tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post114230748952591241..comments2024-03-27T03:19:11.216-04:00Comments on Assistant Village Idiot: Short Stories AloudAssistant Village Idiothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01978011985085795099noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-1142394779083389972006-03-14T22:52:00.000-05:002006-03-14T22:52:00.000-05:00We "read" audiobooks a lot. I'm especially fond o...We "read" audiobooks a lot. I'm especially fond of the Harry Potter series, which are performed by Jim Dale. He does all the character voices so well that you can recognize them instantly (and, mostly, manages to keep them the same across six books!)<BR/><BR/>Not all audiobooks are created equal, though. There are some that make you want to run your fingernails across a chalkboard, just to have something better to listen to. I had to turn one off because it was read by a lady who sounded like a lifelong chain smoker, with no expression in her voice whatsoever. I couldn't stand to listen to it.Old Wacky Hermithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00028692611952640755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-1142383336509988252006-03-14T19:42:00.000-05:002006-03-14T19:42:00.000-05:00Thanks for the link. We (my wife, family and I) ...Thanks for the link. We (my wife, family and I) will check this out. We are big fans of reading, although I don't read aloud to the kids as much as I ought. We are also big fans of the storyteller, <A HREF="http://www.greathall.com/" REL="nofollow">Jim Weiss</A>.Jerub-Baalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17011380665828984398noreply@blogger.com