: a heroic epic that hits hard in under three hours.

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    Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

    Harry Potter • Book 3

    by J.K. Rowling

    Narrated by Jim Dale

    5.00 BLT Score (5.0M ratings)
    ★ 4.58 Goodreads (4.9M) ★ 4.94 Audible (130.7K)
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    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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    Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

    Harry Potter • Book 4

    by J.K. Rowling

    Narrated by Jim Dale

    5.00 BLT Score (4.4M ratings)
    ★ 4.57 Goodreads (4.2M) ★ 4.94 Audible (125.6K)
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    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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    Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

    Harry Potter • Book 5

    by J.K. Rowling, Mary GrandPré

    Narrated by Jim Dale

    5.00 BLT Score (3.9M ratings)
    ★ 4.5 Goodreads (3.8M) ★ 4.93 Audible (117.3K)
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    Jim Dale transforms this sprawling fifth book into something transcendent—his voice work captures Harry's adolescent rage with such raw precision that the anger becomes contagious and impossible to look away from.

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