I heartily recommend anything written by Sir Terry Pratchett - the audio performances are amazing! Stephen Briggs can keep more voices organized and correct than anyone I can think of (maybe Mel Blanc). The Tiffany Aching series is…
I, too, have listened to performances that truly were very poorly matched, but I sat through the entire book, or series, because the writing was good. One of my favorite narrations is Cornelia Funke's Inkspell performed by Brendan Frasier (who…
Hello all!
For years I did voiceover performances (for free) in college at the campus radio station. I loved it and with a background in drama and forensics (speaking), it was a good fit. Then life stepped in - and I didn't continue on.
I…
Ohhh, Feed is a great listen. Actually so is Stargirl (John Ritter performs) and First Thing Last. I have heard Harry Potter is great, but have so much more to listen to! (and read)
I agree that a good voice actor will really bring a book to life! Of course, a poorly chosen actor makes it hard to finish the book! I've had a few that were a struggle to listen to, and in fact, one series was read by the author, and…
Hi Heather,
With regards to training yourself to listen, I think we all use the same skills in comprehension whether it is reading, listening or watching a movie. Each requires you to decode and process information. I enjoyed a comparison exercise…
Dawn you are so right! Audiobooks never appealed to me, because I thought I would hate having a voice "given" to me rather than giving the character the voice I thought they should have! (I did voiceover work during my undergrad…
MLIS Student - Children's Librarian wanna-be! I am attending UW-Milwaukee expecting to graduate in December.
Me and my Muppet gotta eat, so anyone looking for a Children's Librarian?
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