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    16 Audiobooks Read By A-List Celebrities

    Who wouldn't want Johnny Depp to read them to sleep?

    Graham Greene's The End of the Affair read by Colin Firth.

    Honestly, I would listen to Mr. Darcy read me the phonebook. So bring on the classic literature.

    L. Frank Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz read by Anne Hathaway.

    Strangely this children's book seems right up her alley.

    Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale read by Claire Danes.

    Let's just hope she uses her Romeo + Juliet voice and not her Carrie Mathison voice.

    Emile Zola's Therese Raquin read by Kate Winslet.

    I mean she was The Reader...

    Virginia Woolf's To The Lighthouse read by Nicole Kidman.

    She already played Virginia Woolf in The Hours, may as well read her stuff.

    Chester Himes' A Rage in Harlem read by Samuel L. Jackson.

    I can't tell if Samuel L. Jackson reading to me would be soothing or terrifying.

    Jerzy Kosinski's Being There read by Dustin Hoffman.

    Hook, Hook, Hook. No?

    Joan Didion's Slouching Towards Bethlehem read by Diane Keaton.

    Diane Keaton's voice is nice and punchy, an interesting contrast to Joan Didion.

    Paul Bowles' The Sheltering Sky read by Jennifer Connelly.

    Deep books call for forlorn GIFs.

    Carson McCullers' The Member of the Wedding read by Susan Sarandon.

    Timeless novel read by a timeless actress.

    Virginia Woolf's Mrs. Dalloway read by Annette Bening.

    We trust your Oscar-nominated voice to do the job.

    Bram Stoker's Dracula read by Alan Cumming.

    It's scary how good he is...

    William Saroyan's The Human Comedy read by Meg Ryan.

    "I'll read what she's reading."

    Keith Richards' Life read by Johnny Depp.

    Legend on legend.

    Caroline Knapp's Pack of Two read by Hilary Swank.

    P.S. we love your voice. See what I did there?

    And most importantly, Tina Fey's Bossypants read by... Tina Fey.

    Welcome to the best 5 hours and 35 minutes of your life.