Is Goon Squad a novel, or a series of short stories? I'm not totally sure, but I think that's what I like about it - you get out of this book whatever you put into it. A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan (opens in new tab) (fiction, 10 hours) It's a fascinating exploration of the human psyche.Ģ. Into The Wild (the book) is fantastic not just in how it explores McCandless' story, but in how it explores his motives, with lots of references to Krakauer's own stories and those of other people who have also run to nature (for better or worse). Six months later, he was found dead in Alaska.

The book tells the story of Christopher McCandless, who in 1992 ran away from his cushy life to wander around the backcountry of the USA. Jon Krakauer has many fantastic non-fiction books on Audible, including Into Thin Air and Under The Banner of Heaven (recently adapted into a TV show of the same name), but Into The Wild has more of a profile thanks to its film adaptation. Into The Wild by Jon Krakauer (opens in new tab) (non-fiction, 7 hours) View Deal (opens in new tab) Five books to considerġ. That's why I (a literature graduate) have picked five different books that you might want to check out as part of your first listen, and they're all favorites that I'd recommend.įirst things first – you'll need to get that deal! US So it's a great service for fans of stories, but with an impressively huge library on offer, the choice can sometimes be quite overwhelming. With Audible, you can stream unlimited audiobooks, and also download and keep one per month for free (which you get to hold onto, even after your subscription has ended).

If you didn't know, Audible is a subscription service for audiobooks, and it's arguably the biggest service of its kind out there.

When Amazon Prime Day comes around, the company is always great at offering deals on its own services, and Audible is one such offering that it's worth waiting for Prime Day before picking up.Īlongside all the Prime Day deals on right now, you can currently get three months of Audible for free if you're a Prime member – way more than the usual 30-day trial that the platform usually offers.

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