Harry Potter

Elspode · 06-28-2003, 04:58 PM

Bruce said: Why? To make it a group thing? if so, why not read together out loud? Not critical just curious. :-)

We tend to listen on family trips in the car, although so far we've replaced some tv viewing with the audio book. Truth is, the man who reads these novels on tape, Jim Dale, is spectacularly good at what he does, and the tapes themselves are a substantive form of enhanced entertainment compared to reading the printed version, aloud or otherwise.

He is so good at it, that I was a bit disappointed at first hearing of some of the characters in the films. This guy has done the best job of rendering written fantasy that I've ever heard. In the current book, he creates voices for something like 250 individual characters and beasties.

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06-28-2003, 04:58 PM	#11
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	Bruce said: Why? To make it a group thing? if so, why not read together out loud? Not critical just curious. :-) We tend to listen on family trips in the car, although so far we've replaced some tv viewing with the audio book. Truth is, the man who reads these novels on tape, Jim Dale, is spectacularly good at what he does, and the tapes themselves are a substantive form of enhanced entertainment compared to reading the printed version, aloud or otherwise. He is so good at it, that I was a bit disappointed at first hearing of some of the characters in the films. This guy has done the best job of rendering written fantasy that I've ever heard. In the current book, he creates voices for something like 250 individual characters and beasties. __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

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