audiobooks where the author narrating it actually works
not every celebrity memoir needs the celebrity reading it. these are the ones where it does
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1
Born a Crime (Trevor Noah)
does the accents and voices himself, obviously. this is the one i recommend first, full stop
2
Becoming (Michelle Obama)
long but her delivery carries it, never feels like a press tour
3
Kitchen Confidential, Anthony Bourdain
4
Born to Run (Bruce Springsteen)
he basically performs it. skip the physical copy and go straight here
5
The Storyteller (Dave Grohl)
the one nobody puts on these lists and it's my favorite of the bunch. genuinely funny, tells on himself a lot
6
Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls (David Sedaris)
7
Talking to Strangers, Malcolm Gladwell
this one's more of a produced audio doc than a straight reading. still counts, still good
8
Humble Pi (Matt Parker)
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