Audiobooks Like The Crucible

10 audiobooks for fans of The Crucible

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   Letters to a Young Poet

   by Rainer Maria Rilke, Charlie Louth

   Narrated by Dan Stevens, Max Deacon

   ★ 4.28 ABR Score (125.7K ratings)

   ★ 4.27 Goodreads (125.4K) ★ 4.68 Audible (265)

   1h 51m listening time • Released 2016

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   White Nights

   by Fyodor Dostoevsky, TAZIRI, Constance Garnett

   Narrated by Edoardo Ballerini

   ★ 4.23 ABR Score (371.7K ratings)

   ★ 4.07 Goodreads (370.9K) ★ 4.5 Audible (777)

   1h 55m listening time • Released 2021

   Edoardo Ballerini's tender narration captures the ache of Dostoevsky's dreamer—lonely, hopeful, and utterly human—making this slim masterpiece feel like a confession whispered across two hours.

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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

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   Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

   Harry Potter • Book 4

   by J.K. Rowling

   Narrated by Jim Dale

   ★ 5.00 ABR Score (4.4M ratings)

   ★ 4.57 Goodreads (4.2M) ★ 4.94 Audible (125.6K)

   20h 36m listening time • Released 2015

   Jim Dale's performance transforms this darker turn into something almost unbearably gripping—his voices for the Triwizard Tournament's chaos and Voldemort's return will haunt you long after the 20+ hours end.

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   Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

   Harry Potter • Book 5

   by J.K. Rowling, Mary GrandPré

   Narrated by Jim Dale

   ★ 5.00 ABR Score (3.9M ratings)

   ★ 4.5 Goodreads (3.8M) ★ 4.93 Audible (117.3K)

   26h 28m listening time • Released 2015

   Jim Dale transforms this sprawling fifth book into something transcendent—his voice work captures Harry's adolescent rage with such raw precision that the anger becomes contagious and impossible to look away from.

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   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 2025

   Jefferson 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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   Theo of Golden

   by Allen Levi

   Narrated by David Morse

   ★ 4.85 ABR Score (178.8K ratings)

   ★ 4.57 Goodreads (168.5K) ★ 4.89 Audible (10.3K)

   13h 12m listening time • Released 2025

   David Morse's weathered voice transforms this quiet parable into something hypnotic—each pencil portrait portrait exchange feels like a secret being shared directly with you, making generosity feel less like virtue and more like magic.

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   The Hate U Give

   The Hate U Give • Book 1

   by Angie Thomas

   Narrated by Bahni Turpin

   ★ 4.83 ABR Score (1.1M ratings)

   ★ 4.45 Goodreads (1.0M) ★ 4.78 Audible (45.9K)

   11h 50m listening time • Released 2017

   Bahni Turpin's narration gives each character a distinct, lived-in voice that makes Starr's internal conflict feel devastatingly real. This is essential listening for anyone who wants to understand why this book became a cultural phenomenon.

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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 2022

   Marin 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 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 2025

    A 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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