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Jan 24·edited Jan 24Liked by Race Bannon

For audiobooks, it's often about the narrator. A good one enhances the book, but a bad one can ruin it entirely, even if it's a book I liked to read. Cornell Collins beautifully narrated several series by a few favorite authors, KJ Charles and Ariana Nash in particular. Kirt Graves' narration the Wolf Song series by TJ Klune enhanced the story for me. Some passages that I breezed through in reading held a much stronger meaning after hearing his interpretation of the text. Try the "samples" to get a feel for the narrator's tone and style. Happy reading and listening to you!

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Makes sense. One of my best friends only read through audiobooks lately. He does lots of biographies especially. He said they're entirely different experiences if the author reads them versus a paid narrator. I'm sure the same is true of all types of books. If I explore audiobooks, I plan to start with books narrated by the author. My friend tells me biography from Viola Davis is incredibly good. I might try that one. I've made notes of your suggestions too.

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