Meanwhile, if you enjoy the intense step-by-step problem-solving, Andy Weir’s novel The Martian gives you that and more. The kinds of questions where you have to skip over the immediate response of “that doesn’t make sense.” For example, when asked “What if you hit a baseball that was pitched at 90% of the speed of light?” Munroe, through some “back of the envelope” calculation, concludes that you would probably cause a large explosion (and the umpire would call that a hit by pitch - take your base).
In his book, Randall Munroe takes you step by step through intense and often silly problem-solving. What If? is almost made for long car rides. – What If? Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions
If your speed is more nonfiction, Chuck Klosterman’s books are a great place to start, and my personal favorite would be But What If We’re Wrong? Klosterman doesn’t just seek to examine why certain things rise to popularity, but he tries to identify what aspects of our current popular culture will stick in hundreds of years. Less is the story of a writer traveling all over the world, dealing with aging, writing, fatigue, success, and lost love. On a weeklong trip with just a couple hours of listening every day, it’s a great choice for life on the highway.Īndrew Sean Greer’s satirical novel won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 2018, which is reason enough to read it. At just under 12 hours, the audiobook is a completely manageable length. Having choice and variety allows me to feel like I always have something to read, no matter my mood.A natural choice for when you yourself are on the road, Jack Kerouac’s classic American novel follows the story of a man in the 1950s hitchhiking his way across the country and the grand and extraordinary cast of characters he meets along the way. I know that it might sound a bit strange, but it works for me. As for my latest audiobook selections, you’ll have to read the rest of this post, because they definitely make my recommendation list. In the slow and steady way that I read nonfiction, I am plodding through Troublemakers by Carla Shalaby. Just now, for example, I finished King and the Dragonfliesby Kacen Callender on paper ( excellent book, BTW). Additionally, I’ll have two audiobooks going simultaneously - one that I’m listening to independently and one I’m enjoying with my partner. Typically, I have one fiction and one nonfiction traditional paper book in my bag and/or on my nightstand. As I’ve mentioned in some of my previous posts, I am always reading four books. Luckily, I am here to help take some of the guess work out of the process for you. There are lots of factors to consider - your mood, your company, the length of the trip all can impact your audiobook enjoyment. Selecting the best audiobooks for road trips can be a challenge.
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