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Originally Posted by issybird
Like you, my favorite was also my first. Or vice versa. There are several narrators who objectively are as good as my top three, but the top three established themselves by being early and several. They couldn't be dislodged.
And sometimes the voice, which in other situations is great, just isn't a good fit. I wish, for example, that Patrick Tull had read more of Cornwall's Sharpe books. He was excellent. Frederick Davidson read most of them and his voice wasn't right for either Sharpe or Sgt. Harper (and in fact, his Sgt. Harper* runs a close second to Mrs. Wogan as worst voice characterization of all time). I prefer Timothy West reading Trollope to Vance, although Vance is fine.
*On reflection, given that Harper was in almost all the Sharpe novels and Mrs. Wogan was one and done, he may beat her out at that.
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I completely concur. Though I didn't find Davidson (real name, David Case) quite as annoying for Harper as you did, I agree that Tull did a superb job with the one's he did.
And yes, one's first is often one's favourite. Part of that, I suspect, is that those early books were such a joy. My first real memories of audio books (the old Books on Tape) were of Donada Peters reading
West with the Night, and Tull reading the Aubrey/Maturin series. Definitely 5 star books and performances.