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bringtimetravelback t1_j24mjvh wrote

Reply to comment by Im3th0sI in Audiobook performers have set the bar too high. by Thatoneguy0311

the narrator makes or breaks the audiobook**

there's a lot of fantastic books out there that i just can't bear the audible narration to; others that i think are enhanced beyond the core material by having a good narrator

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Im3th0sI t1_j24n8lj wrote

Examples please :) in the vein of sci-fi/fantasy if possible

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bringtimetravelback t1_j24ote1 wrote

this appears to be an unpopular opinion as i read comments upthread praising the narration, but i utterly despise Peter Kenny's Witcher narration.

please don't confuse this with me saying Peter Kenny is a bad narrator or is bad at doing voices. he is good at both. i just find him completely inappropriate and the voices he chooses or is capable of doing, to be unsuited and ludicrous.

i know there are more, but i usually listen to full audible samples now and shelve away the titles i dont like the narration style to as "read this yourself when you can"

andy serkis does good on LOTR but his singing is excruciating, too. ALL SONGS MUST BE SKIPPED i can't take it

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