Audiobooks Like The Five

10 audiobooks for fans of The Five

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   After the End

   by Clare Mackintosh

   Narrated by Louise Brealey, Matt Reeves, Nathalie Armin

   ★ 4.06 ABR Score (30.1K ratings)

   ★ 4.03 Goodreads (29.8K) ★ 4.45 Audible (319)

   11h 34m listening time • Released 2019

   Multiple narrators embody the parallel timelines perfectly here, letting you experience both versions of Max and Pip's impossible choice simultaneously. It's emotionally devastating in the best way.

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   How to be Famous

   How to Build a Girl • Book 2

   by Caitlin Moran

   Narrated by Louise Brealey

   ★ 4.04 ABR Score (9.0K ratings)

   ★ 4 Goodreads (8.8K) ★ 4.65 Audible (151)

   8h 46m listening time • Released 2018

   Louise Brealey's narration captures Moran's razor-sharp wit and emotional messiness perfectly—she makes you believe in Johanna's desperation to chase fame alongside her best friend, turning what could be shallow into something genuinely heartbreaking.

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   How to Build a Girl

   How to Build a Girl • Book 1

   by Caitlin Moran

   Narrated by Louise Brealey

   ★ 3.94 ABR Score (37.7K ratings)

   ★ 3.71 Goodreads (36.9K) ★ 4.36 Audible (724)

   9h 31m listening time • Released 2014

   Louise Brealey's performance captures the anarchic energy and raw vulnerability of a girl reinventing herself—she makes Johanna's voice unmissable, whether she's being ridiculous or breaking your heart.

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   Agnes Grey

   by Anne Brontë

   Narrated by Louise Brealey

   ★ 3.78 ABR Score (83.6K ratings)

   ★ 3.71 Goodreads (83.5K) ★ 4.17 Audible (24)

   8h 42m listening time • Released 2020

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   The Correspondent

   by Virginia Evans

   Narrated by Maggi-Meg Reed, Jane Oppenheimer, Carly Robins, Jeff Ebner, David Pittu, Chris Andrew Ciulla, Mark Bramhall, Petrea Burchard, Robert Petkoff, Kimberly Farr, Cerris Morgan-Moyer, Peter Ganim, Jade Wheeler, Various

   ★ 4.81 ABR Score (383.3K ratings)

   ★ 4.53 Goodreads (364.9K) ★ 4.8 Audible (18.3K)

   8h 36m listening time • Released 2025

   A sprawling ensemble cast brings luminous depth to this meditation on lifelong correspondence—each narrator inhabits their character so fully you'll forget you're listening to a performance, not overhearing actual lives unfolding.

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   The Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell

   by Robert Dugoni

   Narrated by Robert Dugoni

   ★ 4.68 ABR Score (253.5K ratings)

   ★ 4.45 Goodreads (230.8K) ★ 4.67 Audible (22.7K)

   11h 41m listening time • Released 2018

   Robert Dugoni narrating his own coming-of-age story brings an intimacy that transforms a tale of isolation into something deeply moving. His performance captures both the wounded kid and the reflective adult looking back, making this feel less like memoir and more like a friend finally trusting you with his truth.

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   The Road to Tender Hearts

   by Annie Hartnett

   Narrated by Mark Bramhall

   ★ 4.56 ABR Score (64.2K ratings)

   ★ 4.35 Goodreads (61.9K) ★ 4.78 Audible (2.2K)

   11h 48m listening time • Released 2025

   Mark Bramhall's warm, weathered voice is perfect for PJ's cross-country redemption quest—you'll believe every heartbreak and laugh alongside this unlikely found family on wheels.

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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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    Say Goodbye for Now

    by Catherine Ryan Hyde

    Narrated by Nick Podehl, Teri Schnaubelt

    ★ 4.38 ABR Score (29.8K ratings)

    ★ 4.37 Goodreads (27.5K) ★ 4.55 Audible (2.3K)

    9h 41m listening time • Released 2016

    Nick Podehl and Teri Schnaubelt bring richness to Hyde's story of outsiders finding belonging in 1950s Texas—their dual narration deepens the emotional weight of a love and friendship that society forbids.

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