BookBlog — audiobooks

Title: Dinner with Churchill Author: Cita Stelzer Narrator: Davina Porter   Publisher/Date: Blackstone Audio, 04/15/14 ISBN: 9780792797050 So, I have to start this off as saying that, obviously, Churchill is one of the worlds most interesting men of the modern age.  That being said, we have to take this audiobook to task for failing to deliver that in its narration. The voice work was good.  Very good.  The choice of actress was wonderful - she has a very classic and upper class BRitish accent that doesn't abrade the way Margaret Thatchers did, for instance.  It is smooth, fully understandable, and...

I’ve recently listened to Fear and Loathing in America, by Hunter S Thompson, read by Malcom Hillgartner, ISBN 9781482998337.  This is a single voice production, no sound effects.  Very subtle voice changes are detected depending on the writer. What a monster of a book - a great listen, and highly recommended for any HST fan. The voice is just edgy enough to keep the book listenable but deliver that believability that you are listening to Hunter S Thompson’s words.    Hunter S Thompson is a master letter writer - this book should be standard reading for anyone interested in correspondence....