10 audiobooks for fans of The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
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Pride and Prejudice
by Jane Austen, Lulu Raczka
Narrated by Marisa Abela, Harris Dickinson, Glenn Close, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Bill Nighy, Sophie Wilde, Will Poulter, Jessie Buckley, Toheeb Jimoh, Patricia Allison, Bertie Carvel, Leah Harvey, David Gyasi, Rosalind Eleazar, full cast
★ 4.57 BLT Score (9.3K ratings)★ 4.36 Goodreads (3.2K) ★ 4.83 Audible (6.1K)More about this pick
A full-cast production with Bill Nighy, Glenn Close, and Jessie Buckley that transforms Austen's wit into a genuinely dramatic audioplay—four and a half hours that feel essential.
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Psalms
Bible • Book 19
by Anonymous
Narrated by Edoardo Ballerini
★ 4.52 BLT Score (2.4K ratings)★ 4.65 Goodreads (2.4K)More about this pick
Ballerini's measured, reverent delivery transforms these ancient songs into intimate meditations—his voice becomes the instrument through which centuries of human longing and praise find their most resonant expression.
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The Giver
Giver Quartet • Book 1
by Lois Lowry
Narrated by Ron Rifkin
★ 4.41 BLT Score (2.8M ratings)★ 4.12 Goodreads (2.8M) ★ 4.44 Audible (15.4K)More about this pick
The quiet novel that radicalized a generation of children — a deceptively simple story about memory, choice, and the cost of a 'perfect' society.
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Slaughterhouse-Five
by Kurt Vonnegut
Narrated by James Franco
★ 4.29 BLT Score (1.5M ratings)★ 4.1 Goodreads (1.5M) ★ 4.31 Audible (19.8K)More about this pick
Vonnegut's anti-war masterpiece unstuck in time — funny, sad, and devastatingly wise about humanity's capacity for both destruction and endurance.
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Tales with a Twist V (Twisted Tales Book 5)
by Michael Williams
Narrated by Virtual Voice
★ 3.41 BLT Score (1 ratings)★ 5 Goodreads (1)More about this pick
Michael Williams' fifth collection delivers 35 flash fiction stories with genuine bite—horror, mystery, and sci-fi all landing hard in short form, each one twisting just when you think you know where it's going.
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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)More about this pick
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)More about this pick
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)More about this pick
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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Sunrise on the Reaping
The Hunger Games
by Suzanne Collins
Narrated by Jefferson White
★ 4.90 BLT Score (1.2M ratings)★ 4.5 Goodreads (1.1M) ★ 4.85 Audible (32.5K)More about this pick
Jefferson White's narration transforms this prequel into something unexpectedly intimate—he finds the quiet devastation in Haymitch before the legend, making every loss feel like your own.
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The Hunger Games
The Hunger Games • Book 1
by Suzanne Collins
Narrated by Tatiana Maslany
★ 4.89 BLT Score (10.0M ratings)★ 4.35 Goodreads (10.0M) ★ 4.89 Audible (16.9K)More about this pick
Collins reinvented YA dystopia with a heroine who never stops fighting — propulsive, politically sharp, and impossible to put down.
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