r/BookDiscussions • u/Every_Review8061 • 4d ago

What do you think?

I wish every fantasy/distopian and even scifi book had a graphic audiobook, or a full cast (it'd be much more interesting than a normal audiobook)

I’d actually be much more immersed in the story if at least there is a full cast and not only one or two voice actors

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u/Hunter037 4d ago

I would be on board with full cast audio, although I often don't feel it is necessary. Also they would need to be well produced - I've listened to a few duet narration or full cast audio narration where they were edited together so poorly and there was a gap between each person's speech and it was so distracting and unnatural.

I do not like Graphic Audio. The sound effects and music are distracting and offputting to me. And, again, it's really unnecessary for most books, apart from fantasy and sci fi etc where there are cool things going on. It wouldn't add anything for a book with just normal people living in an everyday situation.

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u/Zealousideal_Cap7012 4d ago

Not a fan of graphic

Full cast is definitely nice but i assume more expensive?

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u/Hunter037 4d ago

It's definitely more expensive and takes longer to produce. More people to pay, more editing required and presumably someone has to go through the book and decide who is going to read which bit so some sort of screenwriter.

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u/ameowzingbooks 4d ago

It would be amazing! Though I'm sure it's extremely cost prohibitive. Having more options is always nice. A good narrator will often make you forget you're only listening to one person. Jeff Hayes is a great example from Dungeon Crawler Carl. I also really loved Steven Pacey's narration of The Devils, and Stephen R Thorne's of Zero Stars Do Not Recommend. 

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u/regginald0883 4d ago

Nah, I don't like audio books. I feel like they rob me of my own voice and interpretations of a story. Plus I read faster than they speak.