Narrator not in accent character
354673
Overall enjoyed the book as a lighthearted thriller and the plot about the gold vaults was very interesting. However, the author interchanging narrators between her book series is disconcerting as the main character's voices are the same or similar. Specifically, Moon, a Texan native, sounding like the Stephanie Plum character whose from New Jersey. The audio reading by Lorelei King, otherwise a very good narrator, hinders my ability to connect with this new series in audio version. I took one star off of audio rating for narrator not voicing main character in a Texan/southern accent. Also enough on the exotic animals in this series and Lizzy & Diesel series, what are we 5 years old?.
1087806
Overall I really enjoyed this story but found the frequent mispronunciations (Dupont, rhetoric, Muskoka, etc.) annoying. I am surprised that in a professional quality audiobook this would have been overlooked.
2974606
Liked the book.  Entertaining.  I tried Whispersync for the first time with this book - I liked it but my only complaint is that the narrator changed voices as different people spoke - the accents were horrible - narrator, please, just narrate.  I won't try Whispersync again if that is what all of the narration is like!
3561481
I am disappointed with change in the narrator her voice and performance was annoying. As soon as I hear her voice I did not want to listen to the story any longer so I read it instead. Not really impressed with storyline it was okay.
4644355
This review is for the Audible version. How did this narrator get picked for this? How did it get passed to release? The narrator is constantly speaking in an excited and urgent voice, which is great for the action scenes but because he's always at 110%, it really ruins the pace.

The book itself is a good read, and I went back to the Kindle version that luckily came with my purchase, but I have to give a score of the terrible Audible narration.
2854362
I won't be reviewing the story here, just the audio presentation of it. So you know where I'm coming from, let me just say that I love the story, will be buying the extended editions of the Swedish version of all three films, and think the American version of the film didn't need to be made - it was ok, but didn't add a whole lot.

On to the audio review - Simon Vance is AWESOME as a narrator. He has a solid knowledge of character development, voice, dramatic tension, and all of the other things that make a voice actor great. Since Mr. Vance was (or maybe is) a newsreader for British TV, he has a very melodious and sonorous voice that makes it pleasant to listen to for long whiles. His diction is very good and his accent isn't one that makes if difficult for an American with average exposure to British accents to understand (I still need subtitles for some of the BBC exports).

I plan on purchasing the next two audiobooks in the series both because I like the stories, and I am a fan of his work. Once I'm done with them, I may need to start looking into other authors who may use Mr. Vance to narrate their books.
2249998
Loved the story, the instructions were easy to follow.  However, it was disappointing that no one in my family recognized the voice as mine.  So it is doubtful that my granddaughter will know it is me reading to her, except that I referred to myself several times during the recorded narration.
306791
The book is wonderful however I found the voice reading the audio book hard to follow.  The reader sounds like he is obviously reading the book without an understanding of its content, and I found it hard to stay focused on.  The voice (not Rick Hanson's) was monotone and did not keep my interest. I find it is more interesting when authors read their own books as they have a true understanding of what they are reading to you, and that comes across in their speaking.  Disc 4 was defective.
1735729
I love John Saul, but the narrator for the audio narration, Angela Dawes, sounded like Forrest Gump.  She slowly made all one syllable words sound like two syllable words.  It was so annoying that I couldn't finish listening to the book.
2198859
This would be a perfect production, if only Naxos had double-checked for proper pronunciation: one jarring example was David Horowitch's mispronouncing the character Don Calogero as Don CaloJAYro, rather than CalAHjero.  Admittedly, for some this may seem like quibbling, but for those wanting to invest the money and time to listen to this otherwise exemplary audio production, it is a mistake that a little checking could have easily avoided-- (even if by only watching the film, where the character's name is, of course, pronounced correctly).
1114739
While this is a masterpiece of literature, and one that I like to re-read every few years, I cannot understand how a narrator with a distinctly Argentinian accent could have been chosen. He has  great tone and diction but a more neutral accent or better yet: a Colombian one would have been a far better choice. This is like listening to Shakespeare or Churchill read by someone with a Brooklyn or Australian accent: nothing wrong with these accents per se, but totally inappropriate and distracting from the story.
4782991
If you're thinking about getting the audiobook - don't. I was surprised to learn that this book was narrated by a human! After hours of listening, I was convinced the book was being read by text-to-speech software. It sounds a lot like an automated telephone voice you'd expect to hear when "experiencing long wait times" on hold with customer service.  The complete lack of any natural inflection makes every word a distraction from its meaning. It's nearly impossible to focus on the material once you've realized the reader sounds EXACTLY like a Speak-N-Spell. I would welcome a thick French or  Austrian accent, or even a pronounced stutter, rather than listen to this robot voice. Unacceptable.
663624
i am getting into books on cd, as i hike a lot. listening to a book on cd while hiking is so relaxing ---- unfortunately, the narrator of this wonderful story sounds more like some guy reading instructions on how to assemble a machine, or install a heater, or the like. although his enunciation is perfect, he's horrid at putting anything of himself into the story. unless he truly is as boring, mechanical, and flat as his reading sounds.
i don't understand how people can tolerate his droning.
2385643
I found the narration to be very poor. The delivery seemed forced, and diction was not what I expected from an audiobook.
1104073
The Enna Burning audiobook is definitely better than your average audiobook, however, it's not quite as good as I think it could have been. Cynthia Bishop is excellent as the narrator -- as she was when she narrated "The Goose Girl" -- the problem is with some of the voice actors who perform main characters. I was very disappointed to find that several of the main characters were no longer being performed by the same voice actors as in the audiobook of "The Goose Girl." Maybe they just weren't able to get the same actors back but, when I had just gotten used to the voices of the characters listening to "The Goose Girl," it was jarring to have to adjust to new voices. And I don't think the replacements are quite as good either. The voice actors who now perform Enna and Isi (ne Ani) sometimes have such a similar tone to their voices it's difficult to tell which character is speaking. This is particularly inconvenient as the characters spend a lot of time together near the beginning and end of the story. Listening for the slight lisp of the actor performing Isi -- which you get used to eventually -- can, inauspiciously, be the best way to tell them apart. Although the lisp may actually just be a result of obviously artificial way the actor softens her voice to play Isi. And the performance of the girl playing Enna is just too forced a lot of the time. Also, the voice of the new actor performing the character of Finn is just a little too rough; not quite as calm, strong and impassive as I felt the character should be. But at least Razo is still Razo and Geric is still Geric. Overall, I would highly recommend the audiobook to anyone who loves the book, but don't expect too much from the performances.
261193
Love this series and this book wasn't no exception. Narrator still has difficulty switching character voices at times.
4880272
Keep your hand on the volume button because it has to be constantly adjusted. The story had far too many words about 'feelings ' and thoughts of feelings.  Narrator's voice was constantly changing from low to high and loud to soft. Narrators such as Tom Stechschulte, Tom Taylorson, Robert Petkoff are much better narrators.