[Publib] importance of narrators in audio books

[Ann Perrigo]

Mary K.--
     One thing this discussion points out is how different we all are!
While I, too, love George Guidall and will listen to almost anything he
records, I cannot *stand* listening to Dick Hill!  And CJ Critt?  Surely
nobody can read Stephanie Plum better than she!  One thing we may all agree
on is that authors are often not the best reader for their work.
      Ann

On Mon, Mar 3, 2008 at 12:24 PM, Mary K Chelton <mchelton at optonline.net>
wrote:

> I am still collecting opinions, anecdotes, etc. for either background or
> use in my PLA preconference presentation on "Audio Book Narrators as an
> Independent Appeal Factor." The idea is that, over and above genre, pace,
> characterization, mood, etc., the narrator can make or break somebody's
> desire to read/listen to a book all by him/herself. An example is my love
> for Michael Connelly's books where any desire to listen to them was killed
> when I discovered the rights had been sold to somebody using a narrator
> other than Dick Hill. In that instance, I returned to text; in others, I've
> given up.
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Mary K.
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Ann Perrigo, Director
Allegan (MI) Public Library
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