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The Dream Quest of Unknown Kadath
- Narrated by: Jim Roberts
- Length: 4 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Release date: 08-26-14
- Language: English
- Publisher: Jimcin Recordings
- Whispersync for Voice-ready
Regular price: $13.96
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Torture!
Can this man never narrate a single other story? ABSOLUTELY RUINS A GRAND TALE. His dull and ceaseless monotone strips all joy and wonder from the book, and even makes Nyarlathotep seem boring!
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- A Kindle Customer
- 04-26-16
Barely Adequate
What made the experience of listening to The Dream Quest of Unknown Kadath the most enjoyable?
It wasn’t particularly enjoyable.
What other book might you compare The Dream Quest of Unknown Kadath to and why?
Dunsany, of course, but Lovecraft admitted his influence on this story.
What didn’t you like about Jim Roberts’s performance?
It was less of a narration, and more of a dictation, with little emotion. He mispronounces nearly every person, place or thing in the Cthulhu Mythos, consistently, which became increasingly annoying; one minute of internet searching would have located him a pronunciation guide which would have at least nominally improved his performance, which he barely seemed to care about.
Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
More of a reading I suffered through.
Any additional comments?
Please, don't let this man mangle any further Lovecraft stories.
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Read other Lovecraft first...
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