By sagnika sinha
Are you going on a road trip and are already wondering about how to keep the journey entertaining? Yes, listening to music is a good option especially when they bring so much fun and happiness to the heart.
However, after a certain point, it can become monotonous. Especially if you have kids or young passengers with you, it can be a little difficult because the music choices might be different among all present. What is the ideal solution for a family road trip?
Listening to audiobooks is one of the coolest solutions, being a voracious reader myself. Sharing with you some of the best audiobooks for road trips has brought me immense joy. As a reader, it is one of the best feelings to share what I like with others and inspire them to read them.
Learn About the Best Audiobooks for Road Trips!
If you love reading books, you would love listening to audiobooks while going on a road trip! Audiobooks are perfect for road trips especially when you can have your hands free for driving and yet experience one of the most immersive experiences of entertainment.
You can enjoy the story while focusing on the road ahead driving! If there are passengers in your vehicle, they will be engaged effectively, leading to a collaborative and shared experience. Especially if you have kids, or friends who love a good story, listening to audiobooks is ideal for your road trip.
Let me share with you some of the best audiobooks for road trips. I am sure you will fall in love with them while listening to them. It is one of the definite cheap vacation ideas to keep yourself entertained. Yes, you can thank me later!
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Quite an old book but let’s be real, this remains one of the best books that discusses the morality of the people. Listening to this heavy book is quite simple, especially when you are on a road trip. With the simplest of words, Harper Lee educates us about the battle between good and evil.
The Pulitzer Prize book by Lee inspires people and I am sure your worldview will change. The way the book describes the place, Monroeville, Alabama, you will engage significantly when on a road trip of your own.
Additionally, you will also become weak when you listen to the destruction of innocence along with the way racial injustice is discussed in detail in the book. This is one of the best audiobooks for road trips!
All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
The book, All the Light We Cannot See is a story of love in times of war! Already feeling the excitement when thinking about playing the audiobook when on a road trip? Yes, it is a serious book, but it is also a haunting and thoughtful book.
If you are in the mood for some descriptive writing, this book will steal your breath. Doerr describes the story of a blind Parisian girl, Marie-Laure, and an orphan from Zollverein, Werner with aesthetics and original storytelling interwoven with history. There is science and romance interrelated with each other highlighting the observations of human life!
There are some tough moments along with difficult instances of World War II so, if you are not ready for heavy listening or any of your passengers do not feel good, it is better if you do not listen to this audiobook.
Twilight
Written by Stephanie Mayer, Twilight is the perfect companion for your road trip especially because of the way the author describes the protagonist’s visit to Forks, Washington. The storyline offers you an immersive experience of the road trip complimenting your trip.
Even though it is a complete series, the first book is the most apt as an audiobook for the road trip. It creates a beautiful environment especially if you are on a road trip during the rainy season because of the rainy and forest landscape of Forks in Washington description. If you are going on an adventure travel, this is the ideal book for you.
Let’s not forget the protagonist also visits other places such as La Push and Hoh Rainforest apart from Forks. The relatable themes of the story of love, identity crisis, and loss will resonate with your daily struggles. This makes it one of the best audiobooks for road trips!
The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
I bought this book quite late in life but trust me, all that is there in this book will take you to a different level. Night Circus is all about the possibility of fate and how our future is our own choice. If you are a reader who does not like big buildup and light plot, you avoid this book.
For me, listening to such a plot where I can focus on driving as well as relax and listen to the audiobook sounds fun. Being a fan of love as a concept, I advise this audiobook because it talks about the enduring power of love, sacrifice, and creativity.
The sentences are beautifully crafted especially when listening to the way the backdrop of the ever-changing circus is created, you realize the bewitching quality of the writing.
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J.K. Rowling
If you ask me, you should listen to all the Harry Potter audiobooks while on a road trip! All the books are immersive with the magical world engaging you in the long journey. Henceforth, it is one of the best audiobooks for road trips.
Especially if you have a restless passenger listening to the captivating plot with complex characters, their wins and losses will pull them in. Additionally, I feel all the books in the series resonate with people of all ages.
Hence, if you have children and adults as passengers, they will all enjoy the audiobook very much. They are quite easy to follow along with giving you a magical escape from the struggles of your daily lives.
The Host
The book, The Host by Stephanie Mayer is another good book that she published after she finished the Twilight book series. I read the book when I was in college, and I feel it is an unforgettable and riveting novel.
The book is a science fiction novel that tells the story of Melanie Stryder, involved in a love triangle with two men. The protagonist, Melanie, is the subject of an experiment where an experienced soul i.e. an alien called Wanderer aka Wanda is inserted.
If you are going on solo travel on the road, listening to this book is perfect. The writing is more refined as compared to Twilight, delving further into various themes of love, identity, struggle, pain, the resilience of the human spirit, and sacrifice.
A Thousand Splendid Suns
The theme of the book is the suppression of women under the Taliban group along with a love story, a bit heavy. So, be a little careful when you play the audiobook because this might not be everyone’s cup of tea.
Well-written, the book spans three generations of Afghan women who are living in Kabul, a war-torn land. The story revolves around pain, struggle, hope, and resilience but what triumphs over everything is how the strength of love is conceived.
While on a road trip, if you are looking for a story that will call something deep inside your heart, my suggestion is to go for this book.
Wrapping Up!
In conclusion, sharing with you a list of some of the best audiobooks for road trips has made my day. Road trips become fun when you listen to these amazing stories, thus, benefiting twice from this plan.
Comment below on which of the books you are planning to listen to on your next road trip. Furthermore, you can also benefit in the form of more engagement and bonding with your passengers, especially if you have kids, making your trip memorable.
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