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Post by devilinthedetails on Dec 3, 2020 12:02:12 GMT 10
I've never listened to any of the Tamora Pierce audiobooks, but I decided to give one a shot (I got into listening to audiobooks relatively recently). Currently I'm listening to Battle Magic as read by Nancy Wu on loan from my local library. I have to say that I'm enjoying listening to the narration. Nancy Wu pronounces the Asian inspired place and people names in a way that sounds very authentic to me, adding to the atmosphere of the book, and she does a great job making Evvy's voice sound a little less whiny and more energetic and endearing than when I read the book myself. Overall, about four chapters into the audiobook, I think I'm enjoying the audiobook more than the print book because of the narrator.
Has anyone else listened to Emelan audiobooks? If so, which ones and how did you find the experience of listening to them? Did they enhance your perception of anything in the books? Change your opinion on anything in the books or the books overall? Would you recommend listening to certain Emelan audiobooks in particular?
I definitely think based on listening to the audiobook of Battle Magic that I'll experiment with listening to some more Emelan audiobooks through my local library.
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Post by mageprincess on Dec 5, 2020 20:23:38 GMT 10
You're a lot braver than me. I couldn't cope with certain parts of Battle Magic when I was reading them myself, I don't think I'd do too well listening to them either.
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Post by devilinthedetails on Dec 7, 2020 0:34:47 GMT 10
You're a lot braver than me. I couldn't cope with certain parts of Battle Magic when I was reading them myself, I don't think I'd do too well listening to them either. I will find out soon whether I can cope with the war and torture scenes in this format.
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Post by Kypriotha on Dec 9, 2020 13:27:30 GMT 10
I don't do any audiobooks, but I have heard that the fullcast Emelan audiobooks are good.
I've heard that Melting Stones was written to be an audiobook and that it is better as an audiobook than a written book, but I don't like it enough to find out if that's true.
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Post by devilinthedetails on Dec 10, 2020 1:23:54 GMT 10
Kypriotha, I tend to like fullcast audiobooks a lot. It looks like more Tamora Pierce Emelan (and Tortall) audiobooks are available through my library, so I'll probably listen to them that way. Since I already own print copies of the books, I'd rather not spend more money on the audiobooks, but when they are available through my library online for free, I figure why not take advantage and see what I like. I wasn't a big fan of Melting Stones when I read it as a book, but maybe I'll give it a second chance at some point in audiobook form. The worst that can happen I suppose is that I waste some time and discover that it's not any better for me in that format.
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Post by mistrali on Dec 10, 2020 14:08:25 GMT 10
It took me a long time to get used to the voices in the Emelan audiobooks, as they weren’t at all like I’d imagined in my head. But I’ve listened to Sandry’s Book a fair few times at this point (not all in one go, just bits and pieces) and it’s growing on me.
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Post by azdesertrose on Jan 2, 2023 8:04:41 GMT 10
Just because I was yammering on about it in the Tortall audiobooks thread, I'm going to drop the Full Cast Audio catalog of their productions of Pierce's books over here. (Incidentally, for whatever goofy reason in my own head, I find it deeply hilarious that the same voice actor performs Rosethorn in the Emelan books and Cloud in the Immortals quartet.)
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Post by devilinthedetails on Jan 2, 2023 14:25:48 GMT 10
Thanks for the link!
And that is a funny little detail. The more I listen to audiobooks, the more I do find overlapping narrators/voice actors like you mentioned, which can sometimes create amusing connections in my mind.
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