Jim Dale's reading; was Re: Whose Death Was The Saddest - book 7

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billg wrote:
My wife and I spent 7/21 and 7/22 listening to Jim Dale read DH.  His
reading of Harry's "Dobby, no, don't die, don't die"  captured
perfectly Harry's horror at Dobby's grave condition. The  gentleness
with which he described Dobby's death was very appropriate to  the
passing of a simple, innocent, loyal, and courageous soul. I'm  glad
that my first encounter with DH was through Jim Dale's reading, for  he
brilliantly communicated this moment and many others.

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Oh, my YES! I did the same thing. Jim did a wonderful job with this book  and 
Dobby's death was the more poignant because of Jim. The slowing of the  
sentences, the gentle emphasis of certain words, the pauses between Harry's  
thoughts, all made this scene so much more real, more shocking, to me. 
 
One of the wisest decisions I made with this book was to listen to it  FIRST, 
then read it myself later. Now that I am reading it, after listening to  it 
twice, I know that I made the right decision. 
 
---Mary, who completed a twin-size afghan while listening to  DH



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