Audiobooks Like The Jungle

10 audiobooks for fans of The Jungle

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   The Master and Margarita

   by Mikhail Bulgakov, George Guidall, Diana Burgin - Translator - translator, Katherine Tiernan O'Connor - Translator - translator

   Narrated by George Guidall

   ★ 4.64 ABR Score (428.1K ratings)

   ★ 4.28 Goodreads (428.1K)

   17h 4m listening time • Released 2026

   George Guidall's masterful narration transforms Bulgakov's wildly inventive Soviet satire into a hypnotic experience—his voice shifts effortlessly between the demonic, the tragic, and the absurd across 17 hours of pure literary magic.

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   Baudolino

   by Umberto Eco

   Narrated by George Guidall

   ★ 3.96 ABR Score (25.8K ratings)

   ★ 3.8 Goodreads (25.5K) ★ 4.43 Audible (309)

   18h 53m listening time • Released 2012

   George Guidall's performance transforms Eco's labyrinthine medieval adventure into pure narrative magic—his voice shifts effortlessly between con artists, crusaders, and philosophers, making 19 hours vanish.

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   Babbitt

   by Sinclair Lewis

   Narrated by George Guidall

   ★ 3.80 ABR Score (25.0K ratings)

   ★ 3.69 Goodreads (25.0K) ★ 4.33 Audible (67)

   14h 14m listening time • Released 2011

   Guidall's measured, almost weary delivery turns this 1920s satire into something devastatingly human—you hear Babbitt's quiet desperation beneath all his boosterism.

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   The Cunning Man

   Toronto Trilogy • Book 2

   by Robertson Davies

   Narrated by George Guidall

   ★ 3.79 ABR Score (3.0K ratings)

   ★ 3.92 Goodreads (2.9K) ★ 4.26 Audible (54)

   16h 53m listening time • Released 2014

   George Guidall's measured, thoughtful delivery transforms Davies's meandering mystery into a masterclass in unreliable memory—he makes you feel the weight of a lifetime of secrets without rushing toward easy answers.

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   Sunrise on the Reaping

   The Hunger Games

   by Suzanne Collins

   Narrated by Jefferson White

   ★ 4.90 ABR Score (1.2M ratings)

   ★ 4.5 Goodreads (1.1M) ★ 4.85 Audible (32.5K)

   12h 48m listening time • Released 2025

   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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   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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   The Great Alone

   by Kristin Hannah

   Narrated by Julia Whelan

   ★ 4.79 ABR Score (1.3M ratings)

   ★ 4.46 Goodreads (1.2M) ★ 4.7 Audible (58.5K)

   15h 3m listening time • Released 2018

   Julia Whelan's narration captures the suffocating intensity of a family unraveling in 1970s Alaska, making this survival story feel dangerously intimate and impossible to abandon.

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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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   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 2020

   Stephen 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 2018

    Bahni 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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