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    R nanaimo, BC, Canada 07-26-12
    R nanaimo, BC, Canada 07-26-12 Member Since 2007
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    "Love the series, can't stand Roy Dotrice"
    Would you consider the audio edition of A Feast for Crows to be better than the print version?

    No, only becouse of the poor naration


    What didn’t you like about Roy Dotrice’s performance?

    Every character comes across as being 75 year old woman. And he changed the voices and the way he prononces characters names from the previous three novels. I don't even think I can finish lisening to it....


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    UncleHammy Towanda, KS United States 07-24-12
    UncleHammy Towanda, KS United States 07-24-12 Member Since 2011

    UncleHammy

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    "Long and rambling"
    Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?

    Feast for Crows is a meandering ramble through Westros. The story stalls out a little bit in this fourth book of the Song of Ice and Fire saga. Most of Feast for Crows is setting up action for the next books in the series. Many new characters are developed and many new plot themes are started but for the most part the book feels more like an appetizer than the main course.


    If you’ve listened to books by George R. R. Martin before, how does this one compare?

    This is the slowest book of the series as much of it is not action but character and plot development.


    What did you like about the performance? What did you dislike?

    Some of the voice characters have changed in sound. Once you get used to the new voice he stays with it for the rest of the book. One thing that I do not like is when the narrator makes preteen girls sound like old crones.


    Was A Feast for Crows worth the listening time?

    Only if you plan to listen to/read the rest of the series. There is not much compelling in Feast on it's own.


    Any additional comments?

    One of my favorite characters dies in this book and I am not sure what plot is served by the way they died. Of course now that Martin has intorduce resurrection maybe they aren't really gone for good.

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    Laura ARVADA, CO, United States 07-23-12
    Laura ARVADA, CO, United States 07-23-12 Member Since 2012
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    "Changes from books 1-3"
    What did you like best about A Feast for Crows? What did you like least?

    The narrator changed pronunciation and voices for the characters. It took me awhile to figure out what characters were being read about.


    How would you have changed the story to make it more enjoyable?

    There are some of the characters that I enjoy hearing about that aren't included in this book.


    How could the performance have been better?

    The change to characters names and voices has been hard to adapt to.


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    Ariel Rubin Los Angeles, CA 07-23-12
    Ariel Rubin Los Angeles, CA 07-23-12 Member Since 2010

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    "Not as good as first three..."
    Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?

    Yes, because I want to finish the series.


    What was the most interesting aspect of this story? The least interesting?

    The continued politics of the book is interesting, unfortunately the new pov characters are the most boring and/or least likeable.


    How did the narrator detract from the book?

    This is the same guy who read the first three but for some unknown reason he chose to change the pronunciation of some of the characters names and what accent he had which was extremely distracting. For example: Lady Catelyn went from being pronounced Cat to Kate and Arya's accent totally changed.


    Did A Feast for Crows inspire you to do anything?

    no...


    Any additional comments?

    This recording has one similar problem to the first three which is that they seem to base the part breaks purely on time instead of chapters, so that sometimes it is mid-sentence. It would be better to have the parts be slightly different times and end at the end of a chapter.

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    bijan711 Los Angeles, Ca 07-19-12
    bijan711 Los Angeles, Ca 07-19-12 Member Since 2011
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    "Great book, great narrator"
    What does Roy Dotrice bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

    Dotrice helps bring the characters alive not just by putting a voice to their name but with the coughing, sneezing, hard breathing etc... He really makes you dislike Gyles!


    Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

    No, I listen to it on my commute to work.


    Any additional comments?

    Please keep narrating these books, Dotrice!

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    Jessica 07-18-12
    Jessica 07-18-12 Member Since 2012
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    "I miss my old friends"
    What didn’t you like about Roy Dotrice’s performance?

    I've LOVED Roy Dotrice's performance in the three previous Game of Thrones books, but I'm not quite sure what happened with this one. Not only is he pronouncing names and places differently in this book - by he completely changes voices on some of the people we have come to love (Arya sounds like Ygritte??)! Roy MADE the other audio books for me and I didn't want to stop listening. The inconsistency in the narration on this book is making for much slower going.

    If you loved Roy's narration in the three previous books, make sure to set your expectations quite a bit lower for this one. Bummer.


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    1 of 2 people found this review helpful
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    Sherry Celebration, FL, United States 07-18-12
    Sherry Celebration, FL, United States 07-18-12 Member Since 2010
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    "Voices and Names"

    This book is not as good as the first three but trying to figure out who was who was even worse. The voices for the different characters were not the same as well as the way some of their names were pronounced. What was the publisher thinking when they allowed this huge flaw!

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    Lindsay Bracebridge, Ontario, Canada 07-17-12
    Lindsay Bracebridge, Ontario, Canada 07-17-12 Member Since 2006
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    "This is like a movie switching actors half way"
    Would you listen to A Feast for Crows again? Why?

    no...different narrator with a different voice and character for the already established characters.


    What didn’t you like about Roy Dotrice’s performance?

    Love Roy Dotrice... loved the first three book anyawy.... the character voices in this book are different...and its terrible. The characters whom are well established and you love completely switch personalities... no good!!


    Any additional comments?

    seriously audible... I want my credits back...

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    Belinda Dubai, United Arab Emirates 07-08-12
    Belinda Dubai, United Arab Emirates 07-08-12 Member Since 2010
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    "What a shame"

    Roy Dotrice appears to forget which accents and voices he had used for whom in the previous volumes, this is quite disruptive if you have listened to them consequetively. It is unfortunate as it detracts from the listening pleasure of the books. The story is still great and well worth a listen, shame he didn't keep a tab on something so integral to reading a series of books. The same mistake occurs in a dance with dragons with more characters.

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    Rancher5 CALHAN, CO, United States 07-07-12
    Rancher5 CALHAN, CO, United States 07-07-12 Member Since 2008

    Rancher5

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    "Excellent series with maybe one too many books."

    This is one of the best series of any multiple books I ever read, except this book was confusing and long winded, to say the least. I also felt the narrator who has been excellent was little off in character form, though after so many books , guys got to have a off book specially with a worded feel to it, I didn't pay as close attention to this book, since it didn't flow as well as the others, though now being on the last book I am very intrigued how they he is going to finish this intricate book and all the great characters , this book did not help but for a few loose ends, which being near the very end might be totally irrelevant. No worries as all the other books get upper 4-5 stars throughout ratings, overall, Performance, and Story. This Book , not so much.

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