10 audiobooks for fans of Animal Farm
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Burmese Days
by George Orwell
Narrated by Allan Corduner
★ 3.91 ABR Score (33.0K ratings)★ 3.87 Goodreads (32.9K) ★ 4.68 Audible (44)10h 19m listening time • Released 2012 -
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 2025Jefferson 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
Both audiobooks explore how power corrupts institutions and individuals, using dystopian settings to examine themes of rebellion and control. Tatiana Maslany's compelling narration matches the intensity of Orwell's political allegory, delivering an immersive listening experience that deepens the social commentary woven throughout the longer narrative.
★ 4.89 ABR Score (10.0M ratings)★ 4.35 Goodreads (10.0M) ★ 4.89 Audible (16.9K)10h 35m listening time • Released 2018Collins reinvented YA dystopia with a heroine who never stops fighting — propulsive, politically sharp, and impossible to put down.
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Remarkably Bright Creatures
by Shelby Van Pelt
Narrated by Marin Ireland, Michael Urie
★ 4.83 ABR Score (1.4M ratings)★ 4.36 Goodreads (1.3M) ★ 4.79 Audible (62.8K)11h 16m listening time • Released 2022Marin Ireland and Michael Urie elevate this widow-and-octopus story into something genuinely moving, their dual narration making the emotional reckoning feel earned rather than sentimental.
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The Metamorphosis
by Franz Kafka, Stanley Corngold
Narrated by Ralph Cosham
★ 4.04 ABR Score (1.5M ratings)★ 3.91 Goodreads (1.5M) ★ 4.18 Audible (3.6K)2h 3m listening time • Released 2011 -
To Kill a Mockingbird
To Kill a Mockingbird • Book 1
by Harper Lee
Narrated by Sissy Spacek
★ 4.82 ABR Score (7.0M ratings)★ 4.26 Goodreads (7.0M) ★ 4.8 Audible (49.0K)12h 17m listening time • Released 2014Sissy Spacek's narration captures Scout's voice with such immediacy and warmth that the injustice of the story hits harder—you're not just reading about the South's moral reckoning, you're living it through a child's dawning understanding.
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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 2025A 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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A Christmas Carol: A Signature Performance
by Charles Dickens, Tim Curry
Narrated by Tim Curry
★ 4.63 ABR Score (971.0K ratings)★ 4.09 Goodreads (947.2K) ★ 4.74 Audible (23.8K)3h 31m listening time • Released 2010 -
My Friends
by Fredrik Backman
Narrated by Marin Ireland
★ 4.58 ABR Score (421.8K ratings)★ 4.36 Goodreads (413.4K) ★ 4.64 Audible (8.5K)13h 22m listening time • Released 2025Marin Ireland's narration transforms this story of teenage friendship into something achingly real—she captures the specific cadence of how friends actually talk, making you feel like you're eavesdropping on something sacred.
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The Art of War
by Sun Tzu
Narrated by Aidan Gillen
★ 4.46 ABR Score (620.9K ratings)★ 3.94 Goodreads (577.7K) ★ 4.58 Audible (43.3K)1h 7m listening time • Released 2015Aidan Gillen's measured, strategic delivery transforms this ancient military text into something urgent and immediate—perfect for absorbing Sun Tzu's timeless tactics on strategy, deception, and winning without fighting.
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