Audio Versions of the Books

[cleverestwitchofherage]

No: HPFGUIDX 131197

Mich Verrier <mich at n...> wrote:
> Hi All. Has any one read the audio versions of the books? Both 
> the US and the UK versions?

Cleverwitch here:
Yes, I have all of the CDs--both the Jim Dale and Stephen Fry 
versions. They are all good, but I prefer the Jim Dale ones--the 
little tune that plays at the beginning and end, and the 
interpretations of some of the characters. Stephen Fry does Susan 
Bones with a lisp, and I'm not crazy about that. Sometimes--though 
rarely--Dale seems to forget who is talking at the beginning of a 
quotation, and occasionally he misinterprets a line--gives words 
inappropriate emphasis, for example--but overall, he does a terrific 
job. Which is not to say Fry doesn't, but the production value of 
the American version just seems more...polished. 

Don't know about whether the other books have been taped, and don't 
have them up here at my lake house to look up the information you 
requested. Sorry.

Peace, 
Cleverwitch