07-10-2011, 05:58 PM | #76 |
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I'm interested.
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I would also be interested.
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07-10-2011, 11:10 PM | #78 |
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Superb Female Narrators:
Davina Porter Katherine Kellgren Bahni Turpin Barbara Rosenblat Johanna Parker Kate Reading Jenna Lami Cassandra Campbell Rosalyn Landor Anna Fields Octavia Spencer Coleen Marlo Barbara Caruso Alyssa Bresnahan Lorelei King C.J. Critt Just as with listing the top Male Narrators, everyone has their personal preference. The ladies listed here are all winners as judged by professionals. I don't listen to as much material performed by women merely because of my literature choices. |
07-11-2011, 09:27 AM | #79 |
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Any list of female narrators that doesn't include Wanda McCaddon (aka Nadia May, aka Donada Peters) is seriously deficient.
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07-11-2011, 02:53 PM | #80 |
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Karen White, too
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07-11-2011, 06:47 PM | #81 |
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"...everyone has their personal preference."
You're welcome to include Wanda McCaddon and/or Karen White to any list. I could have added several more voices to both Male and Female narrators. It's an arbitrary list so feel free to share your favorites. Last edited by Rtturvwsxmavpduc; 07-11-2011 at 06:51 PM. |
07-13-2011, 12:45 AM | #82 |
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Only just started getting into audiobooks so appreciated both lists, Thank You Rtturvwsxmavpduc
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07-13-2011, 02:49 AM | #83 |
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I've listened to a couple dozen audio books, and have to agree that WWZ is uniquely suited to the medium. I wouldn't say it's like "an old radio show" so much as it's like a present-day NPR documentary. Obviously some interest in or at least tolerance for the subject matter is a prerequisite, but it's handled in a simultaneously clever and straightforward way that should entertain anyone who doesn't blanch at the mention of blood or violence.
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Thanks for your kind comment
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You're welcome to abbreviate my 'Username' to "Rtturv". The 16 characters are simply to assure all sites have a unique Username and Password. I don't want to be the cause of RSI. Last edited by Rtturvwsxmavpduc; 07-13-2011 at 05:18 PM. Reason: Clarity |
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07-13-2011, 09:52 PM | #85 |
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I started around then, too -- I can recall packing dozens of cassettes to take on vacation!
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Now, of course, with digital downloads, it's illegal for me to donate and for the library to accept. Ridiculous! I never asked for a tax write-off then nor would I expect anything in return now. I am truly dismayed at the publishers draconian position. With 800+ purchased audiobooks (and a very rapidly growing ebook collection) I'd love to be able to legally provide my concluded material to the local library so others might enjoy. Since community and state budgets no longer have a surplus of money to stock libraries, the laws should allow private citizens to step up. I'm more than happy to have Amazon or Audible remove those books from my account when I drop them off at the library. Not that such a silly move would would actually hinder anyone who wanted to retain a copy. |
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07-14-2011, 11:34 AM | #87 |
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The closest I come to "donating" downloadable books is to sometimes acquire a copy on my own, instead of asking the library to do so. Not the same thing at all, but as close as I can get.
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07-16-2011, 04:55 PM | #88 |
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Favorite audio book is Night In Lonesome October by Roger Zelazny. It's read by the author and he is pitch perfect as the dog, Snuff.
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I recommend The Wheel of Time series read by Robert Kramer & Kate Reading.
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11-11-2011, 03:06 PM | #90 |
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For those who enjoy the Diana Gabledon Outlander series, the missing two UNABRIDGED versions are now available on Audible. Finally.
The narrator is Davina Porter, who is also the reader on all the other books in the series, and she does a very good job, IMO. All the books are HUGE, giving you weeks of listening. |
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