[kelvinjps10]

For me audiobooks are okay for non fiction but for fiction I need to read it to be able to immerse in the story and imagine the characters. Also no all non fiction it's okay either, for philosophy that's a little complicated I need to read it too.

[dredmorbius]

Fiction read by a skilled actor (voice or performance) can be a real insight. My reading voice is quite distinct from what such an actor can bring to a work.

Not all narrators are actors, and depending on the narration you may or may not gain from this.

For a good set of examples, I'd recommend Selected Shorts (Symphony Space), which is a set of podcasts and broadcasts voiced by stage and screen actors. They're usually at least good, and often excellent.

<https://symphonyspace.org/selected-shorts>

Recent episodes: <https://www.symphonyspace.org/selected-shorts/episodes>

Two personal all-time faves:

- "The Appropriation of Cultures", by Percival Everett, read by Ruben Santiago Hudson.

- "The Smoker", by David Schickler, read by Robert Sean Leonard: <https://inv.nadeko.net/watch?v=5XbSI5swx1E>.