Chris Turkel <zizban at adelphia.net> wrote: On Saturday, April 5, 2003, at 07:23 PM, x*masberry wrote: > At 18:43 05.04.03 -0800, MJ wrote: > > >> >At 03:14 PM 4/5/2003 -0800, Bob wrote: >> >>Hey, does anyone know if there are, or will be any plans for >> releasing audio >> >>versions of any of the Taltos books? >> >> I'll do one, but only if no one minds that I giggle >> madly whenever I try to pronounce Vlad's boss's name. >> >> ¬ >> MJ > > bringing up the question: if someone were to commission audio versions > of the Taltos series, should the author read them himself, should > someone else read them, or should a 'cast' read them? > > I listen to books on road trips and have loved the non-author readings > of LOTR and Harry Potter, but when it comes to a Bill Bryson book, i > think that only the author does his books justice. I can't think right > now of a 'cast' reading they i have liked or disliked to a memorable > degree. > > out of lurk-mode > I am always in favor of the author reading their book his/herself. It just seems more genuine that way. --- "Everybody generalizes from one example. At least, I do."--Steven Brust I agree with you there. I have a collection of Stephen King audio books, and half the joy of listening to them is the way he reads them--who knows better than the writer how it's supposed to sound? (Not to mention King sounds like a horror writer, so it adds to the experience.) I'd really love Dragaera audios, though. Yo Steve--what would we pay you to get you to do a few tapes? --Kalio --------------------------------- Post your free ad now! Yahoo! Canada Personals