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October 2026 Audiobooks: Four Credits Well Spent

What went through the earbuds this month: four credits that earned their keep, and one point docked for a robot narrator.

TOTALLY CREDIBLE ✶ SELF-CERTIFIED ✶ipsedixitBy the author (Director of Listening Comprehension), October 2026.1
Reviewed by: also the author.
Executive summary

October’s listening has been reviewed by leadership (me). Four credits went out. All four earned the spend. Three exceed expectations. One meets them, and would have gone higher if a robot weren’t doing the reading.

  1. 1

    The Calamity Club2

    Kathryn Stockett · Narrated by Jenna Lamia & January LaVoy · 28h 44m

    4/5 · Exceeds Expectations

    Key Value-AddsEarned the credit. A big, immersive Depression-era novel, and it holds even at nearly 29 hours.

    Not a Fit ForAnyone counting the hours. Nearly 29 of them is the commitment, and the immersion is why it still earns the credit.

  2. 2

    The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue3

    V. E. Schwab · Narrated by Julia Whelan · 17h 31m

    4/5 · Exceeds Expectations

    Key Value-AddsThree centuries of a cursed life, and I genuinely didn't want it to end.

    Not a Fit ForAnyone who needs it to end. Three centuries is the assignment, and the last page still arrives too soon.

  3. 3

    The Devils4

    Joe Abercrombie · Narrated by Steven Pacey · 25h 6m

    4/5 · Exceeds Expectations

    Key Value-AddsSuch fun characters, brought to life by Steven Pacey.

    Not a Fit ForAnyone who wants it short. It's 25 hours, and the reason to stay is the characters Pacey brings to life.

  4. 4

    How to Slay a Wizard5

    Owen Benjamin · Narrated by Virtual Voice · 5h 4m

    3/5 · Meets Expectations

    Key Value-AddsHighly recommended. Short and sharp on how language and manipulation work. One point off: Virtual Voice flattens a comedian's delivery.

    Not a Fit ForAnyone who needs a human voice in the narrator's chair. The material is the recommendation. The Virtual Voice is the whole deduction.

Action items

Got a credit? The Calamity Club, Addie LaRue, and The Devils all earned theirs. Short on time? How to Slay a Wizard is five hours and highly recommended, with one point off for the Virtual Voice.

Footnotes

  1. Source: me.
  2. Credit approved. The runtime was not a deduction.
  3. Request to extend the cursed life was denied at the final chapter.
  4. Steven Pacey recommended for promotion.
  5. Highly recommended. The point came off for the robot narration and nothing else.

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