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xkcd #2834: Book Podcasts
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I've been working my way through this 1950s podcast by someone named John Tolkien called 'Lord of the Rings'--it's a deep dive into this fictional world he created. Good stuff, really bingeable!
having someone else pick a tone and voice and pacing ruins the intimacy of the book; some prose was meant to be seen and reread, or pause after and let your mind wander. having the voice keep going endlessly feels wrong.
it's also always terrible when they put on voices for the characters