[HPFGU-OTChatter] Re:Online excerpts from the audio books

[P. Alexis Nguyen]

> Thanks. I thought he sounded British, so it must be Stephen Fry, but
> maybe he's an American trying to *sound* British? (I wondered why
> Borders (an American corporation) would use the British narrator,
> though. Should have realized it was Jim Dale.) Are the Stephen Fry
> versions better, in your view?
>
> Carol, obviously unfamiliar with the audio books!

I believe both Jim Dale & Stephen Fry are British, so it's
unsurprising that, since you're unfamiliar with the audio books, you
wouldn't be able to tell which is the American version.

As per a discussion here not too long ago, people have their
preferences as to which reader they prefer.  Some people are rabid Jim
Dale fans, and there are those who really prefer Stephen Fry.  I
haven't heard the Fry version, but I do like Dale's reading well
enough, even if I don't have the patience for audio books.  I really
think it's a personal thing since, as far as I can discern from the
varying opinions, both readers seem to be quite good.

~Ali