Audiobooks Like The Beautiful and Damned by F. Scott Fitzgerald: A Portrait of Youth, Wealth, and Moral Decay

10 audiobooks for fans of The Beautiful and Damned by F. Scott Fitzgerald: A Portrait of Youth, Wealth, and Moral Decay

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   A Single Swallow

   by Zhang Ling, Shelly Bryant

   Narrated by Arthur Morey, Adam Verner, Feodor Chin, Tanya Eby, Christopher Lane

   ★ 4.02 ABR Score (10.7K ratings)

   ★ 4.16 Goodreads (10.2K) ★ 4.28 Audible (563)

   13h 19m listening time • Released 2020

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   Sons

   House of Earth • Book 2

   by Pearl S. Buck

   Narrated by Adam Verner

   ★ 3.92 ABR Score (8.2K ratings)

   ★ 3.86 Goodreads (7.6K) ★ 4.32 Audible (641)

   13h 58m listening time • Released 2017

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   This Side of Paradise

   by F. Scott Fitzgerald

   Narrated by Robertson Dean

   ★ 3.71 ABR Score (81.0K ratings)

   ★ 3.63 Goodreads (80.6K) ★ 4.01 Audible (395)

   9h 10m listening time • Released 2010

   Robertson Dean's narration captures Amory Blaine's restless charm perfectly—he makes Fitzgerald's debut feel like overhearing a brilliant friend's confessions rather than reading a century-old novel.

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   When Crickets Cry

   by Charles Martin

   Narrated by Charles Martin, Adam Verner

   ★ 4.45 ABR Score (74.6K ratings)

   ★ 4.38 Goodreads (72.3K) ★ 4.61 Audible (2.3K)

   11h 15m listening time • Released 2019

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   Chasing Fireflies

   by Charles Martin

   Narrated by Adam Verner

   ★ 4.43 ABR Score (45.7K ratings)

   ★ 4.42 Goodreads (44.1K) ★ 4.6 Audible (1.7K)

   10h 25m listening time • Released 2020

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   Long Way Gone

   by Charles Martin

   Narrated by Adam Verner

   ★ 4.38 ABR Score (21.6K ratings)

   ★ 4.38 Goodreads (20.2K) ★ 4.59 Audible (1.5K)

   9h 50m listening time • Released 2016

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   The Great Gatsby

   by F. Scott Fitzgerald, Jesmyn Ward - introduction

   Narrated by Seth Numrich, Eleanor Lanahan, James L. W. West III

   ★ 4.05 ABR Score (6.0M ratings)

   ★ 3.93 Goodreads (6.0M) ★ 4.62 Audible (47)

   5h 59m listening time • Released 2025

   Seth Numrich's narration captures Fitzgerald's prose with understated elegance, making this the definitive audio version of a novel that demands to be heard, not just read.

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   The Hop

   by Diana Clarke

   Narrated by Taryn Ryan, Olivia Mackenzie-Smith, Adam Verner, Laura Petersen, Carolina Hoyos

   ★ 3.93 ABR Score (3.0K ratings)

   ★ 4.26 Goodreads (2.9K) ★ 4.41 Audible (59)

   11h 47m listening time • Released 2022

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   Theo of Golden

   by Allen Levi

   Narrated by David Morse

   ★ 4.85 ABR Score (178.8K ratings)

   ★ 4.57 Goodreads (168.5K) ★ 4.89 Audible (10.3K)

   13h 12m listening time • Released 2025

   David Morse's weathered voice transforms this quiet parable into something hypnotic—each pencil portrait portrait exchange feels like a secret being shared directly with you, making generosity feel less like virtue and more like magic.

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    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

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