David_Umstattd t1_it9lrm8 wrote on October 21, 2022 at 11:05 PM

Reply to comment by plebotamus in So I'm listening to Dracula on audiobook, and Van Helsing drives me insane. by KindlyOlPornographer

The audio book is actually one of if not the best audio books ever written. It’s an unimaginable achievement given the several different narrators all sound distinct but are consistent for the most part in their voices for shared characters. Honestly it will blow you mind.

WillSisco t1_it9mhcm wrote on October 21, 2022 at 11:11 PM

>unimaginable achievement

This is somehow one of the most hyperbolic statements I've ever seen on reddit. You know this is not uncommon in audiobooks, right?

David_Umstattd t1_itaoem0 wrote on October 22, 2022 at 4:37 AM

You’re missing my point. It isn’t the multiple narrators. It’s the multi narrators that have consistency yet simultaneous uniqueness to the narrator.

So Mina Murray’s narration does a voice for Van Helsing that is the same cadence and tone as when Jonathan Harker’s narration does a voice for Van Velsing, but not only are both these voices consistant they sound unique to the respective narrators (Harker’s impersonation of Van Helsing vs. Mina’s) but this is also done for Harker’s version of Quincy, Van Gelding’s version of Quincy, Mina’s version of Quincy, Harker’s version of Lord Godalming etc.

It’s really amazing and honestly unnecessary but really adds to the cohesion as the multiple narrators can make the various characters easily get lost in the older English.

MissTakeElley t1_it9ovxu wrote on October 21, 2022 at 11:30 PM

Roy Dotrice narrating GOT...think I heard that was the most voices done in a different accent than any other audio book.

RomeoTrickshot t1_ita93wp wrote on October 22, 2022 at 2:12 AM

I am big into audiobooks and I think it's okay, probably on the weaker side tbh