[Syl] wrote:Well, Av, I'm an English major now, and if I don't have to reread it three times to make sense of it, it's not any good.
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I'm re-reading AATE by some guy...enjoying it again...think he finally hit his stride in this one.
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Goodness, and I thought listening to First, Second, and Last Covenant Chronicles and The Gap straight through was a bit of a marathon (Not straight through in one sitting, mind you, but, one book after another on my commute). Got another couple minutes left of the last chapter of the Gap, and Wicked Bk 4 Out of Oz showed up last night, so, I'll listen to that, before moving onto Chronicles of Amber, all 10 Books of The Corwin and Merlin Cycles.Zorm wrote:Five hours left of WOT: Towers of Midnight. Never thought I'd actually get through Wheel of Time, but here I am, after about 375 hours of listening to Michael Kramer and Kate Reading (going to have withdrawal symptoms, for sure).And people complain AATE is long!
I'd say almost-marathoning through the Chrons and Gap is an achievement.sindatur wrote:Goodness, and I thought listening to First, Second, and Last Covenant Chronicles and The Gap straight through was a bit of a marathon (Not straight through in one sitting, mind you, but, one book after another on my commute). Got another couple minutes left of the last chapter of the Gap, and Wicked Bk 4 Out of Oz showed up last night, so, I'll listen to that, before moving onto Chronicles of Amber, all 10 Books of The Corwin and Merlin Cycles.Zorm wrote:Five hours left of WOT: Towers of Midnight. Never thought I'd actually get through Wheel of Time, but here I am, after about 375 hours of listening to Michael Kramer and Kate Reading (going to have withdrawal symptoms, for sure).And people complain AATE is long!
Circa 8 hours in, and I must say that Brick has improved his reading a LOT compared to ROTE. More in common now with Kramer's calm, slow-paced manner than a hockey match referee.Zorm wrote:Just started on the new audio recording of Mordant's Need. Has a promising start, though it's to hope Brick's reading won't grow as histrionic as in ROTE. The pomp started gradually getting wearisome.
Wow, I love Scott Brick's Reading of all 5 Chronicles Books, and was bummed he didn't get to do AATE, and I am greatly looking forward to replacing my Second Chronicles when he wins and records them. I think you're only the second person I've heard (well...read) say anything negative about his readings, and many folks here have praised him.Zorm wrote:Circa 8 hours in, and I must say that Brick has improved his reading a LOT compared to ROTE. More in common now with Kramer's calm, slow-paced manner than a hockey match referee.Zorm wrote:Just started on the new audio recording of Mordant's Need. Has a promising start, though it's to hope Brick's reading won't grow as histrionic as in ROTE. The pomp started gradually getting wearisome.![]()
He's not bad, but at least in ROTE (I remember FR being a bit better, but it did suffer from the same problem) tends to overdramatize such sections to where eclat really doesn't belong, and it gets distracting. Some may like that kind of "perching at the edge of your seat all the time" narration, and they're perfectly entitled to do so.sindatur wrote:Wow, I love Scott Brick's Reading of all 5 Chronicles Books, and was bummed he didn't get to do AATE, and I am greatly looking forward to replacing my Second Chronicles when he wins and records them. I think you're only the second person I've heard (well...read) say anything negative about his readings, and many folks here have praised him.
I didn't realize he did Mordant's Need, too. I need to look into them, as I was only able to get about 120 pages into the first book, before my reading time/ability dried up.