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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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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...

Don't make this your first Lovecraft book, but if you've read some of his other works (specifically Celephais, Pickman's Model, and At The Mountains of Madness) this is an awesome confluence of all of these.

It involves a lot of disparate elements from his other works and weaves them into an all new setting. It's extremely scant on detail, so PAY ATTENTION or you will find yourself rewinding a lot. Days and important details all pass in a quick sentence.

I will definitely go back and read the physical copy of this one since the narrator leaves a lot to be desired. I think they picked him because he has a mild Bostonian accent... not a good reason. His pacing and inflection are awful, especially if you're coming off one of the Blackstone audio books read by Edward Herman. I'd recommend looking for another version, but definitely do not pass this story up.

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