*audiobook; corrected

Do they do anything particular with their voice or tone in order to enhance the story?

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    8 months ago

    World War Z is phenomenal as an audio book. Absolute all-star cast of readers with a great story, 1000x more entertaining than the movie.

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    Neil gaimon is always good with his narration. The audible books that include a full cast are absolutely superb.

    Bonus points for nigel plainar as solo narrator for his discworld books. Does an amazing job.

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      8 months ago

      That’s the guy! Luke Daniels performs the Magic 2.0 books (i made another comment about this).

      Dude could do (maybe does?) voice over work and make bank.

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    8 months ago

    Going to give a less well known book here, but figure some of Lemmy would appreciate it. Wrath Goddess Sing is a good book made amazing by a narrator who was actively working with the author.

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    Jim Butcher’s The Dresden Files, read by James Marsters (Spike, from Buffy the Vampire Slayer).

    Marsters does a unique voice for most of the characters, and it’s a treat. I repurchased Ghost Stories because the narrator had changed and the Marsters version was released afterwards.

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    A stitch in time by Andrew Robinson. Written and narrated by the actor that played Garak on DS9.

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    8 months ago

    Tolkien’s work is wonderful as audio books just ‘cause they’re written like they should be presented as an oral history. Lots of editions exist out there.

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    8 months ago

    No one has posted an example of one read by the author, so I will: Born a Crime by Trevor Noah. Funny, insightful, and a truly incredible autobiography in his own voice and with full knowledge of all the languages he can speak.

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    I listened to Dubliners by James Joyce narrated by irish actor Andrew Scott (Moriarty in Sherlock) and it was hands down the best narration I’ve ever heard.