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The Collected Short Stories of H. G. Wells
- Narrated by: Cathy Dobson
- Length: 20 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Release date: 10-04-16
- Language: English
- Publisher: Red Door Audiobooks
Regular price: $107.61
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Publisher's Summary
A spine-tingling collection of the greatest short stories by the father of science fiction, H. G. Wells.
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- Dale Godbey
- Oakwood Village, OH, United States
- 08-09-18
Great Stories Terrible Narration
I will personally create a new audio version let me know who wants it and we will make it happen
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- Ashley
- 08-12-17
narration is AWFUL
I wish I could return it. or could give the narrator 0 stars. I do not know who heard her voice and thought it was good for recording. it's awful!
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- Scott Oldham
- 07-07-18
very poor narration
narration is abysmal, who cast this? I need to write at least 15 words for a review apparently.
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- Smeg
- 04-19-18
Great Litterature - woeful narration
What made the experience of listening to The Collected Short Stories of H. G. Wells the most enjoyable?
The literature is fantastic
What did you like best about this story?
wonderful stories, great writing.
If this is your first look at HG Wells please don't let this narration put you off.
How did the narrator detract from the book?
I normally manage to switch off from poor narration but this is dreadful. The affection of elongating the last syllable in the last word in every sentence is irksome.
Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?
When I gave up and read the hard copy
Any additional comments?
But the book, buy another narration but do yourself a huge favour and don't buy this recording
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- Mr. Benjamin Wheeldon
- 11-27-17
Worst audio artist ever
The reader has no rhythm to her voice and makes even normal words sound bizarre normally I’d find this interesting but it ruined this for me
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- polestar
- 01-19-18
worst narrator i have ever heard
The Narrator changes vocal speed every few words and has no apparent idea of normal phrasing; surely there should be at least some token attempt to match how you say something with the meaning behind it.
Awful!
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- A. J. Melville
- 05-21-17
Great stories terrible narration
I just signed up for the free trial and I was really looking forward to this but Cathy Dobson narrates the whole thing terribly - I would have far sooner had Stephen Fry or somebody who has some sincerity and doesn't sound like a sarcastic primary school teacher. Extremely disappointing Audible!
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- The Dragonfly
- 05-08-17
Weird intonation with this recording
Not sure what's going on, but there is weird intonation on this recording. Sounds more like automated voice than a real person. Wasted money on this one! Good stories, so chose a different recording!
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- S. J. Welch
- 03-13-17
Hard to listen to
Well Cathy Dobson sounds like a real person, but sadly on this recording she doesn't.
3 of 5 people found this review helpful