The 25 best audio books told by celebrities
These big names have inspired a new life in classical novels and memories.
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You always hear the expression "The book is better than the film." This tends to be the case, at least most of the time, but is there a way to make the domination of books on the big screen even more complete? What if books… also had movie stars? With audio books, it's possible. Many celebrities of the big name lent their talent for narration, Make big books better .
Although it is not uncommon for celebrities to read the audio versions of their own memories, they are not the only books to have obtained the treatment of list A. Fiction works, both established classics and New successful versions have audio versions with famous talents reading. You will find below 25 of the best audio books told by celebrities.
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1 Tom Sawyer's adventures , Told by Nick Offerman
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Parks and leisure star Nick Offerman has a sense of dry humor and an appreciation of work. Mark Twain If the first but Tom Sawyer certainly does not have the last. This is to offer, a real guy from the salt of the earth who probably really thinks that the painting of a fence would be fun, a charming choice for tell this American classic .
2 The adventures of Alice in Wonderland , Told by Scarlett Johansson
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There is a natural pension in Scarlett Johansson voice that lends itself well to descend the rabbit hole Lewis Carroll Trippy Classic . With as many strange things in Wonderland as in this book, you need a good guide to cross them all, and Johansson obliges.
3 Malcolm X autobiography , Told by Lawrence Fishburne
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Lawrence Fishburne was perfectly sunk like Morpheus in The matrix , a role that forced him to be a daring and at risk leader who made you want to follow him when you listened to his voice. He lends this powerful voice to that of a real leader, icon of civil rights Malcolm X , In This reading of his autobiography .
4 Oscar Wao's brief and wonderful life , Told by Lin-Manuel Miranda
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The Creator and Star of Hamilton reading Junot Díaz Roman by Pulitzer Prize 2007 About a growing Dominican boy in New Jersey. Oscar Wao's brief and wonderful life has praised its magical realism, and Lin-manuel miranda Eccentric enthusiasm adds the appropriate quantity of facelift and fantasy to narration.
5 Carrie , Told by Sissy Spacek
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Sissy Spacek famous played the title of title in Brian de Palma 1976 acclaimed adaptation of Stephen King First novel. How she is appropriate for her to come back from years later To tell the book . (Presumably, no blood was thrown on his head while he was in the recording cabin.)
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6 Casino Royale , Told by Dan Stevens
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Dan Stevens never played James Bond on the big screen, but the English actor known for his roles Downton Abbey , live action The beauty and the Beast , and many genre films, certainly have the charm necessary to play 007. He reads Casino Royale , the first author of Bond Roman Ian Fleming Never written.
7 A Christmas Carol , Told by Patrick Stewart
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Patrick Stewart is not unrelated to the voice game (he expressed a frequently recurring character on American father For more than a decade now). He projects timeless gravity, and he has a playful side, making him an appropriate choice for read Charles Dickens' classic vacation , which is both timeless and much funnier than you may remember. THE Star Trek The actor also presents considerable familiarity with the material, having written and played in a scene adaptation and again played Ebenezer Scrooge in a 1999 TV movie.
8 The Dutch House, told by Tom Hanks
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Everybody Loves Tom Hanks , so having your charming voice in your ears for a few hours is a treat, no matter what he says. Fortunately The Dutch House ,, Ann Patchett's Novel 2019 Winner of the Pulitzer Prize on two brothers and sisters and the house in which they live in five decades, is a great book that deserves Hanks narration .
9 Gatsby the magnificent , Told by Jake Gyllenhaal
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To leave Jake Gyllenhaal bring you back to the age of jazz as it reading F. Scott Fitzgerald masterpiece ,, Gatsby the magnificent . An actor in the caliber and charisma of Gyllenhaal makes you really understand Nick Carraway and why he would become so in love with the mysterious title.
10 The history of the servant , Told by Claire Danes
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Claire Danes East a world class crier , as anyone watched Country can attest, but it can also transmit the steel strength and reserve (as anyone watched Country can also attest). This combination of vulnerability and strength is necessary for anyone narration Margaret Atwood emblematic work of dystopian feminist fiction.
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11 Stomach pains , Told by Meryl Streep
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Nora Ephron was a legend, and his autobiographical novel about his marriage and his divorce to Carl Bernstein Requires a legend to read it. Better than Meryl Streep , a friend of Ephron who played in the 1986 film adaptation? It's a perfect match of Book and narrator .
