UK HBP audiobook

[MsTattersall]

I'm a big fan of the Fry version also, though Dale does a very good 
job. It's fun to compare the differences in pacing as well as in 
characterization. For example, in the UK version, Fry pauses a tiny 
bit after saying a person's name in the narrative, possibly so that 
you have time to fix that person's image in your mind. It's like a 
comma pause, i.e., "Harry, mounted his broom and kicked off from the 
ground."

I hope to have the UK version "bootlegged" to me when my friend from 
Scotland visits the Colonies later this year!
Ms,Tattersall

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com, "Lithrael" <lithrael at g...> 
wrote:
> 
>   In a somewhat convoluted trade I bought a Frenchman some stuff 
from 
> a girl in Japan and he bought me the Stephen Fry reading of HBP 
from 
> Amazon UK.  It arrived here in sunny Florida a little while ago and 
> I've been glued to it ever since.
> 
>   Since most of the messages here comparing Jim Dale and Stephen 
Fry 
> have favored Jim, I thought I'd represent Stephen, because he is 
love.
> 
>   The UK audiobooks are quite pricey, and tough to get ahold of 
here 
> in the US except through Amazon UK.  But if you like a bit of 
> subtlety and an absolutely brilliant performance, it is so worth it 
> it's ridiculous.
> 
>   Think of it this way: Jim Dale performs the book like a one-man 
> show.  Stephen Fry reads it like a favorite uncle reading just for 
> you.  Everything is nuance.  It's like chocolate.  And Jim Dale is 
> popcorn.
> 
>   But of course, the clincher is that in the battle of Snapes and 
> Malfoys young and old, Fry's versions tower over Dale's 
> caricatures.  ;D
> 
>   If you're a fan of Fry at all (some easy to come across in the US 
> roles are the lead in Wilde, Jeeves in Jeeves and Wooster, Melchett 
> in Blackadder) you *will* love his performance.  
> 
>   There's a clip of the book available on its page on Amazon UK if 
> you want to give it a try.  Nothing special is needed to order from 
> the US, and their overseas shipping cost isn't bad either.
> 
>   http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0747582580
> 
>   Okay...  I'm done pimping now.  For the moment.  *evil laughter*
> 
>  -Lithrael