Yeah, I got really annoyed when I couldn't find the audiobook version of the last Murderbot novel, and had to settle for a dramatization. It wasn't as good, IMO.

Currently reading Lev Grossman's The Bright Sword, and I cannot quite figure out what he's doing. It's kind of a mashup of le Morte d'Arthur and The Once and Future King but it's set after Arthur dies, and ... I dunno. It's not really working for me but i want to give it a chance. But it's also longer than I want.

I really wanted to like the Murderbot dramatizations and I really did not. Made me extra anxious about the TV show, but that seems to be groundless. Love the audiobooks best, so far

I have become a huge fan of audiobooks, and only wish I could listen while doing other things, but I can't seem to multi-task and listen, except when driving. I will sit in the car to finish a section.

I prefer one narrator, but some work with multiple, The Lost Bookshop as an example. The three narrators helped with the different timelines. One of the best single narrator audiobooks I listened to was Demon Copperhead because my ears were convinced he was the character. The only dramatized adaptation I can recall offhand was Fourth Wing, and I found the sound effects and acting more distracting than helpful.

Bottom line, a single, talented narrator works best for me.

I have to decide what novels we are going to listen to on my drive to NY. About 30 hours in the car so I am looking for a nice long saga. We'll alternate with some music and news on the road, but long stretches of narration will be good. Right now, Dean Koontz's False Memory is winning with over 21 hours of narration. Reviews are all over the place, so I still haven't made a decision.

FWIW, my very first audiobooks consumed were Harry Potter. I listened to 7 novels in my car on FL/NY/FL trips! I had tried to read them without success previously but loved listening to them all.