Audiobooks Like Boy: Tales of Childhood

Dan Stevens narrates Boy: Tales of Childhood with a quality of fond precision — the mischief and the cruelty of the English school system both register clearly in his voice, and at 3 hours, the memoir moves with the same quick, anecdote-driven energy of the childhood it describes. One other recommendation features Stevens's narration, and the list sits consistently in that short-to-medium runtime territory, sharing this book's combination of wit and the specific pleasure of a well-crafted literary voice reading something personal.

10 audiobooks for fans of Boy: Tales of Childhood

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    Letters from Everest: A First-Hand Account From the Epic First Ascent

    by George Lowe, Huw Lewis-Jones

    Narrated by Dan Stevens

    ★ 3.74 ABR Score (104 ratings)
    ★ 4.13 Goodreads (75) ★ 4.59 Audible (29)
    3h 15m listening time • Released 2013

    Dan Stevens transforms these intimate expedition letters into something rare: a visceral climb told through a climber's own unguarded voice, making you feel the altitude and uncertainty as it happened.

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    Letters of Note: Fathers

    by Shaun Usher

    Narrated by Louise Brealey, Simon Callow, Adrian Edmondson, Stephen Fry, Ferdinand Kingsley, Toby Jones, Greg Lockett, Natascha McElhone, Chris Nayak, Juliet Stevenson, Mark Strong, Shaun Usher

    ★ 4.26 ABR Score (6.2K ratings)
    ★ 4.31 Goodreads (6.2K)
    3h 26m listening time • Released 2021

    A stellar ensemble cast transforms intimate father-child letters into a masterclass in emotional delivery. Each narrator's voice becomes the letter itself, making you feel the tenderness, humor, and weight of these private moments.

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    Donnie Brasco

    Donnie Brasco • Book 1

    by Joseph D. Pistone

    Narrated by Joseph D. Pistone

    ★ 4.00 ABR Score (9.0K ratings)
    ★ 4.1 Goodreads (8.5K) ★ 4.41 Audible (555)
    3h 1m listening time • Released 2009
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    Parting Words: 9 Lessons for a Remarkable Life

    by Benjamin Ferencz

    Narrated by Allan Corduner, Nadia Khomami

    ★ 3.93 ABR Score (1.5K ratings)
    ★ 4.33 Goodreads (1.5K) ★ 4.92 Audible (12)
    2h 58m listening time • Released 2020
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    Finding Me

    by Viola Davis

    Narrated by Viola Davis

    ★ 4.91 ABR Score (228.8K ratings)
    ★ 4.53 Goodreads (184.9K) ★ 4.94 Audible (43.9K)
    9h 15m listening time • Released 2022
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    Shoe Dog

    by Phil Knight

    Narrated by Norbert Leo Butz

    ★ 4.83 ABR Score (428.2K ratings)
    ★ 4.46 Goodreads (374.7K) ★ 4.86 Audible (53.5K)
    13h 21m listening time • Released 2016
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    Know My Name

    by Chanel Miller

    Narrated by Chanel Miller

    ★ 4.81 ABR Score (271.9K ratings)
    ★ 4.68 Goodreads (262.6K) ★ 4.82 Audible (9.3K)
    15h 24m listening time • Released 2019
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    The Choice: Embrace the Possible

    by Edith Eger, Edith Eva Eger

    Narrated by Tovah Feldshuh

    ★ 4.79 ABR Score (138.9K ratings)
    ★ 4.57 Goodreads (132.9K) ★ 4.91 Audible (6.0K)
    12h 26m listening time • Released 2017
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    A Promised Land

    The Presidential Memoirs • Book 1

    by Barack Obama

    Narrated by Barack Obama

    ★ 4.76 ABR Score (335.1K ratings)
    ★ 4.31 Goodreads (279.1K) ★ 4.86 Audible (56.0K)
    29h 10m listening time • Released 2020
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    The Autobiography of Malcolm X

    by Malcolm X, Alex Haley

    Narrated by Laurence Fishburne

    ★ 4.76 ABR Score (307.2K ratings)
    ★ 4.37 Goodreads (293.7K) ★ 4.9 Audible (13.5K)
    16h 52m listening time • Released 2020
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