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9thChapter |
Posted - 16 Mar 2013 : 21:42:39 Let's get some of your thoughts on audiobook narrators (FR or any other genre). I think we all might benefit from hearing what the group says given the diversity and breadth of our bookshelves/headphones.
Format:
NARRATOR BOOK YOU HEARD HIM/HER ON QUICK THOUGHTS
I will start:
NARRATOR: Erik Sandvold BOOK: The Legacy (Drizzt Book #7) QUICK THOUGHTS: Mediocre at best; limited voice differential and emotion. Drones from time-to-time.
NARRATOR: Richard Rowan BOOK: Graphic Audio audiobooks - Demon Wars Saga (Salvatore) QUICK THOUGHTS: Excellent range and tone. Pacing and dramatic is also top notch. Highly recommended.
NARRATOR: Jonathan Davis BOOK: Dark Lord Trilogy (Star Wars) QUICK THOUGHTS: Strong and emotion packed voice. Good articulation and range.
NARRATOR: Mark Thompson BOOK: Heir to the Empire (Star Wars) QUICK THOUGHTS: Probably one of the strongest I have heard. Deep and seemingly never ending character voice range. Pacing and dramatic is also top notch. |
4 L A T E S T R E P L I E S (Newest First) |
Avix |
Posted - 01 Apr 2013 : 23:42:49 NARRATOR: Michael Kramer BOOK: Eye of the World by Robert Jordan QUICK THOUGHTS: Very good vocal range, good for fantasy books |
Marc |
Posted - 19 Mar 2013 : 12:02:37 NARRATOR: Michael Page BOOK: Best Served Cold, The Heroes by Abercrombie QUICK THOUGHTS: Sarcastic voice, perfect for this type of fantasy.
NARRATOR: Roy Avers BOOK: A Storm of Swords by G.R.R. Martin QUICK THOUGHTS: Versatile, epic, archaic style, suits characters like Sandor or Tormund. |
BEAST |
Posted - 17 Mar 2013 : 01:02:18 NARRATOR: Peter MacNicol BOOK: The Legacy (Legacy of the Drow #1) THOUGHTS: I was intrigued that a book I like was going to be read by an actor I like. He did a decent job of differentiating character voices, but his Bruenor sounded a little too much like his Regis, for my liking. (I don't think Janos from Ghostbusters can do a Scottish accent! ) |
vorpalanvil |
Posted - 17 Mar 2013 : 00:07:22 I have only listened to a handful of books on tape, but it seems to me that books with a narrative structure handle this better than others. For instance I was on a Heinlein kick a few months ago and had never read "Starship Troopers". This is an odd book from Heinlein in that it follows a narrative structure and it was probably my most enjoyable experience with one of his books, and that's saying something in and of itself since I'm such a big fan of his. After this, I tried "Stranger In A Strange Land" which I had read several years before but with much different results. It just was too hard to follow in this format always jumping from one character to another, one point of view in the story to another. It is structured alot more like most of his other books is what I'm saying. Also, please take into account that I was listening while at work so my attention was split. I would think most of you would listen to audiobooks in the car or something. Also to your point I have no idea who the narrator was for either book, but I did listen to both from a youtube link and thought the narration itself was quite good. Proper inflection, no droning as you called it. I also listened to Ayn Rand's "Anthem" from a youtube link and it was quite dreadful in this area. Unfortunately this book is in a narrative structure, the narrator was completely monotone and simply abysmal. |
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