Audiobooks that feel like you’re being told a story, not like someone saying words at you.

Audiobooks fit my current situation really well and I want to listen to more of them, but I cannot stand the “audiobook accent” where they’re read with that droning monotone that feels like a robot is just reciting words at you.

I’m looking for more of the ones that come alive with the audiobook, where the narrator really immerses themselves and you into it. Where you feel less like someone’s reading words and more like you’re being told a story.

I don’t care what the book’s about, the genre, or even if it’s any good. I’ll take terrible books that are read really well over good books that are read poorly.

So far the ones I’ve found that I’ve enjoyed the narration of (or even just been able to stand, without wishing I didn’t have ears): - Project Hail Mary, as read by Ray Porter - Sorcery and Small Magics, as read by Ciaran Saward - Dungeon Crawler Carl, as read by Jeff Hays - Nocturnal, as read by Phil Gigante
- Hobbit/LotR, as read by Andy Serkis - A Letter to the Luminous Deep, as read by a cast

I’ve attempted to listen to quite a number of others, but these are the only ones I was able to stick with. To clarify, I’m not looking for graphic audios or cast read books specifically, just books that are read well, with tone and emphasis and inflection and characters you can differentiate from each other.