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Old 03-24-2013, 02:55 PM   #400
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Originally Posted by tompe View Post
Well, i do not believe that is true in the general case. Some text are written in a way that it is not suitable for reading aloud. I remember at an SF Con M. John Harrison apologizing for a reading since the story he read did not work at all being read aloud. He usually worked in a text to adapt it for reading aloud.
The cadences and structures may not be scripted with verbalization in mind, but that is precisely why good readers bring value to an audiobook. Good readers bring more than just clear diction to the performance.
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