![]() ![]() I almost didn't start it the second time because of the narrator. I enjoyed this book more than most, and am now 1/3 of the way through my second listining. Please inform me if the recording is replaced with a higher quality version (to reps, there is a version of the exact same reading by the same narrator-someone just cleaned up the audio quality) and I will change my review immediately. I suspect that you, the company, did not know exactly how bad it is. So? I guess this is me raising my hand to a) Warn other readers that Audible is probably not the place you should get this book and b) Most importantly *to let audible know that this recording has been improved by companies with many less resources. On the other hand, the story is FANTASTIC. This version is.the audio equivalent of mud slopped into a tin can. ![]() Audiobook Store) have a remastered version of this *exact same recording* that is as crisp and clear as a nicely chilled glass of Riesling. Like many of you, I have vision problems so I have to listen to my books, but other companies (ex. ![]() Their voices are quieter than a whisper, but are nonetheless distinct and are, in effect, seriously creepy. Not only is the recording "fuzzy," you can literally hear people (possibly audio director and sound technicians) talking in the background. Only get this recording if you find an unwavering backdrop of "tv static" and chatting technicians to be in anyway desirable. ![]()
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