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Great audiobook narrations? (sopuli.xyz)

submitted 1 year ago by Zackyist@sopuli.xyz to c/books@lemmy.ml

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After listening to a few clips of The Silmarillion narrated by Andy Serkis, I am interested in seeing if I could actually get used to listening to audiobooks. I usually can't focus enough on audio alone to keep up with a book but now I'm thinking it might be more of a narration quality thing than anything else.

What are your suggestions for other audiobooks with great or at least similar narration as this new version of The Silmarillion?

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[–] Rhodamine@lemmy.nz 3 points 1 year ago

My absolute favorite audiobook narrator is the late Frank Muller. I'm currently listening to his narration of Interview With The Vampire and it's incredible how well he's able to convey the tone and atmosphere of the story.

I first encountered him when I was listening to the Dark Tower series by Stephen King. When I discovered that (due to his passing) the series switched narrators after the fourth book, I considered switching to the print copies rather than hear someone else narrate those books. I'm glad I didn't, because George Guidall did a very good job finishing up the series, but no one can quite compare to Frank Muller.