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Fireside Tales
- Sixty Short Stories of Ghosts, Mysteries, Crimes and Puzzles
- Narrated by: Cathy Dobson
- Length: 25 hrs and 42 mins
- Categories: Literature & Fiction, Classics
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An enthralling collection of creepy and mysterious stories. From classic detective stories to spine-tingling horror and scary ghost stories, these tales will make your flesh crawl....
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- 'Moon’s Gibbet' by Egerton Castle
- 'Charles' by A. J. Alan
And 30 more enthralling stories...
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
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- Cynthia
- 10-25-17
Great book with some great stories
I'm glad that I didn't listen to the review on how bad the narrator was. I thought she did a great job and am looking forward to other books read by her. Some of the stories we're not as good as others but over all a really great book.
6 people found this helpful
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Overall1 out of 5 stars
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- Leslie Hunter
- 01-12-21
Horrid narration
The narration is enough to drive one literally mad. I wish that I had paid attention to the other reviews that mentioned this. The cadence and the rhythm of her speech is so ludicrous and is impossible to ignore.
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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- Dr. Joe de Beauchamp
- 06-22-20
collection
This is a very good collection of thriller tales for the fireside. These help me fall asleep at night and we're quite good and then I felt the narrator did an excellent.
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
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Performance1 out of 5 stars
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Story3 out of 5 stars
- Matthew
- 02-11-18
Unlistenable
What disappointed you about Fireside Tales?
The cadence of the reading was, after noticing, unbearable.
Who was your favorite character and why?
Couldn't tell, the focus was on the reader, not the story.
Would you be willing to try another one of Cathy Dobson’s performances?
nope.
If you could play editor, what scene or scenes would you have cut from Fireside Tales?
Were there scenes?
2 people found this helpful
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Overall1 out of 5 stars
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Performance1 out of 5 stars
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Story3 out of 5 stars
- Armour Family
- 12-04-15
Worst narraration I've ever heard!
The narrator is so painful to listen to it actually gave me a headache. Stay away!
6 people found this helpful
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
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Performance1 out of 5 stars
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Story3 out of 5 stars
- G. Buonanducci
- 08-07-15
Monotone
Would you try another book from the authors and/or Cathy Dobson?
Yes, I would try another book from the authors.
What was your reaction to the ending? (No spoilers please!)
On the whole the stories were excellent.
How could the performance have been better?
the stories were read in a monotone. I am used to readers changing their voices as the read .
Could you see Fireside Tales being made into a movie or a TV series? Who should the stars be?
Haven't thought of that.
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Overall2 out of 5 stars
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Story4 out of 5 stars
- Ian M. Jones
- 06-09-19
Good stories ruined by poor narration
The collection contains some great tales, but the narrator’s eccentric delivery makes them almost unendurable. Very disappointing.
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- Melanie
- 09-15-17
The storys are fine the narration is awful
What would have made Fireside Tales better?
I could not get past the first story due to the poor narration
You didn’t love this book--but did it have any redeeming qualities?
the material is good
Any additional comments?
don't buy
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- Andrzej Lengiewicz
- 10-03-17
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Good stories ruined completely by the person reading them. I will never again purchase anything read by this person.
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- Dan
- 08-03-17
couldn't get past the overly dramatic narrator
narrator was attempting to inject drama into every single sentence and it made it unbearable.
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- jojosmummy
- 08-02-20
5 minutes narration too much
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- Anonymous User
- 01-07-21
Really enjoyable
I wasn't keen on the narrator earlier on in other books similar to this, but she really grew on me and now I'm happy when I find she is narrating. Great content, this genre is one of my favourites and so i was pleased to find stories that I hadn't read or heard up until now. Look forward to more from the narrator and books similar. Thanks and keep up the good work 👍