Those are editors&#x27; picks - unrelated to customer sales or ratings.  This is a pretty common phenomenon in the world of literary fiction where (a) some are clearly just disappointed that the book in question isn&#x27;t an easily digestible genre work and (b) many people are inclined to be especially vociferous about their opinion of something they&#x27;ve sunk 8 - 20 hours into.<p>FWIW, I thoroughly enjoyed Fates and Furies in audiobook format, although it isn&#x27;t without it&#x27;s flaws.  Critic James Wood gave it a tepid review in The New Yorker.