Not all audiobooks were created equal.
Although some have thw ability to elevate a story and make a mediocre book into an amazing book, depending on the narrator and wven the sound mixing, there are some audiobook icks, that make it impossible for me to listen to them eg
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the whisper narrator – when the narrator whispers certain parts, when the books doesn't call for it, I think these narrators are going for a certain mood
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the pause for unnecessary long time then quickly speed read a paragraph and then pause again for unnecessary period of time
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pronouncing 'where' or 'why' 'when' with the h at front eg 'hwen' 'hwy' etc
Thoughts?
by Takatukah
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Some more –
• The extremely slow narrators. So annoying. I listen to it on 1.5x or 2x speed then.
• The ones that pause for like 40 seconds after saying the chapter name.
• The ones that randomly start making sound effects. Never did it in the previous chapters so why now?!?!
Your 3rd point is just an accent/dialectical thing. Like it’s fine to not like how it sounds, I guess, but it’s definitely just the way some people talk.
I listened to the audiobook Keanu Reeves narrated and co-wrote. I couldn’t stand how his narration tone didn’t engage at all with the mood of the narrative or the emotions of the characters.
When the male narrator pulls a high little voice on women’s dialogue, or the female narrator does an ooga-booga voice for male characters.
Some narrators can really pull it off so you understand who’s talking without the annoying voices.
I’ve listened to Louise Penny’s entire series, except the last book. It’s disappointing.