On Jun 22, 2007, at 5:54 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > As a fan of audio books I can say that the reader can make all the > difference. I would say to those who would like examples of how to > read a loud and > how not to, listen to an audio book of Harry Potter or Lord of the > Rings and > then listen to Dan Brown's Angels and Demons.
I agree with Nancy here. I really dislike audiobooks because I'm not an auditory processor, but my SO loves them so I've "sort of" listened to a lot of them (actually I daydream and have a full imaginary life in my brain, so long trips are interesting) and the very, very best are the Harry Potter ones because they are narrated by Jim Dale, who is a wonder. He also does a magnificent narration of Dickens' "A Christmas Carol" and recently we listened to James Patterson's "Violets Are Blue" which I was actually able to follow because the narrator/reader sounded EXACTLY like Morgan Freeman, who plays Alex Cross in the movie series. The narrator makes all the difference. On another note about this thread, I can't say I totally agree, only because who is to decide what it means to be "good at" reading a book aloud? At what point does "bad at" become "good at"? Renée When you have only two pennies left in the world, buy a loaf of bread with one, and a lily with the other. ~ Chinese Proverb _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive.
