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Originally Posted by theducks
An Audio performance just need distinct voices when similar names
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But so rarely get such.
As I said, this was no simple common-name, or similar name, occurrence. Jayne/Jane was a purposeful plot-related thing. A man named Jayne was reacquainted (after a 15 year absence) to a woman who had a 15 year-old daughter she'd named Jane. Jayne was the last to figure out what was obvious to everyone else. Hilarity tried to ensue.
Reading it with your eyes, there is no problem. But dialogue similar to "
Jayne/Jane don't...", or "
Jayne/Jane said...", or "
what's on your mind Jayne/Jane?" just doesn't work well with the one narrator that most audiobooks get. It's not a passing thing. The two characters are involved in various dialogues throughout the book. The narrator tries to vary his voice for different characters, but it's not that helpful since it's often a woman who's addressing Jayne, or a man who's addressing Jane (and the two characters are often together conversing with a group).