Classic Audiobook Collection - Podcast Rankings and reviews

An amazing array of books read by a variety of narrators. Scroll through and you will find everything from history to classics to philosophy to children’s literature. You are sure to find something that will appeal to you! A great trove of so many books, with new ones added every week!

The array of stories and the gentle readings have been a wonderful addition my to long walks and accomplishing household chores. I only wish the timestamps for chapters were included in the notes! On occasion I’ve accidentally hit my phone screen and suddenly have no idea where I was in the long recording. A time stamp note would help considerably. But I will keep working my way through the volumes, all the same.

I listen to a lot of podcasts, and I don’t often write reviews. When news and current events become a bit overwhelming, as is more and more often the case, I find that the ability to listen to a work that I haven’t read to be an incredible escape. Many of those “I’ve been meaning to read that” titles can be found here. The best collection of full titles that I have found, presented in a pleasing, commercial free format.

It started with Alex Foster’s reading of The Invisible Man by HG Wells. I was hooked, there are so many enjoyable novels; each superbly read in a manner which honors the classics. My gratitude to all the volunteer readers who are keeping the classics alive for future generations to treasure.

I’m trying to find basic information describing the books but those extensive AI-generated compilations of random cliche phrases that have nothing directly to do with the particular book make it impossible to reasonably choose which book to listen to. I shouldn’t have to look up every book title on the internet.

It reflects badly on a literary podcast to present such truly awful writing by a machine that sounds like it’s trying to produce a substandard public relations press release.

Though the first couple of books I tried were narrated by someone who sounded like a stage actor imitating stage actors instead of real people, I’m still optimistic that among such a large library of audiobooks, I will find something good.

Fingers crossed. 🤞

PS - Upon looking at a few other reviews, it appears that unpleasant narration may be a more extensive problem here than I was hoping it would be.

Book summary often totally wrong describing what the actual written work is about. Latest egregious error says a children’s book by Nina Rhoades is a dark psychological crime and thriller; actually about a little blind girl and her friend and meant for a juvenile audience!
And PLEASE stop constantly using the phrase “immerse yourself “ in your promo . An overblown device not fitting for many of the offerings and a bit jarring when it too often is incorrect!