AudiYOOObooks

JD and Mallory are back for Episode 11 of AudiYOOObooks to talk about Stephen Graham Jones's The Buffalo Hunter Hunter. A historical horror novel about vampires, revenge, colonialism, memory, and one man trying to survive after the world he knew has been systematically destroyed. JD and Mallory dig into the book's unique vampire mythology, its epistolary structure, the mysterious Cat Man, Indigeno...

We weren't planning on another October Bonus Chapter, but Audible dropped a brand-new full-cast adaptation of Bram Stoker's Dracula and we couldn't resist. JD and Mallory dive into Audible's new original production starring Jonathan Bailey, Ella Purnell, Aimee Lou Wood, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Lesley Manville, Johnny Flynn, and more. The big question: is this actually an audiobook? Unlike a traditional...

It's spooky season, so JD and Mallory are adding a little something extra to AudiYOOObooks. For the first of our seasonal Bonus Chapters, we're talking about Ray Bradbury's Something Wicked This Way Comes. An autumn-soaked story about two boys, one very tired father, a sinister carnival, and a carousel offering exactly the thing you think you want. JD first fell for the story through Disney's 1983...

JD and Mallory are back for Episode 8 of AudiYOOObooks to talk about Agustina Bazterrica's Tender Is the Flesh. A brutal dystopian novel about cannibalism, capitalism, dehumanization, and how easily people can learn to live inside a monstrous system. JD and Mallory dig into the book's use of language to erase personhood, factory farming and capitalism, propaganda, class, poverty, the normalization...

JD and Mallory are back for Episode 7 of AudiYOOObooks to talk about Kazuo Ishiguro's Klara and the Sun. A quiet, strange, surprisingly deep story about artificial intelligence, love, faith, parenthood, and a future where being human may not be enough. They also debate whether the Sun actually heals Josie, whether Klara is an unreliable narrator, what exactly happens at the end, and why this book...

Dungeon Crawler Carl might be the most recommended modern fantasy series on the internet, and now we finally understand why. This week we're diving into Matt Dinniman's wildly popular LitRPG phenomenon. We discuss what makes the genre so addictive, why this series has exploded in popularity, Jeff Hays' incredible audiobook performance, Princess Donut stealing every scene she's in, and whether the...

The journey through Middle-earth comes to an end. In Episode 5 of AudiYOOObooks , JD and Mallory finish J.R.R. Tolkien's legendary trilogy with The Return of the King . After working through The Fellowship of the Ring and The Two Towers , they discuss whether Tolkien sticks the landing and whether this finale earns its reputation as one of the greatest endings in fantasy. The conversation covers A...

In this episode of AudiYOOObooks , JD and Mallory discuss The Two Towers by J.R.R. Tolkien and the audiobook experience. The conversation covers Tolkien's darker turn in the middle book of the trilogy, the growing sense of hopelessness facing the characters, the split narrative structure, and why the story feels so different from modern fantasy. We also compare the Andy Serkis and Rob Inglis audio...

In this episode of AudiYOOObooks , JD and Mallory discuss The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien and the audiobook experience. They explore Tolkien's writing style, the depth of Middle-earth, and why this story continues to define fantasy. Along the way, they compare audiobook narrations, talk about the challenges of reading Tolkien, and share their different perspectives—one deeply familiar...

In this episode of AudiYOOObooks , JD and Mallory discuss Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen. We break down the story, characters, and themes, while also reviewing the audiobook performance and what makes this version stand out. Along the way, we talk about why audiobooks still get dismissed, how this novel shaped modern romance tropes, and why Pride and Prejudice is funnier and more relatable tha...

In the very first episode of AudiYOOObooks , JD and Mal dive deep into The Shining by Stephen King and its audiobook narration by Campbell Scott. We talk about the story, the audiobook performance, the themes of isolation and masculinity, and why the novel still hits decades later. ⚠️ This episode contains full spoilers for The Shining .

AudiYOOObooks is a spoiler-heavy audiobook review podcast hosted by JD and Mal. Each episode, we listen to a book and then dive deep into the full story, characters, themes, and the audiobook performance itself. We talk about narrators, listening experience, and what works (or doesn't) when a story is told through audio. We assume you've already read or listened to the book and want to unpack it f...