Audiobooks Like The Blind Assassin

10 audiobooks for fans of The Blind Assassin

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   The Robber Bride

   by Margaret Atwood

   Narrated by Bernadette Dunne

   ★ 3.91 ABR Score (51.0K ratings)

   ★ 3.83 Goodreads (50.1K) ★ 4.23 Audible (893)

   20h 12m listening time • Released 2011

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   Old Babes in the Wood: Stories

   by Margaret Atwood

   Narrated by Margaret Atwood, Linda Lavin, Dan Stevens, Kimberly Farr, Rebecca Lowman, Bahni Turpin, Dawn Harvey, Allan Corduner

   ★ 3.61 ABR Score (11.5K ratings)

   ★ 3.66 Goodreads (11.5K) ★ 4 Audible (1)

   8h 43m listening time • Released 2023

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   Demon Copperhead

   by Barbara Kingsolver

   Narrated by Charlie Thurston

   ★ 4.81 ABR Score (858.9K ratings)

   ★ 4.46 Goodreads (824.6K) ★ 4.77 Audible (34.3K)

   21h 3m listening time • Released 2022

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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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   The Storyteller

   by Jodi Picoult

   Narrated by Mozhan Marno, Jennifer Ikeda, Edoardo Ballerini, Suzanne Toren, Fred Berman

   ★ 4.57 ABR Score (299.1K ratings)

   ★ 4.3 Goodreads (278.1K) ★ 4.61 Audible (21.0K)

   18h 13m listening time • Released 2013

   Multiple narrators bring genuine depth to this emotional story about complicity and forgiveness—each voice makes you feel like you're hearing a different person's truth.

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   The House of the Spirits

   Trilogía Involuntaria • Book 3

   by Isabel Allende, Magda Bogin

   Narrated by Thom Rivera, Marisol Ramirez

   ★ 4.35 ABR Score (328.3K ratings)

   ★ 4.3 Goodreads (325.3K) ★ 4.45 Audible (3.0K)

   18h 51m listening time • Released 2016

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    The Godfather

    The Godfather • Book 1

    by Mario Puzo

    Narrated by Joe Mantegna

    ★ 4.35 ABR Score (468.1K ratings)

    ★ 4.4 Goodreads (468.0K) ★ 4.88 Audible (128)

    18h 5m listening time • Released 2014

    Puzo's crime epic isn't just a novel about the Mafia — it's a story about power, family, and the American dream pursued by any means necessary.

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