most annoying parrotlike commentary
347326
I love these films.  But the commentary by the Krieslowski expert is amazing in its way---never have i heard the obvious stated for over 2 hours running.  In the movie Red, the commentator says such things as, "and here is Krieslowski showing the red car, note the red cherries, the red curtains, the red ad, the red light..." and so on.  Some movie commentaries are worthless because the commentators barely say a word.  This one is obsessed with stating the obvious; obvious themes, obvious sets, obvious emotions; the worst use ever of the audio commentary.
2174741
My favorite from this one had to be the fat guy's comment -- "I'd be a rich man if I had a dime for every hour i've spent auditing Pentagon departments" -- what - he doesn't make more than $0.10 per hour?  In 1987?  Give me a break.  Yes, these are great page turners.  But the dialog is absolutely horrendous.

Shakespeare, he is not.
2842234
If I thought that Southern women really spoke or acted like Ella I would be forced to petition the courts to recant my belonging to a southern state! Ella is the most obnoxious, whiny and repetitive female character that Jaycee Clark has ever used. I've loved all the other books in this series and was so disappointed in this one! The impression that Ella simply used the phrase "my baby,my baby, I've got to find my baby" to annoy and use as a word count filler. Ella was a strong-willed but stupid to the point of "oh my goodness, didn't you see that was GOING to happen?" I listened to the end of the book hoping (alas, in futility) that the inanity would improve and somehow prove that I had not wasted hours listening here. Alas, not so.
310059
The reviews written by others are pretty accurate. This is a half-decent 2-DVD set of a sampling of some old TV shows. It is the presentation of these shows that is so annoying. The "intro" to each show, mostly by Dale Reed, is watchable ONCE but one has to agonize through them every time one watches any of these shows again ... and they are not able to be skipped except by tedious fast-forwarding thru them. Very, very annoying.
3738134
The narrator has a lisp, and her voice is nasally or something.
She sounds kind of like Marsha Brady, but older.

She also confuses "pen," with "pin."

One of the practice phrases she repeats over and over, "Feeel me in, feel me in, feel me in."
I was so confused listening to that, but then I realized she was trying to say, "Fill me in."

When she said the practice phrase, "Many men," she actually repeated, "Mini min."

Another audio "speaking voice" course was by Roger Love, and he also had a very annoying voice.  Certainly not deep, rich, and resonant.  More like shouting at you the whole time.
4260379
Unlike the DVD I reviewed yesterday, this one is pathetic.
The cat didn't come to the TV when it started - my husband had to carry the cat over and show her the bird on the screen.
There is lousy sound (mic noise), sound doesn't match what's on the screen (our cat kept looking away, trying to see where the interesting stuff was), and a whole lot of time is spent either walking around (jerky camera work), or watching ducks in the water.
Ducks. In water. My cat was not amused.
Background noise included kids yelling (freaked the cat a bit), and occasional voice overs of people talking about their pets - including dog owners talking about their dogs. Um, isn't this a cat video? Yeah, that's what I thought.
After the chicken segment, our cat just laid down, and looked away.
1542866
What can be said of Max McLean's reading of the Bible?  Well, he's a better narrator than Stephen Johnston but that's not saying anything at all.  Whereas Johnston reads the Holy Bible in monotone at lightspeed like a runaway teleprompter, McLean intones in this horrendous singsong inflection, aggravated by his heavy accent. "TherewasaMAN, sentfrom GAWD, whose name was...JOHN.  Hecameasawitness, to bear witness, about...the LIGHT."  You might make it through some of the of New Testament but there's no way you're getting through the Old Testament Prophets with McLean.  If the letter of the law kills, so does McLean's voice.

I highly recommend the "Hear the Word" ESV version narrated by David Cochran Heath.  Heath reads the Bible with both a natural inflection and rhythm.  And best of all, Heath knows that "God" is not a four letter word.  If you don't want to cringe through 70 plus hours of the Bible as read by someone who sounds like the John Moschitta, Jr. in that famous Fedex commercial or by Captain Kirk reading his log book, try David Cochran Heath's audiobook as a welcome alternative to McLean and Johnston.
2995552
Politically correct idiocy.  Annoying from start to finish.
2790228
Annoyingly loud and squeaky.  Obnoxiously so
1966232
I'm finding the voice to be incredibly irritating, and I can't believe that they allowed the sound of his swallows to make the pressing.  I'm supposed to be using this but I can only do it with a different voice.
875619
I am trying very hard to continue this series.  Storyline is interesting but the exiting is horrendous.  On opnof that the author uses some form of homophobic slur in what feels like every other sentence.  His constant reference to man on man sexual acts as a form of cursing is obnoxious.  It may be subtle usage to some but it is not to me.  I find it annoying at best, at worst just plain ignorant.  He needs to get over his bigotry and realize not all of his audience is going to enjoy his attitude.
1752555
the reader sounds like a computer.  it is very very annoying.
3748559
Far too long and one of the main historian narrators has an unbelievably annoying Chicago accent.
4600694
SUCKS!
It may be good info,but I cannot get past the s***ty audio quality and the horrible accent this guy has.
273752
An audiobook reader has the power to make or break a book.

In this instance, a good book has been rendered nearly unbearable by a reader (Aimee Bruneau) who is able to sound like she is whining with every single sentence.  Without exception -- which is rather amazing if you think about it.

I have listened to many audiobooks, in various genres, and can truthfully say that while some were not great, Aimee Bruneau's rendition of "The House on Tradd Street" is the worst I have ever encountered.  The story itself is engaging.  However, as read first-person by Ms. Bruneau, the main character comes off as shallow, immature, petty, petulant, and unceasingly whiny.  Half way through I began rooting for the malevolent ghost to take her out so that one of the other characters could tell the rest of the story!

If you are considering this book -- and the story IS a good one -- do yourself a favor and skip the audiobook version.
1895578
The narrator at multiple times would purposefuly whisper.  It was the most annoying narration ever.  No idea why they did that.

I would give 3 stars if it weren't for the whispering.

Other than that issue this would have made for an interesting 15 minute segment on 60 minutes or something like that.  Just not enough for a whole movie.
2879860
See, I might have bought this CD, but don't want my Grand-sons listening to the nasty Track 3. The use of MF over and over is so unnecessary.