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    1 out of 5 stars
  • Nikki
  • Edmonton, AB, Canada
  • 07-09-08

Great stories, bad narration

This is a fascinating tour through old science fiction ... or would be, if the narration didn't suck so hard. Horrible intonation, awkward pauses -- it doesn't get much worse. Not a way to treat the masters.

11 of 11 people found this review helpful

  • Overall
    3 out of 5 stars

Poor reader

Good content, enjoyed the stories. When I could get past the halting monotone of the reader.

8 of 8 people found this review helpful

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    4 out of 5 stars
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    5 out of 5 stars

Great Collection of Authors

Any additional comments?

My only complaint about this audio book is that it was a little too short (only 1.5 hours). The content within that short time is nearly all pure gold. There are one or two stories that had me wondering WHY they were added to the collection, but overall it's a great compilation of some of my favorite authors. The fact that the book contains Sheckley, Asimov, Dick, AND Clarke should be enough reason alone to check this one out.

8.3 / 10

7 of 7 people found this review helpful

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    3 out of 5 stars
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    2 out of 5 stars
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    4 out of 5 stars

Playback speed adjustment improves the listen

What did you like best about Tell Me a Story? What did you like least?

These are classic syfy stories, very enjoyable in themselves, however the reader does an unusually poor job. I found if I adjusted the playback speed to 1.5 most of the awkward gaps in the speech cadence were eliminated.

5 of 5 people found this review helpful

  • Overall
    1 out of 5 stars
  • Shawn
  • Andover, MA
  • 06-21-11

Get someone else to Tell Me a Story.

The reading is not very professional, and the collection of stories seems hap-hazard and somewhat dated. However, the William Gibson contribution is a rare short story.

3 of 3 people found this review helpful

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    4 out of 5 stars
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    1 out of 5 stars
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    4 out of 5 stars

Reader sounds like a robot

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

no. The reader is awful

What did you like best about this story?

classic SciFi

Who would you have cast as narrator instead of the narrator?

Anybody human.

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

Yes

Any additional comments?

Its like trying to listen to HAL read a book, but HAL would have sounded more natural.

2 of 2 people found this review helpful

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  • Drew
  • Cedar Hills, UT, USA
  • 01-11-10

Where have I heard that voice...

Narrator: Cartman

5 of 6 people found this review helpful

  • Overall
    3 out of 5 stars
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    1 out of 5 stars
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    4 out of 5 stars

Good stories, bad narration

What did you like best about Tell Me a Story? What did you like least?

I enjoyed most of the stories in this book but I really wish I knew who narrated this book so I could avoid ever getting another by him.
By no means the best of what these authors. Many of the endings were a bit predictable and trite but I still enjoyed them. Just the constant hesitations and extremely odd breaks by the narrator detracted and made the book hard to listen too.

Would you be willing to try another one of the narrator’s performances?

Not by choice but I can't find his name.

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