Olympian Ryan Hall for Audiobooks

Just in time for London, here's Ryan Hall listening to THE ODYSSEY on his "short run." Surprising that the famously religious Hall (he lists God as his coach wouldn't get a plug in there for his favorite long book, the Bible. Hall will compete in the marathon on August 12.

Your Assistance Please: Heard any good books lately?

It's that time of year again! That time I think about giving audiobooks another try. I feel like I need to put in a lot of caveats here. But I won't count it like I'd count a real book! But I won't stop reading the rest of the time! But I won't do abridged! But I won't like it! I mean, my preference would be to enjoy it in those moments when reading is impractical or dangerous.

I was thinking about this book narrated by Campbell Scott, because Scott has a great voice and I was interested in it anyway. (Also a big audiobook guy: Michael York. Who knew?) Maybe I should pick something longer to get my money's worth. My point is, if you listen to audio books, do you have any readers (or "narrators" in the apparent parlance) to recommend? They don't have to be famous. Or any books in particular? I could use it to go back to books I love and don't have time to re-read... The only thing I really don't want to hear are books about women in peril or serial killers -- nothing where people sneak up on people. (Well, bank robberies are fine.)