Harry potter book 7 audio book narrator10/7/2023 ![]() Dracula narrated by Alan Cumming, Tim Curry, & Simon Vance, Katherine Kellgren and others. Quite wonderful and a very good fit for the book.ħ. The Sea by John Banville narrated by John Lee. Reynolds was a perfect fit for Heather Blazing.Ħ. I’ll admit have a thing for Irish narrators (and English narrators). The Heather Blazing: Tim Gerard Reynolds. He’s an example of a narrator who can successfully pull off a variety of accents.ĥ. David Pittu: The Goldfinch & The Marriage Plot: The Goldfinch wasn’t my favorite book but I did love the audio. And here is a clip of him reading Neverwhere (one of my favorite of his books). Here’s a nice interview that is worth listening to where Gaiman discusses audio narrations. I asked him (via twitter) whether he picks out his narrators: Even the books he doesn’t read himself are quite wonderful. I have listened to several of his books and often seek out the audio versions simply because he is so wonderful. Normally authors aren’t great at narrating their own works but Gaiman is the exception. She altered her voice in subtle ways to capture differences in characters and was utterly convincing. Juliet Stevens was wonderful in her rendition of Craskell’s classic, North & South. ![]() I don’t typically come across too many female narrators and I’m not sure why. North & South Narrated by Juliet Stevens. I found that what worked best for me was to read portions myself, then listen to the audio. Jim Norton read both of these works and was AMAZING! Anyone who can tackle Ulysses must be skilled and Norton was probably solely responsible for my being able to complete the book on my fourth try. Jim Norton reading James Joyce’s Ulysses & Portrait of an Artist. Listeners aren’t stupid, we get that the character is a woman without needed you to sound affected.ġ. Men who attempt to make women’s voices by switching to high pitched reading.There’s nothing worse than listening to someone butcher an accent over and over again. Bad accents: If you can’t master the accent, don’t bother. ![]() I hate when older narrators read books where the protagonist is supposed to be in their teens or early twenties. This bothers me more in one direction than the other but they both bother me. I don’t think I could have made it through Ulysses without the help of the audio (I listened and read the book, alternating back and forth). So, I thought I’d dedicate this post to sharing some of my favorites and some who I think should be avoided.īefore moving onto my lists of favorites and least favorites, I wanted to mention a few of my audio pet peeves. A good narrator can make the experience really wonderful. The narrator can make or break a book and I think that many people who say they dislike the format do so because they have experienced bad narrators. While I still prefer to read books myself, over the years I have come to appreciate audiobooks. I do a lot of commuting to work and as a result I have come to love a format that I once disliked.
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