LOVE the book, hate the voice actor
584977
I LOVE this book, I have read it nearly 10 times, but the reader in the audible version made me nearly hate it. He put emphasis in weird places and sounded more judgemental than he needed to be. I couldn't take any more of a favorite series get butchered so I didn't finish the third after suffering through the first two.
2316710
Content of the book is great.  It's easy to follow, and I like how he sets up an in-depth story before going into the heart of the material, this way you have something fresh to compare to and link material easier.  The reader is a bit boring, and I don't like his delivery.  It almost sounds like he was contractually obliged to read for this CD, and has no interest in it whatsoever.  His pace and flat pitch are extremely noticeable once it gets into the material itself, I didn't mind him so much when he was reading the actual fable.

I'll continue to purchase books on CD, I retain the knowledge better if I have both the audio and the book.  However, I hope his other books have a different reader.
855843
Although the voices are very well done, the sing-song type of reading for the rest of the book is unbearable.  I could not finish more than about 20 minutes.  As much as I love Julie Garwood, the cd version is ruined by the narrator.
3379317
the narrator voice didn't seem to fit the story.  The story was ok, but I was very disappointed by the narrator's voice. It wasn't  that she was a bad reader. She just wasn't what I wanted as a narrator. I'm going to return the book and hope I get my credit back. I'll get the physical book. I took 2 stars off for the narrator.
3916
Excellent book, but the narrator does Hermione's voice very strangely.
3344121
Make no mistake friends.  James Earl Jones' voice is well suited for narrating this GREAT book.  But alas, I could not keep from being highly annoyed by some genuinely insipid background music.  Must we endure shoddy music everywhere these days?  Please get rid of the music.  Mr. Jones has an excellent voice that does NOT need support from mediocre instrumentation.  I am very saddened to rate this a three-star.
4197404
Just started listening to the audiobook and cannot stand the harsh S sounds the reader makes.  I suffer from misophonia and couldn't tolerate the reader's voice.
1776767
My kids love audiobooks and Eric Carle. I would not, however, buy this version of "Brown Bear" again. In this one audio file are 4 versions of the book (one reading by Gwyneth Paltrow without page turn signals, one reading by her with page turn signals, one reading in Spanish, and one reading by some old guy). My kids don't want to hear the same book four times back-to-back! It's very frustrating for all of us and there is no way to listen to just one of the versions. I would not recommend this version of the audiobook.
285456
Why, oh why, didn't someone vet the reading of the narrator in the audiobook version? Although Susan Ericksen does a nice job in interpreting the text, she delivers a cringe-worthy number of mispronunciations that most listeners will undoubtedly catch. Every time one of these faux pas pops up, it's distracting -- and unnecessary. Hear that, whoever publishes audiobooks?
3323541
I love this book, have reviewed it before with five stars, but have to do another one.  I added the professional narration and it almost ruins the story.  Alex Wolverton  is the earl of Raiford, it's his title name.  So  one calls him the "Earl of Raiford" NOT!!  Earl of Wolverton.  It's Lord Raiford.  Once a title is assumed that is pretty much what is used.  It's ok to just say Wolverton, but not the title and the last name. Wolverton is his family/last name.  The narration is almost always wrong, but I like that first names are used more often.  Why not just stick to the written story?
3011794
This continues the great storytelling and wonderful characters of the series.  I love stepping into this world and getting closer to Richard and Kahlan as they mature in the sequence of books.  I've been doing the read/listen but from now on will only read the books and not buy the listen.  The narrator fully denigrated the strong female characters by narrating their voices in a high, quavering, weak, unconfident pitch - he seemed to think that was his "women's voice".  It was infuriating - particularly when Kahlan spoke and extremely so when a Mord Sith spoke.  I mean come on, Mord Sith would not whine or sound unconfident.  His male voice was great and commanding but the women were horribly done.  I do not understand why narrators feel they need to pretend gender or age in their narration.  It's silly and embarrassing - we are not children.  When I read in my head the voices don't change, so why must narrators think they need to sound like them.  The best audible books I've listened to were read straight, with emotion, but not as an amateur acting studio.
2446662
I really enjoyed the story. I loved Vasic and Ivy and the inclusion of so many other Arrows, especially Aden. Perhaps we'll get his book soon. Many other favorites played a part, too, and I enjoyed seeing them all again.

On the other hand, the narration of this story was awful, almost to the point of turning it off. I have listened to Angela Dawe before, and while I find her voice strident and irritating, I can usually handle it. But this time it was much more than that.  I was listening to this while driving most of the time. First she was shouting, then the sound would get very low, I'd miss some, and I'd have to turn up the volume, then she'd start shouting again and I'd jump and have to turn it down again. On and on this went.  Now I am pretty much Angela Dawe shy.  I think you have to blame the audio editor for part of this also. I'd recommend the book or Kindle edition.
4073325
I'm sure the book is good but the audio book is narrated by someone that sounds like a Simpsons character. Just a little too cartoonish and dopey, like he's talking to a tween. I half expected him to ask me if I wanted a piece of candy. I'd rather read the book than listen to someone who sounds like he can't understand the content of the book, seriously, I listen to podcasts almost every day, you can read a book out loud like your listeners are adults. Next time I'll listen to the audio sample before excitedly buying.
486669
I read the book and LOVED it. I thought it was really well written and this series actually turned me on to another that I ended up loving. the 3 star rating is me averaging my love for the book with the disdain of the narrator of the Audible version. I wanted to revisit the book while working on a million other thing, so I figured Audible was the way to go. The narrator is SO ANNOYING. The obviously forced exuberance detracts from the story line. The only inflection and differentiation in her voice takes the characters from youthful immaturity to disgust and malice. There's literally nothing in between. She is to narration what porn stars are to acting; emotionally detached and over acted. She's what I imagine Kelly Rippa would sound like as a teenager going through hormone changes. I was hoping that it would change as the characters matured, but no such luck.
1047412
A Wrinkle in Time is a wonderful story of two children who set out to find their father with the help of their friend Calvin. It is easy to see why it has become a children's classic as the characters are lovable, the portrayal of their courage and determination that brings about the positive outcome of good over evil is artfully done. However, the author should have had someone else read the story for the audiobook. Her voice crackles unpleasantly, is shrill and makes the story difficult to listen to.
1237300
The actor who played Gowron is the reader of all the parts in Imzadi II.  I found his voice to really detract from my enjoyment of the story.  Worf sounds like Gowron.  Alexander sounds like Gowron.  Deanna, Mrs. Troi, and  Sela sound like Gowron trying to (badly) imitate a woman's voice.  I would  have preferred a much more unobtrusive reader.  If I had it to do all over  again, I would have skipped the audiobook and just bought the paperback.
948670
The voice is grating and annoying! I wish the voice was a little more upbeat and that the book had more of a story not just big images of each item.