12 The Galactic Traveler Guide , Told by Stephen Fry
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Stephen Fry is a renowned comic actor, but he also happens to be one of the most famous narrators in the world, so there is countless audio books he has read that could appear on this list. His point of view The Galactic Traveler Guide ,, Douglas Adams' The beloved absurd science fiction comedy is an ideal showcase for its talents. It has the perfect quantity of British-ann that the book calls.
13 The hunger Games , Told by Tatiana Maslary
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Tatiana Maslary is used to playing several characters after playing in Black orphan , where she played a series of different clones. This experience serves it well while reading The hunger Games by Suzanne Collins , as she brings Katniss Everdeen and all the other competitors of this dystopian fight to death.
14 Jane Eyre , Told by Thandiwe Newton
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Jane Eyre is one of the most emblematic characters in all literature, and you need an intelligent and confident narrator to really enter your head for the Charlotte Brontë -Car narration in the first person. Thandiwe Newton equilibrium , chic and quick personality required.
15 The Lord of the Rings: The Communion of the Ring , Told by Andy Serkis
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Gollum himself tells J.R.R. Tolkien The Lord of the Rings - and he also told other books in midfielder, especially Silmarillion . Andy Serkis famous played the obsessed Smeagol Peter Jackson the Lord of the Rings Films and is famous for having played other motion captures, but it can also be quite charming and has a beautiful English accent, which makes him an excellent choice for hours of fantastic entertainment.
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16 Odyssey , Told by Ian McKellen
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Odyssey ,, Homer Epic Poem of Antiquity, was originally part of a long oral tradition, so having read it as a audio book is a kind of full circle moment. Ian McKellen , a beloved actor who knows something on long epic journeys from his time crossing the land of the middle in the the Lord of the Rings movies, give Ulysses 'Ulysses' Careful new life . AE0FCC31AE342FD3A1346EBB1F342FCB
17 Oliver Twist , Told by Jonathan Pryce
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Charles Dickens' Oliver Twist is, among others, incredibly British. Jonathan Pryce is one of the most classic British actors today. He has a voice that was made to read stories, especially Oliver Twist .
18 Flight above a cuckoo nest , Told by John C. Riley
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In addition to being a very, very funny comic actor, John C. Reilly also brings a surprising amount of pathos to his work. (He has a support role in Kong: The island of the skull , for example, this does not make any company so effective emotionally and affecting.) Flight above a cuckoo nest ,, Ken Kesey A seminal novel about patients in a psychiatric establishment is a Perfect book for him to tell .
19 THE Ghost Tollbooth , Told by Rainn Wilson
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Office 's Rainn Wilson tells this classic of children , bring perplexed fantasy to fantastic events in NORTON JUSTER novel. Ghost sin is a particularly eccentric book, and Wilson excels on this front.
20 Pride and prejudices , Told by Rosamund Pike
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Rosamund Pike Played the Elder Sister Nice Jane Bennet in the 2005 cinematic adaptation of Pride and prejudices , but for this audio book of Jane Austen Classic, she arrives at express each character , including the stubborn heroine lizzie.
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21 The player ready , Told by Wil Wheaton
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I love or hate Ernest Cline The player ready is a party for geeks, full of references to pop culture in the 80s and many other old -fashioned Easter eggs. That read it better that Wil Wheaton , who is Geek royalty himself? The protagonist of the book is not so different Star Trek: The next generation is Wesley Crusher, to start.
22 Frightening stories to tell in the dark , Told by Patton Oswalt
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The truth is that the most frightening part of Frightening stories to tell in the dark by Alvin Schwartz is the horrible cover. Many stories are actually quite stupid in a frightening way. Patton Oswalt , an actor with great enthusiasm, is the right call To tell the audio book , rather than someone who tries to do their best Vincent Price impression.
23 The tour of the screw , Told by Emma Thompson
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Henry James' novel The tour of the screw is a masterpiece of horror, following a governess in a campaign area that sees either ghosts or going crazy. Emma Thompson effortlessly transmits the balance needed to be a governess in Victorian times, but also captures the feeling of detangling necessary to make this Gothic fiction as frightening as it is.
24 The woman in me , Told by Michelle Williams
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Britney Spears did not tell her memories in 2023, but she obtained a very, very talented actor to do it for her . Quintuple nominated for Oscars Michelle Williams Enter to tell the story of the life of the singer "toxic".
25 The Wonderful Magician of Oz , Told by Anne Hathaway
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Anne Hathaway The Théâtre-Kid enthusiasm is a perfect match for L. Frank Baum The wonderful wizard of O Z , a fantastic beloved book that offers the Oscar -winning actor a chance to go big - and, as regards the munchkins, so small.
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