*audiobook; corrected

Do they do anything particular with their voice or tone in order to enhance the story?

  • captainlezbian@lemmy.world
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    4 months ago

    Even when the author coached the narrator? I know of at least one audiobook where the author used the narrator’s voice to fill in what words on paper couldn’t

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      4 months ago

      That sounds like a special scenario.
      Tho I’m not sure if a book needs a narrator it can be still called a book instead of a theater piece or voice play.

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        4 months ago

        It didn’t need a narrator, but care was taken to ensure a unified voice between author and narrator. Great audiobooks generally strive for something like that where the performance adds rather than detracts